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Purely Personal Don’t forget the Williams Stock Co., next week. Mrs. S. J. Stubbs has returned from a visit to relatives in Macon Mr. Y. 0. Mathews, of McDon ald, attended the fair this week. Miss Eddie Greer, of Broxton, was a visitor at the fair Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lott, of Broxton, attended the fair this week. Mrs. H. A. Reaves, of Ociila, was a visitor to Douglas Wed nesday. Mrs. R. C. Wilson, of Baxley, is the guest of her son, Mr. W. R. Wilson. Mrs. Reason Henderson, of Ociila, was a visitor to the fair 1 hursday. Mrs. R. N. Gibbs, of Broxton, was the guest of Mrs. Q. Holton Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price, of Broxton, were guests of Mr. Tom Price Friday. fi jw Iffl if ,- AMI The Shimmer of the Rainbow Through ills Fountain's Splash yjmfjli Can Not Match The Gleam of the Jewels Hpiy See Otsr Window This Week Igf / THE F. T. CURRIE CO. A 5941 Lankford Bldg. Phone 51 UP TO DATE Merchandise, we are receiv ing daily, and you will have no trouble to get suited. $6.00 Ladies high Boot Shoes in Tan and Gray at $4.95, $1.50 Messaline in all colors at $1.29. A full supply of childrens, Misses and Ladies Coats. m 'SOEM A A few high priced ladies suits to close out at a bargain. M'S DEFT. SHE We Handle Everything FAt The Right Prices Mrs/McLendon, fo Fitzgerald, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Bailey. Miss Beatrice McDonald, of Ociila, was a visitor to relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Lott, of Nicholls, were visitors to the fair this week. Felton Holton, of Alma, was guest of his brother, Weaver Hoi ton this week. Mrs. Will Deen and Mrs. Star ling, of Pearson, were guests of Mrs. Hodges Thursday. Miss Bertha Willets, of Vidalia is a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Arthur Sikes. The ladies of the Baptist Aux iliary will serve their usual tur key dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Miss Savannah Hodges, of Cogdell Ga., is the guest at the home of her brother Mr. Hodges. Misses Annette and Norina Cromartie, of Hazlehurst were guests of the Misses Goodyear on Thursday. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, NOV. 18 1916. | Mr. and Mrs. Randall Davis, of Blackshear, spent a few days recently with their son, Dr. Lewis Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wall and Mrs. Samantha Paulk, of YVilla oochee, were guests of relatives this week. Mr. W. M. Denton, of Soperton is spending the week in the city 'shaking hands with his old friends. Mrs. Eraus, of Hazlehurst, who is pleasantly remembered as Miss Ruby Duggar, is visiting j relatives this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts, of Nicholls, were guests at the home of their son, Dr. C. W. Rob- # orts this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCranie and daughter, Miss Clyde, of Willacoochee, spent a few days at the fair this -week. The U. D. C. will meel with Mrs. J. L. Shelton next Thurs day afternoon at the usual hour. Mrs. Hoke Davis, Sec. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Moore and Mayor and Mrs. J. H. Rodden bery, of Broxton, were visitors to the fair on Tuesday. Mary Picford will appear at the Grand Theatre to-day and to night in Poor Little Peffina, a Paramount special in seven reels. I Drs. Roberts and Coleman are attending the Southern Medical Convention which has been in session in Atlanta since Monday. Mrs. J. M. Dent has as her guests this week, Misses Clyde McCranie, of Willacoochee, and Frankie Howell, of Ociila. It was “Elks night.” at the mid way on Thursday night and those ' good fellows made the welkin iring with their gaiety and good i humor. Messrs. Carl Meeks, J. A. Davis, Dan Hall and A. J. Meeks, were among the many visitors from Nicholls, attending the fair this week. Mrs. G. M. Stanton accom panied by her sister, Miss Sarah Rutherford, left this week for Atlanta, for medical treatment at one of the hospitals there. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Fielding have as their guests this week, Miss Ada Fielding, of Leliaton, Lonnie and Frank McCranie, of Race Pond, Mr. and Mrs. William Cady and Miss Lilia Cady, of \\ illacoochee. A wedding occured in the par lors of Wilson’s Optometrical es tablishment last Tuesday, when Mr. G. C. Smith and Miss Ruth English were made man and wdfe Rev. T. S. Hubert officiating. LOST. Lost between Gaskins Springs and brick yard, one extra large white and black spotted male hound 4 years old, has slit in right ear, answers to name of Gale, return to Ga. & Fla. depot at Douglas and get reward. —FALL CABBAGE PLANTS— All leading varieties. By express 500 for .60c; 1000 for $1.00; 5000 at ,80c. Satisfaction guaranteed. By mail, post-paid 25c per 100. D. F. JAMISON, Summerville, S. C. FOR SALE. Will be sold on the Ist Tuesday in ; December next, at the old home of Thomas Merritt, deceased, the follow i ing property, to-wit: One horse and ! two mules, one 2 horse wagon, one 1 I horse wagon, one mowing machine and | rake, one sugar mill and boiler, one cutaway harrow, all plow fixtures, corn and fodder, 2 hogs and six head of cattle, one pah- of war stretcher (and foot adds, one oat cradle. iLeastcn Harper and W. 11. Merritt, Executors. Wheat Growing In Ga. Tests Made With Different Varieties And Their Results. ANDREW M. SOULE, President Ga. State College Of Agriculture. Realizing the importance of encour aging the cultivation of winter wheat, the College of Agriculture has been conducting for several years past va riety tests at Athens, Ashburn and Quitman. It is certain that much re mains to be ascertained with refer ence to the best method of cultivation and the proper rotation of crops. Of course, the fertilizer side of the prob lem also needs to be carefully inves tigated. There is only one serious drawback to the cultivation of wheat in the Southeastern states, and that is that while there is an abundant rain fall, it is often not well distributed, hence the crop sometimes suffers from drought when approaching maturity. This difficulty can be overcome to a considerable degree by the develop ment, through selection, of early ma turing strains and the management of the land in such a manner as to in crease its supply of vegetable matter, and thus enable it to absorb and hold a greater amount of water. Rust is among the most destructive of the diseases to which this cereal is subject. Tlie success which has been attained in developing rust proof oats, however, leads to the belief that through persistent efforts strains of wheat as strongly resistant can also be obtained. Essentially the same method of man agement were used at all of the places indicated, the soil being broken to a good depth and a fine seed bed pre pared. At all places the intention is to practice a three-years’ rotation in which cotton, corn and small grain is followed by cow peas. By this plan small grain occupies the land only once in three years, and as it follows corn the ground is generally in such condition that a good seed bed can be prepared. In this rotation the plan is to turn under the cow peas as green manure, and as far as possible, a cov er crop of rye or hairy vetch is usually seeded in the cotton as well as a soil builder. It is the plan to use 400 pounds of acid phosphate and 100 pounds of mu riate of potash per acre. In the spring of the year 100 pounds of sulphate of ammonia has been applied per acre. The yield of some of the more im portant varieties tested in Athens is recorded below. It appears that as a result of two years’ work Deitz Amber made an average yield of 28.7 bushels per acre; Georgia Red, 25.3 bushels; Fulcaster 27.4 bushels; Australian Red, 27.1 bushels; Red May, 26.7 bushels; Blue Stem, 26.6 bushels ; Mammoth Red, 26.6 bushels; Fultz, 25.9 bushels; Klondike, 25.7 bushels; Fishhead, 25.4 bushels, and Bearded Purple Straw, 24.3 bushels. These must be regarded as good yields and wherever they can be approximated the cultivation of wheat as a winter cover crop and the production of grain for bread can be practiced to advantage. The yields obtained from some of the leading varieties at Ashburn are as follows: Blue Stem, 19.6 bushels; Georgia Red, 19.6 bushels; Red May, 18.3 bushels; Australian Red, 15.8 bushels; Deitz Amber, 14.9 bushels; Fultz, 13.7 bushels; Fishhead, 13.3 bushels; Klondike, 12.1 bushels; Mam moth Red, 11.7 bushels; Fulcaster, 11.7 bushels. These yields are not nearly so good as those obtained on the cecil clay typical of the Piedmont area, and yet a number of these varieties could be grown to advantage on the Tifton sandy loam under seasonal and soil conditions similar to those ob taining at Ashburn with good advan tage. The yields obtained at Quitman, where this work has only been car ried on one year, were not satisfac tory, but it would not be fair to draw any conclusion from a test covering only one year. Blue Stem made the highest yield of any varietey, namely 6.7 bushels. Cultivating wheat on this basis would, of course, not be profit able. Possibly when these soils are improved and a better season experi enced, the yields will be considerably increased. It is important to remem ber that through selection and breed ing it will more than likely be possi ble to develop strains much better adapted for cultivation in the south ern part of the territory than now. Why Not Build Farm Water Works L. C. HART, Prof. Agr. Engineering, Ga. State College Of Agri. Why not figure some on helping tna' good wife of yours who has stool by you so well and done a great deal of home drudgery; for instance, why not install some form of water works? If you go off and buy all sorts of equipment for saving labor on the farm rr for the convenience of taking care of the cows, why let the wife continue to carry water from a well that is located nearer to the cows, than to the kitchen? Water works systems for farm home can be installed for a cost all the way from S2O to S2OO. Water works mean not only saving of labor for the farm wife, but affords incans for better sanitation, for watering flower beds and kitchen gardens, washing the buggy or automobile and many other such uses. The College of Agriculture through its Department of Agricultural En gineering will furnish plans and work out a water works proposition for farm homes, upon application as soon as such requests cau Le disposed of. i 11 _ U important a g j ~-q It leaves the rainbow in the sky! The Ultex Bifocal lens is the most practical Bifocal lens in the world. You will always find us with the best and newest in everything. V\ e have Bifocal lenses as low in price as $3.1 0 the Astig matism, $5.10 the pair Come to us for easy vision. W. R. WILSON Optometrist and Optician. THEIR MUSIC FILLS THE AIR THESE HUNGRY 3OOIS* 1 ARE RUNNING WELL OAb AND BARRING ACCIDENT : WILL SOON BE THERE. »~<TrV THESE White crest flour Stone Rich fruit caf^e Sliced bacon Dried fruit and ham Premium canned goods e>e BAKED APPLES WITH MARSHMALLOW’S Wash and core tart apples and place in an earthenware baking dish with just enough water to cover the bottom. In the center of each apple place a tiny bit of butter and 1-8 tsp. salt. Bake until done, adding more water if necessary. Before the apples are quite done, press inio the center of each a marshmallow; replace in the oven and let the marshmallows brown. Serve coid with cream. J. C. R.ELIHAN COMPANY Phone 52 A Gift for your best friend should be un questionably Good. See our nice line of suitable latest style presents. You will find Our prices more favorable than can be had any where else. WILSON JEWELRY COMPANY THE RELIABLE GIFT STORE ■ __ , —— MwaMwawriy^ W. L. ROGERS, Dealer J Douglas, Georgia TO HIRING CAR *59 5 ROADSTER*SBO, j