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Grady County Progress
ROBERT H. HARRIS
ROBERT L. KINCAID
Associate Editors.
Entered as mail matter of the second-class at the Cairo, Ga-
Post Office, July 22, 1910.
VALEDICTORY.
My editorial connection with
The Grady County Progress
ends, today. Henceforth, I sus
tain no organic relation whatever
to the paper. Let these parting
words be due notice of that de
clared fact, to all parties con
cerned —or unconcerned.
In my salutatory, published
upon my assumption of the edi
torial tripod, .to which I had been
most unexpectedly called, I used
language that in view of my
present action, I wish people to
read again.
To that end, I reproduce the
words; literally. “WPh extreme
reluctance, do I appear in these
columns, as an editor. I have
(Undertaken the task assumed,
only in response to the persuasion
of good citizens; to the solicita
tion of those whom I believe to
lie true men; to the importunity
of persons whom I am proud to
number among my best friends.
But I take up the burden cheer
fully, under the conviction of
duty. A real duty, to the best
interests of stockholders in and
patrons of this paper—as well as,
under existing circumstances, to
the general public.”
At the time of my engagement
as an editor, I had an express
understanding with those who
employed me that the arrange
ment was to be only temporary;
terminable at my will.
I wish, now, to sa.y, in view of
my termination of the agreement
referred to, that I have honestly
endeavored to perform my part
of the contract, fairly and fully.
As to my success in that en-
ed, I am exceedingly grateful,
and I herein express my thanks
for the same; trusting that, in
some small way, I may have been
of a little real service to those
who have spoken it
as well as, possibly, to others
who have said nothing of a laud
atory character..
And, now, with best wishes
for everybody, I leave the edi
torial tripod to some worthier
successor. •
Robert H. Harris.
GOOD FORAGE CROPS
Question Is Easy One to Solve on
Southern Farm.
Each Y«*r P1eo» of Land Should ••
Selected for This Purpooo—Im
portant ao Corn, Cottoiv To-
baceo and Qraln.
-(Bjf C. C. MOORE. Charlotu, W. O.)
The question*, of. forage on a south
ern farm Is easy solved. Almost, eyery
vegetable plaint can be used for for-
age. There are, however, certain
plants that will produce forage in
abundance.
To have forage plentifully, every
farmer should make the growing of It
one of his crops. Bach.year a piece
of land should be selected especially
for this purpose. It is as Important
as corn, cotton, tobacco or grain
orops, but it is nevertheless the moBt
neglected crop.
At this Beason of the year the turnip
crop should be considered, as It is of
great value. We prepare our turnip
land to a fine condition; manure
heavy, plant In drills three feet apart;
when the leaf Is as large as a dime,
thin to 16 Inches; cultivate often. We
raise great quAntlties and find the
crop profitable for winter feeding.
For the earliest spring feed we sow
rye in' August. Two bushels per acre
on well prepared land liberally ma
nured usually produces feed by the
fifteenth of March. Rye makes a fair
ly good hay if cut when In the boot.
Crimson clover Is the most valuable
winter crop wo plant. We And Sep
tember and October the best months
that I may be pardoned for ad
verting to assurances, voluntari
ly and without a hint of solicita
tion, given me by some who are
for seeding; and to be assured of a
deavor, I leave others to judge, sood, big crop we sow on a perfect
, ■ . T seed bed, using lots of manure, and
But, in the meantlipe, I trust if the land Is at all thin we drill in
200 pounds of acid phosphate per
acre; from 15 to 20 pounds of.seed
Is sown to each acre. The yield of
hay from good preparation ie about
one and a half tons per acre. The
corn planted on this clover stubble
has never failed us. We have grown
18 tone to the aore of silage corn aft
er crimson clover.
For a great yield of hay we sow one
bushel of wheat and 16 pounds of
crimson clover per aero. The crop it
cut whea the olover is In' full bloom.
It le quite easy to make two tons of
hay per acre, and It is a milk and
fat producing feed.
Hairy vetch and wheat le also line
for green feeding of hay. We are
seeding more .land each yekr to this
mixture, and are convinced that it le
a crop mixture all our farmers will
like.
Another good mixture is Whest, outs,
rye end barley. If this is sown 1*
August on fairly good land it may be
graxed all tho dry days from Novem
ber i to March 1; then, If stock bs
kept’ on, a good lot of hey may be
harvested In' June.
Spring-sown oats, If cut when in
bloom, make a capital hay—more val
uable as hay than If threshed for the
grain.
There ie hardly an end to the sum
mer crops we can grow for making
forage. Bvery farmer may select such
as he likes. In our own case, for a
green feed from July I to November
1 wo have not found any plant that
produces more to the acre or that
gives better results from feeding than
molasses cane. Bvery animal we have
on the farm Is fed green sorghum from
the time It Is four feet high, about
the first of July on to frost; then
what Is left is cut and put Into a silo
for winter feed. We have never had a
death from animals eating sorghum.
We feed sparingly at first, always aft
er a full feed of dry forage. We have
about fifteen acres planted to sor
ghum and will feed the entire crop to
our farm stock.
Bvery farmer who keeps ten head
connected with the paper, in a
business way, that my association
with it has resulted in| the full
payment of subscriptions for
stock in the enterprise by a num
ber of: excellent gentlemen who
theretofore had been dubious of
the risk; in the addition to the
circulation list of names from
among those of the very choicest
people, at home and abroad; and
in a very large increase in the
sum total of paying advertise
ments.
Very modestly also, but as I
feel with perfect propriety, I
venture the additional remark
that I have been encouraged in
my work by expressions of hear
ty commendation and encomiums
of the highest character from
men of the first standing, in
different parts of the state out
side, as well as within our own
town aud county; including min
isters of the gospel, lawyers, doc
tors, farmers, mechanics, public
officials, teachers, merchants and
other business people.
For all of the approbation not-
Minutes of the County Com
missioners of Roads and Revenu-.
e3 in session at regular postponed
meeting of Sept. 12th., 1911.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved, ,
On motion Tom Ross, (colored)
was admitted to the poor farm.
On motion J. T. Hayes was paid
$10. for taking care or Tom Ross,
pauper, while sick for one month.
On motion the following bills
were ordered paid:
W. R. Wynn for recording 104
Confederate Veterans $5.20
Albert Powell 2 days extra
work as commissioner, 6.00
Thomas Wight 8 days extra
work as commissioner, 24.00
L. L. Barwick 1 day extra
work as commissioner, 3.00
J. M. Sasser 1 day extra
work as commissioner, * 3.00
Henry Mitchell 1 day extra
work as commissioner 3.00
franklin County Lumber Co.
one half Superior Court Cost
in law suit as per agreement 32.62
W. T. Crawford, summoning
Jury and per diem for Sup
erior Court," 44.20
Zeke Jordan, white-washing
cells at Jail, f l ■ 6.50
W. D. Stanfield white-wash
ing hall at Jail and cleaning v
same, 2.00
G. W. Copeland, beef for
convicts, 18.50
H. 3>. Peacock 8 days work
as convict guard, 6.67
T. J. Stanfield, crop and fer
tilizer destroyed and. use of
dam in straightening Thom
as ville & Cairo road 75.00
W. D. Stanfield, 5 days rid
ing bailiff Superior Court, 15.00
E. G. Harrell, 4 days special
bailiff Superior Court, 8.00
J. F. Knight, 5 days riding
bailiff Superior Court, 15.00
J. G. Stanfield, 5 days rid
ing bailiff Superior Court, 15 00
Mad Dollar, 5 days riding
bailiff Superior Court, 15.00
R.. W. - McDowell, 5 days
riding bailiff S. Court, 15.00
The Progress Co., Registra
tion and School Tax notices
by R. W. Ponder, T. C., 1.40
The Progress Co.', Jury blanks,
statements, tax papers for
Tax Collector, Treasurer and
Clerk of Court, 15.00
Dyson Mfg. Co., lumber for
bridge, 2.31
Mrs. J. T. McGorkle, feeding
Jury City Court July term, 6.00
Mrs. J. T. Corkle, feeding 7
sets of Jury and - bailiffs for
September term of Superior
Court as per order of Judge, 49.00
National, Vaccine Institute,
vaccine points for county,
to be paid if found correct, 65.00
J. L., Browning, washing and
extra help for sick pauper, 9.15
Farmers’ Union Warehouse
Co., feed for county mules
onroad < , 95.69
Wight & Browne, medicine
for convicts-and mules, 12.80
W. C. Matthews, for having
convicts’ teeth pulled, 1.00
W. C. Matthews, paid out
for extra guard, ' 1.00
W. C. Matthews, paid Emmett
Knowles for damage done
crop in straightening road, 5.00
W. C. Matthews, freight on
supplies for-convicts, 2.13
W. C. Matthews, paid cash
for nails, tools, etc. for road
use,
3.60
W. C. Matthews, horse feed 10.00
Wight Bros. Co., feed and
supplies for paupers, 14.46
Wight Bros. Co., supplies
for convicts, 9.45
Poulk Bros. Co., feed, sup
plies, etc. for convicts, 38.75
T. J. Arline, medicine and
medical attention for con
victs,
23.00
W. G. Baggett & Son, feed
for countv mules. 15
Neel Bros., rileat for con
victs, ( 23.85
Ira Higdon, feed, supplies,
etc. for convicts. 43.48
E. G. Harrell, work on Tired
Creek bridge, 6.00
Wight Hdw. Co., paint used
at poor farm, 46.00
Gus Rhodes, shoeing county
mules, . 5.25
J. B. Watts, 5 days special
bailiff Superior Court, 10.00
Will Robinson, painting at
poor farm, 29.00
City of Cairo, lights and
water for Jail, 3.50
City of Cairo, lights and
water for Court House, 8.23
C. G. Akridge, 5 days riding
bailifi Superior Court, 15.00
Farmers & Merchants Bank,
for work on bridge by W. B.
Hicks, # 10.00
R. L. Gwaltney, lumber for
bridge, 9.89
C. H. Lee, lumber for bridge 1.95
T. J. Arline, medicine, and
medical attention for pau
pers. 24.00
T. J. Arline, medicine and
medical attention for prison
ers, 2.00
Cairo Messenger, publishing
grand jury presentments for
March term of Sup. Court 6.25
Cairo Messenger, printing
post cards for Tax Collector, 1.00
Cairo Messenger, registration
and school trustee notice
for Tax Collector, 1.05
The last two bills to be paid
if found correct.
Cairo Furniture Co., pillows,
cot pads, etc. for convicts, 3.50
Roddenbery Hdw. Co., tools,
etc. for convicts, 17.35
W. J. Dunlap, repairs on
equipmeuts for convicts 8.65
Wight Hdw. Co., tools for
poor farm .50
Wight Hdw. Co., tools, equip
ments, etc. for road use 173.87
(To be paid if found correct.)
Pryor Collins, work on Sapp
hill, 6.00
Walter Pringle, hauling lum
ber for bridge, 1.00
City Market, balance on
beef for convicts, 1.60
E. G. Harrell, Jury, bailiff
and Coroner service on in
quest over M. Hatcher, 17.00
W. D. Stanfield, feeding
prisoners at Jail, 55.80
R. L. Nicholson, turn-keys,
per diem at Superior Court,
etc., 118.65
R. F. Whiddon, lumber for
bridge, 1.79
T. J. Braswell, work on
bridge, 15.00
Hal Mitchell, work on bridge, 2.00
T. J. Whitfield, lumber for
bridge, 8.43
J. B. Warned, medicine and
medical attention for Eugene
Richter, 2.50
W. H. Butler, lumber for
bridge, 6.50
Foote & Davies, office sup
plies for clerk of court, 3.75
G. D. Banard & Co., office
supplies for clerk of court, 10.15
J. D. Maxwell, lumber for
bridge, 4.80
Garner-Blakely Co., syrup
for convicts, 22.89
Neel Bro3., meal for con
victs, 3.20
Albany Produce Co., meat
for convicts, 70.26
B. M. Johnson, postage for
county, 1.00
W. J. Willie, court costs on
fou r convicts, same to be
prorated between.the Sheriff,
Clerk of Court and Solici
tor. 100.00
Shiver Bros., lumber for
bridge, 11.55
Shiver Brothers, lumber for
bridge, 3.60
Shiver Brothers, lumber for
bridge, 24.04
Albert Powell, hauling lum
ber for bridge; 6.02
Miles Whitfield, lumber tor
bridge, 31.80
R. W. Jones, lumber for
bridge, 3.69
On motion the following Tax
levy for the year 1911 for county
purposes was made and collec
tions ordered to be made ac
cordingly,Viz:- 50 cents on each
$100.00 worth of property re
turned for taxation subdivided
as follows:
(1.) 15 cents to pay legal ih-
debtness now due or to become
due during the year.
(2.) 5 cents to build or repair
court house or jail, bridges, fer
ries or other public improve
ments according to contract.
(3.) 10 cents to pay sheriffs,
jailers or other office fees that
they may be legally entitled to
out of the county.
(4.) 2 cents to pay expense of
bailiffs, at court, non-residence
witnesses in criminal cases, fuel
servants hire, etc.
(5.) 10 cents to pay jurors a
(6.) 4 cents to pajr expenses in
curred in supporting the poor of
the county .
(7.) 4 cents to pay any other
lawful charges against the coun
ty." _ i . -
Also, in compliance with the
recommendation of the Grand
Jury at the September term of
Superior Court, 19l0, of said
county, the following Special
Levy was made and ordered col
lected to-wit;
40 cents on each $100. worth of
property returned for taxation
for the purpose of maintaining
and working Grady County’s
quota of convicts on the public
roads of said county.
Upon report of County School
Commissioner of agreement be
tween him and the authorities in
the several school districts the
following levies for local school
purposes have been made for the
ensuing-year and the Tax Collec
tor to make collections accord
ingly:
Cairo School district, 5 mills.
Woodland 31-2 mills.
Bold Spring, 5
Greenwood,
Providence,
Golden Rod,
Calvary
Sunny Side,
Pleasant Valley,
Whigham,
Walker,
Pine Union.
On motion the Grady Count:
Commissioners contracted witl
The South Georgia Auditing Co
of Waycross to check the count:
tax returns for the years 1901
and 1910 as per contract in file ii
commissioners’ room at the cour
house.
On motion Elisha Jones, wa
employed to oversee the poo:
farm for the year 1912 at $25. pe;
month,
Oh motion W. C. Matthewi
was employed as Road Super
intendent for the year 1912 at i
salary of $1Q0. per month and th<
matter of furnishing theexpensi
of keeping up and running ai
automobile or the payment o:
$20. in addition to his salary h
left with the county commission
ers.
On motion the resignation o
Thomas Wight was accepted to
take effect at the close of thi
next regular meeting.
On motion adjourned.
Thomas Wight, Chair'm
Albert Powell,
Henry Mitchell,
L. L. Barwick,
J- L. Peebles,
J. M. Sasser.
B. M. Johnson, Clerk.
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