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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 Husbandman, University of
Florida Extension Department, |
Every farm should carry as mu(‘h“
oultry as conditions will justify.
Lhien the poultry of the farm r(u{
ives reasonable attention, it is one
«f the most profitable branches. Poul
try provides a dally income to purs
chase household subplies, and an
abundance of meat and eggs for
home use.
The greater part of the eggs and
poullr) consumed lin cities 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 falr, becauge little or no
expenditure of money is necessary
for labor or houses, most of the feed
is grown on the farm, and the fowls
take care of themselves to a large
ex:;nt‘
'owls handled in this way adapt
themselves to a varlety of conditions.
They have access to the barn lot, and
gick up much refuse geain scattered
Y stock, they get mln¥l insects and
ample gr«-n feed, 80 that they are
rble to balance their own rations, and
n g 0 doing &ve satigfactory returns
:{hummnx ed materials that would
erwise go to waste.
Waste Is Insufficient.
It is not to be expected that the
waste produ®ts around the barn lot
will {lve sufficient feed for the farm
foul ry. No matter how few are
ept, they will require some grain
fegnnx.
owls living under farm conditions
¢t much exercise, and, if producing
gs. require liberal feeding with as
eat a variety as the farm affords.
uring the winter, corn as a gr?Jn
eed, and bran as a mash feed, with
fresh meat or blood from 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
wlemented with oats, rice, serghum
. Kaffir corn and cowpeas.
Summer Mixture--Corn, 40 pounds;
oats, 25 pounds; cowpeas, 15 pounds:
gonflr corn, 10 pounds; rice, 10
unds.
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 -crzp. 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 sclected, and only one
breed kept. No hens should be kept
fter two years old, as egg production
&crmc‘p after that a{:‘
All chicks should be ched before
April 15, as it is more difficult 10
raise late-hatched chicks.
As soon as the hatching season s
over, all males should be separated
from the fex‘,nnlrn. Egegs that have
pot been fertilized Tremain fresh
pger than fertile ones. The males
ve po effect upon the number of
eggs produced.
In order to have chicks hatchodnz!\t
the proper time, an Incubator is al
l?;at indispensable, especially if Leg-
Yorns or gther light breeds are kepv.
It the chicks are artincially hatch
ed, one can have some broody hens
to mother the chicks as soon as they
can be taken from the incubators.
A broody hen will mother thirty-five
to fifty smali chicks, and take the
place of the axtl‘flcln? groqder. which
would otherwise be in i'gwnsab!e.
With winter-hatched chickens it is
got a safe plan to turn the mother
en out with a large flock and ex
et her to properly chre for and pro
tect them against jnjuries. A brood
coop and run can be built at small
expense, and the chicks can be easily
confined at night or during unfavor
‘% weather.
"loge attetion at this age can not
25 g‘ngleclgd without the loss u{(muy
icks. As soon as the chicks are!
gmn; and well able to care for
themselves. the mother hen can be
m?od out. |
Youn birds until half-grown
’pg Tfl(gg kept separate from the
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in use. Young chicks need more care
ful attrnu‘uu and better feeding than
the full-grown fowls,
The most important parasites and
discases troubling poultry in Florida
are lice, mites, scaly leg, chiggers,
fleas, gapes, r(;]up. catarrb, white diar
rhea and orehead.
Lice are generally found opn neg
lected fowls In Florida. They may
increase in great numbers unless
they are held in check by propes
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 irrvitation, and when large
numbers are present many deaths oc
cur among the chickes. The fowls
becoma dg-oway. 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 ean be seen crawling over
the skin. They are usually found un
der the wings, or where the tempera
ture of the body lis warmest. On
young chicks they first appear on the
head, and should be promptly treated
by application of vaseline or lard to
prevent their u'i:readlng over the body.
4’rentment~~ he fowls should me
dusted with equal parts of insect
powder and sulphur, shaking it thor
oughly into the feathers, and getting
it well on to the skin.
\ solution may be made of
“Creso Dip," one part, and water, 30
parts, and will be found effective if
thoroughly avgllod. 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 arel
treated often enough to kill the young
mites as they hateh.
An excellent lice powder can be
made by taking three pints of gaso
line and one pint of crude carbolic
acid, to whieh is added about eight
quarts of plaxtvr of paris. The plas
ter of paris must be poured in slowly
and thoroughly stirred while mix
ing, untli enough plaster is added to
form a dry brownish powder. One
must remember that gasolihe is in
flammable and must he 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 houses and on the roosts. They
differ from lice in that they do nut'
attack the birds on the feathered por
tions of tne body.
Treatment--The way 1o overcome
mites is to spray the roosts and
crevices with a mixture of three partg
of keroseng oil to one of crude car
bolic acid. 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 hreed in
large quantities, in filthy poultry
‘houses in Florida.
l Chiggers—Chiggers are small n)itg.
resembling fleas, but much smaller.
They lay ”tir eggs in cruck%l c‘nd
crevices of buildings. These ‘dgb
in g few days and multiply rapidly
in bhot weather. They become very
numerous under plank floors, espe
cially if filth is allowed to accumu
late. They also breed in dust, but
neither under the diréet rays of the
Sun nor on conerete or damp earthen
floors. They remain in the building
during the day and attach themselves
to the fowls when roostlxgt. heing a
constant source of firritation, |
Treatment—Spray the roofs, walls
and crevices with the mixture of
three parts of kerosene and one part
of crude carbolic acid, making the ag
olications especially frequent during
hot, dry weather.
Fleas—Chicken fleas are somewhat
Live-stock farming and silos go hand in hand, and we
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no hoops or paint. Once in, always in. We not only preserve
your ensilage, but will buy your cattle or sell them for you
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larger than chligers. They live and
accumulate rapldly under the same
conditions as mites.
Treatment --The treatment is the
same as for lice and chiggers. It is
also a H‘wd plan S) dxfncg the roosts,
walls, floors and breeding places with
water. Thig is effective in large
yards, where the Infestation has be
come general.
Dust Baths—Nothing is more ef
fective to hold fleas, lfi:e or mites in
check than a dust bath made of 1
peck fine dust or ashes; 1-2 peck to
baceco dust, 1-2 peck slaked lime.
This is to be well mixed and kept
in a dusting box where the fowls can
take a dust bath every day at will.
I o e
Uncle Sam Will Use
Number of Porkers
Hog Meat |s 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 ralsing
hogs, the United States Department
of Agriculture points out. The hog is
the :xust importapt animal to raise
for mMea# and money. Me requires
less labor, less equipment, less capi
tal, makes greater gains per 100
pounds of concentrates and repro
duces himself ga.a_ler and in greater
numbers than any other domestic an
imal.
As a consumer of by-products the
hog has no 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 bhighly palatable form
combined with most excellent keeping
qualities. There is no other meat
from which so many products are
manufgetured. 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 derivéd from the
hng.
ur 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
products originates in the United
States in normal times, and the war
ir(‘atly has increased thig proportion.
ceording to the estimates, there
was an increase of 9,680.000 hogs be
tween 1010, the census year, and 1916,
Inclusive. The increase at the end
of 1916 was 3,145,000 gver the pre
ceding year, while it is estimated that
‘there was a decrease at the end of
1916 of 813,000 hogs compared with
1916,
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. FKFarmers who already
raise hogs can produce many more,
for there is not much chance of pro
ducing meat this year In excess of the
requirements.
More dairy farmers should raise
hogs, for they fit in especially well
upon dairy €arms, where skim milk,
buttermilk or whey is fed upon the
farm. A man who has skim mmgs
in a better position to raise pigs tian
a man who has none,
Bulleting 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
claligts of the department, who have
tried out various methods for canning.
preserving, drying, pickling and making
jam, have recently issued bulletins show
ing how this work mafi be done suc
cegsfully. An{; 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 Vuz. “Home Can
ning of Fruits and tables,”” shows
how fruit may be ned especially
under congdlitions e g in the' South.
Some products in that section, the bul
letin states, should be given intermittent
sterilization. This consists of apl)lylng
boiling temperature to products already
packed In cO{htalners for a certain period
bn each of three successive days. The
bulletin also q(ives tried and tested re
cipes for making jams, fruit busters,
marmalades, ?reserves and jellies.
When canning is not feasible or cans
and jars are too exrensive. drying of
fers a means of sav ng large quantities
of %urplua products which so to waste
each year. Drylnf also affords a waf'
?f conserving ?ort ons of food too small
or canning. L rylng 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 drierg now on the market or & home
made apparatus.
These bulletins are sent out upon re
quest to the divisions of publications,
United States Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. €. Send for some
coples for yvourself and tell your neigh
bors about them. Fruits and vegetables
preserved in any of these wayg will help
you in planning your three meals a day
next winter.
Caterpillars Are
Velvet Bean Pests
About the only enemy velvet heans‘
have In Florida 1§ the velvet bean cat
erpillar. This pest attacks the plants, |
eating the leaves, usually in August
and Soipu»mbu: 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 befaore 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 c¢an be readily dis
tinguished from other moths common
to Florida by the dlagonal line, usually
double, which stretches across both
wings and turns up at the apex of the
forewing, and “the peculiar darting
flight of thé moth itself. When the
mothg have appeared in large numbers,
it is likely that the heéans will need to
be dusted after twelve days or two
wcigku.
owdered lead arsenate, dusted on
the leaves of the plants, makes an ef
fective remedy. Mix it with about four
times its 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. Tt
mlsght e well to get a supply of the
arsenate now to ruurd against a Yus
sible period of waiting when the poison
is ha\;‘ly 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 rain. Howeéver, it will be
necessary lo 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 half the cat
erpillars can b‘i poisoned. their numer
ous enemlies will Tikely take care of ?he
other half.
Birds are“waturally the enemies of
tlre ua(ergllluru. the rice-bird and the
mocking bird being especially destruc
tive to them. A flock of turkeys given
the run of the field will kill many.
Jdzards gnd wasps are ?lo enemies of
these destructive caterpillars,
.
Self-Watering for
Some women are as particular about
their housé-plants as they are about
the family cat. They are afraid to go
away for a few days for fear the
plants will not receive the prorer at
tention. F. F, Halma, of the [niver
nh" of Florida experiment station, re
calls an old practice that was common-
Iy used to provide plenty of water for
house plants while the mistress was
nw:a\' for a few days. He says it is
gaood practice today.
Get a tub, or some large, shallow
vessel that will hold water. Into this
put as many porous !:irlcka as you have
plant pots. Before leaving, set each
’pot on a brick and p‘iur in enough wa
ter to oover the bricks. The brlclu
‘wm absorb the molisture and in turn
will yield it'to the pots where the plant
roots will absorb. what they need for
maintaining the plants, It is supposed,
of course, that your plants are fn clay
P:z’b.i or in vessels with perforated bot.-‘
Department Points Out Necessity
l for Increasing Supply for Next
' Year's Planting.
By W. W, Tracy, Ssr., Superintendent of
Testing Gardens, and A. J. Pleters,
| Agronomist in Clover investiga.
| tions, Bureau of Plant
| Industry,
| Under normal conditions of commerce
considerable quantities of yegetable seed
are Imported by Amernvalf seedsmen
from KEurope Bince the beginning of
the European war these importafions
have decreased, until at the present time
they are relatively small.
America hag heen called upon to fur
nish certain vegetable seeds to Europe,
and this has jncreaged the tendency to
deplete the stocks available for our own
use. In view of these faucts, it ig belley
ed that the supply of vegetable seed in
this country ghonld be conserved and
l[a;;zun.ntm to the fullest egxtent possgi
e
While the practice of saving seed in
the home garden can not be generally
recommenc:G becguse of the difficulty
in keeping stocks pure, if 18 quite feasi
ble to save seed o; 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 |
S 0 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
supply of vegetable seed, but alsp in the
price to the gardener.
Save pßest Plant Seed.
There Is but one ¥eneral 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 biennials. An
nuals are such as ripen a crop of seed
the same season as that in which the
seed Is sawn; biennialg ripen seed the
season following that in which the seed
1s 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 Philu-‘
delphia, treat them with carbon bisul
phid to kill weevils. .
The insects are in the beans at time
of harvestlns and can be killed bg plac
ing the shelled beans in a tight box
within which is a shxllow saucer into
whl&a little carbon Bisulphid has been
pour®™i. Close the box tight as soon
as the carbon bisulphid js poured and
keep it shut and awg'y from flame for a
few hours. Carbon btsulghid is very in
flammable. North of Philadelphia, the
carb;:)l'; bisulphid treatment is less es
sential.
Peas—Save seed from the best plants
and treat as instructed for beans. 1t is
important to select seed from plants
showing the desired chig-acterl: for ex
ample, if seed is wanted of an early
sort, save seed of plants maturing the
first usable pods. Resist the tempta
t}on to put these on the table. The ear
liest Feas will tend to yield an earlier
crop the next year than those from the
same row that ripen last. This princitple
also applies to other qualities. llf 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—Sweet 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
frost. 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 ?ro'n. §0 as to remove
the worms. The husks cgn then be
turned back over the tip of the ear and
the ear left to ripen. When the select
ed ears are picked, turn back the husks,
tie them up, and hang them from nails
in an attic or barn where there will be
a free circulation of air. “ A few ears
will usually vield seed enough for the
average home garden. i
Vine Seeds of all Kinds—Cucumber,
muskmelon, watermelon and squash
seeds are so easily saved and so little is
needed by the small planter that there
is no reason, save the bother of it, why
q}\"fl"_\‘ one should not save his own seed
this year. Here, again, it is important
that the best fruits be selected accord
infi 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 small
gardeny 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 possible and the mass shaken
up with water; allow to settle, and then
the water, carryln? what pulp it will,
carefully poured off. This will usually
get rid of nem("ls- 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 abundantly, and here
again selection is important. If you
are xrowlnina head lettuce, save the
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 mnext year. If the heads become
quite hard, like a cabbage, it miy be
necessary to cut the 'hea(;l with a knife,
Make two cuts ncrom{ the top of the
head at right angles. 1f the head is not
hard this will not b% necessary, as the
seed stalk will be able to get throufih
unaided. One lettuce plant will usually
make more seed than there ig in a five
cent packet, so not mn}ny plants will
be needed. ’l‘ha seed ripens unevenly,
and when the rl‘t seed gets rlxg the
plant may be shaken over a pan or a
paper thd the seed collected. When
many plants are left to seed, they may
‘be cut shortly af&er the first seeds are
ripe and laid on sheets to ripen.
Spinach seed does not shatter as bad
1y 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 plan:cd spring varleties
of radish will mature their seed crop
the same season. Late sorts are be%t
treated as for beets.
- To get the seed the dry pods must be
rubbed, to crush the tissue surrounding
the seed. When there is a quantity of
stalks the seed may be beaten out with
sticks, the stalks being lald on sheets
80 _as to catch the seed.
To this class belong onions; root
crops, such as carrots, beet, parsnip and
turnip; cabbage or other members of
the cabbage family, and garlle)n 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 halding through the
wlgter.
eets., Carrots and Turnivs—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 regulatory an
'mmur'enwm giving s est?onu regard -
ing the hest way loufatel packages of
fresh fruits and vegetables , with the
q]uunu(_v of the contents in order that
the laheling may comply with the pro-
Visions of the net weight amendment
to lha!“td\:li‘ Food and Drugs Act. The
Net Welght Amendment rrovldel that |
@il packages of food entering interstate |
or foreign commerce must be Plalnly‘
land : conspicipusly marked with the
quantity of the contents in terms of
welfihl. meagure, or numerical count,
The service regulatory announcement
follows:
~ ""The following suggestions are made
in response to numerous inqujries for
Information as to the ‘pmper methods
of marking the quantity of the con
tents on paekages of various fresh
fruits and vegetables under the net
welght amendment of the food and
dru%gl aet.
““The articles listed below may be
marked by either weight or dry
measure, or, when packed in barrels, in
terms of the United BStates 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 cgrtona containing
graded apples may, if desired, be mark
€d in addition with the number of ap
ples per {)uckage.
"A&-ico 8, prunes and v&'“"“‘ in bask
ets, boxes and cases. (When packed in
small open container’ inclosed in crates,
see paragraph relating to small open
containers.)
““Beans (in pod) in baskets, boxes and
hanéperu.
‘‘Berries and currants in baskets.
(When packed in small open containers
inclosed in crates, see paragraph relat
ln“’:‘o small open contalpnl".’L
erries in boxes and ets. (When
pacl;}d in small open contginers in
closed in crates, see ,pa raph relating
to émall open conta nera.;
“Cucumbers In_ barrels, guketa.
hampers, boxes a%d crates. Cohtainers
of graded cucumbers may, if desired,
be marked in lieu of weight or dri\;
measure, with the number and lengt
of the-cucumbers.
“Grapefruit inssectional cases. If de
sired, cages may be m;grked by drg
measure and count; or by count an
average diameter in lieu of weight or
dry measure.
“Grapes in baskets. (When ?acked 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 drg
measure and count; or by count an
average diameter in lleu of weight or
dry measure.
“Okra in baskets, boxei and hgmpcrl.
“Onions in cr?ei. baskets and ham
pers and in sacks of uniform quantity
of contents. Cases containing Eradpd
onions may, if desired, be marked in
addition with the number of onions
per case.
“Oranges in sectional cases. 1 de
sired, cases may be marked b, ’drs
measure and count; or by count an
average diameter in lieu of weight or
dry measure.
i “Orangel. satsumas and tangerines,
in half boxes. If desired, cases may be
marked by dry measure and count; or
b{ covfnt and average diameéter in lieu
of weight or dry measure.
‘‘Peaches in boxes, cases, baskets and
hampers. Boxes and cases of gmded
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 Dbarrels, crates and
hampers, and in sacks of uniform
quantity of contents.
“Quinces in barrels, boxes, begkets
and hampers.
*‘Squash, (Southern) in crates, boxes,
baskets and hampers.
“Tomatoes in bhoxes, ‘lugs” and
baskets. (When packed in small open
containers inclosed in crates or ‘flats”
see next paragragh.)
“Pending a etermination of the
biennials should be ?tored 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, lln all these cases the best
roots, considering shape and color, ac
cording, to the vm‘let;;v and soundnegs.
should be selected. he 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 Washingon. D. €., 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 sied 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
root seed used in the United States is
imported, it is especially urfed that
gardeners select roots this fall go as to
produce some seed in 1818 for the 1918
planting.
Onion-—The bulbs selected for seeding
should be pulled 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 seedini. but it is essential to suc
cess that the soil be constantly moist
but never wet. Kven a single soakilg
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 coverines of earth,
but this should be remov so as to
Prevent the growing tops from being too
much blanched.
The seed turng black lon{ before it is
ripe, and the seed heads should not be
cut until there is dnnrr of serious loss
from shattering. and them should be fur
ther c%red by full exposure to the alr
until the bulk of the seed dronl out.
The yield of seed from spring set
bulbs is very unhcertain, but fair crops
are sometimes secured from bulbs which
have wintered well in %touge by setting
them argnearl as possible in well-drain
ed, wa UJ
Cabhuc——Plnnfa to be used for seed
{)roductton lhou{i be started latg, so
hat they will enly bea'in to head at the
time of the first hard frosts or actual
freezing. %’he lantt should then be
pulled and ntoreg. either in a cellar, so
that they will be constantly moist, or
by burying them in the orcn. s 0 that
the heads will have some air but not be
exposed to repeated freezing. As soon
as danger of severe m long-continued
frost is past the pl s for seedinf
should be set so deep that the head will
be partly covered. Ag they start into
growth the head Teaves should be care
fully pulled apart to allow the seed stalk
to Xovelon freely. When the pgdl are
ripe the stalks should be cut and cured
in a-dry place. Later the seed may be
beater out with «ticks
question as to whether the quantity
of the contents must be marked on
small open containers, Inclosed within
crates or ‘flats,” in which small open
containers are packed apricots, berries,
currants, cherries, grapes, peaches,
plums, prunes, r.ppars and tomatoes,
and unless public notice of not less
than two months be given, the desart-
Ima t will not recommend proceedings
unj‘or the food and drugs act solely
upon the Iround that such fruits and
vantg‘hlu n such small containers bear
no s l,ipwnt of the qu:’ntlty of con
tents, he crates Inclosing such con
talners should, however, be marked with
tgn number of small containers and
the quantity of the contents of each,
“‘Alwo 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 ugon the
fround that the quantity of the con
ents is not ;nfirkod upon the contain
ers of the following articles, packed
a 8 described below. No objection will
be interposed by the do‘)urtment to any
trade marking which is not false or
misleading.
"Almxxul in boxes and cases.
‘‘Beets with tops, punched, in dr)ml
and hampers.
’ "Cabbafn in crates.
‘m':’c nta o&pes and casabas in crates
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‘“‘Carrots with tops, bunched, in drums
sndchalx'nrful. ;
“Cauliflower in crates and hampers.
:‘Cdcry ln‘boxu Antl! c?ltu. dp .
‘Egg flun' commonly wrappe n
P!fp, and n;c_k{d in crates.
“Kale in parrels, baskets and hampers,
ol ttn;n in barrels, drums, baskets
ers.
“Onions y’th tops, bunched, in drums
.ngp :\lmp;‘u. A
“Pineapples in crates.
“thu. bunched, in drums and
s’#‘@ aine in hampers.
‘“Spipach in ere'f'p baskets and ham
“ Turnips with tops in drums and
e
v gu!ation No. 29 rfutlnr t% mark
l':g the quantity of Qfd n package
orm should be consulted.”
| FARM LANDS.
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A pagture of native grnise: and wild
clovers near Demopolis of 32 acres pas
tured and KEPT FAT 80 head of cattle
lagt season. A newcomer from Ohio
owng it; plenty more here just like it.
Tick free: land cheap. Full information,
write €. C. Clay Aifalfa Land Company,
Demopolis, Alabama.
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FIOR'D AHealthy Homes,
Fine Farms.
Something growing all tha time.
More $ $ to the acre than anywhera
in the U. 8. Write.
HAMMOND WEAVER CO,,
Tampa, Fla.
Sieiinsesiost it
Etock Farm, best land
923“&'0 in "Marion County,
Florida; 608 acres cleared and in frow
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 $35,008. Half cash, bal
ance on time.
‘L. M. MURRAY, Real Estate,
] OCALA, FLA.
3,100 acres in South Georgia, located
three miles from county site, in one
of Geqrgia's best agricultural coun
ties, in good white community,
churches, schools, railtoad, etc, 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
lorg at $5.00 pcr acre. Terms to re
sponsible parties.
' 1,200 acres six miles from court
house; 300 acres in high state of cul
tivation with 750 acre§ 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,
SBavannah, Georgia.
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POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK.
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DISINFECTANTS.
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LICE and mites q‘x(flckly leave when you
spray with “Killum.” Guaranteed.
168 Edgewood avenue, Atlanta.
AGAMES.
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CORNISH INDIAN GAMES—Standard
bred, 4 months old, $1.256 each. Hens,
$2.50 each, express paid. Joe Sanders.
Route 5, Corinthi_hiigg v
LEGHORNS.
200 8. C. WHITE LEGHORN HENS,
stock, with rugrtlifd (230 to 256 a:llln !f’:x;n::t‘eg
1 to $1.50 each. 50 B. P. Rock hens, $1.25 to
i).fio each. ILegliorn and Rock puliets. Also males.
fighly Poultry Farm. Box #4. Goochland, Va
PIGEONS.
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CARNEAUX, Red, Yellow and Splashed,
$25 per pair. Maltese, the largest
l(“m‘b breeders, $26 per pair. Snow
white Fans, szmy Pouters and Eng
lish Pouters, to be sold at a bargain.
One lot of faat workiuz Homers, all
colors, about 60 in all, $256 for the lot.
VISITORS WELCOME. YES, HOME
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. E, Archer, ethor, ve.
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WE are oflennsifor the :Tonth of Margn
15 pairs big Homers $2 pair; also
1019111!? extrailqr‘o H?r:;u oitedfl.sg
alr. very palr guaranteed ma an
golor banxed.p Lace V. Wiley, 730 Green
up St., Covingten, Ky. |
SQUéB BOOK FREE |
WITH price list of mone{-mnking bre}d- |
ers; we pay express charges and give'
three mon(hé' trial. Per;flta Pigeon Co.,
408 Whing Idg., Oakland, Cal. |
R SALE-Red Be{lfhn Carneaux and
White Swiss Mondaines for next 30
d;rl. mntod’kpalrl Carneaux, $2; Mon
aa nes, $3. .C. Nelson, l(erlhaw. 8.
260 POUNDS pigeon health grit, $2,
freight extra. Wiltra S%uub Farms,
1117 X’ourth National Bank Bullding, At
lanta, Ga. ‘
THE leading breeds of fancy and squab
bteedfrf pigeons. G. % Milligan,
Moultrie, bl- ‘
RABBITS. {
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BELGIAN Hare, Rufus Reds and
Whites, xl%'ounl and old; prices reason- |
able. A. E. Archer, 126 Oglethorpe Ave.
West 111-L. 1
DOGS. |
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COLLIES, gqlden sable and white mark
ngs, 2 months; maley, $7; females, $4;
fox terriers, 3 months, thte. tflnck
markings, males $6; females $3; Red
bone F{;und pups, $7 pair. Darnall's
Kennels, Willlamaton, 8, C. 2
FOR SALE--Registered pit bull opu ws
8 and 4 months old; prices ,l L ?1:.50
and $15.09; also 2 black bul pwl. 3
months old. Gills Pit Kennels, ood
bury, Ga. B
WHITE COLULIE PUPPlES—Register
ed stock, unuluylxdhlgh bred; pedl
ees furnished. “Address White Col
fi: gennell. P. O. Box 487, Spartanburg,
REGISTERED Boston terrier, female,
that will protect your home and child;
S2O up; ghoto. George A. Greenwood,
113 Marblehead St,, North Andover,
Mase. \ 4
¥OR SALBE—Boston bull terrier, female,
twe montbs old. $25. Main 4374,
POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK.
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FOR SALE--Registered Llewellyn set
ter puppizs, best straing. H. Roque
more, Munsfleld, Ga. \
THOROUGHBRED male fox , terrier,
- perfec ll,)' marked, 3 monthy old, 3!
vy 2588-J. Sl T R L
BOARDING KENNEL FOR DOGS—Mpst _ all
breeds for sale and at stud. W, C. Calgs, Pharr
Boud, Kest Lake. Phone Decatur 1081
}o.\'t: pair well-frained bioodhounds for
_Bsle. T, . Adalr, Goodwater, Ala.
| CATTLE.
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‘.\'()Tl(‘,Ewlf you want beef; If you
. want steers, 8s up for feeders; |if
'you want wstock cattle, I can furnish
them in any quantjty. They are cotg;
fast. Turn jour beans into dollars by
ifudln&n car of eteers. Communien"-
with W. B Nichols, Boston, Ga. .7
\ cows.
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TWO extra fine milich cowg with heifer
calf, 3 weeks old, for cash. Call Maln
674 _Three and four gallons.
TWO COWS, Jersey and 4 Holsteln, fresh |
| HOGS.
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EIGHTEEN sing Berkshire p for sale.
$6 each. G. ! Hazellngs, mDonouxh
rogd, near I"ederal Prigon.
!HORSES.PON!KS. MULES, VEHICLES
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FOR SALF-—Fine Kentucky-bred com
bination saddle and bu(r?r horse: best
qualities. Will make a splendid saddl:
horge for young lady. Eleven years old
and never sick g day In hig life. §. H.
DL aUhe O,
FOK SALE—Several nice cnbg. surreys
and horses. Also a few two-horse
wagons. Atlanta Raggage and Cab Co.
ONE mule and %;gon, suitable for farm
work. Appiv at stable, Cherry and
West Sixth streets.
SEEDS, PLANTS AND TREES.
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ALL VARIETIES.
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WANTED—To buy seeds. I am in the
mtprkot for Appler, Fulghum and Ban
croft oats, Abruzed rye, barley, wheat
halryh vetch. . b{sme quantity, vprl‘cty
You have; submit samples, name price.
w. B Coiemgn, Troy, lh. * P
FOR SALE-—-Drumhead a all-sea
cabbage Jllhll. gnm‘flafi collz'org
?ihntl. sl. per thousand, f. o b,
odges, 8. C. J. R. Hannah.
7 TOP, pumyl , Globe Sou., prize and 00l A
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IRISH P2TATOEO.
PRIDE QF .-THE SQUTH-—-The finest
‘N‘fi white Irish gotcto for fall crop.
Far Ssuperior to “Lookout Mountain” for
table use. $3.80 per bushel. H. Mc-
Caslin, Graysport, s‘_l!.':___.. Lt
FALL IRISH POTATOES.
WE have fine lot of Green Mountain
seed gtock; also fall and winter turnip
seed. Parker Seed Co., 33 S. Broad St
SWEET POTATOES.
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?0830 RICO g‘dlnp vine cultings. OM{loxa:
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FARM LANDS.
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MONEY-MAKING ferms: S2O acre: corn, cotton,
big yelds; strawberries, cantaloupes net 1300
acre; crop failures unknown. Wyeti{, Horatlo, &
FLQRIDA.
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FOR SALE—BC acres fine citrus and
truck land, on hard road, faclns 100-
acre orange grove; 4o acre§ cleared and
in cultivation; one-half mile fron} 10!{8
postoffice and railroad station, in t
heart of Lake region, in Lake County,
Florida; property adjoins largest up-to
date farm in South; E’rl" reasonable;
terms so suit. Landes Farms and Citrug
Corporation, Leesburg, Fla.
NOT ONE CENT of purchase money required te
secure rich, productiyve truck or cblcken&n':mdf
near Jacksonville. 'Wrife Jacksonville Hei lll’-
provement Co.. Jacksonville, Fla. ’
GEORGIA.
FOR SALE-—Beautiful farm, 52 acres, stiianed,
bigh state of cultivation. It's my old home. |
made one thousand twenty-fiye pounds iin' dptrm
got acre, onée hundred bushels corn, chree huniréd
ushels potatoes. Large ten-room haufic: cool, bruad
porches. Phone and city water. Btall house (ighty
|by oné hundred with other bildings. One Ipile
courthouse, in the city of Douglas, Ga. Six theu
sand population. Nipe thousand dollars. Tl?o IR~
sand cuq. remainder to suit.” Team and nuple
g:nu included. = Address J. R. Squires, Ogletadtie,
A GO-ACRE dairy and general farm,
four miles from College Park. twelve
miles from the center of Atlanta. Has
a five-room home and a number of out
buildings. =An assortment of fruit, good
gasture. with seven acres of strong
ranch bottom, We are offering this
tract for a short time for $3,600. groth
erton & Callahan, East Point, Ga. Bell
Phone East Point 4i.
IF YOU have SSOO to SI,OOO in cash I whil
sell you land on easy payments, and
start you f, rming oi Georgia's richest
farming lnh ealthy locality, good
schools and churches convenient, good
neighbors, husfl{nz. ag%resflve commu
nity. ’]‘hl}l land%ig in the very heart of
Georgia’s finest farming section. (5 L
W., 226 Empire Bldg.
BARGAINS.
IN farm lands, timber lands and mineral
lands of gsoapstone, marble, iron, %r;n
ite, pyrites, gold, tll& and ochre. Three
flue mineral ?rlnga properties. Cgl Ivy
2098-IL, or address North Georgla evel.
| opment Co., 64 Currier Bf.. Atlanta, Ga.
Zfizy,bACßEs. 2 miles of station, on main
‘ publle road; telephone and mail route.
100 acres in cultivation. Will produce
30 bushelg of corn or 1,200 pounds seed
cotton; entire place under fence; ane
flve-room dwelling, good barn and‘ out
houses, two tenant houses. Price $4,000
8. E. Baker, Mauk, Ga.
SIXTY-FIVE acres of strong land with
a tenant house. This 1s a hlgn-clus
piece of farmlng land. About s acrz
of bottom. Forty acres of upland und
cultivation. Price si6 per acre. Broth
erton & (Callahan, Fast Point, Ga. Bell
Phone East Point 416.
FARMS FOR SAL—4SO acres well-Im
proved Grady Ccunty farm with atock.
foodstuff to last twelve months and this
crop, which is 276 acres. Fine crop.
good improvements, ideal place, at a
garga,in. Address G. T. Hardy, Cairg)
a.
SOUTH GEORGIA LANDS are making
big money for farmers. Irish potato‘n.
cantaloupes, stock raising. Come, in
vestigate. Good lands from $26 to SIOO
per acre. Large tracts for cattle, less.
J. A. Hutchinson, Valdosta, Ga.
FOR SALE—7I-acre farm, 12 miles from
Atlanta; good land, fl"lgt, water, pas
ture; In eultivation. 131 South Pryor 8t
MISCELLANEOUS.
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FOR SALE by A H. West, 201 West
Bldg., Jacksonville, Fld., large and
small tracts of vir%n timber lrndg‘ in
Florida and Soufh eorgu. Also saw
mills and timber in Florl amd Georgia.
Hardwoods in Flor\dq. go;gi&. ‘}'.F;
nessee, North Carollna and "i: nia.
Cattle and hog ranches, any number of
acres desired. Also farms, the yery best.
Phosphate land, pebble and hard g
FARMS FOR EXCHANGE.
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Wllsl, exchange 5-horsepower Maxwell
and city Im‘)raved real estate for (Bood
farm, near city. Maxwell, P. Q. Box
150, Atlanta.
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I WILL TRADE FIFTY bgu touchin,
side of the city limite of m:gpu.o‘l .‘{o?'u y
rmodrmlnwddhot 4or n vicip
ty of Atlanta ng eqd\ul valie. lots are
solid blocks, surrountied and Intm&dfid by lt?%’:
they average 60x120 3" in size and should rea
sell on Installment plan for S3OO each, and have
never been offered for sale in single lots. u*' the
;umon of '.uddisf. T will value them at S2OO each.
s, ham egl 08, ol e
ticulars. K. R. Gunby, Route A, Atlanta, Ga
W:NTED—-—II or 20-acre farm iand;
South G%ortil; gart un’:r cultivation.
Muét be ¢u% tate price and terms.
Box 89, care Georglan,
WANTED—To buy=small fa ear
Aultell. Give deucrlptlon %rn‘g prices
first letter. W. H. Watkins, ilton, Ga.
\\'Atfl's‘q;'ro bfu from owner of farm for
sale. Description, price, ‘; 0. m‘t’m
Cfll’l‘. Minueapolls, Mina “‘”