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$$$:. ■s i ' ; t r~= FIRM DEPARTMENT Conducted by P. H. Ward, |& m Demonstration Agent SDiH— Report of iho Wofk of the Eixpsiiment Station r n>OM'field toM,< a As i.< well known Congressman Park through his diligent efforts secured the establishment of an experiment station in this county to study some of the problems that are of importance to the cane grow ers. The station of course has not been in operation sufficiently long • as yet to make its findings conclu sive and for that reason any bid la this will not bo available dealing with results secured (her * probably f ir some time yet. However in response to request that, had been made of him, Congressman Park has asked the department for a brief outline of the work and we give it below ns furnished in reply to his request. Throughout most of (he sugar cane section of Southern Georgia the seed cane came through the last winter in much better condi tion than has generally linen the ease during recent years. The ob servations in ilie vicinity of Cairo, Georgia, of those in charge of the Government Sugar Cane Experi ment Station at that, place, would indicate that the red rot is work ing in the cane now ns much as usual at, this season. The farmers nro, therefore, advised against considering this trouble a tiling, of the past, but it is recommended rather to continue resorting to any means found efficient in lessening the damage by this disease. This disease has been found to be caused h.V an organism of fungous charact er, called, Collcctotrichum faleatum which is very widely disseminated t hroughout the cane growing re gions of the world, and'which, can infect the live cane either from the diseased plant, material or from spores carried by the winds or in the soil, and under favorable >icld more aud better syrup, but ■dsu that are more resistant to red senses. „ and ot hers on •crtilis'or, spacing time of planting, manner cultivation, and the choice and treatment of plant, mu ferial arc being continued and will ''•’quire tests repeated through a series of years and preferably also repealed on a variety of .soil fjivo the necessary data for a safe conclusion and for recommend.t tions to tlie farmers. The farmoi wishes to know, not what succeeds best in one particular year on one y.irlitultir toil, but what averages t ! ,ie 1 cat. through a long, series i years and on the common varieties of soil.on his farm adapted to cane culture. "ilh the boll weevil rapidly spreading over the sugar cane area, diversification i 1 farming has conn to lie a necessity. ,Stock raising bound to lie an important fea ture in the future systems of farm ing, creating an increased demand for forage, especially for winter feeding. The tests with cane tops at the Experiment Farm, while not yet carried to a conclusion, have yielded very good results when the tops were Collected in fresh, unfros'.cd condition and made into silage. In the light, of these tests, it seems a shame to let. them lie leached out, in the fields by rain and thus go to waste. Tiie value of. silage, wether from cane tops, Japanese cane, corn or other crops is beginning to bo ap preciated by the. more thoughtful farmers iiit the vicinity of Cairo, Since the erection of the silo on the Experiment Farm for those tests with carte tops, a consider able number' of silos have, been er ected. Partial failures in securing a good product lieeaiilse of insuffi cient packing while filling the silo suggfests that a word of warning in this respect is not out of place. It must be thoroughly tramped of every head of % caltlo on his farm. cration, and the people come to visit him from afar. The church elects him nn elder and he has to fi'Sht. tlie people to keep litem from making him a county officer ihe banker cornel h out to look at his stock and Oifercth to renew his note ami loan him money to buy some more stock. But instead lie begiuneth to draw interest. conditions it then causes great J down, not only over tlie middle of losses in the cane stored for plant ing. It has been observed this full in some fields near Cairo that this disease, has made much prog ress, the stalks when split open show red streaks and a red and white mottled condition, and the taste of such portions is very simi lar to that of badly frbst-bitten cane. This is especially notice able in the soft green or green ribbon canes which nro such favor ite varieties for chewing. More rarely stalks of the red cane also show such infection at. this time. All fields are equally badly infect ed and farmers finding their own fields much worse infested than their neighbors, as shown by these red streaks and red and white mottled coloration, would do well to grind up their own cane u((id secure seed cane from clearer fields of (heir neighbors, whero possible; Of course, the usual precautions of getting the cane as mature as can safely be done and of choosing a .cool time and a time when the soil is damp for banking the seed cane should not he omitted. In gaug ing the amount of seed cane to put away, it. should not be assumed that there will be ns little spoilage ns was the case on most farms last winter. A st ado of the mann ers in which this disease is propa gated and means of lessing the damage from it constitutes an im portant line of activity of the Bureau of Plant Industry at the Experiment Station. Of the 145 experimental plats included in the planting this year, a large number nro devoted to the study of this tlisease. About thirty varieties of c.aric arc now growing on tlie oxperi menfc field, including the five the silo, but, also close to the walls. One man should keep moving about actively all the time during the filling. Experiments in curing tlie tops VVhen he bought the car h.r woul,l | lisimm0viM ^ would V" 1llt?V mt ° r 11,0 ,g ", :U " mnli0 " ; the banker and tellcth would.never ag uu bring on -the him to go Sled’S f ‘ ,r “ ftPr . And wife lovetii him, and his r ' ’ ,m0 ‘ kids seek the paths of righteousness For knoiv ye, my children, that and he is held up as an example if he who buys a car buys ' r uble his thrift, and enterprise. And he rnl- tloys are full.of cuss words and la- vocatcs dipping vats and no fence. l>or; his nights are restless, and Ids and other things that make .stock o.xpeitso account climbs like a gourd- raiding easy, vine in June. But he. who puts his And he qujttoth raising cot ton money into registered stock, invests and other hard work, and stnndeth as diil the wise tnatrwho improved back and wiitchcth his cat,tie grow Ins talents, and hi.s days shall lie and his bank account pile up lull of plenty and his nights of case, His bull now worth $000. Two while his expense drops to the cel- regisibiredcalves worth $430; seven I mixed blooded calves and yo.it> We will take a glance through higs$400, $1,750. the orb of experience, at what but, best, of all, his profits have might bo expected of the purchaser J Usl begun to come in. As the luring 1 ho two-year limit. years pass, his stock increases in He with the new Ford starts out value > nnd in keeping with them as a proud and stiff-necked man. us 1:11111 takes on a now , nppent- IIe thinketh he knowoth all about aiK ‘' of thrifty and well being, running the shebang, and putteth when ho bought that regia- her in high. Behold, she slnmmeth tor ® d bul1 ho crossed the rubicon him against the telephone polo and | ln dedsi°n, and turned his back the bystanders gather ' the frag- lui al * thue on the one-erop, back- incuts. Repairs, $35;/siliconi $20; I f^roukiug, South improvershing lost time, ■$?.’ ld ta. ' He taketh his family for a joy L se ' rvcd no f‘ cu to thc world ride, and to show off 'boginneth to f ^ n ° '° UgC 1 r “ follow # f hil'* her up. He moeteth his neigh- , u J0 1 und 1 c,,8tom ’ but was 11 «“«* her on the highway in a Iwo-horso f ttpd '" , who . fought wagon; the mules taketh fright and . lns . e f- And for tllc siunc run into him. One broken axIe ' volk ^ got four-fold re- one demolished wagon; four skinn- PT, 0 mone * oJ shins, and the irate neighbor • f. 8 tj'e y^rs pass and prosperity licketh the dickens out of him r,, ’ , W ‘U llavo money to spare Garage bill, $55; new wagon, SOO; , P ° rhaps can buy ft ua1- as 11 doctors’bill, S25; lost time $8:1 UMl °l B , ut , he wdI not have to buy u Ford—he will have money enough to purchase an automobile. If a farmer has $400, there should a ] be no hesitation between a regis- doetors’ bill, $25; lost time $8; what his wife said for the next six months — ?—?—?—. He goeth on a journey for needed rest and vacation. A tire I "T‘”“ ,i, ,,, • , . . ,. teaed animal and a car as to which b oweth up, a tack gets »n the ear- t . buy .. It |s B dedsion between buret.or, he pumpeth her up eleven Povcrty and prosperity . _ Tiftoh times, and walketh 8 miles' for G azotl e ' gaso. Finally, lie turneth, aVoun md coiiietii back lioYhe and . sent the garage man for t,lio leavings Garage bill, $15: gaso$2; lost'time worthless; loss of faith in himself, and humanity, priceless. He starteth to big meeting with his family on Sunday and tlie car hitteth a stump enroute and. they get there just in time to hear the - - 1 1JI Willic ixiwttr U1G for feeding are a.so to be carried I closing song and seethe scraps of out at the Experiment Farm. dinner the others had left. In making sirup on the small He becometh stuck up end proud farm outfits and marketing it, the and his neighbors look on him need of greater uniformity and' askance, They shun him when inore thorough skimming is goner- they meet him on tlie road and he al y recognized. New apparatus, dri veth by like he was going for the aiming at a better control of the ' stork. ■boiling, has been designed and is] His children catch the big head; being fried out at the Station; his girls must have fine glad rags wrup plant. Dwonptions of these „nd his boys stealeth out, his car will bo published as soon as the over-night and drive the country stage ol their development justifies) over. and will then be available to man-1 He ldlleth his neighbors’ pigs ufacturc to make the apparatus or j and chickens, and they fill his hide sirup makers to use it. THE DIFFERENCE Tiflon, Gft., Editor Tifton Gdzctt: A few days ago a gentleman ask d me what would be the diff erence in financial results in a couple of years in a farmer paying $400 for a registered bull, or $303 for a Ford automobile? I will greatly appreciate jt, if you will, in your wisdom, answer the question. Yours truly, J. J. L. Philips Not owning either, we believe we are qualified to answer theiqueslion in an impartial, if not lucid manner. The difference depends entirely on which way the farmer Is headed. If he ■ purchased the bull, lie would invest in an asset; if he „ ar- bought a Ford he would buy a lia- leties familiar to the farmers of bilit.y. this locality. More varieties of When he puts his money into a promise are being collected, as op- registered bull, ho would buy somo- portunity presents itself. Among thing that, would increase in value the new varieties it is hoped that with each passing year, and some may be found that not only increase the cash value with birdsliot.. Finally, he spendeth . his sub stance for repairs and gasoline, and toward the end of the second year his ear so rattled that he is arrested for disturbing the peace. And the banker suoth his note and the supply man cutteth off his rations, and the guano seller taketh his corn for the scent due, and the sheriff liveth on the Ford, which bringeth $3.20 for scrap. And so he goeth back to the soil, from whence he came. For verily, I say unto you, the proud shall be humbled and lie who hitteth the High places shall fall. As to the man who buyeth the bull. He enrrieth his purchase home and all the neighbors conic to se,o. Ilis scrub stock becometh scrubs no longer; and those of ihe age lie once sold for $10 bringctii him $50. The sides of his cattle stick out with fatness and he smoketh the pij.c of content as-ho looketh upon them. So pleased is he with the bull that he buys a registered cow, anti selleth to his neighbors blooded cattle at $400 a head. And the news goeth out that he is a wise man in his day aud ge. - Good Cotton Seed Will Be Scarce Athens—The College of Agricul ture warns farmers in t he boll wee vil territory to at once make sure of getting the best seed available for boll weevil conditions. Later on the probabilities are that desirable seed wiil lie much Higher priced. With a view to .determining the best .varieties to use where the wee vil has appeared, th.e College of Agriculture has been conducting tests for several years and has been making many kinds of crosses in breeding into a plant the desired qualities of earliness, diseases re sistance and good yields. Ail va- plant breeders rielies that other have developed for boll weevil con ditions have been given trials, and at the present time the plants of thp Collego permit of a comparison of the bobavicr of each. A careful record hgs been made of quantities of cotton obtained at cacti picking, those turning out tlie largest amount of cotton for the first pick ing, of course, beirg preferable to others for boll weevil conditions. Many farmers have visited the Colleges and are still coming, also cotton oil and business men, to ob serve what the plats teach with reference to desirable cotton varie ties for use in boll weevil territory. A very interesting feature to the visitors has been tlie types of cot ton developed by the plant breed ers of the College. It is a matter ol wonder to all that there are so many kinds of cotton, varieties be ing grown that come from all parts of the world. A great many cross es are made each year to develop some new and desirable type of plant. Those that have proved most promising have been contin- U d and perfected through selection. Some excellent and very promis ing,,strains of cotton have been perfected in this way, the benefits of which, of course, the farmers of tlie state arc entitled to. Results of the tests on thc cottou plats are H I Cole’s Hot Blast in your home will make your fuel saving dividend equal a $500.00 Savings Bank AccountI $15.00 to $25.00 annual saving over previous Fuel Bills is the rule' with families using Cole’s Original Hot Blast The Cole Manufacturing Co. of Chicago, estimates that their first half million Hot Blast Heaters have paid dividends to their owners amounting to $50,000,000 in actual fuel bills saved. Now is the time to replace past fuel waste and poor results. Cole's Hot Blast makea your coal pile last." To avoid Imitations look for s on reed door. 1 For Any Fuel Vi* Cairo Furniture Co. INCORPORATED Furniture and House Furnishings About Meat Any old kind cf teeth will do when you ea,t that meat that we sell There is none tenderer, none juicier, none better, and nothing as satisfying R. P. BENNETT, The Grocer Who Seeks to Pleas ! Has The Goods And The Price That Will Please you It is hard for any customer to resist the appeal of thc splendid pieces of high grade Cut Glass to be found in C. F. Sander’s sparkling assortment. Call and See for Your self CF. SANDERS, JEWELER Cairo, Ga, being completed ns fast as possible and as soon as the year’s work, is done, a circular will be issued show ing what has been' obtained, the specially .interesting part of which will be tlie amounts of cotton ob tained at first and second pickings as it will be these pickings that will reveal what cottons are likely to bring best results where the weevil is found. Subscribe for Progress A" ' . V. , jihJaYi ■