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I‘UESDAY' SEPTEMBER 11, 1923.
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IThe Pecan a Profitable Side Line
No Southern Farm Should Be Without a Few of These Trees
The pecan is rapidly becoming one
i the most important Free crops of
e south, particularly in the lower
By pecan we mean the budded
art. ] . .
- grafted kind, and not the seedling.
eas is & YEOE large producer of
Jling pecans. These seil at a ‘much
“\.(,r price thar the budded varieties,
n\, are naturally produced at much
«s cOSt. g
Slfukfl‘\ 00 to 95 per cent of the im
oved varieties of pecans of the south
r\,,. been set within the past 10
1r while the seedling pecan _indus
@ rexas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
;kafl,\:n\ and Oklahoma is quite old.
come contend that overproduction
Tely to result, -but there is little
r';.g, likelihood of this taking place
qy time soom, if ever. The quality of
o pecan 1s SO vastly superior to that
{ any other nut that there is little
ielihood of supply exceeding de
and. In fact, not enough of the im
roved varieties have been grown so
r to fully supply the luxury market,
+ alone the great _a_verage_market.
¢ course, where one 1s planting only
few trees for home use this will be
(10 consequence apyway. But even
hen one 1S planting in a _commercxal
Ly it is well enough to ignore any
ik of over-production.
The Leading Pecan States.
The leading pecan states are Geor
i, Florida, Alabama, .Mississip'pi,
uth Carolina anid Louisiana, with
exas the leader in seedling pecans.
is believed that every farm in the
iddle west or lower south would
hd a few pecan trees profitable, and
i with the end in view of giving
iow ideas along this line that this
iticle is being written.
fn no section of the south has the
imber of pecan trees increased more
pidly than in Georgia, Florida and
labama. Last year the increase
wounted to 18 per cent for Georgia,
oer cent for Florida and 19° per
ot for Alabama. There was also
seiderable increase in Mississippi
.l Louisiana, but not so much as in
o three states mentioned.
Another interesting point is that 84
r cent of all pecan trees grown in
corgia are of the improved or budd
varieties, 78 per cent of Alabama’s
op is of the improved kind, 75 per
ot for South Carolina, 64 per cent
: Florida, 25 per cent for Mississip-
L and about 15 per cent for Louisiana.
ovas, with about half of all the pe
-1 trees in the United States, has
s than 1 per cent of the improv
kinds. From these figures it will
. <cen that the center of the belt
owing thé improved or budded pe
s is in the territory from South
.rolina to Mississippfs Texas, of
arse. is the center of the seedling
can_belt. There is also considerable
reage of seedlings in Louisiana, Mis
ssippi, Aricansas and Oklahoma. |
Jant Only Budded or Grafted Kind.
The scedling pecan is not as subject
, insect and disease attacks as thel
dded kind, but one can well afford
g 0 to more trouble to produce the
ded kinds than the seedlings, be
ue of the greater value. The seed
¢ pecan usually sells for about one
arth or one-fifth the price brought
- the higher grade, improved varie
< For this reason it is highly de
rable to plant only the improved
nds.
No one should plant seedling pe
ns any more than a seedling peach
anple tree. Pecans can be produced
- planting seedlings, but the nuts
¢ so much smaller than-the improv
varieties that it is just like taking
quarter when some one is trying
hand out a dollar.
It is customary among the leading
can growers to grow Crops between
¢ trees. - Necessarily, pecan trees
st be set at a considerable distance
art and for the first few years
ough crops can be grown between
¢ trees to practically take care of
¢ cost if cultivation and fertilization.
any growers, instead of planting a
op to be harvested, grow one to be
rmed under to improve the soil. This
especially helpful to the trees and
probably the most profitable meth
in the long run.
While it is not the purpose of this
ticle to go into details with refer
ce to all phases of pecan culture, we
uld hardly pass over the question of
ter-crops or’ cover crops without
entioning their relationship . to the
ink bug. Only in the last few years
as it learned that the common stink
g was the cause of kernel spot of
cans. It is well known that cowpeas
d certain other good leguminous
ops offer the most favorable condi
ns for the breeding of the stigk
g, s A
: Grow Crops Between Rows.
Wm. P. Bullard, one of the leading
can growers of Georgia, recom
ends the growing of some cultivat
crop hetween the rows for the first
"0 or three years, and then giving
) all the ground to crops to be turn
under. The velvet bean is one of
¢ very hest summer crops to be
red under, because it is both arank
ower and legume. The stink bug
ill not hreed on the velvet bean, and
S fl
7. Take it home te
@ ) the ke
Have a packet In
K y
\““, your pocket for an
== over-ready treat.
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After tion and sn aid 1o
the teofh, appefile,
Every Kams
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By L. A. NIVEN
In the Progressive Farmer.
wherever this pest is found the vel
vet bean should be used.
For a winter cover crop hairy vetch
is excellent. Being a legume it is
much better than some of the grain
crops. Small grain makes a good win
ter cover crop, provided a winter leg
ume cannot be used. However, small
grain crops should be turned under
early in the spring. It is harmful to
allow them to grow to any size in the
pecan orchard,. as they will consume
much plant food and moisture that
should go to the trees.
If the pecan orchard has been al
lowed to grow weeds during summer
by all means get busy and cut them
out. It is highly desirable to do this
to keep out various insects, diseases,
and animal pests, which may seriously
injure the trees during the winter and
following season. ‘The pecan orchard
should not be in this shape, but un
fortunately some of them are, and
should be given attention,
The fall webworm in the caterpillar
form often does considerable damage
to pecan trees by eating the foliage.
It is especially damaging during Aug
ust and September. The damage may
be very serious to young trees, but,
of course, large ones are not often
killed by it. It is extremely import
PARROTT PARAGRAPHS |
Miss Lucy Lee Sale, of Cuthbert,
spent a portion of last week with Miss
Ola Belle Cole. Both Miss Sale and
Miss Cole left Parrott Friday for Vi
dalia, where they will comprise a part
of the faculty in the public school.
Schools Consolidated.
The Parrott school will open for
the fall term on September 17th. Ev
erything seems fitted Jor a full school
with an cfficient corps of _teachers.
The Pierce Chapel school has been
consolidated with the Parrott school
and those students who, in the past,
went to the Pierce chapel school will
attend the Parrott school this fall. A
track has been purchased for the pur
pose of bringing the students who do
not live within walking distance of
the school. Thus our enrollment is
expected to be larger this, year than
it has been in the past. Mr. Harvey,
the new superintendent, has already
moved in and will be ready for the
opening of school next Monday at 8
o'clock. The other teachers, who will
assist Mr. Harvey in instructing the
vouths in this* community, are Mr.
James of Parrott, Miss Florine Coker
of Herod, Miss Ruby Jones of Rich
land, and Mrs. Alton Reddick. Miss
Wilma Gaston, of Rome, will have
charge of the departments of expres
sion and music. - -
Mrs. Gerome Kenyon Passes.
Mrs. Gerome Kenyon died of blood
poison early Saturday morning at her
home near Parrott after an illness of
only a few days. The funeral service
was conducted at the Kenyon home at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Rev.
C. M. Infinger, pastor of the Parrott
Methodist church, of which Mrs. Ken
yon was a member. An unusually
large and sympathetic crowd of rela
tives and firiends gathered tp express
their grief over the loss of so dear a
friend’ Her’s was a life of sacrifice and
service, and by her friendly disposi
tion she had won many friepds, as
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Nochway Dam Will
Soon Be Replaced by
Big Power Company
Directors Hold Meeting at Newton
And Complete Arrangements to
Finance the Work.
ARLINGTON, Ga.—The Baker
County Power Company will begin
work soon on rebuilding the ‘dam
actoss Nochway creek which was
washed out in January, according to
Dr. W. E. Saunders, secretary and
treasurer and one of the ' principal
stockholders of the company.
The dam was originally built by
the power company itself, but Do
Saunders stated that the work this
time will be under contract with the
Hardaway Construction Company, of
Columbus, Ga., as constructors and
the Mees & Mees Company, of Char
lotte, N. C., as engineers.
. This announcement is the outcome
of a directors’ meeting heid at New
ton, Ga., last week, where the final
arrangements were made towards fi
‘nancing the work. Dr. Saunders stat
‘ed that the cost of replacing the dam
would be approximately $lOO,OOO. He
also expressed himself as ceTtain they
will be able to furnish their lines with
their own current in sixty days. The
(Jeorgia-Alabama Power Company,
of Albany, has been furnishing cur
rent for the Baker County Power
Company’s lines since the washout.
NEW WEEVIL DANGER IN.:
THIS SECTION IS REPORTED
A Tomato Pest Is Threatening Crop
In the South.
A preliminary account of the Aus
tralian tomato weevil, a new insect
recently discovered in the south, has
been iscued by the United States de
partment of agriculture. While the in
sect is credited with favoring the po
tato and tomato as food, it is stated,
it also is a rather general feeder. |
The department expresses the opin
jon that the pest may become of ‘great
importance, like the dweet potato wee
vil, unless measures are taken for its
suppression. e ;
~ “As to control measures, much re
mains to be learned,” according to 2
statement of the department. “In con
finement, lead arsenate sprayed on to
matoes killed all the beetles within
twenty-four hours. Reports of the
successful use of lead arsenate in prac
tical field work with potatoes and tur
nips have been received by the depart
ment. % .
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| NOT ONLY IN U. S.
At Calcutta a band of four men,
one masked, entered the postoffice
and demanded money. Before the post
master could raise an alarm he was
shot dead. The masked man was
caught, but others, escapedo_ T
ant, therefore, to keep this pest off
the young trees. This can be done by
burning with a torch or cutting off a
§§w of the branches and burning them.
% being careful one can burn the
caterpillars without' injuring the
branches enough to kill them. Burn
them in the web. Spraying with ar
senate of lead will kill them, but burn
ing is usually less expensive on young
trees.
Must Be Cultivated and Fertilized.
One point that should be emphasiz
ed very strongly is that pecan trees
must be cuitivated and fertilized. They
cannot be set out in a fence corner
and allowed to “knock for them
selves,” and produce maximum re
sults, or even satisfactory results. Let
those who are planning to set trees
think seriously about this matter, be
cause disappointment will result un
less proper care is given. Commercial
pecan growers cultivate, fertilize and
care for the trees just like any other
crop. Every farm home should have
a few pecan trees, but unless the right
attention is given, the results will be
poor.
Taken as a whole, there is probably
no more promising side line for our
southern farmers than pecans. A few
trees should provide what is needed
for home use. A few acres should
bring in several hundred dollars, after
the trees have reached the bearing age.
was demonstrated by the numerous
floral offerings. After the funeral ser
vice the body was laid to rest in the
Parrott cemetery. The deceased is sur
vived by her husband and a two-year
old son.
Cotton Being Gathered Rapidly.
The cotton crop, which is shorter
than had been expected, due to the
long rainy season, is being gathered
very rapidly. Having been discour
aged somewhat by the outlook of
things the farmers were in a position
to appreciate -the fair weather and
sunshine of the past week and, as the
old saying goes, “made hay while the
sun shone” to gather that portion of
the crop which was open. Up to Sat
urday night 570 bales had been ginn
ed this season. If the fair weather
continues it is predicted that the cot
ton will all be gathered in a remark
ably short time.
Social News. *
Miss Frances Wade was hostess at
a delightful dinner party last Saturday
evening at her home, complimentary
to the girls who expect to leave with
in the month for various colleges. The
guests included Mlisses Merle, Charley
and Mattie Belle Pinkston and Ray
Herring. Later in the evening Harris
Marshall, Frank Cook, Hanson
Pritchard and Ed Wade joined the
party, and a variety of games were
enjoyed.
Attending Art School.
Miss Merle Pinkston, who graduat
ed from the George State College for
Women. last June, left on September
4th for New York city, where she will
spend the winter as a student at the
Parson’s School of Art. Miss Pink
ston’s brother, Roy Pinkston, accom
panied her as far.as Atlanta.
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Faulk, of Al
bany, and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Crittenden, of Shellman, spent Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. W. S. Flowers.
Mr. John Watkins, who recently ac
cepted a position in the Hogansville
bank, spent the week-end with his
family here.
Miss Odelle Marshall, who is -as
sisting Miss Seay in her millinery
shop in Dawson, spent Sunday with
homefolks.
Miss Thelma Kenyon is expected
to return home this week from Ocala,
Fla.,, where she is visiting relatives.
Misses Sara Shields and Madge
Jones, of Dawson, were the guests of
Mrs. Lawson Cook on' Thursday.
Mr. Ed Wade left last week for
Macon, where he will attend Mercer
university.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Brown, of Colum
bus, spent Sunday with Mrs. Ross
Brown.
Mr. Jim Perkins, of Lumpkin, spent
Thursday in Parrott on business.
CUTHBERT WOMEN, TOURING
EUROPE, HAVE ACCIDENT
One Sustained Crushed Foot; Anoth
er Pinned in Debirs.
Mesdames L. E. Gay, E. B. Griffin,
C. B. King and Miss Norman King,
of Cuthbert, with others are touring
sections of Europe. A few days ago
when in Constantinople the party vis
ited the American relief building and
while in second story the floor col
lapsed.
Mrs. King suffered a crushed foot,
which sent her to the hospital, where
she remained about a week. Mrs. Gay
was pinned down by the debris, but
when she was removed from the
wreckage she was uninjured but her
clothing was badly torn. None of the
other Cuthbert party were injured.
Twenty-five or thirty others in the
party were uninjured. Not a death re
sulted—Cuthbert Liberal Enterprise.
STOP RHEUMATIGN
WITH RED PEPPER
Wher you are suffering- with rheu
matism so you can hardly get around
just try Red Pepper Rub and you will
have the quickest relief known.
Nothing has such concentrated, pene
trating heat as red peppers. Instant
relief. Just as soon as you apply Red
Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat.
In three minutes it warms the sore spot
through and through. Frees the blood
circulation, breals up the congestion—
and the old rheumatism torture is %one.
©Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from
red peppers, costs little at any drug
store. Get a jar at once. Use it for
lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck,
sore muscles, colds in chest. Almost
instant relief awaits you. Be sure to
get the genuine, with the name Rowles
on each package.
THE DAWSON NEWS
SPENDING BILLIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
PRESIDENT WINBURN, OF THE
CENTRAL, REVIEWS TRANS
PORTATION SITUATION.
The two outstanding features of the
transportation situation at the - pres
ent time are the facts that the rail
ways are rendering to American bus
iness more efficient service than at any
time in the history of the country, and
are accomplishing this achievement at‘
costs to the traveling and shipping
public lower than prevail anywhere
else in the world. These statements
are made in a review of the transpor
tation situation by W. A. Winburn,
president of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company.
Mr. Winburn points out that this
year the railways are cxpending for
equipment, additions and improve
ments the enormous sum of $1,500,-
000,000. He declares that freight rates
are not out of line with commodity
prices, inasmuch as rates are now 50
per cent higher than in 1913 while the
average wholesale prizce of all com
modities is 57 per cent higher than in
1913. Morcover, last year while com
modity prices were increasing freight
rates were reduced 13 per cent. Mr.
Winburn asks if any other large
American industry reduced to the con
sumer the cost of its product in 1922.
He declares that the future develop
ment of trensportation hinges upon
the ability of the railways to secure
sufficient capital to keep pace with
the business demands of the country
and asks for a fair trial of the pres
ent transportation act for a reasonable
length of time under normal condi
tions.
Attention is directed'to the fact that
despite widespread public belief there
is no 6 per cent “guarantec” of rail
way earnings, but that the law on the
contrary limits the earnings of trans
portation —~companies without making
up deficits,
Steam is coming into general use
on the large farms of the country.
Costs Little and Overcomes i
Trouble Almost Over
Night , }
Any preaking out of the skin, even
fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome by applying Mentho-Sulphur,
declares a noted skin specialist. Be
cause of its germ destroying properties,
this sulphur preparatien instantly brings
ease from skin irritation, soothes and
heals the eczema right up and leaves
the skin clear and smooth.
It seldom fails to relieve the torment
/without delay. Sufferers from skin
trouble should obtain ‘a small jar of
Rowles Mentho-Sulphur from any
good druggist and use it like cold
cream,
NEW GINS and --
INCREASED Capacity
Invite Your Ginning Account
| With Us This Season ,
* The ginning of cotton, always an important operation, has never
been more important than it will be this season, when due to the
short crop 1t 1s more necessary than ever to have your cotton gmn
ned for the best and cleanest samples to demand the best pnce.
The farmer who gins with us may rest assured that our reputa
tion for “‘doing it right” will be sustained. | |
Southern Cotton Oil Company
DAWSON, GEORGIA |
To All Members of the f 7R
Georgia Cotton Growers o
Co-operative Association '
We wish to let you know that we will be glad to
handle your cotton drafts on the association.
Ask us for any information regarding the handling
of your cotton through the association we have
made it a study. Each officer and employee of this
bank will be glad to serve you in any way. ‘
i © e
To Ewerybody-- he
We invite you to do your banking business with us,
and offer you every courtesy and service consistent
with good banking principles.
You'll find us happy to serve you. ’
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
~ DAWSON, GEORGIA :
“The Bank of Sincere Service” >
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