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Dairy Profits From Right Brooding W. H. HOWELL, Field Agt. Dairying, Ga. State College Of Agri. Georgia must have better cows. Only one-third of them pay for the feed they eat. A profitable dairy cow inherits ability to give a large amount of milk, through right breeding. '{T'c scrub sire is responsible for most of the robber cows. That a well-bred bull will get daugh fers that will be better milch cows than were their dams, is proven by the records. The best information available deal ing with the transmission of dairy characteristics by the bull to his daughters comes from the Jersey herd of Prof. C. H. Kckles, of the Mis souri Experiment Station, where com plete butterfat records have been kept of every cow since 1892. The first bull used was Missouri Rioter from a good sire but a mediocre dam. The daughters gave less milk and fat than their dams. In every case, the daughter was inferior to her darn. The next bull used was Hugorotus, a cheap bull without any high class animals in his pedigree. This bull had eleven daughters with a total of fifty lactation periods wilh dams with sixty-two lactation periods. The rec-J ords are as follows: Dams. Daughters. Average yield of milk . . . 4,909 lbs. 4,567 lbs. Average per cent, of fat. . . 4.66 5.49 Average yield of fat in lbs. . 231 lb . 245 lb . The general results of using this bull were disastrous. The next bull used was Lome of Meridale. This bull had a splendid pedigree from the standpoint of rec ords of production and his daughters show the value of those records. lie had 12 daughters with a total of 67 lactation periods from dams with 66 lactation periods. Study carefully the following summary: Dams. Daughters. Average yield of milk .... 4,559 lbs. 5,969 lbs. Average per cent of fat . . 4.85 4.81 Average yield of fat in lbs. . 221 lbs. 287 lbs. His daughters show the remarkable increase of 1,410 pounds of milk and 66 pounds of fat per year over their dams. In five cases the increase was over 2,000 pounds. In six years, which is the average period of usefulness of a cow, 50 of Lome of Meridale's daugh ters would have given 476,000 pounds more milk than 50 daughters of Mis souri Kioter, the first bull mentioned. At 20 cents a gallon this milk would be worth $11,069. These figures are accurate and certainly show the value of a good bull. The best native cows fell fed on home grown feed and bred to a high class dairy bull with the heifer calves properly raised to replenish the herd, will make more dollars for the man who milks. A GEORGIA FARM THAT WON SUCCESS BY DIVERSIFYING ANDREW M. SOULE, President, Ga. Stats College Of Agriculture. Given a typical Piedmont farm, with its characteristic red clay soil, operating primarily as a cotton plan tation, what can be done with it? In other words, can this farm be chang ed over to a diversified proposition with profit and success? Many a land owner is confronted by just such a situation, and hence the topic is of general interest. That an under taking of this character can be suc cessfully accomplished has been clear ly demonstrated at the College farm at Athens. It has been the policy to reclaim a new area of land each year. Unsatisfactory crops are raised on much of this land the first year or two atter an attempt to reclaim it because of its eroded condition and its had physical state. An increase in the herds of live stock, thereby en abling larger amounts of yard manure to be made available each year and its return to the soil, has resulted in improving the land and increasing its crop-yielding powers. Three hundred and fifty acres of land are now under the plow. The farm had been abused for years. It was without satisfactory buildings or a suitable equipment of implements or live stock. It was determined at once to organize it on the basis of a stock farm, but without overlooking or neglecting the possibilities of cultivat ing cotton and the varied crops adapt ed to the soil and climatic conditions of the Piedmont area. Of necessity the equipment could only be slowly pur chased and assembled. The first un dertaking was to organize a small dairy herd and offer milk for sale. The re ceipts from the herd the first year amounted to $1,124,44, and the sales of live stock to $72.29. The value of the. cotton juitj tjie cotton seed was $469.72, making a total turnover of the farm $1,799.37. This happened in the college year 1907-1908. Nine years la ter the sales from the dairy herd amounted to $6.74)0.41, showing a steady and uniform increase through out the period in question. The sales of live stock increased from $72.29 to $3,050.02, showing an even greater in crease. The sales from cotton and cotton seed have varied somewhat ac-' cording to the season and the price of the staple. The first year the crop 1 it-lit $469.62, and in other years i has sold for as much as $1.831.53. Points About Planting An Orchard T. H. McHatton, Prof. Horticulture, Ga. State College Of Agriculture. Orchards should be planted in Geor gia before Christmas, though they are sometimes planted later. Get the plants delivered about the last of No vember. When they arrive heel or bank them till ready to set out. This is done by digging a trench on the north side of a hill or house, putting the roots of the trees therein and cov ering them. Peaches and trees that grow to sim ilar size should be set about 20 feet apart each way, pears twenty-five feet apart; apples 35 to 40 feet apart and pecans 50 feet apart. Dig a hole about two feet square and two feet deep, pecans 3 to 4 feet deep. Put the top soil and some well decomposed barnyard manure, or a | pound or more of cottonseed meal or ; bone meal in the bottom of the hole mixing well. Prune off all twisted and broken roots from the trees, set in center of the hole and begin to fill with top soil. Pack down thoroughly as the dirt is being thrown in. Fill higher than the surrounding surface. The tree will show how deep it has been in the nursery. Do not set in the orchard more than one inch deeper than ihat. After planting, prune the tree back. Peaches should be left from 1 foot to 18 inches and apples 15 inches to 2 feet high. Varieties for Georgia. It is impossible to give a list of fruits adapted to all sections of Geor gia. The following varieties will, gen erally speaking, be found to do fairly well: Apples:—Yellow Transparent, Red Astrachan, Brilliant, Kinnard, Ben Da vis, Stayman Winesap, Terry, Yates and Winesap. Peaches: —Mayflower, Greensboro, Carmen, Waddell, Hiley, Elberta, Lem on and Stinson. Pomegranates:—Large Sweet, Span ish Ruby and Acid. Pecans: —Alley, Bradley, Stewart, Schley and Teclie. Pears: —Kieffer. Plums: —Abundance and Wild Goose. Grapes:—Diamond, Ives, Delaware, Niagara, Concord, Diana and Scupper nong. Figs:—Lemon, Brown Turkey, Ce lestial and Green Ischia. Strawberries: Lady Thompson, Aroma, Klondike and Missionary. Short courses are to be offered by the College of Agriculture to the members of the boys’ and girls’ clubs who attend the Southeastern Fair at Atlanta. County Agent Harper of Tattnal county discovered tlie boll weevil in Ais territory about the first of October, showing that the weevil has swept nearly across the state in a season. $1,799.37 the first year to $11,002.69 in 1915-1916. The total receipts from the dairy herd in nine years have amounted to $43,768.21, from the sales of live stock to $13,377.95, and from the sales of cotton and cotton seed $lO,- 819.68, making a total of $69,572.99 for the nine-wear period. No profit was made from the farm for the first three years because of the lack of equipment and the impover ished condition of the soil, but since 1910-1911 the receipts from the farm show a net return of nearly $lB 000.00 over the actual outlay. This must be regarded as a satisfactory demonstra tion of the possibilities of building up worn-out plantation lands through the institution of a diversified farm prac tice in which live stock husbandry is strongly emphasized. Remember, that it was necessary to start in and re claim practically all the land now un der the plow, a considerable part of which had been thrown out for a number of years and it was, therefore, badly washed and eroded. A great variety of crops have been raised successfully. Cereals are grown each year and a crop of 2,000 to 3,000 bushels of oats obtained. Cora is rais ed in considerable quantity, the stover being used for roughage. Cowpeas and sorghum, oats and vetch, oats, rye and crimson clover, Sudan grass and other forage crops have been grown on considerable areas and cut and cured as hay. Kaffir corn and sorghum have been grown together and used primarily for the produc tion of silage, several hundred tons of which is made each year. Cow peas have been used as soil builders and turned under whenever practica ble. A considerable area of land has been devoted to alfalfa which has bee£ cut from four to five times a year. A rotation of crops has been estab lished. Oats have been planted after cotton and corn and followed, as a rule, by cowoeas sown alone or in combination with some forage crop to be made into hay or turned under for soil improvement. Cotton and corn have been grown after cowpeas. A three-year rotation, including the four crops, has been the object kept in view. It is conservatively stated that the lart '; now under cultivation are | worth $29 an acre more for agrieultu ! ral purposes than when the work of ] ... . e.. t c= £ c; t a!;ea . THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DO UGLAS, GEORGIA, NOV. 25 1916. MRS BROWN HAS GAIHZD 20 POUNDS WAS CONFINED TO HER BED AND CHAIR FOR OVER TWO YEARS, AND THOUGHT SHE WOULD NOT LIVE LONG. “You can tell them that it helped my wife, too; and of all the people that have made statements about get ting benefits from Tanlac I believe we have the most cause to be thank ful, for she thought she wouldn’t be living long and the doctor didn’t give me any encouragement.” This remarkable statement was made by Mr. J. L. Brown, a well known carpeter of College Park, At lanta, in conversation with Dr. E. B. Elder. Mr. Brown added very serious ly that he felt unable to express in words his great appreciation for what Tanlac had done for his home and the mother of his eight children, and then went on to say: “For over two years she has had to live practically on nothing but milk, being bothered as she was with a bad stomach trouble that kept dragging her down until she was hardly more than a living skeleton. She didn’t seem to get any strengthening rest at night and simply had no energy for anything. In fact she spent about all her time between her bed and the chair and didn’t feel like taking an interest in anything. “She had a mighty bad breaking out on her ankles, too, and all the way up o her knees and these places would hen swell up terribly. Her color was bad, too, and it just looked like noth ing on earth could ever do her any good or liven her up. “Well, some strange things happen n this world, and the change n her s certainly on e of them, for it was hout a month ago that she was as iad off as she’s been at all, and nenw she’s a well woman and I am sure a happy man. She has taken just three bottles of Tanlac and weighs 120 pounds—that is, she’s gained 20 lbs. since she began taking it. “My wife now eats heartily, sleeps good and feels as strong as she did years ago. She is now doing ail her own housework ar.d cooking and says she will never be able to say enough about this Tanlac. We don’t mind who you tell about this, for it’s noth ing but the plain, siimple truth—and that on't hurt anybody.” Tanlac is sold exclusively in Doug las by the Union Pharmacy; in Willa coochee by Quillian’s Pharmacy; in Nicholls by the Johnson Pharmacy; in Pearson by Dr ;. Joe and C. W. Cor bett; and in Braxton by J. H. Rod denberry; in McDonald, Lochridge & LaWton; in West Creen, Mack’s Drug store. Make our store your headquarters. \Vilson Jewelry Co. LOST DOG. Light yellow shepherd dog with lit tle white in breast. Return to W. D. Demery, Nicholls, Ga. *795 * 5 795 Model 85-4 f. o. b. Toledo Model 85-4 f. o. b. Toledo These Tremendous Advantages— More power —35 horsepower motor. More room —112-inch wheelbase. Greater comfort long, 48-inch cantilever rear springs and 4-inch tires. Greater convenience—electrical control but tons on steering column. Bigger, safer brakes —service, 4; emer gency, 13x2} 4. Better cooling—-you never heard of an Over land motor overheating. NOTICE OF SALE. In the District Court of the United Stales for the Southern District of Georgia, Southwestern Divis ion. In the matter of Wm. A. Knight, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. Under and by virture of an order granted on Nov. 11 1916 by John G. Sessons, Referee inßankruptcy, I will sell at public outcry, before the door of the court house of Coffee County, Georgia, on Saturday, the 25th day of November, 1916, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described prop erty belonging to the estate of said Bankrupt, to-wit:- Lots 7 and Bin block C of B. Peterson’s Subdivision in the City of Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia, said lots fronting Phillips Street 50 and 60 feet respectively and running back to a ten foot alley 13214 feet, both lots together being 110 by 13214 feet, subject, however, to mart gage executed by W. A. Knight to Citizens Bank of Douglas dated May 31, 1915 and recorded inßook of Mort gages 24 page 533 Clerk’s office Coffee Superior Court, balance due under said mortgage, including interest to day of sale being $275.86, only the equity of redemption to be sold; also the person al property:- Four tons of Guano made by Read Phosphate Co. of Cor dele, Ga.; five bushels of Chufas more or less; all farming implements con sisting of ore and two-horse plows, 1 seed dropper, one Planet Jr. Mowing Machine and Rake; one one-horse Oot Drill; about Five bushels of Velvet Beans; one Gasoline Engine and Pow er Pump; One-half interest in Patent for Center Plow-Bar; all notes and accounts; and any and all other prop erty belonging to said Bankrupt es tate of every kind and nature; a par tiiular list and description of all said personal property being in posession of the undersigned and will be ex hibited on day of sale, and said prop erty may be seen at its present loca tion at Douglas, Ga., said Guano and Gasoline Engine and Pump, being heavy and difficult to transport will , not be exposed at the place of sale. I Said personal property will be sold in [convenient lots or parcels; and all sales will be subject to ionfirmation by th e Referee at a Creditor’s Meeting to be held at Douglas immediately ofter said sale. This 7th day of November, 1916. J. J. ROGERS, Trustee. —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. LOST. Lost between Gaskins Springs and I brick yard, one extra large white and i black spotted male hound 4 years old, has slit in rignt ear, answers to name ! of Gale, return to Ga. & Fla. depot •at Douglas and get reward. W. L ROGERS, DEALER Douglas, GeDrgia The Willys-Overlani Company, Toledo, Ohio “Made in U. S. A.” . ..v o Ik Ah! That’s what I Call Coffee Everybody that tries Luzianne votes it the best of all coffees. You try it —at our risk. If, after you have used the entire contents of one can ac cording to directions, you are not satisfied with it in every way, throw your can away and ask your grocer to refund your money. He’ll do it willingly. Write for premium catalog. IJJZMHMI ' COFFEE Tnbte Reily'TTaylor Co. New Orleans attention Formers YOU CAN BUY ON EASY TERMS, OR RENT AT REASONABLE PRICES GOOD FARMING LAND AT WEST GREEN, COFFEE COUNTY A GOOD OFFER TO RENTERS Seize this opportunity before it is too LATE. SOUTH GEORGIA fARSIS COMPANY Wes! Green, Georgia STOP IN ATLANTA AT HOTEL EMPIRE Opposite Union Depot on Pryor St. Renovated and refurnished throughout. Reservations made on application. Hot and cold water, private baths, electric lights and elevator. First class accommodations at moderate prices. Rooms 50cW/ JOHN L. EDMONDSON, Prop. These are tremendous advantages over any thing to be had in other cars that sell for anywhere near as low a price. 1 And they make it hard for us to keep up with orders. The factory has never yet caught up with the demand. You ought to own one of these cars —nothing else so big and fine for the money. Come in and order yours now. FOR SALE. Will be sold on the Ist Tuesday in December next, at the old home of Thomas Merritt, deceased, the follow ing property, to-wit: One horse and two mules, one 2 horse wagon, one 1 ! horse wagon, one mowing machine and irake, one sugar mill and boiler, one j cutaway harrow, all plow fixtures, (corn and fodder, 2 hogs and six head |of cattle, one pair of war stretcher j and foot adds, one oat cradle. ILeaston Harper and W. H. Merritt, I Executors.