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Newspaper Page Text6 SYHUP FERMENTATION ( PREVENTED Bl PROCESS Government, After Nine Years’ Work, Has Evolved the Hudson Method AMERICUS, Ga... Jan. 27.—That the federal bureau of chemistry will by next season take steps to develop, by the use of efficient demonstration meth ods, the general use by the farmers of this section of a hew process. of syrup making, whereby cane syrup is ren dered unfermentable and uncrystalliz able, was indicated by Dr. C. S. Hudson, government expert, who left this city after having completed an investigation of conditions in this section at the or der of the federal officials at Washing ton. D. C Dr. Hudson, who is the discoverer of the “Hudson invertase method." as the process is called, came to Americus on a special commission, making the jump from New York City. He left for south ern Florida to pursue his investigations among th# cane growers of that state. The new process by which cane syrup is tendered unfermentable and uncrys tallixable. has been developed after nine years of exhaustive research work, but the results obtained are fully com mensurate with the labor and money ex pended in its devolpment. Fermentation and crystallisation of cane syrup are the two great handicaps under which the farmer and the refiner have been laboring since time imme morial. and as is generally the result, the ultimate consumer is seriously af fected by the defects in the syrup as it reaches him through the retail markets. The elimination of these two potent factors in the financial losses sustained by the producer, the refiner and the con sumer. means a distinct advantage for all concerned and the federal govern ment is determined that the "Hudson method" shall be thoroughly demon strated. Dr. Hudson stated that about 200 bar rrts of syrup were produced by this method during the season just past and that in 1917 the method will be geaerall introduced commercially throughojt the cane-growing sections of the country. CAROLINA FLOUR MILLS ARE USING NATIVE GRAIN FUORENCE. s e., Jan. 37.—The ef fort to have a flour mill in Florence is being revived, and it is thought that this time the effort will be successful. The chamber of commerce is adding in the carrying out of this enterprise, which is so badly needed in this great est distributing point in the Pee Dee. The flour mills in this section are all doubling their capacity this year, hav ing tried it and found it a good busi ness. The farmers are all planting «6me gram. It is well assured that grain will always be one of the staple crops of this territory. rninikiFkiTii - Lum nuimL / T r HERE will be plenty of cotton to gin this year. With many dinners it will be a question of ability to handle all the cotton offered. The answer is in THE OUTFIT. Continental Ginning Ma chinery and the Munger System give the ginner just what he ought to have—the world’s stand ard outfit, LOCALIZED for his territorv. and IN DIVIDUALIZED for his trade. He gets exactly the kind of gins needed for the cotton grown in his section, with everything else arranged and adjusted to make the most of any unusual conditions * under which he may have to operate. Let us begin planning your outfit at once. Write the nearest Conti nental Sales Office. CONTINENTAL GIN COMPANY SALES OFFICES: Atlanta. Ga., Krtmaghsm. Ata., Charkxte, N. C-. Della*. Tex.. Mernyhto, Tenn. the BOLL BIG enough May 1 prove tn you. by test, in your own field bow much Extra Cotton the Select King will make for you ? SOO Farmers Declare that they made ac eurate field teats the peat eeaaon and that the King beat all other* by an average of 50 %. Let me tend you the report*. ■HKTim One W TEST B.Afi 7, I by | 1 • ‘ti p arce j jg Post Lk> for soc. I wish to show you and your neighbor how much Extra Cot ton the Genuine King will give you. Will you hesitate Ari- > use my seed after 100 men tell you (fltßhl the results of their actual trials MUT It’s to your interest to read M * this testimony. IT’S FREE. g I 5 Acre Bag for $2.00 WRjr | and a little work. Send for full K | particulars. Test bag plants tofeMVYrw from 1-4 acres. Address S aMoeaT T. J. KING, Richmond. Va. £&• Education . lUU. Successful Fawainct Thu department will cheerfully endeavor to furnlsn any information. Let ters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agricultural CoUege, Athens, Ga. Results of Cotton Variety Tests, 1916 Unusual interest is evidenced in cot ton planting seed this year due to the fact that a considerable part of Georgia and other of the gulf states have been invaded by the weevil. It was long ago demonstrated that early maturing varie ties of cotton are essential to combat this pest successfully. On this account the college of agriculture has conducted tests of the leading varieties of cotton in its demonstration field at Athens and at other points throughout the state for several years past. A summary of the obtained during the crop year 1916. as prepared by Professor L. E. Rast, of the agronomy division, is pre sented for the information of our read ers. We believe that every one inter ested in cotton production will study these results with great interest as they reveal facts of impomnce to planters generally. The land on which the cotton varieties were grown in 1916 is a red sandy loam. A crop of oats followed by cowpeas occupied the land the previous year. The peas were plowed under in the fall and the area was left rought for freezing Total YieM Total Yield Bolls length Per Seed Cotton Lint Per Acre, to of Lint Cent * Name at nnetj. Pounds. Pounds. Pound. Inches. Lint. . 2.772 1.053 61 % 38 Piedmont 2,686 '*>. 1 Sunbeam 64 2.657 930 62 35 Wanamaker's 2.598 93« 15-16 36 Moduli* 2.588 «6 40 Hooner’s ... 2.556 920 75 1 36 « Xoper’s . 2,513 905 64 15-16 36 I .a ng foci's 2,427 825 59 's 34 Willet’s lideal .... 2.427 78 4 331-3 Ponlnot --- 2.384 795 68 15-16 33 1-3 SS ? .* 5 Webber 82 2.169 737 62 1% 34 > Webber 49 - 2,091 696 66 114 »1J Brown’s No. 1 2.084 .08 03 1 g Columbia — r 2,001 687 61 11* 38 1-3 Kexa ll 2.050 697 87 1 34 College No. 1 2.042 75« 60 % 37 Chid well's •••>•••••• 2.042 Bbl 00 1 1-3 « i.*» 700 « 1% » Brown’. No. 1 l.*>7 6£, 57 “1 M 1-3 Willet's Perfection 1,934 ®J6 75 1 36 Uveser'a 1,912 638 65 1 33 1-3 Vandiver’s .; ————. l.«® .623 .••> 1 • 33 1-3 Glenn 1.612 •’•64 94 1 35 Webber Sr: * 1.4« J M 6 «•« I*4 38 1-3 Holdon - 1.876 4«2 Ml . IM> 3> Brambiett’a t... 987 336 «- 1%» 34 The area devoted to these tests was firmed with a corrugated roller after planting and a perfect stand was obtain ed. except Vandiver** which had 74 per cent of a stand and Brambiett’a which had only 53 per cent. This accounts for the larger yield of most of these va rieties. and it cannot be attributed to the fact that they grew with only one stalk per hill. The soil, climate and other conditions in south Georgia differ so greatly from those existing in the vi- Tstxl YieM Pct. of I\>t*l Yield Bolls Length Per Seed Cottos, Perfect Lint Per Acre, to of Lint Cent VarietT • Pounds. Stand. Pounds. Found. Inches. Lint. Sau. Wood’s 1.199 M 405 75 15-16 34 Tonic 1,170 90 4.13 8< 1 37 Wanamaker’s 1.140 80 422 «H 15-}« 3« IMulnot 1.0*» « 489 65 15-10 36 Sunbeam 1,000 «5 .40 «■> 1 •> Cleveland 920 75 330 , 65 1 38 Columbia 880 70 252 .1 114 . « Pixie 840 75 -*6 83 15-16 34 College NA 1— »1<» 70 283 «4 15-16 35 Modcila • ”20 75 "5 4 3 < t™, . 700 60 203 81 % 33 1-3 Broadwell a «5 216 80 % 36 Webber 580 75 174 fts l«j JO . Christopher 530 75 177 00 4 34 In Brooks county sixteen varieties of cotton were grown as shown in the above table. The stand was damaged due to the soil being infected with black root. The extent of damage is indicated under column “Per Cent of Perfect Stand.’’ The yields are calculated from actual yield of seed cotton. The soil at this place is a gray, sandy loam and is typical of south Georgia Fertilizer, con sisting of 300 pounds of a mixture of 100 pounds of sulphate of ammonia and 300 pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate was applied a week before planting and harrowed in wtlh a drag harrow. Ac cording to tests and observations ex tending over several years in various sections of the state, the following va rieties are best adapted to cotton produc tion under boll weevil conditions: Col lege No. 1, Trice, Sunbeam. Cleveland, Hooper’s, Caldwell’s, Toole, Cook’s, Poul not, l>ixle. Brown’s No. 2 and Culpep per's. Other varieties that are known to be early and that have made good yields in the different sections where they are grown, may be equally as good, but only those varieties that we have tested are included in this list. DELINTING COTTON SEED BEFORE PLANTING. H. E. W„ Atlanta. Ga., write*: I have w« n it stated that where cotton seed is -lelinted and planted in a good won, the plant will come up from two to three <laya earlier thau seed mot debated, and that it will often mak- a full stand where seed not delinted win have to be replanted. I would appreciate your views on this *ub ject. It is desirable to have planting seed delinted whenever this can be accom plished without excessive cost to the planter. There is no doubt but that the naked seed will come up sooner than seed on which the lint is left. This is probably due to tbe fact that the seed which retain the lint rather hold the soil away from them, hence germination is naturally delayed. Our experience and observations all endorse the conclu sion that delinted or naked seed come up quicker than the kind of seed ordina rily planted. I am sure that the use of delinted seed is a matter of considerable import ance in all sections where the boll wee vil has established itself. I do not think, of course, that farmers should be expected to pay an excessive price for weed of this character, as I imagine most of the oil mills could delint the seed for their patrons at a relatively small cost. I make this statement advisedly because from what I can gather some concerns other than oil mills are delint ing seed and asking fancy prices for them, whereas their value for planting purposes has not been sufficiently im proved to justify the fanwer -in paying a big price for having this work done. • • • PL ANT TNG VELVET BEANS IN CORN. 8. E. B. Owing*. S. C.. writes. 1 de wire vnur a-trFe tn regard to planting velvet h<«ns in orn. My lend is sandy and of average fertility. Won Id you advise me to *ow eorn land in pea* st last culti*ati<<i or plant velvet lx ans? Would the brans injur* the corn? Various ways of planting velvet beans tn corn may be followed Personally, we think it best to plant the beans in THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917. and thawing to break up and mellow. In early spring the area was double cut ■with a disk harrow and the soil was made firm by rains which fell later. On March 15, 500 pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate and 100 pounds of 20 per cent sulphate of ammonia were applied broadcast. In order that the fertilizer might be applied evenly, half of it was applied by broadcasting lenghtwise. and Che remainding half broadcasted across the plats. The rows were immediately laiid off four feet apart, and the beds were made with one-horse Planet, Jr. Several rains fell and settled the beds before Hie planting was done on April 10. A heavy rain seven days later form ed a crust which was broken by going at right angles across the rows with a spike-tooth harvow. Subsequent culti vations, May 5 and 19, June 1, 10 and 23 were with a Planet, Jr., and very shallow. Raht kept the ground too wet to cultivate for six weeks, during which time the plants grew so rapidly that further cultivation was unnecessary. Results of cotton variety test on col lege demonstration field, Athens, 1916, when grown with one stalk per hill, 18 inches apart: cinity of Athens that the colleg’e has un dertaken co-operative arrangements to test cotton varieties at two points In the southern part of the stae. One of hese areas is at Quitman in Brooks county, where three years results have been ob tained. The other was formerly at Ash burn tn Turner county, but Is now lo cated at Tifton in Tift county, from which no results were obtained this year. * Results of variety tests of cotton in Brooks county, 1916: the drill row. By this arrangement t?hey are afforded an opportunity to climb up the stalk more quickly and with greater rapidity than would Other wise be the case. It is the nature of the bean to climb. As this crop makes rather a slow growth and development iin the early part of the season we do pot think that It Injures the corn in any way. In fact, if it spreads out between the rows and covers the ground and shades it, we believe that the beans growing in the corn might often be an advantage to the crop. When the beans are planted alongside the drills they climb up on the stalks and later in. the season practically cover them. Many of the stalks may be broken down but there is no serious objection to this since the ears are aJready matured. On a large scale corn could be cut with a harvester, bound into sheaves j EBr '1 T n MW ■Kga-y r-kt • ,#iiij 3k eSKajfoK I I I H ‘ Illi I I I I | 11111111111111111111 l lliiMilllllllll||||| Here’s The New Catalogue for sprin£ 1917 i It’s Interesting. Bound In a beautiful, richly-colored 1 cover, and brimming over with illustrations. It’s Instructive. One hundr ed pages full of valuable | suggestions about WHAT AND HOW TO PLANT. II ilnl! Ul*l We’to offering this liig. vebiable book to you absolutely tree, au<l a«k I I j • that' you write us for it promptly. Garden time con.ec early. H. G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga. iiirail I w h lii ii iih L: i:. Mib. l 'i l i,i,,iiiiMiHiilihPiiii!ii!li l ;' !: ! i:iii!l;iiillll lliilliilllllllllllililiiihllniillinllillillii'ilulhii illlilH and run through a large shredder and , busker, the beans taken out and the stems and leaves shredded up to be used as feed during the winter. On the small farm the corn would probably have to -be husked by hand and the stems and beans run through a cutting box. A part of the bean seed pould be saved in this way if desired. In your section we advise that you use the earliest maturing variety o>f vel vet beap It is possible to secure. Pre sumably this would be the 9<l-day. Much of the bean seed on the market, how ever. does not seem to be very true to name. One should, therefore, buy from a concern which is willing to undertake to guarantee the character of the seed they are offering for sale. • • • SELECTING COTTON SEED ADAPTED. TO WEEVIL CONDITIONS. H. 8. E.. Macon, Ga., writes: Whnt do you consider a good variety of eotton seed? Tbe weevil was present in this coun ty last season, and ot c<*ine. will be a problem this year. 1 am glad to know that my estimate of the Planet, Jr., coin cides with yours. I bought the first wheel cultivator ever used in this county about thirty years ago. Why not fight the weevil on level land as -the English and Germans fight each other, with poison gas? Would it be a practical proposition in the hands of experts? , A considerable number of varieties of cotton can apparently be plazited under weevil conditions to very good advan tage. Our survey of the state indicates that Cleveland’s Big 801 l is more gener ally grown than any other strain. Next in order comes Covington’s Toole. Cleve land’s Big 801 l is more extensively grown north of the Fall line than in the southern part of the state, though it seems to be quite a favorite in that section as well. Covington's Toole is grown extensively in south Georgia. It seems to be prized in those sections where blapk root and wilt disease have proved* very troublesome. We believe well selected strains of both of these varieties can be planted to advantage under boll weevil conditions. Os course, other varieties can no doubt be grown successfully, but it will take some years to determine just which should be given preference. We have found bedding for cotton with the Planet, Jr., very successful and eco nomical. On this account we are hoping that many farmers will follow this meth od of preparing their seed beds in the future. Many attempts to destroy the weevil have been made and practically every sort of a suggestion for Its destruction has been tested. Gas has cojne ii} for a good share of attention and considera tion. It has not proved a practical rem edy up to this time. The very grave dangers incident to its use also make it very objectionable. Destroying cotton stalks at the proper time in the fall by plowing them under and picking weevils in the spring art far more satisfactory and effectual remedies, and farmers who rely on these methods of combating the weevil are much more likely to have success than those who undertake to fight It by means of some of the va rious machines and inventions which sharpers are continually trying to foist off on an unsuspecting public. • • « TREATING A HIDEBOUND COW. J. D. M., Nealsvllle, N. C., writes: I have a cow that came in late last spring and did well until late in the fall when sbe began to get thin and fail in her milk, and xhe now looks badly and her hair is rough. I am feeding her on cotton seed meal, and I have discovered that she is hidebound. I have a mare that cannot eat corn. Tbe upper part of her mouth is swollen almost to the points of her teeth. Some say she has Lampers. I would lie glad to know what to do for my cow and horse. When an animal becomes hidebound it must be regarded as a condition and not a symptom. This trouble is chiefly occurs with animals which are suffering from indigestion. This may arise from an improper ration, or from bad teeth, or organic trouble. In our opinion your cow is not receiving a sufficiently varied ration to meet her, needs to advantage. You do not say what kind of roughage you are feeding. Probably it is dried fodder and therefore not palatable. We suggest that you chop up the long feed to a fine condition, moisten It with wa ter containing a little salt and allow it to soften. We would then let the cow have all this she will eat up clean and give her in addition about 2 opnds of cot tonseed meal by weight when you feed her at night and in the morning. If you could provided your cow with green feed or any substitute therefore you will find her condition to improve. Some times when a cow gets in a condition such as you describe a good dose of Ep som salts is helpful and cleanses the ali mentary canal. It is possible, of course, that your horse is suffering from Lampers or from congestion of the palate. The best treat ment is a cooling dose or two of medi cine such as two or three ounces of magnesium sulphate with an ounce or more of bicarbonate of potash. The medicine should be administered in a mash, which can be made by pouring hot water over bran and thoroughly mixing together. The feed should he allowed to cool sn it will not bum the mouth when it is placed before the horse. The medi cine should be given two or three days in succession. The brutal practice of burning is unnecessary. You should, of course, examine the mouth of your horse very carefully and make certain that de cayed. broken or injured teeth are not responsible for the trouble in question. INTRODUCES CANNING INDUSTRY TO GEORGII .1 American Canning Corpora tion Offers New Field for Diversified Farm Products BY B. R. SIBLEY. A -development of the canning indus try has long been desired by many peo ple of the state of Georgia In other sections the canning business has brought and public men have recognized the fact that a well developed canning system is one of Georgia's most urgent needs., Georgia spends millions of dollars per year for canned goods and the money goes out of the state and out of circu lation so far as Georgia fs concerned. With a system of putting up canned goods in the state it will readily be seen that Georgia farmers will get the money which is now going outside the state. The American Canning corporation has just opened an office in the Empire building for the purpose of beginning the development of the canning indus try for Georgia and the south. A sys tem of small canneries is to be estab lished throughout this section. The American Canning corporation is looking for suitable locations for in stalling plants all over Georgia. The experts of the company want to know what products can be had in various towns in the state and what are the general local conditions so as to be able to locate plants to the best advantage. During the first season of the opera tion of these smadl plants canning ma terials will be purchased from the farm ers and they will be paid cash. It is the plan to receive any satisfactory can ning materials which the farmers have to offer. While these materials are be ing taken in the growers are to be in structed in the raising of canning.crops, the right varieties to plant, and just when to pick and bring the products to the cannery. There is an element in the canning movement for our state which follows directly in line with the recent exten sive movement toward “living at home,” or producing our food products within the state. Georgia is an unusually good section for the raising of canning crops. The state is now a ©uyer of canned goods. With the development of the system of canneries proposed under this organization it is expected that in the course of time the south will not only supply its demand for canned gods, but will become a surplus producer of goods for sale to other sections of the country and of the world. Another phase of the movement Is the fact that it makes diversification of Crops not only possible but profitable. As a means of affording the country boy and girl employment and cash re muneration for their work on the farm the canning system offers wonderful possibilities. By raising canning crops these boys and girls can make more money at home than they can obtain in the cities working in the stores, offices, •factories and mills. To Captain Dan S. Walraven is due a large measure of the credit of locating this’ movement in Atlanta. There has been some rivalry among other southern cities and states to secure the general offices and later the manufacturing plants of the American Canning corpor ation. Captain Walraven, who was for some years a member of the Atlanta city council, and who was for a long time very active on the water board of the city, is always and ever anxious to see the development of his own state FE RTILIZER FACTS No. 35 - - ■■■ ■ ■ ■ « ' ■ ■ .mum. Hl i-■ ■ - ■ .. MB I ■■ jfrom the NOW is the Farmer’s Opportunity r J The 1916 harvests have scarcely taken care of the -world’s needs. Unless V / bigger crops come in 1917 the prosperity the Southern Farmers deserve will W ** T 3 not be realized. High prices for farm products are sure to prevail as long t as the war lasts. Get the benefit of present high prices by making larger crops. T < To obtain the greatest profits more must be produced per acre. The W J yield per acre controls costs as well as profits. The lower the cost the VL ! qtTJd OfiEr - X greater the profit. | i AffW V'k Plants must be fed with fertilizers in abundance or we are due the Li, I lit * JKS '- JS *9 short harvests again. Plants must be from selected seed and must be Wj, 1 v ffftSSyZ. - properly fertilized. 1 ™ yCfcfff rff ’ ZOO LBS, 5 A 1 : r** F u t your fertilizer problems up to our FARMERS SERVICE /HByL i Jtffl I GRADE BUREAU, where trained scientists will advise you fully and freely WpIfERTILIZER Write for Free Bulletin No. 14, on “FERTILIZERS” SOIL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE J 1 Southern Fertilizer Association Rhodes Building Atlanta, Ga., U. S. A (7FFKR WO. 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Gov. officials. I give highest banking references. r HAND POWER- L — I *4 Stump Pullet* Shotobig . N ’••f tasy lever wBXOne man with a “K” can outpull 16 horses. Works operation A by leverage—same principle as a jack. 100 lbs. push on the lever gives a 48-ton pull on the stump. Made of best steel—guaranteed against Iffage. Has two speeds—6o ft. per minute for hauling in cable or fpr small stumps —slow X speed for heavy pulls. Works equally well on hillsides or marshes where horses cannot go. \ Write me today for special offer and. Xv ’ \ free booklet on Land Clearing. Walter J. Fitzpatrick **4 a Box 43 182 Fiftll St * W Calif. Weight, -without cable, ififomdi Florida Cattle Sold To Northern Markets JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 27.—Wil liamson & Dennis, of the International Stock Yards, report that they have juet disposed of two large lots of cattle fpr Florida stockmen at good prices in the local market. Fat bean steers, belonging to W. A. Strickland, of Gainesville, aver aging 620 pounds at |7.10 per hundred pounds. For Meblin A Means, of Hague, they sold fat steers averaging 700 pounds at $7 per hundred pounds. The steers were in fine condition, be ing fat and of good quality. Mr. Strick land and Mr. Means accompanied the shipments to the northern markets. The cattle business in Florida has been growing for some time past and the prices received for Florida stock is on a par with that received for the same class of cattle from the western section of the country. and section, and he has seen in this movement the ppsibility of untold bene fit to the whole of Georgia, Captain Wal raven has become vice president for the south of the American Canning corpora tion and is devoting every energy to seeing the splendid movement bosted and built up in Georgia. Will Operate Dairy and Stock Farm on 113 Acres ASHBURN. Ga., Jan. 27. — k. deal has just been consummated whereby Bher rnon Daniel becomes the owner «f what is known as the old Bailey place, about two miles southeast of Ashburn, consist ing of 113 acres. The price paid for tha property was $75 per acre. This place will probably be converted into a dairy and stock farm by Mr. Daniels. modernTaolin plant COMPLETED ON A C. L. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Jan. 27.—The Southern Clay comparty has practically completed, at James Crossing, Richland county, on the Atlantic Coast Line, a modern plant for the mining and process ing of. kaolins. German engineers will direct the technical work. Tbe company owns the properties from which the Palmetto Kaolin company formerly ship ped crude kaolin and owns besides an other tract, the total area being IOS acres. The principal office of the company is at Sumter. A .C. Phelpe is president and treasurer and H. J. Harby of Sumter is vice president; J. T. Nash, engineer, is manager of the mines and plant, and Maynard & Simmons, geologleaL min ing and ceramic engineers of Atlanta, have been retained as consulting engi neers.