HERE’S A BOOK
KEEPING FARMER
r * Thomas G. Scott, of Monroe County, Makes
$5,290 Profit on 171 Acre Farm.
The following article is taken from the Monroe Advertiser, and
is an interesting demonstration that farming pays.
We are acquainted with Mr. Scott, for we were in Emory College
with him, and everything good which the Advertiser says of him is
true.
We give below the entire article:
‘1 he Advertiser asked Mr. Thomas G. Scott for a peep into the
books that he has kept this year, with the crops of his farm; and, for
the benefit of ail our readers, we herewith present the summary,
which, we are sure, will prove to be highly interesting as well as in
structive.
“Mr. Scott is one of the best farmers in Georgia and as fine a
citizen as the state affords. His value to Monroe county and to the
state consists not so much in the profits of the crop of his farm as
in the building up of his land. He has turned and is turning the gully
hillsides into beautiful, rich fields that make corn, oats, hay and cot
ton like the black lands of Texas.
“His books show the following:
Cotton Crop 1910
Jan. 7. To men and teams, breaking 67 acres.__ $63.25
Apr. 10. To men and teams discing and^harrowing
67 acres 10.65
Apr. 15. Planting seed and distributing fertilizer. 37.40
Manure and fertilizer 380.00
Seed for planting crop 75.00
June 10. Men and teams with peg tooth harrows
and weeders —first cultivation 14.85
Cultivating with one and two horse Plan
et Jr. cultivators 147.55
Chopping and hoeing crop.. 101.35
Oct. 20. Picking crop 280.00
Hauling to gin and marketing 60.00
Ginning, bagging and ties 116.00
Interest on money invested 160.00
Nov. 20. By 58 bales of cotton $3671.34
By 22 1-2 tons seed exchanged for meal. 675.00
By 185 bushels seed for planting 185.00
Profit $2985.26
$4531.34 $4531.34
Oat Crop 1910
Oct. 1909. To men and teams drilling 55 acres cot
ton stalk land with one horse combina
tion drill 62.10
Nov. 9. To men and team discing corn stalk land 8.40
“ 13. To men and teams breaking 22 acres 24.40
“ 25. To men and teams using peg-tooth har
row 7.80
“ 28. Drilling seed and fertilizer with 10-disc
drill a ( 7.80
180 bushels seed oats 108.00
16 tons fertilizer 288.00
1-2 ton nitrate soda 24.00
Boy handling seed and fertilizer 10.40
Man and team cutting cotton stalks 10.95
Men and teams harvesting 20.00
Shocking, opening and reshocking 19.15
Men and teams threshing and hauling __ 69.60
Sacking and hauling to market 44.40
Interest on money invested at 8 per cent. 184.80
By 3200 bushels oats at 66 l-2c. bushel__ $2128.00
Profit 1 1239.20
$2128.00 $2128.00
Corn Crop 1910
Dec. 18, 1909. To men and teams breaking 27 acres_ 30.50
Mar. 20, 1910. Cross breaking with one horse plows
and harrowing 57.18
“ 29. Planting seed and distributing fertilizer__ 8.10
Fertilizer 43.00
Seed 4-50
Aor. 20. Ist cultivation with peg tooth harrow and
weeder 9-20
May 16. To three cultivations with Planet Jr. two
horse cultivators 29.60
Hoeing and thinning 8.45
Mav 30. Final cultivation with one-horse Planet
y Jr. cultivator 5.15
Aug. 10. Cutting and shocking- 28.05
Sept. 20. Hauling and shredding 35.00
Baling stover and storing crop 16.35
Interest on money invested at 8 per cent. 65.00
By 750 bushels corn at 80c. $600.00
By 20 tons stover at $12.50 per ton 250.00
Profit 514.92
$850.00 $850.00
Pea Crop, 1910, Sown After Grain Crop
June 27. To men and teams discing and breaking
grain stubble 57.10
July 1. To men and teams drilling 39 acres broad
cast with 10-disc drill 7.50
10 drilling 38 acres in rows 21.52
Four tons fertilizer. 63.00
65 bushels peas 143.50
July 23. To one cultivation with Haimon stock 12.65
Aug. 10. To one cultivation with Planet Jr. Cultiv’r 11.30
Picking 185 bushels peas. 103.00
Sept. By 66870 pounds of hay at 90c $601.83
By .185 bushels peas at $2.00 370.00
Profit 552.26
Summary
Cost Value Profit.
Oat crop _$ 888.80 $2128.00 $1239.20
Pea crop 419.58 971.83 552.26
Corn crop 335.08 850.00 514.92
Cotton crop 1546.08 4531.34 2985.26
Twenty hogs and pigs sold 85.00
13 hogs on hand to butcher 200.00
2000 cans of peaches 250.00
$3189.53 $9016.17 $5291.64
Cost and profit not figured on hogs and peaches, as no account
was kept.
Bethany Happenings.
The box supper at Union Graded
school last Saturday night was a
success, as something over S2O
was realized on the sale of the
boxes. This goes into the fund to
improve the school house. Mr.
Charles Dickson acted in the ca
pacity of auctioneer and filled the
position right up-to-date. Prof.
Turner, of Loonsfc Grove Institute,
delivered a very interesting lecture
as a part of the proceedings of the
occasion.
We regret to chronicle the death
of Miss Nancy Ann Sowell which
occured at her home near here last
Friday. She was one of this com
munity’s oldest people, and was
about 78 years old. She w r as never
married and. had lived for a num
ber of years with her brother, Mr.
J. F. Sowell. She was one of the
charter members of Bethany church
which was organized in 1859, and
had lived a quiet and consecrated
Christian life for all these years.
She is survived by three brothers,
Messrs. M. V.,J. F. andE. S. Sowell,
and a large number of relatives.
Her remains were laid to rest in
the cemetery at this place Satur
day, after a funeral service con
ducted by Rev. .1. A. Jackson.
“Did it ever occur to you that a
man’s life is full of crosses and
temptations? He comes into the
world without his oonsent and goes
out against his will, and the trip
between is exceedingly rocky. The
rule of contraries is one of the fea
tures of this trip. When he is lit
tle the big girls kiss him, when he
is big the little girls kiss him. If
he is poor Le is a bad manager ; if
he is rich, he is dishonest; if he
needs credit he can’t get it; if he
is prosperous, everyone wants to
do him a favor ; if he is in politics,
it is for graft; if he is out of poli
tics, you can’t find a place for him,
and he is no good to the country ;
if he doesn’t give to charity, he is
a tight wad; if he does, it’s for
show ; if he is actively religious, he
is a hypocrit; if he takes no inter
est in religion, he is a hardened
sinner ;if he gives affection, he is
a soft specimen ; if he cares for no
one. he is cold-blooded ; if he dies
young, there was a great future for
him ; if he lives to be an old-aged
man, he missed his calling ; if you
save money you are called stingy ;
if yon spend it you are a loafer ; if
you get it you are a grafter ; if you
don’t get it you are called a bum
—so what’s the use?’’
Rev. I. G. Walker will fill his
regular appointment here next
Saturday and Sunday, so leave off
your Christmas dram and come
and hear him.
Rooms for Rent, furnished or
unfurnished. Apply to
tf. Mrs. J. H. Turner.
Go to W. B. J. Ingram Co. to
get your Breech-loading Shot
Guns for $4.48.
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Notice Patrons.
All patrons of McDonough City
School are requested to pay their
tuition promptly, not later than
the tenth of each month, as it
takes money to pay the teachers
and we have have no time to come
to see you about it. Get certifi
cates at Bank of Henry County.
J. B. Dickson, Pres.
City Board ®f Education.
NOTICE.
The B. C. Ward stock business
will be carried on at Stockbridg©-
Good stock for sale at all times.
12-9, 3.
For Twelve Months Support
Georg!*, Henry County.
Mrs. It. 8. Henderson having made ap
plication for twelve months support out
of the estate of R. S Henderson, deceased.
All persons concerned are hereby required
to show cause before the Court of Ordi
nary of said county on the first Monday
in January, 1911, why said application
should be granted.
This Dec. 6, 1910. A. G. Harris,
12-80,4 Ordinary.
Application for Discharge
Georgia, Henry County.
Lawrence Turner, Guardian of Irvin
Turner, has applied to me for a discharge
from hj,s Guardianship of said Irvin Tur
ner. /
This it therefore to notify nil persons
concerned to file their objections, if any
they have, on or before the ilrst Monday
in January, 1911, else he will be discharged
from his guardianship as applied for.
Ihis Dec. 5,1910 A. G. Harris,
12-30, 4 Ordinary.
Sheriffs Sale.
Georgia, Henry County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday In Jan
uary next at public outcry at the Court
House in said county within the legal
hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash
certain personal property of which the
following is a full and complete descrip
tion:
One net spring stick seat bike gear
black buggy, rubber tires and one set of
single harness.
Said propety levied on as the property of
W. A. Banks to satisfy a mortgage fi. f».
issued from the County Court of Henry
County in favor of H. L. Carmichael
against said W. A. Banks this Dec. tt, 1910.
12-30, 4 A. C. Sowell, Sheriff.
For Twelve Months Support
Georgia, Henry county.
Mrs..l. L. Alexander having made ap
plication for twelve months support out
of the estate of J. L. Alexander, deceased.
All persons concerned are hereby required
to show cause before the Court of Ordi
nary of said county on the first Monday in
January, 1911, why said application should
not be granted.
This Dec. 5, 1910. A. G. Harris,
12-30, 4 Ordinary.
For Leave to Sell
Georgia, Henry Connfcv.
•T. W. Gossett, administrator of
the estate of J. J. Gossett, deceased,
having in due form made applica
tion for leave to sell all the lands
belonging to said estate, this is to
notify you that said application
will be heard at the next regular
term of Court of Ordinary for said
county on the first Monday in Jan
uarv 1911.
This Dec. 5, 1910. A. G. Harris,
12-30,4 Ordinary.
We Arc Here To Save You
si 3.85 SI 7.00 522.50
FREIGHT PREPAID
Safe Delivery Cnaranteed
For Administrator.
Georgia, Henry County.
To whom it may concern:
J. P. Thompson having made applictv
tion to me in due form to l>e appointed
permanent administrator upon the estate
of Mrs M. C. Thompson late of said
county, notice is hereby given that said
application will be heard at the regular
term of the Court of Ordinary for said
county, to be held on the lirst Monday ia
January 1911.
Witness my hand and official signature*,
this sth day of Dec 19)0
12-30, 4 A. G. Harris, Ordinary.
For Leave to Sell.
Georgia, Henry County.
To whom it may concern :
A.T. Harrell, administrator of the es
tate of Jethro Harrell, deceased, having
in due form made application for leave to
sell the lands belonging to said estate sit
uated in 12th district of Henry County,
being 50 acres of lot No. 05 in said district,
this is to notifv you that said application
will Ih> heard at the next regular term of
the Court of Ordinary, to be held on the
first Monday in January, 1911.
This sth day of Dec. 1910.
12 30, 4 A. G. Harris, Ordinary.
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