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MEADOWBROOK
filr\ FARM
A satisfied pig grunts
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Watch your horse's breathing.
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Overfeeding the hens 1b harmful.
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Litter should cover the hen house
feeding floor.
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Satisfied profitable pigs will grunt,
but they do not squeal.
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Mill feed can In most cases bo pur
chased and fed to brood sows at a
profit.
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A horse will require more feod
when allowed to run out, than If kept
In the barn.
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Study your hoga. Hog growing, like
any branch of live stock, cannot be
learned In a day.
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There Is never a time In the year
when the fruit grower has no use for
his pruning knife.
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The demand for tho bacon hog Is
growing. Tho large Yorkshire Is the
fuvorlte bacon breed.
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Shelter all the stock. The Increased
manure and thrift of stock pay big
dividends for tho trouble.
• •
If the screenings are fed tho manure
should be thoroughly composted, oth
erwise weeds will continue to grow.
• •
Brush out the heels of the horse at
night. If dirt Is allowed to cake,
scratches und grease-heel mny result.
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Don't begrudge the grain the poul
try eats. They are returning a higher
price for It than any stock on the
farm.
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Farming is becoming a more sys
tematised business. This Is one thing
that haa removed the drudgery from
tho work.
A mule never seems to bo really
frightened at anything. When he
runs away ho does It through fiure
lovo of mischief
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Lounging along In the harness Is
bad for any horse, young or old It la
a suro sign of a alouchy driver Either
drive or lot It alone,
Keep the pigs busy from start to
finish, 1.e., making hops of themselves
Afford comfort, plenty of feed and
drink. nml give It regularly,
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The Idenl peach tree Is one which
has a spread of branches almost dou
ble Its height and well feathered with
fruiting branches almost to the
ground.
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There Is less talk In our time about
the general-purpose cow and more
about the utility cow. The latter sort
can be depended upon to pay the rent
when all else falls.
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Contrary to the general belief, It
does not hurt a horse to give him
water In moderate quantities, even
when ho Is very hot, providing the
water Is not very cold
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The brood sow Is a pig factory, not
herself a pork barrel tiller. She Is,
or should be. a creator of strong,
hearty pigs. Peed her then eo she
can fulfill her real mission.
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There Is Just oa much danger In
over feeding farm stook as there le In
under feeding. You have to watch
the animals In order to know when
you have the right kind of a ration.
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Remember that the horse Is the
most nervous of all animals, and that
little things annoy and Irritate him.
Remember that he will be contented
or miserable accordingly as you treat
him.
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Good housing Is one of the essentials
for egg production, and consequently
should be given proper consideration.
A hen that Is comfortable and happy
is more apt to be profitable than one
that Is uncomfortable.
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A recommended treatment for warts
on cow’s teats: Put some water in a
bottle and add as much alum as the
water will dissolve After each milk
lag touch the warts with this mixture
and they will soon disappear.
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lee water to drink when the mercury
fa on a still hunt for the bottom of the
thermometer brings the shivers to the
cow, and that means that her owner
will shiver when he looks Into his
pockatbook for the profit from her
keeping.
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The poor cow would complain
against the ebort course if she bad
the opportunity to speak herself. She
Is the one that mugt fear lest her
good fortune be destroyed when the
boys return with a little belter knowl
edge of dairy farming.
Give the fowls a variety.
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Get ready for garden seeds. x
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Warm cream should never he mlved
with cold. •
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Vegetable and flower seeds should
be purchased soon.
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To ripen tho cream properly, a
starter should he used.
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All crops have a tendency to deter
iorate If the seed Is carelessly se
lected.
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Good young applo trees come high,
but the poor ones are dearer than any
other kind.
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It Is far easier to destroy one weed
this year than a thousand of its off
spring next year.
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Improper ventilation makes more
henhouses cold and damp than rain
and zero weather.
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In the market, tomatoes are known
as ''toms," cantaloupes as "cants,” and
cucumbers as "cukes."
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Tho horse should be hitched up oc
casionally and put to softie work, If
only for an hour or two
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Keep the grit, shell and charcoal
boxeH filled, also fill the water foun
tains twice a day In winter.
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Agriculture Is taught In all Hun
garian schools and seven colleges
maintain experiment stations.
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Do not lot the sheep drink from a
trough half full of Ice. Give water
regularly and keep the trough clean.
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The California citrus crop Is esti
mated at 29,000 cars, lemons being
placed at 2,660 cars, and oranges at
26,286 cars.
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You can save your wife much labor
and anxiety by planting upon your
place a home supply of small and
large fruits.
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All eggs Intended for hatching pur
poses whether under hens or In In
cubators, should boas fresh as possi
ble when set.
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Do not plant many varieties of ap
ples. A few well-chosen trees well
cared for, aro rnoro satisfactory than
many only half cared for.
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Where feat hor-eatlng Is practiced
try giving the fowls sulphur, one tea
spoonful In the soft feod of evory
throe fowls, two times a week.
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For breeding purposes hens are gon
< rally preferred to pullets because
they are fully matured and possess
stored up vitality after their annual ;
molt.
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When trees have been barked fey
mice or rabbits, but not so badly that
the life of the tree Is endangwred.
paint the wounds to protect them.from
from decay.
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Sometimes hens will not eat dry
alfalfa leaves readily; In such casus
try steaming the leaves by pouring
hot water over them and letting them
stand for a time.
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The planting of trees on the vfllago
lot or the farm adds to tho salable
value of that lot or farm many times
more than the cost of the trees and
the labor of planting them.
...
The first spraying for the codling
moth must be completed before the
calyx of each blossom has closed. After
that time tho thoroughness of tho ap
plication is made very moch more dif
ficult.
...
Grit should be supplied to chickens
at all times, as it aids digestion. Id me
in some form must be supplied to the
laying hen, to keep up her supply,
which Is so heavily drawn upon dur
ing egg-production.
...
Fall-plowed land which Is allowed
to remain rough over winter stores
more of the winter rains and snow
than unplowed or smooth land. Fre
quent summer cultivation holds the
moisture for the cropß during drought.
...
A fruit called durian, grown In the
Philippines, on a tree resembling the
elm, Is as large as a cocoanut, has a
shiny shell and contains a creamy
pulp which combines some of the flav
ors of a delicious custard with those
of a fine cheese. American soldiers
have dubbed the fruit "vegetable llm
berger cheese.”
...
The value of the 1913 crops is twice
ns great as that of 1899; more than
$1,000,000,000 over 1909. and sub
stantially greater than 1912. Of all
the crops, however. It Is estimated
that 63 per cent will remain on farms
where they were produced, and that
20 per cent of the animal production
| will remain. On that basis the cash
! Income Is estimated by the depart
ment of agriculture at $5,847,000,000.
...
There Is no rule for watering plants;
apply it when they are dry and not
before, whether it Is once a week or
twice a day. Give them plenty at the
time, pour on until It runs from the
hole at the bottom of the pot
...
Fowls tike animals, thrive best
when given a variety of grains, and
the following will be found a satisfac
tory mixture: Equal parts, by weight,
of corn, wheat and oats. When corn
Is difficult to obtain, we have had
splendid results by substituting bar
ley.
jANha ccwmr journal, hohkk.ga..
TO MANY LAWYERS
Business Men Not
Lawyers Needed in Office
‘‘Lon Livingston was not u law.
yet but made a great congressman,
lie landed things for his district.
Congressman Hughes, of the
Twelth, i.-i not a lawyer, hut a live
wire from Georgia in congressional
life of \\ ashington. it dot s not
always tuke a lawyer to Is-a*'swell
congressman.”—Douglas Hne r
prise.
‘“Old Han I,” writing from
Washington, Ito the N.V.Sun,
under the caption," The liar As
sociation at the national capital,”
declares that the preponderance of
lawyers and dearth of business
men in the national legislature is
chargeable the “unbusintss like
laws" which arc being enacted
Holding that, "in searching for
the causes of the wreekless h gis
latino which has lie, n placed on
the statute books or is now la-ing
considered by congicss the makeup
of that body should i.ot be overlook
id lie points out that the senate is
composed of ninety six members.
Seventy eight of them are law
yers.nine business men.six farmers,
one teacher, one journalist and one
doctor. The vice-president is a
lawyer, making seventynine out
of a total of ninety seven.
“The house of representatives
has a membership of 135. Of these
283 are lawyers, sixty nine are in
business, twenty four are jounal
ists, ten farmers, four laborers,
t ight teachers, six doctors and one
architect. Thirty do not give
their ocepation, but it the same
proportion of lawyers exists among
them as with the others there are
eighteen. Add them and the
speaker and we have 302 lawyers
out ot a total ot 4311, twelve more
than two thirds. The two houses
together numl>crs3l, of w hom 381,
or nearly three quarters are la >■
yers.
“Old Haud ’’declares that this is
a business country and that business
men should make its laws, his pos
tioo being that lawyer's, as a rule,
especilly the lawyers fimn the
smaller cities, are not “‘business”
men in the stret sense of business.
He a Ids;
“bsn t it time that business men
make up their minds that the time
has come, no matter at what cost;
tor them to get into the game!”—
M icon Telegraph.
Mt. Bethel
[Last Week’s Letter]
.Married on last Sunday, Miss Leo
Jackson, of Bold Springs, to .Mr.
Milton Tinker, of this place. Also
Miss Alta Prickett, of this place,
to Mr. Luther Ginn, of Red Oak.
Me wish these happy couples a
long and happy life.
Mr. Ford Nicholson of Wheel
er’s School House, was the guest
ol relatives here Sunday.
-Miss Bert and Carrie Tucker
w ere guests of relatives at Whi el
er's School House Sunday.
Miss Manioc Bolton, who is
teaching at Berea, spmt the week
end with homelolks.
Mr. Charles Scoggins of Com
meree, spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mr. and -Mrs. J. F. Gober spent
I Sunday with relatives at Apple
! Valley.
-Mr. Obe Pruitt of Bushville, w as
a visitor he Sunday.
Mr. J. L. Tucker made a busi
I ness trip to Green County to day
! (Monday.)
Misses Ruby and Maxie Gober
spent the week end with relatives
; near Homer.
-Mr. Fred .McCalliard of Bush
Jvilie, was in our commmunitv
!Sunday.
Mrs. John Gillespie was the
guest ol relatives at Commerce
i Saturday.
We are sorry to note the con
tinued illness of Mrs. Ed Bos
well.
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
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We have alwals striven to win and hold the confi
dence of this community. Its belief in us, its entire trust,
is a prize, that above all others, we aim to keep.
By our deeds and our words we seek to establish this
bond of confidence between the public and ourselves.
To this end we have endeavored in the past to make our
announcements in a simple language impossible to mis
construe, and the same policy will be carried out in the
future.
Truth is the very soul of advertising. We wish our
advertisements to be taken literally. In them we say
only what we mean, and we promise only what we can
literally fulfill.
Advertising is one of the principal contact points
with the public, and upon the quality of it, to a great
extent depends our success. Therefore our announce
ments by their candor, truthfulness, and straightfor
wardness but reflect the salient features of our policy--
If you want Dress Goods, Shoes,
Millinery, or Notions, of the best
quality at the lowest price high
class goods can be sold, call on us.
We Delight in Showing
GOOD GOODS
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M AYSVIUJO, - - UIEOUGIA
PROFESSIONAL CAROS
Dr. O. N HARDEN
Office at Residence
Five ,Miles North-east ol Homer.
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Homer, Ga.
M ill answer calls Day or Night
Residence call at Hill Hotel.
Office East side Public Squaie.
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FAIRBANKS-MORSE ENGINES
It is useless for you to go to a
city, pay your expenses, and a
higher price, w hen you can pur
chase w hat you want in the follow
ing line right here in Maysvtlle.
FrirbanKs-Morse Engines
l—e Either Gasolene or Kerosine
Electric Light Plants
For Town or residences—any ca
pacity
Water Systems of All Kinds
Resevoiis of any capacity
Cypress and Metal Tanks
Feed and Grinding Mills
M ood saws or any machinery that
" would be needed to use w ith
an engine.
tl. T. PARKS,
Maysville Garage.
Plies Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money il PAZO
OI>7TMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to 14 days.
The first application gives Kate and Rest. ooc.
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your money and get anew improved engine. Cull at our store and
let us explain our special proposition. We have the engines in stock
and ready to deliver to you.
Gillespie Company
Maysville, Ga
FOR SALE
We liave bought 100 High Point buggies.
The first car will be in about August the 15th.
Good up-to-date styles and prices right.
RICHIE & WELLS,
Cornelia, Georgia.
Ready for To-morrow ?
Horses digest their feed less thoroughly than
outer farm animals. In order to insure thorough
digestion of all the food eaten, and to make your
horses readier for next day’s work, add to their
evening feed a teaspoonful of—
Ree Flee stock
l/cc I p BICINE
B will lessen your fees ani-
B wfll Increase your profits.
STOCK MeBiCINE w!tj
mjr horses regularly and
find it a saving proposition
on feed. It also makes
them healthy, thriving and
dean.
Ira Johnston,
R F. D. No. I,
O'Neill, Nebr.
25c, 50c and 51. per can.
At toot dealer's.
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