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THE MARKETS. NKW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET « ( Quotation* hated on cotton sold on apot ter to*. Low ordinary_ ; * n Ordinary ... 1 Hood ordinary_ _ 1/*'W midd. in __ 10 11*10 Middling _ Hood middling _ Middling fair _ r_> Fair._ i? , MKMI’HIS COTTON MARKKT. Hood ordinary £» T-lfi , Ix>«* middling . 10 .vie Middling Hood middling . 11 ** RICE. n.RAN.-i'KR I'ol NI* Honduras firm_ t , lof t straight#_ ;*S to 4 , acrwn'.ngw_ , to is No. to *< tuaiadat at Janan, firm; haad _.1 tors straights___ to srraen'.nga_5 4 to J 4 No. 1, actual aala* at __ BOUUM. MonAnra* (bbt. t*1 It* , to actna. uIn at___ Japan. (Jujct - -- to ariiii. ik •• at__ Kle* bran, werorAinf to analy »!• i * U> r • Kira pollah. i>«*» ton from mill*. r • t*» *> c GRAIN, rKKH HTI FFH, KTi\ OOKH IS HACK* Par Mutual So I white. . So iaimed • ><< i )•. uw .. MRAW-Part wt |i f%. OATK-Par Mnahal No f whit* t S : m:**A, <1 c MAT —Par Ton, In Mai** So t | * • lfc '• So 1, I t |.<i fl o fl, f . • OUK tlKAI. bto f’v to r t% TPil K. hard whaat. Mi wi t»at«nt • U> 1“ li MIAiMAMirri. IX»( IHIANA. ANI* ALABAMA 1.1 YK HT* K’K. HKRVICH <*bo|r« .... . )V| to < Pair lo |m»1 ... | , in } , II* * \\ Mil III GO INTO S]IM R. It USING. ((*<»: tinned from Pago S3 > any capital 5* r«'«isiDiiblo tor that plentiful talk ntmut the Ohe h<>r e farm* r Hut the farmer in moderate condition*, with twu bor*e* and one in* will i". ,r( have more if ho farm* right .and ho cad grow into stock farming In connection with hi* other farming If he practice* the* method* that come within hi* reach The man with land that will hardly sprout pea* certainly cannot n?T*»rd to grow out* ton, corn, wheal or anything «l*o till ho d*»e* something to Improve th«* condition of hi* *ol). and It will pay him better to go In debt for acid phosphate and pota»h h»r the pea* than to go In debt for 200 pound* per acre of the poor 2-**2 to put cotton on ■ u» h land, and be a* poor at the rl -M of th«* year an he wa* at the atari. "Ho l aay thin In almost • ntlroly a «lue*tlon of brain*, industry and study Your poor man with land that will not sprout pea*, certainly cannot make a living growing any thing else, and will always l>« poor till he get* that land to grow pea* and feel* them to make manure; and •■very additional animal he get* f,>« d enough for Will he a Ntepping *toil*’ for him toward* a rich farm and a bank account. In thi* land of oppor* tnnifi i*fi\ man u l!)i itruitl b,..ltb u b<> will ime hi* opportunities. and use* It 1 h brain*, can heroine Independent, but the man who will nut try to barn and who deHpinea hook farming I* hopelun*. "Thu case supposed in Himply Im practicable and prove* nothing." IV. Ah a last word, I)r. Hutler tell* the practical, common-MUiihu way for the poor farmer to raise stock ho um to have them help better hi* condl t Ion: Much that Mr. A it ate* l* certain ly true, hut he ban a lawyer’s way of Stilting hi* < a < lie make , |t the b«*t for lilh hide ol the i a he* without • sap Fat . ? » to 4 »*en < *immon to IMr_ l a to‘2 t I'OWH AM* HKIKKKH holer___.__ It to ,lS -*a!r to good ... 5 to til • Id poor row* par hand_9 7 <* to .* * Itrux AM* HTAtiM - tillla_ 2 to t\ .. ... I 4 tO ! '* YKAKLINoH hole#, ,r. to GOO lb* par lb., 5 * to t Katr to K<>od, BiO to !f*J It*.. l*ar hrad_9 “to »•» t’AI.VKH— holer AX» to SOC lb*. r>rr ll>.. 1 » to 4 * Fair m|| <" hrad. 9 uttxa MIM’D 4’tlWH *- 9 Fair to good . . n u HPKINUKKH r 9 nil • Ktmmou t«» fair ... _ . _ | .* • to I? ».* lltKtH •orn frd. par lb.___ t •* *.o 7 » orn fr«1 pl^a to lha j*ar lb._____ f a U* 7 4 Maa’.faO par lb..__ i lor nifKKr i»ood fat ktiaap par lb_... * to l ,*mmoa to fair par haad. 9 i lo| : • CHICAGO HORHKH. |*rKtr to fair t<i cbotra* [>r»'lrra fl» tt*d l»*» 7" U-n'T* »‘ >1 Torxirr* <IAi l<» • artr. n.*rr* arvd amall rhia.k* 7XM«& l»Kll7t M«bldrtr*r* >M» ir*;#a»> .V*. <-f* 1 * i {• * • *’T,i «n r« W* T• XJB*,*'* < *ta ?r. > branded) * *’ 'r» • W-.e* THitr- IK** XT NT. UX IN MI I.BN. MM.ua-. to fill* «(»’.» | A«C lie » * },* :• ivytffi IS Mt4* Itt&ftV) is* i mi r*s l« Lit >u ar*4 am r.»*uf S <r I ’.<» certain other fact* which ■ i«*. go to the jury before an tm* t ,\] . ;*i<»n can be reached la '?.* r.r *. place, no man ought to think 1 haepinit e-atrjo l»if (ho manure ab'j e. t»ut if the cattle pay him mar '< i f<»r h.» f« In and he make* i ■ v - t !.< .-.* !.«■ can If he gr I**: them he can w* 3J afford to *«e; cattle f«*r th< manure a* an ad 1 :— ; r n*. If be l* going to keep '' e f. r t r* r.e w hy j ar $ SO >i a .'month* old bull caif? If all 5l ‘- r. Vie arc l -l b.;ll calve* he can •f‘ 1 «el: c air at | 0 each him !,elf If he feed# and care» fur them projK-rljr, an l good rah< • ran be rala < 1 t • ? month* <»f age at a profit for t o each, with the manure a* an -era profit Surely Mr A doe* not keep bull calve* eXclu*IVelyr. Another error l« apparent In charging the ro»t of a manure ; r* ►, !«-r to lu calve* for 1 year. It i■ r« a ! the manure from more than 1 •* calve* and will la*t more than a ear If the manure from *<<•* during a year bo put broad cast on an acre of land It will be • dual <*r nupcrlor to a ton of tho nr « ip«< commercial fertlllxvr, but It* effort* will bo nprend out over *«v • r. l ; < -ifR It In n>*i ne« ■« < »ary to put ■ mi*- u.mure on the land each year. 1 hej«- ta no buulhr** on earth. not < v» n f.1 ruling that can be carried on ■ * •« fa*, or the ino»i *uccpH»fully, capital 1 he poor man la unque ttloiiahiy at a dlnadvantage <» <r .iij\ i* •’ to ihr poor man In to grow legume* to I'tirich hln land If not on all hi land. »»n an much an he can. If h<- han no live Mock, aid! the hay and tr ft«»ll>*-* of the money, at leant, to hu> live ht tick and feed the In i' iime hay to »hl* live ntock and put !h< manure on the land If ho can't do thin on a large acale, do It an largely a,:, he can. We can glvo him nti plan h\ which he cun get rlcli In a t,qir, nor can wo give him a plan hy width he can make poor 1 'I'd ft illlr In a year We wlnh we « ‘Mild hut f.uih aii< other wine. He* au t a man li t* not the capital to do the beat farming, la no reason 1 why he should not do the beat with what ho has. "Southern farmer* have had little capital and practically nil that was In the soli. This has been too largely exhausted and can t bo put back j through buying commercial fortllli-j i rs. That system of fanning has j been tried for the last 30 years and as a general plan for 'ho tr isses haa proved a failure. "We <lo not iM-lievo ary man ever lost money growing legurm adapted to his soil, If he used ordinary busi ness judgment in han '.ling *he crop whether he sold it for ) iy. plowed It tinder for fertilizer, or fc 1 it to live stock and r»*urtH*d stable manure to his land." —— ——I i mmmrnm ———— ■ ta TO THE MAN WITH THE READING HABIT If doing a thing better than the either fellow doea it, i* worth while—then it it worth tour white to read high-cla*t booh*, particularly thoac which will benefit you in your cho*en held. The tuecettful larmrr who really maket profrr** and grt* ahead it the one who read*, ttudiet and think* for him*clf, and doe* not wai' for other* to do it for him. It it mo*t ettenfial that you form the habit of rceJing if you dctire to ! keep ahrentl of the time*. Herewith we pre*ent a partial li*t of the newr*t and he«t hook* treating oa e*erv pha*e of rural life. All ol the*e ha*e been written h* the mo*t eminent authontir* on their re*pecti»e tuhyect*, in plain language, and are quite ravily understood, in man* ea*e« they ha*e been eapecial * prepared for »clf-instruction. I’*»r description* we would refer you to our fr'-pegc catalog which will be mailed free on application. Geaeral Ftnr tix-ki !’»*« A;f< »•.'*! .. f * I *'■ * «> It ■<* J V tl tuff I .... J | I Ir. « <««!«« ix.il llf.^fAA I »*' A ' ‘ *'■»« IV*r VI*--' >■«» ««>1 l i,« V ( « » ! II'- ■? **•<-•*»-* (i *1 e *- 5 • hm I «K t*‘ i It •!* II » • . I ti , J.d II A « '■ I * i««-l H4A-.H ) <*■ »>» A v I’ ' t-4 f *• I I' *" l'*‘ ,Iw 4 T>.TA. I i'A* < \ A it' er. '« K * “ mil I * T J NT T T | AM* ***** A 5* * > * . t® I" •■*! j .-eA c# ft. *} ftrtl if. A ;♦«•< * '» * 'I I f«*<i ... 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