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Mak ng The Farm Pay. Never before were such efforts made us are being put forth now to get the farmers of the country to realize that farming is a busi ness, ns well as a science and a profession—just as much of a busi ness as merchandizing, manufac turing or buying and selling cat tle. The failure of the farmer to re gard hie occupation in the light of a business, subjects him to a heavy toll from those with whom he deals and who are forced bv competition to operate under some forms of business system. The farmer deals with the fact or on a business basis, with the guano company, the merchant, the bank in the same way. But he—we mean the average—deals with himself, his land and his help, as if successful farming, or rather making a living by tilling the soil, requires nothing more than a steady application to work, with no thought of business de tails, excepting those forced upon him. He carries most of his business ‘•in his head”, keeps few books and no accurate records. If he undertakes to find if the cultiva tion of a particular tract of land paid, or how much he lost on an other tract, he is forced to esti mate from treacherous memory. Many of them can’t “figure” at the end of the year within fifty per cent of their total net earnings or gross losses. That helter-skelter methods of keeping account are exceedingly unprofitable, though accompanied by the best kind of agricultural talent, has been demonstrated time and again. There are farm ers who are not only able to strike clear balance sheets with reference to their entire year’s business, but for each tenant, and each field. These farmers rarely loose money, because each year they are able to size up in dollars and cents the mistakes and strikes of the year The business of one of them —a college graduate—is told in the Atlanta Georgian, aB follows: Mr. Scott, after leaving the University of Georgia, settled on a faim near Barnesvilie. During the past year, with his intensive methods of cultivation he made a profit of $5,000 on acres of land. On 07 *»cres he produced 58 bales of cotton, From 55 acres he harvested 8,500 bushels of oats; from 27 acres 750 bushels of corn and 20 tons of stover. Hesecur-j ed a profit of $552 from peas and | hav gathered from the lands that had been in grain, and likewise a profit of $585 from hogs and other farm products In the above, case Mr. Scott farms intensively as well as man ageably. He gets the very best out of Ins land, and at the same time so preserves the soil that the land increases in productivity and and grows in value. The soil-mine becomes richer through operation. Such examples point the way to the solution of ths labor problem, which is becoming of tremendous importance in the South. Negroes are leaving the soil, harkening to the call of the cities and the better and steadier wage great in dustrial development makes for the m. Careless farming hastens the dav when the cotton growing industry will have to look to Europe or Asia for help. Thus the Nashville Tennesseean says: One or two things will have to be done—white labor will have to be resorted to ami brought in from Other sections, or else the large farms will have to be divided into smaller bodies of land for intensi fied and diversified farming If, as is claimed, the average farmer is j left without ample labor to eulti- j vate his farm and much of his land . remains idle, then, in order that the lands nmv lie made to produce j and pay the possessor on his invest ment they will have to be cut up int<' small farms and sold to those who will engage in such cultiva tion that w ill pay. Many owners of large and fer tile farm- I nve struggled thr<ni: h a life of toil and drudgery, harass ed with <l. b* and without the hope j of relief—all because they have possessed too much land to make it pay. These are in a measure failures, and are obj ct. lessons wliicn weigh heavily on the side contending for smaller farms. The farmer who has more land than he can properly fence and thoroughly cultivate is generally known as a slip-shod farmer, though he may be industrious and may strive to make every edge cut. Under the changed conditions brought, about by the scarcity of labor scientific methods of agri culture should be adopted. Where! the soil is deficient in productive quality it should be supplied, which can be done at comparative ly small cost, a cost, much less than the profit that will result In farming, as in every other pur suit the main thing is to produce the best and greatestqimiity with the least labor ai:d smallest coßt. —Avgusta Chronicle. The I9tf World Almatm. Is thf archway to a storehouse of rr liaMr information; full details ot th 1910 census and of the most 'njpor'a. and excit'na Gongrr\«iiuu e ection - fifty vejrs K>am< <uts ie 1 ’ earr jPout politics. aPot rciigio. -po't tarm -tafstics. ‘inancr tra v com mcrce. it” omce monev iiw 'inking intorinario ihout our *w md al foreign countries. 'h- - r nes ano navies of the world Canal aerial navigation. gr United States, universities an. oosta information, naturali/- aw« and qualification; (or voting, constitution of United States, Dor-i ition ot argest cities of the earth, oi too largest c ties In United States, o' iii United States cities of 5.000 or more, in fact the 1911 World Almanac will tell vou some thing about everything and everything about a great many things Price 25c. at bookstores (west of Buffalo and Pittsburg 30c.), by mail 35c. Xdaress The New York World. New York. ~ £ ,<u < Vi 1 5 H « -o *! O .2 ® 8 S 3 2 a „ ffl g w 8 ■S’-a « OH m -i H m g* . NN 0 3 2d <£ % C H S 8 23 ■ o V} Q, 14 I S 3 83 C 3 :h a a S 3 x o m & a || LYONS HIGH SCHOOL | t f ❖ ♦:♦ A Has been placed on the 1 i6t of accredited 1 «£♦ High Schools of the State. «$> ♦s* «£♦ A competent and experienced Faculty for each Department, including Music and Elocution. JL ♦}♦ ♦♦♦ | Sprimr Term Begins Jan. 2nd, 1911. | ♦% ——— i ♦ For Catalogue or further information, apply to } ♦f> R. M. MONTS, Principal. «jf Or, W. C. OLIVER, Sec. and Treas. of Trustees. V ♦> Vidalia Chemical Company, VIDALIA, GA. Manufacturers of High-Grade Fertilizers. Our brands have been on the market over five years, and have given universal satisfaction. We have many testimonials. We make either cotton seed meal mixtures ’ or animal matter mixtures, and furnish all classes of fer tilizer material. Our leading brands are : Vidalia Corn and Cotton Grower, 9 2-3 | Vidalia Standard Guano, 8-2-2 i Vidalia Hustler, - - 8-2-2 | v idaliaGold Medal Fertilizer, 10-2 2 OFFICERS. I Dk J. 11. McAkthur. Vice-Pres. Gko. N. Mathews, Sr., Gen Mgr. Mark \V. Mathews, Sec. and Salesman Directors —Dr. Jno. H. McArthur. Geo. N. Mathews, Sr , Jno - Jay McArthur, A. D. Strorhar, \V G. Barnwkli.. Vidalia Chemical Co., Vidalia, Ga. THE LYONS PROGRESS, JANUARY 6. lull. -wa A I | Jan.Sth, 1911 | * Above date, though of the year ahead, is not far off, and this is a remiud t er that it might be well for Y T OU to open an accouut in our SAVINGS DE t PARTMENT by then, and have your deposit draw interest at the rate of FOUR t PER CENTUM per annum from the First of Jauuary, such interest to he paid J QUARTERLY, or compounded, if not withdrawn. ! ♦ ♦ t I Four Per Cent, and SAFETY for your idle funds is what we offer. While we reserve the right to require 00 day’s notice as to a withdrawal, it is also tiue that we have never required such notice, in the more that SIX YEARS that our Savings Department has been operative, and that our policy of keeping a strong Cush Reserve makes a deposit in our Savings Department practically available on demand. t ♦ | Ask for the Rules and Regulations. They are Liberal. We wish you ♦ ♦ ♦ l A Merry Christmas and ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ \ a Happy New Year* 0 o O I ► O * ► j———————————i——————————— Fire Insurance. Insure your property with Bruce McLeod, representing a number of strong English and American Companies. He issues policies on desirable country dwellings and barns, and on system gins. Office in New Lyons Hotel. fOIEYS ORINOIAXATIVE I For Stomach Trouble, and Constipation | BARGAINS for YOU! j; ♦ Commencing at once and con } tinuing from day to day until the ♦ goods are all gone, I will sell my l entire stock of Shoes, Dry Goods, I Hats, Clothing and Notions | AT COST! ♦ ♦ The plan of the sale is to change my line to HARDWARE and FURNITURE. Will also ap ;; preciote any trade you might give me in the new ■’ «► line. I mean COST. Will convince you if you II come. Yours respectfully, S. I. Hussey, f LYONS, GA. • Mexican MUSTANG LINIMENT For MAN and BEAST. x The Unfailing Rsmedy for ijl i ■ ■ 1 HUMAN ILLS. L y v.A Burns, Bruises, Sore Throat, ' ] ’ Cuts, Strains, Inflammation. ,; 'J v ? •/ , ’.A » HORSES’ AFFLICTIONS. ; Spavins, Shoe Boils, Grease Heels,^ Scratches, Sweeny, Harness Sores. ' ■BH AILMENTS OF CATTLE. Sore Teats, Wire Scratches, Foot Disease, Caked Udder, Running:Sores, Skin Diseases. f. V-! -it Oruggists and General stores. (•-■r Iv.ittle. The largest size contains eight . .utitv m i -\sc. bottle and is therefore cheapest. LYON MANUFACTURING CD.. Prop'.. ;l-tS South Fifth St.. BROOKLYN, N Y. ——M W'l 11 i'i