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Balancing Up Cotton Seed Meal.
The utilization of cotton seed or cotton
seed meal for fertilizing purposes Is a
matter of more than passing interest to
'outhem farmers Statistics show that
more than two million ton of cotton seed
are retained on our farms and used either
as feed or fertilizer Undoubtedly a large
part of the seed is used as a fertilizer,
and it to well known that a large quan
tity of the meal is used in a similar
manner. Cotton seed or cotton seed
meal to not at all a balanced plant food.
A ton of high grade meal contains,
roughly speaking. 7 per cent of nitrogen.
2 per cent of phosphoric acid, and 2 per
cent of potash respectively. A ton of
seed would contain about one-half of the
above amounts. There is no crop known
which can use a "7-2-2” formula advant
ageously. It is of course true that several
truck crops can use large amounts of ni
trogen. but tn that case it is better to
use a quieter available form of this ele
ment such as nitrate of soda would pro
vide, and make the application as a top
dressing to the growing crop.
Since nitrogen Is the most ezpenstve el
ement of fertility, one could not afford
to use cotton seed or cotton seed meal
alone without a great and unnecessary
waste of this expensive element. Moreov
er. cotton seed meal is of itself deficient
tn phosphate* and potash, and would not
begin to supply the needs of ordinary
farm crops with respect to these two ele
ments. It has been demonstrated many
times that plants require a well balanced
food supply. In other words, that a lack
in any one element can not be supplied
by an excessive application of another
element. The Importance, of maintain
ing an equilibrium or a balance of the
several elements in crop growing be
comes apparent, and the benefits which
follow the application of fertilizers will
be largely determined by the ■skill with
which the farmer maintains the neces
sary balance of plant food in his soil. It
to for this reason that one who depends
chiefly on cotton seed or cotton seed meal
as a fertilizing material is bound to be
disappointed with the results obtained.
It also explains why cotton seed or cot
ton seed meal to give its best results must
be mixed with phosphates and potash In
such amount as will supply these several
mineral salts to the oil in the right pro
portions.
Suppose one has a supply of cotton seed
meal on hand, having exchanged it for
seed at the oil mill, how should he pro
ceed to prepare fertilizer formulas best
suited to the needs of such crops as corn,
eotton. oats, peanuts, potatoes and to-
♦ QUERIES ANSWERED ♦
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Fertilizer Suitable for Corn. Cabbage*
and Potatoes
J. T. H-. Moultrie, Ga.. writes: Would
an analysis of my soil be of any benefit
to me? It want to know what fertilizers
to’use for best results on corn, cotton,
cabbage, sweet potatoes and cane. My
land always makes fine stalk but little
frutt. and I think there must be some
thing lacking in it
Soli analysis, while a useful guide to
determine the plant food deficiencies of
a soil, can not be relied on absolutely,
because an analysis of a-soil only reveals
the total amount of plant food contained
therein, but does not show the percent
age of each constituent which is avail
able. Os course, if one has an analysis
of a soil before him he can qdickly de
termine what the constituents the soil
is most likely to be deficient in, and he
will then know what to apply to most
nearly insure larger yields. Under the
circumstances we would, advise you to
use phosphates in liberal amounts since
this element of plant food Is intimately
concerned in hastening maturity and in
the formation of grain ami seed. The fact
that you seem to grow a large enough
stalk indicates a deficiency in phosphoric
acid. Os course, the variety of corn or
cotton grown has an influence on the
amount of stalk produced. One can
through systematic selection reduce the
«ize of the stalk of either corn or cot
ton. and attention should be given to this
matter by all our fanners. Situated as
you are. we woulo advise the use of
a complete fertilizer containing only a
moderate amount of nitrogen. Better still,
we would reduce the amount of nitrogen
to a minimum, or exclude Its use slto-
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«?l/ r Lj Ohio’s Famous Herd of Holstein-Friesians
« Vk Columbus, Ohio, May 21, 1907.
Kk. We have lately tested Black-Draught Stock Medicine with two I
_ Cows, that were as near equal as we could get them. Both had H
Sweepstake* Dairy cow ' calves together; one cleaned and the other did not. They were H
standing side by side. We gave Black-Draught Stock Medicine to I
Im— the cow thtft did not clean, and in about three weeks she had not I
only improved in health and flesh, but had increased from to 53 lbs. milk per day, while the cow L
that got no medicine had gone down from 52 to lbs. milk per day. The medicine has merit, as Mi
we never had a cow do tliat well before, especially one that failed to clean. We recommend Black- *
Draught Stock Medicine. W. B. SMITH & SON.
P. S. Since writing you last, we have sold 129 of our cows for $28,805.00. -ij
You can’t make profits on your stock, unless you keep them n the best of health. Use Black-
Draught Stock & Poultry Medicine. It’s a “money maker."’
BLACK-DRAUGHT STOCK & POULTRY MEDICINE
bacco. crops widely and commonly culti
vated in the south? A suitable fertilizer
for corn might be prepared as follows:
Mix together 700 pounds of cotton seed
meal, 1.000 pounds of acid phosphate, 100
pounds of nitrate of soda and 200 pounds
of muriate of potash. This mixture will
contain about 3.2 per cent of available
nitrogen. 8.7 per cent of available phos
phoric acid and 5.7 per cent of potash,
when only high-grade goods are used. A
good formula for cotton might be pre
pared as follows: Mix together 840 pounds
of cotton seed meal. 1.000 punds of acid
phosphate and 160 pounds of muriate of
potash. This mixture will contain ap
proximately 2.9 per cent of nitrogen, 8.8
per cent of phosphork; acid and 4.8 per
cent of potash, and will be very well
adapted to cotton except probably on
sandy soils, when the per cent of potash
may be profitably Increased. For pea
nuts only a limited amount of nitrogen
would be needed, while a high per ren
tage of potash is desirable. This result
may be attained by mixing together 500
pounds of cotton seed meal. 1.100 pounds
of acid phosphate and 400 pounds of mu
riate of potash. This mixture would
contain approximately 1.7 per cent of
nitrogen. 8.8 per cent of phosphoric acid
and 10.5 per cent of potash, and should
rovide an ideal combination for the pea
nut crop. Irish potatoes require a high
grade complete fertilizer, rich in available
potash and phosphoric acid. Such a fer
tilizer may be prepared by mixing to
gether 600 pounds of cotton seed meal,
*OO pounds of nitrate of soda. 850 pounds
of acid phosphate and 350 pounds of high
grade sulphate of potash. This combina
tion would contain about 3.7 per cent
of nitrogen. 7.4 per cent of phosphoric
acid and 9.4 per cent of potash. Tobacco
is anther gross feeding plant requiring
a highly concentrated fertilizer and one
especially rich tn potash A formula
suitable for tobacco might be composed
as follows: Mix together 900 pounds of
cotton seed meal. 150 pounds of nitrate
l of soda, 600 pounds of acid phosphate
and 350 pounds of sulphate of potash.
This mixture would contain about 4.35
per cent of nitrogen. 5.7 per cent of avail
able phosphoric acid and 965 per cent
of potash.
The foregoing suggestions indicate how
the farmer may utilize his cotton seed
meal to tbe best advantage as the basis
o fa fertilizer formula. They also illus
trate how essential it becomes for him
to purchase and use large amounts of
potash and phosphoric avid In order to
balance up his cotton seed meal and pro
ride formulas that will meet fully the
plant food requirements of his crop.
gether. or cover the land well with com
post made from leaves, weeds and trash.
This will supply vegetable matter to the
soil. Improving its mechanical condition,
and the need of nitrogen—the most ex
pensive element of plant food the farmer
has to purchase and utilize will not be so
great.
A good formula to use on corn and
cotton is- as follows: Mix together 1.000
pounds of high grade acid phosphate, GOO
pounds of tankage and 200 pounds of mu
riate of potash. To bring the total up to
2.000 pounds add 200 pounds of compost.
This mixture should contain approxi
mately 2.4 per cent of nitrogen, 9.5 pdr
cent of phosphoric acid and 5 per cent
of potash. We would use it at the ratu
of at least 500 pounds per acre on both
corn and cotton. For cabbage the fol
lowing formula will answer very well:
700 pounds of acid phosphate, 800 pounds
of tankage. 200 pounds of nitrate of soda
and 300 pounds of muriate of potash. This
mixture would contain aproximately 4.8
per cent of nitrogen. 7.5 per cent of phos
phoric acid and 7.5 per cent of potash.
A suitable formula for potatoes and su
gar cane might be prepared as follows:
Mix together 1,000 pounds of high grads
acid phosphate. 600 pounds of dried blood,
and 400 pounds of high grade sulphate of
potash. This mixture would contain ap
proximately 3.9 per cent of nitrogen. 8 per
cent of phosphoric acid, and 10 per cent
of potash. Use at the rate of 500 to 1,006
pounds per acre.
Green Crops for Hogs
C. L., Mulberry Island, Va., writes:
1 have read that sorghum was a good
pasture crop for hogs. In the spring
of 1907 I put two acres in sorghum
tor hay. I have five one-acre hog lots
and the two acres of sorghum are with
in these five acres. Will this sorghum
answer for hog pasture? If so. 1 will
use one acre of It as such.
We have found sorghum less satis-
*HE ATLANTA SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909.
$5,445,869 More a Year for
Tobacco Fanners
The total value of the tobacco yield for the eight Tobacco States
is over 159,554,131 annually. With the same acreage the tobacco
growers in these States could, by improved methods of cultivation
•nd fertilization, undoubtedly increase the total vahie of the crop
to $65,000,000.
Virginia-Carolina
Fertilizers
are compounded with the utmost care, containing only such elements
of plant foods as can be taken up and properly assimilated by the
plant without causing injury to its quality. Years of investigation
of the cultivation ana fertilization of tobacco enables the Virginia-
Carolina Chemical Company to furnish fertilizers of superior quality
for the production of this crop.
Mr. J. W. Rogers, R.F.D. No. 4, Durham, N.C., writes: “I have
been using your fertilizers this year and the crops are the best looking
J have ever seen —especially the tobacco crop. I have never seen any
other fertilizer which acted as quickly as yours does. The leaf
is large and waxy, cures bright, and I am satisfied will bring a big
price. Also, my neighbors in this district use your fertilizer with
the best results. ”
Is there any reason why you couldn’t do as well ? Be sure and
ask your fertilizer dealer for a copy of the 1909 Virginia-Carolina
Year Book or Almanac, or write our nearest sales office and a copy
will be sent you free. . \
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.
Sales Offices ’ SaZ/J Offices
K.chmond, Va. Durham. N.C.
Norfolk, Va. Charlezton. S. C.
Columbia. S. C. ■ \]TUj 11 itl'CdPQilflfll Baltimore, Md.
Atlanta. Ga. v hemlwiijiiß Columbus. Ga.
Savannah. Ga. MOy < Montgomery, Ala.
Memphis, Tenn. Shreveport, La.
factory as a pasture for hogs than a
great many other crops. From this
you should not gather that it is ad
visable to abandon sorghum altogether,
as it may fill in a gap during the grow
ing season which no other crop will
bridge over very satisfactorily, but
when possible, we think it good policy
to use other crops. A good rotation to
follow on a five-acre tract might be as
follows: Winter oats and hairy vetch
seeded in the later surnmel or early
fall, say in August or September. Early
seeding will give the crop a good start
and will furnish considerable pasture
through the fall and into the winter
when artichokes should become avail
able. In the spring the oats and vetch
may be grazed again while small and
tender, and a section of the field may
be left to mature grain which the
hogs will clean up very thoroughly and
do well on. We would plant rape early
in the spring to be pastured alternately |
with the oats and vetch. We have
found rape a most satisfactory crop for
grazing hogs, and it has succeeded very j
well with us when planted as a spring
crop in drills about 24 inches apart, j
We would follow the winter oats and
vetch and rape with cowpeas and soy
oeans respectively; these crops to be j
grazed off in midsummer and fall. An
other section of the land should be de
voted to Spanish peanuts which will be
grazed in «.ne late fall. Then, if possi
ble, we would have another section de
voted to alfalfa, as this crop may be
grazed several times during the season.
It would be comparatively easy to
develop a five-acre rotation system and
use these or other crops which may
succeed especially well in your section
of the state. The greatest difficulty
we have experiencd in carrying hogs on
grazing crops throughout the year is
to get a crop in between the ripening
of the oats and the time when the cow
peas are ready to graze. Sorghum or
early maturing sweet corn have been
used some times with advantage, but
we would rather devise a system, if
possible, in which these crops are not
used to any appreciable extent. When
a gap has occurred at the time sug
gested, we have found a blue grass or
Bermuda sod an advantage for the
maintenance of the hogs until the cow
peas and soy beans become ready for
grazing. As there are early and late
maturing varieties of these crops, the
grazing season can be extended consid
erably by using varieties which ripen in
a succession.
Home-Mixed Plant Food
T. M. 8.. Stilesboro, Ga., writes: I
would like some information in regaid
to home-mixing fertilizers for gray land
for both corn and cotton. I expect to use
cotton seed meal, parts of which will be
commercial meal and the balance will be
the kernels of seed only partly cracked
with the oil not extracted, ground in what
we call a separator, that separates the
hull from the kernel. Does it contain any
more plant food than the commercial
meal? Would you advise the use of kainit
with this meal? How much would you ad
vise per acre on land that will produce
one-half bale with 100 pounds of com
mercial fertilizer or 15 bushels of
with 50 pounds of commercial fertilizer?
With regard to your question on fertili
zers. the kind and amount to use on gray
land will depend a good deal on the char
acter of your soil. This you failed to de
scribe in away that makes it possible to
give very definite suggestions. For in
stance, gray land may have a red clay
subsoil. Much land that was red origignal
ly is now white on top because the iron
which gave it its color has been leached
out of the soil. Where you have a good
stiff clay subsoil, you have naturally a
better soil than where the gray color is
due to what is sometimes called a craw
fish, or to a preponderance of sand. Land
with a red clay subsoil is naturally much
stronger than the other types mentioned,
and one would probably not need to use
so much fertilizer on this land, nor would
they need to use fertilizer so rich in
potash, and probably nitrogen as well.
We presume you wish to prepare a
formula for both corn and cotton, and
that it is your desire to use some cotton
seed meal which you have purchased
from an oil mill and the crushed kernels
from which the hull has been removed, but
the oil not extracted. The kernels will
not be as rich in plant food per hun
dred pounds as the meal because of the
fact that the oil has not been extracted,
and they have not been condensed. The
oil is of no advantage to a fertilizer, and
it is better whenever you can make a
reasonable trade to let the oil mill have
the seed and use the meal as the basis
of your fertilizer.
To prepare a formula for corn and
cotton, you may proceed as follows, using
cotton seed meal as the basis: Mix to
gether 900 pounds of high grade acid phos
phate, 1,000 pounds of cotton seed meal
and 100 pounds of muriate of potash. If
high-grade goods are used, this mixture
should contain about 3.5 per cent of ni
trogen, 8.2 per cent of phosphoric acid
and 3.5 per cent of potash. Tne potash
might be increased somewhat for sandy
lands with advantage.' This mixture
should be used at the rate of 200 to 500
pounds per acre; probably 300 pounds at
the time of planting and 200 pounds as a
side application later in the season when
the crop is partly matured. You will no
tice that this is a much heavier appli
cation of fertilizers than you have sug
gested. We are of the opinion that the
amount used by you was so small as to
have little effect on the erop yield. I feel
quite certain if you use a high grade mxi
ture in the proportions suggested that
your crop yields will be increased and
that you wil find the application a profit
able one.
I Ife to misery to thousands of people who hare
the taint of scrofula in their blood. There ia no
other Ntoetly equal to Hood’s Sarsaparilla for
scrofula, rheumstlam, catarrh or the blood.
PA TT ER
AGAIN OVERRIDDEN
NASHVILLEr Tend ," F«*b. 3,-At 1:30
o’clock the bill to prevent the manufac
ture of intoxicants was passed by the
senate over the governor’s veto by a vote
of 20 to 12. The message will not reach
the house before tomorrow.
Gov. M. R. Patterson today sent to the
state senate a special message vetoing
the bill prohibiting the manufacture of
intoxicants in Tennessee after Janu
ary 1, 1910. The message in part fol
lows:
To the Honorable Members of the
Senate:
"I return Senate Bill No. 11, entitled
An Act to Prohibit the Manufacture in
This State of Intoxicating Liquors for
the Purpose of Sale’ with my disap
proval.
"If this legislature shall destroy all
the distilleries and breweries, why can
not the next forbid the raising or sell
ing of the grains or the cultivation of
the grape out of which spirituous, malt
or vineous liquors are made.
"Shall this or some future legislature
prevent the farmer from raising or sell
ing tobacco or the manufacturer from
placing it on the market?
"If we thus start, where shall we
end? It is better not to make the
start.
"in the exercise of my constitutional
power as governor, I veto this measure
and ask its reconsideration:
“First, because it ruthlessly deprives
the state of revenue without any sort
of corresponding benefit.
"Second, It discriminates against our
own people in favor of the people of
other states.
“Third, It destroys the property of
the citizen without compensation.
"Fourth, It makes a dangerous pre
cedent, humilitates Tennessee and low
ers the place of dignity she has occu
pied as one of the proudest and most
conservative of the union.
"Fifth. It violates the will of the
people thrice expressed at the ballot box,
offends against their sense of justice,
and under the plea of civic righteous
ness, sacrifices a great moral princi
ple of government at the very altar
where it should be guarded and de
fended."
There will probably be a lengthy dis
cussion on the subject, but it is a fore
gone conclusion that the bill will be
passed ove-r the governor's veto.
TAFT WILL BE MADE
MASON AT SIGHT
CINCINNATI, 0., Feb. 2.-The grand
master of Ohio Masons, Charles S. Hos
kinson, of Zanesville, has tendered to
William Howard Taft the rare and high
honor of being made a Mason at sight.
Judge Taft has accepted and will return
to Cincinnati on Thursday, February 18.
when the grand master will convene a
distinguished company of Masons in the
1 Scottish Rite cathedral and exercise the
| high prerogative which belongs only to a
I grand master of Masons.
This honor is so rarely conferred that
there is but a single instance on record
in the one hundred years’ history of Ma
sonry in Ohio. On October 18, 1892, the
Hon. Asa S. Bushnell, of Springfield, was
made a Mason at sight by Grand Master
Levi C. Goodale, of this city.
WAS $1,000,000 GIVEN
TO DEFEAT PROHIBITION \
I CHARLESTON. W. Va., Feb. 3,-An
j interview purporting to have been given
to a Huntington, W. Va., paper by Theo-
I dore Alvord, former president, and now
I legislative agent of the Anti-Saloon
I league, charging that 31,000,000 has been
; raised to defeat the pending prohibition
1 amendment in the senate, has aroused
| members of the upper house. Senator
' Adam B. Littiepage. of Kanawha county,
' denounced the statement as untrue, and
■ announced that he will offer a resolution
' calling for investigation of the charges.
He further said he would move the
ejection of Alvord from the senate, if it
were shown that he gave the interview.
COLD WES ACT
AS NATION’S IONIC
AMERICAN ENERGY CAUSED BY
EXTREMES OF COLD—NEITH
ER EXTREME OF HOT OR COLD
IS GOOD.
Had you ever thought that the weather
had so much to do with making America
as great as it is? Especially that part of
the weather which we call a cold wave,
the first one of which, for the season,
Atlanta is now experiencing.
According to Director von Herrmann,
at the local weather station, Atlanta and
the whole country have an asset <t great
value in the cold wave that in both win
ter and summer sweeps across the coun
try, chasing the mercury down the tube.
Why? Because the wave acts as a tonic,
but, unlike any tonic of the physician, it
carries no reaction.
No other land has cold waves like ours.
To the cold, dry air of periodic cold
waves, which bring extraordinary
changes of temperature, we owe much of
the keen, alert mind, the incessant, un
remitting energy of the American race.
So one can see that the cold wave is an
excellent thing, viewed from the hygienic
standpoint. •
Cleanse the Air
The high winds that always accompany
the cold wave renew the air, sweeping
away dust, smoke and impure gases.
Witness the air. as clear as a bell, which
one saw on Sunday. This pure air braces
one up, puts snap an<j ginger into one
and makes life worth living.
This is an important feature of the
1 cold wave, because the most energetic
and progressive people in the world five
in countries where the weather is not
uniformly hot or warm, but where cold
waves vary the atmospheric conditions
and break the monotony of heat.
The cold wave brings a sHnvilnw tor
both body and mind, as it is full of tok
itlve electricity. Furthermore, the mere
fact that it is cold obliges people to ex
i ereise. It is necessary for them to ex
ercise In order to keep up energy and to
keep themselves warm. For any race to
make progress it is necessary for them
to work both bodily and mentally.
Retween Two Extremes
The tropical races are an example of
’ the people who live in a climate uniform
' ly hot and where it is not necessary for
a man to work. He may recline at ease
I under a banana or date tree and live for
months and months without expending
any appreciable energy,- for nature, in
i compensation for the hot climate, has
i given him food ready at hand. But these
races accomplish but little in the world's
i work, for they are Indolent bodily and
i menially. Vigorous bodily exercise re-
• acts on the mind and makes vigorous
• mentality possible, in fact, almost neces-
■ sary.
. Too far north we reach the other ex
» treme, with the Esquimaus, for instance,
1 for they are compelled to exercise too
. much to keep themselves warm. They
spend practically all of their energy In
I an effort to live and keep warm, conse
quently little is left for thought or other
action.
The paces that live in the temperate
. zone are the most aggressive and progres-
> slve in the world, as they have better
r conditions to keep up their energy on ac
count of their being subject to cold wave
changes in both winter and summer.
They are the races that do most of the
■ worid's work and that make history.
> WILL TRY CAPTAIN
FOR BEING DRUNK
’ GIBRALTAR. Feb. 8.-The courtmar
tial which is to try Edward F. Qual
trough, of the battleship Georgia, on
’ charges preferred by Rear Admiral Waln-
I wright that he was under the influence
of intoxicants at a reception given at
Tangier by Samuel R- Gummere, the
American minister to Morocco, met this
, morning on board the battleship Louis
iana.
The court is composed of Rear Admirals
Seaton Schroeder and William P. Potter,
1 Captains Niles of the Louisiana; Hub
bard, of Minnesota; Murdock, of the
* Rhode Island; Osterhaus, of the Con
necticut, and Vreeland, of the Kansas
1 City. Major Dixon Williams, fleet marine
’ officer, acted as judge advocate, while
‘ Lieutenant Commander William K. Har
r rlson, of the Minnesota and Lieutenant
' Commander John K. Robinson, of the
Kentucky, acted as counsel for the de
-9 sense.
As Captain Qualtrough was present at
5 Mr. Gummere’s reception officially, the
specifications charge him with "drunk
s enness on duty.” The penalty for this
s offense is anything up to dismissal from
the navy.
Rear Admiral Wainwright, Lieutenant
9 Commander George W. Kline and Lieu
tenant Pope Washington, of the Georgia,
9 and Lieutenant Stephen C. Rowan, flag
1 lieutenant to Rear Admiral Wainwright,
testified at the morning session.
J Captain Qualtrough was present in full
* uniform, but without his sword, which
he surrendered to Lieutenant Comman-
r der Kline when he was placed under ar
rest.
The hearing of testimony was conclud
ed at the afternoon session of the court.
' Captain Qualtrough, appearing in his
C own behalf, swore he was ill the night
of the reception, and drank only one
9 glass of sherry. (
* All the witnesses against the captain
’ expressed the opinion that he was under
’ the influence of intoxicants and unfit for
r duty.
COSTS $25 TO ATTEND
THIS TAFT BANQUET
’ NEV ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-It will cost
? $25 to attend the Taft banquet here on
Saturday night, February 13. This was
decided upon today by the executive com
mittee in charge of the details of Mr.
’ Taft’s reception on his approaching visit
to New Orleans. It is expected that at
1 least 1,000 persons will attend the banquet.
The Taft party is expected to arrive here
, on the morning of February 13.
x The war department has advised that
the military band at Fort Barancas, Fla.,
! will be sent here for the occasion,
i Postmasters Appontied
» WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 3.—Postmasters
- appointed in Georgia: Atco, Bartow county,
, Lucius Hannon, vice H. 1. Gray, resigned;
1 Fruitland. Echols county. Joseph A. Alien,
vice D. B. Eames, resigned; Junction City,
t Talbot county, Susie V. Hart, vice M. E.
I Blvthe, deceased; Juno. Dawton county. An
nice E. Harben. vice C. J. Harben, resigned;
McKee, Dawson county, James R. Anderson,
5 vice J. H. McKee, resigned.
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1 j reader of this paper who are interested In the
. ! crops they grow. This big book tells how to
j make the farm and garden paj’. It's worth
‘ dollars to all who plant or sow. Write for it
I and mention this paper. The address is Rate
-1 kin’s Seed House. Shenandoah. la.
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“SCIENTIFIC” SHUCK
MILL.
Grinds Corn, Cob and all.
DUNN MACHINERY CO.
, Atlanta, Ga.
Power that Paips
for itself
There is a long line of machines that save labor and make money for the I
farmer. But you are not operating them to the best advantage if you do ■
not have a reliable power. -
Cream separators, feed cutters, corn shellers and wood saws are valuable E
machines for the farm, but no one of them is complete in itself. Each
requires a power to operate it.
Here is the great advantage of having one of the simple, powerful,
dependable I. H. C. gasoline engines on the farm. ,
An I. H. C. engine is not a machine for just one duty, like a churn ©r a
pump. It is a machine of many duties. It enables you to operate all
other machines to best advantage.
Its duties extend all through the year and it is used almost every day
in the year.
There is corn to shell, feed to cut. water to pump, wood to saw and many
other jobs, all of which you cannot do profitably by hand.
You must have power of some kind. An I. H. C. engine saves you a
world of turning and lifting by hand, and because ft is so well adapted to
so many uses, you will find it a great improvement on old fashioned tread
mills, horse power, etc.
It costs but a few cents a day to operate an I.H.C. engine. Many times
it saves the wages of a man, and in some work the wages of a number of
men. Estimate what it costs you for extra help at SI.OO to $2.00 per day
because you have no power, and you will see how rapidly an I. H. C.
engine pays for itself.
Besides, these engines do work that you cannot do at all by hand—run
ning the cutter, shredder, threshing machine, etc.
I. H. C. engines are strong, simple and easy to understand We know the de
sign to be of the best, and we know that every detail of construction is correct.
This is proved to our own satisfaction by giving every engine a thorough working
test before it leaves the Works. This guarantees that the engine comes to you
in perfect working condition, and you have a right to expect many years of
efficient service from it.
I. H. C. gasoline engines are designed to utilize the greatest amount of power
I from the fuel consumed. Every line of the engine is symmetrical. It looks sub
stantial and is substantial without being clumsy or too heavy.
The I. H. C. Line
I. H. C. Vertical Engines—made in 2.3 and 25-horse-power
Horizontal portable and stationary) in 4, 6,8,10,12,15 and 20-horse-power
Gasoline Tractors—in 12,15 and 20-horse-power
Famous Air-Cooled Engines—in 1 and 2-horse-power
Pumping, Spraying and Sawing outfits in various styles and sizes.
Call on the International loqal agent, inspect these engines and secure catalogues ana
full particulars, or write direct to us.
International Harvester Company of America, Chicago. U. 5. A.
(Incorporated)
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Plant Wood’s Seeds
’ FOR THE
Garden and Farm.
Thirty years in business, with a steadily increasing
trade every year —until we have to-day one of the largest
businesses in seeds in this country —is the best of evidence
as to the superior quality of Wood’s Seeds.
Wood’s Descriptive Catalogue and monthly ''Crop
Special” have done more to encourage diversified farming
and profitable market-growing of vegetable crops than any
other similar publications.
If you want the best and most profitable crops,
» Plant Wood’s Seeds.
Wood's Descriptive Catalogue and monthly "Crop
Special,” mailed free on request
T. W. WOOD 6 SONS, Seedsmen,
/ RICHMOND, ... * VIRGINIA. \
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Look at this “Saw Dust”
Made by an Atkins Cross Cut Saw. The teeth are er
ranged to cut the wood. producing this ribbon ’saw dust. '
A saw that tears the wood, producing ordinary saw dust,
makes the work twice as hard.
ATKINS c c’i s SAWS
Go through the tree in a iiffy, and make the work easier than .
you ever thought it could be. The blade is segment-ground, tapers from tooth
edge to the center of the back and from ends to the middle; hence makes room
for itself. Try one 1 None genuine without our name on the blade- If it doesn t
bold its edge better, cut faster and run easier than any other saw you ever used, take
it right back to the dealer*
Your dealer has them or will get them for you. If he Is slow about it, write us. N
A one-cent postal brings a fM-oent book. “The Care of Saws," aad a sitverine tie pin free.
E. C. Atkins & Co. Inc., Indianapolis, IncL
Largest Exclusive Saw Manufacturers in the World.
With branches carrying complete stocks at New York. Chicago, Minneapolis. Portland,
Ore.. Seattle, San Francisco. New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta and Hamilton. Ont.
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Send me SI.OO and 1 will ship C. O. D. to any open R. R. atatlor tn
y| I , the U. 3. East of the Rocky Mountains for $25.00 this
OggT* WILL ARD STEEL RANCE”
Has 6 8-in. lids, oven 17x12x21, 15 gallon reservoir, large wanning closet,
duplex grate; burns wood or coal, weighs 400 ibs., lined throughout with
asbestos. GUARANTEED TO BE AS REPRESENTED. Write for free
r catalogue and testimonials.
WM. G. WILLARD, No. 104 Willard Building, 318 Chestnut Street, ST. LOVIS, MO
It buys a Strictly M
High-Class M V ITnGHT
SEWING B-lfe
MACHINE
TSarTvteedToTTabs
And has all the up-to-date improvements that
every lady appreciates. It Is splendidly built of
thoroughly dependable material and handsomely
finished. Has elegant Oak Drop Leaf 5-Drawer Cab
inet, complete Set of Attachments, full instruc
-ons how to use them, and the outfit will be sent
you “Freight. Free” on
Bl We sell DIRECT at ONE
PROFIT, saving you the
Jobber’s, Retailer’s and
Agent’s profits and sell
ing expenses, A exactly
the same machine they
will aak you BSO.OO for.
Send at ONCE for OCR
BIG NEW FREE
SEWING MACHINE
CATALOGUE
Most complete and in
structive book of its
character ever publish
ed in the South. It pict
ures and describee every
part and particular of
th. greatest line of positively High-Grade Sewing
Machines ever offered. We ar» the largest Sewing
M 'no distributors in the South, and, at prices
as-.rd. for quality tuarantttd. our Machines are un
matchable. This catalogue describes and prices
high-grade Pianos, Organs. Steel Ranges, Cooking
Stoves, Heating Stoves, Phonographs. Dinner and
Toilet Sets. Prompt shipments, safe delivery and
satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back.
MALSBY, SHIPP & CO.,
PqtM 41 S. Forsyth Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
CT
rfr>4*7r*'.'7Tl w strong chick-
rtTrM HTT K’H on-tight Sold to tbeuaer at
WM’M As W.MJ Friers. We pay FrelrAL Catalogue free.
COILED SPRING FEt.CE CO.,
r. nrtikJtfl-a Box Wine hast ar, Indiana.
liij’s Lime liamomton
h-thi EARLIEST Known variety r
———— We j, lre confidence in the firm- ->
Get Your Seed e rs and faith in the seed and wo
DIRECT from prove it by oar terms.
the Originator Mfo Set! Oft
and Be Sure OotO. 15th Time.
sJuetJd <Dr»in s * ed ‘h'ppad ia Branded Bags
Selected Strain Wnts pestal at cbm tor latest informa-
tioa, terms, priest aad Sample lag Offer.
Bead the Rbfbmbncb: CITY BANK.
T. J King Seed Co.,
th. ru.ite.
BBC SiDjie Bag at Na expense Ta Ageat.
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Finest Lot Cotton Seed
in South 1
Grown on own farm, gtimeJ on o-i*
private gin; absolutely sound and purr.
Broadwell Double-pointed, $1.50 bushel; t
Cook’s Improved, $L00; Cleveland’s Bis
8011, $1.00; Kings Early, $1.00; Mort
gage Lifter. $1.00; Tatum’s Big 8011. i
SI.OO (fine); Schley, 85c; Culpepper, 85c;
Peterkin, 85c; Texas Burr, 85c.
Write for special prices large lots.
K. D. TATUM. Fairriew Farm,
Palmetto, Ga.
r’V/ UD'V 'MAW ln the South trite J
JL V -EaXC X JxLAJN to. ftteresfed in ve
hicles should obtain our cat •» tog. It is interest- 1
ing and instructive.. Ask your denier for one
or write us direct. Willie Hickory Wagon
Mtg. cot.. Atlanta, Ga.
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