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First Bale By
Hodges Ginned
On August 14
The distinction of ginning Butts
county’s first bale of cotton again
goes to B. H. Hodges, Finchcrville
farmer, Butts county Representative
and active business leader.
The cotton was ginned Saturday,
August 14, four days ahead of last
•year’s first cotton on the 18th. In
1952 the first bale was ginned Aug
ust 13.
Over a span of years Mr. Hodges
usually gins the county’s first bale.
Occasionally some other grower beats
him to the gin, but often as not
“First Bale Hodges” captures the
title.
The bale weighed 552 pounds, was
ginned by Nutt & Bond, bought by
that firm at 40 cents and was stored
at Farmers Union Warehouse.
The earliest Butts county ever
ginned a bale of cotton was on Aug
ust 8. That was several years ago.
Mr. Hodges reports the crop is
opening rapidly, with bolls smaller
than usual caused by dry weather
and the cotton harvest will be over
this year earlier than in normal
years.
Because of poor stands and dry
weather, total production of cotton
in Butts county this year is expected
to be substantially smaller than the
1953 crop.
Trade Territory
Wants New Train
Service Put On
Installation of anew light-weight,
high-speed passenger train over the
Southern Railway between Valdosta
and Atlanta for the convenience of
shoppers is being agitated by the
Cordele Chamber of Commerce.
M. O. McCord as secretary of the
Butts County Chamber of Commerce
is in receipt of a letter from the
manager of th e Cordele Chamber of
Commerce pointing to the needs of
such a train.
The general idea is to have the
train leave Valdosta in the morning
and return not later than 9 p. m.,
thus permitting citizens along the
route to transact business in Atlanta
and return the same day. It is the
general idea to have the Southern
put on a light-weight, high-speed
train patterned after the Central’s
“Nancy Hanks,’’ which plies between
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Besides the convenience of the
schedule, the train would help re
lieve congestion on the highways, it
is explained.
To enjoy a profitable patronage
the trairl rates would have to be
competitive.
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SATISFACTION 101 Qctk Str6Ct ? GSs SERVICE
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Georgia Corn
To Average 12
Bushels To Acre
The Georgia corn crop of 1954 will
Valdosta to Atlanta the matter will
be taken up with officials of the
Southern Railway System.
be the smallest in 17 years and the
indicated yield is 12 bushels per acre
as compared with 20 bushels last
year. Total production is estimated
at 35,964,000 bushels against 58,-
200,000 bushels in 1953.
The Crop Reporting Service says
dry weather in June extending into
July is responsible for small corn
yields.
Dry weather also affected tobacco,
peanuts and pecans. Total produc
tion of peanuts is estimated at 408,-
425,000 pounds compared with 530,-
640,000 pounds m 1953.
Total production of tobacco is es
timated at 114,146,000 pounds com
pared with 131,860,000 pounds last
year.
The current pecan crop is smaller
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, „
than usual and production j s .
ted at 34,000,000 pounds
600,000 podnds in 1953.
To;al yield of sweet potat
indicated at 1,500,000 bushel*
pared with 2,158,000 bushed
previous year.
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