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A; Pi CVIOO WE v loruorMi jLrtm, next door tn t IF YOU WILL PUT ffgSSSSSSS with this gargle your throat often it will quickly wu Office. Bazor honing to n SOUTHERN f ARM lay work; - Just try me. try me. TBTON, N. O. TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER. We Must Raise Better Cotton." : ' This paper has always advocated less land planted to cotton and less cotton raised; and it may seem to some inconsistent j with that idea when, we say we urge all to raise better cotton. But it is not. The cotton crops are -big enough; even this year when it is supposed it will not pass ten and a half million bales. With that amount of American cotton and the price say, eight cents average per pound, the supply "will be large enough to make cotton goods cheap. At least too cheap to work any hardship upon even the poorest classes. So, even if; cotton planters are controlled by so philan thropic a motive, they need not plant more than a ten ahnd a half million bale crop. . But no one is actuated by any such motive. The whole idea of the cotton planter, like the wheat - grower, the corn grower and the stock grower, is very properly to do the best he can for himself. If he can be convinced that it will pay him best to raise half a crop, that is what he will try for. If he thinks it will be best to plant no cotto at all, of course he is going out of the business of raising cotton. But -.neither of these things is best. The best thing for every cotton planter and every farmer who raises cotton to do is to raise the largest crop that he can raise at the least possible cost. That is the essential consideration. It wouldn't pay to raise a thousand bales on any one plantation and sell it at even ten cents a pound, if it cost ten - cents a pound to raise it. This is a thing that every cotton raiser knows and will admit if he thinks of it; even, the negro renters admit it. But not one man in a thou sand seems to think about it when he is planting for his crop. The solution to 'this problem is the same .that applies to every other crop; it . is simply to plant less land, prepare it better, fertilize or manure it more with barn yard manure or cow pea rotation, and cultivate it better. This is exactly what is needed and there is nothing else that can solve the ' problem. When a big crop is planted, whether it is cotton or corn, it is bound to be slighted. If a small enough crop is planted to justify using a good ap plication of the right kinCroT fertilizer in large enough quantities to do some good, or manure, or pea vines plowed under, and to prepare the land propeAy and cultivate at least three times as much as the average cotton gets now, half the land will : make more cotton than planters are now getting . and at far less cost; and there will be a chance to improve the land right along. And what is most important of all is the fact that with less land in cotton there will not be such a reduction in the crop as was the case last ydar and again this year from drouth. Thou saads of farmers demonstrated all through the corn belt last year that continuous shallow cultivation of corn. as they " are ' pre-eminently reliable, J strictly accurate and up-to-date. ! j We are most Intensely interested in the relative agricultural values of each and every substance that vwe 'use as manure. The best is none too good. Speaking for ourselves, we have' no way of judging the value of any single manurial substance used as plant food except from the actual visible increase obtained by and. from 'ifs use. Wo want to know just how much benefit we may reasonably expect in a nor mal season from a ton of stable manure, a ton of nitrate of soda, or of cotton seed meal, a ton of phosphate, a ton of sulphate or muriate of potash, or of kainit, or from a crop of clover, or cow peas, or other leguminous crops turned under. Any benefit to be evi denee must be-determined in each in dividual case by the increased yields obtained from their use either singly or in any desired and required com bination. . We want to know which is best, i. c.. the most profitable, whether nitrate of soda, cotton seed meal, dried blood or tankage as a source of.-nitrogen. Acid phosphate, thomas slag, floats or bone as a source of phosphoric acid. Or sulphate, muriate or kainit as a source of potash. At the experi mental farm above referred to and un der ,the conditions specified in their report for 1S9G, equal quantities : of potash in the different forms indicate an agricultural value of the first rank for sulphate, second muriate, third double "manure salt, fourth carbonate 'of, potash-magnesia and fifth kainit. riaciug the fertilizing power of mu riate at 100, the comparative fertilizer power of sulphate would be 104. This is their experience, but with us We be lieve the difference in favor of the. agricultural value of the sulphate as compared with the muriate would be greater even than this. A Temporary Fastening. Take a piece of 'rope, 'which' is more comfortable than a chain and does not wear the hair off as much. Attach a common snap hook to one end and tie a ring to the rope, at such a dis tance from the end, except when fastened to the snap hook, that it will not slip over the animal's head but fastens about the neck loosely. This t I . . s - : Cm contrivance is quickly fastened or un fastened, and when not in use can be through the dry season, made good hooked into ihe staple with which the crops of corn in spite of the worst lrouth ever known, while those along side of those who did this made noth ing but nubbins by the regular method of cultivation. In cotton it will pay even better than corn, because, cotton is a crop tnat win. go on making as rope is attached to the hitichlng post. Nothing is more serviceable or eco nomical for a temporary fastening where the farmer has no stanchion. Harry Knowles. long- as the season lasts.' Both t corn and cotton should be cultivated flat, and in a dry season the soil should be kept constantly stirred with a shallow working cultivator. If there is a very large crop planted this cannot be done. -If a moderate one, then all the cultiva tion needed in a severe drouth' can be given, and the crop is a far more cer tain one and very much better, whether the season be good or . bad. J There is need of more intensive methods in all the farming done in this country; it is needed more on cotton plantations than anywhere else, be cause at present the common practice is the worst in. tlie country. It should be the ambition of every farmer every- where to get the largest possible crop of every acre he cultivates; whoever does this Will certainly prosper. To cultivate intensively requires , close study, and the man who gives that sue ceeds. But any one who can command the labor can scratch a vast acreage, plant and cultivate' badly and make a .poor crop. What Ave need is more peo ple who are trying to -get three bales to the; acre. Tri-Statc Farmer. i Better Than the Art of Man. A brood sow knows some things as well as anybody. She knows what she ought to eat, and if she can get to it she will eat It, and it will do her good. Hence a sow running in a pasture will not only have needed exercise, but she will get a bite here and there needed by her system and condition, and as a result will do better than if kept penned anr fed everything that can be thought of. Animal instinct is often better than the art Farm and Ranch. of man. Texas " Protecting a Trapdoor, Where trapdoors are used in connec tion with a stairway, they may be made safer by the addition of a gate The llest Fertilizer. At the experimental farm of the State Horticultural Society of North- Caro lina, located at; Southern Pines, ,N. C., Na series of "careful and painstaking ex . peri men ts have now been carried on for several years, the object in carry ing on said experiments being to deter mine more particularly the relative ,. quantity of plant food required for the prpper, development of fruit trees and plants and garden vegetables of most all kinds.; It, wouldt pay. every horticul- . turist, market gardener or truck farmer throughout the length and , breadth of this broad, land to keep posted as to the Results obtained from, said experiments, v. jmmmmmA which holds the door in a vertical po sition and with it serves as a protect ing banister. They are usually; near a wall, and by hinging on the farther side from the wall this may be accom plished. The gate is hinged to the wall. as shown, and when not in use folds back against it. ; At its outer end' are two vertical strips just far. enough apart to admit the j edge of the tfap- uoor wnen raised,, and a hook and staple - hold the two together. J. M. S.. in xue American Agriculturist Switzerland is issuing, 200,000 new twenty-franc pieces. This makes the amount-- pf. Swiss gold in circulation nearly ,000,000; Keep this -. fact always fresh in your memory: ' For Cuts. Mashes and all Open Sores,! you need bnly to apply . , Mexican ffustan inimenl : ' a few times and the soreness and inflammation will " be conquered and the wounded flesh healed. A To get the best results you should saturate a piece of soft cloth with the liniment and bind it upon tho wound as you would a poultice. j 25c., J50o. and $1.00 a bottle, s ; a ,.'....: ippd AM CVC flM your poultry and at the very first sign of IVLLl Mil CIC 13 n lioup, ScalyLegs, Bumblefoot or other diseases among your fowls use llexlcan Mustang Liniment. I7DITP I7AD PIDPTTT IDC showing wnwu tun uiuuuuauu ferent styl Sewing Machines we manufacture and tL! prices before you purchase any other. .1 THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE frJ OBAXGK. MASS. . H S3 union Braare, k. y. CMcao,nL BtLorf, I WINTER I0B1 III NOW ON SALE VIA Southern Railwa "t -To all the prinqlpal Winter '( Resorts, at ' . VERY LOW RATKS ihanr um4 nipam TabulM with o mnob atls fiction that X can cheerfully ttoommend thm. Bato been troubled tor about three years with what I called bilious attacks coming on regularly, onoe a week. Was told by different phytlclans Ahatlt was caused by bad teeth, of Ohlch I had sereraL I had the teeth extracted, but the au tacks continued. I had seen adrertlseraents of Rlpans Tabnles In all the papers but had no faith In them, but about six weeks since a friend inV duced me to try them. Have taken but two of the email 6-cent boxes of the Tabnles and bare had no recurrence of the attacks. Have nerer glren a testimonial for anything before, bat the great amount of good which I betters has been done me many T.T tndiiAM mm tot adit mlit fy thm on now. a, T. Da Witt. . t hare be a great sufferer from eonstlpatlof) for over ne years. Nothing gave me any ?UL Uy feet and legs and abdomen were bloated so X could not wear shoes on cay feet and only a loose drees. X saw Rlpans Tabuies adrertlsed In out dally paper, bougtf t some and took them as direct ed. Ham taken them about three weeks and therfi Is such a change I I am not constipated any mors and I owe It all to Rlpans Tabuies. Jam thirty seren years eld, have no occupation, only ray household duties and nursing my sick husband, lie has had the dropsy and X am trying Ripens Tabuies for him. He feels some better but It wlU take some time, he has been sick so long. Toe may use my letter and name as you llkw X want to Inform you, la words of highest raise, of the benefit I hare detlTed from dpans Tabuies. I am a professional nurse and ta this profession a clear head ta always needed. XUpasTasules does it. After ene of my cases X found myself completely .ran down. Acting on the adrlee of XX r. Qeo. Bow , er. Ph. 68S Xtewark' Are., Jersey City, I took Elpans Tabuies with fraud results. ' Xtlss Bxesxa Wxsmtij. Bother was troubled with heartburn and sleeplessness, caused by Indigestion, for a good . many years. One day she saw a testimonial In the paper Indorsing Rlpans Tabuies. She determined to glre them a trial, was greatly raftered ly their use and now takes the ' Tabuies regularly. She keeps a few cartons Rlpans Tabuies In the house and says she wlU not be with, out them. The heartburn and sleeplessness hare disappeared with the indigestion which was formerly so great a burden, tor her. Oar whole family take the Tabuies regularly, especially after a hearty meal. My mother Is fifty years of age and Is enjoying the best of health and spirits ; also eats hearty meals, an impossibility before she took Rlpans Tabuies. antox H. Biacxjex. j The modernNstand- o I g ard Family kedk I I cine : Cures tKe common: everyday t S ill of humanity. U ...Oft I X hare been suffering from headaches sinoe i was a Uttlo girl. ' X could nerer ride in e ear or go Into a crowded place without getting a headache and sick at my stomach. I heard about Rlpans Tabuies from aa aunt of mine who was taking them for catarrh of the stomach. She had found such. Relief from their use sheadnsed me to take them too, andl hare been doing so since last October, and will ay they hare complete ly eurediy;tieadachea I am twenty-nine years old. Tou are welcome to use this testimonial j ! Xtra. J. Bmooavram, - " -;. ;' The Resorts of the South, Southeast and Southve' also Cuba, California and Wlexic Offer many Inducements to the Tourist. Some Prominent Resorts Are f t. AuRutine. Palm Beach, Miami, Ja Bonville, Tampa, Port Tain. a, Bruus- wick, Savannah, Thomaville, ; Charleston, Columbia, Aiten. Augusta, Pinelmrst, Camden, V Summerville, Asheville, . Hot tiprins. THE LAND OF f HE SKY,M And Sapphire Country." Vyseren-year-old boy suffered with pains in hs head, constipation and complained of his stomach. He could not eat like children of his age do and what he did eat did not agree frith him. He was thin and of a saffron color. testimonials in faror of Tickets on Sale tti return until XTn mi nin-i i j Stop'Overs Allowed at Important points. THROUGH SLEEPING CARS Of the highest standard between priati 'jyUi Ui;and,reprtsv - Dlnlno; Car Service Unexcelled, ASlc nearest Ticket Aent for copy of "Win nome in svBsitatxier Land." W. A; Turk, V S. H. Hardvidc, Pa?' tfam Mjrr- Q'1 Agent uiuKiou, u. u. Washington, u yp 50 YEAR? ) Beadiaar lome or the pans TPulee, I tried them. Rlpans Tabuies not uvuu7 .curea my youngster. to uiMppearea, bowels are In only rel the heaJcbes A. new style packet oontamlng rav aiTAjrs txmvuu packed in ntper carton (witfcooc glass) is now for sals ' at some drug stores-ron sirs cmrrs. This low-priced sort Is lntled for the poor and the economical. Om' dosen of the flre-cent cartoas (120 tabnles) can be had by mails sending forty-eight cents to the Rzpj CHxnzoin CoxFAXT, No. 10 Spruce Streec. New York or a single cam (Tax xaxvlss) wQl be east for fire Rarurs Tabuxxs may also be had of some grocers, general storekeefj, news agenu and as some Uqkt i Bvvv wiiB ana no never complains ci his stomaclBe Is now a red, chubby faced boy. Thlt wonderl change I attribute to rimm Tat.i ' I am safOed that they wll benefit any one (from the craJto old are) If taken aeenrHtn. a tlons. I i jb w i.- i RADE IVIARK 'L,wwr Designs ''rirvv Copyrights &c Anyone sending a sketch and description m quickly ascertain our opinion free whether . iiirention is probably patentable, fpromnnir tlons strictly conodential. Handbook on L'ateii& sent free. Oldest nirency for seoarintr patents. Patents taken through Mvr.n & Co. tclvIt special notice, without cbwrgp, in th& Scientific Hmzrkm. A handsomely illustrated" weeklr. i J,nrsot rir rnlation of any scientific journal. Ternm f-: year: four months, $L Sold by all newtiHfn MUKfJ CO 361Prdway.eW fmmtMiimtmti the ceibctoatep obpiiSH amerioaw piawoo ahd oncArtn FVI re ; mm r D) ill LW M V .A una - ww.....w.. . v,,. uni, i mUMn mh i wncjiE uru,J IflfcmSTlHCT Uli ' UHDERSTANDIMG THAT IF IT IS H0T TISFACTOflY TO PUBCHARgR AFTFr'io M0MTHR' USE. WE WILL TAKJP IT RARIf rtwoi jbdom for V t 7 wwvrsltaet bmkd -iTr or ITlM E WILL CHIP A CORNISH PIAH0 OR CORf ! ORRAfJ ANYWilcnc iiDn-r rur nicrine Rf.i J w.... ... ..... .. mmimtm w Mtm S lib WlO I llili I S 44 UMDERSTArjnirJR THAT IP IT IQ nnTi Ticcswrn nv Tn'niinn.i.nr . Ptr. , ML 8 wmM.jvirT . C",.J , ' ZL "J WB wwagcB cTiaenoe or onr shsolate Oar lacces inJ BxH has been mainly owinS to rthe eonfiden(uSSi -?kIJ honeityofourri I and tho perfecUoa of the Corniah ImPHf. iriM? Ff?3 VH: PARTICULARS OF THE 11 . - - J t iwvhrtng -jr - l ri WOfc FAMOUS CORNIQU Df am sad for Ktif -dNeriptlea ef tie tntraeiA( v.V.. e siott M Mi uil emUloVtatK tanS? iZLZtSZZ! teheed ted Tor . fey , b1A4 artkUMSL.SSVf? rnilT A5D LITEST sliajfg -gggtgt "V fI r t ' nith tba Cnrnicli Pa4n it- , ... . " vBuuiuai CSl iltarhminit wiii.ii - fJn, jT "rS? i ill? 1 tneicssisa PIHft. the W REFERS' A prompt resDonsG to thi miwr 7s' wont vvtlX . . . on the list pncea as qnotert in any PUNISH omlsv WIT1 S?r.l,n JO" bsak.!anT bank. er "! v f--- 7 . "vr jsars. particulars of th o rv i oTn "w - - Tears. pianos vflsiiinGToprasSto MAtiqe Aim 'oncAt" obUK! . ,. jr-a :f! ' 111 II v'! W i ' ii .-. '1 tfr3 - C n ? ?
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