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THE LAGRANGE RHTORTKR. KR1DAY MOKMNG. N°V; 27 ’ 191,< - Farming TLj~r\ Chats and Comment 1914 Crop Is Larger William J. Harris, director of the census, has furnished a detailed re port of the ginnings by counties in Georgia for the cotton erop of 1914, prior to November 1st with com parison of the figures for the same period of last year. The report for Troup shows 23,- 202 bales (Tinned prior to November 1st this year, as compared with 16,- 3!M) bales ginned to the same time in 1913. Similar (fains nre shown in most of the otho^ counties through out the stato, and a (fain of 168,- 868 bales is shown in the state over Inst year. if the indications of those figures arc borne out, the cotton crop will be very much larger, which, to a ifreut extent, will compensate for the lower prices. Plan to Cut Cotton Acreage Mr. J. T. Hairston of Route three wus in LaGrange last Saturday and paid the Reporter u call. He states that the farmers through ' out bis section of the county would surely make a cut in the cotton acre age next yeiir. If is reported that < many of the fanners are noting the I good of diversification on their farms i by actual need of supplies. . notable examples of To Try Woman’s Exchange Plan Bayfield, Wis., will try out the ex periment of a farm woman’s ex change. Co-operative effort is well understood in Mayfield where the fruit growers huve built an industry by organization. Now the farm wo men, encouraged by town women will apply the well known principles of a woman’s exchange to the marketing of eggs, butter, poultry, vegetables, and even skimmed milk, cottage cheese and butter-milk. It is purely a housekeepers' enter prise. Twenty-five farm women have enrolled in the informal association for a try out in comparison with the crude method of kitchen door ped dling. They huve agreed to cut the market quotations in consideration of :he saving in energy and labor. The | committee of town women will grade and inspect ull food products, j There are visions of a perament 11 rganization called a ‘'Woman's Co- j Operative Association.” And there ; re greater possibilities of foreign trade. it is even suggested that | these farm kitchen factories may sell ' reserves to the city grocers in Min- upolis and St. .Paul. Chicken aspic i glass jars may become a Bayfield ( ■ port. Bottled vinegar from Buy- hl applies is within the range of tfu* risibilities of this women’s enter- To the Handlers of Fertilizer Incident to the scarcity of Potash Salts occasioned by the European war, this Department is receiving many inquiries as to what its Ruling will be as to Registration and sule in this State of manipulated fertilizers containing NO Potash. The laws governing the sale of fertilizers do not prohibit the sale of such mixtures, but they are subject to all the conditions and requirements pertaining to fertilizers of any com bination I prise. 1 Some THOUGHT. In every epoch of Hit* world the great event, parent of all others, Is^t not the arrival of a llilnkcr In the world?—Carlyle. Thoughts ure so great, aren’t they, sir? They seem to liu upon us Uke a deep flood.— George allot. Every thought which genius and piety throw Into the world nltors the world.—Mmeraou. Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. -Euripides. Men possessed with an Idea cannot be reasoned with.-- Fronde. The thoughts that come often unsought slid, ns It were, drop Into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any wo have, and therefore should be secured, because they seldom return again.—Looks. I. com I morcial success huve sprung from pin I money enterprises with no greater promise than this. Deerfield, Muss., is famous because of its domestic made woven rugs. In Stevens Point, Wis., a woman has developed a world market for fish flies which Hho once manufactured in her home. Heinz of pickle fame once peddled kitchen nmdo products in a wheel barrow. Bayfield has a germ. ' H« R«fus«d Chlokwi Gravy. Johnny, out to dinner, thrice refused chicken gravy, of which he was very fond. Ills hostess, wbo had added uiuc aroul to the gravy, dually said: "Why, I llinught .you liked chicken gravy?” ' I do sotnetiuies." replied Johnny “hut my imiuiuiu never puts the wind pipes In."—National I'ood Magazine On« Variety ef Fool. There was » mint m oui iu**u Who wasn't very »isc lie lual Ins heart eunipietely to A pull ut I'KJU'I <)>«» Anil When tic saw his heart was gone. Willi all nlf aught amt main. lie tried unit tiled, bin nselussly. To gel It uncK usuin Which prove* hi* fully plain enough. Koi. 'spile the pain unit coat. All wise men snow a haart'e no good Until that heart te lost Organized Good Will on the Farm Who can describe the'limits of the usefulness of the farmer’s clubs? They mirror the new time in which we live and out of the jealous, sus picious, narrow, selfish past there grows a new order of neighborhood kindness, courtesy and good will. The Jackson Farmer’s Club, near Duluth has bought as an organiza tion, four and a half acres of land near a school house, and the club which has organized primarily for co-operative marketing will extend its usefulness as a social factor. A ball ground is to be a feature of the They must be Registered in this, Jackson ( lub uark with a children s Department, giving all the informa tion heretofore required, they must be properly Branded, giving the Guaranteed Analysis, and the sources of the Plant Food must be given also. To be termed a “Standard Grade" the Guaranteed Analysis shall be of a commercial value equalling that of a 8-1.CO-2. To lie termed a “High Grade” the Guaranteed Analysis shall be of a commercial value equalling that of u 10-1.65-2. In Registering such combinations, other than former Brand names must be used, and under no circumstances will a Registration of a former Brand be aliowc<i thut does not conform to previous Registrations, that is to say, thut its Guarantee shall contain alt of the elements of Plant Food previ ously claimed. ^ D . PRICE. Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner, J. F. JOHNSON, Commi sinner’s Clerk. play ground, swings and simple equipment. A permanent building will be erected for speciul exhibitions of communinty resources and a labora tory of human friendliness. New comers will find a welcome in this house dedicated to the glad hand and music and mental exercise and a bet ter to-morrow. By Atlanta, November, 1915. ■As a direct result of the European war, Georgiu will show, a year from pnw, greater progress in diversified crops und stock ruising than in many previous years of her history,” is the statement of J. D. Brice, Commissio: - er of Agriculture, after reading re ports received from chambers of com merce and other commercial bodips ull over Georgia. “These reports show the tremend ous results acomplished by the ef forts of hundreds of progressive Georgians since the war started August 1st; grain, stock and truck are already greatly on the increase; abattoirs, cold-storage plants for meats and vegetables, packing hous es, grain eievutors, bonded warehous es for grain, and merchants to buy the new products are springing up ull over the State,” said Commis sioner Price. “Diversified furming is not coming to Georgia; it is already here, and on the march. Farmers who wait un til the harvest season to see the re sults of these changes, instead of getting on the band-wagon now, will FOR ONE CHURCH. This Is the age when men und nations must unite. There Is no room today for those fences of bigotry, class hatred, religious lutolerame and racial discrimi nation which have separated man front man and country from country. The day is close nt hand when the Christian church will gather under one standard ami upon a common ground of Christian fundamentals. This is ll.c new era wherein we must di.naud In essentials, unity; in none.*.' cutlaiu. liberty, and in ull things, charity. We. In our mis sion to tiie churches of Europe and the orleut. recognize that any hope of imiuediute destruc tion of sccluriuu Hues would be absurd. Hilt sooner or later the church of Jesus Christ will— uuy. must combine In our* great universal Christian church where Hie fundamental principles will lie applied ill the broadest sense. Rev. \V. T. Manning. Beeler of Trinity Eplscopnl Church. New York City. HAVERTY’S HAVERTY’S Here Is Some Sound Advice Politics in High C. very The We imagine the country is tired of politics in high C. have empty pockets aiuT the memory' prolonged scream causes a reaction - “ ’ Wo nevur were, as a matter of fact, tottering on the brink of a precipice. The house, in sober truth, never was on fire; only the gasoline stove was smoking. TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY iCOTTON SEED SELECTION IMPORTANT TO THE FARMER 'Valuable Suggestion! Offered Georgia Planters By State Board Of Entomology. I Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia farmers have already begun to select their ootton mood for next year’s planting, and tuo Htato Board of Entomology 1b offering tits aid by furnishing rules ami sugges- lUons bearing ou tills Important work. All of the Hoard's rules ure based •on practical experiments, und if care- ifully followed by the farmers will mu- itorialiy help in increasing individual 'acreage yields and In eliminating plant ,pests and diseases generally from the Holds of this stato. Tiie important points to bo consid ered, says State Entomologist 15. Lee {Worsham, are resistance to black root or wilt disease, resistance to root knot and antliracnoae; fruitfulness and «arllness; percentage, length and -strength of lint; typo of plant and dla- lixibuUon of fruit on tiie plant. ' The best place to make selections tCrorn resistant strains Is in the spots (where the ordinary cotton dies the K ost, and then select the hardiest and wt developed plants. Root knot or nematode worms may •be starved out by rotation of crops, (while tiie best way to guard against Wills peat In setoctlon la by choosing letalkB which to* not stunted. ' Antliracnoae Is to be especially |wvoided. This Is a fungus disease ■whtch causes the bolls to rot. Crop re- [tatlon and careful soed selection ore Ithe best protection against this dls |*ase. A plant affseted by anthracnoee ishould not be selected even though it {Is resistant to wilt and well fruited. After the above mentioned diseases tare guarded against, the department urges the selection of the most fruitful stalks with a view to Increasing the acreage yield. In the face of the boll weevil ad vance It is of vital Importance, partic ularly In Southwest Georgia, to plant early varieties. Early resistant cot ton may be obtained by selections from wilt resistant strains of the ear liest maturing varieties. While In upland cotton length of ^staple Is not so Important as in long C tuple, tiie staple should not be less han 7-8 of an inch long. The streugth ican be tested by hand. No stalk (should be selected which yields less khan 33 1-8 per cent of lint. The only [satisfactory way to determine quality (of lint is to gin each stalk separately (with a hand gin. As to type of plant, the best stalks to select ore those having long fruit ing limbs close to the ground with joints close together. The fewer large stulky branches the stalk has, the bet tor, providing the fruiting branches are more humorous. It Is best to so- lect the plants that havo most of tiie fruit on tiie lower part of the stalk, for such begin fruiting early. To maintain the resistant quality, t-ogulng should ho practiced. That is, the diseased und stunted stalks should be cut out about July lBt and August 1st. to prevent crossing with the resist ant plants. Tiie proper ginning of cotton select ed for seed is very important A hand gin should he used, if possible, as tills doos away with danger of adulteration or mixture with diseased seed. If the seed cotton la ginned lu a public gin all the seed should be removed from the breast of the gin aud other parts before the cotton is run through, aud the seed should be allowed to drop ou the floor or In a sheet; It should never be run through the seed-carrying auger. The State Board has a small gin run by electricity and will gin free any in dividual selections the farmer may send. The board will also be glad, Mr. Worsham states, to assist any farmer in making individual selectlous. Par- ties desiring to secure some of the State Board’s resistant seed this winter should write to the office of the State Entomologist here. As an Illustration of what can be done through seed selection and proper breeding. fc the State Department of Entomology, through Mr. A. C. Lewis, assistant, has de veloped a new cotton called “Dlxa- fltt.” which is a combination of Dude and Egyptian, and makes a long staple, upland variety. This cotton grown from seed furnished by the state depart ment, has a staple 1 1-4 inches long, and is now in good demand at 14 cents a pound. It will bring even more. The department has a small quantity of this seed on hand which it will sup ply to growers as long as it lasts. If any cotton grower making a spe cialty of seed selection, desires it and will write to the department, a special representative will be sent to his farm and will render all possible assist ance. of lost chances as a result of their failure to muke the moat of their, present opportunitiis." Some of the reports upon which Commissioner Price based these state ments are as follows: John W. Greer, secretary of the Moultrie chamber of commerce, Col- quit county, writes that hogs and cattle will supplement a 50 per cent reduction of the cotton crop. All of the stock will be bought by the Moul trie packing house, and arrangements are being made to handle the grain and truck raised. . Between 15,000 and 56,000 hogs are estimated to be raised during the next twelve months, said Mr. Greer. E. H. Hyman, secretary of the Macon chamber of commerce, Bibb county, writes that “forty-seven fields of alfalfa are doing beautifully in this county. We have 121 demonstra tion farms, all doing splendid work. We have a cold-storage plant here, and plnns for a packing house, grain elevator and a grain warehouse are being formulated. Alfalfa, corn, oats, red clover, wheat, burr clover und hairy vetch will supplement next year’s cotton crop, which will he cut from 50 to 00 per cent. We are rais ing ninnv cattle and hogs.” Of late we have been rescued so many times and with such infernal clamor that the next man who leaps through a closed window and yells, amid a crash of falling glass, that he has come to save our lives—well, without further inquiry, we should prefer just to kick him out and re sume the game of pinochle. Politics tells you the only serious fnult you can commit is to vote the wrong ticket—that otherwise you are all right; and if you are not flourish ing as you wish you must look for cause somewhere outside yourself— in some fell conspiracy against you that operates through the tariff or the trusts, or the banks or the rail roads. As an antidote, take this: Wheth er you form a cocktail habit or de cide to stay on the water wagon is of infinitely more importance to you than who shall be President of the United States. Smoking three cigars a day too many counts for vastly more in your weal or woe than what party is in power. In the enrichment or im- John II. Mock, secretary of the Al- poverishment of your own lire, what bany chamber of commerce,Dougherty i you shall read this winter counts for county, reports that many acres nre; a hundred, while the state of the to lie planted or hnvo been planted tariff counts for only fifty. * ■'- Deciding whether to borrow a hun dred dollars on your life-insurance policy or to get along with last win ter’s overcoat is an act of incompar- in corn, oats and hairy vetch, alfalfa, grazing crops for hogs, and that many hogs and cattle are to be rais ed. Here are Some Reasons Why Cooking With Gas Insures .Greatest Efficient} and Most Economy in the Kitchen: , No soot. No smoke. No coal to carry. No ashes to remove And delightful freedom from many other objectionable features. Saves time—just light the burners and your fire’s ready. Saves money—turn off the lights and stop the use of fuel when cook ing is done. And Harverty Gas Ranges are best—use least gas—gives uniform ly satisfactory results, easiest * l |w is * In ^to f clean. Many styles, latest improvements —and very lowest,prices. Terms to suit YOU. Write for Information to CLARK’S BOOK STORE Not Made in Germany Mr. Rerchant, Banker, Farmer, Capi talist, Laborer, Manufacturer, have you seen our line of Xmas Cards, lc to 25c each? If you talk hard times, and they are hard, this is the way to remenber your friend, either in social or business life. Send them a P. F. VALLAND Xmas Card or Booklet. William E. Royster, secretary of j ably greater weight in determining the Griffin and Spalding county cham-l your success or failure thnn the vote her of commerce, writes that every farmer reported nt the last meeting of the agricultural club that he was diversifying his crops. Cotton acre age, said Mr. Royster, was to be cut 50 per cent, and oats, wheat, peas and alfalfa will be planted in place of the staple. From' C. G. Bradley, secretary of the Carrollton chamber of commerce, Carroll county, comes the report that diversified crops will supplement a reduced cotton crop, and that a bond ed warehouse for grain is being or ganized. „ R. D. Cole, of the Coweta county chamber of commerce reports that corn, grain and hay will substitute a 50 per cent reduction in cotton. Far mers are buying short-horn cattle, he says, and the number of hogs will be increased. . D< pRICE> Asked Too Much. The Sailor—Don't be alarmed, miss, but the steamer has spruug a leak aud Is quire u.Uely to siuk within fifteen minutes. The Young Wouiau—Mercy, how very sudden! "Yes. miss. Will you let me add that 1 mean to do my beat to save you. miss.” “Thank you, sir, but of course I can’t be saved unless my chaperon is saved too.” “Very stont lady with the hook nose?” “Yea” “Good night mlsa”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. you cast at the last election.—Satur day Evening Post. The Tri-Weekly N. Y. World Practically a Daily at the Price of a Weekly.. No Other Newspaper in the World Gives So much st so Low a Price. Here are five important questions for the people of this community to think over: 1. 2. The year 1914 has been the most extraordinary in the history of mod ern times. It has witnessed the out break of the gieat European war, struggle so titanic that it makes all others look small. You live in momentous times, and you should not miss any of the tre mendous events that are occuring. No other newspaper will inform you with the promptness and cheapness of the Thrice-a-Week edition of the New York World. Moreover, a year’s subscription to it will take you far into our next Presidential campaign. THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLD’S regular subscription price is only $1 per year, and this pays for 156 pap ers. We offer this unequalled news paper and THE LAGRANGE RE PORTER together for one year for $1.75. The regular subscription price of the two papers is $2.00. SECOND SHEETS—Full Size, at 50c per thousand. The IaGrange Repor ter. 3. 5. Has this town a live board of trade or a similar civic welfare body ? Has this town an enterprising business men’s association to protect and promote the in terests of the merchants ? Has this town a really competent govern ment ? Has this town exhausted every effort to bring new enterprises here ? Has this town enough progressive citizens who talk and write and boost for it at all times and who spend their dollars here instead of with mail order houses ? Fellow citizens, when we can truthfully answer yes to these