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Breeder’s Cards, j I’nder this heading, ads will he in- j aerted for .15 cents a word fbf one war. | 20 cents a word for >ix months; 15 cents a word for three months Name, numbers and initials count a* words. No advertisement accepted for less than One Dollar. Count the words carefully and Send Cash with the Ad. Salad in Collie Kennel registered Scotch collies f««r sale at all times. E. 1.. Love, Newton. Miss Immune Pol led Durham and Short Horn cattle for sale. K L. St*ale, L«v* ingston, Ala. Thoroughbred pointer pup* for sale at fr each or *H i*er pair. Dwight Smythc, Lake, Mi's. Rhode Island Reds, S. Wyandotte*. Hatred I'lymoutn h’ocks. l(*l young stock now on my yard for sale. * rite for prices. Some tine show turds Eggs fl.M) |tcr sitting of 15. (Mrs.) Chas. A. Kicc. Route 1. Middleton. t»a ror sale registered Short Horn Dur* ham Hull. It D. Watson. Durant, Mis*.. One very tine full Hereford male calf si* months old for sale. *'*“.««» W. .1. Ilulrv. Collierville. Tmn.. R. T. D. No V •southern fertile eggs. Minted van dottes, Vk R<n*ks. Ilh.H n Leghorn* Sitting*, |2: three sitting*, f.. luieggs 114*. Fair hatch guaranteed Win ners in five states. Circular free. Hr uce Hro*., Crescent. La, Registered lied I*oJJ calves of * hoi* < breeding fm .1. T. Young, Shop spring, Term. For sale: Several Langshan e«s k erel* Kgg* in *easi»n. Order* ImA e«l now. Finest winter laying hr#o-«l known. Write for price*. Wright Smith. Memphis. T«-nn. ('losing out »ale Light varieties pure hr*-il |*»wltry. Mammoth Itronre turkevs. For prices address L. VV. I*avne, < Viju minis. Miss. IMaiitiuu Catalpa Trees Kill (OH (tAZKTl l : I want to grow eatalpas (or post*-, and would be glad to have you publish the best method to be used, including the planting of seed, cultivation, resetting etc. Please tell me whether the seed inclosed arc of the species I'alalpa speciosa, or the one best adapted to my purpose. Allow me t«> say in com 1 union, that I value the (ia/ette very highly and expect to send m some subscriptions soon. C. M. N i u i .i u Algotna. Miss. Answer by Kditor: The seed inclosed is of the. true hardy species, Catalpa speciosa. The following ex tracts made from instructions for growing the catalpa, pre pared by the Puited States Forest Service, will probably auswer your need. All those interested should send to the f orest Service, Washington, I>. C., for Bulletin .>7, entitled “The Hardy Catalpa in Commercial Plantations.” Tbi#^ bulletin is the most complete monograph of this tree ever published. A deep, fertile, porous soil is essential to good growth in the catalpa; and if there is perma nent water within ten or fifteen feet of the surface, so much the better. The tree is not adapted to stiff clay soils, or to soils having a tenacious gumbo sub soil. But although an impervi ous laver of clay near the surface prevents successful growth, clay which is not too dense and occurs below several feet of good soil forms a bene-j ficial soil foundation, retaining j fertility and moisture. It will pay to use the richest soil ob-! tamable for catalpa growing. I nder cultivation the bardv catalpa is one oi the most ra grow ing trees. A height growth j of two and a half feet anil a j diameter increase of one-half j inch annually for the first ten to j fifteen years is not unusual. If given plenty of room, it ordina rily becomes a spreading, round top tree. In dense stands, owing to its intolerance, the lower side branches are killed by the shade; but if they become * 1 more than half an inch in diamc-| ter. they cling to the tree for years after they die. thus delay mg the complete pruning of the! bole. # The rapid growth, durability in contai t with the soil, light ness. elasticity, and high fuel value of catalpa wood make the tree cnc of the most valuable for economic planting. Catalpa » wood cut from tlic living trees is, almost immune from attack by fungus diseases, and is one of the most durable timbers known. ] When used lor fence pints it often remains sound for thirty! or forty years. Kveu in young , trees nearly 75 per cent, of the wood is heart wood, so that when used for posts the decay of the sap wood does not materially af-, feet the value of the posts. The catalpa has been planted princi pally for fence posts, telegraph poles, and railway ties. The j rich coloring of the wood makes it also well suited for cabinet i work. The catalpa reproduces by seed anti by sprouts from the stump. I The price of the seed runs from 1 about 55 cents to $1 per pound. There are nearly 2<*,<mhi seed in i pound, and the percentage of germination is from 4o to 75 [n a commercial plantation it is much cheaper for the planter to raise his own seedliugs. The seed ripen in the fall, and should be kept over winter in the pods in cool, dry storage. In the spring it should be thickly sown in nursery rows in well prepared, mellow soil and covered one-half to one inch in ilepth. The rows should tie far enough apart to allow thorough cultivation, termination may be hastened by immersing the seed in warm water and letting it soak for 24 hours before sow mg. In favorable locations the seedlings will grow from two to three feet in height the first summer, and be of suitable si/e to transplant to the permanent situatiou the following spring. Some of the leading catalpa plantations have been planted four feet by four feet, and expe rience has proved that they wer? not too thick. At this distance the trees do not crowd seriously for eight or ten years, after which they need thinning. Many trees are then of suitable si/c for twists, and may be cut with good returns. In four to six years more all the trees should be of marketable si/?. The plantation may then be cut clear anil a new forest siartco from the stump sprouts, or it may again be thinned and thr bent trees left standing to pro* dwee telegraph poles or railroad ties. (»ood telegraph poles are giown in twenty to thirty years. I’or convenience in cultivation many prefer spacing the trees from three feet by five feet to four feet by six feet. ( lose planting is desirable to obtain a large yield from the plantation in a few years, and is necessary tocrowd the tenacious side branches from the trunk and give the tree a better form. The planter w ho sets his trees thinly on the ground must do much pruning to secure clean, straight boles. The Best of All Kim i < >k t ’»A/.I-.T 11 : I take two other agricultural papers, but think the Ca/ette is the best of all. J. T. I Ik km an, Noxapatcr, Miss. Fine Angora Goats Bu« k* and ewe* h* .ale. Mr*. Arn old. Km^'ton, N. M . paid "I. (no ior ;i halbhrother of the *irc of inv he.ul buck . 'V ||, Ackerman, Mi** Short Horn Bull Fcr Salt Solid red. registered Short Horn bull years old, $loo. K. M. Smi i u, l ayette. Miss. Poland China Pigs Subject to rrgi*trati<m and fine in« dii iiluaU. I w ill *e<! them for f |() each to move them <[m< kiv. W. M. Kf-1.1s. star kt ille. Mi**. BERKSHIRES < if bc*t fype and hrcedini*. Wi itc. rt pi a in ini' f nil v what v <»u want. If I can't till \mit hill, will »*y M plainly. II I can. will make yon price*. J U*. If AMU.TON. Ih.ulka, Mi*». For Salo or Exchango t »ue I * inch N'<r«tykc *V Mortnan eri-t mill, "iir N<». 2 f'orn ami «\,i» , < tuthrr, .«?»•• a» cyji* incubator ami hr.H-tc-r. \V. A FIKK. Herman* illr, Mi**. Nigh Grado Jorsoy Cows It*. »oin<* h ith vouite Cain’*, all y i»» inj* milk, for ♦ b*i. A t.Si» Ihiroc Jer»e\ h<«t;s. S K. t»ranln-rrv. \Vc**a>ii, Mi-.-. MJ Itm tuiu IlnmuiU lt;iy " G •» G and li*i t.f Jobn-oQ I gran* hay at f*ilo it ton f. .• b. car* I May hr.t. Mi**. II (*. I* ilk intun. | May hew, Mis*. > JENSEYS FON SALE ~~~ | I ’boiecly bred Jerwey tiillw ready for wervitc. Krewh registered coww ami beiferw, all well bred. Akiimk MoM'.umiky, Surkvillc. Miss. KjgHBv