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1 BRED DRAFT SIDE FOB A COMMUNITY
By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture.
In the days when the bull tongue,
Dixie plow and other implements of
similar type were depended upon in the
South, the light, active cotton mule
served every purpose, but now agricul
tural practices are becoming more In
tensive, a greater variety of machinery
is used and a heavier type of work
Btock is demanded.
A good policy for most communities
to follow in introducing heavier draft
stock is not to import mares, but to
purchase desirable draft sires. Or
course where mares can be bought at
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, gener
ally it is the result of lack of knowl
edge of what a good animal is and
his real value.
Peddlers of draft stallions are asking
TEST SEED BEFOKE YOU PUNT; LARGER CROPS WILL RESULT
John R. Fain, Professor of Agronomy, Georgia State College of Agriculture.
During the winter months the aver
age farmer will find more time to
test seed that he is to use for plant
ing 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 placp, these ears can be test
ed with very little trouble any time
In the winter.
A box with sand 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.
Taktj ten grains from an ear and plant
in a single row, numbering the row
and the ear so that records will not
get mixed. The grains should prefer
ably be taken from different parts of
the ear.
When the grain has developed a
shoot, note how many of the rows
Weak Germination on the Left, Strong Germination on the Right.
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from $2,500 to $3,000 for animals that
can be purchased in many instances roj
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 tc
send an expert to buy breeding stocß;
that is, a man who knows the type
and conformation which should be
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 prepared to spare the
services of men except occasionally for
such purposes until sufficient funds
are obtained to carry out plans w'hlcn
are in mind for promoting improve
mentß 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 50
per cent, germination. To make fur
ther tests outlie ears that have shown
in excess of 50 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
lected in this way. The returns make
the little time and attention given to
it, one of the most remunerative lines
of work in which the farmer can en
gage.
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Hfi P|k yD.
A Visit to the Apocryphal Home of
Sindbad the Saiior.
We were on our way to Hussorah,
famous as the apocryphal home of
Sindbad the Sailor. Hussorah is the
seaport of Bagdad, flout which it is
distant about 500 miles by river.
Hussorah in the summer is nothing
less than a fiery furnace, for the ther
mometer registers more than 100 de
grees F. in tlie shade during 120 con
secutive days, and the mean tempera
ture. night and day. for upwards of
four months, is about 05 degrees.
Malarial fevers, dysentery and ague
are prevalent, and the town is fre
quently visited by plague and cholera,
and yet, thanks to the cool winter and
prevailing north winds, the place is
not essentially unhealthy for those
who are acclimatized.
The habits and wants of the popu
lation are simple and are likely to re
main so for some time to come, but
tlie sanitary state of the town is de
plorable. The creeks, which are tidal,
supply it with drinking water, but are
used indiscriminately for all house
hold purposes, and the stench arising
from them at low water is overpow
ering.
The governor general of the province
of Hussorah had his private residence
in the upper story of a llimsy lath and
plaster edifice overlooking the main
road. The walls of his house could not
have been more than six inches thick,
and it was full of windows. The
ground floor seemed to be a stable and
was occupied by gouts.
As our carriage approached, churn
ing up tlie mud which lay ankle deep
and bumping over the hollows and ob
structions which had so far escaped
the attention of a not too observant
municipality, we saw the governor’s
head appear at an upper window and
that of a she goat at a lower one
simultaneously.
The governor, a middle aged man of
dignified bearing, greeted us gravely
and kindly. From his conversation he
appeared to be somewhat of a pedant,
imbued with the chauvinistic tenden
cies of the young Turk, and a harden
ed bureaucrat.
Ilis excellency’s salutations as he
bade us farewell were expressed with
becoming gravity: “We trust that God
may be pleased to preserve your ex
cellency’s health. Our town is yours,
as well as our house. May we order
our soldiers to accompany you on your
ride to Zobeir? Your person is more
precious to ns than our eyes, and there
are evil men. enemies of our lord the
sultan, abroad in the desert.”—Cham
bers' Journal.
THE RAZORBACK HOG.
Here’s His Portrait, and It Doesn’t
Flatter Him a Bit.
In physique and mentality the razor
back differs even more from a domes
tic hog than a wild goose does from a
tame one. Shaped in front like a tliin
wedge, he can go through laurel thick
ets like a hear. Armored with tough
hide, cushioned by bristles, he despises
thorns, brambles and rattlesnakes alike.
His extravagantly long snout can scent
like a cat’s and yet burrow, uproot,
overturn, ns if made of metal.
The long legs, thin flanks, pliant
hoofs, fit him to run like a deer and
climb jlke a goat. In courage and sa
gacity he outranks all other beasts.
A warrior horn, lie is also a strategist
of the first order. Like man. he lives
h communal life and unites with others
of his kind for purposes of defense.
The pig is the only large mammal 1
know of. besides man, whose eyes will
not shine by reflected light—they are
too hold and crafty. I wit. The razor
hack inis a mind of his own—not in
stinct. hut mind whatever psycholo
gists may say. lie thinks. Anybody
can see that when tie is not rooting or
sleeping he is studying devilment.
He shows remarkable understanding
of human speech, especially profane
speech, and even an uncanny gift of
reading men’s thoughts whenever those
thoughts are directed against the
peace and dignity of pigship. He bears
grudges, broods over indignities and
plans redresses for the morrow or the
week after. If lie cannot get even with
you he will lay for your unsuspecting
friend. And at last, when arrested in
his crime and lodged in the pen, he is
liable to attacks of mania from sheer
helpless rage.—From Horace Ivephart’s
“Our Southern Highlanders.”
Oppooite Opinions.
If Mnrie Corelli tins a larpc circle ol
renders who admire her books, then
is also a number of people who do not.
Two men belonging to the opposing
camps, both well known journalists,
were discussing her the other day.
“What 1 like about Miss Corelli,”
said the one who admired the author
ess. “Is that she is so-so alive!”
"Yes. that's what 1 object to!” re
torted the other. London Spectator.
Did He?
Yeast-Have any trouble petting in
the house last nlpht when you went
home from tin* dub? Crims mbeak—
IM IV Say. and you remember how
rust'- that nh.' was last night?
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I OUR OR.UG STORE
So called “heart-bum” is only a symptom of a stom
ach disorder. It is indigestion arising from too much
acidity in the stomach. “Heart-burn v is a disease you
should not allow to run on, else the entire system will
become disordered and rheumatism and other chronic
diseases will result. Heart-burn and indigestion are
if taken in hand in time.
Come to OUR Drug’Store. s
Dr. J.*T. Wages Drug Cos.
THE’REXALL STORE .WINDER, G A
IT’S FUNNY
But the little market around
the corner known as the
CASH MARKET
has Meats and Sausages of all kinds all the time .
Fish and Oysters in season.
In the Market
for first-class Cattle and Hogs any time, We buy
Chickens, turkeys, eggs, and cow-hides dry or green.
OUR MOTTO: CLEANLINESS.
THE CASH MARKET,
Phone 55 Ask the Inspector. —Phone 55
Winder, Ga.
CRORS J
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grade, guaranteed brands of fertilizer, i!
costs as much to cultivate an acre, poorly gBIyjJ
fertilized, as it does the acre well fertULed.
Your profit depends upon your crop, and
your crop depends upon your liberal use oC
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To get the best results from the liberal use
of fertilizer, the brand should be suited to 7M-S
fig |he land. We mix fertilizers, especially I
BSa suited to the different grades of Georgia soil.
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