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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 33r BOW TO PREPARE FOOD FOR MARKET Jim Price Gives Planters Some Pointers MEANS BETTER PRICES Grain And Other Food stuffs Should Be Prepar ed For Market in Attractive Manner Atlanta, Ga., March 11—An advance appeal to the farmers of Georgia to pack their foodstuffs which they may have for sale in merchantable shape has been is sued by the state department of agriculture. The department points out that only by putting up products in a careful and sys tematic manner can the Georgia farmers expect to compete with those of other states whose goods are properly packed. Commissioner of Agriculture J. D. Price has repeatedly advo cated the establishment of grain warehouses in the state, where farmers might procure some ad vances on grain and food crops, and in this connection he has pleaded with the farmers of the state to be particular about pre paring their products for market. The department’s state ment in this connection will prove of interest. Among other things, it says: “The department of agricul ture appeals to the farmers of Georgia to put up their surplus food products which they expect to offer for sale, in merchantable shape. Some of them have been in the habit of putting up their oats in all kinds of bags holding from one bushel to five bushels, and tying the bags at the top with a string. Has any Georgia farmer ever bought a load of western oats put up in this shape? Oats, and in fact all grain, should be put up in bags as nearly alike as possible. They should be packed of uniform weight and neatly sowed across the top. “The farmers of Georgia will do well to follow the state laws and rulings of the department in making up their packages of grain. These laws and rulings were made for the protection of the farmers of this state, and when they come to sell to others it is only fair that they themsel ves should fill the requirements which were made for their own protection. If a Georgia farmer has a bag of oats to sell he should offer it in as good shape as the bag of oats he goes to buy. The state law and department rulings require that all commercial feed stuffs must be in standard weight bags or packages, holding 50 pounds, 75 pounds, 100 pounds. 125 pounds, 160 pounds, 175 pounds or 200 pounds; except corn may be sold in 112 pound or 2i bushel bags, and oats may be sold in 144 pound or 4i bushel bags, or 160 pound or 5 bushel bags. “This plan should not only be followed with all grains, but with other products as well. The far mer growing potatoes should assort them carefully, putting up LIBRARY AT THE STATE PRISON FARM Atlanta, Ga., March 11.—Ef forts to build up a fine library for the convicts at the state prison farm at Milledgeville are being met with considerable response from all over the state and the prison commissioners hope that within a short time a really val uable librarv will be established. There are about eight hundred prisoners at the farm, of which over three hundred are women and children under sixteen. They have no way to occupy their minds or to gain information, af ter their hours of work, and con tributions of books are invited for them. There is no appropri ation for purchasing books for this purpose and gifts either of books or money will be acceptable. BOARD ENDORSES THIS MOVEMENT Medical Examination For School Children WILL BE COMPULSORY Parent-Teacher Associa tion Helps to Secure The Work—Physicians Have Divided up Duties Medical examination for school children having been endorsed by the board of education and the dentists and physicians of Jackson having tendered their services without charge, the in spection will begin at once, it is announced. The following physicians have, it is said, divided the work up as given herewith: Dr. H. W. Copeland, lungs, heart and blood. Dr. J. E. Woods, eyes, ears, nose and throat. Dr. J. A. Jarrell, skin diseases. Dr. R. Gunter, contagious dis eases. Dr. C. R. Eitel, kidneys and nerves and physical development. Dr. C. D. Heard, hookworm. The three dentists of the city, Drs. Hopkins, Franklin and Ches nutt, will examine the teeth of the school children. the large and nice ones in sepa rate packages so that he may get the best price for them. The lit tle ones may be kept for home use for feeding hogs or may be sold as such, if desired; but the important point is to assort them properly and pack them nicely in order that they may bring the best price. Likewise in packing hay it should be put up in bales Of uniform size and weight. Only by following these simple rules can the farmer hope to get the best prices for his produce." JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915. Some are born to great ness; some achieve it— and we believe it. But one might add to this moralizing That most grow great by adver tising. WILL IMPROVE COURT SQUARE Survey Has Been Made This Week WORK IS MUCH NEEDED Extensive Improvements Will Add Greatly to Ap pearauce of The Public Court Yard Preparatory to grading the court house square, a survey has been made this week by engineers from the Central Georgia Power Company's plant. Work of im proving the court yard will begin at once, it is understood. Mr. J. O. Gaston, Commission er of Roads and Revenues, will have the work done by the con victs and it is his plans to make the court house square one of the most attractive in the state. Af ter the square has been graded and walks laid off it will then be sodded. A coping will be built around the square, and this will necessitate the removal of all the trees bordering the sidewalks. The coping and walks will be built by Mr. J. R. Lyons, it is stated. It will be recalled that the re cent grand jury recommended this work be done. Before that time the Civic League and other organizations had been endeav oring to have the court house lawn beautified and announce ment that this work is to be done immediately will be of interest to the citizens of the county. Work of improving the square began Wednesday morning. JACKSON PAINTER KILLS FATHER, MOTHER, SELF Anniston, Ala., March bodies of J. A. Cooper, his wife and their son, L. A. Cooper, were discovered in the Cooper home near here early today. The po sitions of the bodies indicated that the son had shot his parents as they lay in bed and then had committed suicide. A shotgun was found beside young Cooper’s body. J. A. Cooper at one time was editor of the Monticello (Ga.) Times. L. A. Cooper formerly worked for the Empire Buggy Company of this city as a painter, a few years ago. He is remembered here by a number of the people. Previous to working for the Em pire Buggy Company Cooper is said to have been employed at the Pepperton Cotton Mills. GEORGIA TO SELL BONDS ON MARCH FIFTEENTH Atlanta, Ga., March 11.—Bids will be opened next Monday, March 15, at the state capitol, for the purchase of all or any part of $3,525,000 worth of state refunding bonds, and Governor Slaton has expressed the hope that all or most of the issue will be taken by Georgia investors. For this reason the bonds have been issued in denominations of SSOO and SI,OOO so that even a small investment may be made. Georgia bears the enviable dis tinction of having its securities safeguarded by perhaps the most stringent state laws in the coun try, and its bonds are looked upon in financial centers as being as good as government bonds them selves. There will be bids sub mitted by several great financial syndicates. THE GOVERNMENT WARNS FARMERS Against Planting Certain Variety of Cotton SAY STAPLE IS INFERIOR Uncle Sam Tells Planters That “Half And Half Cotton" Will Not Com pare With Other Kinds What will be of wide interest to cotton growers is the warning sent out from Washington by the United States department of agriculture against the raising of the so-called “half and half cot ton," which government officials claim is far inferior to other va rities of cotton. The staple of the “half and half cotton" does not grade well and it sells for less on the market. That planters who grow that va riety will experience difficulty in selling it in the future, is the in timation of the government ex perts. It sells for considerably less than other standard varieties of the fleecy staple. Local cotton buyers state they have noticed the difference be tween the “half and half" and other varieties of cotton and do not pay as much for the former on account of the poor staple. The government warning, to gether with the advice of Jack son cotton buyers, should be of interest to Butts county cotton growers. Hon. J. H. Mills Away on A Lecturing Tour The Hon. J. H. Mills, former representative in the legislature from Butts county and state vice president of the Farmers’ Union, is spending a month in Northeast Georgia in the interest of this farmers organizstion. While away Mr. Mills will visit Rich mond, Columbia and Walton counties and will organize sever al local and county Unions. He left Jenkinsburg Sunday and will return home early in | April. HON. J. T. MOORE TO BE SPEAKER He WHI Deliver Memorial Day Address BEFORE U.lx AT LYONS Well Known Jackson At torney Accepts Invita tion of Robert Toombs Chapter, U. D. C. A Jackson attorney, Hon. J. Threatt Moore, will deliver the Memorial Day address at Lyons this year. The invitation sent him by the Robert Toombs chap ter, U. D. C., several days ago has been accepted. Colonel Moore is in great de mand as a Memorial Day spe ak er and that the Robert Toombs chapter made no mistake in the selection of their orator is attes ted by all who have heard this eloquent attorney. He has spo ken in this city on several Mem orial Day observances, and was the orator at the time the Larkin Watson chapter unveiled the monument to the Confederate soldiers of Butts county, a few years ago. Mr. Moore first gai ned notice as a speaker of unusual ability while a student at the University of Georgia. He won several medals in intercollegiate debate and since being admitted to the bar has sustained his reputation as an eloquent and convincing speaker. W : llj HON. J. T. MOORE He represented Butts county in the legislature in the sessions of 1910-11 and is the author of the well known law making wa ter power companies subject to trial in the county where the damage occurs, instead of the county in which the home office of such company is located. Those who know Mr. Moore’s oratorical ability are quite sure that the people of Toombs county will hear the cause of the Con federacy defended eloquently, patriotically and masterfully on the occasion of his visit April 26. NUMBER 11.