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DEVOTED TO LAND AND AGRICULTURAL ___f_‘_'.'_flf_’_ eey A AN TERESTS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES
Plan Includes Systematic Survey
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of Country to Ascertain Needs
of Farmers, Says Secretary.
By DAVID F, HOUSTOIm |
Secretary of Agriculture. |
'!'tbe !ar:’n lab?r problem has pre
serx and continues to present, many
mmgglues. It is sufficiently difficult
without the added complications which
arise from the unrest and apprehension
created by the utterances and writings
of misinformed and in some. instances
of mischievous gmns. Not a few
statements are ing made which not
only are not conducive to a satisfactory
solution, but which, on the contrary, are
responsible for additional wunrest and
misdirection of effort.
This is one of two or three subjects
to which the department has given
more thought than to any others, not
only since this country entered the war,
but for many months prior to that time.
Theére has been before the farmers the
question of retaining a sufficient num
ber of year-round skilled laborers. and
also of meeting the urgent needs at tha
planting and harvesting periods.
In very many sections of the Union
difficulties in both directions have been
experienced. This has been particularly
true of communities where there has
been great industrial activity incident
to preparations for the army and navy.
Farmers in the neighborhood of eities
“where there has bden great redirection
of labor and capital, and also where
the eantonments and other special en
terprises have been under way, have
been greatly embarrassed.
Obviously, a nation can not engage
In a struggle such as the one which
this country is making in defense of
its rights and for freedom in the world
without disturbances of many kinds,
especially of labor, without inconven
ience, and without calling for sacrifices
from eévery class of society. Mere com
plaints will serve no useful purpose.
Congtructive thought and aection alone
will help
In some respects the situation may
not be quite so acute another year.
Naturally, the disturbances are much
more violent immediately after a great
shock has been given the industrial sys.
tem. This nation had been organized on
a peace basis. When it entered the war
it was necessary not only to create vast
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additional facilities and machinery, but
‘also to provide on an enormous scale
for the operation of the new establish
'ments and of those previously existing.
Many shlpgards had to be expanded
‘and others had to be created. La,rfie
cantonments had to be bullt, and built
quickly. In every direction there were
urgent demands for great expansions.
Furthermore, it was necessary to have
an army, and this ncessarily caused ad
ditional labor drains and dislocations. In
the haste of the first draft it was im
possible to work out a satisfactory clas.
sification of labor with reference to
the national needs.
However, it is well to recognize that
the situation will continue to be difficuit
and that a satisfactory solution will
require the best thought of the nation
and the fullest and most complete co
operation of all agencies, To this end
all plans which give any promise of
real results must be carefully examined
and put into effect so far as they are
feasible.
Tried to Give Reilef.
That the department and other agen
cles of the Government fully appreciate
the seriousness of the situation is in
dicated by the action taken to attempt
to furnish relle{. Bven under the pres
sure of the first draft, the War Depart
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of lightening the en 80 far as pos-
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Uncle Sam Says:
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Grind your new crop
corn at home and learn
the delicious nut-like
flavor of new corn meal.
A Dbulletin just is
sued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture ad
vises the purchase of
hand mills for home
use as a means of food
conservation.
Take Uncle Sam's
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sible by not calling to the colors those
essential for leaderzhip and direction.
With the fuller time at its disposal,
that department, which has recognized
from the beginnfng the necessity of not
unduly disturbing any essential indus
try, has worked out a system of classi
fication of the men subject to the draft
which contemplates the placing of skilled
farm labor engaged in necessary agri
cultural enterprises in class 2, assist
ant or associate mwerl of necessary
agricultural enterp s in clasg 3, and
heads of necessary agrjcultural enter
prises in class 4. The Oé)emtlon of this
new l.rran.femem should remove many
of the difficulties previously encoun
tered, and, in reagonable measgure, meei
the demands of the situation.
Several months before we entered the
war the Government was giving the
farm labor situation definite attention.
In former years the Department of Ag
riculture, in co—operau%l with the De
partment of Labor, sowght to render,
and did render, assistance to farmers
in a number of States‘}n securing sea
sonal labor. In conjuriction with State
agencies, these departments have ef
fected the transfer of considerable num.
bers of laborers from communities where
the load had passed to others where
the need was urgent. This was done
en%?cially in the years of large pro
ducétion, and, in some cases, from 20,-
WOO to 40,000 laborers were transferred
to particular States.
After the entry of the United States
into the war, the thought of the De
partment of Agriculture, in connection
with the Department of I',abor. was very
definftely directed to the problem of
farm labor. The matter was thoroughly
discussed at the conference held in St.
Louis on April 9 and 10 with the agri
cultural representatives of the various
States. It was also referred to in my
letter to the Senate of April 18, 1917,
Steps Taken.
One of the first ste(m taken by the De.
partment of Agriculture was to select
and station in each State, in touch with
the State agencies, the best available
man the department could secure (1) to
‘make surveys of farm labor conditions;
| (2) to bring about fuller éo-operation in
the utilization of labor among farmers
in the same community; (3) to assist in
shifting labor frem one community or
one State to another, and (4) to bring
into saevice kinds of labor not hereto
fore fully or regularly employed in
farming operations, such as bni's of high
school age who knew something about
farming, and to do many other things.
After the food production bill was
passed on August 10, an allotment of
nearly SIOO,OOO was made to extend and
develop the work of the department in
this direction. Only recently the de
partment held a conference in St, Louis
of its farm iabor representatives and of
State agencies co-operating with them
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to consider the work which had been
done up to that time and to formulate
more efficient plans for the future.
Some hint of the activities of the de
partment along this line is given in
my annual report for 1917.
Some persons seem to be promoting
the suggestion that farmers as a class
should be exempted from mlllu?' sorv
ice and that no person from this class
should be permitted to serve in the
army, and criticlsm has resulted be
cause it has not been acted upon. It
would be unfair, to the farmers of the
nation even to entertain the thought
that they would be willing to have the
rest of the population do all the fight
fng in this struggle in the defense of
our rights and for world freedom. The
farmers themselves as a whole would
resent the intimation. If farmers were
edxmpted as a clags obvloullg' others
'wouhl feel the injustice of such action.
It is unlikely that any responsible bod{
of opinion would sanction the proposal.
Course Adopted.
If we put our minds to the task and
atempt to deal wiKh it in a construetive
way, there are many things which can
be done to furnish relief. The Depart
ment of Agricylture, of course, will con
tinue' to do everything in its power to
aid in the solution of the difficult prob
lem. The most promising lines of ef
fort seem to me to embrace the fol
lowing:
First—A systenrfic guryey of the
farm labor gituation in order to ascer
tain the possible needs of farmers and
to determine zmys of meeting them.
The department, before the beqlnnlng of
the next crop season, through its agents
statiopied in the various States and In
co-operation with the Department of
Labor and the States councils of de
fense, will make such a survey,
Second--The promotion of fuller co
operation in the utilization of Jlabor
among farmers in the same community.
Third—The further development of
machinery for assisting in the transfer
of labor from sections where the sea
scnal pressure has passed to regions
w]here additiona! help is urgently need
o4,
F‘ourth-«Making available labor which
heretofore has been fully or regular-
Iy utilized in farming operations, includ.
ing boys of high school age who have
had experience on the farm.
The farm labor representatives of. the
department will continue to devote all
their time and energies to these tasks
and they will keep in close touch with
appropriate State and other agencies.
Jifth-—The releasing of men for agri
cultural purposes, o far as possible, by
replacing them with women and by di
verting labor frmo relatively nonessen
tinl enterprises are matters which de
mand serious consideration. Conscrip
tion of labor for industrial purposes, of
course, necessarily would present many
difficulties. Powerful influences are
operating, however, to bring about the
release of labor and capital from less
essential enterprises and their diversion
into more urgent undertakings. These
will become increasingly compelling as
the situation develops. They will be
alded by the growing realization on the
part of the people generally of curtailing
expenditures on nonessentials and of re
directing labor and capital into vital
industries.
Sixth--Steps to see that any able
bodied men who are not now doing a
full and useful day's work shall be fully
and regularly employed. Thig, of course,
ig a matter primarily for consideration
by State and munieipal authoritids,
Seventh--The largest possible produc.
Commercial Stationery at
Surprisingly Low Prices
Letter Heads, 814x11 2
Envelopes, No. 634. ..
Bill Heads, Txß%, ...
Statements, 54x81% ‘Per 1,000
Bill Heads, 4x8%, 1,000 . ..$1.76
Printed to order on good commerecial
paper F. O. B, Albany, Ga., for Cash
With Crder, No. C. 0. D,
Write for prices on all kinds of printing.
GIBSON THE PRINTER
ALBANY, GEORGIA
!hon and fullest use of farm labor sav
'ing machinery. The department has
‘actively interested itself in securing
priority for raw materials used in the
maunfacture of farm implements, and
also in securin, favorable consideration
at the hands of transportation commit
tees to provide faeilities for moving the
materials to the manufacturers and the
completed products from the manufac
turers to the distributors and also to
the farmers. Both those dmllnf with
priorities committee of the War Indus
tries Board %nve raw materials needed
for farm implements a position of pref
erence over all articles except those ur
gently required for military and naval
purposes, and that the transportation
committee took steps to secure the
prompt movement of the raw materials
and of the manufactured articles. This
matter is still recelving the earnest at
tentfon of the department with a view
to see what further action can be taken
to make eertain that an adequate sup
ply will be available at reasonable
prices,
If there are any other fruitful and
practieable lines of effort which will aid
in the solution of the problem, they
should, of course, be followed. The
department has been in constant touch
not only with representative farmers
and farmers’ organizations, but also has
had fre?uent contact with the State
commissioners of agriculture and the ex.
perts of the land grant colleges. It re
ceives many hundreds of letters daily
containing all sorts of suggestions from
many partg of the country. As has been
indicated, it has special machinery
throughout the Union for the pnrgou
of receiving suggestions and furnishing
assistance,
Many plans are proposed which are
utterly impracticable, but any construe
tive suggestion always has received and
will continue to receive the most care
ful consideration. The whole nuhfect
involving industry as well as A"r cul
ture, is being given serious attention by
the Council of National Defense through
its various agencies which are actively
at work along many lines to formulate
constructive plans.
Fancy Ringlet Barred
Rock Cockerels
“Thompson Strain,”’
$3 each. Pullets, $2.
Edgewood Stock Farm,
Warren’s Bluff, Tenn.
VETERINARY COURSE at HOME
Taught in nln&hsl English duris'
oxe i, reach i il Soints
tion guaranteed. Hawe been teach.
fug 51 correspondence twenty
7ears, Graduates assisted In many
ways, Every person interested in
stock should take it Write for
# R M FREE
LondenVet.Correspondence
Scheel
Dept. 54 London, Ontardo, Cane
ALL AGES FOR SALE
Bull and Heifer Calves, Yearfings and Cows.
SPECIAL-Bull, born September 15, 1917, Mgt in
color, from a tem-gallon cow; price $100; a fine
Heifer, six months old, price $125; or the pair for
S2OO. llf interested, send for catalog
ALBO PERSIAN KITTENS FOR SALE
WICKWIRE & HATCH, EPES, ALA.
—FOR SALE—
' AR
g ‘SO Extra Choice 50 ; B
: HEREFORD BULLS- B
Wyl i
i » Eight months to two years old; i m
i i algo one car open and bred heif- e
ars, cows with calves at side; in s
fact, we always have enough stock on hand to supply your wants. All
animals registered. THE ENOCHS FARMS Fernwood, Miss.
Here's What Pure
Reviewing the ten years in which the
Federal food and drugs act has been
in operation, the annual report of the
Bureau of (‘fu-mintry, United States De.
partment of Agriculture, says the law
has done much to safeguard milk im
ported from Canada or shipped in in
terstate commerce; to control the traf
fie in' polluted oysters and practically
to stop the traffic in decomposed can
ned fish; to lessen the shipment of de
composed canned beans and shell (Aggu}
and to decrease the manufacture o
foods from refuse materials, correspon
dingly improving the sanltary condi
tions In food factories.
Ten years ago, the report says, much
of the baking powder and gelatin and
some of the confectionery was con
taminated with small gantities of lead
gr argsenic. This is not the case to
ay.
The coloring of canned peas with
copper and the use of & number of dan
gerous preservatives have been sup
pressed. The aet also has made it pos
sible to contrel a number of other prac
tices more or less dangerous to health,
KEY TO TREASURE.
The plow Is the key to the earth’s
treagury, and the key should not remain
idle in the hands of the farmer.
o, 07
RAISE 90 % T 0 1007
OTHERS ARE DOING IT; 80 CAN YOU
Dou't let the chicks die with white diarrhoea,
gapes, going light, weak legs, stunted, not develop
ing; give them Wacker's Chick Tablets in the water
from the start, then watch ‘em grow; trial size 25¢
200 Tablets, 50c; money returned if not satisfled ;
#old nowhers else. WACKER REM. CO., Lock
Box 157, Newark, N. J.
[\NINTER]
FeetL and eggs are worth too
much money this season to let
your hens loaf on the job.
Keep the Hens
Laying with
L))/
LPOULTRY fym"c‘l
Great for lroodlr:u, Stock
Tones up the system and strength
ens the productive organs. Puts health
and h.u‘aue. vim and \;‘mor into hhe:‘m.
money-maker used regul .
11-‘:7& for {m growing, molting un’i
opßerjust goed tome. Soc and tle.
gt v :
GONKIY"IC ROUP .g...;"
—~3oe, .20, 6-Ib, 00, Just
put Soy driaking water —
chickens docter themselves.
DAIRY AND FARM SUPPLY CO.,
17 Trinity Ave,
EVERETT SEED Co.,
29-31 West Alabama St
H. G. HASTINGS CO.,
16 West Mitcholl St.
LETTON-DEFOOR SEED Co.,
12 Seuth Broad St
Irish Potato Scab
Warning Is Issued
Directions Given by Louisiana Hor
ticulturist for Treating Disease
With Formaldehyde Solution.
Irish potato growers are ecautioned
hr G. L. Tiebart, of the Louisiana State
University, against buying and planting
potato seed that are badly infected with
potato scab
Seed potatoes badly infected with
scab are not fit for seed. Do not {)lant
them. The eyes ave llkely to be destroy
ed or seriously injured and, even though
the formaldehyde {freatment be used,
the pits caused by the scab disease are
too deep to permit satisfactory disin
fection.
All rotato seed should be treated with
formaldehyde before cutting.
The formaldehyde treatment Is sim
ple, and when the seed tubers are not
seriously infected with scab disease it
is very effective. As a matter of pre
caution all seed should be treated even
though some lots may appear to be free
of scab, since slightly Infected tubers
may be overlooked.
The formaldehyde treatment is sim
ply made by mixing 1 pint of commer
cial formaldehyde with 30 llons of
water. Soak the seed in t?‘s solution
for two hours before cutting/ Commer
clal formaldehyde ecan be bought of the
dmrxint‘ Some days before it W need
ed Inquiry should be made of the druf
gist to make sure that it is kept in
stock. If it Is not have the druggist
order it,
The formaldehyde solution may be
used again and again. It is not advisa
ble, however, to keep it several days,
a 8 it rrudul.fiy loses its strength.
lAle aerss on the farm may mean
financial loss to the farmer, Dr. Theo
dore Macklin, In charge of rural eco
nomies in the Kansas Agricultural Ex
periment Station, points out.
Uncuitfvated land indicates that so
many dollars of the farmer's invest
ment are unutilized and that the farmer
or operator is pnyln? #o mueh rent or
interest on capital from which he re
celves no returns.
“Formerly land was exeoedmfll'y
cheap,” sald Dr. Macklin, “and then the
farmer could not be crftk'lsm for not
having used the land to its fullest ex
tent. Now, however, conditions have
changed and land has a high value.
‘“The farm acreage of the (Tnlt'fl
States eomprises 46 gar cent of the tota
land area, but of this acreage only b 4
per cent {8 improved land. While much
of the unimproved land actually is util
ized In the production of live stock,
there 1s far too much wasts land.
“Obviously, If this land were put to
proper use It would constitute a vast
acreage which could be used for the
production of food supply. To the indi.
vidual farmer any procedure which
would bring into use the idle acres
would result In greater profits for the
farm business.
“It is easy to overlook the fact that
land is lying idle on almost every farm.
This has been true because fnmln%hu
not been congidered a business, subject
to regular principles which affect other
lines of business. In the planning of
farm buildings, the location and bulld
ing of fences and mapping the shape of
the flelds and lanes, much land has
been rendered unworkable, With in
creased prices, greater profits can be ob
tained by farmers who apply themselves
to better plnnnlr\r of farm organization.
“Two outstanding features are seen
in the present food crisis brought on by
the war. The supply of food production
is short or Insufficient to meet the de
mands and there are possible ways of
increasing the food supply. This pos
aible Inerense can come only when
7reutor efficlentey is practiced by the
armer."”
FARMERS ARE BUSY..
St. Johns Coumf, Florida, farmers are
busy hauling fertilizers and seed rou
toes. A tremendous acreage will be
planted to this crop in the gpring. On
account of weather conditions planting
will not begin for a week, although fer
titizer was applied \n December.
Year Round Grazing, Water
Live Stock Pay in Florida
No cold to foed against; fertile lands produce hig
cropa corn, hay, forage Local markots pay well for
fat stock and dairy products. South ’t“‘nmm Gar
den lands, close to Tampa bhanking, manufaetur
ing and u:?'mfld!m eity; paved roads, rural de
livery, telophones; fertile, well-located, reasonable.
Complete satisfackion or money returned on inspec
ton. Termd if desired. Booklet free.
TAMPA BAY LAND CU., Desk 6, Tampa, Flerida.
‘4O ACRES farm in Marien County, Florida;
vioh land: 30 acres eleared and
under hu:-fl.h' fence: 9 acres In woeds: | aore
prairie; 6-. room house; barn 20x35: barn 20x36,
with 0 ft. shed on two sides: furniture, wagen,
bugwy, tools, 10 eattle, 9 hogs. | mare 5 yoars old,
| mute, 1,200 |bs.; 200 bushels corn, 30 tons hay,
syrup house, oane mill and two boilers; (50 fowls;
en R. F. D. route: half mile from church and
school. Pries $3,750.
L. M. MURRAY, Ocala, Fla.
R S 8P . A 550 NAT W T
Make all the cotton possible
next season and get 26¢ to 35¢
while you can.
Labor is scarce, so force your
acres to produce a maximum
yield—it costs no more to culti
vate a two-bale acre than a half
bale acre
Plant the yariety that thou
sands declare produces five bales
where others produce (hree—the
two extra bales are extra profit.
Fight the weevil by planting
the earllest known variety, the
KING
s B O YIS NV TSR IO k. UB SR RST
et 3 e 3iß 8 B
Let us tell you all about the
King Cotton, the earliest and
most productive variety known.
For twenty yvears the leader.
King Cotton Seed Company
LOUISBURG, N. C.
TOM WATSON MELON SEED. B
I have a limited quantity of Genuine Tom Watson Melon Seed for salay
They were gathered from 1917 crop. The producer of these seed has for the. i
past five years marketed first car of Watson Melons in Georgia. The oducer
of these sced received last season 40 per cent more for his melons than hig:
neighbors on account of their large size and early maturity. Will sell &
long as they last at 7bc per pound. sl
Reference: First National Bank, Quitman, Ga. % "’;
TIOA
A. B. WILLIAMS, Quitman, Ga. s
Poultry Supply in
Georgia Is Short
Possibilities in Chicken and Egg In
dustry in State Pointed Out by
Professor Wood.
Georgia is an ideal State for poultry,
yet the State is importing from %to %
per cent of the poultry and mlt;z
products consumed, sags Professor J.
lWmsd, Georgia State College of Agricul
ure,
It is almost impossible, at the present
time, to buy good fresh oqfl in Geor
gla. The reason for this deplorable con
dition is simply because farmers have
been neglecting their chickens. In the
past it has been a simple mattsr to get
fresh eggs and good eatlns chickens at
reasonable prices. Therefors, ft was
cheaper and easier for most persoms too
purchase what they wanted. P
While the demand is éonstantly in
creasing, the supply is growing smalier.
Many poultrymen have %om out of busl
ness because of the h‘ m. paiq for
grain compared with the price re
ceived for eggs. 4
As chickens have brought a good .
on the market man{‘ farmers
robbed their own roosts and sold s
all the stock they had. Mr. Hoover has
asked consumers to use more mfl
and save beef and pork for tgo soldiers.
Yet in order to eat more the farmers
must raise more, It is the patriotic
duty of every family that has room to+
raise a few chickens. It is not neces
sary to have an elaborate house for
poultry, but it must be airy and h#
an abundance of fresh air and sunlight.
There is a great shortage in all krm.
of meat. The food #dministration real
izes that one of thengulckwt methods
of lmprovlng’ this eendition is to raise
poultry, as the time taken to reproduce
and mature ig comparatively short. Mr.
Hoover has, therefore, asked all wi
to increase their flocks and also Y
every llndlvldruul t')lv'ttkoan to do his bit
and raise a few chickens.
Chickens may be raised in the fi
and town as well as in the country.
the husband has not time to care
the birds, then the wife or children
find pleasure as well asg profit in &
80, Khny ofl the tgble ocr-pll th.fdn‘q._»fl
thrown in the garbage cans shoul
producing eggs and meat if fed to chiek
ens.
National Champion
For the first time in the hist of
the International Live Stock m,:gm
in Chicago a chnmpionshl(r mum,
awarded to an animal bred and d o
oped in Tennessee and shown !gw’
Tennessee breeder. The animal so
ored is Ames Plantation Beau, a years
ling Aberdaonmw buil owno! by
the Ames planta ,of Grand June
tion, of which farm C. B. Buckle is
M his 18 th a 4 champlonsh ‘
s is the seeond cha: 4
awarded to a Southern entry in Ee'mf
teen years' history of the exposil &
the other one beln?l awarded to »
Comfort Fourteent the Mississippl
Hereford bull, in glsia. J ¥
e winning o 8 precoclous un{_--
ster will do much to attract tm e
‘tention of the live stock world to
‘Houth’s advantages as a producer of i
best in beef animals, as well as of ¥
‘or classes of live stock, says C, 5
Lowe, live stock speclalist division &
extension, University of Tennessee. =
e
ORDER FARM SUPPLIES NOW.
In the spring there is always a rush"
made by farmers to get fertilizers, seed
and equipment for sprlns plmul?fi. Tha
adds to the business of the h'o?‘ |
greatly by making the spring, norma Y.
a busy time for them. The railroads’
will be so busy next spring in Goverm<*
ment service that farmers can not de::
pend on the promgt dellvcrgcof any
commodity. That there may no d
lay in having fertilizer, lime, seeds, 8
and all supplies, farmers must ore
them now.
one-quarter or one-half
Buv section best Canadian
wheat land on one-half
crop-payment plan at $2.21 per
bushel, Government guaranteed
price.
Owner of several seetions of
best wheat land m Saskatche
wan, Canada —no brush or
sloughs—near town; six eleva
tors; will sell above terms.
C. E. THOMAS,
Bruen-Webb Bldg.,
Tampa, Fla. ’
Duval County offers every induce
ment and advantage for the man
who wishes to follow farming,stock ¥
raising, poultry raising or kindred
lines. Cheap lands, hard-surfaced
roads, excellent transportation,
steamship and railway lines, larg
est creamery and largest packing
house in the South, ¥Fine schools.
Healthful chmate.
Write for official booklet.
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT,
Duval County Commlssioners,
Jacksonville, Fla.
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ida H
Florida Homes
You will be surprised to know how Httle you |
can bury a Florida home from which you can make
a Hving and lay by money.
Here cotton matures early, avoiding boll wee.
wil. Year-round grazing makes live stock profig.
able ; fruits and vegetables are quick money creps,
Lands Now Lower
.
Than Ever Again
h.x':?.‘lmm.mm:m" t:m. %hd:
about some of this property before all of it is taken
Write for particulars of Dixie Estates, Silver
Lake Fstates and other good investments. Don't
delay--Florida laad was never so in demand.
J. B. Ransom, Vice-President
ZSOIST MAY. BANK BUILDING
% TANPA, FLORIDA
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