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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1914)
MAKE A SCHOLARSHIP THE GOAL OE THE HOTS’ COHN CLUB WORK By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. Instead of a trip to Washington, the United States Department of Agricul ture will offer as its chief encourage ment to the corn chib winners scholar ships in agricultural institutions. Greater knowledge of fanning is bet ter than a trip to Washington, and even the distinction of shaking hands with the President of the United Btates. At the last short course in agricul ture held at the State College of Agri culture, there were 106 corn club boys jto enroll. They remained at the Col lege for ten days, took the course es pecially provided for them and went wway better fanners than when they came. Many of them acquired a thirst for knowledge which will bring TURNING SB WINTER COVER CHOPS John R. Fain, Professor of Agronomy, Georgia State College of Agriculture. Generally speaking rye, vetch and a clover such as crimson or burr, is the best winter cover crop for green manuring. In Georgia it should be turned under about the middle of April. If it grows too long it pumps too much moisture out of the soil, leaving the land dry and lumpy when It Is broken. Though Georgia soils are in great need of vegetable matter, it Is bet ter for the growing season to follow, that less vegetable matter be turned under than too much moisture be re moved by waiting the full develop ment of the rye. When turned under i s§fajß%£t \* '" 'A±sf v>jj ■ 36 /: * - Plowing Under Green Cover Crop. PROFIT OH MMt ON ACRES ST USING SCIENTIFIC METHODS OF FORMING By Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of Agriculture. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Scientific farming is the most profitable. Evidence of this is found in the annual report of the demonstra tion farms of the Central of Georgia Railroad for the year 1913. Cotton, corn, oats, cowpeas were used in planting the eleven demonstration farms. The gross receipts were $16,- $33.56. The total cost of crops was $8,150.82. Add to this rent of sl,- 447.26, and the net profit is $7,336.48. The Central of Georgia Railroad is conducting these demonstration farms under the direction and advice of the College of Agriculture, J. F. Jackson bbing agricultural agent and T. G. Chastain agriculturist in charge. Cotton proved the best money crop, but not better than oats, followed by eowpeas. Cotton netted a profit of $23.41 per acre, while oats followed by cowpeas netted $25.92 for both crops. It costs $30.24 an acre to pro duce cottou, wlille oats and peas cost $26.18 per acre to produce. BREEDERS PURE BRED STOCK IN GEORGIA TO BE 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 are referred to. Doubtless there are farmers in the state who have pure bred stock for sale about whom the College has not learned. It is for the purpose of encouraging the Georgia breeder and at the same time help the Georgia farmer to get pure bred stock cheaply near home. them again to the College to take the long courses. The Short Course for the boys is planned to excite their interest, in crease the information and give the boys an inspiration and vision of farm life that will make them love it more and strive to be progressive and successful farmers. Any of the 106 boys who were pres ent at the last short course will tell you what a fine thing it has been for them, how it proved both enjoyable and profitable. It is the popular thing to belong to a boys’ corn club. Those who do not join are “not in it” with the boys who do. It is the opportunity of every farmer boy in Georgia to join. at the right time, the maximum of ef ficiency of both soil and green manure is obtained. Proper decay of vegeta ble matter takes place and the vege table matter in turn serves to retain the moisture, keeping the soil mellow and responsive to the food demand of the cultivated plants. Besides adding to and making avail able the fertility of the soil, the win ter cover crop renders no less valua ble service by preventing leaching and washing away of soil fertility by win ter and early spring rains, also by providing winter pasture so much ap preciated by live stock. Could the profits have been larger? In considering the items of cost, fer tilizer plays an important role, the bill for that item alone amounting to $2,036.56. Under general farm prac tices of live stock production and crop rotation, this cost would be consider ably less. Man labor is the largest item of expense amounting to $2.- 342.08. With improved farm machin ery the labor cost on a large farm would be considerably less. What has been particularly shown on the railroad demonstration farm is what the small, one-horse farmer can 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 scientific farming as to cereal production, but is encouraging the use of pure bred live stock by offering prizes of Per cherons. Short Horns, etc., to corn 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 aud full information. No near pure bred need be reported, as It is the purpose to obtain information oulj 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 the breeders. TO THE TAX PAYERS: I find there are quite a number of people who have failed to make their tax returns for the year 1914. This is to put each one on notice that all who have failed to make these returns do so by May 15, or you will be doubled taxed. A hint to the wise is suffic ient. call. F. M. HODGES, T. R. B. C. We Want 5,000 Live Agents Live Wires That Are Surcharged With An Energy of 2,000 Voltage and 100 per cent Efficiency—Men Who Can Earn S2OO to s3ooa Month These are needed to connect up with The Tri-Weekly Constitu tion, the livest newspaper wire in the whole country. It is given three times every week, almost a daily, for only SI.OO a year—the best paper for the farmer or villager and all he wants. The clubbing offers and premiums given with it are better than ever before. They are taking like wild fire and they are oftgp worth the full subscription price. Here is an Instance. • A Florida agent, from a town of less than 300 people, sent in a club of 27 names and followed it in the next mail with four more that he secured after he had mailed his order to us—thus completing his days work with 31 subscriptions, and cleared $7.75 for his day. Now w hy could not you do that? He was not the only agent who sent in a fairly good club on that same date; another, from a small Georgia town, sent a club of 27 names anil said he missed seeing some of the folks, else he would have made it 40 names, just a clear $lO bill fora days canvass. That is what we want. Men who know the people of their local ity and know how to present a good offer attractively and get the busi ness. Can you do it? If you are a $7.50 to $lO a day man, this is your job. Address all orders and remmittances to Tri-Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia. THE PROGRESS AND TRI-WEEKLY $1 75. PRESIDENT SOUTHERN SEES CREAT POSSIBILITIES HERE Macon, Ga., May 1. —Fairfax Harrison, President of Southern Railway Company and the Geor gia Southern & Florida Railway Company, has spent several days this past week on the lines of the G. S. &F. and Hawkinsville & Florida Southern in South Geor gia, and reports that evidences of general prosperity and advan ced agricultural methods in that territory are everywhere appa rent. The season has been favorable and the new cotton is showing a good stand. The representative farmers have anticipated boll weevil conditions by greater care in the selection of seed, the choice of early maturing varie ties and better cultural and fer tilizing practice. The introduc tion of county agricultural dem onstrators in several counties is proof of the progressive ambition of the farmers, and the agents of the railroads engaged in co-oper ative agricultural education are finding more calls upon, and ap preciation of, their services than ever before. Many thousands of acres of cut over land have been put under the plow for the first time this season, and are being devoted not only to cotton but to oats, corn, forage crops and truck. More and better live stock are being introduced and every community is building vats in a determined and intelligent effort to eradicate the cattle tick, as has been shown to be entirely practicable. The transformation of this country from dependence entire ly upon its output of lumber and naval stores to a diversified agri culture is at once highly credita ble to the people who have ac complished it, and most encour aging to all those who are inter ested in the possibilities of this naturally favored section. DRINK, OTHER WOMEN AND CRUELTY CAUSE OF DIVORCE Atlanta, Ga., April 30.—Drink, other women, and cruelty are the three chief causes of divorce in Atlanta, according to statistics and estimates just made from the local divorce court records. The proverbial mother-in-law, who is blamed so often in the comic papers for inflaming mari tal difficulties, gets an almost complete alibi, so far as this sec tion of Georgia is concerned, since the records show that only a little more than one per cent of the divorces are caused by moth er-in-law interference. Over sixty per cent are caused by drinking either on the part of husband or wife, or by infidelity on the part of one or the other, usually the man. In this sixty per cent, roughly estimating, drink causes a greater proportion than infidelity. The next thing in the line comes cruelty. Many Atlanta women seek and obtain devorces on the sole ground that their husbands are entirely too fond of beating them. The weapons differ, varying from the fists that God gave them, to bed slats and iron pokers. Incompatability and jealousy together only cause about fifteen per cent of the separations. Laz iness ond untidiness on the part of the wife is the contributing cause in perhaps five per cent of the divorces. The record as a whole seems to show that if the men would quit getting drunk, and would quit running after other women, the divorce court would have very little to do. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the SI? A Signature of f-CcZcJ&U PROFESSIONAL CAROS J. THREATT MOORE, Attorney At Law. Office in Crum Building, Jackson : : Georgia. Will practice in all the Courts. C. L. REDMAN. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Carter-Warthen Building, JACKSON, GA. R. GUNTER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Jackson - - Georgia. Office over Jackson Drug Company Residence phone 9 —Office phone 62. DR. O. LEE CHESNUTT DENTIST Office in New Commercial Building back of Farmers’ Bank. Residence Phone No. 7. DR. JOEL B. WATKINS, V. M. D., Jackson, Ga. Office at Leach & Co.’s stables. Of fice phone 44; residence 151. AH calls promptly answered. $100,009.00 TO LOAN on farm lands. Rea sonable rate of interest. See me before you borrow any money on your farm. W. E. Watkins. Professional Piano Tuning, Regulating & Repairing. First Class Work Guaranteed. Drop Card and I’ll Call. J. T. MA\ O Jackson, Ga. DR. J. A. JARRELL Physician and Surgeon Office Mulberry street. Residence phone 152-2—Office 152-3. Jackson : : : Georgia. The Huntsman. One person represents the hunts man. The other players call them selves after some part of a huntsman’s belongings. For instance, one is his cap, another the horn, others the pow der flask, gun, cartridges, coat, boots, etc. A number of chairs are arranged in the middle of the room, and there must be one chair less than the num ber of players. The players then seat themselves around the room while the huntsman stands in the center and calls for them, one at a time, in this way: “Gun!” At once “gun” rises and. going behind the huntsman, takes hold of his coat. “Cap,” “Belt,” “Shot,” "Coat,” the huntsman cries, or he may tell a story of adventure, bringing in these names. Each person who repre sents these articles must rise when his or her name is called and place himself behind the player summoned just be fore him and hold fast to him. At length the huntsman has a long line behind him and begins to run around the group of chairs, all holding to the player in front and running until the huntsman suddenly cries, “Bang,” and all scramble for chairs and sit down as quickly as possible. Of course one is left standing, and he becomes huntsman. Hall Tennis. All that is required for this game is & cord and a toy balloon. Fasten the ends of the cord to opposite walls of a hall or room, having it about the height of the shoulder and drawn tight and even across. Now use the toy balloon as the tennis ball and the right hand as the rocket. The bdlloon may be struck twice so as to get it in good position before the serve over the line. The game then consists in returning the balloon as long as possible. A failure to return makes a gain of one point for the op ponent, and four points make a game. The whole thing seems very simple, but try It and see. Much depends on the way the balloon is struck. A stroke on the underside will send the balloon up above your opponent’s head, and a stroke sending the balloon so that the underside will just touch the string sends it curling downward out of the reach of the opponent and back to its starting place. If the balloon does not pass over the string the point is lost to the one giving the stroke
