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WIT Fill DEMONSTRATION WORK
IS ADCOMPLISHINGIR GEORGIA
By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture.
During the year 1913 more limn 10,-
000 Georgia farmers co-operated with
tlie Georgia Slate College of Agricul
ture and the Department of Kami
Demonstration Work of the United
Slates Bureau of Agriculture. Of this
number 5,600 were enrolled as dem
onstration farmers and 6,236 as co-op
erating farmers. These farmers who
had 18,000 acres of com planted and
handled under the direction of super
vising agents produced an average
of 36.3 bushels per acre. They had
16,000 acres planted to cotton which
made an average yield of 1,303 pounds
of seed cotton per acre. The 4,066
acres of oats produced an average
yield of 43, bushels per acre. No bet
ter arguments need be made In favor
of farming according to the Improved
methods recommended by the agencies
promoting this work.
Among these farmers, 27,600 acres
were sown to winter cover crops to
be plowed under In spring. This In It
self Is so vital to the upbuilding of
Georgia soils that If nothing else were
accomplished. It would amply Justify
the outlay for demonstration work.
Of course, demonstration work Is car
ried on In oowpeas, velvet beans, po
tatoes, sugar cane, sorghum and win
ter legumes; likewise in live stock,
Improved machinery und In various
LIME TESTS IN GEORGIA
John R. Fain, Professor of Agronomy,
Georgia State College of
Agriculture.
An average of two years in the ap
plication of lime for corn, cotton and
cow peas has been obtained from lead
ing types of soils In various suctions
of Georgia.
These tests have been made in Co
lumbia, Hancock, Walker, Troup,
Walton and Pike counties in North
Georgia und In Dooley, Daugherty,
jßulioch and liroolt In South Georglu.
The best results in the use of lime
hvus obtained front legumes. Since le
gumes are Important contributors to
poll fertility it may be said that lime
mud legumes form the busts of econom
ical soil building In Georgia.
The average increase per acre tor
corn obtained by the use of lime for
two years b 3.7 bushels for North
Georgia and 1.3 bushels for South
Georgia. The average increase l’or
.cotton in North Georgia Is 110.-1
pounds and for South Georgia so
pounds seed cotton. For North Geor
glu there was an Increase of GIG
PROFIT ON $7,335,48 ON 396 ACRES BT
USING SCIENTIFIC METHODS OF FARMING
By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture
s J “ p '?° 1 f ° r u,a Pudding 1b In the
nrotliuM SCt ‘; nUnc fanil| UK ‘s (ho most
profitable. Evidence of this is found
n the Hiinual report of the domonatra
lSr ."'I ° f Ceutml 1)f Georgia
Hailroad for the year 1913. Cotton,
corn oats, coupons were used In
P uiting oio eleven demonstration
9ri 'f‘ l, 1 ' 0 KroBB receipts were $1&-
ts 3 ilnco The ,otal cost ot crop* u
AUJ to tills rent o'
i4 l;‘ s, and the not profit la '
. mui pruiu ia
Tho Central hi Georgia 1145
conducting thcsa dj#mc- 1 *!•-
under tho direction *7,335.48.
•'ollogu of 4grt' Railroad Is
bring ftgrtco' matratlon farms
Chaatoln and advice of the
'Cofi- .ulturo, J. F. Jackson
hu* ytural agent and T. G.
agriculturist in charge,
an proved tlie best money crop,
not better than oats, followed by
cow peas. Cotton netted a prollt of
$33.41 per acre, while oats followed
by cowpeas netted $25 82 for both
crops. It costs $30.24 an acre to pro
duce cotton, while oats and peas cost
$26.18 per acre to produce.
BREEDERS PURE BRED STOCK inrrn
IK GEORGIA TO Of LISTED
M. P. Jarnagin, Professor of Animal Husbandry. Ga. State College Agriculture
The Georgia State College of Agri
culture is constantly receiving inqui
ries from all parts of the state asking
for Information as to where to buy
pure bred stock. Whenever possible
Georgia breeders arc referred to.
Doubtless there are farmers in the
state who have pure bred stock for
sale about whom the College has not
learned.
It la for the purpose of encouraging
the Georgia breeder and at the same
time help the Georgia farmer to get
form practices that are new to the
southern cotton planter.
Karin demonstration work means
showing the farmer how to put into
practice the results of experiments
and knowledge gathered from the
whole world of farming; knowledge
that one person could not acquire by
his own experience in a thousand
years. It means further that the farm
er can be saved from mistakes which
otliers have made. In no occupation
is there so many possibilities of error
as farming. It 1s the purpose of the
experiment stations, colleges and fed
eral forces working in agriculture to
detect error and warn the farmer us
much us it Is to guide him with test
ed knowledge of the right way to
farm.
The farm demonstration work is
rapidly Increasing In Georgia. It has
been difficult to meet the demands,
considering the limited means and
properly.qualified men at hand. It is
not only the duty-of the College of
Agriculture to act as a clearing house
for information, but it Is Its duty to
equip men to act as leaders In this
popular modern movement. In this
latter respect It will be almost Impos
sible for the College with Its present
capacity to turn out men fast enough
for the work.
pounds of cow pea hay por acre and 1,-
108 for South Georgia.
Since lime Is cheap and need not
be applied only at from three to six
years Intervals, it will be seen that It
Is exceedingly valuable fertilizer, es
pecially for legumes.
AGRICULTURE IN
GEORGIA SUMMER SCHOOL
John R. Fain, Professor of Agronomy,
Georgia State College of
Agriculture.
In connection with the Georgia
Summer School for Teachers during
the month of July at the University of
(ioorgln, a course In agriculture is of
fered which teachers have been flnd
ing very useful in their schools. Soils,
seeds, plants and animals are studied
from the standpoint of the needs of
the elementary school. For agrlcul
Mural work for secondary schools, the
teacher Is expected to have a knowl
edge of the elementary course, and
the course offered will be more ad-
vanced work In connection with goi’
seeds, plants and animals. Sped' .
tentlon will be given to lab
work.
Could the profits haw *
In considering Uie He
tlllaer plays W t- oeen hiigir
bill for that le ‘>is of cost, ter
52,036.56. r .uportant role, tne
tlcos Ot I* ai alone amounting °
rotat*'- ndor general farm prac
ah’ .ve stock production and crop
jn . this cost would be consider
,y less. Man labor is the Jarges
,y less. Man
item of expense amounting L
34 -> os With improved farm mao i
fry the labor cost on a large farm
would be considerably less.
What has been particularly showm
on the railroad demonstration farm is
what the small, one-horse
do. and. of course, the large farmer
should not only do. but exceed if good
farm practices are applied.
The railroad is not only encouraging
by example the application of scientlflc
farming as to cereal
is encouraging the us. of l' ur
live stock by offering pn.es of 1j n
cherons, Short Horns, eu„ to
j club prize winners.
to save freight cost, that this request
is made for the names of all who have
such stock for sale.
Not only the name and address
should be given, but also the number,
kind and full information. No near
pure bred need be reported, as it is
the purpose to obtain information only
for those who want to buy pure bred
stock. , ..
The college will gladly bring the
breeder and buyer together in this
way, and whenever possible pass upon
the quality of the animals offered by
th breeders.
BANKS COMff JOURNAL fflMfcit, ga.,
notes rim
MEADOmOK
fAPM h
Sell the boarder cow s
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Keep the good brood sows.
• *
Don't allow the cream to freeze.
• •
Don't underestimate the value ol
good seed.
• • •
Hens that are fat and baggy are
not worth keeping.
• • •
Plenty of green feed should be giv
en the chickens every day.
• •
'1 he merits of the scratching shed
are shown during bad weather
• * •
Outdoors Is no place to keep fowls
when the mercury Is close to zero.
...
It never pays to work a slow, lazy
horse beside a quick, spirited animal
Nothing contributes more to health,
economy and contentment than a good
garden.
• • •
Teach the colts to walk well and a
good foundation Ih laid for all of the
other gaits.
• • •
If breeding light horses, breed for
speed; If breeding heavy horses,
breed for strength.
• •
Keep the ewes In good condition. It
doesn't pay to he stingy—nor should
you have them too fat.
• • •
Pulverized charcoal mixed with soft
foods aids digestion and is an excel
lent preventive of disease.
• • *
Draft colts do not need so roomy 1
a paddock In which to exercise us
the lighter harness and saddle types.
• • •
Do you know the Individual pi
mice and value In milk prod . form
your herd? Metter get acc .action of
them. .uatt*rtl with
• •
Next to grass *
tiling for live • the most Important
water and * stock on the range is
tributed Plenty of it well ills
oOlls should have n ry ular grain
i ration daily. l.ess hay and some grain
aro woro economical and, will maU* i
better colt.
• • •
Hon t crowd your chi, ks. They are
wag organisms and r iced room and
air as much as people do Crowding
Is dear economy.
Charcoal Is good for poultry, having
ft icalthtul Influence jvrr the whole
system They will eat much! of it
w nen placed in r9 *
• • •
,J m.* "V' “ r Ming hen Is gradu A?y go
tlct*d * * business, with ove c a hun
br .aauufacturers of Incub A n>r and
coders as competitors.
• • •
Ownership Is a great ’.hlug I.et the
boy have something n f his own a
colt, a calf, or a floe x of chickens. It
will pay a hundred, times over.
• * •
The physical condition of the soil is
of ns great Importance as the amount
of plant food there. Fertilizers will
not do the work of fitting the seed
bed.
• • •
Although it ts not necessary to be
an expert at the business it requires
some effort and Intelligence and strict
application to make a success in cattle
raising.
• * •
Many horses are permanently In
jured by having all the hay they can
eat Each horse should be carefully
studied and given what he requires
for his health.
• •
Where the eggs are Intended for
hatching there should be no forcing
of egg production, but the hens
should be given ample runs and fed
for vigor and fertility
• • •
No man should attempt to raise
hogs unless he has adequate yards
and fencing The hog can make him
self an intolerable nuisance if not con
fined within proper limits.
It will pay you to give your hens
parched corn, good and warm, for the
last meal at this season of the year.
Makes them feel so good inside when
they creep up on the roosts at bed
time
Do not attempt to secure warmth in
tho stables by banking windows and
closing everything up tightly. The
horse is a breathing animal and needs
fresh aid. but it should be supplied
without exposure to draughts.
Too many farmers spend good
money for Babcock testers and other
implements of that kind, then store
them away in the barn or on a shelf
in the milk house and forget entirely
how to use them. The tester, if it is
going to be any good, must be kept
in use. -
Honesty in Advertising
We have alwals striven to win and hold the confi
dence of this community. Its belief in us, its entire trust,
is a prize, that above all others, we aim to keep.
By our deeds and our words we seek to establish this
bond of confidence between the public and ourselves
To this end we have endeavored in the past to ma o our
announcements in a simple language impossible to mis
construe, and the same policy will be carried out in the
future.
I ruth is the very soul of .‘Advertising. We wish our
advertisements to betaken literally. In them we say
omy what we mean, and we promise only what we can
literally fulfill.
Advertising is one of *:he principal contact points
public, and upon the quality of it, to a great
extent depends our success. Therefore our announce
ments by their candor, truthfulness, and straightfor
wardness but reflect the :salient features of our policy—
If you want Dress Goods, Shoes,
Millinery, or Notions, of the best
quality at the lowest price high
clas.j goods; can be sold, call on us.
We Delight hi Showing-
GOOD GOODS
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Or. O PJ. HARDEN.
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Give Miles North-easi of Homer.
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FAiRBANKS-MORSI ENGINES
It is useless for you tgo to :s
city, pay your explores, and a
higher price. xvb-tm you can pur
chase what yiyq want in tho follow
ing line right here in Ma\>\ille.
FrirbanKs-Morse Engines
1 lather (ias.olt no or Ivvrnsine'
Electric Light Hants
For Town or rt-sidoutvs —any ca
pacity
Water Systems of All Kinds
Resevoiis of any capacity
Cypress and Metal Tanks
Feed and Grinding Mills
Wood saws or my machinery that
would be needed to use with
an engine.
H. T. PARKS,
MaysviUe Garage
Pd&i Cared in 6 to 14 Days -
i )ar druggist will refund money if PAZO
N'TMHNT fails to cure any case of Itching,
: J.Bleeiirsor Protruding Piles in 6 1© *4days,
application gives Ease and Rest. 50c.
WOODRUFF’S
UP-TO-DATE ENGINE gjQ^4' ;
Why pay exhorbitant prices lor u ‘ A ' '
old style engines when the WO< >D- t ~
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FACTCRI JfO DO., of WINDER, GA., offer their new improved
Woodruff Up-to-date Gasoline and
Oil Engines
2 lIP <6.0(5; 3HP *80.00; 4 1-2 HP .00; G lIP £2OO CO; Slii*
.*275.00. F. O. B. Winder, Ga. We want you to see the engine and
examine it for yourself, anil compare prices and quality and save hail
your money and get a new improved engine. Call at our store and
let u- explain our special pi-oposition. We have the engines in stock
and ready to deliver to you.
Gillespie Company
Maysville. Ga
Scrubs Fatten Quickly
You want your pigs to eat as much as possible
when you fatten them. Give them a great variety iookia hosTm thTSSuo
of feed, keep the appetite keen and the digestion in
good order, and you will obtain the desired result; , n tht.r fu. i soon had
especially if you mix with the grain ration a dose of w h %h“eed me ov°mb
pounds.
-I _ || CTQfir H. Kisner,
T\pp *3 A UV/A Dunlevie. W. V*.
D cc l/CC MEDICINE
25c, 50c and $l. per can.
Whets the appetite— Helps digestion. At your dealer's.
. P-B1
FOR SALE
We have bought 100 High Point buggies.
The first car will be in about August the 15th.
Good up-to-date styles and prices right.
RICHIE & WELLS,
Cornelia, Georgia.