The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, June 02, 1911, Image 6
A Mississippi Farmer Gives Warning To Be Heeded. Evergreen (Ala.) Courant. A reporter of The Courant had an interesting interview on Mon day with W. M. Chapman, of Jack son, Miss., regarding the effect of the boll weevil in his State. Mr. Chapman represents a large pack ing house and has traveled ex tensively over the boll weevil belt and knows the conditions there as well perhaps as the farm ers themselves, having observed conditions before and since the ad vent of the pest, and gave a vivid description of the havoc it had wrought among all classes of farmers as well as laborers. Mr. Chapman said that prior to the coming of the weevil the farmers were warned to prepare for its coming and instructed how to meet it, but they turned a deaf ear to the earnest entreaties of well informed men and continued to plant cotton, and when the weevil reached them, they were hurt, and hurt seriously. “Many farmers lost their homes,” said Mr. Chapman, “sim ply because they gave no heed to the advice of government agents and newspapers and from- other sources. I know one gentleman in my State,” he said, “who owned a beautiful plantation of 1,1100 acres, w r ell stocked and with many cozy, painted tenant houses, who would have spurned an offer of SSO per acre prior to the invasion of the weevil. He had ample time to prepare for it, but he didn’t. The weevil came and stripped his vast crops of luxuriant cotton of its fruit, and left him almost bank rupt; his tenants left him and he was forced to sell that splendid plantation for $7,000, and Western capitalists, like a hawk watching for his prey, were ready to pick up the bargain, as they have done in many instances,” said Mr. Chap- man. “It is certainly strange that men of intelligence will not profit by the experience of others, but 1 observe that Alabama farmers are doing exactly as the Mississippi farmers did —planting a big cotton crop when the weevil is already in her borders,” declared Mr. Chapman. Asked what the farmers of his State are now doing for a money crop he replied: “Why, sir, they are raising peanuts and hogs. They, of course, raise corn and hay and other food-stuffs. Many farmers are raising peanuts for the market, and they find it quite profitable. There is a ready mark et for them at 65 cents per bushel, and usually forty-five bushels per acre are produced. Some farm ers, h wever, do not gather them but leave them in the field for the hogs, as they are excellent for fat tening purposes. The farmers generally appear to be getting back on their feet again by fol lowing this method of farming and many of them do not pretend to plant cotton, as they find quite as much profit in hogs and peanuts. “The boll weevil has been spok en of as a blessing to the farmers,” continued Mr. Chapman, “but thousands have suffered far the necessaries of life because they could not realize what the pest really meant, although warned a thousand times.” ' The farmers of this section have had the lights turned on ahead of them. The Courant has done its part and the government agents have done theirs in sounding the alarm, but all to little or no avail. The farmers seemingly with one accord are acting on the idea that •‘this is our last year to make cot ton without the boll weevil and we will try to produce all we can,” and they are putting in the largest acreage perhaps in the history of the county. If they are success ful this year, next year they will repeat the dpse. So that it seems the farmers in this county must learn their lesson by sad experi ence as those in other States have done. It may be their idea that they w ill make enough this year to tide them over the rough places when the weevil does appear, but they will very likely find them selves in the same predicament as the farmers in Mississippi as de scribed by the gentleman quoted above. The Georgia Summer School For Teachers. The Summer Normal School for teachers, which is conducted in the buildings of the State Uni versity at Athens, has published its Bulletin announcing dates June 29 to August 2nd. The faculty is large and a very able one, and the outline of w'ork quite extensive. Among the lecturers from a dis tance are Dr. Henry G. Williams, Dean of the Normal College, of Ohio, and Dr. Lincoln Ilulley, President of Stetson University. The program seems complete in excellent courses for teachers, and they hope that many, of our teach ers will attend and our schools reap good returns. The railroads give reduced rates which have been made better than those published in the Bulletin. Some counties will send nearly the whole corps of teachers. Sheri I Us Salt>. Georgia, Henry County. To whom it may concern: WIM be sold at the Court House door in said county, on the first Tuesday in •l une, 1911, within the legal hours of sale, t he following real estate, to-wit: Seventy-seven (T 7) acres of land in Shakarag district, bounded north by lands of J. W. Thurman, east by Talmon Pa tillo, south by Mrs. Rosa Lawrence, and west by J. W. Thurman, and being what is generally known as the old Uriah Car roll home place. Levied on as the property of J. H. Car roll. Levied on to satisfy an execution issued from the Superior Court of Henry County, Georgia, on the 4th day of Xo vember. 1910, in favor of Eugenia Carroll, •vidow, etc., against Jno H. Carroll, Ex ecutor of Kuriah CarrolT Tenant in possession notified. This May 8, 1911. 4. A. C. Sowell, Sheriff. UlijAT WILL YOU DO WITHO VTMH I YOUR BOY OR GIRL I When your rural school has done all it can lor him or her? The Sixth District A. and M. School Answers the Question. For the boy it otters superior practical training in Farm Mechanics, Scientific Agri culture, the care and keeping ot animals, and ten grades of practical EngMsh, a thorough farm business course. To the girl it otters the best training in do mestic science, housekeeping, sewing, music anti expression, etc. and the English course also. Tuition Free Board at $7.00 per month, with the opportunity to a limited number ot boys to pay the entire cost in work. See me, if possible; If not, write for Catalogue. LAWRENCE DUFFEY, BARNESYILLE, GA. Gordon News. (Last Week’s Letter.) We feel thankful this morning for the refrishing showers we have had. Mrs. Lula Johnson, from Li thonia, is visiting her sister at this writing, Mrs. Ida Pope. Mr. and Mrs. William Berry were called to the bedside of their daughter-in-law Saturday in Fay etteville. She is seriously ill. Mrs. Fannie Berry and Mrs. Ma riah are spending this week w'ith Ethel and Ruth Simpkins. A large crowd attended regular preaching at Mt. Zion Sunday. t Mr. Ed Cowan seemed to be en joying an auto ride Sunday. There'was a singing at Mr. W. C. Pope’s Sunday afternoon, and a large attendance. Mr. Cleton Sprayberry and wife dined with Mr. Obed Pope and family Sunday. Mr. Will Whitaker and wife, from East Atlanta, were with home folks Sunday. Mr. G. W. 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