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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26

The more important crops produced
in Georgia in 1917 were 100000 bush
els of corn, an increase of 1O,OOO,OOO
bushels over the previous year; 10000
600 bushel of oats; 2,074,000 bushels
of wheat. The yields of these two par
ticular crops were much below the av-
erage for some years past. due to the
very severe freezes in 1916. This year,
for instance, the state produced $780,
600 bushels of wheat, and we are now
planning for a much larger production
of wheat in 1919. The production of
Tame hay in 1917 was 562, 900 tons, an
increase of 100000 tons over the pre-
vious year. OF sweet potatoes 1885,
900 bushels were harvested, represent
ing an increase of 100000 bushels
over the previous year. OF Irish pota-
toes, 1,596.000 bushels were harvested,
which represents an increase of zoo, 900
bushels over the previous year. The
rye production was normal, while the,
peanuts harvested totaled 9,435, 900
bushels in 1917 as compared with l.
100000 bushels in 1916 The increase
in velvet beans was little short of phe-
nomenal, amounting to $4,000 tons.
These beans, as you understand, were
produced on the same land which grew
our record corn crop. You will thus
see that Georgia made a marvellous re-
Spouse in the matter of increased pro-
duction to the request of the food adj
ministration that she undertake to feed
herself. In addition to the above we
produced normal crop of cotton, in.
creased the number of our cattle 15O,-
600 head and our hogs about 1000, 900
head since 1a13. Georgia. is now the
leading stock producing state of the
southeast, as witnessed by the erection
or several packing plants within her
borders. The value of the agricultural
wealth. produced last year in Georgia
was about $4,000, 900. To this should
be added about S16O,O0O.OOO for live
stock and poultry industries, making a
total of about 500, 900 900
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26

Peanut hulls contain about a per cent
OF dlsestible protein, 80 per cent of di-
gestible carbohydrates and FL per cent
of digestible fat. The peanut kernel
without the hull contains PAL per cent
or digestible protein, 14.9 per cent of di-
gestlble carbohydrates and 4O4 per cent
OF dlgestible fat You will thus see
that the hulls themselves contain COM
paratiyely little digestible food of value
TO either hogs or cattle. We could not
recommend the hulls for feeding to
these classes of stock by themselves.
The best way of utilizing peanut hulls
is to, crush the nuts and hulls together.
extract the oil therefrom and then sell
the residue as the peanut cake and meal
or commerce. We imagine that peanut
hulls by themselves could only be re-
garded by food enforcement divisions
OF the various states as of no value ex-
cept as filler. and of course they should
not be used for this purpose, as it sim
ply represents the injection of material
into foods of high grade value for the
purpose Of reducing their composition
to lower grade. 1t also means that
the digestion of various classes of ami
mails would be burdened i'm an endeavor
TO work over and elected from the ali
mentary tract a lot of practically
worthless and low-grade material. More
over, the utilization of peanut huIls in
the manner indicated simply means to
further burden railroad transportation
now already badly congested The hog
raising industry of the state cannot be
successfully advanced or promoted
through the utilization of materials of
this character in foodstuffs which may
be prepared in a commercial form and
offered for sale for the feeding to
classes of stock mentioned.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
AGRICULTURAL
,Al:.3EDUCAT1oN,
@1~@~o SUCCESSOR tAs~wer
A@s@D ANDprUM, SOvLt
SUCCESSOR f,ARJhIHG
'ANDRnNM, SOULE

This department
president State AS
College. Athens
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
X X *

II. p. T., Luverne, Ala, writes: wish in
formation on planting the second crop Irish
potatoes, using the first crop for seed
When should they be taken out of the
ground. how treated and when planted?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
Feeding Value of Peanut Eru11s

u. +. C., Atlanta, Ga, writes: l would
for hogs and cattle '9
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03
OUR OWN PAGE OF SUNDAY SHORT STORIES
CAROLINE THINKS 1T OUT

ITO get up IN the morning and
make your own coffee and boil your
own egg and make toast for yourself
is all very well and good for a girl
when she is single. but TO have to
do that sort Of thing Is quite differ
ent when one is married" Caroline
had said with a very definite air
i've years ago on the memorable
afternoon when Horace Blair had
proposed TO her. ct don't in the
least mind living here in this two
room apartment now and / suppose
YOU are quite comfortable in tina
boarding house. but 10 have TO live
in three or four rooms or 10 have TO
20 20 boarding after we are married
would be really quite impossible"
Horace Scudled the hand he held
and looked 0ejectedly at the grace
ful finger that Caroline had just
permitted him to measure for the
engagement ring.
You are a very sensible girl, Car
oline.' he said. and ] suppose you
are right"
~Of course, I'm right" she
agreed. AT 90 I might have been
foolish aud romantic. Then / might
have supposed that ! could be happy
ard make YOU happy on my thou
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

patient moods Horace had TO admire
the lofty ideal that Caroline main
tanned toward marriage. Il was
something that had 10 be under
taken on a dignihed, rather grand
scale or not at all.
And a day or so ago Caroline was
still making her own toast and draw
ing an occasional picture that sold,
quite content on her small income
and Horace was working on patient
~ with the concern with which he
had begun 10 years ago. grimly
waiting for another chance ahead
that would bring him the coveted
six thousand dollar income. 1t did
not seem then that there would be
long TO wait, for already he had
reached the fifty-fivs hundred mark
and he had saved enough TO make
possible the prospects of starting in
life with a rather more pretentious
abode than the suburban cottage
that Caroline had held in such con-
tempt.
Caroline worked at her drawing
board as patiently and eagerly as
ever and her ability as an illustra-
tor had not become impaired but
owing 10 war conditions as the ed
itors told her there was less demand
for her particular kind OF talent
than in years gone by. When she
did get an order it was for a smaller
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

shoulder. saying hoarsely 90 Nam
my: Il can't take YOU forcibly,
May. no matter how much / want
you-but 1 will have our child"
Nanny crUmpled in a sobbins
heap. Big Injun got gray-faced
Johnny sprang at the newcomec
but was pulled back by the other
man, crying: Remember the
child"
Il say that, why don't ye re-
member him? All OF ye," Nurse
Anne cried. darting TO the side Of
the intruder. Amt he got 10
rights, the angel? Rights to father
mother. home, tell ye. master, 90
to Big Injun unwinkingly: There's
been packs and stacks o lies told
-as L found out-never you mind
how. Roys pappy was Lied 10.
same as his mammy-by two that
had thar own game 10 win-you
know how hard that Pascal girl
tried 10 get Mr.. Haughton tangled
in her net-and her cousin Peter
wanted Miss May and her fortune
jest as bad. When 7 found out thar
game wrote 20 Mr.. Houghton--
that's how he comes here now. Not
for his own sake nor Miss Mays
they're big enough 20 know better
But I won't stand it no longer
havin Roy ask me after ne says his
prayers: Why don't God send me
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

side has mind and find out just
just what he wanted done before
he had time 20 formulate it even to
his own knowledge AMI she always
did things with perfsc. ease. She
didn't have to fill the ink wells or
dust the dest. but-Uhat showed
her forty -dOllarS-a-weeiC valuc-she
saw 10 it that the office boys did.
1t was always that way with her.
she never seemed TO be especially
busy and yet everything was done.
But Bolton still had no wife and
the Jap did not improve. Another
Jap would have been no better. Boil
ton was sure il was only a wife who
could make his cup of happiness
complete. And yet there were wives
and wives The wife he wanted
was not like those of any of his men
friends. Inthe first place she would
have to be cOmpanionable and sym
pathetic and stimulating when he
was weary fro mthe office grind and
then she would have Ia regard her
task of being his wife and home
maker as seriously as he regarded
his business of being president of
Blank and Bridges. Bolton began
accepting invitations TO dinners and
dances in the hope of finding his
paragon but he was always unsuc-
cessfuI. He was DISCOURAGED in the
accomplishment of his second reso-
luton, so, revellins i'm his achieve
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

sand-dollar-a-year income and your
salary of three thousand"
"Twenty-eight hundred" Horace
corrected with a sigh.
with an occasional picture
could sell that would come TO no
more than forty-fve hundred" She
sighed and shook her head.
I'm sorry. Horace, but il can't
be done. I've seen other girls try
TO do it and-well, perhaps they are
happy-but we couldn't live the way
We do. You wouldn't want 10 try.
IL would mean living IN a suburb
somewhere with an incompetent
maid and wearing ready-made
clOthes-yes. know / have to now,
but j won't always be young. At
thirty ] would look a mess in a
ready-made suit-aod we would have
TO keep eternally counting the
money. and if we went TO the
theater we'd have to sit IN. the gal
lery-"
We've had rather good fun that
way. haven't we" Horace MIR
INJURED.
YES. Horace dear. but doing il
now is one thing and doing it then
is quite another matter. You'll
thank me some time for the stand
y am taking"
"Then-you mean YOU won't
marry me?''
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Not in the least simply mean
that / can't marry you till our in
come is doubled at least"
Horace took out an envelope and
pencil from his pocket and began
to figure
Nine thousand-that means that
1 must have about seventy-five hun
dred"
III relent a little" smiled Caro-
line. III marry you when you are
making six thousand You can
work up 10 that"
1T may take five years" sighed
the unhappy sutton.
What if ii does? We love each
other. and we can go on quite nicely
this way. You know marriage isn't
something to be entered into emo
tionally."
You are a very sensible girl, -
said Horace accepting his sentence
srimly. Il think l see your point
OF view"
And so it was settled and Horace
and Caroline began their long en-
gagement There were never any
1uarreIs-Caroline was too sensible
for that and never once did she
weaken from her wise decision that
to make toast for yourself was one
thing, but TO have TO do it for two
was another. Even in his most inn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

the widow commented You're
hatchin' a mares nest out of moth
ing. as usual. Prudence. Your par
ents ought to a-named ye I'M
Prudence-you talk so wild"
Wait, You amt heard half
Miss Prua said magisterially. Two
of the men, and the gal, are at Bar
toms every little while. Come and
90 in a car-always on the edge of
dusk else mighty early mOrniu'.
And this other-him come yister-
day-he E,akes up the hull three"
Are you shore? Did he look
like them pictures?" the widow de-
manded.
las much as anybody else" Miss
Prue answered. tossing her head.
But that amt all ] jedge by. He
actually offered me one o his bad
bills-a twenty, bran-new-wanted
to buy a Gozen pullets, and said ne
hadn't no change"
You took hit-then you've got
the gang dead TO rights" the widow
said, quivering in her eagerness over
the unfolding drama.
Miss Prue shifted. Il didn't do
no sech fool thing" she said Once
is enough for me. l amt forgot
that time I taken a bad dollar sos
to sell q dozen aigs-and had the
bank man shove it back at me.
marked counterfeit / told that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

man / hadn't no change-he might
come again fer the puilets. ! don't
believe he will do it-but if he
should"
We'll, what?" the widow. asked,
as Miss Prue's lips closed like a
steel trap. 20. nothin'-much."
said that lady. only I've got a tele-
phone and the sheriff's office has
done promised me already 10 come
running when L call it,"
The Barton House, clean, ram
bling ano comfortab bic. had an alb
solute monarch. by name Roy
en- as to hair blue-eyed, chubby and
dimpled as a Cupid. The young
woman who came internationally in
the red car Rugged him throughout
the most of her visits and left him
always with streaming tears She
surely looked too young to be his
mother, yet he called her My
nanny and they were very much
alike. Roy liked the men who
came ana went with Nanny
especially the tall one with grazing
hair whom Nanny addressed IS
Big Injun. Big Injun had a way
that made you mind in spite of
yourself. Johnny, the other man.
showed that even palmer than Roy
himself. AS for Nanny, all Of
them appeared 10 think the earth
ought 10 turn around for her light
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

Yes. sir.'' Miss Prue said oracu-
LARRY. You hear my racket. Somp'n
is i'm the wind over TO Barton's-
shores I'm kuee-high 10 grass
hopper.
"IoW come YOU 10 be so shore .?
widow Allan demanded. settling her
knitting sheat-. more firmly against
her plump sid Miss Prue half shut
one eye-a shouting Methodist of
course could not wink-set her
arms akimbo. advanced a large foot.
and said stiu with the oracular in
donations. I'D tell ye-only I'm
main afraid yell go strowin' all up
and down Bresh Creek neighbor-
hood and gittin' me TIE name >
taIkia' scandal"
The widow smiled broadly, as
Prue was known already for the
head and front OF all gossip-e spec-
tally of the more mrid sort "Suit
HerseIf." she said TRANQUILITY. Tell
nit or keep yer mouth shet. ] know
and YOU know I CANT possibly want
.fo hear things half as bad as you
want 20 tell EN-"
Which was fact rudely stated.
Miss Prue magnanimously ignored
il. Fl know you're sensible per
son" she began. Resides
IA 'alely must have somebody ter
take counsel Of This we're business
is too much for one lone woman ter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03
SQJEAKY SHOES

last crumb had been washed down
by the last drop OF coffee. Il made
change for the better when /
moved here. Breakfast wasn't in
cluded i'm my bargain. either I
can't understand IT, This is prob
ably little favor because il Is my
nrst morning here. 1t is too good
20 last"
But 10 did last. Morning afte-
morning for the whole week tAel d
was the same rap on the door and
the same tray waiting for him
There was always cup of coffee
and mullins or breakfast rolls Aft
er the second morning he took il as
"a matter az course. Each morning
after finishing he placed the tray
where he had found 10 and when he
came home in the evening il was
gone.
Marshall was a clerk in shoe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

store Saturday night the busiest
OF all the week for him, came and
was almost gone. He was tired
through and through. and the pros
pect OF sleeping late on sunday
looked bright II hope il is muf-
ans tomorrow morning" he thought.
as the clock neared closing time.
The rolls are good but the muf-
las are great
He was the last one 10 leave the
store that night and was just turn
ing the key i'm the lock TO close up
when he heard faint pant beside
him. He locke and saw a pretty
young woman who had been hurry
ing
"Oh. am 7 too late 20 get pair OF
shoes 90 she painted Il have been
working late tonight and / did 80
want TO get them"
There was an appeal in her tone
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

As Paul Bolton glanced at the
dozen or so freshly typed letters on
his desk toward five in the afternoon
on New Years eve he reflected that
they were the last letters dated 1917
that he would ever sisn. Therefore
the mechanical Of affixing his sig
nature would be somewhat mora
mOmcntous than that performance
usually vast would be i'm some
slight measure epochal. beca Use il
registered the passing OF another
year. Therefore he took the pen
from the pen tray with rather more
than usual care and dipped il in the
heavy glass ink bottle that lay fe-
fore him on his monster mahogany
desk. Drawing the top letter on
the pile 20 him he started 90 sign.
but the pen made no mark. Irrita-
tion Immediately surplanted any in
Je~est that hemay have felt in the
signing IL was intensely exasperat-
ing. The ink bottle had been allow
ed 10 go dry and only "A gummy
mass om metallic black showed in
the bottom of the ink well. 1t was
really almost pathetic, he reflected.
that ne, the president OF the great
cancern of Blank and Bridses-he
whose time was worth that concern
some twenty thousand dollars "A
vear-should have TO waste that
precious time fretting over empty
ink wells. Every modern convent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

check than formerly She did not
finch at the economies this neces-
STATED. Single poverty was one
thing. she insisted. and married
poverty another.
Then a day or so ago Horace came
10 spend his usual Sunday after
noon with her but instead OF hurry
ing up the two lights of stairs 10
her apartment when he reached the
house where she lived in spinster
sedateness, he hesitated and then
walked dejectedly around the block.
Again he started TO enter and with
heavy sigh retraced his steps
around the block. 1t took consider
able courage finally for him TO as
cend the steps he had trod so many
times and TO give his accustomed
knock at her door.
SO we'll did Caroline know his
every expression that it was in vain
that he attempted 20 dissemble his
depression.
I'll have TO tell you some time, A"
he began. when he had settled back
in his favorite wicker chair with
Caroline sitting opposite to him by
the window. IF ever a man had
reason to be discouraged I'm that
man-after five years oh, Caro-
line, it is too cruel of fate" He
buried his head in his hands and
if ne had been anything but the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03
By Mona CowZes.

back on their feet"
Caroline was still calm. That
leaves you with just about twenty
seven hundred. doesn't it," she
asked. and the surprising bluntness
Of her reply served as a bracer TO
HOrace's whiting spirits.
Now listen TO the sequel NV
income has been dwindling Ny
little money is all i'm X. and 3. and
that is worth about half what IL
was before the war I've been mean
ing 10 tell you. L hated to-but I've
got TO give up the apartment I'd
do more work but there's no market
for it now
Horace forgot his OWE troubles
and was leaning over Caroline with
two outstretched arms. Poor. dear
girl" he said How YOU must have
worried-and now comes my tale of
woe-and even now YOU aren't cry
ing about it. Caroline. you've more
pluck than any man I ever knew. q"
He knelf beside her, looking with
infinite tenderness and admiration
into her unfiinching blue eyes. Have
YOU thought what YOU are-are
going TO do about it,"
There's only one thing TO do.
she said slowly "TH have to give
up this place and 1 suppose you'n
have TO live some place cheaper than
the Hotel Bradford"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03
ALHLE CHILD

your head was fetched" the widow
exploded.
Miss Prue looked at her loftily,
severely: Make light of hit all you
wanter." she said, but that's the
rewanter. Here! Look at the hand
bill! Didn't you find one like hit in
your letter box?''
The widow read gasping. Sure
enough there was "A reward-fve
hundred dollars for information
leading 10 the capture of counter
letters. double that for capture ac-
tuaI. Followed descriptions-thr
men. a girl. hardly more than a
child. an elderly person, very dark
skinned. a small boy, almost baby.
All pictured. in the usual CHASTITY
fashion of dodgers" over the
widows shoulders Miss Prue glared
down at the alleged portraits.
Them twO's at Barton's shore" she
said. her finger on the dark wom-
an with the baby in her arms.
"Smanthy told me out of her own
mouth they was goin' TO board a
boy child and hits nurse till after
Christmas. Now I ask you. what
would honest folks be doin' sendin'
a child 10 the country sech a time
o. the year"
'Oh, that amt nothin Town
folks has got so silly they don't
s'prise me, no matter what they do,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

and he liked her face. 1T won't be
any trouble 10 open up again he
answered as he pushed upon the
door and flashed on the lights.
What style Of shoe do you want
and what size do YOU wear
She did not take long TO make her
choice. Almost the first pair he
showed her she liked. and although
he warned her that they would
squeak for a time until they were
broEen-in. she was bent on the pur-
chase.
1T is late for YOU 10 be ont alone
Perhaps / am going your way" he
suggested.
II live In Marlborough street;
number thirty-seyen.
The very place where / room. %
ne said i'm surprise. Il have been
there a week"
1t is strange that we have never
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

back my daddy"
Nurse Anne stopped short sWal-
lowing hard. Through the hushs
they heard Roy cooling. his hands
locked tight in the strangers hair7
My daddy, Ny daddy, love
my daddy"
May young Haughton said
low and entreaungly. She lifted her
eyes-her arms, with a quick spring
she was beside him. held against
his heaying heart. close TO her bor.f
So the sheriff found them. when-
answering Miss Prue's summons, -
descended upon the homestead. Ex-
plantations followed were no
malefactors, only actors I'm a CO.
nestle drama that had yergcd on
tragedy, but was ending happily, -
all dreams should The handbiIE
turned out 10 have been a practices
joke played on Miss Prue-perhap1S
by someone who had suffered from
her inquisitions. II was - years
old al least and undated-its me1-f
ton Of woman and child had PERI
haps melted the Joker 20 m 30 81
the folks al Bartons Fate. whichf
is called chance. had done the res. 4
And Miss Prue took a lot Of credit
for the happy odtcome-hadn't here
chickens really seEved Haughton as
a card OF entry
Copyright. 1879
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03
WANTED: 4 WIFE

and ne had told his Jap so on more
than one occasion The crate fire
vas not lighted. The Jap explained
that no coal could be got We'll,
the Jap ought 10 have got a SHUTTLE
full somewhere. If he had cared
for him as much as he seemed he
would have got a SHUTTLE full some
where and dinner wasn't exaetly
what he wanted. and his slippers
hadn't been warmed and the water
was too cold. The Jap ought to
have known by that time that he
didn't like ice water.
SO it was that the next day. when
Bolton began TO think about New
Years resolutions. he registered two
resolves, brief yet important. To
get really efficient private secre-
tary-a young woman who would
care well enough 10 see that .he
ink wells were filled. and TO get a
wife. A wife would see TO the jon
quils and the slippers he was sure.
Before a month had passed Boil
ton had achieved one OF his resilu-
tons He had obtained from an ex-
elusive agency "A young woman Of
unusual meTit--Alive Blair-whO
had proved herself TO be worth con-
siderabIy more than the forty dol
airs week that she had demanded.
SO Bottoms days were passed with
an absence OF confusion and irrita-
ton. Miss Blair seemed TO get in