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Farmers’ Conferences
At Agricultural College
President Andrew M. Soule, Georgia State College of
Agriculture
During l|j(’ fir: i thrcr weeks of oarh
new yea i tb< farmeta of (Jeorgia have
right of way at the College of Agri
culture. From the fth to the 15th
of January then- will he the annual
if- ion of the Short Course for farm
er a, following which come the annual
meetings of the (leorgla Breeders’ As
sociitlion, the Georgia Dairy and Live
stock A '.elation and the Georgia
State Horticultural Society.
On account of the great growth of
the mini he i of siiuientH for the Junior
ci ur es at the Short Course, it has
la en deemed essential that the hoys
and girh. should he taught at another
tin;", lienee arrangements are being
made to teach them In midsummer.
The Short four es at the first of
the y.ar, will, therefore, h* restricted
to niutuie men and women. Among
th<> e who will he present will be
the demonstration agents from all
pail- of tile slate. They, too, will at
tend a short course for their special
benefit.
The work of the Short Course will
he happily consummated hy the ut
tendance of the farmers upon the meet
ini' of the various associations men
tioned. Inspiring and Instructive ad-
Playing Safe In
The Cotton Game
J Phil Campbell, Director Extension
Division, Georgia State Col
lege Os Agriculture
High price cotton I" a seductive si
ren beckoning southern farmers back
Into the breakers of the single crop
a\ item. Be wise and do not he mls
h I again. Kngage In ’’Safe Farm
ing” liaise cotton, hut fortify It with
( rn, oats, wheat, legumes livestock,
ve.""t.abli's, so that no one will bo
able to take your cotton front you
for n song. No matter how much cot
ton will he bringing next year, II will
he worth more to you if you do not
have to pay out your cotton money
for home supplies. In other words,
: avi your cotton money hy living on
home-raised products.
Let u see how It can he done:
FI. i. Produce a home garden for
every family on the farm giving spe
cial attention (o raising sufficient
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes anil sir
up
S' contl. Produce corn necessary to
support all the people and the live-
Htock on the farm.
Third. Produce enough eats to feed
tin animals along with corn, l’ay at
tention to winter grassing.
Fourth. Produce hay and forage
crop, sufficient to supply ull the live-
Blasting Holes For
Planting Fruit Trees.
One of the host modern ways
to dip a good hole in which to
set a tree in with a blast. Either
dynamite or farm blasting pow
di r vet pood results. The blast
breaks up the hard pan or other
hard under-surface formation
that is detrimental to free root
growth and permits the tree to
establish a good, strong root
system. A tree’s life of useful
ness is generally determined by
its roots. A small, cramped lot
of roots cannot support a large,
healthy tree. And to have a
pood root system we must have
a soil in which they can grow
and branch out. If one cannot
use the I>l st for opening up the
ground for the trees then a good
hole should tie made the most j
convenient way possible.
I he pruning of the roots is one
job that used to attract quite a
lot of attention, but of late years
we have found that about all the]
pruning the average tree needs
at setting time is to clip otf all
mangled and* bruised roots. The
root system generally will be all
right if so treated. Os course,
one wants to look well to see
that the roots bear no signs of
disease, for to put diseased roots
into the soil not only means a
w aste of time as far as that in
dividual tree is concerned, but it
puts disease often into the soil
which means destruction for the
orchard. One cannot be too
careful in looking after the root
system for this reason. A. M.
Latham, in Home and Farm.
I have For Sale a fine lot of
Rustproof Appier Seed Oats. In
very best condition, free of grass
or weed se< ds. Price To cents per
bushel. Write me for prices on
large lots. Satisfaction guaran
teed and shipments prompt.
l’i in-: .Johnson,
Alt. Vernon, Ga.,
or Uvuida, Ga.
dresscH will be heard. Always these
are men of special fitness and na
tional prominence to speak at these
meetings on various phases of agri
culture. It will he the case again at
the coming conferences.
At these meetings are brought to
gether the experts who have been
finding out truths about agriculture
hy scientific procedure, and also prac
tical, wide-awake farmers. The Inter
change of facts, the answered ques
tions, the new discoveries all conspire
to make the meetings of the very
greatest importance to the farmer.
Ideas obtained from these conferences
have been converted Into farm suc
cesses. The conferences pay.
These meetings afford the greatest
opportunities for the expression of
policies having to do with the wel
fare of the farmers of Georgia. They
provide the forum and the opportun
ity to plead for Georgia's agriculture—
the largest single Interest within the
state.
Why not Join other broad-gauge,
progressive farmers and be one of the
attendants at the farmers’ conferences
At the College of Agriculture in Jan
uary?
stock on the farm, preferably legumes
such as clover, cowpeaa, velvet beans,
soy beans and alfalfa.
Fifth. Produce meat to supply the
people. Start with poultry and hogs
and Increase the number of cattle and
other livestock.
Sixth. After these things have been
provided for, grow cotton for the mar
ket.
Fall and Winter
Manuring Os Garden
T. H. McHatton, Professor Os Horti
culture, Georgia State College
Os Agriculture
Manure the garden In the fall by
applying at least 15 two-horse loads
per acre. Leave It on the surface till
the spring plowing. In the spring be
fore the manure Is turned under, ap
ply from 500 to 1,000 pounds of phos
phoric acid. This will make a com
pleter fertiliser, or provide more near
ly for ull the plant food requirements.
The farmer may choose from the fol
lowing list of crops Immune or resist
ant to root-knot those heat suited to
his needs: barley, beggarweod, Brab
ham cowpea, broom-corn millet, corn,
crab grass. Iron cowpea, peanut, pearl
millet, rye, sorghum, velvet bean,
wheat and winter oats.
The Crop of Next Year.
When prices of cotton are good
at the close of the harvesting
season and in the early months
of the new year, we expect a
large increase in cotton acreage.
Farmers have greater resources
and they have greater encourage
ment. They invest in increased
acreage and they come to the
next harvest season either with
disappointment in the crop or
disaster in the markets.
The Southern farmer can cul
tivate at less cost a small acreage
of cotton. By reducing his own
plans, by devoting some of this
cotton land to grass and to the
garden and to corn and oats, he
reduces the expense of living and
the cost of the crop. By curtail
ing the crop he insures better
prices. With the world at war
cotton is bringing in the neigh
| borhood of 12c. In time of peace
a cotton crop of twelve million
bales will bring 15c. A cotton
crop of 1G million bales, such as
that of 1914, in war, will bring
10c, and in peace, probably 15c.
Now let the farmers next year
do what they have done this
year, and their prosperity will
be assured. —Home and Farm.
Big Potatoes at Co vena.
State Superintendent of Edu
cation M. L. Brittain has received
from M. C. Carpenter, superin
tendent of the Gillis Springs In
dustrial school at Covena, a sweet
potato weighing ten pounds. Ac
companying this vegetable is the
statement this monster is not the
biggest one dug up from the
field at this school. In a one
half-acre field, stated Mr. Car
penter, were raised 175 bushels
of sweet potatoes. Besides
those available for private use
and for market, Mr. Carpenter
found 25 bushels of potatoes of
such size and quality as made
fine feed for hogs, and says that
his hogs are getting fat on them,
j - Atlanta Constitution.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY DECEMBER 15. 1915.
Citation
Georgia—Montgomery County-
To all whom it may concern:
D. Reynolds having in
proper form applied to me
for letters of administra
tion on the estate of Maggie
Reynolds, deceased, this is to no
tify all persons concerned that
said application will be heard at
the regular January, term of
this court. Given under my hand
and official seal this the 6th day
of Dec., 1915.
Alex McArthur,
Ordinary.
Citation.
Georgia- Montgomery County.
F. M. Wilkes, administrator of
th e estate of Mrs. Lucy Wilkes,
late of said county, has applied
to the undersigned for leave to
sell all the lands of said estate;
this is to cite all parties concerned
that said application will will he
heart! at ray office on the first
Monday in January. 1910 Witness
my hand and official signature
this December 0, 1915
Alex McArthur, Ordinary M. C
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
John Outlaw, administrator of!
the estate of Dessie Outlaw, has in
proper form applied to the under
signed for leave to sell all the
lands of said estate; this there
fore to cite all parties concernrd
that said application will ho heard
at my office on the first Monday
in January, 191(5 Witness my
hand anti official signature, this
the Gth day of December, 1915.
Alex McArthur, Ordinary, M. C.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Tiie appraisers appointed upon
the application of Alma M. Mc-
Queen, widow of W. 11. McQueen,
late of said county, setting apart
a year’s support for herself and
minor children out of the stud
estate, having filed their return,
notice is hereby given that said
application will be heard at my
office on the first Monday in Jan.,
next. Tins the sth day of Dec.,
1915. Alex McArthur,
Ordinary.
Guardian’s Sale.
Georgia— Montgomery County.
By virtue of an order of the
Court of Ordinary of the said
county of Montgomery, will be
sold at public outcry on the first
Tuesday in January, 1916, at thf
court house door in said county,
between the legal hours of sale,
the following land to wit:
All the right and interest of
Letie Westberry in and to all
that tract or parcel of land lying
and being partly in the 51st dist
rictG. M and partly in the 1715th
district G. M. of Toombs county,
Georgia, containing five hundred
thirteen and 18-100 acres, accord
ing to a survey and plat made by
J. R. Carr on the 20th day of
November, 19155, and bounded as
follows: On the north by hinds
of C. B. McLeod, 15. Nunn, Mc-
Intosh and Clem Phillips, on the
east by lands of Clem Phillips
and 15. A. Mosley, on the south
by lands of Mrs Blount and Mrs.
Moody and on the west by lands
of Mclntosh and C. B. McLeod.
Lula Turner,
Guardian of Letie Westberry.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia —Montgomery t’onnty.
Will be sold before the court house
door iu AIL Vernon on the first Tues
day in Jan., 1910, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following is a complete descrip
tion :
That certain tract or parcel of fund
situated in the likstith district U. M.
of said county and state, containing
sixty acres more or less, being a por
tion of a 100-acre tract conveyed by
I. N. Dickens to \Y. K. Dickenson
the 1-fth day of June 1900, and being
a portion of tile old Win. Kent place
in said district, and bounded as fol
lows: t>n the north by G. W. Dick
on's lands; on the east by public
road leading from Soperton to Pen
dleton Creek; south by Frank Troup
lands ami on the west by John Hol
ton lauds. Said property levied on
and will lie sold as t lie property of
\V. E. Dickens, he being in possess
ion at time of this levy, to satisfy an I
execution issued from the superior
court of said county in favor of Phil- j
lips Boyd Publishing Co. vsJ.E.j
and J. i>. Logan, ti. 1). Hughes and 1
W. E. Dickens. Pointed out for levy i
by attorney for plaintiff and written
notice given defendant in possess
ion. This the 7th day of Dec.. 1915. j
James Hester. Sheriff.
J. B. Geiger, Atty. for Plffs.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia — Montgomery Conn tv
Will beaokl bet.ire the court Loom door in
Mount Vernon ou thr fit si Tu« - !»v in Jan.. j
1916 .between tin legal hours of salt-, to iln
highest balder fur cash, certain property, ot
which the following is a complete description:
One black mare mule shunt 6 years >l<l asm- ■
ed "Pet;" one n'Oase colored mare unite shout
6 years old usnied "Belle " Said described
personal property levied on and *iil if sold :
as the property of Mrs. M. F. Davis to aati-Iy
a mortgage execution issued from the sup,n r
court of said county in favor of Dunn A dil
!is in son acainsi Mrs. M F. Davis. This the j
7th day of December, 1915.
James Hester. Sheriff, j
W M Lewis. Am for Tiff. 1
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SECRET ORDER DIRECTORY
A AURAL LODGE NO. 239
F. & A. M.
Meets Third Saturday Mornings,
Hall in Mt. V ernon.
Aden Garret, W. M.
S. V. Hicks, Secy.
VERNON LODGE 530 I O. O. F.
Meets Each Monday Night, Hall
in Mt. Vernon.
J. B. Adamson. N G.
G. V. Mason, Secy.
AILEY LODGE 229 1. O. O. F.
Meets Each Saturday Afternoon,
Hall in Ailey.
Chas. Frizzeli.e, N. G.
M. H. Darley, Secy.
Tarrytown Lodge 492 I. O. O. F.
Meets Fridays before Ist and 3rd
Sundays, 2 p. m.. Tarn town.
I. J. Joiner, N. G.
I. C. S. Berner, Secy.
Tarrytown Camp 710 W. O. W.
Meets Fridays before Ist and 3rd
Sundays, 5 p. in., Tarrytown.
C. W. Bkckworth, S. C.
I. C. S. Berner, Clerk.
Each Lodge in the county is in
vited to furnish for this column a
card as above, free of charge.
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