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MiSE PLENTY OF GRAIN
Commit-;: iom r Stovenn Give?
Farmers Goo i Advice.
),000,000 B A L C 3 FLELCY STAPLE
i tub Ic tne Amount of Cotton the
South Should Plant For—Mr. Stc
venn Well Pleated W:tti the New
Orleans Cotton Growers Meeting. j
Tbo u.m re-iort issued l»y the Unit ;
tl Ktatii iH'imMiui rit <»f Agriculture,
t Washington. D. C., and hImi t!»«■ j
tinners’ rc-jaut. showing the crop ed !
‘olton ratseil tin* yi-flr 1904. has natti
tally iillrueted u gicat i|i*ai of atten
tion. The crop a> shown by the re-,
.torli Ik an much larger than the!
‘Iial it call* for earnest ri (lection.
Che low price of cotton since (
lust November lias very seriously af-
toeteil many of our people (luanelally. ,
to much ho, ibet all of the cotton
< tut oh through their organizations ami
'ilUer aoureea, eoneelverl the idea that
It would In heat to call a meeting of j
the farmers, hanker* und merchants!
at New Or leans. 1 win fortunate
•aoiigh to be At thie meeting, and
•mfllce Jt u> *ay that It wan one of the
.mral representative gathering* I have
-ver attended. All tin* cotton state*
anti territories producing cotton were
pres* nt with large* delegations, and
every single delegate* seemed
lo in- of on* opinion, viz.; that the
oirpiut' < otton now on hand should be
lUtrod and that a* far as. possible
it should In- kept off the market lor
Iho present, and that an organization
-itvoiiId In formed for tin* purpose ol
Inducing every planter to reduce* bis
acreage 25 per cent In cotton and for-
lilixers accordingly, so as not to iiiise
i cotton crop this year to e-xce-e-ei
t,001).000 hales, and In this way take
rare el the surplus cotton now on -
baud without selling it at a sacrifice.
There were- a great many plans sag
1'cnled but the ((invention, after ells
causing all of them, finally reached
the conclusion that by a united effort
lies people could tie Induced to hold
thodi udlon for the present by keep
lug out of tl*-tn and trusting to the
•out he re banker* to tide them ovet
until full
l have lor several years been tug
lug upon our people ot Georgia to
ialee plenty of grain and lorugo fot
hotb rnui. and beast, und to diversify ■
lliolr crops at far as possible, keep
lug plenty ol pasturage, growing tin
various grasses suited lo their lucn
Him and climate, and by ilia' moans
raisin s' more i.e^s. mo c cattle mori
(Mlullry; ;n fact, e*\•ryttilitg that it
mil di d mound the* Ilium or term, and
thru, if »• liar* an overproduction eil
eotlor we would tio pn tuned for it
When vi ,ii out of ..ill. and havi
plenty of holm • uii|»! 1* s, tlie pr ice ol
cotton does not affect tn* so much. I
'(till urge tins plum ,.:,d hope the pen
pie ot Georgia wt.I - top and :h nli for
a uii'iuuit wliui w< ml pm do it wt
would 'i'li < histevry of Cue cotton cvo[ 1
for the* ,usl thirty veins has shown
that tin smallest crops have brought
I In most money to the plmrirs. Ti
Illustrate. n 1 898. when vvi used
420 000 tons ed guano, wo raised a j
crop of 11,250.000 bales. That crop
hiouplit us less than 0 cents. Thi
following war. 1899, w< used :i40,000
tons of guano and raised a crop ol
II,401).01*0 bale*. I'hls rrop brought us
a fruition ovet 0 rent* During tin
year 3000 the i mile surplus of 1 S9h
was wipiil cut \Vi took an tveti
stall upon ihi market and tin crops
'line Ihat time have bent kept with
in reiaaoaatde bouiuis of consumption.
Therefore we i.uve had up to the re
cent decline a lair and rea
senate price for our cotton
since 3898. Our people ought to slop
and think tor a moment what the
vnnult may he if a crop of 1 ¥.000,000
ear I5.000.V00 bales is made this yea)
41900) We would be so haunieaped
with surplus cotton that it would take
us years and yearn to be relieved. It
In to l>e hoped that our entire people
will adopt the plans suggested by the
New Orieuut convention amt give all
the aid they possibly can ou that line
1 war* very much struck with a
epeech delivered by Mr. Hlliyer, o<
Maoou. Ga.. at the New Orleans con-
VNintjon. so much so that we repro
duce it along with thi* article, ibal
our people may see upon what line*
the New Orleaus convention was di
retried, and that it was influenced b\
Use heat finaucieu iu our Southern
tttntne We also reproduce a letter
vrKtan by Col. Harvie Jordan, takes
twmm th* Atlanta Journal, shewing
Use kind of machinery adopted by
Pkldi all the- farmara may organic*
hr calling maai meeting* ir. their mi
Min district* and at the county aite*
k> elect delegatee to fholr at«t« ane
aateoaa) conventIou. I have groat
fcope that much good may he done
•tong this direction, and I would swg
**>*l here tkai you select your best
*oe< most influential men to atienr
plate and national convemion *m
'ic sure, by ail means, to select dele
pates who will gn
O. B. STEVENS.
ComajiasloncT.
The Presence of the Head Man.
Do not trust the work of feeding
wholly to young hoys. ff you expert
th<- stock to come- out right in spring
he with the hoy often, directing ant
giving :i word of encouragement, which
m< mis much toward Inters sting then
In th** work.
THE NEW RICE INDUSTRY.
Vlarveloua Progress in the Rice Belt
©f Louisiana and Texas.
By far tb<* most Important rice pro
during territory in the. United Staler
It, now comprised in loralired area* In
the states of Louisiana and Texas.
Tills I* generally known as the "gull
const" crop. The recent history of rice
in these stales, as a whole, presents a
striking contrast to the decadent cul
ture of the south Atlantic coast. Mar
velous progress has characterized the
Industry, and the annual production j
has here attained a magi#tide exceed !
Ing many times the previous yearly
output of all the rice-producing states
combined. 11ctween 189!) and 1904 the j
rice* acreage of l^otiislana was it* 1
creased from 201,085 ucres, as reported
by the- census, to .'170,500 acres, as now 1
estimated by the department of agri
culture; that of Texas during the!
same period from 8.711 t<> 254.200
acres, and the combined acreage ol ,
tbo two state* from 210.390 to 010,- i
700 acres, an Increase of upward ol,
190 per cent.
alt* use by saturating it with a solu
Lion of beet sugar and then drying it
with artificial heat. The treatment ir
said also to greatly increase the
strength and the durability of the
wood. The timber so treated resist* I
dry rot. The wood is no longer po
ions and. therefore, more sanitary lot I
such ijsi's m street paving blocks. I
Brief Mention.
The Japan Weekly Mail announce? |
that an extraordinary rice crop is ex
peeled in Ji pan this year.
Foreign advices make* it appear that
from 8,000 to 10.000 acres have beet!
planted to cotton in the British West
Indies.
The 1904- Of. orange crop of Florid? I
is estimated by the Florida Times I
Union at 1.850,000 boxes as compared
with 1,650.000 boxes last year.
The San Francisco Trade Journal ’
eetimutes the California raisin croj
for 1904 as 75,000,000 pounds against j
120,000,000 pounds in 3 903 and th? '
prune output for 1904 as 97,U00,00( ;
pounds against 305,000.000 pounds ii
1903.
in unu ivi vht oir years, jias uorno <
— mtd lias been mat
NORTH AMERICA.
Origin allr Mapped ns nn K*eonM»*ti
of I ml In nnel (lilnet.
“TlnednciileHl Americans," says n cor
respondent of Hie London Times, “pro
nounce* the nnmi of their country
Amorim, calling themselves Amori-
rans. In so doing they not only yield
to a natural craving for n finer eu
phony. hut. quite accidental!:', 1 pre
sume*. are* more correct e'yniolngioally
than educated Ami-ricaii:-. Amerigo be
ing the llallnn form of the (Joihlc
Ainalnric, contracted to Auiaric. This
The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has been,
in use for over ,*50 years, lias borne the signature of
made under his per-
since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Jnst-as-good” are but
Experiments that trilie with and endanger the health of
lnfuuts and Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR IA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Pare*
fforlc. Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. Jt cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
personal name means ‘strenuous in ln-
Discovery of the Gulf Ccaet Rice Belt. 1 bor. resolute* in action,’ an appropriate
Undoubtedly t he- most important
cvcni in the history of rite production
In Du United Stati - was the discovery
•bout 1886 that lice could bo prorflt
ably grown by irrigation upon the prai
rie lands of southwestern luouiuiana
und southeastern Texas. The peculiar
character of these lands and their
adaptability to rice culture* have since
re*veilutlor.i'/»d the industry of rice
growing and irnu*-forrrii»d this region
Irom comparative waste and eiesolu-
motto to add to Die Washington armo
rial in the national device of ‘America.’
“Brazil was the original America.
Down to the first quarter of the six
teenth century our North America was
still mapped ns an extension of India.
Tibet. Chinn and Japan, with Brazil ns
nn Island, separated by tin* islands dis
covered by Columbus frorrr ‘the new
world of Greater India’ and named
America provlhe-in’ anil again 'America
vcl Brasilia.’
“Not before Hie middle of the six-
tlon to thrill ami prosperous activity. | tee-nth century was the term ’America’
extended to N'ortli America, with the
addition ‘vel Nova India.’ In brief,
the Americas were both mere wind
falls iu the heroic secular quest after
‘spiced’ India. This is the redoubled
debt the Anglo-Saxon race owes India.”
Phi sc lamls, now distinctively known
as i he "rice belt,’’ extentd 20 to 90!
miles In width from St. Mary's parish
westward about 240 mile-s along the;
coast of l/viilsiana and Texas and
comprise an area of about 12.000,
square mile s. The) are traversed by j
10 unvigHl.de* rivers ami numerous j
lakes and bayous and lie from C to
58 feet above the. level of the stream*.
Consisting of u rich darn loam, easily 1
cultivated, their distinguishing char-1
acte.risllc a* compared with the i ice
Inntls of caste rn lxniisinnn am) the Cur- j
oIIiihk is ihat they nr< underlaid with'
;in impervious subsoil, which permits i
great economy in the toe of water, en
ables the fields to he thoroughly drain- 1
<*d at harvest and, most important ot
all, makes possible the us* <4 im
proved sell-binders and other modern
agi u uiturul machine ry.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
cistsuf eu».«.Nv, -*y Murray ytrict. new vodr city.
Cabbage Plants & Sea Island Cotton Seed
Cibbaic Plants tor Rule. iud n»vv ready for ep»liv«rv, ‘‘Early Jersey Wakefield"
amt “Charleston Large Type Wakefield .two surliest nnnr!>)isni1 vm-P-thee and head in
rotation »snamed. Succession." "Augusta True ke r ' mid'' Short Stem Flat Dutch’
the.; b'!*.t fmt)u nd vnriette- und head in rotation h- named. Priee-: Single tlioi-Hiid, *1..'i0:5.
lOo und over 41.A', po.r 10*»; to.(KKl and over, 41 per 10 1 T«i in- (Jn-ih » ordei': ..r plants sent C.
<i. Id., irarnhaaor paying return charge* on moiu'y. • )ur plant b>'ds oeeupy !15 acre- on South Onr
ollnu Sell Oi.uHt. und we underntund growing til- liii the open air: tough 'Mild liunly: they will
stand ►eyere cold without injury. Plants orated for shipr.i* : t. weigh 'J- Hu. i or to *0 and w <■ lmv<
THREE RECIPES.
Cottorvsetd Meal for Cow*.
A* much a* live pounds of cotton
seed meal may be fed to milk cows
per tlnv in some cases with good re
sult- and profit; but. ns a rule, the
amount should not bt more than one
to'three pounds. Cattle will eat it
readily without its hi tig mixed with
other grain or material, but is is much
better to feed it with other grains or
chaffed roughage or spiinkk d over the
uncut hay that has been dampened. 11
the* cotton seed and cottonseed meal
tan be readily obtained and the cotton
seed is cheap and other grain high, a
mixture of the seed and meal will he
a more desirable lRtioi) than either
feed alone.—Oklahoma Experiment
Station.
Thr Xliey (e* ICtllicr Clin, Jiern or I’re>-
R(*rY(‘ n Him. hit net.
Feir tills purpose seievt it nice, kind, .
uniiuMc, industrious, generous" man. !
| The American variety is fur better |
| than the foreign kind Prepare him I
bv having him go tbrough a long en
giigcinept, which effectually renders 1
■ him easy to handle. Gently detach him ;
i from till of Ills old friends and ae- ;
qunintances and'remove any habits bo!
! may luive*. He* is then reudy to can,
prcuervc or make jam. as you choose.
To can. merely deprive him of his
latchkey ami throw a handful of moth
er-in law in the house. Men corked up
lilii* this have been know n to keep for
years without spoiling, though when
! they arc open«*el up, if kept too long,,
they are* apt to be sour. To make ,1am.'
prepare as before, but shred ail of his j
liner feelings by nagging and pound j
them into n pulp by complaints. Tol
preserve a husband, pul as much love j
into tin* heart as it will hold, add an i
ocean of sympathy, a world of tender-1
ness, a pound ot forbearance, a dram j
of patience and drop him into it until!
he is thoroughly coated over with sug- ,
ar. Husbands should always be crys
tallized one at a time, never in pairs; j
neither should they ever be stood in;
hot water. This is where many worn- j
«*n make mistake's.--Memphis t'ommep- j
cia) Appeal.
special low rut-s for prompt tra'esportation by ■s.ii'lierh Sw-ri"- 1 know- ot "-her plants you
can Im.v cheapo j than mine. I - tit good prints. No i-’iuap ' .-ut i ut**’’ iiluns slviui"' 1 from my farm-
i gunruatiM- ilio-c that I ship to la* true to type and iiaiu" -i l grown iio'-i hlch trade siud . uur
I'lmscd from two of tlio most reliublc send house* in the U.ilti-I StHt— ! will r luml purchase
price to uny disfHtl-flcd i-u-t-pmor at end of «•-»- mi.
Our C otton Seed. Lint of onr Long Staple va i -ty ■ Sen Island Cotton -old h M yeai
in ci.arJ' Hton m Dec. g. Ht Il'Ji' per jiound. S ■ i te 1 ■ • . lot* ->f I sit -o.-i *i per lm.
My s|»icinlty : Prompt Shipment-, True* Var.'-t ... ; -.it -tte'd '' isto:c i-. a\«- la-cu intln-
plant '
v Seed l int of our Long Staph- v-a nH
on Dee. C. at ll'Jr’ per pound. S i
: Prompt Shlpmont,
i nest for thirty-five years.
Wm.C. ^
Postuud Teiegrapli < ifiici
C Youngs Island, S. C. -
Congressman Livingston’s Bill.
Washington.—The bill of Represen
tative Livingston of Georgia ex pres*
ing dissatisfaction with the govern
raent cotton reports, especially the re
port of December last, and requesting
that all the data upon which it was
founded be submitted to the house oi
representatives, was unfavorably re-
PANAMA HATS.
They Ar* Mae.it* From the* l i »cl***lop-
rit l.raira of (hr Beimfco**)*.
The pauama is a leuf bat made in
Colombia. Ecuador and Peru from the
undeveloped leaf of the “bombonaje.”
which is a screw pine rather than a
palm. The trunk of the plant is ouly
a yard in height, but the leaf stalks are
ported upon by the house committee ( ^ 0 yards long.
on agriculture. The report of the com , rh ‘ p )w , f j. K .f ()r( . j ( i, as opened is pre-
roittee* was adopted by the house and; p am \ f or the manufacture of hats. It
Mr. Llviugaton’s resolution laid on the. thi , u consists of a bundle of plaits
table by a vote of 80 tt!*l7.
The Beet Sugar Output.
Recent statistics of Messrt. Willett .
and Gray for the season of 1904 indi
cate a total production of beet sugai I
In the United States of 209.000 tons ,
about two fe*et long and an inch in di-
a meter called a “cogoilo.” The green
outside is stroRH-d off. and by means
of a fork«l instrument it is cut into
narrow strips of uniform size.
The cogoilo is next boiled to toughen
the fiber and hung in the sun to dry
. WATER MELON SEED,
tf,'D^*.- aR0WN m THE SUNNY SOUTH. ^
‘Green rirrd. red meat, full of juice and so ewset.”
if you want quality, sweetness, and the best melons that it ig.^
^possible to grow, plant our southern-grown melon seed. Northern.'^
or western-grown melon seed eioesn’t begin to comfiare, when you--
rc*nsider the quality and product of the fruit produced. —A\! '
V> txnf» Dc*crtpttv( S«ed CiuImui tell*obont the best M.othera melons,
mas all outer Jfcrm aLO (Jardensicedt. It's mailed free for the asking.,
Wf. tVe sis iiU.f’.-. -.tiu i- for Cvm Feso*. Sergfcuma, St*i Cem, Esailage .
Cera, nifkt. Sol* Boos*. V*liv«t Sum. *tc. tyiee-Jal price , "
list of l'fcnr: Scads mailed ou request. ..sV.Y
hJ, W WecitL Sm, SnAsmeft, RichntMd, Va.
The Popular Grocers.
We are now in our new quarters at Far
mer Bros., stand, and better prepared
than ever to serve our customers.
—Call on us for—
fancy and family Groceries, fine Cigars and Tobacco.
Our stock is by far the completest we have ever had, and
we can easily and cheaply and quickly supply your eating
wants.
Call to see us, or ’Phone Your Wants.
C. P. Stephens & Co.
(2 ‘*40 pounds each), being an Increase ! and bleach, when the strips shrivel into
of 38.000 tons in thf preliminary e > t i j cordlike strands raady for use. It takes
..Arr.vlknu fill* Q tl ni'lllllAI’V lll«t
>«t«. all of which Is due to the un
unally favorable conditions during
fcnrvMting. The largest inerrnat
shown in any one stats «» Colorado
Last year the total crop* amounted
to IM lit ton?.
sixteen cogoilo* for an ordinary hat
! and twenty-four for the finest, aud a
j single b&t Is plaited iu from four days
1 to as many months, according to its
I teatoro and quality.—Mexican Herald
New Wood Seasoning.
The* "powellixaUon” of wood is a
new proi-es* reported from HtglgDd lot
*en*oB;*n schhI quickly for immedi
two men in the building playing chess,
and one of them is is tbs roins yet.
We couldn’t get him ot#. ’
“Why. how was tha*. J”
lie iusbded that it wasn’t bis
piove." -
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