Established 1840. THE Seventieth Year" Southern Planter A MONTHLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO Practical and Progressive Agriculture, Horticulture, Trucking, Live Stock and the Fireside. OFFICE: 28 NORTH NINTH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THE SOUTHERN PLANTER PUBLISHING COMPANY. J. F. JACKSON, Editor. Proprietors. Vol. 70. SEPTEMBER, 1909. No. 9. CONTENTS. FARM MANAGEMENT— Editorial— Work for the Month 833 Farm Tenancy Agreement 837 Suggested by the August Number 837 Cost of Producing a Bushel of Corn 839 The Waste of Cotton Seed 839 The Value of Clover 841 The Plow Question 842 Crop Rotation 842 TRUCKING, GARDEN AND ORCHARD— Editorial— Work for the Month 843 Selecting Seed Co»n 843 A Few Remarks About Packing Apples ..... 844 Do Not Ship Infested Fruit. 844 Apple Packing 844 Fruit Growers of Different States Unite in Co-operative Movement 845 New. York Fruit Growers Organize 845 Destroying tb.e Cabbage Worm 846 Control of Peach Yellows in the Nursery 846 LIVE-STOCK AND DAIRY— Score Card System of Dairy Inspection 847 Bleak Hill Dairy Farm 849 Cattle Feeders' Problem 850 The Dual-Purpose Breeds 852 The Dual-Purpose Cow 853 That Dual-Purpose Cow Again 854 Dairy Inspection and the Farmers 855 Angora Goats 856 Virginia Packers' Association 856 THE^POULTRY YAR Poultry Notes 857 THE HORSE— Notes 858 Why Is It That We Do Not See More Mor- gan Horses in Virginia? 859 Improving Farm Horse Stock 859 The Suffolk Punch in Virginia — An Imported Sire . . <. w .... 860 The Nomination' of the Commissioner of Agriculture 861 MISCELLANEOUS— The Virginia State Farmers' Institute 862 What Virginia Needs to Improve Her Agri- cultural Conditions 862 Ground Limestone for the Farmers... 863 Virginia State Fair — Richmond, October 4-9, 1909 i 864 Enquirers Column (Detailed Index, p. 924)... 886 Publishers' Notes 865 Advertisements S65 SUBSCRIPTION, 50c. 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Professor Saunders' mechanical turn led him to instal a very simple, though useful, electric plant in connection with an old mill wheel about three-quarters of a mile distant. This canvenient and inexpensive plant saws wood, turns the grind-stone, furnishes light and lots of other useful and necessary jobs. While nominally in the dairy business, Professor Saun- ders is doing some excellent farming. There is a large herd of stock to be fed the year around and various crops have to be produced in order to do this economi- cally. The silo, of course, figures largely in this feed- ing arrangement, but when one takes hold of a run down farm, and a mountain farm at that, it takes a good deal of hard work and good farming to bring it up to the point of productivity, which it was our recent pleasure to observe. The hay crop this year was excellent, and the corn crop is as good as we have seen anywhere and we learn that continued seasonable weather has pushed them ahead rapidly. Following T. O. Sandy's advice, a good sprinkling of alfalfa was put in with the grass [September,. The destruction of the cattle tick is not as serious a problem as many may imagine, for there are hundreds of farms on which pure-bred cattle are kept to-day, where no ticks are to be found, and the difference in the thrift and development of the cattle on these tick-free farms- and those infested, tell their own story to the keen ob- server in a very graphic manner. The fine type of ani- mals developed on farms surrounded by lands which are tick infested, shows that a suitable variety of foodstuffs- can be grown, even in the heart of the cotton country, to maintain both beef and dairy cattle of high quality, at a reasonable cost. It would be a comparatively simple matter, therefore, to secure the needed sires for the im- provement of our native stocks to that point where they can be made into beef at a profit to the grower, if it Vere possible to put these pure-bred sires out en lands infested with ticks; but the moment they are remove* from the tick-free lands on which they may have been developed, they are subject to tick fever, and in a great majority of instances perish from the same. Suppose,, however, they were entirely immune, the tick infesting, the young calves and older animals will seriously inter- fere with their uniform and rapid development — points which are absolutely necessary to economy of produc- tion. Hence the tick so long as it exists is a definite ob- stacle to the progress of beef production. A proper realization of this fact and the beneficial results which last fall with the result of a most excellent stand of will flow from establishing animal industries which wHl alfalfa throughout the field with two very good and probably three mowings this year. As State Dairy Commissioner, Professor Saunders is necessarily away from home a great deal, but he seems to be able to have his orders executed in a very satis- factory manner during his absence. We shall note the continuance of his Guernsey-grade experiment with a great deal of interest and shall, in all probability, have some further results to report later on. SHEPHERD. FOR THE SILOS. CATTLE FEEDERS' PROBLEM. Editor Southern Planter: There is cause for congratulation in the rapid strides which are now being made towards the permanent eradi- cation of the cattle tick in the Southern States. The tick, as all stockmen realize, has proved a menace to th- progress of animal industries for many years past, and now that the life history of this parasite and means of destroying it have been worked out, the greatest single obstacle to the development of beef production on our cheap lands has been overcome, provided the people take sufficient interest in this matter to insure the hearty co operation of the State and Federal authorities in push ing forward the work of eradication. permit a greater diversification of crops than is now possible, will insure the Southern States co operating more rapidly for the destruction of this miserable parasite which inflicts millions of dollars of loss on the South every year. Since an area probably as great as that of Georgia, was placed North of the quarantine line last year, the practicability of destroying the tick can no- longer be called in question. Hence, education along this line is bound to prove as beneficial to our people as anything else that can be undertaken at this time. So much has been said about the favorable conditions existing for beef production in the South that some may properly question why substantial progress has not been made in this direction. The claims made with regard to a salubrious climate and the ability to produce the most desirable foods for beef production in great variety and at a moderate cost, are founded in facts, which can not be successfully controverted. Why, then, has this in- dustry languished Simply because the grade of ani- mals which have been fed has been of such an inferior character and so slow in reaching maturity as to render the business unprofitable. The practical man has found fhis out very often to his sorrow, and has concluded that feeding beef cattle can not be pursued except at heavy loss, even when he has such a wonderful satis- factory concentrate as cotton seed meal' available to feed* and can purchase his supplies of the same at a reasona- ble cost. That the grade of stock has much to do with this ques- tion is further illustrated by the fact that feeders in> some of the cotton States who have secured a better grade of cattle from Tennessee, have succeeded in fin- ishing them at a good profit and are yet yearly enlarg- ing their operations. The cattle fed' are simply grade 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 851 animals — the product of pure-bred sires on the native ■cattle of the mountain sections. These native animals do not differ materially from the cattle found throughout the coastal plains region, and a similar improvement can certainly be effected with pure-bred sires throughout this entire region when Che cattle tick is eradicated and •the pure-bred sire can be brought in and utilized freely without fear of loss, except the small per cent, which may succumb by reason of some of the common diseases to which cattle are subject. It has been said that the South can not produce bee! cheaply because enough corn is not raised for this pur- pose. Demonstration after demonstration has been made to show that corn alone is not more satisfactory for beef production than for fattening hogs. As a matter of fact, cotton seed meal and hulls may be utilized as the sole foodstuffs and fed at a profit if the grade of cattle used is of the right type. Hulls, however, are •somewhat high, and the farmer can certainly produce roughness at home which will take their place for much less than it will cost him to purchase the hulls. We have advocated the use of cowpeas and soy beans with silage as adjuncts in beef production for many years past, and have maintained that corn was not a cheap food to use, nor was it even necessary to feed it in considerable quan- tity. This opinion so opposed to the ideas which have held sway for a long time has naturally not been ac- cepted as rapidly and as uniformly as is desirable for the good of the cattle industry, but the force of this argu- ment is gathering strength from year to year, and is being borne out by experiments made by various other investigators. For instance, in tests made at the Tennes- see Experiment Station recently, it has been shown that eattle fed on the product of an acre of corn made a pound of beef at a cost of from 6 to 9 cents; while those fed on the product of an acre of soy beans made a pound of gain at a cost of from 2.5 to 3.4 cents; and those fed on the product of an acre of cowpeas, a pound of gain at a cost of from 4.2 to 5.3 cents. These cattle all received some silage. The corn-fed cattle made gain of from .59 to .93 of a pound per head per day; the soy bean-fed cattle, 1.27 to 1.68 pounds per head per day; and the cowpea fed cattle, 1.20 to 1.51 pounds per head per day. These results show that a pound of gain was made for about half as much where cowpeas and soy beans were utilized as where corn was fed. All farm- ers of experience realize that cowpeas and soy beans are quite as easy to grow as corn and that they leave the land in much better condition for succeeuing crops. The experience of farmers in the vicinity of Augusta, Georgia, shows that on lands containing a fair propor- tion of sand, and there are thousands of acres of this type of soil in the coastal region, the vetch may be grown profitably and made into 'hay. Of course, this hay can be sold directly at a good profit to the farmer, but it could be combined equally well with cotton seed meal, and a sufficient amount of beef produced to supply in part at least the home markets. Why not utilize the legume, therefore, to the fullest extent in rebuilding our exhaused soils and in making our animal industries more profitable. It will be proper to digress sufficiently here to say that any or all of these legumes can be utilized to equal advantage and profit by the dairyman, and yet dairying is an industry quite as sorely neglected as that of beef growing. These facts should sucessfully dispose of the theory that corn is essential to beef production. It is true that some of it can be fed advantageously, but it is an ex- pensive concentrate for use on the Southern farm, under the most favorable conditions, and since nature through her law of compensation has afforded the South an oppor- tunity of growing a great variety of legumes which yieid both grain and fodder of fine quality, she evidently in- tended that these crops should 'ie utilized for lue main- tenance of our animal industries. There have been some serious mistakes made in the past by those who have attempted to finish beef cat- 'tle, and it may be well to call attention to these at tne present time. Experienced feeders now realize that it requires about six months in which to finish a well-graded animal properly for a discriminating market. In most instances, our feeders have not fed for more than three or four months, hence the animals were not at an c - ished; in many cases, simply being "warmed up." It is true they would have made larger gains and pre- sented a better appearance when placed on the market if they had possessed better blood. Nevertheless, with whatever natural defects they may have possessed, they were not properly finished, and the cut on this account when offered for sale, has been so great in many in stances as to discourage the feeder. Younger animals should be selected for feeding. The four-year-olds or over can seldom be finished at a profit, because of the slow gains they put on. They have also not been well nourished when young, in a majority of instances, and the growth through life has been slow and often stunted. Hence, they will not finish off quickly in the feed lot. Animals ranging in age from two and a half to three years will afford a much greater profit and finish off to much better advantage than the type so commonly met with. The full value of roughness in cattle feeding is seldom properly appreciated. For instance, corn fodder, which has been allowed to stand so long in the field that the leaves for the most part have been blown away and the whole stalk exposed to the weather and leached until it is no longer palatable, is thought by many to be a satis- factory form of roughness to use with beef cattle. Noth- ing could be further from the truth, for it has been shown repeatedly that the form of roughness has a most important influence on the rapidity and economy of the gains. Our own investigations have demonstrated this to be true. The Missouri Station claims that when corn was combined with clover or cowpea hay, it was worth 8.4 cents more per bushel than when fed with timothy. At the same time, it should be remembered that a large consumption of roughness may not diminish the grain consumed, but by stimulating the appetite really call for the consumption of a larger amount of grain. This ap- parently anomalous condition is due to the fact that the protein in the legume hay, which we have advocated as the proper roughness to use with silage, stimulates the total consumption of food. In spite of th!s larger con- sumption of food, however, the gains have been so much S52 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, greater, because of keeping the appetite on edge and the animals in a prime condition ,that the legume ration has proven more profitable than one where timothy hay or corn stover constituted the principal roughness fed. The value of shelter in feeding cattle seems to have been greatly overestimated. Cattle will make larger and better gains, according to the consensus of experimental data available, if permitted their virtual freedom. The only equipment needed, therefore, for beef production in the South would be an open sned of sufficient size to shelter the cattle from cold rains in the winter, protect the feed, and afford shade in the summer. Confinement in stables and barns is certainly inadvisable. A seri- ous mistake is often made in trying to get the cattle on feed too rapidly. A very small amount of grain should be used at first, particularly if the animals have been used to running in pasture fields. They will gradually become accustomed to their changed conditions, and when once they come to their appetites, the grain ration can be increased without danger of throwing them "off Teed." Many farmers purchase cattle without regard to market conditions; that is, they frequently pay too much for the grade of animals they are attempting to finish. The farmer should figure on this matter very closely, and though he may not always be able to judge of market conditions six months hence with sufficient accuracy, to safeguard his interests, he can generally size up the situ- ation fairly well. He should at least allow himself a margin of from one to one and a half cents between the buying and the expected selling price. An ever-increas- ing number of experiments show one cent to be about the narrowest margin on which stall feeding can be fol- lowed with the hope of a reasonable profit. The preparation of the food for stall fed cattle is an important consideration. The troughs and mangers should be kept in a sanitary condition at all times. Care should be taken to place the feed before the animals in the most palatable form, or else they will reject a great portion of it, which increases the cost of finishing very much. Cattle feeding, in other words, consists in much more than putting the animals in an open lot and plac- ing the food before them. Greater care and attention must be given to the preparation of the food as the feed- ing period progresses, because tB e appetite of the animal becomes more and more nearly surfeited, and unless special attention is given to this matter, they may get "off feed," which is always a grave disaster to the stock- man. It is especially important that the concentrated part of the ration "be prepared so as to insure its being assimilated most completely, because it economizes the food and insures larger gains. Greater care must he exercised in the preparation of concentrates for younger animals than for older ones. One of the most important adjuncts on the stock" farm is the hog. They should be kept in sufficient quantity. to follow after the animals and clean up any gram which may have escaped digestion. Very often the hogs will show a profit when the steers fail to do so, and though opinion is somewhat divided, we are inclined to think there is little danger from hogs following cattle con- suming large quantities of cotton seed meal. We can only say on this point that several years of experience, in which very considerable quantities of meal were con- sumed by the steers has failed to result in injury to the hogs following the cattle. We wish to emphasize this matter of paying attention to the hog as an adjunct in beef production, for it is certain that unless hogs are kept behind the animals that from $1.00 to $3.00 or even more of profit per steer, depending on the market price of pork, will be lost. An abundant supply of pure water is absolutely necessary in beef production. The cattle should be fed with regularity, kept in quiet and comfor- table surroundings, and the feed varied sufficiently to keep the appetite on edge. Study the market conditions; utilize the best grade of cattle available, and seek to get better ones every year. Adjust your crop rotations and your farm practice so as to enable you to produce, by far the larger part, of the ration at home. Let it consist chiefly of legumes, thereby improving your land and making your profits from beef production more certain. Utilize cotton seed meal and grass as much as possible during the summer months, and then credit yourself with the benefit of the manure •accumulating in your feed lots, from year to year and which will enable you to save substantially on the pur- chase of commercial fertilizers, and see if beef produc- tion is not a more profitable practice than you have fre- quently given it credit with being. ANDREW M. SOULE. Georgia State College of Agriculture. THE DUAL-PURPOSE BREEDS. Editor Southern Planter: Permit me to correct one or two errors made by your typesetter in my article published in your last issue: Referring to the cow Nominee, I am made to say that the yield of milk at each milking was 7 pounds. I wrote 17 pounds, which is the correct figure. However, the fault, no doubt, rests on me, since I have been so pushed with work as to be unable to find suffi- cient time to make my letters or meaning either per- fectly clear. In the next to the last paragraph in the third line, conformation would have been a better word than constitution. I might add anent this beef — milk separate or beef and milk in combination — argument that the Shorthorn has just furnished the English Dairy Show a very accept- able champion in Rothschild's Darlington Cransford 5th. Her daily flow was 82 pounds, 14 ounces of 3.7 per cent, milk; this was 11 pounds, 10 ounces above the next best, and the butter yield, 4 1-2 ounces better than her near- est competitor, the Jersey, Lady Phyllis. Assuming there were four quarters to this Shorthorn udder, and each quarter had a teat attached and that none of them had forgotten its function (as some dairy specialists wouM make us believe all cows in this breed have), there must have been something like a gallon and a quarter from each, a quantity Mr. Thomas, will note considerably in excess of Mr. Luttrell's original description of old time red cows. W. B. DOAK. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 853 THE DUAL-PURPOSE COW. Editor Southern Planter: Prof. Massey and Mr. O. A. Thomas, in the July Planter asks some questions that can readily be answered. Prof. Massey wishes to know where are the dual- purpose calves selling at $75 to $100 per head. Will he kindly write to Mr. Martin, of Missouri, Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, Mr. Hawley of Ohio, Mr. Harline of Ohio, and many others if he desires them, and see if their annual sales do not average over $100 per head. I dislike very much to publish my sales, but do so for the benefit of the gentlemen who question my veracity. I can give th addresses of five men who have recently bought calves from me at $100 per head, and three others at $75 per head. Prof. Massey wishes me to advise him where the dual-purpose yearling bringing $60 as beef, can be found. On the Chicago market at $84.76 per head. This, of course, is above the average, but it is no more than any breeder of Red Polls can do when he gives his calves proper treatment. I exhibited a calf at Richmond last year that weighed 800 pounds when 8 1-2 months old. The dam of the calf gave six gallons of milk per day that tested four per cent. How about the car load of yearlings that brought $74.80 per head, the thirtieth of June, in Chicago? Prof. Mas- sey cites the Holsteins. Surely the learned Professor is not ignorant of the fact, it is not the conformation of the Holsteins, but the grain and flavor of the meat the butch- ers object to so seriously. I have seen some of the heaviest milking Holsteins grand dual types that the butchers would not touch. Breeders of dual purpose cattle claim that certain cur- vatures of the head, thin graceful neck, fine or thin in shoulder with a sharp, side drop back of the shoulder of the forward rib constitute fifty per cent, of the points of a dairy cow. The broader the back and the better sprung the ribs, the more favorable. A well set udder with large milk vein capacity makes the other fifty per cent. Tell me, please, what other points are absolutely necessary for the production of milk? Why should not this same cow be smoothly fleshed, when not milking, with the best quality of meat? Tell me, please. Prof. Massey and Mr. Thomas, why it is necessary for a cow to be angular in shape, narrow in loins and hips, in order to produce milk. I apprehend you will say, because it is so. That will not suffice. Thousands of men of ex- perience and practical sense claim it is not necessary, so kindly enlighten us in the subject. We are forced to believe that neither Prof. Massey nor Mr. Thomas are posted on the records of the dual-purpose cow. It is usually the man who knows the least about these cows who condemns the most. They had rather pronounce them a myth than look into the merits of the case. Let us see if there is any justice in their sweeping verdict: A Red Poll steer holds the record at the Smithfield Fat Stock Show, London, over all beef breeds, dressing 73.72 per cent. in the Carcass test at the Chicago International, in 1908, in a class of twelve pure bred beeves, the Red Poll steers Bounce and Bruno, stood third and fourth, defeat- ing four Angus, two Galloways, one Hereford, and one Short Horn. The Red Poll steer that stood third yield- ed more per hundred pounds than the Galloway or An-, gus that stood first or second. The judge, who was one of the best in Chicago, said he placed them so high on account of the great proportion of edible meat and so little waste fat carried. A car load of Red Poll steers topped the Chicago market in February. These steers were sons of strictly dual-purpose cows and sired by a bull that has shown some heavy milkers. A smooth cow from this same herd led twenty-six dairy cows in a three days' test at the Illinois State Fair in 1907, after ship- ment from Wisconsin State Fair, where she had pro- duced two pounds of butter fat per day. Batriz, the win- ner of the farmers class at the Chicago International, in 1902, gave 9,475.2 pounds of milk and 439.88 pounds of butter in twelve months. Peony gave 9,659 pounds of milk in thirteen months. Her dam's record was nearly 8,000 pounds in twelve months. Dorothy averaged 9,008 pounds of milk per year for five consecutive years. Her daughters and grand-daughters are giving from 7,000 to 9,000 pounds of milk per year and are as fine qual- ity as you ordinarily see. Out of twenty cows in my herd last year, only two gave less than five gallons per day, while in full flow, on sufficient food. Several ranged close to six gallons and two reached seven gallons per day. The great cow Gleaner gave 14,189 pounds of milk in twelve months. She was one of the twin calves that won at the fat stock shows without a single defeat. Lord Rothschilds' herd of twenty-two young cows averaged 7,744 pounds of milk in twelve months. Mr. Wing, of the Breeders 1 Gazette, visited the Rothschilds herd where the milking Short Horn, Red Poll and Jersey are handled under similar conditions. The manager of the three herds told Mr. Wing, if one is so situated that he can rear the calves and make them into beef, the Red Poll and milking Shorn Horns are both more profitable than the Jersey. He advised the farmers in America, who had rolling lands, to keep the Red Poll and those in the low lands to buy the Milking Short Horn. Mr. Lamberton, of Pennsylvania, has a nerd of over sixty dairy cows, consisting of Red Polls, Jerseys, Short Horns, Holsteins and Ayrshires, all selected for their milking qualities. The Red Poll cow led the entire herd in a test, with an average Babcock test of 5.05. The great cow Lula gave 12,341 pounds of milk and 605.6 pounds of butter in a year. There are five or six herds of Milking Short Horns in New York and Pennsylva- nia which are making great records. If $5,000 or $10,000 is too small amount for Mr. Thomas as specified in my last article, and nothing but a $100,000 test will suit him. The Red Poll and Short Horn Clubs will give him satis- faction if he will give them one years' notice, so they can breed their cows to come in as near together as possible. Mr. Thomas' imagination far exceeds facts when he claims I stated the cross between the Thorougn bred and Clyde produced a race horse. I have nothing to retract in regarad to the combination horse which immensely ex- ceed the dual-purpose service, and Mr. Thomas will find on investigation, the product of this cross is far more sue cessful and not near so "isolated" as successful race horses, from a racing standpoint. 854 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, I would like Mr. Thomas to inform us what becomes of nine-tenths of the bull calves of the strictly dairy breeds? We now once in several years, hear of a Jersey bull bringing $10,000 or $12,000 from some celebrated family, but they have a good journey to the record of $27,000 It is the average and not the exception, which counts in the long run. I would like to see published, the entire output of all the strictly dairy breeds and all the dual- purpose breeds from the farmers of our county for one year. I feel satisfied Prof. Massey and Mr. Thomas would not be heard from again on the subject. Please bear in mind while the dual-purpose cows in many cases are favorites as strictly dairy cows, we advocated them as the farmers cow where both beef and milk are ap- preciated. We are satisfied with results of the past and ever open to conviction, but Prof. Massey and Mr. Thomas will have to produce arguments with facts to shake our faith in a rewarded endeavor. Any breeder of strictly dairy cattle who encourages the unlocking the harem of a dairy bull outside the confines of the dairy herd, retards progress in the production of a despised animal and that same man is a detriment to the community in which he moves. We have tried Jerseys, Holsteins and a few Ayshires, which were satisfactory from a milking standpoint, but we could not afford to give the calves all the milk they would consume for two months for $12. It is useless for me to ask Mr. Thomas "just what ex- perience he has had" with the dual-purpose cow, as he proves in his article he has even read very little on the subject. Prof. Massey is doing a noble work in building up the impoverished soils of our wasted lands, but we hope he and Mr. Thomas will pardon us for suggesting a visit to ten or twelve dual-purpose herds, which I can name for them, before they condemn an enterprise that is both practical and profitable. I then, in turn, would like to visit Mr. Thomas' farm of "research," where I can pic- ture him with his agricultural chemist, his lawyer, his doctor, his dairyman, his shepherd, his hogman, his chicken man, his cooks, maids and five hundred other sin- gle duty helpers that are needed daily on the farm, and we would then pronounce it "unique." We want Mr. Thomas on the farm, the many-duty man, and I do not mean to confine him to the dual-pur- pose-man. The dual-purpose cow is here to stay and the sooner this fact is appreciated, the better for the farm- ers of our country. H. M. LUTTRELL. Delaplane, Va. THAT DUAL-PURPOSE COW AGAIN. Editor Southern Planter: I was pleased with the article from the pen of Mr. Doak, in the August Planter, because of the pleasant manner in which he presented his argument and his fair- ness in its discussion. Like other breeders of beef cat- tle, he hands out a little sarcasm, but that seems to be human nature, and I never notice things of that sort, except from a humorous standpoint. I am sure he will excuse my smile at this: "for every specialist with but one idea, the milky way, in his head there are a dozen sensible, all-round stockmen, etc." and "the double decker, type so much discussed and ignored by the self-consti- tuted critics." I greet you, Mr. Doak, as one such critic sending greetings to another. You can be no less a self- constituted critic than the single purpose advocate. I wish to express my thanks for the kind invitation to see the daughters of Nominee, and hope to take ad- vantage of the opportunity to view such good matrons. I am not yet a breeder of pure bred dairy cattle; rather, I am a small dairyman; a student, as it were, seeking more light. Naturally I have arrived at some conclusions, and it is these that I am trying to present. In the first place I have concluded, from the tangible evidence at hand, that the special dairy cow is the only cow for the dairyman. Of course there are poor — miser- ably poor — individuals among the dairy breeds, just as there are good milking individuals among the beef breeds. No representative advocate of the special dairy cow claims all cows of dairy breed to be first class, nor does he take the position that the Shorthorns or any other breeds of beef cattle, may not have occasional large producers, nor that by generations of line breed- ing large producing Shorthorns may not be developed. In fact, it is known to all informed dairymen that in England milking Shorthorns have been greatly developed. But, if Mr. .Doak, or any other beef breeder, will get pictures of those cows, they will find, almost without ex- ception, that those cattle have been bred away from thj broad, heavily muscled shanks, deep brisket, and meaty neck, to a conformation resembling that of the dairy breeds. To me it seems idle to claim that cows of large milk production can be bred from Scotch and Scotch- topped Shorthorns in any other manner than the one which has dairy conformation. Of course there are oc- casional large producers; but we are not looking for the occasional cow for feeding purposes. We want stock that comes from breeds where the desirable tendencies have already been established; not those where we must, ourselves, begin a system of breeding that will require a generation or two to gain the desired end. I join in the admiration of the Shorthorns as beef pro- ducers; I was raised among the Shorthorns, and if I were to go into the business of raising beef cattle, I would find the best Scotch bull that I could afford to buy, to head my herd. All this, however, is beside the point. If these letters are to be of any value to the readers of the Planter, something more than opinions is needed. We might place ourselves in the position of jurymen, whose duty it is to determine the facts from the evidence pro- duced, to the end that, by comparison of results, we may be able to arrive at some conclusion as to whether the dairymen should resort to the "milky way" or the "double decker." Mr. Doak makes this statement concerning Shorthorns: "Are they not only making more beef than any special beef breed and more milk than any dairy breed?" So far as the beef end of the question is concerned, he. can fight that out with the breeders of the other beef breeds; the last six words mark the parting of the ways between the dual-purpose man and the dairyman. He closes his argument with the opinion, that the Shorhorn breed is a larger milk producer than any of the special 1909.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER 85; breeds. That is the very point of difference that has always existed between the two courses of reasoning, and instead of being a difference that can be settled by simply asking the question and expressing an opinion, it is the point upon which we want the specific evi- dence. If any or all of the Southern breeders can establish that fact, not by opinions, but by authoritative evidence of production, why in the name of common sense have they not done it? That is the very thing we have been looking for, lo! these many years. Can it be possible such truth has existed and they have kept it from us, or the intelligent breeders of dairy cattle and producers of milk have failed to discover it? To say that "for every specialist with but one idea, the milky way, in his head, there are a dozen sensible, all round stockmen who value the cow, not only for her milk while she lives, but the carcass hide and calves as well that she leaves behind," is either an admission of ignorance of the aims of dairy breeders, or it shows woeful lack of information concern- ing what the dairy breeders are doing. I dare say the breeders of dairy cattle look quite as much to the calf as the beef or "double decker" breeders. At the Cooper sale of pure bred Jerseys this summer, one hundred and twenty-two head sold for an average price of six hun- dred and forty-seven dollars, and the sale was topped by a bull at twelve thousand. The bull Stockwell, form- erly owned not a hundred miles from the homes of both Mr. Doak and myself, cost Mr. Lewis around eleven thousand dollars. Mr. Gillett sold Colantha Johannas Lad for about eight thousand dollars, and refused a larger sum for his mother. I could cite the names of perhaps a hundred bulls that have sold for above a thousand dol lars. At the Breeders' Consignment sale at Syracuse, N. Y., last June two hundred and fifteen head of Holstein- Friesians sold for an average of three hundred and twenty dollars. One has but to enquire of the breeders of dairy cattle to learn how few individuals with breeding as royal as the Cruikshanks among the Shorthorns, can be secured at a price under one hundred dollars. I want to say in this connection that, in most cases, breeders and buyers of dairy cows are judging value by perform- ance at the pail, and any breeder who follows the method of cow judging that was given us by the breeders of beef cattle, wherein a cow was judged by conformation alone, regardless of her ability as a milk producer, is simply following antequated methods long since discarded by intelligent dairymen. Coming now to the vital question of milk production, I wish to challenge Mr. Doak to prove that the Short- horns are larger milk producers than the dairy breeds. We dairymen are in the business for the money there is in it. The cows that make the greatest profit are the cows we are looking for. I have a small herd of grades of dairy breeding, and if it can be shown that the "double deckers" can make more money for me. can be made to produce more milk than any dairy breed that I can get, I stand ready to make the change. 1 venture to say, however, that there is no dual-purpose breeder this side of the planet Mars, who can produce such evidence of milk production, in support of his breed, as can be produced in behalf of the dairy cattle. Grace Fayne Second's Homestead gave 28.44 pounds of butter fat in seven days; Colantha Fourth's Johanna made 28.16 pounds of fat in one week; her year's record of milk production was over twenty-seven thousand pounds, which is approximately nine gallons a day for every day in the year; putting it in other words, she made twelve hundred pounds of butter in the year. Honor Bright gave twelve thousand, six hundred and seventy-four pounds of milk, containing 694.69 pounds of fat, in one year; Olga Fourth's Pride gave 162.75 pounds of milk, making 851.7 pounds of fat, or 1005 pounds of butter. Double Time gave 14,521 pounds of milk, con- taining 691.3 pounds of fat, making 806.5 pounds of but- ter, in one year; Jacoba Irene produced 17253 pounds of milk, the fat from which was enough to make 1112 pounds of butter, in one year. And so it goes. A list of names of cows, together with their authenticated ' records, could be compiled that would fill the entire Planter; ttie ones I have named have been selected off hand just as they came to mind. There are seventeen cows in the Jersey breed that have A. R. O. records of seven hundred pounds of butter in a year; Mr. Auten's entire herd of Jerseys gave a yearly average for three years of 367.66 pounds of fat, and this herd is headed by Jacoba Irene, named above. The last annual report of the Superintendent of Advanced Registry of the Hol- stein-Friesian breed, noted 2351 cows that had been ad- mitted to the Advanced Registry during the year, cov- ered by the report; they gave a seven days average of 395.2 pounds of milk, containing 13.68 pounds of fat; in other words, 27 quarts of milk daily and 16 pounds of butter in a week. Twenty-three hundred and fifty-one cows giving an average of six and three-fourths gallons of milk in one day, or an average of sixteen pounds of butter in one week. This is going some! No. Mr. Doak, it is up to you. Fauquier Co., Va. O. A. THOMAS. DAIRY INSPECTION AND THE FARMERS. Editor Southern Planter: There is a very timely, sensible and instructive arti- cle in your August number on "The Dairy Situation in Virginia," from a Mr. Albert Murphy, and your remarks on the same. If something is not done along the lines of both of your views the dairy interest of Virginia is de- stroyed, and the agricultural interest of Virginia very much retarded, if not considerably crippled, by the crush- ing of the interest that our farmers have developed in the raising of live stock for milk production, especially in dairy cows. In my couny from a small beginning in two dairies, our people have begun to develop a very consid- erable interest in the dairy product, as the proprietors were being well paid and were improving their farms beyond their ability to do so in any other occupation. One farmer, a young man, was preparing himself to go into the business quite largely for another year, sow- ing large quantities of peas, or rather purchasing the peas to sow for forage, when comes along your Rich- mond inspector, who was a diaryman himself at one time, but was shut up because of his want of knowl- edge how or inability to conduct his dairy, and he stopped and shut up both dairies until these farmerp 856 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, should expend several hundred dollars to make, what he called, sanitary improvements. Now I am an old man and a long-time farmer, and I have visited both dairies time and again; I never saw more cleanliness or cleaner stables. These men's wives have been noted for years for their delightful butter, bringing 35 to 40 cents per pound the year round from our best people. Now I submit will the people, through their legislature, permit Richmond, through her Board of Health, to de- stroy this great industry. They claim that they have through their milk sanitation, reduced the mortality of the city very considerably; I do not believe they have done so. In the first place their statistics are for far too short a period to judge from, especially when you com- pare all the medical reports of the State compiled from her doctor's monthly reports; I don't think any one will deny that the last two years the State has been freer of disease of all kinds than for many years. The Richmond Board of Health attributes all the claimed improvement to the milk inspection, while if there has been the im- provement they claim, it has been as much from the general cleaning up of the city, or more than to the improvement of the milk. I don't believe they have im- proved the milk, except to make the dairymen feed the cows better and thus to have richer milk, and I doubt whether this is a sanitary measure. There is nothing more wholesome than buttermilk or even skimmed milk. No medical man will deny that the English doctors and surgeons have adopted buttermilk (or sour milk as they call it) as the best diet for all their children's hospitals or nurseries, and since this adoption, they claim that the mortality among the children has not been as great as in previous years. Now something has to be done to protect this great interest that was just beginning to develop among our farmers. We have always had plenty of the purest milk and the best butter in the world, but we had never dreamed that the dairy business was the source from which the resuscitation of our worn-out lands was to come and thus to be restored to their former fertility by the manure the stock made and the ready cash monthly to pay the numerous bills and labor, and occasionally a fertilizer bill to help out. This interest must be fos- tered and protected and the farmers of Virginia must meet in Richmond during the session of the Legislature and demand that this interest shall be protected. They should take entirely out of the hands of the Board of Health the appointment of milk inspectors, even in their own cities, and the work be left in the care of the State Dairy Commissioner. If the milk from any dairy is ob- jected to the appointees should have no authority to stop any dairyman from delivering milk until the State Com- missioner directs or shall examine the complaint and his decision shall be final in the matter, and no Board of Health shall interfere in the matter or prevent the de- livery of the milk to the accustomed place of delivery. The milk shall in no sense be condemned by those who have contracted for it, until the milk inspector of the State condemns the dairy and he shall then issue orders to correct the complaint, suspending delivery until such improvement is made to the satisfaction of said State Inspector. PARMER WHO WILL BE HEARD FROM WHEN LEGIS- LATURE MEETS. Powhatan county, Va. ANGORA GOATS. Editor Southern Planter: I notice the advice "Parmer" gives to Southern Planter readers in the August issue regarding Angora goats. He says "go slow." Good advice and will apply to any and all new ventures on the farm. However, if you have a field well fenced and a part, or all of it grow- ing sassafras, brambles, &c, a good crop of weeds and any or all those things that make our Southland so un- sightly, don't go to slow in placing a flock of high-grade Angoras on it. Some tell us sheep will do all this work of cleaning up. I keep both sheep and Angoras and sheep will not clean up waste land willingly; goats will and gladly. When a flock of Angoras go after all this trash and get the job done; ti is done permanently and well done. No grubbing to be done again next year, but ready to plow and cultivate in comfort. If I had a farm that needed cleaning of brambles, sassafaras, cockle burrs, or any other nuisance that grows, no one would keep a flock of Angoras off. If I were growing roses, grass vegetables and had a clean farm, then I would not keep Angoras. And while we were going slow, as "Farmer" advises us to on this stock, they would be working for the man who owned them fixing his farm so that he could some day, "if he wished," go faster. W. W. STOCKWELL. South Boston, Va. First Prize Shropshire Ram, Royal Show, England, 19.9, Imported by Henry L. Wardwell, Springfield Center, N. Y., and now at Stud in His Flock. VIRGINIA PACKERS' ASSOCIATION. Editor Southern Planter: This Association has made a most gratifying record during its operations last year. Those interested in bet- ter packing of apples who live in the Piedmont section, in which this Association operates, can obtain informa- ton from any of the following officers. President, Dr. John R. Guerrant, Calloway, Franklin Co., Va.; Manager, Mr. T. W. Woollen, Crozet, Albemarle Co., Va.; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. R. E. Wayland, Crozet, Albemarle Co., Va. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 857 The Poultry Yard POULTRY NOTES. Editor Southern Planter: This morning, August 18, fresh eggs are selling for 30 cents per dozen in the market. This is an indication that eggs are not plentiful. This means that poultrymen have cut down their flocks and have economized on feed to the extent of very materially reducing the egg yield. I have been in the business forty years, and have never seen such a demand for good pullets as there is at this time. I have not advertised a single line to sell, yet I have sold every bird that I have to spare, and have re- turned many orders. I intend to keep but one breed and a few birds of two other breeds, simply as a matter of pleasure. This season is my first experience on a small place, in a densely populated community, and I find that my advice and prediction to many of my customers ana readers is true in every respect. I hav? always said that the farm is the place to raise poultry for profit for many reasons, yet many people think that they must get near to a city or car line to succeed with poultry. It certainly is a great convenience, but I have paid for ail the convenience and more. The increased cost in care and feed is considerable, and the risk of having eggs and stock stolen is very much greater near a city than in the country. I have had many eggs stolen this season and have recently had over fifty of my largesc pullets stolen in one night. When I am at home, I sleep with one eye and both ears open, but since we live on the car line, the temptation to go to entertainments has overcome my judgment several times, and the first time I went away at night the pullets took unto themselves legs and walked away. The thief evidently knew the coast was clear and he cut the wire front and went in and selected what he wanted and departed. The only way that I see out of the difficulty is to put steel bars on the open front instead of the wire acreen, and that looks bad, and I fear that the hens will regard it as a reflection on their character and may strike. A friend advised me to get a good bull dog, one that had a well developed taste for tough steak. He said that he had one of this kind that never slept. Some days later he was looking through the market, here to find some of his hens that had been taken the night before. I in- quired about the health of his dog, thinking that he must have had a sudden attack of indigestion. He said d rat the dog. I have never known him to be away before, but he was away that night or else they hymno- tized him. This month and next will determine to a great extent, the egg yield for the coming winter. We must feed and feed liberally, both old and young, in order to get the hens and pullets to laying. If we can get them through the moult and fully fledged and laying by November, we can keep them at it all winter. Pullets that are fully matured will lay a good lot of eggs before the eggs are wanted for hatching, and should not have the males with them until a week or two before the eggs ■ are wanted for hatching. I am thinking now that I will select about 50 of my best hens and pullets and keep them on short rations until about October, and then give them full ration and get them into good laying condition by mid- winter, for eggs to fill my incubators. Some good breed- ers and fanciers think that the eggs will hatch stronger chicks, but I think that if the hens are in good condi- tion and health, that the lack of vigor is altogether the fault of the males. I intend to begin hatching about Christmas time and want good eggs and enough of them to fill a good sized machine every week. I expect to have a brooder house ready for them, so that I can give them a warm place to grow and get large enough for broilers in seven to eight weeks. I am experimenting with a small flock of Andalusians. I bought the best eggs that I could get and have some very promising ones, but they do not breed true to feather. I have some that are black as crows and some that are white with blue legs and faces. It is a guess what they will look like when they put their perma- nent coats on. I have several letters from readers, asking how to make hens moult. I hav written about this fully in former notes, and will simply say that I know of no way that one can feed to make them shed their feath- ers. All that I know to do is to feed all that the hens will eat of rather fattening feeds, such as corn, wheat, oats and some oil-cake. Some advise hemp seed and sun flower seed, and some say starve the hens. I have tried about everything in this line and am of the opinion that good feeding is all that is necessary. HUSSELMAN. A long molting season with few or no eggs for many consecutive weeks clips off the profits for the year on a flock of fowls in a way that would be surprising to many of the fairly well-satisfied owners who never know ex- actly whether their poultry is bringing in a little more money than it costs, or costing a littlem ore money than it brings in. A good molt with a quick recovery to high laying condition is one of the definite aims to be real- ized if we are to count upon fully satisfactory returns for the year's work. Whatever special care is needed to pro- mote this end is certainly of high immediate value. Various methods have been suggested by poultry fan- ciers in regard to special feeding and also withholding food to hasten the process of molting, but there seems to be no sufficient evidence of their reliability under ac- tual ordinary conditions. Common sense tells us that the demand for food is increased while fowls are growing new feathers, and it is safe to say that a liberal and varied diet at all times can be trusted to promote health and full productiveness. Good feeding unquestionably re- quires variety no less than a liberal allowance in quanti- ty. Where a free range can be given, even for a part of the time, the abundance of insect life at this time of year enables the hens to forage for themselves with in- terest, and thus gain a valuable element in the diet. A flock confind for most of the time to a rather small yard is greatly helped by being allowed a run, for an hour even, before the usual time for going to roost. — Country Gentleman. 858 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, The Horse. NOTES (By W. J. Carter). "Broad Rock." The outlook for the fourth annual Virginia State Fair to come off at Richmond during the week of October 4-9, seems brighter than during any previous year in the history of this large and important affair, now widely known and recognized as one of the most important in- stitutions of the sort in the Middle and Atlantic States. With increased purses and premiums and new classes added to the prize list, the enthusiasm of the masses, who seem more deeply interested than was even hoped for, especially in the rural districts, is highly grati- fying to the management. Young and active in the cause, the assistant secretary and general manager, Mark R. Lloyd, who has been connected with the State Fair since its organization, has brought to bear practical ex- perience in the direction of affairs and the added at- tractions furnished by the creative genius of a fertile brain promise diversion of a rare sort to the big crowds always in evidence at Richmond during State Fair week. Exhibits of live stock promise the most varied and high- est class collection, including the show horse depart- ment, while racing will furnish sport of the sort to en- thuse tens of thousands gathering at the ring side, as both harness horses and runners of note will compete for the purses offered for trotters, pacers, steeple-chasers and performers on the flat. The speed programme, as prepared under the supervision of the race committee, made up of J. T. Anderson, Legh R. Page and W. j! Carter, is one of the pleasing features of Virginia's big fair, but there are many others as well, all of which are offered with an earnest desire on the part of the man- agement to entertain and instruct patrons and supporters of an organization capable of accomplishing a vast deal- of good in general. Dr. Fred C. Kellam, of the Kellam Cancer Hospital, has sold to Southern parties the handsome road mare, Fern Kellam, by Bursare, 2:291-4, dam of Belle C, 2.32, by Clay, son of Walker Morrill the sire of Lamp Girl, 2.09, holder of the record for Virginia bred trotters. Dr. Kellam is a member of the well known family bearing his name, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, by whom a number of good horses have been bred, and is himself a loyal friend of the light harness horse, but increasing demands upon his time in a professional way, affords slight opportunity for indulgence, even in the favorite pasttime of road driving. The Kellam Hospital, which is one of Richmond's flourishing institutions, is to be enlarged" soon, which will afford increased accommoda tions for those with means and others subjects of char- ity to be treated alike. Bell C, 2:16 1-2, one of the stoutest hearted trotters and gamest campaigners yet bred in Virginia, was owned by the late Lucius J. Kellam, a younger brother of Dr. Kellam. importer and breeder of Shetland ponies in the State. The Montrose Farm pony breeding establishment is a creation of recent years, but the reputation established by Dr. Snead is of the sort that endures rigid tests and as a consequence sales have been frequent to parties in various sections of the Union. An importation from the islands of over fifty head was made last fall, in- cluding the stallion Steinvorrod and a rare lot of brood mares, with some choice young things, too. The pedi- grees and records at Montrose Farm are kept by Mrs. Snead, who possesses a remarkable fund of information on the subject. Dr. Snead's little daughter, Martha, aged seven years, breaks most of the younger ponies and daily association of these midgets of the horse world with small children seems to render the Shetland docile, kind and tractable to a wonderful degree truly. The offerings at Montrose Farm include fine stallions and choice brood mares, both island and home bred, and some well-mannered, beautiful little geldings for the use of children. One of the pleasant features of our forthcoming Vir- ginia State Fair, at Richmond, during the week of Octo- ber 4-9, will be the exhibit of Island and home bred Shetlands, by Dr. Snead, including imported Steinvorrod, the premeer sire at Montrose, and a. choice band of brood mare, with a lot of younger ponies. Dr. Nash P. Snead, who formerly bred horses at Mont- rose Farm, Cartersville, Va., is now probably the largest At his country home on the Hermitage road, right near the State Fair grounds, R. B. Henley has his stable of trotters, and the horses are being handled by James W. More. Mr. Henley hails from North Carolina, but mi- grated to Montana a number of years back, with head- quarters at Dillon, and then removed to Virginia. In the training barn, young More has six head of Montana bred trotters, and in his careful hands they are doing nicely. Mr. Henley is now in California, looking after a farming interest on the Pacific Coast, but in his absence, More looks after affairs at the Virginia breeding establish- ment, where a lot of well-bred stallions, brood mares and young things are kept. Mores' stable includes Brutus Henley, brown horse, 5, by Rodemont, 35632, dam Padova, by Tempest; Jim Henley, black horse, 5, by Rodemont, dam Lady Sandlewood, by Izel; Byron Henley, brown horse, 5, by Jim Hamilton, son of McKinney, 1:11%, dam Ryme, by Copper King, son of Wilkes Boy, 2.24%; addi- son Henley, brown horse, 5, by Rodemont, dam Lucy, by Commodore Belmont; Max Henley, brown horse, 5, by Copper King, dam Poetry, by Tempest. In addition to these, there are other Montana brood horses in More's string, with some clever young things bred in Virginia. Muda Guy, the b^y filly, three years old, by Guy Ax- worthy, 2:08%, who trotted to a record of 2:22%, at Philadelphia in a winning race last month, was purchased by her present owner, A. B. Coxe of Paoli, Pa., during the past winter from Floyd Brothers, Bridgetown, Va. She was bred by John H. Shults and passed to the Messrs. Floyd, who obtained her as a yearling at one of 1909.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 859 the Madison Square Garden sales. Muda Guy figures among the richest bred fillies in the country, seeing that she is by one of Axworthy's best sons, from Muda S., by Stamboul. 2.07%, and she out of Nancy Lee, the dam of Nancy Hanks, 2:04. Such rare blood lines as these prompted the purchase of Muda Guy by Floyd Brothers, who intended developing the daughter of Guy Axworthy and then mating her with Sidney Prince, the Floyd Farm stallion, who is siring speed with uniformity, on the East- ern Shore of Virginia, where about everything from his loins and from all classes of mares, too, is showing speed, this being strongly suggestive of the dead Sidney, his sire, who made history in the long ago on the Pacific Coast. Quite recently Muda Guy worked a' mile at Bel- mont Park, Phi'adelphia, in 2:12, with the last half in 1:05%. She is entered in several of the rich stakes for three-year-old trotters, and is being prepared for her en- gagements. WHY IS IT THAT WE DO NOT SEE MORE MORGAN HORSES IN VIRGINIA? "The Government's Interest in the Morgan Horse." In 1906 the government started in Vermont, a stock farm of nine mares and two fillies, for the upbuilding of the "Famous" old Morgan blood. A little later, they established in Colorado another "Morgan" station, to work in co-operation with the one already doing good work in Vermont. The object is to prevent the loss of this blood, preserve the type and increase the size. The work has lately been greatly extended and so much in- terest is being aroused in Vermont — the home of these grand horses — that one citizen has given a farm of 400 acres to be used in these operations. The Morgan's are the general all-purpose horse of today, and wherever you see a "blooded" Morgan, you may count on his being a noble animal. They are in nearly every instance, nicely proportioned, extremely quiet to handle, easy to break, remember well your teachings, whether good or bad, and are the least excitable of any horse the writer has ever seen. They have a wonderful amount of endurance, are very hearty easy to keep, almost all are good travellers, weigh from 1,000 to 1,300; mostly bays, and nearly al- ways show white on legs or star in face. The horses can be raised in any State or county in the South, and are far above the ordinary animal for general use. Wh' is it that we do not see more of them? If there is ever one brought into your community, it will convince you of their worth. W. M. N. Powhatan, Va. IMPROVING FARM HORSE STOCK. (Strange, isn't it, how the fearful ones a few years ago predicted that the horse business was on the road to the bow-bows! One publisher even had the courage to start a magazine called the Horseless Age. But it is anything but this. Never was horse flesh of the better class in higher estimation than today, with good prices secured for first-class breeding stock, roadsters and draft animals. The hints on improving the stock on the farm here presented by Harry E. Allen, of New York, is there fore, most timely). Draft horses are in great demand. Buyers are scour- ing the producing sections with energy, and most of them complain, not at the high prices demanded, but at the absolute scarcity of good individuals. Try to buy a pair of good ones; you will be most forcibly convinced that we have not nearly enough of the kind we want. On the contrary, however, the country is filled with ordinary, undersized plugs with no indication of selection or of breeding. There is one way of improvement which may at first seem unfair in some respects, but in the end works for the betterment of all concerned. It is the enactment and enforcement of a stallion law. During the past four years five States have put into operation laws made to ensure that stallion owners properly represent the breed- ing of their horses standing for public service. The gen- eral plan of these laws, now doing good service in Wis- consin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, calls for every stal- lion owner to secure a State license, copies of which must be used in every form of advertisement for the horse, and must be posted in every stable in which the horse is kept during the breeding season. This license, issued by the official entrusted with the enforcement of the law, must show the actual breeding of the horse, whether pure-bred or grade, and if pure-bred, by what record association registered. Licenses are refused t horses found to possess any of certain enumerated un- soundnesses believed to be hereditary. The chief value of a stallion law lies in the opportunity to acquaint the mare owners with the facts regarding the stallions of their vicinity and to arouse an interest and inquiry that will procure proper recognition and ap- preciation for superior horses and discourages the patron- age of low grade animals whose progeny fill no market class and exhibit no uniformity. It is not the idea o the law to dictate or suggest what kind of horse any farmer or community should patronize; the object is to destroy the business of inferior sires. But what about the mares? Since every farmer has use for the work horse, why not have good mares to to do this work? Mares which, besides doing the same work better than a scrub, and on just as little cost of keeping, will produce a good colt, once a year. These colts will pay well for the investment and trouble. Con- sidering the strong demand for horses at good prices, the ease of raising them and their many other advantages, it seems plain that the good horse is the horse for the farmer, and that he should not only breed enough to keep himself supplied with teams, but should have one or more to sell every year. But. you say, this or that fellow failed at just this sort of thing. Quite likely. And why? Perhaps he bred his mares to some grade mondescript or maybe to a slabsided and crooked legged horse that happened to be a pure-bred. Were there no good, sound, well-bred stallions in the neighborhood ? Yes, but they stood at $20, while these others only charged $8 or $10. So these mares were bred to the mongrel stallion to save possi- bly $10, while the produce of such a mating would, in all probability, be worth from $40 to $100 less than if the mares had been bred to good horses. Or maybe the fault was not In breeding, but in feed- 860 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, ing. It takes plenty of good feed to make large draft horses, and any check or stunting in their growth will take quite a few dollars out of the breeders' pocket. So breed right, feed right, and you are sure to get the desired product. The whole thing in the end amounts to the improvement of the stallion; in keeping good, large, vigorous mares for both farm work and breed- ing; and in the well feeding of the growing colt. This last is a side often neglected by the average farmer who seems to think that after weaning time the colt can shift for himself; and hence many promising colts have made very ordinary horses, due to stunting and lack ot proper feed and shelter while growing. — American Agri culturist. We strongly endorse the commendation by Mr. Allen of a stallion law, and trust that our subscribers will impress upon their representatives in the coming legisla- ture, the importance of the enactment of such a law for this State. The President of the State Farmers' Insti- tute, Mr. Westmoreland Davis, in his annual address at the recent Charlottesville meeting, emphasized this as one of the necessities for securing a better type of horses for the State, and his remarks received the cor- dial endorsement of the farmers present, a large and representative body from every section of the State. Get after your representative at once on this subject. We want to get rid of the "plug stallions" as soon as possible. Whatever kind of sire you breed to, let him be the best Of his type, and above all things, sound in "wind, limb and eyesight." — Ed. THE SUFFOLK PUNCH IN VIRGINIA— AN IMPORTED SIRE. Editor Southern Planter: A very noted Suffolk Punch stallion, Sudbourne Don 3247, has been imported to Virginia from Suffolk, England, by Mr. H. C. Groome, of "Airlie," Warrenton, Virginia, a picture of which we are pleased to present. It has been the pleasure of the writer to examine a number of pictures representing every possible view of this horse, judging from which he is one of the best of the breed. I regret that it has been impossible for me to accept the kind of invitation of Mr. Groome to per- sonally look the horse over. As this is doubtless the first importation of a Suffolk to the State, and as the Southern Planter has done much to call the attention of farmers tc this great agricultural breed of horses, it seems but proper that the first presentation of this splendid horse to the farmers of Virginia should appear through your valuable journal. As with other breeds, doubtless poor specimens of the true type of the Suffolk will be brought into the State; therefore, to avoid misjudgment as to the breed, any true pictures that can be presented will be of advantage in establishing the idea of the true type in the minds of those interested. There are few horses but that could be improved in some way, but Sudbourne Don is peculiarly satisfactory as a type of the breed. The fact that he is a good Suffolk, whether or not he may be regarded as the ideal heavy draft horse, is estab lished by his having been a prize winner in the Suffolk Horse Shows the past year; also, in the Shows of Essex County England, 1907, and Reserved Championship in the Norfolk, England, show last year. This horse was imported by Mr. Groome in March of this year. He is not for sale and already has his book lull. He will be shown at the State Fair, where we trust farmers will avail themselves of the opportunity of look- ing at a good Suffolk, remembering that no less a horse expert and writer than J. H. Sanders, of the Breeders' Gazette, now deceased, said of the Suffolk: "This is per- haps the best established of all of the so-called agricul- tural breeds of Great Britain." Some deny that the Suffolk carries Oriental blood or that he has any crosses of Percheron, or French, blood, believing that it is to the detriment of the breed to ac- SUDBOURNE DON. knowledge this, yet it is conceded that the draft charac- teristics of all the heavy breeds of horses are due to the "large black horse breed of Flanders." It seems to me no less creditable, on account of the endurance and speed, to acknowledge the Oriental blood. The Norman, Percheron, or French draft horse has as its prevailing color, for many generations, the gray. It is well known that the cross between a gray horse and a bay mare near- ly invariably produces a sorrel, doubtless explained only by some of the features of the Mendelian law, which accounts for the unexpected colors in poultry breeding and elsewhere. It is also known that a few centuries ago the mares of Suffolk and Devonshire were bay. All the draft breeds of France acknowledge their heavy char- acteristics as coming from the "black horse of Flanders." Sanders says that tradition has long attributed to the Percheron an Oriental origin and that researches made in the compilation of the pedigrees for the first volume of the Percheron Stud Book of France show that the blood of the Orient was used to a large extent, and adds: "What the Darley Arabian was to the English Thorough- bred and the Gray Arabian, Smetanxa to the Orloff, the Gray Arabian, Gallipoli, appears to have been to the Percheron of France." Professor Curtis, in his history of the horse, says: "The origin of the Suffolk breed is somewhat obscure, but the best evidence obtainable in- dictates the use of Norman (French Percheron) stallions on the best native Suffolk mares. That this is true is strongly evidenced by the Suffolk color — sorrel or chest- 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. St; 1 nut — which has so often been found a compromise color between bay and gray; the former being represented in the native mares, the latter being the predominating color of the Norman stock." The Percheron, or Norman, as they were called a few years ago, is noted for his quick action, due, doubtless, to the blood of the Arab horse. None need imagine that they can accomplish the establishment of a similar breed of horses just as good as the Suffolk, for those who have studied carefully the principles of breeding must know that we cannot, in a few years, or even decades, of one short life, accomplish what the Suffolk people have done in three or four centuries, possibly longer as the fixed characteristics of the Suffolk mares are known to have existed at least six centuries. The continuous breeding in line has given them a prepotency which assures not only the conformation we desire, but also fixedness of color not known to exist in any other breed of horses. Sudbourne Don, 3247, recorded in the stud book of the Suffolk Horse Society of England, was foaled in 1904, and is not only a winner himself, but was by the champion, Sudbourne Count, 3257, dam, Sudbourne Doro- thy, 5445. While this breed of heavy horses may not produce as heavy weight as is desired on the streets of the great cities, yet the demand for the right kind of horse for that great mass of people — the farmers — who will always use horse power, makes it desirable to breed the best horse possible for agricultural purposes, and this we believe the Suffolk Punch to be. WALTER J. QUICK. Since we received the foregoing from Dr. Quick, Mr. Groome, the owner of the horse, has sent us the follow- ing particulars of his breeding, etc., which we are glad to publish. We are pleased to know that the horse will be exhibited at the State Fair and hope that an inspec- tion of him may convince our readers that we were not in error when we advised the Punch as the best farm- er's horse in the world. We appreciate the compliment Mr. Groome pays us by exhibiting him. — Ed. Editor Southern Planter: Suffolk stallion, "Sudbourne Don" No. 3275 Stud Book Suffolk Horse Society, No. 352 Stud Book American Suf- folk Horse Association), foaled 1909. Sire, Champion "Sadbourne Count," 3257; dam, "Sudbourne Dorothy," 5445, by Cook's "Milo," 2042, out of "Dorothy," 3483, by Garrett's "Cup Bearer 3d, 566. "Sudbourne Count" 3257, by Sir Cuthbert Quilter's "Prince Wedgewood," 2364, out of "Sudbourne Cuss," 5387. "Sudbourne Don" was bred by A. H. E. Wood, late of Sudbourne Hall, purchased from Kenneth M. Clark, Sud- bourne Hall, Oxford, Suffolk, by H. C. Groome, Warren- ton, Virginia, and i mported March, 1909. "Sudbourne Don" was shown in England four times, as follows: Second at Essex County Show, 1907; reserve at Norfolk County Show, 1908; second at Suffolk County Show, 1908, and second at Woodbridge Show, 1908, in two latter shows being beaten by Sir Cuthbert Quilter's champion, "Bawd- sey Harvester," 3076. "Sudbourne Don" is a chestnut horse with silver mane and tail, stands 16hands, 3 inches; measurement below knee, 10 1-2 inches; girth, 87 inches; weight, 1850 pounds. I expect to send this horse to Richmond, and I may confess it is largely on your account that I do so, as after your strong advocacy of this breed, I think it is only fair to give you an opportunity to point out as a result of your labor at least one individual imported direct from England that has had the stamp of approval by the Eng- lish judges at their local shows. Hoping to have the pleasure of meeting you during the Richmond Fair, I am. H. C. GROOME. THE NOMINATION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. Although the primary for the nomination of candidates for the Commissioner of Agriculture and other State offi- cers was held on the 5th of August, yet up to the time of this writing (24th of August), no decision has been an- nounced as to who was nominated as Commissioner of Agriculture. The last unofficial figures given out showed a small majority for Mr. Koiner, but the circumstances attending the finding and forwarding of these figures were of such a suspicious character that no one seems to place any reliance upon them and least of all do we. From information gathered from all over the State, we believe firmly that Mr. Brown received a majority of the votes cast, and this appears to be the opinion of most people. So long as the figures giving the votes for all the candidates come regularly along during the first four or five days after the election Mr. Brown had a long lead. At the end of that time he had a majority of about 3,000 votes. Then suddenly the figures for the Commissioner- ship ceased to come in, whilst those of the other candi- dates were given out and practically the question of who was nominated for the other offices was settled by re- turns being received from all the counties. Then the figures for Commissioner began to dribble in slowly a few each day for nearly a week longer and curiously all these were in Mr. Koiner's favor, although coming from widely different sections of the State and in many cases where in adjoining counties Mr. Brown had had majori- ties accorded to him in earlier returns. In some counties majorities reported for him were changed to majorities for Mr. Koiner and he was not given as many votes as he had previously been given majorities. All this seems mighty mysterious and suspicious to those who are cog- nizant of the wily political ways of Mr. Koiner. Why were not all the figures sent in together from each county? They could have been and should have been. It would look as though the word was passed 'to withhOid the returns until it was seen how much Mr. Brown was ahead and then it would be seen how much manipulation of the figures would be required to overcome this major ity and later the figures came along which accomplished this. There is widespread dissatisfaction as to the way in which this election has been conducted, and this is not confined to Mr. Brown's friends alone. We have discussed the matter with strong supporters of Mr. Koiner and they are equally disgusted and several of them have told us that if the official declaration gives the nomination to Mr. Koiner thev will not vote for him. 862 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September,. Miscellaneous. The Institute on the porti THE VIRGINIA STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. The 6th Annual Session of the Virginia State Farmers' Institute was held in Cabell Hall, University of Va., Aug. 10th, 11th and 12th, as advertised. The extended program was very greatly enjoyed by sev- eral hundred members, representing practically every county in the State. President Westmoreland Davis presided throughout the session with great satisfaction to the entire assembly. It is, of course, impossible for us to give even a brief resume of the program as pretty nearly every phase of agricultural life was covered by competent speakers and the members who missed this session will have to content themselves until the proceedings are published in book form. On the last day of the institute, the Chamber of Com- merce of Charlottesville, gave the entire Institute quite a delightful Tallyho party to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, now owned by Hon. J. M. Levy. This outing was greatly enjoyed as it afforded numerous mem- bers their first opportunity of seeing this historic spot. The business session of the Institute was held on the morning of the last day the following directors were elected for the year of 1910: Dr. C. U. Gravatt, Port Royal; Jas. Bellwood, Manchester; J. L. Carter, Chat- ham; Leslie D. Kline, Vaucluse; Westmoreland Davs, Leesburg; Henry W. Wood, Richmond; T. O. Sandy, Burkeville; Jos. A. Turner, Hollins; Maj. A. J. Tynes, Tazewell; J. F. Jackson, Richmond. This Board will meet at its convenience and elect a president and secretary for next year. Quite a number of farmers' problems were discussed both by the Advisory Council and by the open Institute and indications are that the directors will have their hands full during the approaching winter. co of Cabell Hall. It was unanimously decided to hold a winter session or the Institute in Richmond each year, and to keep the summer session migratory as at present. All farmers of the State are cordially invited to be- come members of the Institute and all old members are urged to remit their dues to the Secretary, B. Morgan Shepherd, Box 840, Richmond, Va. The fee is only $1 per year and entitles all mem- bers to a copy of the printed proceedings, as well as all privileges of the Institute. It is the intention of the Board of Directors of the- Institute to keep a close watch upon all matters which may be brought before the Virginia Legislature, affecting the agricultural interests of the State, and it is desired that members shall bring to the attention of the Board, any subjects which they think ought to have considera- tion by that body, affecting any of the agricultural in- stitutions of the State or for the advancement of the- interests of the farming community. WHAT VIRGINIA NEEDS TO IMPROVE HER AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS. Editor Southern Planter: There is much said, and very truthfully, too, relative- to the natural resources of the great State of Virginia as an agricultural State. That she is able to make good all that is claimed for her is true, and more. Very few people, very few farmers, know the possibilities of an' acre of land. To talk about agriculture in a general way is better than not to talk, but, to get ideas, conditions and 1 possibilities squarely before the farmers of America, we- must be specific. To say that Virginia is a great agri- cultural State is not true, but when we say that Virginia? can be made one of the greatest agricultural States !n» 1900.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 863 the Union we are entirely within the bounds of possi- bilities. It has been my good fortune to be allowed to talk to the Southern people through The Planter for five years or more on one branch of the live stock industry of the South and incidentally I have touched other matters of vital importance to the improvement of general agricul- ture. If the Editor will give me space, I will undertake to point out in this, and future communications, some specific reasons why Virginia is not gaining in rural population and wealth as rapidly as the West and North- west. The question of "rich, virgin soil," is no longer tenable. The State of Virginia, with an area of 27,16S,000 acres, contains to-day more virgin soil than does In- diana with an area of 23,264,000 acres, or than Iowa with 35,856,000 acres. Virginia has more timber, more coal, more iron, more limestone, more building stone, more mineral wealth, including gold, greater water power, than both Iowa and Indiana combined. Virginia has approxi- mately two thousand miles of tidewater shore that not only gives her the cheapest possible transportation to domestic and foreign markets, but also yields a great revenue to the State in oysters, fish and other sea pro- ducts. Railway facilities are ample and capital abund- ant for every need. Soil and climate, sunshine and rain are as genial, abundant and equable as anywhere on the face of the globe. Virginia can and does produce everything that Iowa and Indiana can produce and many crops that can- not be produced in these two great agricultural States. If all this is true, then why is the Virginia land so low in price as compared to the value of agricultural lands in the two States named? I take these two States for com- parison because they are regarded as two of the greatest producing States in the Union and because I have trav- elled over every county comprised in their great area and ■mingled with the agricultural classes in social and busi- ness relations for many years. As noted above, I will aim to point out some of the reasons why values are low and why immigration to Virginia is not more general. It will not answer to say that Virginia and her advantages have not been pro- claimed or advertised. Ever since the beginning of American history Virginia has been known to the world. Her statesmen, her orators, her soldiers, her sailors, her noble, comely and brave women have been the theme and admiration of civilized man in every quarter of the globe. I will say, first, that the oft-repeated and deep-seated •slogan, "Virginia for Virginians," has created a prejudice at home and abroad against Virginia. Let this slogan be changed to "Virginia for any and all good Americans." I want to say plainly in this connection that I believe the time has come when we, as a nation, need and should 'husband our resources for our posterity. We should no longer encourage the immigration of the old world's sur- plus population to our shores, but let America be for Americans and let each and every State be a unit unto 'herself in her right as a State, but accord equal rights and liberties — social and political, commercial and civic — •to the immigrant from any other State. Let us be truly a Democratic people. I cannot agree with the statement *o often published that the South has no feeling or preju dice against the North. I have been a resident of Vir- ginia for six years, and know that this feeling does exist. Let us be honest and truthful. There is little or none of this prejudice shown or manifested in the towns and cities, but in the rural districts, among the agricultural classes, there is a well defined and deep feeling of bit- terness for the Northern man. This may be said truth- fully of a few men in the North. There are a few of these "long haters" in the North alive to-day, but, for- tunately, the limit of three score and ten is nearly run. I personally know many Northern men, now residents of Virginia, who came here with families, with money, with energy, skill and industry, to make a home, and all that the word can express or imply, who see and know and feel and realize that they are not accorded that hospi- tality and friendliness, confidence and respect, due to them as citizens of a great Commonwealth. I know of many good men who have gone back to their native States because of this feeling.. The schools and school system are a great hinderance or drawback to rural immigration. This is improving rapidly, but we will not have good schools until the private family school is abandoned and all the children of school age compelled to attend the public schools. We have too much threadbare aristocracy, too much "I am holier than thou" feeling among the pupils and parents in our rural communities for the advancement of the pub- lic schools. The State should compel the attendance at public schools of every white child of school age, and should furnish books free. We always have men and boys enough in the penitentiary to print and bind all the books necessary for every child in the State. Let the convicts make roads to the school houses and books to put into them instead of shoes for the trust! CAL HUSSELMAN. GROUND LIMESTONE FOR THE FARMERS. Editor Southern Planter: The Southern Planter is not a political paper, but, as the representative of the agricultural interests of the State of Virginia, it owes to our farmers certain duties, including propaganda for legislative action deemed nec- essary for the welfare of our farmers. The State of Illinois sells to her farmers ground lime- stone at 75 cents per ton, loaded on cars. The greater part of the soil in the State of Virginia is in need of liming. We know that burnt lime is destructive to humus. We know that we should not destroy the scant supply of humus in our soil. Limestone can be found in our State at a reasonable price. Our farmers, as a class, are poorer than the farmers of Illinois. Our soil is also poorer, yet we must com- pete with the soil and the men of that State. We can- not afford to pay more for lime than our competitors do, and there is no reason why we should. The way to get a thing is to go after it. Let every farmer in Virginia submit to the members and to the candidates for the Assembly and Senate from his District the following question: "How do you stand on the proposition that the Common- wealth of Virginia should construct and maintain plants for crushing and grinding limestone or shells at con- venient points on the principal railroads, preferably 864 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, where water power or other cheap power may be had, such plants to be operated by State or county prisoners, making suitable arrangements with the county authorities for co operation. And that the ground limestone be of- fered for sale to farmers of the State of Virginia at a price of 75 cents per ton, loaded on cars, this being the price at which ground limestone is sold to the farmers in Illinois by the penal institutions of that State." Don't merely ask, insist upon it that this quesion be submitted to the Legislature and be voted upon. And ask that the Southern Planter publish from time to time what your representatives have done in this matter and how they have voted. You are entitled to know who is work ing and voting for or against your interest. Lime is the most essential thing needed to improve our lands so that they will grow clovers and alfalfa, and, after that, more wheat and more corn. N. We have for sometime past been in correspondence with the State authorities of Illinois endeavoring to se- cure the information as to this ground limestone business and are glad to say that we have now gotten all the facts, and propose to embody them in a communication which it is our intention to submit to the Governor or the State with a request that he bring the subject to the attention of the Legislature with the purpose of securing the enactment of like laws to those of Illinois for provid- ing our farmers with the much needed ground lime from our inexhaustible limestone rocks and oyster shells. Prof. Cyril Hopkins, the Professor of Agronomy and Chemistry of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Illinois, through whose excellent work the importance of this limestone supply to Illinois farmers has been demonstrated, and who has been largely instrumental in bringing about the nec- essary legislation to make it available, writes us: "You wiM be interested to know that the railroads of Illinois have united to make a uniform freight rate of one-half cent per ton per mile on ground limestone for soil im- provement, with a minimum charge by each of twenty-five cents per ton. The Penitentiary is able to furnish the. stone in bulk ground to all pass through a screen with sixteen meshes to the inch, loaded on the cars, for sixty cents per ton." We ought to be able to do as well here for our farmers as they in Illinois, and we in- tend to do our best to bring this about, and shall look to our subscribers and readers to help us by bringing their influence to bear upon their repr sentatives in the Legis- lature. — Ed. THE VIRGINIA STATE FAIR— RICHMOND, OCTOBER 4TH-9TH, 1909. As the time approaches for the close, on September 14th, of the entries for the fourth annual exhibition of the Virginia State Fair, to be held the first week in Oc- tober, a forecast of this great exposition of the Old Dominion's resources and best products is timely. Ever since the inception of this worthy enterprise, four years ago, the ambition of the public spirited men who have been promoting it has been to make each succeeding exhibition an improvement upon its predecessor until there should be provided for the farmers of Virginia an institution equal to any of its kind in the country and whose benefits shall be manifold and lasting. That their efforts thus far have not been in vain is readily evidenced by the successes of past exhibitions and the prospects of the one to be held next month. Never before in Virginia, nor, indeed, in the entire South, have preparations for a Fair been made on so large and grand a scale and the only remaining factor to be considered in ensuring a complete success is the weather. The premiums and purses in all departments show a decided increase over last year, the totals ag- gregating $40,000, and provision has been made for near- ly everything known to agriculture, horticulture, horse- breeding, stock and poultry raising. The premium list is already in the hands of a majority of the farmers throughout the State and a thorough resume of the same is contained in an advertisement found elsewhere in this issue, to which the attention of the reader is called. A canvas made by General-Manager Mark R. Lloyd, of those in attendance at the Virginia State Farmers' In- stitute, held at Charlottesville during the past month, disclosed the fact that many farmers had already pre- pared to make exhibits at the Fair and that a bealthy rivalry was in progress. One of the sessions of the In- stitute was addressed by the President of the Fair As- sociation, Hon. Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun county, who has long been prominent in advancing the agricultural interests of the State. Mr. Fairfax outlined the objects of the Association, described the preparations being made for the coming exhibition and enjoined all to attend, exhibit, and in other ways co operate with the manage- ment in making the Fair a credit to the State. The corn contest, designated "King Corn Special," inaugurated by the Times-Dispatch of Richmond, the ob- ject of which is to stimulate the growing of corn in Virginia for the purpose of exceeding the product of any other State in the East, has opened up a new field of endeavor for the farmer and is worthy of his greatest, efforts. The sum to be distributed in prizes, which is being raised by public subscriptions, now amounts to nearly $1,500, and it is expected to reach the $2,000 mark by Fair time. On the basis of $2,000 prizes will be awarded, approximately, as follows: 1. Best ear white corn grown in Virginia $450 00 2. Best ten ears of same 450 00 3. Best twenty ears of same 450 00 4. Best ear yellow corn grown in Virginia 225 00 5. Best ten ears of same 225 00 6. Best twenty ears of same 225 00 The awards will be based upon the perfection of the product and not upon yield by acreage, as has been sup- posed by some. There were a few growers who mis- understood the conditions, contending that the man who grows a few stalks of corn in a city back yard or country garden has as good chances of winning the prizes as the large producer who raises many acres. Nothing could be more erroneous, and the management of the Fair desires to dissipate this wrong impression. The question was thoroughly threshed out when the contest was inaugurated, and upon the advice of Hon. Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun county; T. O. Sandy, former Presi- dent of the Virginia State Farmers' Institute, and many others of wide agricultural experience, including officials of the Department of Agriculture in Washington, it was decided for various reasons to focus the contest upon (Continued on page 867.) 1909.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER 865 THE Southern Planter PUBLISHED BY THE SOUTHERN PLANTER PUBLISHING CO., RICHMOND, VA. ISSUED ON 1ST OF EACH MONTH. J. F. JACKSON. Editor. B. MORGAN SHEPHERD, Business Manager. B. W. 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ENTERED AT THE POST-OFFICE AT RICHMOND, VA., AS SECOND- CLASS MAIL MATTER. FOR OUT DOOR WORK IN THE WETTEST WEATHER NOTHING EQUALS WATERPROOF GARMENTS LOOK WELL- WEAR WELL AND WILL NOT LEAK 10NG COATS -*322-*552 SUITS *32S 5010 EVERYWHERE CATALOG FREE A. J. Tower Co. boston.uaa. Tower Canadian Co. limited -Toronto, can. PUBLISHERS' NOTES. TO ADVERTISERS. Please bear in mind that we must have all copy or instructions for ad- vertisements by the 25th of each month without fail. Every month we are compelled to omit advertising in large volumes for the simple reason that copy does not reach us in time. A NEAT BINDER. If you will send thirty cents to our business office, we will send you a neat binder made of substantial Bris- tol board, in which you can preserve an entire volume of the Southern Planter. Many of our readers find this a useful device, as they always save their copies for reference. A FARMER'S ACCOUNT BOOK. We can furnish a very simple and complete account book for farmers' use for fifty cents, postpaid; or we will give a copy to every subscriber who will remit us $1,00 for a three year subscription and ten cents to cover mailing. This book contains records for labor, planting, buying, selling, breed- ing, and inventory and will last the average farmer for two or three years. In the back of the book are gesta- tion tables, rules for computing con- tents of corn cribs, hay stacks, etc. ROOFING FACTS FOR FARMERS. The roofing question is becoming more and more complex every year. There are so many poor roofings on the market — and so few good ones — that it is well for our readers to be mighty careful of what they buy. The reason for so many poor roof- ings being on the market is because they all look alike. But looks are not what should make you decide on your roofing. Among the roofings which have ap- pealed to our readers is Breese Bros.' Rubber Roofing. It will pay to get samples of their 1, 2 and 3 ply to test in comparison with other roof- ing samples. Then, if you think Breese Bros. Rubber Roofing is as good as any, you will save money because Breese Bros, are actual manufacturers — sell direct to the user, and prepay freight charges East of the Western line of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and North of the Southern line of Tennessee. They guarantee satisfaction or money refunded. They also guaran- tee to ship your order same day it is received — and that it will arrive safely at your railroad station. But first send your name and address tor liberal samples and free book. Ad- WOOD'S SEEPS. Best qualities obtainable. Winter or Hairy Vetch makes not only one of the largest yielding and best winter feed and forage crops you can grow, but is also one of the best of soil-improv- ers, adding more nitrogen to the soil than anyiother winter crop. Wood's Descriptive Fall Cat- alogue gives full information about this valuable crop; also ^about all other Q Farm 6 Garden Seeds (? for Fall planting. Catalogue mailed free on request. Write for it. T. W. WOOD & SONS} Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. RAFFIA Red Star and Arrow Brands Bale lots of 225 lbs. each. We are direct importers — stock always on hand. Write for special prices, stating quantity required. Sample sent on request. McHUTCHISON & COMPANY, Raffia Importers, 17 Murray St., New York. r FEARLESS^ Manure Spreader The "Fearlkss" Spreader, built narrow, spreads wide, because the circular beater distributes outside the wheels. Covers evenly a six and one-half foot strip, spread- ing from a three foot box. Passes a farm Kate easily as an ordinary heavy wagon. Means fewer trips to the Held ami no driv- asf over manure already spread. Write at once for free booklet. HARDER MFG. COMPANY BOX 82 Cubleskill.N.Y. BANK OF RICHMOND Main and Ninth Streets CAPITAL, $1,000,000 00. SURPLUS, 9475,000 0*. Special attention paid to out-of-town accounts. Correspondence lnvite4. J Three per cent. Interest Allowed In Savings Department. Compounded Seml-Annually. 866 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, Knocks Out 7 Dairy Tubular Cream Separators are entirely different from all others — are simple, sanitary, satisfactory. Mr. St. John Backus, of Sloan, Iowa, writes:— "I bought a Tubular "A" No. 6. Before buying this separa- tor, I tried seven makes. None was satisfactory, so decided to try your Tubular. I found it more than satisfactory and could I not have returned the other makes, as I did, I would have consigned them to the scrap pile." Made in the world's greatest separato- facto- ry. Branch factories i n Canada and Germ any. Sales exceed most, if not all, others combined. Write for catalog No. 2C0 THE SH4RPLES SEPARATOR CO. West Chester, Pa. Chicago, 111. Toronto, Can. San Francisco, Cal. Winnipeg, Can. Portland, Ore. louble The Quantity of Waty delivered by any other deep well cylinder pump, is raised by the "American" Deep Well Pump The reason is it delivers the full capacity of the cylinder both on the DOWN -stroke and the TJP-stroke making it act- ually double capacity. There's a revelation to pump users in our new Deep Well Pump Catalog The American Well Works Gen. Office & Works, Aurora. III. 1st Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago. Sydnor Pump Oompanv, Rirhmond. Vireinia. F IX VOUR ROOF £*» P a « €«*«**.«•*> —We will guarantee to put any JC JTCr ol|Uarc« old leaky, worn-out, rusty, tin. Iron. Bteel, paper, felt, gravel or shingle roof i n perfect condition, and keep it In perfect condition for 6c per square per year. The Perfect Roof Preserver, makes old, ' worn-out roofs new. Satisfaction guaran- teed or money refunded. Our free roofing k book tells all about it. Write for it today. The Anderson Manufacturing Co., Dept. 61 Elyria, Ohio square per year. Roof-Fix tA/o Will Rii/P A RURAL MAIL BOX, WtC Will UIVO The best and handsomest ade, to the first .vassing fur peti- Rons i'nf'nevi Rural Route. 'Wrijc today. Galvanised Steel Rural Mail Bi person sending address <>l pany dress them — The Breese Bros. Co., Roofing Dept. 64, Cincinnati, Ohio — for prompt attention. WITH THE ADVERTISERS. The Anderson Manufacturing Co. resumes its advertising of "Roof-Fix" and "Unito Roofing." See advertise- ments. The Hercules Manufacturing Co. is advertising its well known stump pull- er this month. The Union Carbide Sales Co., has an announcement on another page which should interest a. number of our readers. The Chicago House Wrecking Co. starts its fall advertising campaign with an attractive announcement on the second cover page. The Kalamazoo Stove Co. is with us as usual, for the fall trade. Bet- ter let the Company send a "Kala- mazoo direct to you." Bargains in Buggies and Carriages are advertised by the Wilbur H. Mur- ray Manufacturing Co. The Brown Fence & Wire Co. has an attractive card in another column. The Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co. is ad- vertising its well known line of farm implements and machinery this sea- son. The Implement Co. are the Richmond Agents. The Interlocking Fence Co. is a new advertiser this month. Dr. J. B. Tuttle, Craigsville, Va., is prepared to supply unlimited quanti- ties of ground limestone rock. See "Want" ads. Our long time patrons, the Kitsel- man Bros., are advertising their well known fence, commencing this month. The National Lead Co. starts the fall advertising campaign with a prom- inent card on another page. Better send for paint test outfit, number 14. The Castalia Stock Farm is adver- tising a nice lot of dairy cattle. Shorthorn cattle can be had of Farmington Stock Farms. See ad on another page. The Steel Shoe Co. has a promi- nent advertisement on another page. F. W. Okie is advertising a splen did Suffolk Punch Stallion this month. The Crestline Manufacturing Co. of- fers a full line of pumps for all pur- poses. The Cambridge .Corrugated 'Land Roller is advertised by R. F. Harris & Co. Beautiful rugs and druggets can be had of the Virginia Rug and Drug get Co., at factory prices. Please mention the Southern Planter. A Neat Binder for your back num- bers can be had for 30 cents. Address our Business Department. Backed by 50 Years of Steady Improvement Doderick Presses are backed by mure than fifty years of careful experimenting and improving. They hold the world's records for neat, rapid and thorough work, and have always come out winners in con- tests with other presses. DEDERICK'S Baling Presses are strom;, substantial, and durable— made in a modern factory by men who are press experts. They're the world's best, as well as first, Presses— the farmer's wisest choice. Our free Catalogue is full of facts about Presses and baling. Write for copy— to-day. - P. K.Deoerick's Sows, #/Zl^ 55 TIVOLI ST., ALBANY, N. T. fi?* Self-Feed 3 -Stroke Eli Baling Press Latest addition to the great "Eli" family. Three strokes with automatic self-feed makes the gang hustle. Built on lines that make horse presses really valuable. Greatest leverage when pressure is hard- est. Low Step-over. Full Circle, Block Signals, etc. A little giant in strength. We'™ always led as hay- press builders — 18 different sljles. horse and belt powers. All in one catalog and it's free. Write for it. Collins Plow Co., 1185 Hampshire St., Quincy, III. 1 MAN JL A N D X HORSE THHm HOUR Bale at Least Cost Onr Daisy SELF- THREADING, self- feeding one-horse hay tress only one on which one man can do all the work. First successful self- threading de- vice, automatic condenser increases re- sults. Open side hopper. Free trial. Write today for Baler Book and prices. GEO. ERTEL CO., Qalncy.IH. The • MONARCH" STEEL STUMP PULLER. Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. The best and simplest on earth. No cost to you, except freight, until it la «et up and giving satisfaction. Nine years experience in this business. Write for catalogue and prices. JOS. W. RITCHIE, Agent, Route J, Grottoes. Va. HARVEY BOLSTER SPRINGS l Soon save their cost. Make every wagon a spring ^ I wagon, therefore fruit, vegetables, eggs, etc.,. I bring more money. Ask for special proposition. I Harrev Spring Co. t 73317th St., fiaoine, WU.| Free Trial To You 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 807 What do you know about Silage Cut- ters? Which Jo you think is the best? Why do you think so? "Ohio" Silage Cutters srive absolutely the best results. We believe we can prove this to you. Will you give us the chance? Our big new "Ohio" book— the finest ever printed— will post you on Silage Cutter essentials. It's a beauty— 104 pages— with 56 pages of photographs o£ Ohio" Cutters at work everywhere. It will make you sure about "Ohio" Blower Silage Cutters (6 Sizes— Cot 3 to 30 Tons an Hoar —5 to 16 H. P. ) about their dependability, capacity, durability and construction, power re- quirements, evenness and quality of the cut product, high class of users, prices, etc. Send for it todcy. Mailed free. The Silver Mfg. Co, Salem, Ohio Modern Silage Methods? 224 pages, 10c coin or stamps. A Modern Dumping Outfit Just the Thine for Road Building: Have your teamsters use this box, It will save time, no man needed to help unload, more trips per day, fits any gear, dumps load instantly, only costs one-third as much as dump wagons. In successful use throughout the United States. Investigate, by get- ting full information of EVERETT MANUFACTURING CO.. 32 Lnke Street, Newark, New York. THE, CAMBRIDGE CORRUGATED Land rVoller and Pulverizer THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Used by the State Test Farm, Vlr. ginia Agricultural College, Sweet Briar Institute, Miller M. L,. School and some of the best farmers in the State. Address . R. F. Harris & Co., Charlottesville, Va. VIRGINIA STATE FAIrl. (Continued from page 864.) the grade of the product rather than the yield by acreage. Perfect coin is rarely grown by accident and is obtained only through scientific cul- tivation, the knowledge of which is born only of long experience in agri culture. In addition to this the aver- age grower cannot distinguish a per- fect ear of corn, many points being involved which require an expert to decide so that the man who grows a few stalks in a back yard has lit- tle show with the regular producers. The merits of the corn will be pass- ed upon by an experienced and im- partial judge from one of the West- ern corn expositions, who will, of course, take into consideration the difference of conditions in Virginia as compared with the Western States. A perusal of the premium list shows that more than two-thirds of the total amount of $40,000 appropri- ated is devoted to live stock and products of the farm. This is in strong contrast with the method of most Associations, who make a spe- cialty of horse racing to the detri- ment of the agricultural interests. The Virginia State Fair, however, is, as its name implies, a Fair devised for the good of the State and the bet- terment of its farming conditions. Ex- hibitions of speed are, of course, a part of every Fair and necessary to their success, and liberal provision has been made for them at the com- ing exhibition, but not at the expense of one of the other departments. Horse races, however, are self-sup- porting, sufficient money being re- ceived in entrance fees and the cus- tomary percentages deducted from winners to pay all the purses with- out drawing upon the treasury of the Association. Fruit growers will be interested in the immense display of apples which will be made by the State Horticul- tural Society. Eight hundred feet of space has been reserved for this mammoth collection which will in- clude all the well known varieties. This fruit, however" will not com- pete for any of the premiums, the display being made for exhibition purposes only, as it is not the inten- tion of the Society to reduce the chances of the regular growers of capturing the prizes. All the other fruits will be well represented and fine displays are expected from every part of the State. Other departments of the Fair will be equally interest- ing, and in each one will be found something new and surprising. All the principal farm products will be strongly featured and there will be a profusion of grains, grasses, vege- tables, tobacco and dairy products. The tobacco exhibits will be especi- ally fine ,the premiums having been nearly doubled over former years, and the growers will vie with each other in a warm competition to car- 3 I AVE YOUR BACK Save time, borses, work and money by using an Electric Handy Wagon Low wheels, broad tires. No living man can build a better. Book on "Whee 1 Sense" free. Etactrlc Wheal Co. Bi 148 Qulncy.ll Construction— that'sthe important thing in steel wheels. No spokes to ratt )e. No repair bills Empire steel wheels are made to last a lifetime. Listen to one of our customers: "Gentlemen — I send you herewith order for 4 more wheels. The wheels I got from you 10 years ago are all right now. That's QUALITY." It's the Empire idea all thro*. Ask about Empire Wagons. Shall we send catalog? EMPIRE MFG. CO., Box 2SA. QUINCY, ILLINOIS HARNESS m b aV Y/ou can buy custom-made, oak-tan- ned harness direct from our factory, at wholesale prices. Save the dealers' profits. All our harness guaranteed. Money back If not satisfactory. Write for Illustrated Catalogue O. and price list. Every farmer should have thla booklet. THE KING HARNESS COMPANY, 16 Lake St. Owego, Tioga Co., N. T. WHEELS, FREIGHT PAID $8.7 S for « Buggy Wheels, Steel Tires. With Rubber Tires. SIS.20. I mfg. wheels >J to 4 in. tread. Buggy Tops f&.60. shafts 12.00. Tap Barries Ui; Harness, (5. Lcaro bow to boy direct. Catilczue Free. Repair Wheels. 18.60. Wagon Umbrella FBEB.W V p W. cwlnnitl.0. BRASS Crestline Cylinder Pump. Seldom do you buy a pump, but when you do buy why not get the BEST? . That means Crestline. Fig. 24 Nickel plated brass cyl- inder pitcher pump. Draws water 25 feet vertically and 50 feet hori- zontally. Price each, No. 2 with 3-inch cyl- inder, $3. Price each. No. 3 with 3% -inch cyl- inder, $3.50. Shipped immediately on receipt of price. Weighs 25 lbs. Fitted for standard 114 -inch pipe. 1*4 Black pipe, per ft. cut to or- der, 7c. 1% Galvanized pipe, per ft. cut to order, 10c. 1% Black Elbows, each 10c. 114 Galvanized elbows, each, 15c. It will pay you to buy our goods. The small difference in price is soon forgotten. Ask your dealer or send order to us direct. THE PRESTMNE MFG. CO.. Crestline, Ohio. Please mention the Southern Planter. SG8 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, See That Generator? Be able to tell your blue dress from black. See while you are trying, with- out straining the eyes. No smoke, no globes to break or lamps to clean, or fall or explode; no danger of killing you while you sleep. Less work per month than one lamp. Costs less than Kerosene, and always ready at all timers. "We will send you one ready to put up. Write us to-day. IDEAL EP WORTH ACETYLENE CO., 820 Elder St.. JOHNSTOWN, PA. Prepaid A better roofing: can- not be made; all materi- als in B. B. Roofing are the best that can be had. Shipments direct at factory prices : One 35-lb. roll, $1.35; two ply, 45-lb. roll,"$i.85; three ply, 55-Ib. roll, $2.25, freight paid to all points east of the west line of Minne- sota, Iowa and Missouri, and north of south line of Tennessee, on orders of four rolls or more. THE BREESE BROS. CO. Rooting Depl. 64 Cincinnati, O. SAVE MONEY ON ROOFING $4 Afk buys full roll (108 sq. ft.) of strictly high B ■" \J grade roofing, either rubber or flint coat sur- I ^^g face, with cement and nails complete. Most liberal offer ever made on first class roofing. Better than poods that sellatmuch higher prices. Don't spend a dollar on roofing until you have seen UNITO ASPHALT ROOFING You send no money when you order Unito Roofing. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Write today lor free samples for test and comparison and our unparalleled selling plan. UNITED FACTORIES CO. Dept. AS, Cleveland, O. M0NTR0SS METAL SHINGLES Outlast all other roof- ngs. Manufactured by us over 20 years. Fire, Light- ning. Storm proof. Orna- mental. Inexpensive. They do away with ail rooting troubles Free catalogue gives full in- formation. ■ .UJM.HUHI7.Tr MONTROSS METAL SHINGLE CO , 113 Erie St., • - Camden, N. J. Please mention the Southern Planter. ry off the honors. The liberal premi- ums offered for domestic products (including preserves and pickles), plants and flowers, needlework, paint- ings and children's work should en- courage the wife and daughter of the farmer, as well as his children, to put forth their best efforts. A great many of the counties in the State will be represented in the "county exhibits," which will be made up by individuals clubbing to- gether and thus making one large dis- play. Three premiums of $100, $75, and $50 will be awarded for these county exhibits, which moneys may be divided up, pro rata, to the indi- vidual exhibitors. The articles so ex- hibited will not be barred irom com- peting also for the separate , prizes. as stipulated in the premium list. Live stock breeders should not overlook the commendable action of the various Breeders' Associations of the United States in offering hun- dreds of dollars as well as many gold and silver medals and silver loving cups for the best horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry exhibited at the Fair, and it is to be hoped that the efforts of the Association to keep the largest live stock show on the Atlantic seaboard in Richmond, will be supplemented ,by much en- thusiasm on the part of the breed- ers of the State. There will be a great display of agricultural imple- ments and machinery on the grounds and demonstrations will be given each day. The grounds of the Association have been recently enlarged by the addition of a seven acre tract on the side nearest Richmond city, on which will be constructed a "greater mid- way." By this re-arrangement of the grounds more "breathing space" will be provided and much of the crowd- ing of former years eliminated. The exhibition buildings are being en- larged so as to provide more floor space for perishable exhibits and everything possible is being done for the comfort and safety of the public. The race course is in excellent con- dition and will require little work to prepare it for racing. The last day of the Fair will be devoted to an athletic meet, which is expected to be the greatest ever held in the South. In conclusion, we wish to impress upon the reader the importance of making his entries early. There will be no fee charged in any but the live stock department. Let every farmer in the State, therefore, lend his hearti- est co-operation in making the com- ing Fair truly great. -IF SHE WHAT A HEN WOULD DO- COULD. By nature, the hen is a very ac- commodating bird. She is willing to produce two hundred eggs a year, more or less, if she's given anything of a fair chance. The trouble is, Su- perior Man, her master, not under- standing the complex requirements of her nature, doesn't give her a BARGAINS IN 2nd Hand Machinery. For Sale by The Watt Plow Co., Richmond, Va. One 8 H. P. Peerless Gelser Engine urn! Boiler, on steel wheels, used two months, and as good as new. One 8 H. P. Frlck Eclipse Boiler and Engine, on wheels, in first-class or- der; just overhauled. One 12 H. P. Ames Engine and Boil- er, on wheels, just overhauled In our shop, and in first-class shape. One 25 H. P. detached Erie Engine, without boiler. One 20 H. P. Peerless (Gelser) En- gine and Boiler, on steel wheels, used eighteen months, ana In first-class condition in every way. One American Combined Lath-Mill and Bolter, with two inserted Tooth- Lath Saws and one inserted Tooth Bolting Saw. One 20-inch Sweepstakes Planer, Matcher and Molder complete, with countershaft and pulleys. One 12 H. P. Second-hand Lightning Balance Gasoline Engines, mounted, manufactured by the Kansas City Hay Press Co. THE WATT PLOW CO., 1426 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. CHEAPER FARM For the price of a good horse you can buy an ideal farm engine that will operate Feed Grinder, Cutter, Saw, Pump, Churn, Separator, Wash- _ ing Machine and other machines lo which belt can be attached. It eats no corn, does not get sick or die, can be moved whenever you wish, is always ready and eager to work. A Star Gasoline Engine will cut outdrudgery, save the tired back, and make life a pleasure. Made with standard tank, pump cooled, or hopper cooled. Send for prices and illustrations and learn why the ''Star" is a money-maker and time saver. The Star Manufacturing Co., Box 516, New Lexington. Ohio The STAR A Heavy, Standard High- Grade Gasoline Engine BOILERS AND ENGINES. 16-horse Traction, $300; 12-horse, $250; 10-horse, $200; boilers and en- gines from 2 to 100 horse, all styles and sizes, new and second hand; 4- horse gasoline engine, $75; 8-horse $160; 12-horse, $200: Saw-Mill, $136; boilers, tanks and smoke-stacks. CASEY BOILER WORKS, Springfield, Ohio. Rockford Engine Works. tEf t c e r>«pt 35, Rack ford. 111 J_v is o Ttie Kngme thatwill please you VH J Before you QdBWlk JS 9 X contract or MEoSwSSPfsir >^^P buy write for ffikpk^£@M^ IJT O z o»r proposl- ~?m9 *$!$■■ -~IK i tlon Nent-Nobby-Haady. All Styles 2 to 30 h. p. * 1900.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER 869 SEE "Rose for Ranges" The Famous Shadowless Angle Lamp Perfection ill Oil Lighting. No. 203. us Illustrated, $."..70. The ANGLE LAMP gives more light, consuming less oil, than any lamp on the market. Descriptive catalogue on applica- tion. JOHN H. ROSE & CO., Everything in Housefurnishlng Goods. Richmond, Va. IIISaveYou$50 On a Manure Spreader r-lf You'll Let Me s This is just a little ad — but a postal wilt bring my Big Book— and give you my $50.00 Saving Price and Special Proposition. You can save as much answering this little ad- vertisement as if it coveied a page. My Spreader positively will do better work and last longer than any Spreader made — no mat ter what the price— so why pay {50 more? 20,000 farmers have •tamped their O. K. on my spreader and money, saving prlcr. My Special Proposition will interest you. Just a postal addressed to Gal- loway w Waterloo, Iowa, will 1 bring you everything postpaid. Will You Pay a Penny For The Postal and Save $50.00? Address Wm. Calloway, Proa* WM. CALLOWAY CO, _ 21 9 Calloway Sta. Waterloo, la. Freight Paid Monarch Hydraulic Cider Press Great strength and ca- pacity; all sizes; also gasoline engines, steam engines, sawmills, thresh- ers. Catalog free Monarch Machinery Co., S10 CortlandlB'.dg. New Yort PILLING "Cattle Instrument Case Easy to Use"— no Veterinary experience necessary. Con- ■■ ■ tains $3.00 Milk Fever Outfit IV U. and eight, other "Easy to Use" Cat- * ^tle Instruments needed by every COW owner. Complete in Oak Case $10.00, regular value $15.00, sent prepaid with "Easy to Use" direc- tions on receipt of $10.00. Send lor Free Booklet ' 2B 6. P. PILLING k SON Co., Areh St., Philadelphia, Pa. PLANET JR. GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. give bigger results «v-ith half the work. Illustrated 1909 catalogue free. S. L. ALLEN & CO., Box 1107X, Philadelphia, Pa. ghost of a chance — in a great many cases, at least. In all soberness, the trouble in the poultry business to-day is lack of un- derstanding. Men think that if a hen gets corn and water in abundance, eggs should be forthcoming in equal quantity. They don't realize that corn alone ; s not a good egg food, nor do they grasp the further fact that the imprisoned hen lacks much that she would help herself to if at liberty — things which are absolutely essential to egg production. Once these truths are understood there is an effort made to right the wrongs of the hen and collect her dividends; but here,' again, there is often a mistake. One thing ,and one thing alone, is life and health to the poultry busi- ness — "The Dr. Hess Idea." Build on that, and success follows; ignore it, and failure is certain. In a nutshell, "The Dr. Hess Idea" is this — good digestion is the founda- tion of all satisfactory growth and production in the animal world. With- out the ability to properly digest and assimilate food, neither bird nor ani- mal can produce a proper return for the ration given. With good diges- tion there is regular and constant re- turn. Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a does for the hen what the careless poul- tryman fails to do — it provides all the needed elements for growth and egg production because it aids diges- tion. It is a tonic. In it are iron, always a blood builder; biter tonics, good for the digestive organs; and nitrates, without which the waste of the body would remain to poison the system and bring disease. And, lastly, there's no risk about it. If it doesn't "make good," you don't have to pay for Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a. FREE SAMPLE OF AMATITE. Many of the readers of this paper may not know that the makers of Amatite roofing distribute free sam- ples for the information of prospec- tive purchasers. Some of our readers have probably doubted that a roofing could be made which would need no painting, and the sample of Amatite is convincing evidence that a practical mineral sur- face has been invented. Sending for the free sample does not entail any obligations, and there is no charge — not even for postage. With the sample is sent a little book telling all about Amatite and show- ing pictures of roofs in all parts of the country where Amatite has given protection without painting for many years. Just drop a postal card to the near- est office of the Barrett Mfg. Co., New York, Chicago, Philadelpnia, Bos- ton, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Kansas City, or New Orleans. Please mention the Southern Planter Our NEW and Enlarged CEMENT BOOK Free to Every Farmer This new, enlarged, and com- pletely illustrated book, just issued in a new edition by The Atlas Port- land Cement Company, tells how you can use concrete to the best ad- vantage in all your construction work; how you can save money, yet have better, safer and more per- manent buildings. "Concrete Constructon About the Home and on the Farm." is now used as an instruction book in many of the leading Agricultural Colleges. . It contains hundreds of pictures (actual photographs) of buildings that farmers and others have built without the aid of skilled labor. It is an improvement over all previous issues, as it describes and illustrates all the new ways of using concrete. ATLAS Portland Cement Makes the Best Concrete As it never varies in color, fine- ness, hardness, or strength, and is made from the genuine raw mater- ials. The V. S. Government ordered 4,500,000 barrels of ATLAS for the Panama Canal.. You get the same cement the Government gets, as there is only one quality of ATLAS manufactured — the best that can be made and the same for everybody. Send for the book now, and get the benefit of many new ideas for this year's building work. Ask your dealer for ATLAS. If he cannot supply you write to The ATLAS Portland CEMENT Co. Dep't 116, 30 Broad St, New York Daily output ovei 40,000 barrels toe largest it the World. PORTLAND "\ ATLAS v v CEMENT M NONE JUST AS GOOD. 870 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, SHIP flE YOUR OLD METALS HIDES RUBBER SCRAP IRON Car Lots a Specialty 50,000 Hides Wanted Write for PriceB. Satisfaction Guaranteed. No Commissions. Checks Sent Same Day Freight Bills Abb Marked Paid. Clarence Cosby, B«Ubllshrt 1890. RICHMOND, VA. Largest Dbaleb in Scrap Iron, Metals, Hidei, Etc., in the South. REFERENCES: National Bank of Virgin*. Bank of Richmond, Bradstreets and Don SILAGE FOR HORSES. When fed in small quantities, not to exceed fifteen pounds a day, sil- age is a good food for horses. It should be fed twice a day, a light feeding being given at first and gradually increased as the animal be- comes accustomed to the food. Some farmers feed it mixed with cut straw, two-thirds of straw, and one^hird of silage, and feed, all horses will eat of this mixed feed. Some horses ob- ject to silage at first on account of its peculiar odor, but, by sprinkling some oats or bran on top of the sil- age and feeding only very small amounts to begin with, they soon learn to eat and relish it. Other horses take it willingly from the be- ginning. Horses not working may be fed larger quantities than work horses, but in neither case should the silage form more than a portion of the coarse feed fed to the horses. Silage-fed horses will look well and come out in the spring in better con- dition than when fed almost any other food. Professor Cook says in regard to silage as a horse food: "It has been suggested by even men of high sci- entific attainments that silage is pre- eminently the food for cattle and not for other farm stock. This is cer- tainly, a mistake. If we raise fall colts, which I find very profitable, then silage is just what we need, and will enable us to produce colts as excellent as though dropped in the spring. This gives us our brood mares in first class trim for the hard summer's work. I find silage just as good for young colts and other horses." The foregoing article appears on pages 153 and 154 of "Modern Sil- age Methods," a 224 page book pub- lished by the Silver Mfg. Co., Salem, Ohio. Every reader of this paper should read their ad. on another page. WATER FACILITIES. In summer especially the quantity and quality of water is regulated on most farms by the well and the pump- ing equipment. Disease and shrink- ing in weight affects all live stock on the farm when the water is lack- ing. To provide deep wells with never failing pure water and to do the pumping, the machinery and equip- ment of the American Well Works, Aurora, Illinois, is always adequate. All who are interested should write for their large illustrated catalogue, mentioning this paper. KEEP THE BOY ON THE FARM. Man is a gregarious animal. He loves to mingle with his fellow kind. He dreads isolation and solitude, con- sequently he hunts the place where the greatest number of people con- gregate in the smallest space — the city. (This is the theorists' reason for so many country boys going to the city.) Here he gratifies the in- born instinct to rub up against his W.N, HEAVIEST FENCE MADE HEAVIEST GALVANIZING Most of your neighbors have fence troubles. You can avoid them by buying: Brown Wire Fence. Absolutely rust proof. 1 5 to 35c a rod. We pay freight. 160 styles, from extra close 1-inch spaced Poultry Fence, to the strongest Horse, Cattle, Hog & Bull Proof Fences. Getcatalog I g^^and free sample for test. Brown Fence & Wire Co. Cleveland. O. 9100 that the 20th CENTTJRY FARM GATE ^m 1b the most simple and practlca farm gate ever produc ed. Bo you want to make men- H. M. MYERS, Sole owner Fata. D. S. ey? Lodl, Ohio. and Canada. FARM FENCE 16 cts. a rod For a 26-inch high Hog-tight Fence. Made of heavy wire, very stiff, strong and .durable; requires few posts. Sold direct to the farmer on 30 DAYS FREE TRIAL. Catalogue free. Interlocking Fence Go. box 30 morton, illinois.' 15 Cents a Roil For a 22-inch Hog Fence ; 16c for 26-lnch; 19c for 31-inch; 22 l-2c for 34-inch; 27c for a 47-inch Farm Fence. BO-lnch Poultry Fence 87c. Lowest prices ever made. Sold on 30 days trial. Catalogfree. Writeforittoday. KITSELMAN BROS., Box 14 MUNCIE, IND. WARD FARM FENCE 40 carbon spring steel, extra heavily galvanized. 30 days' free trial. Free: Farm and Poultry Fence, and Ornamental Wire nnd Wrought Iron Fence Catalogues. Write for Special Offer. The Ward Fence Co.. Box 517Decatur. Ind Perfect Swing Stanchion with frame fitted to stable. Warranted the best on the market. Sold |. » •-.mii -~Tb/7on thirty days trial. Also RrtSil' ' ''91 Krsy/P RFKCTION W ate. /Baisir.s. Steel Stall an d _J^ Manser Partitions. Sen for 20-page booklet. Agems Wanted. Rates & Swift Specialty Mfg. Co.» Box lt6, Cuba, N. Y. Cow Pea Ihresher Not a "pea huller," but threshes peas and Soja Beans from the vines. KOGER PEA & BEAN THRESHER CO. Morristown. Tenn. Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. 1900.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. AGRICULTURAL LIME. PLAIN ROCK OR SHELL LIME BAGS OB BULK SPECIAL FINE HYDRATED LIME FOB DRILLING. If in the market for any grade and any quantity of LAND LIME Write for our pricelist and particulars. T. G. ANDREWS & CO., Inc. NOKFOLK, .... VA. N ATURAL Fine-Ground =^^^= Phosphate The Reliable Land Builder Why not Increase the yield of your next wheat crop 25 to 75 per cent. If it can be done at a cost of only $1.25 per acre. Natural fine ground phos- phate will do it, if properly applied. Our free booklet -will tell you how to apply it, giving other valuable infor- mation concerning ground phosphate, including what the leading Agricul- tural Experiment Stations have to say- about it. Agents wanted. Address, Farmers Ground Rock Phosphate Co., Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. Rock Phosphate All grades Ground Phosphate Rock and Ground Limestone. Prompt ship- ments and guaranteed analysis. Agents wanted. SOUTHERN LIME & PHOSPHATE CO., Birmingham, Alabama. FUMA kills Prairie Dogs, Weod- chucks. Gophers and Grain Insect - 3."The wheels of the Gods grind slow, but exceedingly small." So the weevil, but you can stop their grind with FUMA CARBON BI-SULPHIDE K3 others are doing. It fumigates ptultry houses and kills hen lice. Edward R. Taylor, Penn Yan, N. Y. fellow kind to his heart's content. Sometimes he smooths off the rough edges, becomes a polished magnate, and is heralded from one end of the land to the other as a gieat man — born on the farm — country-bred — raised himself from obscurity to the pinnacle of fame. Oh! oh! This is indeed a great commendation for the country-bred youth, and for the country. But, how many of all the lads who leave a good country home for the city ever reach this high place in life? Judg- ing from the meagre statistics at hand, the ratio is about one in a thou- sand. Consider, young man, the great odds against one in a thousand! The rank and file of country lads who migrate to the city merely all in the cogs of corporation machinery wheels which keep grinding away with the same monotonous regularity year af- ter year. This is what the city offers to the average youth. There is none of that free and independent spirit which distinguishes the country cousin from his city relative. Yes; he satisfies that inborn craving to mingle with his fellow kind — that is all. He learns more general cussed- ness in six months than the pure air country boy could learn in a lifetime. He loses that independence and good spirit which characterized his country days, and he lives in a small, dark room with a few, if any, comforts. Why does the boy leave the farm? Because he is a gregarious animal. Not much — in nine cases out of ten it is because he loses interest in country life. There is all the oppor- tunity to rub up against his fellow kind in the country that any country youth needs. Why does he lose interest in the country? There are a great many reasons, and the greatest of these is the lack of proper recreation. It is a mighty tough proposition to toil all the day long in the hot sun, and at night when the chores are done lounge around the house until bed time. The mind is not in a very receptive or pleasant mood. This is when the youth begins to brood and ponder upon his luck. He says, "Why can- not I get out of this drudgery and have a glimpse of 'Dolly Footlights' like my counsin John over in Chi- cago?" and before he realizes the magnitude of the step, he bids his father, mother, brothers and sisters adieu and w nds his way to the city. There is a way to stop this un- natural migration, and strange as it may seem, it is nothing more or less than the automobile or auto buggy. Every farmer who has a son stricken with city fever, will find in an auto- mobile the surest remedy for a speedy cure. A farmer speaking about his four sons said that all of them got the city fever. The oldest left the farm about six months ago and got a good job in Chicago. The father iound that the other boys were getting rest WHAT'S the matter? Why, there's a poor, lubricant on theaxles, and the wagon drags, the horse pulls hard, and the driver is annoyed. MICA Axle Gre&se will end such con- ditions. It's all the difference between easy ridingand hard going. It's like ball bearings in the wheels, or a push behind, or a double team on a one-horse rig. It's the lubricant that ends axle trou- bles and it's best for all wagons, light or heavy. Ask your deal,. for Mica Axle Grease and prove it. STANDARD OIL CO J\ er (Incorporated) PRATT'S SCALECIDE Will positively destroy SAN JusE SCALE and all soft bodied sucking insects without injury to the tree. Simple, more effective and cheaper than Lime Sulphur. Not an experiment. One gnilon makes Hi to 20 gallons spray lij shm.ly adding nater. Send for Booulet, "Orchard Insurance." B. G. PRATT CO., 50 CHURCH ST., NEW YORK CITY. KILL SAN JOSE SCALE WITH good's S§2$fi™i soap NO. 3 Jamea Good, 959 N. Front Street, Philadelphia. WANTED = Bills to Collect - In all portions of the United State*. No collection, no charge. Agenclei wanted everywhere; 26 years' expe- rience. PALMORB'8 COLLECTION AGENCT, 911 Main St., Richmond, Va. 872 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, ANNOUNCEMENT Having completed the greater por- tion of the work on hand at the time of the withdrawal of my last notice, I wish to announce that I am again ready to take up my advisory work along agricultural lines, either by cor- respondence or personal visits, and I invite all those experienced farmers who are unprofitably employed, and the inexperienced, who are in doubt as to the best mode of procedure, to write for terms. My charges, even including traveling expenses, are in the reach of every man who desires to profitably cultivate 100 acres of land. Crop rotation, balanced rations and fertilizer formulae are my specialties. PERCIVAL HICKS, North, Mathews County, Va. FARMERS Insure Your Buildings, Live Stock Produce, Etc., In Virginia Division, FARMERS' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION. Best security. Property insured |SOO,000. Average cost per $1,009 per year, $5.00. Territory limited to coun- ties of Chesterfield, Amelia, Powhatan, Nottoway, Dinwiddle, Prince George, Surry, Charles City, New Kent and James City. For plan and membership write to CHARLES N. FRIEND, General Ageat, CHESTER, VA, Organized January 9, 1899. "PRACTICAL FARMING" Prof. W. F. Massey's latest and best book Is now on sale. It retails for $1.60, and Is worth it. We shall be very pleased to send you a copy at above price and will include a year's subscription to The Southern Planter. Remember, we delivei the book and give you a whole year's subgscrlptioD for the price of the book, $1.50. SOUTHERN PLANTER, Richmond, Va WANTED, Man on Farm to attend 10 chicken and game raising. State experience number of children and their ages, also compensation required. R. W. C, Southern Planter. PATENTS SECURE -> OR F€E RETURNED Send sketch for free report as to patentability. Guide Book and What to Invent, with valuable list of inven- tions wanted sent free. One million dollars offered for one invention; $16,080 for others. Patents secured by us advertised free in World's Progreaa Sample free. EVANS * WILKINS, 848 F Street, Washington, D. C EDICAL COLLEGE of V irginia - Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy I Seventy-second Session begins Sept. 14, 1909 ' Excellent laboratory and clinical facilities. | Climate salubrious. Living expenses moderate. Write for terms and catalogue I Christopher Tompkins, M. D., Dean, Richmand V* Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. less and decided to buy a car. Speak- ing in his own language he says, "The up-shot of the whole matter is that the three boys learned to run the machine, and we 'take a ride every night after the chores are done. They got to writing their brother in Chicago about the fun they were hav- ing and he came home last week. Said he guessed the farm was good enough for him. This pleased his mother mightily." It surely did, and the father, too, for that matter. There won't be any more grumbling about hard work in that family. Every night they take a spin of 25 or 30 miles, and thor- oughly enjoy every inch of it. When the atmosphere is hot, the family rid themselves of the irksomeness and closeness of the house, and when they are spinning along the road they inhale that life-giving oxygen which is so essential in rebuilding the broken down tissues of the human body. This is just the kind of recre ation the country youth needs. It makes the eye sparkle and the nerves tingle with enjoyment. There is ex- hilaration in being at the wheel, in opsrating the brake, clutch, spark and gas control. It requires skill to run a car econ- omically. This the boy acquires and he is gaining a knowledge of gas en- gines that is invaluable to him. He takes an interest in good roads, be- cause much of the pleasure in auto- mobiling depends upon good roads. When he returns from a spin, the tired feeling has disappeared. He re tires, sleeps soundly, and the next morning he is In a cheerTul frame of mind and ready for a hard day's work. The family talk about the previ- ous night's ride when they are as- sembled around the table. They have travelled sections of their own coun try they never had seen before. Thev have called upon their neighbors 15 miles away, and are taking the ride over again in their happy imagina- tions. Laughter, instead of dismal forebodings, and a keen interest in everything that pertains to country life, is the order of things in that household now. Why shouldn't it be? That farmer has rural mail dehv ery, telephone and the country huck ster wagon delivers groceries to his kitchen door twice a week. After he purchased his automobile, he brokp the last thread that separated him from the rest of mankind, and vir- tually made himself a much-tb be- envied suburbanite. It enabled him to give vent to that gregariousness in his make-up and mingle with his 15 mile neighbors to his heart's content: it practically annihilated distance sn that the farmer and his family visit all the neighboring county fairs. What hapnend to this fanv'lv in th" purchase of their automobile will happen to every farmer who huys x one. Th» good thing about it all I« this engine driven veh'cle is within Virginia Polytechnic Institute BLACKSBURG, VA., Degree courses in Agriculture, Hor- ticulture, Applied Chemistry, Applied Geology, Civil, Mining, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy and Metallography, and Preparatory Vet- erinary Medicine. Sixty-four In- structors, Thoroughly Equipped Shops, Laboratories and Barns, Steam heating and electric lights in dormitories. Li- brary 12,000 volumes. Farm of 1,100 acres, School of Agricultural Apprentices... (One Year Course for Young' Farmers.) Total cost of session of nine months, including tuition and other fees, board, washing, uniforms, medical attendance, etc., $276.60. Cost to Virginia students, $226.60. The next session opens Wednesday, September 22, 1009. PAUL B. BARRINGER, M. D., LL. D, President. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Richmond, Va. A strong, conservative, well-man- aged institution. A safe depository for all classes of customers. Capital Surplus, Deposits, $1,000,000.00 800,000.00 6,000,000.00 JOHN B. PURCBLL, President. JNO. M. MILLER, Jr., Vice-Pre«. and Cashier. A Savings Department for the Thrifty. ment write DR Atlanta, Ga. A Great Discovery. DROPSY CURED with vege- table remedies; re- moves all symptom of dropsy in 8 to 20 days; 30 to 60 days effects permanent cure. Trial treat- ment furnished free to every sufferer; nothing fairer. For circulars, testi- monials and free trial treat- El. GREEN'S SONS, rrM *f» AT STRONCEST r KL JwCaTat MADE. Bull. ■* ■■■■ , m ^^ ^™ strong chick- en-tlght Sold to the user at Wholesale Price*. We l'nv Freight. Catalogue free. COILED SPRING FENCE CO., Box 6a Winchester. Indiana. Timber For Sal e A splendid piece of standing Oak and Pine Timber for sale, half mile from loading point on railroad, stand- ing on about 100 acres of land; esti- mated about 500,000 feet of good lum- ber. Will be sold cheap for cash or will have it cut on shares, taking one- third of net price for my part. Well located and aasy to handle. Price, $1,6(0. W. M. WATKINS, SAXE. VA. Ornamental Iron Fence wXcimrchTCcem' "eriUrPu'uo "rounds. Also Wrought Iron Fence. Catalogue free. "»W rite for Special Offer. . THE WARD FENCE CO., Box 650, Decatur, Ind. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 873 SCHROEDER & HUSSELMAN Hign Class Virginia Farms and Suburban Humes a Spec! Ity. We have a few exceptional bargains in targe productive farms in the Pled- monl section of tiie State that will interest any one wanting good Real Estate. We here give a few brief de- scriptions: 843 acres in Charlotte Co. A mag- niflc jut estate. One of the best grain and stock farms in the Piedmont sec- t'on fenced with over 14 miles of wire fencing. Splendid brick" mansion, all necessary outbuildings. Price only $16,000. 'This is lass than the cost of the buildings and fencing. 3 40 acres, on 11. F. & P. R. R., mid- way lietween Richmond and Washing- ton D. C, 225 acres cleared and in cultivation, large house and other buildings in fine large grove and splen did fruit. $10. U')'). 1,498 acres on the upper James River 450 acres clear and in cultivation, two large houses and two full sets of buildings. Much of this farm is James River bottom bind. This farm is eas- ily worth $50,000. Owner will sell for $30,000 or exchange for good city property. 1,200 acres, 500 acres clear and in cultivation, 100 acres bottom land, frame dwelling of 10 large rooms, ten- ant houses, large barns, good orch- ard, $15,000. This tract will make 15 eighty-acre farms. We have many bargains in large and small farms. Write us for full particulars. Remember, we are ex- perienced farmers and know the value of Virginia lands and will help you select good ones. We guarantee titles and promise yon a sfjuare deal. SCHROEDER & HUSSELMAN, 1301 E. Mnin St., Richmond, Va. 200 ACRE FARM FOR SALE Situated one mile west of Saxe Sta- tion on Southern Railway, improve- ments consist of a good 4-room log house, with other necessary buildings. Land strictly first-class. Farm has been regularly occupied by the same tenant for fifteen years. Wood enough can be sold off the - place to pay for it. The wood can be handled at an easy profit of from $1.75 to $2.25 per cord. This 200 acre tract is part of the well known Cottage Valley Stock Farm Price, $2,500; half cash, balance in two years. Witt. M. WATKINS, Saxe, Charlotte Co., Va. — FARMS — IN Southside Virginia $10.00 to 930.00 per acre. With buildings, fruit, timber, good water, best markets. Level land, productive soil. Write for our Real Estate Herald With map and full information. PYLB & COMPANY, Inc. Petersburg, Virginia. the means of every farmer. A good car can be bought for $600 to $1,000, and one, too, that is built especially for country roads. Such a car is cheap to operate and ready for service any minute in the day. The cost is so rea- sonable no farm can complain that the application of the automobile cure for his son's attack of city fever is too expensive. No farmer can do too much to keep his boy on the farm. The greatest economical and social prob- lems the world has ever been trou- bled with are being threshed out on the farm, and it requires greater brains to solve these problems than it does to run a great corporation. Let the boy go to college. Give him a knowledge of Greek, Latin, mathe- matics and science. It won't do him any harm to read in the Roman's own language how the great men of the Roman Empire were farmers; how the elite lived in country homes and tilled the soil. An education of this character will do him no harm; but, above all, give him the best knowledge of soil and farming that is known to modern farm science. This will place him in position to be- come a man among men. But just the moment you notice the symptoms of "cityitis" or city fever, give him a dose of the automobile cure. It is the most effective remedy for this too frequent malady among our coun try lads. STEEL FARM Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers- WHEELS FOR WAGONS. Farmers whose wagons are in good serviceable condition, with the ex- ception of the wheels, will be glad to know that they can, at very small expense, make them better than new. All that is required is to remove the old wooden wheels and put on a set of steel wheels. No one thing pays better in actual dollars and cents than wide tire steel wheels. No warping, cracking or dropping of tires. Sun and storm proof, they will last a lifetime. Every farmer is no doubt interested in this subject, and to find out just what a set of steel wheels will cost, and to learn all about Farmers' Handy Wagons, the greatest ever built for farm use, he would do well to write to The Em- pire Mfg. Co., Box 25A, Quincy, 111., for a copy of their booklet on wheels and wagons. This booklet is a veri- table encyclopedia of information and will prove of interest to every reader of this paper. It is mailed free. VIRGINIA TO MAKE A STUDY OF FOREST CONDITIONS. Washington, June. — Virginia is mak- ing good progress in the movement for the preservation of its forests. A co-operative agreement for a sci- entific study of the forest conditions of the State has just been entered 1 CRITTENDEN'S IviRGINIA oReal Estate and Loans Office Unimproved land at $10. Im- proved lands at $25 per acre and upwards. Loudoun is not the Best County in the State; but It Is better than the REST in many respects. If you wish to locate a home, or buy any other property, ad- vise me as to your wants and I will send you SPECIAL DE- SCRIPTIONS that will please you. All Propositions Guaran- teed as Represented. DeL. S.CRITTENDEN, Ashburn, Loudoun' County, Va, FOR SALE FINE FARM ^=0F== 94 ACRES Fifty acres cleared; balance In gooa cord wood; two sets of buildings, 5- room house, stable, outhouse and chicken house, 12x60; log house of 3 rooms and outbuildings; running streams; land in high state of cultiva- tion; only seven miles from Richmond and one and a half miles from rail- road and electric car line station, fine neighborhood; school and church in sight. Price $4,000. Address, OWNER, DREWRYS BLUFF, VA. FARMS For Sale. If you want a farm to raise grass, grain, stock, fruit or tobacco, buy from us. Chocolate soil with red subioll. Address W. W. BARNES A CO., LAND AND TIMBER AGENTS, Amelia Conrthoone, Va. 874 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, RARE BARGAINS IN Northern Virginia Farms A Few Specimens: No. 172. Contains 315 acres — 40 acret in oak and hickory timber; 6 milet from station, situated near the village; considered one of the best wheat and grain farms in Fairfax county. Th« land is a little rolling; machinery can be run all over it. The land is all in good state of cultivation; well fenced and watered by springs and running streams. Improvements are a good 7- room house with elegant shade, good stable and all out-houses in good re- pair. Price $20 per acre. No. 194. Contains 175 acres, 25 acre* in good timber, balance is cleared, • acres in orchard in full bearing, go»d six-room house, old barn, good gran- ary, hen houses, dwelling in a grand oak shaded lawn, spring at house, farm watered by streams and springs, situated on good pike. One hour"! drive from Leesburg, Va. Owner li anxious to sell. Price $3,500. No. 208 — 600 acres Loudoun Blue Grass land, 8-room brick house, In good repair, farm well fenced, elegantly watered, excellent bank barn, good or- chard, fine timber. Price $26.00 per acre. No. 201 — 406 acres, Loudoun Blue Grass farm 8-room brick and frame dwelling, elegant repairs, excellent barn 40x100, water in every field, well fenced, good orchard. Price $10,500. No. 202 — 475 acres, Blue Grass land, email 5-room house, land la good, well fenced, excellent water, good Bmall or- chard, excellent situation, but build- ings are only fair condition. Price, $9,000. No. 209. — 206 acres, beautiful little Loudoun County farm, 6-room dwell- ing, beautiful shaded lawn, water In all fields, good fences, land la smooth and level, good barn and outbuildings. Price $6,500. No. 210. — 273 acres, Loudoun blue grass land, well located in grazing section, excellent orchard, well wat- ered, 6-room house and outbuildings in fair condition. Price $13.50 per acre. Write for complete description ot these properties and Catalogue of other places. Win* Eads Miller, HERND0N, VA. into by Governor Swanson and the United States Forest Service. Governor Swanson is much interest- ed in the different forest problems and enthusiastic in his desire to im- prove the forest conditions of the State. Last year he appointed a commission of seven members to in- vestigate and consider the needs of the State along forestry lines. In the estimation of the Governor there are specific and technical forestry prob- lems of great importance to be con- sidered in this co-operative study. The mountain forests, already cut over, and the level coastal plains, now in cultivation or in forest growth, present a number of problems for in- vestigation. The great need in Vir- ginia is to bring before the farmers the importance of caring for and maintaining their woodlots. In many places little or no attention is paid to second growth, and consequently no attempt is made to protect it from fire or give it proper treatment. It is a common practice to cultivate the land for tobacco a few years, and then, when the soil is worn out, al- low it to seed up to pine or other tree growth. When the land is re- juvenated, it is often brought under cultivation again. In this way a splendid growth of young pines is often cleared off, when, with proper treatment and care for. a few years longer, the timber would be of con- siderable commercial value. These woodlots, especially on slopes, are necessary to prevent soil erosion. In a letter addressed to the Asso ciate Forester, received by the For- est Service, Governor Swanson says: "I am deeply interested in encour- aging th«j preservation of the present forests and the growth of new forests within the State. From observation it seems to me that this State, if properly and scientifically treated, would very rapidly reforest itself, much to the advantage of the entire State and to the profit of the owners of the soil. I am desirous of having a scientific examination to ascertain the best means of accomplfshing this; the best places where new for- ests should grow; the best means of preserving them, and suggestions as to general scientific treatment. I be- lieve incalculable good could be done in this State if this subject was taken up in a broad and scientific way. I look forward with much gratification to this work, and feel sure the results will be very benefi- cial to the State." This study will begin in July, and will be in charge of W. W. Ashe, un- til recently Forester of the North Carolina Geological Survey. Mr. Ashe is a skilled forester, a resident -of Virginia and exceedingly well in- formed on the forest conditions of the State. Virginia and the Forest Service will share equally tne cost of the examination. Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. Farms for Sale. 910,000. — Contains 346 acres, 50 acres timber, balance in blue grass sod, ex- cepting some small crops. Good or- chard consisting of standard varieties of apple and pear trees. Soil is Cecil or chocolate clay. Watered with mountain springs and streams. Is conveniently divided into fields, and is substantially fenced with woven wire and locust post. Situated right at railway station. Incorporated town at foot of mountains. Macadamized road divides the farm and passes dir- ectly in front of lawn and dwelling. Improvements: 9-room Colonial dwell- ing, one bath-room — hot and cold wa- ter in bath and pantry; front and back stairway, two halls and recep- tion hall; cellar under entire dwell- ing, out-kitchen, servants' room, ice- house. Dwelling is surrounded with large and sloping lawn; delightful shade, consisting of numerous varie- ties of choice trees. Stone entrance. Two large barns, about 40x60 feet, in perfect condition; two tenant houses, hog house, corn house, chicken house, implement house and wood house are among the outbuildings. MUST BE SOLD TO SETTLE AN ESTATE 93,500. — Contains 120 acres, 25 acres in timber, balance in grass and under cultivation. Situated on Potomac Riv- er, 3% miles of railway station, in Loudoun county, Va. Is well fenced and conveniently divided into fields. Improvements: Eight-room dwelling, porches, shade, large lawn; new barn 20x26 feet; spring house, garden, small fruits. 93,200. — Contains 90 acres, all clear- ed, and directly adjoins 120-acre farm above described; is without improve- ments; situated right on Potomac Riv- er. Send for my Catalogue of Northern Virginia farms. I would be glad to aee you at my place by appointment. GEORGE W. SUMMERS, Real Estate and Loan Rroker, Sterling, Va. Convenient To RICHMOND AND WASHINGTON. Virginia FARMS 400 acres — 300 cultivated and fenced into 20-acre fields. Springs and running' water; 11-room dwell- ing; ■ located in beautiful grove; valuable outbuildings, close to schools, churches, stores; 3 miles to double track trunk line. R. R. $5,500. 34 acres — Dwelling, barn, orchard, 17 acres in cultivation, balance in wood. 3 miles to electric and steam R. R. ; crop and stock to go with farm. $1,350 75 acres — Neat dwelling, in pret- ty grove, orchard. Outbuildings, store, fine neighborhood, 8 miles to R. R. $1,500. BLANTON & PTJRCELL, 1110 E. Main Street, Richmond. Va. FARMS. Mineral and Timber Lands. Free list on application. W. A. PARSONS & CO., 1527 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. Davis Hotel Bldg. 1900.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 875 The Oldest Established Agency in Northern Virginia FARMS-NEAR-WASHINGTON, D. C. 82. Eight hundred acres in Prince William cunnty, 35 miles from rail- road; convenient o churches, school, mill, ec; all fenced; four hundred acres In timber, four hundred acres of good grass land, especially suited for stock or dairying; smooth and free from rocks, borders on stream, nine fiel'is wel watered, small orchard. Excellent residence beautifully situated in eight acres of lawn; two story fram with hall in middle, hot and cold water In pantry, bath room with all modern im- provements. Good two-story frame servants' house nearby. Fair barn 52 x30 and all necessary outbuildings. Bored well and also windmill with two large storage tanks, and cistern. Sev- en room tenant house, with barn, well and outbuildings. This desirable farm has ]ust been pill in my hands for sale. Price only $25 per acre for whole or will sell part at a price, according to location, improvements, etc. One- third down, balance on easy terms. 77. Three hundred acres, 3 miles from railroad, in Loudoun Co.,, ina high sate of culivation, well fenced, plenty of fruit, running streams and springs; on pike, fine large colonial house, lawn and shade, large barn with basement, necessary outbuildings. This Is considered one of the best stock farms In the county, and a bargain. Price $63 per acre; $60 has been of- fered for this place; worth $100, on easy terms. 64. Four hundred an'd sixty-nine acres In Fairfax Co., 5 miles from railroad, 7 miles from eectric line; 200 acres in timber, mostly oak, balance in crops and grass, crops to go to purchaser; clay soil, just rolling enough to drain well. Tw houses and two barns; new house of eight rooms, old house of five rooms. Including stock, farm imple- ments, crops and everything. Price $11,000, on very easy terms. Make us an offer. 264 acres in Fairfax Co., 6 miles from rail over good roads; close to school and church; 51 acres in timber; fine fencing; 2 lasting streams and spring; all kinds of fruit; colonial house of 8 rooms in excellent condition; beauti- ful grove. Fair barn 24x30, and all necessary outbuildings; located on pike 7 miles from electric line; best red clay — blue grass land, just rolling enough to drain well, best of neigh bors. Price $10,500 if sold at once. 47. Three hundred and thirty-five acres, a very desirable farm, In good section of upper Loudoun, 7 miles from station; two hundred acres in grass, thirty-five acres timber, soil clay loam, especially adapted to grass, finely watered by springs and running streams, well fenced by wire and rail Into convenient fields, choice fruit of all kinds, fourteen-room dwelling of brick and frame, front of well-shaded lawn; large basement barn and all nec- essary farm buildings. This will make a first-class grazing farm. Price $25 per acre. On easy terms. Make us an offer. 374 acres in Fairfax Co., 8 miles from rail; 22 miles from Washington, 1 mile from school and church; 7 fields well watered with springs and streams; 250 apple and peach trees; excellent house of 7 rooms; barn and all necessary outbuildings. Price $25 per acre. 12 acres in rye, 28 In wheat, 75 acres in corn go with the farm. 44. 277 acres in good state of cul- tivation, just rolling enough; in a good neighborhood, 5 miles from railroad, in Loudoun coi nty, 70 acres in tim_ ■>er, mostly oak, part of it first-class; faces on two roads: has been operated as a cattle, sheep and hog farm for 25 years. On account of old age the owner is offering his farm for much less than its true value; is well fenced two houses in first-class condition, one 10-room house, the other 6 rooms, large barn and all necessary outbuild- ings. Price $8,000. One-third down, balance to suit. This is one of the oiggest bargains I have. 114 acres, 3 miles from rail in Lou- doun county, on a good road; divided Into 5 felds — water in every field; all limed except one field; old time house but comfortable; spring water in house; excellent bank barn, with 2- story cow house attached; stanchions for 4 cows; corn crib, wagon house, etc. fairly good orchard. Adjoining saw and grist :nlll. $7,350 if sold at once. A desirable home — 130 acres on pike close to graded school, convenient to Washington, D. C, 6 miles from rail- new 6-room house and barn. The land is smooth and rolling free from rock and easy to work. Will grow any kind of crops. One field that has been limed, now in clover, will show you what can be done on the whole farm. Lasting stream running through place. Fine apple and peach orchard, besides other fruits. Possession can be had in a reasonable time. Price $7,000 on Dairy farm — 100 acres in the cor- poration of Herndon, on macadam road surrounded by the most desirable neighbors. In a high state of cultiva- tion, all in gTass; improvements, in- cluding tenant house, horse barn, cow barn with stanchions for 60 cows, car. riage and wagon shed, feed rooms, and milk house with separator that cost $200. Finely watered, just rolling enough and free from rock. The most desirable proposition to be had in this section. Price $7,000 on easy terms if desired, easy terms if desired. 41. ,264 acres four miles from station, in Loudoun county. Thirty acres in timber, artesian well, three never- failing springs, 7-room house, barn and outbuildings fair. A fine stock farm, paying 12 per cent, on investment, in nigh state of cultivation. Price $6,500 $2,500 down, balance to suit. 42. Three hundred and twenty-three acres, in the bett section of Loudoun county, surrounded by high priced and beautiful farms, 7 miles from railroad, 1 mile from fine pike, 1 mile from post- office and 2 miles from school; sixty acres in timber, well fenced and divid- SCNO FOR NEW LIST. ed into nine fields, with water In every field — large stream through place. Two good houses, one of seven rooms and the other of five rooms; fine tenant house of four rooms, two new barns one 35x45, the other 30x40; all neces- sary outbuildings in good condition. This is a fine blue grass stock farm, and the biggest bargain we have Price $6,500, $2,000 down, balance to suit. Make us an offer. 54 acres on electric line, 1% mile from railroad, 34 mile from school and church; 14 acres in timber, balance un- der cultivation; running stream, 7- room house in good condition; good barn, 4-room tenant house, and all other necessary outbuildings; young orchard. Price $6,000. 227 acres 4% miles from rail over macadam road; mostly in timber, about 100 acres scattered over the whole white oak, hickory, and some valu- able cedar; about the only small tract in this section for sale that has not been cut over for a great many years. About 50 acres could be easily cleared up to be put under cultivation. Well watered and surrounded by hijrh- priced farms— smooth, free from stones and not hilly — easy to work. The lo- cation makes it very desirable for a farm after the timber is taken off, and the timber will come close to pay- L n £ for "i / ust the thln & f or a man wno has had some experience in get- ting out timber and wants a good £ T , m -^ has ne ver been worked Price $25 per acre. Will consider an offer for the timber alone. , Must be sold at once — 142 acres con- venient to rail, close to pike, 22 miles from Washington, D. C, 7 miles from electric line; 8 acres In oak timber. Large 8-room house, barn and out- buildings in fair condition; two wells close to house; beautiful lawn and shade; plenty of fruit; elevation and location where house stands could not be better; school and church in sight of house; naturally good strong land- liming is all it nedds to make it pro- duce first-class crops; lasting stream of water running through farm so that every field could have running' water 30 acres of corn to go with the place. Possession to be had at once Price $5,500, $1,250 down, $700 more Jan 1— balance In five years. No reasonable offer will be refused. Small dairy farm — 43 acres, 3 miles from rail over macadam road; close to village store, fine graded school, churches, and blacksmith shop — very desirable neighborhood; good improve*- ments; fine orchard; lasting spring. 10 cows could be run very profitably on this small farm. Price $3,800. Make an offer for the owner Is very anxious to sell. 100 acres on pike 5 miles from rail, 22 miles from Washington, D. C; 7 miles from electric n,e; colonial house was famous as a headquarters for one of the generals Curing the Civil War- boautlful lawn and virgin oak trees for shade. This would make a beau- tiful home and farm combititd. Prk«- %-i Z0»:. A. H. BUELL, Real Estate Broker HERNDON, VIRGINIA STO THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA FARMS NEAR WASHINGTON. Unsurpassed as money-makers; beat place on earth for farmers, dairymen, ■tockmen or poultrymen; mild climate, best markets In country; highest prices; no such word as "Fall" fer In- dustrious man. Big bargains here now. 8,500 places to select from. Catalogue free. THE SOTJI.E CO., Washington, D. O. Largest Farm Dealers In the South. COME TO VIRGINIA 400 tracts of land in Va. farms — timber, mineral, fruit, oyster propo- sitions. My new catalogues con- tain properties in 26 counties, many of the best bargains in "Va. I pay your railroad fare up to one thous- and miles. You have no expense for livery hire. Write for catalogue. Great bargains on new R. R. J. R. ELAM, Box 267, Charlottesville, Va. VIRGINIA COUNTRY HOMES A beautifully illustrated periodical. For free copy and list of 200 select properties in best parts of State ap- ply to H. W. HILLBARY & CO* Charlottesville, Va. Branch Offices — Richmond, Va., Fred- ericksburg, Va., Warrenton, Va., Cul- peper, Va. Old Virginia Farms. Climate and Productiveness unex- celled. Largest sale list In the State. Fer full particulars and Free Cata- logue address CASSBLMAN & COMPANY, RICHMOND, VA. VIRGINIA FARMS Near Washington City, convenient to the great Northern markets, suited for stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, trucking and general farming purposes; Wash- ington City Improved, unimproved and suburban properties; timber lands. Write for catalogue. NICOL & RANSDELL, Box S. P., Manassas, Va. VIRGINIA FARMS Poultry, fruit, dairy, grain, stock, truck farms, and colonial estates. Low prices, delightful climate, abundant pure water, large eastern markets, timber lands a specialty. Write for free illustrated catalogue. WILES LAND COMPANY, (Inc.) Richmond, Va. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. From the Mountains to the Ocean. Catalogue free. Loans made on farms* Established 1875. GEO. E. CRAWFORD & CO., 1000 E. Main Street, RICHMOND, VA. Branch, Norfolk, Va. "In the Green Fields of Virginia/' Hones for nil; health for all; happi- ness and independence for nil. All alien of Farms at corresponding prices hat ALL reasonable. MACON, A CO., ORANGE, VA. HELPS TO HOME COMFORT. There are many houses whose weatherside rooms are cold In winter regardless of how hard the furnace is driven. Ther« may be sudden chang- es in the weather, or cold halls that cannot be heated effectively with the regular heating apparatus. A port- able heater such as the Perfection Oil Heater will overcome these condi- tions perfectly. The "Perfection" is an oil heater, handsomely finished in japan and nickel, and is equipped with a patent burner and smokeless device which prevents the flame being turned too high or low, and the heater from smoking. With the "Perfection" at hand you can in a few minutes warm any room or hall in the house that happens to be cold. It will supply sufficient heat when it is too warm to run the regu- lar furnace and too cold to do with- out heat entirely, and will prove a great factor in improving the comfort and, furthermore, saving trouble and expense in any household. At night there is nothing that will add more to the real comfort and coz- inass of a home than the Rayo Lamp. It gives a clear, steady light, perfect for reading or sewing, or any purpose and suitable for any room. It has latest improved burners and is an un- usually safe, clean lamp for house- hold use. Being made entirely of metal except the shade, the danger of carrying a glass lamp about is eliminated by its use. Perfection Heaters and Rayo Lamps are sold by all dealers. A MAGAZINE OF MERIT. Having rounded out its first five hundred months of existence wiTb. the August number, Lippincott's Maga- zine starts out with September as though it could see a far longer vista of months and years of life ahead of it. And there is no reason why it shouldn't, so long as its present high quality is sustained. The novelette for September has a surprising plot, and is called "A Bride for Casey." Ella Middleton Tybout stands sponsor for it, and those who have read her books, "The Smug- gler," "The Wife of the Ambassador," etc., can testify that she knows how to write a good story. "Casey" is one of four impecunious young society men living in New York. In order to acquire the cash necessary to carry out cherished plans, it is decided that Casey must marry a rich girl, and the others undertake to find him a suit- able mate. It becomes necessary at one stage to dispose of the maiden aunt of a certain young lady, so they contrive to ship her off to Boston until her presence is no longer a men- ace. Her disappearance helps things along, for charges of robbery, abduc- tion and murder are prorrp ly brorght against the cuartet Vy m? police. The end is unexpected 'to everybody — and to Casey most of all. FAKM BARGAINS In Northern Virginia TRUC < FA1IM— 19 ncies without Improvements close to Herndon; this will suit some one who wants to build and live Just outside the village. The soil Is suitable for trucking and would make an ideal poultry farm. Lasting stream borders en two sides. There Is timber enough to bull'd Improve- ments at a very little cost. Price $40 per acre. Terms to suit purchaser. 4-room house with 1 acre of ground In Fairfax Co.; house well built, with porches; well under back porch; loca_ tlon high and healthy; soil sandy loam, suitable for fruit and poultry; goo'd shade around house; neighbors close; hen house 12x18. Price $1,800. 19% acres 5 miles from rail, and 6 > miles from electric line; close to school and goo'd neighbors; 11% acres In sec- ond growth timber; land well fenced; splendidly watered with lasting stream spring, and well; good orchard. Good house of four rooms, good barn and outbuildings. Owner wants larger property. Price $1,000 — half 'down, balance in 2 years. 27% acres 5 miles from rail, 6 miles from electric line; 10 acres in good timber; school and church close by; all fenced; fine spring and running water clear through place; 10 acres in all kinds of fruit; fairly good house of 5 rooms; fair corn house and cow shed; price $800. Loan of $300 now on the place. Good neighbors. See Page Ad. in This Issue SEND FOR NEW CA'ALOGUE A. H. BUELL, HERNDON, VA. VIRGINIA FARM AGENCY Opposite C. & O. Depot, Richmond Va. Timber Lands and Fa r m s at low prices. Virginia Farms MOST SbLECT LIST, and in all se tions of the State. FREE CATALOGUE. R. B. CHAFFIM & CO, Inc. Richmond, Va 41 ACRE FARM! For sale; 3 miles southwest of Crozet- Va.; 500 fruit trees, dwelling, barn and other outbuildings; location Ideal foi physician, sanatorium or summer re- sort. For particulars, apply to F. C. LOTJHOFF, Yancey Mills, Va WATER WORKS IN YOUR HOME. A few minutes' pumping stores enough water under air pressure to force it anywhere. Running water throughout the home— for kitchen, bathroom aud laundry. Send for detailed information. JOFNSTONMFG.CO., DX Walnut Kansas C ity, Mlssou Beadle Co., S. Dak., March 6, '09 I received the sample copy of th< Southern Planter and I cannot ex« press in words the high opinion I hav< of it. It is simply perfect. W. B. TAYLOR 1909.] THE SOUTH KUX PLANTER. 877 CAN BE CURED Moon Blindness "VISIO Wonderful Discovery DISEASES of the EYE successfully treated with thlB NEW REMEDY. AN ABSOLUTE CURE for Moon Blindness, (Oplitha'mla), Con- junctivitis and Cataract, Shying horses all suffer from diseased eyes. A trial win couvince any borse owner that this remedy abso- lutely cures defects of the eye, Irrespective of the length of time the animal has been afflicted. No matter how many doctors have tried and failed, use ••VISIO," use It under our GUARANTEE; your money refunded if under directions it does not effect a cure- "YOU PAY FOR KESCLTS ONLY-" SS2.00 per bottle, postpaid on receipt of price. Visio Remedy Ass'n., 1S33 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. Use the old, reliable, standard remedy "Bickmore's Gall Cure" and beware of imitations. Every genuine package bears the above trademark of the working horse, and if vou are not satisfied after using it according to directions, dealers are author- ized to refund your money. Bickmore's Gall Cure cares open sores, cuts and abrasions of every description promptly and speedily. Does not interfere with working the animal. Try it. Sample Free and Bickmore's New Horse Book it you'll send 6c for packing and postage. BICKMORE GALL CURE CO. Box 935. OLD TOWN. Mains fcs AgSORBIN Cures Strained Puffy Ankles, Lymphangitis, Poll Evil, Fistula, Sores. Wire Cuts, Bruis- es and Swellings, Lameness, and Allays Pain Quickly without Blistering, removing the hair, or laying the horse up. Pleasant to use. $2.00 per bottle at dealers or de- livered. Horse Book S D free. ABSORBINE, JR., (mankind.*1.00 bot- f tle.JFor Strains, Gout, VaricoseVeins, Var- ■" icocele.Hydrocele, Prostatitis, kills pain- W. F. YOUNG, P. 0, F., 109 Temple St., Springfield, Mass. USE CRAFT'SDISTEMPERandCOUGH CURE A safe and sure pre- ventive and positive cure for all forms of Distem- per, Influenza, Pinkeye, Coughs and Colds in Horses, Sheep and Dogs, 50c and $1.00 at Druggists or prepaid. Write for free booklet "Dr. Craft's Advice." WELLS MEDICINE CO., LAFAYETTE, IND. ■an:iJ3<, f ^ Quickly and positively cured in less ■ in three weeks with one applica- tion of ADAM'S RAPID LUMP JAW CURE Easy to use. Written GUARAN- TEE accompanies each bottle. Don't delay hut write today for free circular. Dept. 27. .C.Adams Mfg. Co., Alflona.la. Send for Rooblet .Hone Trouble! DEATH TO HEAVES UalHTnn'c Heave, Coush * ilCW lull DiitemperCnrs Guaranteed or Honey Back. -".X^"* $1-00 per can, at dealers, or Expren Paid. 1 8 Yrs' Sale. THE NEWTON KEMEUT tO. Toledo, Ohio. The characters are splendidly drawn even the minor ones, and the whole tale is invested with an air of plaus- ibility, despite the preposterous plot. The September short stories are a strong collection. "What Happened to Father" is an amusing yarn by May Roberts Rinehart, whose books, "The Man in Lower Ten" and "The Circular Staircase," have recently brought her fame and fortune. "Aunt Dianthy," a powerful yet pathetic tale of a neglected old woman, is by George .Allan England. Other note- worthy stories are "A Question of Honor," by Hornor Cotes; "The Shad- ow of Molly Kinshela," by Josephine Van Tassel Bruorton; "Between Trains," by Thomas L. Masson; "The Death Sentence," by Caroline Tick- nor; and "An Unwilling Intrusion," by Percy Wilson. Thomas L. Masson also contributes a blithe sketch called "When to Tell the Parents," which will be enjoyed by all fathers and mothers, and by some children. What promises to be the greatest boom to poultry in the South and Southwest is the first annual show of the Tri-State Poultry Association, to be held in connection with tne Tri- State Fair at Memphis, Tenn., Sep- tember 28 to October 9, 1909. This show will be held in a handsome new building dedicated to the use of poul- try alone. The premium list will be the largest and most liberal ever of fered by any fair show in the South. As the show represents a section of the country which has been back- ward in poultry, it is the desire to have the latest things in poultry dem- onstrated. All the people of this sec- tion need is education and encourage- ment, and after they receive these poultry will boom. The Tri-State show is going to advertise the exhibi tion all over the South and South- west, and hopes to establish a new record in attendance figures for "first show." R. C. Stockton is secretary. As to the amount of pasturage or the number of hogs, alfalfa will carry per acre without injury to the crop, the estimates given by farmers vary considerably, depending on the kind of soil, the fertility of the land, and the size of the hogs pastured. The following, however, is a safe estimate as given by conservative men who have had much experience. River, valley and creek bottom land, well set in alfalfa, will carry from 15 to 20 head per acre of 50 to 125-pound hogs. Upland of fair average fertility will support from eight to ten head of the same kind of hogs. There are fields that have- supported 25 head per acre through the season for a number of years and are still in good condition, and there are other fields that will not furnish pasture for more than five head per acre; but these are ex- tremes. When a field is only used for pasture it is better to divide it - - runt md to Glva Satisfaction Gombauh's Caustic Balsam Has Imitators But No Competitors A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for Curb, Splint. Sweeny, Capped Hook, Strained Tendons, Founder, Wind Puffs, and all lameness from Spavin, Ringbone and other bony tumors Cures all skin diseases or Parasites, Thrush, Diphtheria. Removes all Bunches from Horses or Cattle, As a Human Remedy Tor Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., It Is invaluable. _Every bottle of Caustio Balsam sold Is Warranted to give satisfaction. Price $1,60 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for its use. BTSend for descriptive circulars; testimonials, etc. Address Th§ Lawrence-Williams COo, Cleveland. ©, mm THE OLD RELIABLE LAMBERTS DEATH TO LICE is the "real" article that has stood the test for 25 years. Has no superior for destroyine lice. It saves the hens and increases Poultry Profits. Try it and be convinced. Sample 10 cts. If your dealer cannot supply you, send us his name. "Modern Poultry Problems" mailed for 2c stamp. O. K. STOCK FOOD CO., 421 Traders Bldg., - Chicago. MINOR'S FLUID SHEEP AND HOG DIP. Its use permitted In official dipping- Low prices on Dipping Tanks. Testimonials and circulars for the W. E. MINOR & CO., 811 Long Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. FELKER'S NICOTINE Stomnch-Worm Remedy (A Capsule). The Great Internal PARASITICIDE. The only known De- stroyer of Stomach Worms. Guaranteed. Price $3.00 per box of 60 doses, prepaid. W. A. Felker Mfg. Co.. Qiiin.y, 111. A Neat Binder for your back num- bers can be had for 30 cents. Address our Business Department. 878 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. Send yonr order for Crimson Clover And All Other SEEDS TO Diggs&Beadles "THE SEED MERCHANTS" 1709 East Franklin St. RICHMOND, - = VA. Branch Store 603 and 605 East Marshall Street. We are headquarters for su- perior seeds of all kinds. GRASS and CLOVER SEEDS. Garden and Flower Seeds, Seed Grains, "Vetches, Alfalfa, and all seeds of the highest quality and germination. Poultry Foods and Supplies. Write to-day for our free cata- logue and price list. Tour correspondence Solicited. SEED WHEAT I offer for sale 180 bushels of Leap's Prolific Seed Wheat at $1.60 per bushel of 60 lbs., bags included. It yielded this year 30 bushels per acre. W. M. W ATKINS, Saxe> Ya. APPLER OATS (Winter) for sale at farmers' pricss. C. E. JONES, Carysbrook. Va. $1.00 3 j_he big three 3 the southern planter Richmond, Va.. 50c. a year. Southern Fruit Grower Chattanooga, Tenn., 50c. a year. THE INDUSTRIOUS HEN Knoxville, Tenn., 50c. a year. These three monthly publications will be sent for one year for only 71.00. Address, SOUTHERN PLANTER, Richmond, Va. [September, into several lots and move the hogs from one to the other as occasion re- quires. — From Coburn's "Swine in America." NURSE CROP NOT BEST FOR AL- FALFA. The practice of sowing a nurse crop with alfalfa was inaugurated when the nature of the plant was not as well understood as now. It was also somewhat on the theory too that "a half-loaf is better than no bread." It began when there was a good deal of doubt about "getting a stand,' and the farmer thought no doubt that a crops of oats or barley would pay for the plowing even if the alfal- fa failed. While the practice is con- tinued by many, the prevalent later method is to provide no nurse crop. Few who have abandoned the nurse crop have returned to it. The alfalfa plant does not need protection trom the sun, nor is it bettered by aivid- ing any of the soil moisture or fertil- ity with another crop. On the other hand if alfalfa is sowed in the spring, it is important that it obtain an early start in order that its roots can quick- ly work down into the moisture of the subsoil, against the dry days of July and August. When a nurse crop of any vigor is removed the alfalfa plants are likely to be found weak; spindling and with little root growth; the nurse crop has also taken up some of the soil nitrogen needed by the young alfalfa; or if the nurse crop is heavy and has lodged, there will be left bare spots, where the alfalfa has been smothered out. Cutting the nurse crop is likely to be attended with no little damage to the tender alfalfa plants by trampling their crowns into the ground, or breaking them off. Practically all the experiment stations favor sowing alone. With few exceptions the sec ond and third years have brought heavier yields where no nurse crop was used. The theory that the nurse crop will prevent the weeds choking the alfalfa is apparently, as a rule, not well founded. In the first place alfalfa should not be sown on foul land, and in the second place proper disking and harrowing, at near inter- vals for four or six weeks before sowing will disturb or kill far more weeds than can any nurse crop. Be- sides, the oats or barley sown as a nurse will, when cut leave weeds in good growth, or dormant and ready to spring up as fast or faster than the alfalfa. No nurse crop is ever used with fall sowing. When ground has been properly prepared for the preceding crop, and then properly cared for, and made ready for the alfalfa by the preliminary wep.d de- struction, it will be found advisable to sow alfalfa alone, even in the spring. — From Coburn's "The Book of Alfalfa." Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. A. HORN, The Berry Man Soddy, Tennessee R. F. D. No. 3 The Largest Berry Grower In the South. 500 acres in Strawberries. 50,000,000 p l an ™ for sale - A new P!ant field of 100 acres. Place Your Order Now for Plants. I want every grower to investi- gate my new "Tennessee Favorite " The very best berry grown for mar- ket — size, color, flavor and shipping qualities considered. Even in size throughout season. I picked and sold from one acre 4,456 quarts at a net profit of 11 cents a quart, making a total profit of $491.16, in the Spring of 1908. For the season of 1909 I shipped 194 crates per acre which net $2.52 per crate. To vouch for the truth of this statement I refer anyone to M. Fugazzi & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, who handled these shipments. In my thirty years* experience I have found nothing quite its equal. Does its best in low, strong land. To introduce and to reach all grow- ers, only $4.00 per thousand. Try them. Other varieties: Aromas, Klondyke, Lady Thompson. Special Prices to Nurserymen. References: The Citizen's National Bank, Chatanooga; Sam. A. Conner, Sheriff of Hamilton County, M. Fu- gazzi & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. RAISE POULTRY Cal Husselman's little book tells how to do It profitably. SOUTHERN POULTRY GUIDE 125 pp., cloth bound, illustrated. It contains the meat of the Editor's 40 years' experience in the Poultry Business. Send $1 and we will en- ter your subscription to the South- ern Planter and forward the book promptly. SOUTHERN PLANTER, Richmond, Va. •T, FI PPV' Cabbage Plants VLrubiy I 600,000 Celery and ready. $1.00 per 1,000. 5,000, $4. All varieties. Safe delivery guaranteed I ship to Mississippi safely. List free. P. W. ROCHELLE & SONS, Chester, New Jersey. Established 1899. ALL THE SAME. Tutterson. "Did Bronson leave a will?" Smithers. "Yes— tbat is, he left a widow, and she'd represented all the will Bronson had for twenty-five years." — Harper's Weekly. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 879 Dl \C^ Q^ rom Factory rvLJ VJOTo Consumer We want every family in the South to have one or more of our COLONIAL BRAND Genuine Wool-Faced, Reversi- ble Rugs. Beautiful patterns and brigli attractive colorings at the following remarkably low prices: Size 30x60 inches, $1.50 each. Size 36x72 inches, $2.25 each. Saves yau one to two dollars each. How many shall we send you? Order to-day. Sent immediately upon receipt of Registered Letter, Express or Money Order. References: — Mercantile Agencies, Southern Planter, National State Bank, VIRGINIA RUG AND DRUGGET CO., (Inc.) RICHMOND, VA. Agents wanted. McCne's "Ringlet" Barred Plymouth Rocks . Successive winners in strongest com- petition at Richmond and Washington, D. C. When looking around for your birds for the shows or for utility pur- poses, you should pause and look well at my beautiful young stock, the finest that I have ever raised. My ."Ringlets" are unexcelled in size, vig- or, beauty and egg production. Write me. I will have birds that will please you, both in quality and price. Satis- faction guaranteed. In writing for prices, state for what purpose birds are wanted. LESLIE H. McCUE, Box 4, AFTON, VA. State V.-Pres. Am. Plymouth Rock Club Bargain Sale WHITE WYANDOTTE HENS at $1.50 and $2. each. All this year's breeders must go to make room for young stock. This is a rare opportunity to get the best for practically nothing. Special, price on large orders. EVELYN HEIGHTS FARM., W. W. Thomas, Prop., Cntlett, Va. Silver Laced WYANDOTTES. A fine lot of young- sters now for sale. Or- der early and get first pick. All farm raised and vigorous. Special prices in quantities. Write for prices stating how manv wanted. DR. H. H. LEE, Poplar Hill Poultry Farm. Lexington, Va., R.F.D. 4. SPRING BROOK POULTRY FARM Cnlpeper, Va., H. H. Scott, Prop. Breeder of Northrup strain Black Minorcas, Whitman strain of Brown Leghorns, and the best Silver-Laced Wyandottes. Six entries at Richmond and Herndon won 2 first, 1 second, 2 thirds and a club special. Eggs in sea- son. Stock for sale. TAYLOR'S White Wyandotte Chickens, White Holland Turkeys, White Muscovy Ducks, stock and eggs in season. R. RANDOLPH**TAYLOR, Hickory Bottom Poultry Farm, R. F. D. No. 2. Beaver Dam, Va. Please mention the Southern Planter. HINTS BY MAY MANTON. The skirt that is plain at its upper portion and laid in plaits at the lower is the very latest to have appeared. This one is smart in the extreme, provides fulness enough for grace in walking, yet is narrow and straight in effect, as the plaits are designed to be pressed flat. In the illustra- tion it is made of the hop sacking that will be so much worn during the coming season but it is appropri- ate for all skirting materials, those of the present as well as those of the future, and it will also be found a most satisfactory model for the en- tire gown and for the coat suit. The lines are all desirable ones and the skirt can be relied upon to be smart and satisfactory in every way. ENEFEE Would be pleased to quote you for immediate acceptance attractive prices on Breeders from the following fancy pens: W. F. SPANISH, BLACK LANGSHAN, BLK. MINORCAS, K. I. RED, BUFF ORPINGTON, WHITE LEGHORN, S. S. HAMBURG, RED PYLE GAME, BLK. SUMATRA GAME. Beautiful young stock for later ship- ment, better book now. CARROLL MENEFEE, Fancier, Sperryville, Va. Member and Va. Sec'y National Blk. Langshan Club; Member R. I. Red Club of America; American Blk. Minorca Club. 6410 Seven Gored Walking Skirt, 22 to 32 waist. The skirt is cut in seven gores. There is an extension at the back edge of each gore below tne scallops and these extensions form the plaits. The scallops are designed to be un- der-faced or finished in any way that may be preferred and afford excellent opportunity for the use of the fashionable buttons. The fulness at the back is laid in inverted plaits. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 6 1-2 yards 27, 4 3-4 yards 44, or 4 1-2 yards 52 inches wide: width of skirt at lower edge 4 1-2 yards. The pattern 6410 is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32-inch waist measure. Such a simple, pretty frock as this one never fails to find a welcome. It can be made from washable mate- rial or from wool, it can be scalloped and embroidered as in this instance or it can be trimmed in any way that may be preferred. It is graceful and TO MAKE ROOM For mv young stock I will offer some of my choice WHITE PLY- MOUTH ROCK YEAR-OLD HENS in any quantity to suit at $15.00 per dozen. Also a few male birds to spare, from $2 to $10 each. Order direct from this ad. Eggs, $1.00 for 15; $4.00 per 100. C. M. WALKER, HERNDON, VA. Glenview Orpingtons. S. C. BUFFS EXCLUSIVELY. I will not sell any eggs for hatch- ing next season. If you want soma of the best stock of Orpingtons in th« South, BUY NOW. Prices reasonable. State your exact wants. B. S. HORNS, Keswick Va. ROSE COMB Rhode Island Red Eggs from prize-winning stock for sale, IB for $1, or 3 sittings tor $2.50. L. E. SMITH, Appomattox, Va. MISS LOUISE V. SPENCER, Blackstone, Va. PURE BRED R. C. RHODE ISLAND RED STOCK FOR SALE. Member of R. I. R. Club of America. For High Grade, Pure Bred Black Langshans WRITE TO A. M. BLACK, Tazewell, Va. Valley Farm Barred Rocks, S. C. B. Leghorns. My choice breeders for sale to make room for growing stock. CHAS. C. WINE, Mt. Sidney, Va. —WANTED— LIVE WILD TURKEYS and native Pheasants for braeding pur- poses. R. L. BLANTON, Richmond, Va. Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. 880 THE SOUTHEEN" PLANTER. [September, Registered Shropshires I still have for sale the following choice registered Shropshire rams: One fine three-year-old Ram,, w't 20 lbs., an excellent individual, well wooled. Price $20. Two, two-year-old Rams, not fat, but thrifty and good individuals, well wooled, weight about 150 to 160 lbs. Price $18. Two yearling rams, as above weight about 150 to 160 lbs. Price $18. All F. O. B. here. To make sure of getting a good ram, send check promptly. References. A. A. Harris. Cashier of Chestertown Bank; John Matt- thewsu, agent of Adams Express Co. both of Chestertown, Md. H. R. GRAHAM, Chestertown, Md. WOODLAND FARM DORSET SHEEP No Ewes for sale, and only a few Rams left. We have three or four flock-headers among these, which we offer at reasonable prices. Better or- der before they are all gone. CHAS. B. WING, Successor to J. E. Wing & Bros., Mechanicsburg, Ohio. DORSET SHEEP I have to offer, this season, some very fine Dorset Rams; prices In reach of all. SAMUEL T. HENINGER, Bnrke'a Garden, Va. BROOKDALE FARM, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Red Poll Cattle of best breeding. The cattle that suit the Virginia farmer best. Write for photographs and records. DORSET SHEEP A Prime Yearling Ram and a Few Choice Ewes. J. D. ARBUCKLE, M. D., Cass, XV. Va. PEttlN DUCKS Fine large birds last springs hatch, also some two year olds, cheap if sold at once. A few S. C. Brown Leghorn cockerels. MRS. F. H. WILKINSON, R. F. D. 1. Alexandria, Va. WHITE POULTRY YARDS Breeds prize-winning White Wyan- dottes, White Guineas, White China Geese, White Holland and Narragansett Turkeys, White Muscovey, Mammoth Pekin and Wild Mallard Ducks. J. F. DUNSTON, Propr. LORRAINE, VA., becoming yet practical and it is al- together charming and attractive. In the illustration linen is scalloped and embroidered with a simple design but such mothers as are thinking ahead for the autumn school days may like to use cashmere, henrietta, light weight serge, or some similar ma- terial and the model suits just as well as it does cotton and linen stuffs. It can be made either with three- quarter or long sleeves and it is closed at the centre back above the collar, invisibly beneath the box plait below. 6418 Girl's Dress, 4 to 10 years. The dress is made with the panel, which is extended to form the col- lar at the back and with plaited side and back portions. The fulness is held in position by means of the belt and the yoke is attached to the edge of the dress beneath the panel and collar. The short sleeves are moder- ately full and gathered into bands and the long ones are plain. The quantity of material required for the medium size (8 years) Is 6 1-4 yards 24, 41-4 yards 32, pr 3 yards 44 inches wide. The pattern 6418 is cut in sizes for children of 4, 6, 8 and 10 years of age. These patterns will be mailed to any address by the Fashion De- partment of this paper on receipt of ten cents each. PINEHURST SHROPSHIRES HOME-BRED RAM. WARDWELL'S "LEAD THE WAY," In 1907 we won CHAMPION RAM at Chicago International, Michigan State and New York State Fairs, and every FIRST PRIZE at Vermont State Fair. In 1908 we won champion Ram at Indiana and New York State Fairs. This year we have bought at a cost of $900 the 1st Prize Royal Ram in England. Our rams are better than ever and we have reduced the price 30 per cent, from last year. Don't fail to send for our circular giving price and breeding of rams. We are making a special offering, so buy early and get first choice. We pay not only great care to get the BEST in importing, but even more care In selecting oar breeding flock. This is undoubtedly the reason our flock has such a great reputation. HENRY L. WARDWELL, Springfield Center, New York. Virginia's Premier Rival 117Q83 A blue ribbon winner at Va. State Fair, 1908. He Is one of the Great Boars of the Berkshire Breed, Is not only a splendid individual but has proven himself a wonderful breeder. His pigs are large, even size no "runts" fine length, full of Quality with best of Berkshire heads, Anyone In search of a top boar pig to head a good herd, write me. My pigs are out of large prolific sows of best breeding. Prices reasonable and stock must please you. E. F. SOMMERS, Somerset, Va. BERKSHIRE PIGS Biltmore strain, good individuals, of either S3X. Ten fine Jersey heifers and Plymouth Rock cockerels. Everything guaranteed as represent- ed or money refunded. R. S. YOUNG. Only, Va. PURE-BRED BERKSHIRES POLAND-CHINAS TAMWORTHS Pigs from Registered Stock for sale. Several Berkshire and Tamworth Boars ready for service. J. C. GRAVES. Barbonrsvllle, Va. Please mention the Southern Planter. 1909.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. Horses, Mules and Cattle at a Bargain. One handsome black mare, 5 years old; extra fine driver, with plenty oi style, beautifully shaped; easy to keep; works well everywhere. One 3 years old bay mare mule, thor oughly broken to all farm work. One pair of 8 years old mare mules, color black, compactly built, easy to keep, sound, quick and reliable, 1150 pounds each, well matched. One pair of well matched black horse mules, 2 years old, blocky and well shaped. This pair of fine two year olds will be sold at a special bargain if bought at once. Some fine registered Angus Bull and Heifer calves at farmers' prices. WH, M. W ATKINS, Saxe, Charlotte Co., Va. REGISTERED GUERNSEY BULL (Yearling,) For Sale B. L. PURCELL, Glen Allen, Va. THOROUGHBRED BERKSHIRE BOARS, JERSEY BULL CALVES, DORSET BUCK LAMBS. Sire Of calves, FLYING FOX, 6B4S6, eon of Flying Fox, who sold for $7,600 at the Cooper sale, 1902. All stock in best condition and guar- anteed as represented. F. T. ENGLISH, Centreville, Md. Devon Herd Established 1884. Hamp shire Down Flock Established 1880. DEVON CATTLE BULLS AND HEIFERS, HAMPSHIREDOWN SHEEP, RAMS AND EWES. ROBERT J. FARRER, Orange, Va. Walnut Hills Herd. Twenty-five Registered Angus fa- males and two bulls for sale. J. P. THOMPSON, Orange, Va. PURE BRED Hereford Bull Calves, weighing about 600 pounds fov sale. Price $50 each. J. L. PITTS. Scottsville. Va. Please mention the Southern Planter. "CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION ABOUT THE HOME AND ON THE FARM." (Eighth Edition.) We have before us a copy of this book, containing 160 pages with 150 illustrations. It is unusual in its completeness as a practical guide to the cement worker, a helpful, eye- opening advisor to the property own- er large or small. A look through the pages of the book is a revelation of the endless uses and possibilities of cement from a 40c. fence post to a $4,000 barn, from a small chimney cap to an en- tire house with foundations, steps, walls, porch, porch posts, tubs, cis- terns, etc., all built of cement. The very convenient index shows over 60 different uses about the farm. The directions for making these various cement articles and buildings are given in plain language that any one can easily understand, and are accompanied by clear-cut drawings that can turn anyone into a practical cement worker at short notice. Num- erous photographs of cement work and cement structures in course of erection or completed according 'to these instructions form a convincing proof of their practical efficiency. As an illustration of the simplicity of cement work (or concrete work, rather, for cement is used in con- nection with water, sand and gravel or broken stone) there is shown a Dancing Pavillion made of concrete by a farmer and his hired man, neither of whom had had any experi- ence. As a demonstration of the economy of concrete work a table shows that concrete fence posts may be made at a cost of 20 to 40 cents each. This is remarkably cheap when you con- sider that such a post lasts forever, being proof against rust, rot and ver- min. The book shows that one bar- rel of cement (4 bags) will make 14 7-foot posts. Explicit directions are given as to the proportion in which cement should be mixed for the various pur- poses with sand, and gravel or broken stone (water being added while work- ing.) Considering that cement proper forms only a small part of the mix- ture (from 10 to 20 per cent), its economy is apparent at a glance. The book is bound to interest farm owners of all kinds. The Dairy Man and Stock Raiser will be particularly attracted by the chapters on Dairy Stables, Silos, Feed and Water Troughs, etc. The horticulturist can feast his eye on the cement root cellars, green houses, flower boxes, etc. The lover of homes will be de- lighted by the pleasing houses, porch- es, steps, walks, etc., with which he can beautify his estate. The Poultry Raiser will rivet his attention to the numerous poultry houses shown. If a farmer is fortunate enough to have a brook near his home, the book will show him how to dam the water for power purposes or for raising a lake, Jerseys For Sale Imported and Imported in Dam 150 HEAD IN THE HERD To select from, and not a single ani- mal but what is for sale. We won first and junior championship on yearling bull, Eminent 14th, at the Na- tional Dairy Show; First on heifer not in milk, under two years; First and second on heifers under six months, and seven other ribbons on the twelve head we exhibited. Write to-day and get pedigrees, de- scriptions and prices. Address ALLENDALE FARMS SHELBYVILLE, KY. LOOMIS, "THE HOLSTEIN MAN". Offers a foundation herd of pure- bred Holsteins, consisting of one Bull and two Heifers, highly bred and ele- gant individuals. All from Advanced Registry dams Price, $250 F. O. B. Get in line while these "special in- ducement" offers last. Orders by wire surest. Satisfaction guaranteed. J. B. LOOMIS, RICHLAND, IV. Y. TAMWORTH PIGS. From Registered Stock of Flue Breeding. Knowle of Cook Farm S067 at head of herd. Sire 2nd prize boar at Royal Show, Eng., 1907., Dam, let prize gilt at same shew, lf07. VOLNKY OSBURN Bloemont, London* C«. Va. Registered POLAND CHINAS Sunshine and Perfection blood. Choice lot of pigs now ready for shipment, three months pigs, $6. Choice Gilts and Service Boars, from $12.50 to $15. All stock in fine condition, strong and healty. F. W. HOUSTON, Lexington, Va. Clifton Stock Farm. MEADOW BROOK FARM FOR SALE. Large York- shires and Poland Chinas. Special low price now on pigs in pairs not akin. Also Hampshire down sheep. All stock registered or eligible. Round Hill, Va. J. D. THOMAS, CHESTER WHITES Best hog' on earth. Fall pigs now coming. Please let us have your or- ders. Satisfaction guaranteed. S. M. WISECARVER, Rustburg, Va. DORSETS I still have a few ram lambs left. Will close them out at a bargain. My Dorsets are of the right stuff and will sure please all parties. Will sell a few ewes at reasonable price. Address, H. H. ARBUCKLE, Edeowood Stock Farm, MAXWELTOJf, W. VA. 882 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September,. Stock Black-Draught Stock & Poultry Medicine is not a stock food, it is a successful, scientific medicine. When your stock or poultry are sick, they need medicine. Try it. You'll find this medicine a splendid tonic and regulator for the liver, stomach, and bowels — the organs from which most stock diseases arise. Note this letter from Lee Bros., San Angelo, Tex., owners of the Leedale Stock Farm: "We have used your Black-Draught Stock Medicine with good results. We find it will tone up the system and digestion and keep stock in a healthy condition." You can't make profits on your stock unless you keep them in the best Draught Stock & Poultry Medicine. — It is a "money maker." Try it. BLACK ARTIST 1,176 N. H. R. S. The grandest saddle and combined Stallion is. South. Thirty-three first and champion prizes in harness and under saddle; 7 saddle gaits, 30 High School Tricks. In the Stud at Leedale Farm. of health. Use Black- BLACK-DRAUGHT STOCK & POULTRY MEDICINE Sold by Ml Reliable Druggists and Dealers. P8 Suffolk Stallion FOR SALE Owing to the close relationship ex- isting between my mares and stallion, I am compelled to purchase another hor$3 and will sell JUBILEB \'o. 229. 6 years old, weight about 1,700 pounds, at a bargain. This horse is a sure foal getter and will work In any spot or place. Absolutely sound. F. W. OKIE, Marshall, Va. SADDLERS. We are making special prices on fifteen high grade Saddle Mares; also Mule Mares, for the the next sixty days. If you want a saddler of any description, write us. J. F. COOK & CO., Lexington, Ky. FOR MORGAN COLTS and Fillies and High-Bred Fox Houni Puppies. Address, Dr. JOHN D. MVSSBNGILL, Blount vl 1 1.-. Traa. and harvesting and storing his own ice. If you are unfortunate enough to have swampy land, the book will show you how to construct cement drain tile and master the excess of moisture. If your land threatens to slip away, the book will show you how to build retaining walls. If your buildings need repairs., the book will show you how to do it economically and effectively. It practically sits right down at the farmer's table and, like a well versed friend, talks over his problems with him. Apart from its value as a handy cement manual, its suggestive help is inestimable. The man who keeps this book handy will get from it val- uable (and hitherto unthought of) ideas as to how he can solve his property problems, how he can make improvements that are permanent, profitable and cheap. A highly interesting and novel use of cement is shown in "Curing" de- cayed trees by filling the cavity with concrete. The Atlas Portland Cement Com- pany, Department 116, 30 Broad St., New York, offer to send it free on re- quest if when writing you mention this paper. Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. J. A. STROUGH, Breeder of pure bred BELGIAN HORSES Stallions, Mares and Colts for sale; imported and native bred. CRIMORA. VA. RARE $75.00 OPPORTUNITY Thoroughbred and Registered Foal of ' 1909. 'Bred and individually just right to . make stallion for general purpose mares or hunters. Sire, Judge Morrow — Dam, Loloula, by Branch. Address, P. S. HUNTER, Lorretto, Essex Co., Va. Mr. J. Langenderfer made $1350.00 last year from five of our O. I. C. 1 -2 ton Sows. Positively only perfect i stock shipped. Average [ weight, 150 lbs. at 4 mo. O. I. C. Hogs are cholera f proof — see our guarantee. Write today for illustrated I circular showing some of | our famous herd. The H. S. Nelson Co., 907 C«ton Bldg., Cleveland, 0. PREMIER BERKSHIRES The large, lengthy, growthy kind. A fine lot of pigs, bred from first-class sows, ready for April delivery; prices right. B. P. Rock eggs $1 for IB. J. T. OLIVER, Allen's Level, Va. Reg. P, Chinas, Berkshire* C. Whites. Large strains. All jages, mated, not akin. Bred Sows, Service Boara, Guernsey Calves, Collie and Beagle Pupa and poultry. Write for price* and circular. P. F. HAMILTON, Cochranville, Chester Co. Pa. JERSEYS Combination and Golden Lad. For sale 46 Cows, 6 Heifers, 25 Bulls. S. E. NIVEN, Landenberg, Pa. Please mention the Southern Planter. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 883 Want Ads. Rates 2 cents per word. Cash with jrder. Initials and figures count as me word: 25 ents minimum charge. POULTRY, ETC. a C. RHODE ISLAND REDS — I OF- fer for sale l'or immediate or early fall delivery trios that will makj wonderful breeders. I can mate up cockerel either with splendid hens or with promising pullets. I believe I have the finest fancy-utility strain in existence, ind have in my yards today the finest lot of fowls that I have ever owned. I have furnished winners for most of the big South- ern shows, and I have a hen now laying that has laid over 900 eggs. Trios, price $5 to $10. Dr. J. H. C. Winston, Hampden-Sidney, Va. BILE OF SALE FOR THIS MONTH— 100 White, Brown and Buff Leghorn yearling hens, $1 each; 25 Rose Comb Brown Leghorn hens, 1 cock, $25; some breeding pens of Silver Laced, Columbian and Buff Wyan- dottes, Buff Orpington, R. I. Reds, 10 hens and 1 cock. $15; one pen each White Rock and Dark Brahmas, 8 hens, 1 cock, $15; yearling Duroc Registered Boar, first $20 gets him. Clarence Shenk. Luray. "Va. TO REDUCE STOCK WE WILL SELL teh following fowl at below rates: Buff Rock hens, 75 cents each; Buff Rock Pullets, 60 cents each; Young Pekin Ducks. 50 cents each; Old Pe- kin Ducks, 75 cents each; 3 White Holland hen turkeys and gobbler, $8; Also have for sale two fine Short- horn cows and two heifers two yrs. old. Laurel Hill Poultry Farm, Rox- bury, Va. WE HAVE A LARGE LOT OF MAT hatched Cockerels that have simply got to be sold for the want of room. Whoever purchases these birds, will have fine breeding males the coming season. The price is absurd, but the quality is aristocratic, for there are no better bred birds anywhere. Sev- enty-five cents each, five for $3.25. Sterling Poultry Yards. P. O. box 626. Staunton, Va. FOR SALE — S. C. BROWN LEGHORN also R. I. Red Cockerels, Hens, and Pullets from prize-winning strains and great egg-producing families. It pays always to get the best. Ever green Farms, W. B. Gates. Prop., Rice Depot. Va. FOR SALE — 100 PURE-BRED S. C R. I. Red Cockerels, April hatched. Can furnish any class from utility to prize winners. All cocks at head of yards were shown and won in com- petition. As layers the hens cannot be beaten. Prices $1 to $5. J. A. Ber- ger, Guilford, Md. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE— SUPER- lor Red Clover, Italian Queens, one trio S. C. Brown Leghorns, one pair Light Brahmas. Will exchange for Single Comb Rhode Island Reds. M. F. Cline, Forest Depot. Va. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED CON- cerning' young stock from finest pen of Crystal White Orpingtons in the world. Eggs for present late sea- son at half price. $2.50 per 15. Mrs. L. C. Catlett, Gloucester, Va. FOR SALE — S. C. WHITE LEGHORN hens and cocks. Winning strain. $1 each. J. M. Bell, Shirley, Va. BUFF ORPINGTON, WHITE WYAN- dotte, Black Minorca, Rose and Sin- gle Comb Brown Leghorns for sale. Fine cockerels and Pekin Ducks, 90c. each. Mrs. Frank Johnson, Route 1, Louisa, Va. FOR SALE— S. C. RHODE ISLAND Reds and S. C. White Leghorn cock- erels, March and April hatched, 75c. each, two for $1.25. F. H. Board, Lynch Station, Va. STANDARD BUFF ROCKS— SEE MY advertisement in October Southern Planter. Jno. E. Morris. Jr., Orange, Va. State Vice-President Buff Ply- mouth Rock Club. BLACK MINORCA COCKERELS— February hatched. For lack of room will sell for $1 each next 30 days. Aristocratic prize-winning stock. Poca Anderson, Cartersville, Cumber- land Co., Va. BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS — EARLY hatched cockerels and pullets for sale, $1 and up. Breed from Rich- mond, Greensboro, Bristol. Washing- ton prize-winners. Dave Jardine, Staunton, Va. WANTED — TWENTY-FIVE HUN- dred March and April hatched W. Rock and S. C. B. Leghorn Pullets for breeding. Address Walter P. Laird, Supt., Warm Springs, Va. FOR SALE — ONE PAIR TOULOUSE Geese. $5; one gander, $2.50, good markings, good weight. Ingleside Poultry Yards, O. L. Ligon, Sabot, Va R. C. SILVER LACED WYANDOTTES. My choice breeders for sale to make room for growing stock. Mrs. Fan- nie Carter, Rice Depot, Va. R. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS, APRIL hatched. $1.50 pair or lot of 25 for $15. Mrs. Wm. Birch, New Glasgow, Va. S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS AND RHODE Island Red Cockerels, 75c. and $1 each. R. F. Payne, Crofton, Va. SOME NICE WHITE WYANDOTTES for sale. O. O. Harrison. Mt. Ulla, N. C. PURE-BRED S. C. RHODE ISLAND Red Cockerels. Mrs. Armstrong, Union Mills. Fluvanna Co.. Va. LIVE STOCK. FOR SALE3 — BEAU DONALD HERE- fords, a few choice calves, year- lings and cows of this popular fam- ily of Herefords. Also a few select Berkshire pigs by Premier Champion by Premier Longfello'w, out of Roy- al Bachelor sows. Sweepstakes win- ner at Ky. State Fair, and one bay Saddle Fillv, 3 years, weighs 1050 lbs, by old Denmark out of Ky. sad- dle mare, stylish and fast. Elkton Stock Farm, Forest Depot. Va. FOR SALE -- IMPORTED GERMAN Coach Sallion, 4 years old, 16 hands high, weighs 1,350 lbs., good flat bone, fine style and action, plenty Of speed, a perfect eye and a nobis disposition. Have both German ad American certificates of registration A bargain for some one interested in drew "^ %°°t !T V J Cei & le horses - Ad " areah. 1. E. Roberts, C hase City. Va. WE tr« HA Y E F ? R SALE 500 CLEAN straight, grade Merino ewes, 4 to 6 years old at $6 per head From these we have produced what we consider Lf-i cI ^ss flock of youngsters and have no further use for them Leeds Manor, Markham, Va. J-eeas FOR SALE BY W. S. GUTHRIE. Troutville, Va.. R. F. D. 2. 12 grade find pure-bred Jersey heifers, 6 to 20 months old. All strictly A-l. 1 Jersey male. 8 months old: 3 driv- ing horses, 2. 3 and 4 years; 3 draft weaning colts; 5 pure-bred Berk- shire sows; 1 pure-bred Berkshire male, 14 months old. None better; 50 pure-bred S. C. Brown Leghorn Hens and Pullets; 1 pen (6) White Orping- tons. Price and full description on application. All above stock strictly g-iod. The horses are specially nice. DORSET BARGAINS — REGISTERED and grades. Exceptional prices to frompt buvers. H. Armstrong, Box 44, Mt. Jackson, Va. SE S! AI \ YOUNG REGISTERED AB- Nue| n t 2fiV$ 8 w b h UHS - Sired *y Gold iNugget 26957, who was never beaten Davh? S T h °T rln& ^ farmers- prices" Member nf^hf 1 M£ SSaponax - Va - Bre^frs A f ssocla\io£ berdeen AngUS PURE - BRED POLAND - CHINAS— A *& each, $15 per pair; a large bred SaH'sffi^ 168 8 W6eks old - * 5 each - lea\ 8 e f t a o C n t . 1 °Va gUarantaed - H ' L ' Hayes WANT— 1 TO 3 YEAR OLD JERSEY ana llolstine springers, young and cows W1 t h calve8| ffood qu y a]it n / ana Give price and particulars. C F Hodgman, 219 Arcade Building. Nor- r OIK, Va. FOR SALE— REGISTERED POLLED Herefords, Wilton, Anxiety and Howe strains. Prices moderate. Ap- ply Samuel T. Earle. Jr., 1431 Lin- den Ave., Baltimore, Md. PONIES— SEVERAL SHETLAND AND others for children, well broken. One pair matched roan mares, 6 years kind; single and double. J. M. Cun- ningham, Brandy Station, Va. FOR SALE— BERKSHIRE BOARS ready for service. Well formed and of excellent breeding. Evergreen Farms, W. B. Gates, Prop., Rice De- pot, Va. REGISTERED DUROC-.TERSEY SWINE for sale. Pigs ready for shipment. Expect twelve litters during Sep- tember. R. W. Watson, Petersburg Va. TO TRADE FINE BROOD MARE FOR Road Stallion. For particulars ad- dress Ellyson Ewell, R. F. D. No. 2., Richmond, Va. FOR SALE — A FEW DUROC MALE Pigs eligible to registry. October de- livery. C. M. Shenck, R No. 2, Suth- erland, Va. REGISTERED BERKSHIRE SOW AND five pigs, excellent strain, for sale at reasonable price. S. H., care South- ern Planter. BEST BREEDING OF LARGE YORK- shires at bargain prices. W. E. Stick- ley, Strasburg, Va. DOGS, PET STOCK, ETC. WANTED — TO BUY ALL KINDS Wild Birds and Animals, particularly Tame Deer, Wild Turkeys, White Squirrels, Peafowl, Otters, Red Foxes Gray Squirrels, Partridges, Pheas- ants, Beaver. State price when •writ- ing. Dr. Cecil French, Naturalist, Washington, D. C. PEDIGREED SCOTCH COLLIE FE- mRles at half price during this month. Pups and grown dogs. Shadybrook Farm. R. F. D. 2. Roa- noke, Va. 8M THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, DOGS, PET STOCK, ETC. (Continued). WILL EXCHANGE PAIR PUREBRED English Beagle pups, seven months old, eligible to registry, finest in the county, for White Wyandotte Pul- lets or year old hens. T. J. Kilmon, Keller, Va. rOX, DEER, COON AND OPOSSUM hound-s and pups, $3.60 to $15 each. For bargains write me. B. F. Wll- mouth, Shelbyville, Ky. PURE BRED SHEPHERD, COLLIE pups for sale. Colors black and. tan. $4. J. D. Coghill, Goodloes, Va. REAL, ESTATE — (Continued). FOR SALE— "THE CEDARS" FARM, in Buckingham and Fluvanna Coun- ties, Va. ; 378 acres; river front of one mile on James and N Slate rivers; 70 acres rich bottom land; 100 acres wood, balance in good uplands, suit- able for tobacco, all cereals, grass and trucking; 1 1-2 miles to near- est station; two other town stations, 4 miles; newly rebuilt 2-story frame dwelling, slate roof, front porch 52x 10 feet, back porch 18x8 feet; eight rooms, besides kitchen, bathroom, toilet, etc., with hot and cold water; cemented cellar; new tenant house, slate roof, 45 xl2 1-2 feet, with porch smoke, chicken houses and ice house, new barn of corrugated iron, 45x56 feet; new rat proof cornhouse; about 150 fruit trees — apple, peach, pear, apricot, cherry, plum, fig, pecan — grape vines, strawberry and aspara- gus beds; lawn 219x186 feet; one- year old privet hedge, ornamental and shade trees, vines and flowers; a valuable vein of copper; also tal- cum deposit; one-fourth of the min- eral rights on this and adjacent prop- erties, aggregating about 1,000 acres, with indications for slate and other minerals, included with this' farm; deer, wild turkeys, ducks, birds and black bass in season. Address P. O. box 74, Arvonia, Va. FOR SALE— A VERY FINE FARM near Ringgold, Va., Pittsylvania county, six miles of Danville, Va., in a fine tobacco section. Soil very suitable for raising cattle. Con- tains 257 acres, three good dwelling houses, tobacco barns and other out- houses, all in good repair; has plenty of wood; also half interest in a fine Water Power Grist Mill and Saw Mill, and 50 acres of land. This mill has plenty of water, three good dwelling houses and stables. In a Kood section of country to buy grain. Convenient to the City of Danville, with a big sale in meal and flour. Bargain to quick purchaser. Apply to Fred S. Cl ark. Ringgold, Va. FINE FARM OF 600 ACRES— 42 miles west of Richmond, mile and half from railroad station, telegraph, post office, church, store, and grad- ed school Ideal farm for dairy and stock raising of all kinds. Good grazing lands, running water in every field, woven wire fences. New 5-room dwelling. Will rent for money or on shares. Applicant must have sufficient capital to support his fam- ily and to run the farm properly. A rare opportunity for an energetic man with some capital. Address with reference, R. P. Burwell, To- baccoville, Va. FINE ESTATE FOR SALE: — THREE sets of handsome buildings; resi- dences contain 10, 9 and 8 rooms; five other settlements. Beautiful sit- uation, good grazing and farming land, 1,200 acres. Will divide. Price $26; close to town. A. H. Clement, Appomattox, Va. GRAZING LANDS FOR SHEEP — WE have for sale 4,000 acres of lumbered mountain lands in this, the health- iest section of the South. These lands lie from 1,500 to 2,000 feet above sea level and from four to ten miles from the Southern Railway, are well shettered and well watered, yield grass in abundance wherever there is a clearing, and are well adapted to sheep raising. We will either sell them at a low price or lease them to a responsible party ex- perienced in sheep raising for a share of the profits. Address Realty Loan & Guarantee Company, Mor- ganton, N. C. TO RENT— A FINE 500-ACRE FARM in Albemarle County. Excellent land, and first class neighborhood. One mile from two stations on C. & O. R. R. Convenient to schools, tele- prones, churches, and post offices. Will rent on shares or for money. Owner can furnish two standard bred mares, three milch cows, 75 head of sheep, four brood sows and the usual farm machinery. Desire tenant with enough capital to run the place sat- isfactorily. Address Jos. W. Everett, Keswick Depot, Va. FOR SALE— SUBURBAN FARM OF 70 acres adjoining the town of Morgan- ton, N. C. Fine view of Blue Ridge and Catawba River New 7-room cot- tage with city water and telephone connections, greenhouse, extensive hotbeds, barn, chicken-houses, well, etc. If desired, would sell tract of 20 acres with above improvements separately. Address: Riverside Park, Morganton, N. C. DAIRY AND POULTRY FARM FOR sale — farm of about fifty acres lo- cated fifty miles from Washington, in Fauquier Co., Va., 1% miles from station on Southern. Accessible to new creamery. Improvements: seven room house, horse stable, cow barn, poultry house, fenced and well wat- ered. Price $2,800. O. A. Thomas, Bealeton, Va. WANTED— BUYERS FOR FARMS IN Granville County, North Carolina, suitable for Tobacco, corn, wheat, and general crops. Prices according to location. Terms easy to parties with satisfactory references. Write us to-day for booket, and informa- tion. Granville Real Estate and Trust Company, Oxford, N. C. REAL ESTATE WANTED — IF YOU want to sell or buy a farm, business or income property, write us, giving full particulars and set our free plan of mutual co-operation whereby you deal direct and have no commission to pay. American Investment Asso- ciation, Minneapolis, Minnesota. NICE FARM FOR SALE— ON Ac- count of sickness, 50 acres open, 100 acres in good timber; telephone and school wagon; one mile to railroad and post office; cannery and barrel factory three miles; creamery in Wiliamsburg. O'Kern, Diascond, Va. FOR SALE— MAGNIFICENT EARLY hatched pullets and cockerels in Barred Rock, White Orpington, White Wyandotte. Nothing but the best. Fine show birds a specialty. Invest now. Miss Clara L. Smith, Landor Poultry Yards, Croxton, Va. WANTED TO EXCHANGE CITY LOTS In Gulfport, Miss., for Shetland ponies, collies, blood hounds, er fancy poultry. J. D. Stodghlll, Shel- byvl lle, Ky. WANTED TO RENT — SMALL FARM suitable for poultry and dairying. Address F. S. R., care Southern Planter. • CENTRAL MISSOURI FARMS. FOI farms that will prove profitable an«_ satisfactory for homes and invest' ments, write for list of farms de- scribed and priced. Very product' Ive soil; easy terms. Hamilton Real ty Co., No. 2, Fulton, Mo. FARMS AND TIMBER LANDS A1 lowest prices on easy terms; great est bargains in Virginia. Write foi catalogue. Address J. R. Elam, Char- lottesville, Va. CLENDENING AND THOMAS, REAI Estate Agents, Round Hill, Loudour county, Va. Large list of farms and town property in the famous Val- ley, ranging in price from $10 per acre and upwards. A BARGAIN — "MONTVIEW," Ml home on car line. Also 12% acres wood land, beautifully located, jus! nine miles from Washington CityJ Joseph Wine, E. Falls Church, Va. 20-ACRE HOME, TWO HOURS DRIVj from Washington; hew buildings] soft water, springs, brook, bargain! Correspondence solicited. Might ex.M change. A. Jeffers, Burke, Va. FOR RENT — 5-ROOM HOUSE WITH! large lot, barn and hen house, 2 miles from Richmond on electric linej Write Box 6, Station B, Richmond! Va. FARMS FOR SALE — LARGE LIST mailed upon request. See them noT while crops are on them. R. E. Prince Raleigh, N. C. WE CAN SELL YOUR PROPERTY- Send description and price. North-) western Business Agency, MinneapH olis, Minn. POSITIONS HELP. WANTED— MARRIED MAN WITI . .small family as working manager or country place about 16 miles fror Richmond, Va., on Southern Ry. Musij understand trucking, poultry, and the care of a small amount of stocl May be able to give employment td wife if desired. Position open Octo-j ber 1st. Apply with references. T. Winston, Room 808. Amer. Bank Bl'g Box 632, Richmond, Va. WANTED BY MARRIED MAN, WHITI (no children) now employed as working manager, a similar position by Oct. 1. Good reasons for change References. Understands stock anc machinery thoroughly. Address Pilot care Southern Planter. WANTED — A GOOD EXPERIENCEI man with family to take charge ol farm of 700 acres. Man must under-) stand practical farming and bringing up of soil. Apply to Dr. W. O. Cof^ fee, Sabot, Va. WANTED— A PRACTICAL EXPER-J ienced farmer to work on shares! Fine farm, well stocked, land suit4 ftble for all crops. Reference rel quired as to character and exper-J ience and ability. Apply to A. E.| Dillemuth, Blackstone, Va. WANTED — WORKING MANAGER FOI country place, full knowledge ol farming and machinery. Give wages desired, references and full partic^ ulars. Address R. B. care Southern Planter. WANTED— A WORKING FOREMAI to run a farm of 100 acres of arabla land. Will furnish him with house and firewood and milk. State exper-i ience and wages expected. S. G. Mil- ler, Mathews C. H., Va. 190U.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER 885 POSITIONS — HELP. (Continued.) WANTED— POSITION AS FARM MAN- ager, single, thoroughly competent, experienced in Western and South, ern farming. Address, "Farmer," Jet- ersville, Va. WANTED — MAN WITH FAMILY FOR year 1910 as herdsman for herd of 80 cows. Must be capable and well recommended. Write Forest Home Farm, Purcellville, Va. WANTED— POSITION AS FOREMAN and manager on a farm. Can give references as being sober, honest, straight and reliable and with the experience. R., Vashtl, "Va. WANTED, GOOD ALL-ROUND WHITE man for farm work, house, etc., fur- nished. Give age of self and family. Address E. G. Craig, Keswick, "Va. SEED, PLANTS, Etc. FOR SALE — APPLER RUST PROOF Winter Oats, grown three years in Eastern Maryland. Yield this year 50 bushels per acre. 80 cents per bushel f. o. b. Cash or certified checks. Bag included. David Wallace, Barclay, Queen Anne Co., Md. IMPLEMENTS, MACHINERY, ETC. FOR SALE— HANCOCK DISC PLOW either double or single, only plowed about twenty-four acres. As good as new. W. E. Cook, Crewe, Va. FOR SALE— ONE HURST FOUR ROW potato sprayer with orchard attach- ment, in good order. P. J. Boelte, News Ferry, Va. FOR SALE. ONE 20-INCH OHIO FEED Cutter with 30 feet carrier. Machine in good condition and will sell cheap. Address Box 192, Richmond, Va. FOR SALE— ONE NO. 6 TUBULAR Sharpless Cream Separator, shop No. 124512, never used, still in original crate. Cost $125; will sell for $75. Address, Virignia Portland Cement Co., Fordwick, Va. FOR SALE — ONE SIX ROLLER MIL- waukee corn husker with blower. Machine in excellent condition and will sell cheap. Address Box 192, Richmond, Va. FOR SALE CHEAP — DAVIS ACETY- line Gas Machine. Fifteen lights. Jas. M. Ball, Savings Bank of Rich- mond. Richmond, Va. MISCELLANEOUS. RICHMOND WOODWARD & SON, RICHMOND, Va. Lumber, Laths, Shin- gles, Sash, Blinds, Doors, Frames, Mouldings, Asphalt Roofing. Yards and W£SD VIRCINIA bunuuigs covering ten acres. RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE of limited means to enjoy the free advantages of Washington. Short- hand and typewriting included in home expenses, and positions found for students. To live in Washing- ton is a liberal education. Address Mrs. Novella Routt Reynolds, 1812 Belmont Road, Washington D. C. OVERSTOCKED — 20 TO 30 HIVES OF bees in Danz hives, for sale cheap. Correspondence solicited. R. R. Cuy- ler, Brandon. Va. HAVEN'T YOU A BUILDING THAT would suit you better if it was mov- ed, and turned around, raised or low- ered or placed differently. We do this anywhere in Eastern Virginia or North Carolina in a workmanlike manner. Furnish estimates on short notice and solicit your inquiries. Car- son Moving Machine Co., Carson, Va. ON SALE TO QUICK BUYER ON Ac- count of bereavement, an excellent dairy business comprising cows, horses, crops, furniture and imple- ments. Lease to run four years. Near to good city and showing $50 weekly, easily doubled. Genuine, Apply B. C. R., care Southern Planter GROUND LIMPJSTONE — THOSE WISH- ing to purchase ground limestone, please write me for prices, etc. State amount wanted. This stone runs from 90 to 99 per cent, carbonate of lime and will be pulverized to flour. Write me your wants. Ad- dress, Dr. J. B. Tuttle, Craigsville, Virginia. SHEET MUSIC- SHEET MUSIC— $1.00 worth of Sheet Music for 25 cents. Send us the names of five piano play- ers and 25 cents in stamps and we will mail you four copies of popular sheet music. Southern Music Co., Bex 30, Richmond, Va. WANTED — SWEET AND BLACK GUM Poplar, Maple, Sycamore and Birch logs sawed 15 to 30 inches in diam- eter, 32 to 52 inches long with bark. Manchester Basket Works, Manches- ter, Va. Always mention The Southern Planter when writing advertisers. THE BEE INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA The bee industry of Virginia has been very much neglected. Our natural resources are great enough to make this an important phase of Virginia agriculture; but, through neglect, diseases and other causes, few people in the State have made bee keeping profitable. The Vir ginia Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion, in conjunction with the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture, is mak- ing an effort to learn the condition of the bee industry of Virginia and the causes of failure. Various dis- eases are working quietly to destroy the bees and generally the keeper does not know there is any disease among his bees until the colony is de- stroyed. It is frequently reported in the State that bee moths are eating the combs. This never happens in strong, healthy colonies. Whenever bee moths are seen , at work it is well to see whether there is not some disease in the combs which is kill- ing the young developing bees. In case this is suspected, a sample of any dead larvae in the comb should be sent at once to the Experiment Station at Blacksburg. Several pamphlets on bee keeping will be sent free on request to the State Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Va. A Neat Binder for your back num- bers can be had for 30 cents. Address our Business Department Farmington Stock Farm Near Charlottesville, Va.' Fine Registered SHORT HORNS Bull and Heifer Calves, Yearlings and young calves from 4 to 6 months old. Pure-bred Barred Ply- mouth Rock fowls for sale. R. Warner Wood, Eirdwood, Va. Diamond 2415S4. 100 SELECT Duroc-Jersey Pigs Our thirty brood sows have farrowed and we are now offering about one-half of our crop of pigs to the farmers for breeders. We are offering only the oesc m each litter, about the best four from each litter, guaranteeing to the purcnaser the best and most thrifty pigs; the others we will convert into pork. The thirty sows, the dams of the pigs offered, are exceptionally fine as in- dividuals and in breeding. They were carefully selected for uniformity and high quality; they are large, growthy sows of the right type. Our three herd boars are the equal of any, in fact three better boars would be hard to find, their breeding is the BEST. Our farms contain about 1,000 acres and our hogs have free range over the best, blue grass and clover pastures, nothing is kept in small lots or pens. Ani- mals intended for breeders should be confined as little as possible. The next year or two hogs are going to bring good money. Now is the time to get started. We can sell you any number, male or female and not akin. We guarantee satisfaction or return your money. We HAVE the largest herd in the East. Buy where you have plenty to se- lect from and make your own selection if possible, but if unable to do so and it is left to us, we will guarantee to please you. WARREN RICE, Vaucluse Station, Virginia. When corresponding with our advertisers always mention Southern Planter. sst; THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, Hygeia Herd Pure-Bred Holstein-Friesians It is no more expensive to maintain a good bull at tbe bead of your herd tban a poor one, and tbe former is certainly wortb many times bis cost. Therefore, write for pedigree and price on one of tbe ricbly bred bulls which this herd now offers for sale. Address i W. P. Carter, Jr., Agent. Grozet, Albemarle County, Virginia. W. Fltihugh Carter, M. D., Owi«. The breed holds the milk and butter records of the world; the herd embraces some of its best families. ENQUIRERS' COLUMN. All inquiries must reach us by the 15th of the month previous to the issue, or they cannot be answered until the month following. Sick Hogs. I would like to ask through your paper, a remedy for hogs. About two months ago, one of my pigs' be- gan to pant as if he couldn't get his breath, and kept getting worse un- til the third day, when he died. A month later, a young sow was taken in the same way. She bad great difficulty in breathing for a week, but finally recovered. Four week's later a shoat was affected in the same way and only lived a day and a half. After dying he bled at the nose. I cut him open, and found his lungs dark green in spots, the cells filled with foam, also his wind-pipe an inch from his lungs filled with foam and blood. His stomach seemed in per- fect condition and he ate up to an hour of his death. Can you tell me what the trouble is and the remedy? P. V. S. King William Co., Va. The symptoms would indicate pneu- monia, as a result of taking cold. Saltpetre dissolved in the drinking water or given in drachm doses, as a drench is about as useful a remedy as can be given. Keep the animals warm when giving this, and give milk as feed. — Ed. Lettuce Growing. Will you please tell me something about winter lettuce growing? What time should the plants be set, and how; what is the best kind of soil, and what preparation should the land have? E. M. PIER. Campbell, Co., Va. Big Boston is the variety usually grown. The seed should be sown about the middle of September, on a plant bed. One pound of seed will raise plants enough for an acre. The plants should be ready to set out by the middle of November. A good loam soil not over stiff nor over sandy is best. The soil should be deep and fertile and be heavily manured and fertilized. Cow manure is better than horse manure. Plow the land deep- ly and well and then apply the ma- BIG MILKING, HIGH-GRADE: OR REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN COWS that fill the pall every Don't keep unprofitable Are what the South needs. We furnish the kind time they are milked. They are "mortgage lifters." scrubs. Send for free circular, "Cow Boarders." We furnish cows that will give from 7 t» 10 gals, per day and 6,00* to 6,000 qts. a year. We recently sold Sweet Briar Institute, Sweet Briar, Va., a car of high-grade Holstein Cows. Go and look at them. They are fairly representative of what we offer. We are responsible and furnish the highest Two "Mortgage Lifters" — Milk Records of 12,000 lbs. references. Each a Tear. All mall orders will receive the same attention as If personally selected. Write to-day stating wants. THE SYRACUSE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, Utlca, N. Y. THE HOLLINS HERD HOLSTEIIM-FRIESIANS A WORKING HERD, WORKING EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR. Holsteins are the BEST because: — Holsteins are larger and healthier than other dairy breeds; Holsteins produce larger and healthier calves than other dairy breeds; Holsteins yield more milk than other dairy breeds; Holsteins yield more butter fat than other dairy breeds; Holsteins produce milk that can be kept longer and shipped farther than that of other dairy breeds; Holsteins produce milk more easily digested that that of other dairy breeds; Holsteins are found in more countries, they occupy more territory and they probably produce more milk, cheese and butter than all others Combined. Registered Ball Calves Out of Heavy Producing Cows for sale. JOS. A. TURNER, Gen. Mgi., Holllns Institute, Va. MEADOW FARM DAIRY PURE BRED Holstein-Friesians. A WORKINQ HERD OF SEVENTY-FIVE REGISTERED COWS—ALL FIRST-CLASS Young Males and Females for Sale. Address J. P. TAYLOR, Orange, Virginia. When corresponding with our advertisers always mention Southern Planter. 1909.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANT KK. 887 mm * Pork and F^rofit IF you are feeding hogs for profit, aim to keep them growing every minute of every day, from the time they're "farrowed." This is not an impossibility — on the contrary it's easy to do. It is simply a matter of keeping the hog's digestive apparatus in a normal healthy condition, and appetite keen and sharp, so that the hog will steadily receive and put to use a large food ration. This is "The Dr. Hess Idea" of feeding and from successful experiments " along this line has come DB HESS STOCK F£§D — an animal tonic which every feeder needs to make his work successful. It contains elements which medical authorities have always recommended as beneficial to the stomach and the digestive function. It regulates the bowels and expels poisonous matter from the system enabeling the animal to resist the poisonous germs of disease. Sold on a written guarantee and fed twice a day in small doses. 100 lbs. $S.00; Exf£P<' n Canada and Extreme DR. H ESS & CLARK West and South. Smaller 25 lb. pall $1.60. quantities at a slight advance. Ashland, Ohio. Also Manufacturers of Dr. Hess Pan-a-cea and Instant Louse Killer. Free from the 1st to the 10th of each month— Dr. Hess (M. D., D. V. S.) will prescribe for your ailing animals. His 96-page Veter- inary Book free for the asking. Send 2c stamp and mention this paper. DR HESS POULTRY PAN-A-CE-A Something to make the hens lay better. To help young vrt. nt.^«j rvui * mi i-#*i^ ** v*t m chicks to mature earlier and old fowls to fat quicker. In no sense a food, but a tonic preparation to put in food. Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a is the present day foundation of all suc- cessful poultry culture. It acts directly on the hen's digestive apparatus; quickens appetite; increases assimilation and makes good health and large production second nature to the fowl. It cures Gapes, Cholera, Roup, etc, A penny's worth feeds 30 hens one day. Sold on a written guarantee. IS lbs. 25c; mail or express 40c; 5 lbs. 60c; 12 lbs. $1.25; 25 lb. pall $2.50. Except in Canada and Extreme West and South. Send 2c for Dr. Hess 48-page Poultry Book, free. MfSTaMT LOUSE KILLER KILLS LICE nure and the following fertilizer per acre; 300 pounds of muriate of pot- ash, 700 pounds acid phosphate and 200 pounds dried blood, and then nar- row deeply and thoroughly, so as to mix the manure and fertilizer com- pletely with the soil. Lay off the land in beds 12 feet wide with 2 foot alleys between. Upon the beds, low ridges should be made with a hand plow or the hoe. The plants should then be set on the ridges, one foot apart. As soon as the plants are set, they should be cov- ered with plant bed muslin, fastened to stubs about eight inches high on each side of the beds. Work the crop during the winter whenever the ground is dry enough, with a narrow hoe and keep clear of weeds. About March 1st, apply 400 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda. The crop snould begin to head in April. A Southern aspect and comparatively level land is best. — Ed. Dehorning Cattle. I noticed an inquiry in one of your issues sometime since, in regard to dehorning cattle, and as I was rather surprised at the answer, I wish to CHOICE BERKSHIRE PIGS of the BEST BLOOD and QUALITY If you want a pair or trio of pigs from the best and most prolific strains of Berkshires, write me. My sows are of the best blood of the breed, being daughters and granddaughters of Premier Longfellow, Baron Duke the 50th, and the noted Huntress. Their litters are by my great herd boars, Hunter of Biltmore 3d, and Earhart's Model Premier. These boars are a big, fancy type, are of the best prize-winning blood of the world and their pigs are the kind that will make you money. Let me quote you prices on first-class pigs and ready-for-service boars. I ship everything subject to your examination and approval and my price! are reasonable. Address, D. E. EARHART, Brtstovr, Va. LARGE YORKSHIRE SWINE Herd-headers and Dams of Herd IMPORTED front the greatest of prize winning herds BARGAINS IN BOAR AND SOW PIGS OVERBROOK FARM, 8 W. Conway St., Baltimore, Md. sss THE SOUTHEKN PLANTER [September, BREEDING EWES BUY EARLY. Improve your farm and swell your bank account by stocking with Breeding Ewes. We are in position to sell you Rood cure-Bred Bucks and Feeding Lambs, also Feed ng Steers, stock cattle and yearlings. Now is the time to buy, and in the spring and summer will sell your fnt cattle, sheep and lambs at best market prices. We will sell you stock that will make you good money. Write us McComb & Block COMMISSION MERCHANTS For Sale of CATTLE, SHEEP, LAMBS, HOGS, CALVES AND FRESH COWS Best of reference furnished OFFICE AND PENS: Established 1890. P. O. BOX 483 UNION STOCK YARDS, RICHMOND, VA. Phones! Office 1394, Residence 3224 give you my experience. In the last few years I have dehorned several hundred cattle, and I find that the best age is from ten to eighteen months. If you will clip the horns off right smooth and close to the head, there is no danger of them growing out. Cattle at this age will get well much quicker than older cattle. The best time of the year is in November. J. P. WRIGHT. Strawberries, Peaches and Grapes to Plant in Southwest Virginia. Will you kindly advise me a few of the best vareties of strawberries, early and late peaches, and grapes, for red lime stone land. What time in the fall to plant them? J. ALLEN FLORA. Roanoke, Va. Strawberries — Bubach No. 5, Gandy and Tennessee. Peaches — Early Greensboro, Early Crawford, General Lee, Mountain Rose and St. John. Peaches, Medium — Chairs Choice, Elberta, Late Crawford, Old Domin- ion (cling), Stump. Peaches, Late — Bilyeu. Grapes.Black — Concord, Moore, Nor- ton. Grapes, Red — Brighton, Delaware. Grapes, White — Martha, Niagara. Plant in November or in the spring early. — Ed. Kaffir Corn. Will you kindly tell me how to raise Kaffir Corn, and give the yield per acre compared with field corn. Is not the analysis of Kaffir corn and field corn, practically the same? Is it considered good feed for poultry? How is the grain threshed? C. W. GARY. Southampton, Co., Va. Kaffir corn is grown just as corn is grown and usually succeeds on any land which will produce corn. It is more resistant to drouth than corn and will make a crop in a season when corn would be a failure. For this reason it is grown largely in Kansas and the drouth sections of the West. It will make from 25 to 50 bushels of seed to the acre. The feeding value is practically the same as corn. It is good feed for poultry REDUCED PRICKS ON BRED BERKSHIRE GILTS .. ~iJWW* r •"" for next SO day* only. The panic drove hundreds of breed- ers out of business. The next twelre months will see them tumbling ever one another to get back — as the de- mand and prices advance. I staid In the boat, kept up my herd and adver- tisements, hence am well equipped for orders. My Berkshlres are as fine as the world can produce. Price In easy reach of everyone. Scores of pigs ready for shipment. THOS. S. WHITE, Fasalfera Stock Farm. LEXINGTON, VA. For Sale BERKSHIR E GILTS JERSEY BULL Forest Home Farm, Purcellville, Va. Moore's Brook Berkshire Herd FOR SALE— HERD BOARS, BRED Sows; best lot of Spring Pigs we have ever raised; all pigs prize win- ners or through descendants. Come and see them or send us your mail order. It will receive our best at- tention. MOORE'S BR10K SANITARIUM CO., Charlottesville, Va. Milton Farm Berkshires Milton Premier 113579 ( Premier Star II, 80865 { Ruby's Polly VII, 113,577 ( Premier Star, 700()4 I Ruby's Fancy's Sister, 96241 ( Premier Star, 70004. 1 Ruby's Polly III. 11*588 Fall Pigs are now coming in. A few boars about ready for service and some fine gilts at $15 to $20 registared and transferred. JOHN E. MUNCASTER, Route 5, HOCKVII.LK, MD. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 889 »W. mm IIVI BIacklegoi€is FOR PROTECTING CATTLE AGAINST BLACKLEG. —SURE. NO DOSE TO MEASURE. NO LIQUID TO SPILL NO STRING TO ROT. KRESO DIP FOR ALL. LIVE STOCK Kills Lice, Mites and Fleas. Cures Mange, Scab, Ringworm. Disinfects, Cleanses, Purifies. ANTHRAXOIPS A SAFE ANTHRAX VACCIN H FOR PROTECTING HORSES, MULES, CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS AND SWINE AGAINST ANTHRAX. WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLETS UPON THESE PRODUCTS. branches: New York, Kansas City, Baltimore, N*w Orleans, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis, U. S. A. PARKE, DAVIS 8t CO. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. DETROIT, - MICHIGAN, U. S. A. t branches: London, Eng. WalVervllle, Ont. Montreal, Que. Sydney, N. S. W, St. Petersburg, Russia. Bombay, India. wer-- . ""Ti^"r . TJ '■ i i m \ i i iTTinrn" r "r*^ig^JUJjJ B aaPBggs as l ssa fc*W*-H-r-r--l-rl-.-«*.'-«-«-.i -S-J-— -:- Dairy Heifers for Sale HIGH GRADE Jerseys, Guernseys and Holsteins Bred to calve this fall Tuberculin tested ADDRESS I CASTALIA STOCK FARM KESWICK, = = Albemarle County, Virginia S90 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, Ft. Lewis Stock F arm THE BEST PLACE FOR BLOOD AND REGISTERED BERKSHIRES White Leghorn, «U breeds of Plymouth Rock, Black Minorca and Rhode Island Red F«wls. Eggs from these pure-blooded birds for sale. DR. W. L,. NOLBN, PROPRIETOR, SALEM. VA. but is like corn, better fed in mixture with wheat or oats. The grain is threshed by running the heads into a wheat separator and then withdraw- ing the stalks, or the heads are some- times cut off the stalks when harvest- ing the crop and these are then run through the separator. — Ed. Seeding Crimson Clover and Improv- ing Land. I have 15 acres in peas on land just of ordinary fertility. Would pro- duce 15 or 20 bushels of corn to the acre. When I seeded the peas I put on 22 bags of phosphate and on one acre I used 1 ton of lime as an ex- periment. This acre can be distin- guished at a distance or 400 or 500 yards, but the whole bids fair to make a good fallow. I expect to turn the peas in about the last of September and use one ton of raw bone to the acre. What I wish to know is, will it be too late for me to get a stand of German clover. What would you advise me to do. Would you sow from one half to three-fourths of a bushel of rye in with the clover, so as to make a winter cover for the clover? I haven't much faith in the rye as an improver, only just as a cover to protect the clover. I expect you to advise fallowing the peas sooner, but want to gather my seed from this field. I want to plant corn on this pea field next spring, and want it to bring me from 75 to 100 bushels of corn at the least. CHARLES L. DYER. Chesterfield Co., Va. Whilst it would no doubt be better to sow the crimson clover earlier than the last of September, yet we have often known an excellent stand to be got seeded in October, vvnen- ever seeded late we always advise the seeding of n, grain mixture with the crimson clover so that there will be a certainty of some cover on the land during fhe winter and spring. The late seeded clover is often par- tially or wholly winter killed, and if there be no grain sowed on the land in such a case, there is no cover crop and fertility is lost. Whilst the grain adds nothing to the fertlity ex- cept the little humus it supplies, yet it conserves the nitrates left in the soil by the previous crops, which in its absence, would be largely lost. We very much doubt whether it will pay you to apply the bone before seed- ing the clover. There should be left after the pea crop, plenty of both nitrogen and phosphoric acid on tho soil to make the clover and the bone would, in our opinion, be more valua- GLENBURN BERKSHIRES Great sons and daughters of Lord Premier, Premier Longfellow, and Masterpiece, in herd. We are overstocked and will sell sows and gilts bred or open at just a little above pork prices. Pigs also at cut prices. We have some nice Jersey Cows and Heifers at bargain prices. DR. J. D. KIRK, - - - Roanoke, Va. IT C^l Two |Well Bred Jersey -i. Wl \JalCJ Bulls, 6,$ 12!months old Two-year-old and Yearling Guernsey Bulls. Two grade Red Polled Heifers, one with Heifer Calf; other soon due. BERKSHIRE AND YORKSHIRE PIGS All in good condition and ready to ship. M. B. Rowe $ Co., F ^S" g ' HILLCREST FARM BERKSHIRES Herd's Boars — Master's Compensa- tion No. 94346: Si. I lie Lee's Last of Biltmore No. 111.687. We have some extra good pigs, from two to six months old, and the boar pigs are good enough to head any herd. The above pigs are out of daughter and granddaughter of Premier Long- fellow, Masterpiece and Lord Premi- er and such other noted Berkshlres. All stock as represented, or money refunded. W. R. FENSOM. Richmond. Va. CLARK'S REVERSIBLE niCk" OI CiW/ CUTAWAY SULKY^ 1 ^ PLUW The Only PERFECT REVERSIBLE SULKY DISK PLOW MADE. CLARKS CUTAWAT TOOLS Plow When Turning to Right. Is controlled at the end of the furrow by a foot trip lever which releases the Turning Disk, so that when the horses ^^^^ are brought in good position to continue ~^^B^^^" plowing it inter-locks itself without any further use of levers or efforts of the driver. Can be used as a right or left hand plow and is a perfect success. Is mounted on carrying wheels and is as light as is consistent with durability. The best results are obtained in plowing fallow land for the Cutaway blades shake out the edge of the furrow so'that it isn't neces- sary to harrow the land after once ploughed with this plow. Send today for FREE Booklet with full information CUTAWAY HARROW CO.. ^ Main St., Higganum, Conn. 1909.] THE SOUTH Ki:.\ PLANTEK. 891 MORVEN PARK PROPERTY OF WESTMORELAND DAVIS •Registered Percherons- Five years ago, we sent our representative to France with instructions to secuie the best stallion and mares that could be selected. We then imported the French government approved and premium stallion "VIBRAYE" a prize winner himself, and a son of the celebrated "BESIQUE" for six years the winner over all France. The animals selected beside being prize winners are rich in "Brilliant" blood. Our Import- ed mares work every day, thus demonstrating their suitability for the needs of our farmers . We have now two year stallions and colts for sale. Registered Guernseys Throughout the North and the West, the Guernsey is the cow, and as our farmers require to increase the butter fat content of their milk, they will rind the use of a Guernsey bull upon their herds most satisfactory. Our herd consist's largely of animals selected by "us upon the Island of Guernsey and is headed by the great bull "France's Jewel VIII" son of "La France VIII" who made IS, 01)0 pounds of milk on grass on the Island of Guernsey. The herd is rich in France, Masher, May Rose and other fashionable sarains of Guernsey blood. Our htrd is regularly tuber- culin tested by the Agricultural Department of the United States. We are still increasing our herd and have only bulls for sale at reasonable prices. —Large Imported White Yorkshires— These pigs are i he bacon pigs of the West and of England. They are hardy and prolific. If your sows are of the lard type and give but a few pigs, a Yorkshire boar will increase the size of the litters and improve the quality of the meat. Our pigs have heavy coats of hair and do not sun scald. After eighteen months of exposure without shade a' d practically no shelter, we exhibited at the Virginia State Fair a boar which took the Cham pi( nship of his breed. His skin was in a fine condition. We highly recommend the use of these boars to our farmers WE ARE ALSO BREEDERS OF DORSET HORN SHEEP. For further particulars apply to LIVE STOCK DEPARTMENT MORVEN PARK, NEAR LEESBURO, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA 892 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, ROSE DALE HERD ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE We offer to the farmers and breeders of the East strictly choice Young Registered Bulls from weanlings to serviceable age. They are of the straight, broad-backed, low-down, compact, blocky type. Many of them show ring animals. They represent the blood of Mas- ter II., of Meadow Brook; Gay Lord, Jr.; Heather Lad II., Zaire V., Ermine Bearer, Blackbird of Corskie IV., Black Abbott, Abbottsford, Coquette X., Etc. They are well grown out, in thrifty condition, but not pampered. Ctome and see them or write us your wants. Prices right. We can please you. Angus cattle are our specialty. We raise no other stock but give them our undivided personal attention. To avoid Inbreeding we offer an exceptionally go«d herd bull* Write for particulars. Address ROSEDALE STOCK FARMS, JEFFERSONTON, VA. ble applied when the clover is turned down to feed the corn crop through its growth, and would greatly help you to get the yield of corn you de sire. We are glad to see you going so intelligently after the big crop and the improvement of the fertility of your land. Whilst you may not get this all at once, it is bound to come with such farming. The land did not get poor all at once and you can- not get it back to high productive- ness all at once. "The mills of the Gods grind slow, but they grind all the time." — Ed. Winter Oats, Red Clover Seeding — Fall Plowing. 1. Is it necessaray to sow the Vir- ginia Grey Winter oats every few years in the spring, in order to pre- vent them running out? 2. Is it a safe practice to sow corn and red clover seed with fall grain in the fall? 3. How do you harmonize keeping a clover crop on the land all win- ter, with fall and winter fallowing? W. E. C. Nottoway Co., Va. 1. We have never thought it was necessary to sow winter oats in the spring every few years to prevent them running out. We know many old Virginia farmers believe this to be necessary, but have never had any proof that tlr's was so. The Virginia Grey Winter Oat is as much a fixed winter variety as is winter wheat, and you never hear of its being ne cessary to sow winter wheat in spring to renew its vitality. 2. We never advise the seeding of clover and grass with grain In the fall in the South. The adoption of this practise has been the cause of the loss of thousands of bushels of grass and clover seed. The practise is a good one in England, and in the Northern sections of this country, but is not adapted to the South. The grain matures so much earlier in the South that it so weakens the growth of the clover and grass that when Someone is going to get a first-class Angus herd header at SUNNY HOME FARM this coming fall. Sire a Jilt, son «f the great Erica bull Imported Equestor. Dam sired by the world-famous Gay Blackbird (the sire of the $3,050 Gay Lad that was champion of America during 1895-96). Second dam, a Nose- gay daughter of the great Beau Bill, champion during 1894 and sire of the dam of Vala, probably the most popular Angus female ever In the American Show Ring. Imported Equestor's sire was Equestrian, one of the greatest bulls ever at •'Ballendalloch." Don't wait for the other fellow to get this first class bull, the product of the greatest champions of two continents, but write and have him booked for you at once. Write A. L. FRENCH, Owner, Byrdville, Va. A RARE CHANCE To secure a grand Jersey Bull. "RINORA'S RIOTER" OP ST. LAMBERT, 69,478. Bred at Bowmont Farms, Va. Sire, Rioter of St. L. Jr., 56580 with many tested daughters. Dam, King's Rlnora of St. L. 163512, withwith o cial test of 20 lbs., 2 oz. in seven days when only three years old. Address EVERGREEN FARMS, W. B. Gates, Prop. RICE DEPOT, VA. JERSEYS and BERKSHIRES. Sows bred due to farrow in September. A few fresh cows and some due to fresh in September. Nice lot S. C. B. Leghorn Cockerels and Pullets for sale. * RIVER VIEW FARM, C. M. BASS, Proprietor, Rice Depot, Virginia. HILL TOP STOCK We have for sale a limited number of Yearling Southdown and Shrop- shire Bucks, and some good ram Lambs of each of the above breeds. Have also a few good Berkshire Pigs. Have some fine Fox Hound Puppies (of pure Walker strain). We are prepared, too, to furnish a few Yearling Bucks of either Hamp- shire or Oxford breeds, at as low a price as same class of bucks can be sold anywhere. H. A. S. HAMILTON & SONS. SHADWBLL, VIRGINIA. iuosi. | THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 893 Great Dispersion Sale "SP ■V tint <•& as wcr* Tony L'd 280 . 9E OF THE Famous Ingleside Herd OF .■WW; -7* ~*-yp r ' Mapleton 189232. HEREFORD CATTLE S. W. ANDERSON, Proprietor BLAKER MILLS, W. VIRGINIA Actor 60th 272168. On Tuesday and "Wednesday, S of my barn my entire herd of Here number of which have calves at fo ton, the prize-winning Actor 26th, 15th and Actor 60th. I will also se and in the sale will be cows and he great Polled show bull, Tony 2d 280 ard Polled; a number of Polled bull The greatest opportunity ever time. This herd represents the best men; herd bulls, show bulls, breed Parties coming by rail will get be met with conveyance and taken Mapleton 15th 310776. eptember 21st and 22d, 1909, I will sell at public auction in the second story ford cattle — one hundred and forty head, and over one hunderd females, a ot and bred again to such noted sires as the "World's Fair Champion, Maple- and a number of heifers safe in calf to sons of these great sires — Mapleton *1 forty Double Standard Polled Herefords, both bulls and heifers, all ages ifers bred to our Polled herd bulls, Tony 112173 and Digression 6th and the 795. Thirty bulls, one and two years old, one half of them double Stand- and heifer calves will be sold along with their dams, offered in the East to buy the best at your own price. A chance of a life- blood of the breed. Cattle for farmers, cattle for breeders, cattle for ranch- ing bulls, together with over one hundred females, off at Alderson, W. Va„ on the Chesapeake & Ohio R. R., where they will to the farm. "Write for catalogue, arrange to come, make your own selections and your own price. You are cor- dially invited to be present with us on days of sale and be our guests. AUCTIONEERS Col. R. E. Edmonson Col. Fred Reppert Co!. C E. Gardner Actress 22d 20o334. ' » '" ' ' ■ " u "■ " " " " g ' *—* i 1 * 1 J^\ i i i IT .1 to hi i «■>* I = 894 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER, [Septembel 1! Farmers, now is the time to order your Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys for next sea- son. I am offering the following special bargains for Septem- ber: 100 White Rock Cockerels and Pullets, ,.,r, at $1.50 each; or $15 £§BF dozen; 100 Barred Ply- mouth Rock Cocker- els and pullets, at $1.50 each; 50 each. Buff Wyandottes and Buff Or- pington Pullets and Cockerels, at $1.25 each; 30 Black Orpington Cockerels and Pullets; also hens, at $" each. None of above later than May hatched. Pekin Ducks $1.50 to $2 each. Bronze and White Holland Turkeys at $5 each for toms, $4 each for hens. Pure-bred Berkshire, Poland-Chi- na, Chester White, Yorkshire, Tarn- worth and Duroc Jersey pigs, 2, 3 and 4 months old, single or in pairs and trios, mated for breeding Choice service boars 150 to 200 lbs. at $25 each. Some fine bred sows 150 to 200 lbs. $25 to $30 each. Do not delay but send your order to-day. Every farm- er who has a dozen or more sheep should have a PURE- BRED RAM, as the ram is more than half the flock. I have choice ram lambs at $20 to $25 each, yearling and older rams as fine as they grow, $27.50 to $50 each, according to breed and quality. Ewes bred and open, $20 to $25 each. You can have Shrop- shires, Dorsets, Hampshires or Southdowns as you prefer. Write to-day and order before prices are advanced. JAMES M. HOBBS, 1521 Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland the grain is cut off in the very hottest part of the year, the sun kills out the young clover and grass almost immediately the shade of the grain is withdrawn. Sow grain alone in the fall and sow clover and ""grass alone at that season and if the land is in right condition, both will make good crops, but sown together, the chances are ten to one against the clover and grass standing after the grain is cut off. 3. You cannot both have a cover crop on the land in the winter and also have winter plowing on the same land. The importance, nowever, of sowing a winter cover crop on the land is so great in the South for tne conservation of fertility, that it over- balances any and all of the advan tages of winter plowing. Late fall and winter plowing is of great importance in the North where the frost locks up the fertility in the land and con- serves it and at the same time exer- cises a wonderful physical and me chanical change in the soil. In the South the frost is usually so slight as to fall to do either of these things, and hence the necessity for the cover crop. As long as you can sow any crop with the probabil- ity of its making a cover on the land, it should be sown and usually this may be done with rye as late as November 30th, in middle and Southern Virginia. After that time, plow all through the open weather of the winter and trust to getting some frost to improve the physical and mechanical condition of the soil. With a proper plowing and prepa- ration of the land for the fall sown crops, the covering with these will conserve and add to the fertility and keep the soil in a good physical and mechanical condition, and result in the growth of a crop which, when turned under, will greatly aid in im- proving the land. By adopting this method we can, in the South, get two improving crops on the land in one year, or one for the barn and one for the land, and can thus bring up land into a state of fine fertility in YOUNG REGISTERED HAGKNEYS FOR SALE. Two Registered Hackney Fillies, sired by General II., color, chestnut, U and three years old, respectively; and one Handsome Registered Hackn* Stallion, by Hedrick (no kin to the fillies). These animals are especial breedy, well formed, and a good size for their ages. Address — T. O. SANDY, BURKEVIILE, VA. EXCELLENT SHORTHORN HEIFERS AND BULLS. By the Scotch topped Bull, Royal Lad (advertised by the old reliable breed- ers, P. S. Lewis ft Son, as the best bull ever bred on their farm) by tbi International winner, Frantic Lad, son of The Lad for Me, champion America in 1900. Also a few fresh Shorthorn Cows. Pure Yearling SOUTHDOWN RAMS by Senater, a prize winner in Can- ada as a lamb and a yearling. He was bred by Hon. George Drummond, tin foremost Southdown breeder in America. U. J. HANCOCK A SON. M TOlIerallave© of ttlhe ILannnip HERE are eight lamps — to be cleaned! They are Parlor Lamp, Dining Room Lamp, Upstairs Hall Lamp, Kitchen Bracket Lamp uirl three Bedroom Lamps; besides all liese there is the Lantern, maybe. Consider for a minute what un- pleasant work these lamps call for daily. Think of all the different processes to go through while the stale Kerosene dis- gusts, soils and sickens. And this must be done 365 days in every year, wherever Kerosene lamps are used for lighting. Get on your thinking cap, madam/ What does all this everlasting daily Lamp Slavery cost? — In time, comfort, appetite, health and the day's happiness — what does it cost those who live in country homes? Would any sane person choose to do that kind of work, year in and out, for 2 cents per lamp, if they could avoid it? Well, 2 cents per lamp means 16 cents per day, exclusive of breakages, new wicks, and waste of Kerosene. Sixteen cents per day amounts to $58 40 per year, without cost of Kerosene. — Then the soot and smell — the burning up of life-giving Oxygen in the air— the giving out of poisonous Car- bonic Acid Gas from lamps, to be breathed and rebreathed by children, parents and guests in the homes. Then the mean yellow light, the clouding chimney, the unevenly charred and smoking wick which wxll go wrong when you most need good light. All this because "Mother used Kero- sene lamps." Why don't you stop it? You may if you will— and save money. How would you like to roll all these dirty, disagreeable and daily processes into a once-a-month session of fifteen to thirty minutes ? Thirty minul's per month instead of 30 hours month. You can save 29 hours lamp- leaning per month — if you want to. Vou can dispense with Ker- r vKjssBsa osene lamps and the dangerous Kerosene Can forever if you'll just be modern and use Home-made Acetylene Gaslight instead. An up-to-date Acetylene Light- ing Plant can now be completely installed in the average country home — ready to light up, — in two day's time — without injury to ceil- ings, floors or walls. Not only light for every room in your house, but light in your out-buildings, barns and barnyard, and, what is more, light that can be turned on by the pull of a chain without the use of matches. That's modern Acetylene Lighting. No more lamp-cleaning, filling, chim- ney-wiping, wick-trimming, breakages, soot nor smell of vile Kerosene. Instead, Acetylene Light from per- manent, handsome, polished brass brac- kets on the walls and neat brass chan* deliers from the ceilings — city-like, elegant, up to date and out of the way. Can't tip over (like Kerosene Lamp") where there are children — can't do any- thing but give you brilliant, beauti- ful, white light, whenever you merely pull a chain on wall bracket or chande- lier. Acetylene Light which does not need mantels, wicks nor chimneys. Acetylene Light which is so pure, so free from soot and color-fog that you can distinguish pale blue, pale pink or pale yellow under its rays as clearly at night as you could in broad daylight. Once a month the hired man must clean out and re- fill the generator in the basement with Union Carbide, the ma- terial from which Acetylene is made. Takes him 15 minutes to 30 minutes per month to do this if he isn't lazy — 30 minutes per month. "The cost of all this?" you ask. So small, comparatively, that the plant soon pays for itself through what you save on labor, chimneys and wicks and on the difference between the cost of Union Carbide and the Kerosene you are now using. Shall we give you more precise figures about this "Rural Gaslight" — Acety- lene? Write us today how large your place and where it is locat- ed. Then we can mail our free book, lets and trU you how little it will co>t tn 'i"i|;c this light yourself. •* Just Address Union » arbide Sales Co. Dept O. 15< Mic dgan Ave. Chicago, 111. v. j> 898 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, then be covered with straw and soil be placed on the straw sufficient to keep out the frost. — Ed. Water Supply. As you've no doubt looked many times into water supply problems, un- der many conditions, I write to ask if you know of any reason why water could not be hauled in the form or ice in the winter season, while the team is idle, and the water used from the drip of an above ground ice house? As we know but very little of the ice hauled is used, nea.-ly sji melting and running into the ground My ice house is now in the gro ml, but if I could get a water supply by building above ground, I would will- ingly change and abandon th^> old one. Can a house be built to k;ep as well above ground; and how is It filled? JOHN CAMM. By having your ice house on level with ground you could no doubt use the drip from the melting ice as a sup- ply for drinking purposes, but if the ice house was properly built to pre- serve the ice, that is to prevent it melt- ing as far as possible, the supply would only be small. An ice house can just as well be built on the ground as below it. Indeed, all modern ice houses are so built, as they are so much more convenient to use from and preserve the ice quite as well. An ice house so built is practically a house built within a house, with a space of from 12 to 15 inulieu bc± tween the inner and outer walls packed with sawdust or mineral wool and with a double roof packed in the same way. — Ed. Preparing Land for Wheat. Tell me how to prepare my land for wheat that I now have in peas, which will be cut off for feed; must I plow the stubble under or disc the wheat in good? I put on about 300 pounds of acid phosphate when I put peas in, must I put on any more, or would some other guano do bet- ter? I have several acres in corn, at the last working of the corn I sowed peas. I used 400 pounds of acid phosphate; I want to put this land In wheat, how shall I prepare it, and shall 1 use any more guano and what kind What kind of wheat would you ad vise sowing? The little red seems to he everybody's choice in this sec- tion and claims to have doubled the yield of any other kind, ranging from 15 to 30 to one; how many bushels should I put to the acre on land that will bring 6 to 8 barrels of corn to the acre, and 15 to 20 barrels to the acre? Is it right to put wheat in Bine stone water in the old way 9 Woul it do to turn pea vines under for wheat? P. Halifax, Co., Va. In this issue of the Planter you ALL WOOL SUITS ONLY $10 SAME AS ALL OTHERS CHARGE $20 TO $25 FOR Guaranteed to be strictly all wool, and the workmanship as perfect as can be made by the best tailors. Fit guaranteed. For years we have worked to give to the public a perfect suit, both in quality style and workmanship for $10. We have at last solved the problem, and to-day thousands of farmers, lawyers, doctors, working and business men of every calling are our patrons, and re- commend you to buy from us, regardless of how much you have been paying for them heretofore. Write to-day for samples and self- measuring blanks. They cost you nothing. American Clothing Store Co. Dept. A. 418 E- Broad St., Richmond, Va. THE "OLD DOMINION" DRILL If there is one in the reader's neigh- borhood just ask them what they think about it. If there is not one in your neighborhood, write us for farmers' testimonials. We claim to offer the best all round wheat drill made. No improvement which we have not. Eight Disc Drill with Grass Seed and Fertilizer Attachments. $60.00. With Fertilizer Hopper and Grass Seed Attachment ASHTON STARKE, Richmond, Va. j& SAVE MONEY j& By writing when in need of any description of Machinery, Boilers, Engines, Tanks, Cars, Kail Beams, Channels, Plates, Angles, '1 hreaded Pipe sizes ( 1 to 6 inches. ) All sizes iron pipe and shells for road draining, etc. Boxes, Shafting ; Pul- leys, Hangers, Cable, Belting, and thousands of other useful articles in the Largest Stock in the South of used CLARENCE C08BY. L. SUPPLIES A 1519-31 East Cary St. D. Phone, No. 3526. RICHMOND, VA. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. will find full advice as to preparing land for wheat seeding. If your land was well prepared for the peas, by deep plowing and culti- vation, and that in corn was also well prepared before the corn was planted and has been kept well cul- tivated during the growth of the corn, we should in both cases, pre- pare only with the disc harrow and roller and in both cases would use one ton of lime to the acre, applied when working commenced, and then apply just before seeding, 250 or 300 pounds of bone meal per acre. We would sow the variety, which gives the best results in the locality for the full crop, testing a new variety on an acre or two as an experiment. We have a good report on Leaps Pro- lific, from Charlotte County, Va., this morning, 30 bushels to the acre. Use Formalin instead of blue stone for preventing smut. See page 731, July Issue. Don't turn the pea vines under, cut them in with the disc. — Ed. Corn Firing — Crops on Old Ditch. Why does corn fire (turn yellow), planted after cotton and what will prevent it? Why do crops grow better where an old ditch has been filled up. WALTON O'NEAL. If land is deeply plowed and prop- erly prepared by repeated working before the corn is planted, so that it will hold the moisture and is made rich by the use of plenty of manure and fertilizer, the corn will not "fire." It fires because it needs moisture and food. The crop flourishes on the old ditch site because the existence of the ditch caused the growth of plenty of vegetable matter, which has become incorporated with the soil and en- riched it, and the soil is kept moist by this humus and yet is sufficiently drained to prevent it becoming water logged. — Ed. Hog Pasture. I want to make a hog pasture of about one-half acre lots each. What should I sow in each. The date to sow, and the kind to keep some- thing ready every month. I find that 95 per cent, here are no farmers. I have tried for the past two years to get some to subscribe for the South- ern Planter and the Practical Farmer. They take very little interest in any- thing of that kind. Mr. J. W. Gay says that you had some little expe- rience here once. I have not farmed any for a number of years, and find that I am out of date some, but I hope, with the teachings of the South- ern Planter and Practical Farmer, to make a success of farming. I have taken both for a number of years, but decided to stop the Practical Farmer when you left it and went to the Southern Planter, so renewed [T^^^ Paint Talks No. 5— Advantages of Fall Painting The fall of the year offers several advantages as a painting time. First, and most important, surfaces are almost sure to be dry; there is no frost or inner moisture to work out after the paint is applied. There are no flies or gnats about to stick in the paint and mar the finished surface; there is less dust. Paint applied in the fall means protection against the penetrating winter storms; it means less likelihood of finding rotted joints and opened fissures in the spring. 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Thelist includes buggies, runabouts, lurries, delivery wagons, carts, stanhopes, phaetons, pony carts, etc. We will send Murray's Catalog free with bargains marked, or the numbersif you have a Catalog. It's the largest catalog ever published, devoted exclu- sively to vehicles and harness. Newcatalogissued yearly. Don'tdelay. Writeatonceandgetfirstpick. The Wilber H. Murray Mfg. Co., 321-7 E. 5lh Si., Cincinnati, 0. U.S.A. Murray** ' Catalog free with Bargains Marked When corresponding with our advertisers always mention Southern Planter. ',•00 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, my subscription for three years, to get your writings. G. Brunswick Co., N. C. The size of the lots will, of course, depend on the number of hogs you keep. I would arrange for four lots of good soil. Of course, it would be better to have started in the spring to keep up a succession, but you can start now. Sow one lot with Dwarf Essex Rape, two more in crimson clover and the fourth in hairy vetch early in September or sow the second lot in cow-horn turnips or ruta bagas, though the rutabagas sown that late will not attain much size, but the cow-horn is pretty hardy. Then, when the rape is well grown in late fall, turn the hogs on it, and then on the turnips. But this winter you will have to feed till you can get the full rotation established. In spring turn on the crimson clover, and at the same time, sow an early cow pea on the lot that was Tn rape, some such pea as the New Era, and the turnip lot sow to Whippoorwill peas. When the lot of crimson clover is •eaten, sow that lot in black peas, and when the last lot of vetch is •eaten, plant that lot in corn and turn on the early peas. Follow these with crimson clover and turn on the Whip- poorwills and then on the Black, and finish on the corn th?.t followed the vetch. By watching chances, you can contrive to keep up a succession of crop, for the above is merely suggest- ive and the crops may vary. Some plant Jerusalem Artichokes for the hogs to root in winter, but my ex- perience with these would lead me to avoid them as a troublesome weed. W. F. MASSEY. Buckwheat. I have sowed about two and a half acres of buckwheat and would like to know the most practicable way to save the grain, as to cutting and threshing, when to cut, etc., expect will have to thrash by hand. Orange Co., Va. W. A. C. The way to save the grain is to cut with either a reaper or a cradle and tie in sheaves and set up in shocks I'ke a grain crop to cure and thresh either with a separator or by hand. Some cure like a hay crop, but this way wastes the grain, which shat ters badly. — Ed. Silo. I want to build a small silo for about six cows that will feed for five months. Could I dig it and cement the walls cheaper than building one : Please inform me how large it would have to be and if the bottom would have to be cemented also. How many acres of corn, about four bar- rels to acre, will fill it? How much cement will it take, and what per cent, sand? I would not like to die any deeper than necessary. I had rather dig it larger if just as good I thought as I increased mv cows ' Trinidad Lake Asphalt — the time-tested weather-resister used on streets and roofs for over a quarter of a century — is the stuff that makes Ready Roofing Genasco is the stuff that makes your roof proof against leaks and repairs. There is no mystery about what it is made of. You know 1 rinidad Lake Asphalt — and you know it makes roofing that lasts. Write for samples and the Good Roof Guide Book. Mineral and smooth surface. Ask your dealer for Genasco. Insist on the roofing with the jiemi- sphere trade-mark, and the thirty-two-million-dollar guarantee THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Largest producers of asphalt, and largest manufacturers of ready roofing in the world. PHILADELPHIA New York San Francisco Chicago CONCERNING THAT ROOF Write us for prices on our products. We carry in stock at all times EVERYTHING for the ROOF PAINTED AND GALV. V. C. AND CORRUGATED SHEETS; TIN PLATE IN BOXES AND ROLLS; RUBBER ROOFING UNDER THE FOLLOWING BRANDS: Victoria Rubber Monarch Asphalt Reliance Guaranteed Lowest Market Prices without sacrifice of Quality VICTORIA METAL CO., Inc. 1007-9 E. Canal St. RICHMOND, VA. could build one over this, as I saw in your last issue. Please get this in your next issue as I want to dig in September. How thick would the cement have to be? A FARMER. Prince Edward Co., Va. A silo to feed six cows from five 1900-1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 901 to six months should hold twenty tons of silage and the corn to fill this would require from three to four acres of land .where the corn only makes twenty bushels to the acre. On richer land it could be grown on from one to two acres. Such a silo should be nine feet in diameter and twenty feet deep. You will find it much cheaper to build such an one of lumber than to dig a pit to hold it, and It will be much more convenient to feed from. A silo requires to have all the depth you can give it in order to compress the silage solid and drive out the air, so that no waste shall occur in feeding it out. A large sur- face left exposed at each feeding wastes the silage, as it spoils quickly on exposure. Send to the Director of the Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Virginia, for a copy of the Bulletin on Silos, which they have just issued. It gives full instructions for building all kinds of silos and the cost. — Ed. Fertilizing Value of Cotton Seed. Will you please answer through your columns the actual cash value of fertilizer contained in one ton of crushed cotton seed, and is the meal worth more than the whole seed crushed for fertilizer? A.' P. CUTCHIN. Southampton Co., Va. A ton of cotton seed contains 62 pounds of nitrogen, 24 pounds of phosphoric acid and 22 pounds of pot- ash. A ton of cotton seed meal contains 134 pounds of nitrogen, 50 pounds of phosphoric acid and 16 pounds of potash. The actual value or the plant food in the ton of cotton seed based on the values used in fixing the price of the commercial fertilizers is $11.70. The actual value of tne plant food in the cotton seed meal based on the same way is $23.70. The meal is more valuable pound for pound than the seed as ,the oil in the seed is of no value as a fer- tilizer, but rather a detriment. — Ed. Feeding Beef Cattle. Please tell me through your query column if you think I oould purchase cattle on Richmond market in the fall that are too thin for beef and ship them out about one hundred miles and make them hold their own through the winter and re-sell them next fall in good shape off grass, and do it profitably. C. L. RUSSELL. You can no doubt buy the cattle on the Richmond market or through the brokers, whose advertisement you will find in The Planter, and if you have plenty of good roughage, fodder or silage and pea vine hay or other good hay and a little corn make them not only hold their own. but gain something during the winter, but whether you have grass good enough to make them gain sufficient during the next summer to pay as- ROOFING f MINERAL SURFACE- NEEDS NO PAINTING* AM ATITE roofa need no painting. The owner need never look at* them; they take care of themselves. They are "no-trouble" roofs. They present to the weather a real -mineral surface against which storm and wind and snow are absolutely powerless. This surface does not require constant painting like the smooth surfaced or so-called 'rubbsr" roofings. The mineral surface is far better than paint. Of course before Amatite came, the "smooth surfaced" roofings were kthe best kind to buy. Now that Amat.tc has been invented and thoroughly tested by years of use, paint'ng a roof is wasteful and unnec jary. k The cost of painting a "rubb or" roofing from year to year v. id soon cost more than the roof itself. That is why everybody who knows about roofing is buying Amatite nowadays. It needs no painting. Amatite is easy to lay. Anyone can do the work. Large headed uiails and liquid cement come free with every roll. We shall take pleasure in sendh, & you a sample of Amatite wit'.i our compliments upon request. 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We know one or two farmers who have good pastures in this middle section of the State who feed a few cattle every summer on them which they have car- ried through the winter on a slow- ly improving ration and do this profitably, but they are the exception. —Ed. Bee Keeping. Mr. Miller, of Beach, Virginia, a practical bee keeper, writes us m reference to our reply on page 819 of the August issue as to getting bees to drink from vessels put in their yards. He says that he sets a tub or tubs in a sheltered and sunny place in the bee yard and fills these nearly to the top with water, to which he adds a quart of salt, and then he places on the water pieces of cork for the bees to light upon. He prefers to use salt instead of sugar in the water, as it does not induce the bees to rob each other and they take kindly to salt and water — Ed. Alfalfa. I am sending you to-day under sep- arate cover a sample of alfalfa that I sowed on the 15th of April and would like for you to give me your advice in regard to it. After sowing it on the 15th of April it came up finely all over the field; then we had a lot of rain and that caused the weeds to grow fast. As soon as it got high enough I ran the mower over it and have continuously 'kept running the mower over it to keep the weeds down. The alfalfa scarcely grows at all. I would like to know what is the trouble ,and what I should do with it. F. J. BELCH. Prince George Co., Va. The alfalfa sent is a strongly rooted sample, but, of course, short from the continued mowing. The weeds are evidently the difficulty in the way of a successful growth. They are rob- bing the land of the plant food and moisture which should go to the sup- port of the alfalfa. As you have kept them cut off and thus prevented the seeding of another crop to bother the alfalfa next year it may be possible to so feed the alfalfa now as to get it into sufficiently vigorous growth this fall to insure its keeping ahead of the lessened number of weeds next year. We would apply a top dress- ing of 150 pounds of bone meal, 150 pounds of acid phosphate and 50 pounds of muriate of potash per acre, broadcast, and then run over the al- falfa with the disc harrow with the discs set straight and thus cut this top dressing into the soil. This should start it into vigorous growth and we would leave this growth un- cut over the winter, if it does not get over six or eight inches high. If it does, we would clip it again with the mower in September, but Bond Full* Protects You OTS of manufacturers are keen to tell you what their goods are made of. They give you a beautiful word picture of a marvelous and mysterious "gum" that only they can produce. 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Successor to Buchanan-Foster Co.. 600 WEST END TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA. CHICAGO * SAN FRANCISCO After All, It's Steam and Steam Only Nothing: can take its place. It's cheap and you are sure you've grot power when you want it. All the power you need for all purposes. Steam; too — it comes handy in the dairy and elsewhere. You can run a whole string: of machines with a LEFFEL ENGINE The Farmer's Power The old reliable, something: you can under- stand. No delicate, complicated machinery. Buy a Leffel steam engine just once — you'll never need another. All styles and sizes — engines to move where the work is, etc. Let us send you free book to give facts. James Leffel & Company Box 238- Springfield, Ohio leave it five or six inches high for protection of the roots during the winter. — Ed. Injury to Wheat. You will find enclosed stubble of what that has been or is infested with some kind of pest. What is it? And as this field will go in wheat this year, will it injure it? Augusta Co., Va. C. C. WINE. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 903 The pest affecting the wheat is the wheat joint worm. It will be Tar bet- ter not to sow wheat on the same land on which this wheat was grown for a year or two. — Ed. Plants for Name. Please name the enclosed plant and state its value. CRITTENDEN. I Wood Muhlenberg. It is of no value. — Ed. Please name the enclosed plant and its value. C. N. PARRAR. Black Betsy, W. Va. Wild rye. When young, this has some value as grazing. — Ed. What is the name of the enclosed plant? D. J. BOWDEN. Corn cockle. An introduced weed of no value. — Ed. Worms in Horses — Milking Up to Calving. 1. What Is good for worms in a horse? I have a mare very wormy and nothing seems to do her any good. 2. Is it injurious to cow or calf to milk cow until calving? I have one that gives milk up to calving and milk seems to be all right. 3. I have a heifer which every time after drinking water coughs some several times. A FAITHFUL SUBSCRIBER. Prince George Co., Va. 1. For the long round worms, give twice daily for three or four days a drench composed of turpentine one ounce and linseed oil two or three ounces, and follow the fourth day with a physic of Barbadoes aloes one ounce. Then follow with a tonic of one-half ounce of Peruvian bark, gentian and ginger twice a day in the feed. If pin worms are troubling the horse .injections into the bowels through the rectum of one-half pound of tobacco to a gallon of water fol- lowed by a physic will remove these 2. Whilst it is not a desirable practice to milk a cow right up to the period of calving, as it always prevents a cow making as good a re- turn during the next milking period, yet sometimes it cannot be avoided as the milk will continue to flow right up to calving. A cow should have a period of rest between each calving, and usually this can be secured by adopting the method of milking the cow only once a day for a week and then missing a day altogether for a few days and thus gradually dry her. 3. The coughing is not indicative of any sickness. It is probably only spasmodic arising from the taking of the cold water hurriedly. — Ed. Tell the advertiser where vou saw his advertisement. What a Gallon of Gas- oline Will Do for You A gallon of gasoline will run one of the efficient 2-horse-power 1. H. C. gasoline engines for fully 5 hours. That is, you will have full 2-horse power to turn your machines all that time. It will save you and your family all the hard work of turning the cream separator. It will pump water and grind feed for all your stock. It will saw your wood, shell your corn, turn your grindstone. It will do all these things and many more for you the same day. 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Editor Southern Planter: Since writing you a few days ago I have to report good sales of sheep as follows: To B. T. Wilson, Lebanon, Va., two year ram by Astley's Choice, $40. Samuel Sloan, Garrisons, N. Y., one year ram by Astley's Choice, $90 Wilber E. Norrish, Flushburg, Mich, three year ram, $100. Bishop Bros. San Ramon, Cal., two ewes, Wardwell breeding, $120. Charles Cleveland Fairview, Oregon, ram lamb by Lead the Way, $75. Col. C. F. Carter, Sev en Mile Ford, Va., yearling ram by Governor, $100; ewe lamb by Govern or, $40; yearling ewe by Governor $75; imported buttar ewe — champion Toronto, 1908; second New York 1908; first Highland Show, Scotland 1908, $130; imported ewe — second five State Fairs, 1908 — $125; and twenty field ewes from two to five years old $600. Col. Carter has traded with me for several years and has about the best flock of Registered Shropshires in Virginia and his farm is in the Western part of the State, a blue grass country that produces good ex- port cattle as well as sheep. His wool sold at thirty-five cents this year and he has a good demand for all the rams he can raise, and he should, as he is a careful buyer and only wants the best. He will show at the lead ing Virginia Fairs including the State Fair at Richmond and I miss my guess if he doesn't go home with the greater part of the first prizes. Geo Evans, who has been employed by me as assistant shepherd, has charge of his flock and will show them for Col. Carter. Yours truly, HENRY L. WARDWELL. P. S. — Dan Taylor starts to-morrow with twenty seven of the best sheep ever shown from this farm. Will go to the Ohio Indiana, and New York State Fairs and later will throw down the gauntlet in the International Arena for the great English Challenge Cup. Editor Southern Planter: The price . at which good hogs are now selling at the stock yards — 8 1-2 cents per pound, live weight — ought to be an inducement to breeders to introduce new blood into their herd. I have just imported a new herd- header, for though my herd is one of the best, I have to have new blood. Not even the remotest approach to in-breeding "for mine," thank you. A good boar pig can be had for only a few dollars; in fact, so cheap that a profit can almost be made out of him as meat if altered in a year or so. G. D. BUDDECKE. Overbrook Farm. Henry L. Wardwell, President of American Shropshire Registry Associ- Four Moving Parts That's all there are to the McVicker's valve action. That's why the McVicker is the simplest engine— the easiest to understand and run. There are 499 other makes of engines, yet each has 12 and more moving paris to its valve action. And that's where most gasoline engine trouble occurs. You have but to compare the McVicker with one of these and you have compared it with all, for all are practically the same— our engine, only, is different. You can decide in this way which is the best engine made. We invite comparison, for we know of no better way to sell you one of our engines. The McVicker is made in the largest and costliest gas engine factory in the United States. Nearly 3,000 were sold last year. Thousands of farmers who never used engines before have bought ours. Also thousands who have used others. The McVicker appeals to the latter most, for they have had experience. They know. The McVicker is the simplest engine in the world. Our marvelous patents do away with all cams, gears, ratchets, tumbling rods and other such mystifying " jim- cracks." All others must employ them, for they can't run without them. Our engine is three times the best because it is three times the simplest. Yet it costs no more than the complex. In fact, it is cheapest by far because its simplicity saves on fuel, oil and repairs. Don't buy un.> engine till yon know all about the McVicker. We have a great many features to tell you about in our catalog — all of which bear on this astounding simplicity. We make all types — from 2 to 30 horse-power — mounted in all ways for all uses. Also traction engines. We send free plans for a model farm power-house when you write for the catalog. Do it today — a postal — now— before you forget it. ALMA MFG. CO.. Station N Alma, Mich. The McVicker 3814 Don't Gc to the Spring or Well Have the Water come to You For over twenty years we have been installing successfully, complete water supply systems, and they are performing their good work to-day. With our force of experienced workmen, we are better prepared to sup- ply your needs in this direction than any concern south of New York. We make a specialty of supplying Country Homes with pure, fresh water, and at a moderate cost. 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FARQUHAR CO., Lid. Box 902 , York, Pa. TELL. THE ADVERTISER WHERE YOU SAW HIS ADVERTISEMENT. 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 905 ation, sends us the following Interest- ing correspondence: College Hill, Shrewsbury, England. August 13, 1909. Henry L. Wardwell, Pres., American Shropshire Reg. Assn. Dear Sir: — At a meeting of the Price List Committee of the Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association, held at Shrewsbury on the tenth instant, we have pleasure in informing you that it was decided to offer the following prize to the "Chicago International Exposition, 1909," viz.: A silver challenge cup, presented by the English Shropshire Sheep Breed- ers' Association (per Alfred Mansell & Co., College Hill, Shrewsbury, Eng land), for the best Shropshire flock consisting of one ram, any age; two ewes, any age; one ram iamb and two ewe lambs. Competition to be limited to residents of United States of America and Canada. As time is short we will be glad if you will kindly make this offer as widely known as possible amongst the breeders in your district. With thanks in advance, Yours faithfully, ALFRED MANSELL & CO. Springfield centre, N. Y. August 24, 1909. Messrs. Alfred Mansell & Ca., Dear Sirs: — Yours of 13th instant at hand. As President of the American Shropshire Reg. Association, I wish to thank you for the challenge cup to be offered by the Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association of England. It is indeed a kindly act and not only I, as President of the Association, but I am sure all the buyers and breed- ers of Shropshire sheep in America will appreciate the true Shropshire spirit of their English cousins. And I am sure they will wish that Mr. Mansell and the other donors could be present at the International and see, may I call it, the Royal battle that I am sure it will stir up. 1, for (mixer} Water I ooi k' Boy || fimmmm ra= 17 YEARS ON THE MARKET, The Waterloo Boy has all the Good Points that go into any Gasoline Engine 5 YEAR .GUARANTEE and it doesn't take the up-to-date farmer long to discover them and their value to him. It is the number of practical features embodied in an engine that determines the degree of satisfaction it will give to its owner. All gasoline engines have some good points, or there would be no sale for them and they would soon be taken off the market. Some engines have more good points than others, that's why some engines are better than others. Waterloo Boy fsffiz have all the good points that no into any gasoline engine, besides many exclusive, patented fea- tures that increase their efficiency and durability; make them marvels of simplicity and wonder- fully economical engines to operate. That's why we say the Waterloo Boy is the best engine for farm use. Yiui can buy a Waterloo Boy for less money than you will be asked for engines containing half of the good points we build into our engines. Besides we will send a Waterloo Boy to any reponsible farmer and lethim try it forthirty days on his farm doing whatever work he has to do. We will pay the freight both ways and return his money if after a month's use be can- not pick nut the good points for himself— if he can't see that it is the one and only engine that will give him complete satisfaction. Now, when you buy a gasoline engine you had better be sure that the engine you get was made by a concern that makes gasoline engines and nothing else. Our efforts are all directed toward making and keeping the Waterloo Boy the best engine in the world. We have no other interests — no sidelines. Don't you want to try a Waterloo Boy? Don't you want to see how much labor and time it will save you? Remember we are offering you a free trial for 30 days. Better write us today for our catalogue and free trial offer. YEARLY "APAC1TY 000 ENGINES Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co., 20" W. Third Ave., Waterloo, Iowa Horace L. Smith, Gen. Agent, 2*3 Dolllngbrook Street. Petersburg, Va. Ellis Champion Grain and Peanut Thresher, MANUFACTURED BY ELLIS KEYSTONE AGUI 1ULT RHL WORKS, POTTSTOWN, PA. Grain and Peanut Threshers and Cleaners. FOUR SIZES. NOS. 1, 2, 3. ami 4 FOR EITHER STE MM, LEVER OR TREHO POWER. All of which are guaranteed to give entire satisfaction Our THRESHERS and CLEANERS have been thoroughly tested throughout the United States, and pronounced by the growers of GRAIN and PEAnUTS as the most complete and satisfactory Threshers ol the period No grower of the above cm afford to be without one. For Catalog and any other Information desired write to GEORGE C. BURGESS, General Southern Agent, Box 182, Petersburg, Va. 906 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, one, will make it the fight of my life, but may the best sheep win. Yours very sincerely, HENRY L. WARDWELL. THE VIRGINIA BERKSHIRE ASSO- CIATION. The annual meeting of this Asso- ciation was held In Charlottesville, on August the 12th. Dr. E. W. Magruder, the President, presided and W. R. Fenson, Secretary and Treasurer, re- corded. There was quite a large attendance of Berkshire breeders, and a great many matters of interest were dis- cussed. Among the more important ones was that ol showing hogs out of their class. For example, some breed- ers are unscrupulous enough to enter nine or ten months' old hogs in a six months' old class. Such action was condemned. Another matter which met with the disapproval of the Asso- ciation was that of over fitting hogs for the show. Many breeders posi- tively will not get their breeding stock over fat, thereby endangering their breeding qualities. We think they are entirely correct in their view of this matter. A resolution inviting the Berkshire Congress to hold their Annual Meet- ing in Richmond, at the State Fair next year, was unanimously adopted and heartily seconded by the Rich- mond Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia State Fair Association. Several new members were enlist- ed and the Association was reported in a healthy condition financially. Dr. D. M. Trice read a paper entitled "The Brood Sow," which is published here- with: THE BROOD SOW, HER SELEC- . . TION, CARE AND MANAGE- MENT. Address of Dr. D. M. Trice, before Virginia Berkshire Association. It is needless to say to the Berk- shire Association that in order to have the best, she must be a Berk- shire. First. To produce the type desired, comes the mating of a proper sire and dam. Have done this and farrowed your litter, the same should be care- fully gone over and selection made of the best specimens; having due re- gard to an animal with good head, good, short strong legs, and standing on good, strong feet, well marked, and last, but by no means least, good length of body . Other things being equal, I always select a pig with notvless than twelve teats, and preferably more. Having made your selection, these pigs should never be allowed to stop growing, and along with their feed, which should be more for growth than fat, they should have plenty of exer cise on pasturage of clover, grasses, rape, peas, sorgum, etc. Having grown your young gilts prop- erly, when should they be bred? Opinions differ greatly as to this. 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Having decided when you will breed them and what to, the next point is the method of breeding, and I most strongly advise that this be done with a properly constructed breeding crate. Having effected the service, the date of same should be carefully re- corded and the sow preferably kept quiet to herself for a day or two. I do not think it makes any material difference whether the sow is fat at the time of service or not, although I prefer keeping my sows always in fairly good flesh. Be that as it may, however, I do think it is of the ut- most importance that she be fed lib- erally after service and all during the period of gestation, and brought to farrow in the very best possible con- dition, and I do not care now fat she is, provided that fat has not been produced with corn or other heating foods, and that she has had plenty of exercise. My experience is that tne pigs from a sow fat at farrowing time, will grow off better, and the sow come through the period of lactation in much better shape than if the sow had been thin. The period of ges- tation with a sow is from 112 to 114 days, more often the former. About two weeks before this time expires, the sow should be put to her- self, or at least where she can sleep to herself, and be fed cooling foods. Just prior to farrow, and tbis can be told by the white milk in the ud- der, she should be put in a compart- ment 7x8 feet, with fenders all around to prevent the pigs being mashed. Some competent person should re- main with the sow, and as the pigs are farrowed, put them into a box until the sow is through farrowing, when they should be placed with her, and she should not be disturbed for 24 hours. It goes without saying that in order to do this, the sow must be gentle, and let me say right here, that I do not believe that anyone can make a success of thoroughbred hogs unless they are gentle enough to han- dle them this way. At the end of twenty-four hours, the sow should be given a pail of water with a very small quantity of bran stirred into it. She should be fed lightly for at least a week, in order to get the flow of milk well established, then she should be grad The Coming Universal Use of DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS The same economical considerations which have already brought about the practically universal use of creamery and factory sizes of DE LAVAL, Cream Separators are absolutely certain to accomplish the same result in the use of farm and dairy sizes of such machines within the next five years. This is no mere advertising claim but the simple statement of a conclusion based on the logic of facts as positive as to outcome as the solution of a mathematical problem. The same considerations of greater capacity; closer separation, partic- ularly under hard conditions; better quality of cream and butter; more eco- nomical operation, and greater durability are bound to ultimately accomplish the same result in the use of small as of large sizes of cream separators. But naturally it requires longer and is vastly more of an undertaking to educate the 2,500,000 present and prospective American users of farm .-izes of separators as to the importance of separator differences than the 12,000 users of creamery separators. Naturally it is more difficult to make a user appreciate a difference of $50.-a year in results than a difference of $1,500.-, even though the difference of $50.- may relatively mean more to the user than the difference of $1,500. Again, the users of factory or creamery sizes of separators have so much better sources of information. The use of the separator is a business with them. The results are known from day to day and year to year, and what one user accomplishes is readily comparable with the results of another. On the other hand, the great majority of users of farm and dairy, 'gizes of separ- ators know little of separators and cannot easily determine whether their results are as good as they should be or might be better under other cir- cumstances. But the problem is bound to finally work out in the same way. The DE LAVAL factory separator was invented 31 years ago and com- menced to come into creamery use 28 years ago. "Within a few years the original patents began to expire. 15 years ago there were a dozen makes of power cream separators on the market. To-day the use of DE LAVAL factory machines exceeds 98 per cent, and is almost iitorally universal. It has been so for five years. No effort is longer made to sell any other make of power separator. The DE LAVAL hand separator was invented 23 years ago and com- menced to come into farm use about 20 years ago. As the earlier patents expired there were more than 30 makes of such machin-s on the market fiv* years ago. To-day there are less than a dozen and not more than live which have a sale worth counting at all. Each vear the number decreases and their sales become fewer and more difficult. What is true in America in this way is erue in even greater degree else- where throughout the world. In many countries the sale of DE LAVAL machines is now almost universal. Dollars_and-cents differences in product mean more there than to American farmers. The sale of cheap "mail order" separators has not been attempted elsewhere, and would-be competing man- ufacturers and dealers have never been so unscrupulous in making the un- justified "claims" that so many American buyers have accepted as facts. 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When the pigs are three weeks old, a place should be provided that the sows do not have access to, and in this place f. thin swill and shelled corn should always be kept and the pigs will soon find it and it will help their growth very materially besides, which, when the time comes for wean ing them, they will be eating well, and the change will not be so sudden. The pigs should be weaned at from eight to ten weeks old, taking off the largest, strongest pigs first, and thu? let the sow dry up gradually, and there will be no risk of spoiling her udder. THE GASOLINE ENGINE A GREAT FARM HELP. A good many farmers have the idea that the modern gasoline engine is something for the factory and the shop, and that it has no place on the farm. It is a mistaken idea. These very farmers would be surprised if they would stop to think of their own work and see how many places and in how many ways a reliable power would be serviceable to them. The fact is that the gasoline engine, ready, powerful,, easily moved, easy to operate and economical, is empha- tically the farmer's power. The International Harvester Co. of America is advertising from time to time a line of these engines in this paper. We are persuaded that read- ers who ignore this advertisement, thinking that the gasoline engine is not for them, are not living up to their privileges. With all our expensive machines and high priced land and scarcity of labor, our farming must be more in- tensive than formerly. We must pro- >fi| ■■"-"-"ii FLORIDA WANTS HOMESEEKERS AND HAS GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO OFFER. In the Land of Manatee (west coast) you can grow bigger crops at less expense than elsewhere. Fruits and vegetables grow like magic in the rich soil. A ten acre farm can be bought very reasonably, and will net more than a hundred acres in any Northern State. Fruit Crops net $500 to $2,500 per acre. Vegetables $1,000. Write for our booklet, written by a western man, containing full information and homeseeker's rates. J. W. WHITE, Gen'l Industrial Agent, Seaboard Air Line, NORFOLK, VA. JOHN F. JERMAN HEADQUARTERS FOR VIRGINIA PROPERTY Main Office, Fairfax, Va.; Branch Office, Vienna and 1316 I St., N. W., Wash, D. C. It you want to buy a grain, dairy, fruit, truck, poultry or blue grass farm, city or village property. It will pay you to send for 80-page catalog. It Is full of bargains. It contains all kinds of business propositions. It will pay you to buy a farm near the capitol, where you have good markets, and the benefit of steam and electric R. R. service. My catalog is free to you. I am always ready to show property, and try to help my clients make a good investment. My Motto Is "Honesty and Pair Dealings." Farms in Northern Virginia DAIRY, GRAIN, STOCK, POULTRY, FRUIT. Near Washington and Baltimore, and In easy reach of Philadelphia and New York. 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Think of hav- ing all the power you want just as long as you want it and then shut- ting it off and stopping all the ex- pense instantly. The cost is always low in proportion to the work done. It's a power you can operate yourself. It will save you labor and make you money in a score of ways. You will find it will soon repay its cost and you will have the engine for many more years of duty. The International local agents have catalogues giving particulars of these farm labor savers. If you have not already done so, you had better call and get one of these books and study it, and see how much real service such a machine will be to you. THE GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR IN 1831. (Written by the late Mrs. Clifford Cabell. Sent by Mrs. Mary W. Ear- ly, Lynchburg, Va.) The season of which I propose to record my recollections was before the introduction of railroad travel, and the Greenbrier White Sulphur was approached only by stage coach- es, private carriages, two wheeled gigs, or cavaliers on horseback. Then not infrequently might be seen the real oldtime gentleman, habited in shorts, knee buckles, and ruffled shirt, with his hair tied in a queue, whilst behind him followed a body servant in his master's cast off clothes, and bearing a large portman- teau in front of him. Until the year 1824 the stage coaches in Virginia were like lumber- ing wagons, without springs, glass windows or decent cushions, the passengers stepping on the wheels and clambering in at the front by the driver's seat, but in 1826 this condi- tion was improved. Alexander Patter- son, a very enterprising man of that day, introduced a better and more comfortable style of stage coach, painted bright yellow and with glass windows and side doors on which were painted the pictures of various Revolutionary heroes. I remember in particular that of Mad Anthony Wayne. These coaches were consid- ered the height of elegance and con- venience and a most rapid and luxu- rious mode of travel. About the year 1831 the stage contract was taken by "Extra Billy Smith," a man well known in the political world, he hav- ing been at one time Governor of the State. 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It 1 gives you all the necessary information about buy- ing: and using a good stove or range. Compare our prices and quality with others, prove for yourself what you save in buying a Kalamazoo for , cash or on time. Freight prepaid. Safe delivery guaranteed. Kalamazoo Stove Co., Mf rs. Kalamazoo, Mich. This Oven Thermom- eter saves fuel and makes baking easy. A Kal&nv&zos Direct to Yoxl trade ■ Mark- registered , REVERSIBLE DISC PLOWS For Two or Three Horses Do Their Work "A Comin* and a Goin'* The Plows that do the best work anywhere and everywhere — hillside or level land — hard ground or soft gro ind— sticky ground or trashy ground — are the CHATTANOOGA REVERSIBLE DISC PLOWS Chattanooga Plows are the only entirely successful Reversible Disc Plows — simple in design — few In parts — sturdy in construction — as durable as skilled workmanship and the finest materials can make them — guaranteed for twelve months against any breakage caused by defects in material or work- manship. Chattanooga Reversible Plows turn corners, either right or left, pulverize the soil thor- oughly, cover weeds, leave a clean furrow, and save time, labor, money and horse flesh. Write today for free postpaid cat- alog which tells the whole story. CHATTANOOGA PLOW CO. 413 CARTER ST., Chattanooga, Tenn. A constant supply wherever you want it. or repairs. Economical, Reliable Runnii It's easy with a RIFE HYDRAULIC RAM Large and small rams for Country Places, Irrigation, Supply Tanks, Town Plants, etc. For every foot water drops to ram it is raised 30 feet. 7,000 in use. WRITE FOR FREE PLANS AND ESTIMATES RIFE ENGINE CO., 21 13TRINITY BLDG., NEW YORK ern waters the steamboat "Champion" on account of its great speed, so that on reaching Baltimore the stage coach passengers would meet with no delay making connection at the close of the transit from the "Champion." At this time nothing could have been more pleasant than stage coacb 1909.1 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 911 It Pays in Comfort, Cash and Health to Wear Ruthsteins STEEL SHOES! ^ Worn With Wonderful Satisfaction by Workers Everywhere! STEEL, SHOES ARE SETTING THE SWIFTEST PACE IN SALES OF ANY SHOES IN EXISTENCE. THEY ARE SO STRONG AND DURABLE. SO EASY AND COMFORTABLE, THAT FARMERS AND ALL CLASSES OF WORKERS ARE SIM- PLY ASTONISHED. ONE PAIR WILL OUTWEAR FROM THREE TO SIX PAIRS OF THE BEST LEATHER-SOLED SHOES YOU CAN BUY. THERE'S THE UTMOST LIMIT OF WEAR IN EVERY PAIR OF STEEL SHOES — AND COMFORT AS LONG AS YOU WEAR THEM. THEY ARE LIGHTER THAN ALL-LEATHER WORK SHOES. WITH THEIR THICK AND CLUMSY SOLES. THEY NEED NO REPAIRS- THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF AND WILL KEEP YOUR FEET WARM, DRY AND COMFORTABLE IN THE COLDEST WEATHER, IN MUD, SNOW OR SLUSH UP TO YOUR SHOE-TOPS. DO YOU "WONDER THAT MANY THOUSANDS OF WORKERS WILL WEAR NO OTHER KIND OF WORK SHOE? PPPP Write for Book rI\EC " The gale „i Steel", or order a pair Steel Shoes on blank below STEEL SHOES GIVE ABSOLUTE PROTECTION AGAINST Colds, Rheumatism, Sore Throat, Stiffness, Discomfort Steel Shoes are as waterproof as rub- ber boots, and keep the feet warm and perfectly dry, regardless of rain, snow, slush or mud — no matter how cold the weather They defy cold and wet, pro- tecting the feet even from dampness and chilli. Good Bye to Corns and Bunions! No More Sore, Aching Feet! You will not suffer from corns, bun- Ions, callouses and blistered, aching feet if you wear steel shoes They are shaped to fit the feet and need no "breaking in." Easy on — easy off. No warping, no twisting, no curled up soles. The rigid Steel Shoes force the upper to keep their shape. They rest the feet by affording snpport exactly where It is needed. HOW THESE WONDERFUL SHOES ARE MADE. The soles of Steel Shoes and an inch above the soles, are stamped out of a special light, thin, rust-resisting steel. One piece of seamless steel from toe to heel! As a further protection from wear and a means of giving a firm foothol.3, the bottoms are studded with adjusta- ble steel rivets. The "Immortality" of the Sole! The adjustable rivets add the finish- ing touch of perfection. Practically all the wear comes on these steel riv- ets. When steel rivets wear down, you can instantly replace them with new rivets. And the rivets at the tip of the toe and ball of the foot are the only ones that wear. Steel Shoes never go to the repair shop, for there's nothing to wear but the rivets. The cost is only 30 cents for 50 extra steel rivets. No other repairs are ever needed. The uppers are made of the very best quality of pliable waterproof leather, and firmly rivetad to the sole. There is greater strength and longer erervice and more foot comfort in steel shoes than In any other working shoes in existence. It's in the steel and the pliable leather, and the way they are lint together. Secret of Steel Shoe Elasticity. Steel Shoes have thick, springy Hair Cushion Insoles, which are easily slip- ped out for cleaning and airing. They absorb perspiration and foot odors — absorb the jar and shock when you walk on hard or stony ground. Save Doctors' Bills. Steel Shoes pay for themselves over and over again in the saving of medi- cine and doctors' bills. They prevent sickness. Save $5 to $10 In Shoe Money. As cne pair of Steel Shoes will out- last three to six pairs of leather-soled shoes, or at least three pairs of rub- ber boots, it is easy to see that the sav~ ing in shoe bill is great. At least $5 to $10 a year! A man who wears Steel Fhoes doesn't have to own thre-- dif- ferent styles of working shoes. Save Repair Bills. Steel Shoes ne^il no extensive repairs — no "half-soli nts," no new heels, no patches. The thin steel soles are turned up an inch high all around — absolutely no cracks or seams to hold moisture or mud. You can instantly replace the adjustable steel rivets when partly worn. The expense of keeping leath- er-soled shoes repaired is often nearly as great as the original cost of the shoes. Made In Sizes 5 to 12 — rt-lnch. 9-Inch, 12-Inch and 10-inch High Styles. Steel Shoes are made with tops of different heights, suitable for every purpose, from general field work to ditch digging. Steel Shoes, 6 inches high, $2.50 a pair, are better than the best all- leather $3.50 shoes. Steel Shoes, 6 inches high, with ex- tra grade of leather, $3.00 a pair, ex- cel any $4.50 all leather shoes. Steel Shoes, 9 "inches high, $3.50 a pair, are better than the best all- leather $5.00 shoes. Steel Shoes. 9 inches high, with ex- tra quality of leather, $4.00 a pair, are better than the best all-leather $6.50 shoes. Steel Shoes, 12 Inches high, $5.00 a pair, are better than the best all- leather $6.00 shoes. Steel Shoes, 16 Inches high, $6.00 a pair, are better than the best all- leather shoes regardless of cost. Get "Steels" and Enjoy Real Comfort — Then tell Your Neighbors About It! ORDER A PAIR TO-DAY. Learn by actual test, the tremendous advantages of "Steels." We will fill orders for "Steel Shoes" direct from this advertisement, under a positive guarantee to refund the pur- chase price promptly, if upon inspec- tion you do not find the shoes exactly as represented. Remit the price of the size and style of shoes you wish. Be sure to state size of shoe y°u wear. We will ship shoes promptly, safe delivery guaranteed anywhere. A Style of Shoe for Every Use. For all classes of use requiring high cut shoes, such as ditching, lumber- ing, hunting, etc., our 12-inch or 16- inch high steel shoes are absolutely indispensible. They give the utmost possible protection. We strongly recommend the 6-inch high Steel Shoes at $3.00 a pair, or the 9-inch high Steel Shoes at $4.00 a pair — for general work under all condi- tions. Fill out, tear off and mail the Order Blank to-day. STEEL SHOE CO, Dept. 76, Racine Wis. Canadian Branch, Toronto, Canada. Order Blank for Steel Shoes. Steel Shoe Co., Dept. 76, Racine, Wis. Gentlemen: — I for $ in payment for.... pair Steel Shoes. Size State 9X2 THE SOUTREE-K PLANTER Sr]>( t'liibt.'i', travel, nine passengers inside and two with the driver, the fine horses, the cheery horn, the splendid scenery, the various little ' watering places along the road, the green hills and valleys of the old Sweet Spring, like "the vale of Avoca," the simple old buildings so different from the heavy, hot brick ones of the present day. We took our dinner at "Crow's," a noted hostelry in those days, and then, proceeding at a rapid pace, we came in sight of the Greenbrier White Sulphur just as the last rays of the setting sun illumined the scene. 1 thought I had never seen anything more lovely than the place in its deep green seclusion, though the buildings were primitive and incon- siderable, compared to what they are nowadays. The place was at that time the exclusive property of Mr. Caldwell, who so highly esteemed the waters that he had been heard to say he gave the board to the visitors, only charging for the water. The spring was covered by a small temple, surmounted by a statute of Hygeia, presented by Mr. Henderson, of New Orleans. The place was entirely un j der the control of the noted Anderson, the tyrant of the White Sulphur Springs, who did not hesitate to turn off indiscriminately applicants for this American Almacks. Knowing his character, however, my aunt and. chaperone, Miss Deborah M. Couch, of Richmond (a very remarkable woman), took the precaution of ob taining from Judge Robert Stanard, of Richmond, an order for his pleasant cottage on Paradise Row. On Mr. Anderson's refusing to admit us and holding out no hope for the future, Miss Couch produced Judge Stan ard's order, much to his discomfiture, so he was reluctantly compelled to allow us to remain, but gave us for the time a wretched cabin below the kitchen where the groans of a sick man kept us awake all night. Our temporary domicile gave us a com- manding view of the kitchen, in which next day, during our brief sojourn, we could see the cook put into a cauldron, rivalling that of the witch- es, all the meats for dinner. The baker occupied a table outside on which he made the pies. The stewed apples were placed in a trough and, being grateful diet for the hogs, there was a continued battle between them and the baker for the ascendancy. In the afternoon my aunt so strenu- ously insisted on Mr. Anderson's giv- ing us a place in Paradise Row, as- suring him that unless he did so he would find her worse than a third day ague and fever, that he capitu- lated, and before night we were in- stalled in Judge Stanard's cottage. There was a ball each night, and dancing was carried on vigorously despite the hot weather. The music consisted of three fiddlers and a piper, and they played "The Coquette," "The Basket Cotillion," "The Cauli- flower," "The Arkansas Traveller," ■"The Forked Deer," "Snow Bird on OHCE OVERlTWICE DISKED ( Patented) SIZES: 16-Disc, 4 foot cat. »* ZO-Disc, 5 foot cut 24-Disc, 6 luut cut. 28-Disc, 1 foot cut. Unequalled for discing corn * stubble, plowed fjrouud, or for any purpose (or whicb an ordinary disc barrow could be used. *& You can try an Imperial Double Disc at our risk and test our statements. Any dealer I who handles our implements is authorized to put them I out on trial with intending purchasers. Write us fur I j descriptive circular anil full particulars. s vTHE BUONER & GIBBS PLOW DO. If You Use An Imperial Flexible Frame Double Disc Harrow \ A complete Foretruclc Disc Harrow (out-throw) with a second pair of disc sections (in-throw) at- tached by a jointed frame that harrows the ground twice at one operation, saving one-hull in time and nearly one-half in horse- power. The forward pair of d.sc sections cuts the ground "^^and throw it outward; rear pair works it again and throws it back, ' leaving the surface level and finely pulverized. The soil is put into better condition for seeding ^ ^ ** than after two workings of an ordinary disc. Only one more horse required than would be ust-d in a single Disc of the same width cut; four are sufficient for the 6 ..nd 7 f.jot sizes. 814 East Seventh St., CANTON, waunmmu SAN JOSE SCALE Read These Extracts from Reports C. A. Hyatt, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. — "I found your spray very satisfac- tory. Would say I gave It several tests." C. A. Hanson, Riverside, R. I. — "I had very good results. Some of my trees I did not expect to live but they have come out all right." T. J. Shoemaker, Mt. Clemons, Mich. — "We used your spray with very grat- ifying results. Trees we thought past helping have been saved and the or- chard is free from scale." Andrew Cobble, Middletown, Pa. — "Your spray is all right, it kills all the scale and is much cheaper than others." H. D. Bailey, Troy, N. Y. — "I tried both lime-sulphur and your spray. I feel confident your spray is working far better than the lime-sulphur. O. P. Swartzel, Dayton, Ohio. — "Not a vestige of scale remains. I believe you have the best remedy for scale on the market." WRITE NOW FOR OUR FREE BOOK Saves 50 Per Cent. IN COST OF KILLING SCALE F. G. STREET & COMPANY, 27 Railroad Street, Rochester, N. Y. 1'JOO.J THE SOUTH VMS PLANTEK. 913 ,-:,. &«»£&'•• ^S^- 1 ' fciiiiii-:^ KN'i>V^ % ^^i^' ifiSgS MaKes Peanut Growing Doubly Profitable Whether you grow peanuts extensively or not, the Ben- thall l'eanut Picker will prove the most profitable invest- ment you ever made. With one you can double and treble your profits. You and your boys can do the work of forty hands, and do It better. Think of it! Figure the wages of forty hands, then think of that much saved in hired help Such a machine will pay for itself many times over. With one you can pick when the vines are in any con- dition, thus saving them for hay. and moreover, they keep the feed clean. The peanut vine is the equal of alfalfa as a forage crop, and worth from $12 to $20 per ton. This feature alone makes it an economy to own a Benthall Peanut Picker. Substantial, Simple, Economical These machines are built to stand up under wear, so simple they can't get out of order, and economical because the repair bill will amount to practically nothing. The machine will pick Spanish and Virginia varieties equally well. It can be run by a single horse, team or applied power. From Virginia and North Carolina, Texas and Tennes- see we are receiving testimonials from users who have become warm-hearted friends. Do Not Delay What Farmers Say Every peanut grower will eventually have one of these pickers. If you, yourself, have not sufficient use for one, y©« can make it a valuable investment picking peanuts for your neighbors. The machine can be moved as easily as a wagon. Last year we did not have enough machines to meet the demand. If you want to be sure of getting one, order now. Clip off the below coupon, fill it out and mail to-day, and you will receive free our handsome catalog and full information. Three clips of the scissors between yon and bitterer profit*. CUT HERE , Benthall Machine Co , Suffolk, Va. Ge.ntlesmn: Please send me full Information about the Benthall Peanut Picker. Mr. W. T. Sampson, of Suffolk, Va., writes: "The machine is more than you claim for it. I have picked as high as 240 bags in nine hours and a half. I have picked approximately 5.000 bags this season, and my legitimate repair hill was the cost of one link to a cha'*- ' the Ash Bank," "Billy in the Low- Grounds," and other good old fash- ioned tunes. Col. Barney, of Balti- more, was master of ceremonies, like Mr. Angela Si'as Bantam, at Bath, calling out the figures and compli menting the girls. Occasionally, to the great delight of the crowd, the musicians broke forth into "Barney, leave the girls alone." The great belles of that season were Miss JLizzie Cabell, of Richmond (aunt of the more recent Richmond belle of that name) ; Miss Pierce, of Kentucky; Miss May, oT Petersburg, and Miss Cole, of Wiliamsburg. The galopade was first danced this sum- mer. After dancing at the balls re- freshments (falsely so-called) were handed, consisting of choicy pound cake and small glasses of sangarie, exciting a great thirst for cool water, FIELD SEED We have just received a nica stock of New Seed Rye, New German Clover, New Red Rust Proof Seed Oats, New Winter Seed Oats, and have a full stock of all other Field and Grass Seeds. Will be pleased to send sam- ples, and make prices on application. N. R. SAVAGE & SON, Richmond, Va. which it was difficult to get at that hour. There were no Saratoga trunks in those days, the wardrobes of the greatest belles occupying only one trunk and that a small one, covered with ha ,- r and studded with brass nails. It was rare in those days to see a young lady with more than one hat or bonnet. It was quite usual to see them wear a calash bonnet of green silk like a buggy top which, un- less held by a small string, would fly back like Mrs. Skewton's in "Dom- by and Son." Fine, solid ginghams, looking like 914 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September,. silk had just come into fashion, and one of the belles of the White Sul- phur — Miss Lizzie Cabell — had one of pale blue, and another of salmon col- or, which she wore in the day time with long sleeves, but removed these at night and appeared in the ball room in the same dress with short sleeves or thin white sleeves, white cameo earrings and combs, her beau- tiful brown hair with curls in front, in which were interspersed delicate white flowers from the mountain side. Amongst the distinguished visitors at the White Sulphur that summer 1 may mention Judge Salmon Chase, whose classical features and intellec- tual countenance rise distinctly be- fore my memory. I could scarcely realize that so young a man could be a judge, as I had never seen any but elderly men in that capacity, Judge Marshall, Judge Barbour and Chan- cellor Taylor, for instance. Yet, de- spite his scholarly appearance and re- fined manners, Judge Chase was at that time an unsuccessful suitor to the beautiful Miss Lizzie Cabell. Another distinguished guest was the venerable Mr. Maury, aged eighty- two, who had been consul at Liver- pool for forty years. His sons were with him and his daughter, a bloom- ing English girl, whose sunny tresses contrasted beautifully with her fath- er's snowwhite hair. The English traveller, Murray, was also there, and gave pleasure by his performance on the piano, and the information he conveyed about English literature. Dickens and Thackeray were not known then, but we were interested in hearing Mr. Murray tell about War- ren, who had just published the first volume of "Diary of a Physician, or Ten Thousand a Year," and we were surprised by the information that the writer was not a physician, but a lawyer, and an intimate friend of Mr. Murray. General Poindexter was also at the White Sulphur that season, travelling in considerable style, in a coach and four. He was even then conspicuous in political life. Some years after- wards, in one of the Southwestern cities, he mistook the door, stepping out and falling from a height of many feet. He was reported dead and many obituaries of him were pub- lished, some not very complimentary, but he recovered and read them all. Jesse Burton Harrison, of Lynch- burg, one of Virginia's most gifted sons, mingled in the elite social cir- cle that graced the Springs. He was a graduate of Harvard and distin- guished himself there so highly that Thomas Jefferson wrote his father a very complimentary letter on the sub- ject. Mr. Harrison made the tour of Europe with the intention of getting a professorship in Germany, but he abandoned the idea, he said, because he saw there so many learned men whose reputations never extended be- yond their college walls. His son, Burton N. Harrison, was Secretary ESTABLISHED 18E0. S> TREES! 1,200 ACRES. <£ We are wholesale growers *f flrst claaa aaraery stock of all klnda, Fr«14, Shade, Ornamental Trees, Shrubbery, Hedgea, Small Fraita, etc., AimragM , Strawberrlea, and California Privet In large quantities. The BEST la the CHEAPEST. Ours Is the CHEAPEST because It la th* BEST. Handling Dealers' orders a specialty. Catalogue free. FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY COMPANY. imore, Maryland. ..ELMWOOD NURSERIES.. WE ARE GROWERS AND OFFER A FINE ASSORTMENT OF APPLES, CHERRIES, NECTARINES, GOOSEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, ORNAMENTALS, PEACHES, PLUMS, GRAPE VINES. STRAWBERRIES, ASPARAGUS, SHADE TREES. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. PEARS, APRICOTS, CURRANTS, D E WB ERRIE S, HORSERADISH, HEDGE PLANTS, J. B. WATKINS & BRO, Midlothian, Va. TELL THE ADVERTISER WHERE TOtJ SAW HIS ADVERTISEMENT^ 1909.] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 915 Look at It! IT'S IN THE LANDSIDE AS TRONG ENSIBLE ERVICEABLE PLOW NO SHARP ANGLES TO BREAK r 0FF TILTING OF HANDLES TO MAKE THE PLOW GO IN THE GROUND occasion to breakIthe THIRD COMMANDMENT The Model used by us=«The Sloping Landside and Center Draft, Coupled with our Interlocking Landside Device—makes our Plow retain its ORIGINAL SHAPE under any and all conditions. Each part bearing its own burden and transferring its strain direct to the foundation of our plows prevents straining away from its orginal positions of any of the parts, consequently our SUCK AND GATHER IS PRESERVED DURING ENTIRE LIFE OF PLOW, AND IS ABSOLUTELY ASSURED EVEN WHEN BOLTS BECOME LOOSE. JUST THE PLOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. BEFORE INVESTING YOUR MONEY IN ANOTHER CHILLED PLOW, Write to us for further particulars The Wm. J. Oliver Mfg. Co. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. N. B—WHY Don't Other Manufacturers show LANDSIDE views of their Plows? 916 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. [September, to Jefferson Davis during the late Civil War. Mr. Johns, a very polished Episco- pal minister, preached in the ball rtom Sunday morning. Ae after- wards became Bishop Johns of tne Diocese of Virginia. But perhaps the most distinguished of all the guests at the White Sulphur that season was the distinguished William Wirt, At- torney-General of the United States. He and his family were in deep mourning for his lovely young daugh- ter Agnes, who had recently died. There was an interesting young man with them Mandeville Carlyle who was said to have been the affianced lover of this daughter. Mr. Wirt was an intimate friend of my aunt's. Ap- proaching her cottage, he called out playfully: "Miss Couch, will you ac- cept the visit of an old man of eighty?" After he had paid us a most pleasant visit and taken his de- parture, I remarked to my aunt that I would never have taken him to be so old ,on which she laughed hearti- ly at my being so literal, and told me that Mr. Wirt was really not more than fifty-five. The reputation be had made as the author of "The British Spy" "The Old Bachelor," and The Life of Patrick Henry," was quite eclipsed by his still greater fame as a jurist and statesman. Many of the Virginians had very handsome equipages, some of them coming in a coach with four horses. The South Carolinians also were re- markable for their fine horses and car- riages, many of them also bringing saddle horses. It was also not unusu- al for visitors from the Northern States to come in their own carriages. I remember particularly a widow lady from New York with her only daughter, a lovely young woman, who died at the springs, so the broken- hearted mother got in her carriage and drove away alone with the pil- lows and other belongings of ber in- valid daughter. Parties quite frequently went to Lewisburg to spend the day, and so primitive were those times that young lBdies often went to the cabin of Aunt Becky Barnard (an old colored woman) to partake of a luncheon of hot corn. There was a great black bear which we used to go to the creek to see bathe, and sometimes we had the excitement of seeing a deer bound through the grounds, pursued by huntsmen with horns. If the arrangements were simple and primitive in those days, at least the tone of society was elegant and refined, and there was as much socia 1 enjoyment as you could find today at the most "swell" and luxurious pleas- ure resort. In fact, I believe there was more. At length, when September was far advanced, and the nights growing cool and the mornings damp amid the mountains, we turned our faces home ward, in one of "Extra Billy Smith's" comfortable coaches, after two montns Get the Most Sloney Out of Your Lands j~t by making them yield the biggest possible crops. Grain must get the nourishment that makes it grow out of the soil —and the more plant food there W%&\\ is in the soil, the quicker and bigger and more %6U&" plentifully the grain will grow. But you must first put the food into the soil by liberally using It Vifgiiiia-Cafolina Fertilizers Then a big bumper crop is as- sured, because these fertilizers contain the necessary elements required by the soil to prop- * erly and fully mature the grain. Farmers invariably find that the more Virginia- Carolina Fertilizer they use, the bigger is the crop, and the greater their profit. Have you gotten the latest Vir- ginia-Carolina Year Book or Al- manac, the most useful and valuable book any farmer or grower can read ? Get a copy from your fertilizer dealer, or write to our nearest sales office and one will be sent you free. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Richmond, Va. Norfolk. Va. Columbia, S.C Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ca. Memphis, Term C!ircveport, La. Durham. N. C. Charleston, S. C Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Ca. Montgomery, Ala. Ground Phosphate Rock Superior to Bone or Acid Phosphate for Alfalfa and Clover, and at one-fourth the cost. See editorial, June issue this paper, "Alfalfa In East- ern Virginia." FARMERS' UNTON PHOSPHATR CO.. RIR1VIINGHAM. AT.A. delightfully spent amid the mountain resorts of old Virginia. AMERICAN SAW MILLS. The American Saw Mil! Machinery Co. advises us th?.t it will have an attractive exhibit at the forthcoming State Fair in October, and our readers are cordially invited to inspect it. 1!)0S).] THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. {)!' i HON. HENRY FAIRFAX, Pres., ALFRED B. WILLIAMS, V. Pres., M. A. CHAMBERS, Sec. i g 6 DAYS VIRGINIA STATE FAIR ass HTS RICHMOND, VA. October 4-5-6-7-8-9 LARGEST LIVE STOCK SHOW ON ATLANTIC SEABOARD : Immense Agricultural and Horticultural Displays. % Come and meet your friends and see their exhibits. Z g^T ENTRIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 14 $40,000.00 IN PREMIUMS AND PURSES $S,500 WILL BE AWARDED FOR CATTLE AS FOL- LOWS. Red Polled, $1,000; Short Horns, $800; Herefords, $550; Aberdeen-Angus, $500; Virginia Beef Breeds, $400; Holstein-Friesian, $400: Guernsey, $400; Dutch Belted, $450; Jersey. $400; Devons, $255; Galloways, $255; Ayrshire, $255; Kerry, $255; Brown Swiss, $255; Fat Cattle, $160; Sweepstakes, $240. $4,300 FOR EXHIBITION HORSES. Percheron or French Draft, $300; Clydesdale, $260; Belgian, $260; Suffolks, $260; Grade Draft, $170; Draft Teams, $60; Thoroughbred, $260; Standard Roadster. $260; General Purpose. $130; French Coach, $260; Ger- man Coach, $260; English Hackney, $260; Stallion Sweepstakes, $35; Gaited Saddle Horses $400; Shetland Ponies, $160; Other Ponies, $160; Jacks and Jennets. $260; Mules, $150; 29 gold and 19 silver medals and 2 silver cups will also be awarded in the Horse Depart- ment. $1,700 FOR SHEEP. Cotswold, $140; Southdown. $140; Shropshire, $140; Hampshire, $140; Oxford Downs, $185; Dorset Horn. $140; Cheviot, $111; Lincolns. $107; Leicester $107; Merino (American or Spanish) $122: Delaine, Dickin- son or Black Top Merino. $122; Rambouillet, $121: Angora Goats, $124; Fat Sheep, $13. $2,100 FOR SWINE. Berkshire. $264 also $50 silver loving-cup; Poland- China, $264; Chester White, $264: Duroc- Jersey. $264; Large White Yorkshires, $264; Tamworths. $145; Es- sex, $124; Victoria, $124; Large Black. $124; other dis- tinct breeds, $144; Barrows, $17. $700 FOR POULTRY. Uniform first and second prizes of $2.50 and $1.00 for pens and $1.50 and 50c. for single birds are of- fered for all breeds and strains that are known. There are also premiums for ornamental fowls and pet stock including rabbits, guinea pigs, turkeys, ducks, geese, pea-fowl, guinea-chickens and pigeons. Seven silver loving-cups will also be awarded in this department. There will also be a KENNEL SHOW for hunting dogs viz.: pointers, setters, beagle hounds and collies for which prizes will be awarded. ^^ V "KING CORN SPECIAL." Contest to raise standard of corn grown in Vir- ginia, $1,200, alreayd subscribed for prizes. On basis of $2,000, prizes will be awarded as follows: Best ear white corn grown in Virginia, $450; Best 10 ears same, $450;best 20 ears same; $450; Best ear Yellow Corn grown in Virginia, $250; best 10 ears same, $250: best 20 ears same, $250. Also sweetstake prizes con- sisting- of $125 International Corn Binder and other agricultural machinery. NEARLY $11,000 FOR AGRICULTURAL AND HORTI- CULTURAL EXHIBITS. Includes Domestic Products, Home Made and Dairy Made Butter and Cheese, Grains, including Dongberry and Fultz Wheat, White Black and Mixed Oats, Bar- ley, Rye. Premiums for Hay, Clover, Alfalfa, Millet and grasses, $55 for acre yield of same. First and Second prizes of $75 and $50 for acre yield of both "highland" and "lowland" corn. $350 for vegeta- bles, including Potatoes and other root crops. For County Exhibits of farm products $225 has lieen appropriated as follows. 1st prize, $100; 2d prize. $75; 3d prize, $50. For tobacco, including sun cured, olive stemming, brown stemming, and brown shipping, "flue' cured" wrappers, cutters, fillers and smokers, also Burley Tobaccos, $500 will he distrib- uted. Liberal premiums for peanuts and apiary sup- plies and products. $600 will be distributed for ap- ples and generous amounts have been set aside for peaches, pears plums, quinces, grapes, apricots and other fruit. Fruit package and nursery exhibits are included in the Horticultural Department. One of the features of the Fair will be the display of Plants and Cut Flowers for which prizes amount- ing to nearly $200 will be awarded. The prizes are divided for professionals and non-professionals. 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A A IxxKKXXxaaa^^ xx**x*****^^ 918 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. THE BIG GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP AT CHICAGO SHOT A HERO INTO THE SHOOTING WORLD. Fred Shattuck of Columbus Demon- strated His Nerve. Every year the best shotgun shots in the land assemble in competition for the greatest of all shooting hon- ors — the Grand American Handicap. The big shoot is usually held the last week in June, which gives the men practically three months to get their aim in trim. Trap shooting is virtu- ally warm weather sport, though many of the inveterates crack away at the flying clay saucers all winter long. This year, the Grand American was held at Chicago, with the big event scheduled for Thursday, June 24th. Sunday saw the well known shooters rolling in from all the four corners of the United States. Monday and Tuesday everybody went out to prac- tice — that is, get used to the "condi- tions," such as the background and flight of targets. On these days every man stands on an equal footing. That is, sixteen yards back of the traps from which the targets are thrown. Wednesday a Preliminary Handicap was held. On this day every man stands at the position he will shoot from in the big event next day. The poorest shots are placed at sixteen yards, the best as far back as twen- ty-one yards, and the others at sev- enteen, eighteen, nineteen and twen ty yards, according to the judgment of the Handicap Committee, who know the records of each one. Thus every man has an equal show. When the Grand American Handi- cap started on the fourth day, the quiet determination of the four hun- dred and fifty or more seasoned shoot- ers created an atmosphere that is hard to explain. Perhaps it was something like the start of the fam- ous Olympic Marathon race at Wind- sor Castle — men keyed to the break- ing point though outwardly as cool as ice. 1 '<$j Fred Shattuck, of Columbus, Ohio, the winner, gave such a demonstra- tion of pluck that his name will al- ways be prominent in the shooters Hall of Fame. The race is for the best score out of one hundred tar- gets. After eight had been shot, one man had missed only one, and several only two and three. Shat- tuck had missed four. The last twenty targets try a man's mettle and Shattuck, knowing this, counted himself in the race though some thought he had little show. He had the grit and skill to break those last twenty without a miss, which gave him a total of ninety-six. All eyes were on Shattuck now, when it was learned that three other leaders in the race had missed enough to make their score ninety-six and tie him. His twenty straight under such a strain as that was marvelous shoot- ing. 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"That's right," his friend said, "and no other make has won more than six. iou can trust one of those boys to know the best shells on earth. They aren't going 10 take any chances of losing out." ONE OP THE OLD TIME EDUCA- TORS OF THE SOUTH. Mary Washington. Among the early educators of Vir- ginia whose diligent, faithful and in- telligent work paved the way for higher and broader achievements in this line, I may mention Dr. Gessner Harrison, one of the earliest gradu- ates and subsequently one of the earl- iest native professors at the Univer- sity of Virginia. He was the son of Dr. Peachy Harrison, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, who himself was a man of fine capacity and of distinction. He was a member of the Senate of Vir- ginia, and of the famous Convention of 1829-1830, for internal improve- ment. He was the leading physician of Rockingham county, so he was prominent both in the medical pro- fession and politics. He was very fond of reading, and his admiration for the Swiss poet, Gessner, caused him to bestow that name on his son. The latter was born June 26, 1807. He early showed his bent towards learning, and he began to attend school at four years of age, to study the Latin grammar at eight. When nearly eighteen, he, with his older brother, Edward, entered the University of Virginia, whose first session opened in March, 1825. Mr. Jefferson drew bitter censure on him- self by importing nearly all of his professors from Europe. As his Uni- versity was to be widely different from anything existing in America, he wanted men new to the country. This course on his part drew forth Indignant comments from "The Bos- ton Courier," "The Connecticut Jour- nal," and "The Philadelphia Gazette," the latter pronouncing it "one of the greatest insults the American people have received." 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Evans' peculiar middle name, "Dunglison," was conferred on him by his father on account of the latter's admiration for Dr. Dunglison, whose pupil he was at one time. Dr. Emmet, Professor of Chemistry and "Materia Medica" from the open- ing of the University until his death in 1842, was a native of Dublin, but was brought to this country in his childhood by his father, a famous Irish patriot, and was educated in New York. His native genius, his varied scientific attainments, his brilliant wit and eloquence, together with his warm heart and social virtues, won for him the admiration and affection of his colleagues and pupils. Mr. George Tucker, the Professor of Moral Philosophy, was a native of Bermuda, but was educated at Wil- liam and Mary College. In July, 1828, at the close of the third session, the first graduates of the University were declared, viz., three in Greek, three in Mathematics, one in Chemistry and three in Medi- cine. The graduates in Greek were Gessner Harrison, Henry Tutwiler, and Robert M. T. Hunter. Gessner Harrison was also one of the gradu- ates in Medicine, with the title of M. D. He expected to enter at once on his medical career, but matters took an unexpected turn, which led to his becoming a professor instead of a physician. The London University had just been established, and Mr. Long and Mr. Key, each being a master of arts, and the former a fellow of Trinity College, were induced to return to England and take the chairs of Greek and Latin in the new institution. On being consulted by some of the visitors in reference to his choice of his successor, Mr. Long advised not to get another professor from Eng- land for various reasons, but particu- larly because he thought they had there a man who was fitted for the place, a "Virginian, viz., Dr. Gessner Harrison, whom he recommended for the position. Mr. Long himself had become a professor at Ihe age of twenty-four, but Dr. Harrison was barely twenty-one, and had never been outside of Virginia. The visit- ors gave him the appointment tempo- rarily, for one year, but the next year they made it permanent. These visitors were men of the highest stamp — Chapman Johnson, Joseph C. Cabell and Madison, who was Rector at the time, so it was truly an honor to receive the position from such men. In 1830 the young Professor was married to Miss Eliza Tucker daugh- ter of Mr. George Tucker, the Pro- fessor who taught Moral Philosophy, and the union proved to be one of rare suitability and happiness. To Dr. Harrison is due the credit of being one of the first American professors, if not the very first, who made use of comparative philosophy to elucidate the classical languages. This science took definite shape in Germany during the second quarter of the nineteenth century, throwing a flood of light on both ancient and modern languages, but, though it is now in general use in all our univer- sities and colleges, Dr. Harrison was far in advance of his age in apply- ing it to the study of Greek and Latin, which he did at a time when such teachings were unknown in Eng- lish universities, and only heard at a few points in Germany. His mind had a natural bent in this direction and he had been at work on it sev- eral years before the German Savans published to the world tneir theories on tne science of language. This first took definite shape in Bopp's "Com parative Grammar," published in 1883, STONERIDGE AND SHETLAND STOCK FARM Wealth, 29579, record 2:10; brown horse 16 hands, by Gambetta Wilkes, 2.19 14; dam Magnolia, by Norfolk. Fastest harness stallion in Va. Blue ribbon winner. $25 season. 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Dr. Harrison wrote a work on the appli- cation of comparative etymology to Greek and Latin, which, when shown about eighteen years later by an American student to Professor Cur- tins of Leipsic, the head of all living scholars in etymology, the latter re- marked: "This is a good book — an excellent book for the time at which It appeared, though, of course, we have gotten a good way beyond it by this time." Had Dr. Harrison been less bur- dened with the drudgery of element- ary instruction he would, no doubt, have taken a distinguished part in the advancement of comparative philology. In the early days of the University the professors had to bear great burdens and to struggle against sore difficulties in seeking to raise the standard of scholarship — owing to the lack of good preparatory schools. Nowadays there are so many more advantages and facilities for this preparatory work that the labors of the professors are much lightened, as well as those of the student. In those days education had to work from above downward. The better education had to begin in higher in- stitutions by training teachers so well that they could afterwards send up pupils much better grounded in the elements than they had been. Every few years the toiling professor might in this way take a step a little higher, till by slow degrees he lifted the whole mass into some manifest though still comparatively slight ele- vation above its original position. "There is something sublime," says Mr. John A. Broadus, in his interest- ing memorial of Dr. Gessner Harri- son (1873), "in the spectacle of an unpretending, quiet, but deeply earn- est and conscientious man with the classical education of a great Com- monwealth, or of whole States rest- ing upon him, slowly lifting up him- self and his burden towards what they are capable of reaching. It was thus that Dr. Harrison toiled and suffered in the University for thirty-one years — and not in vain. During the latter years of this period he used to say that pupils were coming to him from the leading preparatory schools with a better knowledge of Latin and Greek than was carried away by graduates of twenty years previous. It is marvellous to our older men when they remember how generally and in how Efgh a degree the stand- ard of education was raised in Vir- ginia and in the South between 1830 j and 1860. Let it never be forgot- ten that the University of Virginia did this, and there is no invidious comparison in saying that far beyond any other man it was due to Dr. Gess- ner Harrison." In 1859, after over thirty years of faithful and efficient labor at the University, Dr. Harrison resigned from the faculty, and set up a boys' school in Albemarle, partly with a I view to educating his younger sons, which he could not do amid the heavy pressure of duties at the University. 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Not a 'Has Been, but a Right Now' Cream Separator The finest line of Run- abouts, Top Buggies and Surries al- wayscarried in Stock. The New Deere Hay Loader. It loads any kind of hay cleanly and rapid*. without brea " ingor injuring ^in any way. Write for special cir- cular. . Cast-Iron Roller. Agents for Dain Hay Presses Both Horse Power and Steam Power. The Hocking Valley Cider Mill. The best on the market. Has wooden crush ing roller and steel teeth, which does not discolor the cider or give it the taste of the For Sale by THE WATT PLOW COMPANY, RICHMOND, VA. 1426 East Main Street. - - - 1438 East Franklin Street. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Is Paying out and Investing in both VIRGINIA and NORTH CAROLINA more than it receives from these States New Business in Virginia, 1908 r ^^\ n Gain in Insurance in force in Virginia, $2,147,800 ^fcK- i908,$M74,975 Larger than any other Company S:->ss»- 60% More than the Next Largest ! -*" m *** m, *t ) ~' ■. T.ARCHIBALD CARY, General Agent fpr Virginia & North Carolina RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. BALDWIN & BROWN. V-Crimp Roofing - - painted and galvanized "Bestoid" Rubber Roofing Carey's Magnesia Cement Roofing Tarred Paper, Tin Plate, Lime, Ce- ment, Hardware, Terra Cotta Pipe, Wire Fence, Drain Tile, etc.. SBND FOR CATALOGUB 1557 E. MAIN ST., RICHMOND, VA. THE EVERLASTING TUBULAR STEEL PLOW DOUBLETREES. X ^^^^^ mm X— Hook Si iiiilJlfV I Ringin Center i^^Bca KsaaajL^MBoi as desired. PAT. W. & S. Tripletreesfor Walking and Sulky Plows r^ £ or W 1 Guaranteed not to Break or Bend. >l Send for Our! Number^ Catalogue We manufacture a complete line of Dou- bletrees, Slnglettrees, and Neck Yokes of every description. A»k your dealer for them and take no otber. Thla pattern, No. 105-A made In three size*. BUYERS GUIDE. The following are some of the houses handling: the Everlasting Tubular Steel Doubletrees, carrying- a stock of same and can supply customers promptly: Norfolk Farm and Supply Co Norfolk, Va. Henlng & Nuckols Richmond, Va. Watt Piow Company Richmond, Va. T. R~ N. Speck Staunton, Va. Brlstow & Worsham 'Co Richmond, Va. Stokes, Williams & Co. Blackstone, Va Seay-Dlllard Hdwt. Co Blackstone, Va B. K. GUI Rehoboth Church. Va. Duvall. Son & Co Farmvllle. Paterson & Jefferson Petersburg*. Walker, Carroll, Adams Hdw. Co. Charlottesville, Va. Baker- Jennings Hd we Co Lynchburg, Va. Anslle-Martln Co Lynchburg, Va. Graves-Humphries Hdwe. Co. .. .Roanoke, Va. Pittsburg Tubular Steel Whiffletree Company, Sole Manufacturers, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania