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Poultry, Pigeons, Pets and Live Stock
Industry Provides Daily Income
and Supplies Abundance of
Meat and Eggs for Home,
By A. B. SPENCER,
Poultry Hushandman, University of
Florida Extension Department.
Every farm should carry as much
poultry as conditions will justify.
When the poultry of the farm re
celves reasonable attention, It is one
of the most profitable branches. Poul
try provides a dally income to purs
chase household supplies, and an
sabundance of meat mnd eggs for
home use.
The greater part of the eggs and
poultry consumed in citles comes
from this source of supply, much of
which is produced under conditions
that are far from ideal. Nevertheless,
the product is satisfactory to the con
sumer, and the net returns to the
farmer are fair, because little or no
expenditure of money I 8 necessary
for labor or houses, most of the feed
is grown on the farm, and the fowls
take care of themselves to a large
extent.
Fowls handled in this way adapt
themselves to a variety of conditions.
They have access to the barn lot, and
gl,ck up much refuse geain scattered
stock, they get many insects and
ample green feed, so that n*'y are
able to balance their own ratiofs, and
in so doing give satisfactory returns
by utilizing feed materinls that would
otherwise go to waste, ‘
Waste Is Insufficient.
It is not to be expected that the
waste products around the barn IM‘
will give sufficient feed for the farm
poultry. No matter how few are‘
kept, they will require some grain
feeding.
Fowls living under farm conditions
gét much exercise, and, if producing |
eggs, require liberal feeding with as
g:tt a variety as the farm affords.
ring the winter, corn as a grain
feed, and bran as a mash feed, with
fresh meat or blood frem the slaugh
ter-house, fed three times a week,
compose a satisfactory ration; but
during the warm summer months the
corn is too heating and should be
mhmenlod with oats, rice, sorghum
, Kaflir corn and cowpeas.
Summer Mixture—Corn, 40 pounds;
oats, 25 pounds; cowpeas, 15 pounds;
Kafir corn, 10 pounds; rice, 10
pounds.
To be fed twice a day, scattered on
the ground. |
Mash Feed—Bran, 10 pounds; cot
ton seed meal, 5 pounds.
Placed in a feeding hopper.
Fresh meat from the slaughter
house, or beef scrap, may be mixed’
with the mash feed once a week.
It must be emphasized, however,
that a certain amount of care is es
sential. The fowls should be well
bred, properly selected, and only one
breed kept. No hens should be kept
after two years old, as egg production
decreases after that age, |
Al chicks should be hatched before
April 16, as it is more difficult to,
raise late.-hatched chicks. |
As soon as the hatching season is
over, all males should be separated
from the females. Eggs that have
Wn fertilized remain fresh
than fertile ones. The males
have no effect upon the number of
eggs produced. |
In order to have chicks hatched at
the proper time, an Incubator is al
most indispensable, especially if Leg-
Yorns or other light breeds are kepu.
If the chicks are artincially hatch
ed, one can have some hroody hens
to mother the chicks as soon as they
can be taken from the incubators.
A broody hen will mother thirty-five
to fifty small chicks, and take the
place of the artificial brooder, which
would otherwise be indispensable.
With winter-hatched chickens it is
m a safe plan to turn the mother
out with a large flock and ex
mt her to properly care for and pro
them against injurles. A brood
coop and run can be built at small
expense, and the chicks can be easily
mnod at night or during unfavor
weather. |
Close attetion at this age can not
be neglected without the loss of many
chicks. As soon as the chicks are
strong and well able to care for
themselves, the mother hen can be
turned out.
Young birds until half-grown
should be kept separate from the
laying flock. The coop shown in
figure 3 was made from half-inch cy
press lumber. The top, ends and
sides are fastened at the corners with
gate hooks, and can be taken down
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- The most important parasites and
diseases troubling poultry in Florida
‘Hrv‘ lice, mites, scaly leg, chiggers,
fleas, gapes, roup, catarrh, white diar
rhea and :orehead.
Lice are generally found on neg
lected fowls in Florida, They may
Increase in great numbers unless
they are held in check by prope
methods. There are several kinds of
lice that infest our poultry, but the
remedy is the same for all. The
worst effect produced by lice is a
constant frritation, and when large
numbers are present many deaths oc
cur among the chickes, The fowls
becoma drowsy, and appear un
thrifty. Young chicks stop growing,
and laying fowls stop producing.
Because of the absence of lice,
Incubated chickens gsually grow
faster during the first two weeks than
those hatched under hens,
To find the lice, part the feathers,
and they can be seen crawling over
the skin. They are usually found un
der the wings, or where the tempera
ture of the body is warmest. On
young chicks they first appear on the
‘head, and should be promptly treated
“),\' application of vaseline or lard to
prevent their spreading over the body.
~ Treatment—The fowls should me
dusted with equa) parts of insect
powder and sulphur, shaking it thor
oughly into the feathers, and getting
it well on to the skin.
‘A solution may be made of
“Creso Dip,” one part, and water, 30
parts, and will be found effective if
thoroughly applied. It must be
borne in mind, however, that neither
of these treatments will destroy the
nits or eggs, and as these eggs hatch
in about ten days, there is a constant
reinfection, unless the fowls are
treated often enough to kill the young
mites as they hatch.
An excellent lice powder can be
made by taking three pints of gaso
line and one pint of crude carbolic
acid, to which is added about eight
quarts of plaster of paris. The plas
ter of parls must be poured in slowly
and thoroughly stirred while mix
ing, untll enough plaster is added to
form a dry brownish powder, One
must remember thar gasoline is in
flammable and must be Kkept away
from a flame. This powder is applied
In the same way as ordinary louse
powder,
~ Mites—Mites are small parasites
‘which live more especially in cracks
of the hcuses and on the roosts. They
differ from lice in that tWey do not
attack the birds on the feathered por
tiens of the body. |
~ Treatment--The way to overcome
mites i 8 to spray the roosts and
crevices with a mixture of three parts
of kerosene 01l to one of crude car
bolic acld. One spraying is not suf
ficlent. It should be followed up at
regular intervals, so as to kill the
young mites as fast as they hatch.
Cleanliness, with plenty of kerosene
on the roosts, and air-slaked lime on
the floors is essential. Mites breed in
large quantities, in filthy poultry
houses in Florida,
‘ Chiggors—Chiggers are small miteg
resembling fleas, but much smaller.
‘They lay their eggs in cracks and
crevices of buildings. These hatch
in a few days and maultiply rapidly
in hot weather. They become very
numerous under plank floors, espe
clally if filth is allowed to accumu
late. They also breed in dust, but
neither under the direct rays of the
sun nor on conecrete or damp earthen
floors. They remain in the bullding
during the day and attach themselves
to the fowls when roosting, being a
constant source of irritation.
Treatment—Spray the roofs, walls
and crevices with the mixture of
three parts of kerosene and one part
of crude carbolic acid, making the ap
plications esvecially frequent during
hot, dry weather.,
Fleas—Chicken fleas are somewhat
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lar}er than chiggers. They live and
accumulate rapidly under the same
conditiony as mites.
Treatment—The treatment is the
same as for lice and chiggers. 1t is
also a good plan to drench the roosts,
walls, floors and breeding places with
water. This is effective in large
vards, where the infestation has be
come general.
Dust Baths—Nothing is more ef
fective to hold fleas, lice or mites in
check than a dust bath made of 1
peck fine dust or ashes; 1-2 peck to
bacco dust, 1-2 peck slaked lime,
This i= to be well mixed and Kept
in a dusting box where the fowls can
take a dust bath every day at will.
Uncle Sam Will Use
Hog Meat Is One of Army's Strongest
Points—Farmers Must Realize
Importance of Demand.
The quickest and surest way of
augmenting the meat supply, next to
the raising of poultry, is by raising
hogs, the United States Department
of Agriculture points out. The hog is
the most important animal to raise
for meat and money. He requires
less labor, less equipment, less capi
tal, makes greater gains per 100
pounds of concentrates and repro
duces himself faster and in greater
numbers than any other domestic an
imal.
As a consumer of by-products the
hog hus‘uu rival. No other animal
equals the lard hog in its fat-storing
tendency. The most satisfactory meat
for shipping long distances on train,
boat or wagon and for long storage
after reaching its destination is mess
pork, There is no animal which pro
duces more meat and meat products
than the hog.
Pork finds ready sale because
packers have discovered many ways
of placing pork on the market in at
tractive and highly palatable form
combined with most excellent keeping
qualities. There is no other meat
from which so many products are
manufactured. Very near 50 per cent
of the total value, in dollars and cents,
of the meat and meat products
slaughtered in the packing houses of
the United States is derived from the
hog. !
Our country leads by far all coun
tries in the production as well as in
the consumption of meat and meat
products. Three-fourths of the world's
international trade in pork and pork
produvtsfi originates, in the United
States Ih normal times, and the war
greatly has increased this proportion.
According to the estimates, there
was an increase of 9,580,000 hogs be
tween 1910, the census year, and 1916,
inclusive. The increase at the end
of 1915 was 3,148,000 over the pre
ceding year, while it is estimated that
there was a decrease at the end of
1916 of 313,000 hogs compared with
1915,
If we expect to ¢continue to provide
meat to foreign peoples as well as our
own people, every farmer must put
forth the best effort to produce more
hogs. Hogs can be kept profitably
upon many farms where they are not
found today. Farmers who already
raise hogs can produce many more,
f(vxllhere is not much chance of pro
duding meat this year In excess of the
requirements.
More dairy farmers should raise
hogs, for they fit in especially well
upon dairy farms, where skim milk,
buttermilk or whey is fed upon the
farm. A man who has skim milk is
in a better position to raise pigs than
a man who has none.
Bulletins Provided
Literature Will Be Distributed Show
ing Best Methods of
Preserving.
Those who heeded the advice of the
United States Department of Agriculture
to plant gardens this year are now
wondering how best to preserve their
surplus fruits and vegetables, The spe
cialists of the department, who have
tried out various methods for canning,
preserving, drying, pickling and making
Jjam, have recently issued bulletins show
ing how this work may be done suec
ceestully, Ann one can have these pub
lications for the asking, so Ignorance of
the proper procedure will not serve as
a legitimAte excuse for allowing any
garden produce to spoil this year.
Farmers' Bulletin 833, “Home Can
ning of Fruits and Vegetables,” shows
how fruit may be canned especially
under conditions existing in the South.
Some products in that section, the bul
letin gtates, should be given intermittent
sterilization. This consists of ap{»lying
bolling temperature to products already
packed In containers for a certain period
on each of three successive days. The
bulletin also gives tried and tested re
cipes for making jams, fruit butters,
marmalades, ?rvservu and jellles.
When canning is not feasible or cans
and jars are too ex‘pennive. drying of
fers a means of saving large quantities
of surplus products which so to waste
each year. I)rylnf also affords a way
of congerving gmrt ons of food too small
for canning. Drying may be done in the
sun, over the Kitchen stove or before
an electric. fan. Farmers' Bulletin 841
tells just how to do this, using one of
the driers ngw on the market or a home
made appnr&ls.
These bulletins are sent out upon re
quest to the divisions of publications,
United States Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. €', Send for some
copies for yvourself and tell your neigh
bors about them. Fruits and vegetables
preserved in any of these ways will help
vou in planning your three meals a day
next winter.
Caterpillars Are
About the only enemy velvet beans
have in Florida is the velvet bean cat
erpillar. This pest attacks the plants,
eating the leaves, usually in August
and September, the date of the attack
depending on the part of the State in
which the beans are grown. In South
Florida the attack may begin In July,
and in North Florida not before late
August,
A careful watch should be kept for
the first moths, the parents of the cat
erpillars, says J. R. Watson, of the
University of Florida experiment sta
tion, These moths can be readlly dis
tln{ulnhed from other moths common
to Florida by the diagonal line, usually
double, which stretches across both
wings and turns up at the apex of the
forewing, and the peculiar darting
flight of the moth itself. When the
moths have appeared in large numbers,
it i{s likely that the beans will need to
be dusted after twelve days or two
weeks,
Powdered lead arsenate, dusted on
the leaves of the plants, makes an ef
fective remedy. Mix it with about four
times ite volume of air-slaked lime and
nprly it with a blower or dusting ma
chine. At least two dustings will be
required, at an expense of about 80
cents an acre for each dusting. It
might be wellflt‘p get a su;im!_\' of the
arsenate now ruam against a; ‘ms‘
sible ‘\m-iod of waiting when the poison
is badly needed.
Dusting should be done in the early
morning or after a shower, while the
vines, are wet. The mixture sticks
well and much of it will remain after
a heavy railn. However, it will be
necessary to re-dust every ten days or
two weeks as long as the caterpillars
are plentiful, to cover the new growth
put out by the vines, In ‘mlf the cat
erpillars can be ?olannmi. heir numer
ous enemies will likely take care of the
other half.
Birds are naturally the enemies of
the caterpillars, the rice-blfl;/nnd the
‘mocking birdsbeing especially’ destruc
tive to them. A flock of turkeys given
the run of the fleld will kill many.
Lizards and wasps are also enemies of
these destructive caterpillars.
Self-Watering for
Some women are as particular about
thelr house-plants as they are about
the family cat. They are afraid to go
away for a few days for fear the
plants will rot receive the proper at
tention. F. F. Halma, of the Univer
sity of Florida experiment station, re
calls an old practice that was common
ly used to provide plenty of water for
house plants while the mistress was
away for ? few days. He says it is
good practice today.
Get a tub, or some large, shallow
vessel that will hold water. Into this
put as many porous bricks as you have
plant pots. Before leaving, set each
pot on a brick and pour in enough wa
ter to cover the bricks. The bricks
will abgorb the molsture and in turn
will yield it to the pots where the plant
roots will absorb what they need for
maintaining the plants, 1t is supposed,
of course, that your FIRMI are {‘n clay
{mls or in vessels with perforated bot
oms
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‘Department Points Out Necessity
l for Increasing Supply for Next
! Year's Planting.
IBy W. W, Tracy, Sr., Superintendent of
l Testing Gardens, and A. J. Pieters,
Agronomist In Clover investiga
l tions, Bureau of Plant
Industry.
' Under normal conditions of commerce
considerable quantities of vegetable seed
are Imported by American seedsmen
from Kurope. Since the beginning of
the Kuropean war these Importations
have decreased, until at the present time
Ilh.u are relatively small.
America hus been called upon to fur
lmsh certain vegetable seeds to Europe,
and this has increased the tendency to
deplete the stocks available for our own
use. In view of these facts, it is bellev
ed that the supply of vegetable seed in
this country should be conserved and
vlaluxrmvmwl to the fullest extent possi
e
, While the practice of saving seed In
the home garden ean not be generally
recommendad becamuse of the difficulty
in keeping stocks pure, it 18 quite feasi-
Ble to save seed of many vegetables for
one or two seasons. After that, the
stocks should be renewed.
At the present time the United States
Department of Agriculture urges every
gardener who has the facilities to do
80 to save seed for next year's planting.
If this is done it will assist in the return
of normal conditions, not only in the
,unlml,\ of vegetable seed, but also iff the
price to the gardener
Save BBest Plant Seed.
There is but ene general principle un
derlying the production of good vegeta
ble seed; that is, save seed from the
best plants,
For seed purposes all vegetables may
be classed as annuals or blennials. An
nuals are such as ripen a crop of seed
Itho- same season as that in which the
seed is sown; biennjals ripen seed the
season following that in which the seed
is sown.
Beans-—The saving of beans for seed
is a relatively simple matter. Beans
are self-fertile, so there is no danger
of mixing, but care should be taken to
pick out a few of the best plants from
which to save seed. Do not eat any of
the beans from these plants and save
only such pods as get too old to eat.
Select good plants with pods corre
sponding to the sort planted and save
all pods. When ripe and dry, shell the
beans, and, anywhere south of Phila
delphia, treat them with carbon bisul
phlrj to kill weevils. 2 i i
The insects are in the beans at time
of harvesting and can be killed bg plac
ing the shelled beans in a tight box
within which is a shallow Saucer into
which a little carbon bisulphid has been
poured. Close the box tight as soon
as the carbon bisulphid is poured and
keep it shut and away from flame for a
few hours. Carbon hisulghid is very in
flammable. North of Philadelphia, the
carbon bisulphid treatment is less -es
sential.
Peas—Save seed from the best plants
and treat as instructed for beans. It is
important to select seed from plants
showing the desired characters; for ex
ample, if seed 1s wanted of an early
sort, save seed of plants maturing the
first usable pods. Resist the tempta
tion to put these on‘the table. The ear
liest peas will tend to yield an earlier
crop the next year than those from the
same row that ripen last. This principle
also applies to other qualities. If the
pea is a dwarf, save the pods from the
most dwarf and not from the tallest
plants in the row.
Corn Is Sensitive.
Corn—Sßweet corn is very sensitive to
cold and wet. The ears should be al
lowed to ripen fully on the stalk, if that
is possible, before frost and should be
cured without exposure even to a light
frogt. When early corn is grown, as the
Golden Bantam, save the earliest ears
for seed. In all cases study the charac
ters of the variety grown and select
those plants that come nearest the ideal
for the variety. Where the corn worm
is troublesome, it may be worth while to
pull the husks open a little when the
corn is partly irown. 80 as to remove
the worms. The husks can then be
turned back over the tlg of the ear and
the ear left to ripen. When the select
ed ears are picked, turn back the husks,
tie them up, and hani them from nails
in an attic or barn where there will be
a free circulation of air, A few ears
will usually yield seed enough for the
average home garden.
Vine Seeds of all Kinds—Cucumber,
muskmelon, waterfelon and squash
seeds are so easily saved and so little. is
needed by the small plinter that there
is no reason, save the bbther of it, why
every one should not save his own seed
this year. Here, again, it is important
that the best fruits be selected accord
ing to the kinds that are being grown.
Allow the selected fruits to ripen, cut
them open, scoop the seed out into a
dish, and wash thoroughly with water.
When reasonably clean, spread on a
paper to dry. Seed growers commonly
allow the pulp and seeds to ferment in
order to clean the seed, but this is done
because it takes too much time to
scrape out each fruit. When saving the
seed from one or two fruits, which will
usually give seed enough for a smail
garden, the seed can be scooped out
nearly clean and the fermenting process
is unnecessary.
Tomato, Eggplant, Pepper, Etc.—
‘What has been said of vine seeds applies
equally to these fruits. Tomato seed
may be scooped out of the ripe tomato
as well as pussible and the mass shaken
up with water; allow to settie, and then
the water, carrying what pulp it will,
carefully poured off. This will usually
get rid of nearlX all the pulp. Eggplant
and pepper seeds are naturally dry and
easy to get out.
Annuals Seed Abundantly.
Lettuce, Radish, Spinach, Etc.-——These
annuals seed af)undantly. and here
again selection is important. If you
are xrowln* a head lettuce, save Lhe
plants making the best head; do not
use the left-overs that have failed to
make good, as then the seed will prob
ably produce still less desirable plants
the next year. If the heads become
quite hard, lilke a cabbage, it may be
necessary to cut the head with a knife,
Make two cuts across the top of the
head at right angles. If the head is not
hard this will not be necessary, as the
seed stalk will be able to get through
unaided. One lettuce plant will usually
make more seed than there is in a five
cent packet, soo not many plants will
be needed. The seed ripens unevenly,
and when the first seed gets ripe the
plant may be shaken over a pan or a
paper and the seed collected. When
many plants are left to seed, they may
be cut shortly after the first seeds are
ripe and laid on sheets to ripen,
Spinach seed does not shatter as bad
ly as lettuce. The stalks should be left
till quite ripe and when dry be beaten
over a sheet so as to knock the seed off.
Radish—Early planted spring varieties
of radish will mature their seed crop
the same season. l.ate sorts are best
treated as for beets.
To get the seed the dry pods must be
rubbed, to crush the tissue surroundin
the seed. When there is a quantity os
stalks the seed mn% be beaten out with
sticks, the stalks being laid on sheets
S 0 _as to catch the seed.
To this class belong onfons; root
crops, such as carrots, beet, parsnip and
turnip; cabbage or other members of
the cabbage family, and garsley. In the
case of these varieties the plants must
be grown one season and selected plants
held over to the next season for the
raising of seed. All of these sorts pro
duce well, and for the small garden the
seed from a half-dozen roots or plants
will yield enough seed. In the case of
root crops, it is well to select the de
sired roots from late plantings, so that
the roots may be stored when still in
prime condiion for holding through the
winter, |
Beets, Carrots and Turnips—These
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Rules Prepared for Farmers in
Complying With Food and
Drugs Act.
The officials in charge of the enforce
ment of the food and drug act have
prepared a service and lefulalory an
nouncement x’ng Hum{ent onsg regard
ing the best ay to label puokaf‘es of
fresh fruits am( vegetables with the
quantity of-4he contents in order that
the labeling may comply with the pro
visions of the net welgn amendment
to the Federal Food and Drugs Act. The
Net Weight Amendmentrrrovidea that
all packages of food entering interstate
or foreign commerce must be glainly
and conspiciously marked wit the
quantity of the contents in terms of
weight, measure, or numerical count.
The service regulatory announcement
follows:
“The following suggestions are made
in response to numerous inquiries for
information as to the proper methods
of marking the gquantity of the con
tents on packages of various fresh
fruits and vegetables under the net
weight amendment of the food and
drn%s act.
“The articles listed below may be
marked by either weight or dry
measure, or, when packed in barrels, in
terms of the United States standard
barrel and its lawful subdivisions, i. e.,
third, half or three-quarters:
Marking of Apples.
“Apples in barrels, boxes, cartons and
hampers. Cases or cartons containing
graded apples may, if desired, be mark
ed in addition with the number of ap
ples per package.
“Apricots, prunes and plums in bask
ets, boxes and cases. (When packed in
small open containers inclosed in crates,
see paragraph relating to small open
containers.)
‘“Beans (in pod) in baskets, boxes and
hampers.
“‘Berries and currants in baskets,
(When packed in small open containers.
inclosed in crates, see paragraph relat-
InF to small open contalners.)
‘Cherries in boxes and baskets. (When
packed in small open containers in
closed in crates, see paragraph relating
to small open containers.)
“Cucumbers in barrels, baskets,
hampers, boxes and crates. Containers
of graded cucumbers may, if desired,
be marked in lieu of weight or dry
measure, with the number and length
of the cucumbers.
““Grapefruit in sectiona}:ases. If de
sired, cases may be marked by dry
measure and count; or by count and
average diameter in lieu of weight or
dry measure.
“Grapes in baskets. (When packed in
small open containers inclosed in crates,
see paragraph relating to small open
containers.
“Lemons in sectional cases. If de
sired cases may be marked by dry
measure and count; or by count and
average diameter in lieu of weight or
dry measure.
‘Okra in baskets, boxes and hampers.
“Onf¥ns in crates, baskets and ham
pers and in sacks of uniférm quantity
of contents. Cases containing graded
onlons may, if desired, be marked in
addition with the number of onions
per case.
“Oranges in sectional cases. If de
sired, cases may be marked by dry
measure and count; or by count and
average diameter in lieu of weight or
dry measure.
“Oranges, satsumas and tangerines,
in half boxes. If desired, cases may be
marked by dry measure and count; or
by count and average diameter in lieu
of weight or dry measure. |
‘Peaches in boxes, cases, baskets and
hampers. Boxes and cases of graded
peaches may, of desired, be marked in
addition with the number of peaches
per package. (When packed in small
open containers inclosed In crates, see
paragraph relating to small open con
tainers.) ;
‘““Pears in barrels, boxes, baskets and
hampers, \
“Peas (in pod) in baskets and ham-‘
pers, |
“Peppers in barrels, baskets, boxes
and hampers. (When packed in small;
open containers inclosed in crates, see
paragraph relating to small open con
tainers.) |
“Potatoes in barrels, crates and
hampers, and in sacks of uniform
quantity of contents. |
“Quinces in barrels, boxes, baskets
and hampers. ‘
“Squash, (Southern) in crates, boxes,
baskets and hampers. ‘
“Tomatoes in boxes, *“lugs” and |
baskets. (When packed in small open
containers inclosed in crates or ‘flats”
see next paragraph,)
“Pending a determination of the
biennials should be stored in a moist
cellar or in dry, well-drained soil, so
that they will be kept cool and moist
and not likely to become either dry,
water-soaked, or frozen, or to start into
growth. In all these cases the best
roots, considering shape and color, ac
cording to the variety and soundness,
should be selected. The roots should
then be set out as early in spring as
possible, after hard freezes are past,
and planted with the crowns two to
three inches below the surface. The
earlier these roots can start new growth
the better the chances for a crop.
Leave Parsnips in Ground.
Parsnips may be left in the ground
over winter, and in warmer sections,
such as from Washiniton. D. C., south
ward, this may also be done with car
rots: but these roots should be lifted
in the spring and replanted as above
mentioned. It maf’ be necessary to sup
port the seed stalks if a large growth
is made.
When the earliest set seeds begin to
shatter, the plants should be cut and
placed in airy storage until the seed is
ali ripe, when it can be thrashed out.
Since much the greater part of the
rmfi seed used in the United States is
imported, it is especially urged that
gardeners select roots this fall so as to
produce some seed in 1918 for the 1919
planting.
Onion-—The bulbs seleeted for seeding
should be Xulled a little earlier than
those intended for use or storage and
should be cured without removing the
tops by a full exposure to air, but pro
tected from direct sunshine, rain and
dew. In the early fall they may be set
for seeding, but it is essential to suc
cess that the soil be constantly moist
but never wet. KEven a single soaking
from a heavy fall of rain often results
in their decay. It is also important to
protect them from repeated freezing. In
sheltered locations this can often be best
accomplished by a covering of earth,
‘but this should be removed so as to
prevent the growing tops from being too
much blanched.
The seed turns black loni before it is
ripe, and the seed heads should not be
cut until there is danier of serious loss
from shattering, and then should be fur.
ther cured by full exposure to the air
until the bulk of the seed drops out.
The yield of seed from spring set
bulbs is very uncertain, but fair crops
are sometimes secured from bulbs which
have wintered well in storage by setting
them as early as possible in well-drain
ed, warm soil.
Cabbage—Plants to be used for seed
production should be started late, so
that they will only begin to head at the
time of the first hard frosts or actual
freezing. The plants should then be
pulled and stored, either in a cellar, so
that they will be constantly moist. or
by burying them in the o‘pen. s 0 that
the heads will have some air but not be
exposed to repeated freezing. As soon
ag danger of severe and long-continued
frost is past the plants_ for seedlnf:
should be set so deep tha? the head will
be partly covered. As they start into
growth the head leaves should be care
ully pulled apart to allow the seed stalk
to develop freely. When the pods are
ripe the stalks should be cut and cured |
in a dry place. Later the seed may be
beaten out with sticke
question as to whether the (“mm.mr
of the contents must be marked on
small open containers, inclosed within
crates or ‘flats,’ in which small o?en
containers are packed apricots, berries,
currants, cherries, grapes, peaches,
plums, lprunel, repper- and tomatoes,
and unless public notice of not less
than two months be given, the deglrt
ment will not recommend proceedings
under the food and drugs act lOlfll‘)"
upon the ground that such fruits an
vegetables in such small containers bear
no statement of the ?uantlty of con
tents. The crates Inclosing such con-.
tainers should, however, be marked with
the number of small containers and
the quantity of the contents of each.
“Also for the present, and until furth
er notice to the contrary of not less
than two months, the department will
not recommend proceedings under the
food and drugs act solely upon the
{round that the quantity of the con
ents is not marked upon the contain
ers of the following articles, packed
as described below. No objection will
be interposed by the defnu'tment to any
trade marking which is not false or
misleading,
“Asparagus in boxes and cases,
“Beets with tops, bunched, in drums
and hampers.
“Cnbhares in crates. =~
“Cantaloupes and casabas in crates
and baskets.
“Carrots with tops, bunched, in drums
and hamf{)ers.
“Cauliflower in crates and hampers.
“Celery in boxes and crates.
~ "Egg plant commonly wrapped In
paper and packed in crates,
“Kale in barrels, bagkets and hampers,
“l.ettuce in barrels, drums, baskets
and hampers.
“Onions with tops, bunched, in drums
and hampers.
"Plneagplu in crates.
“Radishes, bunched, in drums apnd
‘hampers.
“Romaine in hampers.
“Spinach in barrels, baskets and ham
pers.
“Turnips with tops in drums and
‘hampers.
“Regulation No. 29 relntlnf to mark
ing the quantity of food in package
form should be consulted.”
FARM LANDS.
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ALABAMA BLACK BELT
A pagsture of native grasses and wild
clovers near Demopolis of 32 acres pas
tured and KEPT FAT 80 head of cattle
last season. A newcomer from Ohio
owns it; plenty more here just like it.
Tick free: land cheap. Full information,
write C. C. Clay Alfalfa Land Company,
Demopolls, Alabama.
Fine Farms.
Something growing all the time.
More $ $ to the acre than anywhera
in the U. S. Write.
HAMMOND WEAVER CO,,
Tampa, Fla.
Stock Farm, best land
923'Acre in Marion County,
Florida; 600 acres cleared and in grow
ing crops; all fenced; has own railroad
switch; fine herd cattle and many hogs;
silos, barns, $5,000 house, tenant house,
tools of all kinds; tne best bargain in the
country, all for $35,000. Half cash, bal
ance on time,
L. M. MURRAY, Real Estate,
OCALA, FLA.
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3,100 ac¢res in South Georgia, located
three miles from county site, in one
of Georgia's best agricultural coun
ties, in good white community,
churches, schools, railroad, etec., con
venient. On public road and bordered
by a bold stream. An ideal stock
range with considerable standing pine
timber. Will not be on the market
long at $5.00 per acre. Terms to re
sponsible parties.
1,200 acres six miles from court
house; 300 acres in high state of cul
tivation with 760 acres easily avail
able. Splendid residence with seven
tenant houses, barns, stables, etc.,
About 1,000,000 feet of timber on the
property. In good white community.
A good producing farm. Will sell
completely equipped.
For further particulars address
W. H. STILLWELL,
Savannah, Georgia.
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POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK.
DISINFECTANTS.
LICE and mites T(nckly leave when you
spray with “Killum.” Guaranteed.
168 Edgewood avenue, Atlanta.
GAMES.
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CORNISH INDIAN GAMES—Standard
bred, 4 months old, $1.25 each. Hens,
$2.50 each, express paid. Joe Sanders,
Route 5, 'Corlnth, Miss .
LEGHORNS.
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300 8. C. WHITE LEGHORN HENS, all trapnested
stock, with records of 200 to 256 eggs per year,
gl to $1.50 each. 50 B. P. Rock hens, $1.95 to
1.50 each. Leghorn and Rock pullets. Also males.
Brighly Poultry Farm, Box 44, Goochland, Va.
PIGEONS.
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CARNEAUX, Red, Yellow and Splasned,
$25 perogalr. Maltese, the largest
lf“m-b breeders, $25 per pair. Snow
white Fans, Pigmy Pouters and KEng
lleh Pouters, to be sold at a bargain.
One lot of fast worklni Homers, all
colors, about 60 in all, $26 for the lot.
VISITORS WELCOME. YES, HOME
ALL DAY SUNDAY.
A. E, Archer, 126 Oglethorpe Ave.
W. 111-L.
WE are oflerln%for fim
16 palrs big Homers at $2 pair; also
10 pairs extra large Homers at $2.50
palr, Every palr guaranteed mated and
color banded. Lace V. Wiley, T3O Green
up_Bt. Covington, Ky. '
SQUAB BOOK FREE
WITH price list of money-making breed
ers; we pay express charges and give
three months' trial, Peralta Pigeon Co.,
408 Whing 81dg.,, Oakland, Cal,
FOR BALE—Red Belgian Carneaux and
White Swiss Mondaines for next 30
days, mntedlpalrs Carneaux, $2; Mon
dcufne-. $3. .C. Nelson, l(erlhaw. S.
200 POUNDS pigeon health grit, $3,
frelp;ht extra, Wiltra S%uab Farms,
1117 Fourth National Bank Bullding, At
lanta, Ga. £
THE leading breeds of fnma' and squab
breeding pigeons. Q. V. Milligan,
Moultrie, Ga.
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RABBITS.
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BELGIAN Hare, Rufus Reds and
Whites, young and old; prices reason
able. A. E. Archer, 126 Oglethorpe Ave,
West 111-L.
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DOGS.
WMAMM
COLLIES, golden sable and white mark.
Ings, 2 months; males, §7; females, $4;
fox terriers, 3 months, white, black
markings, males $6; females $2; Red
bone hound ’pupc. $7 pair. Darnall's
Kennels, Willamston, SB, .
FOR SALE—Registered plt bull pups, 2,
3 and 4 months old; prices $lO, fxz‘so
and $15.00; also 2 black bull pups, 3
months old. Gills Pit Kennels, V\pood.
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WHITE COLLIE PUPPlES—Register
ed stock, unu-unllgdhlxh bred; pedi-
Freu furnished. Address White Col
ée gcnnell. P. O. Box 487, Spartanburg,
REGISTERED Boston terrier, female,
that will protect your home and child;
S2O up; ghoto. George A. Greenwood,
113 Marblehead SBt.. North Andover,
Mass.
¥R SALE-—Boston bull terrier, female,
iwo months old, $25. Main 4274
POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK,
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FOR SALE-—Registered Llewellyn set
ter pupples, best strains. H. Rogue
more, Mansfield, Ga. o
THOROUGHBRED male fox te
perfectl( marked, 3 months old, il
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BOARDING KENNEL FOR DOGS—Most all
breeds for sale and at stud. W, C. Osies, Phary
Road, Eest Lake. Fhone Decatur 104-J
ONE palr well-trained bloodhounds for
sale. T. W. Adalr, Goodwater, Ala,
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NOTICE-If you want beef; if you
want steers, 8s utp for feeders; if
you want stock cattle, I can furnish
them in any quantity. They are going
fast. Turn your beans Into dollars by
reodin& a oar of steers. Communioate
with W. B. Nichols, Boston, Ga.
cOows.
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TWO extra fine milch cows with helfer
calf, 3 weeks old, for cash. Call Main
674, Three and four gallons.
TWO COWS, Jersey and hrnrlal‘dl}. fresh 1n
mik. No. 10 Racipe St West 1965-J.
HOGS,
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EIGHTREEN fine Berkshire pm for sale,
856 each. G. J. Hazelings, Donou.\l
road, near Federal Prison.
HORSES,PONIES, MULES, VEHICLES
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FOR SALE-Fine Kentucky-bred com
bination saddle and bugrr horse; best
qualities. Will make a splendid saddle
horse for young lady. Eleven years old
and riever sick a day in his life. 8. H.
Wilson, Qriffin, Ga.
FOR SALE-—-Several nice cabs, lumyi
and horses. Also a few two-horse
wagons. Atlanta Raggage and Cab Co.
ONTE mule and wagon, suitable for farm
work. Apply at stable, Cherry and
West Sixth streets.
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ALL VARIETIES.
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WANTED—To buy seeds, I am In the
market for Appler, Fulghum and Ban
croft oats, Abruzed rye, barley, wheat
hairy vetch. Name quantity, variety
you have; submit samples, name price.
W. B. Coleman, Troy, Ala.
FOR SALE—Drumhead and all-season
c:‘z‘n s&:hmu, white head collard
&la B per thousand, f. o. b,
odges, R. C. J. R. Hannah.
i Top, Te top, (lobe Sou., prize and_ 00l
The m."“&"m..‘.’.‘f SI.OO Ib. Cottingim’s Cash T.h
Btore, 69 8. Broad. M. 1318
IRISH POTATOES. o~
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PRIDE OF THE SOUTH-—The finest
large white Irish potato for fall crop.
Far superior to ‘‘Lookout Mountain” for
\table use. $3.80 Q&r bushel. H. Me-~
Caslin, Graysport, Miss. ______
FALL IRISH POTATOES.
WE have fine lot of Green Mountain
seed stock; also fall and winter turnip
seed. Parker Seed Co., 33 8. Broad Bt.
SWEET POTATOES.
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PORTO RICO potato vine cuftings Outtings
make earliest and smoothest potatoes. $2 per 1000
‘mmdu Seed Co., Forsyh, Ge.
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| ARKANSAS.
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IMONEY-MAKING farms; S3O acre; com, moa
big ylelds; strawberries, cantaloupes net s2i
‘m; ecrop fallures usknown. Wyett, Horatio, Ark
| FLORIDA.
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‘FOR SALE—BO acres fine citrus and
truck land, on hard road, facing 100-
acre orange grove; 45 acres cleared and
‘ln culttvation; one-half mile from town
stoffice and rallroad station, in the
\Rgm of Lake region, in Lake County,
P-’lorlda; property adjoins largest up-toe
date farm in South; {rice reasonable;
i terms to suit. Landes Farms and Citrus
| Corporation, Leesburg, Fla.
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‘ secure rich, grodurt]ve truck or chicken farm site
near Jacksonville. Write Jacksonville Heights Im
provement Go., Jacksonville. Fla.
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' FOR BALE—Beautiful farm, 52 acres, numdl
. high state of cultivation. It's my old home.
‘made one thousand twenty-five pounds lint ootten
‘gn acre, one hundred bushels corn, ihree hundred
ushels po;am. Large ten-room house; eool, broad
‘gorrhu. hone and city water. Stall houss cighty
y one hundred with other bulldhga. One mile
courthouse, in the ety of Douglas, Ga. Six theu
sand pupuilunn. Nine thousand dollars. Two thou
sand cash, remainder to suit. Team and jmples
lamnu inciuded. Address J. R. Squires, Ogletaorye,
.
A 80-ACRE dairy and general farm,
~ four miles from College Park, twelve
miles from the center of Atlanta. Has
a flve-room home and a number of out
bulldings. An assortment of frult, good
Easlure, with seven acres of strong
branch bottom, We are oflerlng this
‘tract for a short time for $3,500. Broth
erton & Callahan, Kast Point, Ga. Bell
Phone East Point 416.
IF YOU have SSOO to SI,OOO In cash I wlg
. sell you land on easy payments, an
start you !armlnfi on Ceorgia's richest
farming land. ealthy locality, good
schools and churches convenient, good
neighbors, hustling. agirenive comma -
‘nity. This land is in the very heart of
‘Geor‘;lu's finest farming section. Q. L.
}“’.. 226 Empire Bldg.
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‘ BARGAINS.
IN farm lands, timber lands and mineral
lands of soapstone, marbie, iron, n
ite, pyrites, gold, talc and ochre. mu
fine mineral ?rinm properties. Call Iv?
2098-L, or address North Goorfln Devel
opment Co., 64 Currier Bt., Atlanta, Ga.
202% ACRER, 2 miles of station, on main
ogubllc road; telephone and mail route,
1 acres in cultivation. Will produce
30 bushelg of corn or 1,200 pounds seed
cotton; entire Place under fence; one
five-room dwelling, good barn and out
houses, two tenant houses. Price $4,000
& E. Baker, Mauk, Ga.
SIXTY-FIVE acres of strong land with
a tenant house. This is a hlfh-ohll
plece of farming land. About gix acree
of bottom. Forty acres of upland under
cultivation. Price $66 per acre. Broth
erton & Callahan, East Point, Ga. Bell
Phone East Point 416.
FARMS FOR BALE—4SO mcres well-im=
proved Grady County farm with stoclk,
foodstuff to last twelve months and this
crop, which is 275 acres. Fine erop,
good improvements, ideal place, at a
Gargaln. Address G. T. Hardy, Calro,
a.
SOUTH GEORGIA LANDS are making
big money for farmers. Irish potatoes,
eantaloupes, stock raiging. Come, in
vestigate. (Good lands from $26 to SIOO
er acra, lLarge tracts for cattle, less,
s‘. A. Hutehinson, Valdosta, Ge.
FOR SALE—7I-acre farm, 12 miles from
Atlanta; fiond land, fruft, water, pas
ture; in cultivation. 131 South m g!,
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FOR SALE by A, H. West, 201 Wes!
Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla., large
small traets of virgin timber lands
Florida and South Geor‘fla. Also saw
mills and timber. in Florida and Georgia,
Hardwoods in Florida, Georgia, Ten=
nessee, North Carolina and er‘inh!
Cattle and hog ranches, ung number o
acres desired. Also farms, the vzr_v beet,
Phosphate land, pebble and hard rook.
' FARMS FOR EXCHANGE.
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WILL exchange B-horsepower anoa
and city improved real estate for go
' farm, near city, Maxwell, P. O. Box
\ 160, Atlanta.
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1 WILL TRADE FIFTY % touching the north
~ #ide of the city Mmite of Tampa, Fla., for an ims
{:mvod farm in middle or south Georgia or n nd%
ty of Atlanta of equal value. ‘These lots are
solid blocks, surrounded and intersected by AM?'I
they average 60x120 feet in siwe and should read!
sell on installment plan for S3OO each, and have
never been offered for sale in single lots. For the
furpou of lndlnf, 1 will value them at S2OO eachy
:‘J.m have desirably located farm and wcmp.:
1 it for salable lots In Tampa, send me full
tleulars. E. R. Gunby, Route A, Atlanta, Ga
WANTED—IS or 20-acre farm ilm
South Georgia; snrt under cultivationy
Must be cheap, tate price and termsy
Box 39, care Georglan. =
WANTED—To buy small farm :fl
Austell. Give description and C
first letter. W. H. Watkins, Tilton, Gey
WANTED--To hear from owner of farm [
sale. _Description, mo 0. 0, mu .z
Cedar, Miuneapolis, Mina,