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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 much
poultry as conditions will Justify.
When the poultry of the . farm re
ceives remasonable attention) It is one
of the most profitable branches. Poul
try provides a daily income to purs
chase household supplies, and an
abundance of meat and eggs for
home use
The greater part of the eggs and
pouitry consumed in 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 fair, because little or no
expenditure of money Is necessary
for labor or houses, most of the feed
18 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
glck up much refuse geain scattered
vy stock, they get many insects and
ample green feed, so that they are
able to balance their own rations, and
in so doing give satisfactory returns
by utilzing feed materials that would
otherwise go to waste,
Waste Is Insufficient.
It i®= not to be expected that the
waste products around the barn lot
will give sufMcient feed for the farm
poultry. No matter how few are
kept, they will require some grain
feeding.
Fowls living under farm conditions
get much exercise, and, if producing
eggs, require liberal feeding with as
great a variety as the farm affords.
During 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
supplemented with oats, rice, sorghum
seed, Kaffir corn and cowpeas,
Summer Mixture—Corn, 40 pounds;
oats, 25 pounds, cowpeas, 15 pounds;
Kaffir 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, i pounds,
Placed in a feeding hopper.
" Presh 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 ol as egg production
decreases after that age.
All chicks should be hatched before
_April 15, as it is more difficult to
raise late-hatched chicks.
As soon as the hatching season is
over, all males should be separated
from nhe females. Eggs that have
not b”'l:L fertilized remain fresh
Jonger than fertile ones. The males
have no effect upon the number of
..f: produced. |
order 1o have chicks hatched at
the proper time, an incubator is al
most indispensable, especially if Leg-
Yorns or other light breeds are kepr.
If the chicks are nrund{lly hateh
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 artificial brooder, which
would otherwise he indispensable.
* With winter-hatched chickens it is
not a safe plan to turn the mother
hen out with a large flock and ex
pect her to properly care for and pro
‘tect them against injuries. A brood
ecoop and run can be built at small
expense, and the chicks can be easily
eonfined at night or during unfavor
able 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
w‘: 3 was made from half-inch cy
. lumber. The top, ends and
sides are fastened at the corners with
gate hooks, and can be ‘uken down
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;p use. Young chicks need more care
ul attention and better feeding than
the full-grown fowls,
The most important parasites and
diseases troubling poultry in Florida
are lice, mites, scaly leg, chiggers,
fleas, gapes, roup, catarrh, white dlar
rhea and rorehead.
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 lce is a
constant irritation, and when large
numbers are present many deaths oc
cur among ihe chickea. 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
by application of vaseline or lard to
prevent thelr spreading over the body.
Treatment—The fowls should me
dusted with equal parts of insect
powder and sulphur, shaking it thor
oughly into the feathers, and getting
it well OlhtO the skin.
A soltion may be made of
“Creso Dip,” one part, and water, 30
parts, apd 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
rolnlecuotn. 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
acld, to which is added about eight
quarts of plaster of paris. The plas
ter of paris must be poured in slowly
and thoroughly stirred while mix
ing, until enough plaster {8 added to
form a dry brownish powder, One
must remember that gasoline is in
flammable and must {w kept away
from a flame. This powder is applied
in the same way as ordinary louse
powder.
Mites—Mites are small parasites
which llve more especially in cracks
of the houses and on the roosts. They
differ from lce in that they do not
attack the birds on the feathered pox’-|
tions of the body.
Treatment—The way to overcome
mites is to spray the roosts and
crevices with a mixture of three parts
of kerosene 01l to one of crude car
bolic acid. One spraying is not suf
ficient. 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 flithy poultry
houses in Florida,
Chiggers-—Chiggers are small mlten‘
resembling fleas, but much smaller,
They lay their eggs in cracks and
crevices of buildings. These hatch
In a few days and multiply 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 concrete or damp earthen
floors. They remain in the bulldl(\s
during the day and attach themselve
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
gl!cutlon- especially frequent during
ot, dry weather, ~
Fleas—Chicken fleas are somewhat
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larger than chiggers. They live and
accumulate rapidly under the same
conditions as mites.
Treatment-—The treatment {is the
same as for lice and chiggérs, It 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 Is to be well mixed and kept!
in a dusting box where the fowls can
take a dust bath every day at will
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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 ls
the most Important animal to raise
for meat and money, He requires
less labor, less equipment, less capi
tal, makes = greater galns 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 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 highly palatable form
combined with most excellent keeping
qualities. There i 8 no other meat
from which so many products are
manufactured. Very near 50 per cent
of the total value, in gollars and cents,
of the meat and meat products
’sluuxhtored in the packing houses of
Ithe 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
products originates in the United
States in normal times, and the war
greatly has increased this proportion.
According to the estimates, there
wag an Increase of 9,580,000 hogs be
tween 1910, the census year, and 19186,
inclusive. The increase at the end
of 1916 was 3,148,000 over the pre
ceding yvear, while it is estimated that
there was a decrease at”the end of
1916 of 313,000 hogs compared with
1915,
1f 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 dalry farmers should raise
hogs, for they fit in especially well
upon dalry farms, where skim milk,
buttermilk or whey is fed upon the
tarm. A man who has skim milk is
in a better position to ralse 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 varfous methods for canning,
preserving, drying, plckling and making
Jam, have recently issued bulletins show -
ing how this work may be done suc
cegsfully. Any one can have these pub
lications for the asking, so ignorance of
the proper procedure will not serve as
& legitimate excuse for allowing any
garden produce to spoil this year,
Farmers’ Bulletin 853, “Home Can
ning of Fruits and Vegetables,”” shows
how fruit may be canned especially
under conditions existing in the South.
Some rroduct- in that section, the bul
letdn states, should be given intermittent
sterilization, This consists of lml
bolllt::’ temperature to products y
packed in containers for a certain period
on each of three successive days. Tha
bulletin also ihl“ tried and tested re
cipes for ma tn‘*vjtm-. fruit butters,
marmalades, preserves and Jellies.
When canning 18 net feasible or cans
and Jars are too exPenclvo. drytn{ of -
fers a means of sav ng large quantities
of surplus products which ’o to waste
each year. Drylnr also affords a way
of nnnsorvlng&rt ons of food too small
for canning. ,vlng may be done in the
sun, over the Kkitchen stove. or before
an electrie fan. Farmers' Bulletin 841
tells just how to do this, using one of
the driers now on the market or a home
made apparatus.
These gulletlnl are sent out upon re
quest to the divisions of publications,
United States Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D, C. Send for some
copies for yourself and tell your neigh
bors about them. Fruits and vegetables
preserved in any of these ways will help
you in planning your three meals a day
fnexl winter. 3 ‘
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 Selptember. 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 readily dis
llngxlah-d from other moths common
to Florida by the diagonal line, usua!liv‘
double, which stretches across bot
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 is 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 its volume of air-slaked lime and
aprly 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 well to get a su“;‘rly of the
arsenate now to Fuahd against a Vo'-
Mblem“'"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 rain. 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 half the cat
erpillars can be g;olsoned. their numer
ous enemies will likely take care of the
‘other half.
~_Blrds are naturally the enemies of
the caterpillars, the rice-bird and the
‘mocking bird being especially destruc
tive to them. A flock of turkeys x{ven
‘the run of the field will kill many.
}Llflrdl and wasps are also enemies of
‘theu destructive caterpillars,
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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 reiul:uory an
nouncement giving uug‘nut ons rflxnrd»l
ing the best war to label par-knfaa of |
fresh frults and vegetables with the
quantity of the contents in order lhut‘
the labeling may comply with the pro
viglons of the net welght amendment
1o the Fedaral Food and {')ru.fl Act. The
th Weight Amendment rrovldn that
all packages of food entering Interstate
or forelgn commerce must be rlatn]y
and conspiclously marked with 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 quantity of theé con
tents on packages of various fresh
fruits and vegetables under the net
welght amendment of the food and
dru*l act,
“The articles listed below may be
'marked by either wrl‘h( or 4ry
‘measure, or, when packed In barrels, in
terms of the United Btates standard
‘barrel and {ts lJawful subdivieions, 1. e,
third, half or three-quarters:
| Marking of Apples.
"Apples in barrels, boxes, cartons and
hampers., Cases or cartons containing
graded ap?lu may, ilf desired, be mark
ed in addition with the number of ap
ples per package.
“Apricots, prunes and glum- in bask
ets, boxes and cases. (When packed In
small open containers inclosed In crates,
see paragraph relating to small open
contalners.)
“Beans (in pod) in baskets, boxes and
hu%porl.
‘‘Berries n‘?d currants In baskets.
(When packed in small open contalners
inclosed in crates, see paragraph relat
-In.§Cto small open containers.)
herries in boxes and bxskets, (When
packed In small open codntainers ip
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.
“Grapefrult in sectional cases, If de
sired, cases may be marked by dry
measure and count; or by count and
average diameter in lleu of welght or
dry measure.
“Grapes in baskets. (When packed in
small open containers inclosed in crates,
see paragraph relating to small open
contalners.
“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.
“Onfons in crates, baskets and ham
pers and in sacks of uniform quantity
of ocontents. Cases contalning graded
onlons may, if desired, be marked in
addition with the number of onions
per case. Ry e
. "Oranges in mectional cases. If de
sired, cases may be marked by dry
measure and count; or by count and
average dlameter in lleu of welght or
dry measure.
'Oung:-. 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 welght or dry measure.
‘“Peaches in boxes, cases, baskets and
hlmgon. Boxes and cases of {mded
peacheg 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
‘talnerl.f
“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 Dbarrels, boxes, baskets
and hamgers.
““Squash, (Southern) in erates, boxes,
baskets and hampers.
. “Tomatoes in boxes, “lugs” and
baskets, (When packed in small open
‘oo:mlners inclosed in crates or ‘flats”
see next pmgragh.)
“Pending a etermination of the
‘question as to whether the (wantlty
‘of the contents must be marked on
small open containers, inclosed within
crates or ‘flats,’ in which small open
contalners are packed apricots, berries,
currants, cherries, grapes, .peaches,
plums, ‘prunes. reuporn and tomatoes,
and unless public notice of not less
than two months be given, the degart
ment will not recommend proceedings
under the food and drugs act solely
upon the Iround that such fruits and
vegetables in such small containers bear
no statement of the quantity of. con
tents. The crates inclosing such coh
talners 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
ground that the quantity of the con
tents is not marked upon the contain
ers of the following articles, packed
a 8 described below. No objection will
be Interposed by the department to any
trade marking which is not false or
mislending.
“Asparagus in boxes and cases.
‘“‘Beets with tops, bunched, in drums
and hampers.
"Cabba,gol in crates.
"Cunt&oupes and casabas in crates
and bnskets.
“‘Carrots with tops, bunched, in drums
and ham‘)ern.
“Cauliflower in crates and hampers.
“Celery in boxes and crates.
‘‘Egg plant commonly wrapped in
paper and packed in crates.
‘“Kale in barrels, baskets and hampers,
“Lettuce in barrels, drums, baskets
and hampers.
“Onions with tops, bunched, in drums
fnd hampers.
"Plnugples in ecrates.
‘“‘Radishes, bunched, in drums and
hampers.
‘“‘Romaine in hampers.
pe"rgplnnch in barrels, baskets and ham
“ Turnips with tops in drums and
thampers.
‘““Regulation No. 29 ralatlnf to mark
ing the quantity of food in package
form should be consulted.”
Timely Advice for
Don't ignore the asparagus bed, now
that the cutting season is over, It has
given .you its food contribution: now
see that it has plant food to make a
good growth of (ollnfl:. F‘ertllllt and
cultivate well now to insure that strong,
healthy frowth which is essential to a
good yield of shoots next -prlr?.
That timely advice for gardeners is
contained in a new publication of the
lfnl!odFHtllcl Department ot Agricul
ture, Farmers' Bulletin 520, “Aspara
gus,” which deals with asparagus
rrowlnsl both on a commercial scale and
n the home farden. The bulletin dis
cusses the culture of this vegetable, its
various diseases, forcing, canning, and
also good methods of marketing.
After the cutting season the rldg:g
should be leveled and the asparagus
thorou%hl{ cultivated, says the writer
of the bulletin. A good high-grade fer
tilizer then should be nrplled at the
rate of 1,000 to 1,500 pounds to the acre,
A fertilizer containing 2 to 4 per cent of
nitrogen, 6 to 8 per cent of phosphorie
acld and 6 to 8 per cent of potash will
give good results, Murlate of potash
and kainit are preferable to sulphate of
rmalh. Where the land is already
neavily manured, the nitrogen may be
left out of the fertilizer mixture. The
fertilizer to be applied should be dis
tributed broadcast over the bed or in a
strip on either slde of the row and
thoroughly mixed with the surface soil
by hnrrowlnf or cultivation. Flat culti
vation should be practiced after the
cutthu season.
.
Self-Watering for 1
Some women are as ertlculu about
their house-plants as they are about
the family cat. They are afraid to co‘
away for a few days for fear the
plants will not receive the pro Ger ut—‘
tention. F. F: Halma, of the Univer
l|l¥ 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 a 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 emch
pot on a brick and pour In enough wa~
ter to cover the bricks. The bricks
will absorb the moisture and in turn
will yield it to the pots where the plant
roots will absorb what they need for
maintaining the plants, It is lu{xpOled,
of course, that your Plnnu are in clay
pots or in vessels wilh perforated bot
‘ toms.
l The committee on seed stocks of the
Untted States De?arlment of Agriculture
’hal compiled a list of county agents in
‘the South in whose counties there is a
' surplus of oats suitable for fall seeding.
\Thll list is divided into three sections:
(1) Counties where the.agents actually
regort surpluses; (2) countles from
which no reports have been received, but
which are believed to have stocks in ex
cess of local needs; (3) counties in Tex
)ll where there are considerable sur
pluses of red rustproof oats from spring
seeding. These 7Texas rustproof oats
are not generally recommended for fall
seedlnfi in the South, but may be used
in Louislana, Florida, and lou\{nern Mis
sissippl, Alabama and Georgia If stocks
grown from fall seeding are not avail
able. The list will be supplied on re
quest.
While House Burns
MINNEAPOLIS, July 21.—With a
mother’'s devotion, Fidelia. a St. Ber
nard dog, blinded by smoke and flying
embers, crouched in protection over her
two recently born pups in the basement
of a house destroyed by fire.
Firemen and Mrs. Maude Adams,
owner of the house and of Fidelia,
called in vain for the giant St. Bernard
to escape. Paul W. Pwyer, a fireman,
finally crawled into the furnacellk!?‘lbase
ment and rescued the pups. delia,
seeing that her offspring were in safe
ty, attached herself as protection to
Dwyer in the fliht against the fire.
Mrs. Adams, her yvoung son and the
St. Bernards are being cared for by
friends
Jailed After 97-Mile
Trip to Bail Friend
STONEHAM, COLO., July 21.—H. N.
Schlaman, a rancher of this district,
drove 97 miles over wet, muddy roads to
Greeley to go on the ball of Earl God
dard, only to be locked in Jail himself.
When Schlaman presented himself at
the ?all to grovlde bail for his friend,
Sheriff Finch served a warrant on him,
char-g\ngl him with similar crimes. The
Sheriff had been looking for Schlaman
for several days and thanked him for
coming to the jail.
FARM LANDS.
il
A pagture 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,
Demopolis, Alabama.
FLOR'DAHealthy Homes,
Fine Farms.
Something growing all the time.
More § $ to the acre than anywhere
in the U. S. Write.
HAMMOND WEAVER CO,,
Tampa, Fla.
s Stock Farm, best land
923-Acre in Marion' County,
Florida; 600 acres cleared and In frow
ing crops; all fenced; has own rallroad
switch; fine herd cattle and many hogs;
silos, barns, $5,000 houre, tenant house,
tools of all kinds; tne best bargain in the
country, all for $35,000. lalf 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 Georgia’'s best agricultural coun
ties, in goel white community,
churches, schools, railroad, ete., con
venient, On public road and bordered
by a bold stream. An ideal stack
range with considerabie standing pine
timber, Will not be on the market
long 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 760 acres easlly 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
Savannah. Georaia.
Organization Has Been Success
ful in Developing Surround
ing Rural Sections.
By P. G. HOLDEN,
Community clubs play an important
part in the development of civilization,
They present the greatest of opportuni
ties for the co-operation of town and
country to the lasting benefit of each,
They enable the residents of the town
and those of the rural districts to get
together and do things for the welfare
of all that otherwise would not be done.
This arousing of common interest in
common interests brings the members
of the community closer together, so
cially, Industrially and economically.
In movements of this character every
small town should feel vitally interested
for It can extend Its trwdo territory
‘many miles by uniting with the farmers
in community welfare work. This work
‘may take one form, or it may take an
other, but the life of any community
orfnnluuon depends upon having some
thing to do that Is worth while.
Bstho assistance of farmers, the town
of Brighton, lli, 4 village of only 600
people, has worked wonders in the way
of community road building.
For ten years the people of Brighton
have been jolning hands with their rural
neighbors in co-operative work that
not only has bettered the whole com
munity, but has given the town a com
mercial and educational standine equal
to that of many cities ten times its size,
The community organization, which
has thus united town and country, bears
the unique title of ‘“The Betsy Ann As
soclation.” It has given the commu
nity 27 miles of excellent roads, a
$15,000 accredited high school, a $5,000
community building and a neighborhood
spirit which knows no township line or
co’?orate boundary.
he Betsey Ann Associatlon r in
corporated but not for profit, It has
166 members, divided about equally be
tween town and country, and its mem
bership fee 18 only 25 cents. The exec
utive comimnittee consiste of nine mem
bers of which not morea than flve can
be residents of the town. |
The first improvement lnau{urated
by the association was the purchase of
a firebell. This bell was christened by
a telephone operator, Miss Nell Flana
iun. She gave it the name of Betsey
nn, which title has since passed to the
association.
During the second week of August,
each year, the association holds a two
day picnic in a large tent. Concerts,
dramas and other forms of entertain
ment are given by, local people from
both town and countri;. These picnics
are aiwaxs attended by 2,500 or 3,000
people. 11 concessions are run by the
association and all the groflt goes into
the treuur;i; About SSOO is realized
each year. his money is spent in road
lmgrovement.
ne year the assoclation built a mile
of rock road, extending eastward from
the town limits. Kach year a contract
for dragging, at frequent intervals, nine
different roads, for a distance of three
miles from town, is awarded. Each
member of the executive committee
has charfe of .a three-mile strip, An
appropriation of S4OO is annually made
for this gurpou.
These 27 miles of good roads are the
visible results of the Betsey Ann As
sociation. They make it possible for
Brighton to visit and to entertain her
neighbors. They connect the town with
the farm and make the interests of one
the interests of the other. They have
made possible the community building.
Thy have made a reality a high school,
for both town and country children,
from which graduates are admitted to
any college.
~ Mexican White Sapphires, 50c
] Solid Gold Filled Tiffany Rings
for Ladies, or Toolh Kinzw
W for Gents, set with 3% -karat
7 Mexican white sapphire,
S estotn guaranteed for 10 years, reg
‘l"‘ ular $2 value for 50¢ Mex
oY ican white sapphires are i 1«
/4“.\;4"'\ facet cut, they are the most
wonderiul discovery of this
0 century. they have no false
backing and show a blue
white sparkling fire like a genutme diamond,
they are hard and will last & lifetime Our
#pecial offer with this advertisement, ble
postpald; without advertisement., $3.
Send for our Bigp Bargain Catalogue.
MEXICAN DIAMOND CO.,
Dept. 25, 335 Market St.,, Phlladeiphla, Pa.
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fULTRV. PET AND LIVE STOCK.
~ ANCONAS,
ANCONAS—Everlasting layers; eggs
reduced to $1; a few pullets to spare,
$1.50 gach. S. M. Somerville, Crystal
Springs, Fla.
DISINFECTANTS.
LICE and mites quickiy leave when you
spray with “Killum.” Guaranteed,
168 Edgewood avenue, Atlanta.
INCUBATORS.
BARGAIN to quick buyer, several incu
bators. 227 8. Moreland.
ORPINGTONS,
WHITE Orpington hens, $1.25 each.
Bessie Lancaster, Ethelville, Ala.
- PIGEONS.
AAAA AA A A AA AP
CARNEAUX, Red, Yellow and Splashed,
t 2.50 per pair. Maltese, the largest
squab breeders, $2.50 per pair. Snow
white Fans, Pigmy Pouters and Eng
lish Pouters, to be sold at a bargain.
One lot of fast working Homers, all
colors, about sixty in all, $256 for the
lot. VISITORS WELCOME. YES,
HOME ALL DAY SUNDAY.
A. E. Archer, 126 (?lethorpc Ave,
PR A 0
BUSINESS opportunity for you or your
son. 100 extra )nrgs homers, youn,
and vigorous, cost $200; sale for f115.9§/
cash, Ten $5 Carneaux free. Will hold
on small deposit. 1. Kendrick, 828 13th
Street, Augusta, Ga.
WE are oflerln&for the month of Maren
16 pairs big Homers at $2 pair; also
10 pairs extra large Homers at $2.50
pair. Kvery pair guaranteed mated and
color banded. Lace V. Wiley, 730 Green
up St, Covinston, Ky,
SQUAB BOOK FREE
WITH price list of money-making breed
ers; we {my express charges and gve
three months' trial. Peralta Pigeon Co.,
406 Whing Bldg., Oakland, Cal,
§0 PATRS Carneaux; good ones; must
sell; all well mated and working. A
few palrs of Mmitese and Mundanes also.
\Voosward avenue car, get off at Grant
St._W. O. Parron, 13 Bryan St.
WILL exchange a Go-ew Cyphers incu.
bator for five pairs hite King plg
eons; must be young, mated and work
grs birds. B. C. Brown, Fort Gaines,
a.
PIGEON KEEPERS—Ask us abogt out
free grit offer, Wiltra Squab Farms,
1117 Fourth National Bank Bldg., At
lanta, Ga.
THE leading breeds of !nn% and squab.
__breeding pigeons. G. . Milligan,
Moultrie, Ga.
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| DOGS.
COLLIES, golden, sable, correct white
markings, two months males $7, fe
males $4. Pointer bird pups, 3 months
males $7, females $5. Fox terriers, 3
months, males ;6. females $3. Hound
pups, 3 months, §7 pair, All f’“"" breeds
Order from this. Darnalls Kennels,
Willlamston, 8. C. < B
COON HOUNDS, opossum hounds, bird
dogs, 4-month bird pup, finest to be
had, $3.50 each; Cornish Games, Pit
Games. Write me. Sell and buy. Wal
ter Odon, Durant, Miss.
REGISTERED Boston terrier, female,
"25}!!! wlllhp{otec&your hoAmoGlnd child;
up; oto. eorge_A. Greenwood,
118 Marbiehce G “Sece Lusoven
POULTRY, PET AND LIVE STOCK,
\hwmmm
DOGS,
WMVW‘
g weeks old; fine atock.
Orplump:-. Hapeville, Ga. Main 921, n’]
FOR BALE-—Registered Llewelyn pate
ter pappiss, best strains, H, Roquu]
more, Mansfield, Ga. '
BUACK Belt Collle Kennels, Route 6,
h )‘lflt‘mmmon'. Ala., thoroughbredq docn.;‘
Itches, pups.
Tfififimgaflßfififi male fox terrlar, |
perfectly marked, 3 months old, $4,
Ivy 25689-J. |
ofifi pair wall-trained bloodhounds for |
sale. T. W, Adndr, Goodwater, Ala. |
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: COWS. :
mvvwmmw i
EVERAL fine Shorthorn cows with ealf |
slnd bred for sale. Bhedden Farma, |
Raymond, Ga. i
BLT ST ¥
HOGS,
\MW\AMW
FOR SALE--Two large Berkshire h !
108 Fortress avenue. Atlanta sm-g. 1
UL AL LR LU L]
HORSES, PONIES, MULES, VIHIOL.'t
. . l
WE will sell at a bargain 3 cr4
good horses if taken at onee.
See Mr. Boylston. Sharp-Bogi.
ston & Day.
FOR —EATF:BK owner, one combina
tion saddle horse; work anywhere:
$125 for quick sale. Frank Worthy, 166
Gilmer street.
FOR SALE—Two fine matc mares; |
gentle; good workers; welght about®
2,300 pounds. See A. J. Lovelady, Ball
Ground, Ga.
FOR SALE—Several nico cabs, surreys |
and horses. Also a few two-horse |
wagons, Atlanta Baggage and Cab Co. |
HORSE, harness and surrey in good con—#
dition to exchange for good mule.
801 Gordon SBt, :
SEEDS, PLANTS AND TREES.
ALL VARIETIES.
A A A A A A APt
FOR SALE--Drum and all-season
cabbage uyl&ntl white head collard
&l&ut-. sl. thousand, f. o. b.,
odges, 8. C_J. R Hannah.
POTATO vines $1.76 per 1,000. Prompt
shipment %uarnnteed. Also booking
orders for cabbage plants. H. W. Bieg,
Jacksonyllle, Fla.
17 TOP, pu'fi top, Globe Sou., prize and ocollards,
78¢ Ib. Spinach, ll.n Ib. Cotiingim’s Cash Seed
Etore, £9 8. Broad. 1316.
FALL PLANTS.
AR AP AP A PP PSPPI
BELECTED stralne for fall lrdonunmm
now ; mvlrr;. L.Omu!o:. Ice-r‘ad-tem coll. , eab
bage, kohl-rabbl, ete. Shelley Ivey, 119 Peachtres.
Ivy 1525,
IRISH POTATOES.
A AAAAA AN AP s
| BEED IRISH POTATOES.
LOOKOUT and Green Mountain $1.50
__peck; collard and cabbage ‘plmts; all
kinds of turnip seed for fail planting.
We deliver in city,
PARKER SEED AND PLANT CO.,
33 S. Broad. S Main 2156.
FALL Irish pogatoen $3.50 per bushel,
-W. Wadd Buntin, Starkville, Miss.
FARM LANDS.
AAAA A A A A AAAN AP APt
ALABAMA.
FOR SALE-—250-acre xrm in Plke
County, Alabama, 9 miles from Troy,
one mile railroad station; good commu
nity; good dwellings, barns; farm well
fenced. For particulars, write F. S.
N A
A ANSAS,
MONEY-MAKING farms: S2O acre: corn, cetton.
big ylelds: strawberries, cantaloupes net S2OO
acre; crop failures unknown. Wyett, Horatlo, Ark.
FLORIDA. 2
FOR SALE-—-80 acres fine cl(zs and
truck land, on hard road, faclni 100-
acre orange grove; 45 acres cleared and
in culMvation; one-half mile from town
postoffice and railroad station, in the
heart of Lake reglon, in Lake County,
Florida; property adjoins largest up-to
date farm in South; E‘rlce reasonable:
terms to suit. Landes Farms and Citrus
Corporation, Leesburg, Fla.
NOT ONE CENT of purchase money required to
secure rich, productive truck or chicken farm site
near .hchnnvtfle. Write Jacksonville Heights Im
provement Co., Jflnmle. Fla.
' GEORGIA.
FOH §.\LE—~§;nmifnl farm, 52 acres, stuwaped,
high state of cuitivation. It's my old home. 1
made one thousand twenty-five pounds in® cotton
per acre, one hundred bushels corn, ihree hundrel!
bushels potatoes. Large ten-room house; cool, broad
porches. Phone and ¢ity water. Stall house cighty
by one hundred with other buildings. One mile
courthouse, in the city of Douglas, (f:. Six theu
sand population. Nine thousand dollars. Two tho.-
sand cash, remainder te suit. Team snd tmpie
genu included. Address J. R. Squires, Ogletaorye,
a
Tst b i o 2 TR
IF YOU have SSOO to SI,OOO in cash I will
sell you land on easy payments, and
start you farmlnfi on Georgia's richest
farming land. ealthy locality, good
schools and churches convenient, good
neighbors, hustling, agf‘resslve commu
nity. This land i{s in the very heart of
Georgia's finest farming section. G. L.
W., 226 Empire Bldg.
&5 ACRES, with 9-room, 2-story house,
barn, outhouses, orchards, 35 acres in
cultivation, balance pastures, timber;
egpring branch; on Ben Hill road, just
out of city limits of Kast Point. Land
is cheap at SIOO an acre, Houses worth
§4,000. Will sell for $6,000, on terms, or
take part in city rent property. Phone
B 2 Joued vy dee
BARGAINS.
IN farm lands, timber lands and mineral
lands of soapstone, marble, iron, an
ite, pyrites, gold, talc and ochre. Three
fiue mineral ?ringn progortlel. Call Ivly
2098-L, or address Nort Georfih Devel
opment Co., 64 Currier St., Atlanta. Ga.
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SOUTH GEORGIA LANDS are making
big money for farmers. Irish potatoes,
cantaloupes, stoek ralsing. Come, In
vestigate. Good lands from $25 to SIOO
3" acre. Large tracts for cattle, less.
. _A. Hutchinson, Valdosta, Ga.
FOR SALE—Equity In 440 acres, 4 miles Swift
Packing House. Three hundred ocultivation, ba!
ance pasture. Unlimited stock range. Publie
road. Lasting water, Best land: extra good im
provements and terms. Only S2B acre, Seven
more farms for sale. L. M. Burns, Moultre, Gs,
MISCELLANEOUS.
AAAAAA AAA A A AN AP
FOR SALE by A. H. West, 201 West
Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla,, large and
small tracts of virgin timber lands in
Florida and South Georfl;. Also saw
mills and timber in Florida an., Georgila.
Hardwoods in Florida, Georgia, Ten
nessee, North Carolina and Virginia,
Cattle and hog ranches, any number of
acres desired. Also farms, the very best.
Phosphate land, pebble and hard rock.
MISSISSIPPI.
AA A A, P I
b ACRES, forty hens, fifty pecan, or
ange and other fruit trees. Yours $350
-~-cash §5, monthly $6; no taxes; no in
terest. Pamphlet, ‘“What 5 Acres Won
derful Mississippi Gulf Coast Land Will
Do"” in land where dreams come true
sent FREE. Dudley Scheffer, Oecean
Springs, Miss.
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FARMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.
WWWM\
TWO practically new six-room bunga
lows, West End section. Will trade
cquities for other property or sell on
terms. Owner, Box 99, care Georgian.
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FARMS WANTED.
eA A A A A eGP
I WILL TRADE FIFTY LOTS, touch: north
side of the city lmits of Ta: ’ !'u.l."ro?'-n im®
rlvnd farm in middle or m&wl or n viein%
ty of Atlanta of equal value. These lots are
solid bloaks, surrounded and intersected by lu‘i
they average foxl2o feet in size and should read!
sell on installment plan for S3OO each, and ha
never been offered for sale in single lots. For the
Yurpou of t.udlnf. 1 will value them at S2OO each.
i oSI ot AR 2, %l
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ticulars. E. R. Gunby, Rwfi" K?\‘m'f.' Ga -
TO RENT, or would work on Shares
dairy and truck farm near Atlanth
twenty years' experience. Rerarouoe‘
furnished. Apply to P. O. Box 41,
Swords, Ga.
ANTED—To buy small farm
Georgia. State price and
E., Box 84, o N N
To hear awner