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A Happy New Year For Ever body
WOOL COTTON SHOWS
VERY SHORT FIBERS
Cannot Be Used For Textile
Purposes
Frequent inquiries are received at
the College of Agriculture about the
possibilities of wool cotton. Such in
quiries are usually from people who
have purchased seed at an exorbitant
price, frequently as high as one dol
lar per boll. After a crop of this so
called fancy cotton is produced, the
grower begins to search for a market
only to be disappointed, since none
of the manufacturers can use the in
ferior short staple this cotton pro
duces.
(An open boil of wool cotton showing
the elongated locks. Below can be
seen the short fibers attached to a
seed as compared with the fibers of
upland, short staple cotton at bot
tom fully twice as long.)
This is a primitive type from India.
When mature the bolls open and the
curly, short, stiff, coarse fibers feel
very much like wool and hang to
gether in such a way that the locks
are greatly elongated and frequently
hang six or eight inches from the lo
cules or burs. This gives it a most
attractive appearance and makes an
ideal material for decorative purposes,
but the coarse fibers are only about
one-half inch long and are so stiff
and brittle that it is worthless for the
manufacturing of textile materials.
The cotton should only be grown as
an ornamental shrub, and any attempt
to produce this cotton on a commer
cial scale for textile purposes will
prove fruitless. —Prof. Loy E. Rast,
State College of Agriculture.
THREE ASSOCIATIONS
* TO MEETJN ATHENS
Georgia Breeders, Georgia Livestock
And Horticultural Society.
The Georgia Breeders’ Association,
the Georgia Dairy and Livestock As
sociation, and the State Horticultural
Society will hold their annual winter
meetings in Athens on January 14,
la and 16 at the State College of Ag
riculture. These meetings follow im
mediately after the close of the ten
days’ Short Course at the College.
Several important speakers have
been secured for the occasion. Mr.
Howard C. Arnold, secretary of the
Federal Farm Loan Bank at Colum
bia, S. C., will explain the formation
of farm loan associations and the ben
efits that Georgia farmers may derive
from them. Mr. G. F. Warren of Cor
nell University, leading authority on
farm management, is expected to ad
dress the associations and Mr. C. C.
Newman of South Carolina, well
known horticulturists will talk on
“Orchard Management.” Speakers of
national importance from Washington
arr expected to be present, though
their names cannot be definitely an
nounced at this jtime.
See our line of practical presents.
WiKon Jewelry Co.
Fife Bertv jp t arrived. See T. D.
W 'ar ns L Co.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 34.
FARMERS MARKETING
HOGS CO-OPERATIVELY
Hogs Sold Above Market At Cairo
Sale.
The first co-operative livestock sale
was held at Cairo in Grady county on
November 27, and in every way this
sale was a success. The hogs market
ed brought from one-half to one cent
more per pound than local buyers had
been able to give. Within a short
time there will be a regular circuit
worked out embracing the leading hog
producing sections of south Georgia.
For some time the agriculturists
connected with the railroads, the State
College of Agriculture, the United
States Department, the Southern Bell
Telephone Company and other organi
zations have made a study of the
plans for selling livestock co-operaive
plans for selling livestock co-operative-
Georgia is rapidly developing into
one of the leading livestock states of
the country, it is realized by those
who are keeping abreast of the devel
opment that adequate facilities must
be provided for the handling of the
rapidly increase volume of livestock
on the markets.
To form a marketing association a
meeting is called, plans are explained
and officers elected. Such a constitu
tion and by-laws as to fix responsibil
ity of organization are drawn up. Usu
ally the board of directors elects a
sales manager, who arranges for sales
days, engages the services of a com
petent grader and does the account
ing- The sales manager is usually
bonded for a sum sufficient to cover
any Josses that might occur through
improper conduct of the sale.
Wherever possible it is desimble
that several local organizations be
formed in a section and, when this is
practicable, their constitution and by
law's should be practically the same ex
cept for minor changes to meet local
conditions. It lias been found that
many advantages are enjoyed by
groups of associations when buyers
representing the 'best markets are in
duced to attend sales on consecutive
dates held by local associations.
A membership fee is usually charg
ed to defray incidental expenses and
pay for material used in construction
of pens. One dollar a year is the
amount usually charged by most local
associations. Each member in good
standing has the right to vote in all
meetings.
Standard scales are provided and
in some cases scales are furnished by
the town and a bonded weigher is em
ployed to weigh. A fee of 10c per
weigh is usually charged. Sale dates
are fixed in some cases once a month,
or offener, as may be necessary to
meet the requirements of each local
association.
The sales manager arranges with
buyers to be present, notifies farmers
and determines in advance as nearly
as possible the number of hogs that
will be sold on the sale day. He ar
ranges for cars to handle hogs and
prepares pens, etc., for receiving them.
Hogs are unloaded into the receiv
ing pens and graded according to size
and finish. Each grade is weighed sep
arately and those who place hogs in
the sale are credited with the number
and weight of their hogs according to
grade.—M. C. Gay, Field Agent in
Marketing, State College of Agricul
ture.
CLERK GASKINS DEPOSED AT
NASHVILLE, GA.
Nashville, Ga, Dec. 18.—Mr. Jas.
H. Gaskins, who was deposed yester
day as a member of the local exemp
tion board, has turned over all the
books and papers eonected with his
office to his successor. Mr. T. J. Grif
fin, Jr.
Mr. Gaskins does not deny writi>’g
the chief of police of Detroit, Mich.,
offering to furnish him the name and
address in that city of a Berrien coun
ty negro man, who was classed as a
deserter, with the understanding that
the chief of police would split the re
ward fifty-fifty. Mr. Gaskins’ friends
attribute his act to ignorance of the
STRAYED
One dark brindle heifer about one
year old, unmarked. Went astray
about the first of November.
MRS. J. C. GILLEM,
Douglas, Ga.
Sec that $12.90 Waltham 20 year
,::tch at Wilson Jewelry Cc.
T?hc Enterprise ‘Publishes the Legal jldver Using of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DEC. 29 1917.
Better Farming in the South
The Present Fertilizer Situation
By J. N. Harper, Director Farm Service Bureau, Atlanta, Georgia.
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J. N. HARPER .-how bis patriot
ism, but. an opportunity to acquire
wealth at the same time.
Offsetting Labor Shortage
In view of the foot that farm labor
is scarce and high, every effort should
be bent towards securing maximum
yields per acre, with fertilizer, which
is one of the best ways to conserve
man power.
Unfortunately, no industry has been
more directly affected by the war than
the fertilizer industry. The govern
ment is commandeering materials im
portant to this industry for the pur
pose of manufacturing munitions of
war and hence has greatly reduced the
possible tonnage to be used in fer
tilizers. In other words, while the
nation is calling for the largest pos
sible crop yields, there is, at the same
time, a great demand for gun powder.
Some one has aptly said, "Plants and
cannons eat the same food.” Of course,
under present conditions, the cannons
must be fed first.
There is a considerable shortage of
fertilizer ingredients, and the prices
of these ingredients are corresponding
ly high.
Fertilizers Relatively Cheaper
In consequence of high prices of ma
terials, due to their scarcity, and be
cause of higher labor and transporta
tion costs, fertilizers will be higher
this spring than ever before.
While the prices of fertilizers have
advanced, fortunately for the farmer
the prices of crops have advanced still
higher, so that fertilizers are relative
ly cheaper than before the war. A
bale of cotton with its seed will buy
more fertilizer today than ever before.
The same is true of a bushel of corn;
a bushel of wheat; a bushel of pea
nuts; a bushel of potatoes, etc.
Why Fertilizers Are Scarce
The causes of the shortage of fertil
izer materials may be summarized as
follows:
Previous to the war, most of our
potash came froi,. " any. The pot
ash now on the !. art -t Is produced
largely in this country hvf“ is far
short of the demands. This American
IN ORCHARO PLOWING
CARE MEANS MONEY
Past Practice Will Determine Depth
Of Plowing.
Every fruit grower who plows his
orchard at all should make an effort
to get this done by the first of March.
Orchards that are on steep hillsides,
and especially those that are not ter
raced, should not be plowed. Where
an orchard has been plowed every
year from six to ten inches deep,
plowing should be to that depth. If
the orchard has not been plowed for
several years, it is not advisable to
turn over more than four or five inches
of soil at the first plowing. Be care
ful in plowing an orchard not to put
the trees on a ridge or, on the other
hand, not to form a ridge in the cen
ters between the trees. The dirt
should be turned one way one year
and the other way the next. Where
the land is level enough to permit it,
the orchard should be plowed in one
direction one season and in another
direction, or cross plowed, the next
season.
When plowing, or doing any other
work in an orchard for that matter,
all care should be taken to prevent
injuring the trees by rubbing up
against them with the trace chains or
breaking the limbs with the extensions
of hames and other parts of the har
ness or machinery. Wb**re plowing is
finished in February, the early work
ir. the orchard is not so much rushed.
Trees require an enormous amount
of moisture, and this moisture cannot
be held and conserved, unless the land
is first pulverized by plowing and
then put in a good mulch condition
to hold the water.—Prof. T. H. McHat
ton, State College of Agriculture.
No class of people
is more red-blood
ed and patriotic
than the farmer,
and everybody is
looking, to him to
do his best. In
view of Ihe fact
that' the whole
woild is deman 1-
i n g agricultural
products, n<?w is
his golden oppor
tunity not only to
made potash, however, is just as val
uable as the potash salts that were
formerly obtained from Germany.
Acid phosphate is scarce, due to the
fact that there is a shortage of sul
phuric acid—a necessary compound in
the manufacture of acid phosphate.
Sulphuric acid is scarce, because py
rites, from which most of it is made,
has been coming from Spain and ships
: re not now available with which to
transport it.
The fertilizer manufacturers have
been compelled to turn to the domes
tic pyrites, and readjust their manufac
turing plants to the production of sul
phuric acid from brimstone obtained
from Louisiana and Texas. The gov
emment is requiring of the fertilizer
manufacturers sulphuric acid in large
amount;; to be used in the manufacture
of explosives..
Then, too, there is considerable dif
ficulty in obtaining supplies of rock
phosphate, because of the transporta
tion shortage.
The supply of nitrates has also been
curtailed because large amounts of sul
phate of ammonia are being taken for
refrigeration purposes, and the manu
facture of munitions. Cotton seed
meal, a valuable source of nitrogen, is
being used more and more for feeding
live stock. Tankage, another splendid
source of nitrogen, is also being used
for the sam purpose; consequently cot
ton seed meal and tankage are high in
price.
Nitrate of soda is more expensive at
the Chile mines, and shipping rates
have increased enormously, and muni
tion requirements are heavy.
The fertilizer manufacturers find it
hard to secure bags for shipping, since
there is a tremendous shortage of bur
lap.
Thus it can be easily seen that it will
be very difficult to obtain necessary
fertilizer materials, and the farmer
must take due notice and act accord
ingly if he would make sure of getting
his plant food.
Order At Once
The farmer must not overlook the
fact that transportation difficulties are
increasing daily. The railroads are lit
erally overwhelmed. They have, there
fore. been compelled to rule that fer
tilizers and freight in general must
move in full car load lots, which means
cars must be loaded to their maximum
capacity.
Therefore, Mr. Farmer, order your
fertilizers NOW; order PLENTY of
them; use them liberally and judicious
ly, and thus secure maximum yields of
crops, and so do your part to supply
the crying needs of the world, while
at the same time you increase your
bank account.
Citation
After four weeks notice pursuant
to section .1005 of the Civil Code, a
petition will be presenter] to the Hon.
J. I. Summerall, Judge of the Super
ior court in his office in Waycross, Ga.
on an. 12th, 1918, seeking the sale of
that tract of land beginning at a point
on the east original line about 100
yards south of north east corner, at
corner post of a wire fence, thence
westward along an original line to
the right-of-way of the (ia. & Fla. K.
R., thence south westerly along said
R. R. right of way to a point on said
right of way 50 yards distant from a
cypress branch; thence southeasterly
along a line parallel to said branch
to a point 100 yards from the east
original line, thence southwest aong
a line parallel to said R. R. right-of
way to cypress creek. Thence south
east along run of said creek to east
original Kind line, thence north along
said east original line to point of be
ginning, containing <lO acres more or
less of original lot No. 892 in sth Dist
of Coffee Co. Ga. Said tract of land
being owned by Pearly Sturges and
Lena Stewart, minors. Petitioner de
sires to sell said tract of land in order
to reinvest the proceeds thereof in a
larger, more valuable, more profitable
and better located tract of land.
This Dec. 21, 1917.
MRS. ANNIE STEWART,
Guardian of Pearly Starges and Lena
Stewart.
Sheriff Sale
GEORGIA —( < ITee County:
Will be sold before the court house
door of said county, between the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
January, next, the following property,
to-wit:
One Maxwell automobile, model
191fi type of ! ody Touring serial No
70995.
Said property levied on adn to be
sold as the property of Jerry Fletcher
to satisfy an execution issued from
the Superior court of Coffee county
in favor of W. L. Rogers against said
Jerry Fletcher. This the 6th day of
Fee. 1.917.
W. M. TANNER, Sheriff.
sl.s# PER YEAR IN ADVANC <
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Six
Billie and Jimmie Will Take Military
. Training.
“I am mighty sorry. Uncle Dan, that
this Is your last night with us. Can’t
you stay longer? We hoys are having
a peach of a time.” said Billie.
“Well, if you get no re out of It In
the way of pleasure than I." said Un
cle Dan. “you u re going some.”
“Billie, Iha > ,• been talking seriously
with your father and mother about
sending you to a military academy nnd
they asked me to talk with you about
it.”
“Whoopee I” Billie screamed, like a
wild Indian.
“Now, hold your horses," said Uncle
Dan, “and listen to me. You know l
sent my boy, Howard, to one of these
schools for a year when he was about
your age. He was narrow chested,
stoop shouldered, rather loose jointed;
he had the big head and needed dis
cipline and physical development. He
was growing fast and I wanted him to
he strong physically.”
“Say. Uncle Dart,” said Billie, “I be
lieve your description of Howard fits
rue pretty well, eh?”
“Well," said Uncle Dan, “to he frank
I th’nk it does; you need the same
riling. Howard did not like it at first. I
am told for a few weeks he lutd ‘rough
sledding,’ hut after he found that the
only way was to obey orders, he caught
the spirit of the institution and liked
it. Wo did not see him for about six
mouths, then he came home for a few
days. We were astonished at his ap
pearance. He had gained about 20
pounds in weight, bis muscles were as
hard as nails, he stood as straight as
an arrow, he was courteous, conslder-
Note tlie result ot six months of mili
tary training. Compare lines A-A ami
B-B in cut.
nte and manly. His awkwardness had
disappeared. The change was wonder
ful and it was all to the good. Here
Is a photograph showing ‘before and
nfter taking,’ and I am sure no patent
medicine advertisement could bent It.
“Well, mother and I were delighted
That was ten years ago. and Howard
says the year he spent at the military
academy was the best year of his life.
“Now,” said Uncle Dan, with groat
earnestness, “when such training does
so much good, makes better citizens and
at the same time fits a man to defend
his country, why should not Uncle Sam
furnish this training at the govern
ment’s expense? The government has
the right to call anyone to serve In
rase of war, and without training, a
man Is worth nothing as a soldier. Un
cle Sam has splendid new training
ramps that will soon be available for
the purpose, therefore, here Is double
reason why the Chamberlain bill for
compulsory military training should be
massed at once, so that every boy phy
stcaPy fit may have this training and
not leave H for his parents to pay for.
On account of the expense, not one boy
in 50 can take the training now. lam
glad that you can do so. These Mg
crops and big prices. I find, make the
farmers rather ‘cocky,’ and that the
est is demanded by them.”
HELP US
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NEWS ITEMS to
Numbers
23, 44 or 106.
FAT ANIMALS MAY BE
.SORRY WORK STOCK
Collar And Trace Marks Show Recent
Service.
This is the season when the farm
er is looking forward and making plans
for his work animals for another year.
From now on for several months
great numbers of horses and mules
will change hands. Perhaps the ma
jority of these in Georgia will be ani
mals imported from other states and
brought here for sale looking fat and.
fine.
T'lie fat, improved mule or horse is
usually not ready for hard work, but.
must first undergo a process of sea
soning, or, as we say, must become
"acclimated.” Southern farmers u.
methods of feeding and different fee i
stuffs than are used in other section
f the country and the imported ant
reals must become accustomed to
these things before they are at their
best as work animals.
Many horses and mules develop dis
**ase in one form or another before
they arrive at the farms where they
are to remain and do their work.
These diseases may vary all the way
from a mere “cold” to pneumonia, in
fluenza, bronchitis, pleurisy and tin
common distemper, ami me all das wed"
together under the designation ot
“shipping fever.” When infection by
any of these respiratory troubles has
occurred the animal is more, or less
debilitated and is incapacitated for
work for a length of time correspond
ing somewhat to the severity of the at*
tack. During this time the sick ani
mal is of no value to the new owner
but, on the other hand, is a source of
anxiety, expense, a nuisance generally.-
and many times a source of contagion
to the other animals on the farm.
Whenever possible new work stock
should be purchased near by. Ani
mals that are home raised should have
the preference. Next to these come
animals that have worked a year or so
in the neighborhood. Next in order
the animals in the hands of the dealer
that show the evidence of being accus
tomed to work as designated by the
presence of collar and trace marks-
Next and last of all the fat animal that
gives no evidence of experience as a
work animal. —Dr. W. M. Burson, State
College of Agriculture. a
DRY CURING METHOD |
USED TO SAVE MEAT
Gives Standard Product That Sells
Well.
Dry cured meat has fine quality antf
sells at a good price in market.
To dry cure prepare a mixture of
five pounds of salt, two pounds of
granulated sugar and two ounces of
saltpeter for every hundred pounds
of meat. Mix this thoroughly and di
vide into three portions each of which*
is to be rubbed into the meat on.
three successive days. It is well ter
have the meat packed in a barrel oi
tight box and to have enough recepta
cles so that the meats may be trana
ferred from one to Ihe other after
rubbing. After the last rubbing wltt*
the mixture let the meat remain in
the box for about ten days and it Isv
then ready for smoking. Larger cuts
of meat require a longer time to cum
than small cuts. A cool, moist place
gives the best conditions for curing.—
Dr. W. M. Burson, State College ot
Agriculture.
WANTED GOOD FAMILIES TO
MOVE TO MONTEZUMA
We want to secure several gooff
families to move to Montezuma and
operate sewing machines in our knit
ting mill.
Any bright girl or lady over If*
years of age can make from SB.OO to
SIO.OO every week. We have gooff
homes, good schools and gooff people
for those who come.
Remember this is not a cotton mfll
but very much nicer work in every
way, as it is done altogether by sew
ing machines run by mcahinery.
Write us at once for full informa
tion.
Montezuma Manufacturing Co.