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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER. ■GEORGIA, MAY 4, 1933.
COUNTY AGENT
W. A. Lundy, Agent
By
v . Yt wee k we plan to publish in
‘ Columns the' results of_the sec-
Ld quarter’s
LeSr’these records in cooperation
•th the county agent. Look for
L You will be surprised at
ount of profit a small commercial
A pays even under present con-
lideJ
cince the Seed Loan has about sub-
have visited most of the new
| tr vmen over the county, and the
.suits so far are very encouraging.
II 0 f them have secured a 96 to
‘ er C ent live. In many cases they
,e lost just about the extra number
chicks given them by their hatch-
This speaks well for the
staleness due to lack of circulation.
During the day if the sun is shining
i more air can be admitted than during
the night. The chicks are more active
during the day and hence they are
less apt to be chilled.
Sometimes during the winter
months a warm day comes along.
Then the ventilation should be watch
ed closely, especially with £he brick
brooder. It has been observed that in
many cases the chicks get too hct on
the I such days, if the heat from the brick
brooder is not checked almost com
pletely. The result from overheating
will be unthrifty chicks that are
pasted up, and some mortality.
The best guides to proper ventila
tion are:
1. Keep the temperature at the
hover normal according to age of
chicks.
2. Freshness of air in the house.
3. No direct drafts on chicks.
While proper ventilation will not
cure all the ailments found in baby
GEORGIA
R.L.C. COLUMN
Edited by
C. C. WALL, Ellaville, Ga.
Sec. Ac Treas.
AN OLD CEMETERY
IN LEE COUNTY
llUty of the men and women who |
f C gone into this .business ar.d for ' chicks, it is the one important factors
! quality of chicks furnished them, in successful brooding. Therefore it
lost of which came from Mr. A. E. will be a wise idea to give ventilation
1 , 1 serious consideration when the chicks
|ta the fall of 1929 there were 2725 are brooded.
'kite leghorn hens in commercial
•ks in Taylor county. This number
Ipidly increased to about 11,000 last
ill. This spring approximately 8,600
Ihite leghorn pullets are being
footal over the county. Allowing
• 2,500 old hens to be culled in the
|xt"six months, there will be 17,000
Lj n(f birds in commercial flocks in
Lor county this fall. When one
Insiders that the potential earning
■parity of these flocks is approxi
mately $30,000.00, and that these
Ime poultrymcn plan to increase
|cir flocks to about 26,000 birds in
131, the future is very bright in-
ied! The market has not been sup-
lied byany means.Reports from south
Vgia are that many poultrymen
i going out of business on account
i the great distance from market,
iylor county poultrymen are pecu-
Wy fortunate in this respect in that
ley already have a cooperative mar-
■ting system by which one man, Mr
1 F. Parr, calls for and delivers their
gs and cream, returning empty egg
[ses and cream cans on the return
p. A charge of 1 l-2c to 2c a dozen
|vers this cost. All eggs are stamp-
I with the trade-mark of the asso-
Ition, and each case is graded by
fight. .Vo egg is over three days old
i sold, and besides being graded
(cording to size and stamped, every
is absolutely clean. All cracked
Igs are held back for home use.
[Four things are responsible for the
(lenominal growth of the commer-
I poultry industry in Taylor coun-
1. Healthy, blood-tested chicks
m a high producing flock supplied
i a local hatcheryman, A. E. Guinn.
I The advent of the brick brooder,
Jhich makes brooding practically
lol-proof. 3. Vaccinations for chicken
lx and preventive measures for
Iccidiosis and worms. 4. The co-
(erative harketing system developed
E. F. Parr.
(Taylor county was represented at
|e Fat Stock Show held recently at
icon, at which 690 steers .sold at an
age price of $4.43 and 82 fat
ov.s sold at a price of S3.50.
(Ralph McCants was one club boy
Jo was determined to feed out and
l w a pen of barrows. He had three
BVemoer pigs which averaged about
| pounds each on Feb. 1st. By put-
! them on a feed of corn, shorts
tankage, he had them weighing
. l‘S ar.d 176 pounds each on
lull 22nd the date of the Show. In
pition to etting $18.27 for the three
s, Raloh won third place of $3.00
I the show, all of which made this
P-t very successful.
uh
I v «y
VENTILATION
eeping the chicks supplied with
air is very important. It is al-
necessary to see that in get-
1 e fresh air they are not ex-
« directly to .cold drafts. There
many types of brooder houses and
an» of ventilating them. The plan
« forth in the 12x14 brooder
f ? vp nti!ation is one of the
Cap . iost methods. From the
n F s K is to be noted how the
“7 are fitted into the op-
ly J " n h°w the windows allow
Ibe uppermost point to
-i, 1 e< ’ This plan of admitting
ore ,7 l ' C cold air to be warmed
Id *,„, reaches thc floor. During
father that
chick:
one point may save
llletl v ^ r ° m keing over-heated or
Lin,,'? 1 ' Count V Agent has the
! no 0 J T 5 ° f this w,ndow in a
I c°nstru-tiV, nRU ' t * or t ' le de tails
fprecam- 6 ^ fres ^ a ' r eontinually,
should be taken, es-
: them t °' Weat ber, not to ex-
' 'an be d\ mUCb ' The amount of
r tem B eratu°rE m,ned bv ' watchin K
I? the c!ndition OU " the hoveival -
Mse. Dq.u °f the air in the
that itlowere ?i. 0,,g V air t0 en ‘
Pond thfr *, re tae temperature
L i7 M , and at the same
for tuuflfiness of air and
By Kate Harris in Leesburg Journal
Bicentennial year in Georgia has
aroused much interest in the early
history of the state, and it is often
possible to obtain records from old
family burying grounds.
The custom of the first settlers of
burying their dead in a family burial
ground has often resulted in the com
plete obliteration of these places
which should be regarded as sacred.
Often the property falls into hands
of strangers who are not as consider
ate as they should be.
West of Leesburg and not far from
the Jackson bridge, which is so named
because it was here that Andrew
Jackson forded Kinchafoonee creek,
is the remains of a settlement of pio
neers. The remains consist of crum
bled chimneys and u family burying
plot. This settlement was made by the
Cocke family and in this burial place
are about 30 graves. A wall of dirt
which was probably thrown up by
slave labor surrounds the place. Two
rock columns with an iron gate be
tween for an entrance, A number of
oaks, pines and hickory trees *»re in
the lot. The graves are in a remark- 1
able state of preservation, due to tho
fact that they were built up of se
lected rocks cemented together and so
form markers that will endure for
years. At the head of a number of
graves are markers of Vermont mar
ble, There are also a number of sub
stantial monuments.
The oldest of the family buried
here is John Cocke, who, according to
his monument, was born a British
subject. Date of birth was Sept. 4.
1774, and date of death May 4, 1842.
According to family records-he was
the son of Zebulon Cocke who was
granted land in Georgia by King
George III. Zcbulon Cocke was a ”nl-
iant soldier of the American Revolu
tion and had a narrow escape at one
time from the Tories.
Buried beside her husband is Lydia
Coicke, wife of John Cocke. She was
born May 17, 1791, and died May 19
1844. One of her ancestors was gov
ernor of Carolina before it was di
vided and governor of South Carolina
after the division in 1711.
Still another member of this fnniU-
to be buried here is Jesse Cocke, who
was bom in May, 1796, and died
January, 1843. The spelling of his
name varies, but that was not un
usual. An inscription reads "A good
msvn sleeps here.”
I. Perry Cocke, who was bom in
1810 and died in 1863, is buried here,
as are his wife, Mary, and daughter
Mary Ann. Another Jesse Cocke was
born March 24, 1821. He died Jan. 1,
1868. His wife, Ellen S., was buried
in 1852. Several .children bearing the
family name are in marked graves-
In addition to these are members of
Smith, Massee, Rivers, and Robey
families. These are all family connec
tions by marriage. Then there are
about eight unmarked graves.
According to the markers there
has not been a burial here since the
days of the Civil War some 70 years
ago, the exact year being 1863, yet
there are now found five varieties of
flowers planted there years ago by
loving hands.
Members of this well known and
prominent family who have lived in
Lee county in recent years are S. M-
Cocke, who was .commissioner of
Palmyra district, as was his uncle, L
P. Cocke, a number of years ago.
Mrs. J. B. Hoyl was also a member
of this family. The I. P. Cocke home,
which was destroyed by fire two years
ago, was a landmark. It was a sub
stantial house, being built of hand
planed lumber throughout. Until a
few years ago it was still owned 1>\
members of this family, who have
continued throughout the years 0
maintain the high standard set ° r
.them by their ancestors.
Just a month now until our dis
trict conventions will be held. All the
district organizations are functioning
with tile sole purpose this year of
filing the best district convention
that has ever been held on its holiday.
Every district, with the exception of
one, now have more members than
they formerly had, of course on ac
count of the redistricting of the state
reducing the congressional districts
from 12 to 10.
We have given info’-mation as to
where each district Wi-uld hold its
May 30 meeting at the time the lists
from each district were printed in
these news columns. Next week or the
week following it will be our purpose
to give a resume of this information
in detail so that everyone will have
his memory refreshed about his dis
trict meeting.
May I suggest to the district offi
cers that if you have a message you
would like to convey to the brethren
of your district before May 30 meet
ing send it in as soon as possible, so
that provisions will be made to handle
it before that date. We would like to
have programs of .the meetings for
publication also as soon as they are
completed, as we feel that this will
be a good help to increase your at
tendance at your meeting.
Count Begins Today
Pn every rural mail delivery route
in the United States tnere is a re
quirement that the mail handled dur
ing the first 16 days of May each
year be counted, so as to ascertain
whether the service is being used
sufficiently to warrant its continu
ance.
The order to this effect from the de
partment in Wasnington was pub
fished in these news columns two
weehs ago,
We are publishing today a radio
address ot Congressman a. ill. Aiead
wnich was bruaucast »Feb. 16
"Parcel Post—Wnat it Is and How It
Can Serve You." Tins message con
tains a wondenul display of nuormu-
tion regaining tne use ot the U. S.
mails ior parcel post.
May I urge every rural carrier, if
he has not already been at it, to be
gin, as Mr. Farley said in his radio
address, a sales talk to patrons of his
rural route.
Countless numbers of patrons do
not know that they can mail a par
cel post package cheaper on the rural
route than they can at the postotfice,
Tell them about this service; there
are times when they happen to be go
ing into the city, they cany along the
pancel post package to mail it while
in town, when if they had known that
the service was just ds good on the
rural route and cheaper, they would
have waited and mailed the package
by the carrier.
The patrons of the rural mail route
are most fortunate in that they have
the post office come to their door each
day; the rural carrier can furnish
them with all the faculties of the lo
cal post office; he-can receive their
money and have money orders issued
for them, can register their mail, in
sure safe delivery of parcels, and in
common give them the identical serv
ice they can receive at the jiost office.
In fact, the rural mail service has
been called the “post office on
wheels.”
The farmer folks are interested in
selling the products of 'their farms,
and the opportunity here in Georgia
is* very favorable iii their behalf.
They have the weekly market bulletin
issued by the Department of Agricul
ture in which they may advertise such
articles as they have for sale; they
have the daily rural mail service com
ing to their doors by which can be
mailed their produce from orders re
ceived by mail. From observation,
those who have availed themselves of
this wonderful ormortunity which has
been made possible for those of the
rural sections, the service has proven
entirely satisfactory and profitable to
them.
Mr. Rural Mail Carrier, if vou have
not been boosting your 'mail service
to your natrons, may I suggest that
you get busy and do a little advert.s-
ine'. You will find that the results
will be gratifying, and vou will be
better enabled to render “Service
With a Smile.”
Continued Interest Shown
We stated in our news columns last
week that the response to the appeal
of your officers which was made thru
the secretary’s office under date of
April 14 was gratifying to that date.
We are pleased to announce that
this interst continues thru another
week and the brethren are respond
ing splendidly, ever demonstrating
that the spirit of loyalty and co-ooe-
ration to the association is now be
ing given by the carriers as never be
fore.
Dues ayd the $1 donation continue
to come in; the mail just onened as
this is being written contained re
mittances from 28 of the brethren
anil as tlm first of the month is now
on hand, I hope that those who have
not responded will let.the secretary
hear from them, and we will go to
our district convention with the great
est spirit of interest that has ever
been maintained. Of coarse we are in
Hie midst of unusual times, such as
have never before been evnerierced
by our branch of the postal service,
anti vour officers, both .state and na
tional. are everting every possible
n-oias whereby vour welfare and the
welfare of the service will- not he im
paired: thev deserve your loyalty and
co-aneration.
The secretary has had onnortunitv
to fe°l the mdse of the nubile in the
last two weeks,land the expression'
which have an me into his noseessinn
have thoroughly demonst.rnted tv.pt
the greater majority of the sober-
thinking public are awake to the
;reat service which is being ren-
ered the rural population of the
country and do not want this most
important service curtailed or its
present efficiency retarded.
Jacksonville, Ga., 4-26-1933.
Dear Brother Wall:
Even if 1 am feeling very much in
disposed this morning I can not pass
up the opportunity of writing you
and telling you ot my appreciation
for the editorial carried in yesterday’s
Journal. 1 consider this article one of
the best I have ever read. You get
the main idea before the public -and
in terms that anyone can comprehend
the fundamental meaning of what the
mail department is striying to do and
under more reverse conditibns than
any other department of the Federal
Government. I feel that all our car
riers who read this article should feel
towards you and the article.
I am sending a check for dues and
also an extra dollar for funds to get
our problems before proper sources
that will enable us to receive due con
sideration. The “going with me is
pretty hard,” but will cut comers
somewhere else and send the money
pronto.
My condition is not in the least sat
isfactory and I feel sure that I will
be forced to enter the hospital again
soon, however, I am trying awfully
hard to wait until after the district
meetings, as I feel a great interest
will be manifested in those meetings,
and also feel that it is every carrier's
duty to attend and do what he can to
get things lined as they should be.
Have been corresponding regularly
with Brother Beard, at Bluffton, since
his accident, and it appears that some
one should take a more active interest
in helping Brother Beard. If I were
able to go over, I would go and help
him get in a hospital. I have helped
him all I could by writing him. I
think he has a good chance to get in
a federal hospital if he would lust
make application to the commission.
I have been thinking I would feel
like writing to The Journal again but
when mentioning it, Mrs.Bell remind
ed that the “corner” was intended for
all carriers to use and she seemed to
be of the opinion that I might wait
and give some one else a chance to
write some; anyway, we will soon
have that settled (in the family) and
when I feel like writing I will offer
ane+ber article.
Thanking you for your kindness and
assuring you of mv appreciation of
your efforts, I am,
Yours fraternally,
GEO. A. BELL.
Comment
Although Brother Bell did not send
the above communication for publica
tion, your editor feels that it contains
a message which would be of interest
to all the rural letter carriers, so we
are taking the liberty of publishing
re mb in tho« n columns, with apologies
to Mrs. Bell, if need be.
We appreciate very much the kind
words of tmpreristio" nrp*8“d in
this message, although this is just a
fair sample of the many which have
come into our possession In recent
W»eVs.
We know that all carriers will re
gret that Brother Bell’s condition is
not improved to such an extent that
feels his former self. If it becomes
necessary' that he return to the hos
tel. T know that everv carrier of
Georgia will loin in wishing him a
speedy and full recovery.
Carrier's Slayer Convicted
News disnatches from Greensboro,
Ga., state that Johnny . Todd, negro,
has been convicted or a murder
charge in the death of W. S. Acree,
rural mail carrier from the Union
Point Post Office in that county, and
was sentenced to be electrocuted on
May 10.
It will be recalled that Mr. Acree
was shot from ambush while serving
a box on his mail route on March 25,
1933, and was carried to a hospital in
Washington, Ga., where he died 'the
following day from gunshot wounds.
WATCH GARDEN INSECTS
The warm winter haB made it fa
vorable for many insects. Gardeners
will have, to be ready with spray
guns, dust and other methods if they
expect to produce many vegetables.
Watch the early beans. A few holes
in leaves will probably be the first
sign of Mexican bean beetles. They
will .take the early and lute crops of
beans unless controlled. One pound
of calcium arsenate to five pounds of
lime put on with a good du&t gun will
get the early beetle and not only save
this crop but the late crop. This dust
should be put on with a gun that
blows it out with force so that it
hits the ground and rolls back up on
the under side of the leaf. It is here
that tho weevil does most of his
work.
Cut worms are also bad this spring
they are taking heavy toll from
young cabbage, Irish potatoes and
tomatoes. For just a few plants a
paper collar put around the plant
catch them, kill them, and
eggs also.
The kissing bug or square bug ra
also a hard one to control. Picking
the early ones is probably best, here,
also. They attack the plant at top of
ground near the roots.
Don't forget the Irish potato bug.
A little arsenic gets him at once
There Is no danger in using arsenic
on any of the above crops ns it is
easily washed off.
The lice commonly seen on cotton
are bad on English peas, cabbage
xnd cotton.
KEEP YOUR CHILDREN
WITH YOU
How often today one hears a
mother or father say, “I can’t do a
thing with my children!” What a con
fession of weakness, of failure 1
Without respect for parents there
is no respect for civil authority.
Bringing up children to respect
sticking" one-hal*f inch in the" ground their ™ Small task for the
and three Inches above will keep them P a ™ts. They must-first of all-
Dff the plant. command respect. Their lives must
Poison balls made from molasses, *» examples for their children,
wheat bran and arsenate lead and | The wise parent knows his child’s
scattered on the ground will often friends. He knows his standing in
kill the worms. school. He keeps in touch with his
Harlequin bug, a big shield shaped, sports and many times shares m
dark colored bug with bright spots is them.
one of the hardest to control. They He takes his child Into his confl-
are bad on collards, cabbage and dence, and in turn, the child will con-
nlants of this type. The only success- fide in him. He never loses touch with
ful plan found so fnr hns been to his child, but keeps young with him.
ITS VITAL
Impurities
make Chilean Nitrate
doubly valuable. All-avail
able. Action when you
want it. Safe. Non-acid.
Insist on Chilean, the natural nitrate fertil
izer. Your dealer can supply both kinds—
Champion and Old Style. Fine condition*
Lowest Price in its History!
WATCH
YOUR COAT
NOW, DEAR,- DO YOU REALLY
THINK YOU CAN REDUCE A
BIT ANY TIME YOU WANT TO?