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PURE BREDS OR
GRADE COWS
Each Has its Advantages
When Used for Dairy
Purposes.
One , of the most discussed
questions in the formation of a
dairy herd is whether to begin
with pure-bred or grade cows.
Opinions differ widely as to which
is the more profitable. Pure-bred
animals are ■ much "sought for
breeding purposes; therefore,
their offspring are more valuable
and command a higher price than
do the offspring of grades. Oth
er things being equal, if the val
ue of the calves is considered,
k pure-bred herd is more profita
ble. On the other hand, if milk
production alone is sought, a
grade herd may produce as large
ly as a pure-bred herd.
The enterprising and progress
ive owner will not be content
with grades only. Since he must
have a pure-bred bull to buiid up
his herd, he will want a pure
bred cow to match, then one or
two more. By this practice he
will be working properly' toward
a pure-bred herd, and at the
same time gaining in knowledge
and experience. With the begin
ner, or those unaccustomed to
handling registered animals, this
is a better plan than to purchase
a pure-bred herd in the begin
ning.
A dairy farmer who has on
hand a herd of good, .fair, and
indifferent grades of no partic
ular breeding, should bear in
mind that it is a very poop cow
indeed which is not better than
no cow on the farm; that cows
are very greatly in their ability
to return profit; and that life is
too short for one to plod along
with inferior cows longer than is
necessary to secure animals of
higher quality. In raising the
quality of a herd one should dis
pose of the offspring from such
cows as are known to be inferior
and retain those from the best
producers only. By doing this
and adding an excellent pure
bred animal occasionally it is pos
sible to build up a herd of high
quality in a very short time.
In adding pure-bred animals to
a herd, the question of breed may
arise with those who have not al
ready found a preference. The
tendency is to attach too much
importance to this matter, as in
fluencing the success of the ven
ture. The importance of making
use of a pure breed of some kind
is more apt to be underestimated
than overestimated. As a rule a
man who will make a success
with one breed will be equally
successful with another. Con
sideration must be given to the
purpose for which the product is
to be used. For example, if milk
is to be sold in a market where
richness is not to be recognized,
breeds giving the larger yield
would be the choice. If butter
or cream is the product to be
marketed, other factors must be
considered. When the decision
is made as to the product desired
it is well to select a breed which
serves the purpose and is well
represented in the community
under consideration. It is being
demonstrated that animals of all
breeds have developed not only
greater individual qualities in
those communities where a good
ly number of that breed is kept?-
but also have greater market
value per unit of quality. The
individual cows of a Holstein
herd, for instance, located in a
Jersey neighborhood would not
have the market value that the
same animal would have if sur
rounded by animals of the same
breed. This is true at the Geor
gia Experiment Station where
both Holsteins and Jerseys are
kept. The Jerseys in this local
ity greatly outnumber the Hol
steins and the market value for
Jersey calves is much better than
that for Holstein calves. The
same is true of all other dairy
breeds when too widely scattered.
Buyers are attracted by the pos
sibility of buying a number of
cattle in one neighborhood, and
surplus stock can be disposed of
more readily than where the an
imals are widely scattered.
D. G. Sullins,
Animal Husbandman.
Citati )u.
Georgia —Montgomery County.
The appraisers appointed on the
application of Eliza McQueen,
the widow of Johu A. McQueen,
deceased, for valuation and set
tling apart a year’s support for
herself out of the estate of Johu
A. McQueen deceased, having tiled
their -return, this is to cite all
parties at interest that said appli
cation will be heard at nay office
on the first Monday in October,
1921, This the stji day of Sept.,
1921.
J' C. McAllister, Ordinary.
For Leave to Sell.
Georg ia— Montgo me ry Cm! n ty.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that J
E. Mcßae, as administrator of
Jas. Morris, deceased, having ap
plied by petition to sell the real
estate of said Jas. Morris, and an
order was made thereon at the
Sept, term, 1921, for citation, and
that citation issue; all heirs at
law and creditors of the said Jas
Morris, deceased, will take notice
that 1 will pa?s upon said appli
cation at the October term, 1921,
of the court of ordinary of said
county ; and that unless cause is
shown to the contrary, at said
time, said leave will be granted.
This the sth dav of Septomber,
1921.
J. C. McAllister, Ordinary
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
To all whom it may concern:
J. W. Palmer, a resident of this
State, having in due form ap
plied to the undersigned for the
guardianship of the person and
property of Dan G Riddle, of
said county, notice is hereby
given that said application will
he heard at the next court of or
dinary for said counry, to be held
on the first Monday in October,
1921. Witness my hand and of
ficial signature, this the sth day
of September, 1921.
J. C. McAllister, Ordinary.
Administrator’s Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Under and by virtue of an or
der granted by the court of ordi
nary of said comity, will he sold
on the first Tuesday in October,
1921, before the court house door
in said county, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, the following prop
erty to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the
1781st G. M. District of said
Toimty and state, . containing 48
acres more or less, and bounded
as follows: North by lands of
the Willjainsou heirs, east by
lands of J. R. Beckum, south
by lands of Beckum and Palmer
and west by lands of Tom Palmer.
To be sold as the property of the
estate of Mrs. I. D. West, deceas
ed, for the purpose of division.
A. West,
Adr. Est. of Mrs. I. D. West.
For Leave to Bell.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that M
B. Calhoun, as adminsstrator of
M. D. Hughes, deceased, having
applied by petition to sell the
real estate and personality of said
M. D. Hughes, and an order was
made thereon at the September
term, IP2I, for citation, and that
citation issue; all the heirs at law
and creditors of said M. D. Hugh-'
es, deceased, will take notice that
I will pass upon said application
at the October term, 1921, of the
court of ordinary of said county;
and that unless cause is shown to
the contrary, at said time, said
leave will be granted. This the
sth day of September, 1921.
J. C. McAllister, Ordinary.
Highest Prices Paid
for Live Stock.
We are constantly in the mar
ket for cattle and hogs. Many
yeartf experience qualifies us to
offer superior advantages to the
producers of this section. We
ace in position to handle your
business in a most satisfactory
manner. Get our prices.
W. D. & C. W. Peterson,
9192 m Ailey, Ga
Notice.
I am selling pecan trees for
Mr. W. C. Jones, Cairo, Ga. See
me before you buy.
H. L. Wilt.
Mt. Vernon.
For best results, ship your cot
ton to The John Flannery Com
pany, Savannah, Ga. Liberal
advances made on consignments.
MONTGOMERY MO'NITOR—THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1921.
FATHER OF MODERN NOVELIST
Minstrel, Centuries Ago, Held Audi
ences Very Much as Does the
Writer of Today.
The old tale tellers, the minstrels,
the palmers, the friars, the pedlers,
were the remote ancestors of the nov
elist of toduy. The minstrel supplied
a social need in his day. He was a
circulating library when, as yet, there
was no circle of readers, and besides
being the medieval novelist, he was
the medieval publisher. .As he drew
ids bow across bis viol or swept the
strings of his harp, and prayed audi
ence for some romance of chivalry,
the boastings and bickerings of the
common hall were silenced, and the
rude r.oar of the market place was
hushed.
By the end of the Eleventh cen
tury something more was wanted, and
the literary craftsman of the Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries
wove his romances of chivalry to meet
the needs of society. These romances
violated every canon of literary art,
hut it was not as literature that he
looked at them —rather,as a gorgeous
tapestry set in I lie framework of chiv
alry. The influence these stories ex
ercised on the national life of Eng
'and was prodigious, and of the three
groups into which they fell —the mat
ter of Britain and the matter of Rome
the Great —the most popular belonged
to the second. Dealing with the story
of King Arthur and the Round ’ru
ble, Lord Ernie once said it was prob
ably partly patriotism and partly re
ligion which made Sir Thomas Mal
lory choose this group of the medieval
romances of chivalry. Partly, also, it
was a true instinct of literary genius,
for this was the one group which had
in it the enduring elements of vitality.
That group alone gave us the Inward
and spiritual meanings, the capacity
for allegorical interpretation, the mys
tical symbolisms which were living,
lasting influences, because successive
generations could appropriate them to
their own needs and circumstances. —
London Telegraph.
AUTO THAT ACTUALLY JUMPS
Car’s Peculiar Feature Based on the
Principle That Actuates the
Knee of the Athlete.
Tlie jumping stunts of automobiles
in tiie movies are the result of trick
photographs. There lias been produced
in France a light cur that does many
of these spectacular performances, not
only pictorially, but actually, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine. It is a
small, light car with a speed of 25
miles an -hour. The particular feature
that enables the car to negotiate all
obstacles with impunity is the manner
of connecting the car to the rear
wheels. It has been compared witli
the action of- the human knee. A
jumper bends his legs at the knees,
straightens them out rapidly to get the
effect of a spring. The rear wheels
do the same tiling. On striking an
obstacle the wheels rise independently
of the rest of the car, which remains
horizontal. Under test, when driven
against an obstacle 40 inches high,
witli an approach sloping at 40 de
grees, the car was lifted to a height
of 57 inches and landed at a distance
<>f 20 feet, all four Wheels striking the
ground simultaneously. On landing,
the spring in the wheel connection
cushions the concussion of the wheel
with the ground, again resembling the
of a jumper’s knee, which
bends under him as lie alights.
A Japanese Garden.
The typically Japanese garden of
Mr. Inabata, a Kyoto millionaire, near
iNanzeiji temple is described l»y u
correspondent. It is a good example
of the Japanese talent for concealing
art; it contains a twin waterfall not
only artificial but even said to he
exact miniature of some famous Jap
anese fall; but which looks as if it
had like Topsy, ‘‘just growedalso a
large artificial cave with walls of
rough concrete which would hardly
“give it away,” but for the electric
lights In the roof and the switches for
turning on the “dripping well.” The
water is derived from the Blwa canal,
which flows just outside. A minor
curiosity is a stone lantern with a
high peaked top formed by a tiger
standing on its head; these now
meaningless ishidoro are seen every
where, hut hardly ever Is any such
liberty tuken with the conventional
form.
School for Brides.
If u future helpmate suggests that
there is room for improvement in his
bride-to-be, the situation is not al
ways strained.
“A delegation of young Chinese men
visited us recently with a request that
we begin classes for their wives and
fiancees,” writes the Y. W. C. A. secre
tary from Nanking. “They even of
fered to pay tuition and had a list of
subjects already made out. The young
women brought by them are enthusi
astic in their atteridance'and Invari
ably arrive hours "ahead of time. At
a tea given to talk things over, one
energetic bride remonstrated that she
was not there to waste time on teas
hut to learn to read and write like
her husband.”
* Curiosity.
In a street car the other day a man
and his wife saw a cockroach on the
floor.
“I never see one of those things,”
said the man, “without wondering
where it came from.”
“Arid I never see one,” said the
wife, “without wondering where it is
going.” —Youngstown Telegram.
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Weekly Cotton Letter.
By Savannah Cotton Factorage
Co.
The much talked of Bureau Re
port was issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture on Thursday
September Ist, and proved to he
sensationally low. The Condi
tion as of Aug. 25th was given
as 49.3, indicating a crop of ap
proximately 7,000,000 bales which
was slightly below what the
trade expected. All cotton mar
kets advanced rapidly following
publication of the report, and
futures went to a new high level
for the season.
The indicated yield for the va
rious states follows;
Condition Estimated
Yield
Virginia, 63.0 11,000 hales
N. Carolina 62.0 * 523.000 ”
S. Carolina 50.0 * 744.000 ”
Georgia 41.0 827,000 ”
Florida 59.0 16,000 ”
Alabama 68.0 472,000 ”
Mississippi 57.0 679.000 ”
Louisana 45.0 244,001) ”
Texas 45.0 1,938,000 ”
Arkansas 63.0 729,000 ”
Tennessee 74.0 235,000 ”
Missouri 78 0 50,000 ”
Oklahoma 48.0 474,000- ”
California 83.0 75,000 ”
Arizona 85.0 46,000 ”
All others 85.0
The Condition declined over 15
points during the month, and the
anticipated yield is over 1,000,000
less than last month's report in
dicated.
There may be reactions from
time to time, but the general
trend of prices should be upward.
The demand is good, especially
at the ports where there are
many foreign and American buy
ers in the market. Those who
wish to sell their cotton would
probably do well to consign it to
some good factor and get the ad
l vantage of any advrnce while the
j cotton is en route. Those who
; wish to hold can borrow reason
able amounts from their factors
and keep their cotton off the mar
ket.
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