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WANT AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE.
The Transatlantic Society Of Amer
lea Formed at PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. July 24.-In the belief that
an open alliance with Great Britain would
be an excellent thing for the United States.
society has been formed in Philadelphia,
composed of many men powerful in the
financial and political world. who pledge
themselves to work for such an alliance.
The first meeting of this organization,
which IS known as the Transatlantic
Society of America, was held about a week
ago. The proceedings were kept secret.
but the plans became known today
through an application In common pleas
court for a charter.
In this application the officers OF the
new AnglO-American society are given as
follows:
c. Stuart Patterson. president; Theodore
c. Search and John III. Converse. vice
presidents; Alfred r. Wiggan, treasurer;
Theo c. Knaun. secretary.
The board of governors consists of Will
liam ID. WinsOr. William z. Henszey,
Charles Curtis Harrison. Rev. Horace +.
Fuller. Edward II. Coates. Rev. J. L.
Levy. Alexander Van Rensselaer,. John
Thomson. "A. B. Johnson. Fred Turnbull.
y. e Fryer. Joseph q. Rosengarten,
Henry K. Edmunds and William II. Lu-
cas-.
Mr.. Patterson IS one of the most promi-
nent financiers IN this city. Mr.. Search,
one of the vice presidents. is the president
of the National Association Of Manufac-
tAAfAS. anu MI 0OnNtTScs dHbLUeT OF ti9
vice presidents, IS one of the firm operat-
ing the Baldwin Locomotive works.
In the application TO the court the object
OF the society IS stated to be bringing
into closer relation the people of the
United States and Great Britain by n
general strengthening Of political. social
and commercial bonds which unite the
two countries
This is TO be done by rendering hospi-
tality and manifesting friendship toward
british subjects. who may be temporarily
ing, preserving and disseminating infor-
nation tending to educate public opinion
IN this direction.
The society is similar to one formed in
England known as the Atlantic Union"
Any native born or naturalized -.meri-
can man or woman over UWenty-One wears
OF age IS eligible for mem mbership in the
society formed today. The annual dues
50.
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PRECAUTIONS ARE NO GOOD.
Mobile Declines To Join New Orleans
An n Quarantine.

New Orleans. July "a peculiar quar-
xrtfre condition arises a result 81 recent
EFi-kucss IN Port I.imon. Costa Rica- DR..
.1vflI IL Woods. who represents the Louis
'saua board of health AZ Port Limon. ca
<,,sd that there Was one case and several
inspected cases OF fever there- The health
board notified the fruit ships that they
would h. compelled 10 LIGHTER thcir cargo
-rlna miles below the city. Involving a
cost of an additional thousand dollars on
each ship. The United Fruit Company.
wherefore ordered its vessels 20 Mobile
she Louisiana hoard explained the case
.ure represented at Port I-imon by the ma
zine hospital surgeon who denies emphat-
sf-aIIy THAI there IS AM fever there. the
mobile hay board accordingly refusing 10
quarantine AS Mobile g. only few hours
from here by rail this virtually nullliies
the Louisiana precautionary measures and
creates q unique situation.
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Canada Peas.

Subscriber. Phoenix. MISS see IN
Home and Farm mention of the Canadian
tiald nea as a forage crop. Please Sta-e
wha, YOU know of IL. II Il is what Home
and Farm thinks. We in this section VIII
want n 10 make an early feed crop 20
helm rs out next spring. as the corn crop
here is almost n total failure. We wan.
the earliest feed stuff we can raise that
we can feed to our work stock and stop
buying corn as soon as possible. Ahy
suggestions on this point Will be Erateiul-
" received by the Santers I'm this sec,
tion. We will make very little cotton anu
almost no corn.
Answer-The Canada pea Is species
OF the ordinary garden pea, or what IS
usually called the English pea. III Is
called Canada field pea I'm the noTth'
where II has been cultivated TO some eN-
tent. the seed being sown with early
spring oats at the rate of two bushels OF
peas TO the acre. l have grown them 10
a very limited extent If your corn crop
: 10 be a short one why not sow the corn
land. OF a large portion of It, in rust-proor
oats I'm October. as directed In bulletin ~
Georgia Experiment station. We have
lately threshed out our crop OF appler
oats. the WELD reaching as high as sixty
flv. bushels Der acre. Notwithstanding the
severe freeze in February. Also cut and
shock your corn and shred the stOVer as
directed in issues Of July ath and 2d
pn some OF your best corn land SOW Two
bushels Of oats and one hushel OF hairy
vetch seed early In October and manure
we'll ! cut green vetch I'm April at the
rate OF 30e9 pounds per acre-equal 10
not less than three tons OF cured forage.
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Specific ophthalmia of Cow.

G. c. Spencer Mer Rouge. La.--AIy milk
becomes inflamed. dripping water. badly
swollen. then a cataract Is forming over
some OF their eyes and they are seem
inEly blind IN those eyes. What Is the mat
ter and the remedy? They are running
on fine range.
Answer-Your COWS doubtless have spe-
cifc opththalmia. disease similar TO
'noonblindness" Of horses. House each
affected animal In a cool. dark place.
supplied with plenty OF fresh water to
drink and soft. succulont food. Give each
one l 20 IL pounds Of Epson salts i'm =
gallon Of cold water. Give - drop doses
OF tincture or verabrum yiride and half
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Horn Flies.

J. c. Orman. Clarkson, Mlss.-There Is
fy here tnat is very tormenting to our
cattle II is a little smaller than the
common house fly and they go by
swarms They collect on the cattle
principally on the back just behind the
shoulders and at base of the horns and
they collect so thick you can scarcely
see those parts. You can slap them with
your hand and II only stuns them for
few minutes and they rise ready for
work again. 7 never saw any of them
here until this year and the remedy
given I'm Tho Constitution for horse or
COW flies does not have any effect on
them. VIII you please give remedy
through your paper to eXtcrminate or XIII
or keep them OFF, Persons that have
seen them say that they are injurious TO
the eyes of stock. Please answer as
quickly as possible and greatly obliEe.
Answer-Thc insect IS known as the
horn fly and Il Is certainly n torment
To cattle when very numerous. Mix up
some fish oil and carbolic acid, about one
part of acid to ten of oil. and smear
IL on the cattle. especially on the parts
that cannot be reached by the tall Re-
peat the application as often as may be
necessary. The insect lays It's eggs In
the fresh cattle droppings in which they
hatch into Eruhs. and I'm a short time
these too, change to perfect flies. a
good way To fight them is TO go over the
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Ropy or Stringy Milk.

w. II. Burkhardt, Gracewood, Gal
have n young cow with first calf She
Is fair mixer. gives about two and n
half gallons per day; has been milking
about four months. Al first | fed her on
pea hay and cornmeal, allowing her to
run In small pastures For the first two
or three months the milk was fine max
ing about one pound of good butter per
day. After the first three weeks, with
tho same feed ana attention, tho milk
when allowed to stand few hours would
turn TO water with very little cream,
and that was of n Shiny. or ropy sub
stance. | have changed her feed. using
dairy food. cotton seed meal and fine
feed, hut the change has done no good
The COW seems to be healthy. She eats
her food with n relish and IS In good
condition. Please give cause and RENE
dy If you can.
Answer-lt is not the fault OF the food
though possibly the water. This condi-
tion OF the milk has often been the sub
Ject of inquiry and answer I'm these coll
umns, FOR instance I'm issues of April 10th
and May eth. 1t is caused by bad bac-
the cow from drinking bad (stagnanD
stable and lot. using hot water and
lime wash with per cent carboiic acid
I'm the water used in making the wash.
Also thoroughly clean up every vessel.
shelf churn, etc. used about the milk.
Get some nice clahber or butterIpilk
from n ncighbor who has no such trouble
and put IL into your cows milk as a
let IL he as pure and clean as you pro-
vide for your family. Give her two
drams Of hi-SulDhite of soda once day.
Report results of your efforts.
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Peanut Shelter.
Merits of the Cow Pea.

From all the bulletins we have read on
cowpeas he sides the mass OF matter on
the subject published in agricultural puo-
lications We summarize as follOws' GlV.he
the merits of this restorative crop
/ The pea Will thrive upon every va
riety of soil and Will grow upon land too
poor to grow clover.
II viii Lroduce "A heavy and rich crop
to DO returned 10 the SOIL III a silot lIi,,+ ~.
period than any other green manurlhs
!, on the same laad IN one year two
crops can be grown. but IL requires W
years for clover 10 produce nay ciOP,
SO IL will be seen that four crops Oh pcs
may be grown in the same time as o-A0
crop of clover. ,., .., .bo
soil but largely upon the atmosphSi@
appropriating nitrogen throusn ne
agency of the bacteria that lhIest l'S
4 II Is one Of the best preparatory crops
for wheat, as 1t leaves the soil IN eXcelehe
condition, which is an essehtidi eieiiA0AS
In the growing of wheat. ,- :.
6. The rapidity of its CROWN makes Il
the only crop in the south that may DC
used as a n.anurial crop between the mar
yesting of grain and the sowing of IL on
II grows as vigorously as clover ana
in connec ion with that plant lhbKes IN
land particularly rich in those VeSetuoie
agents that improve tlH Soll. ,.,
5. 1t may be grown IN cghheo'i%on cg ION ',teh VIZ
the corn crop furnishing almost as nueh
nutriment as the corn crop ltsel' Win
positive benefit to the lana.
3. 1t is a substantial factor IN tns PR,
ductton of cheap beef. pork. milk anu
10 II doubles the capacity OF the lana
for winter!ng stock and gives douoie inc
material for making manure heapS.
H. BY adding humus It preserves the
humidity of the soil and so enables the
crops TO resist droughts. -
10 The vines of cowpeas furnish tho
very best material for ensllage
30 1ha comnosition Of cowpeas and
peavine hay shows that they have very
hipb feeding value for all domestic am
rnals.-Farrrer'S Voice.
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johnson Grass.

E IT. Walter. I.auderdale. Miss.-will
You Jet ma know right soon through the
columns Of your paper. when Is the prop
er time 20 plant johnson grass2 You will
greatly oblige.
Answer-S-e article on the subject IN
issue Of July and 18th. Sow bushel of
seed per acre in September or in March or
April Also reply TO Il. T. r., In this
issue.
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Panicum Crus-Galli.

a. Tennille Ga.-Inclosed you will find
n species of grass which you VIII please
name.
Answery-The grass is panicum crus-
GALL or cocks foot grass" IL IS n com
mon grass throughout the south and II
varies considerably in form and size, some
varieties growing 4 or = feet high on rich
soil. II makes "A valuable hay and may
be- cut more than once. But being an
annual g. an objection to it. CWhy not
give your name
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Inhnson Grass Seed.

To r. T. Roberts. Berry. Ga--All largo
seed dealers in the south sell Johnson
grass seed. Don't know the price Prob
ably hest time 20 SOW IS February. March
and April. but II may be done I'm Septem-
her IL the ground is moist enough to
bring them up. one bushel Of seed is
enough for orc acre. Prepare the land by
sl.eD and close blowing. Then sow the
see.i broadcast and harrow In with
smoothing harrow. l cannot answer the
remaining questions. Write 20 Mr.. He--
bert Post. Fort Worth. Texas.
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necessary to apply only where the animal
IS unable to protect itself.
1t is also claimed that water strongly
impregnated with tar will for a period
keep flies away from cattle. Dip q cloth
in tar water and rub II over the cows
neck or where the flies trouble her most.
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harden or reach full maturity. care being
taken to cut in the green corn or milky
stage a large crop of fodder corn can be
grown on good land. and II Is one OF the
easiest of all crops to grow. requiring but
little labor compared with its value IL
cut In the slilky stage the nutritious mat
ter passing into the ears 10 III OUT tne
grains is arrested in the stalks. All kinds
of stuck will eat ersen corn fOdder.
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specific ophthalmia Of Cows.

To l.. y. H.. Kosciusko. Miss.-Iour
cows have the same disease ms those OF
g. &. Spencer whose letter and reply
thereto appear above. Adopt the same
treatment.
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Sick Hogs.

W. r. Hardy, Clifton, o. TWIN you
please name disease of my pigs. and give
cure? When they were two or three
weeks old they had what we all call hog
measles" and since then (tho last three
or four mcnths) they have been dying
that will give relief. They eat anything
and seem perfectly hearty In every re-
spect; are in good shape. but seem TO
them very much to breathe; they have
cough and jerk every breath they draw.
They will linger along for several days
until they are so weak they can hardly
die. We cut one open, and the lower part
of liver looked like rotten egg. while the
upper portion was natural, excepting
black spots on II. with yellow coiored
spots on them; the lower part of the lungs
was about the same as the lower portion
of liver. while the upper part seemed
We cut another one open. and its lungs
were entirely rotten. but its liver was
all right We have been feeding them
soured bran; sometimes when drinking
they would seem to get some in their
windpipe, and would cough for while.
Did that have anything to do with the
lung disease they now haveH IT seems to
be something like l suppose lung fever
would he. Hoping YOU can give me a
cure. L close. anxiously waiting for your
reply
Answer-I regret TO say that I cannot
diagnose the disease on the basis OF tho
symptoms described. / somewhat suspect
that II is form of anthrax called gam
grenous angina. In this disease. however,
there is swelling of the tongue and
consequent difficulty In swallowing. There
Is also a swelling on the outside of the
throat. often extending down between the
legs. II would be well to try the follow
ing treatment: First. separate the well
from the sick ami put them into a new
pasture. When pig is first taken, give
MIN dose of j TO 3 ounces OF EPSON
salts according to siZe). When the salts
have operated. give to 10 drops of
strong nitro muriatic acid well diluted
with water.
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Fodder Corn.

Fodder ccrn, says The Philadelphia Rec
ord. is that which IS grown solely as
fodder crop. without regard to It's yield OF
grain. The custom of sowing the seed IN
rows as th;ckly as possible. under the
sunposition that the smaller the stalks the
better IS now known to be erroneous, as
the small stalks contain larger proper
ton of crude fiber than those which are
coarser. Fodder corn should be seeded
In drills, the drills three and one-half feet
apart, planting the seed about twice as
thick as for the grain corn. Harvest The
fodder corn when the ears are in the
milky stage and, after ii is cured. place
il under shelter. Cultivation should be
given and the crop should be planted as
early as can he done. The most important
point IS not 10 allow the Cornstalks to
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Opium, Morphine Free Treatment.

Cure guaranteed at home without pain.
Trial free. Or. Tucker. Is and % Broad
St. Atlanta. Ga.
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The formula plainly printed on every b0tte-hence you
know Just you taking when you take Groves mea.o'
do not formula knowing that would not ouy
their medicine you knew what it contained Groves contains
Iron Ounne put and In as as'eies
form The Iron acts as tonic while the Qunne drives the
malaria system Any reliable druggist will tell you tna'
Groves the Original and hat all other so-ced las,eeSs
Chill Tones An analysis OF other chill tones SHOWS
that Groves superior all others in every respect You
are not experimenting when you take Crove-'u uPer0ny
I Chill Cure sold throughout entire maar sections OF
the United No Cure, No Pay. Price, '50c'
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Topping Cotton.

Chester Bishop, Middleton, Tenn
Please inform me through the columns
of your paper whether 1t is profitable 10
top cotton or not. that is, pulling the ex-
treme top out.
Answer-This question has several times
been asked and answered. Carefully con-
Quoted experiments a the Georgia eX-
pertinent station. extending over several
years and topping at different times, show
that sometimes topping results in benefit
but oftcner In greater or less injury II
is impossible 10 know beforehand wheth-
er the operation Will probably prove bene-
fetal or not. on the whole, topping cot
ton is not recommended as a practice.
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ZSAEEHa2XS
SaE&aL

ounce of saltpeter times a day. Wash
the eyes with solution of dram Of boracio
acid in 4 ounces of boiling water and APP
ply when cool, several times day, d.
rectly to the eyeballs. Remove all un-
affected cattle to another locality, as the
disease is caused by infected soil and wa
ter. Give water to drink.
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Shredding Corn.

W f. NJ. Bay. Ga.-Will you kindly
advise me as to what steps to take I'm re-
gard to shocking and shredding my corn
stalks. 1t Is not practiced In this section.
! am n one-horse farmer. II would not
paw me ~ Suy n shredder. Can l get
feed cutter .Sat VIII cut my stalks short
enough that my stock will eat them?
Answer-Of course. even the smallest
farmer may cut and shock his corn. See
editorial in issue OF July 23d But think
even two-horse farmer can afford to
buy one Of the smaller sizes IF shredders,
costing about $50. and a two-horse rail-
way. or tread. power. At any rate. two
or more farmers might club together and
buy a shredder. If you have as much as
80 acres of good corn the stalks alone
would yield five to seven tons of dry ma
terial worth not less than $40 per ton,
which would pay for the small shredder
and power In two years. But you can
make 1t pay much better than that by
shredding for your neighbors. The small
ten-inch cutter head size will shred about
one-half to three-quarters of a ton per
hour. But II YOU conclude that you can
not buy n shredder then you will be COM
PEELED to have some sort of feed cutter
in order TO cut up the stalks.
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"Maiden" Cane.

r. s. Jackson. Perry. Fla. inclose
a plant for name. 1t IS called here
maiden cane" and is supposed to be un-
healthy for cattle. producing what people
call the sick" Is this true?
2 have a Jersey heifer that will
suckle next spring. Would you advise
working end manipulating her bag TO
develop the glands?
Answer The grass Gent which Is
commonly known as maiden cane IS
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Notice TO InQulr6rS.

, ~,n r,.,nlx ana 20 the point, giving only
oue,s,on. 10 which answers are desirea-
n Condne luouir.es strictly % matters con-
cerning the farm
o Never ask for answers py mL N.a
nor the price.
Ifyou do noe wish your name puonsno'
saw 40 ana initials only will te printed
q Carefuliy tile this pAge for future refer
ence. and before writing examine your
nle 10 see ~ IL has nos been already sn'
swered. -
ea,iy. DO not expect us to answer IN
nert paper" TIE editor must band 70
III. COPY Q week before the paper pup
q assr... all tnouirfes anc communications
for this departmentto
The CONSTITUTION.
II. and II. Departmenk)
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Weakened Manly Functions restored by
J. Newton Hathaway. NJ. D.. 221a Z.
South Broad street, Atlanta Ga. in
few weeks by method entirely his own
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known scientifically as panicum curtisi-
L have had some experience with IL on my
farm In southwest Georgia. where TINS
grass grows around the edges of open
ponds 1t is OF some value as grazing
plant; makes very light. rougn nay,
and is of poor quality. l have never
heard that 1t is unhealthy. or in any way
injurious to cattle. and L 40 not believe
that IT is. ,.,.
the udder and teats of a heifer calf every
day more or less. until CalVlng time II
tends TO develop the udder and al :he
same time accustoms the animal TO being
handled, so that no breaking ia Will
be required Heifer calves should be gent
lv handled and petted from calfhoCd to
maturity and ever afterwards.
Peanut Shelter.
To w. s.. Bascom, Fla.-I have read or
such a machine as Il peanut huller, nut
do not know where or by whom 1t Is
made or sold. VIII some one who knows
kindly drop me a card containing the IN
formation?
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OLD woMAN BURNS TO DEATH.
House Caught Fire and She Perished
Before Aid Came.

Athens. Ga. July 25.-(Special )-Fridav
night an Old white woman. named Wray,
was burned 10 death at her home three
miles from Watkinsville. on NJ Jim
Mayne's place. The old woman lived by
herself. and being eighty years old, was
quite feeble. Friday night Ed jackson
happened 10 20 10 his door and saw the
old lady's house in flames. He rushed
over, but the roof vas falling in l,y the
time he reached the place The old wo-
man was burned u a crisp. The cause of
the fire is unknown. but IL is thOugnt 10
have. bfen accidental
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Milk Fever Of Cow.

To w. 8. Napp. Emory. Ala.-1 suspect
that your cow has what Is commonly
known as milk fever. the same as re-
ferred to In issue of July 9th. IN reply
to T.. s. Ryall. Cows attacked within
two days after calving usually die very
quickly, while those attacked n week
after calving generally recover after
while. 1t Is probable that your COW
Is either dead or has recovered py tnls
time. Use preventive measures In future
as / advised Mr.. Ryall.
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PICS Sick on Oat Pasture.

w. D. Parsons Chandler Spring, Ala
VIII oats iniure hogs? I turned eight
NOT fail down They were in good health
and in good order being well fed on corn
once per day all spring and up to the
time turned in. In three days they were
all sick. They seemed to be Timber all
over and the ailment seemed to be in the
head. Their eyes was red and their lids
were swollen. Two has died. They have
not failed 10 eat some as long as they
was able to walk Please give me some
information through your columns, as 1
have never saw hogs as they are before
Answer-I can only suggest the prooabil-
itv that your pigs have contracted catarrh
from sleeping in wet beds or constant ex-
posure to wet. Put them in a dry inclos-
ure. and give each one a hot bran mash
with O teaspoonful of ginger In II 2 or
times n day. If the disease runs beyond
n week under the above treatment give
each pig 10 grains of copperas twice day
In its food for weeks
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Liver Ills.

DR. RADwAr q CO.. New York:
Dear SIR: I have been sick for nearly two
xrer- ana have been dccsortng with some OF
the most expert doctors OF the united states.
ehe Hot Springs. Ark-. but u seemed every
thing failed to do me good After L saw
vosr- advertisement I thought l would try your
Mills and have nearly used two boxes: been
satinr two al bedtirne AMI one after breakfast.
and they have done me more good than any
thing else I have ever used My trouble has
ben with the liver. My skin and eyes Were
ali yellow: I had sleepy. drowsy feelings. felt
Ike a drunken man: pain right above the navel.
Ike as II IL was bile on top % the stomach My
bowels were ccStive- Ny mouth and tongue
ror- most Of the time Appetite fair. but food
would not digest but settle heavy on my
stomach and some few mouthfuis of food come
M again I could only eat light food that d.
eests easily. Please send 'hook q Advice.
aeSpectfully. BEN LAU"..
Hoe Snrtngs. Ark.
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pasture two or three times q week and
with a spade spread out each dropping
so that It will dry quickly, or be scat.
tered by the first rain. Another good
plan is to heavily sprinkle either kainit
or land plaster. or lime over the drop
pings.