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MI A TENTH-ACRE OF TOMATOES CAN MEAN TO A COUNTRY GIRL By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. To one Georgia girl who In a mem ber of the Girin' Canning Club, a tenth acre han meant $l3O profit. 80 much money can mean, when rightly spent, a great deni for any country girl. A fow yearn’ profits from a little tomato patch may mean a courne In one of the beat colleges of the country. It may mean the opportunity for devel oping nomo natural talent to the full est possible extent and the attainment of nome great place In the world, when otherwise the lack of the little means necessary would have prevented that achievement. Such success an can be won with a tomato patch will certainly afford a vision of the great opportunities of farm life, and an Inspiration that will contribute to the happiness and con tentment of the country girl who Is SOME SPRAY INFORMATION T. H. McHatton, Professor of Horti culture, Georgia Btate College of Agriculture. Insects that eat leaven and swallow them are killed by arsenate of lead, mode by mixing two pounds arsenate of lead, two p<mnda of quick Hmo and 60 gallons of water. For small appli cations an ounce of arsenate of lead, one ounco of quick lime and one gal lon of water will serve the purpose. Insects that suck their food llko plant lice, may be killed with soap and •water, using one pound soap to six gallons of water. They may also be destroyed by boiling one pound to bacco dust In a gallon of water for one hour, diluting with water to the color of ordinary tea, and applying -with spray pump. Soup may also bo iiddi-d to the tebacco fluid. For plant diseases the most general ly used fungicide Is Bordeaux mixture, made of one ounce copper sulphate mixed with two quarts of water, two ounces of quick lime slaked and made up of two quarts with water, the cop per sulphate and the slaked lime mix tures are poured together through a (fly screen which gives a gallon of the {Bordeaux mixture. In combatting plant diseases it Is Important that the same erops should not grow on the same ground year uf ter year. A minimum amount of dam age will result If rotation Is practiced ami sometimes a disease can ho en tirely overcome In this way. HI TO APPLY COTTON SEED MEAL AS A FERTILIZEfI FOR GREATEST RESILES By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. It would bo considered little short of u crime In Europe to apply direct ly to the soil any mnterlul which can first bo used with advantage in the nutrition of live stock. Ileuce, it Is not surprising that the farmers of Henmark, Germany and Kngland are loathe to believe that we in the South apply directly to the soil as fertilizer hundreds of tong of cotton seed meal each year. Mon who havo fed cotton seed meal to any considerable extent agree that its feeding value is conservatively es timated at S4O por ton. Add the fer tilizing and estimated feeding value of cotton seed meal together and we have a ton of cotton seed meal worth S7O. Figuring that 7B per cent, of the fertilizing content of cotton seed meal is retained in the manure of the ani mals to which it is fed, there is left when it is fed, a net value of $62.60. Considering that it is worth $62.60 when fed to live stock, why throw away S3O with every ton applied di rectly to the soil os fertilizer? When MULE FOOT HOGS NOT IMMUNE TO CHOLERA Dr. W. M. Burson, Professor of Veterinary Science. Four mule-hogs were purchased from a breeder who advertised that they were immune to hog cholera. Kaeh was given a cubic centimeter of blood from a hog sick with cholera, and all died. Some hogs of every breed are naturally immune to chol era, but the indications are that mule foot hogs are as much subject to the disease as any other breed. SUMMER SCHOOL IN COTTON (TRADING Loy B. Baet, Cotton Industry, Georgia State College of Agriculture. Beginning June 29 and continuing to August I, the regular summer inclined to think that her goal can be attained only at work In the city. The little tomato patch also teaches Its lessons of the nobility of labor, the value of exercise In the open, the lovable secrets of nature, the recom pense of honest endeavor. liy all means the girls should join the girls’ clubs of Georgia. It pays In every possible way. The girls are esteemed and honored for It. Fran cis ilodson Burnett began her liter ary career by picking blackberries to get a start, and who would not say that as much can be obtained from work in growing tomatoes or raising poultry? It Is the start at achieving things early In life that has meant so much in achieving success In after life. Why not let the girls begin with the tomato patch? PREVENTION OE COLIC IN HORSES W. M. Burton, Professor of Veterinary Bclence, Georgia State College of Agriculture. The most common forms of colic are indigestion and Impaction or clogging of the bowel with coarse fibrous ma terials. The following suggestions, If careful ly carried out, will do much toward the avoidance of these troubles: 1. Furnish a variety of feed stuffs all the time. 2. Feed only perfectly sound feeds. 3. Divide the dally grain ration Into three feeds, morning, noon and night. 4. Provide roughage of good quality, not too woody and give It to work ani mals only at night. 6. Do not foed grain nor give a large amount of water to animals that are overheated or very tired. Allow them to rest and cool a short while first. 6. Water frequently during warm weather and always before feeding rather than afterward 7. Keep salt where the animals al ways have access to It, but do not mix It with the feed, 8. See to It that the teeth of old animals are In good condition, for thorough mastication of the course foed stuffs. 9. During winter give a feed of wheat bran or other laxative feed once a week. 10. Avoid sudden changes lu diet, if It Is necessary to change to some other kind of feed make the change we consider that it Is humus which our Southern soils most need, and that manure affords the best of hu mus, is it not probable tiiat Indirectly cotton seed meal Is worth more as a fertilizer when fed through animals than when applied direct, not to men tion the value of the beef it produces or the milk and butter, or the energy for work stock? Not a few farmers are paying as high as S3O a ton for wheat bran and from S3O to $36 for middlings to feed live stock while they use their cot ton seed menl for fertilizer. Cotton seed meal takes the place of and is better than bran. The purchase of bran is, of course, not necessary and represents that much money thrown away. It Is exceedingly strange that the whole world should learn the feed ing value of cotton seed meal before the South. It is Inexcusable that the Northern and Western farmers should find the Southern farmer so easy a victim as to swap him bm for cot ton seed meal. school In cotton err |. O [ v _ en at the College of A . This course is free. v.; :i t i(, ;1 G f a fee of fl, and is e< coinci dent with the Summer ei,, ,>! of the University of Uecv i. Lectures on cotton grading, what it takes to con stitute grades, particularly how to de termine middling cotton on which all other grading is based, will be given, laboratory work will constitute an Important phase of the work. Gov ernment samples of standard grades will be used for comparisons. The first week is devoted to middling cotton, the second to higher grades, the third to lower grades, each day review ing the grades covered, and the fourth week will be market week, each stu dent being required to buy and sell a given number of bales and get or give correct prices for same. This summer school has been the means of turning out a number of good cotton graders. It has also been used by manufacturers who claim that It has proven of great assistance to them in buying. BANKS CCUNTT fOUBNAL. HOMES.GA., NOTES MEADOWBROOK farm Filth breeds disease. • • • Start slowly with poultry. • • • The horse must have fresh air. • • • The gooso lays a score or two of eggs In a year. • • Earliness Is one of the main Items In raising broilers. • • • There 1s a large opportunity for Improvement lri horses. • • • Beware of the oily-voiced tree agent. Buy of firms of known Integrity. * * * It is the wise poultry man who studies the comfort of his fowls. ... A weed cut before seeding means hundreds less for the ground to be feeding. ... A little ground charcoal mixed with the chicks’ feed will help keep away digestive troubles. • • • Common salts will prove a reliable laxative where a physic Is needed lu the treatment of swine. * • * Onions, beets, spinach, radishes and lettuce may be sown as soon as the ground enn be worked easily, * • • Eggs cannot be produced without nitrogenous food In some shape. Bones are absolutely essential • • • Hardiness In poultry Is not Indicat ed by color or plume. Hardiness de pends upon the care of the fowl, • • • Any man who has ever had corns or bunions can sympathize with ahorse that has tender feet from any cause. • • ♦ Tho successful business man stud ies the requirements of tho market and the farmer should also follow this method. Go over all garden tools and see that they are ropalred or replaced with new ones before next seasons work begins. • • * Plant a quart or two of onion sets as soon as the ground can be worked White or yellow sets of the smallest size are best. • * • A boar of heavy bone is more to be desired than one of slight build. Fineness as a quality Is more desir able In the sow. • • • Every farmer should try to have a good garden every year, as It goes a great way in supplying the table with pure, healthful food. • • • The average farm hen produces about six dozen eggs yearly, which Is just about enough to pay her expenses and leave a little profit. • • * The period of gestation with the sow is 112 days, or 16 weeks, and seldom varies to ft great extent. Keep your service record accordingly. A small plot, even if it is not more than a rod square, on which new seeds can be tried out is Interesting and quite often of real value. • • * The hog raiser is getting started right when he buys a few well bred sows or a pure bred boar. Let every farmer aim to produce better hogs. • • m Our hogs fail to maintain their size, first, because they do not get enough feed, and second, because they do not get the right kinds of feeds. • • • Too much care cannot be taken In buying nursery stock It's heartbreak ing to care for trees for four or five years only to discover that they are worthless. • * * Most hen houses are not sufficiently well ventilated, particularly at night. Pure air supplied without causing a draft is necessary to the health and productiveness of the fowls. • * • With turkeys it is well to avoid inbreeding, but it Is better to keep the same male two years and mate to his own offspring than to select a trio of chicks year after year with out introducing fresh blood. • * * Black feathers in white varieties nre a disqualification, but such feath ers unless too frequent are very often found in the whitish birds and are us ually removed by expert exhibitors before the fowls are shown. • • * Charcoal is one of the most essen tial articles in the food in successful poultry farming. Place ears of corn on cob in oven until charred, and then shell off corn and feed to chickens An Immediate change will be noticed In the condition of fowls and egg pro duction. Honesty in Advertising Wehavealwals 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 ma e 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 MRS. and. T SMITH >1 AYNMLLE, - - GEORGIA PROFESSIONAL CARDS Dr. O N HARDEN. Office al Residence Five Miles North-easi of Homer. ('tills Answered Promptly. TEI.KPHON K < 'ONN Et TION. Dr. J. S. JOLLY Homer, Ga. Will answer calls Day or Night. Residence call at Hill Hotel. Office East side Public Square. S. R- JOLLY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Homer, Ga. Office in Court House J. S. Chambers, m. and. b tick in <>i.n Postoffice Ru ii.i inu. HOMER. GA. FAiRBANKS-MORSE ENGINES It is useless for you to go to a city, pay your expenses, and a higher price, when you can pur chase what you want in the follow ! ing line right here in Maysville. FrirbanKs-Morse Engines lse Either Gasolene or Kerosine Electric Light Plants For Town or residence® — any ca pacity Water Systems of All Kinds Kesevoits of any capacity Cypress and Metal Tanks Feed and Grinding Mills Wood saws or any machinery that would be needed to use w ith an engine. H. T. PARKS, Maysville Garage. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days ! Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, T end, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14dnr. The application gives Kate and Rett, % K. WOODRUFFS FACTE RING CO., of WINDER, GA., offer their new improved Woodruff Up-to-date Gasoline and Oil Engines 2 IIP 00; 8 HP SBO.OO ; 4 1 2 HP *140.00; ti HP S2OO 00; 8 HP $275.00, F. O. li. Winder, Ga. We want you to see the engine and examine it for yourself, and compare prices and quality and save half your money and get anew improved engine. Call 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 3 Equals 25 A startling statement bdt a true one in this case. ——— One teaspoonful of medicine and two pounds of Write for i trial package your own ground *eed (cost about 3 cents equal, of Bee Dee STOCK * —in what they do for your animals and fowls,—two O U O L J 32 page iiiusmt pounds of any ready-made stock or poultry tonic ted book, fatty explaining (price 25 cents). There you are ! If you don’t it*uses. Address: believe it, try it out I Buy, today, a can of — Bee Dee Stock Medicine Company. Dap TVaa STOCK & POULTRY Chattanooga, Turn. DCC U MEDICINE 23c, 50c and sl. per ctk Changes feed ini, tsaic —Makes It resah-pradadof. At roar dealer's. P. B. 3 FOR SALE We have bought 100 High Point buggies. The first car will be in about August the 15th. G-ood up-to-date styles and prices right, RICHIE & WELLS , Cornelia, Georgia.