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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

y subscriber wants 20 know whether
IL better 10 shell the whole ear for
seed or TO discard either or both tins
and butts. II used 20 be said bv breed
ers and growers or seed corn that to
discard the butt aud tip grains The corn
Nould "ruu oUt." In other words. the
cob would stick out ~ either end OF
The ear. This is not the case. and has
been proven by the best corn growers
in the corn belt. 10 the ear ifs well CIV
cred at both ends with grains there
can come no bad effects from discard
mS both butts and tips We would
advise this plan always Get the
grains rs near of ono size rs possible.
and there VIII be more uniformity OF n
stand in the row. Where one has an
abundance OF seed. no cam well afford
10 feed considerable OF the ends OF the
ear 10 the pi-s and plant am even
sized grain. Whcrc only two or three
bushels are to Doc planted the small
ane ill-Shapcd grains can Doe picked out
at'er The corn has been shellcd. This
would furnish employment for a rainy
or stormy afternoon Florida Auri-
Culturist.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
NOTES.

fowls. Yet % IS not a perfect substi-
iu,c Tor flesh food as meat IS. when
there arc no insects Tor them 20 feed
upon.
The percentage OF water. about nine
" per cent. makes "a impossible Tor
inc hen 20 get enough OF &c 10 fully
take the place OF meat
IL Is good when there are also some
Insects 20 add 10 IL. and II the grain
mashes are mixed with IL Il makes
meat feeding less important. We have
also scalded "a aud curdlcd Il. making
what Is called cottage cheese. and
found hens ana chickens cat n as n
they liked IL. Tho greatest trouble
with that plan was that too much OF
ihe cheese was eaten in the house for
the chickens 20 ger fun share. And
no doubt some Of the value OF the milk
was lost in the hey.
Yet II properly used and due NO.
portion Of grain mixed with IL. we be-
lieve "a gallon OF the skim milk may re
used la the poultry yard rs probably
rs In feeding calves o. pigs. And "a is
said TO produce The finest favored meat
In tire broilcr chickens OF any food
that can De given them Rural World.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
SOUTHERN :: FARM :. NOTES.
-d-=@-b.C9 -
TOPICS or THsET srocxwtgA qO TRUCK GROWER
q BOO

FEEDING NaIae or Cottons~ed aud Bran.
ihe protein In any article is the same
whether that article Is intended 10 feed
poultry or COWS. In pound OF cot.
tonsced meal there IS q 7GS. 1000 ounces
OF protein. Cottonseed can be used
very sparlngly. as IL i too rich. You
cannot give more than five per cent i'm
mash twice week. except during the
mouit. when you may give "a more
frequently.
Linseed meal is not so rich. You
can give as much as seven per cent. In
mash. The protein i'm one pound OF
linseed is five and one-fourth ounces.
The amount Of protein i'm one pound
or wheat bran Is about two and one
half ounces. SO il can be more freely
used than either linseed or cottonsecd
which are very highly concentrated
foods. Hens require a well balanced
ration. ana ! expect in future mum.
her TO talk more about the feeding Of
fowls for profit-Caiifornia Cultivator
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

classes Of live stock have bcen I'M
siramental in scattering thc seed west
ward When thi, weed irsi makes lis
appearance in community il 1. looked
upon as "A small weed ana causes .or,e
"l>'"sSipn on account of lts sal.ratu-
'ii'ct upon horses Af,cr q year or
Two 'hiS tendency 40 salivate di~an-
pears anu the new clover IS recognized
"S VALUABLE forage crop 90 the .nm-
huh'ty- Ia other Instances. pro-tc-..r,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

In order TO insure heavy weld OF
cotton. You need TO prepare your land
IN the fan and harrow il occasionally
through winter and spring.
The fertilizer should DC applied lust
before planting. broadcast and har-
rOwcd in.
rms IS necessary for the feeding OF
the numerous roots that go out in
search OF food. If all the fertilizer IS in
the row IL only feeds the frw roots tbat
are in that narrow streak. They slim
uiate n large growth. but diSappoint us
when we pick the cotton. We mast M
the same time remember that water
diSsolves the soluble plant food and
carries 1t down in the earth or out
OF the field II the water goes out.
Put the fertilizer shallow.
Seven hundred pounds ought 20 rive
You 4 bale per acre. Mix 100 pounds
cottonseed meal. 200 pounds kainit
400 pounds acid.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
3. 8. s. SEMI FREE.

Cures Blood and Skin Diseases, Cancers.
Itching Huinors, Bone Pains.
Botanic Blood Balm CB i. b cures
Pimples, scRbby, scaly. itching Eczema.
Ulcers, Eating Sores. Scrofula Blood
Poison, Bone Pains. swellings. Rheuma-
tism, Cancer. Especially advised Tor chronic
cases that doctors. patent medicines and
Hot Springs fail TO cure or help. strength
ems weak kidneys. Druggists. 81 per
large bottle. To prove IL cures b. 3. B.
sent free 10y writing BLOOD BALu Co..
Il Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and free medical advice sent in
sealed letter. Medicine sent 20 once, pre-
paid. All we ask is that you VIII speak a
good word FOR b. b. Il.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
Odds and Ends
Philadelphia Telegram.

Gales down-the dudes mustache.
fhe canal muio is an animal with long
-ars and longer tows.
Ani now they have painted sirns
IN the fire plugs What viii come
-own the SchuylkiI next.
10 some little men were half as big
as their talk they would have 10 ride
Ia baggage car.
WAY viii some men dur7p a quart of
naroer OH on their hair a-d then look
down on the man who has been eating
onions
Census Nan Samho. what reason
haNe you 90 believe that you are $50
years old2
SambO- Cause. boss. was a Ittle
boy when de New York papahs crack
dat ole joke bout Phuadelphy bein'
dead de fust time
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

ease. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all
kidney and bladder ills. Read the fol-
lowing case.
Veteran Joshua Heller. OF FOG South
Walnut street, Urbana. H.. says: In
the fall OF 1899 after getting Doan's
Kidney Pills at Cunningham Bros.
drug store IN Champaign and taking a
course OF treatment 1 told the readers
OF the papers that they had relieved me
OF kidney trouble. disposed OF lame
back with pain across my lOins and be-
meath the shoulder blades During the
interval which had elapsed have had
occasion TO resort to Doan's Kidney
pills when l noticed warnings OF at
tack. ON each and every occasion the
results obtained were just as satisfac-
Nory is when the pills were first
brought 70 my notice. l just as en-
phatically endorse the preparation to-
day as did over two years ago"
FREE TRIAL OF this. great kidney
medisine which cured Mr. Heller win
be mailed on application to any part
of the United St1tes. Medical advice
free; strictly confidential Address
FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
For sale 10y all druggists. price 80
cents per box.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
Minor natters

1t is a cold day whent he Chicago
Transfers Union is unable to start
something" The latest scare in Chica-
so caused by this organization is the
demand that bar-keepers unionize. the
teamsters refusing to deliver beer at
saloons where the bar-keepers are not
members OF a union. There are said
10 be hundreds OF saloons that may be
obliged to close up unless their drink
dispensers agree TO form an organiza-
ton.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

ihc botanical name Is Lespcdcza
STRATA OF IL q bulletin OF the Texas
station says. This is a summer-grow-
iug plant that thrives on most OF the
light soils found between the Trinity
ilter and the Carolinas. throughout
the Gulf States. II IS sfricfl, "a Sorfh
ern forage plan ard VIII not thrive
north OF The latitude OF Kentucky.
seeds have been distributed an over the
south from au original shipment iaat
was received az Charleston. s.
some years ago. Birds winds and I'm
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
Skim MIX For Poultry.

The analysis of lean meat and of
skim milk are so near alike in the pro-
portion Of protein and carbohydrates
when reduced to the dry matter con
tents, remarks 4 poultry authority
that we should not hesitate to recon-
mend II. even if We had never tested
IL. But we have used il. and with
perfect satisfaction. in feeding young
chicSens and turkeys. and for laying
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
News of the Dav

Forty-one negro physicians were
graduated from the medical depart
ment of the Walden University ar
Nashville. Tenn, at its commence
ment last Monday Most of them hail
ed from Southern States. but one was
from South Africa and one from the
West Indies. President L. M. Dunton.
OF Claim University. at Orangeburg.
who made the address TO the graduates
encouraged them by saying that color
ed physicians are needed almost every
where Ia this section OF the country.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

by local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion 90 the ear. There Is only one
way 90 cure deafness. and that is by cOnsti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
innamed condition o. the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube When this tubo IS in
named You have "a rumbling sound orimper-
iect hearing. and when IL Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, aud unless the infam-
nation can be taken Sut and THE tuhe re-
stored TO its normal condition hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh .wmchis nothing but an
innamed condition OF the mucous surface.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Cararrh Cure Cir
culsrs sent free. f.J.CHENEy Z Co.. role,lo, Y.
Sold by Druggists. Zoe
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
GAto

nailed across one corner. just high
enough so that when the calf stands
IN natural position It's nose viii touch
the milk IN the pail. The calf kept in
closed stall. rs shown in cut. Push
the Calls nose into the milk and 90
away. We have never had a calf
treated this way that did not drink at
cnce.-James *. Sexson, in The Ep.to-
mist.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

To teach calves 20 drink. we Get our
calves take the milk from the COW un-
I'll they are week cid. then put them
in q place OUT OF sight OF The COW.
ana when ready 20 feed the FIRST time.
place pail with the milk i'm the corner
OF the stable. supported by a board
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

The Royal Handle Manufacturing
Co OF Harrisburg. Ark. has been in
corporated. with a capital stock OF
$4,000. for the manufacture OF hadles.
etc. Thos. b. Steel is president; NJ. d.
Simmons. vice president. and s. A.
Bower. secretary.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

ELECTS IN my c2sc after repeated trials.
First. 10 cured me Of chrontc hccachf
90 - nftecn years standing cy sssnx two
bottles Of fsruua la Januarv- ls1i aud no
return az H.
At.er I was cured of bronchitis I had
u grippe every winter Tor several xintcrx.
hut. through thc use 90 Perlna nc zot
xradualy weaker Ina ia severity. until q
1wIn1.ed down 90 mere stuuor Tor two
OF three days. NoW the s-upor does
aot TROUBLE me any more - q. H.
Perry.
q ConCr~sssnsn's EEpsrt~nes.
House 81 R-rrcsentaLveS.
WashinEton. N 81
Pcru~a Meiicine CO. Noiarr hrs Ono.
Gentlemen 81 am more than sltisSe,I
wltl ierunl. and hni Sc CD e. sn ercc''e-t
remedy Cor che grip and catarrh. I nave
usfd lt in znF ismiy and tlev al tn.n re
In rccommcnding DC al an cxce.irl. reuc-
Nerv rrrrer.fnfv.
GsorSe "a Waite
if you Be- noe rccrivc rrorrt and saf..-
factory results trou fhe use OF N.rura wr.tr
at once to Dr. hartman. sriae Is sa.i
statement OF ferg el-e ant ne -lI &c
ple1sri to Eise you BIS va.uah.e aivsoo
gratis.
Address Dr Hartman. pre-iicnt oi Th-
Hlrtrraa >lnItauuw tormlrs. a.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

The retail lumbermen Of Mississippi
and Louisiana have perfected an or
ganization for mutual interest and
protection. The organization will
hereafter be known as the Missis-
sippi and Louisiana Retail Lumber
Dealers. Association. Mr. W. T. Har-
low OF Yazoo City viii be the secre.
tary Of the new association.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

Seven hundred tons OF sweet oSors
are taken from the Sicily Islands every
year. They are used by perfumcrs.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

II some little men were half as big
as their talk they would have 70 ride
Ia baggage car.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

Itso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
Ior all affections OF throat and lungs.-WM.
=. ENDsLEy, Nanburen. Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

II You would travel the road TO success
keep out of the ruts
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
Alt TIRED OUT.

The weary. worn.
nn-tired-out feel
ings come 10 ey-
erybody who tax
the kidneys. when
the kidneys are
overworked they
fan to perform the
duties nature has
provided for them
20 do. When the
kidneys fail danger
Gus diseases quick
~ follow. urinary
disorders. diabetes.
dropsy. rheuma-
tism. Brights dis.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

The scissors sharponer knows all aboG1
the daily grind.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children
teething soften the gums reduces infamma
fion, ailays pain. cures wind collie. 25c abOtrle
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

Few artists are too lazy to draw their
salaries.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

You can't keep your friends and give
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
| IEE A DEMON. srip has ero-ss.i our

I IKE 4 DEMON grip has crossed our
L country. leaving behind scores OF phys
teal wrecks.
Victims % eatnr-h Of fhe head. catarrh
of the throat. catar-h of the lung. catarrh
ot the stomach cafarrh OF the kllacts. ca
tarrh r the pelvic organs. are % Er
counted by hundreds Of Thousands Grip
o. epidemic cstarrh. and sows che seeds 20
chronic catarrh within the system
This i> so trie that few grin Sufferer
are able to make a complete recovery uu-
tl they have used pcrgnz
Never bon the history of medicine has n
remedy received such unqualified and uni.
versa euiorics ss Pcruna
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

Spermanently-cured. No flts or nervous
ness after hrss day use OF DIR. Hines Grea-
Nervekestorer. SZtrial ottleand treatise freq
DR.. BIZ. KLINE. Ltd. eSl Arch ST., Phila.. pa.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast "a
light and washing.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21
HE ThYI 0QQ Cherokee Remedy OF
UON EAl LuR y Coughs Colds, LaCrppe

e. Wars 70 DK TAnru MFo Co. Peoria
lI. ior fres sample Iahcr's repsin COM
3 oend. fhr guaranteed cure frr Dyspepsia
Ind g sti1n and all stomach Ills
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21

Very often the hardest things to keep
ere promises.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-21


lpfp10 cnd ofhsr 90
tGrrh0t conditions
resulting from fhe
/ Grip. ia ne snfirf
h0fcria Ne,i'co p
hare found - rem
~ thar eqpGis Pc
run1 for prom ~
llcflen. Or. s. -
lH0rfnl Gn. Prssi-
isuf The HCrfniaa
SGnif1rf'irn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-29
RALEIGH. N. C.. TUESDAY. DEC. 2s, 1903.
IMPROVING POOR LAND.
Prof. w. =. Massey, in Progressive Farmer.
%x<< %%<> A~S%%<<4 ~ .

moisture retaining humus back INTO the
sell. II viii be unproductIve even of the
crops that viii do this
You may SOW COW peas on it and tie
drought will make them . very poor
crop for you Will find that with the
burning out of the humus the microbes
in the soil that breathe the nitrogen from
the air have been starved out and no
nodules form on the pea roots. Men say
that such a soil is too poor to grow
clover, and It is true that clover VIII
not thrive there for the reason that the
peas do poorly On such q SOL IN
thoughtless cotton farmer, or rather cot
ton planter, will dribble a little complete
fertilizer in the furrow, and i the wealth
er is favorable may get some increase
Ia tie crop, but tar from what even tn
sane little application would give o.
the better field 1t has been shown thal
i the peas can get plenty OF the mius4
al elements of plant food they viii Get
the nitrogen for you If the soil is inocu-
lated with the microbes that i've on their
roots and enable them to do this. Scatter
little soil from a field where peas &c
we'll on the old field. Then give the land
a dressing all over in a liberal way q
q mixture OF acid phosphate and potash
say LOCO pounds of acid phosphate and
400 pounds of murlate of potash. Put
this on at rate Of 400 pounds per acre a
week or more before sowing the peas, AID
| harrow It repeatedly, with the cutaWaE
chopping the soil as fine as possible, foI
next 10 humus the lining of the soil Is
the important point in retaining moisture
Once get a good growth of the peas arr
you have that land where you want IL
and it's after improvement IS easy. il
will pay you a while to use the whole
growth 10 turn under after all groWti
| is completed and the peas are deul
. then to sow a winter cover OF rye o.
| crimson clover on the land.
The very first crop thereafter VIII show
the effects not only OF the nitrogen tt,
! peas have gotten into the soil. but tht
mechanical texture of the soil will be i'm
iproved and its MISUNDERSTANDING capaclt.
lat once improved. Then if you returi
/ the peas there every third year you vii
soon find that there is no longer tE'
! difference between the worn-out land an
i the improved, and being good clay loan
il Will hold plant food, and having moIe
4 .gire, it will deliver it to the plants. 4
short, use the cheaper forms OF CONNER
cial fertilizers to enable the plants Il
/ get the most costly nitrogen, and the
when its capacity is improved, use the Ic
gume crops for forage and set NOR
humus -maing material in he manur
from feeding them to cattle.
Stop dribbling a little complete ferti
lizer in the hill or furrow and give tn
same value, il larger amount, Of tn
cheaper foods in phosphoric acid an
potash to the crops that feed the lam
and feed the stock at the same time, a.
let them do the rest.
II. f MASSEY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-29
FIVE THINGS FAVORABLE
TO LIFE In THE COUNTRY
1t is Happier and More Remunerative. Better Roads
Better Schools, Rural Delivery
Results.

ance. Good schools are put in easy reach
OF every one of them, and continued
long enough for them to get a fairly good
English education.
If the school districts could remain as
they are, putting schools convenient to
ali children, and the terms be lengthened
to five or SIX months a year, they would
be all a majority of the country people
could patrCnize. Conditions have changed
Hired labor on farms Is getting to be
almost 4 thing of the past. It IS hard
to get, and il obtained, it is worrying.
and almost worthless. Farmers VIII rlere
and more have to dispense with hired
labor and do their own work. Force1
to Go this, they Will be obliged to have
their own children who are large enough
to work to help them, during crop season.
L viii be a blessing to children to be
taught to work. If they can go 10 school
half the year and work half, it will be
a wise division of time and employment
There are two extremes. Some children
do not so to school at all. Their parents
ought to be forced to send them. Some
go so little that it does not do them
much good. Others go to school too
much. Unless a boy or girl intends be
ing teacher, or engaging in some learned
profession, it is not really necessary for
them to study all the higher branches Of
education man can be a frs class
farmer, or business man without moving
Greek or Latin, Or Hebrew, ect.. or the
higher branches of mathematics. chou
sand dollars is sometimes spent IN giving
q girl music lessons. But often when she
quits school she quits music and does
not even sing in the church choir.
Our public schools, if used to the best
advantage, will give an education suffi-
cient for a successful business life. If a
| boy girl wants to engage in socGe call
| ing demanding broader culture, let them
take a course in higher schools.
So then. with the advantages above
| enumerated happiness, intelligence and
prosperity will be greatly increased in
! cOuntry life.
! ]. 4. STRADLEY.
I Oxford, n. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-29
Tie Girl Who Boasts.

Don't be one Of the class of girls Who
boasts of the gifts, Christmas or other
wise, received from men acquaintance.
It's extremely bad form. one is rarely
called upon to name the giver, even
though the gift be displayed, while to
envelOp the donor IN mystery IS TO be
guilty Of exceptionally bad taste, and is
a silly affectation indulged in only 5y
very young or shallow girls, who rather
desire to convey an impression, says
writer in the December number OF the
EeusekecDer Furthermore, no well-bIed
girl accepts gifts Of intrinsic value from
any man outside of the members OF her
own family save he be ] er promised
husband and acknowledged as such be
fore the world by her ta.air
u ho really respects a girl or credits her
with refinement and delicacy 3oes not
venture to risk offending her by the pres
sentation CT gifts that could possibly
place her under a sense Of indebtedness
to Kim 4 man who wishes to be kind
to a girl may always find many thought
fal little ways of being SO without caus-
ing her embarrassment; and to tbe really
rice girl it IS the thoUghtfulness that
counts
Jewelry, articles of personal adornment
or use, are certainly among the things
that a girls natural dignity would sugge@t
lor not accepting. Pelhaps this Will
be something of trial to ..e girl who
longs for just these things but may not
have them who in the innocence Of her
heart secs mo harm in it, ard takes
a very natural and girlish delight in
these baub!es. She can't accept these
things, however. without a loss Of her
pride, bunting Of the keen edge Of
her sef-resPect. But, he said that he
loved me. and I loved him has time
ord again been the excuse OF girls for
their folly in this respect. Did he asi,
you to marry him?" has been the answer
ms query "No." Well remember that
:he man who talks to q girl CT love.
seeks a profession Of it from her ard
yet fails to ask her 70 be his wife. has
sinned 2inst honor. at least II his heart
and has done Ecr an unforgiyable wrong
n has shown that he does not respect
her. And the the girl who has in her
keeping gifts from . man Of this stamp
fhas cause, indeed, for keen regrat-an the
Eecrcr FOR being, II measure. blameabla
herself