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OVER THIRTY-FIVE THOUS
AND VARIETIES REGISTER
ED IN COLORADO.
We are disposed to believe that the
cattle business of old now is past or
rapidly passing.and that the old ways
of the open range are no longer need
ful. As a matter of fact, there are
more different brands of cattle today
than ever were known before. It is
said that there are 35,000 different
brands registered in the state of Colo
rado alone and that five or six hundred
new brands are filed every month.
Of course it is getting so that it is
hard to invent a brand which some
other fellow has not already adopted,
and it always was hard to invent one
which some ingenious brand blotter
could not alter. Most of the brands;
today run in only one letter or figurc.l
not very many have three or more
letters or figures. This requires C(m-f
siderable originality, hence geometri
cal designs or figures of animals or
articles now also are seen in brands up
to date.
There are still brand experts who
comb the stockyards for tampered
brands, and in many ways the old cow
industry survives. Sometimes cattle
have to be driven, even today, 100
miles or so to reach the rails, ;mdl
road branding or even stockyard
branding, for shipment to feeding
ranges 1s by no means unknown even
today. The study of the books of the
registered brand department in an_vf
western State capital is a curious and |
interesting one. I
I observe that the writer in a Colo
rado paper making these statcnmms]
also states that the legislature of Colo- |
rado collects a brand tax every eight|
vears and discards all brands on which
taxes are not paid—this in the intcn-l
tion to keep down the voluminous |
registration work—Saturday Evening |
Fost ————— |
THE IDEAL PURGATIVE.
As a purgative Chamberlain’s Tab
lets are the exact thing required.
Strong enough for the most mlmstl
mild enough for children. They cause!
an agreeable movement of the bowels |
without any of that terrible griping‘.;
They are casy and pleasant to take |
and agreeable in effect.—adv. |
Your Credit Is
What You Make It
Such a small beginning as a well-kept checking
account has led to many a man’s business suc
cess. For it has been the means of establish
ing credit with his banker.
YOUR CREDIT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!
It will be worth far more to you when the time
comes than an armful of influential letters of
introduction presented by you as a stranger.
We seek the accounts of firms and individuals.
Join yourself with this institution and lets grow
together. Do it now. The earlier you start
the better.
Dawson, Georgia
Member Federal Reserve System.
BENTHALL PEANUT PICKERS and
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Many new improvements have been made in its construction, making it the most
economical peanut picker on the market. ~Costs little to operate and requires the
fewest repairs. The Benthall pays for itself on every 200 bags picked. With
the Benthall you and your boys can do the work of a hundred hands and do 1t
better. Pick your own peanuts and then make money by picking for others this
season. Repair parts are carried in stock and, should you need them, there is no
expensive and troublesome delays on account of having to order.
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The Wheat Rust
Epidemic.
The epidemic of wheat leaf rust or
red rust, which was very sereve over
Georgia during the late winter and
early spring of the present year, may
prove to be a severe blow to diversi
|fic:nion in the agriculture of the state.
! Many farmers who had never sown
{ wheat before diverted a large part of
their cotton acreage to wheat, hoping
to make wheat a “money crop.” Dur
ing early winter the prospects for a
good crop of wheat were exceptional
ily fine; but during the warm damp
]gla_\:s of .\lm“ch inquiries began com
jing to the Experiment Station m re
lgard to the vellow color and sickly
appearance of the wheat. Examination
showed leaf rust in a very severe form
at this early date. The rainy weather
continued until near the first of May
and the rust developed in epidemic
form. Observations and reports in all
sections oi the state indicate the gen
eral prevalence of the damage. In
most ficlds the leaves were killed by
the time the grain reached the dough
stage. As a result the yield was light
and the grain was light and of poor
quality.
Such epidemics of leaf rust are not
of usual occurrence; and it is to be
hoped that this experience will not
discourage farmers who may wish to
grow wheat.
At the Georgia Experiment Stationi
more than 300 varieties and strains of
wheat were sown in small nurser_\'l
plats last fall. Several of these were |
free from rust injury; but these va-|
rieties are all new to this section and
the agronomist does not feel justified
in recommending any of them for
general planting at the present time. |
Many farmers scemed to think that |
the rust attack was brought on I)y‘
the application of a top dressing of!
nitrate oi soda, but no difference in |
the severity of the attack could be de-|
tected between plats receiving 200 |
pounds of nitrate oi soda and plats!
that received no nitrate, Extrcmely'
heavy applications of nitrogenous fer- |
tilizers may cause leaf rust to h('!
worse: but, in amounts usually ap
plied in this state, it will not appre
ciably affect the development of rust.
B. B. HIGGINS, Botanist, Georgia
Experiment Station. ‘
‘GREATEST IRRIGATION PLAN
| IN UNITED STATES ON
THE RIO GRANDE.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The three
| year survey of the Rio Grande irriga
{tion project, designed to improve near
{ly half a miliion acres of land, has
{been completed by managers ior the
I('nitu(l States reclamation service, who
are now engaged in drafting a report,
recommending approval of the project,
which will be submitted to Director
Arthur Davis. :
l Further affirmative action on . the
| project of great import to farmers ot
ithe southwest 1s contingent upon rec
{ognition of Mexico by the United
{Stutcs and the adoption of a
| treaty of amity and commerce.
iThat this will come c\'«:;)tnally the
engineers are convinced, dnd with it
they feel the project is entirely feasi
ble. By the construction of a dam
across the river above the little town
of Rio Grande city it will be possible,
they say, to bring under gravity irri
gation an area of from 350,000 to 500,-
000 acres.
. If this project is realized the engi
neers declare it will comprise the
greatest irrigated area in the United
States, the next in point of size be
ing the Salt river project in Arizona,
where it is stated 191,000 acres are
capable of being brought under culti
vation by irrigation. 1
The cost of this project in the low
er Rio Grande valley, it ™ estimatcd.l
would range from $60,000,000 to $lOO,- |
000,000, depending upon the height m"
the main dam, and whether one or
two storage dams will be deemed es
sential. It will be recommended that,}
if built, construction shall be by the
United States government either by
advancing the funds directly, taking
liens against the land within the dis-}
trict until payment is made, or by
underwriting the bonds of a vast irri
gation district to be created. 1
The magnitude of the project has
impressed the engineers, who point
out that in a climate such as possessed
by the Rio Grande valley it will be!
possible always to raise two and pos
sibly three crops each year. Frost rare
lv ever reaches the Rio Grande coun-|
try, which is in about the same lati
tude as lower Florida, and even 110\\"
1s the source of most of the early veg
etables for the middle west. The .~it-‘
uation in the valley, it is declared, is |
not now conducive to further irriga
tion development, save on a compre
hensive scale, such as proposed. A
number of companies are operating
there, but without adequate storage
facilities there always exists a ques
tion as to the water supply. Lack of
this, during particularly dry years, has
forced some farmers to abandon their
efforts and with rich soil and a humid
atmosphere these lands have rcn-rt(-d‘
to jungle. 1
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30,000 SEE MURDERER’S ;
BODY; PAY FOR FUNERAL}
Slayer of Twc Detectives Buried ini
Evening Clothes When Executed. |
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Luther Bod
dv, executed Thursday night in Sing
Sing ‘for the murder last winter of
't\vo detectives, has been buried in
Cedar Grove cemetery. Flushing, in
‘evening clothes, for the last four days
his body had laid in state in an un
‘dertaker’s shop. On a camp chair be
side the coffin was a small wicker
‘basket, into which the visiting throngs
were prompted to deposit nickels and
‘dimes to defray funeral expenses. It
is estimated that 30,000 persons had
viewed the body. Boddy had maintain
‘C(l until the last that he felt not the
slightest regret for his deed. He said
he believed that the detectives were
iplzmnmg to beat him to death. ‘
~ HANGS WITH HEAD DOWN.
| SR |
~ The white-breasted nuthatch rests
‘and roosts with his head downward,
;says the American Forestry ,\laga-!
zine, and appears to possess a degree
of curiosity not common to many .
birds. He is a great bug hunter. |
THE DAWSON NEWS
and invite us to your next blow-out. Miles of satistaction are in the
tires we sell andwe will not only save you the annoyance of future
tire trouble, but we will save you many dollars in real money.
Special Prices on All Makes
This Week
9()Xg COODRICH FA8R1C........@ 7lk
(XL COODRICH FABRIC. ... ) 5()
99X# 1 GOODRICH RIBBED CORD... 17 _()()
91X4 MICHELIN CORD .......... 1550
32)( ] GOODRICH FABRIC ........ 1600
99X/ GOODRICH FABRIC . ... 17.00
94X GOODRICH RIBBED CORD. . 22.00
99X L BRUNSWICK FABRIC ....... 91 ()
' 94X L DOSSFABRIC .............. 91 ()
9EXE MILLER FABRIC ... ... 2800
Prices talk, but quality at a price 1s the real sales orator that
bring us repeated business.
Locke-Mathis Motor Company
PHONE 272 ‘““Dealers in Good Tires”’” Dawson, Georgia
Gas Engines, Mowers gl
as LNGINEs, IVIOWELS gl ————cl o 2
Hay Presses, Rakes -« me———faP i
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and Wag()ns ROYAL JUNIOR HAY PRESS
We carry a good stock of all wanted farm machinery and implements and call your attention
to these listed below:
The Fairbanks Z type gasoline engine has proven itself to be the most economical farm engine made. It is the engine
to use with your peanut picker; to pump water, to saw wood, to bale hay and to operate your ensilage cutter. Simple
in operation and requires the least amount of fuel.
'The Royal, Jr. Hay Presses are the most substantial and satisfactory hay presses on the market. Combining sim
plicity, strength, large capacity and light draft. Baling the hay crop is a pleasure with such a machine.
We sell the Adrniance Mowers and Rakes. These machines save time, horses and money in harvesting your crop>
They are the simplest in construction, most substantial. have lightest draft and are easiest to operate.
Wagons made especially for use in this section—The Sunny South. In our years in business we have found no bet
ter wagon to offer the farmers in this territory. The best thoroughly seasoned oak and hickory is used and the 1"
parts are thoroughly tested to stand the heaviest strain.
SH!ELDS - G EESE COMI ANY
Farm Machinery and Implement Department
TUESDAY, SEPTEMEER 19, gy,
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