The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-03
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC, MOON, ETC
Mr. r l.. F.. Apalachee, Ga. writes a
long letter about operating on animals
according to tho signs etc.-too long
for publication unless 1t contained some
thing else than bare assertions without
any proof T will quote and reply to but
one position that he takes. He says:
Now as TO the educated, scientific man
believing in such things, it is because
they are all taught not to believe in such
things It is only the self-made man
that watches such things
MI r. l.. f. is altogether in error IN
the assertion that the educated, scien-
tifc man is taught not to believe such
things" No direct effort is made at
school or college to keep the student from
believing such things" The teacher
aims TO train the mental powers Of the
student and to store his mind with
ful know ledge of the laws of nature, the
principles of science. etc. The pupil has
all that he can do to acquire this useful
| knowledge and no time to devote to stOr-
ing up knowledge that is not knowledge,
because Ii has no foundation in fact !
have no doubt that our correspondent is
a sincere friend Of the general education
Of the masses, although perhaps uncon-
scious of the fact that one of the funda-
mental objects Of general education is to
rid the people of error and superstition
by so filing the minds Of the school
boys and girls with high ideals and
genuine knowledge that there will he no
room LETT for error and superstition. !
dare say that If Mr.. r. l. r. were the
father OF a dozen sons and he should
send them off to college, or even q good
school of lower grade than q college. for
a period Of three or four years, not one
of these sons would agree with his father
on such things on his return home.
SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES.
Farmers Daughter" Cove City, Ca
For the benefit Of several of your read
ers who have asked about second crop"
| Irish potatoes l wish to say a few words
AS the editor says, it is Il good plan to
prepare ground some time before plant
ing. In planting late or second crop"
potatoes 1t is. l think, a good idea to
/ run deep furroW, after land is other
wise prepared, put in fertilizer and bed
as If you intended planting on 1t. Do
this some time before planting time and
when ready TO plant rebed your land
! throwing dirt to what IS now the mid
| die" In doing this it throws your fer
| tiizer in middle in which plant pota-
| toes, and when they are large enough
work dirt back to them. This plan is
especially effective in a dry time but
/ would not suit on low ground during Il
wet spell. Don't think it wise to 'cut
! and dry" potatoes. Have seen 1t tried;
result. no stand st all.
! L. R. Fowler. Oak Grove. Ga, don
! you think it would be wise to prepare a
! different piece of ground for your second
crop?" Cut and plant your Triumphs
as soon as dug. Small potatoes may be
planted without cutting. We have been
successful In raising two crops in this
way, but don't even think OF drying them
a week. Well. don't know that thinking
| would tnture them. but II would be- best
not to put such thoughts in practice. In
planting potatoes from last years crop
| there is no especial need of waiting until
August. 1t is best to have ground ready
and plant when you catch a season in
! July. Another suggestion, II ground is
dry when you wish to plant potatoes, run
your burrows late in the afternoon and
/ plant early the following morning while
! ground is stil moist. l am far from be
ing know an on farming or any
thing else for the more I learn the more
| see there is to be learned, but II a
few disjointed Ideas from a north Geor-
gia girl will be of any benefit to these
seekers Of knowledge, sons Of honest toll.
they are welcome.