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BREEDS OF CHICKENS Largest Fowls Are Represented in Meat Class. » Choice of Variety Depends Upon Pur pose for Which They Are to Be Kept—Plymouth Rock Classed as General Purpose. '(By G. ARTHUR BELL, U. 8. Depart ment of Agriculture.) For convenience, chickens may bq classified as egg breeds, meat breeds, jganeral-purpose breeds, and fancy or lornamental breeds. This is a some *what arbitrary classification and must [be understood as expressing general .characteristics, for not only many of the general-purpose breeds, but also (many Individuals of the meat and ifancy breeds are good layers. One per son might class a certain breed as a meat breed, while another would place the same breed in the general-purpose | class. The egg breeds Include the small or .medium-sized fowls which are very j active, quick to mature, producers of [white-shelled eggs, usually non-sitters or at most poor sitters, and rather 'poor mothers. The various varieties of Leghorns and Minorcas are good representatives of this class. Because they are poor sitters, some other breed, or at least a few other fowls, should be kept if natural methods of incubation are to be employed. On account of their early maturity it is not uncommon for individuals to begin laying at the age of four and one half months. As mentioned above, these breeds are very active and do not fatten as readily under ordinary conditions as the larger and less active breeds. The fowls of this class have large combs and wattles, which make them rather sensitive to low tempera tures. The largest fowls are represented in the meat class, and these breeds are especially suitable for the production of large roasters. They are slow and somewhat sluggish in movement, with little desire for foraging, easily con fined by low fences, rather slow to mature, persistent sitters, and rather Indifferent layers of large brown shelled eggs. Many poultrymen, how ever, are getting very good egg yields from them. The Brahmas, Cochins and l*angschans may be mentioned as belonging to this class. The general-purpose breed Includes fowls which are fair of size and which will also produce a good quality of brown-shelled eggs, making them espe cially adapted to the person wishing a supply of both eggs and meat. As one has to make frequent sales of flesh In the shape of surplus cockerels and hens, the carcass as well as egg pro duction should bte considered. The general-purpose breeds are usually good sitters and good mothers. They bave medium-sized combs and wattles and endure cold weather well. They occupy a medium position between the egg and meat breeds as to size, egg production and docility. The Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds are good repre sentatives of this class. The choice of a variety of fowls will depend largely on the purpose for which they are to be kept, the market demands, and whether sitters or non sitters are desired, if eggs are do sired for the market and 'the market calls for eggs having white shells, one of the Mediterranean varjeties will be suitable. If eggs that have brown shells are required, one of the Ameri can or Asiatic* varieties may be chos en. Where meat Is the chief object, the heavv-bodied fowls, such as the Asiatics, should be chosen. If fowls are to be kept for the production of both eggs and meat, some variety of the general-purpose class should be chosen. While these do not attain the great size of the Asiatics, they are sufficiently large to be reared for meat and. at the same time, have the tendency lor egg production developed sufficiently to produce a large number of eggs during the year. Prize-Winning Plymouth Rock Hen. Y IfcLU Ur UU I i UIN IbH'J Department of Agriculture Figures That Area Was About 33, 41S.CC0 Acres. Revised figures of the department oi argiculture's cotton crop indicate ■the area planted tp cotton in 1910 was about 33,418,000 acres, instead of 33, 196,000 acres, as estimated last June. The yield per acre in 1910 is esti mated at 170.7 pounds and the area picked at 32,304,000 acres. Revised details by states for 1910 follow: Acres Acres State. planted, picked. Yield. Virginia . 31.000 33,000 .... North Carolina .... 1,612.000 1,478.000 227 SCuth Carolina .... 2.626.000 2,534.000 216 Georgia . 4.970.000 4.873.000 173 Florida . 268.000 257.000 110 Alabama . 3.633.000 3.560.000 161 Mississippi . 3.430.000 3,317,000 182 l.ouislana . 1.075.000 975.000 120 Texas .10.350.000 10,060.000 146 Arkansas . 2.375,000 2,238,000 175 Tennessee . 783,000 765.000 207 Missouri . 103,000 100,000 286 Oklahoma . 2,260.000 2.204,000 200 California . 10.000 9,000 335 United States.33.418.000 32,303.000 170.7 Take Care of Moisture. President Worst of the North Dako ta Agricultural college in discussing the escape of water frsro the soil said: "If I were to come onto your farm and set 760 teams to work for a week hauling water onto a quarter section at the rate of four tons a day, I would then only put on as much water as evaporates in a week when there is a good moisture content in the soil." He further said: "A thorough harrowing will stop this evaporation and save that amount of water." This being true, let us keep the cruel broken on the surface of the cul tivated land and every foot of the soil covered with a fine mulch of loose earth and thus take care of the mola cure In the ground. * HAivlIVitH HUiv LiY rUUI rUWhn Arranged With Heavy Wooden Handle to Which Curved Piece of Iron Is Attached. The hammer is fitted with a heavy wood handle to which a curved piece of iron is attached with clamps,’and I braced with a rod as shown, says 4 writer in Popular Mechanics. The yoke at the fulcrum is fastened se curely to the handle and also to the bar-iron brace. The brace is attached to an L-shaped bracket on the anvil block, so it can be raised and lowered to permit the hammer to strike with the face parallel to the work. The bell-crank lever is attached to the side of the anvil block with the foot piece near the operator. If several holes am? drilled in the top part of 1 the bell-crank, the length of the stroke can be adjusted. Well-Watered Caws. The farmer advertised milk from well-fed cows. The milk dealer, not to be outdone, advertised milk from well I w&terec cows. (Copyright, IU10, by Awocialod Literary 1'ress.) Aunt Ellen Henderson, who was s widow, had arrived at the farmhoust of her sister, Mrs. George Taylor, or a visit. The family of the sister con sisted only of herself, husband and daughter Minnie, the latter ha vine arrived at the age of twenty-ons years. ' Aunt Ellen called it a visit, but in 'reality it was a plot. She wouldn’t (have owned even to herself that it 'was, for she was a very consclentioui woman, but it was a plot, none tbs [less. ■ Besides being a very conscientious woman. Aunt Ellen was a born Imatchmaker. There were at least thirty happy marriages in Warren county that she had brought about by being on hand and interfering at the critical moment. In her home, 40 miles away, she had heard that her .services were needed at her sister's (house, and she had put off making jher fall soft soap to offer them. ’ Miss Minnie had two beaux. They j had been calling for two years, and ‘ neither one of them had proposed. : They had taken up hours and hours 1 of time that she might have devoted ! to cutting and sewing carpet rags or trying to play “Old Dog Tray” on 1 the cottage organ, and it was time they were made to declare them selves. Of course, poor Minnie couldn’t say anything, and, of course, her mother lacked moral courage, and of course George Taylor was a stick of a man and a father. A strong 1 ll \lll/lli I It 1 I -r ; "j7fp yoo JAy \ AyyrH/jve Tt> me. ' GEAvyj AE&SiT? hand was what was needed In that family for a few days, and Aunt Ellen had brought it along with her. On the third night of Aunt Ellen's stay Mr. Graves called. He was a farmer’s sen and a nice young man; he seemed to be hustling and ambi tious, but not quite the man Minnie ought to have. She was hoity-toity and he was rather serious. There would be a clash. | Two nights later Mr. Spinner ' called. He also was a fanner’s son, and very good-natured. He was very | frank, and was known to be indus ■ trious and saving, lie was the man 1 for Minnie! Two years and he hadn’t ! proposed, but Aunt Ellen hadn’t been around. She had arrived now. A successful matchmaker does not 1 work in the open. That is, she never lets the young lady in the case know that she is the least bit interested. She pretends total indifference, or hints that old n aids are after all the happiest. If the young man in the case happens to be mentioned, sbo S carelessly observes that he is bow legged or lacking in character, and then changes the subject to Sunday school picnics It’s the young man she drops hints to. She keeps drop i ping and dropping until she gets him 1 all steamed up. and the first thing ' he knows he rushes off and Is booked. Aunt Ellen had nothing to say to her sister. She had nothing to say to Minnie. She just watched and waited for the time for her to step In and weld two more happy souls to gether, making sixty-two, more or less. The time came in about ten days, or when the rather serious Mr. Gravel made his second call. She was watching, and she saw the love-light in Minnie’s eyes and the admiration in his. When be left she murmured something about fresh air and threw a shawl over her head and walked out to the gate with him. There she said: “Mr. Graves, I am a plain woman.” “Yes?” “There should be no long delay in these matters. Have you spoken yet?” “W-e-1-1, no.” “You love her?” “Surely.” “Then speak. .1 am sure she loves you and will say yes.” “1—I think I will.” “I had sized you up to be that kind of a man. Good-night.” The matchmaker had begun, but only half her work was accomplished. Minnie couldn't marry the two men, of course, and now that Mr. Graves was going to ask for her heart and hand, and was sure to get them. It ! WM only common McdbcjL that/lA. I Spinner should nfflWr hi?ns#lf**lchfTO. j It was quite a little time before h« ' called again, as he Ml to go on a journey, but the* billing came at last. Aunt Ellen was on the watch for the love light* but she failed to detect It. Her sister and husband went off to bed jU -aneariy hour, and she pretended to follow them, but she was a deceiver. She went1 out to wait at the gate instead., It was a long, long wait, but Aunt Ellen emained. Whenever she had anything t-> say she waited until she could get It off her mind- It was U o’clock and past before she could say to the young man who came blinking down the path: “Mr. Spinner, I should like a few words with you.” "Oh, Lord, but I thought you were a cow!” he exclaimed in reply. “No, Mr. Spinner, I am not. I am only a plain woman. I say what I think.” "I see." “Though I don’t want to hurt any one's feelings.” “That’s kind of you.” “Mr. Spinner, you have been calling here off and on for about two years.” “Yes, about two years.” “While my niece has enjoyed your company, you must be aware that she has arrived at the age when—when—. Well, she has arrived at the age when the average young woman is looking forward to marriage and a home of her own.” “I think I understand.” “And as Mr. Grave i has confessed his love for Minnie to me. and as I know that she loves him, and as he will most surely ask her to be his wife next time he calls—” "That's rather funny®” said Mr. Spinner as she hesitated. “I don’t see where the levity comes in, sir. Love is a very solemn thing, and marriage is still more solemn.” 'Granted. What you were going to suggest, I presume, was that I cease to call here? “Exactly.” “You are sure about their loving each other?” , “Sir?” ..... Because It Is news .to me, you know, I thought that Mr. Graves—" “Sir, 1 took you fbr a ^gentleman.'* “Yes, yes—all right—all right."I see things your way, and this shall be my last call.” i “Now you are the gentleman ( i thought you. You can call, .yau know, but It must be as a brother. “Yes, as a brother—a real nice brother. Gracious, but why didn’t I catch on before? I thank you from the bottom of my heart and wish you j goodnight.” With that he w-as gone, and as she , ran into the house to get to bed Aunt : Ellen fetched a long sigh and mut- * tercd: “Thank heaven, h»ut that is off my ‘ mind, and my thirty-first match is as £Ocd as clinched. Minnie Taylor ca t never be thankful enough to me.” A week passed. Neither Mr. Graves nor M.. Spinner called. It was seen that Minnie was at least uneasy. Finally she made bold to ask of the aunt: T “Did you say anything to Mr. Graves at the gate that bight?” “I told him he ought to propose; for 1 w as sure you loved hiuk ’ “My gracious, but it’s Nancy Bush { that loves him, and he went light and asked her, and they are engaged/ You haven’t said anything to Mr. Spinner, I hope?” “I told him that if.he was. a gentle man he would keep away.” *‘a( “But we have been* engaged for two' months.” It took two weeks’to straighten ’ things out. and then.' as she' departed; for home. Aunt Ellen .turned i)er_C3\. proachful eyes on t ie girl ajul. saitL .. “Minnie Taylor, 111 never try. - to make another match -while- I live— never! None cff them'have-the least/ bit of grat.tude! ” SHE COULD SHOUT.MS J fj MRS. JOHN PRITCHFORBt OF ASPEN, i\'. C.. - , I will alwavs use -Uunt-s-Care 'fort itching trouble,"and teiralfT £ee about | it. I cou'd shout now to know that we* are all well of that dreadful troubb . The first of last fall myTittle boy b-oke out with some kind of itchihg" trouble. Thinking his blood was bad I gaver.him . a blood tonic, but he ,got .worse, -and could not sleep art night. Some said be had itch, and told me What was good for it. . I used what people .said wot Id . cure it, but nothing did it - any good My other two children and myself took the disease from him in January^ KHT I saw Hunt’s Cure adverti-ed find! purchased a 50c box It helped ray- ■ ittle boy so much I got a box fur each; | «>f the family, a. d now we are all welf of that awful trouble. Hunt’s. Cure will cure itch in a short time if -you will go by dir »ctions. We had it in- its worse form, and used Hunt s Cune^, and now we are all well Thanks to A. B. Richards Medicine Co., of Sherman Texas, manufacture - ers of such healing medicine. ' Mrs J6hn W. Pritchforp. Aspen, N. C. Sold by Pound Kincannon-Eikin Co. Superiority of Reason. . .. 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Saltillo;fB.i-H C'iaFk: &-'S6rf,* V'er^iva. efSrm f6k-sAlm j*» > consul ^ , . 600 A'cr’h# Corn, Cotton £r.d 'Atfb.fa Lcr.c *t\ ft'dlcs Xq;lh 77 7 rawest of Okolona. AA iWWk hpproved. ‘ ! M’^GoSlfhouse, large barn, gofld ^en&hrhouse^. 'all. nearly new;- ${&d pasture, and farm and pastn^e all' Jvit'h n^w fence-•«w*md them. Will sell thd’fentireTarm or vvillQsell i^-,40;^%1420 acre tracts on' eaSytirrhs;fo |u'itjiurchager 7 77AtsQaL20 acres (the J. i..jgarshaU.;,place )':at Green woocl^n^r Dorsey. Store house on place.r^'Good stand. Rents ic^ lOi per cent on investment. w '* •> Eightv acres 3 miles northeast ■ of Mooresville, and 120 acre&timber land in Itawamba county. , ^ f 777Fqr prices and terms see , *:n ' 3 1 t 1 r. n-ry-c-r rO iO h fstnaoU _, r ?■ ,u,<. ■ _rmr-;ti50-* ASA W. ALLEN TUPClO - - . ; MISSISSIPP ■■••‘•■■■‘■it* -.. . . Vacation Tours j. if hi . _ _ ... *ft>H JSHVhio Railroad. Great ly reducpd^flpnd trip fares to point* East.. North and Northwest. Liberal retftftn limits. 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