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Diversified farming has for many
years been preached in Early eoun
ty, , but , only , until recently „ u has -i. it
been put into practice. A few
|jLl,V ' ack the Early countv farmer, ■
dependent . hi.
corn crops. But
SI^HR^&dVjtj&b^^rowing ;mriounts of beSj^^Pe, hogs, large poul
try and vegetables, and are finding
their efforts very wdll rewarded. As
an example of what one Early coun
ty farmer is doing, we would like to
cal! your attention to Mr. W. C.
Bryan, one of our better farmers who
resides in the eastern part of the
county. Mr. Bryan has set himself
up a small tomato canning project,
which he devotes his attention to
when his larger farming interests
will permit. He grows, cans and
packs and labels his own tomatoes
right at home, with the assistance of
his son, Mr. Joe Bryan. They car
ry the name of Banner Brands, and
his tomatoes are as good and
>me if .. they had , , , been put , up in .
- as
a million-dollar factory. Mr. Bryan
in his spare time has put up approx
innately : 2.000 cans of these toma
toes, for which . . , . lie will ... find _ _ a ready .
sale, and for which he will reap a
handsome sum. More farmers should
emulate Mr. Bryan’s efforts.
Another man who has done a good
deal to show what good results and
profits can be achieved by a
ingenuity and laboi is Austin Mid
dleton, a formei Early countian who
2?^ ? nd °P? r f 4es th e Alabama
State Hatchery, Dothan, Ala. . . It is
our opinion that Mr Middleton is
more or less responsible for the rapid
growth of the poultry industry in
K ^ e *i? n i G ” ian lm - v Se f, ear ? *
the \ j University T of p Georgia, - and there ...
began the scientific study of laising
chwikens. He met wit a goo ea
was 01 difficult e i 4 .^ 4 for ? 0m them 4 .u° me + to understand ec ? s +
Jt man y ou J d g0 ? t; be \
to Athens, a Ga., spend laige s s
money just to leain how t 1
a chicken But Mr. Middleton caied
not for he had his sights set on a
goal and he went merrily on about
ms business He began at home ms
own project, a project which soon
began to show profits and one that
to father still maintains. The neigh
^hev L-he>, teo* too, had had gone fone^nto^he into the “chicken
business.” Now when you ride
about Early county and see the rat
nroof f neatlv kept chicken houses,
brooders etc you may , know that -1 ,
Austin Middleton’s influence has
v,, „„ fnia And ‘a< for
Middleton ’himself he has gone
bama* sKSt lie
thousands of Wood-tested, healthy
baby chicks to poultry raisers all
nvpr ovei fhi* t-nis trade tiaae area a.ea, and ana he ne is is also a
kept busy acting as judge at practi
cally all the poultry Shows in
Georgia and Alabama.
Our good friend. Mr. Jim Harpe,
who lives out Colomokee way, quite
often does us the favor to bring us
some clipping from another paper
which he thinks is worthy of repro
duction. .Saturday lie brought us
one which we think is very apropos,
as the nation is now in the midst of
the Fourth War Loan campaign. It
was written by the editor of a
small newspaper in Minnesota a few
days before he entered the army, and
we believe it will make all of us run
out and purchase that extra war
war bond. Here it is:
“I am a mother’s son. I am the
pride of a family and part of a
ome. T love my life as you love
yours. I am youth in years and ex
perience in life, yet I am a gambler,
betting the highest stakes that a
man can wager—my life. If I win,
you win; if I lose. I have lost all.
The loss is mine, not yours; and
• mere is a to
home
which I can never return.
I
your health while 1 risk my
I am the flower of a nations
manhood, the glory of a whole race.
I am the American soldier. I am
the Boy in the Trenches.”
RE-ROOFING
Everlox Shingles
Skilled Mechanics
Write for a Free Estimate
—TERMS—
GEORGIA ROOFING
& SUPPLY CO., Ltd.
Box 838 MACON, GA.
By
Earl
“Tige”
Pickle
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY AGENT
FOURTH WAR BOND DRIVE—
By February oth, all farm people
in Georgia want to have enough
bonds bought to more than reach
their quota. Counties will be recog
nized over the W!SB Radio Station al
most hourly next Saturday. Let’s
make Early county hold up her head
and keep her place. Buy a bond or
stamps before 11:00 o’clock Satur
day morning. Would it be too
fX* \? acria ® e * or each fa ™ P er ;
buy a bond or some stamps?
be a wonderful thing to
boys on the battlefronts—
person in Early county
rA NEW C CASH CROP FOR
EARLY COUNTY FARMERS—
Last Saturday Mr. Crine and Mr.
Davis, of the Crine Packing Com
pany in Cairo were in Blakely to
plan for okra contracts with Early
county farmers. Mr. Crine had sales
records to show that all of his con
tractois averaged $180.00 an acre on
okra last year. Those who have suf
ficient labor and could use extra
money during July and August,
might look into okra business. Like
cucumbers, it must be gathered ev
ery other day (but you don’t have
to stoop so low to find it). The price
will be around $45.00 a ton at
Blakely. Representatives will be ill
Early county soon to sign contracts.
4-H CLUB NEWS—
j The New Hope 4-H Club meeting
Monday afternoon, January
24, 1944. After the president, Jos
gpjjjne Oliver, called the meeting to
order, the roll was called by Elinor
Sheffield, secretary. Song, America
the Beautiful, led by Elinor Shef
field. Bible reading by Bessie Ward
Cannon. A story read by Jimmie
Cooper. Current farm news by El
inor Sheffield. What I am going to
d<5 in 4 H th ' s vcar ’ by Talmadge Ty
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„ How to set out fruit trees, by
son.
J. W. Quattlebaum. Demonstration
<)n making grapevine cuttings, by Mr.
| Reid
Mr. Reid presented Betty Rc-ntz
: medal for her g. aTden work and Eli
nor Sheffield a medal for safety
WO rk in 1943. These medals were
g i ve n m a state-wide contest as
COU nty winners.
—Betty ' Rentz, Reporter,
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PHOSPHATE—
Phosphate increases growth, aids
- n seed ^ -p roductioT1 ■ hastens maturity
and phosphffte to the feed .
- g no ^ ] eac } ie( j f rom the soil easily
and if applied and erosion is con
trolled> supplies can be built up.
there is excess money, and more
excess money is wanted fater, a good
place for it is ill phosphate. See all
recommendations and AAA
p ractke t
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CROP RESIDUE—
Cr0 P residue on dead weed oi
f~-„Se2e & ?Kt, U .dd“2
organic matter and plant food. If
burned burnedebenefits or otherwise a® destroyed most
ot lnese nenerns die e lost lost. Ifstelks 11 talks
are cut « r otherwise brought in
contact "h" with the hllp soil lengthwise coS with
p ne slope they me y neip to to connoi eras- eios
:011 and decay more rapidly than it
left standing.
extravagant, and unnecessary.
One lady said Sunday “Our peo
P le are so ^nnrant—just look at the
^ma c ] amao B *e e fire me did to those tho se pines. nines”
| Kl j DZ y MEETS NEED FOR
PERENNIAL CROP—
Kudzu can be used for hay and
j . and of the best
] grazing is one crops
Known for conserving and improving
the soil. It is useful in gully con
trol, and even though its main use
so far has been on eroded steep
land, gcod returns can be obtained
if planted on better land.
This crop has been grown in Ear
ly county for a number of years and
in increasing averages recently,
seems to meet the country’s need
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Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N. Y,
hised Bottler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Bainbridge
FOR SALE!
VICTOR-GRAIN SEED
OATS
MIDDLETON BONDED WAREHOUSE CO.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS. BLAKELY, GEORGIA
for a genera! purpose perennial crop
more nearly than any tried.
Results at the Coastal Plain Ex
periment Station show where 254
pounds of beef per acre have been
produced over an 8-year period, and
farmers have reported 2 to 3 tons
of hay per acre on good land. In
creases in yields of corn following
kudzu is evidence of its soil im
provement value.
Plans should be made now for
planting this important crop. At
least 500 healthy crowns should be
secured for each acre to be planted
in late winter after danger of freez
ing has passed. If the land can be
plowed it should be prepared about
as for corn and the crowns set in
furrows about 25 feet apart and
3 1-2 feet in the row.
If manure is available, two to
four 2-horse wagon loads should be
applied in the furrow along with 200
to 300 pounds of 18 to 20 per cent
superphosphate or its equivalent.
This should be done well in advance
of setting the crowns.
Detailed planting and cultivating
instructions can be secured from
Mr. Clardy or your county agent.
OUR NEIGHBOR’S 4-H
PROJECTS WORTH $1,000—
“My 4-H projects have been worth
over $1,000,” says B. T. Hartley, Jr.,
Clay county member. “The first one
was poultry. I raised 50 baby
chicks, sold the roosters as broilers
and fryers, and kept the hens. The
next year I won the 4-H poultry
contest for Southwest Georgia. This
year I have cleared over $100 with
20 hens. I started with one sow
and have since raised fifty hogs. A
three-year gardening project has re
lieved my parents of this duty, and
has helped supply vegetables needed
at home as well. A pure-bred Jer
sey hei ? er I bought as a young calf
has brought in some cash in addition
to the milk and butter used. I have
raised a muie col; as a project and
it is now ready to go to work.”
i ■ COQD PASTURE IS ASSET
TO ANY FARM—
A good permanent pasture is an
asset to anv farm. This pasture
nuls t be made on well-suited land,
us i ng - well-adapted nutritious plants
and good amounts of fertilizer. Seed
or plants must be sown or planted
properly Rich.'
moist lowland makes the best
pasture, but upland can be made in
to good pasture if the soil is fertile,
The Extension Service recom
mends Dallis grass, Bemuda grass,
lespedeza and white clover for low
lands, and Bermuda, lespedeza and
hop clover for uplands. On sandy
soils carpet grass can be used,
Fertilizer usually pays even on fer
tile soil and lime is essential in
most cases. Amounts and kind of
fertilizer and amounts of limestone
will vary. For detailed information
on pasture work, consult the county
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JETS? p j j d f nastures will S8
other vegetation with the exception
enough for shade, and the prep
arations of the soil. Soil should be
piepaiea Dy discimr discing or oi nlowinc plowing and ana
wot king into a good seedbed by liar
rowing Seed should be sown even
coveieci v , H ugiitiy htl ana , th tne „ diea 1011 ,, -
mu ja ^ss thef^of fnd^cotrid stocks'should
"‘LeL^ezl Lespedeza '"seed seed '’are aie extremely extienie y
-taicc, as is snown Dy tne use in
price, from 13 1-2 cents a pound last
tQ 21c or 22c now _ Therefore,
we may have to substitute something
else as sudan grass for temporary
pastures this summer.
JOHN B. DUKE, JR.
ACCOUNTANT & AUDITOR
TAX CONSULTANT
412 Exchange Bank Bldg.
[ Phone 2208
i ALBANY, GEORGIA
High Prices, Heavy Yield and
Low Production Cost
Recommend I I Pickle Crop
By adding to their longer growing crops some acres of cucumber pickles,
which permit two crops on the same land, farmers can help meet requests for a
bigger 1944 pickle crop to meet military and civilian demands, according to a
statement made public by the National Pickle Packers Association.
Because of low^ production costs, heavy yields and the highest contract
price in history, the acres planted to pickles can do their share toward contribu
ting to the war effort and at the same time provide some welcome early money
for the farmers.
Pickles are classed by the government as essential food. Proof of the im
portance of pickles a£ part of the day-to-day diet lies in the fact that draft de
ferment units are allowed on an acreage basis.
Advantages of pickles as a cash crop are many, the Pickle Packers Associa
tion declares. Prevailing prices are the highest in history. The properly tend
ed held, picked properly during the height of the season, will yield splendid
cash returns.
Another value is that pickles are an excellent quick crop. The revenue pro
vides the farmer with early cash when it can be conveniently used in paying
farm expenses until later crops are harvested.
The cost of seed is small, and the Cairo Pickle Company has tested seed
available for their contractors. No machinery or war scarce implements are
needed. Ordinary farm tools are all that is required.
The Cairo Pickle Company contract names a guaranteed price for the yield
of the vines. They have operated receiving stations for many years for their
contractors in Southwest Georgia, and eexpect tocontinue to make this a perma
nent cash crop, and they wish to contract more acreage this year.
CAIRO PICKLE COMPANY’S CONTRACT CAN BE SIGNED AT:
COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE, Blakely, Georgia
or see MR. J. G. COLLINS, Blakely, Georgia
We will be glad to have you grow pickling cucumbers for us, and if any
further information is desired, please write us.
CAIRO PICKLE CO
CAIRO, GEORGIA
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