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THE CLEVELEND COURIER
v r OL. XXI, No ! 0
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FEED THY COWS.
•If I were to take a text fiom
which to talk to the farmers, 1
should paraphrase the 2 1 st chapter
of the Gospel of St. John, (he 15th
16 and 17th verses. There
was speaking to Peter, saying,
“Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou
me?” And upon Peter’s reply,
sisting that lie did, Jesus urged
and impressed upon him the
sentence, “Feed my sheep.”
Feed Thy Cows.
Nine-tenths of the farmers are at
fault in that their cows are
fed, and no small percentage
cows 011 their farms that are
ally starving. To a large extent
this is due to an ignorance of
properties and values as for
stance, a feeling that fodder
shorts make a balanced ration.
by far the common reason, and
say it to the shame of the
of farmers, is plain downright
stinginess with the creature
will repay with high interest
cent spent upon her proper
ishment.
We forget t hut 75% of a
production depends upon her
and care, and not over 25%
her ancestors.
Perhaps I was a little harsh
saying this fault of short feeding
due to stinginess. It is hardly
Rather 1 would call it a lack
nerve. The poor feeder cannot,
save him, stand to dish out
than the small amount lie has
feeding for years.
J think the greatest good
some could do would he to
some farmers 1 could direct one
and see the enormous quantities
rich feed a dairy cow can
without her losing her hair
hoofs through foundering.
would go back home feeling a
ashamed of the pitiful portion
had been measuring out and
expecting a good flow of milk.
You cannot eat your cake
have it too. Its a hard thing
get rooted out of our minds,
we can’t get something for
ing front a milk cow any more
we can from a confidence
The cow is a milk
machine, and she is not a
She can’t eat a corn nubbin
produce a bucketful of milk;
can’t make rich, warm milk out
wind and ice water. She must
given the raw material or she
give us the finished product.
The trouble is it takes time
raise the standard of acow
proper care. One can’t start
with even a perfect ration and
pect a big increase next W'eek,
next month. Many cows are
down. They have been
and their systems are deranged.
takes time to get them
out and nature working right.
believe I am safe in saying that
takes six months or a year to
the real results that will come
proper feeding of cow that
been underfed for years.
things can’t be done ip days.
And, strange though it sounds
it is a fact that the greater part
the underfeeding on ihe'part of
farmer with pasture comes
the summer months. Just
the practice is to turn tlie cow
pasture the first of May,
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
along in June the pasture is good
and the cow comes in wi'h her
sides bulging. Her milk flow picks
up. We look at the full milk pail
and the paunch of the cow stuffed
with new grass and say, “Well,
there is no need of foundering her.
We will just leave off the shorts
front now on. It’s left of! and it
stays off all through the summer,
all through the dry August weeks
when the grass gets short and clear
on until frost drives tlie cow into
the shed for a feed of grain.
Now what is grass anyway?
VVliat sort of a magic food is it that
it should be considered a perfect
feed for a milk cow? The answer
is that grass is hay with water in
it. And what farmer would think
of feeding his cow on moist hay all
winter? Yet that is all the feed
the poor cow usually gets through¬
out the summer.
1 have heard the argument raised
that since grass is the natural food
for cows, then when there is plenty
of it, that is all she- needs. The
answer is that since the production
of milk in larger quantity than is
necessary for her young is an un¬
natural function of the cow, un¬
natural methods must be adopted
to produce it. Green grass will
furnish the nutrition for a cow’s
body and its appetizing and stimu¬
lating qualities will encourage milk
production. But too often the
stimulating quality reacts, and by
encouraging greater milk produc¬
tion when site does not receive a
greater supply of food', Iter body
makes up the difference, so that by
tlie end of hie grass season her
body is weaker than in the spring.
Then the farmer is up against
the proposition of building her
up thru the cold winter months.
Honestly 1 believe this ufie fault
of pasturing all summer without
feed is responsible for little or no
milk and but'.erfat production.
COUNTY AGENT.
LAND AUCTION SALE
1 IO acres of*land, 1 new house and Irani. Subdivided into lO
tracts, from 5 to 30 acres each, One nice home and several bus*
iness and residence lots in the city.
CLERMONT, CEORCIA
MONDAY, DECEMBER STII, AT 10:30 A. M.
Thette farms are just outside the city limits, on the Gainesville and Clermont road, known as the Guy Bowen and T. II. Hulsey farms, This property will
be sold at the last hid.
YOU MAKE THE PRICE
TERMS: 1-4 cash: olher payments announced at the sale.
- 1 hese farms have been so cut that each tract will front the highwry. A new house and barn on one tract. Timber on the back of each tract. Four tracts will have run¬
ning water on the rear. 1 he land is in a high state of cultivation, making a bale of cotton this year. A nice building site on each tract. One nice home with large lot and seveal
residence lots in the heart of town.
Clermont is a thriving city. There has not been a time when there was not building going on there since the town was laid off. There are several residences being buil^
now that will cost from *3 ,ocxd to $|o,ooo. She has seven stores, a bank, hotel, shoe shop, market, garage, grist mill, cotton gins, two railroads, and one of the best schools that?
can be found. Nice churches. The Baptists are now completing their *20,000 church. The people of Clermont and surrounding territory are of the best type, and the moral and
religious influence is the best to be found any where. Pure water and air make it healthful. This section has been truly called “The Garden Spot of Northeast Georgia.” It i
the best farming country in the State,
This property is going to sell at whatever you will pay for it—both the farm land and the city property. This is the only real estate that can be bought there, as far ns we
I know. If y’ou want to buy in or near a good live town and near a good school, ymu can’t afford to let this pass, because you buy here at your own price,
We have three homes listed with us that we can sell at private sale on the same date, but they would not let them sell at auction. Griffin Bros, at Clermont will take pleas¬
ure in showing you the property, Richardson Brothers, with their band and sales force, will sell the property, and you will be doing them a favor to attend the sale whether you
buy or not.
j FREE : We will give away to the people who attend this sale a lot of Uncle Sam’s good money.
SALE CONDUCTED BY
UNITED REALTY & AUCTION CO.
OF GAINESVILLE, GA.
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA, DEC. t>, I 9 ift.
Highway Route Given Approval
01 Hall County Board.
At a special meeting of the Hull
county commissioners held a few'
day's ago communications were read
and considered from theStateHigli
vvay commission concerning build¬
ing roads. In the communication it
Mas stated that the Highway com¬
missions had selected a route for a
road from the line of Gwinnett
Ocunty to White county viaGaines
ville.The county commissioners de¬
cided unanimously to except this
route,have it surveyed,and be read
y to start work by the beginning
of the year The county’ will be lib¬
erally assisted by the state highway
commission in the expense.Recent¬
ly Hall county voted to issue bonds
for $600,ocxv for the purpose of
building roads.
Other road improvements are
contemplated and alr eady commenc¬
ed work on the road from Brookton
to the county line of Lumpkin is
being finished, and the road is be¬
ing put in shape to be approved and
and received by the United States
government. The commissioners are
topsoiling Thompsons bridge road
on the river hill this has been a par
ticulary bad piece of road for years
but the commissioners are determin¬
ed to make it a fine piece and keep
it in fust class shape.
The people near Dunegan store
had a gathering last Saturday and
a barbecue, celebrating the com¬
pletion of the raod from New Hol¬
land to the store a distance of five
miles.—Atlanta Journal.
STRAYED.
One light colored Jersey heifer,
marked crop off and hole in left
ear, and hole and swallowfork in
the right ear. Two steers marked
hole in the right ear. Will pay
$2.00 each to anyone to get them
up.
W. F. DORSEY,
Leo, Ga.
Commissioners Reject
Grand Jury Recommendation,
Funds to retain A. D. I’oberf
son Not Provided.
W hile sitting in regular session
Wednesday, the county conimis
sioners were approached by the
county board of education propos
nig to the former that they comply
with the recommendation of the
lust grand jury in providing a
sum sufficient to meet the demands
of the agricultural department in
providing the comity with an agri
cultural age in (A. D. Robertson)
but they met a flat rejection.
It may be said, and said frankly,
Ireely and without restriction, that
the board of county commissioners
either believe, that the services of a
county agent are not needed by the
farmers of White county, or they
are indifferent to the farmers’ wel
fare.
There is no higher interest in
White county than its agricultural
interest, there is no interest that
deserves more respec, and no in
terest than needs more encourage
merit to help it on to progress and
- of its modified of
out present state
slavery.
Where we find a prosperous ag
rieulturui community we find a
l.figger state of morals and a higher
respect for law. This is in contra
distinction to life in the cities and
should be at every opportunity en
couraged iti the interest of human
ity, if for no other reason.
But it is up to you, Mr, Farmer.
Robertson as county count v agent a went are
beneficial to you and your profes¬
sion, to “dig up” some plan by
which the necessary amount to re¬
tain him may be raised.
The services of county agents
are as essential to the agricultural
interest as preachers are to the
progress of the church—until the
subjects of either have attained a
state of perfection whereby they
are as efficient as their instructors.
Tax Collector’s Notice.
1 will be at the following named
places at the time stated for the
pose of collecting State and county
taxes for the year 1919.Last round
1 )ee. Sih, 1919.
j . J. Brown 9 o’clock a.m.
C. M. Ashmore JO ‘ k “
Shoal Creek L.G )2 “
Asbury Mill 2 ,l p. m.
Pleasant Retreat 3 “ 44
Adair Mill 4:30“
Dec. 9
Town Creek L. G. 9 “a. m.
Blue R idge L. G. 10 “ “
A. 11 . Roper 12 “
Glover store 2 “ p.m.
Asbestos 4 ”
Dec. 10.
Robertstown 10 “ a.111.
Helen lo until 4 “ p.m.
Dec. 1 1
Hickory Nut 9 “ a.m.
Hood store u
Santee 2130 “ p.tn.
X acoochee 4 “
I )ec. I 2 .
Black store <) “ a.m.
1 . 11 . Stovall 10 “ “
1 ,caf P. () 1 • ** p. m.
Tomblin store 2 “
Barrett mill 3 “
A. F. Ken inter 4 “ **
Dec. 0
W. 11 . Dorsey 9 “ a. in.
Skelton store 10 “ 44
Wilbank mill 12 “ “
Camp Ground 2 11 14
J. 11 . Ilulsey 3:30 “
M cldean 4:30 “p.m.
1 will be at llie court house on
the 18, I9 and 20th of Dec.
My books close on the 20th.
W. Hulsey, T. C.
MOSSY CREEK DOTS.
Going to sales and corn shuck
ings are the order of the day in this
pail now.
Mr. V. C. Skelton is not any
belter. We hope he will soon be
better.
Miss ()ra Lee Autry spent Sun¬
day with Miss Nellie Lewis.
[PRICE *1.00 A YE \K
HICKORY NUT LINES.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Jackson, of
Cleveland, visited Mr. and Mrs.V.
L. York last Sunday.
Rev. George Vandiver filled his
regular appointment at BethelSun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Chastain, of
Habersham, attended preaching at
Bethel Sunday.
Mr. Guy Wilson passed down
tliis way one day last week riding
a new horse.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. York was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. K.
Harris last Sunday.
The school at Hickory Nut is
progressing nicely with 42 on roll.
Mr. Arvil Tatum, of Habersham
has been attending preaching at
Bethel.
Misses Mattie and Hattie Hol¬
comb spent the latter part of the
week with their brother, Lemuel
Holcomb at Helen.
Misses Katie Jackson and Paul¬
ine Adams spent last Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Flora Hicks of
Robertstown, Ga.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the law provides that
there shall be held in the Town of
Cleveland on the second Wednes¬
day in December of each year for
the election of a mayor and foac
councilmen to serve the town for*
tiie following year and it being the
duty of the mayor to make such
proclamation. Now, I, A, Hfc
Hendfrson, notice Jr.,,*maybr of said
grv# that said election
will be held in said town on the
second Wednesday in December
1919 for the election of a mayor
and four councilmen to serve said
town for the year 1920 and until
their successors are elected and
qualified. Poles open from 10 A,
M. until 2 P. M.
A. II. Henderson, Jr,, Mayor.
By the Clerk
Thos. F. Underwood.