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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1916)
iUnttiinr. VOL. XXX. TO ORGANIZE TROUP ASSOCIATION Teachers to Perfect Plans at Rosemont Meet in March. During the Teachers’ Institute in Mt. Vernon last fall there was passed a resolution authorizing a committee from that body to plan the organization of a county as sociation, to be known as the Troup Memorial Association. The membership of the associa tion will include all who interest themselves in preserving -the memory of one so illustrious in Georgia history. The teachers are interested, and many of the schools have studied the life of Gov. Troup during the fall term. At the meeting of the County Teachers’ Association in Tarry town on the 19th inst., it was decided to hold a public meeting at the Troup tomb, at Rosemont, Saturday, March 4th. A pro gram appropriate to the occasion will be rendered, and at a season able hour the association will be formed, along the lines indicated. The location of the Troup buri al place is northwest of Lothair, in this county, and the exercises will doubtless be held between 9 a. m. and 4p. m. Details of the program will be given next week. The public is invited to attend, and carry dinner, prepared to spend the day at a most historic and interesting spot—the tomb of Gov. Geo. M. Troup. Brunswick Ice Plant Consumed by Fire. Brunswick, Feb. 14. —As the result of a fire to-day Brunswick is without an ice plant, and 12,- 000 consumers will have to do without or look to a neighboring city for their supply of artificial cold. The Glynn Ice Company’s plant on Newcastle street was destroyed, entailing a loss of SIB,OOO, with $20,000 insurance. A dwelling adjoining was slightly damaged, and docks to the west, with hundreds of thous ands of dollars of crossties and lumber, were threatened. The blaze was spectacular, as a high westerly wind was blowing at the time. Savannah Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 21. While returning to police head quarters after making a call, Motorcycle Officer Jas. J, McGin ley was instantly killed when he lost control and was thrown from his machine on Estill avenue, while attempting to adjust his carburetor. McGinley was thrown against a tree. His neck was broken, his skull crushed and a leg broken. McGinley had been on the police force for ten years. Butts Co. Boy Leads Nation in Making Corn. Jackson, Ga., Feb. 22. — It is reported here through an official of the state corn club work that a Butts county boy, Ellsworth Watkins, won the sweepstakes of the entire United States in corn club production last year. His yield was 166.69 bushels, and he won first prize at the Butts coun ty fair, state championship at the fair in Macon and sweepstakes at the Southeastern fair in Atlanta. At the Atlanta fair young Wat kins was awarded the Hastings scohlarship of $250 at the State College of Agriculture in Athens, and he will leave in September to use the scholarship. This is an honor that is appreciated, not on ly by young Watkins, but by the people of the entire county. Hughes Endorsed. On the first page of this paper is published a summary by Hon. Dudley M. Hughes of the bill to provide federal aid for vocational education, reported favorably last week by the House Commit ! tee on Education. Mr. Hughes is author of this bill and chair man of the committee that en ' dorsed it. Prominent newspapers in Wash ington and other cities unquali ■ fiedly endorse the provision of the bill, and predict that much good will result to the farmers, indus trial workers, and members of all producing vocations through- I out the country. Congressman Hughes is also ! highly commended for his deter j mined efforts in behalf of this measure. He has devoted much time and thought to the bill, and to his persistent efforts its as sured enactment into law is main ly due. Mr. Hughes deserves the en dorsement of his constituents. — Perry Home Journal. Union Prayer Meetings. The union prayer meetings be ing held on Wednesday nights by the three white churches of Mt. Vernon continue to draw good congregations, and have already proven a great spiritual uplift to the town. On Wednesday night next the service will have rotated to the Baptist church, and Rev. C. E. Cook of the Methodist church will lead the service. He will conduct a Bible reading on the subject of “Christian Liber ality.” You are cordially invited to these services. Friends out in the adjacent country have a standing invitation to attend. Summers, the Buggy Man, of Barnesville Dead. Barnesville, Ga., Feb. 21. —Mr. George L. Summers, widely known throughout the state and the South as a pioneer buggy manufacturer, died at his home here last night, after a lingering j illness. He was seventy-nine years old. Mr. Summers is sur vived by three sons, Messrs. Charles 0., George and William Summers, and one daughter, Mrs. Cook Taylor of Birmingham, j Ala. Lost Leg and Life Out Shooting Doves. Albany, Ga., Feb. 22.—P. N. , Booker, one of Albany’s leading business men, died here tonight following an amputation of his left leg. While out hunting with two friends they were sitting on the ground resting about noon when he reached for his gun to j fire at doves that were flying ov er and gun was discharged as he drew it hastily towards him, the load shattering his knee. Captured Live Gator During Off Season. Alligators are not usually seen ! during the winter season, but 1 several days ago Mr. Cleveland Bird, living near Longpond, was 1 the captor of a specimen of this tribe measuring seven and a-half | feet and weighing 85 pounds. This furnishes exciting sport, . and many years ago was quite a pastime with those living near the water courses. Telephone Notice. On account of the installation of certain new equipment, there will be no service through the Mt. Vernon exchange Tuesday, 29th inst., and patrons of the sys tem will please be governed ac cordingly. j Stanford Bros. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1916. Fertilizing With Cotton Seed Meal By Dr. A. M. Soule. As a carrier of three elements of plant food, cotton seed meal Is in great demand for fertilizing purposes al the present time. This is shown by the large number of letters received asking for information as to now to pio portion it with other plant food constituents in order to prepare rations best calculated to supply the needs of plants and insure ils economical use as well. Its mechanical condition is sucli that it can bo combined to advantage with a groat variety of fertilising materials. Moreover, when mixed with other constituents it does not undergo a chemical change which is true in the case of some other materials used in commercial fertilizers. The tact that It is dry and not objectionable to handle is also greatly in its favor, bo many farmers have used it with success in the past that they naturally regard it with favor and this has added to its popularity. Moreover, m a year when the fertilizer situation is badly upset, it is only natural that our planters should desire to use a material which has proven satislactory in tiie past, with which they are familiar, and which is a by-product ol tlm cotton seed raised on their own farms. Acid And Ammonia. If 1,000 pounds of standard cotton seed meal be mixed with 1,000 pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate, a ton of material will be obtained containing 61.8 pounds of nitrogen, 187 pounds of phosphoric acid and -0 pounds of potash. These figures are based on the fact that a ton of standard cotton seed meal contains 6.18 per cent of nitrogen equivalent to 12.t.b pounds of tliis element per ton; a little better than -.5 per cent of phosphoric acid equivalent to 53.2 pounds of ibis element per ton; and practically 2 per cent or potasli equivalent to 40 pounds of this element per ton. The foregoing mixture on a percentage basis would contain 3.09 per cent of nitrogen, 9.3 per cent of phosphoric acid and 1 per cent of potash. This would boa very good for mula to use on corn and cotton on many of the type soils of Georgia. Os course, it is not as high in potash as might be desirable for truck or gar den crops, but it contains as much of this element as it is practical to se cure in almost any form of fertilizer available al the present time. 1 Ills statement is based ou the excessive price which German salts are now commanding, and their scarcity. Os course, some potash is being produced in the United States, but it is in such demand for commercial purposes that the fanner could hardly afford to use it. If the fanner who attempts to use this formula for truck and garden crops will supplement the potash it contains with some wood ashes, lie will improve it and advantage himself thereby. The wood ashes, of course, should not be mixed with the acid phosphate and meal, but should lie scat tered in the drill rows and mixed well witti the soil or broadcasted. Un leached wood ashes will contain probably 3 to 5 per cenl of potash, and leached ashes about half as much, beached ashes are of little value, but the unleached ashes, some of which can be secured on every farm, should be used at the rate of 300 to 500 pounds per acre, as indicated above, to sup plement the potash supply of the foregoing formula, in a few instances it may he possible to secure tobacco stems which contain 5 lo 8 per cent of potash and mix these at the rate of 100 to 200 pounds with 800 to 900 pounds of meal and 1,000 pounds of acid phosphate. This will increase the potash supply considerably and improve the fertilizer for truck crops and for use on soils where cotton is subject to rusting and on sandy lands, generally speaking. Other Combinations. Other combinations of meal and acid phosphate can lie made with ad vantage. For instance, 900 pounds of meal and 1,100 pounds of acid phos phate will contain approximately 55.6 pounds of nitrogen, 198.5 pounds of phosphoric acid and 18 pounds of potash. The percentage composition of this formula would be 2.78 per cent of nitrogen, 9.92 per cent of phosphoric acid and .9 per cent of potash. This would be a good formula to use on corn and cotton on soils of an intermediate grade which contain more clay and less sand than the soils of the southern part of the state. This formula can be used in many localities in north Georgia to advantage, though for cotton it probably runs a little higher in phosphoric acid than is necessary. A mixture or 800 pounds of cotton seed meal and 1,200 pounds of acid phosphate would contain 49.4 pounds of nitrogen, 210 pounds of phosphoric acid and 15 pounds of potash. Its percentage composition would he 2.17 per cent of nitrogen, 10.5 per cent of phosphoric acid, and .75 per cent of potash This formula is also a good one, though the percentage of phosphoric acid is higher than, is needed on the average clay soil, for cotton especially. This fertilizer can also h" used on lands which are somewhat sandy in na ture or deficient in piant food generally to very good advantage for corn. Increasing The Percentage. if there is a desire to increase the per cent or nitrogen and potash, this may he accomplished as follows: Cut the amount of acid phosphate down to 1,000 pounds, using 800 pounds of meal, 100 pounds of sulphate of am monia or nitrate of soda, and 100 pounds of tobacco stems, liy this arrange ment the phosphoric acid will still be maintained at practically 9 per cent, the- potash increased to at least 1 per cent, and the nitrogen to about 4 per cent, it is true that this formula is still low in potash for truck crops, out unless tins deficiency can be supplemented through the use of wood ashes, as suggested above, it is probably not possible to provide anything better or more economical which is likely to give good results under our soil and climatic conditions. Irx this connection it is proper to stale that nitrate of soda, tankage, blood or any other carrier of nitrogen can be combined with cotton seed meat to provide a part of the nitrogen if this is deemed desirable. When this Is done, of course, a nitrogen carrier may be added to the mixture which will possibly become availaule a little quicker than cotton seed meal and stimu late the growth of the plants when they are first developing, which of course is of some advantage. When the amount of cotton seed meal is cut down, tiie percentage of potash and phosphoric acid will naturally tie reduced. In seeding a fertilizer the farmer should give consideration to its stabil ity, that is, its power to supply the needs of his crop through a long growing season and its adaptability for use on his soils as well. Observation and experience shows high grade fertilizers generally give a better return to the farmer at a lower cost than the lower grade formulas. CHAUTAUQUA ENGAGED FOR MOUNT VERNON Wm. Radclifie Company to Furnish High Class Entertainment. Citizens of Mt. Vernon have entered into a contract with the William ItadclifFe Co., Washing ton, D. C., for a Chautauqua, to held here on some dates between March 18th and April 30. The program, covering three days, will be one of the most at tractive ever given in this sec tion of the state, and will be of a high-class and entertaining nature, covering a wide range of subjects. Entertainment of this class is a tonic to the moral and mental atmosphere of any community, and with the local backing to as sure its financial success, the occasion will doubtless prove of lasting benefit to the community. The dates, with a resume of the program, will be announced later. Toombs Court Next Week. Lyons, Ga., 22.—The February term of Toombs Superior Court convenes at Lyons next Monday for a busy week’s session. There are s< t "or trial on the civil calen dar, 179 cases. The criminal dock et will probably be reached on Thursday. There are in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury twelve prisoners. The case of W. L. Darby, charged with murder, is set for trial on Thurs day. SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY TO MEET HERE SOON Mt. Vernon Again Selected as Meeting Place for Presbyterians. The next session of the Savan j nah Presbytery will be held in Mt. Vernon in Anril, opening on | the evening of Tuesday, 11th, I and continuing throughout the I week. Even during the past few years Mt. Vernon has entertained this august body on two occasions, and those of the Presbyterian church and their friends are ' now looking forward with pleas ure to the reassembling in our midst of the ministers and dele gates of the Savannah Presby tery. This meeting will bring to gether a body of able and conse crated men, and their delibera tions will be of interest to the public and the devotional exer cises of benefit to those who attend the sessions. Those who anticipate entertain ing delegates should confer at once with Rev. C. Montgomery for assignments. He Would not Bathe She Sued for Divorce. Freeport, 111., Feb. 21.—Mrs. Gaither Springer has brought suit for divorce, alleging that her husband has not taken a bath for many months. She says he works in an automobile repair shop, and comes home to her without re moving the grease and dirt from j his face and hands. Preaching Fourth Sunday. The Methodist congregation of the church here has arranged to have preaching on each fourth Sunday. We are authorized to an nounce that Rev. J. O. A. Cook of the South Georgia Conference will preach at the Methodist church at 11:00 o’clock on Sunday morning next. Mr. Cook is one of the veterans of Georgia Meth odism, and is now resting from the active work of the ministry, having been engaged in the work as pastor and presiding elder for half a century. You are invited to this service. I 8.-P. L ITEMS. 1 I 1 The sixth grade has made the best record in attendance for the last, two weeks, while the seventh still retains the punctuality ban ner. Their records being 98 and 99 respectively. Mr. B. Conner, Sr., gave the seventh grade a rare treat along the agricultural line on Friday last when he carried them to inspect a plot of ground which he has prepared for a prize crop. He instructed them as to the chemical properties of the soil, the necessity of breaking the clods, and how this is done, as well as all other necessary prep aration. Dr. Harrison, a member of the faculty of Mercer University, visited our school recently, and gave us quite a helpful and en couraging talk. The High School did some good work on our school campus last week, which we think made quite an improvement; so we hope to greet you in spring attire at an early date. These pretty sunshiny days have brought us some visitors, who cheered the hearts of both teacher and pupil. Were you one of them? If not, we are still ex pecting you. The “Scrubs” of the 8.-P. I. played Lyons two games of bas ketball last week, and the score on Friday was 28 to 9 in favor of 8.-P. 1., while on Saturday, Ly ons was victorious, the score be ing 18 to 17. Now, we are to play off the tie soon, would you not like to see it? But, now listen! Sandersville is coming Friday, Feb. 25, to play 8.-P. I. on their home court. This team has not lost a game this season, hut you may guess how anxious our hoys arc* to win from them. They are working hard, but need your encourage ment. Come, and bring your voice and help us boost, and they will not disappoint you. Remem ber, Friday, Feb. 25, 3:00 p. m., basketball. Notice of Election For School Trustees. An election for trustees of the vaiious schools of the county is called for Friday, March 3rd, 1916, from 2to 4 o’clock p. m. The patrons of each school are urged to be present at this elec tion. Select the best men availa ble for these places in order that the school affairs of the county may not lag. Respectfully, A. B. Hutcheson, C. S. S. Honor Roll of the McGregor School. Kathleen Conner, Edna Con ner, Amoret Conner, R. D. O’- Neal, Martin Morris, Truman Conner, Wade Carpenter, M. C. Carpenter, Marvin O’Neal, Frank Rowland. TEACHERS MEET IN TARRYTOWN County Association Holds Interesting Session and Lays Plans. The Montgomery County Teach ers Association met with the Tarrytown public school Satur day, 19th inst., to discuss plans and perfect arrangements for the county school contest, which will be held in April. In behalf of the board and fac ulty, Mr. McLarty extended to us a most cordial welcome, after which the following business was transacted: The schools of Soperton, Tar rytown, Zaidee, Sadie, Orianna, Millers’s Mill and McGregor asked to be allowed to enter high school work, including literary and manual training. Accordingly the principals of these schools were appointed as a committee to perfect plans for same, and to report at the afternoon session. It was voted to hold the county school contest on Friday, April 21st, 1916. It was decided to have baseball, tennis and basket ball games between the two di visions. Committee on games and athletics was asked to report definitely to each school in regard to these, describing same mi nutely. Seven schools asked for time for stunts, namely: Crooked Run, Tarrytown, Orianna, 8.-P. Institute, Longpond, McGregor and Sadie. The motion to send in all prizes by April Ist was carried. Mr. McLarty was selected to deliver the prizes at the contest. All exhibits must be in the main school building, Brewton-Parker, ready for inspection on Thursday evening or early Friday morning. Aktkrnoon Session. The committee on high school work decided to have a contest in spelling, literature, handwork and ready writing on current events. The pages included in the spelling contest were decided upon. It was moved and decided to have Mr. H. B. Folsom prepare a program for the Troup Day exercises, which will be held at Rosemont, March 4th. Mr. McLarty was requested to express to the people of Tarry town the thanks and appreciation of the teachers for the kindness and hospitality extended them. J. L. Sargent, Chairman. Miss C. McDonald, Secretary. Vermont Cow Wins World Butter Record. Montpelier, Vt., Feb. 20. Fluella Mechtilde, a Holstein cow owned by Dr. J. G. Whitney, was to-day declared by the Vermont State Experiment Station a win ner of the world’s record by pro ducing 85.316 pounds of butter in a seven-day test. Cole Blease to Run Again for Governor. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 22. Coleman Livingston Blease, an attorney of this place, governor of South Carolina —1911 to 1915 — has defiinitely announced that he will be a candidate for the gov ernorship again. Governor Man ning, who succeeded Blease, will be a candidate for re-election. No, Mrs. Ladybug, old Hubby hasn’t plowed up the garden yet, but he hears so much talk of new Irish potatoes and mustard greens that he is getting “oneasy as a bobtailed pullet on a rickety hen roost.” NO. 43.
