The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09

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| that enjoyed in the city. There are.
very efficient heaters, too. which will
heat plenty of water for bath in q
half hour or less, or which will keep
the water hot all the time if desired.
All this means that any member of the
farm family can now have a hot bath
in real tub at the mere turn of the
hot water faucet.
State health departments have for
many years urged the adoption on the
farm of sanitary measures such as in
door toilets and sewage disposal sys-
TENS and the same authorities are
thoroughly convinced of the value of
pthe health of the farm family of con.
venient ready at the minute bathing
facilities.
Many farms that have electricity |
consider the bathroom the best SER
vice electricity has given them, but |
there are, of course, many other rea.
sons for the increasing popularity Of
electricity on the farm. 1t gives the
best lights in all parts of the house
and barn, it does all such chores as
pumping, milking, separating and
sweeping, and in doing these things
it lightens the labors of every member
of the farm family
The Sale of Durocs at Evinston on
Monday
The sale of high-class Jersey hogs
by Willis & Ramsey, well known
breeders of that type, attracted hum
dreds of people, and bidding was brisk
on the thirty animals put up at auc.
ton. The prices began at $500 for
Colonies Topsy ii, bred to Imperators
Professor, and ran down the scale to
around 500 per animal, the sale
averaging $204, and reached an aggre-
gate of $6,12O, which experts held was
very fair sum to be realized at a
first sale by these breeders. Several
choice hogs sold for $500, $500, $3.50,
$3.50 and around those figures for less
appreciated offerings, all of which
were of admittedly high quality Of
breed and promise.
Col. H. L. Igleheart of Kentucky
was the autioneer, and within two
hours disposed of the entire offering.
Int
in Florida and other southeastern
states were present, Georgians being
as usual, prominent among the pur
chasers. Prior to the sale Messrs. /
Willis & Ramsey served barbecue
lunch on the lawn of the formers
residence.
Those that ventured with the grow
ing of tobacco this year in Suwannee
County had such a good report to
make that this has led to much en-
thusiasm among the farmers gener-
ally, and the prospects are that the
acreage will be greatly increased. A
sweet potato storage house is under
construction, and will be ready for
the crop by digging time. This will
save thousands of bushels of potatoes
in this county. More interest than
usual has been shown in the county
fair. The agricultural display will
be made up of one display from each
commissioners district. and each
will be awarded a prize, with a grand
champion prize going to the best Of
the FIVE The county commissioners
have donated $500 toward the prizes
This promises to be a drawing card,
and there will be considerable rivalry I
among the districts. Hogs being let
in on the peanuts and corn, and are
beginng to show what good feed will
do. The shipping of fat hogs will
soon begin
The plebeian cabbage first among /
the proleterians of the garden, has
caught the spirit OF the age. and now
rears it's proud head above the ar1sto
cratic rose, as its price went up to
10 cents pound.
Owing to the strike of the long
shoremen aad the inadequate hand
ling of freight by the railroads, cab
bage is now selling in New York fol
$50 ton for domestic and $50 for the
imported article.
Any one who canffford it may now
order corn beef and cabbage in the
restaurants and look the whole world
in the face.