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THE AIKEN RECORDER. AIKEN, S. C-, SEPT. 11. 1891. PRACTICAL TILE DRAINING. Making Money Tight ip-F^EN MANURING FOR WHEAT. Advantages of Commercial Fertilisers. Good Way of Applying Animal Manure. One of the advantages in nsing com mercial fertilizers with wheat is that they can be readily applied and worked into the soil near the surface. They can be sown broadcast either before or after the seeding is done, as when the drill is used with the fertilizing attachment it can all be done at one time. Commer cial fertilizers, if of a good quality, are readily soluble and hence are available for use by the growing plants. When fresh, coarse stable manure is applied only a small proportion is available at once for the use of the plants. It must rot and become soluble before it is in a condition to be used, so that when im mediate insults are desired commercial manures will give the quickest returns, according to a Missouri correspondent, who writes as follows to The Prairie Farmer: When animal manure is thoroughly rotted and fined and care is taken to in corporate thoroughly with the soil, not only better, but more immediate, results will be secured than if applied fresh. A good way of applying animal manure is by plowing the ground thoroughly in good season, and then by applying broadcast over the surface, taking care to scatter as evenly as possible. Ordinarily, the work of preparing the soil in a suitable condition for the seed will work it sufficiently into the surface. Wheat requires a considerable amount of nitrogen, and, as a rule, any fertilizer that contains a good per cent, of this essential element of plant food can be applied with benefit to wheat. Salt is used to a considerable extent with wheat, but this is not in itself a fertilizer, but when applied and worked into the soil it has the effect of making available plant food already in it. In almost any soil in which seed will ger minate and plants make a start to grow there is always more or less plant food that is latent and which needs some ac tion in order to become available, and applying salt aids materially in this pro cess. and for this reason can in many cases be applied with benefit. Improved Methods in Corn Culture. The old fashioned idea was to run the harrow, or, more commonly, the small plow, through the corn rows as long as the way remained unobstructed, and by some persons this was done almost up to the roasting ear stage, even when it was not' required for the destruction of weeds. “Very often after such plow- ings on a hot day,” writes a World cor respondent: “1 have seen the blades curl and wilt from having their supply of moisture interfered with by the cut- Advlce on This Important Subject Given to Farmers by an Ohioan. Mr. D. F. Wise, of Ohio, in his in structive work on tile draining for farm ers, gives the following advice: “We should first look up the true line of the main drain, measure it and level it to have it all correctly proved the best line and the least expensive A little time spent in overlooking the situation is never lost. We next should remember to grade our di tches. The first thing we do is to cut the soil away with a short spade; it is much easier done by scooping out the loose dirt and seeing that the water all flows freely Then you can make your drain of an exact depth. Next remember to lay your tile of the same size first, and take the shrunken ones of that size and lay them back and use them up the drain where you want smaller tile, as to lay three inch tile, when you have one burned very hard that is only two and a half inches you would reduce your three inch tile to two and a half by using the shrunken tile. “Lay all the tile as close as possible. Leave no uncovered cracks. Leave no holes in bottom of drain. Remember that tile laid in straight lines works best. Remember that sinks or miry swamps or quicksands must have long narrow boards that are good and solid laid in the bottom before tile is laid in any soft mud bottomed ditches. Tile should be more than one foot in length. In drain ing a swamp all soft and miry places must be tiled to save the crop and beasts. Don’t use straw, hay or cornstalks to cover tile. They will dam the water from the tile. Cover your tile with the surface soil and then with bottom soil. Remember to use plenty of bricks or broken tile to mark your drains. Broken tile of good quality can often be had for hauling from the tile kiln. Mark deep and well, as good marking will make you a good drain plot, one to last forever. Remember, too, that to have the best drainage your tile must be laid perfectly and have ventilation or air at the upper end to flow freely. Remem ber to have the best flow you must have good smooth tile inside, though some rough material may sometimes be stronger than the smooth is. If you lay rough tile, clean the inside. But if you can get good glazed tile they are the best.” Karly versus (.ate Pullets. “There is something remarkable about those 1st of June hatched chicks not maturing sooner. One would say that if chicks hatched in April could be got to laying by Oct. 1, certainly 1st of June chicks should be matured in November, or by Dec. 1, but they won’t Just so sure as the cold weather catches them in an immature state, just so sure they will remain immature. The cold seems to task all their vitality, and they have nothing left for growth. The chicks seem to be stunted, checked, by the cold.” The foregoing is from Farm Poultry, and expresses a current im pression which a writer with several years' experience questions as follows in The Farm Journal: What we think we have learned is this: That early pullets will attain a larger size and more perfect develop ment than late ones, and are better for use early in the following season for breeding stock, but that for laying pur- itcbed pullets come is^ the April The New York Evening Post says: “It is to be remarked lhat the present revival ol activity in Wall street dates from the very day on which President Harrison said at Albany that he felt himself pledged to keep all the differ ent kinds of money in the country of equal value with each other. Nor can there be any doubt that the Pres ident speech was the cause of the turning tide.” There is no doubt that there has been serious alarm in the financial circles over the proposed money tinkering by congress. The demand for free silver and the ultimatum for government loans and crop-subsidies has spread panic among the banks and forced a new condition to all time Inaos that the debt shall be paid in gold. Agitation has made money very tight, and the extravagant de mands of Alliance leaders have de feated the very object for which the people are workihg, viz.: a more plen tiful and more elastic currency. The Ocala schedule has, by its overreach ing demands, brought about a tight and ironclad tnoney market. The farmers are beginning to feel the evil effects of what their own ill-advised leaders have accomplished. They have demoralized business, routed confidence and made things worse than ever. Even the assurance of the Piesident that he proposes to keep money at par will not put matters permanently to rights, if this ill-or dered agitation goes on. The farmers and the people of the South will nev er secure relief on the lines laid down at Ocala or under the auspices of men who are prancing about on the stump, calling for “the sub-treasury or some thing better.” If you could see your own scalp through an ordinary magnifying glass, you would be amazed at the amount of dust, dandruff', and dead skin thereon accumulated. The bes and most popular preparation f< clean ring the scalp is Ayer’s H Vigor. The Senate of Georgia has pa the House bill disqualifying cians addicted to drink from thf tice of their profession. With a feeble appetite at feet digestion, it is impossi^ body to secure the rcquisij of nourishment. 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Carml. 111., Jan., 1890£G. F. Lockwood. Sent by express, charges prepaid, on re ceipt of price. $1.50 per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Book to Mothers mailed free. Bradeield Regulator Co., Atlanta. Ga. Carpets. Mattings, Mosquito Nets, Oil Cloths. Wall Paper, Shades, ^ _ l(>30 Broad St., Lace Curtains. —CLOSING— —this week oxi.vat- J. Fargo’s, Ga. Furniture, China Closets, Chairs, Folding Beds, Screens, Sideboards, What Nots. Augusta & Asheville Short Line- Port Royal & Western Carolina Railway. O N and after July 5th, 1891, passenger trains will run as fol lows, bv 75th meridian time: North * Leave Aiken 10:22 p m Lv Augusta 7:20 a in Ar McCormick.. . 9:33 a m “ Anderson 2:15 pm “ Greenwood .. .10:45 a m “ Laurens 11*55 am “ Greenville 1:35 p m “ Spartanburg.. 1:50 p m JESSE THOMPSON«&CO -MANITFAC TURRH.q 0 F- Are In tlq mind.-; makt life. bis. jmr republic Nvared the puture law- 1 *y walk in that these to strong, children | poisons in I Imtthey fords strong rratitude to its good ef- |n. Scrofula, liea.<es of the ; p.-rm ineiit- ^nt medicine, | t ven strength t attacks of \J III Hendersonville4:20 p m Asheville 5:17 p m Ar Hot Springs .. .6:45 p m South * Lv Hot Springs... Lv Asheville 11:30 a ni “ Henderso’ville 12:36 p m “ Spartanburg... .3:20 p in “Greenville. ... 3*00 pm “ Laurens 5:15 p m “ Greenwood 6:25 p in “ Anderson 2: p ni . “ McCormick 7:40 p m Ar Augusta 10:00 p ni Port Royal & Augusta Railw Time—90ih Meridian. South * f Lv Augusta 11:45 a in 8:00 p m Ar Yemassee .... 3:35 p ni 2:10 a ni Ar Charleston ... .6:50 p ni Ar Savannah 6.20 p m Ar Jacksonville... 7:35 a in Ar Beaufort 5:20 p m Ar Port Royal... .5:40 p m North YELXOW PBNi'] LUMBER. , SASH, BLIPS Al DEALERS IN Window Giass& Builders’ Hardwan COR. HALE & CENTRE ST., - - - AY - AUGUSTA, GA. AT THE- m Fay hair in her j.*urcn Daily She looks a.-» Lv Port Royal 7:30 am |r. The secret Lv Beaufort 7:45 am ly Hall’s Hair ^ = Lv Jacksonville. . .6:30 p m Lv Savannah 6:55 a m }> deceive you. L v Charleston 8:10 am •n by honesty Lv Yemassee fsers are pills Ar Augusta. Ion and sick Platt. So me raise the ebj thing is now sold at of profit that the/ advertise. This should advertise vantage of se cheap or offeriij gains if the peq of them? Ci-itlci . 9:40 a m 3:00 a ni 1:30 pm 8:40 a in •Daily. tDaily except Sunday. Through Palace Sleeper runs be tween Savannah and Asheville, of the alii- Connection made at Greenwood with Hies is tbe in- C. &G. 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' ..... ...o f±.uu; 31 at- .. opnngs; Slat Springs; Wire Woven Cots; u Kates, wire and tin; Looking Glasses; Clocks; Mosquito Nets and i; Wall and Corner Brackets; Hat Racks; Curtain Poles. Mattresses ,ed in short notice. Pine Fibre Pillov/s and Mattresses a specialty. - ug Furniture is best of stvie. J. H. BECK MAY. E. E. SCHNEIDER, TmT, 1 1 Importer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer i m iMI