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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.