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PAGE TWO THE FARMERS’ FORUM Products High, Cotton Low CO TTON JO URN A L The relationship of prices to the t*o greet world'* necessities, provl* lon* end cotton, at the present time presents a nil nation difficult to un derstand. Within Hie past few week* them ha* heen a Kbarp rtao In the price of oat*, wheat and corn, and al*o in copper and Iron, Not because there la likely to be a abort age In the production of these food crop* or ore*. On the contrary, the at at Ist leal re ports on the grain crops ahow that yields will about reach the maximum this year and that there will be a plentiful supply of grain to meet all demands at home and for export. Wheat has at times recently risen In pries to II per bushel, and corn to RO rents per bushel, and that, 100, at the Initial shipping points In Ihe great grain sections of the west. These crops have so nearly readied maturity that the trade no longer finds It necessary to speculate on prob able product ton. and In the face of an acknowledged plentiful supply of grain to meet all demands for the next twelve months we find prices ad vancing to high and satisfactory lev els to the western farmers. Not so with cotton. No man rnn forecast with any de gree of accuracy at the present time what the cotton production from the crop of meg will b< All aliidenta of the cotton altuatlon In It* relation to supply and demand know* that nip pile* of raw aplnnahlc cotton Is prac tlrally exhausted, that many mills are being fort ed to abut down be cause of failure to secure raw cot ton, and that cotton goods are heroin Ins each day scarcer on the shelves of the retail merchants of the conn try In the fsec of these well known farts the price of spot cotton, and especially cotton futures for distant months, la dally (ailing below the level of the coat of production. Kor every cause lh»rn must be a reason Are the grain crops handled more Intelligently, and wisely In the marketing than the cotton crop? We believe they are We believe that If a gang es speculators should get to gather and artificially depress the price of grsln tor future delivery be low the cost of production, that the western grain growers would lock (In doors of tln-lr gralnerles put tint keys In thdr pockets and go home and quietly let the balance of tin* world THE POULTRY CORNER RAISING GEESE ON FARMS PROFIT IN BUSINESS I wonder how many farmer* wallae bow tfl, |nmi and h'lßx go lo»t«-th**r? Buy a pair or trio of *■< nml run them In Iho hog pasture nml »ee II It len t a good rombliiatlon. *ny» n wrltar In lb*- Farmer* i Advocate There la lota of money In room* Mo n, again, you ran provide yourself with a good Christmas and Naw Yoar a dinner at little or no coat, besides giving you and your wife a tourer of pleasure and proftl (''or geese am one of the moat profit able of domestic fowl* and very «**; to ral»e, o»« easier l than dttek* Wo never loti more than one gnSllna through hatch Ing weak and only two by accident Frequently we hatch our earlier go* llnga under hen*, then we lake them from the hen and put them In a boy and cover with a cloth or piece of warm flannel You would be aurprlaed how eaty they are to rnlte and then anon become very tame and are great favorite* with the women folk, aland Ing back and chattel tng away, ami they grow ao (aat II la a pleuMire to ralte them The fitsl gosling we kill ad laat fall weighed 111 12 pound.! the flrtl week In October In mating geeae always buy In the tall, a» they are trory alow to male up. and navar pit* more than one gander In one pan w>.h from one to three geese A good plan la to have aev aral iltlle pen* and lei each trio go ■I nlghl Into i heir own rooattng place and whan you lei them out in (he morning they will herd by t ham selves Tbit la praciicallv th« only na\ to gat good fat I lie goose egg* when braadmg from a number, aa a gander la vary savage aa a rule In the hatch Ing seme'll < | have been atked If (he hog* are not apt lo eat the little giodlugs Did you ever aae a gander fight* Well, If you did that answers the query I have sen a gander flv al a large Tatu worth hog and fasten on the bristle* with hi* bill and while the hog r*tt squealing away, beat It unmercifully with hi* wings Rome people have the idea that wa tar la absolutely necessary for geese lo awltn In This I* a mistake I have known lots of people yard geese off from swimming water, giving them lot* to drink and good pasture, and they will grow and thrive We prefer the large gray Toulouse goowe as 1 think bird* of this breed are better In this respect. are very tano ami la' a good number of egg* We frequently hare them lay from 55 to 20 egg*, Oaeae are like elephants tJR-' lire \ posed the older thev get tliT belter Ihev are a* breeders Ivai g'luck the ganders ally* lu begin to grow hungry. They may be In a better financial position to do this than the cotton growers of the south, but It cannot be denied that the south Is financially strong enough to resist any and ail efforts, no matter by whom made, to force the price of spot cotton down below the coat of production. The southern farmers, hacked by the southern hank ers, showed their power of resistance iln the great victory won by them In 'he spring and summer of 1906. lie cause the cotton growers of the south iln recent years have exercised strength In maintaining good prices for cotton through co-operation and organisation, the entire buying, specu lative and consuming world Is trying to nuivc heaven and earth tn one stu ! pendous effort to break the cosoil dated ranks of the grower* and drive I them Into disruption. It cannot be shown by any kind of reasoning, i based on trade conditions, that the price of spot cotton should be so low. It matters not what the yield of the crop may ultimately be That every bale grown In 1»0R will be required for consumption within the next 12 months, no man who la posted and wishes to be fair, will have the temer ity to deny. Southern spinner* freely admit that trade demands authorise prices between 10 and 12 cents per pound. Foreign spinners, of course, are doing all In their power to de | press prices and break down the co opertlvc effort of the American grow era, Europe wants cheap cotton and will have it by fair means or foiii If permitted to dictate the market in this country I’osslhly one of the ! most powerful agencies In the deprett elon of prices for future delivery Is the vicious and unfair contract of the New York Cotton Exchange, MARKET FOR QALL STONES. J 'there ta a market for gall atonca tn ! I,ican Tltcae stones are believed by the ' titpsnt-ee to potts* .* valuable medicinal ta "pt-f ties, especially tn the treatment lof dlsettito* of children. They are deni* | uitted as Oriental end Occidental stones ! arid Die one# from ttie Kast are suppo** d Ito Its the to st The value of the stones I -its Judged by tlielr quality, *l»» and \ ■ otor. The minimum price paid for good | t.irge tirtght stones* Is about twenty dol | lots |»er pound, others bring even more. the moulting season, which In geese! Is very early One goose enu provide n feather bed In thl* way very nicely If yon keep her long enough, hut It I* really astonishing the amount of j valuable feather* on one goose. The: r» i»on I mention plucking the gander I I* those not tsmlllsr with the way* 1 of geeae will probably not know that the mother goose pull* all the feath era and down out of her breast to line her ne*l with Here al least I* one line of poultry In which you need not he bothered or confused about balanced rations etc In tbe winter they will do well on a few roots, small t»otatoe*. etc., along with a little screenings and other rough grain* POULTRY DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE Many Ailment* Causer! By Gt'i-uia Which Can Easily B« Destroyed. Practically all poultry disease* are preventable. To prevent disease the cause must be removed or avoided The more common predisposing cause* are un»anliary surrounding*. I>oorly ventilated quarter*, crow-ding, vermin, dampness, foul ground !m pure food or water. mold or must carcles* feeding, drafts, exposure to chilling winds or storms without proper shelter. Insufficient exercise, and lasi but not least, breeding front debilitated or unhealthy birds Alt of ihe above causes may und should be avoided Many poultrv ailments are caused by some microscopic germ The pool Hyman who exercise* common sense judgment lu handling his Dock and gives them good care will seldom have any cause to fear disease germs. Kvory (owl that la souud and healthy possesses w ell developed discs so re touting qualities It Is only when Ihe bird* are run dowu and out of condi tio* that disease genus find things la v triable for rapid development, and so cause trouble. Don't keep culls They eat a* much as Komi low la and take just as much room .1 ■—■'■** thick eggs should be set when first laid Those over a week old rarely hatch well Kiststs should be placed near the srund there |* nothing •*> bt gained , by haHtiii them high. FARMERS SHOULD IMPROVE HOMES It la the One Great Place of Earth, and Should Re ceive the Attention of Everybody Around. Nothing should appeal more strong ly to the hlgh'-r instincts of every farmer than his home. A mans home Is hia castle. The roof which abetters those he love* rnoat should be to him the dearest spot on earth. A woman’s heart delight* In nc-at aud comfortable surroundings, and espe cially within the abode which her constant presence It Intended to adorn. Domestic duties become a pleasure when on all .-UP# things are pleasing to the eye. Marly Impres sion* are lasting upon the minds and heart* of little children. A neat, well kept home will fasten Its Imprint up on the minds of a child brought up under such environment that will last Uirough life. A boy Is apt to follow In the footsteps of his fßther, a girl Ip ihe footsteps of her mother. 'I here I* no graver responsibility resting up on fathers and mothers than the pre per rearing ?>f their children; and there is nothing which will prove a greotei value to children m after years • han being raised under the In fluence* of a temperate. Chrls'iii home, the Interior and exterior of which, from a material standpoint, la pleasing and attractive to the eye. The simple things of life are the most conductive to present and fu ture good results. The model home need not be ele gantly ot luxuriously furnished lo make It attractive to Its Inmates. Comfortable furnishings neatly j kept In order, Ib the first essential - Kitihivagnnt mid costly surroundings i ure not Imperative to the outside at tractions of a country home. A simple flower garden, neatly kept yards nnd fences, always maintain ed In proper order, are all that In; needed. The paint brush on the 1 dwelling and the whitewash brush up , piled to the fences and outbuildings! us often ns required not only pre J serv'e the buildings from decay, bin I add greatly to the attractiveness of the entire home. CHARCOAL NEEDED BI ILL CHICKENS . Valuable Adjunct to Poul try Yard That Should Not be Overlooked by Any Proßresaive Poultryinan.! ’ Having charcoal where the fowls can get It when wanted will lend to keep their digesthm In fine order. In fad. where mistake* are made In feed j tng If these mistakes arc not too pronounced—charcoal will correct i them and keep the fowls In good con itutoii. Even whet! the feed I* all] right there may he titties, owing to| other causes, thilt u hens dig eat lon will get out of order. If, however, she cstt get charcoal to cat she will, as a rule, soon be back lo u normal state. If any portion of the (Arm Is being cleared up and there arc any large i tires made from heaps of brush and wood, particularly of green wood, there will be found among the ashes pieces of chsrrvd wood closely rc f sembllng charcoal While these piece may not be just the same In compost thru a* the purchased charcoal, they will he found to answer almost as well when crushed and given to the fowls In buying charcoal Ihe writer pre-i fers to gel the coarse, ground kind This ran be plan'd where those fowls that want It ran get It. On the other hand. If powdered charcoal Is used. It will have to he mixed with the mash and all will have to eat It Some fowls do not require charcoal, and therefore the resulta ntay not be so beneficial. orowing chickens as they near ma mrlly are voracious feeders, and sometime* cause trouble for them selves from overeating when they gut an opoprt unify to do *n. Keeping charcoal where they can reach tt will help to prevent trouble In this re Sard. There Is mile 10 he gained In fuss Inc " ih or n to dc< t"t s »i k few -t i,-suits pi u.".- ca». 'll »a>l twl lime The main thing I* to keep the growing chicken* and the (owls In a healthy condition; and charcoal; , If combined with right care und man agemani, will be louml a means to this edd —H K. Hay dock, lit Tribune i Farmer It |>ay* to confine and fatten ih • : young fowl* Intended for market, j Y'onng chicken* on the go continual!' - tn fields aud meadow* accumulate lu tie fat. , tiivlnc lo fix up tbe old hen house* t lie sure aud lull lu a south window.! THE AUGUSTA HERAXD FARMING TROUBLES OVER GEORGIA By J. C. McAULIFFE In Georgia black root is making the crop an uncertainty in some sections, fanners are powerless when the crop is attacked and they hate to stan.l idly by and watch the magnificent plants die out. There Is only one way to fight the disease and that Is with wilt proof seed. The United Slates government, down at Its de monstration farm near Rlaokshear, Oa.. developed a type of resistant col on three or four years ago and It Btands all sort of attacks. Dr. T. K. Bergeron, a prominent farmer of .lenkins county, had a plat of ground year before last where all HORSE FLESH AS FOOD FOR THE HUMAN FAMILY The use of borse flesh for meat Is gaining In popularity In Belgium and other European countries. In Belgium (tie Importations have Increased wonder fully In the last few years. In 1904 20,21 H head of horses were Imported and In 190* the number reached 26,291 head, most of them coming from England There are two recognized übbatolrs tn the city of Brussels supplying the city and the subuhrs with coming popular delicacy; they are Anderlechet Cureghem iilnughterhouse which is a private cor poration and the city of Brussels slaugh terhouse, owned by the city. These two ‘diuigterhousea together killed about four lhou:.,nd horses yearly. The gaining popularity of the equine as nn edible Is due to high prices of other meats, horse flesh being worth from six to fifteen cents per pound, while beef sells eleven to fifty-eight cents per pound, mutton brings fifteen to thirty cents per pound, and pork about the same as mutton. THE RABBIT INDUSTRY. In Tasmania the rabbit Industry is as suming great popularity, especially among the younger farin'*-*. They catch rabbits In the winter months disembowel , t-tn and then chip to London freezing houses. Tills affords tn the farmers an Income while the agricultural operations nr,- dull Most of the meat and fur Is sold In England. Some Poultry Notes By FANNIE M. WOOD A late moult Is always a slow moult. I li Is not profitable to stuff the hens until they have no ambition lo work between meals. ■Hen* arc the most neglected rrea lure* on many farms, yet they are depended upon to defray many ex pfltses POULTRY HOUSES SHOULD DE CLEAN Poultry Houses Should Have Plenty of Air and Light To Insure Health. Too often the poultry house Is a filthy, unsanitary place, full of stag nant air and crowded far beyond It* capacity. I’urc, fresh air day and night l« one of the prime essentials tor keeping fowls in good health. At ilhc present time open front poultry houses are becoming very popular and arc giving satisfactory results Such buildings have part or the whole Of the south front covered only by fine ntesh wire netting, and open at all times to the weather Fowl* housed In these open front buildings are very rarely subject to disease and prove remarkably productive. They are much less affected by weather changes than birds confined in the old fashioned, tightly-closed buildings. Those having tight poultry huiid logs will find it much to their advan tage In ihe betterment of the health and productiveness of their (lock If they will replace a portion of the glass In the south fronts of their poultry houses with screen* of coarse, unbleached muslin loosely tacked on wooden frnmes These screens admit pure, fresh air at all times without danger from drafts A TOILER'S THOUGHT. As thou hast made thy world without Make thou more fair my world within; Shine through It* lingering clouds of doubts; Rebuke its haunting shapes of sin; Fill, brief or long, my, granted Span. Of life with love to thee and man; Strike when thou will Ihe hour of rest, llut let my last day* be tnv best Whittier Conducted By J. C McAULIFFE his cotton died from wilt. Last year J gave him a few seed and secured others from the government and he planted the infected spot with them. The pianis grew well and but few died from the wilt. This season se lected seed were used and throughout the section there Is no cotton quite so good as the wilt proof. Hundreds of acres of cotton in the section will make scarcely anything on account of the black root and wilt, but this looks well and will make a tine crop. It Ib only another lesson in develop ment and one that will be sure to bear fruit. Seed selection must be the watchword of the farmers of the fu ture, whether it be with cotton, corn, or It matters not if it be some of the minor crops. The indications are that Georgias cotton crop will be easily gathered this year, and but few complaints for lack of labor are heard. While gen eral improvements are being made on all farms, still there seems to be as much labor as is needed in any walk of life. It will be a great thing for the agricultural sections of Georgia if there is no labor depression felt this fall and winter. Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson has esti mated the cotton crop to tie one-fourth below the normal, but it may turn out even worst*, and all the lleecx staple should be saved by the farm ers. But hay, grain and forage should receive much consideration, for these products were never higher here than now. Hay is somewhat cheaper than a year ago, but it Is only due to the fact that it is now in the midst of ihe season. Next spring it will be higher, and now is a good time to plan for sowing grain and forage crops, or something for grazing dur ing the early winter months. Prob ably beardless barley is one of the ijest crops to plant for this purpose. Bye Is also splendid, both as a cover crop and for grazing. There are plenty of them that can he grown profitably, and It will bo well to in vestigate right now and get busy with the work.—Home and Farm. FOR PROFIT AND PLEASURE Don't you think it would be a good thing, right now, to teach young stock that have been roosting outside In the cobps to go in the hen house at night? No farmer can afford lo raise corn, wheat and other grains to teed lice and mites. It is not the number of egg. a hen lay*, it is tlte time of the year si - lays them that makes her profitable. There are strains in all,breeds that &re poor layers. The largest breeds are not the lay ers the smaller breeds are. They make up for lack of eggs in pounds of flesh. There Is nothing that adds to the appearance of a larm ltke a pure ■ breed of chickens A flock uniform in ; color attracts the beauty-loving eye al a lot of mix'd chickens never j tiocs. Inbreeding will show its results in ' the young at hatching time. New 1 rtlood in the wav of coekerels wit. i cost you something, bin von are sure | to get your money back. | Rlack Lancshans are slow In matttr ' Ing and seldom lay at an early age. | nut they are persistent layers when | once started. Duck championship ts often the I cause of disease among chickens ! This is a fact which has been stated i before on this page and should be | repeated go many times every pnul j try raiser would be certain to reoicnt ; her It. Grasshoppers are plentiful tbfse j days. Turkey* on a foraging trip i sometimes forget themselves it i seems XUht comes, anil they ar > pelted in rot's* :way frjrr hum" i No time should be lost going after i them or you utay lose track of them We arc gradually getting our tur nkeys ,accustomed to tbe new corn For their evening meal we chop it i cob and all into small pieces. And soon pick off every grain. We have so many maple trees at our place, and last year while the leave* were dry we raked them up a , good many of them and stored In a | dry place for owe in the cb‘ck -n house jin wlnto- Hew the hen* d.d enjoy ! working In those leaves hunting for ! 'fhal! grains Xnd the leave* help.'! lo make the floor more comfortab'e. j They make a dght litter that the | hens like to work In.—lnland Fanner, Have a Rummage Sale of Your Own. This is serious— At this glorious springtime thoughts of new things are uppermost in one’s mind—not in clothing line alone—but throughout the household a general replacement takes place— What becomes of the old stuff ? Piled away in garret or storeroom most lilcely— and forgotten. Why, if you would go through the basement or storeroom of the average family today you would find an “accumulation of discards” from years back. The strange thing is that hundreds of people want the very thing for whiofc you have no further use. It’s easy for you to find a customer, too— Glance at the Want Columns in today’s paper see which want you can supply—then write the party. But if you can’t find a party who can use what you want to sell, make a list of what you have and put it in the Want Columne yourself. But look at the Want Ads. first. r - * Dear Reader, Do You Want the News? Then, Read The Herald It Gives It First It Gives If To-Day, Not Early To-Morrow It Is Read By the People Now Is Subscription Time ARE YOU BUILDIING? We Carry a Large Stock of n HARD WOOD MANTELS, RUBBER kfootmo* CRATES AND TILES TAR PAPER PARIAN HOUSE PAINTS. Black and Galvanized Corrugated Iron, Tar and Rosin Sized Build ing Paper; Tin Shingles, Etc. Estimate* cheerfully furnished on Tin Roofing, Gutters, Etc., Gal vanned iron cornices, and skylights. DAVID SLUSKY, 1009 BROAD STREET. Bn j n Ls Red and Buff, Dry Pressed ‘ k • v IA and Common Building LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHITMENT. Georgia-Carolina Brick Company Howard H. Stafford, President. Write for Prices. AUGUSTA, GA. Augusta, Ga., August 31, 190* To Our Friends and Patrons, Our ,arge and varied stock of Vehicles. Harness. Carrjjige and lAagon material, etc., has been absolutely saved by my corps of sales men, mechanics and porters, scarcely a thing damaged For the past three days, Friday, Saturday and Monday, we have been cleaning up -nd re-arranging aleck, and are now just in condi tion aa If nothing had happened to this goodly city. Soliciting a continuance of the favors heretofore so liberally be stowed by Friends and Patrons, We are, Very truly yours, \ H. H. COSKERV. SUNDAY, SEPT. 27.