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Whe Farmers Column . BEWARE OF SORGHUM FRAUDS GovwhimM Call* Attention t« Mil* raprcMntationa by B*«d SaUars. The United States department of *g rlculture recently Issued two bulletins relating to sorghum—a bulletin on “The History and Distribution of Sorghum” and a circular for free dis tribution on “Three Much Misrepre sented Sorghums." The object of the latter Is to set the people right con cerning some mistakes and misrepre sentations. Recently an Oklahoma man has been selling at 50 cents a pound seed grain of what be calls “California wheat,” which he declares will produce 200 to 400 bushels per acre. The department shows that this Is a variety of sor ghum known as shallu. which, after a thorough test a few years ago, proved only about half as productive as KnfHr corn. It la also inferior as a forage crop. • The second of these “misrepresented sorghums" Is a so called “chocolate corn," accounts of which have appear ed in the press at different times. The department announces that It never had nny seed of "chocolate corn" for distribution and that the plants which have sometimes received that name were simply varieties of sorghum, probably in most cases the Karly Am ber sorgo. The sale of sorghum seed In the south, under the name of Texas seed ed ribbon cane, by certain seedsmen lias led to much confusion and disap pointment. The use of the term “rib bon coue" is the cay«p of the trouble, since tbls Is the popular name for the sugar cone of the south, which does not lienr seed. The Impression spread by advertisers of tbls seed was that they were offering a variety of the sugar cane which would produce seed, aud there was a large demand for tbls seed, which. In fact, was nothing more thffn "goose neck” sorghum. The de mand eventually exhausted the supply of seed, and the seedsmen began filling orders with other sorghum seed. The fraud was promptly exposed by the department of agriculture, but the sale of this seed continues. The depart ment urges that the name “seeded rib bon cane" be discontinued because It is misleading. Cornflowers For Beauty. Now Is the time to plan for beautify ing the farmer's front yard, not to speak of the back yurd. Among the flowers adaptable to use ns ornaments there Is tho humble but nevertheless beautiful cornflower, which. If grown In beds, makes a rich riot of color. It were left sfsbdlhg and the others planted near about. , While I have no hope of ever becoming a millionaire. I think I have a pretty fair thing of 1L Anyway. I am out no money. When seeds ripen I stir up the soil with a boe and plant them near the parent stalk, then lay brush over the bed and leave them alone. Sometimes after twelve or fifteen months there will be three tiny leaves showing up. still capped by the seed shell. In gathering the wild ginseng the best roots were found where the soil was loose and moist on top, with a bard clay bed underneath. Marriage. Muriel detting him down easy)—l should advise you not to take'tt to heart. I might prove a most unde sirable wife. Marriage is a lottery, you know. Malcolm (bltterlyi —lt strikes inv as more like a raffle. One man gets the prize and the others get the shake.—Smart Set. TOBACCO AREA SPREADING. Troubles In Tennessee and Kentucky Cause Activity Elsewhere. Since tile night riding affairs In Ten nessee and Kentucky the tobacco ' growing Industry has been spreading In other states. Missouri, for Instance, , reports an enormously Increased acre- j age for last year, with prospects of a still further Increase Ihls season. To bacco Is by no means confined to the south. Connecticut, It "is well known, grows ningulficent tobacco. The leaf from the Connecticut river valley vies with that of Cuba and Porto Itkro as a wrapper for cigars. in view of the spread of the tobac co Industry the following suggestions as to seed are of Interest: Tobacco seed rarely germinates over 75 per cent and often as low as 40 per cent, making It necessary to test the tobacco seed to be used for sowing plant beds, according to Information being sent out by the horticultural de partment of the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin. Some years the seed Is of especially low vi tality, and If such seed Is used lu plant beds poor plants are secured, which ennnot produce a good crop. The seed harvested last fall was poor, due to the early frost. Tobacco seed should be cleaned by separating from It the light seed and foreign material. A simple method of testing Is to place a moistened blotter or thick cloth on a dinner plate and on to It count a definite number of seeds, preferably 100 or 200. Another mois tened blotter or cloth should be placed over the seeds, which should then be covered with another plate and set lu r warm place slightly above room tern- j perature and molsteucd occasionally. I In five to seven days most of the living seeds will have sprouted, nud j the percentage that are alive may be determined by counting. * If the seed Is poor, growers should secure better i seed or use n larger ntnount of the poor seed, subsequently thinning the plnnts In the beds until ouly the i healthy plnnts remain. I.arge crops of tobacco can only be ■ secured by setting vigorous plants, and the yield Is too often reduced by neg lect of seed testing by growers. Where | n large amount of seed Is to be clean- I ed a special seed cleaning should l>e used. Such a been designed at Cie WLgdjH incut station ninUj t in 1 7t‘>, \\ hic wyi£| cattnntyrfjffij a f .V Tw6 anti 5 half hours. “This load," be says, “was hauled part of the w*y by two ms res, both MR. BIO COBS LOAD. heavy with foal. For this reason 1 put on four horses for the greater part of the haul. This was a record load In this part of the country. The load was fifteen feet long, five feet teD inches wide and six feet two Inches high.” A photograph of the big load was taken, which Is reproduced here. HELD COTTON 38 YEARB. Oldest Bale in the World Has Just Been Sold. Jackson, Ga. —So far as Is known, the oldest bale of cotton in the world was sold here this week, being bought by Ktheridge, Smith & Co., from T. H. Greer. The bale of cotton was ginned on December 19, 1872, by water power and was packed on an old hand lever press in use at that time, bur ing that season of 1872 cotton had been selling for 111 cents per pound, but as this bale was late being pre pared ferr market, that price could not be obtained when It was taken to Grlffln. So the cotton was carried back home, its owner declaring he would never sell for less than 16 cents. He was 38 years In having his promise fulfilled. Only once since 1872 has oojfon been above 16 cents and that was during the Sully boom, when It went half a cent above that figure. Mr. Greer did not sell at that time, think ing the market would reach 2U Cants. In this he was mistaken, however, and he has held the cotton for 16 cents ever since. Local cotton buyers have had their eyes on this cotton for some time. A fancy price was of fered for it during the St. Louis expo sition, It being desired for exposition purposes, but Mr. .Greer would not selL Thiß week he drove to town and was offered 10 cents pe,- pound for the hale, which weighed when it was first ginned 505 pounds. After 38 years It now weighs 483 pounds. Only once has it been repacked, and that was in 1894, when the cotton was found to be perfectly sound. The bale has been placed on exhibition in the window of Etheridge, Smith ii Co., and is being viewed by hundreds of persons. - Ship and Falmouth, Tliitish shyd t-1 A Read and Rente mberPrices Beys Wash Suits 59 Cents Reflector Lamp? 25 Cents Boys Shirts 25 Cents Glar-s Lamps 20 Cents and up Mens Shirts 29 Cents Heavy Goblets, each. 5 Cent*, Childrens Lawn Cap? 15 Cents Butter Dishes 10 Cents Lace Shams _._lo Cents Cups and Saucers 6 Cents Lace Curtains 39 Cents Plates 5 A* 6 CentJ| Curtain Rods.. 8 Cents Plates Decorated 10 Cent™ Childrens Umbrellas 39 Cents Flat Dishes Decorated 10 Cents Childrens Parasols.__ls &25 Cents Deep Dishes'Decorated...lo Cent^j Big Umbrellas 81.69 Covered Dishes 39 Cendß Big Towels 9 Cents Bowls and Pitchers 89 Cents Shoe Laces, doz 5 & 10 Cents Bowls only 48 Cents House Brooms— .25 Cents q. . . , » , ~ . Shoe Soles per pair ..10 Cento tnci 8 * ent Shoe Nails, per box.. 3 Cents Envelopes, package .2 Cents Cobbler Outfits 69 Cents Pins, package 1 Cent Stand and 3 Lasts 39 Cents Hair Pins. package 1 Cent Door Locks 10 Cents Tea Spoons, set 3 Cents Door Knoli?, each 5 Cents Table Spoons, set 6 Cents Prices Right on Everything. J. M. WYNNE. UNEXCELLED PASSENGER SERVICE! VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY Between Points in Georgia and All Points North, South, East and West. Route of the Famous “New York, Atlanta and New Orleans Limited,” ‘ Florida Limited” and “Florida Special.” Electric Lighted Coaches. Through Service. Dining Cars on all Th^g^ For Complete Informa ScheduleSjJjJE