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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 HP IN THE LETTER OF THE LAW CASH MONEY BELONGS TO THE MAN WHO HAS IT IN HIS POSSESSION. EVEN HU > STOLE A SIOO BILL FROM YOU THE COURT WOULD M A YOU PROVE THAT THE PARTICULAR SIOO BILL WAS M 1 - AND THAT IT WAS STOLEN. ~p i NOT SO WITH A CHECK ON YOUR BANK. THE N A -’ OF THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF A CHECK IS PARTICULAR: LY DESIGNATED. FOUND OR STOLEN, IT IS NOT ' ERTV-OF THE FINDER OR THE THEIF—IT IS THE PROPr-nT' OF THE PAYEE, AND A WRONGFUL POSSESSOR MUSA sH< • A GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASON WHY HE HaS IT. -x —a -t t A ALWAYS TRANSACT YOUR BUSINESS L' lll CHECKS OR DRAFTS. THE COMER BANK Dfimssitis Insured COMER, GEORGIA.