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C K 4 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1913. ricultural and SUCCESSFUL EARIUNG w Andrew A .Soule This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Ag ricultural-College, Athens, Ga. WHAT THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE IS DOING This question is frequently propounded 1 to the writer, and it seems well that all who are interested in Georgia’s agri cultural development should be as thoroughly acquainted as possible with the workings of an institution designed to give leadership along this line. In the first place, the primary work of such an institution is that of train ing the young men who report to it for instruction in the scientific principles involved in the proper organization and direction of the workjof our farms. The teaching must, however, not be confined to the problems of rural life alone, but to the development of men who can carry on investigations and thus add to our quota of knowledge. Teachers must be developed and rural workers provided In sufficient numbers ,to enable the w T ork of disseminating agricultural knowledge, to be carried on successfully. The at tendance on the college of agriculture is very gratifying. The student body is a ’representative one drawn from all parts of the state and from all walks of life. The growth in appeciation of the courses of instruction has been quite remarkable. Some forty men have re ceived the degree of bachelor of science in agriculture in the past six years, and j fortunately for Georgia practically all of these men are at work within the borders^ of the state. The present senior class numbering twenty give some idea of the keen interest which the young men of the state are showing in farm development work. The graduates of the college are at present engaged as farm of primary importance to the people of a given community. Thus, the circle of agricultural development is com pleted with the colege as a center. * * * AN INQUIRY ABOUT FERTILIZERS. E. T. W., Frolona, Ga., writes: I want to mix my own guano and want you to tell me how to malic a 10-3-4. Am thinking of buying cotton seed meal. IS per cent acid, muriate of potash and nitrate of soda and doing my own mixing. What would be a good formula for cotton; also for coru ? The land is gray, gravelly with deep red red clay subsoil. Low Fares! Homeseekers tickets y are sold at greatly reduced fares on the 1 stand 3rdTuesdays of each month; stopovers free and 25 days time, via Cotton Belt Route,—to Arkansas and Texas Winter tourist tickets (round . trip) from southeast points to many points in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico, will be on sale dailv Nov. 1st. 1913 to April 30, 1914; with exceedingly long return limit of June 1st, 1914. Stopovers. All year tourist tickets on sale daily to certain points in Texas —90 day limit. • The Cotton Belt Route is the direct line from Memphis toTexas, through Arkansas—two splendid trains daily, with electric lighted equipment of through sleepers, parlorcars and dining cars. Trains from all parts of Southeast make direct connection at Memphis with Cotton Belt Route trains to the, Southwest. For full information about Home- seekers Fares. Winter Tourist Fares or All Year Tourist Tickets, address the undersigned.. Books about farm ing in Southwest, sent free. Writel L P. SMITH, Traveling Pass'r Agent, Brown-M&rx Bids. Birmingham, Ala. Cotton Seed! We are now ready to ship the fin est lot of cotton seed in the South, grown on our own Farms, ginned on our private gin, are sound, pure and as good as can be grow T n. Cleveland’s big boll the best in the world $1.00 bushel. Cook’s improv ed extra select $1.25 bushel. 10c bushel off in lots of 25 bushels or rpore. FAIR VIEW FARM Palmetto, Ga. Tor (Christmas a VICTROLA FREE forTrial ; Get this wonderful Christmas gift for the whole family! Send now and test it fairly before Chrirt- • mis. I’ll send you any Victor or Victrola yoo choose and 6 double-faced records (12 pieces t# play) for Free Trial. Send no money—I depend at your honesty. If you keep the instrument, you can . Pay on my Easy Payment Plan. I charge no interest; Ait costs no more than if you paid cash. On some 1 machines you have as long as ons year te pay. If I you do not care to keep it, return it at my expense* This offer includes any | or Victrola shown in my * handsomely illustrated catalog. ’ It is Free. Writqto-day—Now. PETER GOODWIN, Pre.. Peter Goadwia Mercantile Co. t .U19 Century Bldg.. St. Loais, Mo. Victor and Victrola Distributors, superintendents, county demonstration agents, teachers in agricultural high schools, ootton and corn breeders, live stock farmers, editors of agricultural papers, and industrial representative^- of various organizations which are engaged in promoting the development of agri culture along wise and constructive lines. The courses offered in the college are therefore varied in their nature and comprehensive in their scope. Evidently they must be efficient or such recent graduates could not have made suen a* reputation for themselves in so short a time. While Georgia needs many more leaders along agricultural lines than she has at the present, public sentiment and the inclination of the young men, as shown by their preference for agricul tural courses, would indicate that this demand will be supplied at no distant date. That the institution is at present, and is destined more completely in the future to affect the economic welfare of the state must be admitted by all who have acquainted themselves with the work of the graduates and the na ture and scope of the courses of train ing offered at Athens. But this is only one phase of the manifold service which the institution ir« rendering the state. Through its ex tension department it is promoting in co-operation with the bureau of soils in a number of counties physical surveys of the land areas. In other words, the type soils- have all been identified, plat ted and mapped, and bulletins prepared for the information and guidance of the farmers. Independent of the bureau of soils, the department of agricultural chemistry is making a chemical analy sis of all the soil types in the several counties, and as fast as the work is completed is preparing bulletins accom panied by colored maps giving informa tion relative to the composition and deficiencies of the several soil types and how they may be improved most economically for agricultural purposes, j rfurelj'. no work of a more fundamental ' character than this can be carried for ward by any institution. The department of agronomy is oper ating a large series of test plats in * ' arious parts of the state. These cover I from three to five acres each. On these plats data relative to crop rotations and ! «-he use of fertilizers is being accumu- I kited. This work is of fundamental i value for the people of Georgia have | learned through it already that lime I applied to legumes will proye beneficial. This department also conducts at Ath ens a twenty-acre experimental field in which a large number of questions are asked the soil. For instance, it has been shown that 6.5 tons of alfalfa may be produced per acre under certain con ditions of management. whereas, where these principles are not followed the results of sowing this crip are likely to be uncertain and in many instances the farmer will fail altogether. The department of animal .husbandry is engaged in making demonstrations with reference to beef and dairy produc tion and disseminating this information throughout the state.. The field worker m dairying is building silos and super vising the erection of modern farm barns. Another worker has aided in j the purchase and dissemination of pure- I bred live stock, particularly Percheron | horses. Encouragement is being given to the swine industry, especially the production of pork on grazing crops, and thus variety and efficiency in the pro duction of live stock in Georgia is be ing brought about. The department of horticulture is con ducting tests to determine how qertain diseases of pecans may be overcome pecan and apple orchards in Georgia, cessful production of truck crops. The This department is also studying im portant questions relative to the suc- iind the best method of fertilizing peach, results now being secured will be of great value to Georgia fruit and truck growers. The department of veterinary medi cine is manufacturing and distributing hog cholera serum through the agency of the state veterinarian’s o^e in At lanta. This serum is now being pro duced at 1.5 cents per c. c., thus making it possible for the farmers to protect their hogs from this dread disease at a minimum of cost. The service along this line is very efficient and satisfac tory. The department of farm mechanics is aiding the farmers through offering ad vice relative to the erection of farm ! buildings. The department of poultry industry is not only conducting a farm demon stration poultry yard, but is aiding the farmers through correspondence in rec tifying many mistakes and in discov ering those breeds of poultry best adapted for use on the average farm in Georgia. The campaign for the produc tion of a standard quality of eggs is bearing fruit of great importance to the poultry Industry. The college also co-operates in mak ing displays at the leading fairs held throughout the state. The educational features * of this work have been com mended by all who have seen these ex hibits. Moreover, the institution is re sponsible in co-operation with the bu- | reau of plant industry of the United States department of agriculture for the organization and maintenance of the boys’ and girls’ clubs which have made an economic impress on the state of Georgia of the first magnitude. The exhibits made by the boys and girls this fall at the county and district fairs fully justify this statement, and show that the teachers, he boards of educa- ion, chambers of commerce and every agency which has had an active hand in the promotion and maintenance of this work rendered efficient service and realize most thoroughly the importance of the results being attained along this ; line. The farm demonstration work is also carried on co-operatively by the various agencies enumerated. This work is be- | ginning to make a permanent impress i on Georgia’s agriculture as shown by I the results obtained on the lands of , adult farmers who have been somewhat ! skeptical as to the value of new princi ples of agricultural practice, but are now surprised to find that they can materially increase their yields of com or cotton by following the advice and suggestions offered them free of cost through the system of county agricul tural agents now already established in some sixty-five counties of Georgia. In addition to the above, correspond ence work is carried on; information of interest to all classes of citizens is pre pared and distributed in bulletin form: aid is rendered the state press in secur ing such data for publication as will be Various materials may be used as the basis for the preparation of a 10- 3-4 formula. One thousand pounds of acid phosphate, 800 pounds of tankage containing 8 per cent of nitrogen and 11 per cent of phosphoric acid, 150 pounds of muriate of potash and 50 pounds of. dried earth used as a filler will give you approximately the formula desired. If you prefer to use cotton seed meal and nitrate of soda or sulphate of am monia as the source of nitrogen, you can substitute the same for tankage. Proceed as follows: Mix together 1,150 pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate, 600 pounds of cotton seed meal contain ing 6.18 per cent of nitrogen. 2.5 per cent of phosphoric acid and 2 per cent of potash, 200 pounds of high-grade ni trate of soda and 136 pounds of muri ate of potash. This will give you by weight 2,086 pounds or slightly in ex cess of one ton, but the effect on the percentage composition will be so slight you may disregard the excess question. This will provide you with an excellent formula for use under cotton of gray land of the character described in your letter! This formula should answer well for com also. Corn takes more plant food out of the soil than cotton, and where we would alvise the use of 400 to 500 pounds under cotton, we would suggest the application of 600 to 700 pounds under corn. In other words, probably 200 pounds more fertilizer can be used to advantage under corn than under cotton. Of course, where one expects to grow an extraordinarly large yield of cotton, the use of more than 500 pounds of fertilizer will often prove profitable. The amount of fertil izer to apply will depend much on the physical condition of your land and the amount of vegetable matter it contains. It has been well established that a larg er proportionate return has been obtain ed from those lands where the vegetable matter is increased through applications of yard manure and the turning under of green leguminous crops. Land that has a good red clay subsoil underlying it should be fairly retentive of plant food and moisture and should respond use of OF ALABAMA, IS DEAD Was Chief Executive From 878 to 1880-Dies at Wood- lawn Home FOOD TBUST PBfiBE NEXT; GEORGIA PRICES IN LIST Bailey, of Atlanta, to Look Into High Prices Under Orders From Government (By Associated Press.; BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Nov. 27.—R. W. Cobb, governor of Alabama from 1878 to 1880, died this morning at his home at Woodlawn, at the age of eighty four years. Up to a few ’ years ago he was very active in political and civic life. He was born at Ashville, Ala., February 25, 1829, graduated at the University of Ten nessee at Knoxville, in 1850, began the study of law in Shelby county, Ala., went into the Confederate army in 1861 as captain of company C, Tenth Alab ama, until ordered in 1863 to report to General Bragg at Murfreesboro, and aft erwards to General Joseph Wheeler with whom he remained until the close of the war. He returned to Marion. Perry county, Ala., and afterwards to Shelby county, Ala., where he( was elected sena tor, then probate judge of the county, governor of the state and to other po litical positions filling all with honor. Ho is survived by a widow and fou? children. He married twice. SOOTH CAROLINA PEOPLE • OFFER PRAYERS FOR RUIN Hundreds of Men Fight Forest Fires-Farm Buildings De- stroyed-Hotels Menaced a cover crop this fall, such as oats and vetch or rye and vetch, and follow with cowpeas next summer. Then apply lime, inoculate the land, fertilize as sug gested and seed the alfalfa. * # # GOOD TYPES OF BEEF CATTLE. T. T. H.. Davleboro, Ga., writes: I would like to know what type of cattle to raise for combination beef and milk. I have some good cows and think I could cross them with a pure-bred bull and raise very good cattle. I want something of the beef type and also good milkers. What variety of cotton would you advise tue to plant for an all-round crop? I plant some 300 acres in cotton every year. My land is of a grayish top soil with a clay subsoil and good average land. quite well to the liberal use of com- The ' se breeds a re all fairly well adapted mercial fertilizer. It is of little ad vantage, however, to make heavy appli cations of plant food without putting the soil in physical condition to retain an abundance of water and thus enable the plants to grow vigorously through out the season and not only profit from the liberal applications of food supplied in a commercial form, but be in position to resist drought periods to better ad vantage. We believe the formula sug gested will be found as valuable as any others which we can suggest at this time. * * * * EXPERIENCE WITH ALFALFA. A. O. M., Fort Valley, Ga., writes: I would like to know what your experience has been with alfalfa. I have an acre and u half planted to this crop and am thinking of increasing th e acreage if you think it is a profitable crop to cultivate. My land is stiff red land, high and well drained. Among the dual-purpose breeds may be classed the Devon, Red Poll and pos sibly the milking strains of Shorthorn. Alfalfa has been grown with consid erable success on the college farm. The land was carefully prepared by turning under cowpeas, applying hard manure and commercial fertilizer. Two green crops were plowed under before the seeding of alfalfa was undertaken. Caus tic lime was then applied at the rate of one ton per . acre and six tons of yard manure scattered over the ground and incorporated with a harrow. The seed ing was done on October 1, 1912, and a few days previous to planting an appli cation of 500 pounds’' of a 10-3-4 was made. This land would be classed as a gray phase of the cecil sandy loam and is only of average fertility. It was broken to a good depth and was in ex cellent condition at the time of seeding. The alfalfa was sown at the rate of twenty pounds per acre and*a half of the area was inoculated and half unin oculated. A good stand was obtaineu. The alfalfa was cut five times and made a yield from the inoculated area of 6.48 tons of cured hay and from the unin oculated area of 3.44 tons. Land intended for alfalfa should be very .carefully prepared. It is impor tant to use smother crops on it so as to destroy weeds, and lime seems to be a desirable amendment to apply to the soil. The increase of vegetable matter over that normally contained in most Georgia soils is advisable. An applica tion of 1,000 pounds of a 10-3-4 formula will be profitable on many soils.- The lime and the fertilizer should not be mixed together. It is, of course, too late to sow alfalfa with any certainty of securing a?stand. We would advise the preparation »of the soil by sowing to to Georgia, and where one desires a strictly dual-purpose breed, we would be disposed to recommend the Red Poll. These animals are quite satisfactory for milk and beef' production; that is, if you secure the right strain of them. We think the bulls will cross on the native cows and improve the grade of stock considerably. Personally, we think the dual-purpose animals hard to maintain on a satisfactory basis; that is. the tendency in selecting and breed ing them will be to emphasize either milk or beef production too much with the result that the characteristics of the strain vary considerably and as a rule, breeders develop them largely for one purpose or the other. You will find the milking strain of Shorthorns very desirable animals for use in Georgia. The trouble is that animals of this type are difficult to secure and high priced. Bulls of any of the standard beef breeds may be used to advantage in improving the native stock of the state. For instance, you may purchase a Hereford, Angus or Shorthorn for this purpose. There is quite as much in the man as in the par ticular breed of cattle. Jerseys, of course, are entirely unsatisfactory for beef production, and one should not at tempt to use them for this purpose, as they are strictly a dairy breed, and this applies with considerable force also to the Guernsey and Holstein. A great many varieties of cotton may be grown with considerable success in Georgia. One should pick out the best standardized and most successful strain cultivated in his community and by careful seed selection improve its qual ities for localized growth. Our tests here show, for instance, that Cleveland, Cook, Pullnot, Uncle Sam, Mortgage Lifter, Culpepper, Langdon, Middleton, Sunbeam and some other varieties will give excellent results under proper care and management. The Sunbeam cotton is a strain produced ip our demonstra tion field here by crossing, breeding and careful selection. It has made a fine record in many parts of the state where it has been grown. Unfortunately, we are not in position to supply, seed to the many farmers who desire it. We en deavored to secure an appropriation from the last legislature for this pur pose, but I regret to say, failed in the attempt. If you find that any of the above strains are grown extensively in your community and have given satis factory results, we would advise that you select seed from them, believing that in this way you will esecure better results than through the importation of seed from a distance. BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.—A general preliminary investigation of the food markets of the entire country has been started by the departmen-t of justice, with an eye to discovery of evidence indicating the existence of a “food trust.” Georgia will be included in this in vestigation, and it will be pushed there as actively as anywhere else. But no prosecutions in that state will be or dered until the conclusion of the whole survey. When that is finished, and the general ground plan is mapped, action may be expected in the United States courts. Lewis J. Bailey, of Atlanta, the spe cial agent of the department of 'justice in Georgia, will represent the bureau of investigation in the work in that state. He will report a general summary of conditions as he finds them. This will be analyzed in conjunction with similar reports from all the other states. It is anticipated that shortly thereafter the attorney general will instruct the dis trict attorneys upon what he wants them to do further. The investigation has been started with vigor in New York as the chief commercial center of the country. / Several of the most expert special agents have been sent there. Report from them, expected within the. next few days, will be of service in deciding the line of the investigation, in other parts of the country. . The big point the New York investi gation probably will clear up is wheth er the department shall proceed in all parts of the country to look for viola tions o fthe anti-trust law or for con spiracies for the robbery of consumers. The conspiracy charges carries the heavier penalty. Jn New York the sit uation permits the case to take any course the department may elect. A charge of restraining interstate commerce may be laid if the facts war rant it. If it develops that the dif ferent storage concerns are not in an officially organized trust, but are op erating under a “gentlemen’s agree ment” to dominate the law of supply and demand, then a charge of conspira cy may be laid. If the complaints which have come to the department of justice from vari ous parts of the country, including Georgia, are substantiated' by the in vestigation, it is believed - here that something very like conspiracy will be developed. The complaints are that the entrance of cold storage plants all over. the country is always wide open, but that the exit invariably is choked to keep the consumer from finding at any time and over-supplied market* By this means, it is alleged, there Is main tained so enormous a difference between the prices of food stuffs entering the plants and the prices of food stuffs emerging from them, that the owners are able to earn immense profits, even if they are compelled to destroy quan tities of goods at times. ONE-CENT POSTAGE FIEHT • EXPECTED IN C0NERES5 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SPARTANBURG, S. C., Nov. 27. Forest fires, which have been sweeping the Blue Ridge mountains in the north ern part of this county for several days, have already caused thousands of dollars of damage in timber and farm, buildings destroyed and are now men acing several of the hotels and cottages of the winter colony of wealthy north ern people at Tryon, N. C. The Shuka hotel, owned by Arch B. Calvert, of this city, was especially In danger yesterday and was only saved by the work of 100 men whom Mr. Cal vert employed to fight the flames. A long spell of dry weather has left everything dry as tinder, but there has been fortunately little wind. All In the devastated region who are able to do so have abandoned their daily voca tion in order to combat the forest fires. Rain is being prayed for. Forest Fires Threaten Lookout Mountain Cottages (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 27.—-A score of summer cottages upon Lookout mountain were threatened by forest fires last night. Residents of the mountain, aided by volunteers from the city, fought the flames for several hours. The fires were entirely under control today. Fires upon Raccoon mountain, Signal mountain and Walden’s ridge were no ticed to be extensive last night, but no property loss has been reported. FEVER-BEARING ‘SKEETER’ BANISHED IfROM CANAL (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Dr. Edward Martini, who has been studying the United States army’s medical work in the canal zone in the Interest of the German government, arrived here today from Colon. He will return to Germany shortly to make a report and will later go to the German colonies in South America, where he will undertake to du plicate the sanitary work of the Ameri cans in the canal zone, particularly the successful campaign against yellow fever. Dr. Martini brought back with him from the isthmus specimens of fever infectihg mosquitoes, which he said he had been forced to go outside the canal zone to find because of the elimination of the) pest by American sanitary reg ulations. Dozen Bills Have Already Been Introduced Providing Change in Rate WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—One cent postage promises to be one of the live issues to be fought out in the regular sfssion of congress. A dozen bills al ready have been introduced and it is said about half of thes # e provide for penny postage outright. It is pointed out by members inter ested in the subject that the probable large, increase in the parcel post revenue would make penny postage a possibility without seriously hampering the finan cial affairs of the postal service. Oth ers contend the parcel post service should be given further opportunity to demonstrate its earning capacity before a possible large revenue loss to the de partment is incurred. Senator Burton, of Ohio, has a meas ure that provides for a first-class rate of 1 cent per ounce. Several other bills establish the 1 cent rate where de livery is to be made within the limits of the postoffice where the matter was mailed. CLEANSES YOUR HAIR, MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL It becomes thick, wavy, lus trous, and all dandruff disappears Surely try a "Danderlne Hair Cleanse" If you wish to Immediately double the beauty of your hair. Just molstsn a cloth with Danderlne and draw It care fully through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; this will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or any excessive oil—In a few minutes you will be amazed. Tour hair will be wavy, fluffy and abundant and possess an Incom parable softness, lustre and luxuriance. Besides beautifying the hair, one ap plication of Danderlne dissolves 'every particle of dandruff; Invigorates the scalp, stopping Itching and falling hair. Danderlne is to the hair -what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to ' vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates jind strengthens them. Its exhilarating, stimulating and life-pro ducing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful. You can surely have pretty, soft, lus trous hair, and lots of it, If you will lust get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton’s Danderlne from any drug store or toilet counter and try It as directed.—(Advt.1 “HOKE SMITH CUP” FOR BEST TATTNALL FOWL RE1DSVILLE, Ga.. Nov. 27.—United States Senator Hoke Smith has favored llie Tattnall County Poultry x association with a very handsome and valuable sweepstakes prize which will be given at the show held here today, for the best exhibit of any single fowl in the show. It is a handsome silver cup, hav ing engraved in it the name of the as sociation, and the words: “Hoke Smith Cup.” It was received a feyv days ago by R. J. Rogers, secretary of the Tatt nall County Poultry association, and was ( in response to a request to the senator i that he contribute the cup. Mr. Smith ' readily responded, selected the cup and sent it to’Mr. Rogers with the hope that any undertaking the people here might begin would succeed. Another prize is a five-dollar gold piece, donated by Congressman Charles G. Edwards. Many other prize have been selected for the exhibit and much enthusiasm has been aroused. AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO.’S Thoroughly Galvanized Wire A New and Decided Advance in the Manufacture of Wire for Woven Wire Fences A. Galvanizing of Great Durability, Originally Developed and to be Found only in the American Steel & Wire Co.’s Fences OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE By Condo COLD STORAGE CONCERNS ARE PUT UNDER PROBE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Agents of the department of justice today began investigation of the alleged combination of cold storage concerns which Attorney General McReynolds says may be re sponsible for the high price of eggs and other products. Brave Seamen Praised WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Secretary Redfield has commended the bravery of Captain John K. Olsen and crew of the light house tender Hyacinth in assist ing the steamer Cepheus which went ashore during the recent storm on Lake Michigan. The Cepheus grounded on St. Martin’? island, in the northern end of the lake and was floated by the Hya cinth with only slight damage. Big Fire in Akron, Ohio AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 27.—Fire early to day destroyed the Wood’s block in the heart of the business district of this city, causing an estimated loss of $500,- 000. Two firemen were injured, one se riously. WHEN CROUP COMES TREAT EXTERNALLY T HE American Steel & Wire Company is the first to develop a THOROUGHLY GALVANIZED WIRE. It has a thicker coat, a quality more refined, and a deeply adhesive contact of the zinc and the steel that solidly unites the two metals, highly flexible without injury, and -having a finish and weather resistance unequalled — a thoroughly galvanised, wire. There are wonderful records of super- extraordinary efficiency, such an an auto tire lasting 30,000 miles; a pair of shoes, suit of clothes or a wagon showing as tonishing durability; two ships built ex actly alike, one being vastly better; or a certain piece of woven wire fencing ap parently indestructible under long years of severe trial. Years ago, in making and galvanizing steel wire, we searched out the reason for this spasmodic shper-excellence, and found it to be the chance combination of a high state of perfection, in the finest detail, of man, methods, machinery and materials. We then mastered these fickle elements of chance by the employment of a tre mendous manufacturing organization and brought them under control for steady and continuous production. We now announce the final completion of our facilities for the extensive and permanent production of this thoroughly galvanized wire. We shall use it in the manufacture of our celebrated woven wire fences—the AMERICAN FENCE, the ELLWOOD FENCE, the ROYAL FENCE, the ANTHONY FENCE, and all our other fences. These fences are adapted for all field, farm and poultry uses, and possess superior structural advantages in quality of steel and fabric. Dealers everywhere throughout the country display these fences and will quote lowest prices,. They cost no more than other fences, and considering the extra large and heavy •wires used, and the exclusive use of new thorough galvanizing, makes them espe cially attractive as the best and cheapest fences. • k PRANK BAACKES, Vice Pres, and Gen’l Sales Manager AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY NEW YORK CLEVELAND PITTSBURGH DENVER THE AMERICAN STEEL FENCE POST cheaper than wood and more durable. Send for booklet of uses. 36000 i i » The old system of dosing delicate little stom achs with nauseous drugs and opium syrups is wrong and harmful. Try the external treat ment—Vick’s “Vap-O-Rub” Croup and Pneumo nia Salve. Just rub a little over throat and chest and cover with a warm flannel cloth. The warmth of the body releases vapors of Pine Tar, Menthol. Thymol, and Eucalyptol, that loosen the choking phlegm and ease the difficult breathing immediately. One appli cation at bedtime insures a sound night’s sleep. Vick’s is better than internal medicines for all forms of cold troubles. 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Is now being sold in price and acreage to suit purchaser, by Georgia Land and Securities Co. Citizens Trust Bldg., Savannah, Georgia