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Making Mistakes.

Big men make big mistakes. Little
men could not make big mistakes If
they tried; they haven't the capacity.
The fellow of strong personality, the
man who grabs ut an opportunity with
all his might and goes straight toward
its accomplishment hurriedly is more
likely to make big mistakes than the
weakened of the world who are timid
and afraid. But the mistakes do not
amount to so much with him-that is
the point. The little fellow who makes
a mistake is lost. But the big fellow is
only encouraged by making n mistake
and often is able to drag success over
his errors as Il giant might drag a bull
through the underbrush. The little fell
low IS not to be blamed. but the big
fellow is to be admired.-COlumbus
(OD Dispatch.
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The Business of Life.

Life is a business we are all apt to
nismanage, either living recklessly
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guided out of our moments by the
tnsniies of custom. We should de-
pise man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct Of any
other business. But in this, which is
the one thing Of all others. since it con-
tsinS them all, we cannot see the forest
for the trees. One brief impression OBJ
hterates another There is something
supplying in the recurrence Of unim-
purtant things, and it is only on rare
WOvOcatiOns that we can rise to take
an outlook beyond daily concerns and
comprehend the narrow limits and
great possibilities Of our existence
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Thanks For the Ducks"

An official in one of the largest man
ufacturing concerns in Philadelphia re-
Gently showed me the huge plant. l
marveled. at the labor saving ma
chinery.
zone of our workmen." he said, "has
made a great many of the improve
ments you see in this room. He likes
to go duck shooting. and while of on
a trip for a week or more he thinks out
some new way TO save labor"
After a moments pause he added:
"Why. he turned up one day with a
plan whereby we save $4,000 a year"
"And what" l inquired. docs that
workman get out of it,"
"Oh." the happy official replied, che
gets the ducks.'-Girard in Philadel-
phia Ledger
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Child Escapes Coyote.

Bend. Ore.-Attracted to the door
yard by an unusual noise being made
by her flock of turkeys. Mrs. Thomas
Merchant, living east of Bend. found a
coyote running toward her little girl.
who was playing in the yard. The ami
NAL was frothing at the mouth and Is
believed to have been rabid. Mrs. Mer-
chant had just time to snatch her
daughter up and return to the house
before the coyote reached the spot
where the little girl was at play.
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Firm as a Rock.

-There," he said, pulling his shirt
sleeves over his brawny arms and sur
veying the clothes prop which had
taken him the best part Of the after
noon to fix in the garden, that's as
firm as a rock. Even the combined
forces of the elements cannot bring it
down."
Later in the day he found the pole
on the ground.
did you do thisY' he roared to his
eight-year-old son.
"No, father" was the answer; "a
sparrow perched on It 1 seed 1t my
self."-London Globe.
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That Midniqht Oil.

81 suppose" ventured the interested
friend Of the family. that John is
still burning the midnight oil at col
lege"
Yes, indeed" replied the fond but
puzzled mother, but the college must
furnish a very inferior quality of oil.
John writes me that some midnightS
the light is so very poor that he can
hardly read his hand" - Pittsburgh
Chronicle Photograph.
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Game.

Daughter of Western Farmer.oh,
George, the harvest hands threaten to
quit, and papa is away
Young Foreman - Yes, l know.
wired him this morning for instruc-
lions.
Daughter of Western Farmer-What
did he answer?
Young FOreman-He said, Hold
hands till come
Daughter of w am Farmer-Well.
1t means an awfu. - of spOOning, but
/ guess we can do IL. can't we?-Life.
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E z11 Dosing 50 vel, old
Sc friend Of q newly made

-. This Is the first opportu-
have had Of offering my con-
=. ..stulations on your recent marriage.
T,om the look of things 1 guess you've
norried money. Well, it was the right
.binc TO do. That shop walking berth
- Tours must have been awfully Dor
mo Is she in? 1 should like to be in
rOduced."
aOb she's at work." said the hus-
hand with a placid smile.
AT work? What do you mean?"
asked the friend.
"WeI. you see, it was this way" re-
,liud the benedict. "She had a much
hotter position than mine-head of her
dpDartment, IS a week. Wouldn't give
finn. So there was nothing for it but
FIR me TO retire from business and keep
house, and here l am, you see. You
have to let women have their way in
cOme things."-London Tit-Bits.
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Wrong Eating.

AFTER ALL" says bulletin g
frOm Z state board of health, g
good health is largely a matter g
OF what goes into the stomach. /.
If person eats heavily Of rich, g
Greasy. concentrated foods. such Z.
as fricI meats, rich pastries, g
SogSy or underdOne breads. he =
will soon find himself seeking a g
fellcf from headache, sluggish g
hess. constipation and bilious g
Ness. and the patent medicine g
route viii he the way he will &
likely moose. Pills and purga- g
lives viii find a hearty welcome g
aud become a warm friend to 6
PERSONS who so poison them &
selves. The trouble arising from 6
eatInS food of this kind is that it <.
lermrn'> i'll the stomach. throws 9
vi Parsons and creates a condi- g
uon WA.ch calls for Il stronger .
POISON ~ the form of medicine :;
"thr"w nfr the food poison. The &
Medicine habit is acquired. and &
HE digestive organs of the stom- &
mach arc wrecked and no longer &
Perform their natural functions. 8
Tn the other hand, whoever &
e1tS freely OF fruits, vegetables. &
, "lk. huttcr. salads. cereals and 6
\ autS-foodS prepared by nature &
\ '"r man not only avoids diges-
4 i've troubles. but he is spared 6
Tue evil effects Of food poiSons, {
. such rs rheumatism, headaches, 4
. HuSSiShncSs and biliousneSs. He (
also escapes the patent medicine (
IsOlt lie eats according to ma 4
Ufes demand and needs, and no I
eNicine is required as an after (
"&NNA a a a q a a a 4
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He Was the Whole of IL.

Over the wire to the parsonage came
this request:
"The bishop would like to meet at
the church this evening the pastor, the
class leader. the Sunday school super
ntendent, the president of the cradle
NL and of the young peoples societies,
the president of the missionary So
Gety, the chorister and the SeXtonr'
All right, I'll be there" was the
snSWer.-ChriStian Herald.
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Simple Arithmetic,

A little boy who had not learned
how to count one day received three
apples from friend.
He was very pleased and told his
mother afterward.
"How many apples did you get"
she asked.
81 don't know just how many moth
err" he replied. but 1 got one in the
middle and two outside."-New York
Times.
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Ants XIII Bees.

Oakland, Cal.-Dr. ]. Fl. Callen, who
had two hives Of bees. much alive, on
his Fruitvale avenue property, is now
occupied In cleaning out two hives Of
dead bees. victims Of an unsuccessful
verdun defense against horde Of ma
rauding ants The evidence shows that
the ants attacked In solid mass forma-
don. carrying the bees hrst, second
and third line of trenches and then At
lacking the entrances to the hives
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Prodidy,

'That youngster Of yours Is pretty
bright, eh?'
Breads Henry James at sight" an
swered the Boston man.-Kansas City
Journal.
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Air Movements.

The movement Of air Is variously
designated, according to its velocity
as a zephyr. breeze. wind, gale or hur
ricane.
A dense or thick fog. according t.
the weather bureau. obscures objects
at a distance OF 1000 feet.
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new DIMES In CIRCULATION.
$4,000 Worth of Coins Distributed by
the Philadelphia Mint.

Philadelphia. The new ten cent
pieces which have been coined in large
quantities at the Philadelphia mint
were recently put into circulation for
the first time, about $4,000 worth be-
ing distributed to banks and trust COM
panies. They were introduced stimuli
taneously in the western states from
the Denver mint
The diverse side of the new dime
shows a head Of Liberty in profile,
while the reverse side shows a bundle
Of rods in the center and the protrud-
ing battleax, symbols of unity. Sur
rounding the central design is an olive
wreath, denoting peace.
The new coins are expected to be I'm
general circulation within a few days.
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a Riyer In Brazil,

The state of Sac Paulo. In the repub-
lie of Brazil, has a river that carries
one Of the longest names of any stream
In the world. The name is Of Indian
origin and is @Tamanduaetehy" and is
also called without saving anything In
length "riyer of the Great Tamanoir."
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Some PEOPLE Think So.

Lucia di Lammermoor is great
favOrte OF mine" said Mrs. Van Spcn-
der to Mrs. Climber, whom she was en-
tertaininG at the opera.
1--WE never met her" said Mrs.
Climber lis she attractive?"-New
York World
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Flying Predictions.

In 1918 Friar Bacon predicted that
flying would shortly" become n gen
eral practice. and Bishop wilkins in
1862 said. 1T will yet be rs usual 10
hear a man call for his wings when h.
is going on journey rs it Is now {"
hear him call for his boots"
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The Ancient Mayas,

1t Is urged by an archaeologist that
the Mayas, who once inhabited Amer
ica, had a civilization as far advanced
as that of any early people except the
Greeks. The jewellers in the jungleS
Of Yucatan. Guatemala and Honduras
are believed TO he their descendants.
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fireman SAVES BABY.
Climbed on Pilot of Locomotive, Lifted
Infant From Track.

SiIH1pSO vi VI 60SOH0ttNSg 1heSS
Infant From Track.
La Crosse, Wis.-Coon valley resi-
dents are talking Of applying for a
Carnegie medal for Fireman Peter
Hensgen of the La Crosse and South
eastern. He was In freight engine
cab when he saw a child in the dis
lance on the track.
1t was down grade and the brakes
were slow to grip. Hensgen climbed
out along the footboard to the pilot.
grasped a rod and leaned down.
He grabbed the sleeping child with
his free hand and lifted her from the
track. The child was the little daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Jacobson.
She had wandered away in the after
noon and lay down tired between the
rails and went to sleep.
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Collene Faculty.

From the letter of father to his
son at college:
Dear Harold-Your brief letter came to-
day. | am inclosinE the check for the
amount you requested. l have heard
great deal OF the college faculty. l take
II to be the faculty for spending money.
Affectionately. FATHER
New York Post.
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Not Guilty,

Little Charley had been spanked by
his mother for stealing cookies. His
cousin, who was present, wishing to
comfort him. said: Poor Charleyi You
have my sympathy" Looking up
through his tears. he protested: 81
have not, I didn't touch itT-Boston
>ranScrint
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Deserved 70 Get IL,

81 want to ask you for n bit of al.
vice." said the insinuating man.
What is it,
81 want you to put yourself in my
place and me in yours and tell me how
you would so about 1t if you wanted TO
borrow $40 from me" -EXchange.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Troublesome Trait.

Brown claims that he always tells
the truth"
YES: he seems to have a mania for
stirring up trouble" - New York
Times.
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Feminine Sympathy.

81 could tell her how sorry all the
girls felt for Mamie yesterday"
"Why so?''
Because she sat there without
word when the othsrs were telling
Indignantly how those contemplate
them."-Baltimore American.
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The Irritated Tourist.

us this the bureau of information"
asked the confused traveller.
NO" replied the man. This is the
ticket office"
Great gunsi Is 1t getting so they
sell tickets now for infOrmation?'-
Washington Star.
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Clam Shells,

Clam shells are susceptible Of fine
polish and are used for many orna-
mental purposes. Chinese carve them
into snuffboxes. tops of walking sticks,
bracelets and similar articles.
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Strono on Bills.

winkle-My wife would make a good
member Of congress. Hinkle-Why?
Winkle-Shes always introducing bills
into the house.
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Cruel.

Lottie-He wore my photograph over
his heart, and 1t stopped the bullet.
Tottie-I'm not surprised. darling: II
would stop a clock.-London Sketch
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Merelv n Delusion.

Insurance Doctor-Any insanity In
your family? Cholly-Only-aw-the
pater-thinks he's the head Of the
house. We know.-Boston Globe.
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Shook.

MOlly-You say you shook all over
when yOu proposed to her? Cholly-
Yes did. Molly-And how about the
grl: Cholly-Oh, she only shook her
head.
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At REGULAR Rates.

Amateur PoeteSs-Ten dollars for
Correcting the meter of this little verse!
Professional POet-Oh, yes; for this
sort of work | charge regular plumb
erS' rateS-Life.
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PROVING IL.

"BOggs says that he finds that two
can live as cheaply as one"
Yes. They live with his wife's
folks"-Browning's Magazine.
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Ons Drawback.

Confession may be good for the soul.
bot it's often rough on the reputation.
Charleston News and Courier.
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am responsible before God for the
work I might have done and did not
dor. A. Torrey.
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This is the best day the world has
ever seen. Tomorrow will be better
r A. Campbell.
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Nothing boosts the value Of blessings
nks their removaL-Chicago Newh
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Where love and skill work together
expect a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23
CHOOSE YE THIS DAY
WHOM YE WILL SERVE"
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN BY THE COMONER FROM THE RESULTS
OF THE RECENT NATIONAL LECTION THE ELECTION JUST
HELD HAS UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED DEMOCRATIC PAR.
~ FROM ANY OBLIGATION 1T MAY AVE UNDER TO THE
LOU OR INTERESTS"

The greatest question before the
American people today is moral one.
The liquor traffic is causing more
harm, more misery, than war ar pes.
thence. It has at last become Il real.
living Issue, one that will not down.
Not 10 be- dealt with 10y the prohibition
party for that has and will continue
to be- failure when acting alone. but
its Success must be had through ONE
or the other Of the two great parties.
the democratic or the republican. 1t Is
death a. hat party which openly cS.
pouSoS the cause Of the liquor forces
and It is life more abundantly" t.
that party which will openly cspousc
the cause of national prohibition. the
only salvation ~ America. Look at
the great array If states already nm.
der prohibition laws. twenty-five In all.
published in another column Of this
npcr ana ask, "What can stem the
tide of this great wave in behalf Of
humanity The following from the
Commonor on "Thc Great Moral Is
sue Is in such close keeping with the
above sentiment. and you will doubt
less appreciate the views If hi, great
man:
The prohibition iSsIn i here. and
here To- stay until the saloon is driven
ont Of the United states. # i the
great moral iSsuc Of this generation,
and the democratic party Is the PAR.
ty tu lead the fight in the nation.
"Thn olnctinn inst hnIl has nnnN.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23

pctedly released the party # any Oh.
LEGATION It may have been under to
the liquor interests They threw their
influence 10 the republican ticket. and
went down to defeat with It. Aud the
democratic huSscs lie IN the same dis
honorcd grave. They must confess
that they were really against tie pres.
idcnt or that they can not deliver the
votes which they claim to control.
Which position will they take: Did
they hctray the party or are they i'm
potent to aid?
let the dry democrats begin work
at once Ia secure control of the dem.
ocratic organization. state and nation.
al Nearly half the states are now
dry, ana the number win be- swcllcd
Ia nearly, If not quite, thirty before
1920. To take tie side of the saloon Is
- invite disastrous defeat. To take
the side Of the home Is To draw to the
party the strong young men who arc
coming ont ~ the schools and colleges
and who will within = few years. be
the dominant factor IN politics. Again
in the nations life tn" old question
demands an answer: Choose SO Ibis
day whom yc will serve.
"Thc Commoncr is I'm this light AMI
calls upon its readers ~ organize for
ia, ytru..rI. ,rIy,I, T. g., .t.t,r,ni,, tn,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET.

National Stock Yards. Ills Nov
20..-Today's receipts: Cattle 4oO'
hogs 5000; sheep 800.
Cattle: Under pressure Of an extra
ordinarily good demand, in face Oi
liberal runs, the market has forged
rapidly to the front. with killing steers
30 to 30; all mixed cattle 30 to Sl.W;
yearlings 10 cents 10 81. and st 'ck
cattle % to 80 cents highe- than two
weeks ago today. The outlook Is as
encouraging for the futurc rs we Lave
seen for a good market right along
Quotations: Choi:e to prime steers
$6.S5 to S7.65: good To choice 500
to $685.; medium 20 good $500 10
W.25; common TO medium 1923 10
S.S5; fat cows 1918 TO so. so; me-
dlum cows 50. 80 to 1910; cutters So
% to $3.50; Gamers $4.65 to $4.S;
heavy bulls $3.50 to $5.65; heretics
20, % to so. 90; vealers 81 10 $40.
Stock Cattle: Good to choice quail
Ny thin steers 50 to 1915; medium TO
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23
RECORDS ELIMINATE
UNPROFITABLE TREES.

The value of performance records
for citrus trees is two fold, according
to a recent lecture at the University
Of Florida by Leo B. Scott bureau 81
plant industry. In the first place they
enable the grower to distinguish he
tween the productive and non-produc-
tive trees. They place the trees on tie
credit or debit side Of the ledger.
That a great many trees are on the
wrong side for profit to their owner
is shown by the low average for the
state. The average state yield Is
ahcut box to the tree. Trees of low
performance are responsible for TINS
low average.
A few growers have inaugura''u
performance records. They have
found that many trees are loafing. u
f. Evans. agent for the University OF
Florida Extension Division In osce"
In county. has kept records for year
ON several hundred citrus trees. rec
ords for one year are not sufficient
mon which to draw conclusions or
TO eliminate trees. but these snow '"'
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23
q. s. GARDNER. secretary.

good So. 80 to SO; common to medium
50 to 81. 80: good stock heifcrS 500
to 1913, stock COWS 50 to So. -.
Hogs: Trade steady. Choice hogs
$50 pounds up So 80 to so; mixed
hogs $50 TO 100 pounds $40 to 50
30; 90 to 40 pounds pigs S.. - to S.
CO lighter pigs so. 80 to IS; best rough
hogs 1926 to $0.35; half fat rough
hogs SO. ~ to S7.75.
sheep: The shep and lamb market
speaks for itself. IL is already good.
has been good for some time. ami VIII
continue to be- unless we mirS our
guess greatly. The trade closes fully
- cents higher this week. Good To-
choice lambs S11.jO to Sl?; medium
lambs so. 30 to S11 % cullS SS.5n to
So fat sheep mostly $3.50: choppers
and bucks $5.5O to Sc; Gamer sheep
81. 80 to 81. 30; choice An-ora goats
81. % to SO: choice Angora Kids 50
to 81; fat straight haired goats $40
To 50 %: straight haired fai kids So
30 to Sc 80: Gamer goats 81 t. 81.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COMNilS
SION co.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23
THE THRICE-A-WEEK Edition
OF THR NEW YORK NUKI ID.
Practically q Daily at the Price OF .
Weekly. No Other Newspaper in
the World Gives Sc Much at
So Low a Price.

There has never been a time when
4 newspaper was more needed in the
household. The great war in Europe
has now entered its second year, wt'h
no promise OF an end for a long ti.ue.
These are Notwithstanding events, iu
which the United States, willing W
unwilling has been compelled to take
a part. No intelligent person can is-
more such issues.
The presidential contest also wil
soon be at hand. Already candidates
for the nomination are in the lied,
and the campaign, owing to the tx
traordinary character OF the times.
will he OF supreme interest. No 9TH
er newspaper viii inform you with
the promptness and cheapness Of the
Thrice.a Week edition Of the Nv
York World.
The Thrice Week Worlds rcCrl'lr
subscription price Is only 81 per year,
and this pays for 100 papers, We ~
fer this unequalled newspaper and
DeSoto County News together for one
year for 80. The regular subscription
o-ir- ~ the two napprs is 81 ~
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23

4 large number If northern people
have already arrived i'm this city, and
the number is Increasing daily. Is the
committee recently appointed 10y the
president Of the Commercial club
looking after these people; Probably
II would he good thing 10 report it,
activities to the papers of the city
each week since the Commercial Club
meets only once a month. Nothiu.
like having somebody tn report TO- you
know. The very fact that you are to
make II report causes greater interest.
and the work Is likely to he done
more completely. This is not criti-
ciSm, understand, for you may have
looked after each newcomer but Il;
locs not hurt tn be reminded, cspe'
tally when done by n known friend.
Wen gladly run the list Of newcum.
crs every few days, il the committee
thinks this will he If value. and the
new arrivals are not avcrSc TO It.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-11-23

before reaching market brought their
owners about one.quarter as much.
A great many thousand head OF
common Florida range cows have been
shipped to Texas this season to be
used in breeding herds, headed by
large type, pure bred bulls. As those
cattle men find it profitable to use our
cows for foundation stock, surely Flor
ida owners can make a large profit on
investment i'm them for the same pur-
pose.
a number of ranches have been
started in Florida this season, and
foremost in their operations are the
eradication of ticks, followed by pur-
chase Of pure.bred beef type bulls.
Shoot the Ticky Scrub Bulls.
one of the leading cattle men In
the State emphatically urges every cat
tie owner TO shoot the scrub bulls as
one would wild cats or other danger
Gus marauders, for there is no chance
to increase the size or quality of range
produced beef as long as they are
used for heading the herds. The sire
eXerts more influence on the offspring
than does the dam, which explains
why large, pure bred sires used on our
common COWS can produce so much
better calves than do the scrub bulls
used on common cows.
The experience of two cattle own
ers in Utah demonstrates the value
OF using pure bred bulls. Both men
sold their cattle on the same market
on the same day. Both used the same
amount of national forest range per
head and paid the same grazing fee.
One had used good bulls TO produce
his cattle, while the other had not.
The well.bred cattle brought $40 per
head more than the poor.bred cattle.
There is opportunity in Florida for
greater profit per head on well.bred
cattle than the above example, as our
range steers at present are among the
lowest valued stock on any market.
Eradication Of the cattle ticks and
purchase Of some pure-bred beef type
bulls will work wonders in building
up the quality, size and value OF Flor
ida range cattle,