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PREPARING SILO
FOR FUTURE USE
Every Farmer Should See That
Structure Is in Proper Con
dition for Corn Crop.
BEST COATING FOR INTERIOR
Go Over Huge Receptacle Carefully
and Seal Cracks With Tar and
Oakum—ln Filling Prevent Air
Pockets by Packing.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Corn-canning time—that period when
a portion of the corn crop is prepared
and sealed hi the silo —will soon he
here. Every silo owner should see
that the structure is in best condition
to receive the succulent corn crop.
As the farmer gives the silo the thor
ough “once over” lie must look out,
first of all, for proper protection for
the interior. The annual application
of a mixture of coal tar and creosote,
both inside and outside, adds greatly
to the life of a wood silo, as it protects
the wood against decay. The coal-tar
creosote solution is relatively inex
pensive and the cost of treating tlie
silo with this material Is so slight that
no silo owner should allow his silo
to stand without this protection. It
Is also essential that he tighten loose
hoops in order that no cracks or crev
ices allow air seepage. If the hoops
have been kept tight, however, during
the period that the silo is empty, they
should he loosened just before filling
to prevent buckling or breaking of
hoops due to swelling when the dry
staves absorb moisture from the green
silage.
Look for Cracks in Old Silos.
In the case of wooden silos it may
be advisable to cement around the
bottom of the silo where the founda
tion joins the superstructure, in the
case of old silos it will lie profitable
for the farmer to go over them careful
ly to look for cracks, and where he finds
them to seal with tar and oakum, wood
filler, or other effective material. If
the bottom of the silo has decayed
slightly, the owner may saw off what
ever amount is necessary, anil then, by
the use of blocking, gradually lower
the silo to the foundation again, ce
menting around the base as previously
described.
When, ihe silo is air-tight and able
to stand the most rigid inspection,
the owner may consider the actual
work of filling. A 'vise precaution is
to place several feet of straw in the
bottom of the silo to act ns a protective
blanket between the bottom of the
h v> ' •■ , -,-J
Filling the Silo With Com—More
Com Roughage ie Needed, Espe
cially in Regions Where Legumes Do
Not Thrive.
Bilo and the feed, as ordinarily silage
juices collect there unless proper fa
cilities for drainage are provided and
the straw acts as a valuable absorbent
for this excess of moisture which oth
erwise might damage the bottom sil
age.
Must Tramp It Down Well.
Id the actual operation of filling the
silo It Is of paramount importance that
no air pockets be left; this is pre
sented by sufficient tramping. It de
pends largely on the diameter of the
silo how many men should be used to
tramp the ensilage, but even in silos
as small as 12 feet in diameter, if
sufficient help is available, at least
three men should be used with an in
crease in the force as the size of the
Bilo increases.
The proper sealing of the silo
is important, because where the silo is
correctly topped off there usually is
a minimum loss of the succulent feed.
A good plan is to snap the ears from
the last three or four loads of corn
which are run into the silo. Straw
or coarse hay may also he used as a
topping. Then oats should be sown
over the top of the contents after it
has been thoroughly moistened, if nec
essary, although as a rule the corn,
If cut at the proper stage, is moist
enough without extra watering.
MOULTING PERIOD IS TRYING
Little Extra Feeding and Provision for
Physical Comfort cf Fowls
Will Be Repaid.
Don’t forget the prosperity of your
birds during tbe moult. It is a trying
period, when a little extra feeding and
provision for their physical comfort
will be rewarded by an early return to
productive laying at the old staud.
FARM
ANIMALS
FOR BEEF GROWERS
i
i
pne Method of Bringing Down Prices
of Meat Is Improvement in .
Type of Animals.
1
t
v General Improvement In the type and
(quality of beef animals the country
(over is one of the means urged by the
;,United States Department of Agri
culture for bringing down the high
yost of meat to the consumer and,
at the same time, increasing the profit
of ttie producer. Some of the most os-
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The Demand for Purebred Stock is
Steadily Increasing.
sential items in growing beef on the
farm, specialists of the department
say, are:
Plenty of pasture and feed.
The right kind of cows —those that
will produce good calves regularly.
A good, pure bred registered bull —
one that will sire good calves per
sistently.
A- large calf crop. This means that
all cows shall drop calves, and* that
the calves shall be properly cared for
at birth.
Proper care of the breeding herd
and the calves.
Selection of good heifer calves # to
replace old or inferior cows.
Prevention of disease among the
breeding herd and the younger stock.
Shelter sufficient to protect the cat
tle from both severe cold and ex
tremely hot weather.
A practical knowledge of fattening
cattle for market.
Marketing to advantage.
There is a farmers' bulletin, No, 1073,
on growing beef on the farm that may
he had free on applieation to the Divi
sion of Publication. United States De
partment of Agriculture.
Alabama Minister Relieved
Stomach Troubles Made Him Feel Sick at Meal Times,
But Now Always Enjoys His Meals.
DO YOU enjoy your meals? Eat
without the dread of the after
effects?
Lack of appetite, and a disgreeable,
Blck-at-the-stomach feeling after meals,
usually indicate that your digestive
organs are not working properly. As
a result, you will feel weak, lose weight
and lack the energy that is to be de
rived from well-digested food.
A valuable help in correcting such
conditions is mentioned by the Rev.
EL K. McKenzie, of Route 1, Section,
Relief for Torpid Livers
and Habitual Constipation
The liver is the largest and most im
portant organ In the body, and when the
liver refuses to act, it causes constipa
tion, biliousness, headaches, indigestion,
gas, sour stomach, bad breath, dysentery,
diarrhoea, pains in back and under shoul
der blades and under ribs on right side.
These symptoms lead to colds, influenza
©r other serious troubles unless corrected
Immediately.
An Inactive liver places an extra
burden on the kidneys, which overtaxes
them and causes the blood to absorb and
carry into the system the impurities that
the liver and kidneys have failed to elim
inate.
When you treat the liver alone, you
treat only a third of your trouble, and
that is why you have to take purgatives
every few nights. Calomel or other or
dinary laxatives do not go far enough.
If you would treat your kidneys and blood
while treating the liver, you would put
your entire system in- order and frequent
purgatives would then be unnecessary.
Dr. W. L. Hitchcock many years ago
recognized these important facts, and after much study and research, com
pounded what is now known as Dr. Hitchcock’s Liver, Kidney and Blood Pow
ders, three medicines combined in one. This was the Doctor’s favorite pre
scription for many years, being used by his patients with marked success. It
is a harmless vegetable remedy that will not make you sick, and you may eat
anything you like while taking it.
Get a large tin box from your druggist or dealer for 25 cents, under .vs
personal guarantee that it will give relief, tone up the liver, stimulate the
kidneys to healthy action and thereby purify the blood. Keep it in fhe home
for ready use whenever any member of the family begins to feel “out of sorts.”
It will prove a household friend ar.d a valuable remedy.
THE BARROW TIM KB, WINDER. OKOROTA.
Optimistic Idea.
Nothing is so uncertain us the mindr
of the rabble.
Was
Very
Weak
“After the birth of my
baby 1 had a back-set,”
wrilcs Mrs. Mattie Cross
white, of Glade Spring,
Va. “I was very ill;
thought 1 was going to
die. 1 was so weak I
couldn’t raise my head to
get a drink of water. 1
look . . . medicine, yet 1
didn’t get any better. I
was constipated and very
weak, getting worse and
worse. I sentforCaidui.”
TAKE
The Woman’s Tonic
"I found after one bot
tle of Cardui I was im
proving,” adds Mrs.
Crosswhite. “Six bot
tles of Cardui and ... I
was cured, yes, I can say
they were a God-send to
me. 1 believe I would
have died, had it not been
for Cardui.” Cardui has
been found beneficial in
many thousands of other
cases of womanly trou
bles. If you feel the need
of a good, strengthen
ing tonic, why not try
Cardui ? It may be just
what you need.
AH
Druggists
1.76
Ala., who writes: “I had stomach trou
ble. When I would go to eat, I would
turn sick. I took one bottle of Ziron,
and It cured me. Am always ready
for my meals and enjoy them. I think
it is a fine medicine.”
If your food hurts you, if your appe
tite is poor, if you are pale, weak and
run-down, and have other symptoms
that indicate your system needs help,
try Ziron. It will put iron into your
blood and help build you up. Take it
according to directions, and if not
benefited by the first bottle, the money
back guarantee will protect you.
Ask your druggist.
PRCPARLD BV i 3^
HITCHCOCK MEDICINE CO | l /
jyf 1 Atlanta. Ga.
HOGGING DOWN RYE UNWISE
Practice Is’Unprofitable, According to
Pork Production Tests at the
Ohio Station.
Hogging down rye Is nn unprofitable
practice, according to tests made in
pork production at the Ohio experi
ment station. The tests show that It is
generally more profitable to harvest
the grain and sell It ns a cash crop or
to feed the grain to hogs after thrash
ing rattier than to allow the hogs to
harvest the grain themselves.
Specialists point out that the dally
Increase per pig when hogging down
rye Is generally less than half a pound
and that the amount of grain required
to produce 100 pounds of gain is much
higher than where the grain ts fed di
rectly to the hogs. As a rule, about
fill pounds of rye, hogged down, were
required to produce 100 pounds of
gain, whereas hogs fed on corn with
tankage and clover pasture required
hut 331 pounds of concentrates to pro
duce the same amount of gain.
The unprofitableness of hogging
down rye is attributed to the fact that
hogs are either unable to secure rye
in sufficient quantities or are inclined
to eat only slightly more than is re
quired for maintenance.
f UVI;. STOCK 1
Hogging down corn pays.
* • *
Mud wallows are unsanitary and
breed disease.
* * •
There is a tendency to feed too
much roughage to horses.
• • •
Oats, especially for little pigs, should
be grouud and hulls sifted out.
* * •
The early lamb gets a larger supply
of milk from the ewe than the late
lamb does.
• • •
Water should be kept in the lots all
the time. Never force hogs to drink
from a stagnant pool.
• • •
Judge a sow by the size and vitality
of her litter, as well as by her con
formity to the breed type.
• • *
Young pigs cannot learn to eat too
soon. They should he encouraged to
■eat when as young as three Aveeks of
age.
* * •
A variety of crops are available for
hog pasture, including the alfalfa, red
Iclover, rape, Canada field peas mixed
(with oats and barley. Winter or hairy
vetch Is a valuable, crop.
We Are Very Proud
of Our Customers
and Friends
#
"We are especially proud of our long chain of fanner customers whose lib
era) patronage lias helped us to make our business what it is today, and we
take this method of" thanking each and every one for same.
We expect to continue to do our best to please each one in the future.
We are glad to say we are in better position to supply your wants in Heavy
Groceries and Feeds lliis fall than ever before.
We also have a complete line of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s SHOES,
I hat were bought since the decline Ihat we can save you money on.
Just for your benefit we are going to mention here a few of our prices:
Best White White Shorts $4.50 per hundred
Best Grade 7 per cent meal $4 25 per hundred
Best Grade 7 per cent Fottou Seed .Meal $3.50 per hundred
That Famous Brand Blue Ridge Coffee 4 lbs for .j SI.OO
Overalls, all grades, per pair $2 50
NO CUT PRICK SALK, BI T JUST AN HONEST TO GOODNESS BUSINESS
COME TO SEE US WHEN IN TOWN.
J. C. Ray & Company
“THE ECONOMY STORE”
Athens and Jackson Sts. Winder, Ga.
Eliminating Poison (vy.
The cheapest and most effective
method of eliminating polsor. Ivy, ac
cording to exports of ‘he Unite' States
department of agriculture, is the sim
ple one of rooting up the plants and de
stroying them. If the poison Ivy is In
targe fields it may he necessary to
plow anti cultivate the land. Ivy on
large trees, stone walls and buildings
can he killed by arsenate of soda, at
the rate of two pounds to ten gallons
of water. Two or three applications
are sufficient
Composition of Mica.
Mica, po jr.mod from its being east!)
divided into glistening scales, consists
of silica and alumina, associated with
magnesia, soda and lime in varying
proportions. Thus there are potash
mien, consisting of silica, alumina and
potash, and magnesia mica, in which
the alumina ts partially replaced by
magnesia, passing—as tlm proportion
of magnesia increases—into soft talc,
which is chiefly composed of silica antf
vingnesia.
Fine Little Farm for
SALE
I have a valuable little farm of 59 acres for quick
sale at a bargain; 3-room house and out buildings, good
well water and running branch through place. Best grade
of land.
llk miles of incorporate limits of W inder near fo
ri nth church. See me right away.
M. J. GRIFFETH
WINDER, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 1020.
Suptistltlon Concerning Caul.
It used to he the belief that u chld
"born with a caul” would turn out
very fortunate, and that the caul it
self would bring luck to those who pur*
chased It. Kven lawyers us-mI to buy
them nt high prices, as a means of
making them eloquent, hut their chief
virtue always has lain In the fact
that they were supposed to be an in
fallible lunulet against death by drown
ing. Hence in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries there was a great
demand for them li the British navy.
Term “The Public."
What we understand today by tho
terra “the public' did not exist during
antiquity, us It presupposes a great
number of simultaneous readers of one
end the same writings, a condition
that could ted be realized before the
Invention of printing. 'The first book
fhnt may he said to have had n public
In the sense ns now understood was
the printed Bible. The essential lu
afrument, however, for the formation
of "a public,” journalism, did not ap
pear before the French revolution.