BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE
Publishd weekly on Thursday at Nahunta, Georgia
CAM BROGME
Entered at the Post Office at Nahunta, Georgia as second
class matter under the act of March 3, 1879.
Official Organ of Brantley County
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The Brantley Enterprise
EDITOR and OWNER
Nahunta, Georgia Thursday, April 30, 1953
CATTLE ON COASTAL BERMUDA - Late summer graz
ing after spring setting.
SUNNYVIEW FARM IN PIERCE IS
COASTAL BERMUDA CENTER
D. J. Harrison Ships Grass
To Many States in Southeast *
By Audrey Guest
From Sunnyview Farm in
Pierce county Bermuda stolons
are being dug for sale in sur
rounding counties an<| states.
Last year five million stolons
were hauled by truck and sent
by express out .of the county.
For the “wonder grass”, trucks
have driven as many as 500 miles.
Most stolons go out by truck.
D. J. Harrison, who owns and
operates Sunnyview, has pioneer
ed in growing the popular grass
locally.
One of the secrets of his suc
cess is that he selected good land
to grow the grass on. Harrison
has 100 acres of his cleared land
given to the growing of Bermuda
grass. And during recent years,
since a good bit of local atten
tion has been focused on grow
ing permanent pastures and live
stock, the Harrison farm, located
about three miles from town, has
drawn many “grass” enthusiasts.
Harrison eventually plans to
shift all his cultivated acres to
pastures. About 100 acres of the
cleared land is in row crop, corn
and the usual local crops. Like
any crop, pastures have to be
fertilized well to produce abun
dantly. About 500 pounds of gua
no per acre is about the ratio Mr.
Harrison depends on to grow his
Bermuda pastures.
It is his belief that -an acre of
good pasture on his particular
farm, through livestock, will
yield as many or more dollars per
acre as row crops, with less time
and effort.
At present at Sunnyview there
are about 100 head of cattle. A
purebred Black Angus and a
Santa Gertrudis bull are used
with the cattle to produce good
» calves. Each year clover is grown
in a percentage of the Bermuda
grass; in about every three years
all grass in turn is overgrown
with clovers.
Sunnyview Farm (one of the
few farms in the county with a
regular name) has nourished for
commercial sale stolons that have
gone from Pierce to several
states. On the list, besides Geor
gia, is Virginia, Florida, Alaba
ma, Mississippi, Texas, N. C.,
S. C., Arkansas, Oklahoma, and
Tennessee.
Sometimes in the dead of win
ter a farmer decides to set out a
patch, and comes for “plants”.
But mostly the popular season is
the springtime, the reason being
that stolons sodded in'spring do
better. The next best time is
fall.
On the Harrison farm a big
crop is trees. The wooded land
consists of approximately 500
acres. Harrison’s interest in tim
ber has always been keen. In
youth he recalls his antagonism
at seeing young saplings some
times being carelessly chopped
off. He worked hard in young
married life to keep fire from
his forests, believing tha-t if you
»4£ould take care of your trees
the^H would sometime pay you
back. It worked.
Mrs. Dennis Harrison, born and
raised on a farm in Tatnall coun-
ty, an amateur artist, shares his
idea that farming is more than
away to make a living. It is a
way of life. They married in
1925, and moved to a farm on
the “forks of the hurricane.”
Dennis during those years, after
experimenting in growing Pierce
county’s new crop, tobacco, was
for a while a tobacco demonstra
tor. A few years later the young
couple moved from the Hurricane
to their present farm. However,
the farm was smaller then.
Through the thick and thin
years that inevitably come with
farming, they rode the tide, de
pression, wet years and dry
years. Keeping fires out of the
timber was a job then. But Har
rison managed. And now his
trees show no scars.
And some trees show no faces
because they’re being left virgin
for beauty. A few of these small
acre plots of land where the
virgin trees grow can be seen
from the pretty flower-trimmed
yard. The Harrison’s future beau
tification plan includes setting
out ornamental native trees, dog
wood, redbuds, and wild plum,
in these areas. An idea to set out
crepe myrtles up and down the
lanes has taken shape.
But the Harrison’s great pride
is not in their farm, or any fu
ture plans thereof. They have
three children. They are Captain
Jimmy Harrison, stationed in
Japan with his wife and young
daughter (a recent Bronze star
medal winner for bravery in
action in Korea); Coleman Har
rison, president of the student
body at Abraham Baldwin Agri
cultural College; and Margaret
Harrison, Mrs. Bob Lay, of Way
cross, former graduate of the
Teachers College at Statesboro.
The Lays are the parents of a
young daughter.
Mrs. Cora Harrison, of Black
shear, an active scptugenarian, is
Mr. Harrison's mother and ene
of Fierce’s most respected elderly
citizens. '
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HOBOKEN NEWS
The Thought for the week: Three
rules of life were given me seme
years ago. I pass them on for I
have found them practical. 'lhe first
is ‘Go”, the second is “’keep mov
ng”, and third is “help someom
?ise to gc”. By Theodore Adams.
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Mrs. Nolan Davis Jr. was hos
tess last week complimenting Mrs.
H. H. Davis, a new-comer and cou
un of the hostess, with an after
noon cola party at the home of Mrs
Nolan Davis Sr. Guests gathered i
the living room where seasonal
flower arrangements added to the
oeauty of the room. Mrs. Nola
Davis Sr., Mrs. Flint Nichols, anc
Miss Louise Davis assisted Mrs
Nolan Davis Jr., in entertaining anc
serving refreshments. Twenty-five
ladies were present.
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Mrs. H. H. Nichols of South Hill,
Virginia, arrived on Saturday to
spend several days with her son,
Mr. Flint Nichols and family.
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Mrs. R. H. Moody and son,
Randy, and Mrs. Pauline Middle
brooks of Waycross were guests of
Mrs. J. H. Sikes on Friday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dukes and
daughter, Gladys, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. George Cowart
in Pearson.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Colvin and
daughter, Dianne, and Mrs Wade
Colvin will leave on Friday of this
week to visit relatives in Augusta,
Ga. Mrs. Herbert Colvin will at
tend a meeting.
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Those attending the Sheppard -
McDonald wedding in Jacksonville
on Tuesday afternoon were Mrs.
Banner Thomas, Mrs. Fred Dowl
ing, Mrs. Frank Dukes, Mrs. Wade
Colvin, Mrs. G. C. Wallis and Jesse
Dryden.
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By MES. G. C. WALLIS
Mr, and Mrs. Leon Harper of
Jacksonville were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Westberry on Sun
day. They also attended the Harper
family reunion in Blackshear. They
were accompanied home by Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnan Hoyt.
The Womans Missionary Society
of the Hoboken Baptist Church held
its business and program meeting
for April in the church on Monday
night.
Mrs. Frank Dukes had charge of
program arrangements. The topic
was “Our Neighbor, Mexico”, and
was appropriately introduced by
the song, “Christ For The Whole
World”. This was followed by a
devotional message by Mrs. Frank
Dukes.
Others taking parts on the pro
gram were Mrs. Banner Thomas,
Mrs. Nolan Davis Sr., Mrs. Wade
Colvin, Mrs. J. C. Sheppard, Mrs.
Russel Pvboden and Mrs. G. C. Wal
lis. Mrs. Banner Thomas presided
with Mrs. Jesse Dryden as secre
tary.
Twelve members were present.
Friends of Mrs. L. C. Colvin will
regret to learn that her mother,
Mrs. Mary Minchew of Haywood is
critically ill. Mrs. Minchew is 97
years old.
Miss Iris Barr
Wins Second Place
In State Contest
Miss Iris Barr, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. O. S. Barr of Nahunta,
won second place in the girls’ solo
contest at the state literary meet
held in Macon Saturday.
Miss Barr had won the Eighth
District solo contest and represent
ed the district at the state meet.
To win second place in the 'entire
state is considered a high honor for
the Nahunta singer.
Miss Barr is highly talented in
both singing and recitation. She won
first place in reading in the district
contest.
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