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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOITGLASVILLE, GEORGIA Professional Column DR. 0. HOUSEWORTH Attention to Surgery and Diseases of women and children Office in Hutcheson Jluilding Office Rhone No. 118-2 Residence Phone No. 118-3 D.' S. STRICKLAND Attorney at.Law Office In Hutcheson Building. Cotton Grading School The Department of Agriculture has established grades for the yellow tinged and-stained cottons, as well as for the white and blue types. Com plete sets of these standards are on display at the College of Agriculture, and will be used in connection with the Cotton Grading School, July 2 to August 4. Announcement upon re quest. P. H. Poole C. V. Vansanl DRS. rOQf.E & VANSANT. Surgery and Chrcnlc .Diseases of Women and Children a Specialty. Office over Sclmun’s Drug Store. Phonr Nos. 24 , 02 and 85. J. rt. HUTCHESON, Attorncy-at-I.aw. Office in Hutcheson Building. JOHN H. HUDSON Attorney and Counselor at Law. VILLA RICA, Ga. DR. R. E. HAMILTONJH Physician aifd Surgeon Office in Hutcheson Building Office Phone 103; Residence, 44 Dll. F. M, STEWART, Dentist Office over Selman’s Drug Store. ASrOR MERRITT ATTORNEY AT LAW DOUGLASVILLE. GEORGIA. J. M. BOYD Physician and Surgeon Office in Hut5he9on Building. Phones—Residence No. 128-2; t ffice No. 128-3. DR. G. H. TURNER Physician and Surgeon f Special attention given to diseases Kof the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office over Philips’ Store. FOR SALE—Organ at a bar gain for cash. P. 0. Box 93 or call No. 78. Get Bed-bug Killer at J. L. Selman & Son’s. It does the word. Go to Almand & McKoy for Slot Scooters at 6 l-2c. Vocational Training In Agriculture With the passage of the SMITH- HUGHES bill providing for federal aid In the establishment of vocational schools in the various states, the “trades school” movement In the Unit* ed States will receive a great impe tus. In Georgia alone hundreds of teachers In agriculture will be requir ed, for the near future will see voca tional training offered in the schools of every county. Now is the time for teachers to prepare for the work. The summer term at the College of Agriculture open July 2. Announce ment upon application. Summer Short Courses In Agriculture As an outgrowth of the boys’ and girls’ club work in Georgia, there has been developed at the College of Agri culture special short courses for club winners and for any others who care to attend. Expenses are yery low and' a splendid opportunity is given the boys and girls to gain specialized agri cultural knowledge. For the boys there is instruction in soils and fertil- izers, seed selection, rotation of crops, growing live stock, dairying, farm ma chinery, poultry, orchard management and gardening; for the girls, instruc tion in home economics, cooking, sew ing, canning, home gardening, home sanitation and home nursing. The en rollment for 1916 was 267; this year it should exceed 400. A circular descrip tive of the work may be had free upon application to the College of Agricul ture. Save the Pullet W. 8. Dllts, Prof, of Poultry Hush., Ga. Stats College of Agrl. So many people, who grow chickens In Georgia, sell or eat the pullets (young females) as friers that Georgia never makes large increases in the number of chickens kept on the farm. It Is of utmost importance that only the cockerels be used this spring for fry ing chickens and all the pullets be kept for laying next winter. The South will have need for all the eggs that she can produce. Killing a pullet now means that you are cutting your food supply next'year from 50 to 160 eggs for each pullet killed. Kill the young cockerels, but save the early hatched pullets.' A Telephone Saves Time And Time Is Money. It makes no difference whether vou live town or in the country, a Telephone is a NECESSITY. It is a pleasure to converse with vour friends an' neighbors. It is a convenience when vou want to speak to your Lawyer, Doctor, or Merchant. It is is protection to your famiiv in your absence. Let l/i’ Install One For You To-Dc j> Gainesboro Telephone & Telegraph Co L. K. SMITH, Gen. Mcrr.J. M. MONTGOMERY Local Mgr. Carrollton, Ga. Douglasviile, Ga. Save The Difference O UR BUSINESS is selling shoes at less than their market value. A positive saving of 25 percent to 50 per cent. Our specialties, Sam ple Shoes and manufacturers canceled orders. We are receiving spring stock every week. We fit the whole family. THE TUGGLE SHOE CO, 41 South Broad Street, Atlanta, Georgia Big A. Crops are doing very well at present, yet it is time of year for ;otton to begin blooming,and ii n II be two weeks before tin ;arliest cotton will begin tr, iloom and five or six until the latest begins. We notice that ur Representa tive is going to offer an amend ment to district our county so that each section or district will be represented. A good idea. We hope he will help us find obr lost land by soma amendment. Our former Representative, Mr. W.| I. Dorris, in a two column statement on March 3rd, headed, “WhoTied.The Hands Of The Tax Equalizers,” said much about-the power vested in their hands. Near the close of that article he says: ‘‘The tax as sessors have unlimited'power to find and tax land if they follow the law. They can take the map of the county and compare it with the digest, and if they- find one single acre in any lot that has not been returned they have a rivht to assess it and place it the digest as unreturned property.” This statement Was made in March. In June he goes before the board of assessors and tells them their hands are tied and they cannot do anything. The first of March it was a very strong law and the equalizers had unlimited power; three months later—no legislature hav ing met—this same board i? a helpless set of men. We hope Mr. Duncan will strengthen the weak places in this law that Mr.' Dorris has found at last. B. A. Hudson hkid another cow to fall in a ditch last week. In the sune ditch that one killed herself by falling into since Christmas. Luckily, this one only bruised herself up. L. S. Lambert lost a milch cow last week. Joe Miller (colored) killed a very large rattlesnake on his farm last week, having fourteen rattles. Little Addie Mae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Lambert, who "has been very sick, we are glad to report better. Mrs. Alice Smith is sick at this time, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wedding- ton of Douglasviile spent the week end with the latter’s par ents, Mr, and Mrs. R. M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hudson spent Sunday with L. S. Lam bert and family. We went “huckleberry grazing” about dinner time. "’•*■-» Masters Barney Owens of Ebenezer, and Elmer Hudson spent Sunday with Glynn Lam bert. Mrs. T. J. Lambert and daugh ter spent Sunday with relatives in our burg. Mias Francis Hudson of Eber- nezer is spending this week with relatiyss here. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bearden, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Steed and Lambert, Ma and Mrs. Willie Grey, Mr. and Mrs. Lone Butler and Mrs. Alice Smith spent Sun day evening with L. S. Lambert and family. Miss Ivor Moore entertained the girls of her class at a spend- the-day party at her home at The Mill last Saturday. Those enjoying the occosion were: Misses Francis and Evelyn Aber crombie, Ida McKinley, Nell Gilland, Detta Mason, Nettie and Bessie Moody: L. K. W. Better Farming in the South WHAT THE CROPS ARE ASKING FOR Feed the Plants Properly and the Soil Can Be Built Up Instead of Run Down While Increasing Crop Yields Staple crops take out large amounts of plant food from the soil. For example: A cotton crop of one bale per acre will remove from the land in seed, 'leaves, stalks and bolls, about 77 pounds of nitro gen 54 pounds of potash and 28 pounds of phos- 40 bushel crop J. N. HARPER Agronomist, phoric acid. A of corn will remove in the grain, stalk and fodder about 64 pounds of nitro gen, 54 pounds of potash and 34 pounds of phosphoric acid. A 40 bushel crop of oats will remove in the grain and straw about 36 'pounds of nitrogen, 41 pounds of potash and 16 pounds of phosphoric acid. If, however, stalks, bolls, straw, etc., are plowed under, some of the plant food will be return ed to the soil.. Cotton Fertilizer Problem With the present price of cotton and other farm products, it will pay the farmer to give more attention this Spring to the problems of qoll build ing and to the intelligent use of fer tilizers than ‘ever before. Some of the best farmers of the South have adopted the plan of returning to the soil in fertilizers, the money received from all or part of their cottonseed. This is a good plan and should be more generally adopted. Enough Plant Food for Best Yields It takes from 300 pounds to 400 pounds of fertilizer to make a good weed in cotton, or a good stalk In corn, and unless amounts above these are used, full returns cannot be ex pected because large amounts must be applied to produce the fruit and the grain. - The amount of fertilizer that can be used profitably will vary with the different soil types, seasons and with the different crops grown. The most important factor, however, governing the amount of fertilizer that can be used with profit is the price of the article produced. At the present price of cottdh, it will pay to use on moat of the soil types of the South larger amounts of fertilizer than heretofore. To Meet Boll Weevil Situation When grown under boll weevil con ditions, cotton should be liberally fer tilized and this fertilizer should con tain a large percentage of- phosphoric acid, which ingredient hastens its ma turity. A fertilizer containing an am ple supply of ammonia should also be used to start the plant off quickly in iU growth. The farmer must ever bear in mind that the best way he can fight the boll weevil is to force his cotton to a ffuiclc growth and to an early maturity. Many farmers In the boll weevil district, are finding that peanuts and spy beans are splendid substitutes for cotton. Unless these crop^are well fertilized, however, with the fertilizer carrying high percentage of phosphate, good yields cannot be expected. How to Tell What Ii Jefessary The farmer* can aft Imes deter mine the element most Beded'in his fertilizer by noting v-2 manner of growth of cotton on his different soil types. * When the growth is slow and the plants have a yellow, unhealthy look, nitrogen (or ammonia) should be applied in rather large amounts. If, however, the plants look vigorous, but are not fruiting well, phosphoric acid should be used liberally. Generally speaking, for poor soils, the most important element of a fertilizer is nitrogen, and the next most import ant is phosphorous. Therefore, for poor soils we would recommend under present war conditions, which makef potash scarce, a fertilizer for cotton anjl corn analyzing about 9 per cent available phosphoric acid and 3 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For peanuts 12 per cent phosphoric acid, 2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For fertile soils we would recommend for cotton and corn, a fer tilizer analyzing 12 per cent available phosphoric acid, 2 per dnt ammonia and 2 per cent potash, and for peanuts,, a fertilizer analyzing 12 per cent phos phoric acid, 1 1-2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For the sandy loam soils of the coastal plaip, pot ash is the most essential and for to bacco and truck crops must be applied in liberal amounts. The reason that nitrogen or ammo nia is so necessary an element for prac tically all soils is because the nitrates are soluble in water, and are, there fore, constantly leaching out of the land. The farmers should try to store up as much nitrogen in the soil as possible by growing such crops as beans, peas, clover, vetches, etc.', which, plants add nitrogen to the soil from the atmosphere. Practically all soils of the South are well adapted to the growing of these legumes. If, howevef, crops are grown in ro tation with legumes, it will still be necessary to use coaunereial forms of nitrogen to obtain the best results. While nitrogen is the main element of a fertilizer, on poor land phosphoric acid is the most essential and in prac tically all of the tests that have been made in the South, better results have been obtained with soluble phosphoric acid than with finely ground phosphate rocks or floats. Kirby i Several second hand sewing machines. Singers, Domestics and other standard makes, in good condition. Will sell cheap and on easy payments. Banks Bros. —~ ... NEW YORK And Return $37.50 Going and Returning same route $40.00 Going Via Any Direct Route Returning Same or Any Other DIRECT ROUTE Also diverse route to New York via rail and waetr, and to Boston via all rail arid rail-wtaer routes. Southern Railway System Tke Macon Daily Telegraph Pays for Itself and (Saves You Money Besides Read Its Ads every day and you will save money in your purchases. 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