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OCT. 29TH 1913 1 HAY-MAKING MOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM 2mi Rfleiroft Thisfirm is managed by a man with 15 years experience thus ASSURING ABSOLUIE SATISFACTION TO All. This is the lare?t end best equipp ed shop in town. They carry a complete line of Bicycle supplies and Auto tires and are agents for Columbia Dayton,- Carolina and Pope motorbike, so have, the; old one repaired or buy you anew one. R. W. Or own & Co. IReal Estate IRoir Sale. Two Story Dwelling on feirge Lot. Modern Eight Room Bungalow, Desirable Vacant lot on Broad Street, Attractive Lots on Williamsboro Street. When you Want to Buy, Sell or Rent or Need Insurance Give us an Opportunity to Serve You. GRANVILLE REAL ESTATE & TRUST CO "A. H. POWELL, Pres. J. A. NILES, Sec. & Treas. BROWN BUILDING. ; MAIN STREET. OXFORD, N. C. TELEPHONE 88. M-.'JV. ... PUBLIC PLEDGE R IN . Using the One-Horse Cultivator for Cultivating Turnips. It requires intelligent management to keep all hands busy during the hay harvest without allowing them to be idle at any time and without sub jecting any ot the hay to unnecessary expoaure. Unlike ottier taxm operation, hay making cannot ne tollowcd along det- iiiiteiy ia.iu-oui. plans. Weather is the great controlling' factor in hay-making. Hay will not dry in a specified time even without rain. A cool day will not allow hay to dry half as fast as the next day with a warm wind blowing. Dry ground is a great aid in drying moisture from green hay above it, but if we wait for the dry ground we are apt to be caught by the next storm. Ordinarily we must begin cutting as soon as one storm has cleared up and we see indications of fair weath er. Every precaution should be used to prevent undue exposure of the hay to dry weather. The hay tedder hastens the drying to a marvelous degree, especially if the hay has already been caught by the rain in the swath and hay that is heavy and green. A hay tedder will soon pay for itself if rightly used. The side delivery rake is another valuable implement for stirring the hay as well as gathering it in open windrows in which the drying may go on without causing the leaves to become brittle and fall off. .Unless allowed to become too dry, they draw large quantities of moisture from the stems, beside they are the most val uable part of the hay and must go LITTLE LIFTS FOR PRACTICAL FARMER Few Excellent Hints Thai Will Prove of Value in Many Dif ferent Places. Barley straw has the reputation of breeding lice on the cattle; it is also supposed that white cattle are more subject to insect attacks than those of the darker shades. The Collie is the best known of all sheep dogs. There is a great dif ference, between the working dog and the show Collie, which has been bred so much for the fancy points that it is of but little service in the exact ing duties which the sheep dog is called upon to perform. The mangel is more nutritive as a stock food than the turnip; weight for weight, it contains more dry mat ter and a higher percentage of sugar. It is a well recognized principle that all grain crops thrive best in a fine, thoroughly worked seed bed un derlaid by a solid substratum. In the ash of hrf.a there is a large proportion cf phosphates, much larger than in the ash of barley or oats. Carrots are not excelled as a food for the horses. They are particularly refreshing given to a hunter after a hard day over rough country or to a work horse. They are usually fed jraw or sliced. Milk intended to be sent to the : factories should be cooled as rapidly ;as possible to a temperature of about 160 degrees F. The sooner and more i thoroughly milk is cooled the longer I and better it will keep. Half-ripened cream churns very slowly in other words, the butter from it is a long time coming and the I yield is not so good as from the properly ripened article. The bacteria or organisms which cause the souring of cream are most active at temperatures ranging from .SO to 100 degrees P. When the tem perature falls much below 60 degrees ithey become practically dormant. Demand for Qoat Meat. The high price of beef and mutton has seat to New York markets large quantities of goat meat. It gives gen eral satisfaction and the price is from five to seven cents per pound lower than mutton. Subscribe to the Twice-a-week Public Ledger, Only $la Year now into the mow. in good condition if we are to derive the full feeding value from the hay crop. Men who are the , best feeders of farm stock appreciate this fact and are willing to undertake the extra labor of curing their hay in cocks so that they may obtain its full feeding value. 1 It seems almost ImviosRihlo to make good hay from clover and other le gumes without curing it in the cock before hauling it to tne barn. All farm work must be carefully planned during the hay harvest. Part of our time is needed in the potato and corn fields. During the catchy weather the weeds grow fast and we must plan to keep ahead of them by employing our hands at this work when they are not. busy In the hay field. . . We should keep every man busy without cutting down hay when the weather is catchy. In fact one of our greatest problems is to find time for haying at this time of the year. With our cultivated crops planted late and other farm work demanding the attention we have a full program. It is the time when we must hire extra men or lose a large part of the feeding value of the hay crop. We prefer to hire the extra men when we can get them. They are hard to find, but we manage to get them somehow'. " It is much easier tc have the help to push the hay harvest and not fall behind with the ether farm work than it is to become all mixed up with our farm work at this time of the year. FOR BEAUTIFYING THE HOME GROUNDS Bed of Carinas or Border of Caladiums Should Be Given Some Bonemeai. (By Li. M. BENNINGTON.) If you want your bed Of cannas or border of caladiums to make a grand tropical showing from now to frost, give them a frost-like covering of bonemeai; then stir the soil, water thoroughly, and mulch with lawn clip pings. Do this towards the end of this month ,and be sure to remove the fading flowers. Copy nature by sowing seeds of perennials as they ripen. Provide some sort of shade for the seed bed. A screen made of lath or one of un bleached muslin will answer.. The robust-growing plants will need some sort of support. Let the sup ports be painted green or oiled to bring out the grain of the wood, and you Will find them more pleasing than rough sticks and far more satisfac tory. Drive the stakes fast into the earth a little lower than the plants, so that they are Inconspicuous. The plants needing supports are such hardy perennials as Delphiniums, giant foxglove and snapdragons. Do not overlook giving stakes to the dahlias, cosmos, hydrangea and glodioli. To maintain continuous blooming from now until frost, a few perennials must be observed. Make a habit of cutting flowers freely, and remove all the fading blossoms, and nature will reward you with a lavish hand. After this month, allow the chrysan themums to grow according to their own will that is stop pinching them back. Work With Pigs. Grow the pigs from the start. Don't fatten them, but grow them, put cn the muscle, form and bone. Build the frame, the fat can go cn later. A fat little pig is in poor condition to grew. You want them smooth, mellow, stretchy, and you will then build a good form. Earnings of Farm Labor. The earnings of the best class cf ?arm laborers exceed that of the best ibcr of the cities on the averaee. Most Likely. A spiritualist, accompanied - by an other man who shared the same belief, was walking in a country graveyard one night when one of the men de clared he saw a "shadowy form." "Have you an idea whose ghost it was?" asked the other. "No, I can't tell you," he replied, "but over yonder there lies a man who had three wives. On the stone of the first there is 'My Wife,' on the second 'My Dear Wife,' and on the third 'My Beloved Wife.' If any ghost does walk hereabouts, I should say it is the first wife's." Harper's Magazine. Enough Said. Mrs. Cooke had a new servant and after the first cake she baked the mis tress went to the kitchen. "Delia," said Mrs. Cooke, "your cake was very good, but there was not enough nuts in it. When you make an other, please remember I like plenty of nuts in the cake." "Well, mum," replied the girl, "the reason Y didn't put more in was be cause I couldn't crack any more to day. Indeed mum, an' my jaw hurts yet from them I did crack." Lippin- cott's. Dangerou Doctor. A person who into court for the mtoorb n the correctness of a doctor's bin asked by the lawyer whether the "doc tor did not make several visits after the patient was out of danger." "JTo," replied the witness. "I con sidered the patient in danger as long as the doctor continued to vist." A Hobbled Sportman. "Three Finger Sam saye he can beat you flaying poker with one hand tied Sam s apologizing. After seeing bam handle a pack of cards, the boys m Crimson Gulch won't play cards witn him except on them precise con ditions." BLolNESS HABIT. "Who is that pushing fellow who Is trying so hard to get into our social set!" "I believe he's the fellow who made a lot of money In the lawn mower business." Stingy Thing. "Will not let him hold her hand. Will not let him kiss her; Bet -when she goes out of town He will hardly miss her. A Poor Substitute. - "How. did you enjoy your sojourn in .England?" "I certainly missed baseball." "They have no substitute for the sport?" "None that suited me. A friendly cnap aia offer to take me fox hunt ing." Sure. "I wonder why I am getting so bald," Baa tno man who wanted a little free adviee.- "Take off your hat," said the doctor. "Ah, it is very simple," replied the M. D. after a glance. "Your hair is tailing out." Pent Ud Wit. First Convict They say it took Mil ton fifteen days to write one page of a DOCK. Second Convict That's I've been on one sentence six years, ana 1m not through yet. Judge. Always at It. "Dobbleday seems to think himself a very important persons." "Why, he can't even stand on a street corner and wait for a trolley car without putting on as many airs as if he were laying a corner-stone." Extreme Modesty. . "Dillbury is a remarkable man." "In what particular?" " "Well, he's had a motor car for six months now and he doesn't think ' ns knows all there is to know about auto mobile tires." JT. T. CRITCHBR, Livery ana resa stables. Up-to-date turn outsat your com mand day or night. 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