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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-12-06

For the second time within four
months the hotel at Welaka has been
sci ON lire and both fires were put out
before serious damage had been done
and in time to make certain the fact that
both were of inccndiary origin. The
hotyl stands on the main street of the
pryts little oak shaded river town and
fac, the st. Johns river, \ fire once
Saryd would greatly cndanger other
AM more valuable property and the
p,oI,ara naturally up in arms over
This las. attempt.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-12-06
FOR SALE.

s Room dwelling and s lots at Ecuka,
Fla. .............. ..... $500. 90
40 acres with 100 pecan trees al Kcuka,
fla....,..... $500. 900. $1,000. 90
) acres good orange grove at Kcuka,
Fla ......... .... ..... g 500 90
Cottage, PaIatka Heights ... S 600. 90
: town lots Palatka Heights each $50. 90
Small farm, at Pencil. S5O.O
c. j. O'HAVER,
Az Laurel St. Palltka, Fla.
1122tf
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

apart in the drill. On very rich land
closer planting may be followed. The
number of plants required to set an
acre varies with the distance of plant
ing followed. 1t will require 1000 to
5000 plants for an acre of ground
where you plant 36x14 inches. Closer
planting will call for a larger number.
and wider planting for a smaller num-
ber
Land for sweet potatoes should be
fortified literally. This is because Of
the fact that the best potato soils are
loamy or sandy and thus not likely
well supplied with vegetable matter
and available plant food. A good for
-mula to use is about a 1O-4-7 or a
10-4-S applied at the rate of 500 to
1000 pounds per acre. Most of the
fertilizer had best be put under the
,riIT row at the time of planting the
crop. April ! would be about the right
tlme for planting sweet potatoes in the
central part of the cotton belt; along
the gulf coast earlier planting may
sometimes be followed with success.
The leaf mold and stable manure which
you propose to use should be incorpor-
ated with the soil before planting the
crop. Mix we'll with the subsoil by
means of a bull tongue. The manure
and leaf mold should be put iii the
drill after the fertilizer has been put
in and mixed with the soil. Plant the
potatoes on a low bed, and give fire.
quent shallow cultivation until the
wines begin to cover the ground.
FEEDING THE SWEET POTATO
CROP.
]. r. r, Jvey, Ga, writes: What
would be a complete fertilizer for corn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15
PREPARING LAND FOR CORN
SUCCESSION FARMING

!. T. T.. Griswoldville. Ga. writes;
sowed two acres in oats last fan on
land which i broser~ with two-horse
pillow and fortified with about 400
rounds of T-s-4 AIy chickens have
eaten this OF. and about a month ago
had the rows laid Off for corn five
feet apart Have since burst
the middles out and run Little Joe
in them. This land was in corn last
year and is FUN Of cut worms. What
fertilizer shall I use, and do YOU think
am treating the land right? How
soon will il be safe to put nitrate on
oats 1 want 10 grow as much corn
per acre as 1 can DO YOU recommend
peas. gathering the seed, and blowing
the balance under as humus2
we Judge from your letter that you
propose 10 grow corn and oats on the
same land in one year. We do not
think YOU will find this a satisfactory
practice. as the two crops are rather
exhauSting TO both the fertility and the
moisture OF the soil and both require
large amounts II water for their salts
factory maturity. Under the corn rows
use a 1885, formula at the rate OF not
less than 500 pounds per acre Mix
this well with the subsoil by means OF
bull tongue before planting the corn
Personally. We would prefer To break
the whole area Of land If il is TO be
devoted to corn and not attempt TO
grow oats in the same field OF course.
YOU may let the oats grow for a short
period To provide grazing for chick
ems. The land could then be broken
with a light turning pillow at modest
depth so as not To disturb the roots
Of the corn No doubt the chickens
have eaten many or the cut worms
which viii thus lessen the ravages Of
this pest From our experience YOU
will ind shallow constant cultivation
of the corn crop advisable where YOU
expect to secure good yield
Nitrate Of soda may be applied TO
oats now. IL Is best to put il on after
a rain rather than before. and il should
Re used as a ton application Where
one application only is made il is prob
ably better TO put the nitrate on say
ten days before the oats are bunch
ing TO shoot into head. Where two
applications are made. one should be
put on early in the growing season
and the other at the time stated Land
intended for corn viii give its best re-
salts when thoroughly prepared for this
cron BY turning with a twO-horse pillow.
Indifferent preparation causes more
crop failures than anything else We
often reach the conclusion that We can
not take time 20 plant a crop properly
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

because the season is late. I'm nine
cases ont of ten this is a mistake, as
larger returns will be secured by tax
ing time TO put what land is cultivated
in the best possible condition to re-
ceive the crop. Corn growing on sandy
lcamy land with a red clay subsoil Is
best fortified with a 9-3-4 formula
Put 500 pounds under the drill row and
reserve enough to make one or two
side applications as seasonal conditions
warrant.
Peas may be planted in the middle OF
the corn rows il the corn is planted in
drills five feet apart The seed may
be gathered and the remainer plowed
under Building up the soil in this
way has some advantages, but il is a
slow process at best Where one de-
sires to enrich the soil rapidly, il is
advisable to grow peas or beans on
the land and pillow them under.
sOTTON SEED MEAL AS a FERTIL-
IZER BASIS.
A. ]. C. Butler. Ga, writes: 1 intend
TO use fertilizer consisting of high-grade
meal. ID per cent acid, and II per cent
kainit, equal amounts Of each. What will
this fertilizer analyze, and how would
il do on red clay land and bottom land
with chalk or pipe clay subsoil?
The formula you propose to use on req
clay land. namely, equal parts OF cot
ton seed meal. acid phosphate and kainit
would contain per ton about Al pounds OF
nitrogen, us pounds of phosphoric acid
and 81 pounds of potash. Il would thus
analyze about per cent of nitrogen, %
per cent OF phosphorus and IS per cent
OF potash. This formula would in our
judgment he quite too low in phosphoric
acid for corn and cotton on the type of
land mentioned i'm your letter 1t would
contain a sufficiency OF potash and fair
amount Of nitrogen. The nitrogen sup
ply might be increased sufficiently
through the use of nitrate of soda as a
top dressing during the growing season.
IL would be better. however. to cut down
the cotton seed meal by 200 pounds per
ton and add that amount of high-grade
acid phosphate. thus increasing the per-
centage of phosphoric acid. This formula
If used at the rate of 800 to 500 pounds
per acre on the character of land de-
scribed for either corn or cotton should
then give very good results.
TREATMENT OF A PERSISTENT
SORE.
l.. r. l.. Hurst. Ga, writes: l have a
mule years old that has a dry cracked
sore on his right hind leg just above the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

and cotton and sweet potatoes on sandy
land? Can 1 use kainit to get the
amount of potash required. or should
use some muriate of potash? What
is the best variety of sweet potatoes
for early market?
good formula to use on corn on
sandy land would be about a 1876; for
cotton a 1874; for sweet potatoes
10-3.5-9. Five hundred pounds or more
should be used per acre on these crops.
depending on the condition Of the land
and the amount of vegetable matter
already in it, or which you may be able
to incorporate in the form Of compost
or yard manure. You cannot use kainit
in the preparation of high grade fornau-
las of the character suggested it
does not contain enough available plant
food per 100 pounds. Muriate of potash
would be found much more satisfactory
on account of its high content of avail
able plant food
There is, of course. no one best varies
ty of potatoes. but probably Nancy Hal
and Strasberg are examples of two
good early varieties; that is varieties
which one calculates to place on tho
market in the latter part of the sum
mer before the fall crop OF yams is
ready for use. As these are standard
varieties you should have no trouble
in securing slips for planting
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

T. r. F., Jvey, Ga, writes; What
would be complete fertilizer for corn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

manure. How many should be put per
acre and should they be drilled or
broadcasted? DO you think it will pay
me to buy them at IS per ton?
It will not pay you to purchase cot
ton seed hulls as a source of fertiliz-
ing material. A ton of cotton seed
bulls contains 1874 pounds of nitro
gen, So pounds of phosphoric acid,
and 2O.S pounds of potash. On a COM
paratively liberal basis for available
nitrogen, phosphorus and potash. ton
of bulls would not contain over $500
worth of plant food AS they are very
bulky, the hauling and distribution of
them on the basis of the fertilizinS
value would be an expensive and unde-
sirable practice on the part Of the
farmer. You would also have 10 use
several tons per acre to secure any
considerable quantity of Plant food. end
then the ratio in which the food is
contained would not answer the re-
quirements of the average crop raised
in Georgia.
GROWING EARLY CROP SWEET
POTATOES.
W. NJ D.. Auburn, Ala, writes:
want to grow an early crop of sweet
potatoes this year and get them on the
market by the 18th of September My
land contains a large per cent of sano,
and has a yellow clay subsoil. Corn,
peas and peanuts grew on this land in
1911. and in the fall it was turned
deeply AMI drilled in oats to supply
green food for poultry. What kind of
potatoes would you advise me to buy
and where can J buy the slips? How
many will it take 10 set out two acres
and how much fertilizer should / use?
Among the best early varieties of
potatoes~are the Nancy Hall and Stras-
burg. These are not the best varieties
by any means nor the most productive,
but they have the quality of earll-
ness which is apparently one of the
things you are principally interested in
securing in a variety. Just where you
could obtain slips of these and at what
cost is impossible to say. No doubt
some of our correspondents have these
varieties and can supply US with the
information desired. 1t occurs to us
that an advertisement in The Journal
or in your local paper would bring you
the information desired, and would
cost but little. Another method would
be to purchase the seed from any lead
ing seed house and bed them out for
Yourself No doubt you are familiar
with the method of bedding. This
would enable you to secure large
number of plants at relatively low
cost The rows for sweet potatoes are
generally made about II feet apart
and the plants set Is to is inches
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15
otherwise be able to do

B. II. A., Nashville, Ca, writes:
have about - to is tons of COW lot
manure, and ! have mixed together %
sacks of 16 per cent acid phosphate.
IL sacks of muriate of potash. one ton
of S-2-2 guano, and about $50 bushels
of cotton seed. 1 expect to drill this
for cotton. The soil is sandy loan, and
1 would like to know how much to put
per acre, and what it will analyze.
If I have interpreted your letter cor
rectly you have mixed together APP
proximately 1880 pounds of cotton
seed, 4.4OO pounds Of acid phosphate,
1000 pounds of 1922, and 1000 pounds
of muriate of potash Potash ordinari-
ly comes in sacks, containing 224
pounds, but 1 have figured your formula
on the basis of 200 pounds to the sack.
Roughly speaking, this mass of mate.
rial would contain about 364 pounds of
nitrogen, 975 pounds of phosphoric acid,
and 1859 pounds of potash. Worked
out on the percentage basis it would
run something like Sc per cent of phos-
phorus, 2 per cent of nitrogen and IL
per cent of potash. This formula would
be low in phosphorus for sandy land,
and is probably higher in potash than
is needed for ordinary farm crops. 1t
would be better in our judgment to add
cut down the muriate of potash by
something like 700 pounds. In the cal
culation made no account has been
taken of the yard manure. This you
would no doubt apply under the drill
row and separate. from the other mix
ture. This formula should be used at
the rate Of 500 to 500. pounds under
cotton, and 500 to 1000 pounds under
corn on the type of soil you have. In
our judgment. a cheaper formula can
generally be secured by mixing together
cotton seed meal, acid phosphate ana
muriate of potash, rather than using a
complete fertilizer as you have done.
and cotton seed as a source of nitrogen.
There is no objection TO the use of
cotton seed except the fact that they
do not run nearly so high in avail
able plant food as some people seem
to think, but it may be advisable at
times to use the seed in preference
to the meal. That depends altogether
on the exchange basis open 10 you,
and your distance from an oil mill.
FERTILIzING VALUE OF COTTON
HULLS.L
r. j. p, Barlow Ga, writes Are
cotton seed hulls of any value as a fer
tilizer? They are cheap and l am
thinking of trying some this year for
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15


Land of the character described in
your letter would not be classed as high
in fertility. and the chemical analysis
of il would likely bear this statement
out Sandy land is generally deficient
in vegetable matter and is low in the
mineral elements of plant food. Land
of this character will require liberal
fertilization, and if you expect to build
it up so as to make it permanently
productive. you must institute rota-
ton of crops, and arrange to turn I'M
der green leguminous crops not less
than once in three years. For corn
use a 1915 formula and for cotton a
9-3-4. Do not apply less than 500
pounds per acre at the time of planting
and then put 200 to 800 pounds as
side application. II may be advisable
to use nitrate of soda as a top dress
ing on both crops. Seasonal conditions
can alone determine the ACCESSIBILITY of
this practice. If you use nitrate of
soda 100 pounds would be a proper ap-
plication. The soil in which the rock
approaches close to the surface is not
likely to prove drought resistant or
highly productive since the roots of
plants cannot strike deeply into it to Sc
cure the food and water necessary to
their rapid development. The prepara-
ton of the soil has much to do with
determining the yield obtained from
the land. DO not make the mistake of
being careless about this matter even
ii you have to delay planting somewhat
Remember that blowing the land thor
Oughly and to a good depth and the
preparation OF a careful seed bed will
repay you a profit which you can never
secure through Indifferent preparation
for the sake of getting the crop in the
land few days earlier than you might
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

Suppose you try purgative to empty
the bowels and for this purpose there is
nothing better than drenching with Ep>
som salts at the rate of a pound to a
pound and a half. Give laxative food
and see that the digestive organs are
doing their work properly. Trou-
bles of this kind are sometimes over
come by curing some form of indigestion
from which the animal may be suffer-
ing. If the wound to which you refer
contains any proud flesh, and this you
can easily determine, burn it out with
caustic. If there is much discharge from
the surface use a healing powder consist
ing of one part of fannie acid to eight
parts of air-slaked lime. If there is
any proud flesh keep the wound washed
and cleansed thoroughly with one of the
coal tar preparations. You will find Gre
oIih good for this purpose used in the
of one part to so. 1t is i'm
portant that you keep the wound free
from infection. This will require the use
Of bandages and keeping the animal in
a clean. we'll bedded STALL If the trouble
does not yield to this treatment. then
you should have it examined by compe-
tent veterinarian. ..a-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

Early peas may be followed by ceIr
cry or cabbage or potatoes. followed
by late beans or corn. thereby getting
several crops from the same ground
each year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15
GROWING COTTON ON SANDY LAND

GROWING COTTON ON SANDY LAND
w. A. B., Crossville, Ala, writes: l
have five acres of sandy land with yell
low clay subsoil that / wish to plant in
cotton. 1 have eight acres of fresh
land that L wish to plant in corn. The
soil is one to five feet deep and then
it is solid rock. | wish to plant cotton
after corn and corn after cotton. We
have had so much rain that we have
not been able to break the land. but
have had so many freezes that the
ground seems loose. Under the circum-
stances do you think it would be best
to break il for cotton, and what kind
of fertilizer should l use?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

fetlock 1t seems inflamed and swells
when he stands in the stable. 1t has been
coming on about four months. ] have
bathed il with hot salty wafer and I've
soap, and also CASTLE soap, and blue
stone water, but nothing seems to do
much good. He seems all right every
other way. Any information will be APP
preciated
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

FERT1LIz1NG vAtUE OF COTTON
HULLS.L
r. j. p, Barlow Ga, writes: Arc
cotton seed hulls of any value as a fer
tilizer? They are cheap and l am
thinking of trying some this year for
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15

manure. How many should be put per
acre and should they be drilled or
broadcasted? DO you think it will pay
me to buy them at IS per ton?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11
REMARKABLE CHAIN LETTER

chain letter series evolved by the
seventeen graduates of the Central
Illinois college at Eureka on com
mencement day in 1894 is still run
ming. All Of the graduates are still
living. and annually they write each
other letter.
The key letter, written and signed
by all the graduates, is sent the
rounds each year, carrying with it
seventeen other letters. With each
recurring completion of the circuit
each graduate takes cut the letter
that he wrote the year preceding and
substitutes another, and then starts
the seventeen on the rounds again
The key letter has so far travelled 300,-
600 miles, and will go on as long as
two of the graduates survive. When
but one is left the key letter will re-
main in his possession.
The class of seventeen has scat
tered all over the globe. All but one
OF the boys and all the girls are mar
ried. The graduates are Rev. w. F.
Shaw of Chicago, c. E. Corey Of
Hongkong, China; David Feyster of
Polo, Ill; David Wetzel and J, A.
Clement Of Kentucky, H. T. Swift and
Mrs. F. W. Burnham of Springfield
Ill; Prof. Paul Caufman and wife of
Lincoln, H.; Mrs. Mable Meadow,
DR.. R. D. Pope and Dr. L. E. New
conner of Iowa, Mrs. Made StaIey of
Texas, Prof. L, H. Darling of Plain
field, H.; Judge H. F. Teel of Rush
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11
ANCIENT CHURCH IN DESERT

New Mexico, which has recently be
come one Of the sister states in the
Union, can boast structures that sur
pass in age any other in the United
States with the exception of a few
in St Augustine, Fla. Santa Fe. n.
N, was the second settlement in the
United States. Jealous Spanish priests
first pushed their way into this part
of the world which was then unknown
to Europeans. Their object was to
convert the Indians. The first struc-
lures they built were churches and
many of these stand today as monu-
ments of the early priests who set
them up among the Indians and there
preached the gospel. One of the most
interesting of these early churches is
located on the edge of Burrow Flat
in the Sacramento National forest in
New Mexico This is a solitary re-
gion, but sparsely inhabited. Here
and there is to be seen the adobe
house of a Mexican and the little less
primitive rock cuts of the Pueblo IN
dams. These Indians are devoutly
religious and have been saying mass
IS at such little churches as that at
Burrow Flats for the past four hun
dred years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11

GCESs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11
ADVANTAGE OF RUGS
EASY TO SEE THEIR SUPERIORITY
OVER CARPETS.
Excellent Floor Coverings May Be
Purchased at Moderate Prices
LInoleum for the Kitchen and
Bathroom Is Important.

1t ought not TO be necessary to
point out wherein rugs have the ad-
vantage over carpets. Tackled down
floor coverings are no longer coun-
tenanced by thoughtful people.
But" somebody may object, the
cost Of replacing carpets by rugs is
too expensive an item to consider -
Perhaps so, if attempted all at once.
but if brought about gradually it will
not seem heavy burden. There are
substitutes for the more costly rugs
for sale at moderate prices.
The washable cotton rugs for use in
the bathrooms or even bedrooms viii
appeal to the woman of modest means.
While combining practicability and
cheapness, they are attractive at the
same time.
The so-called grass coverings
should not be overlooked in this mat
ter OF desirable floor furnishings.
Nearly all the department stores carry
them, and the larger firms have mail
order department always at the
ready service of the out-of-town Gus
toner.
Again, handsome and durable rugs
may be made of odds and ends of old
carpets. This work can be placed in
the hands of certain manufacturers
who make a specially of it, or the
weaving can be done at home.
Just word in regard to one OBJ
lection brought against rugs of light
Weight-namely their tendency to
curl up around the edges. To coun-
teract this difficulty there are rug
fasteners - compact little devices
consisting of flat-headed pins to
be nailed to the floor, with correspond
ing metal hooks which are slipped
over them after being attached to the
rug.
The subject of kitchen and bath
room linoleums is an important one
Get as good a quality as your purse
will allow; it will pay il the end. The
inlaid variety in which the pattern
remains intact as long as there is
anything left of the inoleum itself,
will give far better service than the
printed kind, which looks well only as
long as the surface remains in fair
condition. AS a good preservative, two
coats Of good floor varnish may be
given the linoleum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11
ALMOST FRANTIC WITH
ITCHING ECZEMA

Eight years ago 1 got eczema all
over my hands. My fingers fairly bled
and it itched until it almost drove me
frantic. The eruption began with
itching under the skin. 1t spread fast
from between the fingers around the
nails and all over the whole hands. I
got a pair Of rubber gloves in order to
wash dishes. Then it spread all over
the left side Of my chest. A fine doc
tor treated the trouble two weeks, but
did me no good. I cried night and
day. Then I decided to try Cuticura
Soap and Ointment but without much
hope ASH had gone so long. There
was a marked change the second day,
and so on until I was entirely cured.
The Cuticura Soap we have always
kept in our home, and we decided
after that lesson that it is a cheap
soap in price and the very best in
quality. My husband Will use no other
soap in his shaving mug" (Signed)
Mrs. G. A. Selby, Redonda Beach,
Cal, ian. Is, 1911 Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, a sam
pie Of each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to
"Cuticnra," Dept L, Boston.