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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941
Food Crops Play Big Part In The
Comeback Of Georgia FSA Farmer
. By DOYLE JONES, JR.
Farm Security Administration
Lincolnton, Ga., May I—Time
flies! Harley W. Bailey, Lincoln
county farmer, was beginning to
realize that back in 1935. Forty
seven at that time, 53 today, Bailey
■was fast reaching the end of his
farming road with the security he
had wished for his family swept
away by sickness, poor crops, debts,
and bad luck. The fall of ’35 found
them with a little meat, a little corn
and a net worth of SIOO.
A neighbor cold him of the FSA' -
program and skeptical but grasping
at the proverbial last straw Bailey
signed an application and was ap
proved.
The years rolled by and phenom
inally the bad luck changed to good.
The Baileys prospered far more than
they ever dreamed. Crops that for
merly failed grew bountifully, the
sickness that plagued them disap
peared by magic, debts were things
of the past, and for the first time
there was money in the bank. On
the farm there were two of the best
mules a man could want, two good
milk cows, a flock of 36 purebred
chickens, a pantry full of canned
goods from their garden, plus eggs,
milk and butter. Surplus livestock
products were bringing in a nice
cash income. They were living at
home and liking it and making it
Pay..
Yes, the Baileys prospered! At
the beginning of 1941 they are cur
rent and overpaid in their financial
obligation to the FSA, have $250
in the bank as operating capital for
this year, and Bailey is buying the
110 acre farm he is now on.
Bailey is a cotton farmer who
has successfully combined the rais
ing of that staple crop with plenty
of home grown food and feed for
family and livestock needs. He is
a firm believer in soil improving
crops and soil conserving practices
and plants both winter and summer
legumes. Bailey took over S4OO of
his own money and made repairs to
his house and out-buildings, and his
home has been recently wired for
REA power.
According to Mrs. Effie Gay,
FSA supervisor in Lincoln county,
the Baileys are just about the most
outstanding farm family in the
county. Mrs. Gay said, “I always
look forward to a visit in the Bailey
home with pleasure. Mrs. Bailey
exceeds the standard of canning for
her family, grows chickens, eggs
and vegetables for home consump
tion in addition to a surplus for
sale.”
Last year the cash income of the
family was over SB2O with $679 of
that sum being made in cotton.
Through soil improvement crops and
DRS. T. H. WYNNE, SR. 8 JR.
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Serving The EYE Need* of
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Jackson, Georgia
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practices Bailey increased his cot
ton yield from 161 pounds to 258
in two years. Of the family, Mrs.
Gay said, “Their attitude is good,
cooperation excellent and they have
gone a long way toward improving
their condition. They have stepped
from tenancy to ownership since be
ing on the FSA program and they
are carrying out a practical live at
home program which will lead them
far.” *
The Bailey’s loyalty to the pro
gram is unquestioned and often
members of the family are used as
“missionaries” to convince and con
vert doubtful families. The die
hards are soon won over by the
hard, cold facts of what the FSA
has done for them because as Bailey
says, “if it hadn’t been for the FSA
coming along when it did, I hate
to think what would have happened
to me and my family. I didn’t have
nothing when they took me on in
1935 and now we own our own
farm and can look forward to a se
cure future.”
ÜBERTY
Mrs. L. H. Washington spent a
few days the past week in Jackson
with Mrs. W. J. Kitchens.
Mrs. James Tingle spent Wednes
day with Mrs. J. D. Washington.
The members of the Liberty W.
M. S. met Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. G. W. Wise to quilt a quilt
for the Orphan’s Home.
Mrs. Jim Pritchett spent Wed
nesday afternoon with Mrs. J. W.
Goddard.
Mrs. Thomas Cooper spent Thurs
day afternoon in Jackson with Mrs.
G. W. Brooks.
Mrs. J. M. Washington attended
the PTA at Jenkinsburg Friday af
ternoon.
Mrs. N. F. Thaxton and Alvin
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hoard and
Mrs. Levie Hoard of Forsyth and
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Brooks and Jan
ice spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
James Hammond.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Maddox of
Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Au
brie Maddox and little daughter of
Jackson visited Mr. and Mrs. Jeff
Maddox Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Maddox and
little son spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Nat Maddox.
Mr. A. C. Maddox spent a few
days the past week in Corbin, Ky.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Adeal Maddox.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace O’Neal of
Forest Park spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Webb.
INDIAN SPRINGS
SCHOOL SENIORS
ON ATLANTA TOUR
Members of the eighth and ninth
grades of the Indian Springs Junior
High School will spend next Tues
day in and about Atlanta on a sight
seeing tour. Visists will be made
to Stone Mountain, Candler Field,
the airport, defense projects and
other places of appeal. The trip will
be in the nature of commencement
exercises for members of the senior
grades, and teachers will be in
charge of the group. The trip will
be made by bus, H. R. Turpin, prin
cipal of the school, said,
i Certificates will be awarded to
members of the seventh grade Mon
-1 day, Mr. Turpin said.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
68 Amendments
Proposed For
June Election
ONLY SEVEN OF GENERAL AP
PLICATION AND 61 OF LOCAL
NATURE. FOUR YEAR TERMS
A LIVELY ISSUE
Of the 68 proposed amendments
to the state constitution to be voted
on in the general election June 3,
only 7 are of general application,
while 61 deal with lccal matters.
The amendments of general ap
plication are: Amendment to ex
tend the terms of governor, attorney
general, school superintendent, sec
retary of state and state treasurer
from two to four years.
Amendment providing for annual
instead of biennial legislative ses
sions.
To increase the jurisdiction of
justices of the peace in civil cases
from SIOO to a maximum of S2OO.
Allow counties to contract up to
30 years with each other to estab
lish an authority for building a
joint charity hospital.
Exempt from all taxation rural
electrification co-operatives.
Provide that the term of state
school superintendent run concur
rently with that of the governor.
Limit publication of constitution
al amendment texts to one newspa
per in each congressional district,
repealing a previous law which, in
addition, provded for publcation of
200-word synopses of each amend
ment in papers not receiving the
texts.
In this connection it is explained
the Georgia constitution of 1877 has
been amended 200 times since it was
first adopted.
In 1939 there were 50 proposals
to amend constitutions in all the
states, and 33 of these were in
Georgia.
STATE FIDDLERS
CONVENTION DREW
A LARGE CROWD
The State Fiddlers Convention
held in the courthouse in Jackson
Saturday night was largely attend
ed, with representatives being pres
ent from over the state. Good mu
sic was enjoyed for several hours
and prizes were awarded winners in
the several divisions. Bubber Thurs
ton took an active part in arranging
the convention.
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' OBSERVATIONS
Hk and
SPECULATIONS
By MADAM ROAMER
In roaming around:
We paused to admire the beau
tiful lilacs in Miss Berta Edwards’
yard, and also the bed of multi-col
ored pansies, so large and lovely.
Miss Berta is always generous and
shares the blossoms from her gar
den with her friends. . . . Mrs.
A. F. White and Virginia are hav
ing a wonderful time in Florida, in
St. Augustin with Herbert, their
doctor son and brother, and in Mi
ami with some of Herbert’s good
friends A good many
Jackson people are trying to get
the city council to inaugurate a
“curfew for cats.” That reminds
me Van Fletcher says he is going
to have a Kat Killin some of these
nights and he wants Olin Miller to
come down and write about it. .
. . . . There is a Jackson woman
who has a brand new watch but
she can’t see what time it is without
the use of a magnifying glass. Do
you know who she is?
Someone wanted to know the other
day if Mrs. Van White had moved
in with Mary Lou and Wilmer
White. We didn’t know but we
thought the drawing card at Wil
mer’s was little Sandra Violet, the
only grandchild.
DODSON GIVEN
TRIP AS AGENT
FOR NEWSPAPER
Friends are extending congratu
lations to J. A. Dodson for winning
a free trip to Miami for leading the
field in towns of 5,000 population
and down in a contest conducted by
the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Dod
son is local agent and handles the
city delivery for the Constitution.
Towns in Alabama, Georgia and
Tennessee were included in the con
test, and Mr. Dodson had the larg
est net gain in circulation in the
territory covered.
The trip will be made in July, Mr.
Dodson said.
More Livestock And Poultry Be Added
To Farms Of Butts County FSA Clients
At least 175 milk cows, 75 brood
sows and 10,000 baby chicks will be
added to farms of families on the
Farm Security Administration pro
gram in Butts county, it was said
Tuesday by Aubrey H. Patrick, FSA
supervisor for Butts county. This
is in addition to the present supply,
and is part of the national defense
program to provide more food and
feed for Farm Security Administra
tion borrowers, Mr. Patrick explain
ed.
Regional officers of the Farm Se
curity Administration recently is
sued an order for increased food
and feed production and more live
stock and poultry on farms super
vised by this agency. Additional
loans were made available for that
purpose, and in addition to regular
cropping plans FSA borrowers will
be granted funds to purchase baby
chicks, milk cows and brood sows.
Mr. Patrick said it seems all the
cows and hogs can be bought local
ly, while the baby chicks, of certi
fied and tested blood lines, will be
i
OF course h doc*! Uncle
Nalehel ha* learned by ex
perience it pays to work with
Nature.
1 Chilean Nitrate is natural—
the only natural nitrate in the
world. It’s good for all your
crop*. Its quick-acting nitrogen
and natural balance of “vita
bought in Atlanta.
There are now 114 Farm Securi
ty Administration families in Butts
county, according to current infor
mation.
The FSA, it is explained, will pay
an average of S4O per head for milk
cows, $25 for brood sows and $8
per 100 for baby chicks.
The enlarged FSA farm program
is meeting with favor among the
clients and has the endorsement and
support of business interests here
and throughout the state.
BUTTS COUNTY PEOPLE GO
TO ATHENS FOR MEETING
County Agent M. L. Powell and
several Butts county farmers are
spending Thursday in Athens at the
annual Livestock and Equipment
Day meeting. Inspection of the col
lege farm, livestock and poultry
plants and a demonstration in the
use of latest type farm machinery
were main points on the day’s pro
gram.
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you make larger crop* and.
higher quality, too.
(a mixed fertiliser and a*
side dressing use Nstural Chil
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year after year, to get full bene
fit of Its natural fertilising and
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