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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
FARM DEPARTMENT
Conducted by P. H. Ward, Farm Demonstration Agent
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Financing Pig Clubs
Bankers Furnish Money to
Members and take their
Personal Notes
Tlie bankers in many states are
realising the value of Pig Club
work as a means of materially im
proving rural conditions, according
to club agents of the department.
A good many bankers have made
it possible for worthy club mem
bers to secure pigs on their notes.
In this way a well bred pig is
secured and the member can pay
for it for the proceeds of his pig as
a meat animal or from the sale of
the,offspring as a breeding animal.
The member enters into a busi
ness agreement (with the parents’
consent) with the. banker, and is in
this way relieved of the stigma of
charity, which is the result when a
pig is given outright.
This arrangement is a practical
means of teaching business meth
ods to the rural young people. It
is also a character building process,
for it is but natural for a boy when
treated as a man to act in a manly
way.
The apparent generosity on the
part of the bankers is in many
eases business acumen The Pres
ident of one bank in Texas placed
320 pigs among the pig club mem
bers of his county. As a result of
the acquaintance made in securing
and placing these pigs, many new
patrons were made. These pat
rons brought in over 75,000 in in
dividual deposits.
Needless to say this was a profit
able business for the bank, but it
is also a means that will increase
with time in its beneficial influence.
One of the Texas papers states that
this banker has laid a foundation
for a prosperity that will be last
ing. The boys that he helped arc
now on their feet financially and
before many years will be making
big shipments of hogs to market
each year.
The money received for the hogs
will be expended in further (level
oping the county Every merch
ant in the county will profit by it;
the banks will get more deposits,
’and the farmers will have more
money with which to develop their
farms.
Anything that brings prosperity
into a section helps all classes—
then who would be a knocker?
Not the man of intelligence we are
sure.
Why is a Cow? Has your
Cow a Purpose in Life?
When our county was young and
thinly settled, most of the land
was in the woods or range. Our
forefathers cleared up a little gard
en patch, but depended mostly on
their rifle to keep them in some
thing to cat. As the country be
came more thickly settled, these
lilt led garden patches grow in
number and size and the range les
sened accordingly. The time sooii
came when the wild game of the
woods was depleted to such an ex
tent that they no longer furnished
a liveihoood and the settlers were
forced to depend more on cows and
hogs for their meat supply. This
stock was raised wholly on the
range and differed from the wild
animals only in that they would
“come to roost.” Our population
has continued to increase, the land
under-cultivation has increased and
the range has shrunk until it is no
longer possible to keep a cow on
range alone.
The time is now here when our
cows must be raised on our feed
that raise on our cleared land by.
the sweat of our own unwilling
brow. Now what kind of a cow
are we going to allow the privilege
of eating our hard earned food and
grazing on our planted pastures?
Here is where the cow with a pur
pose comes into her own. It is not
profitable to keep cows that are
neither beef animals or dairy ani
mals. They must be one or the
other and kept for the purpose for
which they have been developed.
The cows of our county weigh
about 800 pounds at four years
old and will sell for an average
price of about 4 cents per pound.
A good beef cow will weigh S00
pounds at one year old and will
sell for 8 cents per pound. It
costs less to raise the one year old
beef animal even though it is given
the best of attention, than it does
to half starve the poor old scrub
cow for four years; and the gross
returns nre double and the net
profit more than double in favor of
the cow with a purpose.
The same is true of Dairy cattle.
The average milk cow of our county
gives 3 quarts per day: A good
purebred dairy cow will give from
4 gallons to 12 gallons of milk daily
and will take up very little more
space in the world than her 3 qt.
(This qt. should stand for quit)
sister. She will eat t wo or three
times as much as her scrub and re
turn from 4 to 12 times as much
revenue. What is the answer—
which kind do you keep? You
keep the old scrub of course. Your
father kept that kind and she is
good enough for you. Why can’t
you realize the different conditions
under which you and your fore
fathers lived and keep the kind
that fits your conditions?
Now last,- but not least, our
markets arc changing. Within the
memory of every mnn in Grady
county is the time when our cattle
market was restricted to our local
butchers, but now we are in reach
of one packing house and several
killing stations throughout, our state
and adjoining states, and as soon
as the ticks arc gone our cuttle will
be free to go on the markets of the
world. This puts us in touch with
an unlimited demand for beef. Our
dairy markets havn’t advanced
quite that far yet, but many of us
arc beginning to realize that there
is something in the Government
figures which show that the south
ern states don’t produce half of the
dairy products consumed in their
borders, and in almost every
county you can hear rumors of
proposed Creameries that will
mean a market for everything in
that line produced by the farmer.
It- is in the vision of the writer that
within the next few years, milk
routes will run out from Cairo to
every part of Grady county like
the spokes from the hub of a
wheel. Let us all pull for a tick
free county, better cattle and bet
ter markets.
“Swat the scrub.”
—C.R.B.
Notice
Georgia, Grady County:
Parties living in the Calvary District of
Grady comity having applied for a cer
tain change in a public road in said dis
trict'ns follows: Asking that all that
part or the Hawthorne trail from where
said roail crosses Horae creek to the Flori
da State line lie discontinued as a public
road and that a private road running
from said point on Horse creek in a West
erly direction through lands of 11. B.
Butler, Howard Maxwell, Tom Maxwell
and Mr. Ferrells, and intersecting the
Heno and Concord public road, being a
distance of approximately two miles and
represented as being a greater public util-
ty, be made a public road in lieu of said
portion of said Hawthorne trail proposed
to be "discontinued.
Notice is hereby given that said appli
cation will beat the regular meeting of
the county board in July if sufficient
cause is not shown why such change
should not be made.
L. H. Powell Henry Mitchell
Arch Harrell T. W. Fnircloth
D. 1’. Ward B. M. Johnson, Clerk
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Ice Cream Makes Delicious Re
freshment, Cooling and De
lightful
We make our Ice Cream in the store and know its purity
atul what it is made of. ■ First we know that it is made with pure cows’
.cream and evaporated milk. Second wc know that it is made in steri
lized containers and from the time s it is frozen it does not touch a metal
vessel. In this way we can assure you of its absolute cleanliness and
purity; the so-called Ice Cream poisoning is eliminated.
We are indeed proud of our Ice Cream for wc believe it I lie very
best that-money can give you. Wc can truthfully tell you how it is
made^and what it contains. You arc due this service and we are pleas
ed to be able to give it to you.
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ilce Cream makes a delicious refreshment, cooling and thirst quencher.
These hot summer days can be made cooler by a saucer of Ice Cream
served at the REX ALL FOUNT.
Sheriff’s Notice
List of names furnished to the
-Sheriff by the Attorney General’s
office us having Revenue License to
deal in whisky, beer, etc.
The Grady Pharmacy, Retail
Liquor Dealer, Cairo, Ga.
Wight A Browne, Retail Liquor
Dealers, Cairo, Ga.
Haywood Brooks, Retail Liquor
Dealer. R.F.D. Whighnm, Ga.
B. L. Prince, Retail Liquor
Dealer, Whighnm Ga. (This last
name license is to run from July
1015, and was paid for and issued
May 1, 1910.
Ask Your G rocer:
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LYON MFC. CO.. 40 So. Slh St.,Brooklyn. N.Y.
To The People Of
The Albany Circuit
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for Judge of the Superior
Court of the Albany Circuit, sub
ject. to such action as the Demo
cratic party may see fit to take in
reference thereto.
I believe in the prompt and econ
omical administration of the law to
the rich and poor alike, and in the
curtailment of dilatory tactics ns
far as is consistent with the prin
ciples of justice and fair play.
Should the people see fit to be
stow upon me this honorable trust
I pledge them faithful service.
I respectfully solicit your support
and influence.
Very truly yours,
A. S. JOHNSON
Deposit What Yen Like When
You Like
But deposit your money HERE. It is posible you have
never telt the nbslute necessity of having a bnnk necount
It is probable you could drift along for years without one
but if you expect to forge to the front in this life in a
financial way it is essential that you have a bnnk Ac
count.
We give you a personal invitation to make this bnnk
your depository- whether you have a small sum or a
large one to lay aside- for safe keeping.
We pay u i.tbrcal Interest on having Accounts and
Time Deposits,
Citizens Bank
CAIRO, - GEORGIA
W. S. Wight. President H. G. Cannon, V-Pres.
WH Searcy, V-President and Cashier
To the Voters of the Albany Circuit:
I take this.method of announcing to you my candidacy for the
position of Judge of the Superior Courts of the Albany Circuit," subject
to the action ot I lie Democratic White Primary, and invite your careful
consideration and active support. I am 54 years of age and have been a
practicing attorney actively engaged in the practice of law for thirty
years, with the exception of eight years during which time I served ns
Judge ol the City Court of Bainbridge. My record is open to all. The
unanimous endorsement ol the Decatur County Bar Association is an
approval of my services as Judge ol the City Court of Bainbridge.
II the people of this Circuit confer upon me the high honor I now
seek, I pledge you my undivided time and attention will be given to the
duties of I lie office. I will stand at all times for the enforcement of our
laws ns written. I believc’in equal justice to all and partiality to none.
Assuring you that I.xvill appreciate your support, I am,
Most respectfully yours,
W. M. HARRELL
■1 (OH MIT TIE BEST II BOOBIES
COME TO US.
Your Table will be well supplied with the best
t he market affords if you buy your groceries and provisions
from us.
Your BanK Account will be amply safe
guarded because our prices arc away down, as low as posi
ble for groceries and provisions, of quality, even lower than
they should be.
Your Health will be amply protected because
we sell only goods of known purity and excellence.
Your Appetite will be well satisfied because'
we sell groceries of quality that possess an unusual amount
of nutriment, and they arc good to the taste.
Your Friends will remark on the excellence of your
cooking, for the goods we sell, combined with your own
good sense, will produce a meal fit for the gods.
White & Stringer
The Leading Grocers
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How about that stand of late peanuts? It’s not too late to plant over or II
replant. I have first class seed peanuts still on hand; I have the small white 11
also large white Spanish peanuts on hand. You can plant these after oats. ■ I
Now is the time to-plant.
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Wight & Browne
The Leading Druggist
Still have a few of the Brabham left, Also the New Era, Unknown and
other leading varieties.
BEANS
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Few more of the Chinese, White Lyon, Early Speckled, Yokahoma, etc.
Stock of all above strictly first class, prices low. You can’t afford to rlpo-W 11
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growing the above MOST IMPORTANT crops, to grow the above means
“Hog and Hominy.” And what is more safe? ’
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