Saturday, December 28, 1918
TERRACING
and DITCHING
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when proporly doTie is the most profitable
work a fanner', fio .This is also true
of Tile Drainage and Irrigation.
Agricultural Schools,- County' Demon
etration agents and farmers jn every state,
-nnd practically every county in. the United
States, who know ; from' experience, use
and endorse the "," ' " ' ' ;
BOSTkOM IMPROVED
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Price $20
ith TELESCOPE, as meeting every require
ment for all such work. They say no land
owner can afford to be without one, as it
pays for itself. on one job and lasts a life
time. It is absolutely simple to operate,
accurate, durable and complete, including
Level, Telescope with magnifying glasses
which enable you to see the cross on Target
a quarter of a mile away, mnnsizeTripodk
Graduated Leveling Rod, Target, Plumo
Bob and full instructions.
"Write today for description of Level
and Telescope, and details of our positive
tii.d unqualified guarantee of satisfaction
or money back, or better still, order direct
from this advertisement, before the heavy
rains set in, as we have material to make
only a limited number this winter.
BQSTROM-BRADY MANUFACTURING Co.
58 Stonewall Si., ATLANTA, GA.
JUSr OUT My Nw "direct
from factory" Bargain Book
on Fence and Gates. Pricei
way below competition. Values
bigger tnan ever, uei 11 toaay.
I Pay ALL Freight
Brown Fence lasts longest be-
cause omit strongest, stinest.
All wires same size, neavuy
Silvantzed. iw styles, aiso
tes. Lawn Fence and Barb
. Kimnlii anil tannic frae. tytfttnaid.
Irswi) Feme 4 Wire Co., Dept.287 .Cuvliri, 0.
.1918 Cotton Crop . Ettimated at
- 11,700,000 Bales
TOE Crop Reporting Board of the
-Bureau of Crop Estimates of the
.United States Department of Agricul
ture estimates, from the reports of
correspondents and agents' of the
Bureau, that the total production of
qotton in the United States for the
season 1918-19 will amount to 5,595.--529,000
pounds, (not including linters)
equivalent to 11,700,000 bales of 500
pounds, gross weight, (478.3 pounds
bnt and 21.7. pounds bagging and ties
estimated per 500-pound gross-weight
bale).
Total oroductinn in 1017 wnc 11 .
302,375 bales (500 pounds gross); in
1916, 11,449,930 bales; in 1915, 11,191.820
bales; in 1914, 16,134,930 bales; in 1913,
H,li)0,48b bales; in 1912, 13,703,421
bales; and in 1911, 15,692,701. bales.
The average weight per running
bale is estimated at 505.8 pounds
gross, compared with 502.4 pounds in
1917 (as reported by the Bureau of
the Census), 503.8 pounds in 1916, 505.6
pounds in 1915, and 505.5 pounds, the
average of the preceding five years.
Reports of the Bureau of Crop Esti
mates do not include "linters.'' which
are a product obtained at mills from
the seed. The Census Bureau reports
that 1,125,719 bales ot o00 pounds gross
were delinted from the 1917 crop,
equal to 10 per cent as many as bales
of lint cotton produced, which com-pare-Jiuth
11.6 per cent, the ratio for
the 1916 crop, 8.3 per cent for the
1915 crop, and 4.3 per cent, the aver
age for the preceding five years.
The price per pound of lint cotton,
to producers December 1, 1918, was
27.6 cents, compared with a December
1 nrice of 27.7 cents in 1917, 19.6 cents
in 1916, 11.3 cents in 1915, 6.8 cents in ,
1914, 12.2 cents in 1913, 11.9 cents in j
1912, and 8,8 cents in 1911.
The estimated production, with com- ,
parisons, by states, follows: j
, (9) .1425
Bales
Bales or 500 lbs. Gross Wt.
- , . Pull out stumps
and pet all tha virgin land at work
makine money for you. It's the .
frwsf 1 a nH riMi V, a rtm Wnnr iin twt rinfiA in
Winter and early Spring. Stomps palled
oi ac to dc eacn. An acre or more a oaj.
The Hercules Portable Puller
Is all with rl1a Mwn. Enulnned with
solid steel bedplate and broad Steel wheels.
f In man vHh tam nn hanrito If ' rind OUT,
all about it by sending ior the big book u
once. mo
i SDccial low price
oroDosition we
are making. I
Hercules
Mfg. Ce.
27th 8t.,Cssltris.l
57
u. s.
1918
26,000
870,000
1.500.000
2,100,000
25,000
82D.000
1,210,000
525,000
2,580,000
935,000
330,000
70.000
550,000
100,000
51.000
8,000
1917
(Census)
I 5-Yr. Av.
1912-1916
(( ensus)
18,777
617.9S9
1,236,871
.1,883.211
37.858
517,800
905,554
638.729
3.125.378
973.752
240,525
60,8:',1
959, 0S1
57,826
21.737
5,606
23,209
788,585
1,231.900
2,108,159
56.398
1,228,675
1,073,691
410,724
4,074,095
966 220
315.075
63.0 !9
917.393
la m
""9.532
111,700,000 11,302,375:13,327.31
Price Per
Pound
Doc. 1
19181 1917
26.5
26.4
27.6
27.5
43.0
27.0
27.8
27.5
28.2
27.8
26.7
27.0
25.5
30.0
48.0
27.6
27.8
27.7
28.4
28. S
50.5
28.0
28.5
26.7
26.7
28.2
27.3
27.5
26.5
28.0
27.7
Production of Sea Island Cotton is
estimated as follows in running bales:
Florida, 18,000 bales; Georgia, 22,000
bales; South Carolina, 8.000 bales; to
tal Sea Island, 48,000 bales. Last year
2,619 bales (running) were ginned.
With this SlmnlM DIahhTmear
Works In any Boll, clay or fumbo. Digs V-shaped
ditch down to ft. Practically all steel. Reversi
ble. Equal to I0O men. Pays Cor Itself la a day.
m m . THfohM. Terraces. Write
10 Days' Cl! Levels BumpB,Fllls
f wumeB,uraaeB
Trial II Roads. Back Fills.
Cleans out old
ditches at low cost.
Slmpttx Farm-Ditcher
,. CO., Inc., 601 52
Of iniDoro, nr.
w
will be higher
than ever this
cofi nn. We Day
tnn nrlrtflS f or 1
an annua. writ nau tnr ithkh! nrice I1BK
ftnd shipping tags. We keep you posted, i
MARX-ABROHAM8 FUR WOOL CO., Inc.
Dspt. P C16 W. Main 8t., Louisville, Ky.
His
The KevToThe.
PJO0DSEEDS
' Shepherd's Don'ts
DON'T keep sheep on wet land.
2. Don't feed moldy or spoiled hay,
roots, silage or grain.
3 Don't forget to keep salt and
fresh water before the sheep.
' 4 Don't. neglect the sheep in win
ter Keep them in good condition. ,
5 Don't forget to tag the ewes.be
fore breeding and lambing time.
6. Don't forget exercising the bred
ewe. ,
7. Don't let the lamb go too long
without sucking.
8 Don't neglect to feed the lamb
grain as soon as it starts eating
9 Don't let parasites kill your lamb
for lack of some fresh, green pasture
10 Don't shear your ewes until
warm weather comes.
11 Don't tie your wool with any
tUingbut wool or PaP" twine
1? Don't hesitate to ask any ques-
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