Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-25
OUR HOUSEHOLD
CONDUCTED By LIZZIE Q. THOMAS
Midsummer Duties

The good old summer time is
month old and there hasn't been
any doubt about it's being summer
in all it's glory as well as heat. The
oldest inhabitant" does not remem-
Der the mercury elm bling any higher
in the early informing hours than 1t
has climbed this month. And right
here let me give you a suggestion
that has made the days more inter-
esting and has helped us to be more
accurate. l have calendar hang-
ing behind a door that is open most
of the time. one of those caIendaars
with generous spaces around the hg-
ures, and L have stub of a pencil
hanging by a string. When 1 want
to remember anything 1 mark it on
the right date. Setting down in
writing is a lasting memory" says
a great writer, and I know it is a
good way to be accurate. [ was no
ticing my July sheet this morning
and I find that there has not even
been a shower since the ninth of
the month. Our neighboring com
munities have had plenty of rain, in
some cases too much, but through
the valley" the older corn is firing
and gardens are burning up. Earlier
in the season, as I rode around with
the farmer, we noticed the amount
of cotton planted, and L lamented
the small acreage given to corn.
It's rule with many of the farmers
in every section of the cotton states
to make cotton to buy corn to make
more cotton to buy more corn. No
body can eat cotton, so why not
plant the corn in the first place?
There was a quantity of rain in May
and the first week of June, and the
grass almost got the crops, but there
nnnlloh Sh inc and 6rV
ground to kill the grass as it was
cut The good prize of corn has
made some of those who put in a
heavy cotton acreage to plant late
corn. SO let us hope that the pres
ent crop will not have to be ship
ped off to pay for corn to be brought
into the south.
The farmer has planted his sec
ond crop of Irish potatoes and has
his land ready for the fall turnips.
Up here we have to can summer
vegetables and bank the fall crops
ing the winter. The war taught
many valuable lessons, and the high
prices has made many a negligent
housekeeper learn to be cleaner and
more systematic. Though the war
is ended the starving people across
we may really acquire habits of
saving.
Not only the gardens and cereal
crops have had more attention, but
Madame Hen has occupied a more
comfortable place for her home. She
has proved her worth, or her owners
worthlessness. There are slackers
among the hens and cows, but more
frequently the Stacker is a neglectful
owner. The cattle cannot fight flies
and feed ticks and be at their best
at milking time. Nor can hen
feed mites and lice and get a scanty
meal and fill the egg basket. heard
a man say that he bought and sold
over $500 worth of eggs in the first
five months of this year. There are
others near him who buy eggs, and
three peddlers make weekly trips
along the same route. So you see
what Madame Hen is doing up here
The lady who greases her roosting
poles has found the right method for
discriminating mites in the roosting
house, but she must be careful OF
the grease on the hens feathers may
spoil the eggs for Matching. I have
found crude, black oil the best medi-
cine for Scaly legs One aDD1icat ion