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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
HOGS AND PEANUTS.

The bacon type is hog with small
bone, straight lines on both back
and belly, short snout, short legs,
wide across shoulders and hams,
long sides and when looked at from
side or rear presents a square ap-
pearance. The hog that will mature
at an early age, bring most on the
market and can be produced at the
lowest possible cost is the one to
raise. To produce meat it is neces-
sary to grow crops other than corn
to get best and cheapest results. Lee
gumes form the best pastures. Hogs
will grow fat on clover alone but by
adding a light feed of corn the best
results are obtained. Peanuts and
sweet potatoes form ideal foods for
fattening and the hogs harvest them.
Peanuts also produce from one to
two tons of hay per acre, worth from
5 to $40 per ton, and the nuts are
left in the ground for the hogs.
Where alfalfa can be grown it has
no equal, but it will not grow on
some soils that will produce good
crops of peanuts, potatoes or cow
peas.-TeXas Farmer
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30

Dear Sir:-I write to ask you if
you will please publish through your
next weeks Jeffersonian the amount
of bagging and ties that may legally
be placed on a bale of cotton. / have
always thought that thirty pounds
was allowed, or that thirty pounds
was taken from the price paid the
producer. Please explain this. The
cotton factors in Augusta are now
taking fifty cents from every bale
that has over seven yards of bagging
and six ties, in addition to the thirty
pounds allowed for wrapping.
Very truly yours,
R. S. ROWE.
(Answer)
Your favor received. Your under
standing about the custom that has
prevailed ever since knew anything
about the selling of cotton is correct.
The Liverpool prices are based upon
an allowance of c. i. f. and per cent.
meaning first cost, insurance,
ocean freight and per cent. for
tare. On a 500-pound bale, which is
about the average, this, of course,
would be about thirty pounds. In
other words, cotton is so bought that
no matter what the farmer thinks on
the subject, he loses thirty pounds,
the estimated weight of the bagging
and ties. Another name for this is
tare, the wrappage of the cotton TAX
ing the place of the boxes which en-
close the goods, the bottles which en-
closes the liquid, or the sack which
encloses the -four
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
SUPPORTING TWO FAMILIES.

Wallace's Farmer, in recent is
sue, says: eve are coming to a
time and we are sorry for it when a
quarter section of land in the Mis-
sissippi Valley must support two
families, the landlord and the ten
ants"
This is the old world problem of
tenant farming. 1t is the land prob
lem of the ages.
In so far as it relates to the own
ership OF the land and the tenant
working for landlord, it is, as Wal
lace's Farmer says, matter to be
regretted.
1t is we'll to see, says Home and
Farm, whether that relation cannot
be to some extent avoided We are
coming to the time undoubtedly
when one acre will have to do the
work that two acres did in our fore
fathers time. The demand from
the world for food and clothing in
creases constantly, and with the
multiplication of machinery and the
increase of capital in centers of pop
ulation, the power of purchase will
be greatly increased and the demand
will be for more farm products at
better prices.
This means a division of the land,
the use of smaller pieces of ground.
he old plantation flea may prevail
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30

for years to come in certain sections
of the country, but what is generally
termed intensive farming and
sometimes diversified farming
means the more thorough tillage Of
every acre. That necessitates either
the sale of large plantations on rea-
sonable terms to men of small
means, or else, as our Northern con-
temporary says, it means landlord
and tenant.
There should be some plan for
small farmers purchasing such farms
as they need at fair prices on long
time. Something Of this kind we
have in the cities where men work
ing for daily wages seek to buy and
pay for home out of their savings.
Capital comes in to assist them, and
we have savings banks, building and
loan associations and various other
plans for putting at the disposal of
the industrious, sober, persistent
day laborer certain financial re-
sources that enable him to buy and
pay for his house in reasonable
time.
We ought to have something cor
responding to this movement in ag-
riculture.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
A MOUSE FARM.

When we wrote of those terrapin
sentative Indianapolis that we had
reached the limit. But now we are
gracely told by the American Guilt
vator of a mouse farm. And it is
kept by woman, too. And no au-
tomato device for holding up her
skirts, Or to enable her to jump
upon benches and to scream is men
toned, either. She lives in Western
Massachusetts, and she makes a liv-
ing raising these rodents.
Last year, we are told, she sold
5000 mice and rats for experiment.
al purposes. They were bought by
the laboratories for use in the study
of tuberculosis and various other
diseases. The animals, after being
bought, are artifcially infected, and
the results studied with carefully re-
corded observations. The mice sell
at from SIS to $25 per hundred.
Rats bring about $25 per hundred.
On the farm they are kept in cages
and in the various farm buildings.
Besides rats and mice, several hun
dred guinea pigs and rabbits are
kept. Some of the animals are Of
rare breeds, and are sold for pets.
The animals are all fed on grain
and vegetables, and several hundred
dollars worth of oats and several
tons of carrots and other vegetables
are consumed by them annually.
Guinea pigs are used in large num-
bers in the laboratories in the man
ufacture of antitoxin, antidotes for
the poison which certain diseases
create in the system.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
What Our Farmers sire Saying and Doing

Now nine cotton farmers out of ten
in the South, after getting their land
to do that, would want to plant that
land in cotton again, and would say
that they could not afford to grow
corn on it. But this man wisely says
that that land goes into corn the
coming year, and he hopes to make
100 bushels per acre with his care
fully selected seed, for he has i'm
proved his cotton and corn both by
selection. And yet, hundreds Of
farmers write asking for fertilizer
formulas for making land that only
makes ten bushels of corn produce
SO bushels, when they could do just
as we'll as this man has done with
his corn and cotton, by improving
the land gradually and selecting
their seed in an intelligent way
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
FARM BUTTER.

Some fine butter is made on the
farm, but so much is inferior that
this class of butter is badly discount
ed in the general market. The good
and the bad are collected together
at the country store, and in selling
to the wholesaler or the commission
house the country dealer Jumps it all
off, good and bad together, at a re-
duced rate.
Thus the maker of good farm but
ter suffers by being found in bad
company. Where the good and bad
are mixed, the good always suffers.
Prices tend to range with the lowest
quality at the expense of the highest
1t does not seem possible to have
all farmers make first-class butter
They could if they would, but they
just Won'tdo it, and the only way
out for the producers of good butter
is to make special engagements, and
thus go directly to the consumer, or
else ship to special dealers in fine
buffers.
Good farm butter generally does
find it's higher level of price in the
city market, but it is after being as
sorted out by the city merchant. He
goes over his country store lots and
grades them. The best he puts off
as creamery butter at the higher
price, which goes to the generally
recognized good qualities of that
class.
The farmer that wants to get a
good price for his butter or any 9TH
er products must produce a first
class article and then come out from
among the mass Of bad producers
when he seeks a market. 1t is the
only way to protect yourself and get
high price for your wares.-Home
and Farm.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
FOR SALE.

The printing material of the Balm
bridge Democrat at a bargain, be-
cause of the death of the editor, and
the loss of subscription books. Balm
bridge is a fine opening for a tri-
weekly.
MRS. j. M. BROWN, Dawson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30
WHAT SOUTHERN SOILS CAN DO

A farmer writes to the Progress
sive Farmer that he expects two and
one-half bales of cotton per acre.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-09-30

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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
BoiIs, PinpIes
And BIackheads
Are Caused by Blood Impurity Which
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cium Waters
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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
MONEY CONTRIBUTED
TO LOCAL RED CROSS

Subscriptions received yesterday by
Treasurer Allen Knight Of the local
Red Cross amounted to s1l,S4AS6, max
ing the total Red Cross fund TO date
s3S. S.179.07. OF this amount $4,000 al
ready has been remitted to Secretary
Charles J.. Magee Of the American
National Red Cross in Washington and
$4,000 more viii be telegraphed Mon
day morning. The list OF subscrip-
tions 10 the Red Cross fund yesterday
lalIn..r..
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Best Hydegrade
Calateas l2lLac Yard

It HE genuine, with name
4 stamped on every yard-the
seasons newest and best pat
terms in great variety-stripes,
checks, figures, dots and two
toned effects and solid colors-
instead of 1Sc, yard. s12Hc
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Soc and 75c Plaid
Dress Gocds 2Sc Yard

NJ EARLY 90 pieces of SO inch
~ wool dress fabrics, in rich
plaids, checked and striped ef-
fects-light. medium or dark
colorings-5Oc and 75c values
are offered beginning Monday,
yard d-..s..1.....,.....s..zoe
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
l5c English Long Cloth
Special lOc Yard

DLAIN white. So inch, soft
L finished English long cloth,
foI underwear, etc.-in January
sale, yard. Zoe
The Csc quality. yard .15e
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
lOc Flanneletses 6l4c

u EAVY grade fleecy Outing
L Flannels-in pink and blue,
and cream stripes and checks
for gowns, skirts and pajamas-
sale price, yard .6HS
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
s'777'' .
Humphreys Seventy-seven
breaks up Grip and
COL DS
Twentv-Four Hours ll

A patient says that by taking
"Seventy-seyen" every ifteer
minutes at the beginning, The
Cold disappeared in twenty-fom
hours; this is quite possible i
YOU realize that the first sign Of
Cold is a feeling OF lasSitud'
and weakness and do not wait til
the influenza, Cough and Sort
Throat set in.
All Drug Stores 25c.
HumDhreys' Homeo. Medicine CO.. cor. WD
liam and Ann streets New York.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
est Of January Clearance Sales
Sale zoe and CSC
Embroideries l215c

A GRAND clearance of all
"A broken lines of Embr0d-
cries that were Zoe and 25c the
yard. Assortment consists of
fine Cambria and Nainsook edg-
ings and insertions, from 2 to 8
inches wide, in immense variety
OF choice patterns; all grouped
on salestables now; at
yard ....-.... .....s... AAIzF
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
San FranciscO's Donation
To ItaIy's Sufferers

From San Francisco
Relief and Red Cross
funds ...... 100000
Subscribed to local Red
Cross fund .. ss,17s.07
II epOr e forwarded
through other sources $4,000
Collected by local Chin
ere colony ...... 100000
Collected by California
Jockey club - 100000
Columbus Savings and
Loan society coHec-
lions on hand. - 1.3I5.50
Bank OF Italy coIIec-
tiOns on hnnd. . 966.Oe
Italian American bank
collections ON hand 901.2S
Banca POpOlare 0peraia
ItaIiana collections on
hand 1850
EItalin GIornnle coIIec-
fiOns ON hand. 1890
SOcieta In MeridionaIe
collections on hand. $500
Swiss American bank
collections on hand IS4.O0
Salesian council of st.
Peter and ST. PauPs
church ....... S3.S5
Total TO date $97,596.87
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
45c Wash Foulards 2Sc

A NEW Spring line Just in.
~ The new bordered effects
with dots and figures-will
make swell dresses-worth to
45c yard, for...........2 use
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
SPECIAL FUND RAISED
BY SALESIAN COUNCIL

A special fund amounting to $S7.75
was raised yesterday by the Salesian
council, the Young Mems Institute of
ST. Peter and st. Paups Italian church.
Me contributors wara.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
ADDITIONAL FUNDS POUR
IN FROM BERKELEY

BERKELEY. Jan. 2.-The following
additional subscriptions for the aid of
the sufferers of the Italian earthquake
were received today by Wells Drury,
secretary of the chamber OF commerce:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
$l.SO Comforters
CSC Each

= OOD silkoline coverings:
~ figured both sides; pure
white cotton filing; sale price.
only ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .06S
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
THE san FRANCISCO CALL SUNDAY. JANUARY g. 1909
SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN
BY ITALIAN NEWSPAPER

Subscriptions received by the Italian
newspaper LItalia amounted last night
to $499.60. Additional subscriptions
Yesterday were:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
MERIDfONALE SOCIETY
RECEIVES A GOOD SUN

A total subscription of $47620 was
last night by the Meridionale
society. of which s100 already has
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Sl.5o Blankets Sl.Oo

ELEECY and warm, white or
1 gray, double bed blanket:
extra good $50 quality;
PAIR .......A...s-s.- -. P1sO0
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

been forwarded to italy by cable The
subscriptions yesterday amounted 10
$3.50 and were as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

Winnipeg is diverting sewer gas into
her street lamps.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Drawers

SOC Drawers, 35c-Soft finished muslin with
deep hounce and lace insertion; January sale
PiiNo -. Soc
75c Wide Umbrella Drawers-For this sale SOC
Great assortment Nainsook and Muslin Drawers
including the Vassar Model at 75c, $1.00, $125 up
to $500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Our January Muslin Underwear Sale
Begins Monday with Amazing Values

S2.25 and $3.50 Skirts,
S1.48-Elegant garments,
made with deep flounces
of embroidery, only SLAB
$500 Embroidery and
Lace Trimmed Skirts, So
$500 Skirts, with lace
insertions, edgings. .S2.75
Other Styles, SIS to SIS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

S1.25 Skirts, 85c = Cut
full and wide; good mus
Inns; made with deep
f1ounces and clusters of
tucks; now only. .s5c
$1.50 Skirts, 95c-Many
styles to choose from;
deep flounces of en-
broidery; finished with
many tucks; cheapest
worth $1.50; all at. Csc
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

HumDhreys' Homeo. Medicine CO.. cor. WD
liam and Ann streets New York.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Muslin Gowns

60c Gowns, 40c-Fine
muslin. high or low neck;
embroidered and tucked
yokes; wonderful value
AT ......... 4UC
S1.00 Long Cloth
Gowns, &c V-Shape
and high necks; embroid-
cry trimmed; several
styles at, each. .67c
S1.5o Gowns, oSc-Al-
most endless variety
Nainsook and Muslin
Gowns. either lace or en-
broidery trimmed; some
with lace kimono sleeves;
at, each .............9 .98c
Nainsook, Gross bar
Muslin and plain Muslin
Gowns, some colored en-
broide-ed. at S1.25, $1.4s,
S1.75, up to $1,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04

CRESTON, Ia, Dec. 3.-(Special)-The
horticultural exhibit in this city closed yes
terday and the fruit men packed their ex-
hibits, some for home and some for the
state exhibit, which meets in Des Moines
next week. No place Of meeting was Sc
lected at this time for the next meeting
Of the association, but all expressed a de-
sire to come here next year, and 1t is I'M
derstood there will be an effort to have 1t
again. The show was a success, although
the weather conditions were most unfavor-
able for It, The following premiums were
awarded by the judges, w. Green and
George Van Houten:
Beet county display, first, ]. p. Betchel
Of Hamburg; second, d. E. Moffett OF
Corning.
Best Individual display. first. j. NJ,
Betchel, 1876 plates; second, A. A. Stimson;
third, M. r. Gray; fourth, w. NJ. Bonn
berger; fifth. d. E. Moffett
Best commercial display, three plates,
first, w. r. Gray; second, w. NJ. Bonn
berger.
Best commercial display Of named va
r%ieties, W. NJ. Bomberger.
Z. L. Sawyer was awarded a prize for
a fine display Of cut flowers and plants
First, second and third prizes were also
awarded the best display OF plate fruit
twenty varieties taking premiums.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Eastern CnpitaI for Mobridre.

MoBRIDGE. S. D., Dec. S.-(Special)-w.
Kennison, representing the Northwest
Townsite company Of Philadelphia, which
is composed Of eastern capitalists, has been
spending several days in Mobridge. General
S. E. Olson Of Minneapolis, president OF
the Grand Crossing Land company. which
owns and controls the townsite and sur
rounding acreage, was called by wire to
meet Mr.. Kennison. These gentlemen, to-
gether with the officers Of the Farmers
State bank and the local representatives
of the Grand Crossing Land company,
were in close consultation for several
hours. Mr.. Kennison has been making ex-
tensive investments as far west as Seattle.
Judging from the eastern capital that he
represents and the interest they are TAX
ing in the northwest. together with the
four lines Of railroad now being extended
west from Mobridge, and the other lines
that are being built, the rapid development
OF this western country is attracting wide
attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Nebraska

soual and business relations. by the death
OF Miss Mabel Wilson. who has been enl-
ployed in this department as steuographcr
practically since its organization, there
Received. That we bear testimony to and
hold In remembrance her admirable per
sonal qualities. and the excellent character
Of the service rendered by her to this de-
partment b Il further
Resolved. That these resolutions be
spread upon the record OF the Nebraska
STATE Railway commission, and a COPY
thereof mailed to Mrs. Della Wilson,
mother Of the deceased.
Ad~jutant Generals New order.
Heretofore money given the Nations
Guard companies has been accounted foi
by results. This has been changed by
Adjutant General Hartigan. who has issue
an order for ever cent to be accounted To-
monthly. The order is as follows: From
and after January l. 1910. commanding Of
Ulcers will make report to this office OF
blanks furnished, a strict account OF al
expenditure Of funds, furnished by tn,
state for the maintenance Of headquarteri
or companies.
mo money shall be paid from such fund.
except on receipt properly signed and for
warded with above report.
when commanding officers expend NOR
money in the maintenance Of their com
mands than Is furnished by the state the,
will not upon such report the purpose ant
amount Of such expenditures and tn.
source from which such money was oh
tanned. but receipts need not be furnishe,
for such expenditure"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
IOWA ROADS B#OTTOMLESS
Complaints of Conditions Come from
All Parts of Hawkeye
State.

CRESTON, Ia, Dec. S.-(SpeciaL)TFrom
all parts Of the state come the complaint
of impossible roads, corn under mud and
water and rural route carriers forced to
carry the mail on horseback, and many
of them ~resigning because Of the fearful
condition of the roads on their routes
Especially from the southwest portion OF
the state are conditions assuming an alarm
ing aspect. Hundreds of acres OF corn are
still unhusked and 1T is impossible foI
farmers to get into their fields much less
get out with loaded wagons. Cornhuskers
are refusing the high rate of 5 cents pei
bushei for husking, because of the almos'
impossible task of getting at the corn Goa
/ dealers also report much grief, and a Goa
famine is threatened at Corning unless
conditions are relieved soon, as coal can
not be brought from the Carbon minei
near there.