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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS. CAIRO. GEORGIA.
Fanners’ Educational
and Co-Operative
Union of America
Matters Especial Moment to
the Progressive Agriculturist
Less bucking und moru booutlng Is
needed'In everyday llfo.
The answer to “What’s n good pota
to?” depends chiefly upon the cook.
Frequently what wo speak of as
“providence” Is merely Improvidence.
l^ots of men think tliut long hair on
a horse Is a winter Bubstituto for fat.
Be a hustler! It oven takes some
push to do things with a wheelbarrow.
Many a law-abiding young woman
has been known to sanction a hold
up.
One of the surest signs of winter—
the raising of the snow fences along
tho railroads.
The man with a good wood-lot is
'not going to be put out of business by
the coal trust.
Furnace heut costs more; tho point
in Its favor Is that It Is cleaner und
not so "flashy."
Some peoplo nro so down-hearted
that attending his own funeral would
be a cheering change.
Keeping one day nliead of your
work means that you are keeping sev
eral Jumps ahead of the wolf.
Some form of vigorous exerclBo Is
admittedly essential to good health,
hut that of the chin Is not the best.
Co-operation to bo worth while must
be wldor than class and have a broad
er outlook than the Immediate end to
be achieved.
Practice economy. When about to
spend a dollar pauBe nnd reflect upon
the amount of troublo it caused you
or your father to got it.
A little learning is a dangerous
thing. An old-fashioned stomach
ache seems very much more serious
when you hear the doctor call It gas
tritis.
Learn by example. It Is safe to
say .that you can learn something by
watching the man on the next farm—
some things to do and some things to
avoid.
If you aro a hustler, there won’t
he enough left of your old clothes to
make over for your boy. Besides, you
won’t need to—you'll bo able to afford
new clothes for him.
ACTUAL COST OF MARKETING
No Other Product of Farm Is Market
ed at Lower Percentage of Its
Value Than Is Live Stock.
Tho actual cost of marketing live
stock does not vary much from year to
year, but the percentage of cost
changes constantly according to the
price of the stock. Freight, yardage,
feed and commissions change little
and are the same on cheap stock as on
dear. Just now no other product of
the farm is marketed at a lower per
centage of Its value than is good live
stock. Recently we took from tho
books of a commission house at the
Pittsburgh stock yards a number of
accounts sales to ascertain what per
centage of the price was required to
market the stock, says the Baltimore
American. Tho cost of marketing Ohio
cattle ranged from 2.08 to 5.28 per
cent., while Kentucky and Michigan
cattle of tho same grades cost more
and Pennsylvania cattle less, accord
ing to the freight charges. The cost
of marketing Ohio hogs ranged from
2.-10 to 4.15 per cent., while Indiana
hogs cost more and nearby hogs less.
Sheep were cheaper then, and tho per
centage ran higher, from 3.54 on some
Pennsylvania sheep up to nine per
cent, on some Ohio stock. The better
the stock and the higher the price the
lower the percentage of cost. One
other consideration in this is that the
marketing of the live stock Included
the cost of selling many tons of hay
and bushels of grain. Counting these
in it is evident that tho cheapest way
to market such prpducts is by tho live
stock route, and the better tho stock
the cheaper the marketing is done.
KEEPING BOYS ON THE FARM
Homes Without Comforts of Any Kind
Are Far-Reaching In Degrading
Effects Upon Children.
The -way to attach tho boy to the
farm is by way of achievement. Think
of the desolate homo of the dairyman
with a losing herd—no paint on the
Infuse, no honeysuckle over the door
and no time or money for the com
forts within that go to make a house
a home, such conditions are far-reach
ing in their degrading effects, espe
cially upon children.
But- In direct contrast there are
other 'farm homes supported by dairy
herds paying large profits, where tho
enthusiasm of the father has spread
to the children.
Surrounding these homes are neatly
mowed lawns with flowers, treeB and
vines around the painted and well-
kept house, and where money is spent
for the home comforts.
Here the question of how to keep
boys on the farm never arises. Higher
civilization costs something; the
dairyman must increase his oarning
power.
SMALL FARMER IS VALUABLE
Contribution of the Man of Few Acres
to tho Nation’s Resources Is of
Inestimable Value.
The smull farmer usually grossly
under rutoB his true worth and use
fulness In the community. You will
often hear him speak disparagingly of
his opportunity to service, bocausu of
his limitations. What can his few,
acres do toward feeding the vaBt pop:
ulatlon of tho country, ho argues,
until he comes to look upon his labor
as valueless In any large sense.
Now, It ,must be admitted that, we
are accustomed to make a great deal
of talk about tho vast wheat and corn
fields of tho woBt, and to rofer to them
us the source of the nation’s food
supply, in such a manner as to imply
thut they are our only food source.
But wo misrepresent the true situa
tion If we overlook the fact that there
Is also the smull farmer, whose con
tribution to our resources is of In
estimable value.
If tho natlonul census should dis
close tho proportion of food Btuffs
coming altogether from tho Bmall
fane, tho result would astonish us.
As an illustration of thiB fuct the
reader has but to recall that at the
recent convention of tho nation’s meat
packers It was urged thut every farm
er in the country raise two or three
head of cattle each, yearly, us a solu
tion of the problem of the threatening
boef famine. And it was an excellent
suggestion, too, one which would
quickly afford a remedy If put into
practice. If the great cattle ranges
of the far west are to be cut up into
farms, wliut should prevent individual
owners from continuing to raise stock?
Every producer is a part of the
national capital. Mon are themselves
capital, and that country Is a rich one
which has many men, all of them pro
ducers.
A country may have an unlimited
acreage of the richest soil, but unless
it has also men who cultivate it, it is
valueless; and tho greater tho number
of persons laboring on the soil, tho
greater the total product.
Political science 1ms long sought to
emphasize the importance of the labor
of the individual, no matter how ob
scure his station, as being tho unit of
wealth, and It has constantly cham
pioned the small farmer as a mighty
factor In tho advance of the race. His
part is an- important one, and he
should perform it well.
The introduction of the potato Into
Ireland in 1610 revolutionized the
problem of providing subsistence for
its peasantry; whilo the scourge of
the potato rot which followed some
years afterward resulted in a famine.
So success with one vegetable meant
prosperity or poverty to that country;
yet there were none but Bmall farmers
cultivating it there. Similarly, the
welfare of any country rests in no
small degree upon the diligence of tho
average farmer.
ORGANIZATION AS A FACTOR
Enthusiastic Statement Made by Offi
cers of the Illinois Farmers' In
stitute on Movement.
Organization as a factor In develop
ing farm life and increasing farm prof
its is just coming to its own. The Illi
nois Farmers' institute as a body 1b
responsible, to a certain extent, for the
farm activity in Illinois. After some
experience in organizing farmers, the
officers make the following enthusi
astic statement:
“Wherever farmers have organized,
community conditions have been im
proved. Tho question may be asked,
in what way? By arousing community
prldef if in no other—by making men
and women proud of the neighborhood
In which they live—civic pride, if you
please. Whenover mon and women
get together and talk over the prob
lems of the homo and farm, discuss bet
ter methods of farming and home ma
king, good results are sure to follow.
Reforrlng to farmers' club work, in a
recent letter to thlh office, Mrs. H. H.
Parke of Dolvalb county said; ‘I fair
ly wonder at the rapid strides tho
farmers of DeKalb county are making.
Our progress is phenomenal. I am not
writing in a spirit of boastfulness, but
simply because I feel you don’t realize
what the large number of farmers’ in
stitute meetings and farmers’ club
meetings have done for DeKalb coun
ty, to say nothing of what will be ac
complished through the DeKalb Coun
ty Improvement association. The
clubs keep alive and promote effective
Institute work in their respective com
munities—they are powerful aids.’ ”
Feedings Hogs.
It is a sad mistake to imagine that
increasing the bulk of feed for hogs
by adding -Fater will do them auy
good.
A New Cotton.
D. A. Wheeler, who ranches near
Holtville, has brought to the front t
new kind of cotton of the Durango
variety, which he has named “Sum
mer Cluster." The cotton came up
on his ranch two years ago—threo
and one-halt pounds of it. Ho sent
it to the department of agriculture,
where It was ginned, the seed being
returned to him.
From that seed, In 1913, Mr. Wheel
er grew 14 rows—lesB than a quarter
acre—of the new variety, but tho harv
est was nearly three-quarters of a
bale. The plants were very strong
and thrifty, many of them reaching a
height of six and seven feet, and car
rying from 400 to 500 bolls each. The
fiber seems to be exceedingly strong
and line.
Silage to Lambs.
Lamb feeders have found silage a
very satisfactory feed, and the amount
fed ranges from one to three pounds
per day. Where lambs are on full
feed of grain, such as corn, and are re
ceiving a fair allowance of hay, they
will, a3 a rule, only consume from one
to two pounds per. head por day.
Home Medicine Chest.
Keep your medicines in one place,
out of reach of children. Be sure to
have Hanford’s Balsam of Myrrh on
hand for emergency use. It should
tako tho Are out of burns, heal cuts,
remove soreness and be worth many
tlmeB over Its cost. Adv.
Suiting Her.
“Show mo a hat at once. I'm a very
bUBy woman.”
"Then hero’s a beaver."
FARM ROADS AND SPEEDWAYS
Government More Interested in Bene
fiting Farmer Than Improving
Highways for Automobiles.
Secretary Houston of the depart
ment of ugrlculture gavo his heurers
at the recent good roads "convention
In Detroit a sensible talk on road
building In general and government
aid in particular. Ho declared that
tho government, so far as he 1b Its
mouthpiece and connected with Its op
erations, Is more interested in improv
ing the truly rural roads of tho coun
try (those over which farm produce
is huuled to market) than It is in im
proving the transcontinental highways
which aro mainly used by automobile
tourists. He also asserted that if gov
ernment aid is forthcoming it will be
ou the basis of state apportionment,
rather than congressional district or
county or road district. Secretary
Houston's speech is such a clear ex
position of the Intentions of the pres
ent administration that we take a
considerable extract from it:
The essential thing to bo done is
the providing of good roads which
ehall get products from the commu
nity farms to the nearest station and
make rural life more ^profitable, com
fortable and pleasurable.
There aro complex problems to bo
solved in many states before the most
efficient expenditure of money by
states and communities for roads can
be secured, nnd there are many more
Earth Road Showing Imperfect Drain
age.
to be worked out before one can ra
tionally expect the federal government
largely to participate.
That the suggestion of federal aid
to road building raises grave ques
tions and involves possible dangers
no thoughtful citizen doubts. Thcvre
aro proposals before the public mind
which would bankrupt the federal
treasury and suggest possible abuses
before which those of the worst pork-
barrel, bills of the past would pale into
insignificance.
It would be especially pernicious if
such aid should result in stifling the
spirit of local self-help.
The first practical essentials in the
planning of road legislation would
Beetu to be to recognize the states as
the smallest unit with which the fed
oral government might deal. This
would give relief in a measure from
the insistent demand that would come
from every township and every dis
trict in the Union for its Bhare of state
or federal assistance, without refer
ence to the merits of the case or the
practicability or the undertaking.
In the case of roads on which fed
eral money Is to be expended it would
seem essential and wise that the fed
eral agency should have the requisite
power of the approval of the selec
tion, supervision of the construction
and maintenance, and the right of In
spection.
It is reasonably clear that for every
reason there must be some automatic
check upon the demands to be made
upon congress and that this should be
afforded through the requirement that
the states and the localities should
contribute an amount both for con
struction and maintenance at least
equal to and possibly double that con
tributed by the federal government;
and that, In the apportionment of any
possible federal funds a number of
basic factors such as population, area,
wealth, or minimum cost of construc
tion, should control, 1 have not the
least doubt.
In short, as a practical program, I
believe that this matter is one in
which haste can best be.slowly made.
Co-Operation Needed.
Co-operation is necessary for -the
most systematic road building. That
is one reason why Missouri has been
doing so much to improve her roads,
because her people in the different
communities have been willing to co
operate.
Road Drag a Necessity.
The road drag should be a neces
sity upon every farm that borders
along the road. The man who is lib
eral minded and patriotic enough to
keep his road dragged is a good citi
zen.
For thrush, cleanse and dry the foot
and make thorough applications of
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. - Adv.
Platonic love never tempted a fellow
to treat her to lobster salad and fizz
drinks.
Wounds cleansed by Hanford’s Bal
sam. Adv.
This Coffee is
Never Sold inBuM
'
You buy coffee for its flavor—its aro
matic stimulation—which is so largely due to its flavor.!
The old secret blend—the genuine French Market Coffee—
is a combination of many different coffees that are grown
in different countries, hence that peculiar delicious .flavdr
cannot be imitated.
The supposed ideal husband Is not
always such a tine fellow at short
range.
Deep cuts should bo healed by Han-
ford’s Bulsam. Adv.
A mother, never disturbs tho slum
bers of her second baby to see if its
eyes have changed color.
Obstinate sores should be cured by
Hanford’s Balsam. Adv.
The Pioneer.
"Who started the first exposure of
the underworld?"
"I guess it was the first volcano.”
SOUND SLEEP
G000 APPETITE
Lady Tells of Great Benefit Women
Would Receive by Following
Her Example.
Renfroe, Ala.—“I want to make a
statement for publication," says Mrs.
Olllo Owens, of this place, “as it may
be the means of relieving some poor,
suffering woman.
I suffered terribly for years with
many serious womanly troubles, and
became so weak and nervous, I could
hardly do anything. I had headaches,
pains in my back and sides, and was
always going to the doctor, but never
felt well.
Finally, my husband bought mo two
bottleB of Cardul, the woman’s tonic.
I commenced taking it, according to
directions, and began feeling better.
I am now on my eighth bottle, and
feel better than I have In years. I
sleep soundly, have a good appetite,
and no more pains.
I -hover get tired of telling what
your medicine has done for me, and
I am sure It will help other suffering
women, as it did me.
Cardul, the woman’s tonic, and
Thedford’s Black-Draught liver medi
cine, are the* only medicines we keep
in the house.”
If you suffer from any of the trou
bles so common to weak women, Try
Mrs. Owen’s advice—tako Cardul.
For more than 50 years, Cardul has
been used with entire satisfaction, by
thousands of weak and ailing women.
It will surely help you, too.
nooaa Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., for
Special Imlrucllom, and 64-page book,’’Home Treat*
ment for Women," sent fa plain wrapper, on
request. Adv.
Queer English Duty.
Americans will be Interested to
know that from 1660 it has been cus
tomary to take a duty as one of the
hereditary customs of the crown. In
1G60 there was a duty of eight pence
a gallon on all the tea liquor sold In
all coffee houses—a great Inconveni
ence to tea drinkers, because it was
surveyed only twice a day by the ex
else officers, and so could only be
brewed twice a day.—London Mail.
If you would have the genuine French Market Coflee ask for It by name)
see that you are given French Market—not the ordinary kind of coffee.
The picture of the old French Market on the label assures you of tho.
genuine French Market Coffee—accept no other.
Let French Market Coffee tell its own story. Serve it several days
with your every meal—then see if anyone in your family wants to go
back to the ordinary kind of coffee.
Remember, Madame, that the fla
vor of coffee is everything.
French Market Mills!
(New Orleans Coffee Company, Ltd.. Proprietor!)
NEW ORLEANS
Directions—We recommend that you mako
French Market Coffee in your usual wa^»
If you find it too strong reduce quantity until r
strencth and flavor are satisfactory. French
WOULDN’T TRUST THE ’GATOR
Darkey Had by No Means Lost His
Faith, but He Was Just a Little
Apprehensive.
Bishop McDowell tells a story about
a southern baptism. A colored preach
er was dipping his converts In tho wa
ters of a tropical stream when one old
dnrlcoy saw a crocodiile sunning'him
self on the opposite bank. When his
turn came to he immersed he drew
back, casting terror-stricken eyes at
the sleeping saurian.
What’s de mattah wld yo\ brud-
der,” said the parson; ”yo’ all ain't
skeered o' dat dar gator, is yo’?“
tei
The darkey admitted frankly that
he was.
“Don’ yo’ all ’ member de story ob
Jonah an’ de whale, an’ how de whale
dun spit up Jonah on de shoah?"
"Yes, passon, Ah 'members erbout
Jonah. But dat whale dun liab a con
science. Dat ’gator looks lak he might
go to sleep an' ferglt all erbout me.”
Alabama Man 8ays Tetterlne Cures
Eczema.
Morvln, Ala., August 1, 190S.
I received your Tetterlne all O. K. I
have used It for Eczema and Tetter, Ring
worms, Old Sores and Risings and can
gladly recommend It os a sura euro.
J. R. DeBride.
Tetterlne cures Eczema, Tetter, Bolts,
Ring Worm, Dandruff. Cankered Scalp.
Bunions, Itching Piles. Chilblains nnd ev
ery form of Scalp and Skin Disease. Tet
terlne 60c; Tetterlne Soap 25c. At drug
gists or by mall direct from Tho Shup-
trlne Co.. Savannah. Oa.
With every mall order for Tetterlne we
? :lve a box of Shuptrine's 10c Liver Pills
ree. Adv.
Their Kind.
“Have these aircraft any kind of
wheels?"
“Certainly, they have—fly wheels.”
Only One “BKOAIO QUININE”
That Is LAXATI VH BfeOMO QUININE. Look for
tho signature of H. W. GROVH. Cures a Cold in One
Day, Cures Grip in Two Days. 25a
Beauty is only skin deep. Also lota
of modesty is only on the surface.
Be sure that you ask for Wright’s Indian
Vegetable Pills, and look for tho signa
ture of Wm. Wright on wrapper and box.
For Constipation, Biliousness aud Indiges
tion. Adv.
Many a man fails to get there be
cause he carries excess baggage.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
. ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT
AVegetable Preparation for As
similating Ihe Food and Regula
ting the Stomachs and Bowels of
Always Bought
Infants /Children
Promotes Digestion,Cheerful
ness and Rest.Con tains neither
Opium.Morphine nor Mineral
Not Narcotic
Recipe cfOlH DrSAMVEimV/TS/t
Pumpkin S*td •
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Roc hr Us Sal fa -. I
'An til Stttl * [
norm Setd •
Clare/itd Suoar
Winkrgrttn flavor
A perfect Remedy forConslipa-
tion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea,
Worms .Convulsions .Feverish
ness and LOSS OF SLEEP.
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NEW YORK.
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Exact Copy of Wrapper
A man is afraid of an intellectual
woman because he knows she Isn't'
afraid of anything.
Dr. Peery’s Vermifuge Shot” kill* •
and expels Worms in a very few hours.
Adv.
Even when a matt has a pull ho
sometimes has to be pushed.
/Shoe Polishes
Finest Quality Largest Variety
. GILT EDGE the only ladies shoe dressing that pod-
hvely contain* OIL. Blacks and polishes ladies’ and
children * boots and shoes, shines without rub-
blnc, 25c, “French Gloss,” 10c.
STAR combination for cleaning and polishing ell kinds
of russet or tan shoes, 10c. “Dandy" size 25c.
QUICK. WHITE” (in liquid form with sponge)
quickly cleans and whitens dirty canvas shoes,
lOcand 25c. >
BABY ELITE combination for gentlemen who take
pride in harina their shoes look AI. Restores color and
lustre to all black shoes. Polish with a brush or cloth, 10c.
“Elite’ size 25c.
If your dealer does not keep the kind you want, send
us the price in stamps for a full size package, charges paid.
^ WHITTEMORE BROS. & CO.
20-26 Albany St. Cambridge. Mass.
The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of
Shoe Polishes In the World
Why Scratch?
“Hunt’s Cure” is guar
anteed to stop and
permanently cure that
terrible itching. It is
compounded for that
purpose and yolir money
will be promptly refunded
WITHOUT QUESTION
if Hunt’s Cure fails to euro
Itch, Eczema, Tetter, Ring
——. —... Worm or any other Skin
Disease. 50c at your druggist’s, or by mail
direct if he hasn't it. Manufactured onlvbv
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- u B-wianMiw-u ds desiring to
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