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CO-OPERATION 111 BUYING A PURE
BRED DRIFT SIRE FOR A COMMUNITY
By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture.
In tho days when the hull tongue,
Dixie plow and other Implements of
similar type were depended upon In the
.South, the light, active cotton mute
nerved every purpose, but now agricul
tural practices are becoming more In
tensive, a greater variety of machinery
Is use I and a heavier type of work
stock Is demanded.
A good policy for most communities
io follow In Introducing heavier drafl
stock is not to Import marcs, but to
purchase desirable draft sires. Ol
course where mares can be bought at I
reasonable price and of good quality
desirable ends will be attained.
That the pure-bred draft sire can be
Introduced to advantage Is evidenced !
by a number of examples in Georgia
Where there has been failure, gene;
ally II is the result of lack of know!
edge of what, a good animal Is and ,
his real value.
Peddlers of draft stallions are asking i
TEST SLED BEFORE YOU PLANT; LARGER CROPS WILL RESULT
John R. Fain, Professor of Agronomy, Georgia State College of Agriculture.
Ihi ring the winter months the aver
age farmer will find more time to
test seed that he Is to use for plant
lug In the spring than he will prob
ably find at any other time. Of course,
seed selection should begin In the field.
Having chosen good ears from the
best yielding stalks and keeping these
In a dry place, these ears can be test
ed with very little trouble any time
in the winter.
A box with sund in It and slight
moisture kept In a place where It will
not get too cold will soon germinate
the grains from the ears to be tested.
Take ten grains from an ear and plant
in a single row, numbering the row
and the ear so that records will not
got mixed. The grains should prefer
ably be taken from different parts of
the ear.
V\ hen the grain lias developed a
shoot, note how many of the rows
*£ ?sijjp StasUMi
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Weak Germination on the Left, Strong Germination on the Right
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Commerce Fair on chickens hatched from
eggs bought of me.
Eggs $1.50 Per Setting
I also have some fine chickens f or sale.
See or write to
MRS. ALONZO THOMPSON
Maysviile? Ca., rfd 2.
from $2,500 to $3,000 for animals that
can be purchased in many Instances roi
S3OO to SSOO. There is no reason why
a farmer or a body of co-operating
farmers should not go directly to where
these animals are bred and buy at first
hand at reasonable cost. It pays to
send an expert to buy breeding stock;
that Is, a man who knows the type
and conformation which should he
sought and is able to judge of the
soundness of the animal offered lor
sale.
Wherever possible the services of an
expert of the College of Agriculture
will be given any body of farmers de
siring to Invest in draft stock, only
expenses being required. However, the
College Is not preparetl to spare the
services of rnen except occasionally foi
such purposes until sufficient fund,
are obtained to carry out plans which
are in mind for promoting improve
ments in various lines of breeding
throughout the state.
shows as many as nine out of the ten
grains germinating, These rows alone
are of further Interest. Discard the
ears which have shown less than 90
per cent, germination. To make fur
ther tests of the ears that have shown
In excess of 90 per cent, germination,
you will have to examine the root de
velopment of each grain. Those that
have three or more large, well devel
oped roots, can be classed as having
strong germination, those with
less, weak germination. Again
discard the ears not showing
strong germination as indicated by
root development and you have re
maining the best seed it is possible
for you to select. Such selected seed
will yield from 25 to 50 per cent, more
grain than that which has not been se
looted in this way. The returns make
the little time and attention given to
it, one of tho most remunerative lines
of work in which the farmer can en
gage.
AAMH3 COUNTY JOURNAL HOMER, GA., MARCH 19 1914
IT PAYS TO KEEP
COWS COMiOiTAELE
To give his cows the p. • .. Her
the dairyman must ha*
warm, well lighted and v. ■
barn, writes E. E. Husbh: ii.
Homestead The
together uji- n the cap •
and the number of
- My ideal is the r!1 -
or, in other words, to build .un
on a hillside or ie v ■ - ■al
to a second story '■mu
tilation anil doorways r . c had In
the skies and end of :i arn
The walls of the basement may la
made of stone or brick, or if tlii ■ 1 an
not Ist afforded a wall cedei the side
that stands next the bill may I <on
Btructed and the mllei- three si. -s In
made of framing. Man) prefer the
cement walls, which arc cheaper 1 mu
the rock or brh k. us a man <-an I -did
a cement wall himself, which will ivc
all expense, except for the —ri 1
The stalls of the dairy barn should
have tight walls and ceiling, hut should
What may In a ro- ■ a tiu *
milk yield by cov • f ihe f Kind
in shown In t: •* neon I of tin* Hol
stein herd, owned by J A Tu: • * of
Virginia He I- ■ • *d *f va
teen purs hyd H uln Si. i.o
and five grud a lot ;i of tv. • nty-
Iwo cows. Hl* lv rd.t and i. •*
show that In a slri • year 't- * n
of his cows av -a 1 over l-' 1 ”"
pounds of milk, twelve a * !
over 11.000 pound.*- ten av< : and
over l-.bOO pound*. < .'lit av*-t > and
over 13.000 pounds, Ton aw. > and
over 14,000 pounds, end ore ran OVei
IS.ooo.pounds Of the herd f ■ < rt -n
cows prodm <1 twt- i[\ -. ':i!t quarts
of milk each In a dny J < > *
surpassed thirty-two quart---, two
rows surpas-.-d u-iarts
and one cow surp vd fort: quarts
In a day. The picture shows a pure
bred Holstein.
lie well ventilated It h <i :ilr hare
ii sound floor.
The cows i!i i! re I ud In
n dark, dirt} si all lunu : t <-tI
to produce as much i ill; • • ■ ■ •*’
n ill have the imie ■ u
the cow that t furnished . ,th a 'veil
light ed, llil 7 sill ! i 'l'! ' ;[ i
dows to admit < i"■ sin . u ml
that the foul air o t ■' ■ :.d i
-by t!i- nd. !> •
subjecting the cow to tn iri ms riinfts
The stalls w ith ti lit • 11 n<l 1
prevent loss os' h.
and thus eoutr
fort of both the • '■
When the dalr • “
she is hard work I and
to withstand ext retro 'f wi ' r th. a
other steel; for her '’nergSi ; are then
being exerted In the dire .lion of pro
diictlon ntfher than elf pivservntinii
It is n’ore orofltah'e "s oil as more
■iitninn to keep her '.'Mam by makings
lli(> stable eomfertat a instead of cmn
pellinK her to use large amounts of
expensive foods In maintaining her
body temperature.
Nothing is more important in the
dairy barn than as. : impervious
floor. There is more than one benefit
derived from such a floor. The animals
are more comfortable ami hence prof
itable. the manure is saved and ap
plied to the land ithoitt loss, the
stables are cleaned with less effort, and
Cleaner milk Is pro -■ rd ' ioh w ill
always command a higher price.
TWO D*!RY PROBLEMS.
Proper Composition Fi-rd a Matter
of Great Ire ’ - t ov- ?.
The dairy fanner h s two cro.it prob
lents confront in ; ’ at all times
namely, the labor :i;d the f- ling
problems Ills success d,p. -!; large
Iv on his ability to cope with them,
and especially with the feeding prob
lem. His cows are. >n a measure, tnn
chines through wld.-h raw materials
pass and are turned out as finished
products, the quality of which are de
termined by the h-’iivid’.mt ’W If
the raw materials i n-t 1 Miee.l"
the result inny be :it on the cow’s
back Instead of milk in the pail: it may
mean flesh from t! - w - t dy to
make mill; or av.-- e . •-atcr'a* al
together If not se.po':,-d :i snfllclent
quantities the miri-Se ci-eontiimes its
work and the cow - dry.
Far too many dai -n work on the
assumption that h "s t cow are fed
all they wi’ • nicely
of feeds a; ord v • -t, they are do
ing their best i question of feed
composition should receive more
thought- A man uiav easily feed un
balanced rations that will waste
enough material, for which he has to
pay high prices, to in d;e his business
unprofitable, even under otherwise
favorable corolit: • s New York Trib
une-Farmer.
Udder Inflammation.
Mastitis (inflammation of the uddert
may often be Induced in a cow by
rough milking when the t 'its are sore
•r chapped Chapped teats may be re
lieved by gently rubbing with vaseline
before and after milking Several ap
plications of zin ointment to sore
teats, after cleaning them, will relieve
most casta.
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ny things, and we pay as much attention to the little
things as the big ones
In buying our goods—in pricing them—in assist
ing you to make appropr ate and pleasing selections —
in guaranteeing you satisfactory service from every
thing you buy here —in pninstakingly serving you in
every possible way—in ail these things, our sole aim and
purpose is to make this s ich a satisfactory place for you
to trade that
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ilet all’s Magazine, of New York.
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A Nervous Woman Finds
Relief After Many Years
V- a wi.,. sufer from extreme
•rvu.: ness, often endure much
ifA ring before finding any relief.
Mrs. Daniel Kintner, of Defiance,
0., had such an experience, regard
i; g which she says:
. , "I had stomach
trouble when I was
eighteen years old
that broke down
Jjj roy health, and for
Jf years l suffered
y ** rz* Wl with nervousness,
y k headache, irubges
d and nervous
V % V spasms. The
x \ spasms gt>t so bad
' >y\ 1 would have thorn
. //JV throe or four times
//# < ' . a week After try
mg -early ev. r
’ , |‘ if’ remedy recoiu
rrended, I Pecan
1 ' taking Dr. Miles’
Nervine, rad I must say it helped me
wonderfully. I have had no severe nerv
ousness for several years.”
MRP. DAN KINTNER,
1002 Pleasant St., Defiance, O.
Many remedies are recommended
r diseases of the nervous system
: .at fail to produce results because
they do not reach the seat of the
trouble. Dr. Miles’ Nervine has
proven its value in such cases so
many times that it is unnecessary
to make claims for it. You can
prove its merits for yourself by
getting a bottle of your druggist,
ho will return the price if yon
receive no benefit
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart. Intf-
Banks County Bank
INSURES DEPOSITS.
Pays Interest on Time Deposits
and
Extends to its depositing and bor
rowing customers all the banking ac
commodations and facilities that
any well regulated banking institu
tion affords.
Call upon us w T hen you need to
borrow and remember us when you
have surplus money.
Banks County Bank
HOMER, GA.
L. N. Tl UK, I’res. K. T. THOMPSON, V. P.
O. WALTON, Cashier.
Acknowledge receipt of all deposits sent by mail, piomptly
Interest Paid on Savings Accounts and Time Deposits
100 PER CENT. SAFETY.
Some Satisfaction
There is a great deal of satisfaction in knowing that
yo..r money is absolutely safe.
That’s one thing this bank keeps always in view—the
safety of the depositor’s money entrusted to our care. We
are careful about our loans as well as our reserves. We
carry tire and burgular insurance We use every precau
tion to protect ur depositors funds. That's why our de
posits are growing.
Our Deposits ShOw 100 Per Cent
Cain Over Same Date Last Year
The Bank of Gillsville
G-illsville, G-a.
GRIFFIN, Cashier.