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Spray Material, Peas & Peaches
Fort Valley, Georgia
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DEVELOPMENT PEANUTS OF A
COMMERCIAL CROP IN GEORGIA
“Hi! Yi! Tinkum Tee,
se bound to eat dis goober-pea,
He grow in de ground, he grow so free,
Hi! Yi! Tinkum Tee.”
Thus quoth Brer Rabbit “as he sot
<’h his behind legs” on the edge of
the briar patch, into which Brer Fox
had flung him after extricating him
from the toils of the Tar Baby, so
adroitly placed near the patch along
which Brer Rabbit was bound to
travel on his way home, and hold up
in his fore paws for inspection and
admiration a Georgia ground-pea.
That happened in Putnam County
away back' in the “good old days”
when goober-peas were grown only in
very small patches and used chiefly
by the young folks, both white and
black, who ate them after having
parched them on the roaster in the
front of big log fires during the long
winter evenings. They were usually
pulled and up and tossed on the
wagon shed where they were left for
f the wind and sunshine to cure them
so that when sufficiently dry to be
placed in bags, they might be hand
picked from the vines and stored
away for future use. Occasionally one
of the more prosperous farmers
would enlarge his patch to provide
quite a lot of excellent food for his
hogs. Incidentally, too, it will be re
called during the taking times of the
civil war they were roasted very
brown and used as one of the nu
merous substitutes for coffee and,
^ also, as a home confection.
The use of them as a commercial
commodity, was not put into practice
to any noticeable extent then. Their
use on any considerable commercial
basis came much later, indeed with
in the last decade and a half. Just
why their great value went unap
predated so long is difficult to un
lerstand. Not so very difficult, eith
er, when we recall how Georgia farm
ers were wedded to cotton as a money
I crop, regarding it as almost the only
! source of ready cash.
! However, we did finally come to
understand its value to both man and
beast. Recognized as about as near
a perfect food as any agricultural
product which we can produce our
peoples’ attention was gradually di
rected to it and the more our ehem
>sts studied it the more enthusi
astic they became in noisirfg abroad
] t s virtues,
It was first supposed ony the
sandy soils of the State were adapted
tto its growth. This, however, has
been demonstrated to be a mistaken
impression. Some of the finer pea
nuts now grown in the State, both in
the quantity and quality, are pro¬
duced on the red soils of Putnam,
Jasper and Coweta counties. Indeed
the quality of the nuts grown in
these counties is noticeably better
than those grown on the grayer,
sandier lands of other sections. So
much better are they that seed from
the Middle Georgia sections are used
by South Georgia farmers in prefer
ence to those grown in their own lo
cality.
We had commenced growing them
in a commercial way before the ad
vent of the boll weevil, but when
this evil genius of cotton came
among us, almost destroying our prin
cipal source of ready money ,and we
were driven to seek some substitute,
our attention was directed to this
hitherto unappreciated and neglected
cas h crop,
Because the boll weevil first en
tered the State in the Southwest cor¬
ner, and the impression was almost
universal that only soil of the kind
found in that section would produce
them profitably, peanuts were large
ly restricted to those counties. As the
weevil spread over the State and
Middle Georgia found it necessary to
get and get quickly a partial sub-
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925.
Education Week
WHAT COUNTS
IN A MAN—
What counts in a man or in a na¬
tion is not what the man or the na¬
tion can do, but what he or it actual¬
ly does. Scholarship that consists in
mere learning, but finds no expres¬
sion in production, just as ability to
shoot well at clay pigeons, may be of
interest and value to him, but it ranks
no higher unless it finds expression
in achievement. From the standpoint
of the nation, and from the broader
standpoint of mankind, scholarship is
of worth chiefly when it is productive,
when the scholar not merely receives
or acquires but gives.—Theodore
Roosevelt.
This week we have an EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM. C. L. Farmer, W. L. Houser
and J. I). Kendrick are the eonimittee. Mat¬
ters of vital public interest will be discuss¬
ed by able speakers. One matter in particu¬
lar claims the attention of every good citi¬
zen of the Fort Valley community right
now.
Be in your seat on the minute at
NOON TOMORROW ERL
DAY, NOV. 13.
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stitute for cotton, she commenced
perimenting. Her people found it
quired some years to grow a
or beef herd and quite a bit of
to provide necessary equipment
feed for their proper maintenance.
likewise required time and money
grow peach orchards and both
these sources of revenue
some expert attention than was
ly obtainable and were uncertain
the extreme. Those who
with peanuts found quite a
ence. In the first place they could
easily produced by unskilled
They did not require, according
our experiment stations, much
tilization and that of the cheaper
ments. Almost any type of soil
suitable to them. When
properly they could wait for a
venient time for picking and
picked were, next to cotton, perhaps
the least perishable of all
They are almost a perfect food,
are relished by everything that
man, animal or bird.
Then, too, they supply one of
finest of our hays. These are
common everyday advantages
commend them to the Middle
gia and other sections, to say
of the 167 useful things, from
polish to an eight course
which Prof. Carver, the noted
distinguished negro chemist of
kegee Institute, had within the
tew years discovered and
gated. And it is because we have
last come to realize and
their great value that Georgia
ers have increased their acreage
the peanut has now become one
the state’s most valuable assets.
l Government estimate of the
1 for 1924 was 198,000 and our
authorities estimate the yield at
proximately 80,000 tons.
The value of the crop,
°f the hay was probably about
Million Dollars.
Georgia grows more Spanish
nuts than any other state, and
under normal conditions, bring
er prices than any other variety.
The Fort Valley Oil Co.
Manufacturers of
COTTON SEKI) PRODUCTS
FORT VALLEY, GA.
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GREEN-MILLER COMPANY
Radios , Batteries and Tubes
GREEN-MILLER COMPANY
GLENMORK GHEEN, KIWANIAN
Georgia Agricultural Works
QUALITY SERVICE
HARDWARE & FURNITURE
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GALLAHER-HALE GRO. CO.
Distributors Purina Feeds
.. Feed from the Checkerboard Bag 99
WHOLESALE GROCERS
It. D. HALE, KIWANIAN
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When they were first produced
large quantities they were
all pressed for their oil content. As
j the oil sells just a few cents
than cotton seed oil they were on a
rather low commercial basis,
In a few years, however, this con
dition was entirely changed. Because
0 f j^ s delightful flavor our Spanish
peanut began to be used for salted
pea nuts, peanut candy and peanut
gutter, ’ and today all of them, except
^ e ver y defective ones, go into
these three products,
j This is perhaps the most promising
feature of the peanuts future value.
When an agricultural commodity can
be practically all converted into pro¬
ducts which are really luxuries for
which our people who have money
are willing to pay a good price it
becomes firmly established and should
continue to bring a satisfactory price
except in years when overproduction
cuts the price down.
So firmly established is it as an
approved substitute for cotton, as a
ready money crop, that quite a num
\, er 0 f shelling plants have been built
j n various sections of the State. Some
0 f these have been enlarged this year,
In 1923 when the output had
grown to very considerable -proper
tions the growers organized
Georgia Peanut Growers’ Co-opera
tive Association for the purpose of
selling its members peanuts co-opera¬
tively. It now has a membership of
8,000 and is being enlarged every
year. Its affairs are being handled
by a Board of Directors chosen by
the membership annually. They are
conservative business men without
any radical proclivities and are handl
j ; n g the business as a busines prop
osition. It has been of very great
value not only to its members, but
to the general business of the State,
j because of the which conservative it has been construc- handled.
'tive way in
| It was particularly valuable when the
' unusually large crop of 1924 came on
the market.
It is conceded that, by the orderly
! marketing of this crop through the
Association’s approved methods, many
thousands of dollars are added to
its value. Since the general business
of the country receiving the accrue
ing Benefit of this increase in price,
as well as the members of the Asso¬
1
ciation, the efforts to aid the peanut I !
! growers of Georgia should be en
! couraged and supported by all our
people.
The consumption of peanuts
throughout the country is steadily
increasing. Our farmers are learning
how to grow them more successfully
and economically and the Association ,
is growing in strength and experi- j
ence each year. This should be en- ;
couragtng not only to Brer Rabbit
an< t His kind, but every well wisher
f° r Georgia agriculture. ^
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j “LEMME GOSSIP”
i Here Sister Lemme Gossip,
1 goes
side-stepping and cake-walking across
the street, head nodding like a turkey
gobbler, as she hurries her pace to
impart the latest scandal to Sister
Character Aksassin. Nobody is left
out. Everything is discussed. Goqd
names are slandered. Everybody and
everything is cussed and pure, inno¬
cent lives are pictured as black as
| midnight—virtue is a thing that you
rea d about; honesty, integrity, self
respect, Christian living—some may
claim them, but few have the genuine
article!
They have seen and heard too
much about a certain young man or
young woman, this man’s wife, that
woman’s husband—they don’t do.
Lord pity these hell-bent souls!
They are engrossed by the rottenness
of their own lives.
I What a pity that all their kind
were not made into forked-tongue rat¬
tlers in the beginning. The world
would be a thousand times better off
and their flesh would have a more
honorable companion.—Elberton Star.
I give every wildcat stock salesman
two orders—get off the place, and
stay off!
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Professional
Directory
Claude M. Houser
Samuel M. Mathew's
HOUSER & MATHEWS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Practice in all the State and Federal
Courts
Loans made upon City Property on
monthly payment plan and regular
loans upon farm property.
Woolf oik Bldg. Phone 101!
Fort Valley, Ga.
C. L. SHEPARD
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Building Phone 31
Fort Valley, Ga.
in all the State and Federal
Courts
Loans M^'le on Realty
L. Brown Louis L. Brown, Jr.
BROWN & BROWN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Building. Phone 9
Fort Valley, Ga.
in all the State and Federal
Courts
Loans on Realty Negotiated
GEO. B. CULPEPPER, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Bank Building Phone 374
Fort Valley, Ga.
DR. W. L. NANCE
DENTIST
Miss Florence Taylor, Assistant
Citizens Bank Building
Fort Valley, Ga.
Office 82; Residence 115.
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DR. W. H. HAUER
DENTIST
Office over Copeland’s Pharmacy.
Fort Valiev. Ga.
’PHONES
Residence 50-J. Office 14-J. f
We Insure Everything Insurable
KENDRICK
INSURANCE AGENCY
Fort Valley Phone
Bldg. Ga. 58-J.
JOHN T. SLATON
INSURANCE AGENCY
TORNADO & AUTOMOBILE
Prompt and Satisfactory Service
Guaranteed i
Woolfolk Bldg. Phone 283. j
ROLAND A. HILEY
Real Estate and
Renting Agent i
Let me collect your House Rents
in these parte I don’t think my
would count for much.”—Boston
Women’s Symphony Orchestra
In London there is a symphony or
composed entirely of women.
It is known ns ttie British Women’s
Symphony orchestra nml has a repu¬
for offering delightful programs.
is co-operative nnd tins 60 players.
THE KIMBALL HOUSE
Atlanta’s Best Known Hotel.
400 Rooms of Solid Comfort.
The Home of Georgia People.
Free Garage Service
Rooms, Running Water, $1 to $2.
Rooms, with Bath, $1.50 to $5.
JACOBS & MAYNARD, Prop.
WWMHM
Number 11.
HE TRAVELS ON IIIS GALL
“Stop!” ordered the man in the
road. “You are exceeding the speed
limit!”
i. That’s all nonsense!” retorted
Blank, bringinng his car to a stand
still.
“That’s what they all say, • said the
other, climbing into the car. “You can
tell your story to the magistrate at
Hickville, just seven miles up the
road.”
The trip was made to Hickville in
silence. When the car drew up in front
of the courthouse the man got out.
“Much obliged for the lift, he said.
“You can settle that matter with the
magistrate if you want to. As a stran-
ATLANTA AND WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY I
THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA
GEORGIA RAILROAD
The West Point Route operates thru Pullman cars
between New York, Washington, Montgomery and New
Orleans.
Tourist car all the way from Washington to San
Francisco.
Also dining car .parlor car and observation car ac¬
commodations on certain trains.
Close connections at New Orleans for the West.
The Georgia Railroad offers the most direct service
to South and North Carolina points via Augusta, includ¬
ing thru Pullman sleepers.
. Use the “OLD RELIABLE. tf
Ask any Ticket Agent for information as to rates,
routes, etc., or write to the undersigned. We will be glad
to assist you in every way possible.
J. P. BILLUPS
General Passenger Agent
Atlanta, Ga.