The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-31

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fathers hospitable roof, but time and work press
upon me, and it is such a distance to Thomson
N.Y. N.Y. never had idea how far Augusta is
from the other portions of the State. Why it is
away off in the Eastern side of the State! I
knew all that before but never realized it as a
res CIT"
The short of it is, not go anywhere ex-
cept to Atlanta or Macon Now for the agricuI-
ttural page in The Jeffersonian. I think it good
idea. I have Outlines wondered why you did not
carry such page. If you should divide page
between Agriculture and Stories of the War Be-
tween the States, you'd give the people popular
and helpful page.
[ have thought of giving you an article on Ag-
riculture and an occasional story on battles in
which [ took part of which I know-one good as
the other. Mighty little Confederate history be-
ing written Of the kind that tells of what this and
that command did When in the legislature I
spent as many leisure hours as [ could command
in the State Libarry | have been astonished and
overwhelmed almost with regret to see in the
bookcases many elaborate stories of this and
that Federal Regiment '61--65 A few years ago
on Memorial Day, in Augusta, General M. c. But
Ter was to be the speaker at the morning meeting
of Confederate Veterans. young man, reporter
Tor one OF the city papers, asked who was to
speak? Edge Eve replied, General NJ c. But
Ter 'Well,'' asked the reporter, "who is Gen
eral Butler?' Captain Eve said: ct tempted
to slap you to the ground because of your mex
cusable ignorance"
But-selah.
Oh, yes-this by way of rest-for this letter is
out OF the line of many I write daily about fer
tilizers, corn, cotton, sick cows good churns
sore-head in chickens, scaly-leg, etc., etc.
[ was in Atlanta yesterday on business LADY
said to me: Or Broughton took my friend and
myself up in his magnificent auto, and whirled
us to the Terminal Station. I had never met the
Doctor. [ declare, next to Mr.. Tom Watson he
man I know" See that She had no idea I
would ever repeat her remark, but love to tell
such nice little STORIES
What yon want your agricultural page is
matter practical in nature, in short articles pref
erably signed articles, telling how crops have
been grown and how they may be grown Short
articles fertilizers, that is, to composition
and use. Many farmer buying 900 pounds of
soda, for example, thinks he has 1000 pounds of
plant food, whereas, he has 100 pounds, there be-
ing 16 per cent. of nitrogen in the nitrate. Then
there is an inviting field in poultry in the raising
OF which the people should be encouraged In
duce your farmer readers to write an article
telling how they succeeded with this or that crop.
You will have to edit-re-Write number of such
contributions. Then if no one be engaged to SUD-
ply the matter, you'll have to clip few articles
from your exchanges. [ will try to drop you a
line now and then. Just now I am writing for
Mondays Telegraph.
Whenever you feel can give you a good sug-
geStiOn, draw on me.
I never knew what ''STRENUOUS" meant till
took hold of this work I in my office before
Z o'clock this till breakfast, replying to in
Quiries which can not be answered with "your
favor received and contents noted, but detailed
answer is due the inquirer I give to each one
that kind of reply. The o'clock a. m. mail is
just in-ten letters, every one contains one or
more pertinent inquiries bearing on field, orchard
dairy.
My regards to your good mother and father
Yours sincerely, MARTIN V. CALVIN.
To Hon. Durham Watson, Thomson. Ca