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BRING THE FAMILY ALONG! The Southeastern Fair Offers the most varied, the most inclusive, the most educational display of agricultural re sources ever seen in a permanent exposition in the South. ATLANTA, GEORGIA October 14, 15, 16,17,18,19, 20, 21 ONE FARE PLUS 25C ROUND TRIP ON ALL RAILROADS There is some special attraction for every member of the family every moment of the day. $60,000 IN CASH PRIZES Among the hundreds of attractions are: The greatest cattle exhibit ever assembled in this section. GRAND CIRCUIT RACES In which the fastest horses in the country will compete for purses aggregating $25,000.00. The Sixth Annual Georgia Corn Show. The Boys’ Corn Club Contest. The Girls’ Canning Club Contest. The Boys’ Pig Club Contest. The Boys’ and Girls’ Poultry Club Contest. $100,000.00 LARKLAND The Midway of the Fair, with the roller coas er “Greyhound,” the highest in the country; also a mammoth Old Mill and dozens of the finest attractions. Special exhibits of Women’s Work. A chorus of 500 highly trained voices. Art Exhibit of the Atlanta Art Association. A model country cottage. ATLANTA HORSE SHOW A revival of this thoroughbred classic which was famous all over the country. You Cannot Afford to Miss This! a " r jgtewW . ' flft2S 2 & s!h!thornto^*" JACKSON, GA. UNDERTAKING, LICENSED EMB ALMER Full line of Caskets and Robes to select from Mv careful personal attention giv en to all funerals entrusted to me All Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night Day Phone 174 Night Phone I>l J. A. JOYNER Q u A L I T Y 1 3 4 PHONE 134 Fancy Groceries Moving Pictures Used A novelty in extension work among farmers in Georgia and in the United States is the movies. A complete power outfit of engine, dynamo and moving picture apparatus is carried out to school houses in the country on an auto truck. The very best of results as to pictures are obtained. Vast crowds swarm to see the agri cultural pictures, many to see movies for the first time. Field Specialists Visit Farmers No more important work is done than that which is conducted by spe cialists who go out from the College of Agriculture and come in touch with the farmers and help them solve their problems. Through these specialists demonstration work is done in beef production such as right feeding, con struction of silos, planting feed crops, introduction of purebred animals for breeding stock, the organization of livestock clubs and holding of live stock meetings. Cream Routes Established Cream routes have been establish ed during the past year for collecting and marketing surplus cream of farm ers. The cream is shipped to the Col lege creamery and there made into butter. Purebred dairy rires have been in troduced, advice has been given as to feeding, silos have been built an* home-making of butter and the care of milk has been emphasized. Two specialists in dairying are constantly at work among the farmers. Extensive Publication Work Done Besides bulletins, circulars and pos ters, the Editor of the College pro vides 150 weekly papers of the state, a column of free plate each week for a greater part of the year. This plate carries important agricultural infor mation and reaches a large part of the farmers of the state. A news and information, service with daily papers is also carried on. A circula tion of 500,000 a week is obtained for Items in newspapers. Aid In Horticulture Extension work is done with orch ards in planting, pruning, spraying, packing and marketing; in trucking and home garden work; with canning clubs and with civic clubs in land scape gardening. Two specialists are constantly in the field. Aid In Building And Drainage The Department of Agricultural En gineering of the College of Agricul ture is under heavy demand from farmers of the state for plans for all sorts of farm buildings, for silos, water works, septic tanks, lighting plants, dipping vats, cold storage plants, hy draulic rams, grain elevators, smoke houses, etc. One specialist is con stantly in the field aiding farmers in this line of work. County Agents Work With Crops 34,634 acres corn, 30 bushels per acre; 9,500 acres of cotton, 1,315 pounds of seed cotton per acre; 500 acres in tobacco, 257 pounds per acre; 6,512 acres in wheat, 16 bushels per acre; 7,683 acres in oats, 34 bushels per acre; 1,061 acres of alfalfa, 4.8 tons per acre; 585 acres sown to crim son clover, bur clover and vetch; 7,341 acres In cowpeas; 3,994 acres to velvet beans; 871 acres in soy beans; 3,381 acres in peanuts; 1,929 acres to potatoes; 20,344 orchard trees cared for. Purebred Livestock Introduced By Agents. —Brood mares 240, stallions 52, jacks 242, beef cattle 489, hogs 1,- 550, sheep 412. Treatment of Livestock Diseases and Pests. —Treated for blackleg 3,- 240, tuberculine tests 4,692, cattle treated for ticks 48,900, for lice 11,- 748, hogs treated for cholera 53,500, for lice 30,112, for worms 16,032; horses treated for distemper 84, for digestive ailments 200, for accidents 200. Treatment Plant Diseases And In sects. —For smut and rust of wheat 6,376 bushels; oats 10,868 bushels; for Insects effecting tobacco 166 acres; oats 312 acres; potatoes 183 acres; orchards 424. Inoculation of Legumes. —For alfal fa 1,061 acres; for crimson clover, bur clover and vetch 7,145 acres; lespe deza 41 acres; cowpeas 785 acres; vel vet beans 757 acres. Feeding Demonstration. —Dairy cat tle 3,902, beef catle 1,250, swine 38,- 605. Silos.— Silos built by demonstration farmers 222. Lime. —5,156 acres were treated with 7,584 tons of lime. Fertilizer. —Farmers advised regard ing use of fertilizer 11,800; demonstra tions with fertilizers 600; tons of home-made manure used under agents’ advice 60,000. Farmers' Organizations.— Number of farmers’ clubs formed 108, member ship 2,092. Improvements on Farms. —Building plans furnished 320, improvements on buildings 1,696, water works installed 152, lighting plents installed 191, hemes screened 928, fly raps installed 1,254, telephone systems put in 24, drainage laid out 280 farms, acreage drained 9.630, stumps removed from 17,905 acres; acres terraced 31,600; hr me gardens . tare' r ,720; farmers s A N I T A R Y 1 3 4 ChSidren Cry for Fletcher’s CASTORIA The Kind You Have A'ways Bought, and which has been in use fur over ‘IO years, has borne the signature of - ami has been made under Ids per /Js' s sonai supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in lids. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “.Tust-ns-good ” arc but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children —Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops ami Soothing Syrups. it is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Rnrcotie substance. Its ago is its guarantee. !( destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colie, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It. regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea —The Mother’; Friend, GENUINE CASTORS A ALWAYS Bears the Signature of In Use For Over .)0 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought T H K CENTAUR COMEAMV, NEW VOWK CITV. induced to rotate crops 1.204. Visitations.—Total visits made b county agents to co-operating farmers 48,440; to other farmers and business men 30,120; miles traveled 233,719; calls made upon agents at their offices 47,168. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and work* oft the Cold. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE’S signature on each box. 25c. Get Machinery Under Cover L. C. HART, Professor of Agr. Engi neering, Ga. State Col. Of Agr. Do not leave farm machinery out in the field where it has been used, but take it at once into the barn or machine shed. Clean up the im plement, oil the bright surfaces, clean out the oil holes and then ping them with wood or cotton waste to keep out the dust. It pays to take good care of farm machinery. Farm ma chinery pays best w’hen treated best Save Time and Money! Try This Service The two-number method of making Long Dis tance telephone calls enables you to get quicker serv ice to Atlanta at reduced rates. You give the local operator the telephone num ber in Atlanta, then you hold the line until the called party answers or the operator reports. Two number service is rendered to Atlanta on a no delay basis at reduced rates. The Manager’s office will gladly furnish a list of telephone numbers in any or all two number points. Particular party service at the regular rates can he had by calling Long Distance and placing the call in the usual manner. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY For Sale Berkshire hogs, all sizes, and Jersey heifers J. L. Barnes. Jackson, Ga. 9-22-2 t All Day Singing: Announcement is made that an all day singing will be held at Worthville Sunday, Sept 24. Ev erybody is invited to attend and be on hand early with well filled baskets. OUR JITNEY OFFER—This and sc. DON’T MISS THIH. Cutout thin slip enclose will) livec ntS to Foley A Cos., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address dearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup, Foley Kid ney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. —Tiie Owl Pharmacy. adv.