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Culling Poultry
A great many people become dis
gusted with poultry because of low
nfrpr production. In other words, a
large flock is kept from year to year
that produces eggs in the spring of
the year when the price is very low.
The only profitable hen is the one
that will lay when the average hen
will not. The hen that will lay a
large number of eggs in December,
January and February will be pro
fitable, because she produces when
the average hen is not producing.
There are two factors that deter
mine how many eggs a hen will lay.
First, inheritance, which means the
ability to lay. If she comes from a
good high producing strain, she will
probably have the character to lay.
Second, environment, which means
4iow the hen is fed and cared for.
If she is given a good house, and fed
the proper kind of feed, she will
do her best.
Many flocks in this county could
be made profitable if they were car
ed for and culled. A great many
people have flocks of high produc
ing strains, and have fed them pro
perly, but are not getting eggs, be
cause there are too many “board
ers”. It must be remembered that
every flock contains some poor pro
ducers, no matter how good the
breeding may have been. By dis
carding these poor producers, a losing
flock can be turned into a paying
one.
This is the time of the year cull- j
ing should be started. If you find
now that a hen is not producing, she
should be taken out and sold. There
•re four points to take into consid
eration in culling a flock; (1) color
or pigmentation; (2) time of molt
ing; (3) capacity (body size and
shape); (4) length of toe nails.
The color, or yellow pigment,
which is the fat stored in the body,
disappears from certain places in
tfae body in a definite order, as fol
lows: Vent, eyering, earloabes, beak,
I*** and knee joints. When the bird I
i* handled, examine the vent first.
If it is white, moist, flabby, then the
bird is in production. It requires
from one to three eggß to complete
ly bleach the vent. Next examine
the eyerings. It takes about five
oggs to change the yellow color to
white. The earlobes will be bleached
•fter the hen has laid about ten
egga. Next the beak will begin to
bleach, and will require about thirty
eggs to turn it white. It bleaches
from top to bottom. The color then
begins to fade from the front of the
legs. By the time the hen has laid
•round sixty eggs she will be white
legged. When all these colors have
disappeared the hen will not quit
laying, but as soon as she does stop 1
the color will begin to come back in 1
the same order in which it went out. I
The vent will become yellow in a
few days after she stops, then the
eyerings, earlobes, beak and legs. A
ben that is yellow in all these places
has not been producing in several
months.
Most hens stop producing when
they begin to molt (shed the feath
ers). A hen that is molting will use
all her energy to make feathers, and
will have none to produce eggs.
The longer the' molting period the
shorter the laying period. It is safe
to say that the later the molt the
better the hen. A hen that begins
her molt early will not lay any soon
er than one molting late. Any hen
that begins to molt before the first
of July is a poor producer, and should
be disposed of. The best producers
will molt in late August or Septem
ber. This is one of the surest signs,
and all hens molting before July
should be sold.
Shape of body should receive some
consideration. A hen with a long
body is better than one with a short, |
deep one. A hen with a long body
that is deeper behind than in front is
the best.
The fourth thing to keep in mind'
is the length of the toe nail. A hen !
that has long toe nails is lazy, and
therefore will not produce. The
smart and more active hens will
keep the toe nails worn close.
If you will take these few very
simple points and cull the flock it
will increase the average produc
tion per hen more than you now
think. If we will get rid of our
“boarding hens” our profits will
certainly be increased.
O. C. ADERHOLD.
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION
The last issue of the Maysville
Enterprise carried the announcement
that it had suspended publication. It
takes money to conduct a newspaper,
but some people do not appear to
realize this important fact.—Greens
boro Herald-Journal.
The last few years have witnessed
the suspension of many newspapers
in the country. It takes hard work
and close economy to make the aver
age weekly stay in existence at the
best.—Winder News.
EMORY UNIVERSITY
SUED BY STUDENT
WHO DID NOT PASS
Emory University, Ga., April 7.
An unusual suit, the first of its kind
on record, and one which would af
fect every college student who
“flunked” if won by the plaintiff,
has been filed in Dekalb superior
court against Emory university.
L. J. Poe, 00, school teacher, be
cause he failed to make the grade in
the English course in the extension
department of Emory seeks to re
cover his matriculation fee of $5 and
the course fee of S2O, alleging that
failure to pass the course was partly
responsible for him being denied a
teacher's certificate in Kentucky re-
I ccntly. One of Poe’s allegations is
that he could not hear the instruc
tors distinctly during the lectures.
This is said to be the first time a
student ever sought to recover his
course and matriculation fees from
a college after failing to pass and if
the plaintiff wins in this instance it
would mean that every student who
ever failed to make a grade could re
cover the cost of the course.
Poe’s suit has been made return
able at the May term of DeKalb
superior court and Emory univer
sity will be represented by Aubrey
Folts and Robert Whitaker, law stu
dents of the university, it is an
nounced.
80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
SEES FIRST MOVIE AND
CALLS IT “SCANDALOUS”
Tallapoosa, Ga., April 9.—“lf I
had a girl and she went to one of
these picture shows I’d turn her up
and spank her.”
This was the comment of Mrs.
Mary H. Lloyd, 80 odd, of Anniston,
Ala., after she had witnessed her
fist moving picture here Friday
night.
Mrs. Lloyd, much against her own
wishes, allowed her relatives to per
suade her to see a picture show un
! der the auspices of the Woman's
I Christian Temperance union, and now
she says “the first was the last.”
“It’s no wonder the girls of to
day are as wild as they are when
they are allowed to witness such
actions right before their eyes,” Mrs.
Lloyd said. “It’s scandalous.”
Mrs. Lloyd is a member of one of
Alabama’s most distinguished fami
lies. She can remember when her
father and brothers went to fight
, the “Yankees” and when women
I blushed if they thought men caught
a flash of their ankles. She thinks
.short skirts and “flapper doings”
I should be discouraged with the hair
. brush.
“And it’s the pictures that are do
ling it,” she says.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL IT—
THEY KNOW IT
You don’t have to tell how you live
each day,
\ ou don’t have to say if you work
or you play;
A tried, true barometer serves in the
place—
However, you live, it will show in
your face.
The false, the deceit, that you bear
I in your heart
• Will not stay inside where it first
! got the start;
For sinew and blood are a thin veil
of lace—
What you wear in your* heart you
wear in your face.
If you gambled and won in the
great game of life,
If you feel you have conquered the
sorrow and strife;
If you’ve played the game fair and
stand on first base—
You don’t have to say so, it shows
on your face.
|lf your life is unselfish, if for others
I ' you live,
For not what you get, but how much
you can give;
If you live close to God in His in
finite grace—
You don’t have to tell it, it shows in
your face.
—Exchange.
The advertising manager of a
large mail order house expressed him
self as follows: “We have a bureau
whose duty it is to read each week
the country newspapers from all over
the country. There is not a paper
of any consequence in our trade ter
ritory that our bureau doesn’t get.
This bureau looks over these news
papers, and when we find a town
where the merchants are not adver
tising in the local paper we imme
diately flood that territory with our
literature. It always brings results
far in excess of the same effort put
forth in territory where the local
merchants use their local papers.”
Kodak Salesman.
NOTICE
Tax Receiver’* Third Round.
I will be at the following places,
on these.dates to receive tax returns
for 1927. Books close May Ist.
Monday, April 18th
Arcade, 8 a. m.
Red Stone, 9 a. m.
Clarkesboro, 9.30 a. m.
Attica, 10 a. m.
Sikes Gin, 12 noon.
Wages Store, 2 p. m.
Gordon Carney’s, 3 p. m.
Archer’s Store, 4 p_ m.
J. P. Williamson’s, 5.30 p. m.
Tuesday, April 19th
Brockton, 8 a. m.
Nicholson, 9 a. m.
Center, 11 a. m.
A. C. Williamson’s, 1 p. m.
Barnett’s Gin, 2 p. m.
R. F. Wardlaw’s, 3 p. m.
A. O. Pittman’s, 4 p. m.
Commerce Cotton Mill, 5.30 p. m.
Wednesday, April 20th
Dry Pond, 8 a. m.
Doss Gin, 9 a. m.
Yarbrough’s Store, 10 a. m.
Maysville, 11 a. m.
Diamond Hill, 2.30 p. m.
M. D. Pittman’s, 3 p. m.
Holly Springs, 4 p. m.
Miller’s Court Ground, 5 p. m.
Thursday, April 21st
Pendergrass, 8 a. m.
Talmo, 9 a. m.
Thurmack, 11 a. m.
Gregory & Evans, 12, noon.
Braselton, 1 p. m.
Hoschton, 3 p. m.
L. F. Sell’s, 5 p. m.
Randolph Court Ground, 6 p. m.
Friday and Saturday, April 22, 23.
In Commerce, (at N. B. Lord’s
office.) All day.
Apple Valley at 6 p. m.
Respectfully,
EMORY S. LORD,
** Tax Receiver.
HYMN TO GEORGIA
(By John Wingfield Gatewood)
Thou art the homeland, Georgia,
That shelters me and mine;
And ties that none can sever
Make me forever thine!
I love the strength and beauty
Of thine eternal hills;
The music of thy rivers,
The tinkle of thy rills.
Choru*
O beautiful land of Georgia,
O beautiful, beautiful land!
Let me but live to serve thee—
Thy wish be my command!
Thy fruitful fields are dearer
Than any alien sod;
Thy sunlit skies seem nearer
To heaven and to God.
O land of noble heroes *
Who died that you might lvie!
And, dying for your glory,
Gave all that one can give;
O land of song and story,
Of people brave and free,
To me your soil is sacred
From mountain-top to sea!
May Wisdom ever guide thee
'And Justice be thy boast!
j With Moderation tempered
Let “Georgia” be the toast
Of all her sons and daughters!
Let each one spread her fame!
And keep the title, “Georgian,”
A proud and glorious name!
• ******•• •
* ATTICA •
********** •
Last Week’s Locals.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Peterson
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hale Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Butler and
children were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Hale Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hinesley visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Rocquemore last
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Williamson of Red
Stone was here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hale annonce
the arrival of a little daughter
March 24th.
Mrs. Sallie Parnelle of Athens
spent the week-end here, guest of her
sister, Mrs. J. F. Hale.
Mr. Willis Wallace of Watkins
ville was visiting here recently.
The Womans Demonstration Club
held their regular lneeting Friday
j afternoon. After reports and busi
ness, Miss Reba Adams presented a
I beautiful dispaly of hand-made wood
work articles, which was most; inter-
I esting. The girls club met also, and
was given a demonstration in sew
'rig.
NOT THE DESIRED CREDIT
“So you asked the grocer for
,credit. Did you get it?” “Yes and
no.” “What do you mean?” “He
! SR id he’d give me credit for having
I plenty of nerve, but not for any
i groceries.”—Boston Transcript.
SECRETS QF THE WHITE HOUSE
A great deal of interest has been
displayed in learning about the in-
Iside life of the white house—the
home of the presidents of the Unit
ed States —and Mrs. Elizabeth Jaf
fray, who was housekeeper from the
days of Taft to Coolidge, contributes
some interesting data.
While. Mrs. Jaffray can only dis
cuss the ins and outs of the scenes
behind the domestic curtain in the
white house during the administra
tions of Presidents Taft, Wilson,
Harding and Coolidge, but she tells
the story of the experiences of these
presidents and their wives, as she
knew them. To sum it up, it means
the worries, big and little, the pleas
ures in the same proportion, the dis
appointments and even the triumphs
just like any other home.
In writing of the White House and
its occupants she sums it all up in
the following words: “I have known
four presidents and five First Ladies
of the Land as intimately as one
knows the members of one’s own
faqiily. I have lived in their homes;
for, after all, the white house is no
remote castle, but a plain white house
—a home for our presidents.”
The following little criticism will
be read in a kind of human inter
est way: “Taft was the best natured
president; Woodrow Wilson was the
kindest president; Harding was the
best dressed; Coolidge saves the
most money., Mrs. Taft was the tini
est First Lady; the first Mrs. Wilson
was tjie most motherly. The second
Mrs. Wilson the most affectionate;
Mrs. Harding had the loveliest clothes,
and Mrs. Coolidge seems the hap
piest;” and of this she says, “these
are only bits of memories that I
carry away from those 17 years.”
DO UNTO OTHERS—
Paying your bills promptly is one
of the best ways to follow the Gold
en Rule.
First—in fairness to the merchant
or professional man who has invested
cash and time in the merchandise or
service you have received, you should
reciprocate the favors of credit by
taking care of your obligations in
reasonable time.
Your merchant or professional man
does not require security. He de
mands no interest—yet he is actually
loaning you cash.
Second—in fairness to your own
good name and reputation, your bills
should be paid on time.
You are granted credit according
to the basis for confidence in your
ability to pay.
Do your part. Pay your bills
promptly. If you can’t pay all at
once, pay half or whatever you can
and see to it that your creditor
knows you are playing the game
square.
That’s one way we can add to the
good name of our town and vicinity.
YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER
PASSES AWAY
A sad death occurring in Barrow
county on Sunday morning, March
27th, took from the home a loving
wife and mother, whose demise
brings sorrow to the hearts of
many.
Mrs. Undine Healan was born in
Jackson county Oct. 14th, 1904.
When quite young she joined the
Center Grove church. She was one
of those sweet, gentle Christians, al
ways taking great interest in church
work, until God called her to dwell
with the angels above. She was
ready when she was called. Weep
not, dear loved ones. She cannot
come back to you, but we can liye
so as to meet her.
Her body was laid to rest in the
cemetery at New Pentecost church,
near her home. The hallowed mound
was covered with beautiful flowers,
bearing the emblem of her pure
life, and showing the high esteem in
which she was held by countless
friends.
Mrs. Healan will be remembered
jhere in Jackson county as Miss Un
dine Stockton, where she made her
home until a few years ago. She
moved to Barrow county with her
parents. She has many friends here,
and was loved by all who knew her.
Mrs. Healan was married to Mr.
Claud Healan over three years ago.
God blessed this union with one lit
tle infant.
Several days ago she had influen
za, and was convalescing rapidly,
when she took suddenly ill with
double pneumonia, from which she
sank rapidly, and passed away.
Besides her husband and little one,
she is also survived by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stockton, Sr.;
two sisters, Thelma and Sarah; two
| brothers, Elmer and J. E., Jr., and
a large host of relatives and friends.
To the bereaved ones we extend
our heart felt sympathy.
One That Loved Her.
STOP!
LISTEN, FOLKS! Now is your
chance to make your dollar go further.
Since the sale opened our store has
been visited by lots of people, from miles and miles away
from Jefferson. Never have or will you see or hear of
such astonishing BARGAINS again.
COME COME ' COME
to the GREAT SALE, and don’t pass
this great opportunity of buying goods
at less than wholesale prices.
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK
Silk Dresses, as long as they last 98c. .'
Silk Skirts 48c.
Suit Cases, good heavy grade 98c.
Boys Suits 1 $4.95 f
Ladies Hats, the talk of the town $1.98 f
Mens $4 and $5 Slippers $2.95
Ladies $4 and $5 Slippers $2.95 v
36-in. Percale, only loc. if
Prints, all colors, beautiful designs, only _ _ 20c.
Rayon Silk, in all colors, only 40c. J
Broadcloth, in all colors, only 39c. %
Mens Panama Hats, $4 and $5, only $2.98 *'
Mens Straw Hats, $3 and $4, only $2.49 4
One lot Mens Suits, regular sl7 to S2O, at, $12.45 j|
One lot Men’s Suits, regular sls, at $9.95
One lot Men’s Suits, great sacrifice price, $8.50 §
Heavy grade Sheeting, 36-in. wide, only _ 10c. *
Ladies White Slippers, only 48c. *”
REMEMBER, JUST A FEW MORE WEEKS. OUR
GREAT CLOSING-OUT SALE WILL JUST BE A MEM*
ORY TO THE PUBLIC.
H. A LEVIN
JEFFERSON, - - GEORGIA
FERTILIZER
For Mixed Fertilizers of Standard
Brands and Materials, see
FARMERS WAREHOUSE CO.
JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
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SEABOARD
Announces
THROUGH PULLMAN CAR
On Fast Schedule
BIRMINGHAM-ATLANTA .
TO >
NEW YORK
Effective April 18th
Leave Winder SAL No. 6 2.03 p. m.
Arrive Washington SAL No. 6 10.35 a. m.
Arrive Baltimore PRR No. 118 11.55 a. m.
Arrive Philadelphia PRR No. 118 ... 2.05 p. m.
Arrive New York PRR No. 118 4.10 p. m.
For Reservation See Your Local Agent
Or Write
C. G. LAHATTE, T. P. A. H. E. PLEASANTS, A. G. P. A.
ATLANTA, GA. ATLANTA, G.
GRUEN WATGHES
The Gruen Factory make the most artistic watch cases
in the world, and the movements are absolutely de
pendable. If you are interested in a GOOD watch,
call and see us.
M. F. FICKETT JEWELRY CO. 3
Jewelers-Optometrists
224 Clayton Street Athens, Ga. J*