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Corn responds readily to proper fertilization. Larger crops, fuller ears and larger grain are sure to result from a liberal use of fertilizers \ containing at least 7",, actual ^ ^ tl a M h a u H w \v.'' 'MV 'A A J? }i Our books ;m frv ^ t farm' i-.. Ok. KM AN v.\| I WOK AS, 3 n'..j<;iu N Vvrk Timely Siuvres ( ? n or. \V. Ii. .ioih-s i >11 bt ami taxes ?in- farmer can not escape, t at lie can liy voice ami vole icl > > send men lo the legislature who will rciuco taxe?. Ai pi. -ent they are en tirelv t'o hi 'i .1 oppres--t . The time h i- oome when if i-5 ik>cesoarv tor every ci,i/."n, 1'crrners included, t<? take nn active interest in public atl'airs. to let their voices lie nearu m primaries ami nominalinconventions, lei their votes tell in all elections, liet ween tiie oilice-holder and (he mone\ power, liberty is rapidly departing from this country. (Manning for the New Year. Me is most successful who works accordintr to delinito plans. With him everything co-operates towards special ends, there is no doing and undoing, no waste of energy. At the beginning of a new year the prudent farmer will study the situation carefully and arrange his plans, according to the nature of his farm, the kind and quantity of labm- he can command, the teams ami provisions on hand, and the working capital in hand. Almost every farm has its own peculiarities,its special ad aptedness to this that or the other crop. Even its different fields may vary in this respect. Then again,its situation with reference to markets has decided bearing on the kinds of crops to grow. Where labor is not abundant or is difficult to control, it is best,other things being equal, to cultivate crops calling for comparatively litt'e labor, such as small grain, hay, stock, fruits, etc. So if plow stock is weak in number or condition. or feed i- scarce, it 1- bet ter to curtail the area devoted to plowed or hot 1 crops and seed dow u more largely t*> small ur i i . Tin; instances are rare in which it. pa;,.- to g<> much in debt to make a er? r.,th- r -ti" i?i tim 111: ? tile p . I *' a ha- ' 11 tie limn y on !i I curtail the crop : -or ' nuiy. With the price of cotton now ruling, thos who plant small oj >p ?ie better to m . ii plant i.ii r rip-. Isolation (it ('cops. Having considered earefu 11 v the several points mentioned above, it is next in order t<? decide upon the allotments of lields to their respective crops. flotation of crops J us not receive:! the attention it deserves; it is really a very important matter. There is no question that the fertility of the soil can he maintained for a much longer time, and at the time larger crops he grown Injudicious rotation. In densely populated countries where the land h is to be taxed to the utmost to sustain the population.rotation of crops is as scrupulously observed as manuring the soil. With the small number of leading crops heretofore grown in Jie cotton States si satisfaetoiy rotation has been rattier difficult *o arrange. The tliree year sliift of cotton, corn, small grain, and then cotton again.has decided defects. A cotton held left bale until corn planting time, is in condition to bu badly washed if land ' is hilly, and to have its soluble ..; i......... 1 ....i....i ... ? i iK (U IHM tJlll V#> \> Ittll'l rains. This may bo partly cuied iiv sowing rye or crimson clover at the last plowing of cotton. 1 \^"li11 f the r\i> may not make I v>rv much growth bv < arly spring' I wlnn it would hav to he plowed I under in preparing the land for corn, experiments have shown] that, small grains appropriate must , oi tho nitrogen they contain during the first three or four months I of their Rrovvth. Hence,ryo sown tin August would probab!\ tjike I up by December m >1 of tlie sola- j 1 !e tr .,en c mpounds in the [ 'I that, is liable to he i < che 1 ! 'out by the winter rains, and hold' if for tiie succeeding corn crop. Some one has objected to such i seeding down with rye on the ground of expense. A half bushel ; oi seed to tile acre Would sililice . for the purpose in view, and a half bu?hel of seed raised on the farm would cost very little. Saving plant food is equivalent to buy ing ir, and all fertilizing of land i costs money. If peas are sown I 1 broadcast at last plowing of corn ' the land will be in good condition i j to grow a small grain crop, the! latter calling for a good supply of nitrogen, which the pea vines twill onr\rvle i t/m r\ 1 I d\ r?? o a %* n I I v? i 11 r1" rr vuti'Uii n/iiwn n niuai i grain verv well, and if peas are sown on grain stubble there will be little need of applying nitrogenous fertilizer to the cotton crop which follows. With above modifications the throe 3 ear shift becomes a fairly good one and should commend itself further for the reason that if practiced it would keep tho cotton crop within legitimate bounds. Other Crops. There ure localities where climate eliminates cotton, and others where sound policy would throw out cotton from a rotation.! | Moreover,there are other crops of 1 great importance even on a cot-' ton farm, which either should be uueu id above rotation or navel separate allotment and rotation, of their own. Such are sweet po- | tatoes, sorghum or tropical cane, cowpeas fur seed, and forage' crops of some kind. It is perhaps hotter t'i have a separate allotment and rotation for these,thus: s 'ighutn. rowpi'H -,swe t ; afatnes, ' rve, tli 'n >rg!iiiin ague Tropir .1 ("Mi > do<- not oi.'cr n adilv ' into a r Nation heonii ts ratoon makes good crop;. A simple a!-' t th ttioo of c mo and p. as works dl. Iti aliove rotation sorghum me t exhaustive of nitrogen, therefor , .! l.oiild he followed hy p re;tore that element to; 11 .> i .. t . ..;M i 4 ? ? own, . 4*4 V I jimu' MIU iii-n, j it A- thi< crop leave- ] a ml very] bare, Jt i- we ! to seed it down in rye. which will have tun to make good growth before preparing the, land for sorghum the following' May. i'miiihoii clover would he I better than rye. hut for tlio fact! that the potatoes came fill thei i land too late to how the clover,! i except in extreme Southern portions of the cotton belt. In these it wo I?1 I o well to substitute the ! clover lor 11??? rve. < 'rops for Hog*. Special crops for hogs should he arranged on every farm. By ho I doing hog? can ho raised very . cheaply,which can not be done by I relying on the corn-crib. Clover, 'crimson or red, followed by oats i or rye, followed by sorghum and earlv cowpeas, followed by sweet potatoes. These crops would cover nine months from March 1st to Dec. 1st, and give ample time to develop for the slaughter pen pigs dropped the first of March. It does not pay to keep a hog a long tune before making bacon of him?nine months is ample time for a well-fed pig. Neither does it p ;y to w inter a porker if it can ( be avoided. For brood animal-, additional provisions must be made for tbe t hrep winter iconths ! not provided for above, and per haps th" cheapest will be grazing1 lot with a li Id of Jerusalem arfi chokes. Artichokes remain s< uud I in ground all winter and can bej gathered by hog-, tueniselves a> needed. It raay be well to supple-1 meut this ueeuh at ration with a( little .gain. A patch once set ir artichokes will continne to grow them for a long time without re-1 planting, if not excessively pas tured by hogs. Fnough will re-' mam in the ground under ordinary circumstances to injure a stand the. next year. 1 he arti< 11> i\e , about equal to the Irish ) 1 I potato in nutritive \iuiie una ii.it> the advantage of not requiring f rooking to develop its value as j food.?Southern Cultivator. M | 10 MAKK FAKMINK FAY IN UKOKUIA. A Letter Well Worth Head- ! "ig. II. Jonos. tu 1 lome anil Far in. ? (I'rlzo hotter.* I commenced seven years ago at the bottom of the ladder. I had 100 acres of land, and one scruh of a horse, and no money. i bought another 100 acres of unimproved land on credit; gave $1,000 for it. I went to work, cleared land, bought, horses, and built tenant houses (of course had to borrow money, and now I have a fine, five horse farm opened up, and my land, horses and houses all paid for. I have always made it l t* 111 > * t(? iiwini rvf ........... 1.1.... than 1 consumed, and have no ' trouble in finding sale for it. As to my method of fanning, I tir.-t seo that my land is well ter- 1 raced. I sow ten acres of oats to the 1 horse, part in the fall, balance iti the spring, turning them under with one horse turners very deep. 1 never tail to make oat t .1 1! 11... i i ' \ IIH lllillllll I I ? ,(ll ??> I keeping mv lots ami -taMes lit j' tered witli pint; straw, because it! i* tin- I it > I ahsorher ol t In; urine, j' I comport thi- with cotton 1 :iii<1 ::? i?1 I?,r corn. ami broadcast I'niiiiii i'1' l under my jrrstin 1 sow my stubble in perm soon j as jrruin is nit ell'. I sow my corn in pt as. w In mi laying by in t ho fall. I pa !; v\ hat peas 1 neeil lor seeil < ami feeding purposes, ami turn,' the halanee umler. l?v t his means the peavines are Well rotteil lor I the next e'op. 1 think this the 1 cheapest ami host plan lor huihl ing land up I have ever tried. i oeiiove nt ti-ni;; ^tiano ireelv, not 11 .->s tlian L'OO pounds to tin* aero. I j^ot lite host results from j cotton seed meal and acid, one oi l1 meal, and two of acid. I used .'jOO ' pounds of this mixture last year ' to the acre, and intend to increase 1 it this year. I try to use the ' latest improved seed of all kinds. 1 have the Jones improved hi^ 1 boll cotton, which the experiment < station claims to he one of the i most prolific. I I rent on the half system. Hy j his means 1 superintend my! whole farm, and my land is improving every year. I see that ' hey do not plow when ground is loo wet; that is one great mistake farmers make. It injures land' worse than anything. I never have any trouble with lands ; they always pay up when ' rop is gathered, and have some-, hing left to live on. So by makng my supplies at home ! make 'arming a ^ue."fw? ml pleasure. i/'-i year : inane eignty tuistiei. if wheat, r?00 hu-hels of oats, plenty ofeorn fo <lo me, I.10H pounds of meat, I'Ju gallons of "ilil?oii ciiMe syrup, good a you1 ver enl, 7 two horse loads of j?o atoes, peas iMiondi to sow niv .i t i i i" :?ml broadcast this year, with the mt drv fall wo hail in this >cliou, iiul .* <) hales ot eotton, to say lothing of the patches I gave my enaiits. What 1 have done any other armcr may ilo if he w ill hut put lis energies into it, whieli he will 1 lave to do if he makes farming a uuvess. Ihirks Station. I'ayet te ('utility. ia. I Vegetables for Health. , There can he no douht that i iianv of the ailments we stiller from are the results of abstinence rom vegetable diet,or a too great mhih'ofiee in ot lipr food* I'iu. oin lias made the potato an os- ( lential at the dinner table, but >ther vegetables do not find their way there as frequently as they night. Statistics show the clergy men and gardeners attain the greatest age and enjoy the best liealth. Undoubtedly the longevity in these two classes is greatly lue to gardening and its produc- 1 [ion and the effects of these are loing wonders for the proper enjoyment of mankind, flood veg tables, fruit, pure water and air, ire of most vital importance; ind. in fact, with these alone, it would be difficult to destroy life. The following notes as the medicinal value of vegetables, by in Knglish authority, may be of' nitercst : Salsify is recommended to those who sulfer from biliousness. Carrols and parsley are powerful diuretics. Spinach has a direct ell'ect upon I lie kidneys. The common d mdelion ami nettle. Used as green . are excel lent for t he same ! rouble. Asparagus and s* ikale enliven I he hlood and keep it pure. (VIory acts admirably upon the nervous system, and i> a ''lire for I'heumatism and neuralgia. lleets and turnips ar-owl lent appetisers and blood cleansers ; | likewise is cabbage. I.ett uce and cucumbers arej oolini: in tin ir ell'ect upon the system, < atoll rooked or raw ; the former is said to cure jaundice effect liallv. t hiions, garlic, leeks and slial lots, all of which are similar, possesses medical virtue of a marked haraeter, stimulating the eireiila- j mry ?ti mi i ill) run seii tie lit increase of (he saliva and the gastric juice promoting digostion. Red onions are an excellent di nretic, and th white ones are recommended to ho eaten raw as a remedy for insomnia. They are Ionic and nutritious. Tutt's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. ARE YOU BANKRUPT in health,1 constitution undermined by ex- * travagance in eating, by disregarding the laws of nature, or physical capital all gone, if so, rvr-'o r> a pn> 1 * t_i 7 \?t . 1?' - / |\ k ?X. Tutt's Liver Pills will cure you. I"or sick lie.uk.che. d;, o^vp./ut, sour stomach, malaria, torpid liver, constipation, biliousnessfi antl all kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills absolute cure. ' A soup made I'rom onions is regard" ! by -nine :is nil excellent restorative in debility of the digest ivi' organs. Watercress, endive,*- il-ilyannslard and cn1^ and the tomato arc perfect liver regulators. I'eas, beans, carrots and pars nips are very nutritious and tat Letting. . drapes an* almost as good as juinitte for malarial troubles? indeed, I hey are a "cure all" lor many unpleasant lootings. I'ine apple relieves <ore throat, whilst the juice of the lemon is a valuable drink. A cabbage leal' placed inside the hat in summer will keej> the head cool.?Fxchange. American Losses Greater Than Those of Spain in Cuba. Washington, Feb. 0.?A memorial was presented to the president. today by a delegation of New York business men representing a large number of well known and intluental lirms in the city asking that action be taken by this government looking to the re-establishment of peace in Cuba. The memorial recites that 'he war in Cuba during the last three years has resulted in a yearly average loss of import and export trade between Cuba and the I'tilted Stall's of $100,000,000. In this sum is not included the heavy sums irretrievably lost by the destruction of American properties jit Cuba or properties supported by American capital, such as suirar factories, railways ai#l tobacco plantations, and in res pert to trade and capital, the |o< es of fitiz n? of t he I nited Stale* are stated to be lar greater than those, o! all other parties concerned, not excepting Spain lierseil. Like it> two predecessors the sujrar crop of ISO7 OS is virtually lost. Only about 1 ."> j or cent, of ttJ^ sncar factories of the island were operated last year and as NO per cent. of our entire trade with < ?uba depends upon the sugar crop of the island, it is readily seen that our eommeree cannot he restored until actual peace is established. CASTOR IA* For Infants and Children. Tb, ho- /y ^ t