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Jersey Cattle or Daal Purpose Cows
Shaill we use dairy cattle or shall
we use cows of the half way betweeu
breeds. Some people have been ask
ing that question of late. In fact the
large livestock Journal in the country
has come out advocating the Dual-
Purpose cow. Their claims are they
yield both milk and good beef steers.
No one can say what line of livestock
work a group of farmers will prefer
to follow. That is for them to deter
mine and depends on their likes, their
markets, and their land.
We are advocating .the bringing in
of a carload of good dairy cattle by
one of the county banks AS A START
ER in that direction because we know
there is a bunch of farmers wanting
to go deeper into the dairy business.
One bank has assured us that they will
be glad to loan some money in that
way. Communities should work to
gether as much as possible so each
big community can secure one good
bull to be exchanged for the bull of
another community after two years.
Sumter County has four such com
munities working together which
gives each community the use of a
bull for eight years. Valdosta has
Just bought 100 jerseys to be distribut
ed out to the farmers on the above
plan. Ashland bought and distribut
ed a bunch of Guernseys the same way
The important thing is the fact that
those communities that are doing
these things are the ones developing
the most rapidly. They are the ones
that are settling up the fastest with
farmers willing to do that intensive
type of farming.
: t is not a question of breed or type
but a question of selecting the breed
and type suited to you, your conditions
and your markets. It is also import
ant to select one breed and type in or
der that the communities can coop
eratei n exchanging bulls as outlined.
Turner county is today one of the
most prosperous counties in South
Georgia due to the drive and deter
mination of a few people to do in
spite of discouragement. Their banks
have succeeded in scattering good
cows and hogs over that county. The
same banks not only did that but they
kept encouraging their farmers.
You dont hear hard times there. You
see folks at work. You dont hear
people predicting dire calamities to
this county, you hear them talking
how Smith pulled out and is now mak
ing good money; how Jones sold a
bunch of piney woods rooters, went
to his bank and tolu' them to increase
his note as he was tired of feeding the
type the market does not want and
anyway he ■wanted some hogs that
would grow fast when he took care of
them. How another farmer got his
bank to lend him money to get some
good milk cows and how much that
increased his profits from his farm
In that same circle of DOERS you
hear them talking little but thinking
what next they can help their county
do.
If we would spend all the time that
we give to wondering what bad thing
is going to happen next or in talking
about the hard times that hit us; in
planning things to DO and DOING
them woudn’t we be a rich state.
I am off my subject quite a bit as I
have planned to run a series of arti
cles on possibilities in Toombs County
but I have disagreed a little in the
hopes to start a few more of our good
citizens to thinking harder along the
lines I know many have been think
ing.
In conclusion to the dairy and Dual
purpose cow I shall simply say there
are thousands of acres of extremely
productive land that I know of no
better way they could be used than
to furnish feed for either.
There are farms in this county that
are better adapted to one than they
are to the other and there are farm
ers that have their preference. The
more we have of both the wealthier
this county will be.
Sweet Potatoes
The first car of sweet potatoes
leaving this county went to Philadel
phia. One of the cars was 6'elaped
enroute though leaving here at the
same time. The first to arrive sold
at $6 and $6.50 per barrel or a net of
$1.36 and $1.52 per bushel FOB Lyons
after barrels, freight and commission
were paid for. The other car due
largely to the delay enroute sold forj
$5 and $6 per barrel as it arrived on
a lower market and not in as good
condition. They netted $1.04 and $1.36
per bushel FOB here. The third car
left here last Friday. It had a large
quantity of Porto Ricans in it and
some Big Stem Jerseys.
One week before the first two cars
were shipped Big Stem Jerseys and the
Porto Ricans were bringing $lO to sl2
per barrlel in the Northern market,
That shows the importance of selling
on an early market. Our climate
here Is suited to growing the sweets
for an early July market or even a
few for the last week of June but we
will have (to prepare for it in January.
Rev. W. L. Duncan has done good
work for our farmers along these
lines and has opened up another cash
crop for them by his enthusiastic
work. He learned potatoes as a
youth and has had long experience
with both the sweets and the Irish
potatoes. I believe his work with the
sweets will mean a great deal to the
farmers of this county and if you will
talk to a few of those who shipped
in those early cars you will find them
very enthusiastic.
Setbacks will come in this as in all
trucking business especially to the
man who has to learn it from the
ground up. But is there any other
crop that does not have Its bad years
Does cotton go on from year to year
without some awful bumps? Fortunat
ty the early sweet potato grower has
had good seasons while learning the
business and I believe will do well
With it.
Yields for these early cars ran
from 30 to 60 bushels per acre of the
Big Stem Jerseys while the Porto Ri
can ran much higher on a few small
patches. The returns as a whole have
been good and in fact have been
mighty attractive to the farmers.
Probabaly one of the toughest jobs
around a potato field is cutting vines
before plowing them up. The vftie
cutters which Mr. Duncan had ship
ped in here and which he has been
demonstrating is as the negro said:
“Shore a negro’s friend.”
Sweet Potatoes as Hog Feed
Several experiment stations have
tried sweet potatoes out as a hog feed
and found them good just as many
farmers have done. Hogs should have
some corn and tankage, peas, or soy
beans while eating potatoes to get the
best results. The Louisiana Exp.
station found that an acre would feed
8-10 year old hogs for 60 days if some
grain was given in addition. The
Georgia State College of Agriculture
found in a survey in South Georgia
that an acre ordinarly yielded 400
lbs. of pork when hogged off. That
is nearly as good as peanuts were.
An acre of corn yielding 30 bushels
would only produce 300 lbs. of pork
unless velvet beans or some other
crop was planted in it.
The quality of the hog from pota
toes is good though he usually does
not dress quite as high as a corn fed
or peanut fed hog due to the extra
bulk he has to handle in his stomach.
Hogs fed on potatoes and some grain
with peas or velvet beans or tankage
will usually dress hard in the packing
plants and wherever shipped as a car
load always bring more than peanut
fed hogs. 1 bushel of corn equals
about 3 bushels of potatoes fed to
hogs.
In shipping potatoes either early or
late there is always a lot of culls
which can be used this way more pro
fitably than any other way unless
there were a cannery here. So the
farmer growing potatoes has a good
chance to market his potatoes in
either of two ways—cash or hog.
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(Swainsboro Forest-Blade)
The bridges and fills around Lide
in the Northesastern part of the coun
ty were badly damaged by the heavy
rains on Thursday of last week, it
would be a great saving to the county
if enough time and money was expend
eded to work the roads more thorough
ly, or place them in such condition
that they would not be so easily wash
ed away by the rains, thereby requir
ing continual work and expense.
(Soperton News)
The Methodist Sunday School will
have a six o’clock picnic at Barwick’s
well next Tuesday afternoon. Tne
1 picnickers will leave town about two
or three o’clock which will give those
' desiring it ample time for swimming
and other amusements that may be
indulged in.
The Sunday School extend a cor
' dial welcome to everybody to join
them in making this a most pleasant
occasion. These annual affairs are
looked forward to each year with
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR
much anticipation and it is safe to say
that the coming occasion will fill the
hearts of all present with joy and
merriment. Supt. Hall and the mem
bers of the Sunday School are work
ing to the end that this will be one of
the most enjoyable occasions of its
nature in the. history of the School.
(Tattnall Journal)
A much-needed piece of road work
is now being done by the county con
victs under Warden P. G. Jenkins at
Ryals’ bridge on the Ohoopee river.
The road on the west side of the
river that has for years been in ex
tremely bat. 1 shape owing to the low
road bed, which became impassible,
practically during a freshet, is being
ttlled in and trestled. There will be
several hundred feet of fill and tres
tle, and it will extend to the hill on
the west side of the river.
A big pile driver has been in use
there for several days and spbstaltlui
piling has been put down, upon which
the bridge work is being laid. The
fill and bridge will be about ten feet
above the present road bed, thus mak
ing it above high water at any time.
Warden Jenkins states that' the
work should be completed within a
week or two, and this announcement
will be received with much pleasure
by those who have occasion to use
that road.
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Mr. Thurston Jones, of Uvalda,
with Misses Mary Dee and Ina Peter
son, of Petros, were visitors in this
community Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Currie, of near John
son Corner, is visiting her sisiter,
Mrs. Luther Wilkes.
Miss Mary Effie McQueen is now
visiting relatives in Vidalia after
spending quite awhile with her sister
AUCTION SALE
OF
DUROC JERSEY SOWS AN " GILTS
AND
FREE BARBECUE
MONDAY SEPTEMBER llth
KING’S CREATOR 185581 H,GH ULTIMUS
The sensational $5,000 son of Orion Cherry King, Jr. The great son of the famous Colonel bred Ultimus
and first prize winning junior yearling at the 1920 and first prize winning junior yearlmg at the 1920
National Hog and Cattle Show. s Georgia State I’air.
40 HEAD
BRED SOWS AND GILTS
of the best breeding and individuality, will sell on the above date.
Starting at 12 o’clock we will serve barbecue lunch.
Promptly at 1 o’clock the sale will start.
Write For Catalogue.
oC C _ Three extra fine Registered Duroc Gilts to be given away
I I\lZ C on that day. Come, you may be the lucky winner.
Richmond & McArthur
Sale to be held on the Farm 2 miles south of
AILEY, GEORGIA Montgomery County
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922.
Mrs. Nora Odom here. She will visit
friends in Uvalda before returning to
her home at Foikston.
Miss Ruby Wilkes left last Friday
for a visit to relatives at Wrens and
Thomson, Ga.
Mrs. Eli Chavers spent the week end
with relatives near Vidalia.
Several of our people from around
here attended the singing convention
at South Thompson Sunday.
Mrs. Janie Wilkes and children
spent Friday and Saturday with rela
tives at Kibee.
Master J. C. Sharpe has been on the
sick list for several days.
The farmers in this community are
quite busy pulling fodder.
HE WAS AJf IDLER
Wife: (Upstairs): John!
Husband: (Downstair?): Yes,
m’dear.
Have you covered up the birdcage? !
Yes, certainly, dear.
Have youn wound the clock?
Absolutely. j
Have you locked the garage? «
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Positively. <
Have you put the tools In the tool- !
house? !
Sure. ;
Have you put the garden hose ■
away safely?
Yes, yes.
Have you ?een to all the cellar
windows?
Certainly, m’darling.
Have you brought the pillows In
from the porch?
What a question!
Have you locked the screen door?
You know It.
Have you put the cat out?
Beyond the preadventure of a
doubt.
Did you set the milk bottles out?
Without fall.
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