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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
MANY FARMERS VISIT
COLLEGE At ATHENS

ATHENS, Ga, July 10.-An excursion
this morning from jackson county
brought in some Ave hundred farmers
Thev are here by invitation OF DR.. Soule,
of the Agricultural college and the Farm
ers' Union Of Jackson county
Up to noon the day was spent In IN
vestigatinR the buildings. At noon the
following professors of Agricultural col
lege gave Illustrated lectures in the lee
ture hall of the college: Soule. Fain,
Jarnagin, Deloach, Mediation and Hart.
These lectures were followed by lunch
con after which the party visited the
barn and demonstration laboratories
fields, etc.
THE large number present was very
gratifying to DR.. Soule and all of the
farmers are more than delighted with
their visit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
ROAD COMMISSION
MAY Be CREATED
Bill Introduced in Assembly Cen
tralizes Road Authority and
Aims at State Wide Highway
Improvement.

II the bill introduced in the lower house
Friday by Representative Hardman, OF
Jackson county, is enacted into law-ano
there seems to be no indication that this
will not be done with 1t by the genera!
assenlbly--there will be created In the
state a new commission, to be known as
the state road commission, which will
consist of one road commissioner and
one assistant whose duties win lie solely
in directing the construction OF public
roads in Georgia
Growing out of the good roads move
ment started by The Journal on Apri!
8 last this concrete preparation for the
new era Of better highways in Georgia
is sure to meet the approval OF large
majority OF all the members OF the gen.
eral assembly. In fact, the opposing
voice OF any one OF them is yet to be
heard.
Appropriate too is the circumstances
that Representative Hardman, of Jack
son. introduces the bill, for DR.. Hard
man was one of the very first to meet the
original scout car of The Journal when,
during the first part of last May, the
big car rolled forth from Atlanta Tor
it's remembered tour to Greenville and
back. DR.. Hartman, riding as guest
with The Journal scouts in their car for
few miles on that trip, talked OF the
possibilities of road legislation by the
1903 assembly, and expressed the hrm
opinion that the sentiment at that mo-
ment fermenting in the state would crys-
tallize into action at this session. DR..
Hardman's bill is the first to be introdu-
ced, aiming at the accomplishment OK
the great movement for good roads.
As provided in the bill introduced by
DR.. Hartman, the state road commits
sioner shall be appointed by the governor
for a term of four years, at a salary or
81, 900 per year. He shall have an assist
ant. to be named by himself, whose sal
airy shall be 1880 per annum.
And the expenses of the commission
its salaries and travelling expenses-shall
be paid from a tax on automobiles, to
levy which there are several measures
now pending in the committees OF the
house.
The bill provides that all engineers In
the pay of the state will be subject to the
call of the state road commissioners, who
may employ them where needed In DIFF
ferent parts Of the state, for the pur-
poses of laying out public roads. drawing
road plans, and giving instructions In
road building-in other words, in helping
the county authorities. The state road
commissioner is by the bill given general
supervision over all public roads In the
state.
AS the law now stands, the public roads
of Georgia are under the sole authority
of the counties wherein they lie. The
Hartman bin for the first time in his
tory centralizes the road authority and
paves the way for the statewide and
uniform road Improvement that is to
come as the direct result of The Jour-
nals campaign started last April.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13

make a good quality of beef. A Red Poll
used as the sire on native cows will re-
suit in your developing a superior strain
of calves for feeding purposes. 1t will be
difficult to take the native cattle just as
you pick them up and make beef FEEDING
a profitable business, because they are
too slow in maturing and consume too
much food In proportion to the gains OBJ
tanned OF course, IL one can buy them
cheap enough some money can be made
I'm handling them, but we would advise
you to enter into cooperative agreement
with your neighbors and endeavor to Sc
cure the location OF a good beef bull in
your locality. BY this we do not mean
for YOU TO abandon the Holstein as a
dairy breed. They are certainly one of
the best of the dairy breeds, and we can
afford to distribute them much moro
widely in Georgia than they have been up
10 the present time. We would advise
YOU. however, to breed pure-bred Hol-
stems II you are In position to do so,
and pay a little more and secure regis
tered cows. OF course, for ordinary dali
nv purposes grade Holsteins, like grade
Jerseys, are probably as useful as any
other cattle you can have, and being
less costly, one can obtain in proportion
as large a net profit very often from q
herd OF high-grades as from herd OF
pure breds.
In feeding dairy or beef cattle we would
provide good Bermuda grass pastures
which we would Craze reasonably close.
These can be used for several months
during the summer. A little cotton seed
meal may be fed. two pounds per day be-
ing probably all a COW will require dur
ing the grazing season. Probably half OF
this amount would answer for beef ami
mails, though this would depend on the
size. We would construct silo and feed
our cows on silage. some hulls and to
pounds of cotton seed meal per day, &C
cording TO weight during the winter sea-
SON. We would feed the beef cattle in
much the same way. You will find silo
indispensable where you intend TO follow
winter feeding and carry any considera-
BILE number Of animals.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
THE PROSTITUTION OF COTTON SEED
PART II.

Apparently. cottsu seed meal Is regarded
as an essential food for dairy cattle in
these European countries. and II IL Is
true that this meal can be so largely pur-
chased and utilized profitabiy abroad. IL
Is indeed remarkable that II can not be
fed here az home In view OF the high
prices prevailing for dairy products and
the large amount OF those foodstuffs
which are annually imported into tha
south That the export demand is likely
20 Increase Is apparent from the figures
quoted. and ultimately IL would appear
as IL the market might be found abroad
for all our cotton seed meal But can
we afford such a tremendous drain on
the plant food resources OF our soflsf We
think not. for each year sees larger OUT
lay for commercial fertilizers which have
but a temporary stimulating effect on
crop growth; whereas, the use OF farm
yard manure would increase the supply
Of vegetable matter In the soil, make II
less liable to wash. and stimulate crop
production for much longer periods OF
time. We do not mean. Of course. that
The mere feeding OF cotton seed meal
would render the use OF commercial fer
tilsTerE Unnecessary or inadvisable. but
A would mitigate the burden now impos-
Cd upon the farmer by, his depending ex-
clusively on commercial fertilizers. for Il
a. realized in many sections that CONNER
cial fertilizers are not now giving the re-
suits one would naturally anticipate from
them. and this is directly traceable TO
me fact that the soils are devoid Of veg
cable matter and need to be improved SO
far as their mechanical and physical con-
diti0n is concerned to insure more stable
yields Of corn. cotton and other essential
crops.
- .~s.o~ ..,s ,-,a,f a. ,.~o~fn, eSg m
ton as foodstuff and there are few
who are competent to pass upon its mer-
its that viii not admit its advantage as
a fOodstuff over any concentrate on the
market 81 this figure, we are cerainly
losing SO e00.ooo a year by exporting il. as
we are receiving nothing for the enor-
nous amount OF fertilizer II contains. and
n Is for the purpose OF directing the at
Mention OF our farmers 10 this enormous
l-~nuaI loss that these figures have been
PRESENTED. as they illustrate one Of the
ways IN which We are needlessly prosti-
tuting cotton seed meal and losing a great
part OF the benefit which nature intend
ed we should enjoy from one Of the by
products incident TO the production Of the
fleecy staple.
In the last thirteen years we have ex-
ported 6.2s0. 600 tons OF cotton seed meal
containing $50 600 pounds OF nitrogen,
which at Is cents q pound Is worth at
least s1S2. 0o0.0oo II Is an axiom that We
can not continually take from q given
quantity OF material and have anything
left. We have been taking away from the
soil supplies OF nitrogen and other essen
tial forms OF plant food for many years.
and now we are beginning 10 reap the
result OF this wasteful practice. II has
already been necessary for us to put prob
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
BLACK ROOT HITS
SOUTH GEORGIA CROPS

MOULTRIE, Ca. July 1o.-A cotton
blight known as BLACK root" has struck
the cotton crop throughout south Geor-
gia, and threatens to do great harm. AT
this time. however, the prospects for a
heavy cotton crop is the best ever had
In Colouitt county. The prospects bid
fair to give one bale OF cotton per acre
as an average over the county, IL thu
black root does no great injury. The
corn crop all over the county will aver
age Is bushels to the acre. and Is about
made. The farmers have already gath
cred the best oat crop they have had
for many years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13

ocrisy with which the English are posing
as champions of the oppressed in the
Congo and in Russia" Madarlal contin-
ued:
I'm case this country is occupied by the
Germans and If an Englishman, angered-
at seeing the Germans walking about with
the insolence Of conquerors, in the streets
of London, kills one or two Germans and
is upheld as a patriot, then certainly
am a patriot. too. in working for the
emancipation of my motherland.
WANTS DEATH SENTENCE
''I make this statement, not for the pur-
pose of mercy of anything or anything OF
the kind 1 wish the English would SEN
tence me to death, for in that case, the
vengeance of my country will be all the
keener. / put forward this statement to
show the justice of my cause to the out
side world, especially to our sympathizerS
in America and Germany"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13

WORMS AND TREATMENT FOR THE

WORMS AND TREATMENT FOR THE
SAME.
p. T, Barlow, Ca. writes: have an
excellent young Irish setter that has
good appetite. though retains but little
food eaten. and Of course Keeps thin
Please tell me what to do for him.
Your dog Is probably suffering from In
festation with intestinal worms. We think
you viii find the following treatment ef-
fective: Give one dram OF turpentine.
diluted with Hnseed or cotton seed oil.
20 Il win not blister the mouth or throat.
and follow with a brisk purgative OF salts
This treatment should be repeated for
three DAYS The animal should have but
little 10 eat for As hours before giving
the treatment There are a variety OF
verrnifuges which may be used and an
Ewer the same purpose as the turpentine-
we think this treatment win effect cure
and restore your dog 70 good health. IL
you take pains 10 see that there Is no
chance OF reinfectation, since the egg Of
this worm passes out with the excreta
and very easily gets into the food or
water taken By the animals unless care
fE taken The quarters should be we'll
dIainfected and kept in a sanitary eondi-
ton at ali times A good variety OF nurri-
tious food. laxative In nature. and some
tonic medicine given from time 20 time
win often prove quite as effective as the
other treatment suggested.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13


raising that It would be well for me to
buy to give me information along these
lines.
Two OF the best books to give you much
useful information on farming would be
The Fertility Of the Land" by Roberts;
and The SOIL" by King. THE Care Of
Farm Animals" by Mayo, is a good book
for the stock farmer to have In his pos
session; while Farm Poultry" by Wat
son, will be found helpful to the poultry
raiser. These books can all be obtained
at a reasonable cost either through your
local dealer or the publishers, the Mac
milan company, New York, n. Y. They
will cost you from 81 to $l.26 apiece. You
will find them serviceable and after you
have read them and placed them in your
library, we shall be pleased to make fur
Their suggestions II you care to have US do
so. 1t lie as essential now for the farmer
to have a library as for the teacher or
lawyer and one should add to II from
year to year. There are useful books be-
ing published from time to time Of type
which can readily be appreciated even by
men Of limited education, and they con-
tain a vast store of practical knowledge
based on correct scientific principles,
which the farmer can use most advan-
tageously In his practice. The more gen.
orally We read books, the more thorough
ly will we not only disseminate but as
simulate vital knowledge and make prog
ress in our farming operations.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
WOMAN AGED 100
DIES IN ALABAMA

MOBILE, Ala, July 10.-A special from
Atmore, Ala. says that Mrs. Rebecca
Graham. 100 years Of age, died at that
place today. She was a native Of Geor-
Eia and leaves fifteen children. thirty
four grandchildren and sixty great
grandchildren.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
BACTERIAL DISEASE OF THE To-

n. c., Cuthbert, Ca, writes: / have a
patch of tomatoes. / noticed about two
weeks ago that the leaves at the top. OF
the plants began to wither and then the
II ouble extended to the stalk OF the
plants. The stalk then cracked open
and seemed to be decayed on the in
side. I have examined the plants close
" and have been unable to ind any bugs
OF worms. I would like to have rem
edy for the trouble.
II appears from your letter than your
tomatoes have been attacked by q bac-
terial disease OF which there are three
attacking the tomato, two of which are
fungi and could only be identified by
having a specimen in hand and exam
ming II under the microscope. There is
no known remedy for the diseases re-
ferred to. and we believe 1T is one OF
those that is affecting your tomatoes.
We would advise you to pull up all to-
mato plants as soon as they show any
evidence Of disease and burn them so as
to prevent further infestation of the
ground. You should also make 1t point
to rotate your crops and not bring toma-
toes on the same land oftener than once
in three or four years. The bacterial dis
ease of tomatoes referred to transmitted
from plant to plant by one OF several diff
ferent kinds OF insects. which feed on the
diseased plants and then visit healthy
plant and inoculate II. These insects
may be destroyed by spraying the
plants with arsenate OF lead in the pro-
portion of one pound to fifty gallons OF
water. It might pay you to spray your
tomatoes as a preventive measure, but
do not spray within one week OF ripen-
ing, as arsenate OF lead is deadly
poison.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
GIRL SLEEPWALKER
JUMPS FROM A TRAIN

RAvENNA, Neb.. July 1o.--While walk
ing in her sleep. Miss Lois Campbell, the
16-yeRr-old daughter of Vice President
Campbell, OF the Frisco system, leaped
from the rear of her fathers private car
attached to a Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy flyer as the train was speeding
over the prairies west OF RavennA early
yesterday.
Rendered unconscious by the fall, the
girl finally recovered and succeeded in
tagging a freight, on which rhe rode to
the next station. where she was found by
a special which had been sent out to
search for her.
She Is practically uninfured.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
FERr1L1zINo BEANS AND PoTA-

L. P. ~. College Park. Ga. writes:
what book can / set that win give me
the best instructions on gardening, fer
tfIizers. etc. Is IL q good idea to put fer
tilizer in when planting beans. potatoes.
etc. or wait until they are a few weeks
old7 I would ike a good fertilizer for
lima beans
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
Another Somnambulist
Rescued by Police

NEW YORK, July lot required the
efforts Of the fire department and a police
detachment to save Miss Soulier. a SOM
nambulist, from death at her home in
Yonkers. Miss Soulier, who had been af-
nicted with somnambulism for several
years, rose from her bed and with her
eyes closed, walked out OF window on
to a narrow ledge, three stories above a
well-lighted street.
Passers-by saw her and called the po-
lice. An oficer ran upstairs and climbed
out of the window. Miss Soulier had
reached the end OF the ledge when the
policeman grabbed her arm. She
awakened suddenly and when she looked
down into the street, she became so ter
rorized that she tainted. In falling, her
body went over the ledge. 1t required the
FIRE department and an extension ladder
to save the girl from falling.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13

A very good book IS published on gar
csnIng BY L II. Bailey. the title being
principles OF Vegetable Gardening"
You can no doubt secure copy through
any bookstore IN Atlanta or you may
write directly TO the Macmillan company.
OF New York n. Y. who publish IL. A
good book TO purchase on fertilizers IL
-Fertilizers." by Voorhees, This gives
a popular resume about plant food and
the proportions OF the various ingredients
70 combine In the fertilization Of garden
and truck crODs-
In fertilizing beans and potatoes We
would certainly put a good part IL not
All the fertilizer under the crop at the
time OF planting. For beans. one should
use 800 10 500 pounds OF fertilizer. say 1
per cent OF nitrogen. per cent Of phos-
phoric acid and : 10 per cent OF potash.
sne sander the land the more potash.
and the heavier the clay the less potash
needed. Beans belong TO the family
OF Iegumes and draw heavily on the min
ermf elements OF the soil. After they
start growing they can. as q rule, obtain
All the nitrogen they need from the air
nv means Of the bacteria which live In
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
MAKING BEEF FROM NATIVE CAT
TIE

". E c.. Columbus, Ca. writes: am
interested in cattle feeding. and thought
OF using the native cattle I can pick up
around here-young steers and cows and
feed them about October Is for 50 OF 80
days. bought a registered Holstein six
months old bull a snort time ago. and
want to buy one or two registered heifers
20 raise from. l know where I can buy
FOUR full-biooded Holstein heifers, but
they cannot be registered Would you
buy them AZ little lower price. or would
u be better TO buy registered heifers?
1 would also ike your opinion as TO what
to feed these cattle.
While the Holsteins are one OF the Arg-
est OF the dairy breeds and are fairly
useful for beef, they can not be regarded
in any sense as a beef breed, as they
have been bred for 1000 years or more
for dairy purposes, and the tendency OF
this breed IN spite OF it's size and vigor
is to utilize the food consumed In the
production of milk. We develop a GER
tain function through use, and the ten
dency with all dairy animals is 70 make
milk from the surplus nutriments they
consume and assimilate beyond those re-
ouired for the nutrition OF the body.
This function can not be changed all at
once; hence dairy and beef making quail
ties are seldom found In excellence in any
one breed. There are two or three breeds
OF what are known as dual-purpose cat
tie well adapted TO the south that you
might use with fair satisfaction under
your circumstances. namely, the Red Polls
and Devons. These breeds have been
tried more or less extensively In various
sections and have given good satisfaction
where they have been properly handled.
They mature quickly, milk very well. and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
BOOKS USEFUL TO FARMERS.

c. L. A.. Kensington. Ca, writes: I
would like to have you suggest a book
on general farming, stock and poultry
raising that 1t would be well for me to
buy TO give me information along these
lines.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13

hand................ 80. .'.' ''''..$z4o'VSo'S'
which sum would be available in ex-
cess of what would be required to make
uu the excess of disbursements over re-
ceipts during the next three months and
could be paid at once upon the amounts
due the teachers.
IN GOOD CONDITION.
With this large and unusual surplus
on hand. and with the power given 10
the governor to borrow 100000 IL is
anoarent that the treasury is in good
condition.
The constitutional provision author
izinz the governor to make Temporal
nv loan of $4,000 each year has been
nearly always used. I was forced TO
borrow $4,000 to meet calls upon the
treasury almost Immediately after my
Inauguration in 1907
BY the exercise Of that power now
s40O. 900 more than sufficient to meet
ordinary expenditures is available.
The fourth quarter Of the year. be-
ginning October 1, is the quarter IN
which the largest amount OF taxes ar"
collected and during which the receipts
exceed the disbursements in the treas
urer's office several hundred thousand
dollars.
Sly months ago an effort was made
by certain politicians and partisan
newspapers to create the impression
that the treasury of the state was in
a terrible condition to the extent Of a
deficit OF 100000
Now they are again at work on the
same line.
I do not know what may happen TO
the treasury I'M future, but it fs In
splendid condition now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-01
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
 SMITH-LAURENT TRAGEDY.

Columbus. Miss.. Jan. st.--lspeciai.) ) To-day being Sunday there have been no new developments In the Smith, Laurent tragedy. but people are dis cussing tho case with awidity, almost every other topic of conversation hav- ing been for the nonce abandoned. The case win be called Monday for the purpose of issuing special venixe. This venire will be made returnable Wednesday, and according to the court calendar, the actual trial of the case win begin on that day. Many people assert. however. that the defense it only spsrring for time. and when the time set for trial arrives, will not an- nonnce ready" but will ask for q continuance. Of course Judge Buckley could not grant the defendant bail, and Smiths attorneys are far too asttite to make such q request, but lawyers not engaged in the case, aver that habeas corpus could later De instituted with perfect propriety, so after having re- mafned In jail only few weeks, Smith might feast regain temporary aibeF- ty.
 Tue pertinacity of the people of Co., lumbu1 in refusing to believe Miss Smith guilty of the charges made against hers is something remarkable, but 1s borne out by many facts con. nOcted with the case. She is not only q woman whose character has herato- fore been regarded as of the highest type but Is a devout Catholic, and this seems to strengthen public faith so far aa her Innocence is concerned. An incident occurred during the second committing trial which leads 10 the be- lief that the creed to which the de- 6endant's daughter has been devoted since childhood will figure prominent. 1y when the ease comes up for Anal hearing.
 At the same time the subpoena for Miss Smith was issued, a prominent Catholic was also summoned As a wit mass. This sgenklesnAn arrived at the court house before Mss Smith dtd. bns was told that he would not be .needad until after Miss Smith had testified. At the conclusion of Mas Smiths feBti. mony, he was told that he would not bO needed, and 1t is believed that had Miss Smith acknowledged the accus@- thon, he would have been put on the stand In rebuttal, the inference being that she had had a conference with him. and perhaps with other Catholics, in which she had proclaimed her inno- cence.
 Hon. s. A. wItherspoon. who has been engaged to assist in defending Mr. Smith. as now at his home in Meridian, but is expected to return to Columbus tomorrow. Hon. K. T. McConnico, leading counsel for the prosecution, has been here since Tuesday, ana au- nounces that he will remain in Col1im- bus until the case is disposed of.