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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA, .TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1913.
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE ! GET II TEN CENT
IMPORTS NEW ALFALFA! BOX OF CASCARETS
Little Is Known of New Varie-
ety-Search for a More
Hardy Plant
Considerable interest has been aroused
through the importation by the .depart
ment of agriculture of some new, hardy
varieties of alfalfa. Little, however. Vh
generally known concerning the charac
teristics of these new alfalfas or „ the <
real purposes of their introduction* •
In the search for hardy forms of
common alfalfa adapted to severe condi
tions of drouth and cold, the potential
value of closely allied species became
apparent. A yellow-flowered species,
found widely distributed throughout
Eurasia, forms of which thrive on, the
cold, dry steppes of Russia and similar
regions, seems to be the most promising.
For this reason, persistent efforts have
been made to import many forms of
this species.
This latter plant, erroneously called
“Siberian alfalfa/’ and for which there
is no satisfactory common name, is char
acterized in general by its drooping
habit, narrow leaves, and fine stems; but
it is so variable that some of its plants
might be readily mistakerf foa common
alfalfa when not in flower. Very few
of the forms possess true tap-roots, like
common alfalfa, but have a branching
root^pvstem, by which new plants are
produced. The flowers are yellow and
the seed pods are of falcate or sickle
shape.
The department of agriculture has
.met with many difficulties in procuring
seed in quantity, as it is not handled
commercially and in no place is it pro
duced in abundance. In spite of the
scarcity of seed very thorough tests
have been conducted, both under cultiva
tion and on unbroken sod, at the depart
ment’s testing stations and in co-opera
tive experiments at state stations. The
results of these tests of available forms
indicate rather'definitely that their chief
value is for crossing with common al
falfa, to produce hardy and drouth-re
sistant hybrid strains. At present the
new # alfalfas do not appear to be suf
ficiently productive to make them gen
erally profitable under cultivation.
Many of the forms are unquestionably
hardy * and drouth resistant, and have
shown their value as stock for cross
ing with varieties commonly known.
One of the hardiest, if not the hardiest
Insures you for months
against Headache, Bilious
ness, Constipation or a
Bad Stomach
Put aside—just once—the Salts, Ca
thartic Pills, Castor Oils or purgative
waters which merely force a passage
way through* the bowels, but do no.t
thoroughly cleanse^ freshen and purify
these drainage or alimentary organs,
and have no effect whatever upon the
liver and stomach.
Keep your inside ofrgans pure and
fresh with Cascarets, which thoroughly
cleanse .the stomach. t ,remove the undi
gested, sour and fermenting food and
foul gases, take the excess bile from
the. liver and carry out of the system
all the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the intestines and bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you feel
great by morning. They work while you
sleep—never gripe, sicken and cost only
tO cents a box from your druggist. Mil
lions of men and women take a' Cas
caret now and then and never have
Headache, Biliousness, coated tongue, In
digestion, Solir ; Stomach or Constipated
bowel^. Cascarets belong in every
household. Children just love to take
them.—((Advt,)
of our commercial strains, the Grimm
alfalfa, probably originated through nat
ural hybridization of this plant and com
mon alfalfa. Grimm alfalfa is coming
into very wide use in- the northwestern
states. The new alfalfas have not yet
been tested on the open range as fully
as under cultivation. Although the re
sults to date indicate their inability to
maintain themselves except under favor
able conditions, the tests are neverthe
less being continued wjth the hope of
ultimate .success in improving the range.
The experts of the department do not
believe that this yellow-flowerefl alfalfa
In its unselected state is a crop for
the farmer to test, even though seed
were available. Three main considera
tions show that it is, not likely to prove
valuable under cultivation: (1) Most of
its forms are not sufficiently erect to
be easily harvested* for hay. (2) It does
not recover quickly after cutting and
cannot be expected to give mo/e than
one cutting during the season. (3) Its
seed habits are usually poor, the seed
being scantily produced and shattering
badly at maturity.
To be Certain ot Your Crop
be Sure oi Your Fertilizer
N EXT in importance to thoroughbred seed and proper
cultivation, comes the fertilizer. The right fertilizer,
mixed in the right way, composed of the right constit
uents, under the right formula for your particular crop is abso
lutely essential to the largest possible crpp production and
biggest profits. v *- ■?. *'
ROYSTER FERTILIZERS
..—.... 'i„ im
pounded, on MERIT—Based on QUALITY are backed
by a reputation worth hundreds of thousands of dollars which
would be extensively damaged if a single lot of fertilizers of
inferior quality were put out' under the Royster Brand. The
fact that more farmers use Royster Brands than any other
one independent brand and that eight large plants in six states
barely fill the demand, is pretty strong evidence that Royster
Fertilizers are right in every respect.
trade mark Insist upon goods bearing F. S. R.
^ Trade Mark. Name of nearest
dealer on request.
REGISTERED
F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO.
NORFOLK, VA.
Repeating Shotguns
Trap shooting brings out the shooting qualities of a gun
as nothing else. Winchester Repeating Shotguns last year
won both the Professional and Amateur Season’s averages.
This shows they are reliable in action and close, hard
shooters. These qualities make them excellent for bird
shooting, especially for the quick, fast flyers. Winchester
guns are well built and finished and will give good service
for years. They are simple in construction and operation
and made to separate readily into two parts without
tools. Sold by dealers everywhere at a moderate price.
Send postal for complete illustrated catalog.
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn.
mm! BOGGSES
CENTURY BUGGIES are built lor hard service. The best of material
andv/orkmanshipu.sedthroughout'— every detail of construction and finish
rigidly inspected and tested. Every Vehicle Guaranteed for 3 Years.
We Sell Direct to the User—cut out all middlemen’s
profits and save you $25.00 to $45.00.
EASY PAYMENTS ON ALL VEHICLES
Pay for your buggy while you use it.'
Buggy shown he*e—triple auto seat, latnefc model, highest quality.—
retail value $100.00 to $125.00. Our prices range from $29.50 up;
$ J0.00 down and $5.00 a month—guaranteed to please or your
money back. Write for Freight Paid Prices.
Your credit is good—write for Free catalogs showing full line
of Buggies, Surreys and Farm Wagons. We make a fine line of
HARNESS—and Sell it at, lowest price. ' 'or Catalog.
CENTURY MANUF ,r TURIN0 CO.,Dec: 893 East St. Louis,Ill.
or Dept. 993 200 Filth Ave., York City.
Lessons Learned at Mlssotmri Es
Ml
3YFAR GUARANTEE
W S haven’t time or space to
go very deep into.,this sub
ject: . We will simply men
tion a few of the things which we
have gathered from the records
and from general observation, and
these will be elaborated in our later
bulletin on’ this subject. Wo feel
that we can safely say:
If That there is no variety or
breed which far excells other varie
ties or breeds which are in general
use ' as far as egg . production is
concerned.
2. That more depends upon the
strain or breeding of a variety as
to the number of eggs it will pro-
• duce than upon the variety itself.
3. That some hens have a born
tendency to lay and others have a
born tendency to put on fat. The
latter kind should he culled out in
establishing a laying strain.
4. That more depends upon the
breeding of the male as to the num
ber of eggs the offspring will \pro-
duce than upon the female, yet it
will pay to breed from your best
layers in preference" to the poorest.
f>. That you should select: the variety which suits you best as to color,
size and shape and breed theta up until they satisfy you best as to quality
and productiveness. You make a mistake by jumping from one breed to
another trying to disc&ver a better layer.
6. That,it will pay the average, poultryman to trap nest his flock, in
the fall and winter months and-breed from , the pullets which lay earliest
in life and from the pullets and hens which lay in the winter.
. 7. That the style of house used in this contest is one of the most satis
factory styles of houses for this climate. We find it cool in summer and
comfortable in winter, convenient and properly ventilated.
v - 8. That hens like sprouted oats as much or better than any other
green food, and they do well on it, it aids digestion and increases egg
production.
9. That a little moistened food is relished and will slightly increase
egg production.
10. That many high producers lay thin-shelled eggs, and that the
germs are often weak. A few high producers are able to lay large num
bers of eggs, fertilize them, and put vitality into the chicks.
11. That the Mediterranean class can stand more protein and fattening
food than the birds of the American, Asiatic or English classes. There is
.not so much danger of the Mediterraneans becoming too fat, and they re
quire a richer food than the other classes mentioned.
12. That the egg yield from Mediterraneans is affected by extreme
cold more than the other classes of fowls, because of The fact that they
are closely feathered, larger oombs and smaller bodies.
13. That if you give a hen reasonable good ( shelter, feed and attention,
she will net you a reasonable profit if she has been properly bred.
14. That the purpose of properly feeding and housing a hen is not to
feed eggs into her body, but to so feed and carp for her that you may get
out of her the eggs which breeding has placed there. Proper feeding,
housing and care have a bearing on the number of eggs produced by a
flock, but breeding is the most important factor.
15. That hens must be fed and fed liberally if you expect eggs in
large quantities, especially if you expect winter eggs.
16. That regularity in feeding is very essential.
17. Thai hens must not he excited or chased, but should he handled
in a quiet, gentle manner .at all times.
18. That rape will color the yolk pf the egg green, and onions or fish
scrap will cause the egg to taste if, these are fed in too large quantities.
19. That the ground should b e kept fresh, shade provided in the hot
summer months, and the house kept clean. The hens cannot do well if
covered with vermin.
20. That most high layers will lay practically all the color out of their
legs and plumage in one year.
21. That hens lay a few more eggs when males ar e not used in the
pens with them.
22. That most good layers moult late in the season. 'They look tough,
dirty, and weatherbeaten as a rule as a -esult of their hard year’s work,
hut the poor layers spend their time in dressing up and putting on a beauti
ful coat of feathers and get them early as a rule.
23. That the best producers have broad bodies. The back is broad
and the ribs are widespread, giving plenty of room'for the egg organs and
digestive organs. Their bodies are solid and the birds are not loose jointed,
but compactly built.
24. That good layers ar e big eaters. A bird must have capacity to eat
and.digest, a great amount of food if she i§ to lay a greattnumberi of eggs..
25. That a big, decrease in the egg, yield in winter months Can be
brought on more.quickiy by. great variations in temperature,’shdden changes
in weather conditions: than by continued or prolonged ipgjls of either cold
or rainy weather.
. 26. That it will pay to keep a good hen until she is four years old. We
had several hens four years old which laid over 150 eggs each.
27. That most of the high producers had good sized combs for birds of
their variety. ...
28. That the method of feeding may not be the best, but the hens cer
tainly liked the mash used, ate great quantities of it, and if vou use-to get
results from the hen, sh e must have a food which she relishes.
29. That photographs hav e been taken, and measurements made but
we are not.able to say at this time that there is a fixed type for high
producers. You can judge for yourself when this appeals in the bulletin. 0
30. That there is much room for improvement in all varieties and
breeds as far as egg production is concerned, and it is up to the breeders
of this country to get busy. There are
Wonderful possibilties along this line.
Why not Georgia put on h contest
of this kind? Yours very truly,
SOUTH TO THE RESCUE,
TURKEYS GROWING SGARGE
Predicted That Within Next
Decade This Bird Will Be
Almost Extinct
NOW IS THE TIME TO
IMPRPOVE THE FARM
Get Rid .of the Odd Jobs Which
You Will Be Too Busy
to Fix Later
This-is the season o'f the year when
fence buildirig- should and does re
ceive most attention. More ' fences are
an absolute necessity to better agricul
ture throughout the south. Not only
are, fences necessary for the control of
the increased livestock which must be
kept, but they are necessary in order to
enable the, farmer to obtain the, full
value of his.crops. There Is scarcely
any crop which does not leave sufficient
stock feed behind in the field after It
is gathered to pay good interest on the
cost of maintaining a fence around the
field, if this feed could he consumed by
good live stock. Again, a crop rota
tion in which there is one or more years
of pasturing or grazing is far superior
in soil improvement to the rotation that
removes all from the soil. In fact, we
must disabuse the popular mind ,of the
impression that crop, rotation alone will
build up the lahd rapidly unless some
thing is left on the ihnd or returned
to It. These considerations make more
fences an absolute necessity to good
farming.
For the best use of special ! grazing
crops for hogs, and these must supply
the greater part of I lie, hog . feed in suc
cessful pork production, fences are a
necessity.
One of the greatest obstacles to suc
cessful hog raising in the south is the
absence' of fefices. If the corn fields
were fenced, the cowpeas, peanuts and
soy beans that might be grown in them
would reduce the cost of pork produc
tion and increase the returns from the
land, while at the. same time increasing
its fertility. -
Fortunately, there are many varieties
and sizes of woven wire fences which
sjerve this purpose admirably, if well
put up, or if used for temporary con
trol of the hogs while grazing these spe
cial firops. They may be purchased or
dealers or direct from the makers.
There are advertisers.in the Progressive
Farmer . who issue.-catalogs of - .many
sizes and kinds of fences and who will
,he grjafl ,to send these catalogs to. our
readers on request.
While the building of adequate fences
is an important and expensive improve
ment, there is no question but any sys
tem of farming planned for soil im
provement will be found much .more
effective and - profitable if : these fences
are provided. In planning the "equip
ment :of. any farm, fences are of great
importance, and something should be
done each year to gradually .bring the
farm completely upnder fence. This ap
pears impracticable to many cotton
farmers, and for the strictly cotton
farmer, it is impracticable, but in di
versified 'farming, which has the im
provement of the fertility of the land
' as one of the Important considerations.
fences are a necessity, but fortunately
a profitable one.—Progressive. Farmer.
BOY KILLED BY "PISTOL
HE FOUND IN SNOWDRIFT
CLEVELAND, O,, Feb. 15.—With what
is believed to be the same revolver with
Which Captain Ralph ..E. Byrns was mur
dered nearly two wCeks ago, Willie Win
ter, aged ten, was accidentally shot
and probably fatally- wounded today. A
crowd of boys playing at the rear of
the Byrns home dug ;te gun out of the
snow. While examining it one of them
pulled the trigger and the bullet, re
bounding from the street, struck Willis
in the abdomen. The two men who shot
Captains Burns are- believed to have
thrown away-, the, gun in their flight.
Fried Potatoes
“Cottoiene” style
Did you ever eat French Fried
Potatoes made with Cottoiene?
If not, you’ve never eaten French
Fried Potatoes at their best
Cottoiene makes them rich and
crisp and appetizing, but never
greasy.
If you have been flying and
shortening your food with butter,
try Cottoiene. It is every bit as
good, at less than one-third the
price.
If you are using lard for short
ening and frying, we would sim
ply suggest that Cottoiene is
recognized and recommended by
leading physicians, domestic
science authorities, and culi
nary experts generally, as be
ing more whole
some, digestible
and producing
a better food.
Cotfclene is a
vegetable pro
duct— pure in
source and
making—and is
bound to be bet
ter and safer
than lard.
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMP ANT
Clemson college issued a bulletin in
December last bn the tunkey. The bul
letin states that there were on the
farms of this country in 1900 something-
over 50,000,000 turkeys, and that in 1910
the number was a fraction over 3,000,-
000, and predicted tha\ within the next
decade this bird would be extinct—per
haps a few rare specimens being found
in zoos, menageries, or owned by the
very rich.
The rapid decline in the number of
turkeys raised during the past ten years
is entirely due to the appearance of a
disease commonly known as blackhead,
which has killed off whole flocks in one
season.
.Twenty years ago turkeys were raised
in large numbers in the New England
states, but owing to the rapid spread
of blackhead, the industry has been
practically abandoned. Not enough for
home consumption are now raised. This
disease has spread into the west and
middle west. It*has at last attracted
the attention of our scientific men and
they have made ajthorough study of the
disease and report that blackhead is
caused by appendicitis.
But in the meantime there are great
possibilities for the south. Blackhead is
unknown here, and this is an ideal tur
key-raising country. Why not the south
to the rescue? We have everything
needed at our door to raise turkeys suc
cessfully to supply the crying demand
from our less fortunate brothers and
sisters to the north and east of us.
Turkev-rajsing is the most profitable
branch of poultry husbandry. After the
first six weeks turkeys take care* of
themselveS.
What would Christmas or Thanksgiv
ing be without turkey as the chief at
traction at the festive board? There
is no other edible flesh which lies so
near the heart of the people as does
his gohblership, and who can hope to .
do him justice? We know th^t other !
flesh vies with him for the supremacy in !
different localities of our fair land, hut j
none is held in such high repute in !
every state of our union, as is the tur- |
key. And shall we see this grand bird j
pass and be numbered with the “lias- I
beenus?” No, a thousand times no. Let |
eVery farmer’s wife in Dixie start this j
year with a sitting of eggs or a pen
of turkeys, and in 1920 the Census bu
reau will have another story to tell.*
Feed Your Cotton
What It Needs
And feed it properly. That’s the only way to get big-
yields and large profits. Apply
Virginia-Carolina
High-Grade
Fertilizers
liberally before planting. Also make, during cultivation,
second and third applications of Y.-C. Fertilizers, and
you can be sure of results if your farming methods have
been proper. Our 1913 FARMERS’ YEAR BOOK or
almanac tells you how to get more than a bale to the
acre. It’s free.
FertiiiA
’Wginia-Caroliffi
Chemfcal
CO.
j Yirginia-Carolina
Chemical Co.
Box H17
RICHMOND - VIRGINIA
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RED CROSS
DYNAMITE
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Red Cross 20/7 is not the same kind of dynamite used in ore
mining, tunnel work, etc., but' a grade especially adapted to use on
the (arm. Its freezing point is much lower than that of ordinary
dynamite, hence it requires none of dangerous thawing if the weather
is warm enough to melt ice. . It is exploded with difficulty, hence
is the safest high explosive made. It is much cheaper than ordinary
nitroglycerin dynamite.
Write for Farmers’ Handbook No. 386 , and name of nearest
dealer or blaster.
Du Pont Powder Co.,
Pioneer Powder Makers of America
Wilmington, Delaware
Established 1802
F. B. Rainey’s 4^ Acre Bean Field at Wauchula,
Florida, netted $1,450, or $322.22 per acre.
The same combination soil produced the thriv
ing orange grove in the background.
Southern farmers, truck growers and men who
are interested in citrus fruit culture are turn
ing to Wauchula, Florida—many of them are
here now or on toe way—they’re studying
records such as that of Mr. Rainey’s. They’re
reading the proved results as shown by settlers’
letters in our literature.
What impresses them most is the large num
ber of successful groves here. Mr. F. B.
Rainey’s experience is not at all unusual.
Southerners see that Wauchula really has the
soil that grows vegetables just as well as grape
fruit. You know Southern conditions—you cqn
easily see how you can ipafce vegetables sup
port you and pay for your land until your grove
of grape fruit and orange trees <.comes Into
bearing.
Some men here plant part of their tract to
vegetables and put out trees on the rest.
Others grow vegetables between the rows of
trees. One man paid for his land with his
first crop of vegetables. And as for grape
fruit and oranges, the proved returns run from
$3,000 to $8,000 and even $10,000 a year.
We can’t go into all details, here. We do
say come down, here and we’ll show you the
g°ods. Get our literature first and read what
men here have done and are doing right now in
Wauchula—not one, two or a dozen, but scores
o’f happy, prosperous men who are earning more
for themselves and their families more than
ever before. , *
Don’t get the idea this is a wilderness. You’ll
find numberless groves dotted over every part
of this section. And as for general prosi>erity
—why, four banks in Wauchula and the neigh
boring towns of Zolfo and Bowling Green have
total bank deposits of $500,000. *
Wauchula lias 1,500 inhabitants—churches, an
up-to-date school system, lodges, well-equipped
and stocked stores. It’s a healthy place—good
climate—finest water you’ll find any place.
Hunting and fishing nearby. We’d like to have
you talk to the men here—get their opinions.
Grape Fruit and Orange Growers at
WAUCHULA, FLORIDA
Will Tell You Their Incomes 'are
$3,000, $5,000, $8,000 a Year
Ton don’t need to be ,toid what oranges and
grape fruit will earn for you when conditions
are rignt—and they certainly are perfect at
Wauchula.
The proof's in the groves and the incomes.
When you see men putting out more trees right
along you know that they must be convinced,
you know they must be successful. They stay
in Wauchula because tney can’t equal their in
comes elsewnere.
What we say here you can verify b.v a trip
to Wauchula. We have nothing to conceal. The
more you Investigate thp better we like it,
because the more certain you are to buy. *
One man came down here and wouldn't, take
our word for anytning that he couldn’t see with
his own eyes. He went over his tract with a
post hole auger and took soil samples. What
lie saw of the richness and depth of *the soil
decided him in a nurry. He bought, ho will
you—especially when you learn that
SOUTHERN BANKERS GUARANTEE
That you’ll be satisfied—and that if you aren’t
you’ll get your money back with 6 per cent
inteiest. That’s a simple, straightforward, fair
and square business proposition. And a small
payment down and a dollar a month per acre
pays for the land.
Don’t forget that tnis company is composed
of southerners whose records stand the closest
scrutiny. The treasurer is Mr. Eugene Holt-
Inzer, a native of Eastern Tennessee, and for
years fv citizen of Florida. He is I 'resident of
the Florida Citrus Exchange.
Our secretary, Sir. A. G. Smith, Is. a native
of Alabama, and our Vice President, Mr. A.
Carlton, is a native Floridian, born and raised
* n You certainly should investigate an offer from
such men.
G* the literature on Wauehula-in^resting, J] U T„ at< &e,
beautifully
TRUE. Read about the 28.000-mile trip that J*®® 1 . ,
discovery of this tract. Get the facts and f igures. We’ll tell you ? ” at ion Now write
erate prices—easy terms—guarantee by bankers. We hold back no informatio .
Just a letter or a postal. Address
WRITE NOW
Wauchula Development Company
Box 3502. WAUCHULA, FUA.
Write at once or call on Cliff W. Ansley, Gen.
Agent, 221 Atlanta National Bank Bldg., Atlanta.