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FARM BUREAU DEPARTMENT.
B« M. DRAKE, County Agent.
PoRtofflee, Turin, Oa,
Resilience phone 3523.
Office, Court-House, Newuan.
Office phone 417.
MISS LORINE COLLINS—
Home Demonstration Agent
Postoffice, Newnan, Ga.
Residence phone 399-J.
Office, Court-House.
COUNTY AGENTS’ CONFERENCE—
The county agent spent the week from
Dec. 13 to Deo. 18 at the County Agents'
Conference at Athens, Ga.
At this conference plans for the work
of agents in regard to production and
distribution of farm crops were discuss
ed.
Dr. A. M. Soule, in several strong ad
dresses, presented the facts With refer
ence to the remarkable agricultural prog-
- yc®* made\in Georgia since 1907, show
ing that in many respects the State has
increased production by a larger per
cent, than the South as a whole, or than
the United States as a whole. Ho also
gave figures to show that by increasing
food and feed crops to supply the de
mand in Georgia, without looking to
^ outside markets, we could replace the
revenue lost by the boll weevil damage.
He also urged the agents not to let up
in their campaign for soil improvement,
■which lies at the base of successful farm
ing.
The question of marketing, and the
Farm Bureau, came in for thorough dis
cussion.
Govornpr-olpct Hardwick also address
ed the body, congratulating them upon
their useful work in the . past, nnd as
suring* them of his interest lx thiA'r con
structive work for the future. In this
speech he outlined his plan for State
legislation in regard to markotVng which
lie expects to urge upon the Legislature
during his term of office.
B. M. Drake, bounty Agent.
WILL YOU DO YOUR PART?—
To.those who tyave given most thought
to farm problems, and to many of the
most thoughtful farmers, there seems
no doubt that the most hopeful solu
tion offered for these problems is through,
•co-operative marketing. In fact, in view
•of what has been accomplished by or
ganisation in other callings, and of the
success of the varioos co-operative mar
keting organizations Yri California that
are so widely advertised at present, 1
ffinfl that a largo per cent, of the far-
nner* that I talk to are of the opinion
-that our best hope lies in this direction.
But here is'usually the sticking point:
If the farmers will only go in and stick.
That Vs the point that causes them to
• -
TBul the. vital question for you _t'» nn-
wer is for yourself. Will you go in and
dek 1 Don’t bother so much about what
you? 1 brother faimer will do or won’t
but make up your mind that you
Q1 do your part to make co-opernlVon
jt.of the farmers a success.
' B. M, Drake, County Agent,
OATS FOR A MARKET CROP—
It is gratifying to note, that a larger
fcrop of oats has been- planted than fqr’
borne years. There will be some formers
-who will have more oats next summer
. than they need for their own. use, and
it is one of our' problems to turn this
; surplus ‘into money.
In the first place, let’s make the sur
plus as largo as possible. The tendency
; is, with crops that are grown primarily
•for homo consumption, to use wastefully
when we have an abundance. There
.can be no permanent prosperity without
^thrift. Let us, then, use our oats care-
p'fully and make tl\o surplus as large as
I possible.
There' is a regular market for feed
'oats, but in order to get buyers readily
or to command the market price, they
must be put in standerd condition and in
' standard containers, and must be in suf
ficient quantities to ship in car-load lotB.
These tltfngs can be.best accomplished
by a co-operative -association, which
■would provide for storage, grading,
-cleaning and sacking the grain. The
same outfit , could take care of corn, vel
vet beans and peas as well as oats. The
farmer bringing them in would get a
reedipt for the quantity of such a grade
of grain, and, if desired, the associa
tion could borrow enough from the banks
to make a substantial payment on the
grain delivered. The cost of freight
would afford a margin that would pro
tect us from the competition of other
sections on our home market, provided
our product were so standardized as to
satisfy 3the trade. Througti the Farm
Bureau orgnnlzntiqns throughout the
State it would bo practicable to federate
local or county groin marketing asso
ciations to prevent the locnl HBsoelntions
from cutting each other’s throats. But
even without this, the standardization of
the product and packages, and the bring
ing together sufficient quantities to at
tract buyerB, and the pooling of our pro
duct under warehouse conditions, ena
bling us to borrow money to carry our
product till it could bo marketed in an
orderly fashion, would make the asso
ciation a vrey profitable venturo.
B, M. Drake, County Agent,
NOTES FROM OLD PREACHERS
HOME.
The following letter which appenred
in the Wosleynn Christian Advocate of
Inst woek, will no doubt? bo of Interest
to many readers of The Herald for its
local setting. The homo referred to,
for worn out Methodist preachers, was
built nnd presented to the North Georgia
Conference by Mrs. S. E. Leigh, a few
years ago. It is situated in Grnntville,
and citizens of Cowota county will re-
joico at tho generous deeds recently tnk-
ing place within her bounds, in obedience
to the command of Holy Writ: “Send
portions to them for whom nothing is
prepared.’’ Bov. W. S, Gaines was su-
poranuntod at tho Inst conference, nnd
found this home awaiting him with a
warm welcome, ns it had for his prede
cessors. May it prove a rofugo from
cold and storm and, bent, until thoy reach
a homestead fnir, in realms beyond the
sky. N. L. 0.
“We met Bro. W. S. Gains at New
nan, Gn. We were on our way to Grant-
ville, where we have one of the prettiest
homes in our North Georgia, Conference
for tho superannuated mombors.
Beaching Grantvillo* there were many
of tho good people of the town at the
depot waiting for us with automobiles
to carry us to tho home. Arriving at the
home we found another crowd of the
elite of tho community waiting for us.
We found fires burning in the grates,
everything spanking bright and now from
the floors to tho ceiling, inside and out.
The dining table was groaning beneath
tho burden of edibles galore of tho best
in tho country. Coal and wood were in
the coal house to do for many days. The.
pantry—well ’ no use trying to describe
it. You just think of every imaginable
t|)iiig that is good for the physical man
from a Bweet potato to the daintiest of
tho best, and you will coifie within the
neighborhood of guessing'what waB in
store for tho forgotten man. No, not
forgotten .tliiB time. Neither will the
occupants of this homo ever be forgot
ten so long' as ho and his good family
sustain their present relations to this
lioihe and' community.
‘' But say, I forgot to mention tho big
pound cako that adorned tho contor of the
dining tabic. Homo made? Yes, and
made by one of tho queens of this little
city, ci’hat is enough to say for tho cako.
The only thing that got away with this
writer was they wfluldn’t- cut it while
ho was there. But you bet he is going
back again to see about that cako.
Why not ail the people in the com
munity where there is a, family of tile
forgotten onos remember them in this
fashion during the Christinas holidays?
Don’t forget them when you pray.
Brother, when did you over hear the.
name of an. old soldier of thV cross men
tioned in prayer, in public Or around tho
fireside? Remember them. Don’t swap
Christmas gifts, but give some to those
who would but cannot return the favor.
“Happy Christmas to every reader of
this article. Remember who it was who
said, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these, my brethren,
ye have done it unto me.”
W. W. Briiisfiold, Agent.
November 28th.
What is believed to be the first wo
man’s building and loan association or-
ganized in any city lias, begun business
in Philadelphia.
There has been a lot of good business
lost by the way telephones are answered.
Plum Pudding of Other Days.
A groat deal has been soldi written
and sung about the plum pudding of
old Englnnd, but centuries ago It hod a
formidable rival for epicurean favor
known ns plum-pottngo or porridge.
It consisted of beef or mutton made
Into a broth, thickened with brown
bread, which was then thoroughly
boiled after retains, currants, prunes,
cloves, mnee and ginger had been ndd-
ed. This dish Is now entirely obsolete,
though "Poor Richard’s Almanac"
mentions It ns late n.8 1700, nnd n Mrs.
Frazer, who published a cook-book In
Edinburgh In 1701, announcing hor-
self on Its title page ns the.only teach
er of the great art of cookery in that
city, gives n recipe for mnklng It,
while Brand, the popular antiquary,
tells how ho partook of It at a Christ
mas dinner In the mansion of. an old
English gentleman In 1801, but It has
long since been wholly supplemented
by plum puddlngi The origin of the
lntter Is veiled Into obscurity. The
earliest cook-book which mokes any
reference to It Is the one by Mrs.
Frazer already referred to as contain
ing a recipe for plum pottage.
Christmas Eve in the Home
C HRISTMAS EVE In the
home Is u|wnys. a Jovial
event, of should be. The father
hap closed his lodger with a
“Thank God” that there Is now
nnd then a respite from toll,
from the perplexities and cares
of everyday life, an oasis In the
desert of the year, und yields.,
himself for the time to the
pleasure of creating new ■ joys
for the loved onos at the home
fireside. The mother’s heart
overflows with love and thank
fulness ns she. watches the lnno-,
cent nnd enthusiastic glee of
her little ones over their OhrlBt-
mns gifts. And ns for the chil
dren themselves, what eternity
of time could compensate them
for the loss of one Christmas?
Well Led.
Mary and Robert, of tender age, had
ponies as tlielr Christmas presents and
were being taught to ride. Dally they
were put on the ponies’ backs at the
entrance lo Oemrtil park In New York,
and were taken for the prescribed
round. Being only four and six years
respectively, they welcomed the kind
attentions of grooms, especially the
Immense help of lending the pony. 1 But
It was best that they should go It
alone.
Near by the filazu entrance, of
course. Is the bronze equestrlnn statue
of General Sherman, with victory go
ing before Ills-horse. Mnry, nfter he-
lng for a long time without a groom
to lend, one duy" looked wistfully at
the statue.
"Father," she snid, "wasn’t It awful
ly kind of Hint man’s wife to leud his
horse for^hlm?"
Bowling Green History.
In 1732 Bowling Green (517 acres)
In New York city was ordered fenced
In. It whB leased' nt one peppercorn
a year for 11 yours to three citizens
for a private bowling green, the lease
being renewed for n second 11 years
20 shillings per annum,—Automo
bile Blue IJonli.
NEWNAN PEOPLE PRE
VENT APPENDICITIS
Many Newnan people are using simple
glycerine, buckthorn bark, etc., ns mixed
in Adler-i-kn. Tina flushes BOTH up
per and lower bowol so completely it re
moves all foul, accumulated poisons from
the alimentary canal and prevonts appen
dicitis. Adler-i-ka relieves ANY CASE
gas on stomach or sour stomach. Often
CURES constipation. In one onso of
chronic stomach trouble ONE bottlo pro
duced wonderful results. John R, Cates
Drug Co,, /■•
About the Mistletoe
C OLES, In his “Art. of
SlmpUpg," observes, "If
one bang mistletoe about the
neck the witches can bnve no
power of him." Some lingering
superstition remains in the
present dny, nnd In ninny houses
a bunch of the mistletoe Is sus
pended from the celling, under
which the ninlo part of tho as
sembly havo the privilege of
taking tho Indies nnd saluting
thorn. At the same time they
should tylsh them a happy new
year und present them with one
of the berries for good luck. In
other places people try by lots
by tho crooking of the lenvos
nnd berries In the fire.
An Unsatisfactory Plan.
“Why, Johnny," sold the caller, ns
tho Ind wept bitterly, “crying on
Christmas morning?"
"Yuh—yosslr," sobbed Johnny. "We
all ngreed In our family this year to
gug-glvc oneh other only what wo
needed most."
"Well, that Isn't such n bad Idea, Is
It? Nothing to cry about, anyhow,
eh?"
“It’s rnr-rotton," sobbed Johnny.
"Dud gave me n lickin’."
Men Not Practical.
Men nre sentimental -gossips. Thfiy
lire not practical enough. Women are.
since the beginning of time It's wom-
I'ti Hint have hud to do the practical
lh|ngs.—Gporgij Rerniml Shew.
Out In the park of a Sunday after
noon, when everybody 1s dressed up, it’s
growing inooasingly hard to toll one class
from another,
One of tho largest memorials in tho
world is that of Genorol U. 8. Grant, to
bo dedicated next spring in tho botani
cal gardens ut Washington.
To Our Friends and Customers:—
Expressing our gratitude for con
tinued good-will and patronage, we
send you—
ALLEN BROTHERS
PHONE 546 NEWNAN, GA.
ECZEMA!
Money back without question
If HUNT’S Salve fell* in the
treatment of ITCH* ECZEMA,
RINGWORM, TETTER or.
other Itchinr ekln dfeeeoee.
Try • 75 cent box nt our risk.
LEE-KING DRUG CO.
I. N. Orr Gomparjy
“HOME OF GOOD BUYERS“
Select Nice, Appropriate Gifts!
Take Notice! We are determined not to carry over an article in our^Toy
Department—and values or price shall not be i considered Thursday or Friday.
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