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SHOULD KEEP
MILK RECORDS
In This Manner Only Can
Value of a Cow be
Determined.
While feeds are so high prices
and labor so scarce it is of im
portance to know profitable ani
mals. A few unprofitable cows
probably caused many dairymen
to become discouraged during
the last few years. Such dis
couragement might have been
avoided had the proper steps
been taken in selecting and
eliminating animals. There are
three things that should be known
in order to determine the relative
profits from individual cows.
These are the amount of milk
produced, the per cent of fat in
the milk and the amount of feed
consumed.
Keeping a daily milk record is
the only satisfactory method of
determining what individual cows
do with the feed given them.
The cost of keeping such a record
is small and is more than offset
by the advantages to be had from
the record. The only thing
necessary in securing a milk
record are a pair of spring bal
ances and a sheet for recording
weights. Having a daily milk
record makes it possible to feed
cows with the greatest economy.
The heavy and light milkers may
be determined and fed in pro
portion to their production. Daily
records enable the herdsmen to
detect sickness quicker than
otherwise would be possible.
This in turn enables him to avoid
the use of unwholesome milk and
to give prorppt and careful atten
tion to animals in poor health.
The daily records also make it
possible to judge the work of
different milkers. Experiments
have shown that with certain
cows some milkers are able to
get as much as 25 per cent more
milk than others.
The greatest advantage to be
had in having a record showing
the individuality of cows, of
course, is making it possible to
eliminate the inferior ones and
build up herds. A study of the
data given in Bulletin No. 80 of
the Georgia Experiment Station
shows some of the importance of
milk records. The best cow
in the five herds considered
produced in one year, 9,257
pounds of milk and 544 pounds of
butter, while the poorest cow
produced only 1,589 pounds of
milk and 88 pounds of butter.
A milker might be able to de
termine a difference between the
very best and poorest cow in a
herd but he would not be able to
draw the line of distinctionvin its
proper place without a record.
There is in„the Experiment Sta
tion herds at the present time an
inferior cow, for an experimental
purpose, which might not be de
tected from her appearauce but
could be found easily by looking
at her record. Her daily pro
duction is about one-third as
much as the average of the re
mainder of the herd. There are
other differences in the herd
which would be difficult to detect
without the daily records. Much
data might be given to prove.the
value of milk records but it seems
that mere reasoning should be
sufficient to convince dairymen
that they cannot afford to be
without such information.
D. G. Sullins,
Animal Husbandman Georgia
Experiment Station.
Citation.
Georgia —Montgomery County.
A. S. Dukes, administrator of
A. S. Dukes, deceased, represents
to the court in his petition, duly
filed and entered on record, that
he has fully administered Ella B
Dtikeß’ estate. This is therefore
to cite all persons concerned, kin
dred and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said admin
istrator should not be discharged
from hie administration and re
ceive letters of dismission on the
first Monday in July, 1919.
J. C. McAllister,
Ordinary.
ITS GLORY ALL IN THE PAST
Passage of Time Has Left Quaint Old
Welsh Town of Kidwelly
Far Behind.
Kidwelly Is a quaint old town In
Wales. It Is a dreamy little commu
nity set In snugly between broad
marshes and Carmarthen bay, and di
vided by a curving river with an un
pronounceable Welsh name. Old Kid
welly lives largely in tlie past. It has
been the scene of battles and sieges.
If has a castle whose turrets and
round towers still stand bravely, their
age kindly hidden by the vines that
enfold them.
It pretends to remember well the oc
casion of the Welsh princess who
stormed the town at the head of her
array. It tells the story proudly, a
little sadly at the end, for the warrior
princess was executed by her enemies.
It Is a dusty, unromantic climb to
the battlements, but the view from the
castle top Is worth the trip. The
quaint, tumbledown houses at the foot
of the walls are a mere skeleton of the
old town as It was in Its prime. Be
yond them are marshy fields rolling
away to the next village.' Far below
Is the river once thronged with ships
of trade that long ago deserted It for
richer ports. Its streets are almost
empty, and Its old-fashiqned residents,
primly oblivious to new Improvements
and styles of architecture, testify loud
ly to Its age.
TRIPS MADE BY MAYFLOWER
Famous Vessel Continued Voyages
Long After That One of So Much
Historical Interest.
There is matter of Interest to May
flower descendants, and Americans in
general, in the recent discovery of let
ters written some 250 years ago by
John Eliot, the “Apostle to the In
dians,” to his friend, Kev. Joseph Han
mer of Barnstaple, England. By these
old letters it appears that the May
flower continued making trips to Amer
ica, and that very many Americans
nowadays might Justly claim that their
forbears crossed in thut famous \jps
sel, although not mentioned In Gov
ernor Bradstreet’s passenger list. The
Eliot letters, however, do not name
subsequent passengers, although they
indicate a bill-of-ladtng showing that
the Mayflower continued in the ship
ping trade with New England and was
bringing over merchandise SO years
and more after the landing of the Pil
grims. Incidentally the humorists who
have often asked how so much ancient
furniture could have come over In the
Mayflower are answered by the his
toric fact that the good ship kept
coming and going.—Christian Science
Monitor.
Salzburg.
Salzburg lies on both sides of the
Salzach river, hemmed In on either
bend by precipitous mountains. A
large fortress overlooks It on the
south, from the summit of a perpen
dicular rock, against which the houses
in that part of the city are built.
The streets are narrow and crooked,
but the newer part contains many open
squares adorned with handsome foun
tains. The variety of costume among
the people is very interesting. The In
habitants of the salt district have a
peculiar dress; the women wear round
fur caps, with little wings of gauze
at the side. I saw other women with
headdresses of gold or silver filigree,
something In shape like a Homan hel
met, with a projection at the back of
the head, a foot long.
The most Interesting objects In Salz
burg to us were the house of Mozart,
In which the composer was born, and
the monument lately erected to him. —
Bayard Taylor.
Great American Historian.
In 1796, on the 4th of May, William
Prescott, the historian, was born at
Salem, Muss. When Prescott entered
the field of world history America had
yet to make her mark in that line.
Her historians hud been Imitative of
the European writers or hopelessly In
ferior.
Prescott’s work was accorded Im
mediate recognition in Europe and he
was recognized as being the highest
In rank of all American historians. His
best-known works are the “History of
the Conquest of Peru” and the “His
tory of the Conquest of Mexico.” He
died at Boston on the 29th of January,
1859.
By-Products,
These are substances or results ob
tained collaterally or Incidentally in
the operation of a specific process, or
the manufacture of something else. In
burning game for food the hide and
feathers are by-products. In ginning
cotton the cottonseed Is a by-product
which for many years was regarded as
a waste. Now It is used In the making
of cottonseed oil. In the manufacture
of lumber, sawdust Is a by-product;
coke Is a by-product In the manufac
ture of gas, but not the only one in
the process.
Whisky Term-
The mixture called 100 per cent
proof Is less than 50 per cent of spir
its. The volume of water Is about
57.16. The origin of the term “proof
spirit” Is interesting. Formerly It was
customary to test the strength of spir
its by pouring a sample on gunpowder.
If, when a light was applied, the al
cohol burned away and left the pow
der so damp that It could not he set
on fire the spirit was declared to be
under-proof. A sample Just strong
enough to Ignite the powder was called
proof.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919.
Notice of Local Legislation.
Notice is hereby given that
there will be introduced ill the
1919 session of the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly a bill of which
the following is the text of the
enacting caption:
An Act to repeal an Act enti
tled “An Act to create a board
of commissioners of roads and
revenues for the county of Mont
gomery, consisting of three mem
bers; to prescribe their duties
and fix their compensation; to
prescribe their qualifications; to
divide the said county of Mont
gomery into three road districts
and provide for the election of
one commissioner from each of
said road districts, to provide for
the selection of a clerk of said
board of commissioners and fix
compensation; to provide for an
attorney for said board and fix
his compensation; to provide for
the publication of quarterly re
ports of the actings and doings
of said board, and for other pur
poses;” approved August 17th,
1914; which said Act was amend
ed by an act approved August 13,
1915.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors,
Georgia—Montgomery County.
All creditors of the estate Mrs.
Sarah J. Wilkes, late of said coun
ty, deceased, are hereby notified to
render in their demands to the
undersigned according to law, and
all persons indebted to said es
tate are required to make im
mediate payment to me. This the
2d day of June, 1919.
A. D. Hughes,
Adr. Mrs. Sarah J. Wilkes.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold before the court house
door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues
day in July, 1919, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion :
One certain lot of land situate, ly
ing and being in the 275th G. M. dis
trict of sa id county, containing 25 1-2
acres more or less and hounded as
follows: On the north by the colored
portion of the Town of Uvftlda, on
the east by lands of Arrena Ashford
and Haroid Gibbs, on the south by
lands of J. J. Moses and on the west
by the colored portion of said Town
of Uyalda. Said land having been
conveyed to Arrena Ashford by J- J.
Moses* Jan. 7, 1918, as Shown by deed
and plat to same recorded in Deed
Book 23. page 404, of file clerk’s of
fice of superior court. Also lots 4 and
sin block number 2 in the Town of
LTvalda, fronting 132 feet on McKin
ney street and running hack 155 feet
to "an alley, in the colored portion of
said Town. All of said property
levied on and will Ire sole! as the
property of Arrena Ashford to satis
fy two fl fas issued from the superior
court of said county in favor of G.
A'. Galbraith vs Arrena Ashford,
and being pointed out for levy by
plaintiff. Written notice of levy
given in terms of the law, tins the 3d
day of June, 1919.
K. E. Burch, Sheriff.
[Junderwood & Harris, A ttys,
for Pllf.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
To all whom it may concern:
W. J. Helms, a resident of this
state, having in due form applied
to the undersigned for the guar
dianship of the persons and prop
erty of Thelma Sharpe, Mabell
Sharpe, Butler Sharpe, Lome
Sharpe, J. C Sharpe, Mary Alice
Sharpe, Laura Shurpe and Bessie
Sharpe, minor chi dren of D,
C. Sharpe, late of said county,
deceased, notice is hereby given
that said application will be heard
it next court of ordinary for said
county, on the first Monday in
July, 1919. Witness my hand
and official signature, this the 9th
day of June, 1919
J. C. McAllister,
Ordinary.
Wagons and Wire
Fencing.
Have just received a carload of
Florence One- and Two-Horse
Wagon 9. Also a Carload of Wire
Fencing. Come and see me be
fore buying.
E. L. Meadows,
11213 Vidalia, Ga.
Dipping Vats.
Bids will be received by the
undersigned at the office of the
Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues for the construction of
dipping vats for Montgomery
county. Get specifications at
once. A. B. Hutcheson,
Clerk.
The Section Harrow
Effective Implement.
If the grass is well rooted and
large, of course, the section har
row will not prove an effective
implement for cultivating corn or
cotton. But it. is really during a
wet spring that the harrow is
most effective. During, wet
weather the small implements
which take only one row at a
time, or require twice across the
field to cultivate a row, cannot
cover ground rapidly enough to
cultivate the whole crop during
the days it is dry enough to get
in the fields. But the section
harrow, which can cover the
ground three or four times as
fast, may enable one to cultivate
the whole crop often or whenever
a few days of suitable weather
comes. It is because it covers
ground rapidly and kills the grass
and weeds just as they are com
ing up that the section harrow is
valuable for cultivating corn and
cotton early in the season. But
the lack of preparation given a
large part of the land planted
this spring would make the ef
fective use of the smoothing har
row impossible any sort of a sea
son. Much land was just given
enough preparation to cultivate
the clumps of grass and give
them a good start ahead of the
planted crops.
Os course, those in the grass
will “lay it to the wet weather,”
but most of their trouble is due
to the fact that the land was only
half-prepared and was not clean
when the crops were planted. It
is not often that the man who
thoroughly prepares his land ard
uses the section harrow freely
whenever the soil is dry enough
to work “gets in the grass” early
in the season. —Progressive Farm
er.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery <lounty.
Will be sold before the court house
door in Mt. Vernon on t he first Tues
day in July, 1919, between the legal
hours ol sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion :
One certain bay mare, about seven
years old, named “Leila’’ and weigh
ing about eight, hundred pounds; one
Singer sewing machine; one organ;
live head of black and white spotted
hogs. Said property levied on and
will be sold as the property of H. (!.
Cook, principal and James Cook,
security, to satisfy a mortgage fifa
Issued from the superior court of
said county in favor of W. E. O’Neal
vs H. C. Cook and James Cook.
Property being in the possession ol
W. E. Allmond and pointed out for
levy by plaintiffs. Written notice of
levy given in terms of the law. This
the 3d day of June, 1919.
E K. Burch, Sheriff.
Underwood & Harris, A ttys, for Pllf.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
To all whom it may concern.
John Cooper, Jr., of said state
having in proper form applied to
me for permanent letters of ad
ministration oil the estate of Ar
abella Cooper, late of suid county,
deceased, this is to cite all und
singular the creditors und heirs
of Arabella Cooper to be and ap
pear at the July term of court,
1919, and show cause if any they
can why permanent letters of ad
ministration should not he grant
ed. Witness my official signature
this the 2d day of June, 1919.
J. C. McAllister,
Ordinary.
Stray Cow.
Taken up at my place, one cow
of very mischievous tendencies.
Owner may describe the animal,
prove ownership, pay cost of*
keeping, etc., otherwise it will
sold according to law.
D. H. Phillips,
5154 Rt. 3, Soperton, Ga.
For Long Term Farm
Loans,
SEE A. B. HUTCHESON.
I am negotiating some very
attractive Long Term Farm Loans
for the best companies doing bus
iness in Georgia, with lowest rates
of interest and the most liberal
terms of payments
I have several years experience
in the loan business, am located
at the county site and believe that
I am in position to give you the
best terms and as prompt services
as any one.
If vou need a loan see me before
application.
A. B. Hutcheson,
Mt. Veruoii, Ga.
If WHAT ABOUT A TRUCK ATTACHMENT
I FOR A FORD? I HAVE A NEW ONE TO
If SELL CHEAP.
Have two dandy Chevrolets that
have been used slightly.. Both are 1
BIG BARGAINS.
Tires guaranteed 3500 miles,
: cheaper than anybody. Also inner :
|!| tubes.
You can get bargains in cars, tires,
tubes, truck attachment from
L. B. Godbee,
Oakland and Chevrolet Dealer
| VIDALIA, GA.
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► Loans and Investments $203,409.52 3
\ Bank Bldg, and fixtures 20,000.00 \
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\ BONDS 96,093.11 \
\ Total $379,562.63 :
: LIABILITIES :
l Capital Stock $ 25,000.00 :
t Surplus and Profits 25,063.06 3
E Dividends Payable 24.00 4
t Bills Payable 30,000.00 \
t Notes Re-discounted 10,876.95 4
t TOTAL DEPOSITS 288,598.62 3
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