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BUY HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS.
Farmers are now making tbeii
plans for the year and are begin
ning to think about the kind
and quantity of fertilizers. We
have always advocated a liberal
use of fertilizers. If the land is
well prepared and well cultivated
they pay well. Many farmers
make a mistake by buying low
grade fertilizers. They get ac
quainted with a fertilizer bj
name and buy it and pay but
little attention to the analysis.
Don't buy by name. Hemember
there is nothing in the name but
the analysis means much. Don't
buy anything which runs less
than 8?3?3. We have neyer
known a farmer to make big
crops who used low grade ferti
lizers. It is poor economy to use
them just to save two or three
dollars on each ton. Some far
mers mix their fertilizers. If they
will buy a high grade acid phos
phate and some muriate of pot
ash to go with the cotton seed
meal and kainit they can make
a high grade fertilizer.
A Manure Question.
A northern Iowa subscriber
writes us what will strike our
readers as a very simple ques
tion. He has twenty acres of
land which he expects to put in
corn next year. He manured fif
teen acres of it last spring. There
are five acres as yet unmanured,
and he says:
'T was thinking of giving it a
coat of manure this winter and
then plowing it under next spring.
Do you think it will be all right
to do this, or do you think the
manure would do harm to the
corn crop next year, and had 1
better put the manure on the
pasture? I always keep my ma
nure hauled out to the field as
soon as it is made."
While this seems a very simple
question, it cannot be answered
with a definite yes or no. While
manure does not usually hurt
corn, because corn is a gross
feeder and land cannot easily be
too rich for it, there are circum
stances in which it would be dis
advantageous to put manure on
this corn field. If the land is
sandy and if the manure is coarse
and not decomposed, has agreat
amount of bedding and straw in
it, then it would not be advan
tageous to apply it; and less ad
vantageous west of the Missouri
than east of it, and the farther
you go west the less advantage
ous it will be.
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use whatever to corn or any oth
er crop until it is thoroughly de
composed and digested bv the
germs whose business it is to
tear down all dead things and
reduce them to their original ele
ments. If this laud is sandy and
enough manure is applied to
make any considerable separa
tion between the soil and the
subsoil, and if the season should
be dry so that decomposition
could not go on, the corn might
fire. In fact, we have known
quite a number of cases where it
has done so under circumstances
like these, and to the great as
tonishment of the farmer.
Some years ago we were offer
ing a very handsome premium
for the best three acres of corn.
A number of farmers in the wes
tern part of the etate went at it
with a will, covered their three
acres with a heavy coating of
n?.anure, plowed it under, had a
- tilangniticent growth until Au
gust, when the corn fired. We
have known like results to come
from plowing under a heavy
crop of mammoth clover dry.
Therefore under these conditions
we would put the manure on
pasture, and let the corn land
wait till another time. If the
manure is well decomposed and
put on with a manure spreader,
not over eight tons to the acre,
we would not anticipate any
trouble, on the other hand a
great advantage.?Wallace's
Farmer.
If you waut the best and neat
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Lack of Tenacity.
More failures are brought
about on the farm by changing
from one line to another, than
from any other one cause. It
takes years of study and work
to learn to do anything well,
and when one has mastered a
subject he can not afford to
throw it aside and take up a new
line and make the mistakes that
one must make before he learns
the ins and outs of it. It is no
uncommon thing to see a wes
tern farmer take up dairying, for
instance, and work for years
along that line and then perhaps
throw it aside and take up sheep
husbandry, something that he
knows nothing about, something
that he must learn from the bot
tom up, and prosecute that line
for a few years and as soon as
sheej) get low on the market and
hogs high, drop out of the sheep
business altogether, and go into
hogs heels over head, a subject
that he knows justaslittleabout
as he did the sheep business
when he began it. This course
makes him an experimenter and,
as a rule, there is very little
money in experimental work.
One does not find this true in
Europe. The farms there are
made a study and the stock kept
and crops raised that are best
suited to that particular soil.
When once a line of work is
mapped out it is continued in
vear after year. In order to
make a success of any particular
line of work our soil should not
only be well adapted to it, but
we as well should like the work
sufficiently to take that interest
in it that is essential to success.
A man that takes a great inter
est in some particular class of
stock as horses, sheep or swine,
will usually succeed with them,
everything else being equal.
There never was a time when
competition was as close as at
present in all lines of work, farm
ing included, and a farmer that
makes a success of his business
must pretty nearly understand
what he is doing. He must make
few mistakes. This can not be
true of the man that is jumping
from one thing to another, hence
the great necessity of continuity
of purpose.?Forest Henry.
Three little babes were nestl
ed in bed,
"I'll name William, Willie and
Bill," mother said;
Wide was her smiie, for trip
lets they be,
She lays her good luck to
Rocky Mountain Tea.?
(Great baby medicine.) Selma
Drug Co., A. H. Boyett, Drug
gist.
? Crosses.
The idea seems to be quite
prevalent that crosses make bet
ter auimals than pure-breds. It
is frequently argued that as
Berkshires and Poland-Chinas
are each good, a cross will pos
sess the special qualities of both
and so will be better than either.
The crossing of two pure-bred
animals of different breeds often
gives pigs which are tine animals,
have good forms, and will ma
ture quickly and satisfactorily.
When a litter of pigs is to be
raised exclusively for slaughter
such crossing is not objection
able, and many careful hog rais
ers think it the better practice;
but the pigs from such crosses,
however good they may be, are
of little value as breeders. The
pui e-bred ancestors on both sides
have been developed toward cer
tain definite but different ideals
In the first cross there seems to
be a blending of the two types
and the results are often very
satisfactory, but the offspring of
these crosses are almost sure to
show all the weakness and de
fects of both lines of ancestors
as well as many of their own.
Breeding from crosses, even
though the individual animal
may be of good quality, is rare
ly satisfactory or profitable.?
The Farmer.
It inv *o: i >s, strong!lien?
and builds up. It keep.* you in
condition physically, ineuudly
and morally. That's what Hol
lister's Rocky Mountain Toa
will do. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
lets. A- H Royett, Druggist,
Selma Drug (Jo.
Education tor the Masses.
Id bulletin No. 2 from the De
partment of Instruction, Hon
F. A. Cotton, State Supt., states
the problem to be solved as fol
lows:
"The problem of edncation to
day is two-fold: (1) There is the
problem of reaching all the peo
ple, and (2) there is the problem
of complete education for each
individual. Government of all
the people, by all the people and
for all the people, pre-supposes
the education of all tbe people,
if this nation is to endure, all its
people must be educated. They
must be intellig* nt, temperate,
industrious, skillful and con
stantly employed, if they are to
be prosperous and happy. These
qualities can come only through
education. With all our boasted
democracy and our free schools,
education has not hitherto
reached all our population. From
the primary grade to the gradu
ating class in the high school the
story is one of the constant di
minution iu numbers. For one
reason and another pupils drop
out all along tbe line, and it is
the few instead of the many who
profit by the provision that is I
made. Along witn the fact that
the masses are not reached there
is the fact that a chance forcom
plete education is not provided.
Perhaps the solution of the first
phase of the problem lies in the
solution of the second phase. If
the methods, processes and pro
visions were ever sufficient, they
are not sufficient now. Com
mercial prosperity, competition,
cosmopolitan population, wom
an's advent into every calling,
change of home ideals, the com
ing of steam and electricity,
have brought new tastes, strong
appetites, desire for entertain
ment and extravagant living.
And with it all a new education
al problem has been created.
Home notions have changed
radically, and a part of educa
tion that formerly belonged to
the home has been shifted to the
school, and the school must as
sume the burden, at least for the
present."?Indiana Farmer.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Pro
truding Piles. Druggists are
authorized to refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure
in 6 to 14 days. 25c.
The Farmers Are Lending Money.
"Tell me of someboy who
wants a farm loan," said a loan
agent to a physician the other
day. "Farm loan. The farmers
are all lending money now not
borrowing." This was the an
swer, and in these few words is
exdressed a mighty pleasant fact
to contemplate. ? Itushville
American.
This was not always so; in for
mer years the farmers were the
loan agents' best customers.;
Now it is different, and there is j
more surplus money in the bank J
to the credit of the farmers than
ever before. Let the condition j
of affairs continue, until farming j
is acknowledged to be the best )
and safest business in the land. J
?Indiana Farmer.
A reasonable amount of food thorough- j
ly digested and properly assimilated will
always increase the strength. If your
stomach is a "little off" Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure will digest what you eat and
enable the digestive organs to assimi
late and transform all foods into tissue
building b'ood. Kodol relieves Sour
Stomach, Belching. Heart-Burn and all
forms of Indigestion. Palatable and
strengthening. Sold by J. R. Ledbetter,
Hood Bros., Benson Drug Co.
The Fattening Hogs.
Much has been written and
said about feeding hogs, which
is well and good; but just as
much depends on their care while
getting this feed. If their feed is j
put on a floor covered with six
inches of snow you may be i
sure that you are feeding at a i
loss. They must have a good, (
clean feed floor if good results 1
are to be reached. (
Again, it has been found by
carefully conducted experiments
that hogs being compelled to lie '
out iu the cold will consume ful 1
ly twenty-five per cent, more ,
grain to make a hundred pounds 1
gain than hogs that are well 1
housed.
The matter of drink is also im
portant. Hogs that are on tuil (
leed naturally will drink lots of
water if it is not so cold that i
they cannot. They should be |
given Walei it least twice ach <
.j a,,,, ..v> tuiuci luau
when first drawn from the well
or spring. i
Bein^ careful along these and
other lines makes the difference i
between success and failure in <
the business.?Northwestern Ag- i
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Increased Price of Horses.
The situation in the horse
markets during recent years has
had a great deal to do with de
termining the lines of work to be
undertaken in this respect.
From the years 1891) to 1904.
inclusive, there has been an in
crease, ranging from $10 to #35,
in the average prices for all
classes of horses on the Chicago
market, as shown by the follow
ing table:
Increase in prices of horses on
the Chicago market, 1899-1904:
Kange of price*:
Class. 1MW) 1MH Inc.
I'ratter* - $156 $177 $?!
Carriage pair* .. 410 475 32JJ0
Driver* 140 150 10
Horse* for general use...... loft 140 246
liuaaer* ana trammers 115 140 25
Saddler* 150 1H0 10
Southern Chunks 50 04 14
This table shows what always
happens during a period of scar
city, namely, a large increase
in the prices of the best grades
the average price of carriage
lorses increasing $112.50 per head
but there is one very remarkable
feature in the large increase in
the prices of the cheaper grades.
Horses for general use show the
largest increase of any, $35 per
head.?Indiana Farmer.
Wood-Allen.
On Wednesday, January 10th,
at two o'clock in the afternoon at ?
the home of the bride's parents, j
Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Allen, a most
beautiful marriage was solemn
ized when Mr. Charlie Wood led
to the altar their accomplished |
daughter, Sarah Florence. The I
ceremony was impressively per- j
formed by Mr. N. W. Smith, J. P. |
The parlor was tastefully deco-1
rated and presented a lovely ap-j
pearance?the color scheme be-1
ing green and white.
The attendants were: Mr. W.C.
Blackman with Miss Obelia Lee;
Mr. Junius Lee with Miss Emma
Johnson; Mr. Adkin Wood with
Miss Lillie Lee; Mr. W. C. Beas
ley with Miss Allie Creech.
After the ceremony the party
started for the home oi the
groom's father, Mr. F. P. Wood,
where a most sumptuous supper
awaited them, after which they
amused themselves by games?
passing the evening most pleas
antly until nine o'clock when
they returned to the dining
room where confectioneries were
served
The bride is the charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Allen. The groom is a prosper
ous young farmer of the Ben
tonsville section
The writer wishes them a long
and happy life.
Lx.
Indigestion is easily overcome by the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, because
this remedy digests what you eat and
gives the stomach a rest?allows it to
recuperate and grow strong again.
Kodol relieves Indigestion, Belching of
Gas, Sour Stomach, Heart-Burn, etc.,
and enables the digestive organs to
transform all foods into the kind of
rich red blood that makes health and
strength. Sold by J. K. Ledbetter,
tlood Bros., Benson Drug Co.
Prohibition In 6oldsboro.
For two years Goldsboro has
had prohibition and our people
are delighted with the result and
would not return to the open
bar-room for any thine. Busi
ness has been better, real estate
been advanced in value, there
has been less crime and far less
drunkenness?in fact, we never
see a drunken man on thestreets
now as was formerly thecaseand
taken altogether it has been a
great blessing to all our people.
There are a few blind tigers and
some whiskey will continue to be
sold on the sly by a few worth
less negroes, but the greatest
blessing of all is that the temp
tation of the open bar is taken
away from our young boys and
those men who would have stop
ped drinking but for the daily
temptation before them. Now
instted of spending hours at the
bar-room in revelry, there are
many men in Goldsboro who
*p?nd the time with their wives
and little children, who need
their care and protection after
iark.?Goldsboro Argus.
One Minute Cough Cure contains not
in atom of any harmful drug, and it hax
been curing Cough*. Coldx, Croup nnd
Whooping Cough so long that it line
proven itself to he a tried and true friend
to the many who use It. Sold by J. R.
bed better, Hood Pros., Pennon Drug Co.
Mistress?Didn't the ladies who
called leave cards?
Bridget?They wanted to,
ma'am, but I towled thimyehad
plinty av yor awn, and better
jues, too. -Lift.
"When you were married, did
pour wife promise to obey?"
"Well, I should say not," re
sponded the careworn citizen, "I
tau't even get my children to do
that."?Louisville Courier-Jour-1
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