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Farmer* Worked Up Over Spanish “Lions” A wag's remark to farm tenants near Dover, N. ~ during ihe Spuulab* American war caused much apprehen sion for several days to the simple folk of the countryside, lie told them the American naval and milt.ary force* were superior hut Spain hud “more lions.’’ lie even went so far os to say r>oo of the beast* had been landed at Beaufort, not far away, the night before. Taking up the Joke, villagers rigged up a “horse fiddle,” or resitted box across which could he drawn a piece of wood as a how, emitting sounds similar to the roaring of lions. T-hls was secreted In the neighborhood and “played" throughout the night. The tenants were terrified nnd among some of them the belief In the lions re mained alive for a long time. Wil liam Wariers, resident of Dover, re calling the tale, said that for several days barred doors and loaded guns were (he rule in the district. —Detroit News. Only One Requirement Insisted On for Book The affable salesman In New York hook stores are seldom surprised at any request—the public demand be ing what it is. But one of them re ports that the other day he had a re quest from a dignified little old Indy that—to use his own words— “knocked him for n row of bookshelves." “I want a book —any kind of a hook —with a Jacket that is green, with red In it,” the little old lady said. She insisled It could he a cook hook or one about (lie home life of Ihe bee or South pole explorations—anything ns long as Its jacket was the color scheme she described. “She wanted it,” the salesman ex plained, “to match the decoration ol her new reading lamp. Can you beat it?" Safe Delivery A Melbourne man recently tele graphed from Sydney that lie was about, to leave by train for home. The message put up a stiff contest, and bad the passenger walked from Silen cer street would undoubtedly hnve won the race.* lie took a taxi (in my opinion, an unfair advantage) and beat the wire home by a clear ten minutes. He was explaining to bis wife that the tele gram should have reached her the previous evening when Ids small daughter spoke up: “Daddy should have brought his telegram with him . . . those silly people might have lost it.” —Sydney Bulletin. Chinese Superstition There are towers in Shanghai where men wait h for tires. When one Is discovered the tire-bell is rung. When the old custom house was built a large clock was placed- In its tower. For some weeks after this clock be gan to strike the hours there were very few if any tires. The Chinese said it was because the fire-god thought tlint every time the clock struck there was a lire an nounced, so he could rest without helping. All these things seem ridic ulous to us but are very real to the Chinese. New Yorli’i Early Day* An article published in the Chris tian Advocate says: “At the begin ning or the Nineteenth century the ‘commercial metropolis of the United Slntes’ occupied only the lower end of Manhattan Island, what Is now ‘up town’ being still made up of spacious farms and country estates, Including the little village of Harlem. The nc tual measurements of the city proper are given as three miles In length (from the Battery to Fourteenth street), one and a half miles In width and eight miles In circumference.” Man and Fish A fish’s fear of man Is born, n Cnr negle Institute’s bulletin suggests, by the fact that he approaches from above, a direction from which the fish has learned to expect nttack try birds or other enemies. When a man walks on the ocean floor in diver’s dress, tlsh large and small display the greatest curiosity, liven the tierce barracuda, after nosing the diver In friendly and Inquisitive fashion, must Ire pushed out of the way and goes without show ing undue resentment. —San Francisco Chronicle. London’* Wall Street Lombard street, the principal bnnk quarter of London, takes its name from the Lombards, Italian goldsmiths and money lenders who sett'ed there in the Twelfth century. At that time they were commonly called “long- Ireurds’’ and the thoroughfare wns called Longbord and Longebred. A century Inter It was called Lntige bourne—meaning “long brook"—and this title Is still maintained for the place where it wns situated. Breathles* The tenclicr was telling n story to the kindergarten and interest was in tense. “So that night the wicked red fox came and stole a chicken. The next night he came and stole another chicken. And the next night lie came and stole another cldcken. And” — dramatic pause—“what do you sup pose happened the next night?*’ "Oh, teacher!” panted Beter. "Did he git unother chicken?” Disease Control Is Needed for Rabbits Success Depends on Ability to Kill Parasites. (Prepared by (he United States Deportment of Agriculture.) Success in raising rabbits depends to a great extent on the ability to keep the animals free from parasites and bacterial diseases. A knowledge of the more serious ailments is ad vantageous says the l ulled Slates Department of Agriculture, and may be had from a study of Farmers’ Bul letin No. 3508-I'’, "Itahblt Parasites and Diseases,’’ anew publication now ready for distribution to persons re questing it. Among the parasitic diseases giv en special attention in the bulletin are eoccidiosis, ear mange or ear ran ker, skin mange, nnd stomach worm diseases. These diseases cause weak ness, emaciation, wasting and death. Other parasitic affections, such as ir ritations caused by fleas, lice had in testinal worms of various sorts, while not commonly producing very -marked symptoms in infested animals, may gradually render them weak and un thrifty, making them more susceptible to other diseases as a result of their lowered vitality. Prevention and control measures are more practical than treatment, and are usually matters of sanita tion. In the case of parasitic dis eases such measures must he based on a knowledge of the habits and life histories of the parasites involved and on their mode of transmission from one animal to another. The bul letin also discusses bacterial and oili er diseases, such as snuffles and pneu monia. A copy of the bulletin may lie ob tained upon request from tlie United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Growing of Asparagus Not Difficult Task The growing of asparagus is not difficult. Its chief requirement is plant food with water. Make a bed of any required size, forking in well rotted manure to make a deep, rich soil. Set one or two-year-old roots 18 inches apart in (lie row, with rows 2% feet apart, 100 roots for a bed 20 by 20 feet, In size. Set rows well down and till In inter, giving opportunity lightly to till the surface without disturbing crowns. Some prefer to sow seed, thinning out later, but the common method of establishing an asparagus lied is by the use of roots, one year old. The secret of a good asparagus bed, long exposed, Is a soil kept rich and not to prolonged cutting in the summer. It is so easily raised that few seem to think it worth while. Quick growing, large tips will not he cut from a starved bed, however. Pineapple Pear Quite Resistant to Blight A really blight-proof pear has yet to he found. There are varieties that are more resistant to blight than oth ers, • but the pear that will not. at one time or another lie affected by blight bus not yet been produced. It is true, however, that the Pineapple pear is strongly resistant to blight, so that it can be grown in localities where bet ter sorts cannot be grown. It is at best a poor quality product for eating out of hand, though when canned it is considered satisfactory. Undoubt edly the Pineapple pear is either a pure oriental pear belonging to the same group ns the more familiar “Sand Pear,” or else it is a hybrid be tween file oriental pear and the Eu ropean pear as represented by Gar ber, LeConte, and Kieffer. Where bet ter sorts can he grown it has no place. Permit Cut Potato Seed to Heal Before Planting It usually is best to cut seed po tatoes and store them n day or two to allow wlmt is called a layer of cork to form over the cut surface. This protective layer which forms most readily in the dark in moist air at a temperature of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit keeps the moisture in and rot organisms out. If freshly cut seed is planted in soil that ts too hot or too cold 'or too wet or too dry, the out surfaces do not heal over and ns a result many seed pieces rot instead of growing, and produce a poor stand in the field. “If the soil conditions are not favor able, store the cut seed in a dark, fairly moist place at about 70 degrees Fahrenheit until cork forms,” accord ing to potato men at the state college of agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. Several Essentials for Sweet Clover Outlined Sweet clover will grow almost any where if the annual rainfall Is more than 17 inches and there is enough lime in the soil. Blit in spite of the fact that sweet clover is n hardy plant, It is not always easy to get a stand. Three things especially Im portant in getting a stand are lime, inoculation and a firm seed bed. It may not always be necessary to neu tralize an acid soil, but sweet clover commonly must have lime if it is to do well. Inoculation of tiie seed or soil Is advisable where the crop is to be grown on land that has grown neither alfalfa nor sweet clover be fore. A firm seed bed is necessary. Many failures have been shown to be due to lack of rolling or compact ing the soil after, plowing. THE ROCKHaLE RBuuku, uuiVYERS, GEORGIA Quality Is First in Home Gardens Good Seed Is Prime Requi site for Best Crop of Vegetables. Quality cornea first, says Paul Work of (lie New York state college of agriculture at Itliaca, N. speak ing of varieties of vegetables for home use and for the home garden. Good seed is a prime requisite, and to be sure of satisfaction, it usually is best to deal with a seed house that eaters to commercial growers. Corn Is Mainstay. Sweet corn is the mainstay of many home gardens and often is the main reason for their existence, for it pays the highest dividends. Sweet corn loses 50 per cent of its sugar and hence its flavor and tenderness in 24 hours after it is picked. This is a mighty good reason for having it close at hand. Among the best va rieties are Early White Cob Corey. Golden Bantam, Early Sunshine, Golden Giant, Country Gentleman, Evergreen and Whipple’s Yellow. For the same reasons, peas come next to corn in importance, Thomas Laxton and Gradus are the best vari eties for quality, Alaska is the earli est. The dwarf kinds such as Ameri can Wonder, Knos Excelsior, Little Marvel, and Laxtonian give more peas to the pod, and are more ten der. Telephone, Stratagem and Al derman are late, big-bodied peas. Among the beans, Stringless Green Pod which is round, early and ten der and Bountiful are to be recom mended. Most good beans have curved pods. Lima Beans Desirable. Lima beans are very desirable for the home garden, but their long grow ing season and the unfavorable ef fects of cold wet ground and bad weather make them difficult in New York state to raise. The better ones for central New York are the Burpee bush, the Fordhook bush, and the Henderson hush. Of the pole beans, Scotia, Kentucky, Wonder, Leviathan, Challenger and Green Shell are good. Canary Grass Valuable for Protein Content The following is taken from a write up of the work being done at the Waseca substation in Minnesota. It appeared in the Milking Shorthorn Journal: “Another interesting experiment is with fellaris grass, or canary grass. This grows in sloughs and wet places, yielding 10 tons to the acre of grass that has as high protein content ns alfalfa. It roots like quack grass, growing from the shoots ns well as from seed. If tiie experiment shows that the grass has everything claimed for it by farmers in tiie county that have grown it, there seems a consid erable future for canary grass. The prospect of a Minnesota farmer get ting his wet land caught with grass yielding ten tons to tiie ncre of grass as nourishing as alfalfa, is even worse than getting his good land seeded with alfalfa, this is always having to he cut when lie has other farm work to do.” Ohio Farmers Walk Many Miles in Doing Chores Tiie Ohio farmers walk an average of 99 miles a month in doing their chores according to tests made by tiie rural economics department at Ohio State university. To make this test pedometers were worn by the farmers while doing chores. Of two farmers with exactly tiie same number of horses and cows and approximately the same number of pigs, one farmer walked 135 miles a month and the other farmer 49 miles. The difference was caused by tiie relative conveni ence of tiie farmstead and facilities for watering and feeding tiie stock. The water pail proved to be excellent equipment for inducing the farmers to walk great distances. A •* i Around the Farm 4 Y X Bad chimneys cause farm fires. * * * More and more farmers are using tiie multiple horse hitches. * * * Keeping the barn free from refuse and manure will help sanitation. * * * Hay averages lowest In price in September, October and November. * * * Garden tools are much more satis-, factory if they never are permitted to rust. • * • Farmers whose buildings are be hind gdod windbreaks seldom have to shovel snow'. * * * An old alfalfa field makes the best place imaginable for a crop of corn. It is also good for potatoes. * * * Lift the hot bed sasli and let in fresh air whenever weather permits. That’s what makes stocky plants. * * * It’s the last few’ pints of milk, bush els of grain, or other units of pro duction, which are the most profit able. • • • Crows puli up your corn? Treat the seed and keep the crowa away. You can buy a repellent from your seedsman for a small sum. ■/. MORE COTTON P.v rmnlvintr 31 A times as much potash to cotton as formerly, 296 in 11 states averaged 1 5 more cotton. They obtained an average I-etm-n of 60 i /extra see,l cotton for each $1 invested free copv of dctaUed results: NAME ADDRESS —— "" Agricultural r.utl ! eicnlih imican N. V. POTASH EXPORT MY. of Ain: ter J. in , Holland 740 HURT BUILDING ATLANTA, CA. tNmv Making Room For SPRING GOODS See uw lor Bargains in Odds and Ends We Rentier a Service which Embraces your ENTIRE FAMILY Every Day Lei Us Make Your EASTER SUIT NOW! Satisfaction Guaranteed Complete One of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Feed and Farm Supplies T. A. Elliott & Sons PHONE 108-J MILSTEAD, GA. PORTER FERTILIZER WORKS Atlanta, Georgia Grow Cotton at a lower cost per pound How to grow cotton at a lower cost per pound is the big problem the Southern Farmer faces today. There is abundant evidence to show how this can be done. THE FAMOUS PORTER FERTILIZERS are adapted to the soils of Rockdale and adjoining Coun ties. A liberal amount of this well balanced fertilizer will pro duce larger profits from cotton. Farmers’ crop contests, results of experiment station tests, and the experience of thousands of practical farmers clear ly demonstrate that the more liberal use of a well-balanc ed fertilizer will greatly increase acre yields and lower the per pound cost of producing the crop. High yields per acre and low cost of production go hand in hand. PORTERS’ FERTILIZERS have been sold and used suc cessfully in this territory for more than a quarter of a cen tury. A full line of PORTERS’ FERTILIZERS is carried by- McDonald & Still Phone No. 29 Conyers, Ga. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1929 I