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PROPER SILAGE CORN Select Varieties That Will Pro duce Large Fodder. Most Important Essential Is to Find Kind That Will Mature in Your Locality—Silo Is Always Prof itable to Farmer. In selecting a variety of corn for silage always use one that will ma ture its grain. Other things being equal, select a variety that produces a large fodder as the yield will be greater. There are special ensilage varieties such as “Virginia Ensilage corn,’’ but before trying any of these be sure to know whether or not it will mature in your locality. Corn can be planted somewhat thick er than generally used in growing graiy but not thick enough to prevent the good ear development. One dairyman who has had good success in growing corn for the silo and puts up about 1.000 tons a year says that he plants one-third more seed for the silage corn than for. the ccrn grown for grain’. The amount, however, depends much upon the variety and the'conditions of the soil. The size of the silo of course de pends upon the number of. cattle to be f- d. It. should m-ver bo less than 20 f ct high because pressure is neces sary to preserve the silage. The higher the better. A good rule is to have it twice as high as the diameter. The following table will show the size for a given number cl cows for a 200-day feeding period: Height Diameter Capacity feet feet" tons No. 10 24 34 8 12 25 52 13 14 27 7S 19 16 30 119 30 15 32 IG6 42 Of cbttrse a silo will cost something —all farm buildings do —but, there is no building that can be erected on the farm that will pay hotter. A barn that would shelter the same amount of roughage*and containing as much ■■ . r V *> i'-'t -• m v. g A i t ■ . m I * i Y-. it ; - •-••••VW- ' ,-* \ V-fvOA-V t *? Meter Farm Wagon Does Service in Many Ways. feeding value as a 100-ton silo would have to have a storage capacity of 600 tons. Figure this out and see which would be the cheapest. There are many kinds of silo and made of different materials. Con crete, cement, brick, tile and several styles of wooden silo. The wood silo is cheapest of course, but it is not so durable as the concrete or tile. The different styles range from $3 to $5 per ton capacity for the con crete and tile silo, while the wooden stave silo will cost from $2 to $3 per ton capacity. HINTS FROM THE HIRED MAN Farmer Who Provides Reading Mat ter, Such as Newspapers, Books, Etc., Avoids Help Problem. .. Occasionally I run across a progres sive sort of farmer who takes a gen uine interest in the welfare of the “hired man.” I mean an unselfish in terest. It has come under my notice that a certain farmer in our neighbor hood provides reading matter —news- papers, magazines and books —to sev eral hired men in the neighborhood. I have heard him advising them about saving and investing their money. On several occasions I have known him to furnish a team for carrying a party of half a dozen to some meeting in the town. Does this farmer gain or lose in a money sense by such conduct? I know for a fact he has no trouble about keeping good help and he doesn’t pay any more than his neigh bors either. His men like him and will hustle a little extra whenever the condition of the work calls for it. All men are not alike. In the na ture of things they can’t be, but it is quite possible for every farmer to treat those around him with considera tion and kindness —even Ms own fam ) ily. E. V. B. Transplanting Vegetables. The use of machines for transplant ing vegetables is on the increase. Every grower should know that ma chine set plants thrive just as well as those which are planted by hand, pro vided the work is done with care. The fact is that plants may be set out more firmly by the use of machines than is usually done by the use of the hands. Again, with machines, wa ter may be applied, which is a decided advantage in dry weather. Docking a Lamb. It is wrong to dock a lamb and turn it out in fly time without putting on something to keep the pests off. POPULAR DIVINE IS STRICKEN IN PULPIT Dr. Robins, of Trinity, Dies in Hour END C AME~AT _ ELBERT OK Pastor of Trinit) Uiar.h, Atlanta. Had Attack of Acute Indigestion While Preaching to Twelve Hun deed People. While preaching at E'.lxrton. to the North Georgia confer 'i(ee, when some 1.1100 people wire p:es“nt. Dr. John 1 trail ley Robins, p, • or of Trin ity church. Atlanta, was s lichen with acute indigestion from which he die.! in an hour. Several times during the lift.en minutes Dr. Robins hud been speak ing became near falling and mini • r .ot friends iti'gt if li'in ; ■> dt ui.st fuiTlii in tin' delivery of his si i. .on. I, upon a table before him. b persisted in carrying on lbs dis course. Finally he reeled and would liavt fallen bad not friends rush, 1 u , thV ppt) it and i.-sed him into a ch.-dr. A j : y: ;• l;io (juiykly attendyd and ha.e the n ] carried t@ !■- ' bbH •' liousfe, where he died. ■> • w'l (! by :. rin : Is, just one hour and tlni'ty-six miiiut s- aftci he ’ ;:d taken his text to preach. Dr. Robins had been in ill iualth ter si mb months and many friends plead.'d with him me an ef fcrl to preach.- The severe strain upon bill in building the new Trinity cb.Urcli and Chm-deting the arduous work of tin* year was mere than hi,- strength could b< ar and the I reak dhwn was the climux. Dr. He,bins, who was over (it) years of age. graduated at Emory college in 1x72. Following Ids graduation with the* dt grt e' of bachelor of arts, lie was given degrees of doctor ot ■divinity by bo.h Emory anil the Fni veTsity of Georgia. Ib' joined t! - North (teorgia con fer. lice about thir;y-t vo years ago. GEORGIA V/.‘ €. T. U. Present Cfficers. of Organization Re el :cted for A;:era r Term. A resolution, introduced in the VTo vmail's ('hri.s! in.n Temperance union state convention at Kainbridge. by .Mrs .'I.-'l'y L. McLendon, of Atlanta, pn-sidefit of ihe Georgia Equal Suf i'ra.ge sixsoelation. j U-dgi’.ig the union th suppori woman’s suffrage. w::s ovcrwhrl.iaingly defeated, onh thro, votes being cast for it. The following officers were eh et ch: President, .Mrs. T. E. Patterson, fil in: eorresponding secretary. Ml'S, Julius Magath: recording secretary! Miss M. T. Griffin; treasurer. Mrs. August Puirgharil; lield secretary, Mrs. Mary Harris Artnour. Mrs. Ma gath is the only new officer, succeed ing Mrs. M. 11. Edwards, of Eastman, who declined re-election. The Georgia state convention con vents in Atlanta next year, two days prior to (lie date sot for the national convention, to be held in that city. WAR ON LIQUOR SELLING. Savannah Men Nabbed on Warrants Sworn Out by League Head. The war against prohibition law violations in Savannah is on. Five proprietors of road houses were ar rested by Sheriff Merrritt W. Dixon and his deputie-s on warrants sworn out by W. B. Stubbs, who is at the head of a movement organized to put a stop to the open sale of liquor in that city. J. W. Goette, W. L. Babo, Fred Haar, A. E. Bisbing and Harry Peda kin were the men arrested. They were released on $750 bonds. Mr. Stubbs is expected to sweai out warrants against other violators in a few days. The league which lie is at the h*id of has secured the names of a large number of liquoi dealers. PECULIAR ACCIDENTS. Georgia Farmer Loses a Foot and Ba by Its Life. A peculiar accident caused tin death of William lican. the .‘'.-year old son of John Bean, ol' North Borne. The child was playing near wliert some workmen were sawing up a fal len tree and when they sawed through near the base some roots that hud re mained in the ground snapped thi stump into an upright position. Tht child was caught beneath the stum] and crushed before aid could reach him. Roy Aaron, an eigliteen-year-old farmer living seven miles from Rome, had his left foot shot off when his gun slipped from bis shoulder, as lit was on his way to hunt rabbits. Tin foot was so badly mangled that am putation was necessary. Hunts 'Possums With Big Gray Cat. Eugene Logan, of Rome, is the proud possessor of a big gi.iA * at that trees ’possums as well as any hound dog in north Georgia. Logan is a oreot car conductor with a long sub urban ran from Rome JO Llndale. H< roius the cat with him at night, and the feline lias located sovt ra! Fig Bit •] nAsums. The eat biases the >*s | sains up the trees, holds them then until help arrives and then when one | knocked to the ground, pounces up it as if it were a rat. THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA YELLOW SKIN GF GUERNSEY ' « Much Serious Discussion Among Breeders as to Best Means of Keep inp Up Tiiis Desirable Feature. As is well known the Guernsey breed of cattle give milk and butter of the highest yellow color of any breed. Next comes the Jersey, a sis ter breed on a neighboring island. The Guernsey people set great store by this feature of high color and they have a perfect right to do so. But much serious discussion is had among the Guernsey breeders as to the best means of keeping up this desirable feature. In a blind, general way they are told to “breed for it.” But that is not enough. It will be useless to breed for a thing if afterward the thing is wasted and through wrong environ ment and wrong ideas of feeding that which went in with the breeding goes out because of wrong conditions. We undertake to say that not one winter V’WfV - A ,v Y t-Jy Pure-Bred Guernsey Bull. stable in a thousand is light enough to enable the cow to keep up the yel low color of her milk. What are the causes of the yellow color in milk? (1) The yellow pig ment in the cow herself. If she has it the rniik will show it. (2) The greatest abundance possible of light. In summer ail cows show more color in their milk than in win ter, for the reason, partially, that they are exposed to more sunlight than in winter. The sun is the source of all color. (3) The greenness of the food con sumed. In winter the cow consumes food the color of which is bleached out. In summer the grass is of the deepest green. The inference is easy, that if the farmer wants his cows to give yellow milk he should keep them in a thoroughly well lighted stable and feed forage of a green color. In London the butchers require that all veals shall be fattened in the dark in order that their tallow shall be white. Many a farmer has bleached out his cows in the same manner by keeping them in a dark stable. FARMER MUST HAVE GRASSES Great Question of Keeping Up Fertil ity of Soil for Futifre Crops Solved Only in One Way. (By TV. R. GILBERT.) In attempting to farm without grass es the farmer is lifting without a lev er; he is pulling a load with the weight on the hind wheels; he is cut ting with a dull ax. With grass as a basis, grains, fruits, vegetables and meat, all the triumphs of farming are possible. The first thing I would advise all those who con template buying a farm to look into, would be its capacity to grow clover and other nutritious grasses, and learn what means would be available for fer tilizing such meadows. The grass can be converted into milk and its products, into beef, pork or mutton and returned to the land in the form of manure for the grain crops, or you may sell the hay by the ton, acording to the facts of your par ticular locality. I would not advise anyone to think of buying a farm that did not have at least 20 acres of grass land that would produce at least two tons of hay per acre under favorable conditions. The greatest thrift and profit made by farmers off their farms in ten of the leading agricultural states that I have visited during the past two years have been made by those who make dairying and the growing of live stock their chief reliance. The great questoon of keeping up the fertility of the soil for future crops can be solved in only one way that is by the growing of more clovers and grasses and feeding more live stock and returning all of the manure thus made to the fields. ONE RECIPE FOR WHITEWASH Government Formula for Liquid Com position Used on Lighthouses and Other Exposed Places. This is the recipe the government uses for whitewash used on its light* houses and other places exposed to the weather, and it does not peel off: One half a bushel of lime slaked with boiling water. Keep covered while slaking, to keep the steam in. Mix all together and then pour five gallons of hot water over it. After it is thoroughly stirred, allow it to stand for 48 hours. Applied hot. Strain the mixture and add a peck of salt dissolved in warm water, one half a pound of Spanish whiting, and one pound of glue, previously melted ever a fire, and three pounds of ground rice, boiled to a thin paste. Save the Seed. By keeping the mangers seed-tight wihle the feeding is heavy, one can clean them out when spring comer, running the rufse through the fan ning mill. The clover and timothy seeds thus secured will retrun you a handsome sum, as these will be high this season. SAPP’S PHARMACY THE PROGRESSIVE DRUGGIST PHONE US YOUR NEEDS, WE HAVE IT PHONE 144 AND SEE I here is comfort in knowing where to get what you want when you want it. Our Line of Drugs Medicines, i oilet Artiles, Rubber Goods, Station ery, Candies, etc., is extensive and. will surely please you We make a specialty of prescription work. Drop in. Feel at home here. SAPP’S PHARMACY I 02- iO4 E. Ward St. Douglas, Georgia THE CITY PRESSING CLUB Phone 172 R ear Corn s Barber Shop Let us know when you have any garment to clean, press or dye. We deliver promptly and satisfaction guaranteed THE CITY PRESSING CLUB Ca!S To The boys and Their Mothers There is something new ter you here, and We Want to teli you and your parents about it RIGHT POSTURE fefcd&S A health giving patent, built into clothes jßpy ' x that are made to stand hard usage. It is a patent elastic band built into the r shoulders and back of the coat. Not a brace, 4 1 vl but a gentle reminder to stand with head ■RP| y| Cl back, chest out, and shoulders squre. BB|| 1 I A garment that encourages right-posture, correct breathing and pride of appearance. am 3 We give a nice pair of Dumb Bell’s with C||! w| each Right-Posture suit. Il| We invite you to come and lookjj thenr over. Peterson & Relih.an Douglas Georgia