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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14
NUT CULTURE AN INVITING FIELD.
BY S. w. PEEK.

blossom and bring forth fruit; but when
the subject of nut culture is viewed pure
ly from a commercial standpoint, we mar
row down to the pecan as the nut to plant
and the cultivated grove as the place to
plant II.
over a wide section OF our country,
spreading from ocean to ocean, and
reaching as far north as the fortieth de-
gree of latitude, pecan growing, under
favorable conditions, is one Of the most
profitable industries. In some sections,
where the cultivated groves are begin
ming to show what is In store for the own
ers, the increase in pecan culture amounts
10 enthusiasm. How could 1t be other
wise when as much as fifty dollars worth
Of nuts is often obtained from a single
tree-in rare instances one hundred dol
lars worth?
But let no one enter this field expecting
TO reap these bountiful harvests, without
beginning right and continuing right.
It is true that the pecan tree will, under
the most unfavorable conditions, live,
grow and bear; but to obtain satisfactory
results. the kind Of trees that are planted,
the manner in which they are planted and
the after treatment must all be carefully
looked afer.
Either budded trees, Of the best varie-
ties, or seedlings from choice nuts, should
be obtained Some persons prefer the
seedlings while others are partial to bud
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14
FLORIDA CATTLE
INDUSTRY HURT
FEUDs AND BUzZARDs MENACE
THE THRIVING BUSINESS IN
SOUTHERN PART OF STATE.

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. 12-Just at the time
when the prospects appear brightest for
the cattle business in south Florida the
greatest troubles seem to beset the indus
try.
since the close Of the Spanish-American
war the cattle trade between Florida and
Cuba has amounted to millions of dollars.
The vast cattle ranges of this section have
been filled with thousands Of head OF cat
tie which have been exchanged for gold
in Cuba. and vessel after vessel has been
loaded at this, as well as other south, Flor
ida ports.
But today there are some problems con
fronting the cattle men which are serious
ones. In many sections where the cattle
ranges are the largest and the grass
grows the most luxuriant the trouble
seerus to be gradually drawing to a eli
max. Thousands upon thousands OF acres
of land have been fenced and as fast az
the men proceed with this fencing gangs
Of armed men follow with nippers, cut
ting the fences. AS many as 20 miles or
wire fence are often cut in one night.
In this manner feuds are being created
and those who are familiar with the sit
uation declare that the tension will not
stand much longer and that unless some
thing occurs to change the situation, muir
der and assassina ton will follow. Already
several mysterious deaths have been re-
ported from the cattle country 10 lHS
south and those who are observers say
that 1t is the result of the fence cutting
feuds, but open hostilit1es have not yet
been declared. although almost daily ex-
pected.
Cattlemen also report that they have
lost heavily this season in the way Of
deaths of young calves. Thousands Of
weaklings, only few days old. have been
literally eaten alive by the hordes OF buzz
yards that hover like pail over the cat
tie ranges
In the last few years, under the pro-
lection of the state laws, buzzs rds have
been multiplying at a tremendous rate
and their numbers are so great that they
cover cattle ranges like thunder clouds
1t is learned that this season they
have become so desperate for food that
they attack young calves, first picking
out their eyes and then proceeding to pick
their bones without waiting for the ami
mails to die. The buzzards are so nu-
merous that they have trouble securing
food in the regular way and have been
apparently driven to tine execution of an
finals, without waiting for a natural
death. These buzzards are protected by a
state law, but the cattlemen declare that
something must be done to prevent them
from destroying so many thousands of
dollars worth of cattle each season in
the manner named.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14

more by the time It is gathered.
Now, I wonder II the farmers are going
20 rush pell nell to the market with this
extremely short and early crop and run
the receipts up right at the start and get
them to their height just when the crop
is gone? I think such a course would be
like wholesale robbery. The better way
II seems would be TO hold back, Il makes
no difference If the price is hammered
down a little. which is done here Of late
to scare people TO rush to market. The
more prices are hammered down the Tight
er we should hold to our cotton.
We must not heed the big guesses made
by SPECTATORS. and want to say think
there could be some legislation on this
guessing business. What could be more
damaging to the. farmer than for some
specializing thief (for that Is what he Isl
to estimate a nine million bale crop. at
eleven or twelve, and the man or
men who overestimate should pay the
damage. I think the government ought
to take hold of this thing, as we have
an agricultural department which gets the
reports through the farmers and they
ought to know better than anyone else,
and without the farmer the government
could not exist. They must have protec-
ton or they cannot long exist.
Now, I will not suggest the kind of law
20 suit the occasion. 1 want wiser heads
to do that. Lets hear from you Mr..
Editor.) At this time 1 want to impress
the point of holding back the crop in
spite of big guesses. There is not one
who cannot hold back this year. because
we will have the entire crop out If we try
before our notes and accounts even come
due. Yours. J. s. DEAN.
Buchanan, Ca. Aug. Z. 1902.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14

To the Editor of The Journal:
NV grandfather, William Cotter, who
died in 1916 in Union county, g. c., was
a native of the County Down, Ireland,
came to America during the war and
espoused the cause of freedom. After
peace was declared he married Miss Cath
crime Vance. of Virginia, and settled In
South Carolina. He was good man ana
a good citizen.
NY father, John Vance Cotter. and his
brother. william H. Cotter. served in the
war of 1912, stationed at Charleston, S. G.
NV oldest son, G. H. Cotter, surrendered
with the Confederate army in North Caro-
lima with General j. z. Johnston. My
mothers grandfather, Major John Nall,
was killed in battle near his home In
Chatham county, n. c.. about 1850, near
Lindsey's mill. The battle was fought by
wings and tories; II was called the
hacking match" Major Nall and few
of his men were killed. The enen1y's loss
was heavy according TO the number Of
men engaged in the fight had the bat
tie reported to me IN 1899 by James kell,
who was in the battle and helped two or
three days afterwards to bury the dead.
Mrs. Nall went to get the body of her
husband when II was too late. My
mothers father, Richard Nall, eldest son
of Major John Nall, was not fully grown
but served two years, as l have II, in the
revolutionary war. These traditions OF
the family were verified by a correspond
ence with the controller general at
Raleigh. N. c., in 1852 or 1873. The record
shows that when Major John Nall was
killed his brother, Nicholas Nall, sue
ceeded him in the command, his name,
think, was N. Y. Nall
John Smith, whose daughter married
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14

The value Of the strawberry crop Of the
United States IS something enormous. 1t
has been estimated at 500 900 annually.
A large part Of this is consumed by the
producers. Still an immense quantity Is
grown for sale and shipped to market far
or near. There is much congestion of the
strawberry crop on the great markets.
Far too large a proportion Of the crop
goes to these markets and too little to the
smaller markets. The result is In the ag-
gregate an immense loss to the grower.
This could be avoided by better distrt-
button. The fruit shipping associations
are doing much good In this line. They
keep In daily touch with the chief mar
kets Of the country and distribute the
shipments Of their members in such a way
that none OF these markets shall be glut-
ted and none left bare.
Nevertheless this mode, effective as ID is
within certain lines, reaches only the
markets of the comparatively large places
The numberless towns of the country are
supplied at hap-hazard, If at ALL Many
of these are more or less adequately sup
piled by local growers. The majority OF
them, IL supplied at all, receive re-ship-
ments of berries from the large markets.
Such fruit Is always more or less stale
and scarcely ever In a condition to pro-
mote the sale and use of the strawberry,
which when ripe and fresh is the most de-
Iicious and wholesome of fruits.
OF course the growers In the great
strawberry districts where hundreds or
thousands Of acres are planted must dis
pose of their product by consignment to
the great markets. But many growers
are not so situated. They are scattered
about through the different states with
various villages and towns near at hand.
These villages and towns are actually or
potentially large consumers OF berries.
The demand either exists or can be Great
ed 1t will pay berry growers well to
cater to this trade and DO their utmost
to promote its growth.
Such markets as these being rarely giut-
tel prices are almost sure to be better
than the larger markets. Then freight
commission and crates are saved, as
grower usually delivers and sells his own
berries and gets back most of the crates.
Another great advantage Of this mode OF
selling is that flrst-class fruit and first
elias handling tells so much more than
on the large markets where the identity
of ones shipments Is swallowed up in the
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FARMERS SHOULD COOPERATE

BLOSSOM. Tex. Aug. Z. 1902.
Harvie Jordan, President e. q. r. Asso-
citation, Atlanta, Ca:
Dear Sir: The Representatives Of Texas
cotton growers who met recently at Col
lege Station, passed resolutions urging
cotton growers TO market their cotton as
slow as possible, say not exceeding one
tenth each month, from September TO
December. Their proceedings were pub.
Iished in The Dallas News and Farm and
Ranch. and II the country weekly papers
will republish so that farmers generally
will be advised I look for good results TO
be accomplished in the way of Improved
prices for cotton. commencing early In
September and continuing until the mar
ket reaches 10 cents for middling cotton
at interior shipping points. Cotton pro-
ducers never had, for ten years, better
chance TO advance the price OF cotton $lO
Der bale In % days than they have now.
Simply by cooperating In slow move
Tnent from the farms during August and
September and in the sale OF what cot
ton they do move from the farm. II they
will not offer IL until the latter part Of
the month, say between the 18th and
last OF the month, and in lots of 30 or
more bales, through their local merchant,
OF employ a cotton man to sell for them,
they will receive at least a dollar per
bale more for their cotton than they will
on Selling IRON LIlGlT hdEuAS MlGn AhGg
reach the shipping points to the short
buyer. who is the employee of the short
seller Of cotton.
The visible supply Of cotton in the
world Is now over 10000 bales less than
Il was u months ago. and nearly million
bales less than this time two years ago;
and by adopting the slow movement plan
for the incoming crop. they can have the
visible SUPPLY a million bales short by
the 10th Of October, compared with last
wears supply at that dato At present
date prospects are not encouraging for
any larger crop In Texas than last year.
With consumption increasing on the sup
ply Of cotton in the world, nearly two mill
lions during the past thre years. A crop
Of 100000 bales will not be a large crop
and will BE wanted at 10 cents per pound,
unless producers follow their last seasons
methods Of unloading their crops during
the first four months Of the cotton year
II they viii follow that senseless method.
they can have the prices down to 6 cents
by October LIST, and cents by the LIST of
November w. E. MOORE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14
CHEAP STEEL FENCING.
Better and More Economical Than
Wood for Large and Small
Enclosures.

This is the age Of cheap steel and good
steel. Steel implements have increased the
productiveness of the soil and steel fences
are now increasing the profits of farmers
and planters by protecting crops and hold
ing stock at a minimum cost. The pros
perity of the country is reflected in the
enormous demand for and corresponding
output of steel and there was never bet
ter time to improve the farm by putting
up steel fences that can now be bought
cheaply and which will last a life time.
The approved steel fence today is made
of heavy Bessemer steel, heavily coated
with galvanizing. The fence is woven by
machinery il the works. Such fence Is
the American Field and Hog Fence which
is delivered to the planter in rolls Of TWEEN
" to forty rods This has heavy bars OF
Bessemer steel wire and stays OF No. II
wire placed twelve inches or six inches
apart The larger mesh is suitable for
large enclosures, pastures ranches, etc.
The smaller mesh is recommended for hog
pens, sheep or cattle yards. The fence
can be obtained in heights from y inches
to IS inches.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14
INQUIRY DEPARTMENT.
Planting Winter Cabbage.

o. G. G., Moultrie, Ca. Aug. 4, 1902.
Please give through the columns Of
your department Of TIE Journal the best
kind Of cabbage for fall planting, and for
winter use. When to SOW the seed and
when they win be ready for use.
On average dry upland is 1t best to set
plants I'm the water furrow or on the bed :?
When will late Drumhead cabbage be
ready for market If seed are sown this
month?
Ans: The improved late fiat Dutch and
the improved late Drumhead are two of
the best varieties I could recommend for
winter cabbage. They are large, firm and
good sellers. Seed should be sown in Au-
gust. BY good cultivation and planting
in rich soil they should ripen in Decem-
Der.
Set your plants in water burrows and
cultivate down to n level Fertilize high
~ with we'll rotted barnyard manure.
One packet Of seed ought to give you 1900
plants
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14
SEABOARD HAS LINE
OF BOATS TO CUBA

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. 12-The steamship
Maria Herrera arrived at the docks in
this city from Havana, IL being the first
vessel landing at Tampa proper flying
the flag of the new Cuban republic.
The vessel came uuheralded, but il was
Immediately stated by the man in charge
that the company had decided to establish
a line direct from Tampa to Havana, and
that the vessel was here to make its first
trip. 1t was found that several weeks
ago the management of the Herrera line
looked over the field here with a view
of putting on some of it's vessels. No ar
engagements were made for an agency
and nothing more heard of the matter I'M
til the arrival of the boat
1t has become a general rumor that the
line is to be backed by the Seaboard Air
Line, which has its extreme southern
terminus in Tampa and no boat con-
nection anywhere. The steamers which
form the line from this side of the state
to Havana sail from Port Tampa, and
have never run to Tampa proper. This
line is the Peninsular and Occidental
line, formed by the merger of the old
Plant Steamship line and Flagler's line
on the east coast of the state. The line
on this side is now running in connection
with the Atlantic Coast Line, since the
absorption of the Plant System by the
Atlantic Coast Line a month ago.
Inc 0edDOdTu mas never Aeu q SOAi0S-
ton with Havana and this rumor states
that that road will turn over its Cuban
business to the Herrera line, and that
there is at least a Community OF In
terest' between the two.
Within the last year the traffic between
Tampa and Cuba has increased and trans
portation men here say that new line
will get a splendid run of BUSINESS
and that In connection with the Sea-
board Air Line 1t will be a most i'm
portant factor in the winter travel be-
tween Florida and Cuba, and that per-
haps a lowering Of rates will follow.
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Book on FARMING.

1 would like TO purchase a book describ-
ing the cultivation and fertilizing of farm
products Of all kinds, such as cane, pota-
toes. melons, tomatoes, cabbages, fruit
trees, etc: the best time to plant them,
the best fertilizer for them, and how to
cultivate them.
Can you tell me where 1 can get such
a book?
Ans: Your best plan would be to write
to the department of agriculture at Wash
ington, d. c., and ask for bulletins on the
different crops your desire information
about. In that way you get the latest
and most reliable results obtained at the
different experiment stations. 1 do not
know Of any complete work on the sub
ject to recommend.
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some stalks. / never saw such before. l
have forty acres of cotton. / would have
made twenty-five or thirty bales, which
don't believe will get over ten. If these
insects keep on 1 won't get any.
Please let me know if there is any
remedy for them.
l thank you in advance for any idea you
can give me.
Ans: There are hundreds OF different in
sects which attack the cotton plant. /
should judge from the manner in which
you state that your cotton is being injured,
that the mischief is being done by a little
red insect known as the "sharpshooter."
Either that or your cotton is infected
with the new disease called anthracnose.
The boil shows a small spot the size Of
a pin-head at first and then in a few
days begins to rot. know of no remedy
which you can use on the growing crop
to check either of the above diseases, for
none has been yet discovered.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14

ded trees. This question should be de-
termined largely by the financial ability
of the planter. 1 think 1t a good plan to
plant some Of each kind in every grove.
On the manner Of planting a great deal
might be said, but In this article / VIII
simply suggest that II is very poor econ
omy to plant a valuable pecan tree like
a fence post. 1t should be put ipsa large,
deep hole, refilled with surface soil and
thoroughly enriched.
After this, careful cultivation and liber-
al fertilizing will be amply repaid. In
fact, for anything short of this. the pc
can cannot be induced to do its best.
To any one who will comply with the
conditions. pecan culture is truly an in
viting field; and, during the last twenty
years, have learned enough about this
nut to convince me that the person who
is seeking the most profitable investment
on the least capital will find it In a pecan
grove.
Hartwell, Ga, Aug.
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The ssaInnIna Of seet SUGAR.

AuyUoL SUCCESS.
The great sugar-beet industry Of the world
owes its very existence ID a discovery OF VII
NORM. The original sugar beet grown in
France did not contain enough sugar for com
merce The amount Of sugar could be easily
determined In the beet but in making the test
the reproductive qualities Of the plaSt were
always destroyed. Nilmorin learned how TO ex-
tract the pulp without destroying the plant. and
by selection and crOss-breeding he grew plant
upon which the great industry is now founded
we owe also to VflmOrin the present carrot. a
vegetable which was nothing more than thin
dry, hard, woody root. unfit for the stomach OF
a sheep or a COW. Year after year, ne sowed IN
a bed and carefully examined every root BY
selecting seed from only the best plants Tor
the new sowing. he~produeed carrot with
more flesh and less wood. The horse-radish,
the turnip. and. indeed. the potato vine, were
once plants with thin, dry, woody roots, with
out the least suggestion that they would ever
develop into food for man or beast
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14

CARTERSVILLE. Ga, Aug. q ISuz.
To the Editor of the Journal:
In response to your inquiry Tor grand
sons of revolutionary soldiers, the under"i
signed has the honor OF stating that he
is the grandson of two revolutionary
sires. Michael Iarey and William Hail.
of Orangeburg county, South Carolina
both of whom served throughout the war
as partisan rangers with Marion, Sump-
ter. Pickens, Rumph, winding up the
struggle under General Greene at the
finish. In that mighty tournament, De-
tween the states, 81 to IS, in which were
enlisted the choicest spirits of the north
and the south. my father. Daniel Larey,
of the old Palmetto state, voluntarily
entered in the bloody arena of conflicting
armies eight stalwart sons averaging IN
weight 1s3 1-3 pounds, none Of whom
waited for a second call OF their respec-
tive states. One son volunteered from
South Carolina, two from Georgia, two
from Florida, one from Alabama, one
from Missouri, and one brother, DR..
George F. Larey, brought a company OF
III men across the plains from near san
Louis, Obispo, Cal, landing them at San
Antonio, Tex, on 18th day Of July, 81.
where, after due rest his company was
attached to McGruder's Texas department.
OF the eight brothers three fell in battle
mortally wounded: two died from fatal ef-
IeclS OF WOUNDS anu the ONneF AilICc SdAAAo
out adorned with the honorable scars or
war from head TO foot.
The steady, persistent emulation Of our
sires OF '76 in all subsequent wars should
be a sufficient admonition to the enemies
of the republic at home and abroad to
beware how they trifie with the spirit OF
a glorious and illustrious age which never
fails TO respond to the call Of country or
the cries of oppressed humanity. The lion
is only asleep in his jungle (the boson)
OF the toiling masses. He should not be
aroused to aggressive action, for fear
that he may rend in pieces the innocent
as we'll as the guilty. P. II. LAREY.
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X TEARLY twenty years ago a very
nj interesting article on nut culture
was read before the American
Horticultural Society which was
prefaced by the following quotation:
Gather nuts and plant them. Plant by
the wayside and in all open spaces So
shall you help to make every road path
OF delight and the waste places TO bios
som and bring forth fruit until the land
win be like unto paradise-the garden of
the blessed.
IF all persons would only do this, in
few years want in country districts
would be almost unknown, for abundance
would spring from the earth"
Even at that time, when nut growing
was In its infancy, and comparatively lit
tie had been done TO furnish data on
which 10 base calculations, the writer Of
the article referred TO, with almost pro-
phetic vision, saw the outcome OF the In
dustry, and, In the following strong Ian
guage, plead for the planting Of nut trees;
'For the love OF home, for the love Of
our country, for the good OF society and
the world az large. plant nut trees"
In connection with the pecan he advises
the planting OF walnuts. chestnuts and
other nuts.
II HIS advice to plant nuts by the way
side and in the open spaces were needed
many desoiate places would be made TO
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-14

Thad McCluskey, was a soldier in the
battle of the hacking match" He lived
many years near the line of Hall county,
and Just In or out of the county near the
jackson line. McCluskey lived in Cobb
county.
NV wffe's grandfather and I think two
of his brothers were in the battle ar
Kings Mountain; and her father, Andrew
Mullinex, was in the Seminole war in
1887, and sleeps in a soldiers grave at
Fort White, Fla So our family has just
claims TO all the rights and privileges OF
the Sons and Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton, and Of the Sons and Daughters or
the Confederacy. Though not quite 10
years old, under the direction OF .
quartermaster. myself, rendered some
dangerous and valuable services in the
removal Of the Cherokee Indians from
north Georgia.
w. J. CoTTER
Newman. Ca, Aug. 8, 1902.