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Food Requirements Of
The People of Georgia
A lrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture
In order to properly appreciate the seriousne: s of the present situation,
|1 t. "ell to con ider the atinual consumption of fu ds by the popuheion
ofti - 'U'h i, inibenng2,7'<",ooopersons.or 510,000 famine of five e"rh.
The c• n a.-,iion of win ■ Hour lias iacrea; and rapidl. during the past ltv<
years and Muue allowan '■ mi: t, be made in the following figure: .
instance, ii the per cap!'; consumption of flour is iour barrels, the amount
of wln-m regain'd will be u,f ,00u bushels, if six barrels (which i: ncaici
the present consumption), the total wheat consumed will he o 0 per cent
greater.
Food Consumed Annually By 540,000 Families
'j Requirements Produced in
based on ration. 1916.
Wheat 9,63C.0'u0 bushels 3,808,000 bushe's
Corn 7,500,-600 bushels 61,000,00 bushel
Po oes, Iriah 18,760,000 bushels 1,000,000 bushels
Potatoes, Sweet . 15,750,000 bushels 7,800,000 bushels
Fruit, all kinds 7 800,000 bush* la 1,482,(00 but 1 eto
Kgga 185,000,0h0 dozen 35,000,000 dozen
.Milk, including butter 893,120,0-..-0 gallons 100.000,000 gallons
, u k nd i,- 0 pounds 310,006,000 pounds
Syrup, cane and sorghum 13,51.0,0 t 0 gallons 1<>,300,544 gallons
Tito reader must bear In mind that the above figures represent foojjs
required for human consumption only. In addition there must bo sufficient
grain and forage to suppply the requirements of 4,135,000 head of domestic
stock within the state. The com surplus of between fifty and sixty million
Inisle: Is is not sufficielnt for stock feeding pure . cs, hence 36.000,000 bushels
additional must be grown in Georgia this year to supply the full require
ment of tb >tat< :nd thus offset the reduction in grain acreage due to
the February fteeze. In all other commodities Uie production is iar below
il - ycqv.i! of our population. This shot;ago must Lc eliminated
through i! ■ adopt!.,n of intensive methods of farm management and the
utilization of all lands ill for agricultural purposes.
Public Abattoirs As An Aid
In IMsting Live Stack
Many cities, especially in the South,
either own or control public abattoirs,
thus providing for centralized slaugh
tering of live stock under sanitary con
ditions and proper inspection. Often
there is operated a cold storage plant
in connection with the abattoir where
meat may be cured. Farmers in >he
neighborhoo 1 are In this way given
Corn Is King
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture
For (lie period of the war, cotton is dethroned and corn is crowned —
we must Fa..■ our “pork and hominy” if we’re sing to keep up our end of
the load. There is considerable cause for alarm when we realize that t.ie
state faces a deli.'it of 15,000,000 bushels of corn—that is, unless the farm
ers of the St' 1 to increase the acreage very materially. The responsibility,
however, is not altogether on ilic farmer but on the business man also. There
must be a change in the credit system. The deficit in wheat amounts to
7,000,000 bushels : and in oats, to 5,65 1,785 bushels. In order to balance the
shore ago < • former years ii will bo necessary for the farmers of Georgia to
grow this yorr ,q. pi oxima’ufiy it;0,100,G00 bushels of corn. This ''.ill neces
sitate a co'• .•.If'iv.Me in raise in the' acreage, a considerable expenditure lor
ter ilir.rrs, ‘lit growing of velvet beans in the corn, and the making of corn
.a major instead of on- of the secondary and supplementary crops. Il is
■ uie possible to in -en e Hie yield of com in Georgia by 36,000,000 bushels
ibis year if tlie farmers and business men realize in time the seriousness
of the situation. Corn and velvet beans can be planted in Georgia until July
1. Let us realize our duty ar and responsibility in this direction, thus solving
one phase of (he fool problem which Is perhaps the most serious and diffi
cult with which we have to contend. With plenty of “pork and hominy” for
the boys at the front and sufficient to go .around for the folks at home, we’ll
win the war.
HEARDVILLE
It has been so rainey that
there has not been much visit
ing.
Mr. Cliff Orr and wife and
Mrs. J. C. Pirkle visited at Mr.
E. J. Pirkles Sunday afternoon.
Mr M. V Hawkins and family
Mr Silas Pruitt and family vis
ited at Mr. F. L. Hawkins Sun
b ay.
Mr. Ernest Stewart and wife
visited at Mr. V . T. 1 allants
Sunday.
Mrs. lona Fowler visited Mrs
Ola Cape Sunday.
Misses Maud and Annie Bell
Dawson visited Miss Gusta
Pruitt a while Sunday afternoon
Mrs. F. L. Hawkins, who has
been very' ill with rheumatism,
is not improving Very fast we
are sorry to say.
Misses Ella and Jennie Sose
bee visited Misses Maud and An
nie Bell Da son awhile Sunday
morning.
Mr. Joe Pruitt and family vis
ited at Mr. W. :-!. Fowler’s one
cloy recently.
Miss Era Pirkle visited Mrs.
I? V. Hawkins one night last
v eek.
.Mis- Estell Sewell visited Miss
Ollie Pirkle Wednesday aftter
noon.
We have just about let our
Sunday school and singing go
dead at Mt. Pisgah but we have
excellent facilities for slaughtering and
curing at a very nominal charge.(sl. '■>
per bead for cattle; $.75 per head for
sheep, hogs, etc.), thus enabling them
to dispose of their hogs in the form
of cured meat. Naturally the market
ing of cured meats is not only a sim
pler undertaking, but is more profitable
than marketing on the hoof. Seventeen
c tics in the South own or control mu
nicipal abattoirs; there should be such
a plant in every county. Lot the busi
ness men of the county provide tli.-
market; the farmers will produce the
live stock.
decided to start it up again so
there w'ill be Sunday school and
singing next Sunday at 2 o’clock
Everybody invited to come and
be with us.
Brown Eyes.
News and Views from Route 7.
(By Leslie Lamont.)
The recent rains will be a
great advantage to the late cot
ton if Jack frost will post pone
his coming.
Mr. John Ramsey and wife 1
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Julius Hendrix,
Mr. J. B. Durham of Cum
ming spent one night last week
with Mr. J. L. Wilkins.
We congratulate ourselves as
to our R. F. D. carrier on route’
7. We think we have as effic-j
ient carrier as any in North
Georgia.
Camming is going to pull off;
a stunt in the way of a school,
lair on Oct. 9th. Come out;
and be with the crowd and be
w t h the youngsters.
... : \Ex Per. - r ' • sick t
present.
Mr. Sampson Clayton, con
in very bad health. He
opiate-- taking treatment
Ire m Dr. Hunt of Flowery
! i ll
-hum is < crainly plentiful
tp. .'days. The mills are great
; id wdth their v ork.
The Clothes question is ab
lijP solutely solved when you buy
' trade mark
|f| - /AfA ’ft
\ *|| l •:*
h T -Tf \ Rightfully priced at
It’Bp4
JjiAill ids to
> We recommend them
1 particularly for young
men and men who
seek all that style de-
BBf raands -
These clothes are the
W f result of twenty years
ppp ■ g f of specialization; made
IR:; 1/ from standardized
smm 1/ cloths. “Gold
Bond” certificate of
H?|| guarantee is in the
||> Si pocket of each garment
Li for Sale By
ttiSort ftfa EDMO cTZ & d !RKLE
traoi *<*
Copyright, Hilton Ochs & Cos.
Altho Hon. Tom Hardwick
has several opponents in the
field he has not got scared yet,
anti take it from Mutt he will be
there at the finish too.
A wedding of much interest
was solemnized at the home of
the bride’s parents, Hon. and
Mrs. Charlie B. Haygood last
Sunday morning, Sept, 23, at
nine o’clock. The contracting
parties being Miss Susie Hay
good and Mr. Roy Day. The
bride is the beautiful daughter
of Milton county’s efficient rep
resentative, Hon. Charlie B.
Haygood of the firm of Haygod
& Thompson, and the groom is
he son of Mr. J. W. Day of near
Alpharetta.
ROUTE 3
Mrs. A. J. Green and Mrs. M
G. Hutchins spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. J. W.
Phipps.
Mr. Bill Bennett and family
spent Tuesday with Mr. A. J.
Green and family.
Mr. Ralph Vaughan and wife
rpent a few days with her fath
er. Mr. Roper.
Mr. A J. Green and wife and
Mrs. E. Ivl Pirkle spent Sunday
with Mr. Johnnine Samples and,
family. - ;
Mrs. Jewell Green spent Sat
•.mdav afternoon with Mrs. Sap
’ Green.
Gw lanue Green spent Sat
urda.v afternoon with Mrs. J A
Barker.
Mr. Jim Sanders spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr. F. V.
Green.
Mr. Preston Green and fami
ly spent Sunday with Mr. T. B.
Fowler and family.
Two Pets.
Treat Tie Bad 1 / As
A Delicate P^aohin©
l You would not let a machine built for efficient
work, get rusty and full of dust and dirt. Why
V let the body, the •most delicate of all machines,
■ get rusty and run, down from inattention?
JmM impjSjy Cleanse the blood; that’s the secret; keep it clean.
/ S. S. S., proven for 50 years the best of ail blood
'' ' tonics, will do it. Get a bottle at your druggist’s
Ask TODAY and take it according to directions.
Grandfather— swift specific co„ Atlanta, ga.
He’ll ® pjf"
Tell You— Is SsScWfiiyw 121
CORINTH
Well it begins to look like
winter was here.
Well the death angels visited
the home of brother Billie Pugh
the 25th and bore away the
spirit of their darling baby to
that heavenly home above
which was very sad but the
Lord doeth all things after the
counsel of his will and we ought
to be satisfied. The body was
laid to rest in Coi’inth cemetery
afer funeral services conducted
|by Rev. J. W. Thomas. We
'deeply sympathyze with the
bereaved ones. We don’t know
who will be next, someone of
course but will the next one be
prepared as was the little child
we hope they will.
We hear that Haw Creek
church has called brother C. A.
Wallace as their pastor for a
nother year. We believe they
have made a good choice as
brother Wallace is an able'
preacher and is well qualified]
for his duties as is many others.
Well there is still prayer meet
ing at Corinth every Sunday
night. Let everybody take an
1 interest and we will sec what
; he Lord will do for us during
the next year. Let us see who
will be faithful to his cause this
winter, satan has already begun
his work in parties and drink
ing, if you don’t mind he will
catch some of you before you
know it. Now let us try the
spirits and see what kind they
are for there are tvvo spirits in
the world and Gods commands
us to try them and if you don’t
and go let the wrong spirit lead
you then you are to blame if you
get fooled in them. Now the
war is on and mens hearts are
failing them for fear but remem
her that sin is to blame for all
souls and sin is going to be the
case of many poor souls going
into hell because they did not
try the spirits, so let us try them
I before v. e follow them and be
sure that we are following the
right one. May the holy.spir
it direct the minds and hearts
of our people every <vhere is
the desire of my heart.
Marrid last Sunday Mr. Lan
drum Nix to Miss Lena Dover,
Rev. V. K. Vaughan performing
the ceremony. We wish for
them a long happy life.
Subscriber.
For thoropgh bred Bershire
pigs call on E. J. MeGinnus, Al
pharetta, Ga., route 1.