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ATTACHMENT FOR
conoN planters
INSURES UNIFORM DEPTH OF
PLANTING AND PACK OF SOIL
AROUND SEED.
Am attachment for use on cotton
planters to insure uniform depth of
planting and proper packing of the
soil around the seed has been‘perfect
ed by the department of agriculture.
Many cotton planting machines in the
San Joaquin valley, Cal., were
equipped with these attachments
during the planting season of. 1925,
and without a single exception the
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growers were enthusiastic over the
results.
Drawing and specifications for the
planter attachment are shown in a
circular just issued. This bulletin
may be obtained as long as the sup
ply lasts by writing to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.
C. The specifications are sufficient
to enable any blacksmith to equip
properly a standard cotton or corn
t planter with the device. Application
has been made for the issuance of a
public service patent covering the at
tachment, thus making it available to
all without the payment of royalties
necessary in the case of privately
owned patents.
The use of this device should aid
the cotton growers of the irrigated
valleys of the southwest to overcome
some of the difficulty experienced
every year in securing satisfactory
stands of cotton. Sometimes poor
stands are the result of immature
seed, adverse or unfavorable condi
tions, or are due to several unseen
factors, but too often they are due
to unsatisfactory planting machines.
A special planting problem is often
encountered on account of the nature
of much of the soil, according to in
vestigators. Some soils dry out so
•quickly that even in a day or two of
dry weather there may not be suffi
cient moisture left to germinate seed
placed in the upper inch or t^vo of the
soil. Also care must be exercised to
avoid a crust, which forms on many
soils as a result of pressure from the
planting tool. Practically all commer
cial planters used in the southwest
are equipped with a type of runner
shoe, which, in opening up the soil,
often compacts and glazes the sides
of the furrow. Under such conditions
the wheel that follows the shoe does
not close the furrow properly but
leaves a narrow open track of packed
earth along the middle of the furrow,
which allows the soil around the seed
to dry out quickly. Even where no
groove is apparent on the surface in
vestigations m»y show that the press
ing of the soil, especially if a little
wet, has closed the groove at the sur
face but has left a channel under
neath, so that the seeds do not have
sufficient contact with the soil to
start germination.
The newly devised equipment over
comes these objections. A V-shaped
scraper somewhat on the order of a
snow plow precedes the planter shoe
and levels the soil so that the pene
tration of the point of the planting
machine is at a uniform depth. A
small press wheel operates in the fur
row just back of the seed spout and
passing over the seed immediately af
ter it is dropped presses it firmly into
the soil. Two blades follow the press
wheel in such away as to accomplish
the covering of the seed and a slight
firming of the soil. The planter
wheels are set to one side of the seed
row to prevent further packing.
FIVE MONROE COUNTIANS
IN MERCER SUMMER SCHOOL
Monroe county has five enrolled in
Mercer University Summer School.
They are- I. L. Chatfield, Culloden,
who attended Mercer in 1925-26 and
is working for the Bachelor of Arts
degree; Miss Miriam Hill, a Bessie
Tift student who attended Mercer
in 1925 for work toward the Bache
lor of Arts degree; Tom C. Porch,
Forsyth, a student at Mercer in 1926
working for the B. S. C. degree;
Urbon Rumble, Monroe county, work
ing for the Master’s degree; Miss
Frances Bush, Forsyth.
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Personal Overflow
Mrs. W. G. Wellborn and Mrs.
Charles Chalmers and children of At
lanta are the guests of Mrs. 0. P.
Ensign. They were accompanied by
Mr. Wellborn and Mr. Chalmers, who
returned to Atlanta Sunday after a
visit of several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Clements of
Atlanta motored down Sunday to
spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Boatwright. Miss Adelaide Boat
wright, who has been visiting in At
lanta, came home with them, and
Master John Boatwright returned to
Atlanta with them Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Jackson and
children motored to Bowdon to' spend
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Butler. From there they motored
to Anniston, Ala., on Sunday for a
reunion at the home of their brother,
Mr. J. S. Butler. They returned
home Monday accompanied by Lewis
Butler of Bowdon, who will be their
guest for a while.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Banks of
Denver, Colo., and Mrs. John How
ard of Atlanta are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. N. Goodwyne and Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Banks. On Friday
morning Mrs. Goodwyne and Mrs.
Banks will entertain for Mrs. Warren
Banks and Mrs. John Howard.
FORSYTH BAPTIST CHURCH
C. W. Henderson, Pastor
Sunday school at 9:45. Come and
make glad the heart of our superin
tendent, Mr. Elbert Banks. Get in
formation by the study of God’s
Word and give inspiration through a
personal contact with your fellows.
Prove your allegiance to the King
whose you are and whom you are
trying to serve by counting one at
the church services in the morning
and evening.
Rev. W. T. Shehane of Crawford,
who comes to fill the pulpit of the
pastor while he is away in a meet
ing, is an able man. Give him the
glad hand of welcome to our little
city.
The three Young People’s Unions
will have their meetings at the usual
time, one hour before the evening
preaching service. The Juniors are
pushing forward, the Intermediates
are on the up-grade, the Seniors,
though working under difficulties
since many of their numbers are
away, are urged to rally tO' the flag
and show their colors.
Won’t you help to swell the pray
ermeeting attendance? This service
is pleasantly informal and spirit-fill
ing. Last but not least by any means
will be the Circle meetings of the W.
M. U. on Wednesday ai^ernoon. La
dies, an urgent and cordial invitation
is extended you.
LAST GOVERNMENT REPORT
LOWERS COTTON ESTIMATES
A cotton crop of 15,368,000 equiva
lent to five hundred pound bales this
year was indicated by the condition
‘of the cotton crop on July 16, which
was 70.7 per cent of normal, the De
partment of Agriculture announced
Friday.
The condition of the crop by states
included South Carolina at 55 per
cent of normal, Georgia 61, and Ten
nessee 71.
MISS TREADWELL WILL
GRADUATE IN CJHICAGO
The friends of Miss Donie Mae
Treadwell, daughter of Mr. G. T.
Treadwell of Culloden, are interest
ed in the announcement that she is
one of 119 graduates of The Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago who will
receive their diplomas August 5.
Many of the graduates will become
pastors, pastors’ assistants, directors
of religious education, foreign mis
sionaries and evangelists.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express to our friends
in our home of Forsyth our heart
felt thanks for the many kindnesses
and deep sympathy shown to us at
the time of the burial of our dear
wife and mother.
C. M. G. Bloowdorth, W. P. Blood
worth, Mrs. Kathryn Bloodworth
Grier, Mrs. Emelyn Bloodworth
Smith.
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Centennial International Exposition, which opened in Philadelphia June 1
to December 1 to celebrate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
HIGH PRICES FOR
HOGS ARE PREDICTED
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
SAYS DEMAND IS GOOD AND
CAUTIONS THE BREEDERS.
Georgia producers of hogs will find
interest in the forecast by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture received
here predicting continuance of rela
tively high hog prices this summer
and fall, and a slight falling off next
fall.
It seems likely, the department
said, that with continued fairly active
domestic demand, and with ihdicated
hog supplies, plus storage stocks,
not larger and probably somewhat
smaller than last year, hog prices this
summer and fall will be maintained
at about the levels of the same period
last year.
Supplies for the winter, the report
added, will probably be no 1 larger
than last year’s.
The department cautions hog rais
ers that “in breeding for next spring,
producers should take into account
the possibility that the very favorable
hog prices of 1926 will not likely
prevail when the spring pig crop of
1927 is ready for market. If the pre
sent highly favorable corn-hog price
ratio continues through the fall and
winter, the hog producers increase
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production as they have in the past
similar conditions, and as breeding
intentions for the coming fall pig
crop indicate they will, hogs will be
much cheaper in the winter of 1927-
1928 than they were last winter or
are likely to be the coming winter.”
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IS SENTENCED TO
DIE SEPTEMBER 9
MACON, Ga., July 28.—Ed Glover,
negro, was convicted in Bibb su
perior court late yesterday of the
murder of E. W. Wilson and Miss
Hilda Smith on the afternoon of
July 10. Glover was sentenced to
die in the electric chair at the state
prison farm on September 9. The
jury deliberated only 10 minutes.
, Glover received the verdict calmly
and made no statement. Warren
Grice, chief defense counsel, immedi
ately filed a motion to arrest judg
ment because of the technicality in
the indictment, but this was immedi
ately overruled by Judge H. A. Mat
thews.
Although Mr. Grice refused to
make a statement, it is generally
believed that the defense will file
a motion for a new trial Wednesday.
Glover took the stand in his
own behalf after the state had
rested his case. He admitted the
crime, but said that Bars Davis,
white man held in connection with
the case, hired him to kill the couple.
The testimony of Glover concern
ing Davis/will be placed before the
grand jury some time this week,
Solicitor-General Chas. Garrett said
tonight. The grand jury is recessed
at present but is subject to call and
probably will be convened within a
day or so, Mr. Garrett said.
CALVIN WON’T TELL;
POLITICIANS GUESS
WASHINGTON. —About the only
person in the world who can tell defi
nitely whether Calvin Coolidge will
be a candidate in 1928 to succeed
himself is Calvin Coolidge—and he
won’t tell. But now that Senator
Cummins, of lowa, has publicly pre
dicted that he did not believe Mr.
Coolidge would wish another term
and that he will have had enough of
the job by 1928 it may be said that
friends and advisers of the president
do not share that view and everything
is proceeding politically in exactly
the same manner as if Mr. Coolidge
were an active candidate.
Nobody has ever heard from the
president’s lips a statement as to
whether he will or will not be in the
1928 race. The nearest anyone hast
come to learning what is in Mr. Cool
idge’s mind has been a ^omment now
and then that the future can take
care of itself and that 1928 was not
a matter of importance at this time
so much as doing the presidential
tasks at the hour in a creditable
fashion.
But Mr. Coolidge is human. So his
friends guess that having tasted of
power, and especially having earned
a popularity in the electoral college
which has rarely been approached, he
will not at his relatively young age
be willing to retire. The president is
54 years old. Most presidents are
about 56 when they take office. Mr.
Coolidge shows no sign of physicial
fatigue, in fact he hardly ever shows
the strain of responsibility.
Judging the present signs Mr. Cool
idge would certainly have the sup
port of those state delegations which
constitute substantial majority in a
nomination convention.
HALF MILLION FOREIGNERS
NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER
Half a million aliens, about four
times as many as were admitted,
were left clamoring at the gates of
the United States at the end of the
fiscal year, July 1, when all im
migration quotas were filled. Under
the present law these half million
must wait three or more years be
fore making legal entry.
Os the larger countries the Irish
Free State alone failed to fill its
quota. The number allowed Germany,
England, Norway, Poland, France
and^other large countries was reach
ed sorhe time ago.
During the Year 164,657 aliens
were admitted to this country under
the selective immigration law. Un
der the same law during the fiscal
year which has just begun more than
71 per cent of the European immi
grants will be examined abroad by
American consuls, it is estimated.
$2,548,535 INCOME RFOM
GAS TAX IN SIX MONTHS
An immense increase in state reve
nues from the fuel oil tax for the
year 1926 was indicated when it was
announced that the actual collections
for the second quarter of 1926 had
reached $1,384,306.63, bringing the
receipts for the first six months of
1926 to $2,548,535.54.
CARD OF THANKS
To those friends to whom we are
indebted for the niinistrations of ten
der hands, the expressions of sympa
thy, the beautiful flowers and other
kindness, during the illness and
death of our father and grandfather,
Mr. S. H. Zellner, we take this
method of expressing our sincere
thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Rhbdes and
family, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Zellner
and family, Clyde H. Zellner, Dave
P. Zellner.
FOR DISMISSION
Georgia, Monroe County.—Where
as, 0. M. Williamson, administrator
of M. C. Williamson, represents to
the Court in his petition duly filed
and entered on record that he has
fully administered M. C. William
son’s estate, this is therefore to cite
all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, why said administrator should
not be discharged from his adminis
tration and receive letters of dismis
sion on the first Monday in August,
1926. This July 5, 1926. GEO. W.
NEWTON, Ordinary.
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WANTED —A‘ good new or second
hand piano. Box 326, Forsyth, Ga.
YOUR EYES-
Need a complete service in one
establishment. Through eye ex
amination, lenses and frames
carefully prepared. We are
responsible to you for a com
plete satisfactory service. >;
J. H. SPRATLING
OPTOMETRIST
—2O year, in Macon.
652 Cherry St.