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ILL PREPARE
FOR BIG CROPS
NEXT YEAR
Planters Not Discouraged By
This Off Season.
VIII Use Fertilizer Heavily on Crops
ofp, as Indications Now Are,
and Some Bumper Yields Will
Gome If Weather is Right.
\7.ions leaded with fertilizers
making their way from the city to
the country districts are one of the
visible an t unmistakable signs tb t:
preiurs'.lons are already under way
in Sumter county for the crops of
1911.
Selling Fertilizers Already.
Considerable fertilizer has alreviy
been sold, it Is stated, and hauled out
to the farms for the making of. toe
oats crop., Every year of late has
seen a larger production of oats In
Sumter, 3nd 1911 bids fair to be no
exception to this gratifying rule.
From some sections of the county
come reports that Indicate quite pialn
ly that the -acreage given up to op.ls
this winter will be greater than ever
before. The use of fertilizers, too,
will be even more extensive, and there
is consequently reason to anticipate
that with a fairly favorable season
for production, Sumter will turn 01!
a oumpei crop of oats next season
The fact that this season has been
such decidedj/ poor one on the cot'
ton crop does not threaten to affect
the determination of the more pro
gressive farmers of'the county to ad'
here to the liberal use of fertilizers
and seek to constantly increase the
Field of lint to the acre.
Was Heaviest Ever Known.
The use of fertilizers on the Sum'
ter cotton crop of 1910 was the heav
iest ever known. Given propitious
weather conditions this county woutd
undoubtedly haveWuade the largest
cotton crop this year in Its hiltory,
largest not only In the number of
hales produced, but In the . average
* »d per acre.
Despite the loss sustained through
the unfavorable weather, the long
rainy season followed by the long
drouth, the planters, as a rule, it is
stated on good authority, ere not dis
couraged, and the coming season will
have recourse to another liberal ur
of commercial fertilizers. With this
spirit, and'given a good weather sea
son, Sumter's crop of 1911 will es
tablish! an entirely new record,
statement that applies not only to
cotton, but to corn and oat crops ss
■well.
TO PUNT BIG
TRACTJN PECANS
Hundred Acres Are
Near Americus.
T. C. Bailey Will Plan! Large Grove
Near Americus—Industry Is Rap
Idly Developing in Sumter and
Other Counties.
MASONS HERE ENDORSE
TEMPLE MOVEMENT
Italy
Believe the P. M’s. Per
Diem Should Cease.
Great interest is felt among the
members of the Americus Masonic
bodies over the efforts being made at
the Grand Lodge meeting in Macon
this week to facilitate the -building of
aa state temple for the order in that
city. For several sessions the Oraad
lodge has had this matter before :f.
Grand Master Banks, at the openlig
of the Grand Lodge on Tuesday,
ferring to it, said:
“Tour able board of temple trustees,
compliance with your instructions at
tut grand communication of last Oc
tober, nave prepared plans, speclfl-
cations and suggestion of ways and
means for the erection of a temple.
They will make their report at this
grand communication. I trust that
the report will be adopted and wo.-k
upon the new temple will begin <t
once, so that twelve months from to-
'day, when we meet in our annual cori'
ntunlcition, we will come "with songs
of joy and gladness to take part Jn
its dedication."
The representatives from the . two
AmericUB lodges lire heartily in sym
pathy with the movement and will do
all in their power to facilitate tfie
work along this line.
The cri.clams as to the expense the
J grand tr< aeury Is subjected to. by the
payment of *4.00 per diem to all put
grand masters attending Grand Lodes
stssiore also meets with a hearty re.
»P»u*» among tie majority of the
fraternity in Americus. It is stated
that 'lie treasury is diminished every
year by $25,000 as a result of the in
flux of put grand masters at the Graud
Lodge meetings. Cuuting this off, it is
painted out. would go a long ways to
ward financing the temple proposition.
Another pecan orchard of one bun
dred acres is to be added at once
the already large area in the Americas
territory, where greatest interest Is
manifested in pecan culture, and where
numbtr of the largest pecan or
chards in Southwestern Georgia hare
ecently been planted.
One hundred acres of fine level land
situated four miles west of Americas
was jiqught yesterday by Mr. T. C. Bai
ley through Artlaur & Westbrook/ the
real estate dealers.
This valuable tract lies along the
Seaboard railway and the fine Plain;
road, and is therefore very accessible
Mr. Bally will plant the entire tract
in selected pecan trees tfolp fall, and
the farm will be carefully cultivated.
That it will prove highly profitable
when the trees come Into full bearing
there can be the least doubt.
About 2,000 trees will' be planted-
on the Bailey tract.
This addition will give a total
probably ten thousand pecan trees
growing within a radius of a few miles
of Americus, and still bthers here con
template planting small orchards. That
the Industry id highly profitable
reflected in the great demand for nuts
of fine quality.
The .paper stall variety readily sell
for 25 cents to 50 cents per pound in
the Americus market, while Mr. H. W.
b'mitliwlck. of this city, has already
sold in advance his entire crop
one dollar per pound.
INJURY TO SUGAR CANE
CUTS SHORT THE CROP
Syrup Yield in Sumter is
Small This Year.
The cane fields about Americus, show
the distressing effect of the throe
months' drouth and the yield is going
to be the poorest in several years. That
riouth Georgia cane syrup will be
higher this year than last is' the opin
ion of -those who have been kqeplng
tab on the situation. The main rea
son for this prediction is -based on tbs
short crop. Florida's crop is as good
as usual, but the excessive rains and
Jrouth combined injured tbe cane lb
Georgia's syrup belt considerably. The
shortage in tbe southern part of Geor
gia Is estimated to be from 20 to
30 per cent. Dealers in syrup staie
that it is almost Impossible to buy fu
ture deliveries at this time.
THIS TOWS FOUND BOOT.
LEGGERS VERY PROFITABLE
Local Option Built Municipal Lighting
Plant for Ohio City.
New Concord, O., Oct. 26.—Within
the past two years the fines collect »d
from the violators or tfcw Rose County
Local Option law in Muskingum comi
ty have amounted to more than enough
to build a beautiful electric light plant
for New Concord, and to Install all the
equipments of that plant.
Two years ago Muskingum county
went ‘‘dry” by abont 800 votes. Since
that time all tbe bootleggers have
been brought before Mayor Campbell,
in New Concord, and he has assessed
their fines. The light plant cost near
ly $5,000, and every penny of this has
been paid from the fines resulting
from these arrests.
From this time on the fines are io
be converted Ifito a fund to put a sew
erage disposal plant In operation. Af
ter that the streets will be paved with
this uujney.
TREES ARE ALL'
BEING PUT IN
fjNE SHAPE
No Neglect Ever Comes fo
Peach Orchards.
Getting Ready for the Crop of 1911-
Will the Monster Crop of 1910 Be
Followed By An Oft Year, Few
Peaci.es anb Very High Prices?
The peach growers of Sumter art
busy at present pruning ’the mauy
thousands of trees, cutting out tbe
dead timber and otherwise getting the
orchards in shape for what all hope
will be another profitable 'season.
Spraying and Other Work.
Next month there will be the us
ual spraying of the trees to prevent
the spread of destructive diseases. The
peach orchard is not one of the sort
that requires no attention. Ceaseless
attention at the proper time is the
price that must be paid for remunera
tive crops.
The yield of 1911 will be awaitod
with) more than ordinary Interest, .not
LAND VALUES HAVE
SHOT UP TOO FAST
Has Checked Movement of
Farmers This Way.
What an Observant Real Estate Agent
Says of Recent Development-
Even With High Prices Could Place
Settlers if Could Get Small Farms.
"The rapid rise in the value of
Sumter county farming lands has put
a decided check on sales," said Mr.
Frank J. Payne yesterday, “and tb»
result Is, I fear, that what promised
to be a very pronounced movement of
highly desirable farmers in this di
rection will be diverted to other coun
ties where land values have net seen
such a stimulus as tbe good roads and
the activity in trading has imparted
to them here.
Eight Rcre'at One Time,
“A few days ago.” continued Mr
Payne, "I bad eight prospective set'
tiers here. Tbe entire eight bat down
to dinner with me one day. They
were delighted- with Sumter county—
everybody who comes here prospect
Ing is—hut the high prices asked
unlinked with anxiety. Tbe tremen- the lands drove them ^away. They
dous, unparalleled yield of this year,'went elsewhere as a result, and some
has nadurally created apprehension other South Georgia county will get
that the crop the succeeding season
may be seriously curtailed. It U
hardly probable that another phenom
enal crop year can follow that of
1910.
Wonld Mean New Record.
If such should be the case it would
be the establishing of a new record:
As a general thing In all fruits, an
extraordinary bearing season is fol
lowed by an off year, not necessarily
a year of poor fruit, or no fruit, but
season of considerably diminished
production. As a smaller crop of fine
fruit would mean ve>y fancy prices
this is not such a handicap to the
Industry and the welfare of the or
chard owners as might be thought at
first blush.
The orchards of Sumter' county
with their hundreds of thousands of
trees, are never neglected. No crop
grown about Amferieus Is given better
attention the yeah around than the
peach orchards. To this fact is due
the superiority of the fruit and the
fine shape in which the orchards art
always found.
AND
American lady Cot
BIG PLANT IS RAPIDLY
PUSHED TO A FINISH
Sixth Large Plant Will Soon
Americus' sixth' fertilizer plant, that
of the Empire State Guano Co., will
soon be ready to begin operations and
thus have its output on the market i.i
t)me for the next season's business.
The extensive building at the foot oi
Church street/ and fronting both the
Seaboard and Central railways, is far
advanced towards completio'n, and
rapid progress will be made thereupon.'
Tbe company placed orders some time
ago for the full complement of d
machinery, and this is ready for de
livery with' tbe completion of the mam
building. This com pare/ is made up
of local business men, among them
Messrs. Frank and Henry Lanier, R. S.
and-George Oliver, W. A. Humber, the
Messrs. Poole and others', who will
make a success of tbe enterprise, a.
they do'all othdre with which th<
are. connected.
COUNCIL SEED OATS.
Bright and clean and entirely free
.tom barley, cheat, rye, wheat and
outgrass seed. For sale by W. E.
Brown and W. C. Sullivan, Americas
Go. 2-dAw-lm
WHOLE CHURCH DUG UP
OX MOUNT OF OLIVES
JOLEYSHONEYHMR
ft ehlldrmni tart, tart, Kotplatt
Rome, October 26.—-A most Interest
ing discovery Is''announced from Je
rusalem. where on entire church' has
been unearthed on the summit of tbe
Mount of Olives.
The building, which dates from about
32# A. D„ appears to have been de
stroyed by dre at one period and then
partly rebuilt.
The remains contain some remarka
ble Mosaic baptismal fonts, and a atom
bearing the name "The Odorus” In
Greek. •
Savants believe this to be one of -h
Holy Sepulchres St. Helena erect-*
on the spot where Christ Is said t.-
have engaged ills disciples In prayer,
oh the last evening.
Py this time next week poor B air
Wi.Vie will have been shot Into -loll
rags For tha partridge season ope,is
Tuesday and Bob is wanted.
same hlgh-claBs settlers as a result.
“Now I know we can’t blame land
owners for jumping values of -their
holdings in view, of the vast Improve*
ment the county has undergone as a
result of the progressive road build
ing policy, but it Is'to be regretted
that the incoming of -white farmers
who would live in the country on their
places, and not turn them over to
negroes, is to be checked by too
quick rise in values. I fln-d lands
in'many instances have gone up flf'y
per cent In a year in the values put
upon them -by their owners. With
lands elsewhere offered so much
cheaper our development Is certain to
be deterred for thd time being. I tepr,
until thiere is a more general rise in
land values in South Georgia.
Many -Small Farms Wanted.
"Even with the existing high level
of Sumter lahd values,” continued M
Payne, “It would stilt be possible to
lend some very fine material In the
country hereabouts. If small.fuhh>
could be had. The great troub'e
seems to be to get tracts of fifty, *n
a hundred or two hiindered acres. H
a number of such small tracts
were at my disposal, with small
comfortable cottage homes on them,
1 could . place hard-working, bon»nt,
desirable white farmers on them in a
very short tjrae. If we could only get
number of these small intensive
farmers settled around Americus It
would do much to develop tbe country
and huild up the city.”
COTTON TOOK A TUMBLE
SHARP AS THE ADVANCE
Contract Market Shows Slump of Forty
Points.
Pooled decline in cotton ruotiiions.
The adipate of « half cent, tor fifty
points, tte day before was well night
wiped out in the slump of forty
points yesterday when January 0011-
tracts opening it 14.58 closed at 13.19.
a drop of 39 points. It was simply a
gamblers’ propositlpn, with which the
question of supply and demand bad
nothing to do.
STRAYED—Dun-colored bull, four
year old, white breast and -white
limbs. Lost last Satunday. Reward
for information to Philip Hawkins,
Leslie, Ga. , 26-d&w-lt
SC
In a few days now we ho
move to our handsome new
corner Jackson and Forsyth I
It is imperative that we reduc
stock in a good many line
move means a great deal of tro
therefore we. propose of
Extraordinary inducements j
way of specials dait£ in ord
move the goods. All prices qul
are for this sale only and spot]
We Often
Our $4.50 Black Silk Fettle
new, beautiful quality, splendid j
this sale
•K«>
WII;
Our Extra Hue $5.00 Black SI
coats, a regular tailored style, de
ruffle, self strapped, beautiful qi
$3.95.
Our $6.50 Magnificent Anna]
ted Top Black Superfine Silk Pc
the most desirable make and
ever shown here, this sale
$4.95.
One lot beautiful Hyde-Gr
reoelvcd a jolt yesterday In “l^d White Stripe, Rustling Taflebl
Petticoats, beautifully tailored for
most desirable colorings, altc
handsomest skirt ever shown ii|
cus for 1.50, this sale $1.00.
Not over three of them to^
customer.
This brand of spring weather cer
tainly does not suggest the purchase of
coal. But later on, “we’re going to gat
something .we don’t expect.”
8upt. Colium found -a nice little $500
chick is bis mail yesterday, an appre
ciated gift to the Agricultural College
from the etate.
Delicious Candies
Bonbons and Chocolates that just make your
mouth water to think about. Always pure,
always fresh; the highest grade candies made!
"Hone like
Hunnally's“
W. A. REMBERT,
American Lady Coi
Slaughtered.
A cut price sale Is not alloi
manufacturers of American M]
but we have permission from <
fer certain models at the most i
nary reduction prior to our rfl
these particular models to besjj
laid out on center counter Mop
fug and offered at the following
All 50c Girdles 25c.
All $1.00 American,Lady
All 1.00 American Lady*
All 1.50 American Lady
All 2.00 American Lady fj'
All 2.50 American Lady W
All 3.50 American Lady r
Chas. L. Art