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COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO. CEO
MAN is as good a> ihe 't-au ne feeds on. 1 he better the food
the healthjei the man Ever, man, be values himself; insists .
on good, pure, sweet buuer and on . .illy ue3h eggs. Out'
icputn’.ion for sellirx” fine'butter . J 1 eggs is perfectly
well estab shed in.this comri.jriiy. Otff gro- '
ceries.are the best in town lor the money. .
7 hite & Stringer,. . Cairo, Gr*
Very Low.Round Tri.) Riteavia
ATLANTIC C0AST: LINE
“The Slatnliird'iiltbbai South”
Account’ of . ■ >?
GASPARILLA 0 A RNiV\L AT PA, FLORIDA.
Tickets on sal 3 February lfrh to; 15th, inclusive, lfcl5
MARDI GRAS' CELEBRATION AT ’
lew Orleans, La., Mobile, Afo., and Pensacola, Florid*.
Tickets op sale February 9th to l.Sthi-ihclu ive, 1915
?AMPA, FLA,....811,60 NEW ORLEANS, LA..#11.10
MOBILE, ALA. 9.90 " PENSACOLA, FLA.,.-. i ..6.3 :>•
Tickets will be limited to Feb. 26 but will be extended t°
liar. 15 by depositing ticket and upon payment of $1.00.
For Pullman Reservations, schedules and further infort^a-
ion, call on A. C. L. ticket agent: or write
D. M. North, A. G. P. A. L. P. Green, T. P. A.
Savannah, Georgia. Thomasville, Georgia.
February Sal
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I am selling my hats and ribbons at COST,
Come and get your choice.
Standard Patterns kept in stock.
Respectfully,
MISS LENA BELCHER,
Whigham, Ga.
Mr. Craham Ward, formerly, of Gilmore-Max"
well Company, has bought an interest with the
Mitchell & Walker Co., and will be glad to see his
friends and tell them about the many good things
kept in stock by the Mitchell & Walker Co.
At all times we carry all of the most popular
brands of Fancy and Staple Groceries. We have
for sale now: Blue Gem and Watson Melon Seed,
Seed Rye, Early Burt Oats, Seed Irish Potatoes,
and D. M. Ferry’s Garden Seed.
In our Feed Department wo carry Cow Feed,
Horse and Mule Feed and Chicken Feed.
We are also headquarters for Cairo Bakery.
Fresh Bread delivered on a moment’s notice.
Let The Boy Raise A Pure Bred Pig
Andraw M. Soulo, President Georgia Slato College of
Agriculture.
Mon
Why uot lot thu boy join Iho pig
Olub .movement? Any boy betweeu
Uio ages of 19 and 'IS may Join. Aside
IrOia -the Interest'the boy will take
in raising the pig, tha influence of
proprietorship and value of the cou.
etrfteUvo Work upon his • young life,
he will And a good deal of flnauclai
encouragement., He uiuy bbtulu. a
scholarship to the short course given
for boys and girls prise winners, at
the State Collega ' of Agriculture,
where ho will get an outlook aud in
spiration that, may mean grant things
for him.
The prises lie may win-at the coun
ty and state fairs will not only amount
to a considerable sum, but the repu-
ta'llon gained for the animal, If a
breading animal Is being used, will
make possible fancy price* for the.Ut
ters. . In fact, the boy may get his
start la life as the result of Joining
the pig club.
To join a pig club aud carry out Its
provision's means that be must keep
records of teed, gains In weight, costs
of gains aud thus begin to learn that
successful farming must be done In a
business-like way.
The organization of a pig club Is
simple. The Bchool teacher will take
the matter of organizing in hand, cir
culars of instruction can he obtained
from .the State College of Agriculture,
the .club cpn be enrolled and names
scnt'.to headquarters at the College.
Information about how to feed, what
crops to .ipljmt, what kind of pig to
buy, etc.,: can' be obtained from the
expert In ' char'ge, whoso headquarters
ill Georgia-arc at the College of Agrl-
qulture In fact, everything
is muds'easj^fohKthb pig olub boy. Ho
wili;be expected to,oshihit at the fairs
and carry -)liJ J work through in good
shape.' .
The boya. raW^yshowIng what they
can do la raisfug'-tbrn. Along with it,
let tbs boys'.show how they can make
the best useof corn by feeding it to
pigs. -'.''vV'.'t.'-"
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Applications received f ,r loan from 8100 00 to 810.000.00 'on
improved ana ui,improved low, imp. ■ and f.om Imida. [inm
ost 8 per cent straight. Inteic-t puyaule nnijunlly or semi.annual
ly- rime, one to ten years. Applicants ’fdjr loans vtiil please give
description, -location, and valuation of property offered as security
for loan. 8fnie improvements rtn.i valuation of sr,me.
Wo v ant County represent Hives to recievi. applications for
otns, apprai. e property, and serve as oir exclusive representative,
■vitorney or real estate man 'preferred. Applicants for loans, and
ipiilieants for agencies pustiLively required to furnish at least '.wo
•haracter references and forward postage, five 2c stamps, for ap
plication blanks, lull particulars,' and prompt reply. Write South-
•u;n Office, Southeastern Mortgage Loan’Assn., Fourth Mat’l Bank
Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
TAX RECEIVER'S 10TICE Of SECOND
I will be at the following named places on dates in
dicated for the purpose of receiving tne returns of Taxes
for the year 1915:
Protecting Orchards Boy's Profit on
Against Light Frosts
$285.49
•T. H. McHattarr, Profesaar. Of Hprtl-
oulturs, Gtargla State Csllege
Of Agrlqulture
J. Phil:;^ji^ibjsrt;;;State Agent
Charij&jf.filUb' Work, Col-
• ^■‘^.^jii.lculturo
• Ah. orchard;, ban. ' .be protected
against light. fresti by the smudging
method. For., this- purpose there are
smudge pot* or orchard heaters on
the market'. Should these seem too
expensive, a good substitute Is. uftord-
•d by making smudge fires ot_ wet
glass, straw,, old leaves', primings,-
etc.- About' 100. small -plle$ can be
placed to an acre, most' of them .be
lay put on the side" from which-the-
wind is blowing. ■ The purpose, of
eourse, is 'to keep the smoke - over
the orchard. It is important thq-t
the smudge fires he used early.in the.
morning before the suit comes Iqp ti
prevent too rapid thawing out of frbj
en flowers.
As a rule,-when the temperature .U
23 degrees, and it-looks as If'tha tem-'
perature is -going lower,'.start tin
smudge fires, it can not be expact-
ad that this method will save from
severe freezes, bui it ean be used oc
casionally with gre< t profit.
MauriMyB^fedKy'of Walker coun
ty, it cor,ir : Tttilivl)byy ; has demonstrated
*'•-* '•"■' ''^''malcs'ViL profit of $285.41)
is p}gg)lta season. Hit
ton, oats and so;.
e- devoted to cori.
profit o!
sqpiore produced 2,
' from which lit
p£-$'J4,SD. The acre dc
prtflitikiti'm 1-4 bushelt
f : ^y.Vot '. After the oati
S^Hb-land was disc-
yUpans. From tliU
,*514 pounds of dry
^.$85.41. The tola
t? foifr crops on three
(tore $285.49.
,will ho seen, broughl
any other crop
Thisi- croij't’amd : the oats preceding
made a • total-profit from one acre
$168,31,. Thus it will be seen tha-
the corn club boys are capable o)
growing other crops and a larger acre
age and make a success.
Increasing The Corn Yield In Georgia
Pres. Andrew \4. Saule, Georgia State College of A-.’iiulluro
We respectfully solicit your patronage and ,
thank you for same.
MITCHELL & WALKER CO.
Phone 97
Jring us yovr Job Work.
Land intended for corn should be
thoroughly prepared. Deep plowing
te accommodate tha deep root system
of. the plant is advisable. It is essen
tial, that orgapic matter be added to
Georgia soils cither in the form of
green manuring or as barnyard man
ure or in the form of leaves 'and lit!
ter from the woods, or in compost.
This gives r.ot only protection against
drouth, but the deoay adds humus and
plant food.
Corn requires a soil rich in nitro
gen. One hundred bushul* of corn
removes front the soil about 150
pounds of this element. At the time
of planting apply net less than 500
pounds per acre of a fertiliser analyz
ing four per cent organic nitrogen, 9
per cent phosphoric acid and two or
three per east potash. If potash is
not available front Germany, unleach
ed wood ashes or cotton seed meal
may he of some assl.?*—>"C . *;i r
rqspect. A side appllca.lou of fa. l.
Izer of tlio-same onnlysls should '•
made at the rate of about a JO ;,ounu.
to the acre about six wtalcs afts.
plauting,
But If Ihe land is cnr.-fu'ly propar
ed and liberally fertilized, It does not
follow that tljere will he u good oror
unless tlie seed are well selected and
proper cultivation is given. Obtain
seed of a variety that lias done well
In your locality, test the seed fo(
germination strength and plant seed
only from ears showing high record in
germinal len.
Give frequent, shallow cultivation
till the ear is fully daveloped.. CJultl'
vation is often stopped at the Wrpnp
time. Deep plowing during cultlva
tlon destroys roots and does much ir.
Jury. It is therefore important that
only shallow cultivation be given and
that a nmlch be maintained as con
stanlly as possible between the rows
Pm Culture In Geargia
J. W. Firor, Adjunct-Professor Of Hor-
tioulture, Georgia State College
Of Agriculture
A bulletin has Just been issued by
the Georgia State College of Agricul
ture on Pecan Culture in Georgia, the
purpose of which has been to set forth
briefly and plainly the most important
•Laatur'es of successful pecan culture
ii{ .Georgia. It Is Issued In answer to
a-wide-spread demand for Information
on the subject within tho state. The
College is conducting experiments in
pecan growing, about which it will
eventually report. The present bulle
tin is designed to provide general in
formation about varieties, best -ultu-'
ral methods, protection from diseases
and Insects, marketing, etc. It can
be obtained free by writing to the
College. Every Georgia farmer can
grow at least a few trees.
Some of the records of individual
trees and orchards are given and
probable Income Is discussed.
" ’ '.Tests Witt Core
John R. Fain, Professor Of Agronomy-
Georgia State College Of
Agriculture
In tests conducted at Quitman and
Aslihurn in South Georgia, it was found
that the following varieties of corn
stood os the first six best yioldcrs:
Wliat’.ey 61.1, Hastings Prolific 41.8,
Scott’s Southern Prolific 40.7, Riches
39.5, Sparks Prolific 37.9, Rasls 37.7.
Other kinds tried were Waltons, Me
Lendons, Marlborough, Watkins, Lit
tie Cob, Turner County, Gunter and
Gulf Coast.
On the test plats at tho College of
Agriculture the first six yleldors
were: Yates Choice 44.93, Sanders Im
proved 42.10, Batts Prolific 37.64, Har
ley’s Two-Eared 36.75, Cocke’s 36.07,
Vinson’s Prolific 34.75. Other varieties
tried were College Cross, Hastings Pro
lifle, Whatley’s Prolific, Haffaman
Hembree, Albermarle, Marlborough,
South Georgia, Shaw's Improved
Henry Grady, Spark’s -Prolific and
Reid’s Yellow.Dent.
Cotton Variety Tests
Whigham
Spring Hill
Lime Si: k
Blowing av
Spence
Akridge
Pine Park
beachton
f’alvaiy
Reno
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
February
12th
loth
16th
17th
18th
19th
22nd
23rd
,24th
25th
I will be in Cairoat the Court House, every day between Feb
1st. and May 1st. excepting appointments elsewhere.
Books will close May 1st and papers turned over to tho
'Equalizers as prescribed by Law. Therefore please meet me on
he dates, and at the places and give in your Taxes and avoid the
ush. J W. Cannon, R. T. R. G. C.
>-n»'.'immiL u i»> ~im»»
For the Better Kinds of
Meats
Try our Breakfast Bacon, sliced
on our American Slicing. Ma
chine, Boiled Ham ? Dried Beef,
and everything good to eat.
w«ei,u»ir«w ■
The Orly Sanitary Market in Cairo.
Perkins & Sellers, Proprietors.
" /1 Phone 248,
[FARM LOANS
We are prepared to give quick service and
best terms to any who may wish to have a five
year loan on improved Grady county lands. Loans
made from $500 up to ary. amount. If you will
need more money this winter in order to hold cot
ton or make improvements on your property, see
us before placing your business.
Call to see us and bring your deeds and we
will make you the best terms possible.
Bell & Weathers, Cairo, Ga.
j-r=£i
L. E. Rast, In Charge Of Cotton In
dustry, Ga. 8tate College Of Agr.
The varieties that give best results
at the College plats, in the order of
yields for the year 1914, were as fol
lows: Sunbeam, Cleveland 13lg Boll,
Cooks Improved, "Hoopers, Bice, Cleve
land Big Boll, Meadow, Sunbeam 80,
Culpepper, Sunbeam 64, Caldwell,
Christopher, Ltvesey's Early, Texas
Bur, Brown’s No. 1, Brown’s No. 3,
Bramlett, Robert’s Big Boll, Rexall,
Brown’s No. 2, Williams, Langford,
Willlet’s ideal, Manley, Willett’s Per
fection, Ponlnot, Right’s.
Tests conducted in Brooks county,
south Georgia, showed the following
ranking: Trice'," Cook's Improved,
Cleveland Big Boll, Sunbeam, Brown’s
No. 1, Broadwell, Cav. Toole, Culpep
per, Brown’s No. 2, Columbia, Colum-'
hia, Utopia, Brown’s No. 3.
TestB conducted in Turner county,
south Georgia, showed the following
ranking: Sunbeam, Brown’s No. 1,
Cook’s Improved, Brown’s No. 2, Trice,
Culpepper, Brown’s No. 3, Cleveland
Big Boll, Broadwell, Cav. Toole, Dixie
Duroc Jersey Hogs.
We are now shipping Shoats, also offer few Sows,
bred to Nutwood Defender and Model King Boars.
Terms Cash, or Fall payment to satisfactory par
ties.
P.est
Mothers
Most
Prolific
Two
Litters
Each
“MODEL KING” sire
“MODEL CHERRY*’ grand
champion Great Internation
al Hog Show, Chicago, 1911.
“NUTWOOD DEFEND
ER” sire “DEFENDER.”
His winnings and record are
foundt below.
Year
Develop
Early
Fatten
At'
Any
Age
Nutwood Defender was sired by Defender, the only Hog
that ever took two Grand International prizes, and has
twice sold for 85,000. One hundred and seventy six sows,
. * . t • r r\aot toil fr\ Qor»f 101A cnlfi in niih-
twice soia ior so,uuu. vuuuuiuum.u —r
bred to him, from Dec. 2t, 1911to Sept 1914, sold in pub
lic sales for the fabulous price of $27,081.00. Send your
orders at once to
NUTWOOD DUROC FARM, Thomasville, Ga.
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