The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, October 08, 1908, Image 3
m ®' 1 ® ® '©. ® WMOW HW©TI !©; Farrr\ers Ur\ion | Departrr^er\t Cruelty to Animals Is a crime in Georgia, yet no one hardly ever thinks of becom ing prosecutor in a case of this kind where a man ts actually guil ty of the most revolting acts along this line. One will drive a horse “in an inch of his life’’ with no provocation for doing so hut that some fellow with more curiosity than brains just wanted to see how long his horse could hold his gait, or if his horse could not make a iit tie “better record”than some other fellow’s horse had made. Another will not over drive or work his horse lnit will actually starve him to death. Now, are not both of these' cases of cruelty to animals ? No one would deny this who is not guilty of the crime himself. Our faithful friends should not be sub jected to such extremely inhu mane treatment , and if our grand juiies would always do their full duly no doubt but that some of these extreme cases would serve as a check on this reckless, care less and unconcerned element who so cruelly torture our faithful and ever patient friends. The Key Note to Success In fanning is diversification.Do you believe this? Well, if you do happy are you if you diversify. If you tire however one ol those who belong to the one-crop band it will pay you to take a few days off occasionally, visit an up-to date farm where systematic diver sification is practiced and see just how much such a farm is ahead ol yours. October Is the Mouth For planting oats. The land should be first well prepared by deep breaking something like two weeks before the seed are harrow ed in. Plenty of suitable fertil izer should he used. The yield under such circumstances would then lie such as to give you a sut isfactorv profit and leave your land m fine condition to make you an excellent hay crop after the oats are cut. If you have not tried raising oats for profit sup pose you try it, and “if at first you don’t succeed try try again,” and you will soon find that there is money in an oat crop. It is interesting to know that where oats are gumi proper chance in this section of our state they prove t hat our section is ahead of many sections of our state as an oat producing section. Our soil and climate being especially adapted to them we should press this advantage to a profitable con clusion. The Raising of Slock and Cattle Shot!bl be stimulated consider ably by an increase in acreage de voted to grain atul forage crops. The advantage that nature has given us over other sections would easily place South Georgia in that class of stock and cattle raising states that take high rank as such if proper attention was given to this matter. The Ntghi Riders Have made an unenviable repu tation for themselves out in some of the tobacco growing states. The recent threats from unknown sources against operators of gins have caus' d some little specula tion as to the attitude of the farmers' Union with reference to these bands of outlaws. We there fore unhesitatingly say that the Farmers’ Uui<>n stands firmly for law and order. Its members do not believe m any such wholesale disregard for law, the peace and the prosperity of th- good citizens of any section as has been the case in some of the tobacco growing states. W’e in our belief that no go >d- possibly come from the night-rider theory of re formation and the law should be firmly enforced against- such vio lators. * mm u By | Prof. J. M. DAVIS £■ GLENWOOD, GA. gS What the Farmer Needs Is not so much of that paternal assistance from the government that would destroy self-reliance and individuality but that pro tection and assistance that would give him only an equal chance at success along with others inter* tested in attrinmg success. Give, the farmer a square deal. This much he deserves. In order for him to attain the highest success he must have that “square deal” that we American people boast, so much of giving to all. A Merchant Was Heard to Say Recently of a farmer who owns his own property and who should be rated “good” in the business world, “I’ll give that man 121 c per pound for that bale of cotton {if he will apply it to his account which should have been paid long j since.” Now, such remarks as that must mean something when cotton is selling for only BJc. No farmer should be willing for the merchant who has furnished him during the year to have such little confidence in him as to he willing for the merchant to pay him 12\e for his cotton when it is worth only 8-Jc. You’ll need your credit some other time, Mr. Farmer. So do not. allow it to “cool off” too much. It may give you trouble :to get it in good working order ;again. If anypody must see trou ble about the time it i 9 time to pay let it. be yourself and not the merchant. Farmers Should Be Organized Just as doctors, lawyers and others. We have long since learn ed that there is advantage in be ing organized. No farmer there fore should he willing to remain j out of the Farmers’ Union. Every | farmer can he of some benefit in the organization and the organi zation can be of some benefit to every farmer provided the farmer is made of the kind of timber Union men are made of. COTTON GROWS AFTER PICKING- It is an established fact that I hot on cotton seed grows some after it is picked and housed. Many farmers in Washington | county are aware of this and some of them keep their cotton housed | before sending it to the gin in order to get. the benifit of this second growth. The lint comes from the seed and it is reasonable to suppose that it does not cease to grow immediately after it is picked from the stalk. The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News contains an article on this subject which will lie found below: “It will perhaps be news to some farmers to know that if they will pick their cotton and put it in a house and allow it to remain some time before ginning it, it will gain a considerable amount in iveight. Our authority for making this statement is Mr. I F, G. Fleming, one of our best I tanners,and whose veracity is un ; questioned. Mr. Fleming says that he housed seven bales of seed cotton and k>pt it about six weeks and when he had it. ginned it turned out eight bales. Mr. Fleming says that for fear he might have made some mistake lin weighing the cotton he tried the experiment another year with the same result. A saving of one bale out of every seven is quite an item and other farmers might j find it profitable to adopt this I plan.” —Sandersville Progress. IMPORTANT NOTICE! i Having bought all notes and ac counts which were accepted by the receiver for D. S. Barnhill, I here !by notify all parties owing any thing —note or account —to come forward and arrange the matter at ] once, and thereby save further cost and trouble. Geo. R. Tyxeu, jSopertou. Ga. 9-23-4 t. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, OCT. S, 1008. Glemvood, 3. Soecial CoiTospoinlt not*. Cotton is about all upon and the farmers are making a grand rush to get it gathered while the weath er is good, also while the “high prices” are on. Our Sabbath school is progress ing nicely under the careful man agement of Supt. Williamson. Rev..!. Z. Rush delivered his I farewell sermon at Cross Roads Sunday. We wish him good luck wherever he may go. G. L. Davis and wife visited the latter’s parents in Laurens comity Sunday, and they report, a pleas ant trip. Miss Dossie Brncowell returned homo Saturday from a few weeks’ visit to her sister, Mrs. G. L. Da vis Sunday school every Sunday afternoon at Beulah. Everybody cordially invited. Rev. G. W. Garrett visited at the home of G. B. Avery Sunday. Hurrah tor the Monitor. It’s the best little paper m South Georgia. Uncle Dick. MASONS WANT REDUCED RATES TO MACON. Grand Secretary W. A. Wolihin has made request for reduced rates over tho railroads to Macon on ac count of the annual convention of the Grand Lodge which will he held in that city on the 27-28-29 of the present, month, October. The membership of the Grand Lodge is now over 30,000. Macon has been the home ol the state officers of the Grand Lodge for many years and at the coming convention steps will he oaken to wards securing a new Masonic temple. The present building is an antiquated affair and by far too small for the big meetings. BE ABOVE THE AVERAGE. Do not content yourself with being an average farmer. Do some thing better than any other fann er. Set the standard in some part of your work. Experiment on one acre, if you won’t give more to the experiment, and report the ! results. What Parrish Furman did twenty years ago, can be done again and again—that is, bring ing up a farm that is below the average m cotton production, un til it is ahead of the average. Do not content yourself with an av erage corn crop. Average corn crops in the South do not pay,but corn ciiltun in the South will pay. Hog raising will pay, but the hog must he raised economically Ram*' better hogs than your neighbor-, and tell them that nothing helps you as much us Home and Farm to make farming pay, for it is the recorded experience of one hun dred thousand farmers throughout America. —Home and Farm. Keep up with news and hnppen ‘ mgs of the county by reading the | Monitor. $1 a year, in advance. TURNPIKE BRIDGE FALLS THROUGH. Mr. W. E. Murrah was here yesterday and he told us of the bridge over Turnpike on the N« * illy and Scotland road falling through with the wagon of Mr. J. B. Loyd who was hauling cotton for him Tuesday. The wagon was carrying three bales of cotton and Loyd noticed that the bridge seemed ; weak and he got down off the cot ton and was leading his mules when the crash carne. One of the mules got, out alright, but the wagon and one bale of cotton fell on the other. Mr. Murrah was suffering considerably yesterday on account of the over exer tion in extricating the mule. The mule was hurt considerably he sta ted but not seriously injured as he was walking at out Wednes day morning. Mr. Murrah said that all the stringers on the bridge seemed rotten and the j whole bridge was in bad condition. —Telfuir Enterprise. _ The Momitok office i* headquart ers for the finest job printiug. * <s ! MONEY to LOAN l * * ] ... and... I * Real Estate For Sale! * £ t t 1 We have money to Loan in any amount from |j530050,000 \ % Imm- JjpM y° u ne ed any come to see us. 'rime, £ S 4 jipj|3 * r > roars; Interest, 7 per cent. We 5 ffffr* ' Bpg| also have some of the Finest Farms % | fm' W IN MONTGOMERY AND \ t isrsrt toombs county for sale § j A™ ATTRACTIVE PRICES. | * £ # £ * If you wish to buy or sell anything write to us or £ * come to our ofliee, where you will be welcome at any time. £- IVIDALIA LOAN & REALTY CO I | CITIZENS BANK BUILDING, VIDALIA, GEORGIA. % * * | T. 11. JOHNSON, Pi ch. J.WAIJE JOHNSON,Sec-Tmw. % i & folk gave Hon. Jos. M. Brown proportionately the largest major -4» ity of any county in tin* state,yet. not even tlie sorest supporter of Gov. Smith has ipieationcd the in tegrity of the ballot. And, us far as we know, there is not a Hoke Smith man of any standing in folk who will besmirch his honor by voting against the white pri mary nominees. Savannah Press: —A man fifty years old in New York has gone back to school to catch up with the kids. lie was ashamed be cause lie did not understand the studies of his children. Very few of us do for that matter —the way t hoy are taught, now. Farm for Sale. My home place, four miles from ; Tarry town and a mile and a-half from river. ~2RO acres, with fJS m cultivation and under good fence. New (5-room house, complete with barns and outhouses. To be sold at a bargain. See me at once. L. 11. Mlli.KH, 02 lit Tarrytown, Ga. WWVrtVWWWWVWWWWWWWW J n. F.CASyK W. <l. BAUMW/I.L | \ CANON & 1 I BARNWELL j i; Cotton Factors and i; Com mission Merchants J| 220 Bay B SAVANNAH, dA. \ j ; (Mcnilji.i * !i*vann»ti Gottoin Exchange) ; ; |! Handlers of Upland, Se- ;! j; Inland Florodora Cotton Special Attention Oiven to F. 0. B. Colion 1 j Handlers of ( pland and Sea- i; Island Bagging, Ties 1 ]! and Twine ▼▼▼▼▼▼TTTTYTTT’rTTTVYTYTVTtTTTTTTTTTT'rVTTVT?rTTTTTVVT 1 CALL [ IMMEDIATELY! ► 4 ► r.r.:::r:“~:rr^Trr.r“rr;“ .r™:: :..r.::rr. ■* ► 4 ► 4 £ This season we take especial pride in announcing * ► there liuh just, arrived at our store the greatest and by 4 ». far the best line of • is H 0 E si i ► 4 ► It has ever been our pleasure to show. Our Fall Lino < ► is a revelation in High-Grade Specialty Shoe Making. * £ Here you will find the Correct Styles and Shoes made 4 ► to fit your foot. Call for the j FIVE STARS, BLUE RIBBON j AND BUSTER BROWN j * : t Brands. All of our line is manufactured by The 4 ► Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, which bus a world-wide ' ► reputation for honest and up-to-date foot-wear. * £ jfWT'Vou ean see some of the styles of our stock in our 4 ► Show Windows. « I WRAE & BRO. Mr. VERNON, j ► 2 <J, TaK* * • i*t/i • A* • */s t#V«?df l »Vi *; $A* a «•*»•»! I nONBY TO LEND S i I 3 i \ Loans of any amount from $51(10 to $.i0,000 on farms || gomery and adjoining count ics. No delays for iimpectioi). 2 Have lands examined by a man living near you. j| : | LOANS ON FIVE YEARS TIME, [iiyable in easy installment# to S ! suit borrower. g | GEO. 11. HARRIS f \ Merchant* Bank Building -M ( li<l( , § The Montgomery Monitor ami the Savannah Semi-Weekly News, one year, 55L.75.