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HFI THE MARKETS.
IB BBS E-I
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Quotations based on cotton sold on spot
terms.
Low ordinary-11 3-16
Ordinary.._.. IS
Good ordinary--.. 18 7-16
Low middling--- 14 %
Middling..-. 14 %
Good middling....-- 15
Middling fair. 15 V1
Fair. 16 1-16
MEMPHIS COTTON.
Good ordinary.—-13 5-16
Low middling-14 1 1-6
Middling-14 9-1 s
Good middling-1415-16
GRAIN, VBEDHTHTH, ETC.
CORN IN BULK Per Bushel—No. > white
73.H; No. t mixed 70t4c.; No. 3 yellow 7l%o.
BRAN—Per Cwt.-61.34.
OATS—Per Bushel—No. 3 white. 49o,; No. 3
mixed. 4714c.
HAY—Per Ton. In Bales—No. 3 |19 50. No l
331.50; choice, *38 50.
CORN MFAL, bbl.—$3.30 to *3.35.
FLOUR, hard wheat, Kansas patent—*5.45 to
16.55.
MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, AND
ALABAMA UT1 STOCK.
BEEVES—
Oboloe-—-5 to 8 Vi
Pair to good-s% to 5
Oxen—Pat-.. 4 to 5
Oxen—Common to fair_—. 3 to 3
COWS AND HEIFERS—
Oboloe—. 4 to 6tt
Pair to good.. 2H to 3V4
Old poor oowa, per bead_16.00 to 12.00 ,
BULLS AND STAGS—
Bulla-2% to 4
Stags..... 3 to 4V6 ]
YEARLINGS— ,
Oboloe, 380 to BOO lbs, per lb.,_ 4 to 5
CALVES- 1
Oboloe, 300 to 300 lbs., per lb.. 4 to 5Vi <
Pair to good, per bead.35.00 to 7.00 .
MTT.IT COWS—
Oboloe---135.00 to 5540 £
Pair to good.18.00 to 25.00
SPRINGERS— ,
Oboloe---$25.00 to 40.00 1
Common to fair-13.00 to 30.00 1
HOO0—
Com fed, per lb.___ 8 to 0 4
Corn fed pigs. 8b to 136 lba., per lb. 8 to 0 t
Mast fed. per lb.-—. e to 7tt .
SHEEP—
Good fat sbeep, per lb..———_ 4Vt to 7
Common to talir, per bead-3140 to *40 l
RICH.
CUBAN—FEB FOUND.
BOUGH.
Honduras <bbl. itt lbs.)..41.75 to 13 50
actual sales at...to _
Japan.... 1.85 to 2.65
actual sales at..... t.*i to 2.41
Bles bran, according to analysis.. 10.00 to I8.00
Bice polish, per ton from mills... 25.00 to 25.00
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
Potatoes quiet at 33.25 @3.75 for
Fla. No. 1. per bbl.;No. 2, $2.50@3;
red, |3@3.50; Ga and 8. C., No. 1,
32.75 @) 3.25; culls, per bbl., 32. Old
potatoes in bulk, 31@>1.25 per 100
ibs. Sweets, 50c@31 per basket for
Jerseys. Onions, Bermuda, 31-75®
1.85 per crate; Texas, yellow, 31®
1.85, and the same for white, N. C.
cabbage, $1.25@1.75 per crate for
new white; S. C., Flat Dutch, per
crate, $1.75@2; Va., per bbl., $1.25
@1.75. Asparagus, per doz. bunches,
$1@2 for Va.; Md., and Del., fl@
2.75. Beets, $2 @4 per 100 bunches.
Carrots, $2@3.50 per 100 bunches;
old, $1.25@1.75 per barrel. Celery,
$1@2 per case. Cucumbers, Fla.,
$1.25 @1.50 per basket. Chicory,
per bbl., $2 @3. Escarol, $2.50@3.50
per bbl. Eggplant, $1.50 @3 per box.
Green corn $1@1.50 per crate for N.
C. Kale, per barrel, 25 @ 40c. Let
tuce, 25c @$1 per basket. Okra,
$2.50 @5 per carrier. Oysterplants
$2 @ 3 per 100 bunches. Peppers,
$2 @3 per large box. Parsley, $1.25
@2 per bbl., for curly, and $3 @ 4 for
plain. Peas, per large basket, Balt..
$1.50 @2; Va., 25c more; N. C., per
bush, basket, large, $1@1.50. Ro
maine, 76c.@$1.25 per basket. Rad
ishes, 50 @ 75c per 10Q bunches.
Rhubarb, $1@ 1.25 per 100 bunches.
Scallions, 50 @ 75c per 100 bunches.
String beans, $1.50@3^Per basket
for Fla. wax. Spinach, per bbl., 35 @
75c. Squash, Fla., white, per box,
$1@1.50. Turnips, 90c@$1.25 per
bbl. Tomatoes, $1.50@2.75 per car
rier. Watercress, 75c@$1.50 per 100
bunches.
Apples, $3 @4.75 per bbl., a fair
average being $3.50. Strawberries,
8 @ 15c per qt.
Butter, 28^ @29c for creamery
specials; imitation creame- 23 ^@
24c; factory, 22 @ 23c. yT
Eggs, Southern, reguh,V pack
firsts, 19 ^ @ 20c. {TT
ip—
HOW ALFALFA Bl ILDS otj!’ THE
SOIL. sc
. ——— - crr>r
An Increase of 00 Per Cenr in Corn
and Cotton After Two Tears ol
Alfalfa — Legumes Necessary tc
Maintain Soil Fertility.
Messrs. Editors: Everywhere over
our country one sees lands that are
washed, gullied, “laying out,” or
producing unprofitable crops. They
ire examples of repetition of agii
mltural history the wifrld over,
vhere a one-crop system predomi
lates, as here. One l'ea'ds of uis
ricts in Europe which have been
armed 800 years and are still pro
lucing good crops. Those men are
ruly farming and not robbing the
oil inherited by them.
These lands so depleted by us are
irst robbed of their nitrogen and
lumus—products secured from or
;anic matter. These are added by
tarnyard manure, other vegetable
natter, or such crops as alfalfa, clo
sers, or peas; and these, when used
kr&uyvi&j m u. crop roukuou am m
restoring the lands to their virgin
productiveness.
Their nodules decaying leave their
deposit of nitrogen gathered from
;he air. Their roots are true sub
soilers bringing up plant food from
greater depths. These roots, when
they die, leave vegetable matter tc
decay and make humus.
Not only is actual fertility in tht
way of plant food added but thf
physical condition as well is bene
flted. The ground is more mellow
and plows easier.
Last year we noticed a field newlj
sown to alfalfa, in the fall, behind i
thin stand of peas. The Alfalfa was
growing vigorously and six inches
high. By the side of this and or
the same character of land and witl
the same treatment except the one
crop of peas the alfalfa. was twe
inches high with a weak growth.
On another farm in north centra
Alabama a rotation of reji cloves
two years, then cotton, ,?nd nex
corn, was followed in lO-v^re fields
Each tenant managed 30 res this
WQlf T'Vi nir n _J XV-_
-tuc; yi , UCtiU Ul
much cotton or corn on t..*^ allotec
10 acres as they would on e whoh
30 acres without the two^Vears oJ
clover. in place of worVing 3(
acres each year they had-owl y 20 tt
go over, so could farm it better. Th<
red clover was sown in the fall or
the corn lands.
On our plantation fall oats sowe
on land two years in alfalfa pro
duced 54 bushels per acre. In the
same field on the same kind of land
except it had been in cotton, oats
yielded only 25 bushels per acre—
a difference of 29 bushels in favor of
alfalfa on land for two years. The
second and third year the line of
division was readily distinguished
Corn planted on land, for three
years in alfalfa, yielded 38 bushels
per acre. Before the alfalfa its max
imuni yield was 25 bushels per acre.
Iu another field there was a differ
ence of 12 bushels in favor of alfal
fa on the land for two years, besides
the other land by the side of this
was aided by five to seven tons of
stable manure from horses. A dif
ference of at least 60 per cent is to
be expected as a result of increased
fertility due to alfalfa kept on land
two to four years.
How long it is best to leave alfalfa
growing on a field to get the maxi
mum fertilizing value is a question
yet unsolved. It seems that it gives
its best results in a systematic rota
tion of four to six years.
Where alfalfa is not a paying crop
the clovers and peas will aid very
materially in restoring land toward
its original production.
JESSE M. JONES.
Montgomery, Ala.
The man who produces good seed
is a benefactor; he who produces
scrub seed is a malefactor.—Rev. M.
G. Hamm.
TO THE MAN WITH THE READING HABrr
. If doing a thing better than the other fellow does it, is worth while—then
it is worth your while to read high-class books, particularly those which will
benefit you in your chosen field.
The successful farmer who really makes progress and gets ahead is the one
who reads, studies and thinks for himself, and does not wait for others to do it
for him. It is most essential that you form the habit of reading if you desire to
keep abreast of the times.
Herewith we present a partial list of the newest and best books treating on
every phase of rural life. All of these have been written by the most eminent
authorities on their respective subjects, in plain language, and are quite easily
understood; in many cases they have been especially prepared for self-instruction.
ror descriptions we would refer you to our 36-page catalog which will be
mailed free on application.
General Farm tloaks
Farm Appliances . |0.30
Fences. Gates and Bridges .50
Farm Machinery and Farm Motors, David
son and Chase.net 2.00
How Crops Feed. Samuel Johnson.1.50
Farm Conveniences . 1.00
Farmer’s Cyclopedia of Agriculture, Wilcox and
Smith . 3.50
First Principles of Soil Fertility, Alfred
Vivian .not 1.00
Agriculture Through the Laboratory nnd
School Garden, Jackson and Daugh
„ erty . net 1.50
1 Cereals in America. Then. F. Hunt...1.75
Farm Grasses of the U S. W. J Spillmsn. 1.00
Clovers and How to Grow Them, Thomas
Bhaw . nci j (vj
Rural School Agriculture. O. W. r»svts.... 1.00
The Book Of Alfalfa, F. D. Coburn.2.00
ret. Acres Enough. I. P. Roberts.190
Irrigation for the Farm. Garden and
Orcnard, Henry Stewart .1 00
Fumigating Methods, Willis G. Johnson.... 1.00
Forage and Fiber Croiis in America, Thos.
F. Hunt . jj5
Forage Crops Other Thau Grasses. Thomas
.Shaw . l.oo
Soils, C. W. Burkett.. 1 25
Soiling Crops and the Silo, Thomas Shaw.. 150
Fungi and Fungicides, Clarence M. Weed.. 100
How Crops Grow. Samuel W. Johnson.1.50
Spraying Crops. C. M. W’eed .50
Talks ou Manures, Joseph Harris.1.50
Irrlimtion Farming. 1. M. Wilcox.2.00
land Draining. M. Miles. lno
Bookkeeping for Farmers. T. C. Atkeion'""* 25
Pedder s Land Measures for Farmers_* * * * js
Special Crop Books
Alfalfa, F. D. Coburn .fC.&l
Asparagus, F. Ml Ilexamer .50
Clovers and How to Grow Them, Thomas
Shaw . net 1.00
Book of Alfalfa, F. IX Cobum.2.00'
Book of Wheat. P. T. Hondtingor.net 2.00
Bean Culture. G. C. Sever .50
Celery Culture. W. R. Ri-a*tie.50
Cabbage. Cauliflower and Allied Vege
tables. C. I,. A'top.50
Manual of Com Judging. A. H Sbamei”!. .50
American Sur-i Industry. Herbert Myrick.. 1.50
Mushrooms, and How to Grow Them.
Wm. I alconer .1 00
TTie New Onion Culture. T. Greiner . JO
The Peanut Plant. B. W. Jones.10
Ginseng. Maurice O. Kains. (f0
The Book of Corn. Herbert Myriek.1.50
The nop. Herbert Myriek.1 50
F'a* Culture . an
Hemp. 8. 8. Poyce." "" *50
Sweet Potato Culture. James Fit*.... !j0
The Potato, Samuel Fraser . 75
Tohaceo Culture . 2S
Tobacco Leaf. Killebrew and Myriek’.!!!!!!!! 2.00
Tomato Culture. W. W. Tracy. 50
Broom-Corn and Brooms. *50
The New Ithubarb Culture, J. E. Morse!!!! JO
I vegetable Gardening
gardening for Pleasure. Peter Henderson...$1.50
Insects Injurious to Vegetables, P. H.
Chittenden .* ^50
Market Gardening and Farm Notes*’ b!
Landreth . Lqq
Gardening for Profit. Peter Henderson.1.50
Gardening for Young and Old. Joseph
HaiTlf ..^ M
8outhera Gardeners’ Practical Manual.' J*
o. Newman .. « m
Fieri cultural Books
iiic viuinmunaum, a. nernngton. SO
Parsons on the Hose. S. H. Parsons.LOO
Bulbs and Tuberous Rooted Plants C L
Allen . ' '■»
Borne Floriculture, Eben E. Rexford’.'.!".'"' l’oo
Greenhouse Construction, L. It. Taft.IBO
Greenhouse Management, I,. K. Taft..!!!!!! 1 SO
Propagation of Plants, A. S. Fuller.!!!!!.’! L50.
Practical Floriculture. Peter a n'
Fop the Fruit Grower
> * un Apple UUiture. L. H.
Bailey . 75
rr=nrv,^k7.8\,na,ldTfK,T- J™M' Trowbridge! l!oO
Cranberry Oullure, J. J. White..... inn
American Fruit Culturist, J. F. Thomas
T’roitR and Their Culture, H. 'll*
_ Hume . net 2.50
Fruit Harvesting. Storing, Marketing” F
A. \\ augh . • ‘ j M
O^ton’. Grape Growers’ Guide, Wiiilarn
I Chorlton . w
Flumsand Plum Culture, F. A. Wangli."! ;’r>0
1 The Fruit Garden, P. Barry .... _ j'jd
1 ench Culture, J. Alex Pulton. inn
Oral* Culturist. A. N. Fuller . " LM
Dwarf Fruit Trees, F. A Wai»h. S
Nut Culturist. A. S. Fuller . “*“.i'S
yuinee Culture. W. W Meeeh . IS
Straw-berry Culturist, A. S. Fuiler.
Inserts and Insertirides, C. M. W««i.i'S
Pear Culture fur Profit, P. T. Qu ™.i'S
Sueeessful Fruit Culture H T i'S
Small Fn.it Cnltnrist A. H Fuller ” i'S
Systematic Pomology, p. A W-u.irli .i'm
American °f ^ LS
ing^Ge^rgJ'HuS L50
ornamental Gardening and Forestry' Boolca
, Pdhvd Planting, IT. Nicholas Jarchos 1.50 1 nnaa~ r* a
Ornamental Gardening for Americans. Elia* ' rifvWGar^n F‘ A w«<W>».50
A. Long . 1w Beautifying Country Home* Weld.nl
Hedges; Windbreaks. Shelters and "Live mann . ’ .
Pences, E. I*. Powell .. an n_„ , „.*. .10.0C
.50 Practical Forestry. A. 8. Fuller .L50
Horse, Cattle, Sheep and Swin* Riuik.
isairviuan s Manual, H. Stewart.1,50
Practical Dairy Bacteriology, H. W Conn 1 K
Profitable Dairying. 0. L Peck * n
E*"* Swine'nr u a- praig::::::::;- £
?,^‘ll!f,Tf'alrm,Animal!i' Thoa. Shaw.IM
The" Safhlle^Horse * Coburn.“""i
Study of Breeds, Thd^’8Uw‘"”";;“”“ L50
Kew%frrktaMe stock *«*«**. „
TyanKSl?kik' Mo',prn Method»”of'*’L. ^
FinNom»rn'”*■ 'irrTM *”
HerSrt'81^#”*' 'j'h"nia" 8haw'V.V.V.'.V.ne^ 1.B0
tf...,,or*e k^”- up^150
rrnme Pork Mnk'ng. A. VV F.iitoii .60
ArP( nr-an Mprlnn StppiiPn IWera .1.50
Shepherd p Manual Honrv t aa
_ _ Poultry and Bm Rnnka
Turkovs *inrt r/ * Stoddard. «i m
Mvrick d H',W t0 0row "*«. Herbert^
MaklDR Poultry Pw"'K<iirin',r'''D"-;;"" 1 00
STV Wr ri«~ 2 p,,wcl'-— I 'M
Peo.trrTccdir.fr *cd " " ” 2
P a a
K'ni’trv Architecture fi. R Ftcke.ISC
'”i ‘ry Appliances and Handicraft. G. B.
nuke , ... Sf
Vcw Ree Keeping Qmmhy’a u G.'' Root! l!oC
Mrriflfa ir
toUi eProgre^ve Farmer and Gazette,
1 Starkville, Miu.

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