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Ml ' I ll "i . 'ir - ii. MEr% 9 A Regular Weekly Feature for the Farmers of Anderson and adjoining Counties. Contributions for this paere gladly received CO-OPEi Cooperate-don't tost talk about cooperating. Get started en some thing- . That ls tho big message The Pro gressive Farmer would like to send tb every reider this week, and espec ially ps tho rnqmbers ot every1 Form ers' union or ?A?-her - farmers' ..club; j Link yourself qp with the'dife of ;ydur neighbors. Hafe a real nalghboAhod, a real community. A \ ^ . Brotherhood, fellowship, comrade ship, overflowing neighborliness that's what your whole neighborhood ls hungry for, if the people only realised it, "bat this neighborliness must be something more (heb >. bene volent sentiment lying idle tn the hearts ot the folks. - It must be pdt to work. ?Unlust do things. And that i9 what coQMratlp|(ti|h-neighborliness at work, brotherhood at' work. Aqd there .are all kinds' of oppor tunities -for1, cooperation, Brother Reader, all around ytnt ?rte woods ara ni',- of them, literally. FeaA Prof. Baker's story this week, mid ^ce lt it?n don't warm up at the thought of how his neighbors work ed, teether, to! get a batter school bulMUg.C more teachers', ind hatter r.pn??taftU#^ their boys ?nd girls. Thia !B'everywhere one r.-! thtfSttt. dt^rtunities for co operation. TheiWlittl*Mtfpfi. for any pcbplo who are'jaot wrlllng to coop. or'ato- aa tas payers and fellow workr erp. to give a bettbr chance to their own young, aspirin* flesh and blood.' Then com?p. cooperation to get bet ter roads, And ? .telephone system; and ? farmers' club and a club for thb farm women, libraries, local fairs, rallies, picnic days, and every thing that makes for a richer social abd intellectual life. "> And then all around you. all tho .tune;. Mr. Farmer, there ?; e oppor tunities for the sort, of ? ' jperatlon that will pay direct*-/ ?? \< a-^-dollara and centk.v T':e lott?r?? \u this issue provo, that beyond, cjuestlon. Some op portunities, that eilst in nearly every neighborhood and ate walting for nea??~-p*nry,;farnjer',ln the South are as follow?? TOSHNHEfftT: : . %. Almost every month and every week you: bay some kind of farm' supplies lt would pay ydu to buy in cooperation with your neighbor. 2. YOU ought right now to be sell-, lng OF storing cotton, tobacco, pea nuts or applies Uk- cooperation Wit!i your neighbors 8. Having before us not only the gr.iden opportunity bht ?ho .hypera tlve*1'necessity;.for' racing m?*e -dlve-i stock in the South, yon shomd .right no?' with your nelgerars to get rr^^d^?M'-hreeding *yrea and to join in'- msmtibg-*-?!i^isiB or meats. : 4. Read, iv rbis Issue how neigh - .5M%^TT "RE COOPERAT' --* Pane*kc flour, two ?acKMWj for.. Buckpitt flQiir, t ages fdr... .... Malaga grapes at, per. pound..l$bc Fla. Oranges, at ?Oe and 2 Sc Ipstant Coffee*, made in the cup at the pining Tabtc. Fresh '??m?ps-every day. Full Cre?m Cheese aV.. 2Sc .... . -;. ;. . - Evajprbr^t?d.. Apples, 2 pounds for .. > .. . . 25c I r~. <*VVii?n?i' 'j'^' T.'V' 1 Irish. Fotat?es at 35c per New lines1 of cereals just in. Okra and- ternajoes ah; a Red K?&ttefty& :v/fmWi^mf^ last--regu?a? 35c can at.. ...20c White ?'Royal Anne" Cher ries--regular J5c vahie at........... ,30e California peaches 2 for 25c Mince inisAti'^ckage ..toe ? 50$ N. Main St., ?^irEft?ON, & C. ?TtON lng ia thc purchase and use of im proved implements and machinery, | and figure out the money-making, la bor-saving opportunities you are mlss-| ing here. 5. For marketing, poultry, egg**, I butter, fruit, vegetables, meeta, etc., every farmer should be a member, of j Borne cooperative produce exchange like that we are reporting from Syln vester. GB. 6. Every.-farmer should have his house and stock, insured in some mu tual insurance company. * 7. In every neighborhood there shuld be a farmers' credit society for pooling farmers' savings and lending to one. another in a safe, manner. 8. Whenever a new cotton gin, saw m}!!, grain mill, creamery, tobacco prlpery, threshing maohlne, or cotton seed oil mill ls needed In a neighbor hood; lt, should be owned by the farm ers and. run on the coop?rative, pat ronage-dividend plan, so that profits will go back *p the farmers. Think or. theso things. Brother Reader, /falk them over" with your neighbors. Decide which of the eight thies offers the best opportunity for work; eev that you lay thoroughly Bate and b'iklncs8llke plane and then Ko to lt * Qnce again, don't talk .lust about eoot>eratirnl I C'obperaie Get some thing st ur ted lb your neighborhood. FBET'/fELL SAYS FLAUT WHEAT ? Flo-jr is Going to be Higher Next I ; fear. . Tc the Farmers of Anderson Coup- ? have been thinking for ?orne time H of ' writing h letter on farming, but I so randi bas been said, and so lit- H tie .done,'that I thought lt useless to H say moro on that subject, but after ? further constderalon, I havo decided I to ' riBk. being importunate, and tell I thes? bard beaded farrttira my idea H of what we should do under present I conditions. First think td consider Is the ne- ? cesslty of every farmer who owns I Land, to see to it that bia tenants I plant sufficient wheat to furnish them H Mead fdr ho next twelve monthB, for I the reaBcb ;that present conditions I t?tnt strongly to tho fact that tho andlordc ^lliflud lt exceedingly hard sb' bobrow mon?? to supply them selves and tenants >tso. and tho wise think .to do ls to provide right UQW against auch contingency by Edah tin g at least One acre "In wheat Db? every ; meinber 'of the family in- I eroding.each tenant and his family, I tte cotton seed as fertiliser, and I t?at will put you in ah Independent position >tot *** nert year. V!I*jem, ;r*ht?a?lod * that considerable wheat will ' be sown, but . for fear that nome will neglect this import ant matter. I am calling special at tention to it In thia paye}.; We win ?probablysee flour at $10 ? barrel in isis,- as our surplus stock la being largely tak?? by Bsr^nean '???rketa. ?ir/ 3.: Sam Wilson, who ls atno?g zLW ?hugest farmers ot tbls State, will ?plant 800 acree to Wheat, and I learn Kh?tr?fn^'Of hlB neigh hors, will plant in proportion. I J am ftpiy satisfied that we can j ?gow wheat as p'rafltjstyy: hero lu the T-inno^L "?H Kntlfu?rtn*' ' 'I* ^<a't? ft Klt^OT^kr? ago;"thr??^h%e raltoy country bjBrwe%n^hP^hfl FrauJk ?yn', Tennessee, during the threshing ?MhianVupo^lnqulry I found the grain waa nvejregiibg ? the; farmers around 18 l'-?^uahi?Wip?^acre.T|% #he*t waa being hauled to the rai?; ?road atatlon for shipment to the mills ?at Na>Uivtlle where they, received 96 cents per haskel for ?t ? ,51t is adi too much to say that we san do tte well her? th Andersen coun ty, in fact. ? ekpect tQ.get 20 buihels per acre on roy sowing and tn addi tion my lands gre being improved by the process. And in addition to the wheat we can produce Just ea much cotton on -the reduced heneage pla?. It is absolutely foolish for na to undertake to plant sro ranch cotton nrt% niter the tropean 'int: le over, ?M jaitt?rs adjust themselves to not mal condlUops again, tor should we sMH-alBt tn the all cotton method to produce a money cron, ju^t as sure we Wai h?ve 4 cant cotton staring us In tfco race again .next fall. cv*.'tis* been plantlnij' gram and B-Orirwhas diversifying our ctdps all ?neae years In the past low price cot bon would ?cvor have fc.sea - heard tit. I nm not cue to think that 'every ihlng-Is .geing toi be bad, abd I feel mr o that we wilt proatftr after the' *ar ts overcast as we? hk.fr* hath ?en dotas tai; ?he past ?sirig ?ll Unes, ifllkaaa rOhu>lt a^ of ?ttV.jbwu raising. l^r^ ^^lNt^^' ^ growr J. X TOBTWISLL, Anderson, g. Sfov. ll, MM. W'.tb the ever lacreaelng- .price* not scarcity efl Ms^lghaeomes more ilfflcult for a laboring man tc buy nd ova hts home and corresponding, fi he and hts are les* free- and less aluable to theoasatvea and. their ? hate, and they ?mk lower In ctvihv allon, ann are werta just as much 1 pas to "basinens" and th? community. ' ft properItion to their loa? Individual y There ls plenty cf land for sale, but iot - plenty of mosey to buy, ?tee* and ls essential to life, why should. Boney stand between mea and w?~] fl san and children and their "bread* So vt h Carolina must f ?vfde means her tenant. c?At|?lo own their mes. British ItdHpual* mast bo ld to th??r heritage, and not allow to usurp thal Ot t^iflMWr, ? !.. 1/J.OUINT WARNS OF FINK BOOL WORM Farmers Urged to Watch Closely for Higas et Pest More Dangerous Than Boll WeevflL CLEMSON COLLEGE. Nov. H. State Entomologist A. P. Conrad!, of Clemson College urges cotton farmers to be awake to the dangers of the pink boll worm, ot cotton and to learn cnouKb about this pest to detect it the Instant it appears In a field in South Carolina, if lt should appear, j Prof. Can radi sutes that the pink I worm lb the 'most destructive of all cotton Insecto and the fuct that lt has beep Introduced into Florida has led him to prepare a statement which will help tho farmers to recognize the pink boll worm or suspect tts pres ence in their fields should H be there. The damage done by the boll weevil In the South has been sp vast that the entomologist urges Southern i'armerB to go to any length to prevent sm other such Insect enemy from gam inga foothold ip this country. Vigilence qt the most wide-awake sort is advisee and, though the pink boll worth may never be Introduc? into the State and though outbreaks whenever they, occur may bp stamped out successfully, lt will be well for all farmers to be ou the safe aide and take the time necessary to learn something . about this bisect. Prof. Conrad! advises ail farmers to write to the United' States. Department of Agriculture for a bulletin on the Sink boll worm by W. D. Hunt, Issued Aug ust 7,. 1914. This will give them the necessary information. The Immature' stages of the pink bolt' worm occur in Egyptian cotton seed and furnish a ready means of artificial . spread over great distan ces. In 1912 Ute State Entomologist of Arizona seised 500 pounds of Egyp tian co'.tonseed which contained this pest. Those who have studied the situation carefully have always, be lieved ' .hat the pink worm could es tablish Itself In this country if in troduced and its presence would greatly increase Ute difficulties of ; producing cotton. Though the gov ernment has established a - quarantine agalnnt nit rnftnnaood fmm ttyvrdrn countries, it appears that bales of Egyptian cotton, unlike our ahort sta ple bales, carry a comparatively large J amount of seed, which would make such shipments especially dangerous when comics from pink boll worm infested territory. The worm injures squares and bolls causing them to drop and In bad Infestations damaging the crop to thc extent of 50. per cent. Where' a Bingle lock "of boll ls io fe >ted, the other looks open ^prematurely, causing short and kinky fibre.- The value ot fiber is fur thermore reduced-by tho Insect's habit of staining and lt appears that lt also causea reduction of oH in the. seed, o'o variety pt cctton seems tc be free from its attacks and Prof. Hunter thinks that lt is practically certain that Ute worm will attack/ Soe Island as v/cll as all upland strains of cot ton. Farmers ahould not delay In writ ing for copkss of Dr. Hunter's bul Jptfs on Uie ptah'-boll' worm, wbieh will heil? them to Identify the species, should they encounter lt Prof. Conrad 1 will watch closely thc developments) _of thc pink boll worm situation io- rior???. Keep the Weevils Ont of Your Core. Now is tbs tune of all times to cut outran Waste and jut into practice every possible economy measure. One of-these that demanda Immediate at tention is to prevent the destruction of oar stored grain, particularly corn, by weevils., Undoubtedly we suffer annual losses from thia pest that in the aggregate amount to minions ot dollars. This loss may very largely prevented by using carton blsul tdei-which may be obtained at drug storey. Rdlighly, , from ten to twenty-five pounds Of carbon bisulphide is te qur?d for each one thousand cobie' feet of space in fhn crib- Um exact being determined by the Of the crib, lt this he very twenty five pounds tor cubic feet will be none too much, while If it bo ceiled and very tight ten pounds will probably be sufficient Ot coarse.; ior cribs con taining less than one thousand cubic feet, Ute dpsage should be reduced ia to the beet way tc use carbon' [phar*Dr. W. E. Hind* of the Ala. *^tBt?t^1etya: ^ the1appllcaM<%,.lW off tho abrtac* of Ute corn and dre-J pare ' small holes ' ab jut one foot' deep by puning Out the eaTs at tatervals of three or fetor *reei ?part eachway. Di vide the liquid to be af?tied pinong tm&m B^n^irl^Pm^St from and work toward the door. P?o> BP? -TBWF'?P>W ies^,'tlur.--<ora-J ti will ?ot hart it either for feed or for #^^-aad nil in th? >Vt?^mm* dtawy with'corn to confine the fum es RS much Sa possible. Close U">, door tightly .add quickly paste paper oVer lb* cracks " around it L*ave the room closed at leaat twenty-four boura and ao barm will he don* lt toft in&eflnHely. Fumigation to much more.effective daring warm weather, ly because of inor.e rapid evapc * partly bocanas insects are susceptible to it. Never attempt ?0 usq carbon bisulphide when the tstapetattit'e u below sixty de < greca Ii l? better to ?tatt tb? treat ment at 10:30 a. m.," rather than at night; both d?t account ot having light and ?Ufo t?gher temperature. 'A."ds* coud and stronger treatment - should Ho fwsn lt afierra week ear two if it ahould appear that tba-#??fc*.'e>*a-hgt' catisfaetorily effective. Ordinarily, on% treatment th the fall and possibly an other In March cr A>til will be fielent to, protect .Uss corn. Prompt aaa thorough treatment is most profit able" The Land, a free people must own their \)S^i hemes and the lana they farm, . WINTER I?EMON8TR.\T?ON IN HOME ECONOMICO FOR FARM WOMEN OF THE SOl'TH. Spprial to Tit? IntcUigvncer. WASHINGTON, Nor. ?.-The county I women agent? who flaring the sum- j mer have been teaching Southern girls to can . their gardon products and tend poultry win continuo dur- ? lng the winter to make other practi cal demonstrations In home econ?m ica for such farm, women as desire them, If the plana materialize which the IT. S. Department of Agriculture hopes to carry out In cooperation with the State colleges. These ladles will have the club members grow winter gardens. It ls also proposed to have capable county agents make demon strations in such lines as the follow- j lng: Utilizing canned goods in cook ing, bread making, nae of fireless cookers, preparation of vegetables from' winter gardens, horde step and labor saving devices, and similar sub jects. Thus the Girl's Club work will be carried into the home, and mothers as well aa the girls in southern rural communities, may becomo acquainted with the moat up-to-date methods ot housework. The various county women agents who have finished canning Instruction will endeavor to enroll the women Of rural communities where the canning has been undertaken, for a continu- j ance Ot practical demonstrations in home economics. It will be the object of the county woman agents not on ly to Impart the beet she knows but ' to learn good 'recipes and methods of work from those who have excelled in any particular line and pass thom oh for general use in the community. Meetings will be arranged In schools I or private homes for the purpose ot reporting ?** ' *. progress of work and ! for otro wir 'tay Social gatherings I will be a . i or the work as they ! hnvo r-3fn lor the Girls' Garden.and Canning CluhH. Bulletins are now be ing prepared which will be furnlshc w | to workers to aid'them in following the Instructions of the county agent. Under preparation; (though' not yet for distribution) are the following:' Use of Vegetables -from Winter Gardens. How to make *sd , Usc Firc? Cookers. Preparation of Canning Club Pro ducts for tho Table. Some Homo Made 'Step-saving De vices. Practical demonstration work for the girls of the South has only been carried on actively1 since 1910, when a j few canning clubs were organised, since then the'canning ?nubs bav*. taken in more than 40.000 girls under the supervision of pearly 400 women .gents. Thc total valut of the canned goods ot.,the8Q yoong' women of .the South was tfyo.gStyKiX M W Spe cial products of Southern fruits and vegetables have been developed to a considerable extent. Ht/pofta thus'far' received Innicuto that'tho records of I 1914 wilt tar surpass ' those of last j year. A more recent development the j poultry club, has now 2,090 members. These young girls hive Increased materially the supply , of wholesome food aa. weU aa the Income of -tireJ farm home by their sales.of products. They are now to be taught the actual i preparation -of wholesome.- food in a j wholesome and economical manner in tho kitchen. TTjarV, n<1t o1?n Vin hnmn Hpmnnttlrn. tion work tn cooking meats grown .by. the boys, .many of whom have don? so well In rasing corn and pigs, ?8. many farm homes supplied with choice homo cured meats preapared by *.he young club members, will testify. FACTORY ON THC FARM Silo la "a factory on tho farm and therefore lends itself to .co-operation ot tho commercial and agricultural in teresta The farmer geta the profit of both producer and consumer. Wc ?teed more of these; agencies of I proeperity on the farms of South Caro* una and business men cannot render | a better service co their communities i than in' encouraging the building ct ki los.' The slip ls a great business edu cator. It arouses the Bptrit of enter prise, develops ibuatness Ingenuity and awakens th? Joy of ownership. A farmer can build a alto for two or three nnndred dollar?, ?nd lt will urdo* ordinary conditions, pay a fltvl ileud bf 4ft pe? cent wk-ire lt ls run to capacity. I ' -j_?-J CO-OPERATIVE FARMING. - ? In this age of co-operation, in which manufacturing and commorclai inter ests has attained wonderful dovelop tne?: and success by merging their re sources, lt ls not to be wondered at that co-operation ?aa slowly but in evitably wended Ita way into rural Ufo? Thc old method of individualism is gradually giving way tg tne co-oper ative spirit and the result ia a greatly reduced cost of living and lessened "souX tarot farmer* hr* lei \iS^ co^t%^^owti.i ala it is gradually being extended lntv> every f !hature of community life. RURAL TELEPHONES The telephone ls one nf the most profitable bus?**? agencies that the fanner con amaty. It affords him fa cilities* for keeping tn coueunt eom ?tmic?fon wita the mariel*, provides ft sitting toora for tba (community where the families can assemble add , discus* tile events of fhn day without I the inconvenience of travel or lbs* bf time, and fa sickness and emergen cies, lt render* a divine Services Sooth Carolin* larmer* should en courage the building of telephone lin ee. Local co-operative comeante* ban b? foiled nod country line* built at! -T-r~~ lo it gpod business tba* thousands ot acre* lay la waste and hundreds of men loaf because of th? eel Ash bar rier bctwesb the mau hfld the land; Un "prl'As privil?ge" demanded or "toU" tak?;n of, tabor. MARKET REPORT Financial (By Awocikted P. sa.) NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-An import antdevelopment toward thc resump tion of regular operations in the lead ing financial markets of the world was recorded today, when sterling ex change fell to normal rates. Cables on Lond\m were quoted at 4.87 3*4 and eight drafts at 4.87. There were heavy offerings ot bills, but buyers were scarce. Exchange on Germany fell to a new low figure, the decline being attend ed by reports of tho establishment of additional mcrchandlso credits by Hamburg and Frankfort interests. Thee .rere Indications that prepar ations were l-Mng quietly made to re open the stock exchange, presumably only for cash. * Announcement was oh a restricted basic, with dealings made that some hous IB with exchange memberships were reinstalling private j < wires to out of town '.mints. ] Advices from London were less re- ; i assuring, so far as they had to do j with the resumption -of market deal- , tngs there. The government's refus al to extend the moratorium would, lt ' is feared, necessitate more liquidation. especially in American Issues. For the first time in some weeks, the Bank ot England failed to show a gold in crease in its returns. Instead, the back lost about a million dollars, In cidentally showing a slight falling off in liability reserves. The ruling ot the federal reserve board defininfl commercial paper ls expected to make some changes in rates soon after the new system gets under way. Additional retirement of emergency currency was reported by local banks, bringing the total of that, movement to date to over $46,000,000. Cotton Movement (Hy AwiorinUd Pres?.) NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 12-Cotton 11yyni In ii PR tri mftVO OUt nf the mun t rv in what traders'consider, to be encour aging volume,' foreign clearances for' the day amounting to 23,662 bales. In addition. 12,045 bales were shipped coastwise. Foreign exports for the week up to tonight amount to li i .320 bales. That large exports will be mad?? in tho' near future as the result of the filling ot first half of November com mitments is Indicated by tho marked) increase in stocks at ports, which now amount to 935,436 bales, a gain for this week ot 124,000. bales. Ex nor ts thus far this season are rapidly near tug the million bale mark. The total today waa 828,288. Interior Stocks are being built up at a.rapid rate owing to the desire of fat-more to storo where they can get proper warehouse facilities. It ls alto said that forign spinners are holding conslderaM; quantities j of cotton at points in this, .county j which may be readily drawn upon j when supplies of raw mat emla I are j needed. Stocks at the leading thirteen? interior towns in the belt at the end j of the half week are about the larg est on record, 7p3,454 bales. -*-o New York Cotton NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-There was nearly a full normal attendance on the floor of the cotton exchange to day, with m embers all walting for an official announcement with reference tb the reopening. There seemed to be no change of sentiment as to the probability of beginning business next week and an increasing demand was reported for e cxhange memberships, which was quoted at $8,00 bid. The remoxal ot the restriction on new soiling down to 4.25d in Liverpool was f o' lowed by a decline of 6 1-2 points thsro today which carried the price off to within 1-2 point of the fixed ssinlmnm, and it ?as reported that] selling hedges 'against spots in the southwest hsd been partly respousl hie for the brer*. There wes nothng In the newe from the sooth .o Indicate weakening in'the general situation, as both Memphis and New orleans reported n good de mand, particularly for the low grades New Orleans said that Germany had bought cotton in that market. Trading th December on the curb here' was agata comparatively quiet with the price between 7.53 and 7.55. New Orleans Cotton : . - < nu '.?wi?tod Pnm) NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-Prices tnt slightly in tba cotton market. January traded In daring the afternoon 'at 7.">0, while spots were] marked ddwn cm? ' sixteenth to Y 5-81 for middling. Sales of January con tracts werb 17 points nader the higt level of Mon dey. ? Considerable comment was caused by HPS sale of 5,200' bales of synch st Memphis on the basia of teven cents for mlddlln*. ' It is generally consid ered that Memphis cotton has more staple to lt than the cotton traded in Wran* s|tn i?trt tnopies sj }j pow ?i?q commands the premium now quoted over the Memphis market 8pot cotton anlcr.: quotations revis ed. Baie? "h tho spot 760 bales; to arrive 1/150. t..': f Liverpool Cotton TJVBRPIOL, Nov. 12.-Cotton, spot, SM*t{ American'unot tv**: s-ood mid dling 4.00: ?middling 4.58; low iald *tlnsr &S7- ordinary S.28; OT dlnary ?. 8. S?l?s 10,000 balen, nj-1 ?.|ndt*? 7.KO0 ^r?wlr;?.n and SOO for} troecnlation sad export Receipts' 6. $U hales. toc'/trting 4,2? America?. Futures cloned quiet Month. Opening Close. MayJuno.4.28 4.25M, Cotton Seed Oil NEW ORK, Nov. 12.-Cotton seed, oil declined early under January liqui- ' dation and the slack consuming dc mand but rallied near the close on local professional buying and absence | af pressure from crude sources. Final i prices were generally 1 to 2 points net lower. Tho market closed firm. Spot $5.28?5.40; November $5.30ij>5.38; December $5.38ftT>.40; January 5.55 0> ->.56; February $5.65?5.75; March 15.84(95.86; April 5.89f?>5.95; May J6.0G(fi6.08; June $6.1006.20. Total sales 8,400. -o Chicago Grain CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Although peaco rumors led to a fresh break today In the price of wheat, the effect was not of a lastlnrr sort, as European buying soon rallied the market. Closing quo tations were steady at 1-2 to 5-8 above last night Corn made a gain of 1-2 to 5-8 net and oats ot 5-8ff3-1 to 3-Ki? 7-8. In provisions the. outcome varied from unchanged figures to a riso o? 17 1-2. Grain and provisions closed: Wheat, December 1.15 3-4; May 1.22 1-2. Corn, December 69 1-8; May 72 1-8. Cut H, December 49 3-4; May 53 3-4. Cash grain: Wheat, No. 2 red. 1.13 1-2 al.14 3-4; No. 2 hard. 1.18 l-2al.l t 3-4. Corn, No. 2 yellow, 75?76 1-2; new 70. Oats, standard, 49?3-4. Have Toa a Neighborhood of .lust a Collection of lieuses ! Did you ever think about lt, Broth er Reader, that lt takes something more than a house to make a hom., and that it takes something moro than a collection of houses to make a neighborhood? Ami in each caw ihv ?murencc, ir you figure it out thoughtfully, ls Just pimply a matter of human coopera tion,'fellowship, friendship. A mere house ia not a homo. Home is tho houso where dwell some persons who work with you, share your aspirations, cooperate with you in some sort rf sacred and Inspiring fellowship. So lt ls that lt takes more thad a house to make i home; and for the same rea son lt takes something more than a collection of houses to make a neigh borhood. There must bo a conscious ness of unity, a willingness to work together for the common good abounding neighborliness, fellowship, brotherhood. Have you that sort of neighborhood? It IS because we want you to have that sort of neighborhood that we keen preaching cooperation. . The ap palling fact about tho absenco of co operations In tho South la that thlr. ibsen ce means something more than that farmers are missing the materia! profits, tho dollars and cents, the ex tra comforts and conveniences, that they might win th.ough cooperation. Hie absence nf cooperation means that our farmers are not only missing these financial gains, but that whole, sections are deed, lifeless," f rip] I. It means that they are not real "neigh borhoods" at all, not real commurt* tles, but simply i * -v arith no common life, ar. community aspirations-no quickening, Inspiring, marching-together, shoulder ? shoul der, step-to-step In behalf of vMngs that make for community progresa and the good of all. For this reason we repeat and urge our summons to every reader, "Make yourself a neighborhood leader." It ls aa appeal to men and women not only to" waken sleeping neighbor hoods, but to create neighborhoods where there are now collections of houses. And tho real neighborhood spirit, community spirit, will "'ve only where it ls put io work through co ra oeratlve activity.-The Progressive Fanner._" ?? Jrl.^-'.I :,jM - We have for sale 500 I Oats (graded'seed) at#l. When ginned on Our S premium extra length sta Dalrymple and Texas St< worth a premium. We buy for cash or exel seed, or sell meal and hulls rtOBERT 1 General I SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE DISCUSSES MEAT SIIORTAGR CHICAGO. 111.. Nov. ll.-Address ing au audience composed of stock raisers from practically overy state in the Union, at the National Dairy ShOw convention hero -recently, Secretary Houston of tho United 8tates Depart ment of Agriculture declared tho short meat supply to be one of tho most serious problems confronting tho American agriculture. Mr. Houston approved thc plan of cattle raising on la-., ' ranches and declared that no effort WiUld be spared by the Federal gove rnme.it in further increasing pro duction from tliln rource but insisted that tho proper solution of this prob lem depended on an Increased inter est in live-stock raising by farmers and in moro1 systematic control and eradication of hog cholera, cattle tick and tuberculosis. Figures were quoted from Govern ment reports, showing that the pro duction of meat in the United Staten during the past ' 14* years had fallen op 3,000,000,000 pounds and that tho population of tho nation during this time had increased 22,000.000. A plan has been developed and proven successful by. which the State uses its soverlgn power to pr?vido "homesteads", of small 'lots" of land 25 acres to thc family, allowing easy payments for long time, with oppor tunity of oxpert direction i.v> that tho Inexperienced laborer may become an expert farmer and provide an Inde pendent home for his children, co operating In communities, developing the human asset as well as tho land to its hlghc* efficiency. Ladies or Gentlemen I ; .,;.; ; . v .;-. Elgin Rockford SS_ U J j J rianultOta nowara Waltham Illinois In Cases of Any Style Ladies or Gentlemen - i -li 'the Cash Jeweler \ You will let us make your photographs? you and yourfriend, will be highly pleased. Come-let us prove our claim* Yours for the best in Photography. Green's Art Shop On the Square. mshels Hancroft Prolific 00 per bushel. pecial Gins, we buy at a iple cotton. Good style i>rm Proof are generally hanee meal and hulls for for cash. r?anager IF YOU CANT SEE You shout consult aa ? Optome trist AT ONCE. To neglect or Unker wUh your oye-Blght, ls very dangerous. Suppose you went blind I Eyes examined and glasses fited, prices reasonable, S3 to 95 and np. Repairs toe and up. Dr. M. R. Campbell 112 W. Whituor St. drenad Fleer. Telephone Ce?nec?ons?