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6 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913. Education, ~ Success £ '® , A ND REW/I Soi/LE This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew ijf. Soule, president State Agricultural College, Athens, Ga. FARMERS ARE URGED TO PLANT ALFALFA P EW crops are of greater commercial importance to our farmers than alfalfa; therefore, serious attention should be focused on its proper culti vation. It is one of the richest crops in digestible protein which is adapted to cultivation in a majority of the states of the union. As this is an element of the greatest economic importance for the proper maintenance of all classes of live stock where alfalfa can be grown successfully it adds materially to the value of the rations available on the average farm and lessens the cost of animal upkeep through reducing the amount of concentrates the farmer may find it necessary to buy from time to time. The cultivation of alfalfa in the southeastern states constitutes a prob- lem differing in many respects from the practice followed in the western states where this crop is largely grown under irrigation. Alfalfa to begin with is a very vigorous growing plant and under normal conditions, capable of be ing cut for hay in Georgia from three to five times in a single season. Nat urally it is an exhaustive crop to the soil, hence 'it must be planted on lend above the average in fertility and which has been prepared. ( and fertilized and cultivated with unusual pains and skill. To seed alfalfa without thorough prep aration of the soil is a waste of time and energy on the part of the farmer and to prevent this is the object of the present article. ’ Those intending to plant alfalfa had best prepare the land a year in advance. Some interested in the crop may be so situated that they can plant the ap proaching autumn to good advantage. Land intended for this crop should first be made rich by the turning under of cowpeas or other rank growing legumes. Cowpeas and velvet beans ar6 also good smother crops and help materially to rid the soil of noxious \Y ee<Js which fre quently destroy stands of alfalfa at the end of a year or two. Where land has been in a hoed crop and is reasonably clean in a high state of k fertility and there is an abundance of yard manure available, alfalfa may be sown in an ex perimental way. Any new crop brings with it new problems for solution on the part of the practical farmer and h£nce it is best to sow only limited areas of alfalfa and assimilate the pe culiar conditions necessary to its suc cessful growth and maintenance oq the land through a series of years. Where % cowpeas are available to turn under plow them in about the 15th of September or when in good condition to cut for hay. Turn them under to a good depth and immedaitely roll, and harrow the land so as to bring the moisture to the surface. Then apply one to two tons, preferably the larger amount, of finely pulverized lime rock. The lime stone chosen should run high in carbonate of lime and relatively iow in magnesia. It should be put on as a surface ap plication and harrowed into the ground. Where no. peas are available to plow in and there is an abundance of manure broadcast it on the land and turn under, harrow and roll the land as already sug gested. The seed may be distributed broadcast and covered with a weeder. When auferlfa is seeded an application of 1,000 pounds of commercial fertilizer should be made. We. advise the use of a formula containing 10 per cent of phos phoric acid, 4 per cent of nitrogen and 8 per cent of potash. On sandy lands lands a formula containing about 1 per cent less of all the elements mentioned should oe found about right. It is best to scatter the fertilizer over the ground a fevv days in advance of seeding and harrowing it in thoroughly. The lime and fertilizer should not be applied to gether. At least two weeks should elapse between theiV application. It is very important that the alfalfa seed be inoculated with one of the artificial cultures now on the market or which may be obtained from the Unit ed States department of agriculture. Of course soil from a field where alfalfa has been grown successfully may be used for inoculation. In that event 200 or 300 pounds should be scattered broad cast over the surface of the land before planting. There is some danger of in troducing fungas diseases and trouble some weed seed into uninfected soil by this method, therefore, artificial cul tures are preferable in some respects, though probably no more effective as to results. After the alfalfa is up it should not he grazed during the fall of the year. In the spring if cut for hay do so when the crop is coming into bloom. Aft er harvesting apply a good top dressing of yard manure. The manure should be well rotted and uniformly scattered over the ground. Every two or three years there should be applied from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of lfme. At least once a year apply 500 or 600 pounds of kai- nit. On very thin lands make two applications in the spring and fall, re spectively. On very sandy soil it will be best to substitute muriate of potash for the kainit. Remember that alfalfa needs these two mineral elements in large quantity and as It can only se cure these from the soil, liberal appli cations of commercial plant food must, be made from time to time. The use of lime helps to sweeten the soil and tends to lessen the injury done to al falfa by crab grass and other, noxious crops. It is difficult to maintain a stand of this crop through a period of year; and this constitutes one of the greatest drawbacks to its profitable culture. Our experience and observation shows that where the methods suggested above are carefully followed that very good stands of alfalfa may be obtained and several crops a year secured, with yields per cutting varying from three-fourths to one and one-half tons. Judged by our experments a failure to inoculate, lime, subsoil and properly prepare the land before planting alfalfa has almost uni versally resulted in ultimate failure. Farmers should observe and consider these suggestions carefully. If they do so they are likely to meet wifti encour agement in the growth of alfalfa and whenever they do they will find it a most profitable and desirable crop to cultivate. If it could be grown as easily and successfully as some seem to be lieve it’is quite certain that there would be thousands of acres in the southeast ern states where today, according to the census report, there are only, relatively speaking, .-.small areas of it. Much study and effort has been devoted to obtain ing a proper understanding \)f this crop and the Standardization of the methods by which its successful cultivation in the southeastern states may be assured. Much progress has been made and though much still remains to be ac complished, the above suggestions will b£ found -safe, sane and reliable. This article attempts to present a brief review of all the data and infor mation available at the present time, and is based on a personal experience in several southern states which covers a period of twenty years. These obser vations also coincide with the results obtained by investigators at various southern experiment stations which should give them an additional value. * * FINISHING BEEF CATTLE IN GEOR GIA. # W. E. P. D., Adel, Ga., writes: I want . to buy a hundred head of. beef cattle off the grass and fatten them on meal and hulls. What can I count on getting for stall fed beef? I can buy them for about six cents a pound.. There is no reason why beef cattle of the right type should not be winter- fed in Georgia to considerable advan tage. To do this it would probably be best to pen the cattle and feed on cot ton seed meal, hulls, corn stover, and such other cheap roughness as you can secure. Of course, the ideal ration for the winter feeding of beef cattle is cot ton seed meal and silage. Not having silage, however, you must use the best substitute for this ration possible. We would suggest that you feed 1 pound of meal and 3 to 5 pounds of hulls. Use the larger proportion of hulls at the beginning of the fattening period and lessen it as the feeding period pro gresses. You should feed these cattle for three to four months; probably three months would be most desirable for a feeding period in your section of the state. Get them on feed if possible by the first of December. The' meal and hulls may be fed to advantage iif flat bottom troughs about two and a half feet high which can be set at convenient places in the feed lot. The sides of the troughs should be made of about 1x8-2, and, of course, the bottom should be tight. They should be strongly con structed, as the cattle are likely to push them ever and break them. If you can have a shed in which to feed the cattle, so much the better, as it insures the feed being kept dry, and pro tects the animals from exposure to cold, wet rains which are detrimental to their making the best gain. The feed lot should also be comparatively dry and drainage should be provided so as to keep the animals out of the mud if the season is rainy. An abundance of corn stover or other fodder will be found Valuable to place in the racks or troughs where the ani mals can get at It at will. Large quan tities of any of the feeds should not be put in the troughs, however, but only what the animals will eat up clean. Give them plenty of pure water and rock salt. In our judgment 6 cents is an un usually high price to pay for feeding cattle, as the finished product will prob ably not bring you over this price next spring. Of course, it is impossible to say now’ what the price of cattle will be several months ahead. You should figure the sale price at about a cent and a half higher than the buying price to insure youreetf against loss. You will find the manure, of course, a valuable adjunct for use on your lands. * * * WHICH FORM OF LIME TO USE. W. L. I., Barney, Ga., writes: I want some Information on liming lands. What about fertile limestone as compared with burned lime? Which is the best form and bow much should be used per acre and at what time of year should it be applied for the best results? Georgia Fairs and Our Bright Prospects for the Coming Year The Cotton Crop of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina With splendid crops virtually assured, the state of Georgia will probably have the largest number of successful fairs of any state in the cotton belt this fall. The farmers of Georgia are rapidly de veloping into modern agriculturists, and they are showing some remarkable ad vances compared to the records of a de cade ago. For a little more than that length of time I have been keeping tab on the situation from the rural economic standpoint, and this year it seems to me that the manifestations of progress are more notable than ever. It is a hard matter to relate the interesting incidents of individual efforts that are known to characterize the work of 'benefiting a community and a state, but there are hundreds of instances in every section of the state where the outcome has hinged upon the work of some man, or at most a few men. The Georgia state fair, to be held, at Macon Octobor 21 to 31, is always re garded by Georgians, and the people at large, as being one of the greatest fairs in the south, and there is little doubt that this is correct, for the Georgia Slate Agricultural society steers this fair into the right Channels, and the Macon Fair association spares no effort or expense in making it a success. Added to this, the state of Georgia itself occasionally contributes to the upbuilding of the fair. This year the exhibits will be larger and better than ever before, and Secretary Harry Roberts is now busy arranging the preliminaries of the great occasion. GEORGIA-CAROLINA FAIR. The Georgia-Carclina fair at Augusta holds its annual fair this year. It is a two-state affair, and' for a long time it has been a great thing for t^e section, proving a factor in developing the agri cultural resources of that splendid sec tion. It is fostered by the Savannah Valley Associated Farming Clubs, a pro gressive organization in Georgia and South Carolina. This year the Augusta Corn Festival and Canning club exhibition, given un der the auspices of the Augusta Chron icle, will be held in connection with the fair, November-5 to 15. Either of trfese events would be exceptionally Interest ing, and together they form an attrac tion hard to surpass. The fair ^proper if. under the direction of Captain Frank E. Beane, secretary, while the corn fes tival is supervised by Mr. J. C. Me- Auliffe, who has been connected with the corn club movement in Geoojia since its inception. This will be the third annual Augusta corn show, the two pre hogs unless they are required to do the harvesting for themselves, and are fed in addition a supplementary ration of corn or such other concentrates as would help to balance up and improve the po tato diet. Potatoes are too W’atery and bulky to be entirely satisfactory for hogs on account of their small stomachs relatively speaking. Culls of sweet pota toes may often b6 fed with advantage to hogs. They will not injure them, though it ife quite certain that large gains can not be anticipated from their use alone. Theoretically speaking, a bushel of sweet potatoes have about a third the nutritive value as a bushel of corn. Good supplementary crops to use with sweet potatoes for grazing crops would be cow’peas, soy beans and pea nuts. Corn mixed with dried blood and digested tankage in the proportion of 95 pounds of the former and 5 pounds of the latter and fed as a thin slop will be found a satisfactory ration. Corn can certainly be made much cheaper on many crops than on sweet potatoes. Any of the legumes should be given prefer ence to them in the ration of hogs. * * * DIARRHOEA IN HOGS. W. W. P., Danlelsville, Ga., writes: l have a pig about two months old that has bowel trouble. I feed it on fresh butter milk and sweet milk and bread. I lost one last week with the same trouble. I keep them in a floored pen. I have six more and I Want to save them if 1 can. They are only sick three or four days and never fail to eat. Your pig may be suffering from an attack of diarrhoea brought on from various causes. Among the most com mon conditions favoring the develop ment of this trouble are bolting of the food without thoroughly masticating it, overfeeding, or the presence of bacte ria in decomposing food such as sour milk. While from your point of view the feed given may be of the best, you should examine Into it very carefully, and -withhold this or that food from the animals for a short time and see if you do not quickly discover the irri tating cause. If you are using kitchen slops, discontinue their use, especially if soap powders are used for cleansing the dishes. Of course this trouble may be due to other causes, but we believe a change in feed and the administra tion of the following medicine will be found helpful. Give a half to one ounce of either Epsom salts or ca3tor oil, depending on the size of the pig. This may be given in the feed. Lime water may be made by pouring water over fresh lime. After the water has slaked and settled, the water can be poured off, and used in the proportion of one-quarter of the milk fed will often prove beneficial in cases such as you describe. The water should be used for several days. By following the above suggestions and disinfecting the quarters with creolin in the proportion of one part to fifty parts of water, you should be able to overcome the trouble with which you are now contending. Resinol heals skin eruptions The moment Resinol Ointment touches any itching skin, the itch ing stops and healing begins. With the aid of Resinol Soap, it quickly restores that cool, delightful feeling of perfect skin health, in even the most stubborn cases of eczema, rash or ringworm. Sold by all drugjrists.For free trial, write to Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Lime is generally applied to the land for four distinct purposes. First, to cor rect acidity in the soil; second, to favor the development of bacterial life so that legumes and other crops may be grown successfuly; third, to set free phospho rous and potash which may not now be in a form available to plants; and fourth to improve the physical condition of the land. One may use either the caustic lime or the finely ground rock. Only half as much of the caustic lime is need ed as of the finely ground rock. It is important to remember that the rock should not be ground too fine, but the largest particles should not be larger than a pin head. When ground too ex tremely fine there is danger of the lime forming in little balls or cencretions in the soil and fail to serve the purpose for which it was'applied. We are rather inclined to advise the farmers to use the finely ground rock because It Is easier to apply and not disagreeable to handle, li will not burn up the humus in the soil, and yet It performs the otner services which caustic lime may be expected to do though it takes a longer time to ac complish the desired result. Be sure that you secure lime that is high in car bonate and low in magnesia. Lime Is best applied as a top dressing in the fall of the year on land intended for corn or cotton the next year. * • * SWEET POTATOES AS HOG FOOD. J. U. G., HAtidersvllle, Ga., writes: Please tell me how sweet potatoes and corn com pare as hog feed, and which is the most valuable. I want to be able to compare the prices and see which Is the cheaper feed for fattening hogs. Blood is Purified Quickly m Summer Here ia a Remedy that has Wonderful Action and Promotes Health. Sweet potatoes would hardly be re garded as a satisfactory crop to feed to Mingling with your food, arousing stomach action, absorbed immediately into your blood, the famous remedy known as S. S. S, has a wonderful ac tion. Its main purpose Is to stimulate cellular activity or that peculiar proc ess which instantly changes the worn- out cells for the new red blood cor puscles. The medicinal valiie of the compo nents of S. S. S. is relatively Just as vital to healthy blood as the nutriment obtained from grain, meat, fats, sugars or any other part of our daily food is to the natural reconstructive require ments of the tissues. And there is one component of S. S. S. which serves the active purpose of stimulating the cel lular tissue to a healthy and judicious selection of its own essential nutri ment. Thus, in cases of skin disease such as eczema, acne, herpes, tetter or psoriasis, first purify your blood with S. S. S. so It will enable the tissues to rebuild their cellular strength and re gain their normal health. You can get S. S. S. at any drug store, but take no other so-called blood purifier. S. S. S. 4s purely a botanical product, and you will make a great mistake to have some> enthusiast palm off a min eral preparation that may do you ir reparable harm. S. S. S. is prepared by The Swift Spe cific Co., 191 Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga., and If you have any obstinate skin trouble, write to their Medical Depart ment for free advice. It will be worth your while to do so. | vious ones being handled under the au- , spices of the Merchants and Manufac- ! turers’ association, of Augusta, blit this | year the Augusta Chronicle took up the work, Mr. McAuliffe having managed all the exhibits. The first prize for the largest acre field this year will be two $300 ilnules and a $100 wagon and double set of har ness, making a total of $700 for the first prize-acre field. Other prizes are offer ed for the corn and canning cub work alone, aggregating over $2,500. Another fair that is attracting uni versal attention is the Wilkes-Lincoln fair, which will be held at Washington October 27-31, making four days, all of which are crowded with good things. The fair was launched last year for the first time, and was such a great success, un til this year the premium list issued is one of the most elaborate in the state, with prizes of over $2,500, and the as sociation owns its own grounds, togeth er with splendid buildings. Mr. J. Luke Burdette is secretary and man ager, and he is an untiring worker in the cause. The past week I went over to talk to a gathering of farmers he had in the county, at which 104 corn club boys were present, and four times as many farmers. On August 29 another similar meeting will be held at Lincoln- ton, the farmers of that county enter taining lavishly the tillers of the coil for miles and miles around. The Four-County fair will be held at Commerce October 27 tp November 1, and this will be one of the er*at fairs of middle Georgia, for it is in the midst of the famous White belt, where white people largely predominate, an«l the finest farming section of the south is to be found, and lands are worth double the price usually existing in Georgia. The Putnam County fair is one of tne oldest institutions of the kind in the state, and there is increasing in terest manifested by the farmers of the county and the adjoining counties year after year. It will be held No vember 4 to 7, and the prize list will attract most any one. By the way, in passing, I want to say that Putnam county was one of the very first in all Georgia to start cattle tick eradication work, and the county is now freed, having been raised from quarantine the first of last July. Half a dozen other coun ties in the immediate vicinity, recog nizing the progress made in Putnam county, have started the work also. The progressive farmers of that coun ty have organized an alfalfa, club, and 1 am authoritatively informed that 1,- 000 acres will be planted in alfalfa in the county this fall, and a Cow and Clover bank. opens there the first of September to loan money expressly to growers of livestock, hay and grain. A new fair to hold forth this year will be the McDuffie fair at Thomson, and it will undoubtedly prove a suc cess. Mr. Ben A. Neal is president of the association and Colonel R. E. E. Evans is secretary. This fair will be held October 6 to 11, and the man agement is making progress 1 , for Mr. Neal knows how to promote agricul tural interests, and he is enthusiastic in the work. The section is one little exploited in any section, but is rich in resources, making splendid crops, and the climate is delightfully healthy in .every way. Bartow county, up in lower north Lreorgia, will hold its an nual fair October 7 to 10, and as the fair is one that has always made good, there is little apprehension to be felt tills year, for Cartersville is a thriv ing town and Bartow a county recog nized for its splendid farming inter ests. Way /Up in north Georgia, Whitfield county will have the annual fair at Dalton, October 13 to 18, and it will demonstrate that north Georgia can do things itself, just as the Coffee county fair at Douglas will show how south Georgia can do things at the fair there, November 18-22. The Douglas county fair will be held at Douglasville early in November, I believe, though I haven't the date by me at this time. Other fairs include, the Georgia-Alabama fair at Columbus, after the Georgia State fair, and it will be a splendid one, for last year that section did remarkable work In agriculture, and the fair reflect ed the progressiveness of the farmers. ' The Fourth district fair at Carrollton will be a hummer, in the language of the day, for Carroll county itself is one of the biggest and best farming counties in Georgia, making around 50,000 bales of cotton, in addition to being probably the biggest live stock and dairy county in the state,- with the farmers growing plenty of supplier for home use. And this is one of the fundamental principles underlying successful farming. The Gordon county fair at Calhoun will be held October 20 to 25, the Troup county fair at LaGrange November 5 to 10, and the Milton county fair at Roswell Oc tober 10 to 15. Of course, there are numerous other fairs, possibly half a hundred in Geor gia, but these constitute some of the main ones, and certainly goes to show that the good old state of Georgia is marching to the forefront when it comes to fairs. I don’t want to fail to men tion something out of the ordinary in- the way of a fair for Georgia, and that is the Baldwin county colt show, which Is to be held at Milledgeville the first of November. This show is now in its third year, and the outlook is for a bet ter show than ever before in the history of the organization. It is fostered by the Progressive Farmers' club of the county, and liberal prizes are •’provided for all classes. Last year over 100 fine colts were entered and the prizes were attractive. This year the organization hopes to have 125 colts in the contest, and the growing of live stock has re ceived such impetus until now the value of horses and cattle, together with mules grown in the county, shows an increase, since the inception of the movement, amounting to over 100 per cent, and there is no doubt but that this kind of work is profitable, or else the farmers •would not continue it enthusiastically. The colored state fair will be held at Macon November 4 to 14, and the pro gressive negroes throughout Georgia are exerting every effort to show what the race is doing in farming. There is no doubt but they are making tremendous advancement. The Georgia-Carolina colored fair will be held at Augusta No vember 18-22, and the affair will be a splendid one, for there are some active workers in this cause in the section. In both Instances the white people are backing the negroes and helping them in their work, for the best characters among the negroes are to be found among the farmers, and everybody is willing to help them along in this line of work. Taking it all around, the state of Georgia is doing well in every line of agriculture, and that means commerce and industry will flourish this season. Last year the situation was somewhat gloomy, but good seasons change the aspect wonderfully, and now there is hardly a section that is not up to top- notch. —RHEA HAYNE, in Home and Farm. BY J. C. M’AULIFFE. All the gold of Ophir could not buy the cotton crop of South Carolina, Geor gia and Alabama this year. No El Do rado has ever emptied such a hoard of treasure into the Japs of its owners as the fleecy r.tapie of . these three great states will pour into the pockets of the farmers this season and no vein of gold has ever enhanced the value of any mine as much as the increase in prices during the past fortnight. It does seem that something is radically wrong when we figure out what a wonderful difference it makes in the value of one cotton crop. Conseravtively speaking, the probable cotton crop of the south today is worth a hundred million dollars more than it was a month ago. Day by day the price, has climbed skyward and Tuesday the advahee was almost of record-breaking proportions and the setting sun that opened thousands of bales .saw the cot ton frop of Dixie worth nearly $50,000,- GjOO more than it was worth the day previous. Of course, nobody complains, i. e., no grower in the cotton belt, but there is something unstable in this situ ation and while this change has dumped wealth of uncounted value into the cot ton belt and. made buoyant thousands of toilers, yet a decrease in price would not have had such a desultory effect. The stable value of the south's cotton crop must be maintained and the recog nition of its value as demonstrated for year after year proves conclusively that the world is willing and eager to pay a reasonable price for the fiuffy stuff. The farmers who will look upon the situation with reason will be able to understand just how this great wealth can be maintained, and development con tinue throughout the years to cojne. The secret lies in keeping independent and there is no way by which the cotton farmer can be independent except by growing his home supplies and being able to wait for an opportune time to sell whatever crops he has to dispose of as surplus. Were it not for the- fact that the world is anxious, for a supply of cot ton there could be no high prices, but* on the other hand, this anxiety is greatly increased by the krtbvvledge that farm ers, especially of this section of the south, are in splen<Ud condition, despite the stringent season they have just pulled through. With a splendid oat crop harvested early in season, with ex cellent hay crops and the largest and most variable corn crop on record, they are in position to withstand assaults of commercial nature and hold their ground indefinitely. The markets of Eu rope and .the spinners of New England realize that dire consequences may re sult if they wait too long for cotton and they are buying. True the prites are good now, it is a figure that will yield handsome prof its to the growers, but this section in entitled to every dollar that will be gained, for the lands here are valuable, labor is high priced and the time is com ing when our lands will soon double in price. There is no other material from which fabric can be made to compete with the fleecy staple and consequently the yield of cotton determines the cloth ing supply of the great mass of the people of the w’orld. There is likely to be a wild rush to prepare for a great cotton crop next year and while the day is not far dis tant w’lien the consumers will demand 20,000,000 bales of cotton annually the growers should not forget that their se curity and independence lies in prepar ing first for home. This fall much plowing should be done and the farmers ought to plant liberally of small grain and start the new season aright. With this beginning they will show to the world they are building a bulwark for independence and following this up by planting even a larger corn crop next year they will cinch their welfare for another twelve-month. One bale of cotton at twelve cents is worth more to the farmers than two bales at nin<* cents, for there will be profit in the one, but none in the two. This truth has been aptly illustrated time and again this year in corn and oat growing in Georgia and there are hundreds of farmers who have made more profit off five acres of com or grain than others have made on a hun dred acres. Many farmers have made as much corn on five acres as others have on five times the land. Consequently it is easy to see that one or two bales of cotton can yield more profit than even five or ten. Everybody rejoices at the advance in cotton and while it does seem a little unreasonable for such rapid advances to be made as ha\ T e been scored from day to day yet tl\e uneasy spirit that rules the world of commerce and industry is predominant at this time of the year in cotton and it may be expected. This splendid price and the excellent yield that will be obtained the three states mentioned bears out a prediction that was made a few weeks ago con cerning the crops in these states and one grizzled old farmer wrote that such stPries tended to bear the market and detract from the farmer’s wealth. But this is the day of truth in private life, in public life,'in business and in prin ciple and nobody denies but that this section of the cotton belt has a good crop, the reports show it, the indica tions justify it. And we are going to have fc^ig business throughout this entire secton, bigger and better business than ever, for the farmers will have the things they need at home that are brought in at a great cost and little profit and they will be able to buy other things, to make great improvements and there will be unend ing progress and prosperity depicted on every side for the coming fall and win ter and bright prospects for a contin uance through many years to come in this section of the south. For sick headache, sour stom ach, sluggish liver and bowels Get a 10-cent box. Take a Cascaret to-night to cleanse y<yir Liver, Stomach and Bowels, and you will surely feel great by morning. You men and women who have head ache, coated tongue, can’t sleep, are bilious, nervous, upset, bothered with a sick, gassy, disordered stomach, or have backache and feel all worn out. Are you keeping your bowels clean with Cascarets—or merely forcing a passage way every few days with salts, cathar tic pills or castor oil? Cascarets immediately cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile* from the liver and carry off the constipated waste matter and poison from the in testines and bowels. Remember, a Cascaret to-night will straighten you out by morning. A 10- cent box from your druggist means healthy bowel action; a clear head and cheerfulness for months. Don’t forget the children. SOUTH GEORGIA CORN SHOW IN NOVEMBER Tifton Making Big Prepara tions for a Big Week During Annual Exhibition SOUTHERN SUFFS ASK GOVERNORS FOR MEETING NEW ORLEANS, September 6.— Threatening to support an amendment to the national constitution unless in dividual states granted suffrage for women, officers of the Women’s suf frage parties in every state from Vir ginia to Texas have signed and ad dressed letters to their respective gov ernors, asking for a general conference in this city November 10-11. A copy of this letter was made public to night. Pointing out that woman’s suffrage was no longer a theory to be debated, but a condition to be met, the letter calls attention to the fact that the members of the different state organi zations believed in state’s rights and “unless the south squarely faces the issue and takes steps to preserve the •state rights, the force of ♦’public opin ion # will make it mandatory through a national constitutional amendment.’’ In any event, the letter concludes, “the women are determined to obtain the right to vote.” The letter bears twenty-one signatures from almost as many different states. TIFTON, Ga., Sept. 6.—The second week in November has been set as the date for the holding of the fair at Tif ton. This year it will be a south Geor gia corn show, with which will be com bined live stock, poultry and agricul tural exhibits. Liberal prizes will be offered for all exhibits. Five hundred dollars will be offered in premiums for individual and county exhibits by the Boys’ Corn clubs in south Georgia; $100 for individual corn exhibits by farmers not members of the Boys’ Corn clubs; 100 to the Boys’ Corn clubs of Tift county; $100 to the Girls’ Canning clubs of south Georgia; $200 in premiums for agricultural ex hibits from Tift county; $300 "for live stock and poultry exhibits/open to all south Georgia. There are twenty-six counties and 2,200 members in the Boys’ Corn club • district of w’hich Tifton is headquar- " ters, and all of these are expected to come to Tifton and exhibit. The cortt club district lying to the west of the Tifton district has twenty-five counties and it ^s expected that twenty of these f will bring exhibits. Mr- G. V. Cunning ham ie director of the Tifton district, and Mr. J. G. Oliver is in charge of the other. The Steel Monarch of the Forest M0JSP Special This Month! 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