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0& 2 Agricultural & ^ Department Timely Recipes?Watermelon Rind Preserves, Cucumber, Pickles, Etc. The Progressive Farmer. Iu answer to "Farratr Girl's" inquiry, I aui glad to send the; following recipe : In making watermelon rind preserves select the white, firm inner rind, "neither pink nor green/' Cut in the desired eliap es, uot too thick, about a half iuch will do. Make a brine of one pint of salt to one gallon of clean water, in which soak the rind over night. After this soak in clear water, changing the water three times, using each water one , hour. Now weigh the rind and allow 3 4 of a pound of sugar to each pound of rind. Put the sugar into the preserving kettle and add enough water to wet it thoroughly. Let this boil until it will spin a soft thread. Now add your rind, and put in the sliced peel of one lemon to each five pounds ot fruit, and a small quantity of the lemon juice, and an ounce of ginger root to each five pounds of fruit. Let this boil until the rind is a rich clear pink, ueurly red. Remove the rind to the jars, boil the syrup a half hour longer, or until it is nice and thick, and pour over the rind. This is a sure-keep recipe. The main precaution is to be sure the salt is all soaked out of the rind betore preserving. If "Farmer Girl" will follow these directions, usiug good judgment and a little preserverance, I think she will be delighted with her preserves. Sincere. Habersham Co., Ga. ? For watermelon riud preserves that will not sugar : Fare the rind, soak in salt and alum waer ever night (not too strong); wash thoroughly next morning. Then add sugar. Cook until you think it is done ; then cook nearly as long again. When about two-thirds done, slice one or two lemons Rowing to I tie size) to the gallon. Mrs. Emma L. Llorue. i see that <i Farmer Girl" is wanting to know how to make watermelon rind preserves. Here is our recipe lor waterm Ion rind pickles which we consider superior to preserves : Feel rind, cut in squares. To one gallon of rind use irom 1 j pints to 2 pints of granulated sugar. Let stand over night. Next morning take one-halt gallon of good vinegar, (not too strong) to one gallon of raid. Four sirup off rind into vinegar <>ud let come to boiling point, skimming oil scum. Add rind, cook until tender. Add any desired llavor. Any ot the spices make.a good llavor?especially cloves and cinnamon. Margaret Madison Co., N. C. T.I , . ror muKing cucumuer picKie^, I use the following: Small cucumbers washed and packed in jdass jars with two teaspoonfuls ' of white mustard seed to each! quart of pickles. A few pods of green pepper and a pinch of; THE L sal*; cover with Hein'z white viuegar, boil in the iar one hour, and seal. Almo-t any veazetable or fruit will keep if boiled iu the can the proper length of time and properly seasoued and pealed. If you want sweet pickles add a half run nf mi4?ar and a teas. poomul of whole spice. Beans are easily pickled. 1 usually put them in a mixed pickle of while onions, pepper, baby okra, baby cabbtge buds, and red, and yellow and green cherry tomatoes, mixed, io show oil the colors. Sincere Habersham Co. Ga It Can't Be Beat. The best ot all teachers is experience. C. M. Harden, of silver city, North Curo lina, says: "I tiud Electric Bitters does alj that's claimed lor it. For Stoumch, Liver and Kiduev troubles it can't be beat. I have tried it and tind it a most excellent medicine." Mr. Harden is ri^bt it is the be^t ot all medicines also for weakness, lame back, and all ruu down conditions Best too for chills ai. tl malaria. Sold uuder guarantee at J. F. Mac key i o, Funderburk Pharmacy. 50c w Two Striking Examples-Farmers Who Make Money Without Cotton. Southern Cultivator: Many of our farmers lirmly believe that cotton is the only money crop we can grow. Well, let's see. Sometime ago we met Mr. Kelly, of DeKalb County, Georgia, and he told us the following: "S me filteen years ago, I had saved up three hundred dollars, 1 borrowed a like amount from a well to-do farmer in Rockdale county and bought 40 acres of land and started to grow cotton with which to pay oil my indebtedness on my little place. I worked Hard and lived hard tor three years, and at the end of this time I found out instead of reducing my dept I owed $350.00. 1 became discouraged, ami went to ray friend, and asked liirn to take the land as I saw no prospect of ever paying him. He talked to me a while, then said?'No try a while longer. Quit growing cotton, plant corn, wheat, oats, peas and potatoes and see how you come out.' I took htm at his word. The next fall 1 was enabled to pay him a ! him a little more than my interest. The next still more. So in i was ou' of debt. Now 1 own a place worth $5,000.00 an 1 o?e no man a dollar.'' Last week we went up to see W. L. Richardson in Cobb county, Georgia. We ton nil him plowing his corn, putting a side application of fertilizer around it. He had fourteen acres of very tine oats ; seven sown in fhe tall and seven in the spring.! He is counting on an average J yieidof 50 bushels per acre and we think lie will get it. He believes in putting 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre on his grain, and lie showed us some where this w,v applied, that was as good as oats having SO loads of cow manure per acre. He had twelve acres in sweet potatoes. Then he had a fine Berrauda pasture and u iii?re herd of Jersey cows in it. Mr. Richard' son told us he and his wife were going to take two months vacation at the Springs this summer. He has a beautiful home and i everything nice and convenient around him. Keeps five head! ol hores, raise? plenty of meat, .ANOASTER NEWS. JULY owns 150 acres of valuable laud that he has brought up from bar renness to a high state of fertility?but he hasu't one stalk of cotton planted. Now all can uot quit growing cot'on, but we cau tell you tru ami it ue\er tails to Ileal every sore. Iniru or wound to which it is applied. 25c, at J. F. Mackey Co, Fatiderbuek 1'har. w. REPORT OF COUNTY SUP= ERVISOR For Quarter Ending June 30th, 1908. 628 J 1* Hunter, sal A Jail acctj 205 so 520 J M ftowell, sal as constble 20 03 530 I)r K C? Elliott, sal as co physician 22 5S 531 W H Millen, sal as co treas 25 00 532 W II Bruce, sal as com a elk l* 75 533 W I' < askey, magistrate s7 50 534 B F Phillips, magistrate 02 50 535 J F Gregory, sal, wood, etc 112 70 530 W M Moore, salary 50 (XI 537 Adam Morrison, sanitary work l 7.". 538 J A Cauthen, assessor a: bridge work 10 00 530 .1 1' Llun'.er, sal as special deputy 31 OS ." 40 .J D Grillin, magistrate 25 (Hi 541 XV C r?teele. l'mb'r a work 7 S4 542 Geo W Baker, road work 3 5u 513.1 11 Barr, building bridge 13100 544 1 ?r J A Kutledge, post mortem 5 00 540 J M ( askey, coroner 11 5S 547 Lonnie ('autben, brg work 1 5o 5IS J T Thoniasson, phone rent 52 50 510 A K Small, hire of team 0 25 550 J l> Niabet, road work 15 no 551 .1 F XVemer, lumber 0 l> : 552 J \V Hamel, advertising 2 S5 I 553 T l? Caakey, ass?*sor 2 001' 555.1 Adams, special deputy 1 ol | 550 M v l.yies, lumber G3oj] 557 R I' Morton, special deputy 4 01 ; 55S Ade Smith, bridge work 2 50 l 550 X B Gousar, hauling rock loohi 500 XV 11 Millen, note to sinking fund com 7,35o On > ' 501 J K Kverall. haulinir and road work 5 (Mi; j 502 Huey Montgomery, lumber and work 1 25 i 563 W II Drallln, assessor 1 00 j ( 501 T It Itflk, tools Ac pauper orders IS 35, 565 I. A C K R, freight 3 40 | 506 l> It < rensliaw. brg wrk 2 00 ' ( 507 A McAteer, team a road work 7 50! 50> v\ ili Vincent, bridge work I 00 ( 500 .1 A Went, assessor 2 00 570 .I I' Hunter, conveying lunatic 15 25 571 1^ N Montgomery, salary 12 50 572 Andrew Hawkins, lumber a work 75 I 578 J A' Hammond, hire of team 3 00 mi t ii i.j ice. Milliner ~i& iU , STftrttoverA Perry, brg wrk 5(J(i 67*? J K iStewman, proceedings in lunacy A stamp* 6 00 i 577 .J E Htewnian. proceedings in lunacy a stamp* f> 00 57* J I* Hunter, conveying lunatic 15 no 570 ! II Hroughton, constable t; 25 5*0 Coy Unison, team ,v hands .* 5u fisl M C Bowers, lumber 15(10!, 5*2 James Bird, lumber 1 75 ! ( 683 J W rsullivan, keeping co home 73 21 > 5*4 I)r ltd Elliott, co physic 14 58 | , 5*5 L J Perry, sal .v stamp* 07 SI |, 5*0 Cook, Est ridge (Jo. tools 0 00 | , 5*7 .Joe Kingle, hauling a road work 12 75 ' i 5.** J A Bridges, road work 3 60 ! 5*0 J 1 > McManus, team and j i hand* 2 50 < 51H) Kstridge a Long, road wrk 2 25' 501 Stover ,v Perry, bridge wrk 5 oO i i 502 11 11 norton, ?hi a stamp.-' 2>> 00 i 598 Dr .1 A Rut ledge, autopsy 10 uo ! t 504 VV 11 Hruce, salary IS 75 i 595 \V D Starnes, bldg bridge IsO 00 i 500 H,W Sistare, bridge work Is on t 507 14 F Raker, bldg bridge la mo ( ? iy, that two or three progressive farmers iti every community, car stop growing it to their ad vantage, aud raise stock, hay seed corn, oats an! wheat tor their neighbors who grow cotton and for (heir local town tnarwet. Those who try it will find that there is not only ready cash for crops other than cotton, but a fciitJttit-i [jium ii'ju muro IC-cij amisfaction and enjoyment. We Blood in the lane with Mr. Richardson and watched his cows as they came home, and noticed the markings and quality of each, and we said.?'We w uld no; be a larmer unless we could have some stock to feed and enjoy looking at and showing them to our friends." Best the World Affords -It Bi ves me unbounded pleasure to roc- I commend Buckleu's Arnica Salve," says J. W. Jenkius, of Chapel Hill, N. C. -I am conviuced it's the best salve the world affords. It cured a felon on my thumb, 15. 1908 i Wanted : 11 T. Y. Will | Lancaster, - - _jj [ tt>ararA X A great number of people are t reductions in prices we havi close out our entir< Dress C IN otic and ail Ladies' Goods (except sh< to make another lower cut THE GOODS. We n< have the roon Shoes, C] and UQJJLM.KM. JLTJLV/AA ? We will positiv at least $3.00 to $' $10.00 you spend Yours tr ^ Williams-Hi V.?S T M Be'k, luu.ler 20 50 ? 599 J K Poiter. lumber 34 ^7 ' i'ttj M Howell, constable So >3 039 S >01 \V H Mil en, salary 25 o(? c ft02 Heath Elliott M Co, hack 040 N hire jframl jury .. 0M W1 ? 503 J 1' Hunter, salary a jail aoot 168 70 ,,:, i ^ i?o4 Adam Morrison, sanitary _ r work 7o 045 ^ 005 I?r KG Elliott, autopsy ?v 1 *0 v ex in lunacy 15 00 J GOti .1 T Hunter, constable 29 IS j 1 '> '7 M I, Heokham, censtabh* v 33 ';4> o( s \v 11 Si,well, cot for co h 2 25 ' 009 \V M Moore, sal a stamps 51 35 010 J A Williams, Org work 4 50 ,1"'9 ' .11 if I II,. -? .i _ i. .... i;\l V '' i i i x .1 i i <ii |'*i, lunu urh #i * ni >?!:! J M Gaskey. salary 14 5s ,;r2 ? i>IH K H Jennings, premium r on inauranee 125 00 053 1 il I J M Voder, lumber .v work 5 72 j v 015 <i e* Payaettr, fire reward 5 00 ,;55 fc did S K Unison, making till 100 00 I 050 ( 017 I >r <? W Poovey. ex in lun 10 t 0 '*57 V '! * I?r J D Funderburk, ex in I 05s 1 lunacy 5 00' > ill* J M & G \V Hinson. right- I 050 J of-way 5 00 j dou J 020 J I* Robinson, lumber 3 7s i 001 V 021 K K Mc< ain. lumber and 002 J work lo 82 ' ?d3 V 022 IV I> Starnes, bridge wrk 20 00 ' 004 I' 023 G F Payseur, bridge work 2 00 J '?05 V 024 W J Williams, lumber and 000 J work 2 00 007 -I 025 K J Mcllwain. assessor 2 00 00S (, 020 R L Lyles, lumber 3 75 li 027 Stover A Perry, building 000 I bridge 125 00 070 f: f?2s J A Cauthen. bldg bridge ,;71 1 X abutment 105 00 o 02ii T H havis, lime, etc } 35 072 V >>30 t?eaborn Mm a. lumber a j .1 work 4 001 ii 531 J II L'aber bldriff bridge 20 00 <>74 J >32 J H Tberrell, ruh .s(rate 33 35 a >33 J M rtmall, special deputy 5 BO <>75 I >34 I.ark Strrnes. bridge word I 60 a >35 T F Oulp. road work 7 -50 <>76 C 536 r* I> Taylor, aaseaaor 2 00 677 < >37 Hank of Lancaster, pauper 67? <J 4 ? laHMMaailHBMM* V 50 BUSHELS GOOD SOUND PEAS. iiams, -sc. aking advantage of the ^ e made in order to s stock of N _ _ 1 jooas >ns oes). We have decided in prices to MOVE ^ed and must n for % Lothing s Wear ely save you 5.00 on every * with us. uly, , f jghes Co | , maii rdera (1007.) 7 <X? > F Helm?, roa<i work 8 5o pi imp* Banking ?v Mer Co otHn 5 On I F Sistare, lumber ?v wrk 4 00 L L 1/ Blackmon, road wrk L" i.o ) Iv Ilall,conveyinic luna 12 "JO loab Phillips, bridge and oad work 12 00 I I, Beckham, constable 0 f?3 V I) Kodgera, lure of team 1 15 W .Sullivan, keeping co lomo 78 00 r rayseur, work on well 3 00 E htewman. proceedings n lunacy 5 Oil >r K (i E.liott, salary 14 6S V (' Adams, road work 7 00 i H Jennings, insurance i rem iu in 26 60 ) K Hilton, Imbr work 600 t H Milieu, .-ai stamps 2> 30 I H Horton. sal A: stamps 26 50 W Requartb. co engineer 1ms i;s V M Moore, >al a stamps 61 26 iudson.v Kroughtnn, magstrate A constable 25 00 P Hunter, sal ,v jail arct 195 30 \t 1 < ? * \ i?invj,V.UIUIlCI 1 t i)^ r 1$ Bruce, salary In 75 T Hunter, constable 2!) H V i) >tarne*, bldg bridge 29n on t S Harper, sanitary cart 40 00 V H I'ralHti, imbr ,v work ; 10 M N'owell, constable 20 *3 H L'slier, roa?l work 5 00 F I'ayseur, building well louse 11 25 . J IVrry, aal stamps 68 16 W Heqiiartb, engineer 10 5o 1 K McMkiiuj, mowing ourt house yard 75 v < l uomson, assessor 0 00 E Htewman, proceedings n lunacy a stamps 0 00 ordan a C a toe, magistrate nd constable 75 00 T Hunter, conveying lun,iic 17 03 C Gregory, bridge work 1 00 C Small, road work 10 00 F Payfleur, painting and < v