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UGHT.
Brinson.
t HPP* 0P
ORGAN
COUNTY
October 9, 1903.
_sed to weep; $i,-
originally intend-
be expended on
depot
in Dougherty
posptoned until
of her new court
tjuTrate has been
is permissible un-
and is now the
state.
vould destroy
mad.
DOES FARMING PAY?
The repub
Pork City are cer-
verv good humor.
with a pistol has
•ence with the Pres-
intention was no
his hip pocket
that of Mr. Roose
ioth the Georgia
Confederacy will
mion in Augusta,
me they wdl con'
of a monument
mien of the confed-
iunty - s new court
entirely complete
by the regular
mber court. It is
beauty and will
to come, if not
lUggested that Sir
be appointed sue*
ichael Herbert as
he United States,
horoughly admired
people and surely
not find a better
Ruth Bryan has
aer artist, the pub-
learn who will be
offered up by the
Hobson hymeneal
though, it seems
age as well as an
girls to be Hob'
her Washington’s
: °me to grief in the
The race ques-.
:o ° much for/the
hile a simple col-
^ertaxed the brains
This demonstrates
catlon is not the
some wooly headed
w °rks and marine
ffest establishment
South, was de-
Saturday night at
is said that though
taft'ered, it was the
conflagration that
!ears ir > Savannah.
lmated at $65,000
a ''ttle short of
° t a,lthe other at'
btate fair, there
* hnct, y new and
a “baby parade”
rser J'- Toe day
*7* wh «e babies
L a * d f° r whi,e
.‘ n S the sights
ment to say the
^fngto'those
:ai nly be ‘i leas M k a -
1 06 given the
Much has been said of recent
years about the opportunities of
the farmer under present condi
tions for making money. It has
always been contended that with
proper work and management the
farm holds out greater induce
ments tor wealth and happiness
than^any other avenue of life.
The Atjfirtta Journal cites the
example of the young Brooks
county farmer and draws a very
fruitful lesson from his achieve
ments. And this is not one lone
example. We feel sure that there
are many Decatur county farmers
doing equally as well if not better.
The Journal says:
Much has been said and writ
ten of late in regard to the profits
earned on large farms. Practical
men who conduct their business
oh an extensive scale are pointed
out to show that agriculture can be
made to pay handsomely on the
amount invested, and affords an
excellent field for intelligent and
ambitious young men.
But we have heard little or
nothing of what may be done in'
this country on a small farm, a
one horse farm, of from thirty to
fifty acres.
It is with interest that we learn,
from the Quitman Free Press, ct
tfie success of Thomas Garrett, a
young Brooks county farmer about
twenty-two years old. Garrett has
a one horse farm with forty acres
in cultivation, and performs nearly
all the labor himself, except har
vesting. His expenses for this
year, including fertilizers, have ag
gregated $250, and his gross earn
ings have been $850. His main
crops are: Five bales of cotton,
$250; thirteen barrels of syrup,
$300; two thousand pounds of ba'
con, $220; one hundred and sev'
enty-five bushels "of corn, $80.
These items make the gross earn
ings £850 Deducting the ex'
pense of $250' leaves a profit of
$600.
If a farm with 400 acres were
run with the same proportion of
profit, the net yearly earnings
would be $6,000—the interest on
$100,000. A large farm would
show a smaller ratio of profit, be
cause Garrett’s own labor effected
a considerable saving of expense
in the above account.
Let us compare the showing
made by Garrett—not phenome'
nal one, but simply a fair aver
age—with the average results ob
tained'by investing the value of
his farm in a small store.
Garrett’s. 40-acre farm is worth,
let us say, $800, including im
provements.
A fair stock of goods for a small
store he bought for $600 cash,
leaving $200 working capital. Now
in a village store or corner gro'
eery, it is hardly possible with the
best management to turtPover the
invested capital oftener |han once
a season-v-fout times a year. JJtt'
us suppose that the gross profits
average 20 percent, a very liberal
figure. The gross profits fot the
year will then be 80 percent tor'
the investment, or $640. Items
of rent, lights and incidentals
would certainly take off $150 to
$200 from this total, leaving the
net annual profits at between
$450 and $500—a difference of
from $100 to $150 in favor of
the farm.
Trusses.
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MELTON & DUKES’
Ask
to...
See
Our
Attachment
in
Excelsior
Trusses.
It will
Please
r> J.iv I
Atlanta has a city tax rate of
$12.00 on the $1,000, and thinks
she is more fortunate than many
other cities of her class. The au'
thorities of Americus have just
fixed their tax rate at the highest
limit the law allows, and with
Rochelle it is said to have the
highest municipal taxes in the
state. Bainbridge people with 4 a
rate of $8.00 per $1,000, consider
ing the modern advantages they
enjoy, may congratulate them
selves that their property is here
instead of some of those highly
taxed towns. Homeseekers and
investors usually look to these
facts.
You....
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Edwin Clapp and
v #» James A. Banister
SsioEs ns
{ FOR MEN,
Are a little ahead of anything else in Bainbridge.
The Dorothy Dodd
is the best wearing woman’s shoe in the
world and always gives satisfaction.
<$• •$*
From Man to Child
-
we have the best fitting, n.latest, easiest
wearing shoes for the least money.
*$* 4’ 4-L
You Jare invited to call at
Melton & Dukes.
Bainbridge, - - Ga.
THOS. J. WILLIAMS, Manager.
We are Agents for
The Celebrated
OSBORNE RIVAL
—DISC-—
We would like for all our fanner friends to come in
and thoroughly inspect this machine. It is
a great labor saver find cultivator.
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If you wear a
Trussdon’t fail to
look over our stock
It is complete and
up-Mate.
Oak City
Drug Co.
Bainbridge, Ga.
Price 8 Disc 16 inched $25.06? 8 Disc 18 inches $37.50;'
8 Disc 20 inches $30.00. ,.
J. MACDONALD
Bainbridge, Ga.
Don’t make Real Estate men.
It takes brains and experience
Results show that we
SELL PROPERTY
TRY US WITH YOURS.
Allen & Co,, Real Estate Agt’s.
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Search Light Office
is the place to come for Job Work.