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AvMiniiAt .mi crop and do all In his power to make
fiflU’B QTFVFN V T Al K blmiielf independent of the west. TJhis
UUITI II W I LI LI1U I nil\ | j a not naid t 0 encourage sectional sen-
j timcnt, but to promote a proper feel-
Some Wholesome Advice to I in* of Independence. In proportion as
i j the farmer raises all that he needs of
Farmers of Georgia* Wheat and corn for his family and hay
— ! for hia stock, will his other crops.
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES ! whether cotton, sugar cane or cassava,
he glad to quote more from Prof. Me-
Cal lie; but we will do this at another
time and show how good roada dimin
ish the wear and tear on vehicles,
harness and horses, and how they in
crease the value of real estate. On
the moderate estimate that good roads
will Increase the value of lands con
tiguous to them by |2 per acre, Prof.
be profitable investments, increasing! MoCallle thinks that this apparently
( his bank account and giving him the j insignificant amount would aggregate
Ha Repeats Some of the Timely Sug- j ability to make his home bright and j n , or e than $10,000,000, a sum equal to
geations of Last Year, Laying Stress } attractive with rural beauties, that j about one-half of the present assessed
make It ft veritable garden of Eden, j valuation of ail the farming lauds of
around which hlK children's affections the state.
will ever cling. Some Good Roads In Georgia.
Work your corn early, so that nelth j while urging our people to progress
er grass nor noxious weeds may mar Qn lhj8 Hnf , aro gla(i that we are
its growth. Persevere in the good j not compelled to go beyond our own
work and with favorftblc* seasons this. gtate f wr examples of good roads. Sev-
crop will pay you well. I era j hundred miles of first-class ma-
I Jet ween the rows of corn plant j cadamlzed roads have been built In
your peas. and. if >oii have land several counties under the system pro
enough, devote some of it exclusively yj^j
to this soil-enriching crop, which is 1
to us what clover ‘s to our brethren of
the north. In addition to its great
power to renew the soil in which it
grows, Its Juicy peas are good food for
man and beast, and its
properly cured and houi
Upon Raising Abundant Corn and j
Forage Crops.
Although the season Is backward, j
resembling In that respect the condi- j
lions cf one jear ago, faitnfui and skill !
1 til work will, without some special i
s good crops for the j
r and full,
red and si
' advice
' be pursii
TOpH
bindrunc
doming suimi
The ex peri,
er needs
best method
, Kiv
essful farm
ed In «
make his land yield abundant
but so long as there shall be coming j
into the agrb uitiiral field new and in- !
experienced tohers, so long will there j
be need of line upon line and precept I
upon precept. Hence, the necessity of i
repeating in part advice already given !
from year to year. The old farmer, !
when he sees in agricultural Journals j
and monthly talks of commissioners, i ^ ^ ^
the same familar things in substance, '
(however changed In expreaalon). may j th „
turn away and exclaim "The same old
■ong and dance!” lint to the young
farmer desiring ail the light that he
can get, these same hackneyed themes
are new and full of just the help he
needs.
Therefore I must be excused for re
peating some of the suggestions of
lost year.
Cotton.
As cotton is one of the chief crops
now engaging the thoughts and hunds
of the farmer, let me again remind
the. young planters that this plant re
quires abuudant sunshine, and Im
peratively demands that kind of man
agement which will not take up
strength of the land for the stalk
leave not force enough In the soil to
bring forth fruit to perfection. The
great essentials are to keep the cotton
clean and not to allow the plants to
bo crowded, lest there be too much
abadr with consequent Increase of the
•talk and decrease In the number, size
and quality of the bolls.
The distance between the plants
Should lie from *8 inches to 3 feet in
the drill. Of course, the fertility of
the soli Is an Important factor in no
dding the distance to he observed.
Lot the young farmers not only read
all that they can find in one or more
of the excellent agricultural Journals
that are Issued monthly, hut let them
consult those who from long practice
of the beat methods have learned how
to secure the strength of the soil lor
the frlut and to obtuln abundant yields
to the acre.
Sugar Cane.
In those sections of Georgia where
sugar cane is the best paying crop, it
Is plainly to the Interest of the farm-
er to devote the ton of his brain and
hands to this Important industry. As
much good sense is shown in deciding
what crop to raise as in making the
soil do Its best with what Is cultivated.
Tho syrup business of southwest floor*
gta continues to Increase, and the in
troduction of first-class syrup mills and
•ngar refineries Is putting new life Into
What, when properly developed, will
bring great Increase of wealth to not
only the farmers, hut also to the mnnii-
facturers and merchants of Georgia.
When agriculture flourishes, com
merce and manufacturers lift up their
beads and all rejoice together.
Cassava.
In diversity there is wealth. Hence,
we welcome and encourage in every
possible way any crop that promises !
to open up new fields of enterprise. |
Cassava is well suited to many see- !
tlons of the southern tiers of counties j
in Georgia. The u-toiit of in,in
• laws for the Improvement
| and maintenance of public highways.
The Manchester and Peachtree roads
near Atlanta, in Fulton county, art
I thorodghfares equal to the best ideal.
| More than 76 miles of splendid ina
h. when cadamlzed roads in Floyd county give
make a to t } 1( , r \i\ 7 , PnH easy access to the thrlv-
hay which can hardly be excelled. : j ng 0 f Home. The Washington
liaise all the corn and forage crops anf j the Savannah Valley roads,
possible, that our barns may burst i 0 j Hichmond county, make travel and
forth with plenty, that our people transportation easy to Augusta. Roads
at home, that
attle may render us
service, and that our
working stor k may be strong to labor
In the cause of man.
Doing our best to Improve diligently
the opportunities which God has given
us. we plant and water with tho as
suranee that God will give such In
crease as our real wants demand and
His blessing will rent upon those who. : Mr. John Baxter Has Shipped Three Car Loads
while they trust Him for results, fail
not to be diligent In business.
O. n. STEVENS.
Commissioner.
of similar merit radiate from Macon
i In Bibb county, from Savannah in
j Chatham county, and from Brunswick
: near "the marshes of Glynn.”
GA. DEFT. OF AG HI CULTURE.
HONEY IN POTATOES.
PUBLIC ROAD9.
North.
Mr. John Baxter, a prominent
farmer, who lives about two miles
from Blnckshear, has had much
success in raising Irish potatoes.
Last year he shipped 500 bar
rels to Philadelphia, and received
from five to six dollars per barrel
for them. He used $0.50 worth of
fertilizers, from the Blackshear
Manufacturing Company, on the
crop.
This year he has &> acres plant
ed in potatoes, and has already
shipped three car loads to North
ern markets. He is roceiving
fancy prices for them and his crop
will net him a neat sum.
perinicntu gives strung proof of the ! *1”* state, If the roads were so Ini-
profit to be derived by the farmers of P™ved. could be used at all
southern Geomlu from the cultivation seasons of the year.
Cost of Bad Highways and Effects of
Good Onea.
The public highways have a very Im
portant hearing on the judgment form
ed by strangers in regard to the thrift
and enterprise of any county. Ono
who is looking about for a good local
ity in which to settle will be apt, ail
things else being equal, to decide up
on a county In which good roads give
him easy access to a market at all
•ensons of the year.
It has been estimated by those who
have given the matter careful atten
tion. that in a section of country hav
ing first class roads the transportation
of his produce to market will cost the
farmer Just about one-fourth the ex
pense involved In the same traffic over WOMKN and JKWKI.f*.
our ordinary Georgia roads.
Professor 8. W. McCallle, assistant Jewels, candy, flowers, man—
■tali' Giolnxlst. In his excellent treat- that is the order of a woman’s pro.
ease on -The Hoads and Road-Dulldlnx I ference g. Jewels form a magnet
Materials of Georgia, says: "It fs . it _
a well-known fact that in the winter
and early spring months, the majority
of our common dirt roads become well-
nigh impassable for heavy traffic. Dur
ing this season of the year, the teams,
which might be piofltnbly engaged in
hauling the farm products to mar
ket. remain idle, at n considerable ex
pense to their owners In the matter of
attention, feed, etc.
Cost of Bad Roads.
"Professor J. A. Holmes, State Ge
ologist of North Carolina, In discussing
this Item of expense chargeable to bad
roads, places the loss due to this cause
In f»t> middle and western counties of
that state at $1,600,000 per annum, an
amount sufficient to build more than
7f» miles of first-class macadamized
road.
"Now. If the above figures are cor
rect. and they are undoubtedly plausi
ble, it would be no exaggeration to
say that the farmers of Georgia annu
ally sustain a loss of more than $2,000.-
000 from this cause alone. In other
words, this large sum of money would
nnual net gain to the farmers
of this new crop.
■(While the species of this plant!
raised In Georgia Is useful ns feed for
•took and Is also a good table vegeta- ,
ble, Its chief recommendation is its
great ability to produce the highest I
known Kiaut-fc. as *»;i as the gu ,»u-„t !
abundance of starch. One acre of *
south Georgia planted in cassava will !
yield 4,000 pounds of etnreh, which Is
far In excess of the quantity produced !
by the best potato lands of Illinois or
Michigan.
This plaal Is propagated by cuttings
Of the stems and attains maturity in
•tx months The production is said
to be sixteen times that of wheat.
Diversified industries.
As this new agricultural industry i
progresses, great starch factories will j
be built up, Just ss the cotton crop has
built up great establishments for the !
manufacture of cotton fabrics, and just
At the cultivation of sugar cane >s
bringing in syrup mills and sugar re
fineries. while the merchants of our j
rapidly growing cities and towns are
•ccumulatiug wealth from the handling
of the manufactured products, derived
from the crops raised by the farmers.
Thus agriculture, manufactures and
commerce are matting Georgia great
and strong, and giving her the money
to build up her schools and churches,
thereby advancing the great interests
of education and religion, which, with
hand Joined in hand and working har
moniously together, will make a people
powerful and rich in all the elements
Of true greatness.
Com and Forage Crops.
. Let the farmer look well to his corr j
Effect of Good Roads.
If time and space allowed, we
of mighty power to the average
women. Even that greatest of all
jewels, health, is often ruined in
the strenuous efforts to make or
save the money to purchase them.
If a woman will risk her health
to get a coveted gem,then let her
fortify herself against the ineidu-
ous consequences of coughs, colds
and bronchial affections by the
regular use of Dr. Bo»chee ? s Gor
man Syrup. It will promptly ar
rest consumption in its early stages
and heal tho affected lungs and
bronchial tubes and drives the
dread disease from tho system
It is not a cure-all but it is a cer
tain cure for coughs, colds and all
bronchial troubles. You can get
Dr. G. G. Green’s reliable reme
dies at Seals Drug Co. Get
Green’s Special Almanac.
Bound trip tickets from Way-
cross to Pablo Beach $1.50, Atlan
tic Beach $ 1.00, May port $1.75.
Limited to return on date of sale.
J. T*. KNIGHT,
DEALER IN’
Pianos and Organs
AS!• AI.I. KIMM OF
Small Musical
Instruments,
VIOLINS,
CUITAR8,
BANJOS,
MANDOLINS,
ETC., ETC.
Also the Ball-bearing Domestic
Sewing Machines,
NEEDLES, OIL all
MACHINE SUPPLIES.
NEXT DOOR TO THE P05T-0FFICE.
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W onderf ul
Bargains at
D. A. McGEE’S
This^V ee k
Lots of goods to close out in all lines.
Always remember that McGEE sells the
best and sells “em the cheapest.”
Every Lady’s Hat in the house at quick
selling price. Lot of new goods just in.
Big line Colored Lawnsat 5c.,
ken 8
and 10
20 cents
Fine line Silk Foulords just in.
The 35 cent quality at
Ladies’ Summer Undervest 5, 10, 15, 25c.
Ladies’ Lace Hose, the 50and 75c kind, at
35c, or three pairs for $1.00
More Belts than any body,
all kinds and colors,
10c to $1.90
and tbe best line in
town to select from
Big Cut in Corsets
Big Line Premium Chinaware
just in. Better bring your tickets quick
Shoes
of the very best makes, cut to the bottom
this week to make room for new goods.
Four Spools best Thread 15 cents
Ten yards Calico 49 cents
Ten yards Apron Ginghams 49 cents
Ten yards Dress Lawn, nice colors, 49 cents
Ladies' Sailor Hats 19 cents each
Children's Sailor Hats 22 cents each
Our entire line of fine White Shirt Waist
reduced for this sale.
D. A. McGee