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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1911)
EARLY BIRD BEATS MR. WEEVIL TO IT. Victoria, Te*., Sept. 21.—Jesse Wall said he didn’t understand I just why Gus Schusler, the Ger-' man on the adjoining farm, al ways got from a quarter to half a bale of cotton more than his neighbors, when all farmed in the Coliette bottoms on exactly the same kind of land, under precise ly the same climatic condition. We decided we’d ask Gus Schusler about it. His reply was clear and to the point. His lan guage is expunged of'the strong German accent. “1 get my seed away from here, early maturing varieties, and beat the boll weevil to it. I am not a scientific farmer, but just a plain man, who takes the trouble to observe conditions and study the ways of the boll weevil a bit. I found by securing va rieties maturing early, planting early and working my crop at top notch, that I got a big crop of matured cotton before the weevil began his work in August. Os course, drought has helped this year to circumvent the in sect. EARLY PLANTING VITAL. “But my point is that by the methods I use I get an average of one-half a bale an acre more than my neighbors. Some of them laugh at me because of what they call my haphazard method of farming, but I show them every year, anyway. lam convinced that the only way we can get the best of the weevil is by early planting and early ma turing varieties.’’ That is the evidence of not on ly the scientific experimenters, b it of the best farmers who have tried it. SEED SELECTION CLUBS. State Entomologist Worsham plans to organize seed selection clubs of farmers all over Georgia. His idea, after consulting ail au thorities here, is to form clubs of ten to twenty-five farmers in each community to study seed selection, to propagate early ma turing varieties, and begin get ting tangible results in advance of the boll weevil’s coming. “There is no reason why every farmer can’t propagate and se lect his own seed, says Mr. Wor sham. “I shall begin at once or ganizing these clubs. If I can get a few of the best and most intelligent farmers in each com munity. We’ve got to get ready for the weevil, and the longer we delay the worse it will be for us. ” PICK UP DROPPED SQUARES. H. E. Rath bone, the cotton oil man, told us an old story, but one illustrating the general char acteristic of the farmer all over the south. “When we first had the boll weevil,” he said, “we tried offer ing premiums on all dropped squares picked up. I tried it at first by putting up the money myself, but soon saw it would bankrupt me. Then we raised a purse and continued the -work one season. I wish you could ; have seen the sack after sack of i weevil-infested squares brought into us. “The result was instant and happy. The weevil did not do' near the damage that year. But as soon as w r e stopped offering money for the squares nearly every farmer stopped picking them up. “They said we didn’t offer money for it any more, so they could see no use in doing the hard work! Yet, every man admitted " that the actual result was very good indeed! A few German and Bohemian farmers kept it up and continued to get fine results. “It illustrates the point that fighting the weevil is doubly a problem, because you’ve got to fight the lethargy of many of the farmers along with it. I guess the southern farmer is very much the same all over—hard to wake up and make hustle all the time. ” Texas is a great and a rich country, and its possibilities are tremendous, but the more I see of other states the better I am satisfied with Georgia, and the more I am convinced that it is the garden spot of the world.— J. C. Reese in Macon Telegraph. FIGURES ON GARDEN TRUCK THE WHOLE YEAR AROUND. Way cross, Sept. 19.—Plans whereby he will have a year round truck garden have been completed by Emory Seasholtz, near Waycross. He has installed an irrigation system and drainage that will give him perfect condi tions in these matters. To coun teract the action of frost he will use irrigation this winter until the cold reaches a degree that will call for other pi-otection. Then he will cover his truck with canvas, having perfected a sys tem of framing that will give him absolute protection. This method will give Mr. Seazholtz garden truck the entire year. He is planting now for December deliveries, although his garden contains a general supply of truck at this time, the result of late planting. His idea is to apply scientific methods to everything he does. Only eight and two-thirds acres are being cultivated by him for garden truck, Mr. Seasholtz finding that this acreage is all he himself can properly attend. His farm is one of the most able arguments that can be pre sented for diversification of crops. He has planted successfully cab bage, celery, asparagus, cauli flower, melons of all kinds, to matoes, peppers, okra, beans, peas, lettuce, beets, onions, corn, grains of heretofore unknown va rieties in the south, and other crops. His experiments have been successful in every instance. He came here from Pennsyl vania, and is pointed out as a real Pennsylvania Dutchman. His in fluence has caused a number of others of his state to purchase tracts in Ware, all to move here this fall. On his tract he uses only the latest implements. Gas oline-driven engines work his water supply and labor-saving machines are employed wherever practical. There are no stumps on his land and no trash about the place. A MATTER OF IMPOSSIBILITY, Chauncey M. Depew frequent ly deprecates the comparisons that are drawn between Ameri can and European railways, says the Kansas City Star. “These comparisons are unfair to us,” he once said at a banquet in New York. “When I’m told how very safe the European railroad is, I think of the Nola Chucky line. “The president of the Nola Chucky line once waited on me to request an exchange of cour tesies. 1 interrogated hijn, and he said proudly: “ ‘On our line, sir, not only has a collision never occurred, but on our line a collision would be im possible.’ “ ‘lmpossible?’ said I. Oh, come. I know that the latest au tomatic safety devices are excel lent things. But impossible is a large word.’ “ ‘lt’s literally true with us, sir,’ he replied. “ ‘How can it be?’ said I. “ ‘Why,’ said he, ‘we only own one train.’” TOO MUCH FOR BILL, “I dunno how Bill’s a-goin’ to vote in this election,” said the i campaign worker. “I’ve hearn tell he’s on the fence.” “He wuz thar,” replied the neighbor, “but one of the candi dates let fall a dollar on the off side o’ the fence, and Bill got dizzy and fell over.” Christian Register. For Groceries. After a vacation, I have resum ed business, and am better pre pared than ever to supply high class groceries, fruits, etc. New stock arriving every day. The public depends on my goods. N. L. Spooner, Mt. Vernon, Ga. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, SEPT 28, 1911. WHAT YOU WILL SEE AT THE TIFTON EXPOSITION, Tifton, Ga., Sept. 22, 1911. Here is what you will see at the South Georgia Land and Agri cultural Exposition. Agricultural exhibits from 38 South Georgia counties. Women’s exhibits from 22 South Georgia counties. State and National experts lec turing and demonstrating daily on agriculture, animal industry, health, good roads and etc. Barkroot’s combined amuse ment shows the greatest aggre gation of fun on the American continent. Airships sailing daily over the grounds and baloon races daily. Daily football between South Georgia colleges and base ball between South Georgia towns. And here is the daily program of this big South Georgia show: Sept. 27- South Georgia Real Estate and Land Owners Conven tion and Tifton Day. Sept. 28. —Macon Day, with the following group of counties taking part: Telfair, Dodge, Sumter, Crisp, Pulaski, Laurens and Wilcox. There will be spec ial trains from Macon on Sept. 28 and every other day thereaf ter, so that oil these counties can come to the Exposition and re turn the same day. Sept. 29—South Central group of counties as follows: Colquitt, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes, Ech olls, Berrien, Worth, Tift, Tur ner, Irwin and Ben Hill. Moul trie will come with all her citi * zens that day headed by her mag nificent band of twenty-six. Sept. 30 Educational flay. State School Commissioner M. L. Brittain will speak to the school children of South Georgia on that day and all schools that come out as a body headed by a teacher will be admitted free to the grounds. Oct. 2nd Augusta and Colum bus day Commercial Travelers Day Good Roads Day The Cen tral Route Association and The South Georgia Good Roads Asso ciation will meet in joint conven tion. Oct. 3rd Governor’s Day At lanta Day. Governor Smith and staff and Mayor Winn, the City Council of Atlanta and 200 mem bers of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will attend on a spec ial train. Oct. 4th The following group of Southwest Georgia counties are scheduled: Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Miller, Early, Dougher ty, Calhoun, Baker, Clay, Ran dolph, Terrell, Quitman and Lee. Bainbridge will send a regiment of forty automobiles on that day. Oct. s—Savannah Day with the following counties participat ing: Bryan, Liberty, Effingham, Bulloch, Tatnall, Toombs, Mont gomery and Mclntosh. This will also be Boys Corn Club Day. Oct. (5 Group of Southeast Georgia counties as follows: Ware, Wayne, Pierce, Clinch, Appling, .Jeff Davis, Glynn, Cam den, Coffee and Charlton. Way cross will attend in a big special train all bedecked with banners and badges, and it is rumored that the men will wear white beaver hats and carry walking canes tied with ribbons bearing the inscription —“Queen of the Wi regrass. ” Oct. 7—Jacksonville Day—a special train will bear represent atives from the Florida city to the exposition. Mayor, council, 1 and members of the Board of Trade, as well as some from j other bodies. There is no inti mation that the train will carry !an express car. Other North j Florida towns will join Jackson -1 ville on this train. The exposition ground is al ready a white city of eight build ings and others going up like magic. It will all be completed in time for the opening day. For Quick Suit*. One hundred and one and a quarter acres of land near Alamo, Ga. For description call on or write B. J. Guest, ! D2l4t Alamo, Ga. The FaU Rush On I TRADE HAS OPENED UP 1 I. . I | And New Goods are Arriving Every Day m | and being added to I My Complete Line. 1 1 Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods | I Notions, etc. | || Household Goods selected with care for Particular People. H My Well-known Specialties Will Interest Careful Buyers: 1 Mowing Machines , Sewing Machines . 1 ffi Lynchburg Plows , Cane Mills , Disc Harrows . | I MAKE YOUR DOLLARS DO DOUBLE DUTY, f Yours, with Thanks for Past Favoas, * pjj S wTHTMcQueen! I 1: 1 Guardian’s Sale. Georgia Montgomery County. By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of Raid county, will lie Hold at public out cry for cash, on the first Tuesday in October, 1911, at the court house door in said county, within the usual hours of sale, the following real estate to wit: All the undivided interest of Troy .1. Cal houn in and to one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the IWJKLh. (». M. District of Montgomery County, Georgia, bounded on the north by lands of .1. K. Adams, on the east by H. S. Calhoun, on the south by Mrs. 10. F Almond and on the west by S. I). Morris, containing (74 3-4) acres more or less; also one certain tract of land situated in HlGHth. G. M Dist. of said county, liounded on the North by land of Newton McDonald, on east by 10. G. Aldrnond, on south by Mrs. 10. F. Almond and on the west by estate of Mrs Lucinda Calhoun containing (40) acres more or less The interest of said Troy ./ Calhoun in said lands lieing one eighth uml ividtuf interest. This the 7th. day of August, 1!*11 Chas. S. Calhoun, Guardian for Troy J Calhoun, Money To liOtin. I am in position now to secure loafison farm lands and town property in Montgomery County. The lender that will handle my business is especially desireable for parties that want big loans on farm lands, and for those who want to build homes in towns. Their interest is 6 per cent. Terms five years, the borrow flay ing 1-10 each year thereby re ducing the interest, and princi pal so the final settlement will be easy. The money for building or improving homes in towns is also 6 per cent, money, and the loans are arranged so the bor rower repays monthly for 60 months. You only have to add a little to the amount you are fiaying as rent to own you a home in a short time. I think this a good way for a person to get a home. L. C. Underwood, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Cotton Ginning We desire to inform the public that we have just completed a first-class ginnery at Alston, which is now running in full blast. We are prepared to handle all the cotton entrusted to our charge. Bring it in. We Solicit Your Patronage and Will Please You. We pay highest market prices for cotton ami cotton seed, and keep on hand for sale cotton seed meal and hulls. A. T. &K.M. Johnson j ALSTON, GA Money on Hand TO LOAN. LOANS PROMPTLY CLOSED. Wo have ii good sup ply of elio<ip money oil hand jif t his time 2iii(l can close lojiiis very promptly, either on farm or city property. If in need of cash, come to see or write ns nt; once. Southern Loan & Investment Co. VIDALIA, GA. T) eposits Insured !j Against Loss | 000 0 :|l | 0© ©’o No Matter from What Source it May Come | ©0 0® i I I We are constantly {aiding new ijj accounts, and our business is increasing | I at a very satisfactory nite. Possibly you also might he glad to | join us. THE PEOPLES BANK SOPEUTON, GA. | House For Side. House uihl lot. iii ML. Vernon. Splendidly located, with out houses, garden, o to. See me at once for price and terms. Mrs. S. ii, Morris, Ml. Vernon, Ga. Farm Machinery. The Vidalia Machinery & Farm Implement, Co. arc offering com plete Gasoline Engine Pumping Outfits for $75.00 and upward. Write them for prices on En gines, Roilers, Woodworking Ma chinery, Farm Implements, Hay Presses and Stump Pullers. Hrown Leghorn Fggs. Full-blooded brown leghorn eggs, 75 cents for setting of fif teen eggs. See or write W. I). McAllister. Rt. 2. Mt. Vernon, Ga. MONEY TO LOAN On Improved Farms in Montgomery County at a Small Kate of Interest. J. E. Hall, Nopcrton.
