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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1917)
Better Farming in the South Permanent Influence Of Fertilizers On Southern Soils Feeding the Plant the Real Purpose Developing the Resources of the Soil Secondary 7- 1 ; play jj'v. . f .y ‘ . ;•> J. N. HAitPLlt, tjjjjj plant food Agronomist. may he locked up po that plants can not get at it. To be available plant food must he in soluble form; that is, it must dissolve in the soil water and change into just the form that the plant can use for its growth,” says Professor Harper. “In lact,” he continues, “a chemical analysis, may show that a soil has lit tle total food content, hut that little may often have plant food in a more available form than the richer soil, and, as a consequence, will produce greater yields. “Most of the soils of the South have been formed from granite rocks which have decayed or crumbled into parti cles. Soils derived from granites con tain considerable sand. Such soils are f und very extensively in the re gion east of the Mississippi river. “Can those sandy loam soils of the South be made to produce abundant crops? “The answer is ‘Yes.’ Proof is pro vided from the experience of thou sands of farmers. They w r on thn ugh proper farm management and fertili zation. Many farmers of the South are today getting a bale of cotton to the acre where they once got only one third of a bale. They are producing from 50 to 75 nushels of corn on the same land which a few years ago pro duced only 15 to 20 bushels. “What is the secret of their suc cess ? “Is it in the change in the methods of cultivation? There has been con siderable improvement in this respect. “Has il been due to deeper plowing? This lias been a help. “Is it due to cron rotation? The right kind of rotation is beneficial. “What then is the great reason? It Is this, the plants have been fed bet ter and they have responded with bet ter v elds. In other words, it came about through proper fei ilfzntion. “A successful Southern farmer, whom the writer knows well, is now producing a bale of cotton to the acre •on land which twenty-five years ago was pr Glueing only one-third of a bale He has ecu lantly grown cotton on this land. Yc in spite of this, he has Increased yields. Revised Vervison Baby Bye, here's a fly, Li’t us swat him, you and I. How lie preens upon the screens And tin n strolls across the preens! See! He 1 molts! Missed! O Shucks! S.ry, that pitcher cost two bucks! Then lie flits! (live Hini grits! AVnft, uitt knocked him in the grits! () my oil ! And eke O fie! He's skating on the custard pie! Bump histi clean on the bean; On h! Y.. 11 smitshed the soup tureen! lid.? lb'to' Ain’t that neat! . I 'sin;.- ere ini to wash hi> ft et! (> I wi-lt iiift' him 1 Pish ! tb sh 1 hi re goes a glass dish ! Ilrar that liar! Watch that door; The lady higher up is sore! Pah-, by e, darn fly ! Let tis hint it, you and I. -.1. 1) S in Macon Telegraph. Daughter in Terrible Shape Women bear troubles more bravely than men. They smile and suffer pain uncomplainingly where a man demands a doctoi and nurse. A. Mitchell, Bagdad Ky., writes: My daughter was i terrible shape with kidney trou ble. 1 got her to take Foley Kid ney Pills and she is completely cured.” Aching back, sore mus cles, stiff joints, shooting pains i sides, rheumatic aches are iiui'ca tions that the kidneys are not workiog properly. Foley Kidney Pills correct * bladder troubles. The McDonough Drug Co. At a small dinner party tne con versation hat turned on the sub ject of two faced people. A veto homely young man said: “Fo. one, I am not two-faced.” “We all know that you are no* two faced, for if you were you’o surely wear the other face,” ans wered a smart young lady.” SHORTWRITING easily learn ed. Alphabet sent for 2c stamp. Tigner Printshop, Jonesboro, Ga. “In recent years soil fertility has come to be look ed upon in a new iiglit. Soils are no longer spoken of as being rich simply because > liemical analysis shows that they contain abu n d an c e of plant food. Much of “How has he done it?” was asked. "It has been the practice of this fanner to put on his land the amount of fertilizer tb&t he could purchase with the proceeds of the sale of his cotton seed from this same land. Of c urse, this farmer could have grown his cotton more economically had he grown it in rotation with other crops. Loss Through Leaching “Sandy soils naturally erode and leach readily. Phosphoric acid does not leach away but remains in the top twelve inches i soil till il is used by the plant. Potash will wash out uf sandy soils to a limited extent, but with clay soils it is practically all available. The nitrates, on the other hand, cann t loag be retained by the soil. It is soluble in water and mere fore leaches* out with every heavy rain. Winter Cover Crops Help “When a held is ten care through ihe winter months, ’sometimes nrnre man 40 pounds ot . nrogea is leached . uni an aci.. It w.ii taue 000 peunus if cottonseed im a per acre to replace mis loss of mt.Ofc.n. If the fanner plants a cover cro*. such as rye, crim son clover or bur clover, the greater p .rtiou of this lii.rogen will be re tained and become available for the .ucceeding crop.” TO MAKE COTTON FRUIT BETTER J. C. Pridmore, Agronomist Inquiry —“My cotton produces plen ty of weed, but “fruits poony. What fertilizer would correct this? From the knowledge of plant nutri tion as it is understood at the pres ent time, it appear* that you have a soil containing a fairly good supply cf nitrogen, but deficient in phosphoric acid and potash. The element nitro gen is considered largely with the de velopment of vegetative parts of the plants, such as the stalK, stems and leaves. The phosph c acid is resp on sible to a huge extent for the develop ment of the fruit, and the hastening of the maturity of the plant. Potash gives general tone and vigor to the plant, and improves the ouality cf the fruit. The use of fertilizer will supply these plant food elements, and enable one to overcome these apparent soil defi ciencies. A material analyzing from 1 per cent to 2 per cent nitrogen, 10 per cent to 12 per cent phosphoric acid, and 1 per cent to 2 per cent potash, could be used profitably in such cases. Apply at the rate of three or four hundred pounds per acre before the crop is planted, so ;hat the plant can get full benefit of the material early in its growth, especially under boll weevil conditions. K. J. liEAti.W WiwAl P 1.. ItEAGAN REAGAN & REAGAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW McDonough, Ga. Practice in all the Courts O. I ADAMS D EH N T i S T * McDoyough, Ga. Oflii‘t> H"nrs : 7 :H0 1> 5 : (id VIUBT NATIONAL RANK M lI.DtNi. D. A. BROWN. 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We have a strong line ot customers among individual investors and Savings Banks and Trust Companies in the North, Last and Middle W est, and we number among bur customers the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company with assets ot more than a hundred million dollars. J. T. Holleman, President W. A. Thompson, Abstracts of Title W. L. Kemp, Vice-President J. G. Work, Abstracts of Title J. W. Andrews, Secretary V A. Boulighny, Auditor r. .. n . ... S. R. Cook, Secretary s Clerk E. V. Carter, Attorney T B . Dempsey, Abstract Clerk A, d’Antignac, Inspector c. W. Felker, Jr., Abstract Clerk. W. A. Howell, Abstracts of Title Horace Holleman, Application Clerk. For information, call on or write to BROWN & BROWN M’DONOUGH, GEORGIA. Money Back if you say so Luzianne has nothing up its sleeve. No, Ma’am. You yourself are going to be the judge of whether this fine, old coffee has a right on your family table or not. 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If i The ambition of the Southern Railway Company Is to see that 1 V i unity of interest that is born of co-operation between the public and j / I the railroads; to see perfected that fair and frank policy in the manage- I J ment of railroads which invites the confidence of governmental j \ ( agencies; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable it i t \ / to obtain the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and / j 'T enlarged facilities incident to the demand for increased and better ./ J t service; and. finally— / J To take its niche in the body politic of the South alongside of jr [ other great industries, with no more, bat with equal liberties, equal 1 rights and equal opportunities. “The Southern Serves the South.” Still a short while longer to get THE WEFKLY for only $! Used 40 Years CARDUI The Woman’s Tonis Sold Everywhere r. s A. Ij Mills vs. Ulus Jenkins. Fore closure of mortgage on real estate. In Henry Superior Court. To the Defendant Ulus Jenkins; You are hereby ;<quind to be and appear at the Superior Court of Henry county. Georgia, i,i which the above proceeding is pending at the April Term 917 of said Court, to answer the petition filed in said case. In default thereof the Court will proceed as to justice shall appertain. Witness the H m. \Y. F. TT. Searoey, Jr., Judge of Court this ihe Bon day of October l'.Ufi. * H. C. IIIGHTOWKR, Clerk.
