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GEORGIA’S TOBACCO
CROP
YS26 Georgia Tobacco Crop Totaled
40,C00,000 Pound* And Va* Sold
For $9,500,000.
Athens, Ga., September 4. The
Geoifii tobacco markets closed this
week and it appears that the 1920
Georgia tobacco crop has reached
40,000,000 pounds, which brought
the south Georgia farmers approxi
mately $9,500,000, which is an aver
age of 23.75 cents per pound com
pared with an average of 14.30 cents
last year. All of the reports arc not
in yet, and it will be several days
before final report of the crop can
be made. Quality of the tobacco the
last few days of sale was little lower
than was expected and this pti'led
the average for the season down
some.
While this year's crop was about
9,500,000 pounds less than last year’s
crop, it brought the farmers almost
$2,600,000 more money. Last year’s
rrop was Georgia’s largest. This
year’s crop demonstrated very clear
ly that quality counts for far more
than quantity.
Douglas sold the largest number of
pounds, which was a little over 6,-
4*00,000. Blackshear came second
with little more than 5,500,000
pounds. Bltckshear made an average
of 25.81 cents per pound, which is
the highest. Thomasville had the
second highest average, which was
25.57 cents.
Six Sold Heavy
The “big six”—Douglas, Black
shear, Nashville, Tifton, Valdosta and
Vidaiia, sold more than 25,000,000
pounds of tobacco, which left less
than 15,000,000 pounds to be divided
mong the 14 other markets. At
Nashville the average price was
24.67. Tifton and Nashville ran
together this year in pounds sold.
Vidaiia passed Valdosta thD year in
pounds sold; although Valdosta made
* little higher average.
It is very encouraging to see the
improvement of quality of tobacco in
the southwest Georgia territory. This
section got in the tobacco game last
year for the first time. Most of the
growers were inexperienced and as a
result a great deal of low quality
tobacco was produced. For example
the average price on the Bainbridge
market last year was 10.67. This
year it was 19.20. The average at
Thomasville 'ast year was 13.21, and
this year it has been 25.57.
The average price on most of the
other southwest Georgia markets last
year were low, hut this year they
have been very satisfactory. When
we look hack on the last five crops
of Georgia tobacco we find that the
lowest average for the season, with
the exception of last year, was 21.82.
fine year the average was 24 cents
and aonther it was 25.70. In other
words our farmers just about broke
even last year and the other four
years they have made money out of
their tobacco crop.
High returns from tobacco were
reported by many farmers this year.
The highest returns that have come
to the attention of the writer were
made by J. M. Purdom, of Black
shear. On a six-acre field Mr. Pur
dom made little over 1,700 pounds of
tobacco per acre and sold it for an
average of 41 cents per pound, which
brought him a return of $723 per
acre. Mr. Purdom is also tobacco
specialist for the A. C. L. railroad,
lie has demonstrated that he knows
his business.
A large number of farmers sold
from S4OO to S6OO worth of tobacco
per acre. One farmer told me he
bought a 400-acre farm for $lO per
acre last year and put a tenant on
it. This tenant planted four acres of
tobacco and sold $1,200 worth of
weed.
Other State* Cut
We are wondering how many
farmers know why tobacco prices
were good this year. The reply
would most likely be that tobacco
this year was much better quality,
and this is true. But another im
portant reason which should not be
overlooked is that the crop in Vir
ginia and the Carolinas was cut a
bout 200,000,000 pounds by unfav
orable weather. This should be
something for farmers to think about
before putting in excessive acreage
another year. We believe the suc
veess the farmers have had with
tobacco this year will result in in
creased acrage another year, but the
(general sentiment among the farmers
is not to plunge, but plant small
acreages per farm. If this policy is
adhered to it will result in profi
table tobacco production.
The success of the south Georgia
tobacco farmer has created a desire
among a great many north Georgia
farmers to grow tobacco another
year. It r.hr. :IJ •• ...
the tobacco grown in south Georgia
is mostly of the cigarette type, which
can be grown most successfully on
light sandy lard with yellow or liglt
color and subsoil. This type of tobac
co could not be grown very success
fully on north Georgia soils, most of
which have red clay subsoils. The
north Georgia soils would produce a
heavier type more suitable for-chew
ing. The demand for this type of
tobacco is well supplied, therefore
the north Georgia farmer would not
be able to get enough money for his
tobacco to justify growing it.
Official Report l**ued by Rice
A total of 40,227,166 pounds of
tobacco has been sold this year on
Georgia markets, which brought a
total of $9,48 ,269, an average of
23.59 cents, according to the fifth
official report issued Saturday by the
Georgia co-operative crop reporting
ervice, Peter V. Rice, statistician
for the state department of agricul
ture in charge.
The statement says that about 1,-
(100,000 pounds of the total was
grown outside Georgia but was
marketed at marts in this state. Mr.
Rice also states that the 1,000,000
pounds was valued at about $236,-
000, would reduce the total amount
received by Georgia growers that
much.
The cooperative reports say that
total sales at all warehouses except
one is included in its report.
SEABOARD HAS BOUGHT
GAINESVILLE MIDLAND
ROAD, 35 MILES LONG
Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 26.—The
Seaboard Air Line railroad has pur
chased the branch of the Gainesville
Midland running from Gainesville to
Athens, 35 miles in length, the actual
transfer to be made when certain
preliminaries are carried out.
Ten of the stockholders of the
Gainesville Midland, residing in Sa
vannah, Baltimore and New York,
have this week published in the
Gainesville News application for char
acter of the branch from here to
Athens, this being necessary to ef
fect a severance from the other
branch of the Midland running from
Relmont to Winder, both lines be
ing covered by the old charter taken
for the Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern road.
When this charter shall have been
granted, and certain formalities car
ried out with the United States com
merce commission, the Seaboard will
.take over the ownership of the Mid
iland.
It is believed by those in a posi
tion to know that in the near future
i the Seaboard will combine with or
:take over the Gainesville and North
, western railroad, running from
Gainesville to Helen, in White coun
ty, and that eventually an extension
j will be built through the mountains
| to Louisville and Nashville road.
REV. L. WILKIE COLLINS
SAYS ATLANTA POLICE
ARE DOING THEIR BEST
Atlanta. Coincident with the
agreement of all members of the
Methodist Ministers’ assiciation to
preach on “Law Enforcement” next
Sunday, Rev. L. Wilkie Collins, pas
tor of the St. Paul’s Methodist church,
Monday morning told preachers at
the weekly meeting of the association
I that the police vice squad and police
( commissioners, were on the job in
.cleaning up the city.
At the request of W. B. Harts
field, chairman of the police com
l mission, the Rev. Mr. Collins and
( Rev. W. J. Deßardeleben, pastor of
■ the Grant Park Methodist church,
I Thursday night accompanied Mr.
I Hartsfield and members of his vice
squad on a raiding party.
“Members of that squad are doing
fine work every time they make a
raid,” said the Rev. Mr. Collins, “and
they desrve much credit, because
criminals in this city keep their
tracks pretty well covered and it h
hard to catch them with the goods.
Too much praise can not be given
this organization for the honest at
tempts to ‘clean up the city,’ for
they are on the job and have many
difficulties to overcome.”
ELECTRIC LIGHT BONDS SOLD
The electric light bonds voted by
the people some time since, was on
last week purchased by Judge W. W.
j Stark for the First National Bank
at Commerce. We understand that
work will begin at once by the city
authorities for the erection of poles
and the stringing of the wires in the
city limits.
We understand that Dr. Hardman
last week received his generator for
the plant at Hurricane Shoals, and
that it will only be a matter of a
short while before we will be receiv
ing current. This will be gratifying
j news to our people, as we are surely
in need of lights.—Mavsville Enter
AVAET/ GRAHA/k BONNER.
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KITTEN’S NEW YEAR
Oh, It was very, very cold
The North Wind was blowing and
was having a wild,
gay old time.
“I wont to show
this little new up
slurt of a year
t.’.iat Is coming
along that 1 am
not old and feeble,
but that I have
lots of strength.”
So the old North
wind blew with
such terrific
strength and
power.
“Juet because
he Ls young and
full of life and
strength and ail
that be shall not
get the better of
It Wag Getting
Colder.
me. I will show him that lam clever."
So tne New Year found the North
Wind blowing at a great rate when he
came to take the place of the Old
Year.
But there was a little kitten, a little,
tiny, gray k’lttefs, who did not know
anything about the thoughts of the
North Wind or that It was the be
ginning of a New Year.
Only the kitten knew that he was
very, very cold.
Oh, dear, but he waa cold. Kto fur
did not seem to help him In the least.
The wind went right through It and
his little body shivered with the night
•lr and the coldness of it.
Oh, how could he endure It. He had
tried to get Into warm places but he
had not been able to manage it. He
had tried to get into several houses
where the door had opened but they
had closed again too soon to let In a
little kitten.
It was getting colder and colder.
The alleys ull seemed so chilly and It
seemed as though there would never
be warmth again In the world. The
kitten remembered that In time past
It had been warm but It was hard to
realize that now.
• And then along came a motor car.
Out the people got and went Into a
house. But before they did this they
put a big warm rug on their car and
the kitten hopped up there just as
soon as It was fixed und the people
had gone Inside.
They had a spot light which was
turned just on the spot where the kit
ten sat. It reminded him a lUtle of
the sun's warmth In the summit- time.
And It was so nice on the great old
rug.
The warmth from the engine came
right up through the rug. Oh, this
was very pleasant, very pleasant In
deed.
The rug had been fastened so that It
stayed in place and the kitten was In
two folds of it so that he was really
protected.
This was the warmest ho had been.
Of course It wasn’t exactly hot but
it was pleasant. A little cold, lonely
kitten could not complain of this.
Then out came the people and be
gan to go for the rug.
“Oh, look at the cunning little kitten
sitting right on top here;” they said.
Then they began to take off the rug
and to lift the kitten down.
But the kitten held on for all he wa*
worth.
His claws would not let go of the
rug.
Oh, he had been cold too long to let
go now.
“Poor little kitten,” the people said,
and there was warmth In their voices,
the kitten understood.
“Perhaps you would like to go home
with us.”
So one of them took the kitten In
her arms and he was held nice and
snugly to her and taken home to a
beautiful warm house.
There he was given a bed ami a
warm blanket, milk and the most
pleasant sur
roundings.
And he had a
new little mistress
who fell in love
with him at once
and who called
him New Year’s
as he had come to
her at the begin
ning of the New
Year.
Oh, the wind
could blow and
show the New
Year all Its
strength. It could
be as cold as cold
CO v d be ' am Had a Now
No more did it Llttle Mißtre *.
matter to the lit
tle kitten, the little waif, the forlorn,
lonely kitten.
Now he was happy aud he had a
home.
It was certainly a Happy New Year
for him. No kitten could tare had a
happier New Year.
And to be called Kitty New Year or
New Year's was so nice and so
friendly.
Little Kitty New Year’s was warm
and petted and contented and lovfld.
What Led to Filicide
"Father.”
“Yes, my son.”
"Could type-metal be eallod prlatrf
sln.-T"
Delicious Warm Weather Desserts
THE jaded warm weather appetite
is apt to take on anew edge
when the dessert is one of the
many varieties of fruit or frozen
fruit concoctions. To an unusual ex
tent the housewife who plans and
prepares the meals can make an ap
peal to the eye by means of these
remarkably colorful and dainty look
ing dishes.
When prepared with the aid of can
ned food, the work attached to mak
ing these fruit desserts is cut in half.
The cooking in many cases is en
tirely finished and only the packing
and freezing remain. The housewife
has no need to stand over a hot stove
and immolate herself in the cause of
attractive foods for the family. With
the use of electric or crankless freez
ers, the freezing, too, is greatly sim
plified.
Double use of canned food may be
obtained by using the fruits them
selves in one dish and saving the juice
for sherbet or for delicious summer
drinks, fruit lemonade, or iced tea.
Besides the many varieties of fruits,
the berries prepared in cans are black
berries, red raspberries, strawberries,
loganberries. There are also cher
ries, red sour cherries, and muscat
grapes.
One of the very simplest of des
serts can be prepared bv freezing
fruits in the can. This can be done
with anv kind of fruit or mixed
fruits. Pack the can in a bucket of
ice ar.d salt, cite part salt to three
Bad Color
(liver trouble)
•’/OCCASIONALLY I am trou-
V' bled with spells of consti
pation and inactive liver,” says
Mrs. John L. Pence, Broadway,
Va. “I always use Thedford’s
Black-Draught when I feel a spell
of this kind coming on, for it
saves me a bad headache. My
color gets sallow at times. I get
real yellow, showing that the tro
uble comes from the liver.
'T have found Black-Draught to
be the finest kind of a remedy
for this. I take Black-Draught
and make a tea out of it, and take
it, along in small doses for sever
al days. I have never found any
thing that served me so well.
"Since I have known about
Black-Draught, I have not suffer
ed nearly so much with head
ache, caused from indigestion. If
I find my tongue is coated, and
I wake up with a bad taste in
my mouth, I know I have been
eating indiscreetly, and I imme
diately resort to Black-Draught
to straighten me out.”
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School Books, Tablets,
Pencils, and all other School
Supplies.—Boggs Bros. &
Dadisman.
drove's Tasteless ililll Tonic
restores vitality and energy by nitrifying and en
riching the blood. You ca* toon feel its Strength
•ning. Invigorating Effect, .’•ice 60c.
We handle all kinds of
Fancy and Staple Groceries.
Let us serve your needs.—
Boggs Bros. & Dadisman,
Phone 215.
of ice, leave for three hours. Im
merse the can in hot water for a
moment. Then use an improved can
opener which will take the top off
the can and the firm cylinder of frozen
fruit is ready for use.
Here are recipes for sherbet, and
for Bavarian Cream, either of them
to be made with any fruit or berries.
Sherbet
One can fruit, one cup sugar, two
cups orange juice, two tablespoons
lemon juice. Press fruit through
sieve, add sugar and fruit juices,
freeze and serve.
Bavarian Cream
One can fruit, half box gelatin,
one pint cold water, one pint cream.
Soak gelatin and whip cream. Press
canned fruit through colander. Add
gelatin which has been dissolved in
a little boiling water, turn into bowl.
Stand on cracked ice, stir till it thick
ens. add whipped cream, stirring
well. Turn into a mold and serve
with whipped cream.
Pinerpple Cherry Freeze
Boil one cup white sugar with two
cups boiling water for ten minutes.
Cool, add one cup crushed canned pine
apple, one cup red sour cherries, juice
of two lemons and an orange. Freeze
; n ice cream freezer.
Grapefruit Appetizer
One cup canned pineapple, one can
1 grapefruit, juice of one half lemon,
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is offering you FULL VALUE for
your money whenever he recommends
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Same Price
for over 35 years
25 ounces for 25c
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, War Prices?
Millions of Pounds Used by
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BULOVA WATCHES
Look for name ‘'Bulova” on the dial. It is
your assurance of a perfect time-piece. Priced frcm
up. BULOVA Watches vary in design to meet varying
tastes; they are alike in dependability.
M.F.FICKETT JEWELRY CO.
Jewelers-Optometrists
224 Clayton Street Athens, Ca. m
maraschino cherries and syrup. Drain
and break up grapefruit, blend with
pineapple, add lemon juice and maras
chino syrup and set aside for one hour.
Pineapple Butteracotch Parfa.it
Boil one half cup white sugar, one
half cup brown sugar, two table
spoons butter with one half cup
water until it forms a soft hall in
cold water. Beat two egg whites,
pour syrup over them. Chill, fold
into one half pint whipped cream
with one and a half cups drained
crushed pineapple and one teaspoon
vanilla. Soak one and a half tea
spoons gelatin in one quarter cup cold
water, melt over hot water, add to
mixture. Beat, put in icebox for two
hotlrs.
Canned strawberries, - raspberries,
or any other kind of berries can be
used for an exceptionally tasty sauce
for cornstarch pudding, cottage pud
ding, or with sponge cake and whipped
cream as a short cake. Canned
peaches too make an excellent short
cake.
Fruit Dumplings
Drain canned fruit or berries from
syrup. Put fruit or berries in center of
six inch square of pastry, sugar, but
ter, and spice to taste. Brush white of
egg on edge of pastry, bring four
points to top. Brush surface with white
of egg. Bake, and just before taking
out. sprinkle with powdered sugar to
form glaze. Make a sauce of fruit
, or berry syrup.