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AGRICULTURALIST Mg Education , 1&S 1 SiKctssrtn. FakxinCt ■*■'' $ A NWEW M souLt This department will cneu.’fuiiy endeavor to furnish any Informatlocq Letter* should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Bonle. president State Agri cultural College. Athens. Ga Tka KUlln< Sitnation m it Pertains to ths Wheat. A’’large number of farmers are now ntalrlng inquiry as to how they may handle their wheat crop. A general ef fort‘has been made to give the widest possible publicity to all the facts relat ing to this problem. Apparently, how er«n many producers of wheat are not fully informed as to their rights and privileges under the existing regulations as promulgated by the food administra tipp„. In the first place, the food admin istration places a high premium on pa triotism. In the second place, the food administration wishes to entourage the production of wheat in order that the farfners of the south may become as nearly self-sustaining with reference to their flour requirements as possible. Third, the food administration realizes that, possibly the southern farmer can his land to the cultivation of some other crop than wheat and make a larger monetary return therefrom un der—ehe existing conditions than he would from growing wheat. Fourth, if the southern farmer will grqw a sufli cienf amount of wheat to meet the needs of himself and his associates then the \\ r ®S.TT': 'bMkvMfl QQc^ e : 3 Dresses Delivered Free Anywhere • A wonderful ehor.ee for thrifty Bothers to eave tßOtwy. Yes. all Seely Me. Prtpa.-! Money back if Mt sattefiec Dnwses consist of white and solid color eha-r bray and Lncne with cheek. str.pe or plaid g-.og ham or percale combined. Some are also entirety of nam. others of percale or hnene u> striped or plaid nga. Colore pink. blue. tan. green. red. ete. SoM in Beta of three only in three different colors; all ' three mart be ordered of one arte. And wo do not break peekagee Year choice for ages 2. 3 and 4 jean. Delivered free any where. Order by No. MFEIO Send only Me. If not eatie bed eetum deeeeee and we will refund the We end . return portage Be sore to state whichaire you want. FREE Book of Styles Byoar copy of thio big k showing stunning bar ns for men, women, ye end <Ma. Women's d Misses Coat* and Suita .88 to U 9.96. Dr«i« ,»to 324.55. Skirt. 11.38 » fe.M. Waists 59e to >3B. Women’s. Mimeo*. hiliewn’. Millinery We to 5 9k. Men’s. Wotnen'l. □uldren'a Shoes 55e to 37.98. Underwear, ete.. 25e to 34.48. Bon’ Suita. o'Coata.Knee Pants *Se to $» ZJ, and many other min. value.. Anything w order eent prepaid arw 4. Send for ttua wnder- 'fulboek today Chicago Mail Order Company 'HfIiWIA AVE 26™ ST.-octtj? 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Pea. and TWvet lere from the mows rtna. Grain sod Psnnuta With medal aV tacbKrtrt It .Mite Horn rtd dsred. ataika and sadder A Momng to 9o(.thwn riraip IWd uder ruarasiae W mtWactl-c ar tnuney back Whipped <m depndt V 150. beiairw payable .Her antral and eaanunaUcw Becd for eatal<« today B. W. MIDDLEBROOKS CO. Dapt. X-3 BARAESVIDLIC, GA. To Promptly Clear Out Rats tmer and buga. Simply Note which food.tufl they are after, and atir Rough on Rat. into a remqved portion of it. Having no odor or taate they naturally eat it. “Don't Die In The Houoe." “A iwop. Z)ok» the Work on*. Don It Uhikt.” End them all to-night with a 35c or webox. At Drug and General Stores. Card aba world over, feed by U. S. Govt. Try it. aggwiraM flAattre er Karaw BeOera. si:a»i« ■ Ito. t-rse Un |r wTl— ra why an U Met. Write W 4.1. I % I Tutor trwa Work. A Beaply Oa, Beeea, «a. .■ New Feather Beds only $9-00 See Feather Pillows Sl.ao per pair Write for new Bommer cataW Bey now belore prince go hither. WtrMHB «4TBf« t HUOd CO. p--tk IS. S'**-'*™- ■ c- 51 W this jewelry, W I■■ X five k ,eces - •' Ri'en for / 'f r. H. r.t-d/p ' ’ xes Bea.:timng FacelV' I Cream at 25 each Write XL) W : * or Cream. We trust you-Qj}. - T CHEM CO, DEPT. 3 f j railroads can be relieved of a large iniount of the transportation of Hour :<nd Hour by-products from the north west to the southeast. All of these are j matters of primary importance and as- I sistanee of the farmer Is being sought , in an attempt to solve them in the most economical and satisfactory manner pos ' sible. Viewing the situation from the j broad basis indicated above the food ad- I ministration has advised and ruled that the farmer who is a producer of wheat should be permitted to have twelve [Hjunds of flour per capita per month for himself, the members.of his immediate family and the bona fide tenants and members of their families living on land which he owns and operates. A three months' supply of wheat flour I may be ground at one time. As our southern mills have little storage ca pacity and there is great likelihood of the wheat being damaged by the weevil infestation, the food administration has further advised that the producer of wheat may have a year's supply of flour ground under the following conditions: He should go to his county food admin istrator and obtain him a permit granting him the authority to have a six months’ supply ground. This permit should be taken to his miller and filed with him. The farmer under any cir cumstances must, of course, sign a mill certificate before he can have any wheat ground. This mill certificate states that he is a producer of wheat, indicates the number of persons he is entitled to ob tain flour for, and the length of time for which the supply of wheat ground is expected to last. This pledge also con tains a statement which the farmer is asked to sign, to the effect that he will j use an equal amount of other cereals I with the flour and that he has these on hand at home in condition fit for human food. It is a pledge not varying in any respect and particular from the one which has now been in use for some months past. It will be seen from the foregoing that the farmer who is a producer of wheat is allowed to have twice as much flour as the man w-ho is a non-producer. tn other words, he can have practically a normal supply of this highly desirable, foodstuff if he undertakes to produce wheat himself. This liberal interpreta tion of the rule in his favor has been made in recognition of his patriotic effort to help the country in the pro duction of an essential food, and it is wise and proper that the southern farmer who produces wheat under more costly and difficult conditions than pre vail in some other sections of the coun try should be encouraged for his pa triotic effort by permitting him to have a satisfactory ration of flour for him self and family made from wheat which he has ground for this purpose. The non-producer of wheat is still on a six pounds per capita per month basis and unless he is a producer of cereals and holds a flour card permitting him i to have flour without the offset ce reals he must buy on the fifty-fifty ba ' sis. He is restricted as in the case of all other citizens to a thlrty-day supply. He can. of course, purchase wheat from any farmer who might have ' a surplus and take it to the mill. The miller, however, could only grind it for him on the basis of a six pounds per capita per month supply and could only allow him to have a thirty-day supply at one time. The farmer who is a non-producer of cereals will be required to sign a mill certificate the same as the producer. Someone has said that occasionally a non-producer might be willing to sub scribe to one of these certificates. This, however, would be nothing short of per jury and Is a risk which few people would be willing to take. The miller, of course, is held responsible to see that the certificates taken by him are correct and represent on their face the real merit of the transaction involved. The regulations now in effect permit ting the farmer to have 12 pounds of flour are very liberal because our av erage consumption of flour per month in normal times is only 18 pounds. Tn the south we probably did not consume in the pre-war period more than about 2.5 to 4 pounds of flour, in opposition to a consumption of 3 to 3.5 pounds of com meal. Therefore, the farmer who Is a producer of cereals Is now'allowed a larger amount of flour than he nor mally used. This liberal interpretation of the regulations in favor of the pro ducer of wheat has been made for the purposes already set forth and because nf the national necessity of inducing the farmers of the south through patriotic effort and self-sacrifice to produce the greater part of the wheat needed to sup ply the flour needs of this section of the country. Every farmer who culti vates wheat, therefore, sholild feel that he is contributing to the national de fense in a manner worthy of both emu lation and praise. For the Information of the public, it is desirable to state that wheat milling is now conducted on a different basis from that which prevailed in pre-war t‘mes. In other words, we are obtaining from a given amount of wheat a higher flour return than was true previous to 1914. Every time the miller takes 264 i pounds of cleaned wheat of an average weight per bushel of 58 pounds he must produce therefrom 196 pounds of flour. This regulation, requiring an extraction of between 74 and 75 per cent as comr pared with an extraction of about 70 I and 71 per cent in pre-war times, has done away with what is known as the white or patent flour of commerce. As a result the flour now obtained is somewhat darker in color and contains a little more of what was previously sold as red dog or shorts. The quality of the flour has in no sense been in- I jured. In fact, from a nutritive point of view its food value has been in ■. creased and a great national saving, essential urder existing circumstances, effected. There is an Impression on the part of the producer of wheat that he | should receive a certain return of flour j and shorts per bushel This is a mis take. however, as the weight of wheat varies materially, and in order that this point may be made clear to our readers the following extracts from the regula tions are printed for their information. The first of these tables sets forth the details with reference to minimum flour ; extraction as set forth under rule No. 4 of the milling regulations. This table shows ’hat in grinding wheat of other test weights than 58 pounds per bushel the miller shall not use an amount in excess cf that shown in the following schedule in makir g 196 pounds of flour; Test Weight Pounds Wheat Percentage of Wheat Per 196 of Flour Per Bushel. Pounds Flour. Extraction. » 58 lbs. or heavier.. 264 lbs. 74.3 r 57 lbs. or heavier. .268 lbs. 73.2 56 lbs. or heavier. .272 lbs. 72.1 1 55 lbs. or heavier.. 276 lbs. 71.0 I *»4 lbs. or heavier..2Bl lbs. 69.8 53 lbs. or heavier..2B6 lbs. 68.6 52 lbs. or heavier. .292 lbs. 67.2 51 lbs. or heavier..29B lbs. 65.8 The farmer is also interested to ascertain what feed return he may ex- Jpect according to the test weight per JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1918. bushel of his wheat. The following tabid sets this forth as succinctly as possi ble: Maximum Permissible Test Weight of Feed Returns Per 196 Wheat Per Bushel. Lbs. Flour Man'f’d. 58 lbs. or heavier 68 lbs. 57 lbs. or heavier 72 lbs. 56 lbs. or heavier 76 lbs. 55 lbs. or heavier 80 lbs. 54 lbs. or heavier 85 lbs. 53 lbs. or heavier 90 lbs. 52 lbs. or heavier 96 lbs. 51 lbs. or heavier 102 lbs. In the matter of custom and exchange grinding as set forth under rule 20 of the milling regulations, the wheat mil ler who receives wheat from farmers’ wagons and grinds such wheat on a toll basis must proceed as follows: Where the farmer exchanges such wheat for flour and feed the miller may not charge to exceed 35 cents per bushel for each sixty pounds of cleaned wheat sc received, and on such basis he shall return to the farmer flour and feed in accordance with the following schedule: Test Weight. No. Pounds No. Pounds of Wheat per Flour Re- Hard Wheat Bushel. turnable. Feed Ret’ble. 58 lbs. or heavier.. 44 lbs. 15 lbs. 57 lbs. or heavier.. 43% lbs. 15% lbs./ 56 lbs. or heavier.. 42% lbs. 16% lbs. 55 lbs. or heavier.. 42 lbs. 17 lbs. 54 lbs. or heavier..4l% lbs. 17% lbs. 53 lbs. or heavier..4o% lbs. 18% lbs. 52 lbs. cr heavier.. 39% lbs. 19% lbs. 51 lbs. or heavier.. 39. lbs. 20 lbs. •The foregoing tables give such in formation as is necessary or desirable to properly inform every producer of cereals aa to his rights and privileges under the existing milling regulations. * * * ▲ Bad of Congested Udder F. J. L., of Abbeville, Go., writes: I have a cow with a calf nearly one year old. At times a quarter of her udder will get hard and feverish and sore. By the next day lumps of clabber can be milked out. In forty eight hours it is apparently all right and remains so for 30 or 40 days. She i» milked twice a day. Please tell me what the trouble is and advise me of a remedy. It is not uncommon for the udder of a cow to become congested in one or more cf the quarters. This trouble may arise fro n inflammation which sets in prior to or shortly after calving and is not successfully reduced by prompt treatment. It may also arise from a bruise or injury to the udder. One cow may sometimes step on the udder of another. Occasionally cows are not milked regularly or thoroughly, which causes congestion of the gland to set up. Naturally it spreads rapidly until the whole quarter is affected. In treating a case of this kind pro ceed as follows: First foment the ud der with hot water just as warm as the hands can stand for a period of not less than twenty minutes three times daily. It should then be massaged and rubbed very gently, thoroughly and per sistently. Rough treatment is to be avoided at any cost. Next rub the ud der thoroughly with vaseline or vaseline to which camphor has been added. This will help to keep it soft, to reduce the inflammation and to prevent its chafing from the treatment with the hot water. Remember that the cow should be milked regularly and at approximately the same hour night and morning. It may even be advisable to milk three times daily until the inflammation is thoroughly eliminated. Remember that the extraction of all milk Is a matter of great importance. See that the aie tarv of the cow is varied and is of a laxative nature. The careful following out of these instructions should effect the cure. * * * Cultivating Paanuts and Tobacco G K K.. of Lyons, Ga., writes: Please inform me relative to cultivating peanuts and tobacco in the place of cotton. sM>at is the best variety of pearuts to plant. Many farmers who formerly culti vated cotton are replacing it with pea nuts or tobacco. This is particularly true in those sections of the state badly Infested by the boll weevil. Either of these crops can be cultivated with a measurable degree of succes in your section As Georgia. Peanuts should be planted relatively early in the spring and on land which is prepared much as for cotton. The width of the rows for this crop need seldom exceed three feet. Peanuts may be planted on the level or on low ridges. Machinery is available for planting them In the hull. For grazing down by hogs the Spanish peanut is probably the most desirable. When cultivated for edible purposes the larger seeded sorts should be grown. .Peanuts are valuable for the production of oil and the oil mills can crush them with comparatively little change In their machinery, hence they are in good demand at this time at profitable prices The average yield per acre is something like thirty-five or forty bushels. Many farmers claim a yield of fifty to sixty bushels. The pea nut is not difficult to harvest or handle on a commercial scale, and, of course, hogs are very fond of the nuts and thrive on them to an amazing degree. In order to produce the best quality of pork, corn should be fed to hogs while they are grazing on the nuts. If desir able, of course, the corn may be reserved and fed to the hogs while they are penned and after they have been taken off the peanuts. Pen feeding from two to four weeks will harden off the fat satisfactorily. The area in peanuts in Georgia has greatly increased. Farm ers who are cultivating the crop are en thusiastic about it and find it profitable and desirable. Tobacco, as you doubtless know, is sensitive as to the type of soil on which it is planted and the method of fertili zation followed. Where you wish to grow Burley tobacco, all that you need is a soil rich in humus and abundantly supplied with the essential elements of plant food. Where you wish to grow’ wrapper or light types of tobacco, the soil mu*t be fertilized chiefly with com mercial plant foods. Liberal fertiliza tion is necessary under such circum stances. Tobacco is an exhaustive crop of the soil. It is rather tedious and difficult to produce and is easily injured at times by adverse weather conditions or insect pests. We would prefer, sit uated as you are, to focus our attention and effort on the production of peanuts as a substitute crop for cotton. * * * Varieties of Fruit Adapted to Kiddle Georgia O. J. G.. of Experiment, Ga., writes: I expect to locate at or near Madison. Mores n county Ga., and would like to procure the best all-around list of fmlt, both early and late, for that district. I want to plant a general line of fruit and make a specialty of strawberries and a suc cession of peaches suitable for canning in tin. You doubtless realize that a great variety of fruits of the different kinds mentioned in your letter are adapted to cultivation in Georgia. It is difficult therefore to make a selection best suited for the purpose you have in mind. The Georgia Horticultural associa tion. through their secretary, has sug gested the following varieties as likely to be of considerable value for cultiva tion in Georgia. The list comprises the leading varieties of peaches, apples, pears and plums. Any reliable nursery man or seedsman acquainted with Geor gia conditions, can, no doubt, aid you in adding to or selecting from this list, as they are quite well acquainted with the soil and climatic ureas of the state and the fruits best adapted for cultivation therein. Peaches —Ameliaberta, Belle of Geor gia, Columbia, Columbus June, Donahoo Cling, Elberta, Emma, Forrester, Mal colm, Montgomery Late, Pallas, Piquet, Dear Children—l have had several requests for information as to the work our Soldiers’ Relief club is going to do, so I know you will be will ing for me to repeat a little, so our work may increase. First the piflows, drawings of which appear below; the pillows must be made of the best ticking, clean of course, and must measure 12 by 16 inches finished and hold exactly one pound of clean feathers. These pillows must have two cases made of Indian Head or similar material and measure 14 by 18 inches. This allows the inch hem all around as shown, in picture. As you see the back is made in two pieces, which lap and button with three but- tons, two inches from the hem. Our surgical dressings funds consists of a dime from all who can give it, many saying they wish to give that amount each month, some sending smaller or larger sums as they feel able, and many say they will collect like amounts from friends, this will go to the finance committee to be applied to the purchase of surgical dress ings. Anna Keiff your fine pillow and lovely cases came all right, there was no name on the package, but your letter followed in the same mail. • Lovingly, AUNT JULIA * sj Dear Aunt Julia: It has been just a short while since I wrote you, but am sending the pillow now. Would have sent it last week but have been sick. I did my best on making the pillow and cases. Hope they are right. The war is still raging, and we must do our share of the fighting. The draft from eighteen to forty-five will soon be on us. Some people don't think they should take the eighteen-year old boys. Well. I say if it takes them to win the war, let’s send them without a murmur. It’s hard for a twenty-one-year-old boy to | leave home, but the eighteen-year-olds rre just as brave and they can leave, too—if their coun try them. They will make good soldiers. And in after years those that are spared will come back to us—men —the most honored men on God’s green earth. The new draft will get two of my brorhers. Well, I know lam taking up more space ’han is my share. Will go, for I hear the dinner bell, and I'm just a little bit afraid I’ll miss dinner—if it is a Hoover dinner. Your friend, ANNA KIEFF. Dear Annt Julia aid Cousins: Please admit another Georgia girl into your happy band of boy» and girls. I live with my grandfather; he takes The Journal. I read the cousins’ let ters every week. I will describe myself: I have brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion; ain four feet five inches tall and nine years old. I am sending 10 cents for a club pin and 10 cents for the Soldiers’ Relief elub. I want Io be .1 member and will send 10 cents each month. Your n-w cousin, RUTH SITLLER3. Poulan, Ga., Route 1, Box 52. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes a Georgia girl to join your happy band of boys and girls. I have been a silent reader for a long time, but cannot keep still any longer, for I feel I must say a word in regard to the Sol diers’ Relief club, which I think is just splen did. Come on, all you Georgia cousins, and let's whip Kaiser Rill, for there is so much we girls can do to help win while the boys are giving their all for the dear old C. 8. A. Ask yourself this question: Can I afford to be a slacker? and you will find your answer to be. No, 1 cannot. I am a farmer's daughter and am proud to say I can help raise foodstuff in such time of need. Three cheers for Anna Kieff! Your letter was fine. Come again. As it is my first time. Will run. Hope to see this in print. Your cousin, BERTHA WIIXIAMS. Adairsville, Ga., R. 2. P. S. —Find enclosed 10 cents for Red Cross. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I am again, but I wont stay long, so you needn’t get worried. I see Aunt Julia wants us to make our letters short, so I am going to see if I enn't do what I’m told for once. I’m mighty glad you cousins are for our “War Club.” It is teal encouraging to read your letters. They • how what Kind of stuff young America is made of. I am enclosing 20 cents for our 8. W. R. club. Aunt Julia, will you please tell me what the property bags are, what they are made of and how? Guess I’ll go now, as I’m not on very friendly terms with Mr. Waste basket. and I think maybe he’d like to eat this. Auntie, you ought to put him on a Hoover ration. Maybe he and the cousins could ge-t along better. Sincerely, DORIS MOELLER. Lancaster, 8. 0. Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit an other Georgia girl in your happy band of cous ins? I am interested to find out about the “Aunt Julia’s Social Relief club.” I have been reading the letters of this week’s paper and ! want to learn about the club. Some of you | cousins writ " me about it. What do you eons- , ins think of' this terrible war? I think we | will win. If we cousins did our “bit” as the brave soldiers are doing I know we will win | right away. I don’t think Aunt Julia gave i us this column to describe ourselves in; let's I all think we are pretty and don’t take time in i describing ourselves. I am a member of the j Canning club, and my tomatoes have just done fine. My sister is also a member of the Red j Cross, but haven’t any work to do. Will you 1 send me something to help the Red Cross, I Aunt Julia? Come again, Anna Kieff. your i letter was just fine. I am tn the sixth grade at 1 school, and am twelve years of age. Who has < my birthday—September 28? Bend me a letter shower that day. Oh. look how long my letter is growing. Aunt Julia’s patriot girl. LILLY’ EFFIE SMITH. Vidalia. Ga., R. F. D. No. 1. P. S.—Please print this so I can get in formation of the club. L. E. 8. Dear Annt Jnlila and Cousirs: As I am lone some this morning thought I write to you all again. I have written three times since I got my club pin. but haven’t seen any of them I in print. I think “Mr. Wastebasket” likes ; my letters. I am sending ten cents for the I Soldiers’ Relief club. We haven’t any geese or i ducks, but wo have chickens, and I air going to save all the feathers I can and make as many pillows as I can. I sure do think it is good’ In Aunt Julia to help us cousins. I have a dear brother in Camp Greenleaf. Ga. I ion’t know how long it will be before he goes overseas. And I have a dear cousin "over there.” And I have a lot of friends in camp and “over there.” too I guess you all re member me —I won't bother to describe my self again. I will be fifteen years old the 13th of August. Who has my birthday I would like a letter shower for my birthday. I would like to correspond with some of you cousins near my age. Well I will close with love to all the cousins and a big share for Aunt Julia. Your cousin, ADZIE GRAHAM. Ellerbee, N. C., Route No. 3. Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Just a few lines this pleasant day. Oh. Aunt Julia, I am glad you have started the Soldiers’ Relief club, for I sure think it is a good thing, for we should help our brave soldiers all we can, for they are giving their lives for us every day. Ltsten, boya! I want to say a few words to you. Don’t be a coward or a slacker, for Pres. Church, Thuber, Triumph, Wad dell, Admiral Dewey and Jefferson. Apples—Capt. Moses, Chattahoochee, Cranberry, Drapper, Demorest* Ellijay, Elwell, Etowah, Garfield, Green Moun tain, Hames, Heslen, Horn, Jackson Seedling, Fort’s Pride, Jesse, Julian Summerour, July Queen, Kennedy, Lan drum, Lorick, Mack, Mrs. Bryan, Moon, Mountain Belle, Ne Plus Netra or Nick ajack, Nix, Oclesma, Simmons Red, Southern Greening, Summer Sweet, Taunton, Terry, Unknown, Van Buren, Waycross, Yahoola, Yates, Yopp, Fam ily, Oconee and Schockley. Pears —Bonners, Camak, Harris, Mag nolia, Nabours, Reliance and LeConte. Plums—Cumberland, Kanawba, Jap anese Goose, Abundance and Wickson. * * * When Should Cotton Cultivation Cease? J. E. P., Liberty, 8. C.. writes: Will it piy to plow cotton thin late where It has not been plowed for a month on account of dry weather follwed by excessive rains. This eotton was planted about the 20th of May. is still growing and full of fruit. The advisability of plowing cotton at this season of the year depends alto gether on the nature of the soil and the character and development which the crop has made up to this time. Where the plants are small and backward ind the season is dry, or there is danger of grass taking the crop, late cultivation should be profitable and desirable. Ud der boll weevil conditions, cultivation should be continued as late Into the season as possible. If you wish, for in stance, to make a side application of fertilizer, the cultivation of the crop at the same time will generally be con sidered good practice. Cultivating cot ton as long as it can be done without injuring or breaking the plants or knocking off the squares is, of course, regarded a desirable practice. everyone with a drop of pride batea a slacker. Anyone who is too sorry to fight for his coun try ought not to have a country, nor they wouldn’t if I had my way about It. So, boys, be men; don’t be cowards. And when your country calls you answer, “Here I am.” Just remember the ones who are fighting for this dear land of ours and take your place by their side. Now, girls, mothers, sisters, wives and sweethearts, when your soldier boys leave don't cry; wear a smile as long as he can see you, anyway. Let him remember your smiling face. And, listen, don’t write him sad letters; let them be as cheerful as you can make them. And remember, girls, let’s do our part here while our soldiers are there doing theirs. We can do lots of things to help win the war. And win it we will, for, remember, Uncle Sam has never l*een whipped, and the kaiaer must not win. Well, I will tell my age and go. I will be twenty years old the 7th of September. If there are any soldier boys who would like to receive a cheerful letter, just send me a letter and I will answer. Will also answer any other letters I receive. So by-bye to you all. I am Your Geotgia cousin, GAY NELLE EVERETT. Nicholls, Ga., Route 4, Box 79. P. 8. —Aunt Julia, please send me directions to make the soldiers’ comfort bags and the pillows, and tell me what kind of feathers to use, for I want to make some of them for your relief club. Yours with love, GAY NELL EVERETT. Dear Autt Julia: Will you permit a Georgia girl into your happy band? Will promise not to stap long, as it is my first time to write to the letter box. Auntie, I think the Soldiers’ Re lief elub is grand, and I don’t believe there will be any of the cousins slackers, but all will help win this war. Will say win, for I feel sure that the Stars nad Stripes will forever wave. I have no brother in the war. but am willing to send my dime each month. Will describe myself 1 and go. Am five feet tall, have brown curly hair, brown eyes, fair complexion, weigh 160 pounds and am thirteen years old. Who has my birthday, June 12? Hope to see my letter in print. Your new cousin, FLORENCE WILLIAMS. Adairsville, Ga., R. 2. Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you all admit a "little” girl of nearly eighteen summers into your happy band? I am only 5 feet 7% inches tall and a perfect blonde, or at least I was until I got <0 sunburned—but don’t you tun at the description, for I want to say a little more. I have been going to board ing school in Macon, Ga., and am at home spend ing the summer on our farm with my father. I have been very industrious since 1 have been here for I have put up nearly one hundred pints of caifned peaches besides many other kinds of fruit and vegetables. Not much chance of the “Beast of Berlin” starving us. Now, soldier and sailor boys, you all don’t know how I enjoy reading your letters and I am sure the other cousins do, too. I hope to see more letters from you all. Mr. Huff, write some more inter esting letters. Mr. Kimbrel, come again, the poetry was fine. I have two coasins in France and a sweclheart in the navy. Won’t you dear cousins remember them in your players. I have been quite lonesome until lately. Papa bought me a Columbia, and it is so much company to me. I have' many pretty records and mostly war songs. How do you cousins like the one “Send Me Away With a Smile?” It is one of my favorites. I am going to get me a car if I don’t go back to school this fall. I want a Hudson super-six. If I get it I will be by and take all you cousins to ride. So be ready. Aunt Julia. I just want to say a few words about your "Soldiers’ Relief club.” I think it is a fine idea and I am going to send you all the spare dimes that I have been spending so foolishly. I hope this will escape Mr. Waste basket’s reach, as it is my first attempt, and if I see this m print I will feel encouraged to write again and make it mere niteresting. If tny of yod cousins find a spare moment won't vou spend it in writing to a lonesome little girl? Will bid you all adieu. Your new niece and cousin, TRANCES HAYGOOD. Dudley, Ga. Dear Aunt Julia: So many of the cousins have written and asked me for the following song that it was impossible for me to answer them all in person, so I am sending it to yod to be published. I wish to thank all of the cousins who wrote me such nice letters. I will write and tell you all about myself some time when I am not busy. Now I’m going to de scribe myself and then write that song: I have hair, brown eyes, fair complexion, am five feet, three inches tall and my age is not under fourteen and not over seventeen. Hoyle A. Morton, who told you to leave your seat while I was describing myself? The other cousins stuck to it valiantly, but I suppose they knew that I wouldn’t ever try any more to tell them how I look. I see Aunt Julia frowning, so I think I had better close. Now for the song: “Buy a Stamp" (Tune “Over There.”) Buy your Thrift Stamps now; buy them now; buy them now; We will tell, you how; tell you how; tell you how. Save your quarters, nickels, dimes. Save your money; now’s the time. Go down in your jeans till you know it means To make a sacrifice; pay the price, pay the price. You can do it if you try; do it now, not by and by. CHORUS Do your bit; do your bit, take a dare. Do your share, or beware; For the Huns are coming, our land o’er running. Unless you stop them so take care. Buy a Stamp, buy a stamp, just a Thrift or a War Savings Stamp. Uncle Sam needs money. Can he count on you? When you lick a stamp, you lick the kaiaer, too. Second Verse. Please tell Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam That we’re sure we can, sure we can, sure we can. Buy all the stamps be wants us, too. To cheer up and not get blue. Tell him not to worry any more; any more. We know what they’re for, wbat they’re for, what they’re for. Let him send them right away. We will do our bit today. CHORUS Soncerely, , JEANNE CARRAWAY. Kissimmee. Fla. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder If you would let me step in for just a moment. Oh. I am busy as a bee. I have been a silent reader for a good while now; thought other letters would be more interesting than mine. We have been busy canning fruit and other kinds of vegetables to help win this war. I have a brother that’s just landed in France. We have received one ’etter from him since he landed oversea. I hope no me will object to Ulis piece of poetry, which rmenids me of him: He* left the peace of our little place, And went away with a light in his face; For out in the world was a job to do, And he wouldn’t come home until it was through! Four thousand miles from our tiny town. And its hardware stores, this boy may go down. Such a quiet lad, such a simple chap— But he helped put Germany off the map! I I’m not’poetical enough to compose. Well, as I haven’t but a minute I’ll go. I’ll come again if I may. Maybe I’ll not be so lone some next time and can do beter With love to all. JULIA BAKER. Moultrie, Ga., R. 2, Box 113. Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will yon all per mit a Georgia girl into yonr happy band of girls and boys? I am a silent reader and enjoy ■ reading all the letters. Say, cousins, isn’t this I war awful? I have one dear brother in the I training camp. Was at Greenville, S. C., but ’ has moved somewhere. Auntie, I think your Soldiers' Relief club is grand. I live on a farm and like farm life fine and would not like town life as well as country. As the most of you consnis describe yourselves I guess I had better. Here she goes: Five feet our inches tall, have dark brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion, and am 16 years old W’ho lias my brlthday. August 9? I .would like a letter shower. As this is my first attempt I'll ring off, hoping to see this —Why Pay Retail Prices? Wholesale factory prices on bug- i\/l wt 6 gies and surreys are from 315.00 t 0550.00 less X ~ than your local dealer’s prices. Ready Why pay retail prices when you gwg ~ can buy direct from our factory at whole- Tya SSwSaaßjgjc/ sale prices and keep every cent of the mid- / \ diemen’s $15.00 to $50.00 profits in your own /\ \ f pocket for other purposes? All the value that’s ever in a vehicle is put there by the manufacturer—middle- \ / /VvvJ’l \ men’s profits only add to the cost without XA / \\XZ \\ 7 'C/ 1 \ increasing value. X • IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO OUT “ ’ Just write a post card for free catalog showing all the latest Styles anu giving run a details of our money-saving factory-to-user plan. Your copy is ready to mail now. It’s I • FREE, and we pay the postage. GOLDEN EAGLE BUGGY CO., J: 266 Mean» St Atlanta, Ga. 1 in print, and I’ll come again. Would like to correspond with some of you cousins. Your cousin and niece, EULA BUTLER. Alma. Ga., R. 1, Box 1. P. S.—Enclosed find 10c for Relief cluh. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you ad mit a Georgia girl into your letter box? I will promise not to stay long. 55 hat do you cousins do for pastime? I read and crochet. I live on a farm and like farm life find. What you you cousins think of this war? I think it is terrible I think that everybody should do their bit to ward helping win this war. I have two broth ers in Fra iee. They are both volunteers. Annt Julia, I like your club fine. I am sending ten cents for rhe Soldiers’ Relief club, tome again, soldiers boys, your letters are fine. Sylva Walton your letter was fine. Come again. Well, I will describe myself and go. Am 3 feet high, weigh 96 pounds, have light hair, gray eves, aud dark complexion. Well I will close. With love to Aunt Julia and the cousins Oh. J forgot to tell my age. it is 18. From your cousin, BUNA SANDERS. Adairsville. Ga., R. F. D. No. 1. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I intended writing sooner, but have ben so busy helping mother, as sister hasn't been at home in nearly two weeks, ft iris, I think Private Luther Huff gave us all good advice, but I have always given mother all of my letters to read and I think all girls should. Now girls, let’s not forget to pray for him, as he asked for. I am sure we all wish him to return, as he is so dif ferent from most men. Sister, mother and I belong to the Red Cross at Lloyd, and do quite a bit of sewing for it, but I just wanted to bekng to your little club. 80, Aunt Julia, I send my Jeiy und August duos, aid also a dime for elub button. Cousins, isn’t it nice to stay out on the fatm? It has been ten years since we moved away, but I am glad I am hack home. 1 haven’t many pets—-only ore pig. and 1 named him after Pat O’Brien. I know Pat feels highly honored, but my pig is a war pig just the same. I will bid Aunt Julia and the cousins adieu. With love to all. RL’BIE DAWSON. Lloyd. Fla. Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins! I have been reading your corner for a long time and thought I would write. Aunt Julia. I think your club is fine, and I think all the cousins should join it. I am sending 10 cents. I have two brothers iu France and am very proud of them. Well,' I will describe myself and go: I am 4 feet high and weigh 86 pounds and have fair complexion; black hair land it bobbed), and blue eyes, and am 12 years of age. Well. I will close with love to Aunt Julia and the cousins. Your new cousin, KATIE LOU SANDERS. Adairsville. Ga.. R. F. D. 1. p. s.—l would like to correspond with some of the cousins. Dear Aunt Julia: Here is another Georgia girl that you don’t know, but I know you. We certainly are having some hot weather here. I am sending you 50 cents for the Sol diers’ Relief club. I think it is a good club. I have a brother, Carl Harris, in Jacksonville, Fla., or on the water. We haven’t heard from him this week, so we think he must be on the water. We sure do hate for him to go, but he wants to go. He enlisted last January 9, and has been at Camp Gordon nearly ever since. So you see he was near enough to come home often, aud did so. He says he is looking forward to the trip anxiously, and then we know he does not dread death, and wants to do all he can for his country. He is in the cavalry and of course is in much danger. It hurts us for him to go, but we hope he will return safely. I went to the picture show yesterday. It was good. It was about the kaiser. Os course, some of it was sad, too. • Just look how long my letter is getting. I will have to quit writing for this time. Best wishes. From a new cousin, ZELMA HARRIS. 266 Cary street, Elberton, Ga. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let me come again for just a little while? And, Aunt Julia, please find enclosed 50c for the Soldiers’ Relief club. Well, Aunt Julia, 1 will go now. Please print this. I would like to exchange tatting and crocheting samples with any of you. Ytnir niece and cousin, ANANELLE HARRIS. Elberton, Ga. Dear Aunt Julia: Will you let a West Vir ginia girl (join your happy band? This is the fourth attempt to visit you. Only one of my letters was printed. So, Aunt Julia, I thank you for- printing it. Well, what do you all think about this war? I have one brother who will be old enough to register in September. sVell, cousins, I will tell you about our Lib erty Bond and Thrift Stamp meeting. We all met at our church, and after the speaking was over raised $20,000.50 at a very small place, and thinly settled. I wish you all could have been with us. I have a schoolmate in France, and mmy other fnends and relatives. I know if we do our best at home, our boys in khaki will do theirs. I do not believe that Germany will whip our boys, for we are not fighting for a slice off any nation, but we would like for Ger many to give back the land she has taken from the other nations. We want to put greed and selfishness to the dust. I think we shall all say "Amen” when our boys inarch through the streets of old Berlin. I know the bands will play in the dear old U. S. A. Well, Aunt Julia, if you think this worth space, print it. Would like to correspond with cousins near my age. I am seventeen. s'our new friend, DORA F. HARPER. Macksville, W. Va. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As I don't see any letters from this part of South Carolina, I thought I would write. sVhat do you cousins think of this war? 1 think It is awful. I am doing my best by sav ing all I can. I helped my auntie can lota of fruit and vegetables this year. Aunt Julia, I think your Soldiers' Relief club is great. I want to send lt> cents a month. As all the cousins describe themselves, 1 will. So here goes: I have brown hair, hazei eyes, fair complexion, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weign 104 pounds. Am fourteen years old. Who has my birthday—October 11 ? For pets I have a eweet little baby cousin. Her name is Evelyn. Sbe is ten months old. Two white kittens (Tiddle-de-sVtnks and Snow ball), and one big brown-spotted dog. He weighs fifty-six pounds. His name Is Rex. Hope Mr. Wastebasket will be out vtsltins when my letter arrives. Will be glad to cor respond with some of you cousins. Will an swer all cards and letters received. Please ex cuse me for staying so long. Your new niece and cousin, AGATHA K. POE. Westville, 8. C.. R. F. D. No. 1. P. B.—Enclosed please find 20 cents, for which please send me a club pin, and 10 cents for Soldiers’ Relief club. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1 wish to thank you. Aunt Julia, for printing my other letter. Thqn. If you think this one worth printing, I will appreciate it very much if you -will grip it tightly until Mr. Wastebasket is off after the kaiser. Listen, boys and girls, beed the call of yonr Uncle Sam; buy War Savings and Thrift Stamps. Let us atop spending so much for foolishness and prove to our dear country that we are not slackers. How many of you cousins have brothers in the army? I have one half brother in Camp Gordon. Come on, soldier boys, and write. We like to read your letters. Come on, you Georgia people, and write for I never see very many letters from the dear old state of Geor gia. Maude Coggins, your letter was fine; come (-SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY—. I Largest Pharmacy School South graduates you in 12 months. Ocr graduates make best record I I nefore State Board. Excellent profession for both sex. Splendid salaries. Fail term bvirimi I I Oct. 3rd. For catalog address R. C. HOOD, Dean, 65% WaJton St., Atlanta, Ga. * I $450 FORE? CAR GIVEN jumbled letters an the circle can be ar- . ranted to spell out two certain words of four letters each Can you do it 1 Write the word* W I ] W P*ain’y or post card and mail to u* wHh yotxr fl p I ■ narr.r address If correct fl 1 * fl enter you immediately in our bt{ Ford Aulo fl f J /HpHk IfIBMMKWMMMKCwBy JCkTm Coni** With I OOC po'nt* to vour cred ? and explain ■ ftPiCLI everyth'r»< fully Sen* rw> money The winner .n Kt FIIWORANDPRIZJE WLZ again. Flora Brown. I agree with you. , I like to- go to school, and I sure do like ( to read good books. My favorite .book is “fount Up the Sunny Days,” although I have , read others almost as good. Good-by. dear Aunt Julia and Cousins. » Your loving niece, CALLIE SUE ANDERSON. Blakely. Ga., R. F. D. 4. Box 21. P. S.—Enclosed find 10 cents for Aunt Julia's Soldiers’ Relief club. Hello. Auntie! Guess you have forgotten me by this time. Aunt Julia. I think your club is just grand, and I am sending you a dime to help. I sure think each and every one should help all they can for this great Why not more of our soldiers write? I enjoy reading all the cousins’ letters. Hello, Geane Carraway, wbat has become of you? I wrote you awhile back, but haven’t heard from you. Wish some of you cousins ceuld have been j here the first Sunday in August. Our revival began and we had a grand time. Received thirteen members. Auntie and cousins, have any of you the bal lad of "Poor Nellie Gray?” I want it, and can’t get it anywhere. All you cousins write. Lovingly. . • ROSA LEA MAHAN. P. B.—This dime is for our Soldiers’ Relief , club. I Clayton. Ala. Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I come again. Move over just a little and let me have a seat by some pretty girl. I won’t stay long. I am sending in my dime for August. Say, how is the weather with you all. It sure is hot here. Well. I have been going to school some. I will tell you all the name of my deskmate; it ■ is Carl Jackson. 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