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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS
THE OFFICIAL PHTNT SIIOI» OF GRADY COUNTY.
D. I • wiLLlXiitS, 1 n.T in and Pnpi'mBTOit
<£ntured ns mutter of the sccbtul class at the Cairo, Georgia, I’ost Office,
• tlfe Art-of March I ni', ,187't.
SUBSGRI1 TION PR TCI';
$1.00 a Year; BO cents for 0 Months; 25 cents for Three
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advertising rates:
Most Reasonable and" Made Known Upon Application.
SUICIDE OF .II 8IJID
No one has occasion lo be sur-
() i llu- contrary, (hey have defied,
by every means they could divise.
uinlion enacted
lhl'uoi’ traffic in ?•«.» Unit ■
Instead of “lotting we!) eniUjjh'
alone”—instead of co-optyi-t-iiijj 1
villi the slate to make the feriier
and milder' regular iijiis effective —
manufacturer- dealers in aim-
’liolic bevel have unieiiiitlingly
stliven to im! the lav -; at naught.
Aiul the more wiiingoftt lyohibi'-
tion laws.tluil are iiovv proposed f<u
Georgia and.other tale:; are direc
ted more against the men who haw
defied the stale ilum against whis
key ns an evil per sc. There ate in
Georgia, today thorns md-i .of met;
Months; who favor even more radical piohi-
—i I biti.on laws not because they are at
i hcaiM, prohibitionist-, but Jiecnusi
i they me lav,-: bid; cifiia na.
'J he liquor inter - sue cut tin;
! their own (bloats. Hi; a case ol
j “suicide of the blind.”
—Albany Herald.
every law an
to rest riot l)i
oriiri
| Step by s'pp the liquor in.iereht:
,:d • Georgia prohibitioiL huv
prised by the announcement that jpoiv.ii i.>d the sale ol light l eer,
an attempt will be made when the and ndov.cd a icsident of (lie state
Georgia legislature meets to rondel' j to. have as much liquor shipped to
more drastic (he present stale pro-diim from “wet”-territory as he
liibition law. That ‘‘(lie absolute .wanted for his own use. That law
elimination of liquor,” even to the ar. evt ry person of-ordinary ii.t illi>
liquor (radio. The and their sympathizers
extent of “making it, a.misdemean-
or to have liq uor in one's, pos-css-
ion,” will be proposed in a measure
or moasu.es to be introduced, and
having strong backing, is indicated
by recent statements of leading
lawmakers.
We note the statement in an At
lanta dispatch to lhe,Macon Tele
graph that “if is now a cyrtainty,
beyond dispute, that the question
of further restrictive prohibition
measmes will come before the next
legislature despite the efforts that
have been made, and doubtless will
be continued to “let, well enough
alone.” - ’
That’s just the Double. The
g-m e knows, was defied and eir-
emnvi nted by every trick that the
brewi rs and . liquor dealers could
devis > .The answer of the state
legist; in re to that defiance was the
strengthening of the law, under
wliieh Hie sale of any imitation of
or substitute for beer is prevented,
and persons residing in the' state
arc limited Uncertain quantities ol
whi-key. wine or beer per month
Ami the liquor_ interests, or, to
be more exact, those largely repre
sentative of those interested, arei
defying the present law and viola- i
losin'
ground, it lias always been then
cry to let well enough siiono but i;
is not.well enough in Ge/.ngia unli
the'present huge shiftmen!s .but!
lawful and unlawful are ,cheeked.
As the Herald has so well ftpintei'
out, one tiling (h it.!.a; crystalittaj
sentiment.:.gin the.wliiskey trat
lie is the. continual effort , on tin
part of those dealing in the stuff t,
take every adymita;.,: of loophole
t wnne not I tiat will 'enable then
to pour more of the hellish stuf.
dowii ti e throats of the citizens ol
the e nnit'ry. Hut above and be
yond tlijft' is flu- fact that fteopii
are at last coming to a full realiza
tion that whiskey is per so an evi.
and that no amount, of protectic:
by the laws oft he land can male
ol it any thing good and (hat it i.
entitled to no legal or moral plan
Now is the time to plant Irish Potatoes, English Peas
Onions, Beets, Radish, Lettuce, Dwarf Essex Rape
for your hogs and chickens. Buy all your Garden
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and Flower Seed now whether for planting this
month or next.
.Plant everything that will grow in the gar
den and help keep down the cost of living
Plant some Nasturtium and other flowers about the
Hftme to brighten it up a bit.
Yourm^at will probably soon be ready to hang up.
Take no chances but come to us and buy the or
iginal “Figaro Preserver” or liquid smoke, and some
of our 20 Mule Team Borax and keep it safe from
vermin and get that delightful flavor that Figaro gives
have
ling it ns flagrantly as they
violated others.
That has been the attitude'of
whiskey dealers have not been j the whiskey men from the very"be-
wiliing to “let well enough alone.” j ginning of attempts to regulate the
in lii i lile of ilie people.
, Nothing is more apparent in thi
unit oi public sentiment.' toilny
t urn that i! is only a matter i
time until whiskey-will be an out
la.v in,llu; fullest sen. c tluoughou;
ties whole euuntrv.
I ^ (Reprint Poster 7 Georgia State College of Agriculture.)
GROW COTTON IN SPITE
OF THE BOLL WEEVIL
Not so Much, but
at Id&st
Some Cotton
Others Have Sue*
. ceeded; -take
Their Advice
Will You Fight?
Then, arm'yourselves with the best knowledge—don’t repeat blunders of
others—don t trust any “Remedy” till you have learned that it has been used
with success. Experts of the College of Agriculture and U. S. Department
of Agriculture have studied every method that has succeeded and many that
have hot—ask them before trying anything new.
What - to Do in the Spring
Prepare a good seed -bed. Help the sun warm yp the soil by harrowing before plant-
Plant as soon as soil is warm enough to produce quick germination and rapid early
1.
ing.
2.
■growth. _
.- 3. . Plant Well selected seed from an early producing, disease resisting variety —a kind
that will continue growing and setting fruit throughout the growing season.
4 - Use utilizer' carrying a high per cent of phosphoric acid to force fruiting. Use all
the barnyard manure possible. Fertilizers should be mixed well with the soil before planting.
5. Cultivate frequently, at first with harrow or weeder. Cultivate eyerv seven to ten
days and as soon after each rain as possible. Keep cultivating till cotton begins to onen
6. Begin looking for weevils; at chopping time. Wilted and dead buds of the little plants
denote his presence, Find him. Kill him. You will thus save many cotton bolls. Keep this
up weekly until, the■ squares form. -
. , 7 - 4 3 spon as the squares form go over the crop once a week until July 15th, picking
and burning every punctured square on stalk and ground.
8. Plant only 5 to 10 acres of cotton to the plow. At least do not attempt more until
you have learned how to fight the weevil.
What to Do in the Fall
1. Select from the best and earliest producing stalks, seed for the next year’s plant*
o‘' f s .° thjit stalks may be plowed under three weeks before frost. ; ;
a. With drag chain or other device, plow under stalks at least four inches. Thin .will de-
porton™p!rt°of the fight^ ^ fore tll0y tako tlight to winter quarters. This is the most irn-
AT 1 ? 1 , 1 ^ ros * ; |*as killed vegetation, burn off weeds and litter, clean out hedge rows and
ditches, destroy as far as possible every hiding place the weevil could select for winter quar
ters, but do not burn off any vegetation you can plow under.
AUXILIARY WORK
o' as cotton stalks are turned under, sow oats, rye or wheat,
-• Gotton, oats—followed by cowpeas—and corn, with velvet beans or cowpeas in the
com, make a good rotation of crops. 1
-«8... Put some of the cotton land in permanent pasture
4. Raise more livestock. Use the best possible breeding animals,
o. Plan to live at home.” Do not depend upon cotton alone for the cash crop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT
ATHENS FOR A BULLETIN ON “COTTON PRODUCTION UNDER BOLL WEEVIL CON
DITION^ ^ - . igjfc
ALCAZAR THEATRE
Georgia