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! HATCHING BY ARTIFICIAL METHODS;
t MANAGEMENT OF THE INCUBATOR
Success Depends Upon Close
Attention to Details
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Copyright, 1914, by Giro. A. McDevttt Co.)
Without the modern incubator, the
commercial egg farmer and poultry
grower would be compelled to work
under tremendous difficulties. In fact,
It may safely be said that the perfec
tion of this ingenious appliance has
made possible the wonderful develop
ment of the poultry Industry.
The hatching machines of the pres
! „ ent day are .^o far superior to those
produced a few years ago. that there
is no comparison between them. Still
they are not endowed with brain, and
wili only give uniformly satisfactory
results when intelligently operated.
Professor Stoneburn discusses in the
* subjoined article the essential details
(of Incubator management.
By PROF. FREDERICK STONEBURN
There are actually hundreds of thou
sands of incubators operated each sea
son in all sections of the country', and
still there seems to exist a great deal
of Ignorance regarding these machines
and the work they may reasonably be
expected to do. For instance, a great
many people are uncertain as to the
length of the period of Incubation, and
the question, “How long does It take
them to hatch?" 1s asked by thousands
* of visitors at exhibitions where incu
bators are shown. Some seem to think
that the machines are toys which may
possibly hatch a few chicks occasion
ally; others, that they are really mar
velous inventions which will convert
every egg Into a lively chick.
A teacher of poultry husbandry re
lates with much amusement the follow
Ing incident. He gave a talk on artifi
cial Incubation before a class of young
ladies at a normal school, discussing
In detail the construction and oper
ation of the machines. At the close of
— hi* remarks one of his interested hear
ers asked, “But where does the hen
•it?”
Incubators Copy Nature
If Now the incubator possesses no mira
culous powers. It is merely designed to
perform the work of the sitting lien,
providing for the eggs the conditions
of heat, ventilation and moisture which
are required for the proper development
of the embryos. The period of incuba
tion is the same as in the natural
method of Incubation. The hatches are
good or poor, and the chicks strong
or weak, according to conditions which
may vary with each hatch. So the ad
vantage possessed by the machine is
simply one of convenience. By Its use
the poultryman is enabled to incubate
any number of eggs at a time he may
decide, and is not compelled to await
the pleasure of his hens. It is also a
fact that, by the use of Incubators,
large numbers of eggs may be hatched
with less labor than by the natural
method.
The great demand for incubators has
S i resulted in the developement of an aston
ishingly large manufacturing business
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Large in size, jure white in color, these attractive geese are in ornament to the country place anti profitable to tlie
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plumage is pure white. Bill and shanks, orange; eyes, bright blue.
THE LARGEST WHITE GEESE
By EDWIN MEGAHGKE
uopyngnt, m*. oy ueo. a.. mcuovhi c.o.j
While goose breeding has long been an
important industry in western Europe,
the giant white geese illustrated herewith
ivere not developed until about a century
ago. It is an open question whether the
breed was actually produced by Dutch
br English breeders, though the former
ire usually given the credit.
The name Embden was probably given
In honor of the city of Embden, long,
i great market for agricultural product*,
rhe geese sold there were highly esteem
ed because of their high quality, and
gradually the name of the market was
applied to these choice white birds.
Embden geese were first introduced into
America by a Massachusetts farmer
>bout 1821. Five years later a Rhode
Island farmer Imported a trio. In 1862 a
jrominent poultryman of Massachusetts
brought over a pair that weighed 5tf
bounds when received.
These birds were all shipped from the
•ort of Bremen, and were called Bremen
?eese for many years. Finally this nanu
was aroppea ana tne proper one suosn
tuted.
These geese have the distinction of be
ing the larsrest white water fowl bred for
market purposes. Their large size, white
plumage—which insure* freedom from
disfiguring pin feathers—and fine table
qualities make them a favorite among
commercial growers of market goslings.
Adult ganders weigh 2b pounds, young
ganders and old geese 1# pounds, and
young geese. 16 pounds. The plumage is
pure white in every section. In fact,
specimens showing colored feathers of
any kind are not given consideration in
the poultry shows. The bill and shanks
are orange; eyes, bright blue.
In body conformation these geese are
excellent. The thighs arc large and
meaty, set on short, stout shanks. The
body Is square and very deep, in fat
specimens occasionally touching the
ground. The round, full breast carries a
large quantity of meat, and is remark
able because the keel hone does not pro*
trude beyond the flesh, as is the case In
certain other varieties.
It will be noted that birds bred to this
standard are necessarily of ideal market
type, being blocky and meaty. Add to
tins the desired color of shanks, bill and
skin, the latter free from disfiguring dark
pin feathers, and the reason for the
superiority of the Embden becomes plain.
This breed possesses another big ad
vantage. Goose feathers sell at very
high prices, and many growers derive a
considerable income from this source.
Of course, pure white feathers are most
in demand and bring highest figures.
Therefore, the value cf the feathers
plucked from Embden* is much greater
than of those secured from gray or
brown birds. This item alone has a de«
elded bearing on the profits to be secured
from goose growing.
Embden geese are also ornamental
fowl. When on th*» water they resemble
white swans, and this makes thorn great
favorites on country places where beauty
Is as important as utility characteristics.
Like all geese, they aie hardy and thrive
under simple management. Because ol
the great size of the iSmbdens it Is an
easy matter to keep them tonfined to the
quarters set apart for them.
Geese may be grown anywhere, but
thrive best when given a liberal range on
grass land and afforded a swimming
place.
n this line. A score or more of man*
jfacturers are turning out hatching
nachines literally by thousands, and the
aggregate annual sales mount into fig
ires which are almost past belief.
It naturally follows that there is a
great variety from which to chose when
making a purchase. A few dollars will
buy a machine having a capacity of four
Dr five dozen eggs, while the giant in
cubators holding 10,000 to 20,000 eggs cost
Hundreds of dollars.
In buying an incubator, then, one must
De guided by the extent of his operations
ind the amount of his working capital.
But price alone Is not the primary con
sideration. Efficiency is first. Some
nachines might prove expensive at any
jrice because of poor hatches of inferior
chicks.
As a general proposition, one will do
well to select the incubator which is
jiving most general satisfaction in his
mmediatc neighborhood. Further, he
should deal with a reputable firm which
will stand squarely back of its product.
In many cases second-hand machines
may be purchased at low prices, but in
making a deal of this kind it is always
best to be sure that there is some good
reason for the sale. Sometimes owners
Df incubators merely dispose of them
jecause they have proved unsatisfactory.
Incubator-heating systems vary. Some
ire heated by radiation from hot air or
bot-water tanks or pipes. Others by
liffusion, the air being warmed in the
beater and then passed over the eggs.
In rare instances a combination of the
;wo methods is used.
Hot Air and Hot Water
Most small or lamp-heated incubators
ire of the hot-air type. The successful
machines of large capacity, and some few
Df the smaller kind, depend upon the cir
culation of hot water, which is heated
Lo the proper temperature by lamps or
coal-burning stoves. Either plan give*
satisfaction when propedly used.
During the last five years the giant or
mammoth Incubators have readied such
\ degree of perfection that they are being
very generally Installed on farms, where
it is necessary to have a capacity of
i00b or more eggs. These machines effect
fuel as compared with small incubators
very considerable savings In labor and
laving the same aggregate egg capacity.
The following remarks apply to the
amp-heated incubator of small size, the
;ype universally adopted by beginners.
Let ns consider that a hot-air raa
sliine of, say, 200-egg capacity has been
Durchased. When received it should be
;arefully uncrated and set up. A plainly
vorded sheet of directions usually
iccompanies each machine, and this
«hould be studied before assembling the
various parts, which are removed for
convenience in crating.
After the machine is completely set
ip it should be placed in its permanent
ocation. The incubator room should
do clean and well ventilated and as free
is possible from violent fluctuations in
:emperature. A cellar or basement usu
illy best meets these requirements. If
>nly one incubator is to be operated, the
question of room ventilation usually
:akes care of itself. But if the room is
Illed with machines, it is often a seri
>us problem to provide the necessary
fresh air. Under such conditions a
basement with openings to the ground
level on the exposed side gives the
aest satisfaction.
Set Incubators Level
The machine itself should be set per
fectly level in order to insure an even
distribution of heat in all parts of the
:*gg chamber. A carpenter’s level should
be used and the machine leved up from
j«d to end and front to back.
Run the Incubator for several days
before putting the eggs in it. During
this time ascertain how the regulating
device operates and how to hold the
temperature at the desired degree.
Learn how to trim the lamp wick to
Becure the proper flame, and how high
the wick should be turned to supply
the required amount of heat. After
these simple details have been worked
out, the eggs may be put in.
Regardless of the size or type of in
cubator used, the very first esspntial of
success in eggs of the right kind. That
means large in size, perfect in shape,
with sound, shells, fresh and from
healthy, vigorous stock, No incubator
should be expected to turn out desir
able chick* from inferior eggs. The
machine can only develop what is put
Into It.
In this connection it might fairly be
said that when good Incubator* art used
unsatisfactory results arc—in a great ma
jority of cases—due to the use of poor
eggs or to poor management. The opera
tor should satisfy himself that these
factors are right before condemning any
ol’ the standard machines.
The three factors which hear upon the
problem of artificial incubation are tem
perature. ventilation and humidity. In
virtually all incubators the formr Is auto
matically regulated to a fraction of a
degree, but the others are, of necessity,
* largely determined by the operator.
Where suspended thermometers are
chamber is 103 degrees. Many operators
run their machines steadily at this tem
perature during the entire period of in
cubation. The writer prefers to secure
on average of 103 degrees, running the
machine at 102*4 degrees the first week,
103 the second wecit and 103*4 the third
week.
I’se l.ood Oil
Of course the lamp should burn stead
ily, as tills has a decided bearing upon j
the matter of temperature. Use nothing
but high-grade oil, which gives a steady ;
flame. Oil which burns poorly is the i
cause of crusted wicks and deposits of
soot in the heater. Use a new wick for
each hatch. Fill and trim the lamp late j
in the afternoon. This Insures a fresh
flame and an ample supply of oil for the
many hours during which the machine is
not under observation,
i Ventilation is ncessary in order that
j the developing embryos may receive the
, iequired oxygen and the dangerous car
1 I on dioxide be driven from the egg cham
ber. Ventilation and moisture are closely
associated. If the former is right, the
latter will usually be also.
In the process of incubation the egg
naturally loses considerable moisture
through evaporation. If exposed to a
i rapid-moving current of heated air, the
1 ggs lose so much moisture that they
hatch poorly. 'If, on the other hand, the
air current is too sluggish, the embryos
fall to receive the required amount of
oxygen, and this also causes poor hatches.
At present we do not know of any def
inite method whereby one can accurately
determine whether the ventilation Is ab- |
rolutely correct. However, certain experi
ments in weighing eggs have brought
out some interesting farts which the alert
poultryman can use to advantage. It has
been found that the best results are se
cured when each 100 eggs of average size
kept at incubating temperature lose j
weight at the rate of 10 ounces evyy six
days.
Using this as a basis, one may regulate
the ventilation. If the loss in weight is
too rapid, check the ventilation; if too
slow, increase the ventilation. This re
quires some detail work and attention,
but it usually pays to spend the time
necessary to get things right.
The eggs should be placed In the ma
chine In the morning. This gives ample
time for them to get heated up, and the
Incubator nicely adjusted before the final.
After 18 hours, the eggs should he
turned twice each day until they begin
to pip. Usually the last turning will
he on the nineteenth day. The best meth
od of turning is "shuffling," the eggs be
ing rolled around in the tray, those from
♦he center brought to the miter edge.
This not only changes the position of
each egg, but helps to equalize the tem
perature In machines where the center
of the tray Is warmer than Its edges.
In properly ventilated Incubators it is
not necessary to leave the eggs outside
of |he machine for cooling. If, however,!
the movement of air within the egg
chamber is sluggish, as often happens
during spells of extremely not weather, it
is necessary to leave the egg trays out
In the room for a considerable time each
day in order to give the embryos more
air. Also, if the temperature rises too
high the trays should he taken out and
the eggs slightly cooled.
White shelled eggs may be tested on
the fifth day. brown shelled on the sev
enth. Infertile eggs will appear perfect
ly clear, and these are suitable for cook
ing purposes. The live g«*rms In fertile
eggs look much like red spiders. Dead
germs are mere dark spots, frequently
encircled by a red ring. None but the
eggs containing live germs should be left
In the machine. The testing process^may
be repeated on the fifteenth and seven
teenth day, in order that the eggs con
taining germs which have died since the
first test may be thrown out.
At hatching time the temperature nat
urally rises somewhat. It may safely be
permitted to go to 106 degrees, but not
higher. Leave the machine closed from
the time the first chick appears until the
hatch Is completed. Han-r a thick cloth
over the glass la tbs taeubator door go
the chicks will remain quiet after hatch
ing.
Care at Hatching Time
All chicks should be out of the shell by
the end of the twenty-first clay. If the
hatch draffs boymul that time one nmy
conclude that the eggs have been chilled,
have been cooled too much, or that the
temperature has been too low. aulty
thermometers are sometimes tne cause of
the latter Condition.
The beginner will do well to keep ac
curate records of all the factors bear
ing upon each hatch. A careful study
of these, comparing one with another,
will often enable one to locate the source
of trouble when results are unsatisfac
tory.
LAST VETERAN OF SAN JACINTO
Critical Engagement Between Plains
men and Trained Troops
When Alonzo Steele died in Texas a
year or two ago tile last white mull who
fought ill the battle of San Jacinto pass
ed away, writes Frank Putnam In the
New York Sun.
A few days ago W. P. Vuber, who
as a boy of 1ti was with the Texas army
at San Jacinto, but did not bear arms hi
the fight, died at his Texas home. He
was on hospital duty during the fighting.
He was the last survivor of all the white
men present on that occasion, but It is
not wholly clear that he was the last
survivor.
It is likely that honor belongs to an
aiielenl darkey, believed to bate oeen
Sam Houston's bodyservant, who still
lives in o mear Houston. The old man’s
story is accepted by the oldest white real-,
dents, sons, some of them, of men who
fought at San Jacinto, and more familiar
than anyone else with the history of that
affair.
The pussing of the last white survivor
of San Jacinto directs attention to one
of the most extraordinary pages of all
history. San Jacinto ranks next after
tile battle of Saratoga and Gettysburg
•niong the decisive battles fought oil tills
continent. Saratoga proved the British
could not subdue tlielr revolting American
colonists; Gettysburg detlrmlned the fate
of the Confederacy: San Jacinto pushed
the Mexican rule southward from a vast
region on the Pacific coast and from an
Inland region including all of Texas,
with parts of New Mexico, Arizona. Col
orado and Wyoming. Mexico’s northern
boundry was soon thereafter and as a
rusult of that decisive battle to he fixed
nr so years at the Hlo Grande.
The buttle of San Jacinto was in char
acter unique. It was won .with the bowie
knife, against odds of three to one: won
by undisciplined plainsmen opposing Santa
Anna’s best drilled and best equipped
regiments. It was the only battle In
which the leB»er army lured the greater
Into a position from which there was no
escape for either except by death or vic
tory. Houston, retreating before Santa
Aura, led him Into a region bounded by
swamps and marshes oil two sides, by a
wide, deep bayou oil another and a harrow
bayou, branch of the flrpt oh the fourth
side. Houston backed Into his position
and Santa Anna followed. Then Houston
burned the bridge across the narrow bay
ou. the only entrance or exit of the the
atre of battle.
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A NIGHT ON THE TENNESSEE
(A True Story)
»l> If. M. IIKM)HH“0>
In the fall of l*7!> the steamer Emma
whs rebuilt at Heratur. and her name
was changed to the Robert Anderson.
She was. the largest boat plying the
Tennessee river above Muscle Shoals,
and considered the fastest.
The Anderson was owned and ope
rated l>\ Messrs. Oapehnrt and Samuels,
and hid tip' mail contract from Knox
ville, Tenn.. to Decatur. Resides carry
ing a large cargo of miscellaneous
freight, she always carried a goodly
number .of"passengers, especially on the
upper end of the run between Kotidon,
East Tennessee and Chattanooga. The
Cincinnati Southern railroad having not
been-completed through to Chattanooga
at that time.
One afternoon late in February the
Anderson stood at the bank at Wash
ington land’ng several hours loading
sacks of shelled corn, and when we
backed out from the landing it was
quite dark and a cold stiff wind was
blowing while a misty rain that turned
to Ice as it hit the deck was falling,
Henry Nlcholason. a veteran river man,
and the only one on board bolding a
license as pljot from Knoxville, Tenn.,
to Paducah, Ky., was at the wheel, and
ils the spokes .whirled rapidly through
bis hands, remarked "that there would
be something doing before morning,”
and "that it would be a rough night."
He kept the engineer on the jump
across the engine room to “shift up"
bis engines as he gave the different
bell ropes sharp, quick jerks, signaling
him to come a head, stop or back up,
as the occasion demanded to get out
from the landing.
There were about 30 staterooms in
tlie ladies cabin and all of them were
occupied on this occasion. Wo were
on our return trip down the river, and
were heavily loaded, the guards of the
big boat swinging in the miul.lv river
The river was very high and occasion
ally a big wave would dash across
amidship and inundate her lower deck
to the great dlscomforture of tho ne
gro deck hands sleeping under and
around the great boilers. Among the
deck hands was a small, yellow negro,
.lim McAvoy, who hud been on tho
Anderson since her initial trip. lie
was a "leader”—quick as a cat, al
ways the first man with the line and
mit on the bank “making fast” before
the gangplank bad quit swinging, and
he could swim like a duck.
We were going "full stroke” on *a
I high tide down stream, consequent! v
| making almost railroad time. The 10
■ or more passengers had all retired for
•Hie night. Toward midnight, as we
! were passing Half Moon Island, where
, thi* channel was close in and the big
I b«»t was trimming the willows the
| wind blowing hard, ashore, she stopped
| dead still, quivered a moment. Ev.-rv
timber in her big hull strained to its
uttermost, and then came a crash.
A large sycamore tree with gigantic*
branches reaching far out over the
river when at high tide, as on this
orcas on had taught the smokestacks/
V able to Stand the great pressure
down they came, crushing the two
lifeboats on the hurricane deck as
if they were eggshells, tearing awa>
the pilot house, narrowly missing
Nicholason. the pilot, and crushing in
an unoccupied part of the boat, but for
tunately killing no «»ne. The tiller
rope became foul and it was impossi
ble to guide her. The loud noise
caused by the stacks falling aroused
everyone on board, and the excitement
in th** ladies' cabin was intense. One
■woman came out of her stateroom with
a wash howl on her head crying for a
life preserver. The clerk and a mint
j her of cooler-headed male passengers
were trying to pacify the women.
In the meantime, the mate, old man
j Smallwood, had east anchor, but it
I failed to hold, and when it did catch
| the long chain parted and the big boat
was fast drifting downstream, endan
| goring tbo lives of all on board,
j Everything was confusion and about
this time the big safety valve popped
1 off. This was the finishing stroke.
! Someone yelled, "sin* is going to blow
up—jump" and a long-legged east
! Tenn esaee mountain boy took a header
i into the muddy waters. We never saw
him again.
The captain left tin* hurricane deck
and went down on the lower deck,
seeing that the anchor chain had parted
and realizing the desperate situation
that we were in. he called out: “Fifty
dollars to the man who will take this
line and swim ashore and 'make fast’. ' \
One negro looked at another, but not |
one was game enough to breast the
muddy water and not a one stirred.
“Where is Jim MeAvoy?” called out
the captain. “Aye, aye. captain." came
the reply from .Tim, who was standing
before the firedoors in close conver
sation with “Slick." the negro fireman.
“Here .Tim. take this line, swim ashore
and ‘make fast.' " said the captain,
Jim eusl a swift glance shoreward,
kicked off his shoes, took the small
rope, walked deliberately to tlie how
of the boat and plunged head first
into the muddy stream The other end
of the small line was uuiokly spliced
tv> the main line and slowly the mute
plyed it out u4 a snail's pace seemingly.
Numerous comments were made by
the male passengers who had gath
ered on tlte lower deck as to whether
Jim would read the shore alive. Af
ter what seemed hours, a faint “pull
away” was heard from out of the dark
ness. Then it was the mate took a
couple of turns aroung the eapstand
and six big negroes placed the bars in
their proper places and begun to walk
around. As they did so they broke
into one of their familiar ,river songs
Tt was but a short time until the An
derson was at the bank made fast for
the rest of the night, and .Tint, the ne
| gro roustabout, who had saved the
. lives of 50 or more people, besides a
, $50.uoo cargo, lay on a ball of cotton
! never to “make fast" again. He Used
until the next ray and his spirit took
its flight. % In making tin* dive from
the boat Itis head struck one of the
numerous drifts of logs, but lie had the
nerve and strength to keep on to the
.shore and "make fast.”
Modern View
From the Finnatl Ennufrer.
“Never burn your bridges behind you."
advised the sage.
"Win not?" asked the fool. “They tr
Insured."
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Reports Cause Trouble
Kufaula, March 7.—(Special.)—The di
vision of Barbour county into two parts
is still being agitated in many quarters
by those who believe ttint the. change
tumid redound much to the benefit of
these two component parts. Tha countv,
containing 030 square miles, almost twice
tile number required, by the constitution.
Is held to be unwieldy by those favoring
the change, who claim that the develop
ment of several parts of the county is
l-elng held hack by tin* present system.
In many ways the county now has a
double government. The circuit court
meets both at Kufaula and Clayton; the
probate court has an office at both places;
the chancery court has Its office, here; the
county maintains two courthouses, and
tiu> expense of administration is practi
cal iv doubled in every item.
There is one great difference, however,
which those favoring the division of the
county claim Is hampering the develop
ment of this portion, and that is the tax
ation system. They claim that Kufaula
and the outlying territory pays 60 odd per
cent of the taxes of the county and re
ceives in return but a small share of its
just proportion.
The expenditures are under the direc
tion of the board of revenue, in which
the western portion of the county has the
chief strength. This fact .therefore, is
retarding the development of the part of
the county which pays the bulk of the
taxes, the agitators claim. They ac
knowledge that it will take a hard cam
paign to effect the change, which would
really be more of a de jure one than it
dc facto one. In view of the system of
administration now in vogue.
It would require a constitutional amend
ment reducing the minimum numhei of
square miles for a county from 600 to at
least 4e0 square miles, which would en
able Barbour to make the change with
out securing any additional territory from
neighboring counties, which would prob
ably oppose such a move as far as they
are directly concerned. In view of the
probable'results many are willing to make
the campaign, however.
Sunday Eggs to Buy Pews
Wichita. Kan.. February 21.—(Special.)
The members of the church at MInco,
Ok la., have a novel plan to get tnonev
with which to buy pews. Much member
will sell the eggs laid by his hens Sunday
for a month and give the money to the
pastor for a pew fund.
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i-sfe asafiSM^.. .:...,/.m ■ ', *;,3
rows of young trees. The Comhinatfon Soil inakes it en*\-ff«.r n t o \v«?rk ft In bet*V'n the F j
growing vegetables until the citrus trees develop ,k ,nto Incomes of $.1000 to $10.00 ».
Florida Wants to Pav
You $5000 a Year'
*
tf you’re not making *5000 a year, you'd better >imh
the situation in the Wauchula District, Florida.
Fiorlda s soil and warmth and rainfall ure paying big
dividends Especially through the Wauchula District.
t^ niuJiL !h<’, n?tural advantages of the state seem
to culminate in top-notch production.
Florida wants you—wants you so badly that a *:IOOO.
$ »0() and *500(1 income is held out to you tndav as
an- inducement.
A few inert[ here at Wauchula make *10,000 a veur and
more. Talk to these men ami you immediately ree
'i ognlze tliat they have no marvelous ability Tliev'ra
.hist plain, straightforward, thinking men who are
not afraid to work when they cun see Pig pimneni
for their efforts.
Then how do they make from $.‘{000 to $8000 and
10,000 a year?
WATJCHTJLA COMBINATION SOIL—that's the ans*
we r.
Here’s the Wauchula story in brief:
| j Wauchula Combination Soil is equally well adapted
yg to vegetables and citrus fruits.
I jf Vegetables are planted between the rows of young
grapefruit and orange trees. Crop after crop fol
lows in rapid succession. Three and four a year is
common. And see what a crop makes. Note Mr.
iiiffln'a I-,.. 1,1.1 |tH not Die Many mi-,
'"''tor, ns lot tors in unr booklet slum
nml'm ennP ,n««•r'«l»l^ .. r„r ,„Mr
n.i.i. tut \ on t ash in when vnni' afnnefrult and
unuKo Irons In'Rin tu hoar Tlion you'll ho In the olulis
V?<»lLiW’ *7 ' iaooo to *M>00- oven III),illio II voni
.«•, IhU »lmlul,i Kverythlnif wo toll Von vou ,-ro
ri’iov ro U7V,'!l, ,a 'dlior ino" Hava .. tlmo after time
„r . “Il ‘'olnif It: M„io now Hoitloru at Wan'
linla this year than ever hofnro. The.'re alreull
his roKion. Many of .. twenty Veara old
•" " “'lelullll mi,I It. i, nr lu I, In, rln a t„„„K
I...VO .Irlu.sll. Of i.eitrl, f.llMI.MMI. That |Iloves n.s
ivI‘ut^ula^dw1^ooU.nHha'^antal,';.V?o SSS^Sfr 'KZi
1 vlll/atlon. PlrAt-clafiH t riiMsuortatiou i ii,o .... v 1
nf «oodH aut '"'-.•dh„o sale's';,',' eV,‘4
water, titUui drainuKe. healthful hllmlitn *.! £
te“.5.*:r-.rIli:ffli.hV«»'% !
Lana ouakan 1EEU By Bankers
—Wauchula District, Florida
n aiiruuia is so rn'11, so fertile, so productive—the
climate and yield arc mo remarkable—that the home
company of bunkers behind ii kuarantees your sat
isfaction. Mr. Kukene TIoltsliiRer,, our treasurer
was born In Kastern Tennessee, and for years has
bean a citizen of Florida. Mr. A \. Smith, bur secre
tory, comes from Alabama, ami Mr. A. Carlton our
vice-president, is a native of Florida. You can readily
Investigate the records of every one of these bankers
—their reputation for straikht deallrik Is easily veri
fied.
These bankers minrnntee your land. You have n year
to luupect your pint. Plenty offline to arrange n trio
down here. Mnke u vacation ot It. You'll he taken
all over the Teuton In nu nntnmnhlle. You can tnlk to
grove owners, Investigate our statements of n.'tonn to
*H(HMI u year I.met. And then If you're nut "atin
ned, every emit of your money will he returned with
tl per eent Interest.
V,k: ""V .•ll.M-l.es .. a el.oW
plot of rich v,.e,.table and eit,ys fruit land. And vour
money will have been cantina ti per cent all the time
•I'hntjs fair1 Mi \ ou!' it' proves" weVr«'on th'o'Juuare We
unlee" ln r‘»’“abl" Publication. 1
If there', .■■■other land offer a. liberal as the one
were innklntr we’ve yet to hear of it ComV riL'h
down here and prove thlnas. rae ' iKtlt
Von'll see art tiers ivloi are ■■■■klit. their na. with
o.tly a little ntoary to start. You'll ......b. ..-i
have been here a little longer who have every luxuri
they desire \ ou II aee a ruture for yourself and vnnr
family that has no limit that can be as Imk as' Vou
$w;X"A'r', v,m" >
Do You Want a $3000 to $8000 Yearly
Income? —Then Write for the Facts
.ss«auK.«f"
chi*e trutilVii 11y'made. w^ve yet"to^ar'of'u^ a'">"t "rhlch "Ul -‘»tementm
ke t e d*on*a ul*Himuint e «!** '* We found “ *r«t that cou,d be mar
for <»<r llterahire. Look over the colored lllutilrations of crons
ami Individual oratiRes. Rianefrult and vegetables. See photoarwh
after photoirrapli of proves with letters from the owners owIhr
cash earnliiRs. B fc
l.KAH\ WHV VOU « t t « IKK Stinoo to tHtNMI \ YK % It. stud)
our entire offer, uur li,,t prlera, easy terms, hankers' irtiar
■nlee. tael thla Inforiuntluu MIW—today. Send it letter
tioatal or tkr roup on,
Wauchula Development Co.
Box 1MI WAUCHULA, FLORIDA