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BIG MONEY IN CULTIVATION OF SWEET POTATOES. (By G. E. McWhorter, Agriculturist of Central Railroad.) Georgia has always been a large producer of sweet potatoes, and late ly the production of this crop has been stimulated by the practicable dry kiln storage houses and by the successful experiments in marketing j them on the northern and middle ■western markets. We need not wor ry about a market, for w'e do not as yet supply half the demand for our local home markets. Railroads, business men and pro duce brokers are interested in the storing of potatoes for the purpose of supplying home' and other mar kets. It has been proven that this is possible by the use of the storage house. Therefore, the building of storage houses and the growing of more potatoes is an important and profitable business, and will also be be so on account of the high food value of the sweet potato and the demand for them. The sweet potato is well adapted to Georgia, especially .to the coastal plan. In adaptability they rank next to cotton. A sandy loam with a clay subsoil is about the best kind of soil for the potato and the largest yields are obtained there. A very heavy soil or deep sand are poor soils for the sweet potato. The potato can be raised easily and cheaply, and a good yield can be obtained per acre. It is the most staple of the horticultural crops of the state. There are big opportunities for business men and others in the hand ling and storing of sweet potatoes. There are cotton warehouses and places where the farmer can sell or store his cotton, then why can’t there be the same for sweet potatoes? The most popular varieties are the Nancy Hall, Porto Rico and Triumph. This year the prices for potatoes have ranged from SI.BO to $2.50 per bushel for kiln-dried stock. For those banked in the ordinary way from $1 to $1.50, and there has been trouble in selling the banked potato at that, while the kiln-dried potato has read ily brought almost double per bushel f. o. b. and the supply has not nearly begun to meet the demand. This shows that there is money in the potato crop handled in the right way. Potatoes should be graded, put in neat packages, such as one-bushel crates or one-bushel hampers. They should be harvested very carefully so as to avoid bruising, for it is the bruised potato that rots quickly and is attacked by storage diseases. The following fertilizer is a splen did one for sweet potatoes: 1,000 pounds 16 per cent acid phosphate, 600 pounds cotton seed meal, 400 pounds of muriate potash. Use about 400 to 600 pounds of thte fertilizer to the acre. Potash not being avail able, substitute a mixture of cotton seed meal and acid phosphate (half and half,) and use the same amount per acre. If we wish to get the best results from our sweet potatoes we should handle them with care, grade them, place them in- neat bushel containers and store them in a storage house, and put them on the market from the middle of December through March. You can then get the best prices for them. Pittsburg had two buyers in the State all last season shipping about 20 cars per week to that city. 'The middle west has also been a good market. The South Georgia Products C-O=A-L I take this method of notifying the peo ple of Blakely that I will handle COAL in fu ture. Only the best grade will be handled. It will be to your advantage to place your order now for your winter supply, as you can get a better price fct present. W. J. GRIST t Warehouse Co. has sold about 100,- 000 bushels this year at an average price of $2 per 50 pound crate. They could have sold ten times as many if they had had them. They have a number of houses of 10,000 bushels each and the cost of one of . these houses is approximately $2,500. COMMENCEMENT AT COLOMOKEE SCHOOL. The News regrets that it failed to get in an announcement of the clos ing of the Colomokee school last week after it had been called to the attention of the paper. This school, which is one of the best rural schools of the county, under the leadership of Prof. F. B. Melton, has just closed a successful year’s work with a series of exer cises which began Sunday morning with the commencement sermon by Rev. J. G. Corley, and special music. Wednesday evening at 8:30 o’clock an especially interesting program, consisting of musical selections, op erettas and a play, was given, which was largely attended. The work of the children taking part reflected credit upon themselves and the teach ers of the school under whose direc tion it was staged. Tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 o’clock the graduating exercises of the school will take place. Col. Lee Miller, of Edison, is to deliver the baccalau reate address, following an interesting program presented by the class. At the close of the entertainment Prof. Melton will deliver the diplomas to the graduating class. The exercises will be brought io a close tomorrow (Friday) when the school will enjoy a picnic at Everett’s mill. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS TO GEORGIA MEMBERS. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Geor gia congressional delegation have re ceived the following committee as signments in the new congress: Overstreet, elections No. 2, pen sions, reform of civil service, ter ritories. Park, accounts, public buildings. Crisp, ways and means. Wright, election of president, vice president and representatives, irriga tion, merchant marine and fisheries. Wise, military affairs. Lee, agriculture, water power. Brand, banking, education, revision of laws. Bell, postoffices. Vinson, naval affairs. Larsen, census, expositions, roads. Lankford, to be decided later. Upshaw, alcoholic liquor traffic. With the republican house Geor gia loses one committee chairman ship, that of accounts, heretofore held by Park. Senator Smith, who was chairman of education and labor, has lost that place in the republican senate, but will continue to serve on that com mittee and on agriculture, finance, judiciary, military affars, Philip pines and rules. Senator Harris has not been as signed to committees, but it is ex pected he will serve on several of the most important. “I see the movies are willing to give credit to whom credit is due.” “What now?” “In a current production of Ham let I notice the scenario is by Wil liam Shakespeare.”—Kansas City Journal. EARLY COUNTY NEWS SOY BEANS GOOD AS A GREEN VEGETABLE Haberlandt and Habto Are Best Varieties The soy bean has been grown isl this country for some years both ai a hay plant and as a grain plant foi live stock, but it has not' been used to any great extent for human con sumption. The reason for this is probably the difficulty in cooking thfl mature beans. This quality, however, does nol hold when the beans are used green, When used as a green vegetable, 11 is prepared and used very much lik* the green garden pea. Almost any varieties of soy beans may be used for this purpose, A few of the varieties, however, give espei cial promise. Os the earlier sorts, thfl Haberlandt is probably one of thfl best. It usualy yields at the rate of about 10 oh 12 bushels of mature seed to the acre. The Edwards, a later bean, is desirable because of itfl size. Everything considered, prob abaly a recent importation known aq the Habto bean is one of the best. This is a large flat bean much larger than any other soy bean that is util ized in’ this countrjT at the present time. The size of this bean makes lit much easier to handle. Then, too, the flavor is of the best. On account of the large size of this bean, it will have to be planted rather thickly. A considerable quantity of these beans \jhave been sent out to county agents 'during the year, and those interest ed should try to secure a small quan tity of seed.' If no other variety is available, the Mammoth Yellow should be used. This is the standard vari ety in the state and may be procur ed in almost any locality. WORLD-WIDE DRY MOVEMENT PLANNED. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Under the auspicces of tne Anti-Saloon League of America a three day congress is to be held at the Liberty Hut in Wash ington to’ inaugurate a movement for world-wiJe proh'bition. The confer ence, schedule] to begin on June 4, is regarded as psrhafps the most important in the history of the move ment. Fifty nations are expected to send representatives, the aim being to discuss a world-vide campaign against tlje liquor traffic and to for mulate plans and methods to carry on the campaign as an international movement. Almost all the European countries will send a representative of the temperance movement. Among the foreigners expectoj to take part in the proceedings are some who have conducted anti-lieujr agitation for many years. Ai gctiier, more than 100 representatives from foreign countries are expected to attend the congress. Anion: t. ::i are included delegates from Aha pnd South Ameri ca. BLUMBERG & SONS fTHE GREATEST CLOTHES i . MADE HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX This shop has the earned reputation of selling the snappiest, best clothes made. SUITS. TO FIT ANY MAN We fit you exactly. Here you will find regular, slim, stout and long stout styles. NEW WAIST SEAM SUITS for the young man—neat, plain styles for the con servative man. Come see them yourself. 'o;>7r: :ht 1919 Hart Schaffner & Mara BLUMBERG & SONS “DOTHAN'S FINEST ONE PRICE STORE Clapp and Hanan Shoes, Stetson Hats, Manhattan Shirts Tramp—Please, kind gentleman, could you hel.n a poor blind man? Gentleman —But how am I to know you are blind? Tramp—Because I called you a gentleman.—Stray Stories. See Constance Talmadge in “THE LESSON,” and Charlie Chaplin com edy, at the Cozy Friday. AREN'T YOU A LITTLE SLOW ABOUT PLACING YOUR ORDER WITH US FOR THAT BENTHALL Peanut Picker and Engine YOU INTEND BUYING? SEE US OR GET IN TOUCH WITH US AT ONCE ABOUT THIS TO GUARD AGAINST DISAPPOINTMENT IN DELIVERY. HAMMACK, RISH SONS CO., EDISON, GA. BROOM SPECIALS We have just received a ship ment of real values in brooms. We offer you these while they last as follows: Four string, good quality .... 60c Four string, heavier, better grade -75 c Five string, efctra long straw, nice finished handle 85c You will find these brooms as good as those you have been paying $ 1.00, $ 1.25 and $ 1.35 for. Hamilton Hardware Company The store of real values. WE CARRY ALL KINDS OF HEAVY FEED STUFFS CORN, OATS, PEANUT MEAL, SWEET FEED, SHORTS, COTTON SEED MEAL AND HULLS. GET OUR PRICES. DAVIDSON BROS., Blakely, Ga. 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