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BUTTS COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 9-14 THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 44-No. 37 MR. MCMICHAEL CALLS MEETING Fair Association to Talk Over Business IN COURT HOUSE FRIDAY Chairmen of Various De partments Requested to Come Together For Dis cussion of Business President J. Matt McMichael of the Butts County Fair Assuci tion announces a meeting of the chairmen of the several depart ments Friday afternoon, Sept. 15. at 3 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the office of Superin tendent Hugh Mallett. Mr. McMichael desires the presence of every committee member, particularly the chair men. Business of importance is to come up at this meeting. The fair association is now at work whipping the final plans of the big exposition in shape. A number of matters remain to be gone over and these questions will be discussed at the meeting Friday. The buildings are practically ready for the reception of the ex hibits. Indications are there will be a great number and vari ety of agricultural products and livestock on exhibition. The gates of the fair swing open on the morning of October 9 and between now and that date President McMichael requests the fullest co-operation of the of ficers, committees and citizens generally in order to make this home enterprise a great success. BISHOP CANDLER TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY Bishop Warren A. Candler, of Atlanta, one of the general su perintendents of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, will oc cupy the pulpit of the Jackson church next Sunday both morning and evening. Dr. Candler is no stranger in Jack son. He was here some years ago as the principal preacher at one of Jackson’s chautauquas and at the same time filled the pulpit of the Methodist church. The pastor of the church says he has planned for some months to invite Bishop Candler here and this is the best time he could ar range matters for his coming. y A large congregation is expec ted to greet this distinguished preacher and servant of the church. OFFICIAL RETURNS ON ANOTHER PART PAPER The complete and official re turns from the primary as an nounced by the Executive Com . mittee will be found on another page in this issue. It was noon before the returns v. ere officially consolidated. "ACKSON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916 Dorsey Sweeps Georgia For Governor in Primary DR. MAYS WINS OVER JONES FOR GENERAL ASSEMLBY IN BUTTS COUNTY BY 102 VOTES Brown Seems Winner Over Price— Court of Appeals Race Close And Official Count to Name Winners Returns received from over the state show that Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey swept the state for gov ernor in the primary Tuesday. His nomination on the first ballot is assured. Harris ran second, Hardman third and Pottle fourth. Dorsey carried Butts countv by a large vote. Dr. R. W. Mays defeated Mr. J. C. Jones for Representative by 102 votes. Another hot race was between J. D. Price and J. J. Brown for commissioner of agriculture. It appears that Brown is a winner. Congressman J. W. Wise was re-elected from the sixth district without opposition. Judge Wm. E. H. Searcy. Jr., was relected judge and Hon. E. M. Owen solicitor of the Flint MR. RICE WRITES ON SEED SELECTION IS IMPORTANT MATTER Crops Can Be Improved By Good Seed One of the most important factors in producing larger yields has been neglected most serious ly and that is the improvement of our seed. There seems to have been a great awakening in beter prepa ration, bettered more intelligent use of commercial plant food, and better cultivation of our crops a close study of the types of soil for particular crops has been made But what about the kind of seed we have been planting? Does the seed have anything to do in determining the yields? Is their anything in pure seed? There certainly is. It matters not how well we prepare, fertil ize and cultivate the soil, one can never attain the largest yields possible unless there is imbedded in his seed those char acteristics of productiveness. If the seed plays such a part in production, how may we go about finding these facts? Suppose you take a trip out in your field just for a real study of the individual plants. Go down a row and see how many plants are not doing their duty, plants that have cost you time and money and showing you nothing in return for your work. Perhaps by chance you will find one plant that seems to lead all others in yield, beauty, in symmetry and vigor and health fulness. Now ask yourself what would your yields be if every circuit without opposition. With fourteen running the race for the new judgeship of the court of appeals was badly mixed and the official count was requir ed to determine the winners. One of the most interesting, hotly contested and vigorous cam paigns waged in Georgia in a generation came to a close with Tuesday’s primary. The contest was notable on ac count of the large number of en tries and the heat and bitterness injected into the campaign. Slow in warming up, once the race got under way it fairly sizzed with heat. Four men, Gov. Nat Harris, Hon. Hugh Dorsey, Dr. L. G. Hardman and Solicitor Joe Pottle, were the coptestants for the gov plant was such a worker? There is a wav to make every plant ap proach this ideal plant and this is by selection, eliminating the undesirable characters and mul tiplying the desirable ones. Fix in mind your ideal and then go after it. It is there for you and you have the reins in your hands to make the plant whatso ever vou want it to be. There is but one way, the separation and encouraging the characters that meet your ideal and eliminating those forces that tend to oppose the things you are working for. After the initial selection is made then strive to eliminate all other characteristics until your ideal is fixed and will come true. Space will not allow me to go into detailed study of methods of improving every crop grown. But let us take for example the corn plant because of its importance and easiness to study. First, what type of plant do we want? Do you want a two-eared or prolific type or do you want a one-ear type of corn? Do vou want the ears born high up on the stalk or do you want them to be born low down? This is only a matter for you to decide. You may have just what you want. For six years the prolific va rieties of corn have led the yield in the state college of Agricul ture in their test work. This is pretty good evidence that the prolific varietes are the type for this section. While the blades are green go into your field and hunt for the stalks that conform to your ideal. Do not go in ahurrv for you can not do this work in a hurry for you must go slow and with the keenest eve lest you pass one of the’best stalks. Select the well proportioned stalkswith two well developed ears that are filled out at the top at the tip that tend to ernorship. In the latter stages the race was admitted to be be tween Harris and Dorsey and every inch of ground was stub bornly contested. Mr. J. C. Jones and Dr. R. W. Mays had a most intesting and closely fought race for Represen tative in Butts county. Both of the candidates are well known and prominent in the affairs of the county and had the active support of their friends. The weather was fair and hot and the conditions favorable for a large vote. The polls opened in all precincts at Ba. m. and closed at 4p. m. On account of the long ballot the managers had a tough job counting and it was a late hour before the definite re sults could be announced. droop with their load of corn rath er than cling close to the stalk, ears that are brown while the blades remain green and stalks that show the largest percentage of corn per stalk. When the corn is matured cut the stalks and allow them to dry with the ears on the stalks. When thoroughly dry weigh the stalks and ears, work out the percentage o£ corn to stalk and save the best. Yes this is some trouble but you are paying Mr. Seedman $3 to $5 per bushel every year for corn, be cause vou arenotdoing just what they are doing in improving your seed. When you buy corn from the seed man you do not get the select stalks. It is only general field crop that you buy. Here are some of the factors you mav influence by selection: The purity of your seed, the pre potency of your seed, you play a wonderful part in the healthful ness, vigor, vitality and unifor mity in size and maturity of your plants. Do vou believe it will pay? In the past week some twenty five farmers and corn club boys have been influenced in selecting their seed in the field. And I will be glad to aid others as far as possible if they will let me know. > Respectfully, - G. E. RICE. County Agent. 1 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Program for Sunday, sept. 17 11a. m. Gallio’s Mistake. 7:30 p. m. Text Ruth 1:16. 9:30 a. rr. Bible School. Sept. 24 Rally Day, Promotion Day, State Mission Day. Get ready for it. Jackson Argus Established 1873/ Butts County Progress (established IBBJ COURT IN WEEK’S GRIND OF BUSINESS August Adjourned Term Began Monday NEGRO MURDER TRIAL Cases Against the Central Georgia Power Compa ny Set For Trial During This Week For the purpose of hearing the damage suits against the Central Georgia Power Company and any pressing criminal business that might be on hand. Judge Searcy convened the August adjourned term of Butts superior court here Monday morning. Jesse Fletcher, charged with murder, was put on trial imme diately after court convened Mon day. That case occupied all the morning. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Following the Fletcher murder case, the case of the State against Pye Flemister, charged with keep ing liquor on hand and keeping more than the legal amount of li quor, was taken up for consider ation. Flemister was convicted on the first count, the other case not being tried, and was senten ced to 12 months on the State Farm. Judge Searcy adjourned court Tuesday for the election, resum ing Wednesday morning. REAL BOIL WEEVIL IS NOW IN BUTTS COUNTY The real Mexican, simon-pure boll weevil is now in Butts coun ty. Don’t get excited—they are carefully concealed in a bottle. During a recent visit to Thom asville Mr. L. L. O’Kelley cap tured several of the bugs and brought them to Jackson with him. They were placed on exhi bition at the Woods-Carmichael drug store. The real boll weevil is not a large bug, being about the size of a fly or pea weevil. The boll weevil is now getting in its deadly work in thirty-six South Georgia counties. MRS. J. T. JONES PASSER AWAY SATURDAY MORNING Mrs. Joel T. Jones, aged 37, passed away at her home in Pep perton Saturday morning. She had been in failing health for some time and death was due to a complication of diseases. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brown; one sister. Mrs. Mattie Hinant. The funeral was held at Sandy Creek church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, and Rev. Mr. Rat cliff conducted the service. Inter ment was in the cemetery at Sandy Creek. )u- . ... 0 , olt Consolidated July *. 1915