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Mr. Clifford Mcßride, one of
Alston’s prosperous merchants,
was among his friends here Tues
day.
Mr. John M. Dees, a prominent
citizen of Alston, was a visitor
here Tuesday.
Dr. J. M. C. McAllister, of Ro
chelle, visited his former home
here Monday to look after his
farming interests.
Mr. E. B. Perdue, of Soperton,
Route 2, was in to see us Tues
day.
Prof. F. Sharf, the expert pia
no tuner, after getting through
with his work here, left last
week for Cordele.
Mr. Horace McLemore, of j
Spring Station, Ky., is at home
for a visit to his brothers and sis
ters here.
Mr. F. B. Mcßride of Hack
Branch was attending to business
here Tuesday.
Prof. B. A. Walker of Alston
was among his friends here Toes-,
day.
Miss Mary Ix>u McNatt of
Uvalda has been a visitor here,
guest of Miss Anna Morrison.
Mr. I.awrence Thompson at
tended the revival services at
(ilenwood Sunday.
Miss Ruby McGahee, formerly
a popular stenographer here,
now residing at Greston, (la.,
is visiting Miss Jeddie Cockfield.
Masters Sam and Charlie
Wooten, of Eastman, are here
visiting their aunt, Mrs. D. A.
Mcßae.
Hon. W. A. Wooten, solicitor
general of the Oconee Circuit,
was over Tuesday arranging the
criminal calendar for court next
week.
Mr. Abbie Vann of Vidalia was
a visitor here Monday.
HOKE SMITH AM)
DUDLEY M. 11l lilltS
Score Victory for Vocational
Education Bill, State
To Get $41,500.
Washington, D. C. Aug. I.
The vocational education bill
which passed the Senate without
a dissenting vote yesterday j
carries an appropriation of $41,-1
500 for Georgia.
Senator Hoke Smith was in'
charge of the bill in the Senate!
and Representative Dudley M. \
Hughes in the House. Both these!
Georgians were members of a
commission which framed the
measure.
Senator Smith made a brief;
speech explaining its provisions
and it then passed unanimously.
Representative Hughes discussed
the measure in the House on
Saturday, and was complimented
so warmly that he was all but
wvercome at the unexpected tri
bute.
Even if the House fails to pass
the bill at this session it will in
December.
The local appropriation of sl,-
000.000 for next year is to be in
creased until the maximum of
$0,000,000 is reached in 1924-25.
For salaries of teachers, super
visors, and directors of agricultu
ral subjects, Georgia gets $21,000
next year, and $120,000 in 1924-
25: for salaries of teachers of
trade and industrial subjects,
$0,200. maximum, $87,800: for
teacher training, $14,200, maxi
mum, $28,400.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our appre
ciation for the many acts of kind
ness rendered us during the long
illness and death of our little ba
by, I>affiar. We also extend our
thanks to those who sent flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Wilder. ,
Miss Carrie McLendon is here
visiting her cousin, Miss Irene 1
McCrimmon.
Miss Flora Smith returned Sun
day morning from a visit of
several months in South Carolina.
Mr. Tom Pritchett, Miss Mar
garett Pritchett, Master Ellerson
Pritchett, and their mother, Mrs.
T. J. Pritchett, of Dublin are
visiting Messrs. W. A. and
Everett McLeod.
Mr. J. A. Hughes of Hack
Branch was here yesterday.
Hon. J. W. Linder of Higgston
was a visitor here yesterday.
Mr. T. H. Cockfield, the popu
lar Beau Brummell of the com-
I mercial road gang, is here snend
' ing his vacation with his parents.
The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues held their
regular monthly meeting here
Tuesday.
According to reliable advices
the fall term of the Brewton-
Parker Institute will have a large
attendance.
Mr. M. L. McliPmore is up at
Clayton, Ga., spending a part of
the heated term.
Mr. F. M. Sharpe of Sharpe’s
Spur was a visitor here Monday.
Mr. C. A. Holmes, of Soperton
Route 3, was among the citizens
transacting business here yester
day.
If you are old enough to send a
child to school, and if you are a
child old enough to go to school,
you ought to attend the School
Improvement Club meeting at
the court house Friday night.
Mrs. John W. McCullough and
children, of Vidalia, will arrive
this afternoon to visit Mr. and
Mrs. J. I. Fountain.
Miss Irene McCrimmon return
ed Monday for a visit to friends
near Soperton.
CRIMINAL CALKDAR
OF SUPERIOR COURT
Cases Assigned for August
Term for Trial
Next Week.
THURSDAY.
The State vs. Norman White,
(2 cases), Thornton Weeks, C.
jB. Thompson, Dessie Durden,
i Manning Moore, Josh Collins (4
cases), C. L. Battle, Phillip Dar- j
J ley, John Henry Gibbs, Arthur
1 Peyton. J. N. Evans, Dessie Mc
!Coy, Son Palmer, Will McMillan,
Kelley Collins (2 cases), Manuel
Lewis, Claude Moore, Tom Grif
fin et al, Harvey Smith, Sam
Smith, John White, Will Ed
-1 wards. ,
FRIDAY.
The State vs Jim Register, Pet
er Carswell, Troy Whitaker, Ri
ley Smith. Sincey Morris, C. H.
Simpson, John Green, Ebb Con
nor, Tom Goins, Bird Smith. Geo.
Graham, Homer Green, J. W.
Register, Fred Hudson, Mason
Powell, John Outlaw, et al, Alex
Wilkes, J. W. Register. Neil Har
vey, Sam Ashford, J. W. Regis
ter. Richard Tapley, Newton
Powell, Bob Whitaker.
I Georgia—Montgomery County.
The above cases will be taken
up on the day assigned and each
day thereafter until tried. All
cases returned at this term of the
court will be in order for trial at
any time after Wednesday.
W. A. Wooten. Sol. Gen.
E. D. Graham, Judge.
Sheriff Sale.
Mvmtjromcry County.
ul he aold before the court Houm* door In Mt !
j Vcinon on the
! tween the legml hour* of wile, to the highest bidder
for i-a»h. certain property, of wh*ch the following
! It a complete description:
That tract or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in l£2lat G. M District of aaui county, ami
bounded a* follow*: On the we*t and * nth by
land* of J. J Miilei eatate. on the east by lands of
Andrew Harber. on the mirth by Messn. Greek.,
containing twenty -live acrea. more or less Lev ted
on and will be adki as the property of J J Miller 1
to satisfy a tax tt fa isaued by H. t\ Pa\i». tax
collector, vsJ.J Miller for hia state and count) ,
taxea for the >aar 191&, Levy made and returned
to me by S. J Higgs, special teulirf. and w ritten
notice given m terms of the law This August
j 1. JanHs Healer. Sheriff
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1916
[increase COTTON YIELD I
BY BREEDING GOOD SEED
State Department Os Entomology Will Help Farmers
Breed Seed To Make Better Crops.
Atlanta, Ga.—The time ban come in i
I Georgia when successful cotton pro
i Unction demands careful and persist
ent attention to the breeding of tin- -
highest type of seed, says the State
Board of Entomology in a bulletin on
cotton breeding shortly to be issued
for the information and advantages of
farmers of this state.
Good seed, the department points
out, is not only imperative in planting
to meet boll weevil conditions, but to
produce strains that are resistant to
the many destructive diseases to
which the cotton plant is subject In
different sections of the state.
For the benefit of Georgia’s cotton
growers the department employs a
number of experts in cotton breeding, t
whose entire time is given to this j
work. Among them are Ira W 7 . Wit
Hams C. A McLendon, both of
whom have furnished valuable data !
for the bulletin soon to be b-.tuod.
These experts are at the service of
tlie farmer upon request, whenever lie
may desire their assistance in the mat
ter of producing a higher and stronger
type of seed.
Every farmer should develop hi?
own cotton seed both to meet boll wee
vil conditions and to resist disease.
The reason for this is, as Mr. Mc-
Lendon points out, that the cotton
plant Is the product of two forces,
environment and heredity. Climritic
and soil conditions and methods of cul
ture vary In different sections; there
fore, the best seed fv a particular
locality is produced in that locality it
self. As to heredity, selection be
comes a comparatively easy matter,
because it Involves simply the choice
from year to year of the seed fron
the plant or plants which grow the
strongest, mature the earliest and man
ifest the greatest degree of resistance
to black root or wilt disease and oth
er diseases attacking the plant.
For Weevil Conditions
Good “pedigreed” seed locally adapt
ed is absolutely essential, Mr. Wil
liams points out, If weevil infestation
Is very great. By pedigieod seed i
meant that which extends back for a !
number of years and which has beo i ;
developed as rapidly as possible from j
a single stalk.
"The proper method is to select say j
fifty stalks of the variety considered j
best and plant these fifty stalks in fit
ty different rows; examine carefully
and study the different rows, and se
lect the most desirable and most pro
ductive row. Increase this row into a
block and from the block into as large
an area as possible. If this large area
does not plant the entile field, in
crease again the next year. Select tin;
individual stalks each year from rows
or blocks of previous selection and re
peat the method every year. By ibis
means the farmer will have pedigreed
seed coming as close back us possible
from one stalk, anil continuing this
process from year to year, the period
of breeding will ultimately extend
through a long number of years.
"If a farmer is not willing to go to
the trouble of develo, • g ids seed by
tliis method, lie should purchase one or
more bushels of seed each year from
some man near him who does do this,
ami from such seed plant liis entire
crop.”
Adapted To Locality
The State Board of Entomology has
found by numerous tests that a va
riety of cotton good in one section ot
the state, is a failure in another. That
is why it is most important to get !
1 a variety as well bred as possible that
| is best adapted to the locality. The j
seed chosen should be from stalks
I which are absolutely free from any
j signs of wilt or root knot. Aftei a
wilt resistant variety is secured, the :
farmer should see to it that his cotton
j is free from other diseases, if he is
i compelled to lose some cotton from
i the boll weevil, he can not afford to :
\ lose it from any other cause. Among j
I the most destructive of these diseases
j are angular lent spot, or "black arm,"
; as it is known by sea island planters,
which is a germ disease, and anthrac
noss, a fungus disease, which is next
to black arm, and. in conjunction with
it, the most destructive agency to the
bolls of cotton. These two die; se
are perpetuated in the seed, which
makes it of the highest importance to
choose the seed from plants unaffect
ed by them.
The type of stalk to be cho.-en un
der botl weevil conditions is a small
! stalk with as little foliage as possible,
but which should be equally productive
as larger stalks. It should have me
diuni sized bolls, because the greater
the number of bolls to the stalk, the
larger will be the number of them to
reach maturity free from weevil at
tack I'nless a farmer is breeding for
length of lint and selling upon that
basis, it is better to devote his eno-gv
to securing the highest per cent of
lint. This is largely a matter of in
dividual decision
Whn' is known as "mass selection”
may be practiced under certain eon !
tions with good results. This consist
In going thiough the field and select
ing the seed from the healthiest an
most productive stslks from a wilt ro
Mrs. T. B. Hicks Dead.
Dublin, Ga.. July 81. Funeral
services over the remains of Mi-
T. B. Hicks, who died Saturd;.
morning, were held today at
a. m. in the First Methodist
i Church. Rev. W. F. Mott and
Rev. J. W. Tyndall conducted
the services. Interment was in
Northview Cemetery.
i
iff variety on heavily Infested
! luiui From year to year the cotton
i- thus rendered more resistant and
inure productive.
Straight Selection Best
Tin department recommends straight
.•■iei-'ion ot seed in breeding rather
; than the crossing of varieties or hy
b; idiziu; it is oelieved this will pro
-iu--. :he best and most satisfactory
.. -u under ordinary conditions.
The p iail2lies in breeding cotton
. - .ending to in- luLcit approved meth
od.- arc aii t unlimited,” says Mr.
McLendon, “in the light of recent evi
dence in this work, it seems entirely
p - - -/to conduct the breeding
. \.--i m.H.us with this crop as to
Gi. . e Hie shape and size of the plant
! and it;- fruit, tree or nearly rid it of
, a iv - diseases, increase or dc
jcii-ssi- its curliness and productive
. <• length, strength and pereen
i- of its lint, purify the seed sam
aml otherwise alter or improve all
i oihe. inheritable characters of the
plant.
■'l l e problem of cotton improve
i men; thi ough breeding operations re
ioivc it.-elf into a strictly local prop
i ition, if tile best results are to be ob
lain.ed, as Las been demonstrated time
and again in various experiments
conducted with this crop. The place
effect, or the combined effect of local
conditions, so controls the behavior
of tiic cotton plant that nothing short
of a thorough knowledge of the local
adaptability of a certain variety or
i ain of cotton can serve as an in
ih-x to it.. possibilities for improve
ment. That is. each soil type with its
attendant climatic conditions in the
,-i -,te of Georgia, will carry a certain
variety of cotton hotter than will any
other type of soil, and so on for the
different soil and climatic areas of the
slate."
It is further pointed out That while
in ome sections big boll varieties pro
din e the greatest yield, in others the
mull boll varieties give the best re
am. . from which it is apparent how
unreasonable it is for the South Geor
gia farmer to expect the best results
fioni red bred in the northern part
of the state, and vice versa.
Department Will Help
While the process of seed breeding
is comparatively a simple one, it in
i v.,, vc.. many details which manifestly
cunnoi be ,-,iven in the space of a brief
; article ’the loithcoming bulletin will
present all of these details and will
lie L.iiiirhed nee upon application to
! any he n-er in the state desiring it.
in the meantime, it is important that
cotton Osin . is all over Georgia should
li.ivc the general idea of the seed
i ction p'.oee.-.s right now when the
uhiu is approaching for such selection
t.i Lu- made. The farmer who has not
i u th< host variety adapted to his lo
cality cun begin his seed selection pro
ct a- tlie bolls ripen and open. For
this purpose, as already stated, he
should choose good, healthy, early
maturing plants which are unaffected
by will or other diseases.
Tlie department is ready to lend ev
ery possible assistance to the planter
in Ur work. it will furnish the
ha,s in which the seed should be
I -cd as gathered.' This bag may be
tied directly to tlie stalk and the cot
ton picked and put into it. The cot
ton should be picked as fast as it
opens and becomes dry. It will not
damage in tlie bag in ordinary weath
er Just as soon as most of the de
sliable bolls are open, the sacks
should lie removed to some dry place.
Cotton to hi used for seed should not
be left in the bolls any length of time,
is the seed aro liable to damage very
rapidly.
Wli i tlie cot ion is all picked these
sack, an be -seal to the State Board
el lln . mol.igy, State Capitol, Atlanta,
Ga., or to the Entomological Experi
ment station at Thomasvllle, Ga.,
where the seed will be ginned and the
n o. id of lint carefully calculated.
The seed will be returned to the fann
er sot planting with a table showing
th pei ci i of lint from the different
-talks The department will also gin
;.iiiu!« s at any time from different
| progeny rows, and calculate the per
ce >f lint in order to help the farm
er determine which of his seed makes
the highest percentage.
Begin The Work Now.
It is time now to decide upon the
variety and th pot in the field from
■ vs the st -t for breeding is to be
up.io and just about the time the
cot'on begins to open the real work
I,' -ele i-iii should begin. Selecting
a few superior early plants is the first
s. . am! this should be done before
iny cci- m is ' irked from the patch
\\! e . you are to make the selection
The seed ,-ii eld be separated from
•hi lim. preferably by a hand gin.
.-e. ! under no circumstances should
there h any other seed remaining in
Tie department has hand gins
for tl> - u ; and for tlie heuefi' of any
farmer desiring its assistance in
breeding his seed.
S aiting for tbe Board. State Ento
irologist E Lee Worsham invites and
ui, - al! Georgia cotton planters to
send 'o the d> uartment tlie seed they
bn\ s'- ted for ginning and calcula
tion of tb> •• r cent of lint. In this
wa v a be rill-tins can be made now.
: .id fn pi yea to year the farmer's
uc- f ord to meet boll weerll
’nrc-er and larrer until he ultimately
cr. to plant his entire crop
Cow Hide Brings 521.25.
Moultrie, Ga., Aug. 1. —A cow
u sold here today for $21.25.
Ti s is the largest sum ever paid
>r mie hide in this section. It
-.vf ghed 125 {founds and brought
17 cents a {found. The heaviest
hide ever handled on the local
market before today weighed
jast a iittie over llK) pounds.
1 Which Is 1
I Worth More?!
g$ Your farm, your cattle, your merchandise, your im- raf
gj proved farm machinery, your automobiles, your money— @
*jS those pesishing things of life; or ra
Your boys and girls, with their bright possibilities— ES
Sj those lives entrusted to you for a little while? Hi
5g You see improvements needed on your farm; but that KK
jS bright boy or girl wants to go to school this fall. Which £s
Kj shall it be? «8
gS Invest your money in lives. Such an investment will
yield dividends as long as the world stands. Send your Eg
boy or girl to Brewton-Parker this fall.
Jar Brewton-Parker Institute goes far beyond text book §5
jj» instruction; every phase of life is looked after. It magni- {g
jg fies things worth while; puts first things first; dignifies gS
Eg life; and exalts the Maker of all. £*
I Invest your money in boys and girls. jSg
Fall term opens Sept. fith. fig
Write for catalogue.
THE BREWTON-PARKER 1
INSTITUTE I
2g BUNYAN SMITH, President,
I MOUNT VERNON, GA. i
•
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia— Montgomery County.
Will be sold before the court house door in Mt.
Vernon on the first Tuesday in Sept., 1916, be- j
tween the legal hours of 9ale, to the highest bidder I
for cash, certain property, of which the following i
is a complete description:
That tract or parcel of land situate, lying and ;
being in the 12215 t G. M. District of said county j
and bounded as follows: On the west by lands of |
Mary Higgs, on the south by lands of J. E. Smith, i
and on the south and east by lands of J. A. j
Crumley, containing fifty acres, more or less. I
Levied on and will be sold as the property of Mrs. j
J. A. Crumley to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by H. I
C. Davis, tax collector vs Mrs. J. A. Crumley for j
her state and county taxes for the year 1915.
Levy made and returned to me by S. J. Higgs, I
special bailiff, and written notice given in terms I
of the law. This August 1, 1916.
James Hester, Sheriff, j
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County. i
Will be sold before the court house door In Mt.
Vernon on the first Tuesday in Sept, 1916, be
tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which the following
is a complete description:
The following lot or parcel of land described as
one building lot in the business section of Uvalda, !
Montgomery county, Georgia 70 by 210 feet, on !
the east side of and fronting the Georgia & Florida i
Railway, and being in the 275th G. M. District, j
and known and distinguished in the plan of the :
Town of Uvalda as lot No. 3 in block No. 6, front
ing on Railroad street 70 feet and extending back
210 feet, levied on and will be sold to satisfy a fi fa
issued from the superior court of Laurens county.
Georgia against H. D. Hammock and in favor of
the City National Bank of Dublin. Written notice
of levy given as required by law. This August 1,
1916. James Hester, Sheriff.
Notice of Dissolution.
The firm of Mason & Hughes
has been dissolved by mutual con
sent, G. V. Mason retiring, and
A. M. Hughes continueing on his
own account. Parties owing the
firm are requested to make im
mediate settlement of account
payable to A. M. Hughes. Solicit
ing of a continuance of your pat
ronage for A. M. Hughes, we are
yours Respectfully,
G. V. Mason,
A. M. Hughes,
August Ist, 1916.
I STOP IN ATLANTA
AT HOTEL EMPIRE
Opposite Union Depot on Pryor
St. Renovated and refurnished
throughout. Reservations made
on application. Hot and cold
water, private baths, electric
lights and elevator. First class
accommodations at moderate
prices.
Rooms 50c anVup
■ JOHN L. EDMONDSON. Prop.
■r
WANTED—OAK.
White, Red and Water I
Oak Stave and Head
ing Bolts and also Ash
Heading Bolts. Write
for prices and specifi
cations.
Southern Cotton Oil
Company,
Cooperage Department,
Savannah, Ga.
New Road Notice.
Georgia—-Montgomery County.
| Office of Commissioners of Roads
j& Revenues, Montgomery County,
j Aug. Ist, 1916.
\V, J. Hamilton, G. W. Hamil
ton, J. R. Adams, M. H. Mason,
I and others having made applica
tion tor opening and establishing
ja new public road, beginning at
i the water tank, one-half mile east
l of Kihbee, Ga., on the M. D. &S.
j Railroad, and passing through
* lands of Mrs. Lamar Mason, W.
J. Hamilton, Mrs. J. R. Adams,
and intersecting the Vidalia road
i near the residence of Mrs. J. R.
j Adams, a total distance of three
fourths of one mile, and the re
viewers appointed to lay out and
survey said road having filed their
return, notice is hereby given that
said road will be granted on the
first Tuesday in September, 1916,
if no good cause be shown to the
contrary.
Elijah Miller, Chm,
VVm. Jones, Clk.
Administrator’s Sale.
Under and by virtue of an order
granted by the Ordinary of Mont
gomery County, Georgia, I will
sell before the court house door
on the first Tuesday in September
1916. one dwelling house and lot
in the Town of Ailey, known as
the home place, and also one-half
interest iu one business lot known
and designated as lot 4 in block
25, as per plan of said Town of
Ailey, fronting on Railroad Ave
nue. Sold as the property of es
tate of Ora E. McArthur de-
I ceased. FF. McArthur, Admr.
August Ist, 1916.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Notice is hereby given that Wil
lie Gay has applied to the under
signed for letters of administra
tion on the estate of C. Gay, late
of said county deceased, and said
application will be heard at my
I office at the regular September
I term of this court on the first
Monday in September, 1916.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature. This August 7, 1916.
Alex McArthur, Ordinary.
Noticce to the Public.
Old Shoes Made New. Harness
and Umbrellas repaired. Work
neatly done while you wait.
Leave your work with me.
Thomas Roberson,
Main Street,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
