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pers horses are again in demand and 

 prices are accordingly going up. For the 

 past few years horses have been so cheap 

 that it has not paid to raise them and many 

 dealers ceased to do so. Now, however, 

 that the farmers are having such good 

 crops they begin to feel that they can af- 

 ford a new team, and work horses are 

 therefore in demand. 



Georgia farmers are soon to have an 

 opportunity of seeing corn-stalk hay. The 

 Georgia commissioner of agriculture says 

 that good feed for horses and cattle can 

 be made from cornstalks, by subjecting 

 them to a machine which shreds the 

 stalks, making a soft, easily masticated 

 hay which is much more acceptable to the 

 cattle and horses than cottonseed hulls, 

 and is also more nutritious. 



The potato crop this year will be much 

 smaller than was anticipated at the begin- 

 ning of the season. July proved to be 

 very bad indeed and the yield A\ill there- 

 fore be comparatively low, Avith prices cor- 

 respondingly high. 



The hay crop this year from the coun- 

 try near St. Louis is very large. There 

 will probably be an increase of 3,500 car- 

 loads more than last year's crop. 



From every section of the country 

 comes the joyful news of prosperity. 

 From New England to California, from 

 Texas to the northen border come the uni- 

 versal shout of increased good times. 

 Magazines and exchanges, whether pub- 

 lished in the interest of agriculture, min- 

 ing or commerce, without regard to their 

 political faith unite in proclaiming the 

 glad tidings. As one man wisely re- 

 marks : "It is sufficient for the business 

 men and farmers of this country to know 

 that prosperity is here without politicians 

 undertaking to explain the whys and 

 wherefores." Probably in the "hard 

 times" which we have recently undergone 

 we have learned lessons in economy that 

 were never known to us heretofore and 

 which will not soon be forgotten. 



HOME OF A FRUIT GROWER. 



