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THE NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921
FARM BUREAU DEPARTMENT.
B. M. DRAKE, Secretary,
Postofllce, Turin, On.
Residence phono 8523.
Offieo, Chnmbor of Commorco.
Office- phono 45.
MISS LORINE COLLINS—
Home Demonstration Agent
Pontofflce, Nownan, ,Oa.
Rcstriunco pliono 399-.T.
Offieo, Clmmhcr of Commorco.
THE HOG AS A SOURCE OF
REVENUE FOR .COWETA COUNTY—
With tho lessening, of our income from
til© cotton crop, duo‘to tho inroads of
tho boll weevil and tho unsatisfactory
price, farmers nro turning in ovory di
rection mol looking for new sources of
revenue. In iny judgment tho hog as a
money-hringcr is one source of revenue
we cannot afford to overlook.
Ill tho first place, if wo will rniso tho
hogs we rail turn them into money. Dur
ing tho winter there is a considerable de
mand for dressed hogs by the local mar
kets, nnd to a certain extent throughout
the year. Hut. of course they cannot use
nil our product—especially if we increase
it considerably. Hut, there is always a
demand for hogs by the packing houses
and a mnrkot, price for hogs jUBt ns there
is for cotton, and we can market our
hogs whenever there is a car-load to sell.
Arrangements have been mado so that
we know wo will have a solo about May
1, 1922, ami this Hummer's pigs can be
gotten ready by that time. It seems to
mo that tho farmer who neglects tills
opportunity to add to his revenue js
standing in his own light,
Another item in favor of,the hog as
oao of our supplopiontnry money crops
is tho fact that ho can ho made to util
ise waste products and turn thorn into
money for us. Qur surplus corn which
we frequently koop over till rats or woo-
vils eat it, our cull potntoos which if put
on tho market will bring down the price
of good onos wo lmvo to sell, waste mel
ons and fruit mill garden truck, all will
help to grow a hog, and through him can
bo turned into money. <
Now ip tho time to plant winter graft
ing crops for your hogs. On rich land
rape can ho grown profitably, and If you
cannot, fence It- in it cun bo cut and
thrown over to your hogs- It Is ula^
time now to plant rye for bog grafting
nnd feeding.
For grazing in the early spring burr
mid crimson clover give excellent returns,
the former of which should be planted
at once and tho latter next month.
I sometimes hear men complaining that
they do not know whoro they cun get the
inuuc.v to pay their taxes this winter.
Now I believe that ami gaud hog to the
pl,,\f would pay the taxes of Coweta
count,v, and a good Juno or duly pig, if
fed all tho waste-food nml food of one
hind or another, with snmo grain and
s iur milk nr tankage, could he made to
weigh 200 pinitiils by .Ian. 1.
Let us iiinko the hog innlro up for
the losses wo huvo suffored la trying to
raise cotton,
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TREATMENT OF RYE SEED
FOR ANTHACNOSE—
During the spring mV attention was
called to disannul! stalks of. rye in sev
eral Holds, which turned white arid fail
ed In make miy grain. I am advised by
tho State Depm-tniinit of Entomology
that tills iH iAte to nnthnieriose, and they
recommend tho treatment of tho seed
with forinndehyde, ’ dilutod with watue,
then add the hot vinegar slowly, stirring
to make smooth paste. Cook over pan of
water, Blirring carefully, until the situco
thickens. Then drain the vegetables
thoroughly nnd pour the mustard dress
ing over them while hot. Mix well mid
pack in sterilized jars. I'rncess 10-ounce
jars for 211 minutes at ISO degrees 1*\,
(simmering.)
TO WOMEN INTERESTED IN •
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION—
Dear Friends! If you nro not inter
ested in the work of the Farm Bureau
you should bo, if you are n l'liriii woman.
If you do not know of tho work of tho
Farm Bureau come to the farmers’
meeting on Aug. 30, at Raymond, and
lonrn Home of the things that are b mg
done by this organization. Mrs. 1,1. E.
Judd, vlco-clmimmn of tho State Feilui-
atlon, will ho there to talk to ns. Make
this a rod-letter day for farm folk.
Bring the children, as games will ho
planned for them. Imi-ino Collins,
County Homo Dimrostmtion Agent,
Public Health- Service
MISS ANNIE TRABER,
Red Cross Public Health Nurse-
Chamber of Coiniiiorce- 'l'lione 45-
fifty parts of water to one
hydo. ...
I shall bn glad to give any further
information or help that 1 can In regard
to treating your rye seed, ns .welt as
yopr wheat and outs.
THE BOYS’ ^ND GIRLS’ SHOUT
COURSE AT'CARROLLTON
AUGUST 18 and 19—
Through the umoporntW of Mr. In
grain, principal of tlm Fourth District
A. & M. School; ami tho 'Extension De
partment of ttio State Colleges of Agri
culture a two-days’ school for club boys
girls mid for adult farmers was bold
IS' YOUR CHILD
PHYSICALLY SOUND?—
If tho average parent wore asked the
direct question ns to whether or not his
children wore physically sound, it is safe
to assume that the majority would an
swer, “Why, I certainly hope so,” which
would really ha nil ovnsioa of tlio_ main
question, for when wo considor that of
the 22,000,000 children in the schools of
tlm United States Homo 10,000,000, or
considerably more than half of them,
have ono or more physical defects, the
condition of any individual child might
well remain doubtful.
For tills reason there linn been estab
lished in many places n careful system
of physical examination of school chil
dren, and bemuse tlm Red Cross iu its
poiieo-tiino program Iuih determined to
give its support, indorsement mid ns-
sistmice in any plan which will build
1 ho health of the people, it naturally
feels a ikeon interest in tho health of the
children of school age. Public health
iiurHCH In many localities are lending
their aid to local physicians in conduct
ing.tlio excmniuatlon of school children,
mid ho valuable hns tliiH work proven
Hutt iichool nurses, employed by local
boards of health mid odiicaTloii, are be
ing use I iu ninny places nml .are devo
ting their full lime to tho health of
school children.
Each child is thoroughly gone ovor
mid tho finding noted on a previously
prepared curd. This card is sent to tho
parents of, tho child, with a rocominomln-
tloli thnt, tho defect found bo corrected.
The local nurse will make it a part of
hor regular sorvieo to visit parents wIiohg
of formiViilu- names aplmur on tho school records ns
at Carrollton on Aug, IS nnd 1!|,
On Aug. IS there woro nbout 100 pres
ent, nnd on tho 19th probably 900 or
1,000 were present. The large attend
nueo was partly duo to a contest be
tween Cnrroll county schools for pigs to
be given to the Beliool showing the
largest attendance. The first prizo was
won by ttio lyiuiBits bcIiooI, nml tho soo-
oud by Tallapoosa. An uniquo fonturc
of the occasion! \yus tho nuctlonlng off of
pigs after the njvqrds were, lptulo.
County Suporin'Ujmfelit Whatley acted as
auctioneer, nnd' i after spirited .bidding
tile first mid .second prize lligs woro
knocked off at )>.'JO'mid*4'55 > rpspeptiyojy,.
Tho' boys present from Oowotri Vounty
were' Murray ; Mcgeo, Rat . Robertson,,
Lloyd Jacobs, .Wayne Smith' uu® *0. T.'
Smith, of Raymond, and Wpltof Stridors
of Macedonia hoighburhobd.' 'A' list ib
■ girls attending' ;wjero. .Dqnno Bridges pm
Grace Bridges, | Sargent; Erma Gentry,
route 5, Ncwumi; Milton Hpynie, route'- 4,
Nownan; Lena iFerrell, Madras; 'Katha
rine Strong, route 8, Nowpriu.' . ' .
Tho A. & M. BifhopI faril) made n very
favorable showing. fine piece of corn
and sorghum, grown for silage, deserves
special mention.'"'Some nice Dqroc hogs
also were in evidence. '
Mr. Ingram Js; endeavoring to make
tlio school of the greatest service to the
farmer boys and .giriB of the district,'
and the session, which has just j opened
(Aug. 22) should ba a very successful
one. B. M. Drake, Count}' Agent.
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MUSTARD PICKLE—
Vegetables.—1 pldt whole small cucnni
bers, 1 pint sliced cucumbers, 1 pint
small whole' onions, l.cup string beaus,
ii green swpet peppers, 3 red Bweet'pep-
pers, 1 pint green fig tomatoes, or 1 pint
cauliflower. '"*•'**
Dressing,—l -quart - vinegar, 4 tablo
spoons flour, l -cup sugar, 3 tablespoons
powdered mustard,.tablespoon tumer
ic, 1 tablespoon celery seed, (crushed.)
Cut all vegetables (before measuring—
tomatoes into halves, cucumbers into
slices, string beans.,into' 1 ti-inch lengths,
diagonally or on the bias* and-chop p.op ;
pors. Ail vegetables should be tender,
and the whole, cucumbers plot longer than
2’A inches;
Hut vegetables into 3>rine oyer night,
then freshen in clear wirier for 2 hours.
Let these vegetables staqil in liquor of
one-half vinegar rijd oueduilf water'for
15 minutes, tlien scidd iu supie 'liquor.
To make ihusterfl pressing rub all the
dry ingredients together uiitil smooth
FARMER’S PROBLEMS- ARE NOT
HIS ALONE.
Collier’s Weekly.
I can’t get interested in tho fanner.
Why should 11 Why all this hullabaloo
about tho farmer and his troubles.’ If
he wants to farm, lot him, If be doesn’t,
bo win quit.”
Thus snys the city man to hinigelf.
The city half of America cares very
little how the country half lives. Hut
the city half cores immensely how the
,-itv half lives. Ami if the Country half
docs net find it possible to live decently,
then its members will quit farming iu
such numbers thnt present prices of food
and clothing will seem merely a jnhe
compared with the prices thnt will stare
us ill the face if thnt ever happens.
Ho the question is not “Do you core
wluit happens to tlm farmer?” but “Do
you rare wlmt-you hnvo to pay for v.hat.
you eat anil wear?” •
' Farming today is being transformed
from a home-ranking' occupation, produ
cing’a cheap surplus of food, into the
greatest and most important national in
dustry thnt we have—our basic supply of
food and clothes.
Land is no longer clienp, plentiful, and
naturally fertile. Farming men nnd wo
men nro no longer willing to break tlicir
bucks nml spirits, or to supply themselves
with cheap help by breaking tins backs
and spirits of large families of children.
Yon cannot blame them.
Tlio only thing to do, if the city is to
he clothed and fed, is to help tlio
country half put farming on a money
making basis. Most of this problem
falls where it should—on" the farmer
himself. He ims made more tlma a bo-
ginning. The principal help we can give
him is to show a little common sense un
derstanding of what ho is up aguinBt.
It will help if legislators remember
that nil tlie Government can do for the
farmer is to see that ho 1ms fair trade
and co-operative organization conditions
under which to manage his affairs.
It will help if financiers remember
that all financiers enn do for the farmer
is to, son that he lias needed'credit facil
ities with which successfully to finance
hiH operations.
It will help if transportation systems
remember that all tlioy can do is to see
that lie gets a square deal in tho matter
of freight rates,
It .will help if manufacturers and dis
tributors will seo that tlie cost of-process-
ing nnd handling between farmer and
consumer is minimized, so that consumers
eon buy food nml clothes out of wages
been 100 per cent, higher than in pre-
wur times. These cobIs have not been
pnsseii on entirely to .the consumer, but
have been deducted in part at least front
tlie farmers’ quoted prices. These de
ductions lmvo unquestionably been tlie
greatest' demoralizing force which the
farmer hns had to meet during the past
fifteen months. ' ■' .
Tho farmer hns been forced to pay
for the tilings lie buys ’from flic 1 sale of
raw products that ure bringing him nl-
moBt pre-war prices.
An example; It takes 300.pounds of
Wool, at present quotations, or tho clip
of forty sheep, to buy an ordinary suit
of clothes. To get a pair of ordinary
dress bIioob tlie farmer has, to hand over
the money income from tho sale of ten
mature cattle hides.. And 7G- pounds of
cotton will purchase only an ordinary
gingham dres^.
No fair-minded funner will deny thnt
certain margins above bundling charges
nro legitimate. But when a problem like
tlio present one presents itself it is little
wonder that tlio farmer is getting inter
ested in eo-operntive mufkotlng,< The
American Fnrin^pureau Federation mid
other powerful,groups of farmers have
organized to meet tho emergency by
shortening thewrouto from tlie producer
to tlio consumer, -They are not planning
to eliminate useful machinery, but they
do intend to eliminate tlie parasitic
'growths that now exist along the Hales
route. t
Let these organizations realize that
the 'farmer is not a merchant, but a pro
ducer, and much good will result. «
Accounting for Failures,
Trying to find n short road to.suc-
cess would mnke good epltnphs for
the vast multitudes of failures.
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Colds & 'Headache
“For years have used Black-Draught in our family,
and I have never found any medicine that could' take its
place,” writes Mr. H. A. Stacy, of Bradyville.Tetin. Mr. Sta
cy, who is a Rutherford County farmer,' recommends Black-
Draught as a medicine that should be kept in every house
hold for use in the prompt treatment of many little ills to pre
vent them from developing into serious 1 troubles.
THEDFORD’S
I BLACK-DRAUGHT
Lot them bo’ managed by men w'I^iho
business experience and ' knowledge of
markets will prevent the disastrous fail
ures that always accompany co-operative
buying and selling, when business judg
ment is absent.
And, finally, let tho city man realize
that the gears of industry and of agri
culture have to mesh. For at bottom the
solution of tlie farmers’ producing and
soiling problem is tho solution of your
own food nml clothing problem.
RAILROADS MUST CUT RATES.
Washington, Aug. .18.—Railroads must
share with the fanners and others the
burden of the presont economic situation
by reducing freight rates, Secretary Wal
lace said today before the Inuterstato
Commerce Commission, which is investi
gating fates on grain'and liny.
High freight rates practically hnve
that will enable employers, in their turn, I lrel fW. 1 ' a « 8 . Poetically have
to process the farmer’s products and sell
having defective children nnd explain to
those patents _lho need for immediate
attention to the conditions noted on tho
card. In ninny instuncos this will bo a
simpio matter; but., again, there will ho
a grbhp of parents who Hud it difficult
to realize that tlicir child who seems so
well ronlly 1ms any such condition ns
enlarged tafnsils and adenoids, which ex-'
pose him to Infection not only' from die-
on so germs from without, but' from 'thb
constant absorption ol' germ products in
tlie system. For instance, in the general
examination of school . children somo
ten million were found to bo suffering
from somo' form of tubercular infection,
and when wo couple-with,this tho furthor
foot that in the examination of 100 ton
sils romovod in olio school throe-fourths
of them wore found to be infected witli
tlio germ of tuberculosis, it will nob bo
Irani to uniloratnnd why onjiirgcd tonsils
and uderioids should be removed.. There
are many other ill's caused by these con
ditions. . .
Again, the physical cxiuiririntibn of
school oUildron will reveal; whether tho
child weighs enough to support his
height, thus determining \ybothor or riot
it is properly nourished; whother tho
Vhild.'is mentally equal, to normal chil
dren of tho fltmfe age; whether its activ
ity, strength and general. 'bearing are'
what they should bo for a normal child.
■I-u tile'South children are threatened by
the grave danger or -hookw.orin • or un
cinariasis, -tlio 'prcseiieootpf which in in
dicated by' certain pbsitHxA nnd well-
defined symptom's, and which docs.,much
to wreck the child's-physical comlitRjnv
Very simple medication, wisely adminis
tered, will “cure” hookworm. The pa
rents ,pf. (peso ..children wero )l0 ( i ou bt
completely unconscious that anything
was wrong. Examinations mndo nt the
sc.ljool -will probably Bnvo 'those' children
from lifelong .inefficiency, semi-invalid-
ism -mid" "continual suffering)
Decayed toeth, defective vision and
limringr opln'rgctV nml diseased gluqds;
'spinal curvature, and nuiriocous; joint
diseases, do not iriake children “sick'in
bed.’.’ Children’ gq to school and stem
“ns well us usual’ ’Hf they huve on© 'or
more of theko conditions. But it is just
somo of these physical ailments which
cave contributed to making so many
thousands of our young men ‘unfit for
military service” when they wore phy^
ienlly examined driving; tlm'war; and it
is the defects ,pf .children, if uncorrected'
unrecognized and disregarded, which will
!', uik ® ,°, £ our 'young men aiul women-
unlit for life service bt any kind.
Such unfitness means nn; inefficient race,
an enfeebled citizenship, and, eventually
n weak and ineffectual nation; 'In con
ducting n systematic physical dxamina-,
tion of school children it is at,tho samd
time insuring, the happiness arid'content-!
mont and prosperity of the individual,
as woU as tho development and progress
of tho special community.
'• _ , Annie Trailer,
Red Cross Public Health Nurse,
them at prices which the farmer enn af
ford to pay when ho buys those products
back ngaln ns finished goods.
This is another matter in which our
interests ennnot be divided. There is no
ono grent Government plan or panacea
that will do liny good. It is a national
circle around which we nre all standing.
Enc.h must, do his share if we are all
going to linvo enough to eat. and wear
at prices we can afford to pay.
Nearly forty million qf us Americans
depend on farming for a livelihood. Our
farm property, valued between eighty,
and ono hundrbd billion dollars, adds an
nually to tlio wealth of |ho nation l’rpm
twelve to twenty-four billion dollars, put
ting into tlio clmnnols of trade about
150,000,000 tons of ruw farm- products
every year.
Agleuiture is also tho source of a large
part of our qxport trade nnd of the rev
enue of our transportation systems,
.Anything that nffeets this great indus
try iminedlntoly'nffects the business pros
perity of the, entire country; When
farm prices wont up at tlie start of the
War and most farmers prospered, prices
of nil other commodities, together w.ith
wages, followed elosely. 'When, farm,
prices broke within six months nftor .the
armistice, the acute liimnqihl distress, of
the farmers, perhaps mote than any
thing olso, brought trade hi a- compara
tive' standstill; ;
Price levels descended till, on the first
of IttBt April, they woro 58.0 per cent,
below-April, 1920, arid 27.6 per cent, be :
low tlio avovnge prices for the ten years
beginning |ri .19.08,. Those percentages,;
moreover, represent wholesnle or termi
nal market prices, hot tho prices paid, to
tho farmer himself.
, d)foanwhilp,, the crops have been tran*
ported ;b}i railroads which have received
fMlglit; rates averaging 104 per oolite
higher than tlie rates in effect prior to
Jiino, 1(918'. Wages of railroad ein*'
ployoes, rind of factory employees who
turned raw into finished products, have
adding that if the present situation con
tinued, production from the farms
would be reduced materially.
The ifarmcr now was bearing more
than his share of tho economic load, he
said, because the purchasing power of
farm products was below the average of
other commodities. He presented fig
ures to show that in Iowa the purchas
ing power of oats was 4S per cent, of
wlmt it was fl'pm .1909 to 1914.
Reduction^ in-freight on the commod
ities under investigation, especially on
hay, the Secretary said, would bo re
flected in a larger .volume of traffic and
'therefore in greater revenues for tlie
railroads, whoso prosperity, he added
depended in a largo' measure upon tho
prosperity of tlio farmers.
Many young farmers, purchasing land
at high prices during the time of'ab
normal prices, wore foreclosed when the
depression came, tlio witness pointed- out,
causing a situation which should be a
matter of public concern because of ro
(Wed production.
In reply to questions, by attorneys for
tlio railroads, the Secretary said ‘that
wheat- from Argentina could be laid
down at Atlantic ports and' in foreign
ports at less than the price American-
raised wfiieat would bring under present
conditions,
The road to Russia's heart seems.to
be through the stomach.
Comparing prices of leather and shoes
we have a reason to suspect a skin game!
- . - ■
so do mice, once t.hey eat RAT-SNAP.
And ithey leave no odor behind. Don’t
take our word for It—try a package.
Cats and dogs won’t touch it. Rats
pass up qll food to get RAT-SNAP.
Three sizes. ,
SBc. Hlee',(l enke) enough for Pantry.
Kitohen or Cellar,
U5c. Ntae-lCs cakes) for Chicken House,
coops,■ or.sqialt buildings. : -,v.
S1.S5 nlite (5 cakes) enough, for, all
farm and out-buildings, storage build
ings, or factory buildings.
Sold anq: Guaranteed by
IBg-ltlNR DRUG COMPANY.
COWETA -DRUG A ROOK .COMPANY.
It's Ruoe to Stare.
A woman's feelings when you stare
it her bnmiet depends entirely nn the
ige of the honnol.—Akron (04 Press.
declared,
cold and _ ■■■ ^ M.
family if it wasn’t for Black-Draught. It has saved 'ns many
dollars ... I don’t see how any family can hardly go With- •
out it I know it is a reliable and splendid medicine-to keep
in- the house. I recommend Black-Draught highly and am
, never without it.”
At all druggists.
B
is.
Accept No Imitations
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ON’T wonder whether you should get acquaint
ed with vulcanizing or* not. Let us. demon
strate the fact to'you that we can heal a
blowout and so strengthen the casing that dt will
serve you for a long -while afterward.
-S3 JACKSON ST-
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Summer !Lxcurs.ion Fares
Atlanta & West Point R. R;-The Western Railway
of Alabama offers reduced round-trip fares to points
EAST and WEST. Let us plan your vacation trip.
Tickets on sale daily good foV stop-overs. ..For full
information communicate with
J. P. BILLUPS, Gen. Paiss. Agt., Atlanta, Ga.
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misnndersta.itding.
. Station to.station
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servicer Stive, you 20 per. cent 'on day mes- -
. sages .a,nS|,rpm 50 to 7pef^tiht dh even
ing ind 'night calls. Ask Long Distance
for rates and details,
most everywhere.
Bell lines reach al-
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