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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, G-A., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1^13.
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ricultural
and SUCCESSFUL EARMINQ
w Andrew M 3oule
FARMERS AND THEIR AUTOS
. This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information.
Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president Sto,te Ag
ricultural College, Athens, Ga.
A KINGDOM IN ITSELF
Decatur county is a kingdom in itself.
To the uninitiated this statement may
seem somewhat flamboyant, but those
who have visited southwest Georgia ana
acquainted themselves with the natural
qualities of the soil, the ideal climatic
conditions existing there, and the great
variety of coops which may be grown to
perfection will realize the justness of the
caption of this article and the conserva
tive nature of the statements it contains.
My last visit to Bainbridge was made un
der ideal circumstances. It was one of
those days of days that come during that
languorous season known as Indian sum
mer. The fields were brown with the ev
ident riches of an abundant harvest al-
y ready garnered into fat barns and store
houses. The trees were clad in russet
and gol<a intermingled with the green of
the pine and the brilliant red of the pin
oak and other forest trees, presenting
with all -a most varied and attractive
picture of nature at her best.
The city of Bainbaidge itself has been
judiciously laid out and boasts of well-
paved streets and a white way, with the
central square reserved for a park which
has been tastefully planted and cared for
and which adds an attractiveness oi
which its citizens may well be proud. The
city is substantially built and wears
prosperous air which is the best evidence
that the territory surrounding it pro-
building of roads. It was the writer's
privilege to travel over some of those
recently built. They are of the sand-
clay type and are broad and well made
and can be kept in good condition at
comparatively low cost. The spirit of
a community and its ideals are often
best portrayed in the attention and con
sideration it gives to its schools. One
of the prettiest buildings of the Spanish
type of architecture which the writer
has seen in Georgia has been erected
in Bainbridge, and though it was not
my privilege to inspect the interior of
the school, I was assured by those who
knew that it was one of the best or
ganized and equipped institutions of its
kind in the state.
Decatur county and Bainbridge are
fortunately , situated in a variety of
ways. A large river traverses the county
so that freight and passengers are
cheaply and efficiently handled either
by water or rail since there are two
steam roads running through the coun
ty. This affords all communities un
usual shipping advantages, a condition
which should be highly prized in a sec
tion where trucking may be carried on
to such excellent advantage. The soils
of the county are varied in character
and texture; there are outcroppings of
red clay, here and there, and the land is
Recent' y there has been considerable
| pessimism expressed by country bank
ers over the alleged reckless extrava-
; gance of farmers in buying automobiles,
and some state bankers’ associations
have gone so far as to express in offi
cial resolutions their disapproval of
j farmers taking their money out of the
banks to buy machines and intimating
that credit will be refused those who
try to borrow money for that purpose.
These pessimistic “warnings” by the
banks are so uniform in character and
arc sent with such marked regularity
as to arouse the suspicion that they
emanate from a certain source and
are intended to conceal a sinister pur
pose. Perhaps this activity on the part
of certain powerful financial interests
may be explained by the reports that
a great trust is being formed to take
over all the principal automobile facto
ries in the United States, and if the
business can be demoralized by fright
ening people and thus preventing them
from buying machines the central plants
can be bought for less money.
While it is true that thousands of
farmers have bought autos, it will doubt
less be found on proper investigation
that most of them had the money in
the bank to pay for them, and that very
little borrowed money has been used
for this purpose. The report sent out by
a Wall street agency that farmers all
over the west were mortgaging their
land for this purpose and that one bank
in Kansas City held fifty-eight farm
mortgages which had been placed to get
money to buy automobiles, have been
proven to be entirely untrue.
Farmers are buying automobiles—
not as bankers do, for pleasure—but j
because they have learned that they j
can use them to a great advantage in !
their farming operations. A trip to t
town which usually takes three hours J
with a good team can be made in forty
minutes by an auto, a saving of nearly
two and a half hours, and the team can
be kept at work in the field meantime.
This saving of time and the labor of a
team and man 'in the! field is well worth
while and highly copimendable.
Thousands of aqtos are used every
day by dairymen, fruit growers and ;
truckers to deliver their produce to ;
market, and these machines, loaded to ;
the guards, may be seen daily on the i
streets of market towns in every state,
east, west, north and south.
Many farmers also use their autos
for power to run separators and other
light machinery on the farm, as it is
the cheapest power that can be sup
plied. And if in addition to these needs
the farmer uses his auto to take his
family to town or to church or to visi£
friends with comfort and celerity while
the work teams are resting, he is merely
showing further evidence of his con
servative sense which we may safely
continuue to trust.
T
duces abundantly. It also has a board of sufficiently rolling to drain well. A con-
trade which stands for co-operation ana
the “get together” spirit between city
and country now so much in evidence in
many parts of Georgia. The occasion of
my visit was the celebration of Georgia
Products’ day and the board of trade
made it a most felicitous and successful
one. The crowd was both large and
representative. The various addresses
delivered were listened to with keen at
tention and the questions asked of the
various speakers showed that the thirst
. for better and more definite agricultural
knowledge jhas taken a vigorous hold on
- this community. The barbecue was a
great success and needless to say was well
patronized, and as a means of bringing
the town and city together must be de
clared a winner. Certainly the get-to
gether spirit evidenced and the desire for
more thorough co-operation and a better
understanding between producer and con
sumer and buyer and seller are to bb
commended, and just in proportion as
this spirit can be made to grow; and de
velop in Georgia will our agriculture be
come more prosperous and our towns and
cities establish Fheir business interests
on a more substantial basis.
Decatur county is to be congratulat
ed on the success she is making in the
(
* Ail over the country men are tearing
off wood, prepared paper, tin and galvan- ,
ized roofs. Nailing on “Tightcote”
S-T-E-E-L. For only “Tightcote'’ STEEL
can be rot-pTQof, fire-proof and rust-proof.
It had to come, for this is the Age of Steel.
Cheaper, Too!
Curiously enough. Steel shingles, as we
sell them, direct from factory to user, are
now cheaper than wood.
And easier put on. Instead of nailing
one at a time, these shingles gc on in big
clusters—100 or more at once. No extras
needed. No special tools. No expert work
men. No painting required. Yet practically
no wear-out to an Edwards Steel Roof.
How Rust Was Done Away With
Ordinary metal roofingrnets. Thisdoesn’t. For
we invented a method which, applied to Open
Hearth Steel, absolutely prevents rust from get
ting started. Called The “Edwards Tightcote
Process.” It does the work like magic, as 125,000
users are glad to testify.
Pihvanlc' Affor not onl y 6el1 direct, bat pay
CQWarGh Viler the freight. No such roofing bar
gain -ivet offered I»efore. J ust send Postal for Roof Book
ITo.12353 Then see if yon ever before saw such prices
and such quality. Please give size of roof, if you can.
THE EDWARDS MFC. COMPANY
12353 Look St. CINCINNATI, OHIO ,
siderable area of the land appears to
be a sandy loam, similar if not identi
cal with the formations known as the (
Tifton sandy loam. This provides a \!
soil ideal for the cultivation of a great
variety of crops and with the long sea
sons, an abundance of sunshine and a
well-distributed rainfall makes it pos
sible for this section of the state to
grow practically all the crops known
to the temperate zone. For instance,
in one part of the county shade tobac
co of a most superior type is produced
abundantly and economically. The syrup
made from ribbon cane has more than a
local reputation and thoroughly de
serves it. When properly made and
bottled this syrup can be preserved and
given the widest possible distribution.
Its flavor commends it to the palate
of the epicure and an ever widening
market should easily be found for this
delectable product. Cotton grows advan
tageously and constitutes one of the
principal crops of the county, while
considerable attention is also given to
the raising of live stock, including hogs
and poultry. Fruit is also grown suc
cessfully and in considerable variety.
The writer saw beautiful oranges,
grapefruit and even bananas grown in
the county, and was assured that the
trees produced liberally from year to
year. As the demand for fruit of this
character extends, it is probable that
this industry will become more varied
and important than at the present time.
Few counties in Georgia can produce
greater variety of products of a bet
ter quality, and surely under the cir
cumstances it is not overstating the
case to say that Decatur county is a
kingdom in itself. The leaders of the
county are active, progressive men, in
tensely interested in building it up and
utilizing its latent resources to the
best advantage. Much excellent land
is still not under cultivation and owing
to the presence of the cattle tick is
not a-s valuable for live stock produc
tion as is desirable. In this section
of the state the natural grazing is
very abundant and of a character well
uited to the nutrition of live stock.
Therefore, the ticks should be eradicated
and this industry placed on a substan
tial and prosperous basis. It would
not only effect a great saving to the
county, but .would open up a new line
of industry, making possible tjie earn
ing of a substantial profit, on lands
which are now idle and furnish a local
packing plant, which should be erected,
with a uniform supply of a good grade
of animals for slaughter as well. The
great variety of crops which can be
grown in Decatur county insure the
production of pork on a most profitable
basis. Of course, the hogs should be
inoculated with protective serum and
the pork made on grazing crops since;
it can be furnished more cheaply under !
this plan of management than in any j
other way.
An agricultural survey of the county
would reveal all the soil types and en
able their classification, giving the
farmers a general idea as to the na
ture and extent of the plant food sup
plies available for the growth of crops,
and how these can best be supplemented
through the use of commercial plant
food, and it is believed that the spirit
evidenced at the recent agthering at
Bainbridge will result in the inaugura
tion of a soil survey at no distant date.
There is some agitation with reference
to the advent of the boll weevil, but a
county whiph can produce such a variety
of crops so advantageously should not
be disturbed by this nuisance, provided
they take time by the forelock as it
would now seem they intend to do. The
fact that the demonstration agent in
this county. Mr. Pitman, lias been so
much appreciated by the folks at home
and is being given such excellent sup
port is an evidence of the live and wide
awake spirit now being shown, and
the determination to emphasize live
stock industries and diversify crops
more extensively than ever before in
the history of this section makes ,it
certain that the boll weevil will not
prove a serious menace to the continued
prosperity of Decatur county.
* * *
FERTILIZING EARLY COUNTY
E. C., Blakely. (Ja., writes: l have
about 2QO acres of light gray land a por
tion of which is broken and pimply, the
balance Is flat, and all of It is a light
gray sandy soil. I would like to know jhe
best way to prepare the soil for the raising
of oats, hay, corn and cotton.
A Great Responsibility.
HE responsibility attached to the preparing of a remedy for infants and children
is undoubtedly greater than that imposed upon the manufacturer of remedies
for adults whose system is sufficiently strong to counteract, for a time at least, any
injurious drug. It is well to observe that Castoria is prepared today, as it has been
for the past 40 years, under the personal supervision of Mr. Chas. H. Fletcher.
What have makers of imitations and substitutes at stake ? What are their
responsibilities? To whom are they answerable? They spring up today, scatter
their nefarious wares broadcast, and disappear tomorrow.
Could each mother see the painstaking care with which the prescription for
Fletcher’s Castoria is prepared : could they read the innumerable testimonials from
grateful mothers, they would never listen to the subtle pleadings and false arguments
of those who would offer an imitation of, or substitute for, the tried and true
Fletcher’s Castoria.
Children Cry For
Cotton Seed!
We are now ready to ship the fin
est lot of cotton seed in the South,
grown on ourw own Farms, ginned on
our private gin, are sound, pure
and as good as can be grown.
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
more.
FAIR VIEW FARM
Palmetto, Oa.
Soil su^h as you describe is likely
to be in tairly good physical condition,
though it would not be classed as one
ot the richest soils in the state. We
judge that the presence of the pimples
to which you refer indicates that it is
either a Tifton sandy load or a soil
resembling this type in its general char
acteristics. The Tifton sandy loam is
considered one of the best soils in south
Georgia and produces very good crops
of corn and cotton and oats also do well
on it. It is capable under good man
agement of producing an average yield
of one bale of cotton per acre and from
50 to 60 bushels of corn. As much
as 50 bushels of oats have often been
obtained. Velvet beans and peanuts do
well on this soil.
In order to secure
thfese yields, however, the land must ! " ‘“".‘i
he i months product and
FALL FRESH
COWS BEST
It is a well-known fact that by far ;
a greater number . of dairy cows are i
allowed to follow the most natural
course, and either by indifference or in- :
tention, they freshen in the spring.
The producer of milk for sale, if he j
has an even trade, may want to have
an even number of fresh cows in every
month of the year.
If the bull is kept confined and serv
ice controlled, this can be regulated as
a rule, although unpleasant irregulari
ties in breeding will sometimes occur
and stubbornly resist correction.
But, if the prime object is to produce
the greatest quantity of milk of the
best quality and the greatest profit
with any given number of cows within
a year, evidence is overwhelming that
the cows should be managed so as to
calve during the autumn months.
For like reasons, September is the j
best month in most parts of the coun- |
try for a heifer to drop her first calf j
ir« order to best develop as a cow. This |
almost regardless of the animal at the
first calving.
Calves born in the fall are more
easily reared and make better cows
than those born in the spring and
summer. It seems needless to rehearse
the stock arguments on the subject,
based on long experience of successful
dairymen, but a brief recapitulation
may be useful.
The cow or heifer calving in the fall
needs the most healthy and nutritious
pasturage just following the strain
while coming into full flow. Just at
this time, when some falling off is
likely to occur, the animal is brought
to the stable and receives good care;
the winter feeding and the returns
from it may be depended upon to ex
ceed the midsummer results for any
like period.
At the stage of milking and gesta
tion, when another dropping off of the
milk yield may be looked for, the fresh
pastures induce a fresh cow, lengthen
the milking season and increase the
year’s" product.
December and January are good
months in which to control and super
vise the service of a bull. Midsummer
and the dog days are a good time for
the cow to be dry and preparing to
calve again. '
With fall-fresh cows the greatest
and richest product comes at the sea
son when milk and butter are always
comparatively high in price.
In actual practice four fall-fresh
cows have been found equal to five
which calved in the spring in twelve
m
ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT.
AVegetable Preparation for As-
similafing theFoodanilRegula-
ting tlie Stomachs and Bowels of
Infants /Children
Promotes Digestion,ClteerPi-
ness and Rest.Contalnsncithtr
Opium .Morphine nor Mineral
Not Narcotic.
cipesftMDnSm
Dsnpkin Seei~
Jlx.Sema *■
JbchtUe Sdts-
jtaiseSted *
Aperfect Remedy for Constipa
tion , Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea
Worms,Convulsions,Feverish
ness andLOSS OF SLEEP-
Simile Signature of
At b months old
Posts -v}5 Ckists
ii*jTiaFantee(l un3i"rWF°«la
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Extracts from Letters by Grateful
Parents to Chas. H. Fletcher.
G. J. English, of Springfield, Mass., says: “It was your Castoria that
cured my child.”
Mrs. Mary McGinnis, of St. Louis, Mo., says: “Wd hare given our
baby your Castoria ever since she was born, and we reccommend it to all
mothers.”
N. E. Calmes, of Marion, Ky., says : “You have the best medicine in
the world, as I have given your Castoria to my babies from first to last.”
Mrs. Albert Ugusky, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., says: “As I have had
your Castoria in use for nearly three years, I am pleased to say it is lust
as represented. My children are both well and happy—thanks to Castoria.”
R. P. Stockton, of New Orleans, La., says: “We began giving your
Castoria to our baby when he was eight days old and have kept it up ever
since, never having had to give any other medicine.”
Mrs. Dolph Hombuckle, of Colorado Springs, Colo., says: “Wo com
menced giving your Castoria to our baby when she was four weeks old.
She is now seven months and weighs 19J pounds. Everyone remarks:
‘What a healthy looking baby.’ We give Castoria credit for it.”
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS BEARS
the
Signature
of
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Ringbone and other bony tumors.
Cures all akin diseases or rarasites,
Thrush, Diphtheria. Removes all
Bunches from Horses or Cattle.
Erery bottle of Caustio Balsam Bold is
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Th. Lawrence-Wllllams Co., Cleveland, 0.
be cultivated wtih skill and carefully !fiit'hs’tho’ZTF tTW f’° Ut /° Ur-
fertilized. The Tifton sandy loam of ! Mths the COEt -~ W - H - Underwood.
the pimply type contains, according - to j — —— —
?Mf eS which we have made, j er for it will do a type of work to which
nrund, ' f . POU . . " ltro 5 < ^° 0 ° the roller is not adapted. Tt also helps
?noo nouLi T , , ’ •? 1° in compacting the sub-surface soil which
5,000 pounds of potash per acre m the ; is an advantage, and where followed by
The l* r* e n, ? H & ; urface soil : a harrow the land can be left in a per-
, contains about an equal , fec tly smooth condition,
amount ot plant food. About 2 per cent • * •
of the nitrogen in a soil, 1 per cent of !
the phosphoric acid and .25 per cent
of the potash becomes available to grow
ing crops provided the land is in good
physical condition and contains a fair
amount of vegetable matter. On this
basis there would be available as plant
You Know That GEORGIA LAMP
Is the safest investment YOU can make!
Has increased in value 154 per cent in the last ten years?
Has the most productive soil in the South ?
Is INCREASING in value each day?
Will never be lower in price?
YOU should write TODAY.
Is now being sold in price and acreage to suit purchaser, by
Georgia Land and Securities Co.
Citizens Trust B!dg. f
Savannah, Georgia
food aboiit 40 pounds*of nitrogen, 10
pounds of phosphoric acid and 12 to 13
pounds of potash. It v will thus be seen
that these soils require quite liberal
fertilization, and we would recommend
for, use under cotton a 9-3-4 formula,
and for, corn a ip-4-4, and on the sandi
est type of this soil probably a 10-45.
We think at least 500 pounds per acre
can be applied to advantage. Probably
300 pounds of it can be used under the
drill row and 200 pounds as a side ap
plication. Corn will profit as a rule by
a little heavier application than cotton
as it is a grosser feeding plant.
We would recommend that you plow
the land in the fall if practicable to n
considerable depth. Incorporate any
vegetable matter available. In the
spring open furrows for corn and cot
ton and mix with the subsoil by means
of a bull tongue either yard manure
or compost made fi^om leaves. Then
put in the fertilizer, bed on the same
fcp* cotton and draw the furrows to
gether for corn and plant on the level.
We have found this method of soil
management to be quite profitable on
the college farm and on the test plats
which we are operating in the various
sections of the state.
* * •
THREE BALES PER ACRE.
G. W .M., Lynchburg, S. C., writes: !
notice a picture of a crop of three bales
of cotton made on the college farm on one
acre. What kind of seed was it? I would
like to have some Information in regard
to a clod crusher. How do they work, and
do you think it would be a profitable im
plement to buy?
A HOG FEEDER’S QUERIES.
P. W. J., Canton, Ga., writes: Would it
lie profitable to buy sboats at 8 cents and
feed them and sell at 12 to 12% cents?
How would you feed 60-pound shoats to be
put up now* and prepared for the January or
February market? What do you consider
a good ration for pigs? What about alfalfa
hay and tankage? What should be done to
prevent cholera? What breed of hogs Is best
for quick fattening? Will July pigs do to
brqpd by February if properly cared for?
The advisability of paying 8 cents
for shoats in fair condition with the
expectation of selling them at 12 to
12 1-2 cents after fattening depends on
a number of important factors. First
of all, if your land is close to the rail
road where you can command the high
est price for foodstuffs, the proposition
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Here’s a test that will
prove what you can
do with
Cottolene
When flying doughnuts, just
fly a few in ordinary lard, and
the rest in Cottolene.
You will notice that those fried
in Cottolene come to the top
first—they come up almost in-
It is true that a strain of cotton de-j stantly in Cottolene.
veloed on the college farm and grown __ , , ,
under especially favorable conditions JN0Xt, WilCIl trl6 uOU^hllUtS 8T6
s“r^ a i y s ie kno o ;n hr as e luL^m done, you will notice the dry,
for several 1 'years^'orflv° a tender Surface of the Cottolene
amount of seed has ever been available dOUfifhnUtS. They are rich and
for distribution, and naturally it had to ° , J
flaky when the others are
often soggy and greasy.
You will also be
pleased with the
be sent out to Georgia/ farmers as th
work was done in this state for the ben
efit of our farmers. This seed has been
grown wtih good success by a number
of farmers. In the meantime we have)
been continuing the cultivation of so- i
lected strains of the crop on the college HgFcate rich
farm and hope in the not distant future . .
to have sqme more seed for distribu- Coloring Ot tHOSe
tion.
We have found a clod crusher a very
satisfactory implement indeed. Of
course, you know they come In different
sizes and therefore vary in cost. We
like this implement better than the or
dinary type of roller, though, of course,
the flat or smooth surface roller as a
special place In compacting roils to bring
the moisture to the surface which the
clod crusher does not completely fill.
If one has to choose between the pur
chase of the two implements, we would
be inclined to recommend the clod crush-
cooked in Cot-|
tolene.
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HOME HELPS-
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CHICAGO
is not so advantageous as where one
has a considerable quantity of grain
to market and must haul it to dispose
of it advantageously. If one exfpects
to go into the fattening of hogs, they
should be provided with a considerable
area of grazing crops. For Instance,
even at .this time such crops as pea
nuts and artichokes and pastures de
rived, from the seeding of rye, oats,
crimson clover and other crops early
in the autumn should be available. Hogs
allowed some range and required to
gather a part of their food will fatten
as rapidly and more economically than
where they are confined in pens and
fed on corn at 80 cents a bushel. If
you are able to secure from 4 to 5 cents
above the buying price of the hogs of
good breeding and which should be ex
pected to grow off vigorously, you
should be able to feed even SO-cent corn
properly combined with tankage, mid-j
dlings or other protein foodstuffs at a!
fair profit. Your profits will be greater
where the grazing crops are available.
The winter feeding of hogs in Geor
gia is likely to prove less profitable un
less you are especially prepared for it
than the spring and summer feeding be
cause more grazing crops are then avail
able and you can produce pork with a
rrrinimum of grain. This is a great ad
vantage. If you have an abundance of
corn and buy the supplemental food
stuffs, however, the fall fattening of
shoats weighing forty pounds can be
carried forward with some profit under
good management.
The management afforded the sixty-
pound shoats to be fattened for the
January market would be largely as
outlined above, that is, for economical
feeding you should have grazing crops,
and then feed corn, digester tankage
and other foodstuffs in proper combina
tion. Hogs to be fattened for the win
ter market should be housed in cots or
shed^g which will protect them from the
weather and keep them warm and dry.
Leaves or straw may be used as litter
in the <?ost. Of course, there should be
an abunadnee of fresh water. The cots
may be placed in the open range or near
the feeding troughs. Tnese cots will
cost very little to build and you no
doubt are familiar with the method of
construction best to follow.
A good ration for fattening hogs
would be corn four parts and middlings
one or two parts fed as a fairly thin
slop. If skim milk or kitchen refuse
is available, it should be used provided
there is no glass in it and none of
the cleansing powders and soaps used
in the kitchen sink. Where corn and
digester tankage are used, mix the corn
in the proportion of 90 pounds to 10
pounds of tankage. Feed either dry or
in a moistened condition. We prefer
the latter. A good ration for shoats
would be as above. It is important
that they have more protein and less
corn relatively than the heavier hogs.
Alfalfa hay fed whole to pigs by us
has not proven very satisfactory. If
ground and fed as a meal it would no
doubt prove more effective. If one has
it on hand they can no doubt feed it
to advantage, but if it has to be pur
chased we think it of doubtful value
at present prices. We have fed digester
tankage in the proportions mentioned
above with corn and other foodstuffs
with good success. The tankage refer
red to is not that put up for fertilizing
purposes by packing houses, but is espe
cially prepared.
Corn meal and wheat shorts fed sepa
rately will not be as good for fattening
purposes as where they are combined
in the proportion of 3 to 4 pounds of
the former and 1 to 2 pounds of the
latter. We would recommend that you
keep before your hogs tihe following
tonic mixture: Wood charcoal, 1 pound
sulphur, 1 pound; sodiunv chloride, 2
pounds; sodium bicarbonate, 2 pounds;
sodium hyposulphite, 2 pounds; sodium
\
sulphate, 1 pound; antimony sulphide, 1
pound.
The hogs should be treated with Im
munizing serum as a preventive qf chol
era. This is the only remedy which
has proven effective. No stock food is
necessary. Hogs will dress our ordi
narily about 80 per cent of the live
weight. You can judge from - this which
will pay you best to sell them direct
for meat or go to the trouble and ex
pense of slaughtering and curing the
product
There is no one best breed of hogs.
Poland Chinas and Duroc Jerseys are
quick maturing and fattening animals.
They produce more fat in proportion
to lean meat, however, than the Berto-
shires and Tamworths. Any or all of
these breeds can be used to advantage
in Georgia. It is not advisable to breed u
pigs too soon. Much damage 1$ done
from breeding from immature animals.
Of course, the date of breeding depends
much on the growth and condition ot
the animals in question. This will be
determined largely by the care and
treatment to which they have been
subjected.
Torpedo Boat Safe
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Dec. 4.—VThe
destroyer Paul Jones, the only vessel In
the torpedo boat flotilla unaccounted for
when the fleet separated in the recent
storm, put in this port late yesterday
afternoon apparent little worse for its
experience.
Fortify
Your Fertilizer
your fertilizer .dealer and
Did you see your fertilizer .dealer and
arrange to buy fertilizer containing at least
as much
POTASH
MAnl 1..M/1 T.il Am
as Phosphoric Acid ? That is the real kind that pays you and the ‘
dealer. If you did not, you should at once ask your dealer to carry
Potash Saits so that you may increase the Potash in the ordinary
brands. To increase the Potash I percent, add 40 pounds Muriate
or Sulphate of Potash to a ton of goods. A 200-pound bag will
increase the Potash of a ton 5 percent.
Try it once and see how Potash Pays.
If your dealer will not carry Potash Salts, write us for Prices. We will sell any Quantity
from one 200-pound bag up.
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We give three bottles free P. O. State
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