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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS Official Organ of Grady County, S. It. BLANTON, Editor & Publisher One Dollar Per Year, In Advance Adverting Rates Reasonable and Made Known on Application. Entered 4t Cairo, Ga., Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONE NO. 200 THE RISE OF BY STAFF OF GA. STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE What Boys Have Done With Corn The Men of Georgia Can Do President Andrew M. Soule. The l ive to prominence of Repre pen tutivo Roddenbery of tho Second Georgia District 1ms been rapid. He has been in Congress less than three years and yet he has succee ded in getting himself noticed more than once in the nietripolilnn news papers, and on Tuesday, while pre siding over the Committee of the Whole, made a precdont ruling that promises to increase the bur den of tho property owners of Washington many millions of dol Lira. That ruling will not of course endear him to Hid people of that city, but ivliat does that matter? They haven’t votes. Ane if it is precedent that ought to have been made the 00,000,000 in the parts of the country will hold him in re membrance and'stand ready with their votes to move him higher up in the/event that lie continues to make good. -Recently he got national atten tion by his oft'orts to get legislation preventing marriages between ne groes and whites. It is true that he didn’t have much' success, but he said some things that will start the nation to thinking, and the leg islation that he advocated may come along some years hence. The picture of the Commissioner of Pensions, which [he presented td the House, and hence to the coun try, the other day, wasn’t altogeter gratifying to that .gentleman and his friends, and it may have been drawn on rather broad lines, but tho speech in which it appeared directed attention to some pension abuses and may be productive good results. There is no boubt that the pension business needs overhauling Fifty-nine boys of Chattooga county averaged 47 bushels of corn to the acre and $30 profit per acre. In Polk county 27 boys averaged 62 bushels per acre and $46.13 per acre profit. In Tattnall county 21 boys averaged $29 per acre. Floyd county boys av eraged $36.70 profit per awe. Whit field boys $41.02 per acre. Paulding $41.94 per acre, Cherokee $44.99, Haralson $45.83. Pickens $36.72, Gil mer 36, Decatur $35.37, Muscogee $33.50, Carroll $39.44, Walker $66.39, Meriwether $4?.80, Bartow $34.89. Thus the figures might he given for a long list of counties: They are au thentic figures, compiled with great care. If the hoys can do so well, why not the men? If greater profits are to he made by extra care, and fertiliz er,, why, then, not extra care and fer tilizer? The secret of the boys' suc cess is that they have adopted mod ern methods of seed selection, fertili zation and cultivation. But it is no longer a secret. Any of these hoys can now give the receipt for success ful growing of corn in Georgia. These boys have been taught how to produce big yields by scientific agriculturists or “experts,” if you-pre fer the term. Those who may have been prejudiced against scientific ag riculture can no longer Btand alooi from ’ the work of scientists, when he faces- such results. Naturally the College of Agriculture will point with pride to the corn club results as one of the demonstrations of Its useful ness as an Institution. It Is the purpose' to enlarge corn clubs and girls’ canning club work, and thus light beacon flreB of advanc ed agriculture In every nook and cor ner of Georgia. The United States government stands ready to supple ment what the state does, and it would seem the part of wisdom to make sure of all the funds to he ob tained from the government for such an immensely practical work. BY STAFF OF GA. STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE What Ga.’s Greatest Single Step / In Agriculture in 1913 Should Be President Andrew M. Sou!:. If the farmers of Georgia will di versify their crops and start a rota tion system, they will have mode the greatest single step forward possible to take during the year 1913. Our country can never be made permanently prosperous until It pro duces its own food supplies. Georgia can easily grow grain in‘the fowa of winter oats to be followed by a hay crop such as cow • peas and soy beans for the enrichment of the soil and for the nutrition of livestock. Ev ery farmer should devote a portion of his farm for the grazing of hogs. Some of the crops which should be \ are Winter used for this purpose oats, spring sown oats, cow peas’and soy beanB planted in succession and peanuts and artichokes The Georgia farmer should not have to purchase as much fertilizer as he is now buying.. By growing legumes, nitrogen is taken from the air and conveyed to the soil and by turning under a green leguminous crop every three years sufficient humus will be obtained. Then If the Georgia farm er will feed all of the rough litter produced on his farm, he will have a considerable store of manure to ap ply to his land. USES OF LIME IN GEORGIA. John R. Fain, Professor of Agronomy. UNSOUND FEED. W. M. Burs-on, Professor Veterinary Science. bv a reform Congress, ar overhaul ing which it will probably get if Mr. Roddenbery is given oftener a chance to be heard. Mr. Roddenbery shouldn’t feel at all aggrieved if some of the news papers show a disposition to poke a little fun at,him once in a while In his effort to make ah impression by doing unusual things he may oc casionally get outside .of convention al lines, but as long as he ’shows forcefulnes combined with common sense ho will not be lacking iij sup port. It will be only when there is a suspicion that he is getting into the ranks,of the demagogues that he will be in danges of being put in the discard. The people hjive no objections to a public man’s iveti ties as long as he rings' true, hut if he rings false the fun making men of the newspapers and the cartoon ists will take,-him in hand and pre pare him for the'' rubbish heap -- Savannah] Mor'n’iiig News. Numerous reports have been receiv ed from various • parts of the state of the death of horses and mules of n disease known in some section as "meningitis,” in others ‘‘blind staggers” and in others a3 “stomach staggers.” Symptoms usually re ported are loss of appetite,, dull ness, sleepiness, blindness; in many instances a staggering gait and great bodily weakness, and in some instances fits during which they rear, plunge and struggle violently. Death often occurs in from 24 to 48 hours. Tliese troubles are caused mostly by poisonous molds such as may oc cur on low pasture lands or hay fod der and grain. The molds cause de struction of nerve tissues and few cases recover without early expert medical attention. Avoid trouble by closely watching the feed supply, both grain and rough- age and provide freBh, clean water. At the first sign of the disease call veterinarian. If none Is to be had, give salts or linseed oil and large and frequent doses of salt-peter. Cold, wet packs applied to the head are some times beneficial. Moldy feeds are Injurious to all kinds of live stock. WHAT COTTON TO PLANT IN WEEVIL TERRITORY. R. J. H. DeLonch, Professor Industry. Cottoji Query—What variety or varieties are most resistant to the boll wee vil? ‘ No accepted conclusion has ever been reached that there is a variety resistant to the weevil. The big boll, early fruiting varieties are best, not because of early flower ing, but because, of the quickness in maturing from flower to fruit. The advantage qf the short period from flower to fruit is that the forage pe riod of the weevil is thus reduced. It eats only the cotton boll and lives only six or seven months. By reduc ing the forage period to the briefest possible time, the greater the proba bilities of starving the weevil. The hot. sun’s rays kill the weevil and the okra leaf variety has been especially recommended because the sun light penetrates the plant thor oughly. Rows planted north and south, allowing the sun’s rays to fall directly between, are an advantage for this reason. The College has completed the con struction Of poultry buildings, and is now better equipped than ever to pro sent this branch of work. Success Isn’t Found in Mirrors. ' More than ever,-.the automobile lias become thecplay thing op the •rich. The price.oi- gasoline.still soars upward, and even the.rich are. led to wonder where- it’ will stop. Those who • believe' that the'mo!or car would 'become-to be of universal use, might as well change their opinion. - Herbert Kaufman in Atlanta Journal. The world’s work is still undone—the wings of a million ambitions are beating the air—Opportunity speaks in myriad of tongues. Here science calls, there art beckons, yonder the whis tles of industry scream. The world teems with new dreams and new schemes new forces are about tis and.new powers within us. This is a century of splendid dares and superb fulfill ment, BUT; you are missing it all. You’re looking in the wrong direction. The man in the mirror isn’t worth a moment’s thought the lookingglass flatters, it won’t tell the truth, it always magnifies. Turn about; watch the clock instead. Men of real ability are too seriously engaged, fo take themselves seriously. They have a definite and important use for every minute. They need so much time for action that thev haven’t leisure for self-satisfaction. They don’t bother about themselves; they’re calculating what tomorrow will produce; guessing- the message in the next sunrise; surveying paths; indenting, organizing, mapping their campaigns of destiny. . The instant you're content' with your progress you’ll cease to progress^ ■ Behin'd-yoit are millions' of eagar, avid*. tense, .-resource ful h6lrig|' f ^raimng.ev;ery'.|nuscle of fcvill, urging every re source of brain tjp take what you have, to be what you are, to,pass;and surpass you. - . You can’t stated still- because you block the rdhdway.. ' Move on, or ^pif will be trampled .underfoot,.. rest bn your labels you’ve chosen a poor cditch. /'What you'werp yesterday doSen’t interest us : today. We want to know what you will do tomorrow. ■ ' We’ve paid 1 you for the past-, and if you don’t fight as hard to retain what you obtain, a longer wit and a strong- Query- How much lime, general ly spealdns, is needed for sour soil, in what form is it best applied, wlien would you apply? A sour soil means a deficiency of lime. To supply the need, lime may be applied in either the ground rock form or the burned, lime form. If ground lijne is applied, from one to two tons will be required depending tloh must be given to keeping up the humus content by either the appli cation of manure or by turning under cow peas or other legume. Lime acts as a stimulus and causes soils tc yield more readily their plant food. WHY THE MULE? M. P. Jarnagin, Professor Animal Husbandry. A mule’s work worth about $500. in ten years te A farm draft mare upon the acidity of the soil, and; and her progeny are worth in ton from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds of burned lime. Ground lime is slower in action, but easier bandied and when it can be had at less cost it is preferable to burned lime. Burned lime should be applied a few weeks before planting, but ground lime can be applied at any time. It has been determined- that the fol lowing crops are benefited by lime : cantaloupes, peas, peanuts, tobacco, sorghum, alfalfa, clover, barley, wheat, oats, most of tho grasses and a majority of the fruits. Crops class ed as indifferent to lime are rye, po tatoes, millet, red top grass, edrn and cotton. Experiments prove that wa termelons are Injured by it. Corn, while classed as Indifferent, has, how ever, shown In a majority of cases, to be helped by it. .At the college farm an acre treated with lime produced 63.2 bushel of corn, while an acre not treated with lime produced 37.1 bushels per acre. The soil is a Cecil sandy loam and clay. Whete lime is used, special atten tion $1,800. Then why years more the mule.? You pay $200 and more for a mule. Raise a horse from your own mare and you will have netted a saving of $125-- to start with. Then why the mule? The value of the mare and her prog eny in ten years ap given above, is estimated on the basis that she will produce half horses and half mares, and will foal the average number 1 of times, and furthermore that her work will he only ^two-thirds that of the mu le_liberal * enough allowance, it will be admitted, in favor of the mule. The draft horse, home grown, is the solution of the question of eco nomical farm power in Georgia. i W- A. Worsham, professor of Agri cultural Chemistry, has been honor ed by being chosen secretary of the Council for the Advancement of Sci ence, the greatest scientific organize tion of this country. er arm will seize your undefended position. Every day another horde of want-lashed outsiders pours into our ports and menaces your security. You can’t tell from what quarter or from what ancestry or at what time to anticipate your successor. You were born a few centuries too late. *Back in the kingladen epochs, when ignorance and brutality were su preme, society divided class from mass, established orders of “nobility,” and designated, the status of a man before his birth. But coats-of-arms no longer count; it’s the arms in the coat NOW and the courage behind the arm. There is no law that will protect you against the law of survival. The fit finish in the fore;, the strongest last longest; honest ability wins. s Now get down to hard-pan and labor just as sternly to- \ last as you once struggled to be first. Keep undertaking anew or you will be overtaken by j a \ newcomer, * Move faster; forget about yourself. What you achieve is ; important^and your importance is based upon your achieve ment. , 1 . If your works can’t talk for you,' talk won’t work for you. Another reason for the Titanic horror has been advanced-drunk- ness on the part of the- Captain o’ the vessel. Right we have no daily paper. This is a’fihe news-, paper fidld-vergin . .soil-as it were-'-a count,-/ full of „ white folks- hustling agriculturalists' doubt. He was notified twice that 'j home lovers-a progressive pop- there were icebergs ahead, - but julation. We’ve-• been hunting a he took no ryitice of the warning. • field just Mice this lor 2Q yours- Eooze will make a fellow‘do, jiu;t ;Y-/e’vd found it; we are fixed, such things and every body knows ’ firm' and steadfast.' You may it-ahd’stfil 1 -th.’ j y'continue’ to tarn-; subscribe just as often 'and just per with it.. Hatter cut it out;- it i as fast, as you please.' You’llget , will get you sooner or later. ' I thd Progress every Friday, rain [ior •shine, hot or-cold. She’] come ped in at the/office'' 'Saturday, Y.ea sir, Bud,T arn,going tocher with the Progress ufitjl Cairo,, will ' 'Huron of ThomasviUe gets big enough to support a ^ sperm Tuesday in the City.