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y? ? SOUTHERN f o? c?-(f ^ TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PL ANTt Cottonseed as Feed. Investigations made at the Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station as to the relative values of cottonseed, cottonseed meal and corn are summarized as follows by Director W. L. Hutchinson in n bulletin Issued for the benefit of farmers of the State: '"The facts as demonstrated are (1? a . pound of cottonseed has a greaier < value for feeding cattle than a pound of corn; (2) a pound of cottonseed meal has a feeding value about equal to two pounds of corn; (3? that at least eightyfive p"r cent, of the fertilizing ingredients in the feeds Is excreted by the animals fed. and may be recovered in the manure; (4) that nearly half of the fertilizing ingredients excreted is found in the urine: (3> that both cottonseed and cottonseed meal may constitute a very important part of the grain feed of cattle without injury to their health; (G) that cottonseed and cottonseed meal, when fed to dairy cows in proper quantity and properly combined with other feed do not injure the quality of either milk or butter. "With corn at forty cents per oitsnci (about the average price in this State) a ton of cottonseed is worth $16.70 as a feed for either beef cattle or dairy cattle. At present prices for commercial fertilizers nitrogen costs about twelve cents per pound and phosphoric acid and potash each five cents per pound. Allowing these prices for the same lngrCtlfents in manure we have $9.00 as the fertilizing value of the manure for each ton of seed fed. making for a farmer a total value per ton of $25.79. Farmers sell their seed for $4 to $0 per ton. Some of them sell for $2 per ton. "In a similar way we dud the feeding value of a ton of cottonseed meal to be S2S.56 and the manure to be worth $19.13 for every ton of meal consumed. making a total value of $47.69 that a farmer might derive per ton by first feeding the iueal to cattle and applying the manure to his laud. "Mississippi produced in 1897-9S 1,627.000 bales ol cotton. This gave o/v\n/wk cnn.i.. irhifh hml a com- I ow.vw iwjjo owvmo, ?? bincd feeding aiul manurial value of $20.(A>2,tHX>. Had the entire crop been sold for $3 per ton it would have brought only $4,000,000. "The cotton crcp for the South the same year was 11.200,000 bales and 5,000,000 tons of seed having a combined Teeding and fertilizing value of ?144,424.000. At $."> per ton the seed would have brought ?2S,000,000. The farmers of Mississippi lost ?16,G32,000 on this one crop, and the farmers of the entire cotton l>elt lost $11G,424.000l "The present disposition of the cot- j toBseed crop secures to the farmer a j very small part of its real value, and j must of necessity give place to n prac-1 tlce that will secure to the farmer the maximum benefit which he may derive from this product. "The time will come when the Southern farmer will realize that the fertilizing value in the cottonseed must stay on the farm to maintain its fertility and productiveness. "He will not always regard the matte* of hauling as of no consequence? as something which he can do without cost. If the best disposition of cottonseed is finally demonstrated to be to extract the oil for human food and for other commercial purposes, and let the meal end hulls go back to the farms to serve both as feed and fertilizer, i then, most likely, there will be a Ismail oil mill at each ginnery and oil and lint will be the only prouucts of the cotton crop sent to market. "The Southern farmer, however, need not wait for oil mills. He may get the full value of his cottonseed by a. judicious system of feeding, accompanied oy the most careful saving and proper use of the manure." F?r LfTelin; the Soil. This laud leveler is a tool that will pay for itself many times ever and ought to be found on every farm. The Illustration shows clearly how it Is made. A heavy plank eight or ten feet long and two feet wide, set on edge, is used for the leveler and the wings at the side keep it in an upright position at all times. These wings should be securely fastened by Iron straps. Strips of strong board one and onehalf inches thick by three Inches wide i are fastened at each upper corner of the plank and a small crossplece at the end is provided with a ring to which the team Is hitched. A small Iron rod from the centre of crosspieee to the centre of the top of the plank gives additional strength. A and A Indicate large screw eyes, to which a light rope is attached to enable the driver to thn lovfilar If noarl h# nnd to Pn- ! able him to turn corners easily. This j leveler will be found to work perfectly j Majors and /Unors. A project Is on foot by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to establish in Boston a cemetery for the burial of pet animals and birds. It is estimated that a plot of ground large enough for the purpose can be secured for $2,500, yielding an annual income to pay for the caretaker, and subscriptions are now solicited. One Massachusetts woman is having a $500 marble monument erected on an iBl&nd off the coast for a dog which recently died. ????? ARM fiOTES. R, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER, ? I UUIJ I III U on any soil ilia; is not too neavy and it will level the soil better and cheaper than in any other way. Fencing. A pood plan 011 fencing: is here described. This method is taking the lead in this country. For rail tencing none excels. I will try to describe it as best I can. Set posts as for plauk fence. Lay a stone on the inside of the fence, set a short rail on the sione. Then fasten wires around the posts at top and bottom. Place a rail on top wire and bottom wire to hold the posts in place. Then till iu rails.?Roseoe Torbett, Piney Flats, Tennessee, iu The Epitoniist. Artichoke* For Hoc** For the benefit of those who are thinking of plnnliug artichokes for their hogs and have had 110 experience. I will give conclusions I have come to from over twelve years' experience in raising them for my own hogs, says an experienced raiser. First. I will say they are one of the most economical and healthiest foods rn, in Ol?l one on 11 grow. i uey win pi vuure to 500 bushels per acre with no more work than it takes to raise a crop of corn, after they are planted. The hogs can and will do the harvesting when given the liberty of the field. I open the gate to my artichoke field ami say to my brood saws and slioats. -fio now and feast on artichokes, and eat all you want, as they have cost me one to one and one-half cents per bushel and are now ready for you." Then when cholera breaks out in the country, which is generally caused by overfeeding new* corn, I feel no uneasiness. as I know that my l.ogs will never become costive or feverish when they have artichokes. One acre for each twenty head of slioats is about the right proportion to raise, so there will be 110 waste. In this proportion I consider thorn worth ?2T> to $40 per acre for hog feed right where they givw. It is not only the quantity of feed, but the very best of a healthy feed, and also the assurance I have of my hogs doing welt It requires three to four bushels to plant an acre: they are cut one eye to a piece and planted like potatoes, only about one-half as close In the row, or say one piece every two and one-half feet. It is not absolutely necessary to have the land fenced where yon want to plant artichokes for hogs, as they can be turned onto to them and they can be turned back into the lot after they get TiiPir nu ui aimuuRTO. My brood sows have had very little feed, except artichokes now for three or four weeks and are farrowing eight to twelve healthy pigs to a lit er. I never have any trouble at time of farrowing.?Rice Journal and Gulf Coast Farmer. Si Tinted Orchard Tree*. Stunted orchard trees are unprofitable. Trees may i>e stunted from having a dense sod growing under them. Sometimes they are prevented from developing weil by deep plowing cutting off their feeding roots. Raising other crops in the orchard may tax the Jand too much or draw strongly nnnn thp moisture at the time it is needed for the trees. Sometimes trees are injured by being allowed to overbear?especially wuen they overbear in dry seasons. Leaf blight will have a dwarfing effect. Blight may be prevented by proper spraying. Borers in the trunks of trees may sap their vitality. Worms feeding on the leaves In summer will exhaust trees. If the plot has been used many years for an orchard the trees may have exhausted the land. Clearly the use of fertilizer would hare prevented this trouble. If your orchard trees are lacking in vigor, investigate. Some of these things may have caused the trouble. Clover For Sheep* The clover crop seems to be of such supreme value for sheep that it might be said to be a necessary adjunct of the successful sheep farm. It is manysided In value, being excellent for growing lambs, splendid for nourishing ewes aud high in rank for fattening In the feed lots. * r\f tlm sheen's life Al &UI11C v* clover-feeding seems absolutely necessary to attain the best results. In addition to being very wholesome food, it is remarkable that sheep should bo so ravenous for every part of it, stem, leaf and blossom.?Professor J. A. Craig, In Coleman's Rural World. The swindler believes that if a man Is worth doing at all he Is worth doing well, j News of ?he Day The members of the Vermont Fish and Game League, who got a pious old Ex-Governor into sad trouble by introducing bottles of Bass's ale into the dining room of his Burlington hotel, are to eat their dinner this year at Fort Frederic, September 4. Before or after dinner they will stroll over to Fort Amherst and inspect what is left of a stronghold that cost the British about 110,000,000. % I ^??7- ^ P ?Miss Gannon, Sec'y Detroit" Araateur Art Association, tells young women what to do to avoid pain and suffering caused by female troubles. " I cr.n conscientiously recommocd Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with female weakness and i the troubles which so often befall j women. I suffered for months with l general weakness and felt so weary ! that I had hard work to keep up. I 1 had shooting pains and was utterly miserable. Id mv distress I was advised to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it was a red letter day to me when I took the first dose, for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks I was a ahanged woman, perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and 1 happy that I want all women who suffer to get well as I did." ? Miss Guila Gannon, 359 Jones St, Detroit, Corresponding Sec'y Mich. Amateur A rt Association. ? *5000 for ft It If original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. It is clearly shown in this young lady's letter that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will surely cure the sufferings of women; and when one considers that Miss Gannon's letter is only one of hundreds which we have, the great virtue of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine must be admitted bv all. In England the annual consumption of southern fruit amounts to fifteen pounds a head. In Germany it aver- j ages not quite three pounds a head. The Rivera memorial to the late ' Queen Victoria is to take the form of a cottage hospital at Nice. lietriro of Olntmnnti For Catarrh That I Contain Mercury. pr mercury will surely destroy the sense of ! smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous f surfaces. Such articlosshould never be usad | excopt on proscriptions from reputable phy- l Mcioas, as the damage they will do is ten fold ; to the good you can possibly derive from j them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O.. contains I no mercury, and is taken Internally, acting | directly upon the blood and muoous surfaces I , of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure | be sure you get the genuine. It is taken in- | teruafly, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. | J. Cheney A Co. TestlradniaLs free. Sold by Druggists; prios^ 75c. per bottle. [ Hall's Family Fills are fne best. Hundreds of Indian laborers are be- ; fcg recruited for service in the Koffyfontcia diamond mines near Kimber- j ley Edward Halley introduced mercury as the liquid for use in thermometers in 1GS0 i The Behavior of Crowds. The Japanese papers are discussing the comparative characteristics of . British and Japanese crowds. The oc- j casion was furnished by the recent j festivities which have occurred in 1 Japan, more especially with the Em- ; peror of Japan's visit to Kobe and the opening of the Osaka Exhibition. | The Kobe Chronicle is very compli- | mentary to the Japanese, and de- ; clares: "Probably there is no country in the world where such good orJer, j politeness, and consideration for ' others and general decorum prevails as in Japan in this matter." | "Horseplay is generally conspicuous ; by its absence, and drunkenness is a ' comparatively rare concomitant." The Kobe Chrcnicle does not like the conduct of the Japanese police in insisting upon the uncovering of heads long before the Emperor's carriage come3 in sight, but it likes the quiet ; behavior of the crowd. "The almost funeral silence with j which his Majesty the Emperor of : Japan is greeted by his subjects natu- , rally seems somewhat strange to j Westerners. But the feeling of loyalty is there Just the same. In both countries the people will travel miles and suffer innumerable inconveniences to honor their sovereign, and j though diametrically opposite in ex- I 1 nression the spirit is Identical. The j Englishman enjoys his way of honorI ing his King best, and the Japanese | prefers his own way; of the two, the i latter is undoubtedly the more irapres- ! ' sive, and it is probable that the West- j j erner has more genuine appreciation j of the quietude of a Japanese crowd under such conditions than has the I ; Japanese for the shouting, crushing, and craning of a gathering of West, ern people.?Lop don Mail. I mi? a - ? .1 ~ *w fVo nf on I I ne Aiaueuij, .u wc v-umoi. v> editorial entitled "Exuberance," thus \ laments, concerning tne writers of to- J j day: "Whether It come of their high j living or plain thinking, or whether i because it be in the monotonous hurry j and unsocial crowding of city life, it j is certain that literature, in spite of j the quantity of books, has been smitten with a kind of chilliness of moder- i ation, caution, sensitiveness, depres- j sion, drooping, green sickness, med- 1 iocrity, wasting, sterility and mope, i from which we all suffer." ; Seattle, Wash., and St. Michaels, Alaska, are now connected by graph. ; There It No Unbelief. There la no unbelief! WhoSver plants a aeed beneath the ?od And waits to see it push away the clod. Trusts ho in God. There is no unbelief! Whoever says, when clouds are in tho sky. Be patient, heart, light breaketh by and by. Trusts the most High. There Is no unbelief! Whoever sees 'neath winter's fields of snow The silent harvests of the future grow, God's power must know. There is no unbelief! Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep. corueni to iock eo.cn , gem: in siuiuucr deep. Knows God will keep. There is no unbelief! Whoever says to-morrow, the unknown, The future, trusts that power alone Nor dares disown. There is no unbelief! The heart that looks on when dear eyelids close And dares to live when life has only woes. God's comfort knows. There is no unbelief! For thus by day and night unconsciously The heart lives by that faith the lips deny, God knoweth why. Running Extraordinary. If we would see the most remarkible racing in the world we must go 0 the cave-dwellers of Mexico. Entrance and distance covered are more ?steemed among these people than ipeed in running. They will run a listanco of 170 miles at a stretch, gong at a slow trot, running steadily ind constantly. Frequently a letter las been carried from Guazapores to Chihuahua, a distance of over 600 niles, in five days, the carrier living ill the time on a simple diet of pinole. 1 finely ground corn mixed with water nto a thin kind of gruel. Good Way to Encourage Saving. In Germany workingmen are visited It their homes on paydays by savings sank officials, to collect their savings tor banking. FITS permanently cured. No fltsor nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerveltestorer.*2trial bottleundtreatisefree Dr. It. D. alink, Dta., ssi Art.u nt., raua.,ra The sluggard may go to the ant. but the mosquito will meet him mere than half way. Mrs.Wiaslow'sdootiilngSyruo fo- ohlldm teething,softe ittie gums, reduces inflammation,allaysr>al i.curts wind colic. 25c. abottle When a woman begins to par full fare for her children she realizes tiiat she is getting along in years. Plso'sCura for Consumption is an Infallible medicine for coughs and colds.?X. \V. Sakcel, Ocean Grove. N. J., Feb. 17, 190J. The opinion we have of ourselves is never so valuable as the opinion other people have of us. Putnam Fadeless Dyes are fast to light and washing. The good die young, especially good resolutions. Cross? Poor man! He can't help It. He gets bilious. He needs a good liver pill?Ayer's Pills. They act directly on the liver, cure biliousness. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brow nor rich black? Use BUCKINGHAM'S DYE rirrr c~*. r>r nacr.rnrs r-n . w. hall j co? kastoa. II2 555 3 fi1S1SB1II B EVERY SHOOTER I WHO SHOOTS I ! r//*' | | ^ AMMUNITION g has a feeling of confidence in his cartridges. They don't ? misfire and always shoot where " B you aim. 1 Tell your dealer U. M. C. - when he asks "What kind?" j ? Scad for cMtalor. 9 Th: Union Metallic Cartridge Co. g Bridgeport, Conn. g 115115 BI i g B11 f ig llgCW/F "NEW YMjQ Loaded Black shoot stronger than anv otht /iPr s^e^s on m a&fll they are loade [H i/J}3Sj|and made m< \fm> iS Try them* Th ^^g^THE HUNTE 3 SCHOLARSHIPS Awardc APPLY AT ONCE. Location--A Health K.eaort. Bca?(if< modern conveniences. 14 Departments September 23. I have charge of the COF JOHN H. NORMAN, Mws. Doc. (Oxford Apply for catalogue. A. INTELLIGENCE, FIDELITY I \re controlling principles with Faculty aud 1 school, v\ h> nesbori', Virginia, aud the south. Wiite for catalogue. JAltlES CATARRH PESTRt Was Miserable?Could I Pe-ru-na I Many Persons Have A > Catarrh and Don't ?&. | Know It iBg Mr. Jomes M. Towell, 633 J ! Troost street, Kansas Clty> ( Mo., Vico Grand of I. O. > O. F., of Cherryville, K&n., t "Abont four yearn ago i j suffered with a severe caI tarrh of the bladder, which i'E|ag caused continued irritation (|Wm% end pain. I was miserable ]i yE&sSfc and could not stand op or / yffiffivy walk for any length of \ time without extreme Ji 6 \ weariness and pain. / be- L ' gan taking Peruna and It i| l \ greatly relieved me, and In J> l eleven weeks I was com- J1 I pleteiy cured and felt like <J ! a n.w man." ' James M. \ jgll i Powell. (> J|||l ' Hundreds of Dollars Spent <| In Vain. ! Mr. Cyrus Hershman, : Sheridan, Ind., writes: ' "Two years ago I was a sick man. Catarrh had set- |i i tied In the pelvic organs, i making life a burden and giving me i little hope of recovery. I spent hun| dreds of dollars in medicine which did I me no good. 1 was persuaded by a friend to try Peruna. I took it two weeks without much improvement, but 1 kept on with it and soon begun to get well and strong very fast. Within two months 1 was cured, and have been well ; ever since. I am a strong advocate of Peruna."?C. Hershman. Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys, liver and other pelvic organs, simply W' " ^ i 3 ' TKI owojui i *OWE$> mum ;< ? ?! Is^jIk oiuoaomw 7^w*,iC^y ModtnbtoAorjdlowforoIII?? Yffi/i^J/l ofwet wrk.CtofckrwiMjfrt. Jt\\ \ \ \/J j look for the 6hni of the rtoitand /"*AnA^sC/ 1 theMBtTOHycRonthebuttoM. /Rn/\i?*M I I A 4 TfWU ??u KHfM, MH.V>A / / ,/ TvV^ J I |wm cajoxar ta.U%4. Tfmrt.atKr^f / 7>r T Medical college of Virginia. Established 1838. | ^_D?r^tJnient8 of Medicine. Dentistry *nd Hbsrmscy. The Slxtv-elxth Seai slon wth commence September 29, 19JX Tul? t t on fees und living expenses are raoderI ate. For announcement and further lnforma1 tlon, address. Christopher Tompkins, ' <11. D.? Dean, Richmond, Virginia. |isawmill8s?i J I with liege's Universal Log Beams,Rectllln-H , gear. Simultaneous Set Works and the Hea-fl 1 cook-King Variable Feed Works are unex-l joelled for accckacy. simplicity, dceabii.-H MITT AND KASE OP OPKBATIOX. Write for full's jgdescrlptive circulars. Manufactured by they j SALEM IKO.V WORKS.Wlnston-SalenuK.C,y to Dropsy! . y Removes all swelling in 8 to ao j / days; elTects n permanent cure /V in 3oto todays. Trial treatment I Jj\ given free. Nothir.gcan be fairei j l Write Ir. H. H. Green's Sons. Specialists. Box n. Atlanta. Ga. j ? O^OK^O^OfOfOfOfO^O^O# I | TORN MILLS and f! . L ... HILLSTONES 5 i t If In need of Cbrn Hill or Mlllstoaea 0 0 yon win find It toy oar Interest to correspond I X with CAROLINA Mil l>TO>E I'll. O ?(a oernii, N. C. manufacturers of Corn a Mills from the famoas Moore County Orlu Q Q?Q?0?O?(?KW>?OA(HO?0?O< ATLANTA C0LLE6E OF PIURMACT.; Free Dispensary, only college In the U. 8. oj> rating a arug store. Demand for graduates greater than tve can supply. Address DR. GI O, F. FAT.N1}, Whitehall, Atlanta, Ga. So. 80. djjuJLHrlMMIMAIA'l-M^ Hrj CBItS Whist AIL USl FAILS. BJ Lq Boet Copgh syrup. Tastes Good. Dae fjj Frl la tlmn. Sold by druggist*. Hi %gT . ruvrvid JUCD9 f 't "If and reload better iv black powder KpSjfc market, because IBffljro d more carefully lj| i ]1 Dre scientifically. H / j| ey are WJj 1 R'S fAVOKITEjy id by Claremont Female College. hickory, n. c. jJ Sccrvery. Commodious Buildings with all of Study. 14 Tea. alters. Rules $140. Opens ISERVATORY OF MUSIC of Claremont College. I. England, and Leipsfc, Germany;. Director. J. 'BOLIfi. President. K, Enthusiasm, Courtesy.cadeuof the FISHBCKNKiniLITAUY have made for >t a reputation throunhout A. -HMIBIBIIE, A. B., Prluclpul. , )YS THE KIDNEYS dot Stand Up or Walk? i Cured. <! because it cures catarrh whereVer lo? oatcd. No other systemic catarrh remedy has as yet been devised. Insist upon having Perana. There are no medicines that can be substituted. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a | fall statement of your ease and he will . be pleased to give yon his valuable ad> I vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President at ' I The Hartman Sanitarians. Colombo*. Q. Typewriters CHEAP Pif l ot >^ood-ha'<d Maehtie<* of all makes taken as part pay for the Oliver Kanfaias for quick buyer*. J. It. CB A YTOtt,?. h *. lotto. S. C; RIpausTabales are the best dyspepsia eve* 1DI,<Je / ^U" t/A nunarea mmiuusof tbem hare beer* Vflkf sold in the United ^^1^^ States in a single year. Every illness arising from a disordered stomach is relieved or cared by their use. So common is it that diseases originate ' from the stomach it may be safely asserted there is no condition of ilh health that will not be benefited or cured by the occasional use of Ripons> Tabules. Physicians know them audi speak highly of them. All druggistssell them. The five-cent package i* enough for an ordinary occasion, and! ^ the Family Bottle, sixty cents, contains a household supply for a year. One generally gives relief within twenty minutes. :l W. L. DOUGLAS '3.*?&*3 SHOES Sue? You can save from $3 to $6 yearly by wearing W. L. Douglas $3AO or $3 ahoes. They equal tbos.i / that have boen cost- > " ing' you from $4.00 /* ?3k to $5.00. The iui- gjR rneiise salo of W. L. fe--- _ igl Douglas shoes proves their superiority over W&-7 ail other makes. /? 7 Sold by retail shoe "J, dealers "everywhere. EgflRM^^' Look for uoiuo axul iwraCWk, . J prine on bottom. That Doiurlu *?? Cer? JL^vv^fiBr A * -1 onaColt proTM there is r ' t?iHe in inw^w nrnnrw- naaws;' grade PaJ.Leather node, , Ojr S4 Gilt Edge Line -nmtot tx equalled td ang fried. Shoe* by nail, 26 rent* extra, tllaofrated Catalog free. TT. L. DOVtiLiS, Bmktoa, Mm. NO MORE ... CURLS IN VOUB HAIR Carpenter's OX^MARROW POMADE (bkttakx or rarrATiota > Take* tbem ont and keepe ronr scalr In splendid shape Into the tjorv^fn. Tnat*? why jroo need It. It's highly perfumed, too. PRICE, 25 CENTS. At the Drag Store, or mulled an receipt of JS cents In stamps. Addnwa. CARPENTER & CO., Loalavllle, Ky. If Bilious % " Not ft poisonons. drastic cathartic," 1 but an cQftxafUe. effervescent stomach 9 cleanser. It acts pcjitly on the liver ' I and kidneys and keeps the bowels in \ healthy action. thus proniotini: good J co:nplcixMu. clear brains and hail thy ( bodies. Used by American Physicians V for 58 years. J BOa. staff SI.OO f At Druggists or by mail (ram \ THE TARRANT CO., New York I ' Hot. Est, im _ _ M '' -M