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THE WAY MR.
BRIDGES DID IT
How Champion Corn Man Fer*
tilized and Cultivated.
The Terrell County Prize Winner
Tells Methods Used In Growing
His Big Yields.
Mr. H. T. Bridges, who grew 161
Bushels of corn on ono acre and 1,-
240 bushels on ten acres and won
the prizes for the largest -wield in
Terrell county and Southwest Geor
gia, is having printed a leaflet tell
ing of the methods of fertilization
and cultivation that he used with
such marvelous results. He says:
Deep plowing is the first essential
to a good corn crop.
I break my land from 12 to 15
inches in depth, using'a two-horse
steel plow, following this with
sub-soiler. I lay off rows four feet
wide with a . two-horse steel plow
with two furrows, leaving a small
list.
Before planting I take a middle-
burster and split out balk. 1 plant
the corn from 10 to 12 inches ^part
in the drill, using a corn dropper.
I use a six-hole plate.
I prefer wating to plant until the
middle of March, arid never plant
earlier than March 10th. Some
times I plant not earlier than April.
In fertilizing my corn I either
broadcast or put in siding, siding
the furrows at the second plowing.
It depends on how much I put to
the acre (as to the method I use. I
use from 500 pounds to one ton of
fertilizer to the acre. Where I use
600 pounds I make from 40 to 50
bushels of corn. Where I use a
t >n of fertilizer I make 100 bushels
to the acre, or more. It all depends
on the amount of fertilizer used.
Corn requires .more potash in the
fertilizer than any other crop. 1
like to have at least 10 per cent pot
ash for corn, and want my fertilizer
analyze S-3-10. This same analysis
is fine for cotton.
This year I made a test by using
10-2-5, and made about 10 bushels
per acre less than where I used
8-3-10.
When corn is in bunch for tassels
I use from 100 to 200 pounds of ni
trate of soda to the acre, throwing
it on the ground just ahead of my
last furrows.
I usually bar of the c orn at first
plowing, let it stand about 10 days,
and then I put my first application
of fertilizer in furrows, siding with
a scooter apd a 20-inch scrape; then
in a week run out the middles with-
scooter and scrape. At the last plow
ing I use a turning plow and a 24-
inch scrape, run out the middle with
a scooter and scrape, and this is the
time I apply the nitrate of soda. I
believe in more dirt at laying-by
than at any other time.
missioner of this county, is confi
dent of 100 successful contestants
this year.
On Saturday of this week Mr.
Campbell will assist J. L. Steel,
county school commissioner of De-
Kalb county, in holding a seed corn
demonstration, and in perfecting
the organization in that county. At
the same time, J. R. Fain, of the
state college, will meot the county
school commissioner, boys, teachers
and farmers of Banks county to or
ganize the club, and E. Gentry and
M. L. Duggan will assist County
School Commissioner Holiday in
promoting the organization of Stew
art county.’
Many other county school com
missioners and teachers'are organ
izing, and sending in lists of mem
liers without assistance, as men are
not available at present-to reach all
the counties interested.
Tne members of the clubs are en
listed at the State College of Agri
culture and the office of the United
States farm demonstration work
Washington, D. C,, and circulars
of instruction on corn-growing ate
furnished the boys from these insti
tutions,
to
AVO AFTER
THE RAILROAD!
Corn Clubs Being Organized
In Many Counties of the State
Athens, Ga., Jan. 28.—Boys’
Corn Clubs are being rapidly organ
ized throughout the state. Joe Stone
and the 120 other prize winners of
the 1910 contests will have many
competitors this year.
Within the past week the follow
ing counties have been organized,
and seed corn demonstrations held
at every meeting: Floyd, Hancock
Monroe, Richmond, Twiggs and
Screven.
Madison county was organized
today, and 62 boys joined the club.
At least 250 ears of seed corn were
brought to the meeting at Daniels-
ville, and every package was care
fully inspected and discussed by J
Phil Campbell, of the State College
of Agriculture, who is in charge of
this work in Georgia, and the sue
cessful corn raisers present.
Mr.. Griffith, county school com-
South Georgia’s Growth.
South Georgians have reason
be proud of the increase in popula
tion their section of the state has
made in the last ten years. While
the increase in the whole state was
according to the census, 17.7 per
cent, that of the First,Second,Third
and Eleventh districts was about
23.45 per cent. That is 3 per cent,
better than the increase in the pop
ulation of the entire country.
In South Georgia the towns have
been growing in population and
wealth. We are sure that when the
industrial and farm statistics are
published it will be seen that South
Georgia has kept pace with the most
prosperous sections of the older por
tions of the country.
And there are reasons for this
progress of South Georgia. She has
as fine a climate and as rich a soil
as there is to be found in the limits
of the Uni 1 ed States. The people
of the west are just beginning to find
this out and they are migrating to
South Georgia counties in steadily
increasing numbers. We venture
the prediction that in the next ten
years the four foregoing congression
al distiict will show an increase in
wealth and population, particularly
population in the fai ming districts,
as great as that in all the other con
gressional districts of the state.
And it is particularly gratifying
that the class of people who are set
tling in South Georgia is of the most
desirable kind. In the rural dis
tricts they are thrifty farmers from
North Georgia, the Carolinas and
the middle western states. They are
progressive and .believe in progress
They are changing the entire face
of the country. The cabins are giv
ing way to a better class or resi
dences, and the outbuildings show
that attention is being given to grain
and stock as well as to cotton
And the towns in South Georgia
are responding to the developement
of the rural districts. They are
growing rapidly, confident that the
growth of the surrounding country
will be sufficient to support them
And in all the section not the least
noticeable feature in the picture are
the better school houses and churches
which are fast replacing those with
which the peop'e were so long sat
isfied. With better crops and bet
ter prices for farm products hay
come a desire for better things—bet
ter homes, better schools and houses
of worship.—Savannah News.
Wants II Extended to Thomas- I
vllle Over the Route Surveyed
Several Years Ago—Will Give
Direct Connections to Augusta |
and Macon.
Thomasville, Ga., Jan. 81.-
Messrs. Harris, Adams and Ken-1
dall, three of the prominent and
progressive merchants of Pavo, were I
visitors to Thomasville Saturday.
They intend to push the matter of a I
railroad from Pavo to Berlin, to )
connect with the Tift road into
Adel. They want Thomasville to |
take a part in the proceedings and (
assist in the movement to bring the I
road from Pavo to Thomasville. A
meeting will be held in Pavo in a |
short time and the people of Thom
asville have been invited to partic
ipate in that meeting. The date|
will be announced later.
The route of the road projected I
from Thomasville will be run over
the road surveyed some four years
ago which would have been run
from this city through Pavo to Adel
to make the same connections with |
the Georgia and Florida to Augusta.
If the road is built, it will give a di
rect connection into Augusta and |
into Macon through the G. S. & F.
It is an important proposition and
will be given careful consideration |
and study by Thomasville people.
Our experience gives us advantage of other
We have the best machinery that experience can
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figure with you on theprinting problem. We fee
sure that we can save you money. We handle all
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gure with us. QUALITY is our motto.
THE PROGRESS, - - Cairo, Ga
BUSINESS WANTS
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For Rent
For Rent—Two furnished rooms, with
out board, close in. Apply to The
Progress office.
W. T. Crawford, Pres. Walter L. Wight,.Cashier
The Farmers & Merchants
BANK
Capital Stock $30,000
CAIRO, GA.
Whereto Put
Your Money
Don’t spend all you make. You will nev
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start an account with us and you will be
surprised how eager that dollar will be for
a companion.
A BANK ACCOUNT Represents THRIFT.
Your business is solicited and will receive prompt and cour.
teous treatment.
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“DRESS”
Courage oozes out of a
man in a dirty “baggy”
suit and fear possesses him.
but give the same man clean
well pressed suit and you
will see how soon aft9r will
fly away and confidence be
restored. — (Extract from
serm of Rev. Madison C.
Peters.
Safe Blowers Were in Meigs
Miegs, Jan. 31.—A gang of looters
entered the postoffiee at Meigs Sat
urday night and endeavored to blow I
up the safe in that office. They
use nitro-glycerine and one charge |
the stuff aroused those living near
the office and they arrived upon the
scene just after the second charge
had been exploded. The crudity I
of the work prevented the robbers!
from getting away with any booty .
They left as soon as. the alarm was |
raised without any of the money in
the safe or any of the values of the |
office. No trace of them could be,
found, although a thorough search I
was made by those in the city at
the time. The United States of
ficials ipill get onto the case at once
and it is thought that a gang of ne
groes who have been in town for
several days was responsible.
Imported calendars. The Pro-
CRCSS.
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ODDENBERY. 28 tf.
Strayed
Strayed—One black sow, marked
slight swallow fork in right ear and
slight undebit in left. Strayed from
farm of Mrs. J. M. McKnown, about
January 10, 1911. M. G. McManeus.
Lost
Tuesday afternoon, January 23,
Broad street, a gold brooch. Cres
cent with woman’s head and small
diamond. Finder return to this office
and receive reward.
For Sale
For Sale—One 60-Egg incubator and
one 120-Egg incubator. See me at
once. Walter L. Wight.
Farm Lands
Wanted Farm Lands—We want to
buv several farms in Grady County.
See us at once. Wight Realty Com
pany. Thomas Wight, Manager.
Put Your Best
Foot Forward
KEEP YOUR CLOTHES CLEAN AND
PRESSED, it SAVES YOUR APPEARANCE,
your courage, your clothes and above all it will
* Save Your Money.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness, you know.
We are prepared to CLEAN CLOTHES
CLEAN, and to put a Ribbon crease in them.
Let us take care of your clothes as they
should be taken care; you’ll always look neat and
well dressed too.
Ladies, We Dye For You,
Clean and press your skirts, call for and deliver 1
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City Pressing Club
Roy W. Ponder, Prop.
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Atlantic Coast Line
offers magnificent train service
AND CONVENIENT SCHEDULES TO ALL POINTS"
For Schedule Information and Litera-
ture-*See your Agent or write to,
W. J. Craig, T. C. White, E. M. North,
Pass. Traffic Manager General Pass. Agent Asst. Gen’l. Pass.Agt.
Wilmington, N. C. Wilmington, N. C. Savannah, Ga.
Have Your Family
Photographed
A series of pictures of the children
at different ages prove price
less as years pass.
Le. me make them now while they
are with you.
E. WOODY
Studio Bryan .St. Cairo, Ga.
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