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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS,
THE OFFICIAL PRINT SHOP OF GRADY COUNTY.
HEN F. PERRY &-SON, I'roprititors,
HEN F. PERRY, Jr., i.ili r
Entered ns matter of the second class at the Cairo, Georgia, Post Office, .undei
the Act of March 3rd, 1874.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
$1.00 a Year; 50 cents for 0 Months; 25 cents for Three Mo i|h
ADVERTISING RATES:
Most Reasonable* and Made Known Upon Application.
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA. MAY 7th 1915.
The general presentments re
turned by the grand jury of
Mitchell county furnished the
people over there something to
talk about, says the Moultrie Ob
server. “The body recommend
ed the abolishment of the city
court and the office of county
treasurer and that the board of
ccunty commissioners be reduced
to three members. Action with 1
reference to the city court came
as a surprise. It was known in
advance that the grand jury
would likely favor the abolish
ment of the office of county treas
urer and the cutting down of the
members of the board of county
commissioner?, but it was not be
lieved that there was enough
sentiment against the city court
to put such a recommendation
through the grand jury. Before
the recommendations can be car
ried through the support of
Mitchell’s representatives will
have to be secured.”
Boy Burgalers Arrested Here.
Two boys, who are said to have
escaped from Jhe State Farm in
Florida, were arrested here last
Friday by Chief Horton and Bail
iff Sadler.
It seems that after their es
cape from the Farm the boys
went to Thomasville and burgal-
rized a store, obtaining watches,
knives, etc., which they had on
their persons when arrested.
Thomasville officers came over
and got the boys Saturday.
City Tax Books Open.
The City tax books are now
open. Those who haven’t given
in their taxes will please call at
the City Hall and do so at once.
J. IT. Connell, Clk. & Treas.
Col. R, C. Bell spent Sunday
here with his family returning
on Monday to Sylvester to re
sume his duties as solicitor a
Worth county superior court.
Panacea Items.
Mr. Monroe Roddenberry was
in Panacea a few days ago.
Mr. Howard Nelson and Miss
Gaynell Stegall were recent visi
tors to Crawfordville.
SMr. Klecki, of Tallahassee, has
been hero looking after his proi -
erty.
Dr. Causseax went to Sopcbop
py on business last week.
Mr. Charlie Mooring is erecting
a new dwelling at Panacea.
Mr. W. B. Graham and grand
son, Mr. Willie Gilbert, are here
for two weeks.
Mrs. Jessie Caranay spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Ed
na Posey
We are glad to say that Messrs
Haywood and Thomas and their
mother and sisters, Managers of
the Panacea Hotel, arrived last
Monday'and opened the hotel on
Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. Causseax left last
week for a two weeks visit to
their old home at Shady ville, Fla.
Children’s Day To Be Observed
„ Centenial Sunday School will
observe Childrens Day the sec
ond Sunday in May. Exercises
will begin at ten o’clock in the
morning, dinner at noon, and ex
ercises beginning in the after
noon. Everybody is cordially in
vited
you ever in a first class cannery? The dexterity, the speed,
the cleanliness of the whole process is amazing. Some of the
preparation of the vegetables or fruits is done by busy hands,
but most of it is accomplished- by machinery. We
carry only the output of the best canneries. That
means you get only high class canned goods.
White & Stringer,
Cairo, Ga.
PELLAGRA
PERMANENTLY CURED
For eight years Dr. AV. J. McCrary, a graduate prait ielwjt physi'Inn,
lias had the most remarkable success in euWng Pellagra und'U.iolc
Worm discuses in Ills pern'll ring territory In Northern Alula., a, ivui
now those wonderful Remedies are boing offered to ailtfc;;'.rn <v., •
the entire South. Cures have been affected 'In the -v-r,- v •.
stages or Pellagra and Hook Worm by Dr. McCrary’s P.cmo V •;
the euro is permanent—not a temporary relief. Patients
and out of mind treated seven null eight years ago fop
were cured in a few weeks, and arc In flno health' to ’ >
of testimonials are gladly given by these patients of I'.-.
TREATMENT FREE OF CHARGE IF WE IK) NOT < ■
WE Al®0 DIAGNOSE YOUR CASK AND Alt', :. . .
WRITE l-’Olt HOOK AND FULL, PAR '. .
Dr. W. J. McCru; " ’• -ru uut’ " ’ * "
DON §4 —- CARBON HILL, ALA.
What Kind Of Fertilizer
Ought You To Use ?
Pres. Andrew M. Soule, Georgia State College of Agriculture
Few more Important questions are
confronting the farmers of Georgia
than how to utilize fertilizers to the
greatest advantage. In attempting to
answer this question tests plats are
being conducted in various parts of
the state and on different typos of
soil. Three years’ results have been
obtained.
In south Oeorgla eleven distinctive
areas aro being usod and the data has
reference to corn, cotton and oats.
The work with each crop Is duplicated
for accuracy of results.
No fertilizer is used on the first
plat. Murlato of potash has been ap
plied on the second plat at the rate
of 100 pounds per acre; acid phos
phate on the third plat at tho rate of
400 pounds per acre; nitrogen derived
from dried blood and applied at tho
rate of 180 pounds per acre on the
fourth plat; the fifth plat was fertiliz
ed with phosphoric acid and potash;
tho sixth plat with, nitrogen and pot
ash; the seventh plat with nitrogen
and phosphoric acid; the eighth plat
with nitrogen, phosphoric acid;
and potash, making a com
pleter fertilizer ; the \ ninth
plat with rock phosphate at the rate
of 3.0P0 pounds per acre, and tho
tenth plat with rock phosphate and
potash.
Observe that tho complete fertilizer
consisted of 100 pounds of muriate of
potash, 400 pounds of acid phosphate
and 180 pounds of dried blood, making
in all a gross application of 680 pounds
per aero.
Comparatively little benefit has
been obtained from the use of potash
alone. Phosphoric acid alone has
been uncertain in Its performance and
used independently would not have
paid a profit on tile application. Ni
trogen alone has also been erratlo,
though It .gave bettor results on corn,
oats and cotton than any other single
application, and would in most In
stances have more than paid for Itself.
When phosphoric acid and potash
were combined belter results were ob
tained thnn where they were used
separately. An Increase of ns much
as 159 pounds of cotton per acre re
sulted from this combination. When
nitrogen and potash were used to
gether a' more distinctive Increase was
shown thnn with any other combina
tion usod up to tills time.
Whore a completo fertilizer was
used no better results were obt allied
With corn I hap with nitrogen and
phosphoric acid. Cotton, however,
showed some Increase from the appli
cation of tills fertilizer, amounting ns
an average for all south Georgia to
303 pounds of seed cotton per acre,
and on Tifton sandy loam 264 pounds
per acre. The yield of oats wns In
creased from tho use of a completer
fertilizer on all the tost arena in south
Georgia by 7.22 bushels per acre, and
on Tifton sandy loam by 13 bushels
per acre.
These results would indiento that ni
trogen and phosphorus In the quantl
ties mentioned can bo used with prof
it on corn, cotton and oats On the
soil types In question, and also that s
complete fertilizer can he used with
advantage.
Comparatively little benefit was ob
tained from the use. of rock phos
phate or floats with any of tho crops
mentioned. This la just what we
might naturally anticipate, for It has
been pointed, out repeatedty that
rock phosphate will only prove bene
Octal when applied to soils contain
lng a large amount of vegetable mat
ter.
T. 'H. McHatton, Professor Horticul
ture, Ga. State College Of'Agr..
A large orchardlst In northeastern
Georgia recently stated that he had
sprayed an orchard of 210 acres aitd
had killed 98 per cent of the San
Joho scale, the cost being $342.86, or.
$1.63 per acre. He followed direc
tions' of the Horticultural Department
of the Georgia State College of Agri
culture, and'made his own spray ma
terial , at a cost of 4 cents a gallon.
The best price li6 could: obtain, ac
cording to hla statement, from com
mercial concerns was 17. cents per
gallon. , This orchardlst, therefore,,
gives the College credit foe saving
him on this one spraying $SD6.32.
Blister Beetles
T. H. McHatton, Professor of Hortleul
ture, Ga. State College Of Agr.
From several sources have come re
ports of serious Injury done flowers
young fruit and buds of peach and oth
er trees. As a rule these beetle!
are not a Berlous ‘pest. When they
appear In large numbers they will
do material damage, however. The
blister beetle Is about one-lialr an inch
long with -metalic-green hack.
Arsenate of load will help control
the pest. If -only .a few trees are to
be-1 protected, give each tree a vigor
ous shaklhg oarly every morning. This
will dislodge the beetle, which can--
be picked up and destroyed by put
ting into kerosene oil.
PLANTING FOR HOME SUPPLIES
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia State College of
Agriculture.
A garden • in Georgia can be made
to provide from one to live kinds of
vegetables for table use for every day
In the year. The surplus of almost
all of these ..crops can be dried or
canned for winter use. Thus the cost
of feeding Sthe family can be greatly
lessened and a much greater variety
given In the dietary.
Tho farmer should next direct Ills at
tention to providing such food as is
necessary fur the maintenance, first of
hla work stock, then of his cows and
such other cattle beasts as he may
maintain, and for his hogs and poul
try. Two ideas should be kept in
mind in planting areas for these pur
poses. First, provision should bo
made for an ‘abundance of hay and
green feed and for a suttablo amount
of supplemental grain. The wide
awake farmer who planted cereals
last fall will have enough oats and
other grain to supplement the corn he
may produce this summer. It is de
sirable that each head^of work stock
bo provided with" 100 bushels of corn
or Its equivalent. If fifty bushels of
oafs have been grown for each head
of. live stock, then only fifty bushels
of corn would -be required. Figuring
the corn to yield on the basis of twen
ty-eight bushels to the acre, 2 1-2 to
5 acres of corn Bhould be grown for
each head of live stock. Remember
that the cornstalks if harvested will
provide good food for both horses
and cattle.
As- to hay, that from cowpeas, cow-
peas and millet or cowpeas and sor
ghum cannot be excelled under aver
age conditions prevailing In Georgia.
Of course, excellent hay can bo made
from cutting oats In the dough stage.
For cows an abundance of clean
roughage should bo provided. Corn
stalks, sorghum fodder, cowpeas and
millet, soy beans or any other forage
crop can be used to advantage with
this clasp of animals. While a little
corn can be fed to some advantage to
the few milk cows maintained on the
average 'farm, we are disposed to
think that the cotton seed should be
exchanged for meal and fed to this
({.class of animals, and that this.prac-
uco will nearly always be found of
advnntngo to the farmer.
How Much Potash Is
Needed In Fertilizing Crops?
John R. Fain, Professor Of Agronomy,
Ga. State College Of Agriculture.
Tests have Jjeeit conducted for
three years on various soil types of
Georgia, which shed Borne light on
the potash requirements of various
crops. Where potash alone was used
as a'fertilizer, no results were ob
tained from corn and oats, but cottton
showed a gain of from 60 to 103
pounds of seed cotton per acre. These
tests wore made in both north and
south Georgia.
Jn the experiments 100 pounds of
potash were used per acre. Where
potash was used In combination with
other fertilizer elements, it gave bet
ter results, but not enough to pay
for its application except for cot
ton.
, Fifteen different areas scattered
ovor tho state , were used In making
these tests, and as many different
kinds of soils wore used as possible
to make the results of general appli
cability tp the state.
Pig Club Enrollment
. • ?
Jas. E. Downing, Organizer Of Pig
Clubs, Ga. State College Of Agr.
Over five hundred boys have been
organized into pig clubs in Georgia
this year in the following counties:
Whitfield, Carroll, Troupo, Bibb, Tatt
nall, Arppllng, Coffee, Wayne, Berrien,
Lowndes, Brooks, Grady, Decatur and
Thomas. It has been impossible to
organize clubs in ail the counties that
have asked for them.
The banks in some of the counties
have assisted In getting the clubs
started by loaning the boys money
with which to buy the pigs, the loan
to he repaid next fall.
Some of the hanks are offering a
dollar deposit and small metal savings
banks to all boys In a county that car
ry the’club work through.
A scarcity of pure bred pigs* in tho
state has made It 'Impossible for every
applicant to qualify as. a full mem
ber, but those who do not are .en
rolled In the Ham and Bacon Club
and will be awarded prizes for best
( meat.
CfoSHdren Cry for Fletcher’s
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, and which hns been
in uso for over 30 years, has borno the signature ot
and has been made under his per-
sonal supervision slnco its Infancy.
/-CACc/Ute Allow no ono to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-ns-good’* aro but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger, .tho health o£
Infants and Children—Experience against'Experiment*
What is CASTOR IA
Cnstorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare*
gorio, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It la pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morpliine nor other Nnrcotlo
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty yenrs It
has been In constant uso for tho relief of-Constipation,
1'lntulonfy, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates tho Stomach-and Bowels,
assimilates tho Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tho Children's Panacea—Tho Mother’s Friend,
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
pBears the Signature of
Iii Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
TUB CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY.
CAIRO
To
Tampa ? Florida and Return
' VIA
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
“The Standard Railroad of the Sout’-”
_ May 17th, 1915
Special Train Will Leave Cairo, 6:47 p. m.
Tickets U nited returning to reach original starting point
prior to midnight, May 24th, 1915.
Splendid chance to visit Tampa at very low rates.
Low rates for Boat Excursions can be arranged on his
toric Tampa Bay, St, Petersburg and many points on the
fairous Manatee River,
For tickets and Pullman reservations, apply to A. C. L.„
Ticket Agent or write, . . ~
E. M. North,|A. G. P. A> L. P. Green, T. P. A.
Savannah, .Georgia. Thomasville, Georgia.
F. G. West, T. P, A., Montgomery, Ala.
Nervous Breakdown
Threatened
You lose your appetite, become weak and
anemic, lose all energy, the nerves become shat
tered and are easily irritated—this condition fi
nally results in complete collapse. The first
thing to do is to start on
Rexall Celery and Iron Tonic
It means complete restoration of all your
health and energy.
Rexall Celery aQd Iron Tonic-acts directly on the
base of the disorder, the nerve centers and the blood.
It soothes aYid quiets the irritated nerves and strength
ens the blood supply—with both of these back to nor
mal your permanent health is assured.
Your money back if not'benefitted.
Price $1.00 the Bottle.
Browne
The Rexall Store
Cairo, : \i z
