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CURRENT TOPICS ON AGRICULTURE
Edited by E. E. HALL, County Apt.
WHEN THE CROPS ARE
GATHERED IN!
Country life is full o’ pleasures, and
sometime* it has its woes;
Ev’ry farmer has his troubles—just
as ev’ry farmer knows;
There are days chock-full o’ sun
shine, when the world is good to
see,
An 1 dark days when Nature’s Store
house seems chock-full of deviltry!
There are times a fellow feels like
he could strut around an’ smile,
An’ then times when life seem* full
o' things to aggravate an’ rile!
OV, a farmer has his worries, an
sometime* they wear him thin—
Pi t he get l his compensation WHEN
THE CROPS ARE GATHERED IN!
Yes, his days are sometimes burden
ed with their cares an’ wears an’
frets,
An' he surely is deserving all the
good things that he gets!
There are times when too much dry
ness withers un the growing grain,
Or he's filled with desperation on ac
count of too much rain;
There are weeds an’ worms an’ in
sects that he always has to fight;
There are frosts that come unlooked
for, an’ play havoc over night;
Yes, he has tribulations, an’ he has
to work like sin--
Pet he got ' his compensation WHEN
the crops are GATHERED IN!
Then's the time he’s feeling- happy,
with a heart full o’ content!
Then’s the time that he’s forgetting
all the weary davs he’s spent!
When he reaps tha jrolden harvest,
an’ it’s safely stored away;
W en his iiins are full to bursting,
an’ his mows are full o’ hay;
When his cellars full o’ good things,
an’ his grain -hoi: so full o’ graio.
Then ho knows his days’ o’ labor h.vo
teen far from spent in vain!
Then’s the time he feels like • trot
ting, with his face wreathed in a
grin,
For his woes are ail forgotten.WP! N
THE CHOPS ARE G \THCRFP IN!
.. —James Edward Hungi rfovl.
PYROTOY—NEW, SAFE EXPi 0-
SJVE—OFFERED TO MADISON
COUNTY FAKMEKS
The United States Bureau of Pub
lic Roads has an explosive ealh-vj
PYROTOL which it- is distributing
to farmers through the county agent
and the State College of Agriculture.
This material is eartridged in six
ounce sticks which have approxi
mately the same strength as eight)
ounce sticks of 20 per cent dynamite.
It is a sale explosive and is handled
as dynamite. It is packed in 50
pound boxes, containing about Ida
sticks.
The of this explosive shipped ;
in carlots to some central point in 1
the state, such as Atlanta, .Athens or ;
Macon, will be $5.50 per hundred i
pounds, the purchaser paying: locaj ;
/treight from unloading: point to the
final destination. Fuse and one cap
for each pound of material ordered
will be furnished without additional
cost.
All orders must be for full boxes
of 50 pounds each and must be ac
companied with a check payable to
T. W Kee.l, Treasurer. l-or further
information communicate with me.
SOWING THE CLOVERS AM)
VETCH
When wo come to think about it,
there is a wealth of cover crops that
we can sow in late September : nd in
October, but first choice should rest
With those that (i) cover and pr tect
the ground best, (~2) product the
greatest quantity ol humus, (>) add
nitrogen to the soil, and (4) are
surest to succeed on our land in ilie
condition it will be in when we get
it ready for sowing the seed.
Since legumes are the only crops
that can qualify .11 four of the
above specihcati. let’s consider
legumes’ first:
Vetch., especially hairy or winter
.vetch, will produce a good crop cn
poorer soils and on a greater variety
of s <,jls than other legumes suitable
[for sowing now, and will germinate
[better in dry soils. Hairy vetch is
'also richer in nitrogen than any other
of the. winter legume.*. A ton of
| vetch hay contains fifty or more
pounds of nitrogen. This is ten pound
more than is in a ton of 8-2-2 ferti
lizer, and at least half of this nitro
gen comes from the air.. Vetch is
very hardy. If sowed alone, use thir
ty pounds per acre; with rye or oats
sow twenty or twenty-five pounds.
Crimson clover, while not so rich
in nitrogen as vetch, provides a dens
er cover and is more effective in
j preventing soil wash. It is important
j that the seed be sowed when there
iis enough moisture in the ground to
j insure prompt germination. To in
jure a good stand, prepare the land
Jin advance and when sufficient raiu
j falls for a pood sowing season, break
! the surface with a weeder or light
i harrow, and then sow the seed at
| once and cover lightly. Rolling the
land after seeding will aid in getting
i prompt and full germination. Sow
1 twenty-five pounds of seed per acre.
Hur clover, when it has once be
come established, reseeds itself if
the seed pods are allowed to ripen
and drop off in the spring before
plowing under. It will reseed even
when rather closely grazed. It is
more difficult to get a good stand of
bur clover than of vetch or crimson
clover when sowed on land for the
first time, but it will improve each
year, and with good management
will reseed indefinitely, affording
Irighly nutritious grazing through
the winter arid into April or May,
when it may he plowed down. Germi
nation from self seeding begins in
late August or early September.
Sow ten to fifteen pounds of cleaned
sot and per acre or sixty to ninety
pounds in the hur .
Sweet clover, like bur clover., does
better after a year or two on the
same land, but unlike bur clover,
lives for two years instead of one.
it grows from four to five feet tall
when well establ'shed and makes a
heavy growth very early in the spring
affording grazing in late March. Sow
fifteen pounds of hulled seed to the
a ere or twenty-five nounds in the;
hull. Buy scarified seed to insure
better germination.
Common red, mammoth, and alsike
clovers all make good winter cover
crops when sowed early and should
be used more for this nuroose. Alsike
i will produce better on thin or acid
la id than common red or mammoth
clover. Each of these three clovers
not only makes good winter cover
hut also affords good grazing in late
March and through April and May.
This is before the pastures on most
farms have made much growth.
Sow twelve to fifteen pounds of com
mon red or mammoth seed per acre,
i or eight to ten nounds of alsike.
*
i Unless the land ie already inoculat-
ed, the clover or vetch seed or the
soil should he inoculated. Crimson,
common red. mammoth, and alsike
clovers fake the same inoculation,
l Bur clover, sweet clover, and alfalfa
Make the same inoculation. None of
; tkinoculate for vetch, though the
• errdon or Unjrlirh pea di es.
-—Progressive Farmer.
RECORD THE YIELD OF
APPLE TREES
It an interesting: and usefi'
“notice to reword the yields of at
least some of ear apple trees. Is is
interesting because one soon sees
there ■ a wld“ variation in the rer
ermance of different tree-. Some
of our treees will produce over a
\h -ril'd of five years as much as four
jtimes the quantity produced by eth
er t-ces of the same age and size and
■ variety.
! And it is useful because it may
, lend eventually to some solution
‘which will enable us to increase the
- ..kW V *wo yciv.,iig Wy'cS.
THfc I'ANIttsv ILLfT MONITOR. DANIELSVILLE. GEORGIA.
Became it is necessary for you to
wear glasses is no reason why you
should wear a pair that will spoil
your appearance. Let our optician
from the Chas. A. Green Optical
Company, Atlanta, fit you. He has
thousands of satisfied patrons whose
eye troubles he has relieved. He
will be here again on Thursday, Oc
tober 8.
L. E. Greene St Cos., Danielsville, Ga.
mirth makers
GUARANTEE TO
BANISH BLUES
Big Carnival Coming to Help
Entertain Fair
Visitor*.
Atlanta, Ga—The management nt
th Southeastern Pair announces that
it has DBrnred as a carnival attraction
at the fair, October 4 to 11, the whol
of the famous Rubin A Cherry Shows.
The business of the carnival is (un
making, and In this the Rubin and Cher
ry outfit has fow equals In the whole
©unntiy: in (act the show is an inter
national one, and, at present, is in
Canada, hut will come South during Oc
tober. when it will fill this engage
ment.
Its performances are of n clean,
■ higb-clasE character, yet fall of color,
| lire and action, and they never fail
!to satisfy those who seek for thrills
| and excitement.
I It will bring to Atlanta ail the latest
amusement devices and guarantees
the! its patrons shall not have a dull
moment, believing it best to mix play
with your work to keep your mind
and body heaithy.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
WILL FLOCK TOGETHER
Atlanta, (-a. —Only a few yc?ars ago,
the raising of chickens was left large
l.v to chance. on many Southern farms,
ami, at best, (he chicken crop was
just a small hi product of the barn
yard. Chickens were just chickens,
and of just no particular breed or
strain. Eggs were gathered up by the
children or; such days as they wanted
to lake a few to -trade at the store
for something, and were worth on an
average about 15 cents-per dozen in
cash, rarely reaching 25 cents, except
during the Christmas cake and egg-nog
st agon.
But It’s all changed now. A visit
to the Southeastern FiUr in Atlanta,
from October 4 to 11, this fall, and a
few hours spent In the poultry de
partment will he enough to convince
the most skeptical thut old Biddy has
come into her own. There will bo
thousands of fine birds there, and of
ail the best breeds, and you can learn
everything you want to know about
the raising of poultry, and the beet
methods of marketing chickens and
egg*. When properly conducted, jf
is a money-making business, and has
assumed large proportions -so large
that you will be surprised at the dis
play you will find at the fair.
FINER DAIRY EXHIBIT
I WILL FEATURE FAIR
Atlanta, Ga. —The butter and cheese
exhibits at the Southeastern Fair in
Atlanta, October 4 to 11, should at
tract more than the usual attention,
few it will bo the greatest ever put
on in the Southeast.
Interest is growing rapidly in this
Industry, for it has become one of
the money "cropa" of thousands of
farmers vtbo formerly paid little or no
heed to the quantity or quality of the
this produced by their cows.
An exhibit much admired by visitors
hast year was a life-sized model of a
Jersey c-Ow of pure butter, and many
Dew features are expected in the dairy
department this fall.
Because it is necessary for you to
wear glasses is no reason why you
should wear a pair that will spoil
your appearance. Let our optician
from the Chas. A. Green Optical
Company, Atfanta, fit yon. He has
theusands of satisfied patrons whose
eye troubles be has re'ieved. He
w'll he “ere a"- , 'r. on Friti.iy, Oct. 10.
Hardman Druj Cos.. Colbert, Ga.
SHFET MUSIC
SMALL INSTRUMENTS
PIANOS, ORGANS & SONORA
TALKING MACHINES
All Small Accessories.
P. H. DURDEN, ATHENS
4dd if. Clrvton St.
N, S-*, -i f . . v
Southeastern Fair
ATLANTA
Roundtrip
SEABOARD
October 3-10, inc
Hofmeister’s Shoe Shop
229 Broad Street
Athens, Georgia
For the Best in
Shoe Repairing
; at Reasonable Prces.
Shoes Repaired While You Wait
J. W, COOPER, AGEIST, Comer, Ga.
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere rtcommpao A
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