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The True Democrat. Vol. XXIII St. Francisville, West Feliciana Perish La., Saturday, December 5, 1914. No. 45 NET WEIGHT OR MEASURE LAW. GIGINNERS TO MEET IN MEMPHIS LOUISIANA MEDALLION DAY. LATE PLANTING OF OATS NOT THE FARM BOY'S CREED. PROPER METHOD OF N JAN. 1 AND 2. ADVISABLE. GROWING FIG8. I believe that the country which God On January 1, 1915, Act No. 213, I, L. E. Hall, Governor of Louisiana, Your assistance is needed. Here is do hereby designate Saturday, Decem- "Oats planted after the 15th of De- made is more beautiful than the city (W. J. Warrington in Sou. Farmer.) kknown as the Net Weight or Measure just a few of the things that may be bEber 5, 1914, as Louisiana Medallion co..mber are not likely to make more which man made; that life out of doors Figs were introduced into the United LLaw, passed by the last legislature, ju will go into effect. dedone at the coming national conven- D;Day, and call upon the citizens of the tlhan half a crop," says Prof. W. R. and in touch with the earth is the States by the early Spanish and French " tion of ginners, Jan. 1 and 2, 1915, in ststate to lend their aid to this worthy Dl)dson, Director of the Louisiana Ex- natural life of man. settlers. A few hardy varieties were This act requires the net weight, net ti( measure or numerical count to be con- MMemphis, Tenn.: cacause in every way possible. periment Stations. "On late plantings I believe that work with nature is grown and propagated until there is u "Unless prices advance on lint and And I request the officials of the I would advise the use of an extra more inspiring than work with the scarcely a home in the Southern States 31spicuously marked upon all packages of food sold in this state. seseed to consider the advisability of vivarious Women's Clubs throughout the quantity of seed, then if the indica- most intricate machinery. that has not one or more trees of this 0 Articles of food already on hand nfnailing each gin up in 1915 as soon as ststate, and all other organizations, to tions are that the heads are not going I believe that the dignity of labor most delicious fruit. In the cities they January 1, 1915, and not bearing the it has ginned one-half of the number co-operatecc in this movement, the banks to be large they can be cured for hay depends not on what you do but how are eagerly sought after, and the ~J net measure, etc., shall be exempt only of bales ginned in 1914. By such steps aiand merchants to lend their aid, the when they are in milk and they will you do it; that opportunity comes to a market never fully supplied; yet the n provided they are branded with the in all the South lint and seed will plpress to give publicity and general give a fine quality of hay and make boy on the farm as often as to the boy commercializing of the fig as one of P following: "On hand January 1, 1915." adadvance. ininformation concerning it, and the a very good yield. Late plantings of in the city; that life is larger and our most profitable industries has f( An article of food, as used in Act 213, "To start a movement to use nothing mmayors of cities, towns and villages to oats will not stool as much as a crop freer and happier on the farm than in made very slow progress. shall include all articles used as food, bubut cotton bagging. This will consume isissue proclamations designating the that is planted earlier." the town; that my success depends Figs of almost any variety, except drink, confectionery or condiment, by $8$8,000,000 of cotton at home. dday as Louisiana Medallion Day. Professor Dodson does not believe not upon my location, but upon myself; the Symrna, will bear heavy crops of d man or other animals. "To extend the present system of In testimony whereof, I hereunto it would be a wise plan to plant oats not upon my dreams, but upon what I fruit in almost any place, if cultivated n "In package form" shall mean any ththe Ginners' Association in buying sisign my name and cause the great in the spring unless the seeds have actually do; not upon luck, but upon and fed properly. No great amount of container in which the article is pack- babagging direct from the factory and seseal of Louisiana to be affixed, this, been selected somewhat for their labor is necessary. Half as much work pluck. ed and offered for sale. This includes wiwhich has saved the ginners who have tlthe 23rd day of November, A. D. 1914. adaptability to spring planting. I believe in working when you work, as is bestowed on cotton and many packages made of glass, "tin, wood, or coco-operated with us thousands of dol- (Signed) L. E. HALL. and in other crops is more profitable, if a and in playing when you play, paper. lalars." B:By the Governor. OVER 44,000,000 RED CROSS SEALS giving and demanding a square deal in simple, easy and intelligent method of The penalty for violation of this act We are asking you to invite every ALVIN E. HEBERT, SOLD IN 1913. every act of life. culture is given the orchard. To begin, varies from ten to five hundred dollars, giginner in your county to this conven- Secretary of State. plant the best trees of the best varie- More than 44,000,000 Red Cross or from ten days to six months in jail. tiction and come yourself. Reduced rates Now that the new banking system ties; never plant trees on new ground; Christmas Seals were sold last Decem- meeting the re- cacan be had Dec. 31st with final return CHINESE FARMING. has gone into effect, the West and at least one year's cultivation in a crop Any article of food ber, according to a report issued by the United States JaJan. 6th. National delegates have been South should be able to get money is necessary. Old ground, moderately qquirements of the National Association for the Study of March 1913 to the Food el,elected from all the states and the (W. C. Chevis in Crowley Signal.) when they need it without paying rich is better. The land should be aamendment and Prevention of Tuberculosis, and convention will be the largest ever In his fascinating book, "Farmers of usurious interest, and there should be well and deeply broken before planting. aand Drugs Act, together with the regu- cc the American Red Cross. In this way lations under food inspection held. FortyF, Centuries," the late Prof. King proper banking facilities for agricul- The figs should be set sixteen to decision h $440,000 is netted for anti-tuberculosis GINNERS' ASSOCIATION, relatesrE the infinite pains with ture and industry instead of credit be- twenty feet apart and much depends iNo. 154, regarding statement of weight, which work in various parts of the United Veigh Cockrum, Pres. ing monopolized so largely by com- on variety and location. Cultivate at nmeasure or count, will also meet the thetb Chinese farmers save and gather States. up every conceivable merce and speculation. least two years and not over three r'requirements of the Louisiana law. waste article to The sale in 1913 is a gain of 4,000,000 SEES FAMILY AND CITY AGAIN. years. Grow some leguminous crops Packages containing less than two SI put back upon their soil. The result seals over 1912, or 10 per cent. It is is seen in the contrast between the EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, between the trees, such as cow or field aavoirdupois ounces, or less than one (New Orleans Item.) hoped that this year the 50,000,000 productive capacity of their soil and State of Louisiana. peas. Plow in the green crop late in flfluid ounce, or fewer than six units of Thanksgiving Day, Edward J. Byrnes mark will be reached. The seal design food, that of our own. Four thousand years Whereas, William Holly Taylor, a the fall. Two to four barrels of air- fi shall be exempt from marking. sawsa his youngest son, now almost 21, for 1914 has been selected and orders of continuous cultivation have increas- resident of the Parish of West Felic- slacked lime should be scattered over The State Board of Health has been forfo the first time. He also had about for the printing of 100,000,000 seals iana, State of Louisiana, has applied to ed to a wonderful extent the soil of the ground and disced or harrowed in ccharged with the enforcement of the himhi at this happy family reunion his have been placed. Plans for the or- me for the cancellation of One Bond, China; a hundred years, fifty, twenty- drawn and subscribed by Robert S. every three or four years. On the aact. grandchildren whom he had never seen ganization of a larger sale this year five sometimes, have worn our soil Taylor, as principal, with William H. coast where shells are abundant this The law, If strictly enforced, will before.be than ever before have been perfected. out. And still we are wont to apply Taylor for $200.00, Charles S. Taylor is not necessary. The land should be Pput a stop to under weight or under Since entering the Jackson institu- 0 New York State led the country last for $150.00, Louis West for $75.00, and to these farmers the epithet, "the well drained.