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/ 1 / THE ATLANTA SEMI-'WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 191? AGRICUIXl/RAL J2r:_ Education Successful Farming , 5ESS J> Andrew got/LE . This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew U. Soule, president State Agricultural College. Athens. Go.. SOME PECULIARITIES OF COTTON VARIETIES The farmer who cultivates cotton is probably interested in two things. First of all. the quantity and quality of lint he can obtain, and second the character and value-of the seed produced. Of course, the lint brings in the larger revenue, -and naturally his attention would center in this item' first of all. though strange to say, probably nothing like as much consideration *is given to this important subject as it deserves. The chances are that very few farmers have studied varieties bf cotton and are acquainted in any sense with the wide variation in the essential characteris tics which are shown even where a test of these varieties be made on soil of uniform type and quality, and fer tilized and cultivated in the same man ner. Relatively speaking, much less attention has been given to a study of cotton seed than to lint, yet some very remarkable differences in the character and yield of seed obtained from differ ent varieties of cotton have been re corded. and in fact, they mean so much in a financial way to the farmer that some 'suggestions along this line may not be out of place. Remember that on the average farm in the south the seed are now worth about $5 per acre or enough in most instances to pay for the fertilizer; that they may easily be made worth $10 is equallyq certain. To double the value of the cotton seed crop would add very materially to the reve nue of the southern farmer. In a variety test made on the college farm in Athens in 1912, the following data were secured; One variety from the first picking yielded 1,445 pounds of seed cotton; from the second picking, 6S0 pounds: and from the third picking. 21 pounds. This was a total yield of 2.146 pounds of seed cotton per acre, of 901 pounds of lint per acre. It took 4.000 seeds to make a pound. The length of the staple was 15-16 of an inch, the per cent of lint 42, and the per cent of disease 2. Growing along side this cotton was another strain which yielded 701 pounds of seed cot ton from the first picking, 212 pounds from the second picking, and 21 pounds from the third picking. The total yield of seed cotton per acre was 934 pounds. The yield of lint was 280 pounds. The lint, however, was 1 7-16 inches in length. The per cent of lint fell to 30 and the per cent of disease ran up to 20. Notice the astonishing contrast between these two varieties of cotton, and if you are farming go out into the field and make a few observations for yourself and see which one of these strains the variety you are growing most nearly corresponds with. In thi% instance observe that there was more than three times as much lint produced by the first variety as by the second. A part of the difference between these strains was no doubt due to the high per cent of disease. The yield of seed from the two strains also showed a marked difference. Undoubt edly the seed from the first variety was more desirable for planting and for milling than from the second variety. The reason is obvious—there was a smaller percentage of disease. In the case of the first strain practically all of the cotton was gotten out with the second picking, thus insuring its per fect maturity before frost. These are advantages of great concern to the far- met for his seed are worth more for manufacturing purposes than that de rived from an inferior strain of cotton, and they will also germinate better and his chances of securing a stand the next year are greatly enhanced thereby. These facts also show that there is no reason why a farmer may not obtain a high yield of lint and a high yield of seed at the same tim^ Valuing the seed at $1 per 100 pounds, notice that from the first strain the return would be $21.46, and from the second strain $9.34. Of course, some more fertility has been taken out of the soil by the larger yield? but not enough to injure the land. As a matter of fact, the fer tility was probably in the land in an available form but one variety could not utilize it so advantageously as the other. As ai result, more food is left In the soil, especially where a cover crop is not used, to be washed away by the rains of the ensuing winter and lost permanently to the land owner. Observations made on the college farm show that the number of bolls required to make a pound of seed cotton varied from 54 up to 105; that the number of seeds to the pound varied from 2,668 up to 6.100. There was also a marked vari ation in the length o fthe lint and in the per cent of disease. The seed must be in perfect condition in order to pro duce a fine quality and quantity of lint. Therefore, their study and consideration becomes a matter of the utmost,impor-. tance. Those strains which will enable the farmer to produce the largest quan tity of medium to large-sized sound wholesome seed high in oil and protein 3hould be selected for ^planting. Study along this line will enable much inform ation to be gained and much progress to be made. In view of the large inter ests involved it is time that attention was directed to this matter the present summer. Every farmer should go into his field and study his crop carefully and compare it with his friends and neighbors’ and so be in position this fall to select seed from the most vigorous and productive types and which produce, seed and lint of a desirable quality. He will be protected next spring against, the necessity of buyi*g seed of unknown origin and character to plant. As he se lects and improves his strain of seed they will command a higher and higher price for manufacturing purposes, and he will gain the monetary advantage which is certain to accrue to him from producing better quality of lint and seed. The farmer should also select his seed with the idea of early maturity; that is, getting the largest amount of lint and seed from the first picking. In this re spect a wonderful variation is shown in varieties. As already noted, only twen ty-one pounds of seed cotton were ob tained from the third picking of the two strains mentioned above. On the other hand, varieties grown alongside these strains yielded from 170 up to 382 pounds from the third picking. Natur ally, there was a corresponding low vield from the first picking. In fact, several of the varieties produced from the first picking from 1,020 up to 1,445 pounds. A failure to emphasize earli ness results in the 'production of a large quantity of undesirable lint and imperfect seed. Both of them are of much less value than they would be in varieties where early maturity has been emphasized. These facts would indicate that a number of the most desirable qualities in the production of a seed of sunerior value for milling purposes and of a lint which will command a premium on the market can be successfully cor related in varieties of cotton through the exercise of patience and skill in seed selection. This work is entirely practicable for the average farmer and will result in a variety of benefits. The issues involved are of very great im- Dcrtance and cannot be over-estimated ir, view of the approach of the boll weevil and the relatively high cost of labor and fertilizers now entailed in the nroduction of cotton. To meet the new conditions of production which cir cumstances have placed upon the farmer he must increase his yield of lint and Improve the quality of his seed. The suggestions made will be hel'pful in this direction. * * * APPLYING LIME ON GEORGIA LANDS. H. L. H., NlcboJaon, Ga., writes: 1 want 911 the Information you can give me in re- fgard to the use of lime for agricultural purposes; what kind is best to use, when to apply It, etc. THE URGENT NEED OF A FEDERAL MARKETING SYSTEM FOR FARMERS E. W. KIRKPATRICK. Limited land acreiage and the conse quent limitation of homestead opportu nities, together with rapid increase of population and consequent increase in demand for homestead opportunities, operating in conflicting and in opposite direction and effect, have complicated our relations and placed new and varied responsibilities upon government. New difficulties, new dangers and, new duties have arisen among us, and they call for urgent consideration. Through all recorded history, produ cers of wealth have been the easy prey and victims of exploitation. Billions of wealth have |>een unjustly extorted from the unsuspecting workers. Irrational and unjust laws and cus toms have been the mediums by which one elass has preyed upon another. These laws and customs are being over hauled, abolished, and revised in the in terest of mankind in general. The out look for the future i s bright and cheer ful. increasing failure of the competitive system of commerce invites “a more civ ilized system of co-operation, the basis of which will be service and not specu lation. A federal marketing bureau is inev itable. The colossal greed and selfish ness of men has decreed the doom of competition. It is admitted that fixing prices of commodities is at once the most difficult and hazardous power con templated. Levying taxes, declaring war, drafting service m nines an<j m courts; all na.e limitations and boundaries which render them compaiativeiy simple in their ap plication. Fixing equitable prices on articles of commerce involves many very complicated factors not found in any other governmental function. Volume of commodities are subject to extreme and uncontrollable fluctuations of time, place, season, quality, condition, and the values of these commodities are equally elusive. Fluctuations of supply and demand are influenced by an equal number of vexatious changes. The agencies of production and dis tribution, such as labor and capital, ma chinery of manufacturing, or transporta tion, of delivery and exchanges, present an array of difficulties sufficient to dis courage the wisest statesmen. The conservative wiseacre has always decided against or denounced every pro posed change, improvement or discov ery. The Roman senates, which hold sessions at crossroads, denounce as rev olutionary and dangerous every Apropos ed forward movement. Mankind, for many thousand years, lived in ignorance of nearly all beautiful and useful things that were in their easy reach at all times. This is the penalty of ignorance or so-called conservatism. Abuse often destroys use and this ap pears to apply to our express and trans portation systems. Necessity compelled the adoption of government parcel post, and when this parcel post and postal bank systems are perfected and extend ed, we will have the foundation for a federal market bureau which will solve many difficulties that attach to over production and under-consumption. Our postmaster general gives most encouraging hope of a progressive ad ministration and he should receive every possible aid and support. The trans portation powers that be will exert al most unlimited effort to forestall any change In the system. The apparent difficulties and fatal tragedies that are ascribed to any at tempt at fixing prices on commodities, maximum or minimum, will mainly vanish when submitted to the solvent of the common people’s welfare, under the golden rule. Stupendous crises often become easy of solution when all factors are prop erly understood. When our people be come convinced there is no escape from the necessity of protecting the interest of the workers as against the exploiters, there will be found a method of deliver ance and that deliverance will evidently bo found in the enactment and enforce ment of law. grow a part of the feed, provide a j toes and other truck crops. As a result he suitable rotation of crops for the main- has been instrumental in establishing a tenance of work stock and such cows as j cannery in his community and finding a you may desire to maintain in your j ready sale for the product of his friends dairy to provide skim milk as the basis > and neighbors and making a substantial of your ration for the hogs. The cost, profit for himself, though he is still ope- ot feeding a brood sow for a year will i rating his own land. vary greatly, according to the manage- The man who enjoys an agricultural ment. Where one can produce much of education can read and interpret intelli- the feed at home an animal may pos- j gen.ly a vast amount of information be- sibly be maintained for $25. Where ing published through the agencies of the much of the feed has to be purchased, j various state experiment stations and the the cost will run from $35 to $40, and ! United States department of agriculture, may even reach $50. The feed cost where 1 His training in laboratory courses enables RESINOL WILL STOP THAT ITCH It would appear from the results ob tained on the test plats that lime is likely to prove, of considerable benefit on most Georgia land. Much of our land is sour as shown by the litmus test, and when in this condition it is not ca pable of yielding as large crops as. when in a neutral or slightly alkaline con dition. The use of lime, therefore, be comes a rather important matter, but it should be used with discretion, and great care should be exercised in secur ing a high-grade material at a reason able cost. You may use caustic lime or the finely ground rock, but we are disposed to advise the use of the latter. It takes from 3,500 to 4,000 pounds of finely ground rock to exercise the same sweetening power as a ton of caustic lime. This calculation is based, of course, on the composition of the rock from which the two kinds of lime are secured being the same. You should en deavor to secure lime which shows a high per cent of carbonate and a low per cent of magnesium and other im purities. We think you can secure this grade of lime In Georgia at a reason able price. Some of the firms now put ting lime on the market are possibly grinding it a little finer than is neces sary, and on this account the cost is greater than need be. Lime which will pass through 100 meshes to the inch is probably finer for agricultural pur poses than is necessary; where all of it 'will pass through 60 meshes to the inch readily will probably answer every purpose and will not cost the manufac turer so much to grind it as where the finer product is made. If you use lime you should plow the land thoroughly before applying it and use it as a top dressing, putting it on this fall so as to give it time to weath er and work into the soil and exert its sweetening power. Lime is useful, as you know, for improving the mechanical condition of the soil, carrecting acidity, sometimes furnishing calcium, an essen tial food of plants, and for helping the growth and development of that class of bacteria which associates especially with leguminous crops. Lime should cost you at the mines from $1. to $1.50 a ton. and from $3 to $3.50 a ton delivered. 0^> course, rates vary greatly, and on that ac count we can not give you a definite figure as to cost. * * * COMMERCIAL HOG RANCHING. A Correspondent, Atlanta, Ga., writes: I am thinking of going Into the hOg ranching business n:a>- this place, and wish to start with fifty brood sows on fifty acres of land. What average of pigs could be expected an nually from each sow? What would be the probable cost of a plant, with concrete feed ing platforms, portable runs, fences, etc. What percentage of pigs will be lost in raising! What Is your opinion regarding the annual profits to be derived from a farm of this size providing it was managed prop erly? skim milk and good pasture are avail able coufd be reduced I should say by at least one-half if not two-thirds. This you will see would effect an important saving. The number of pigs you might expect to raise from a good brood sow would vary greatly with the strain of hogs selected and with thq supervision exer cised over them. We believe raising to maturity of ten to twelve hogs would be a fairly high average. The probable cost of a plant to care for fifty ani mals with the fences, ruhs and every thing necessary would aggregate a con siderable sum; I should say not less than $5,000 and upwards. This, of course, does not take into consideration the necessary investment in lands, tools, Implements or live' stock. As already stated one acre of land would not be a sufficient amount for a brood sow. One should figure on taking five years to get a hog ranch proposition on a good paying basis. This business is like any other and must be built up slowly. We would suggest that you buy two or three brood sows of the Berkshire breed to commence with, and say ten grade sows, and produce market pigs for the first year or two. Increase your pure bred animals from year to year, and work up a trade for good animals. While there is a good demand for hogs in Georgia, one can not build up a busi ness of this kind over night.* The percentage of hogs lost in rais ing will depend altogether on the man agement. It may run anywhere from 10 to 50, or even 75 per cent. If you inoculate agianst cholera and use proper sanitary precautions and close personal attention, you should keep the loss down to 10 to 20 per cent. We hardy think it practical for a man to attempt to handle fifty brood sows on even a large farm. This is more animals than most of our expert breeders attempt to keep. We think if you would reduce the number to twenty-five you would be on a good working basis. The profits to be derived from such a ranch will depend entirely on the sale price secured for your animals. If you have to sell them for market pork your profits will not be large. If you sell them as fancy breeding animals, you will make any where from $1,500 to $2,500 a year. * * * EDUCATION. A correspondent writes: What do you con sider are some of the advantages a farmer with an agricultural education has over the farmer without one? Would like a few con crete facts along this line. The advantages which the farmer with an agricultural education enjoys over the man who does not possess this type of training are so numerous that it is diffi cult to state them concisely. A Georgia farmer who owns 5,000 acres of land came to the College of Agriculture and took a t^yo -weeks’ short course, in which the use and application of fertilizers was dis cussed at some length. He went home and applied the information thus obtained and established a series of test plats to dis cover the elements in which his land was most deficient. He states that he has saved this year $2,000 in the purchase of fertilizers. Another student of the college went to his home community and induced a number of farmers to plant Irish pota- him to manipulate such things as inocu lating material, the Babcock test and many other instruments of similar impor tance to the best possible advantage. He understands the compounding of rations and can thus economize on the use of foodstuffs. His course in animal physiol ogy and materia medica enables him to diagnose diseases and utilize medicine to the best advantage. Certainly he does not depend on quacks and on nostrums to accomplish impossible results. He knows, for instance, how to inject hog cholera serum arid guard against this disease in vading his herd. The broadening of his mind enables him to introduce new meth ods of practice into his community, to know the value and efficiency of various types of implements, and to adequately judge of many propositions which are put before him by sharks and fakers. If he desires to plant fruit trees, he knows which kind to select to better advantage. He has some understanding of the in fluence of climate and soil on the produc tion of various crops. He is thoroughly familiarized with the essential nature of crop rotations and, best of all, he has been brought in touch with those agen cies which will supply him as best they can with any information which he does not already possess. His interests are thus safeguarded and protected in a thou sand ways. This subject is so broad and compre hensive that an almost endless series of suggestions might be made in an attempt to do it justice, but these should be enough to indicate some of the main ad vantages which an education in agricul ture is calculated to afford. * * * INFORMATION ABOUT BREEDS OF HOGS. M. C. G., Elamville, Ala., writes: I •would like to know where I can get some thoroughbred guinea pigs. SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT OUR CORN’ CLUBS IN GEORGIA It is now absolutely necessary for the executive officers of the College of Ag riculture to raise several thousand dol lars a year to maintain the Boys’ Corn club work, and in view of what has been accomplished this does not seem justified. Surely a movement which is exerting such a wholesome effect on the agricultural development of the state and the lives of its prospective citizens and which is so closely related to the welfare of the rural school sys tem of Georgia should not have to beg for the funds needed to maintain it. Surely the state should take care of this^ ciples alone can increased yields of ct)rn work for if there is any direction in be secured and that methods of practice hey followed may be made extremely There is no standard breed of hogs in this country known as the guinea. Some of the larger red hogs found scat- work for if there is any which money can be spent to advantage it would appear to be through any means which will conserve the energy of youth and add to its power of achievement. Surely it is well worth while to spend the state’s money for the furtherance of the Boys’ Corn clubs for last year 72 boys produced on 72 acres, 9,088 bush els of corn, or an average of 125 bush els per acre. This is as much as was made by the average farmer on ten acres of land. Two thousand and five hundred boys produced on 2,500 acres of land, 150,000 .bushels, or an average of 60 bushels per acre. Two thousand and five hundred boys produced on 2,500 acres of land, 100,000 bushels, or an average of 40 bushels per acre. Five thousand boys produced on 5,000 acres of land, 150,000 bushels, or an average of 30 bushels per acre. It is conservative to state that this corn would not have been p oduetd save through the agency of the clubs, and certainly this movement added $400,000 to the revenue of Georgia in 19L2. f bo cost $ f growing this corn was about 39 cents a bushel, or $156 000, leaving a profit of $2-10,000. All of the boys who produced sixty or more bushels of corn per acre made it at a cost of 30 cents a bushel or less. These figures show that corn can be produced economically in Georgia. • The influence which the corn clubs have exerted on the growth of corn is not as fully appreciated as it should be. In 1909, 3,383,061 acres were devoted to the cultivation of corn, 39,374.5’*9 b ish-ls being grown, or an average of 11.6 bushels per acre. In 1912, a little over 4,000,000 acres were devoted to corn, and in that extremely bad crop year nearly 57,000,000 bushels were produced, or an average of nearly fourteen bushels per acre. Notice that the yield of 1912 is nearly 18.000,000 bushels above that of 1909. Surely it Is conservative to claim that the boys’ work influenced the yield on 500,000 acres to the extent of 10 bushels, thereby adding $5,000,000 to the revenue of the state. Cer'ainly this is a good return on an investment of $7,000, and the writer honestly believes that if a claim of $10,900 were set up x it would still be fully justi fied by the facts. Why should Georgia not have 25 000 club members and raise 1,000,000 bushels of corn in 1913? Only because of tne need of money from the state to enlarge and carry on the work. Surely this work cannot longer be maintained as charity. , Man will be interested to know how Uie boys produced the results set forth in this article. First of all, the land was selected with care. It was broken thoroughly with large turning plows and preoared with Greater care and skill than is accorded the great major ity of our farming lands. From five tons and upwards of yard manure or compost were applied per acre, some of it being broadcasted, but most of it used in the drill row. From 500 to 1,000 pounds of commercial fertilizer were used per acre, at least one-half of which was put under the drill row and from one to two side applications used rela tively early in the growing season. In some instances nitrate of soda was ap plied at the rate of 100 pounds per acre. A few boys used as much as 150 pounds. The grade of fertilizer applied ranged from,a 9-3-3 to a 10-4-5. Ia other words, the formulas were considerably higher than those used by the average farmer. It is noticeable that the application of the old standard 8-2-2 seems to be disappearing so far as the corn club boys are concerned. In a few instances IF BILIOUS “CKHET5” the boys applied as much as, one ton of commercial fertilizers, but they have been advised against using excessive . , , , amounts unless the ground is made very For sick headache, sour stom- : 'ich by applications of yard manure or green crops plowed under. Admitting that tue buys selected espe cially good areas of land and that they ertilized and cultivated them with un usual skill and care and chose their seed wisely, they nevertheless obtained j a result which justified any expenditure of effort and money put forth. Th?y, lemonstrated fully that by these prin profitable. The methods they used are adapted for use throue-^out the length ach, sluggish liver and bowels Get a 10-cent box. Take a Cascaret to-night to cleanse your Liver, Stomach and feowels, and you will surety feel great by morning. 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Prescribed by doctors for eight een years, and sdld by practically every druggist in the United States, or sent by parcel post on receipt of price; Dtrpt. F, Resinol, Baltimore, Md.—(Advt.) There is no reason why a hog ranch should not be made a success in Geor gia, but to achieve this end it would be necessary to have a considerable area of land and to institute a systematic rotation of crops, so that a considerable amount of the feed needed could be pro duced at home. It takes experience and wise management to handle large num bers of hogs. This is due to the fact that diseases of one kind and another are liable to break out and sweep off a large number of the herd before they can be successfully checked. Of course, the worst disease with which the hog raiser has to contend is cholera but this may now be successfully averted if the hogs are properly inoculated. It costs something to do this but it is good in surance against heavy and almost cer tain loss. It would not be wise in our judg ment to undertake to carry anything like fifty sows on fifty acres of land or even on 180 acres. You should have from five to eight acres per sow. Part of this land will be needed for range pur poses, say not less than three acres, and five acres will be necessary to YOUR HEART Does it Flutter, Palpitate or Skip Beats? Have you Shortness of Breat h,Ten derness, N umbuess or Pain in. left side, Dizziness, Fainting Spells, Spots be foreeyes, Sudden Starting in sleep, Nervousness, Nightmare, Hungry or Weak Spells, Oppressed Feeling in chest, Choking Sensation in throat, Painful to lie on left side, Cold Hands or Feet,>Diffi« cult Breathing, Heart Dropsy, Swelling of feet or ankles, or Neuralgia arouud heart ? If you have one or more of the above symptoms, don’t fail to nc>e Dr» Kinsman’s Guaranteed Heart Tablets. Not a secret medicine. It is said that one person out of every tour has a weak heart. 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It would be impossible to say where you could find pure-breds of this breed if it ever ex isted as such in the south. We thihk you would find the Duroe-Jersey or other red breeds of hogs more sati$ factory than the so-called guinea. * * * IDENTIFICATION OF GRASSES. J. C., Lodge. S. C., writes: I am send ing two samples ct grass marked 1 and 2 which have been growing on my plantation always. What use can I make of them? FIVE years. For full Information address Dept. A. J. ZIMMERMAN STEEL COMPANY, Lone Tree. Iowa. The sample of grass sent marked Np. 1 is evidently crab grass, and the sam ple marked No. 2 is Bermuda grass. Crab grass, as you no doubt know, is indigenous to the south and springs up in cotton and corn neids and pasture lands every ' summer. It makes a fair quality of hay when properly cut ana cured. It is not so rich as some .other hays but it should be saved and utiliz ed for winter feed. It has the advantage of acting as a cover crop when other crops are not making much growth, and of course, while it takes something from the soil, it shades the soil and per forms other services of considerable importance to the farmer in that it. prevents his lands from washing and the leaching out of plant food. Bermuda grass, as you no doubt know, is one of the best pasture grasses for I the south; in fact, it is the main de pendence for summer grazing. It is valuable for about six months of the' . ... .. . , , jo . ^ simply take their orders for one like it or _ year and stands heat and drought to their choice from our large selection In that * better advantage than any other grass, way you can get ail the clothes you want . , „ , . , ^ absolutely free. 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It can best be kept under control through the use o*f a systematic rotation and the employment of smother crops, such as velvet beans, soy beans and cowpeas. It would not be well to plant it on lands which are to be culti vated in com and cqtton from yeai to year, but it can be used to the best advantage on lands which tend to wash and which are too hilly for cultivation. This grass should be much more ex tensively cultivated in the south than at the present time. have class sticking out all over them and sell like wildfire, and no wonder, for they are the niftiest, swellest, most up-to-date clothes you ever saw. Every one made to measure and guaranteed to fit. 24 hours’ examination allowed. And the lowest prices known. Wa Pair Expressage on Everything You don’t have to invest a cent. We go the limit with our men. We furnish everything you need free in our Big, Complete Out'lt We take the risk. You will make good. Hundreds are now wearing the swellest suits in town without costing them a cent. You can doit. Id Quick. Get Busy. Send Os a Postal Simply write your name on a postal and send it today. The outfit and our grand offer will come to you by return mail. PARAGON TAILORING CO.. Dapt. 905 CHICAGO un.y by their usq can we hope to build up the productivity of our Georgia soils. Prince A bert Again On Visit to America NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Prince Al bert of Monaco, the tiny principality surrounding and including the famous gambling resort of Monte Carlo, arrived in New York bay today on his yacht, the Hirondalle. for a visit to the United Slates. It has been reported that he vv ill go to Wyoming for a bear hunt, and inspect western oil fields, in which he is said to nave invested more than $1,000,000. The prince is traveling in cognito, as was the case of his last trip here in April, 1912. Prince Albert, who is an intimate friend of Emperor William of Germany, is sixty-five years old. In 1884 his fath er’s yacht was wrecked off the coast of Sweden, all the crew perished except Hereditary Prince Albert. He has been twice divorced, his wife having been Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton, and his second the daughter of Michael Heine, a St'. Louis banker. On his way over Prince Albert has been pursuing his hobby of making oceanographic investigations in the north Atlantic. His yacht is equipped wit hone of the finest sets of apparatus that money can buy for such work. 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. COMMISSIONER PRICE TO VISIT VALDOSTA FAIR VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 1.—James D. Price, commissioner of agriculture, has accepted an invitation to be present in Valdosta during the opening of the Georgia-Florida fair and to deliver an address here to the farmers on that day. The members of the fair asso ciation are making considerable ar rangements for the opening of the fair and it is expected that a very large crowd of farmers from both states will be here at that time. The state commissioner is one of the practical farmers of north Georgia and he has expressed an earnest desire to see the products of south Georgia at their very best. Goat's Citizenship Worries Officials (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The case of an American-born goat which went visiting in Panama with a party of St. Paul Shriners and now wants to re enter his native country at New Or leans. clogged the wheels of the federal government today. Public health of ficials refused admission to the goat. “Why, this is not a foreign goat or a goat without a country; it’s an American goat. Admit him,” ordered Secretary McAdoo. The secretary was informed, however, that the secretary of agriculture must be consulted to determine whether the goat had contracted any disease. The goat is now up to Secretary Houston. UNVEIL TABLET TO MEMORY OF GRIDLEY WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.—Secretary Daniels leaves tonight for Erie. Pa., where tomorrow he wll be the principal speaker at the ceremonies attending the unveiling of a tablet to the memory of the late Captain Charles V. Grldley, who commanded the cruiser Olympia, the flagship of Admiral Dewey in tile bat tle of Manila bay. - was to Gridley that Dewey addressed the historic words at the beginning of the naval conflict: “You may fire when you are ready. Gridley." Special This Month! 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