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Corn Heeds Let* of W»ur
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- the corn erop is a hard drinker and must
be supplied with a great quantity of
water in order to keep it in a growing
condition from the time the little shoots
appear above the ground until the ear
and kernel thereon are fully matured.
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] on the boys this year, I feel certain
j that they will be faithful to the great
1 trust which the exigencies of the pres
' ent situation has placed in their hands.
A hundred bushel corn crop will re
quire from 1,300 to 2,600 tons of water
!to mature it. This amount would cover
1 an acre of ground to a depth of 16 to
■22 inches. The greatest need for water
by the corn crop is in May, June and
July, and as the average rainfall for
these months is only 12 to 15 inches It
is readily seen that every care should
I be used to cultivate the corn well and
I save as much of the soil moisture as
possible. Cultivation forms a ’’blank
et,’* or mulch, on the surface that pre
vents rapid ex'aporation of moisture
from the soil. This mulch should be
stirred every week or ten days through
the growing period.
Cultivation should begin soon after
planting, even before the corn is up.
The object of cultivation Is, first, to con
serve moisture; second, to kill weeds;
and third, to keep the soil friable.
Moisture, plant food and a good me
chanical condition of the soil are im
portant factors in making the crop.
Weeds use food and moisture that
should be saved for the corn and it is
i important that cultivation should begin
: early. The adjustable harrow is a good
| implement for the first cultivation, es
: pecially on the heavy types of soil. It
' breaks the crust and kills young weeds
and saves moisture by forming a shal
low mulch. It can be followed by the
weeder as the corn begins to come up
I without fear of hurting the young
plants. These implements, when used
in this way, save much hand labor with
the hoe and conserves the soil moisture
in the early part of the growing sea
son.
In this connection it la very important
to remember that everybody is expect
ed to plant an acre of wheat this fall.
To this end he should join the Pea club
and begin now through the planting of
this crop to put his land in the best
condition for wheat. The peas may be
sown for hay or planted in rows, culti
vated and harvested either as seed peas
or cut for hay. If hay is desired, it
will be best to sow’ broadcast. The Iron,
Brabham. Large Black-eye, Red Pepper
and Whippoorwill are the leading vari
eties. If they are grown for grain,
Whippoorwill. Iron, Large Black-eye,
Taylor and Brabham will do well. Plant
as early as possible after May Ist.
Where there is danger of wilt, be sure
< and plant only the Iron or Brabham va
riety, as they are not killed by wilt.
As in the case of soy beans it is de
sirable to use ground limestone in the
production of cowpeas. The increase
from the use of ground limestone has
varied from about 400 to 1.400 pounds
of hay per acre in the various parts of
the state. Ground limestone can be
I utilized on such legumes as cowpeas
1 and soy beans in the rotation, and th#se
| crops will ordinarily pay for the lime
stone, and in many cases give a profit in
addition. The increase of the other
crops following the legumes will be net
profit.
One of the difficulties in the produc
tion of cowpeas is getting the land pre
pared after small grain. • This is during
the rush of the summer work and it is
sometimes not possible o get in all
of the peas that the farmer would like.
Recently the college has been using a
method that is believed will help in solv
ing this problem. After the oats are
taken off. a subsoiler is run every two
and ohe-half to three feet. This leaves
the l?nd in condition so that the disk
harrow will do very much better work.
I This can be done much quicker than it
can be plowed and even If the land is
1 plowed a harrow will have to be used.
’ It also tends to conserve the moisture
ia 1 re*dv in the field, and to furnish a
desirable seed bed for the peas. Judg
ing from the results that have been ob
tained at the college. It seems that this
method is just as desirable, if not more
I so, than plowing the land, and it eer
i tainly decreases the work.
As stated above, the corn should be
cultivated from the time it is planted
| until the growing state is well passed,
or until the ears are well made. An ex
tremely heavy yield of corn requires
■ large amounts of food and moisture, and
i every effort should be made to keep the
soil in such condition that the corn roots
will have no difficulty in obtaining this
food and moisture.
After the corn has reached a height of
• three or four inches, larger implements
j should be used. These implements
should not be fitted with large shovels.
| Thev should have a large number of
i small shovels in order that the soil may
be completely stirred and yet no dirt will
be thrown to the corn. The first culti
vation should be deepest and nearest to
the corn plants. During early growth of
I the cofn the roots do not approach the
surface of the soil, nor do they extend
to the middles, and cultivation, can,
therefore, be carried on close to the
plants without injury. Later the fine
I feeder roots spread to the “middles”
and approach the surface, and will be
I injured if cultivated deeply. The last
' cultivation made should stir Just the
surface soil in the middles for the pur
pose of saving moisture and killing
I weeds.
The old practice of "laying by” corn
by digging out the middles and throw
ing the soil up in ridges around the
• corn with a "middlebuster" does more
• harm than good It breaks many of
, the feeder roots and causes a greater
, I loss of soil moisture by evaporation,
j The soil should be level at the time of
I last cultivation.
The kind of cultivator to use will de
[ I pend largely on the fancy of the one
I i that is to use it and the supply one has
!i to choose from. There is perhaps no
i i "best.” though some are better than
| others. A cultivator should have more
I than one shovel. It should have many.
! They should be small. A “Plantet, Jr.,”
• type, or a spring tooth, is a good one
■ horse cultivator, and wherever practical
* a two-horse cultivator of a reliable
i make should be used. It saves much
’• time and does excellent work when prop
erly handled.
Cultivate systematiemzy and with a
purpose. Continue cultivation as long
as the season and soil require It, as this
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1918.
is about all that can be done after
planting the crop to insure a gaod yiela
Cultivate with the Idea of (a) killing
weeds, <b> saving moisture lor the corn
and <c) keeping the soil mellow and
friable.
♦ * *
Planting Timo for Chufas in Georgia
11. M., Wnycroi.il, Ga.. writes: How
lai-J ca’i I plast chufas anil make a good
crop; W liat do you think would be an
ai ei age yield on conimou land with 200
potibus et ft/tilizer per acre?
Chufas may be planted in your sec
tion of the state anywhere from April
Ito June. Early planting is probably
the most desirable. The crop is u-su
i ally matured by September 15. It can
then be left in the ground for several
| months. If hogs are turned in they
; will do their own harvesting. This is
I a crop of considerable value, especially
• tor the southern part of the state. Great
i claims are made for the virtues of chu-
fas as a fattening crop for hogs. These
are probably overstated at times, still
it is an important and promising crop
I for the purpose in mind. Experiments
have been made in various states with
I this crop and it is recommended for
i tlie maintenance of hogs during the
, fall months by the Alabama, Florida,
; Arkansas and Louisiana stations. On
good land it yields freely, the outturn
being anywhere from 100 bushels per
! acre and upwards. Any land which is
: well adapted for the growth of corn,
* cotton, potatoes, or peanuts will pro
duce this crop jf-itisfactorlly. Plant
In 2.5 to 3-foot rows, dropping thi
seed abopt one foot apart in the row
and covering to a depth of two inches.
Lt will require about 1.5 pecks of seed
to plant an acre. If some supplemental
grain is fed to hogs when they are
grazing on chufas they will make bet
ter and more uniform gains and will
probably come out to better advan
tage. A little corn, or the equivalent
of a pound or two a day is probably the
best to use.
Chufas could, of course, be piaster!
in combination with other crops If de
sired. That is, it may be planted .‘n
the middle of corn rows in which velvet
beans are planted. In other words, they
could be used to replace peanuts to a
certain extent. It would appear that a
more extensive cultivation in Georgia
by those engaged in the raising of hogs
would prove profitable.
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VARIETIES OF COBH FOB
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C. A. G,, Royston, Ga.. writes: Tlense
write me what kind of kafir corn Is the
best to plant for silage on bottom laud and
do you think It would be better than
ecru ?
We have grown several varieties of
kaffir corn here on the college farm for
a number of years past. Most of them
have done quite well and it would
probably be unfair to say that any one
was greatly supsrior to the other. I
believe, however, that we prefer the
white kaffir corn for silage purposes
to any other strain we have used. Kaf
fir corn, as you know, is one of the
non-saccharlne sorghums which are
good drought resisters and can there
fore be grown to advantage in Georgia
during the warmer summer months. We
found this variety to be well covered
with foliage and capable of rapid
growth and development under favor
able conditions. It normally attains
about the same size as our sweet or
saccharine corghums. It produces a well
developed seed head of about the same
size and shape as sorghum. We have
found the growth of Red Head sorghum,
a saccharine, in alternate rows with
kaffir corn, a non-saccharine, presents
many advantages in the make of silage.
For instance, one variety, Is much drier
than the other and hence the blending of
the juice is an advantage.
These two crops, when grown togeth
er, produce a larger tonnage than corn
; and sorghum would and while seasons of
drought may occur, whenever favorable
weather conditions develop both crops
grow off vigorously again so that one
can almost certainly count on a good
yield. We have fed silage with satis
faction for several years past.
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TMATING GOATS FOB MCE
H. C. H„ Augusta. Ga., writes: I have
j a flock of fifteen tfoats which are very
lousy. What shall I do to free them?
When shoul-i I clip my sheep and should
they have any, apecitl treatment after
! wards?
To destroy lice on goats you should*
■ proceed as follows: Secure any one of
the coal tar dips and make a soluMon
of one part to fifty parts of water, or
In very bad cases one part to thirty
parts of water. Secure any suitable vat
or container large enough to thoroughly
immerse the goats therein, even for a
brief period of time. This should ef
fectively kill the lice. The treatment,
however, should be repeated in eight
days. Any acid solution, as you no
doubt know, is a good thing to use for
the destruction of the nits. Vinegar
dissolved at the rate of one pint to a
quart of water is excellent for this
purpose. A tobacco Infusion might also
be used, two to three ounces being boiled
in a quart of water. Apply rather
sparingly, however, as It is likely to
nauseate the animal. «Remember that
the quarters occupied should be treated
also. Use this solution for this purpose
one part to thirty parts water. All
crevices and cracks should be thorough
ly sprayed and the grounds as well. The
litter should also be gathered out of any
pens or yards in which the goats may
have been kept and destroyed by burn
ing.
Sheep may be sheared at any time
from now on. Probably the first of
June is a good time. There Is no
reason why they should have any special
treatment after being clipped. They
should, of course, be well fed and cared
for so as to keep them In good healthy
and vigorous condition and induce the
rapid development of a new growth of
wool.
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Feeding Calves Through the Daan
H. 8.. ol la nd. Ga.. wrties: What shall
we give our pure herd heifer calves t > svp
plement the dam’a milk? Have been giv
ing them equni parts of corn, o-its and
wheat bran, but brin has diaappeired from
the market. What shall we feed in Its
place? Our one-year-old bunch is running
in good bermndn pasture. What sha’.l we
give them in the way of grain to push
them along rapidly?
Yon were using an excellent grain
ration to supplement the milk your
Hereford calves were obtaining from
their dams and I am sure It must have
been giving you good results. I ob
serve you state that wheat bran has
now disappeared from the market and
that you are. therefore, forced to make
a change. I suggest that you feed
peanut meal In place of the wheat
bran. This Is a very fine food, not
only t?ch In protein but fat, easily di
gested and wholesome. It will make an
admirable addition to the diet for calves
of the character you describe and when
you combine your concentrates In the
proportion of one-third corn, one-third
oats and one-third peanut meal you
will have provided as fine a grain ra
tion as the country affords. In case
you find it Impossible to obtain peanut
meal, you can use an equal amount r-t
■ velvet bean meal. This meal, however,
is not so rich In protein or fat and.
j therefore, we do not regard It as so
i well suited to the needs of growing
calves, which require not only a con- !
i siderable amount of vitamines, which
■ they get from the milk, but large qua.i- i
I titles of protein and fat, flesh and en
ergy producers respectively. The dams 1
should be liberally fed for the purpose I
you have in mind and such a grain ra- ,
tion as has been suggested will be suit
able for them. Give them suppiemen- ;
tai green foods if the pastures become ,
short, and thus help to induce a good |
flow of milk and maintain it. Calves
which are to be grown out quickly from |
Dear Children:
We have just had a most refreshing shower and I’m hoping that all
of you who needed it as badly as we did, received your share. Everything
in the garden has taken on new' life, and I can picture your gardens grow
ing apace: am so anxious for them to be record ones.
Doesn’t it make you happy to think you are helping your dear country
that much? The cousin who stays in the house and helps, so that the others
may work in the gardens; the ones who teach, so that others may learn to
help, and our blessed sick cousins who pray for their country’s success are
all doing their bit. Let us each try to do a little bit more in our own way.
Lovingly, AUNT JULIA.
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Dear Aunt Julia: I think this is the grand
est way for the boys and girls of different
towns nnd stales to get acquainted. I have
been reading the Letter Box for some time.
Tills is my second attempt to be one of the
members. I think it is so graud I will try
agalu. I guess I had better describe myself:
I was 16 years of age the 21st of February;
I am 5 feet 1 inch tall; weigli 107 pounds; have
black hair, blue eyes, dark complexion. What
do you cousins think of this war? I thiuk it
is terrible. If everybody would buy Liberty
Bonds it would certainly help win the victory.
Can any of you cousins crochet or make tatting?
I can crochet, but I can’t tat. I would like to
exchange some work with some of you cousins.
I go to the Holly Pond public school, am
taking the seventh grade; I have been taking
expression and like it tine; my oldest brother.
Marshall, is going to the Cullman County High
school. He will finish this year. I certainly
will be- glad when he comes home, for we sure
do miss him. I would like to correspond with
some of you cousins about my age; would an
swer any cards and letters received. I would
like to correspond with Lucile Hendrix, Louise
McClain, Catherine Moore. Manila Ballenger
and you, too, M. L. P. Well, I must close
for Mr. Waste Basket will get this, I am
afraid.
Your new niece and cousin.
TRESSIE TAYLOR.
Holly Pond, Ala.
P. S.—Find enclosed 10c for which send me
club pin.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit a south
Georgia girl into your happy band of cousins?
Papa takes the dear old Journal and I enjoy
reading the Letter Box very much.
Have been thinking of writing for some
time, but just didn’t.
I live on the farm and wouldn’t change places
with any of yeti. Say, what do you cousins
think of this dreadful war? Isn’t it terrible?
I have a dear brother "over there,” who has
been gone four years. He enlisted when he
was nineteen. I haven’t seen him since he
enlisted, so you can imagine how much I want
to see him, can’t you? I have another brother
in the draft age and then one eighteen.
How ninny of you cousins isave a war garden?
I have one. and It is growing nicely. 1 think
we should do all we can to help win this war.
If food will win, we will win, won’t we? We
have planted a small field in rice, but It isn’t
up yet. We will win this war; we must!
I love school life. I study the ninth grade.
How many cf you cousins attend school?
Well, my letter is getting rather long, so I
will describe myself and run: I have black hulr.
gray eyes, fair complexion, weigli about 112
pounds and 5 feet, 3 inches tail; am "sweet i
sixteen;'’ who has my borthrtay—October 2b? )
I know you all are shocked at my description, I
aren’t you? I would be delighted to hear from i
some or all of you good looking boys and girls.
So pick up your pens and write to me.
Enclosed please find ten cents for which i
please send me club button. I will close, hop
ing to hear from you cousins soon. Lovingly,
ETHEL BOYD.
Tarrytown, Ga., Box 74.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
reading the cousins’ letters for a long time
and thought I would write, too. Some of
you "ousins come to see -..e. and we will go
a fishing in the creek. Be will have a fine
time. I am eleven years old and study the
fourth grade. Would like to correspond with
some of the cousins. A new cousin,
MILDRED SMITH.
Soperton, Ga., Route No. 3.
I*. B.—lnclosed find 10 cents. Please send
me a club button.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I come
for admittance again. t nave written before,
but failed to see my letter in print. I think
we have a fine motto. What do you cousins
do for pastime? I rea<» nooks and play the
organ. I can’t tat or crochet. I go to Sunday
school every Sunday and like tn get my lessons". I
We are going to have Children’s Day in next
month. Our school is out. 1 haven't any pets
for I haven’t time. I enjoy milking my cow.
How many of you cousins have war gardens?
Mamma has about sixty ’trfle chickens. I had
better close with lots of love to the letter box.
Your new cousin, JOHNNIE HAIR.
Daltoul Ga., R< ute 6.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let
a little Alabama girl join your happy band? |
I have written once before, but my letter
was not printed. I live ou a farm and like ’
it fine, but would like to live in town. Well,
I will describe myself, as others do. I have ’
black hair, blue eyes add fair complexion, and >
am twelve years old. As my letter is getting i
long I had better close, but ask a riddle iirst:
What is the most timid thing in the world?
I hope this letter is printed. Y’our new cousin.
CARRIE .MIXON GOKEE.
Elmore. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you please
let two South Carolina boys into your happy
band of girls and boys? We are brothers and
lire on the farm, aud like farm work fine. Well,
as I see all of the cousins describe themselves,
we will do likewise. I. Aran, have dark hair .
nnd eyes and dark complexion and am 5 feet 6 !
inches tall and weigh 135 pounds. I, Fulton,
have dark hair and light brown eyes and am
J feet 5 inches tall and weigh 127 pounds. Say,
foundation, stock thrive best of all on
the milk of the dams. They should,
of course, be taught to eat early in ac
cordance with the plan you have al
ready instituted. Induce them to eat
as much grain as possible, provided
they are not allowed to gorge them
selves and so.upset the digestive organs.
Induce them also to cat a little green
food provided either through suitable
pastures or through soiling crops. This
will help to keep the system in good
condition und will enable them to digest
and assimilate large quantities of rich
grass, thereby stimulating rapid growth
and development, the end which you
have In view.
lilbersl Feeding and Good Car* Neces
sary
B. M. L.. Hawkinsville, Ga.. writ-a:
I have a Jersey heifer two years old that |
calved about two months ago and she has
net been well since. She seea,s to have a
sore mouth, and also her udder Is not in
. good condition. She does not eat much
and has fallen off considerably in her milk
flow. I would like to know what to do
for her.
Your heifer has probably not made a
complete recovery from the effects of
calving and what she needs is careful
treatment for some days. If there are
evidences of constipation we suggest
that you give her a purgative. Various
things may be used for this purpose but
there Is probably nothing cheaper or
more effective than Epsom salts given I
In the form of a drench at the rate of j
say 1 and 1.5 pounds In lukewarm water.
The amount of salts to be used should
be adjusted to the size of the animal. .
For a small animal a pound will be
sufficient. For a large animal a pound
and a half will be better.
As to the udder, we suggest that you
bathe it three times a day with water
just as hot as the hands can bear.
Then we would rub it very thoroughly
with vaseline, lard or camphor oil.
Something should be used to coat the
outside with oil and prevent It from
chafing and also tend to soften It up.
Very gentle and persistent kneading and
rubbing is one of the most Important
aids you could employ to cure the baked
udder of which you complain. The oth
er affected parts of the body might be
treated In the same way.
As for the sore mouth that is prob- ;
ably due to a bad case of indigestion or
a general derangement of the system.
This can be helped by giving doses of
oil and feeding carefully. There Is
nothing better for this purpose than
warm mashes made from wheat bran. :
Simply pour warm water over the bran 1
nnd allow it to cool sufficiently for your
cow to eat it readily. I would cut out
the use of cotton seed meal and hulls
for a xveek or ten days and provide your j
cow with some green feed also a suit- I
able pasture.
“We pledge our hearts,
We pledge our hands.
By the Stars and Stripes
We forever stand.”
cousins, what do you all think about this war?
It’s tough, but we mußt win It. What do you
cousins do for pastime? We go fishing. Well,
as this letter Is growing long, we will close by
asking a riddle or two. What is It goes up
green and comes down red? What is this: The
more you cut it the longer it gets?
We hope to see this in print, as this is our
first letter. Hope Aunt Julia and the cousins
good success.
ORAN BISHOP.
FULTON BISHOP.
Brunson, S. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I am going to
see if I can find a vacant chair by you. Please
listen a few moments. I am 4Mi f**t tall,
weigh 7&l* pounds, brown eyes, dark hair and
twelve years old. Jesse Griner, I wrote to you,
but have no answer. I think It Is nice of Aunt
Julia to let us have a cousin’s page. Will an
swer all cards and letters received.
With love and success to all the cousins.
Your new niece,
VIOLET NELSON.
Thomasville, N. C.
P. B.—-Enclosed you will find 10c in stamps,
for which send me a club button.
Hello, Aunt Julia and all the cousins! Won
der what you’re all doing tonight? I'm enjoy
ing myself just fine now, as It has been raining
most all day and I haven’t had to work much.
Os course I don't want anyone to think that 1
dread work, for I do not; but nevertheless I
don’t mind resting when I get a chance. Have
be*n planting cotton this week, but urn through
now.
I live on a farm of 200 acres and like farm
life real well. I am 5 feet 7 inches tall, weigh
135 pounds and am eighteen years of age. My
birthday is July 1. Have brown eyes, dark hair
and fair complexion. You cousins who ran can
take your seats again now, as I have described
myself. So the worst of my letter is all over
with.
How many of you cousins are going to school?
I haven't been any since 191(1. But don't any
of you cousins think that I graduated, for 1
never got near to that point. 1 was only in the i
eighth grade when I was needed so much on the
farm that I had to quit school and go to work.
Gness most of you cousins have a brother or
some relative in the army. I haven't one there
J myself, but sympathize with those who have,
: for I know it is bad to have to give them up;
, but Uncle Sam needs them, and we must do our
I part in this great war. Those who can't go to
i the front are not altogether excused, for there
I is plenty nt home we can do that will help (In
I its place) to win the war. I was in Macon,
| Ga., not very long ago and went out to Camp
Wheeler, nnd, believe me, it is a sight to see
so many boys in one place. But they seem to
be enjoying themselves all O. K. Well, as my
letter is getting a little lengthy, I suppose I'd
| better ring off. Best wishes to Aunt Julia and
the cousins. I am
Your new nephew and cousin.
ARTHUR SALTER.
Pitts, Ga. P. O. Box 55.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I will write
again, for I forgot to send ten cents for a
club button. I live in North Carolina. I have
one pet dig and one pet cat. I have fair com
pletion light hnir and blue i yes. I am* twelve
years old. I am in the fourth grade at school.
I have one brother, named Johnny, and no
sister. I inclose ten cents for a club button.
A new cousins. SALLIE E. MITCHELL.
Nashville, N. C., R. F. D. 4. Box 109.
Dear Aunt Julia: Please allow a "country
I cracker” from Dixie to join your happy circle.
As Miss Nettie Morris and myself are both
Morrises. I’ll not feel so bashfiil and awe
stricken if she will permit me to take a seat
near her As it is the rule I believe in giv- ,
Inga description of ourselves. I’ll try to give
you all a “smattering” idea as to what kind 1
of an. "animal” I am. I'm not a gorilla or |
monkey, ns some of jou doubtless thiuk. owing ■
to the fact that I do resemble the latter. ,
Stop that laughing over vnere, Beulah B. :
’ Farthing, or I shall run home to the pro
tection of mamma’s cheeked apron this min- I
ute. I am five feet two inches high, weight
' 120 pounds and r.m a typical brunette. I live ■
I "away down on the farm” (as the song goes)
i and enjoy my work very much. Would bee de- |
i lighted to correspond wjth nny of the cousins, |
and mor- especially the goocPlooking girls. With j
wishes for the beat qf luck to xou all. I am,
■CLAUDE E. MORRIS.
Nashville, Ga.. R. F. D. 4.
p. S. Enclosed you will find 10 cents, for
: which send me a club pits
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please try to
tn-tke room for me to write you. I am a Geor
gia cracker from head to foot, but live in North
Carolina now. I think this war is dreadful
but am doing my beyt to w’in it. Last year
I was a metnbev of the (ematc club and bought l
! me a wrist watch. I live on a farm and we
ire go ; ng to name i* “Lone Pine J a rm, for I
there is n big pine out in front of the house.
I will answer Lucie S. Dickerson’s riddle, but
I know it is not right. "A watermelon." Please
some of you write me Mid I will answer you.
I will descrite myself. I have dark blue eyes,
fair complexion and I am thirteen years old;
l golden hair. Lots of love.
K FLORABELL McGOOGAN.
Saint Paul’s, N. <’.
p g.—lnclosed find 10 cents, fcr which please |
sefid mo a club pin.
Hey, Aunt Julia and Cousins: Listen! Some j
of you dear cousins move over and let me have (
a seat by some of you. i
1 think the editor is. a very, very nice man.
to let the children have some space in me
Journal. I am a Florida boy and live on a
farm and enjoy farm life fine. I would not
exchange this life for city life for any amount,
res I would—but not hardly.
Well what do you cousins think about this
war? I think it is dreadful and very dread
ful, too. Old Hindenburg is dead! 1 wish it
had been the kaiser, don’t you all. too: 1
have about one hundred and seventy small
chickens, and seventy-five old hens. 1 sure want
the United States to win this war. I live in
' sight of the little girl who wrote a letter a
i while back. Her name is Gladys Hooks; we
! nre first cousins. Come on, Florida boys and
girls the other states are getting ahead of
us "Well I will describe myself at the last
of my letter: I am 16 years old. 5 feet. 2
Inches tall; weigh 115 pounds, have blue eyes,
fair complexion and dark brown, almost black,
hair. With much love to Aunt Julia and cous
ins. your new nephew,
Graceville, Fla. HAYNES RICHARDSON.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you ad
mit two central Louisiana girls in your interest
ing circle? We enjoy readng the letters writ- .
ten bv all the cousins very much. We live on
a farm of 360 acres, 14 miles north of Alexan- ,
dria La. Camp Beauregard and Camp Stafford
are located about 11 miles south of our home. |
I Ruth, have brown hair and blue eyes, was 12 ;
v'ears of age March 29. 1918. I, Leia, have
brown eyes and was 20 years of age October
i2B 1817 Who has our birthday? We enjoy
attending to our little chickens, pigs and cat
i tie Hoping to receive a welcome, we are your
Louisiana
Morris, La.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
a silent reader of your children’s comer for
some time, so I decided I would write you all
n letter. I enjoy reading the letters very much.
How manv of yon cousins have a brother in ,
France*’ I "have, and I certainly do feel proud |
of him. In fact, I feel proud of all of Uncle
Ham's bovs who are fighting for “Old Glory.”
so she might proudly wave over the land of the
free and the home of the brave.
What are you cousins doing to help your I
country win the war?
I nm helping the Red Cross and raising pigs. ,
Auot Jnlla, I hope you will print this if you ,
think it is worth printing. I close with best ,
I wishes to Aunt Julia nnd cousins and especially ,
to our "Sammie" cousins.
Y’our new cousin.
THELMA CLARK.
Haddock. Ga.
p s.—Aunt Julia, inclosed please find 10
; cents for a membership button
Dear Aunt Julia nnd Cousins: Here comes an
j other South Carolina girl to join your happy
band of boys and girls. I have been n allent
reader of the Letter Box for some time nnd en
iov them fine. I live on n farm. I think farm
life best of all. I help work in the field and
i house. I have two brothers in the army, at i
i Camp Sevier. S. <’. As nil others nre dcscrib- '
ing themselves. I will i’o the same - lam 5
feet 4 inches high, weigh 130 pounds: I have I
brown hr.lr, gray eyes and fair complexion. My
nge is between 15 and 18. guess. Well. I will
i close for this time. Your new cousin.
MATTIE MEDLIN.
West Union. S. Rt. 1.
P. S. Enclosed please find 10 cents in stamps
| for which send me a club button.
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Submarines Near New York
Were you surprised, dear readers,
when the press dispatches reported the
sinking of fifteen vessels on the At
lantic coast, and less than seventy
miles of New York City?
Well, I must confess I was not sur
prised. I have been expecting it. After
a submarine entered Hampton Roads,
nearl ytwo years ago, and rose and
dipped and showed what a German sub
marine could do, three thousand miles
from home, and then went t>ut again,
as it came, without any difficulty, I have
only been surprised that they did not
come back more frequently. If there is
any spot of ground on the Atlantic or
Pacific coast where a monster gun can
be erected and throw shells as far as
they have been throwing them Into
Paris, I shall not be surprised to hear
that the Germans will try to do that
stunt also. But that does not mean de
feat for the patriotic people of Amer
ica. and nobody need to lose sleep on
that proposition.
It is going to be unpleasant and un
doubtedly serious—but it is one of the
things wc may expect.
Since Carranza Ishowed the yellow
streak in him —and’ «is afflliaiton with
the kaiser —I have been expecting a
demonstration of a similar kind from
Mexico. That Carranza will go io the
Hvns, is a certainty-—and 1 feel very
much like we made a grievous mistake
that the United States government did
not thrash Carranza to a frazzle in
1914. when our troops took Vera Cruz
and held it six months. Villa was a
had ’un, but he is a gentleman com
pared to Carranza, who has manifest
ly betrayed the United States, so far as
he could, into Teutonic toils. Never
mind—when we get into another scrap
with Carranza we will pay him, new and
old, and I hope will not leave a grease
spot of the conspirator.
Villa xvould have cleaned up Carranza,
if he had not been hindered, and the
mistake we made in choosing Carranza
is likely to give us some worriment.
If the German submarines attack Tam
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surprised. The thing tc do is to run
them down and smash them. The de
struction of our coastwise vessels is
going to hinder transportation, muchly
but we still have plenty of railroads
and* canals, and motor trucks! Keep a
brave heart!
* tk
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