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DOUOLAE COUNTY SENTINEL. DOTTGLASyiLLE GEORGIA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 191>.
THE PLACE OF LEGUMES AND
. WINTER COVER CROPS
r nr’IStL ■BOTEtonfCH >m »i
(By J. E. Cheatham)
’ County Demonstration Agent
new fields were cleared and cul
tivated . However, durisg late
years (with lan-roafliHihJf -i>£>tJifi*UP4.
cleared it has been ncessary to cul
tivate year after year after year
these old, worn out fields and find
The place of Legumes! drid winter soniq megnrofimaintaining the fer
cover crops in soil building, ^ j tility Wf- (lie soil.; : I i i
Before entering into tile discus- mi — * 1 — ----- —
sion of this important subject, let
us look for a moment at the con
dition of the Douglas County soils,
fjinee the writer lias not had 1 oppor-
The farmer has for some time
been endovering to maintain the
fertility and productive power of
the soil b the use of commercial fer
tflizers and satisfactory crops have
tunity to study the soil of every! been produced. But, while we,
farm in the county closely, the.des-l acknowledge, that ahundant crops
seription given will be based upon,lia'vd VSen produced by the use of
(joditions foumli'to'exjst.ipn seyeyfil ^ito^njn.erci^l fertilizers, and admit,
fjtudied, and ii is believed that that’ commercial fertilizers occupy.
fair examples,,of
m
Uhesc farms a it
the entire county,
; The topography of Dougins Cou
nty is j(peh'ttljat it does not ,re-j
quire $»'veryi lilutih stilly to find
that unless the fanner is constan
tly at "work to maintain his soil,
there wil be large quantities of it
moving down to lower level, and
going down the : water streanjs, ^fpr
with the annual rainfall we have
in this seetiops'iof, the country a
large portion of the soil is being
washed from opr hilly|.and rolling
lands, and gullicH are being form
ed where once there was fertle
soil; and with the best system of
is still no sinnll amount of the best
terracing practiced to-day there
part of the soil from the rolling
land throughout the county. Be
sides the enormous loss of soil and
plant food annually, caused by
erosion, there aer also other great
losses from the soil throughout the
county which (ire as follows.:
1 A loss due to plant food leach
ing from the soil. •
2 The cropping system practiced
a very .important place in Douglas
ojnji^tjy Agriculture; we do not hesi"
tate to make the statement that,
with losfj^of., prganic matter from'
tjliij soil.jats hall already
been stated, we can not hope to
maintain the productive power of
the soil by the use of commercial
fertilizers alone even though we
use as much as a ton an acre. Let
us see why this is true and tlien
look for a, methcujL by which w
may bring out soil iip t.0 a bight
state of' cutjyatioo, where abund
ant power of the soil maintained
at the same time.
Plants, like animals require a
balanced food and a certain am
ount of water, and unless the plant
gets this fod and water at the
proper time it can not produce a
normal crop. While a balanced
food contains a number of elements
there is stored up in the soil a suf
ficient amount of practically all
of the necessary elements for the
plant with the probable exception
of nitrogen, phosphorus and pot-
Jash anil in the redland section of
by a large majirity of t|ie farmers] tlhe county there is an abundance
in such that at the begining of each' of potash that could be used by
year, there is a smaller quantity] the plants of the farmer woulil
of organic matter in the soil tha.nl only “Unlock the Storehouse” so
there was at, the begining of the that the potash would become avail
previous year.
3 Due to the fact that more or
ganic matter is removed from the
soil each year than is replaced, the
soil becomes more and morei dificr
ient, from a physical standpoint.
4 Since the amount of organic
matter in the soil becomes less
and less each year the decompos
ition in the soil of this material
must, necessarily be less; and hence
a deficiency of the soil from a
chemical standpoint, must, be less.
.With these losss taking place
in the cultivated fields year after
year for the past fifty years or
more onne readily comes to the
conclusion that, if this loss from
the soil has any effect on the
fertility and productive power of
"V' 8t * >e a PP roa °h- Notice has previously been given
mg a critical condition. , „ .. , ‘ *
Famers have realized for ages that 811 elty taxes must be returned
that was going wrong, but not un- h - v Sept. I st or a penalty will be
til recent years has the Douglas attached. Very few have made
y Gdi’uity trnmer considered the prob their returns. This is. to notify
r -r ,b * -«-
tain fields reach the stages that ,,he<i Wlth thw week a Penalty will
they no longer produce abundant ^’ e enforced,
crops,tillese fields were abandoned i Z. T. DAKE, Mayor
and left for nature to rebuild, and ,T. E. PHILLIPS, Clerk
able. Now, if we look at this prob
lem from a. tboretical. standpoint
with only a few elements of plant
food 1 and water required it could
be solved by supplying these
ments in the form of commercial
fertilizers and depending upon rain
lor water. But from a pratical
standpoint this method is proving
a failure, for soil, which fifty years
ago produced a good crop of grain
without fertilizers of any kind; to
day is failing to produce a paying
crop with a heavy application of
commercal fertilizers.
To be concluded next week.
IMPORTANT TAX NOTICE
Half the Kerosene you now use
Five tilling‘ the ''light jd)U!''liow' 're
ceive. ' list think'and see-
ROBT, i’D. TAYLOR, or
wrilyj : Box , .2.17,, , Dopglpsyllle,
‘ “ When Ho'of/Efrt'RETliRfes. ;
Biliks—-I see this hero Hoover’s
going back to private life.
Dinks—I’d like to. be around
when he gets his -first grocery bill
and hear him talk to himself.—Buf
falo Express.
TO HONOR ROOSEVELT
Georgia, which was the home of
Theodore Roosevelt’s mother,
going to do it. Shsare, perhaps
more, in contributing to the fund
which is being raised td honor his
memory, according to Ed-w. Young
Clarke, state director of the Roose
velt Memorial Association. The
campaign is to raise ten million
dollars throughout the country,
and Georgia’s share, which is not
large considering the interest; t,lie
idtatg has in the movement, is fifty
thousand dollars. Bulloch' Hall)
wliefc Roosevelt’s mother, lived,ij
is located at Rosweil, only a few
Plies'from Atlanta. It is hot inf
•proba.be that the home itself will
lie made one of the memorials to
the lamented president,, although
this is only a'suggestion'’that lias
been made in £ojitieetio'u vf-Rli the
general eafnpaigh.' •’ 1 '
The campaign in (Georgia, which
is to be made during the next two
months, closing in October, will be
different from the typical “.drive”
in that, no one will be urged to eon
tribute against his or her will an
no pressure whatever will he
brought to hear to secure contribu
tions either large or small. Well
organized opportunity will lie of
fered everyone to contribute to the
fund , hut the pressure of the re
cent “drives” when the country
was in a state of war, will be ab
sent. As pointed out by State Di
rector 'Clarke, this should be
great state free-will gift which
“hall be burdensome to no one,
but in which everyone can easily
have a share.
in pursuance of this policy the
goal of the campaign in Georgia
should he numerical as well as t'i
nancial. according to Mr. Clarke.
It will lie the purpose of the cam
paign to secure thousands of con
tributors for a minimum of $50, r
000. Each city, town, county and
community i ntlie state will be
urged to secure as large a number
of contributors as possible.
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
To the Qualified Voters of Doug-
Igs Oounty:
'Notice is hereby given : ttyu .fRe
ibhard- of eommisioners of Roads
and Revenues of Douglas County
has called an election to'be held
on Wednesday,'September the 10
1919,' at which will be submitted
to. the .qualified voters of said
county - the. question of whether
bonds shall be . issued .. by said
Douglas county in the,sum of one
hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars ($160,000.00) for the purpose
of raising funds to, be applied,
alone - to the. grading and soiling
bf new and old .roads of said
county of .Douglas. Said . bonds
to be of the denomination of ope
thousand dollars ($1000,00) each;
to be- nupibered fapm one (1) to
one hundred, * n "
-elusive; to if. datec( November
15th, 1919; to bear interest from
date at the 'rate of five (5) per
centum per annum,'payable semi
annually on the fifteenth (15)
day of May and November of
each year, according to coupons
to be attached to said bonds,
both principal and interest to be
payable in gold coin at, the
Hanover National Bank, in the
city of New York in the state of
New York ; six thousand dollars
($f>000.00)of the principle of said
bonds to mature and be paid- on
the fifteenth day of November of
each and every year, beginning
w*ith November the 15th, 1925,
and each year thereafter up to
and including November the 15th
1948, and sixteen thousand doll-
ars(.$lfi.000.00)of the principle of
said bonds to be paid November
the 15th, 1949, so that all of said
bonds shall have matured and be
fully paid, off on November 15,
1949, tend within thirty (30)
years from their date.
Those desiring to vote in favor
of the . issuance of said bonds
shall cast a ballot having written
or printed thereon the words
“For Bonds” and those opposed
t,o the issuance of the said bonds
shall caBt a ballot having written
or printed thereon the words
“Against Bonds.”
The polls will be open at all
voting or election precincts with
in the limits of the Oounty of
Douglas for voting at said elec
tion.
This 5th day of August, 1919.
Joe S. Abercrombie, Chairman,
S. L. Hembree,
I. H. Willoughby,
Board of Commissioners of Roads
arid Revenues, of Douglas County
Ga.
I0E C. McCARLEY’S
NEW
I have recently added additional space to
quarters and I dfft’fttWu'W'ti <mtivh i
•betterposition to take care'$f t 'my' , ctt&t&fk$i$ l,t
ihdri'heretofore, and'if"wiUygzeatly appreciate
the future:
Come to see me. You ^tlt'fin'iT'the 'betft
values obtainable at the to westpossible. prices
■ right here.
| jHe£§, Are Sope ^Real Bargains For
| jj
? i Big line of cooking utensils and table-
| i wflr’gj.djf'jfftjfctiyftaiiiit-q'irtght'' 7
+ j ...... ,,, ., ,, .. ... . ..... . . ..... J... ; V*
" ! Take a look at the bargains on our. 10c ,
| .15c ana 25c counters. Some “mighty
jjj i good pickings” as the kiddies say.
11 2 in 1, 13c ^
■i Two in One Shoe Polish, Saturday
f i only 13c.
m ...
a Have a drink at ouv new Fount,
| What?
Octagon Soap 6 bars for 25c.
bars to a customer.
Only 6
APPLICATIO FOR LETTERS OF
DISMISSION FROM
GUARDIANSHIP
GEORGIA—Douglas County.
Gumps McIntosh. Guardian of R.
H. Baksr has applied to me far
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE
GEORGTA—Douglas County.
By virtue of n order of the
Court, of Ordinary of Douglas
County, Georgia, regularly graut-
ed at the August Term, 1919, of
said Court, will be sold’ at public
outcry on the first Tuesday in Oc
tober. 1919, at the Court House at
Douglnsville, in said county, be
tween the usual hours of sale, to
the highest bidder, the following
real estate, to-wit: Town lot No.
two in Block No. seven in the town
of Douglasville, Douglas County,
Georgia, bounded as'follows: Be
ginning on the East side of lot No.
1 in said Block on the South side
of East Broad Street; runriing
East 25 feet; thence in a Southerly
., . £ L'r.kar, U tV".?*. 5.J
... . Westerly direction parallel with
»o no y al perw is «.«..rned to B / oad , street 2 5 feet to the
file their bjectnns tf a./ A'.V'. Southcast corner of lot No. 1;
be-
hundred
i r t| AII i^oiinn asi. corner 01 iui nu.
have ,oii or before tli* firai Mon-l,. . .. ^
day >n O.'cober art. <iu Inu thence along the di id g »
McIntosh will be discharged from , we t en t lo ‘f 1 an,i f 2 l De u hu “ d .'™
his guardianship as applied for, teet tl> the P° lnt of hegmnult?
This September the 1st. 1919,
J. tt. McLARTY, Ordinary.
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SELL LAND
Mrs. L. L. Holland, Administra
trix of the estate of J. R. Holland,
ate of Douglas county, deceased,
aving duiy applied by petition for
ave to sell the lauds belonging to
id estate.
Said! application will be heard
the regular term of the Court
Ordinary for said county to be
d on the first Monday in Octo-
, 1919.
his 1st bay of September, 1919.
J. H. McLARTY, Ordinary.
Making a piece of land 25 feet by
100 feet and the store building
thereon.
Said land to lie sold as the prop
erty of W. A. Harding, late of said
county, deceased, for the purpose
of paying the debts of the deceased
ami ranking distribution among
the heirs at law of said deceased.
Terms Cash.
This 2nd day of September. 1919.
R. C. HARDING
Administrator of the Estate of W,
A. Harding, Deceased
APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
To All Whom It May Concern:
F. M. Leathers, having, in prop
er form, applied to me for Perma
nent Letters of Administration on
the estate of Peter Leathers, late
of slaid County, this is to cite all
and singular the creditors and next
PLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
9T.T.T. LAND
G. Standridge, administra-
of the estate of A T. Gore,
« of Douglas county, deceased,
, , . . •, • . _ of kin of Peter Leathers, to he and
ln g s PPf ie d by pet t or aDDear at office within the
e to sell the lands belonging to
estate.
'aid* application will be heard
r the regular term of the Court
Ordinary for said county to be
ild eu the first Monday in Octb-
Trpijfrii '?*•?'. • : V"‘ ■
This 1st bay of September, 1919,
J.H. McLAafTt*,Drdinary,
Odds and ends f 3c.
Plates,“Tumblers, Dishes, and various,
items slightly soiled and damaged—a
table full—choice 3c.
Footed comforts, 49c. Cut Glass pat-
erns with lid—big value.
Tumblers, 5c ;
Plain tumblers gdud quality glass 1 - a
bargain.
Soap, 2 for 5c
Pearl toilet soap, worth 5c, 2 for Sc
President Says Welfare Work
Must be Maintained in Full
Strength for Men Overseas
URGES ALL UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN PLEDGES PAID OR
WELFARE WORK WILL SUFFER—NECESSARY FOR
SOUTH TO “SPEED UP” ITS PAYMENT8 OR
DROP BEHIND
Waablngton, D. C.—The need for the payment of United War Work
Campaign subscriptions has become so acute because of the danger that
the work of the welfare organisations for onr soldiers still in uniform
will' be curtailed that a letter to Raymond B. Fosdiek, chairman of the
Commlss'on on Training Camp Activities, from President Wilson, has
been made public. This letter from President Wilson, better than any
other document, shows the great need for oonttnning the welfare work
until the Army of Occupation la withdrawn and demobliaatloa is- com
pleted'. ,
It is t» back up the President's request and to fill the great'need’
for cash to carry on the work that “Speed Up“ Week, ■ July 28th to.
Auguet 4th, has been inaugurated so that everyone who has not paid: his.
pledge will do ee at that time. •
The President at the United 8tates of America;
Paris, 18 April, 1#!ti
Sty Osar Mr. Fosdiek:
All that I have seen and heard over here In Prance has but
added to my sense of profound appreciation of the vital Impartaneo
of maintaining In full volume and atrength the service of the- seven
organizations which last fall joined in a united campaign for sup
port—the Young Men’s Christian Ataoeiatlon, the Young Women's
Christian Aaaoelatlon, the National Catholic War Council (Knights
of Columbus), the Jewish Welfare Board, tha War Camp Com
munity Service, the American Library Association and the Salva
tion Army, on behalf of our soldiers and sailors.
In addition to the needs which existed at tha baginning of the
war, there are now added and very Imperative reasons why tMo
work should be eentinued during the period of demobilization.
The American people showed In a remarkable- manner their
wholehearted support of the cause for which their men- were fight
ing when they responded eg generously to the appaat.of.thp United -
War Woric Campaign-laet November; aiid l’eatnebHy hope that, the
whole amount then subscribed may Isa forthcoming, Ip order thet
thie final helpful’and still absolutely necessary ministry on behalf
of the men who have given themselves with such rare devotion to
the nation’s couaa may ha In ovary way worthy of tpoir weodsrful
spirit.
Cordlsiy aad sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Honorable Raymond B. Fosdiek, Chairman, Comaalaaisn OR
Training Camp Activities, 45, Avesmo Montaigne, Paris.
NATURALLY.
appear at my office within the
time allowed by law, and show
cause, if any they can, why perma
nent administration should not be
granted to F. #t. Leathers on Peter
Leathers’ estate. -
' (Witness my hand and official
signature, this 1st day of Septem
ber, 1919.
i. H. McLARTT, Ordinary,
“What ia tha first thing to ba
when you want tohare a good blow
out?”
“Why, to raise the. wind.*
THE CAUSE.
Ja«a ooanptoined to «b»
that lie had heap game*.
"to.hito^ -
TIME’S REVENGEL
“Broadway used to ehertto ewgr
the idea at tbs hiokn drinUag ha#
eider.*
“WieUr
“Broadway may to glad to g4 fkP
—Ijouurille (ViriarJwML
'Mc-Cobito.-.