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BY C. G. GARNER, County Agent, and MISS WILLIE MAE VANN,
Home Demon (tration Agent.
By C. G. GARNER
Chicken Sale Result!
The second “Chicken Special” f
passed here last Saturday and car
ried 6,486 pounds of poultry away
from the three points they stopped
at in Toombs county, Lyons, Vida
iia and Ohoopee. This brought the
farmers in a net of $1343.30. The
loadings showed that Lyons came
-second in number of pounds received
at any stop the train made but came
first > n nioney paid for the chickens, j
Helena loaded more pounds than j
Lyons did but Lyons rereievd more |
money. That was due to more early
friers being sold here.
We want to thank, especially,
those who helped us with the weigh-!
Ing at Lyons. Mr. W. P. C. Smith,
handled the weighing very rapidly
and accurately while Mr. Mac New,
had J. D. New helping pull the chick- j
ens out of the crates. Mr. W. L. J
Wilkes stepped in early in the game
and filled a big need in pulling
chickens. Other merchants and '
I
farmers helped whenever needed. |
We want to express our appreciation i
of the good spirit of coopreation that ■
was shown. For a while we nave
been considering putting it up to the 1
farmers Advisory Committee about
charging a percentage, say about 1
per cent to hire help to handle the
poultry, but the farmers and mer- .
chartts helped so well that we do not ( )
need to do that so long as they con- f
Inue as they did last Saturday.
Next Poultry Car on the Seaboard j
Saturday, May 17th. <
The next poultry car making the 1
• same run as the one last Saturday *
will come through here Saturday 1
morning, May 17th. That is just '•
two weeks from next Saturday so it 1
is time we were getting ready for it.
Prices will be announced Tuesday I
and will be carried in the two county
papers Thursday.
I would like to see the merchants 1
make that day a special sale day and 1
lets all make those days a general get *
Sogether chicken Saturday. This '
chicken business means something to
Toombs County. Far more than 1
■even the mere optimistic have dared |
hope and the good of it is it is mean- 1
Ing that right now—not in the fu
lare.
Culing Poultry
Miss Vann, our hustling Home
Demonstration Agent, did a great
4eaJ of work that will count in future
In preparing for this sale. She cull
ed over 300 hen s Thursday and a
gTeat many more before that.
Did You Use a Spring Tooth
Harrow
How many farmers in this county
wse spring tooth harrows to run
across the cotton and corn when it is
MOTHER ? Fletcher’s Castoria is a harmless Substitute for
Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups,
prepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of
Constipation Wind Colic
Flatulency To Sweeten Stomach
Diarrhea Regulate Bowels
Aids in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, and
Natural Sleep without Opiates .
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of /-C&u&tA/
Proven direction* on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it.
small? I have seen very few in this
county yet the ones who have them
, are able to hold their grass dowr. and
find themselves with their cc : i
large enough to chop and practically
clean of grass and clover.
thing, a man can cover a very large
acreage in one day with one man and
one horse. There is no better tool
to run over little stuff and keep the
thin crust broken.
Have You Bought Your Dusting
Machinery
Have you bought your dusting
. machinery yet. A man came up
from Reidsville yesterday and want
|od some dusting machinery. Said
, they could not get them there now.
;I know of 18 two row cotton dusters
I that have been sold in this county by
different makes of machines. I
, think there will be one or two three
j row machines placed in this county
this year. Really, the big three row
machine is the most practical in tne
long run, but the two row machines
take the place of the hulk of the ,
hand dusters which work a man so j
hard he usually quits. Much better
results should be secured this year
with the better machinery that has
been secured in this county.
Method Outlined and Used by
DeLoach
Those who heard DeLoach’s speech
at Lyons last December will remem
ber how simple his method of using
'the dust is.
When the first squares appear he
puts on three to four applications of
dust at four day intervals. Then he
picks up the squares until the frist
blooms appear. Then he waits un
til the weevils start coming in again
and dusts about three times more de
pending on how late it is when they
"tart coming. That is a very sim
ple and effective method of dusting.
Syrup Method
Those who want to use the early
molasses method will find the appli
cation put on the cotton just before
the square form, the most profitable
of all the applications of mixtures.
Then I would advise three applica
tions of dust beginning about the
15th of June.
C. G. Garner
Poultry Car Vidalia Last Tuesday
The Georgia & Florida'had a poul
try car operated on their lines from
Millen to Vidalia laSt Tuesday and
then back on the main line toward
Augusta and down the old Augusta
Southern to Tennille then into At
lanta.
While in Vidalia this car secured
something over 720 pounds of poul
try that brought a total of a little
over $125 to the farmers. Notices
were mailed out Monday morning
over the route one, two and three
THE LYONS PROGRESS, LYONS. GEORGIA.
from Vidalia and a short notice was
run in the Vidalia Advance last week
as word was received late Thursday
afternoon that the car was coming,
too late to get it thoroughly adver
tised. Yet Toombs county loaded
more poultry than any other point
along the Millen Branch by some
thing over 100 pounds.
All Record Books and April Letter
Mailed This Week
The regular monthly letter to the
club boys were mailed out to the
boys this week together with a record
book for each and a bulletin to the
cotton club boys. These letter are
;ent out once each month giving in
structions to the club boys.
By MISS WILLIE MAE VANN
Eggs
Eggs, eggs and then some more
eggs and it seems that the whole
State of Georgia is covered with
eggs. But not so, good fresh sel
ected eggs are still not quite as plen
tiful as some people think. Os
course it is true that the markets
have a large number of egg= '
but when one stops to examine these
eggs, all classes of eggs, dirty, small,
ill-shaped, etc., are found. Most of
these eggs are farm eggs coming
from flocks that have no attention,
no feeding, no houses and in spite of
all this the hens have laid and the
nests have been found containing
eggs from one to fifteen days old.
Yes, these are fresh eggs freshly
but not fresh laid. Thh ty
of egg is the one that hurts the mar
ket and causes many people to say
there is nothing in the poultry bus
iness.
When talking about eggs there are
two things to remember, if you ex
pect to make money out of them.
The egg game is a big one and it is
a business that has rules and prin
ciples that must be followed. To
disregard these rules is qs detriment
al to success as lending money with
out charging interest.
Oftentimes people have approach
ed the writer and said, “Where can
I find a market for my eggs?” I
asked if he had a few thousand doz
en sell and he replied: “No, I
have only about ten dozen”. At
once I thought the problem very sim
pie, for disposing of 10 dozen egg 3
was only a few seconds work, but
when he said, “I cant’ sell at market
price, l must have sixty (60c) per
dozen for them or else I can’t make
money out of chickens”. Surely
eggs are not worth 60c per dozen
through the year when compared to
other food products, and anyone
having to receive 60c per dozen
through the year in order to breaK
even or make a small profit is sure
ly in the wrong game. No, I should
say he is right, but he has failed in
the essentials of poultry keeping
namely, good feeds at a cheap price,
constructive breeding, and selection
for high egg production.
When you find that eggs are too
cheap, reflect back and see what
your cost of production was. It
may be that you could not have made
money if you had received one dol
lar per dozen for them because of
the high cost of production. Rem
ember that the more you cut the
cost of producing eggs by feeding
good cheap feeds, by constructive
breeding and by proper methods of
culling, the more you will make on
eggs whether they be high or low.
The person who is ever complaining
about the selling price usually does
not worry or complain about the
cost °f feeds, nor does he worry
about the average number of eggs
each hen produces. He feels that he
is in the business and it is up to the
world to give him the price of his
eggs and then a little more for pro
fit. Remember that every time you
sell an egg you are in direct com
petition with every poultry producer
in Georgia and every other state in
the union. Someone can produce
them cheaply and it is up to you to
find out how it is done and do it.
If everyone could just take pure
bred chickens and make a handsome
. profit of from SI.OO to $3.00 per
bird per year without giving any
Serious thought to the cost of pro
duction, then eggs would be so num
erous that they could be bought for
several cents per dzen. Individual
efforts, knowldge of the principles
of poultry raising, high egg product
ion, constructive feeding, are some
of the things that must be consider
ed before success will come.
Just because you produce eggs
don’t think that you can create or
make a market. No, the market is
established and it is up to you to pro
duce so that you can sell on open
markets.
|A great deal of agitation has been
going on in the state about storing
eggs until eggs are high again. That
a very noble idea, but the average
Georgia egg that must go into stor
age is not fit for storage, and too, by
storing eggs you are bound to influ
ence the fresh egg market in the fall
by bringing the stored eggs out to
ccmpet with the fresh eggs.
Before condeming thei ndustry
t and the market be sure that you have
examined your methods of handling
and your methods of improving av
erage production. If then you fina
! that after you have followed con
j structive methods of feeding, breed
ing, and culling, and you dont make
money, then yell to the top of your
voice and may be it will be heard.
The greatest enemy to the poultry
producer is the man who never fig
ures the cost of production.
Think these things over and tell
us if we are wrong.
UNION NEWS
j
The farmers of this section are
very busy this week.
The many friends of Miss Lee
O’Neal are very sorry to know she
is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Beadenbaugh
of Sharpes were visiting friends in
this community Thursday of last
week.
Mr. Charlie Right and sister, Thel
ma, attended services at Rocky
Creek last Sunday.
Little Miss lona Dickerson spent
last week with her grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sharpe, near Vl
dalia.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Kitchens were
shopping in Lyons Saturday last.
Miss Vann met with the girls
here last Wednesday. They cooked
and planned their work for May. We
feel sure if the girls will take Miss
Vann’s advice, she will be lots of help
to them.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Phillips and
Mrs. Audry Tyler of Sharpes, pass
ed thru this community Sunday.
Mr. Will Braddy and family visit
ed relatives near Elza last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Right of Mar
vin were the guest of Mr. Peavy i
Right last Saturday.
After spending several days with
her son, W. H. Harden, Mrs. W. S.
Harden Sr. has returned to her
home near Bay Head.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pittman of
Sharpes were visiting in this section
Saturday afternoon.
Misses Catherine and Bernice Clif
ton and Ruby McSwain called on
Miss Queen Hughes Sunday P. M.
Several from here patronized the
poultry car last Saturday. We feel
sure this is the right thing for folks
to do. It is much better than selling
here at the home market for a mere
pittance, or shipping to Savannah
either.
Misses Flora Bell, Nellie and Cal
lie Thompson and Thelma Winge of
South Thompson, Mr. Clarence
Winge and sister, Mr. Polk and
Misses Booth of Center were visitors
to Union Sunday afternoon.
Several from here attended the
school closing at Center last Thurs
night. Everyone seemed to have en
joyed the exercises very much.
Mr. L. D. Odom called on Mr. M.
C. Dickerson Sunday afternoon.
Misses Bertha and Radia Lee
Conley were the guest of Misses La
vada and Lucy Smith Saturday night
DURDENVILLE NEWS
Rev. C. S. Martin of Hagan and
R. A. Peavy of Marvin were in our
village Tuesday.
H. M. Sapp of Lyons spent Sun
day night at the home of Hamp Glis
son.
Mrs. J. H. Cox of Dasiy who has
been visiting her brother, W. D.
Sutton, returned to her home Satur
day.
Onnie Collins and Elisha Eden
field of Marvin were in our village
Saturday.
Miss Lucile New of Johnson Cor
ner spent Wednesday night with
Miss Addielee Hardy of this village.
Little Miss Inez Jones of Johnson
Corner spent Thursday night with
Little Miss Johnny Wye Sutton of
here.
Mr. F. L. Hardy and daughter,
Addie Lee atended services at Mar
vin Sunday.
Sid Usher of Ella spent Sunday
night with his daughter, Mrs. Milton
Burke.
C. P. Autry of Yancey passed thru
our village Sunday.
Sallie Mae Jones and Thelma Antry
of Yancey were shopping in our vil
lage Thursday P. M.
Mrs. Fred Sutton is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edman Rooks of Elza.
Col. Lankford of Lyons was in
our village Wednesday on business.
Roby Sutton and sister, Alma and
Gladys, and Moye Edenfield motor
ed to Alston and Vidalia Sunday.
W. L. Durden Jr. made a business
trip to Ljrons Tuesday.
C. N. Walker of Mt. Vernon pass
ed through our village Saturday.
S. A. Screws of Glennwood was in
our village Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Sutton and
baby, Marjorie, spent Saturday and
Sunday with the latters parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. E. Hodges of Claxton.
FROG POND NEWS
Mr. Adam New made a business
trip-to Alston Saturday.
Mr. Jim New spent Saturday night
with Mr. Willie Williams.
Mrs. Henry O’Neal spent a short
while with Mrs. S. B. O’Neal Mon
day P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Williams
called on Mr. Callie Williams Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. David Gay spent a
short while with Mr. Henry O’Neal
Sunday P. M.
Mr. Oscar Taylor and Agnus
Norman made a business trip to
Jesup Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Jim and Adam New and Lula
Mae Williams spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Bell.
Mis s Lu'-a O’Neal spent Monday
night with her brother, Henry O’Neal
Mrs. Jim O’Neal called on Mrs. S.
B. O’Neal Monday P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover O’Neal spent
Saturday night with Mr. Joe Conner.
MARVIN NEWS
Old Marvin is still on the run.
Miss Carrilue Smith of near Elza
spent Sunday with Miss Sena Peavy
of near here.
Mrs. Freddie Lane of Bartow,
Fla., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Edna
Durden of near here.
Mr. Thomas Perdue made a busi
ness trip to Lyons Saturday.
Miss Leola Thompson of near
South Thompson has been spending
a very pleasant week with her cou
Chewing Gum Aids Digestion
£y C. Houston Goudiss
National Authority on Nutrition
Pablieksr of The Forecast—America’* Leading Food Magazine
S Everyone knows we are given to eating more than we
actually need, but when the table is heaped with good
food, “what’s a feller to do?”
Things are so tempting, and so palatable! Why not
enjoy them?
But many a heavy meal which is hugely enjoyed
during the process of eating is far from enjoyable dur
ing the process of digestion!
Then it is that chewing gum comes to the rescue.
Dr. W. A. Evans, former commissioner of health in
Chicago, says in his book, “How to Keep Well”:
“To chew gum after a meal aids digestion. Most
people do not chew their food long enough to mix
saliva with it thoroughly. The chewing of gum adds
some saliva to the stomach contents. It is of more
service in stimulating the stomach muscle. It is espe
cially serviceable in helping the stomach to empty its
contents. If one. has overeaten and the stomach is
heavy something is gained by chewing gum for half an
hour, beginning two hours after eating.” And it also
helps to keep the teeth clean.
Chicle, the base of chewing gum, is the milky juice
which is secreted by the inner bark of a tropical tree
known as the Achras Sapota.
Only during the rainy season are the trees “bled.”
After being refined and sterilized, the chicle is mixed with sugar and
flavoring and moulded into the familiar form which has become so
popular.
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I THROUGH DAILY PULLMAN SERVICE BETWEEN AUGUSTA |
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DIRECT CONNECTIONS MADE AT JACKSONVILLE WITH |
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10:01a 9:25p St. Clair Lv 7:10a 4:26p f
| ’ 10:50a 10:07p Midville 6:29a 3:34p
11:27a 10:40p Swainsboro 5:55a 2:52p '
•• 11:42a 10:53p Wesley 5:42a 2:37p l
• • 12:40p 11:36p- Vidalia 5:00a 1:55p *
!! 1:42p 12:30a Hazlehurst 4:00a 12:37p i
’l 2:45p 1:30a Douglas 3:05a 11:30a |
•* 3:25p 2:07a Willacoochee 2:27a 10:47a 3
•* 4:02p 2:46a Nashville 1:51a 10:10a |
m 4:55p 3:40a Ar Valdosta 1:00a 9:05a 2
”, 8:50p 8:00a Jacksonville Lv 9:05p 4
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• * 7:48a Lv Stillmore Lv 11:42a 1
«► 9:10a _ Rr Millen Lv 10:20a 7
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•• j. E. KENWORTHY, Gen. Pees. Agent. J
, i Augusta, Georgia 4
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sin’s the Lane girls of near here.
Prayer meeting at Mr. R. A.
Futch’s Saturday night was enjoy
ed by all present.
B. P. Peavy was the Saturday
night guest of A. L. Elkins.
Miss Edna Elkins was the all day
guest of Mrs. Donnie Perdue Sun
day.
A large crowd attended services
here Sunday and Sunday night.
Miss Lillian Harden and sister
Monnie, attended services here Sun
day.
We are glad to say that Mr. )A. L.
Elkins is improving fast.
Mr. R. A. Futch called on Mr. A.
L. Elkins Sunday P. M.
Miss Freda Futch was the Satur
day afternoon guest of Miss Fances
Wynn Little.
The ice cream supper here Friday
night was enjoyed by a large crowd.
Mr. Sid Jesup was the guest of
Mr. Bob Peavy Sunday.
Remember prayer meeting at Mr.
Cobb’s next Saturday night, Sunday
School here every Sunday A. M. at
nine o’clock. Sunday School at
Providence every Sunday P. M. at
three o’clock. There will also
preaching at Providence next Satur
day P. M. at three thirty and Sunday
A. M. at eleven thirty. Everybody
has an invitation to ocme.
UNION CLUB NEWS <
We met Wednesday the 23rd.
Several of our Piembers failed to be
with us. Miss Van taught us to
make candy.
Two new members were added.
We will have an extra meeting Mon
day, May the 12th at 3 P. M. to
make our aprons and caps, as we
failed to get the material at our last
meeting.
(All members are urged to be pres
ent.
Our regular meeting is the fourth
Wednesday.
JULIA KITCHENS,
Cor. Sec.
Piles Cured in 6 to 1-4 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure lathing. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles,
tnscantl/ relieves Itching Pi)e3, and you can get
■-stful sleeoufvr the first annlimtinn. Pnc-'Vy.