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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
FISH FAvoRs GREAT MERGERS.
President Of Illinois Central Talks Of
Recent Deal

New York August 17.-Regarding the
developments of recent years in the rail
road world, Stuyvesant Fish, president OF
the Illinois Central, has given out state
ment In which he commended business
consultations as helpful to the general
property of the country.
CONSULTATIONS and mergers will con-
tinue right along" he says, but the
railroads will never be controlled by one
man; neither will the government take
control OF them. These consultations
are aimed to secure greater economy, and
should bring about lower rates.
"You can no more prevent consolida~
lions In the interest of economy than
you can make water run up hill. The
right way to do is to let the railroads con-
solidate or merge all they want TO. Then
let the people look after tariff rates and
taxation. There are at present Soma 8eg
railroad companies. and these will sooner
or later be merged into twenty or thirty
corporations. IT Is the ineXorable logic OK
events and the tendency of the times.
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FIGHTING THE SAN JOSE SCALE.
Tennessee Entomologist Inspecting
Nurseries Of That State.


Knoxville. Tenn. August 1s.--(special>
Professor G. W. Martin. Of Nashville,
state entomologist, Is in this city making
an inspection Of various nurseries and
forest preserves to locate the San Jose
scale He has inspected trees In Ander-
son. Hamblen, Roane and Knox counties
during the past week and has found the
scale extensive. One nursery in Knox
county has more than a quarter of
million trees. none Of which, he says. Is
affected with the San Jose pest. Profess
sor Martin says the San Jose scale is
being intr oduced from the cities into the
country by the English sparrows. He
has found that they roost in the trees
IN the city and then fly into the coun-
try and spread this tree disease. He
predicts that 1t Is certain to spread to
ali parts Of the state, If It is not he
roicaly checked by farmers and fruit
growers. 1t Will affect fruit trees as well
as others.
There are @ number of remedies by
which the scale may be eradicated from
trees. one Of the most effectiv of which
is fumgation, which is required OF nur-
serymen before their stock can be ship
ped.
Professor Martin found q number Of
trees that were affected and all OF theli
were destroyed There Is no appeal from
his decision. He states that the San
Jose scale was first introduced into this
country from China, trees having been
sent to San Jose, Cal. from the ORIENT
Hence It's name. 1t was next found IN
Virginia and then IN New jersey. aau
spread to other states 1t Is said 1t was
brought to Tennessee from Missouri IN
a shipment Of trees from that state to
Hartman, Tenn.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
PHILOSOPHY OF DEEP FLOWING.

The great body OF farmers plow only
deep enough to supply a good mouthful
for the first heavy rain tina. falls which
sweeps away. to some lower place where
1t Is not needed, the very cream of the
hilsdes A permanent sterility is thus
produced and a hldeous deformity fasten-
ed upon the landscape.
What is the philosophy of the deep
blowing? 1T is very simple. By 1t crops
are enabled to resist droughts. for a.
place is prepared by deep blowing for the
retention of moisture. Deep blowing gives
greater room Tor the roots of the plants
to travel In the search Of nutriment
Deep blowing supplies drainage and it in
creases the capacity of the soil for re-
tanning and utilizing fertilizers. 1t is TOO
often the case that farmer VIII cult
vate his land as though he owned only
4 Inches of surface. A farm may be
doubled in Its productive capacity by
claiming and making use of Il Inches by
the owner The inauguration of deep
blowing in England has doubled the yield
of wheat and other crops. Oftentlmes a
depth of 20 inches is reached by the pioW.
An instance Is given where a piece of
land near London could with difficulty,
on account of It's sterlity. be rented for
81 per acre, but after it had been plowed
to a depth Of Il or Is inches by steam it
commanded rental of SIS an acre.
Professor Mapes. who gave much atten-
ton to the effects of deep plowing, dem
onstrated that droughts could be made
comparatively harmless by prepar ring
deep bed in which the plants should grow.
In this way the roots are increased in
number and re and their capacity for
the sustenance of the plant is multiplied
many fold. If one has T. sol! SO compact
or so filled with water as to exclude the
air and 1t is broken up and pulverized
deeply, so as to invite the roots Of the
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
PErR1FIED WOMAN IS FOUND.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. August n.-fSpecial.}
8. Fl. Jones, who has had in charge the
blasting Oh the Warrior Southern rail-
road some miles north Of the city, found
while blasting some days since the pet
rifed form of a woman from the waist
down Mr. Jones Immediately took TIE
formatitss& s.Seg 49, safety ana Of
of the body, but 1t is thought that the
heavy blasting completely destroyed the
same He left yesterday for Atlanta, ak
ing the body with him. where 1t VIII rs
placed In the museum. He expe4 ~ -
take It to St Louis during the expos -
where 1t will be placed on exhib,tic -,
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GRASS AND CIONER

j. W. c.. Nashville, n CT. l have a
lot containing about acre that wish to
SOW down In some Kind of grass or clover.
Want it mostly for grazing mules
| decided TO sow 1t in red clover until
recently I have been cutting and feeding
red clover to my mules and it makes
them slobber very bad. Please let me
know If 1t will make horses slobber to
Craze on it during the spring and sum-
mer months.
2. Please state what you think Of the
following mixture of grasses for grazing
Orchard grass. tall oat grass. rescue Cor
Arctic grass. Kentucky blue grass and
red top. If they do not make a good
pasture. Please state what grasses you
would prefer and how much of each one
per acre. and if it would do we'll to mix
clover with the grass mixture The
of ii red. the other d dark moist Though
not weD soil with red clay and yellow
subsoil that can be gotten very fine by
narrowing several times
Answer-1. Glover is liable at any stage
to cause salvation. but especially the
second growth, and without regard TO
time or season.
2. The mixture proposed is very good
indeed, every variety named being excel
lent both for pasture and for meadow,
Glover may be mixed with advantage.
Red clover will gradually give way to
the grasses. Three or HQur pounds Of
white clover seed would be a good addi-
ton. One busbel each of the grasses
named Cor Less would give a full st..,d
at once but 1t would be economy to sow
about half that much per acre.
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COTTON SEED AND MEAT.

r. D. HI. Do l gain or lose and how
much? Agent offers farmer SIG per ton for
cotton seed and sells fertilizer at $40 per
ton, fertilizer analyze S-2-2 Suppose far
mer would invest the difference between
the price of seed fertilizer-$4-in high
grade phosphate is, and kainit and mix
same with seed. would he realize as
much from said mixture as he would
from the fertilizer. Farmer does all haul
ing.
Q How much surface area would be
drained by a ditch 2 feet wide, feet deer
on level land?
Answer This question, In It's essence
has been frequently answered. 1t practi-
cally is the same as asking what is the
relative fertIlizing value of cotton SEED
and cotton meal, which has often been
stated. viz: One ton of green cotton seed
is equivalent in fertilizing value to about
500 pounds Of cotton meal. In other
words:
800 pounds cotton seed meal are worth
about $40.
1900 pounds cotton seed are worth about
$40
1000 pounds 8-2-2 are worth about $l4. 40.
The other questions you can solve your
self on the above basis. The above are
the values on the basis of the plant fooe
content Of each To the cotton seed ado
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plant downward below the usual access
Of air. the penetrating roots some times
absorb some Of the mineral compounds
of the earth and the structure Of ths
plant IS injured, On such a soil deep
blowing should he done gradually.
The plow should go 1 or inches deeper
every year. SO that the chemical changes
of the atmosphere may destroy he poi
sonous mineral salts. Where there Is n0
danger. however. IN turning up poisonous
mineral compounds deep blowing attracts
the roots Of the plant downward To a
plane where they win find a supply Of
moisture during the dry season. Profes-
sor Mapes thinks the true theory Is n
provide a deep, thorough drainage for all
soils, not naturally dry, to a considerable
depth Of the surface and then by de-
grees, break up the subsoil until q deep
bed Of dry. warm air exposed soil is Sc
cured
Continuous shallow culture means pow
erty for the farmer. sterility for the land
and restitution for the people. Every
place where shallow blowing Is done w
show a smaller yield in the products OF
the farm. and the farms where tais i9
the practice are becoming scarif1ed "ita
gullies, along which the very lifeblood
Of the soil trckles away Stertlity IF ne
soil means ignorance, poverty. wretch
edness and ultimate degradation among
the tillers of the earth. All the social
virtues and the blessings Of an ad-
vanced civilization are more or less de
pendent upon the manner in which the
soil is cultivated. Deco blowing is deep
sense. a sure guaranty of success in the
present and the only means Of assuring
the highest development and we'll being
of our race n the future.-Southern Farm
Magazine.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
TIRED OF HEADLESs CHURCH.
Episcopalian Editor Says Chief Ex-
ecutive Is Needed.

New York, August 20-In the current
issue of The Churchman, leading Epis-
copal church paper, a chief executive
for the Episcopal church, IS demanded
In the leading article which declares thai
chief executive is as necessary for
churh as for a nation.
The Episcopal church in this country
now has no real executive head. The
oldest bishop is known as the presiding
bishop and is chairman of tbs house of
bishops. but he really has no specific
executive or administrative functions,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24

dered nux vomica or 2 grains of sulphate
OF strychnine, twice day, until twltch-
ing of some Of the voluntary muscles is
noticed; then discontinue it for sever al
DAYS and then commence again with
smaller dose, gradually increasing until
twitching again occurs. In some cases
Towlcr's solution of arsenic in teaspoon
water, proves beneficial. Rub across her
lcins twice day with any strong lini
rent Give nutritious but not too bulky
food
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
BUcKsHAw's SUDDEN DEATH.
Birmingham Man Expires in St
Louis Hotel

st. Louis. August SD. c. Buckshaw
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and general manager
of the birmingham Sand. Lime. Brick and
Stone Manufacturing Company Of Biz
n1ingham, Ala. was found dead IN bed at
the Laclede hotel late today. He regis
tered last night and that was the last
seen Of him alive. Apparently he died
during the night from natural causes,
as the body was er1aciated evidently from
! baa1+f,
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
COTTON RUST. 4"


J. r. Withers Barksdale S. CT
would oblige you for little advice on
the subject of rust In cotton. My cotton
has rust in it. I would like to know
what causes rust and I would like to
know further what would be the plan to
follow to stop rust.
Answer-The best authorities are now
agreed that what is called rust of cot
ton Is not a disease caused by fungus,
hut is a physiological disease due to
poverty of the soil or deficient supply
of one or more of the elements Of plant
food. or to want or drainage. The ele-
ment supposed to be most usually lack
ing is potash; hence the application of
kaint has long been considered to be a
preventative. My own opinion is that
regular rotation Of crops and the ib-
eral fertilizing OF the cotton is the best
preventative There IS nothing that you
can do at this stage OF the crop to re-
move the disease.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
COTTON CATERPuLARS

vi
j. f. M, Button, Ga.-The caterpillar
has made his appearance throughout this
section. I hear the farmers complaining
much. The first crop has done soma
damage and they have reached up for the
second crop. cotton being late and only
about half crop safe. Some fear that
they will lose the top crop. Please re-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
Remains of Judge Long.

washington. August 19.-The rerna
of Judge John J. Long United State
consul general and diplomatic agent al
Cairo, Egypt. who died as the result ut
an accident in Dunbar. Scotland. July Is
arrived In Washington today. Funeral
services will he held tomorrow and the
interment will be in Rock Creek eeme-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
collie OF MILE

To j. T. Sims, simsvlle, Ala.-The
symptoms as described and the circum-
stances all indicate that your horse died
Of hatulent collie. Worked all Tuesday,
fed bountifully on shelled corn Tuesday
night, turned on a rank pasture Wednes-
day morning; found wet with perspiration
Thursday morning, rolling and tumbling.
died in two hours. The first thing would
have been to give to ounces of baking
soda or DIETER If at hand IL ounce Of
chloride of lime or the same quantity Of
carbonate of ammonia every half hour;
also give a physic as soon as possible.
say / ounce OF alCes; also enemas Of
warm soapsuds.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
Chance for Honor Men.

Washington. August 20.-Before leaving
WASHINGTON Secretary Root Issued ~
order directing that the highest honor
army officers are detailed as military in-
structors shall be eligible to appointment
as second 1eutenants in the army
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
RASPBERRY CULTURE

To Mrs. Ida N. L.. Toledo, Ohio.-In
Ohio I would say that raspberry plants
should not be set out until after the Sc
we're freezes of March are over. probably
the middle to last of March. In Georgia
they may be planted at any time after
winter sets in, but the best time is Feb
ruary.
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CRIMSON CLOVER, ETC.

wv" Coles Store, N. CT have two
acres of red loose land cold house place.,
with stiff red clay bottom. ( wish to sow
same in crimson cioN@t, ADVISE ne what
is best to SOW with my cloS n to make
the best hay. This land has seen run IN
cotton three years and Is in corn now.
1T will make three-fourths o. bale Of
cotton per acre, twenty-five to thirty
bushels corn, depending on seasons. What
kind Of fertilizer and how much of same
should | use to get good growth?
Win the roots of the clover improve the
land? My intention is to SOW this land
to clover this September. cut same off In
May, then SOW in cowpeas, cutting same
for hay; then SOW in wheat Any informa-
ton you may give me will be appreciated.
g | would like to know how you select
your corn for seed from the field Also,
how to select seed cotton with view of
improving same. I forgot to ask what
would be an average crop of crimson
clover per acre? What is the true value
of same? What is the value of fair crop
Of peaVine hay on an acre of ground, for
feed? Any information or comment you
may make on the above will be greatly
appreca ted | have often thought if we
had a wide-awake farmer in this section
1t would prove a real gold mine. Our
farmers are mostly Of the 'old-tirle'
sort farming as their "daddies" did.
don't believe there is one-third of our
farmers in this section that make clear on
what they raise S25 year. We are SELL
ing all OIL our tlInpeT anu die iIoL lAII-
proving our land any We can raise
corn wheat and potatoes In abundance,
but that is all we do; raise scarcely any
clover or grasses sown. love to read
your answers to inquiries, and consider
them alone worth many times the sub
scription price of the paper. believe
can make some clear money farming. l
hope to write you in the future more
fully. asking many questions | need ad-
vice on.
Answer-Crimson clover does NOT
amount to much on poor land, but the
sort you describe 1t should make a very
good yield If you will apply 300 to 400
pounds of high grade acid phosphate and
as much kainit or one~fourth much
muriate Of potash Nothing is needed to
sow with the crimson clover, although
YOU might mix with It oats or wheat. /
think | would prefer the clover alone
The clover will certainly improve the
land.
Following the clover with cowSeas would
not be scientific, because both plants are
legumes After the clover is cut off. the
land would be in frst-rate condition for
a crop OF German millet, or sorghum,
and you could then follow with wheat or
oats in the fall.
An average crop of clover hay would be
one and one-half to two tons, and the
quality. as to nutritiveness, is nearly
equal to red clover, or cowpea hay. One
and one-half tons Of cowpea nay would
be a fair crop. with about $40 to SIS per
acre. DO you get the bulletins of your
experiment station, located at Raleigh,
n. c.?
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pARAPLEGIA OF MARE.

S. G. K, Mount Enterprise. Tex.-What
ais my mare? She has mule colt about
two months old About four weeks ago
I found her down and she could not get
1,p. | helped her Up. Since then l have
20 help her up every time she lies down.
she seems weak in loins She will give
Gown when you press on sides of back
bone about the coupling Of hip bones.
She is thin in flesh. but hearty. Have
VIC rked her hard through crop time.
Answer--It appears to be case of
paraplegia, or partial paralysis Of the
hind limbs. Give her one dram OF pow
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about IS per ton for the soil and you have
value of S17.40 per ton Of seed. You do
not state how far the farmer must haul.
2 1t would not drain it If the land be
level.
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CANCER ON HORSES FACE.

Mrs L. B., Carrollton. Ga.-Ihave horse
that has cancer near the eye. Thas
is, most everybody says it is cancer,
About sis weeks ago a small sore start
ed about an inch and a half below his
right eye. It was not long till l noticed
something growing therein that resein-
bled a sprout of a young mushroom:
Since then ii has been spreading TIL it
is now % inches in diameter.
I have been using a remedy for can
Ger. but does not seem to be doing much
good The remedy is take sheep sorrel
and beat it up in a cloth. squeeze the
juice out and put this juice out in the
sunshine till 1t evaporates and leaves d
.alve then this salve is applied to the
sore. The cancer is very near the eye
new
Answer-With a hypodermic syringe
inject one to one and a half teaspoon
fuls Of absolute alcohol at several places
at the base Of the cancer. Repeat every
third day until the cancer drops out.
Another remedy Is to remove 1t with a
knife. or a ligature. and then apply a
little butter of anthony, every second
day for a week or two; then apply IL
ounce Of lodoform mixed with ounces
Of vaseline, a little once day.
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Notice TO InQuir6rS.

I. Write plainly and to the point. 0ave
ing only questions to which answesO
are desired
4. Connne irquiriee strictly to matters
concerning the farm.
4, Never ask for answers BY mail.
4. Never ask where an article oA0 -
had, nor the price.
q. Alweyo give your full name, ana a.
dress. II you do not wish ycu1
aame published. say no. ana Initials
only will be printed.
a,Carefully nlc this page for future
reference and before writing examine
your lils to see X 1t has NOT oeen
already answered.
=. Look ahead and aend IN your inquiries
early. Do not expect US to snswstt
in next paper" Tho editor NV
hand in his copy a week before tns
paper II published.
\. ADDRESS, ali Inquiries and Communists
lions for this department to
THE CONSTITUTION,
(F.and F. Departments,
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port this to the world for the benefit O.
The farmers.
Answer mad supposed that the farm
ers of the sections infested by the cater
pillar were thoroughly familiar with the
use of the standard remedy, viz: Paris
Il Gen. which may be had Of any large
drug store. Provide a stick of strong
wood, say 1 1-2 by 2 inches and l foot
longer than the width OF the cotton rows
and bore one-inch augur hole through
at & inches from each end. Now make
two sacks. OF light asnaburgs, about ~
inches long. inches wide, strongly
sawed up at each end, but open on one
side from end to end. Tack one OF these
sacks at each end of the stick by open
ins, the sides of the sack and tacklna
me edges to the thin edge OF the stlch'
as if YOU were making pad AZ each
end Fill with dry Paris green through
dhe holes, about half lull; Noun. youn
horse COR muie) and with the stick across
the pommel of your saddle proceed along
the middle between Two rows ana JaI
The stick so as to cause the powder TO
SIT through and fall upon the two rows
a. the same time. At first a very sllsht
1arring will answer. Later, smart tap
on the stick with something hard VIII
he sufficient. 1t Is necessary that only
a very fine sprnkling OF the poison snai
fall on the cotton plant ,
The danger Is that too much rather
than TOO little will be applied. OF course,
you understand that Paris green Is
Violent poison, and should be handled
with care One man and horse may go
over u or IS acres in a day. Early III
the morning, while the dew is on. is the
best time.
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Do You Suffer with Pi.esp

Do they protrude?
Do they bleed?
Do they pain you?
Do you have mucous or bloody DIS
charges?
can certainly cure you. Write mo
fully. Advice perfectly free. DIR.
Tucker. is Broad street Atlanta. Ga.
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SORGHUM AND MILLET HAY


r. II. s., Alamuchee. Ala.--I have a lot
OF German millN and early orange cane
seed soWed broadcast to cut for silage,
and this is my first experience with it. SO
want to know when it is best to cut it
for iced and If | can cut it twice this
season. The millet is heading out and the
sorghum is from knee high to waist high.
And also will red CD clover grow on
land that average 600 to 500 pounds Of
seed cotton to the acre and when it is
best to sow it and how much to the acre?
l want to sow 1t with my oats. and is the
velvet beans a good fertilizer to plow
under green and will they do all right
sowed broadcast?
AnSWer-Cut the German nillet and al
so sorghum when in full bloom and before
the seed are formed. 1 do not consider
the millet as a very good material for
silage-dces not pack close enough
Sorghum is all right and two crops may
be produced If seasons be good. Wait and
see.
Red clover will not amount to much on
such land without a good dose Of high
grade fertilizer, say $50 to 300 pounds per
acre. | would SOW last week in September
or first week in October. ! do not know
enough about velvet bean to warrant me
in ending it. / consider cow pea
better for any and all purposes than vel
vet bean Don't SOW clover with OATS
but by itself. Plant velvet beans about
8 by feet, or beans In place.
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS
CLUBBING LIST.

S8s. giving the best values in reading matter
Or s 90. and slightly above that sum. that
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with your subscription Order your premium
now, too. 1t causes delay and vexation to
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The premiums offered in good faith; II
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