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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. 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 <0* 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 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