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1 AIKEN, S. C., MAY 8. 1891. FAKM, field, garden. NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS IN LIFE ON THE FARM. How unU \Vlion to Plant the Corn Crop. PointM In It* Cultivation, Along with Opinions expressed by Southern Cultiva tor on Rroadeast versus Drill Manuring. It has long been a tradition that corn ought to be planted very early. Our own experience, says Southern Culti vator, favors a medium between ex tremes. Plant when the date arrives which past experience tells you is the best time in the long run, and when the ground is not too wet to plow, whether the air be cold or warm. Select when possible, without too long repetition of the same crop, the moist, low lying loamy soils—the creek or river bottoms and fresh virgin soils for corn. It is a crop that “must make or break” in four or five months. It must gather its supply of foojl in a short time. It Inis to pass through the critical period of hisseling and silking in the course of a few days and at a 'set time in its life development. Hence it is important tliat corn should be given a moist or moisture retaining soil, and conditions favorable to withstanding a drought at the critical period. Thorough preparation of the soil by deep breaking and shallow turning are indispensable conditions, and liberal ma nuring very desirable always. Then plant in the soil, not under it, or in the cold, wet subsoil. We prefer to break the land, either at the beginning of the plowing season or as a preparation just before planting, into beds, plowing out water furrow well and keeping it open as a drain; but plant in a deep furrow drawn along the middle of the bed. It is the care of many to provide, by proper preparation and planting, against possi ble drought and wet in the labor stages of growth and without much regard to the early wants of the young plant. It is very well to anticipate the condi tions that may prevail at silking time: but this should not be done at the ex pense of the young plant. Give the seed a warm, dry bed in which to germinate; place rich, mellow soil in immediate contact with it; add at least a moderate supply of soluble and stimulating fer tilizer within easy reach of the tiny root lets. Then begin cultivating within a reasoiiable time and repeat promptly at least every* two weeks, adding more plant food during the earlier stages—say the first half of the period of growth. Broadcast manuring is doubtless ad • visable when a very large amount is to be applied, but not otherwise. Our ob servation is that drill manuring gives promptest and best results, not neces sarily all in the planting furrow, or even all at one time. Part may* be applied with the seed, if thoroughly decomposed, in contact with it and along the plant ing furrow, the balance in the siding furrows, or the previous listing furrows. CLOVER AND GRASS LAND. Spring Treatment fur the Improvement of Meadows and Pastures. Clover fails to “catch,” for a number of reasons; the soil may* be poor or the seed inferior, sown too late, the ground too rough, not harrowed nor rolled, the oat or wheat crop gets the start and chokes it out, the plants are fed too closely or the frost may have killed them. In case of partial winter killing, much may be done to redeem a meadow by- harrow ing, reseeding in places, and top dressing with some sort of manure. Young clover is generally greatly benefited by eveu a slight dusting with gypsum. Clover and grass land to be mown for hay will be vastly- improved if run over with a brush harrow, after an application of land plaster or gypsum has been made, this to be followed by the roller. Scarce ly an acre of clover or grass is mowed in England which has not been harrowed over in the spring with a brush or chain barrow, and from which the stones and trash have not been gathered and the land subsequently rolled. Grass should not be pastured very early in the spring before the ground settles and the sod becomes firm. Early* pasturing keeps the tops cut off closely and the roots are injured thereby. The roots depend as much on the leaves as the leaves and stems do upon the roots. While sowing clover and the grasses on a grain crop is still largely practlbed, it is conceded float the clover and grasses thrive better when sown without the grain. In many* sections the seeding is I>06tponed until the spring rains have set in. Southern Planter advises in such cases before sowing these seeds on wheat or winter oats to harrow the field so as to break the crust formed by the winter rains. The seeds thus obtain a better seed bed and the wheat and oats are also stimulated to more vigorous growth. It also largely prevents the small clover And grass seeds from being washed away by heavy rains. After sowing the seeds may be sufficiently* covered by a bush harrow or by* rolling. How to Kill aud Pluck Poultry. Honey for Market. A paper that attracted attention and discussion from both honey producers and commission men at the convention of the New York state bee keepers was the one read by Henry* Segelken, entitled “Shipping and Grading Honey*.” In this, for one pound sections, was recom mended the single tier crate, holding twenty-four or twenty-five sections. The proportion of comb honey* to be glassed and jiut in paper boxes, Mr. Segelken thought, from his experience, ought to be about 50 per cent, glassed, 30 per cent, paper boxes and 20 per cent, unglassed. He said: “It is certainly more profitable to glass the honey* than to ship it un glassed or in paper boxes. The producer receives the price of honey for every* ounce of glass; besides, glassed honey* will bring better prices than unglassed, and as good a price as paper boxes. The reason why glass honey* has the prefer ence seems to be that the retailer can take every comb from the crate and make a handsome display of it. This, of course, can also be done with the paper boxes, but the glass will show up every* comb. The dust cannot settle on the honey, and the glass will prevent curious and in quisitive customers from sticking their fingers in the comb.” Mr Bok, the Editor of The Ladies’ Home Journal of Philadelphia, re- , cently gave some interesting figures relative to the manuscripts received I by his magazine during 1890. Owing te its departments and peculiar char- j acter, the Journal probably* receives ' more manuscripts than any maga zine published. Mr Bok says that lie | received at his office a total nutnher | of 15,205 manuscripts. Of these 2,- I 280 were poems; 1,740 stories and 11,- 179 miscellaneous articles. Ot the | poems, 00 were accepted; of the sto- i ties, only 21, and of the articles 410, ! of which latter, however, over 3C0 | were solicited articles. Thus, it will j be seen that of the entire 15,000 manu scripts only* 487 were accepted ; a trifle over three per cent. Deducting from , this the 300 accepted articles written ! at the Editor’s solicitation, the net per- centagsof unsolicited manuscripts ac- ' cepted is brought down to 197, or a little more than one per cent. * I Am So Tired” Is a common exclamation at this season. There is a certain bracing ef fect in cold air which is lost when the weather grows warmer; and when Nature is renewing her youth, her admirers feel dull, sluggish and tired. This condition is owing mainly to the impure condition of the blood, and its failure to supply healthy tissue to the various organs of the body. It is remarkable how susceptible the sys tem is to the help to be derive! from a good medicine at this season. Pos sessing just those purifying-up quali ties which the body crayes, Hood’s Sarsaparilla soon overcomes tliat tired feeling, restores the appetite, purifies the bloofL and, in short, imparts vig orous health. Its thousands oTf friends as with one voice deciars “It Makes the Weak Strong.” Try BLACK-DRAUGHT tea for Dygpeptia. Mrs. Laura Hart, Beaufort, S. C. writes: “A loathsome form of t lood poison was killing me. My appetite was lost, my bones ached, and parts of my flesh seemed as if it would come off my bones. A friend brought me a bottle of B B B. The sores be gan healing at once, and when I bad taked two bottles I surprised my friends at my rapid recovery. Rheumatism is caused by an acid in the blood; therefore, external treat ment affords no perraanant relief. To eliminate the poison and make a through cure of the disease, nothing else is so efficient as Ayer’s Sarsapa rilla. Give it a trial. Price $1. Worth $o a bottle. McElree't WINE OF CARDUI for female disease*. A SAFE INVESTMENT. Is one which is guaranteed to bring y*ou satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery for Con- sumntion. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every* case, when used for any affection of the Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Inflam mation of Lungs. Bronchitis, Asth ma, WhoopingCough, Croup, etc, etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can alway*s be de pended upon. Trial Bottles at W. J. Platt’s Drug Store. The Pailroad Commission elected at the recent session of the North Carolina 'Legislature has gone to work in earnest. The rates f r pas sengers fare have generally been 3 l .», 4 and 5 cents p.»r mile on the railroads of North Carolina. The commission- ers, at a meeting Friday* last, fixed first class passengers fares at 3 1 ^ cents per mile, and second class fares at 2 :, 4 cent. These rates are subject to change if ruhroads show that it will work a hardshop upon them, provid ed they file their reason by May 20. This rate will go into effect upon the first day of June upon all railroads in the State. Mamma (to her little boy). “Now, Bennie, if you ’ll be g. od and go to sleep, mamma ’ll give you one of Dr. Ayer’s nice sugar-coated Cathartic Pills, next time you need medieine.” Bennie, smiling sweetly, dropped off to sleep at once. Tiie Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the South Carolina State Dental Association aud State Board of Den tal Examiners, will be held in Ander son, 8. C., commencing on Tuesday, July 14, 1891. at 9 30 o’clock A. M. H. B. Randolph, Brunswick, Ga., writes: “I was under the care of nine different doctors, hut not one did me the good that Botanic Blood Balm has done me.” He who is feeling miserable, suffer ing with Dyspepsia and Indigestion and often times with dizziness, would do well to take P P P at once. P P P (Prickly* Ash, Poke Root and Potas sium) will cure you and arrest the dis use in its incipiency. The rights of the people, especially the Southern people, have been pretty well guarded in the Democratic party. There is a belief that when the Far mers’ Alliance begins to take the E lace of a political party* it will fail, ecause it will present a class inter est instead of a public policy or a par ty principle. The question of tariff reform dwarfs all others as the great issue upon which the campaign of 1892 must he fought. It is the principle to which the Democrats party stands commii.- ted, on whicli it has just won a notable victory, and for which other issues must be laid aside. Makes the Weak Strong The marked benefit which people in run down or weakened state of health derive from Hood’s Sarsaparilla, conclusively proves the claim that this medicine “ makes the weak strong.” It does not act like a stimulant, imparting fletitions strength from which there must follow a reaction of greater weakness than before, but in the most natural way Hood’s Sarsaparilla overcomes that tired feel ing, creates an appetite, purifies the blood, and, in short, gives great bodily, nerve, mental and digestive strength. Fagged Out “ Last spring I was completely fagged out My strength left me and I felt sick and mis erable all the time, so that I could hardly attend to my business. I took one bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and it cured me. There is nothing like it 'it B. G. Beoole, Editor Enterprise, Bellev; ‘I derived tgryj Mich. such benefit from Hood’s [ took for general debility, and gave me an excel- os, ML Savage, Md. take Hood’s Sarsa- ig else Young Wives! 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O N and after April 19lh, 1891, passenger trains will run as fol lows, by 75th meridian time: North * Leave Aiken 7:31 a m Lv Augusta 9:09 a m Ar McCormick.. .11:25 a in *• Anderson .... “ Greenwood .. .12:35 p m “ Laurens. 1*55 p m “ Greenville 3:39 p m “ Spartanburg.. 4:22 p m “ Hendersonville?:07 p m “ Asheville 8:00 p m Ar Hot Springs . . .9:40 p m 10:58 a m 4:10 p m 6:25 p rn 9:00 p m South * * Lv Hot Springs.. .8:32 am Lv Asheville 10:10 am “ Henderso’ville 11:06 a m “Spartanburg 1:55pm “ Greenville 12*01 p m “ Laurens 4:17 pm “ Greenwood 5:37 pm “ Anderson 7:00 a in “ McCormick 6:45 p m 10:20 a m Ar Augusta 9:00 p m 12:40 p m Pout Royal & Augusta Railway. Time—90th Meridian. South * Lv Augusta 11:00am f Ar Yetnassee 3:15 p m Ar Charleston ... Ar Savannah. .. Ar Jacksonville. .5:06 pm , .6.20 p m .7:35 a m Ar Beaufort .5:30 p in Ar Port Roj’al... .5:50 p in North Daily Lv Port Royal ... .7:15 a m Lv Beaufort .7:35 a in Lv Jacksonville. . .6:30 p in Lv Savannah 6:55 a m Lv Charleston 8:10 a m Lv Yetnassee .... 9:40 a m Ar Augusta 2:00 p ni *Daily. fDaily except Sunday. Through Palace Sleeper runs be tween Hot Springs and Savannah. Connection made at Greenwood with C. & G. Road; at Anderson with the Blue Ridge Road; at Spartanburg with A. & S. and R. & D. Roads. For further information apply to R. W. HUNT, T. P. A. W. J. CRA IG. G. P. A. Augusta, Ga. Sout^f^dina •*> Co*>V JESSE THOMPSON&CO -MANUFACTURERS OF- v i:i.i.uh I'lixi; i.i'iici:■< , m\\. DEALERS IN- Window Glass & Builders’ Hardware COR. HALE A CENTRE ST., - - AUGUSTA, GA. WELCH & EASON, Wholesale and Retail Deales in FINE IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC tlROCBB, WHS, LIQUORS AND SHADS! I N their last Price List dironicie a decline in prices all along the line oi Staple Goods, with but few exceptions. They have accordingly re duced prices on all Sugars, Flour of all grades in barrels and half-barrels and sacks, Grist and Meal, Hams of several brands, Breakfast Bacon, Smoked Tongue*, D. S. Bellies % barrels, F. M. Beef. Lard in every style of package, Smoked Herrings, Plantation Meats of all descriptions. New Turkish Prunes, Preserved Ginger in whole jars. Prices in all cases as low as is consistent with Good Quality and Honeat Quantity, and they invite a trial order from those who have never patron ized them. 185 and 187 Meeting and 117 Marke* Streets, CHI^IRILIESTOILnI , S. G. CATALOGUE and MONTHLY PRICE LISTS mt»«<ed free to any ad dress. PACKING and DRAY AGE FREE. E. 11. SCHNEIDER, Importer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fine Wines, Brandies, Whiskies, Gin, Porter, Ale, MINERAL WATERS, TOBACCO, CIGARS, ETC. 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