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The Summerville News
O. J. ESPY, Editor and Manager.
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Forrlßn AdvrrO.tng P«yreßCTit»Uy«
THEAME.RICANPRE* ASSOCIATION J
HELPING at home
’ Teaching girls household arts in
schools is a waste of time and mon
ey >f parents refuse to back up
the teachers, Mrs. A. H. . Re^ ve ;
Philadelphia, president of the Na
tional Congress of Jarent-Teachers
association, said in a recent state
ment. , ... U_.,_
This sentiment surely will hate
the support of every parent and
school patron, not to mention tax
' What sense is there in teaching a
<rirl household arts—cooking on a
dainty gas range, washing clothes a
few minutes every week and learn
ing to sew properly —if it ends when
she leaves the school room.
The same applie to the teaching
of vocational subjects to boys. Why
waste the boy’s time and the tax
payers money grounding them in
some avocation and then never see
that they apply it out of the school
room.
No education system is going to
be a success if the school is only
a part of it.
Give the school girls a part of the
regular housework and the boys a
phaned to use thrnr training they
receive in vocational classes.
Education, life Gaul, is divided in
to three parts—the home, commun
ity and school—and the last named
can’t function 100 per cent effi
ciently unless it has the active and
effective support of the first two.
Too many mothers say: “I’d rath
er do the work than have my daugh
ter messing around with it.” Too
many fathers say: “I can do the
work in half the time my boy can,
io why fool with him?”
Parents with this attitude leave
die children's future to chance. We
can’t depend entirely upon the pub
lic schools, even though their use
fulness in the training of children
,s growing.
A little time given to our children
will bring rich rewards in the fu
ture.
FARMS MUST EARN MORE
There are several reasons why
farm earnings are showing a decline
partially due to economic discon
tent and political agitatio.
Statistics show that large num
bers of tenant farmers have accu
mulated funds out of farm earnings
toward becoming farm owners, but
the process is slow and one of con
tdderable difficulty.
Desirability of farm land is not
enhanced by too much academic dis
cussion about employing family
labor without wages, or understi
mating the value of such labor.
All reports show that tenants or
farm owners having good sized fam
ilies, and largely employing family
labor on the land, are more pros
perous and successful than farm
operators without families.
Where the tenant has no family
labor from which to increase his
margin of return over necessary ex
penditures, he carries an additional
handicap in this struggle to become
a farm owner.
The same general fact holds true
with those who own fnrms but are
compelled to employ all their libor
nt present prevailing high wages.-
Ex.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Farm Demonstration Department
Edited by B. M. Drake, County Agent.
Office in Courthouse.
SOY BEANS
Owing to the good showing they
have made both as a feed and as a
money crop the acreage planted to
soy beans has rapidly increased in
the past few years.
As a hay crop the better varieties
of soy beans will rank next to alfalfa
especially for dairy purposes. The
soy bean is much more productive
and much more reliable than the
pea. At the state college of agri
culture in tests covering six years
the best variety of soy beans has
made 50 per cent more hay and 100
per cent more seed than the best va
riety of peas.
In the past few years varieties
have been introduced superior to
those formerly used. The seed of
these are still scarce and those who
will grow them for seed purposes
will probably get very good returns.
Probably the best of these is the
Laredo, which combines so many
good qualities that there can be lit
tle doubt that it will continue to be
in demand. It is a heavy producer
of hay of high quality. It is a
heavy producer of seed whi'h are
so small that a bushel will plant ten
or twelve acres. This places it
within the reach of the average far
mer even when the pere bushel
price of the seed is high. It is
medium early maturing a little ahead
of the Mammoth yellow. It does
not shatter badly and the seed give
better stands than the Mammoth
yellow. It is also the only soy bean
that is wilt resistant so far as I
know.
The Otootans equal to any as a
hay producer if both quality and
quantity are considered though some
the course varieties will produce a
greater total weight of hay. The
Otootans are very late but as far
as my experience goes will mature
seed. A bushel will plant eight or
ten acres though some successful
growers prefer to plant thicker.
The Biloxi bean is a large coarse
growing variety but produces a
greater total weight of hay than any
other that I know. It is a little
earlier han the Otootan, and a me
dium producer of seed which are a
little larger than the Mammoth yel
low. For turning under it will give
more vetetabie matter than other_va
rieties which makes it a good va
riety to plant in coni for soil im
provment or where tne beans are to
be gathered and the stalk left on
the ground. It would also be good
for late hog grazing.
Another new variety that is very
promising is the Southern Prolific.
I do not know whether the seed
can be gotten commercially yet but
the state college of agriculture has
a few for sale for the purpose of
getting them distributed. This bean
does not seem to be adapted to hay
but should make a fine hog grazi g
bean as it produces an enormous
crop of seed and is fairly early. For
hog grazing, Southern Prolific, Mam
moth yellow and Biloxi will give
good grazing all the latter part of
(he summer and on into tlje fall.
Another early variety that is good
for both hay and seed or grazing
purposes is the Virginia. This is
earlier than the Mammoth yellow
and does not have as coarse a stem
so that it makes better hay. The
Mammoth yellow is a good bean but
probably any of the varieties nam
ed above will give better results at
least for some purposes. There are'
other good varieties but I have
mentioned only those with which I
have had personal experience.
Success in getting a stand depends
a great deal on the method of plant
ing, though as a rule the small
seeded varieties are earier to get a
stand with than the large ones. A
method of seeding that is usually
’ uccessful is to break the land flat
and put it into good condition with
barrows. Then lay off your rows
with a scooter or a scooter and
scrape and plant as shallow as pos
sible in the bottom of these furrows.
About two light cultivations is
usually enough to give the beans a
sufficient start of the weeds.
If any fertilizer is used probably'
straight acid or acid and potash will
be surest to pay. If nitrogen is ap
plied the application should not be
heavy.
If the chief purpose of planting
the beans is soil building they should
be turned under or at least the stalk
should go back after the beans are
gathered. Os course if enough stock
is kept to eat the beans and the
manure is carefully saved and put
back on the soil it is all right.
I There are three ways to turn your
I soy beans into money, two of wh ; ch
are consistent with soil improvement.
I The third which is to grow the beans
i for hay and to sell the hay off the
| farm or to use the manure made
i from feeding it on other lands, dies
; not bu'ld up the soil and should only
■be used where sufficient provision
’is made otherwise for maintaining
soil fertility. However, if this is
done and the hay properly cared for
it will bring a good profit.
The other methods as indicated
above are to grow the beans for
seed, sell the seed and turn the
stalk back into the land and to
grow the bee s for hay, feed them
to dairy sows, get the money out at
milk, butter or cream and put the
manure back on the land. These
methods will pay a profit and im
prove the land. In order to get the
most out pf the former a variety
that is in good demand for seed
should be selected.
The latter method is perhaps the
The Summerville News Thursday, April 24, 1924.
best method for general practice
ai’d is one I hope to see used more
and more.
B. M. Drake, county agent.
FIGHTING BOLL WEEVIL
WITHOUT POISONS
It is possible to produce a profit
able crop of cotton in spite of the
boll weevil and without the use of
poisons. Most of the steps requir
ed are included in what miy be
called “better farming” and as they
have to do mainly with the growth
aid culture of the plant itself they
have come to be called CULTURAL
METHODS of weevil control. We
shall describe these steps briefly in
order as they occur through the sea
son. It is impos ible to discuss
these steps ful.y in this brief leaflet.
Keep this and all other information
obtainable regarding weevil control
for frequent re-reading.
1. Selection of Fields for Cotton.
Where no poison will be used, it
is especially important to use for
cotton only the most fertile, well
drained soils where the yie'ding abil
iy is good and, if possible, located
away from woods which might shel
ter many weevils through the win
ter. «To reduce the weevil attack
cotton should not follow cotton. A
change of crops reduces insect at
tach and increases yields. Where
small fields are surrounded by woods
change the crop, if possible, on the
entire area rather than from one
side of the field to the other. Plan
for only a small acreage in cotton
but make that good.
2. Preparation of Seed Bed.
Prepare the ground early so as to
nave a firm, smooth, well-settled
seedbed at planting time.
ji. Planting Time.
Beating the boll weevil depends
ot on an extra early date of plant
ing but on the crop making a very
rapid* growth after it is planted.
Therefore, delay planting until all
danger from frosts and cold is past
and until the soil is moist enough
and warm enough to give quick ger
mination and a rapid vigorous con
tinuous growth of the' plants. Work
for a perfect stand as this is vitally
important to good yields. It is best
to plant all cotton in the commun
ity at about the same time, and
wherever possible, in the same va
riety of cotton.
1. Use Good Seed.
Avoid common “gin-run” seed. It
pays, usually from $lO to S4O per
acre to use good seed of some im
proved variety, adapted to your lo
cality and havirg a staple of not
less than 7-8 inch. Each state ex
periment station ran advise as to
sources of seed and varieties which
havif given highest yields on the
average for any section in your
. state. Plant one bushel or more of
I seed per acre. If a fungus disease
known as wilt occurs plant only
! “wilt-resi.“*snt” varities of cotton.
5. Fertilization.
Large yields are possible on any
type of soil by wise and liberal fer
tilization in addition to other prac
tices here described. “Soil-building”
is at the bottom of profitable faim-
I ing with any crop. Therefore, plan
■ for legume crops to be turned as
; often as possible in the cropping
I system. Then write your state ex
i perimenti station advise as to
to the best fertilizer formula aid
' (quantity per acre to fit your condi
tions. Apply all phosphate and pot
ash, with about fifty pounds of ni
trate of soda per acre, before plant
ing. Then, in most cases x at least
100 pounds of soda as a side dress
ing just after chopping out and be
fore the next plowing. Phosphate
hastens maturity. For each extra
dollar spent for fertilizers above the
average, usual application, the yield
is liknly to return several dollars in
increased profit. Applications of
600 to 800 pounds of fertilizer per
acre are commonly advisable and it
is far more profitable to use this
ai*d froduce a bale of cotton on one
acre than to spread it over four or
more acres and secure only the
same amount of cotton.
6. Spacing the Cotton.
All careful tests now show that
close spacing gives largest yields
"itH the boll weevil under practi
cally all conditions. A large num
ber of plants per acre with fewer
bolls per plant will mean more bolls
to mature at an earlv date a d to
escape weevil attack.’ Rows should
be from three to four feet apart ac
cording to fertility of soil. As soon
as all danger from cold is over, chop
to a stand leaving hills a hoe’s
u idth, eight to twelve inches, arart
and from ore to three stalks per
hill. F
7. Cultivation.
Shallow cultivation should be g ven
every week or ten days, and conti
nued as late as necessary to keep
'be crop free from weeds and grass,
t ultivation promotes the growth and
fruiting of the plant but does not kill
boll weevils directly.
8. Keeping Down Weevils.
There are three methods of keep
rg down weevils which do not re
quire the use of poison.
First—The weevils living ’hrougb
the wi’ter feed in the tin buds of
’be plants until squares form end
their presence is shown by dead
h ack leaves in the Up. Manv of
*hese weevils rr-v be destroyed by
hand picki g or belter by shaking
them into a “hoop and sa - k outfit"
at this stage of cotton growth. Col
lecting machines appear pronrsing
but have not been found to be as
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effective as the h.nid shaking and
do not pay for the cost of the ma
chine and its special operation.
Seco, d —Whenever the weather is
cool and rainy after blooming begins,
collect and destroy the infested
squares by family labor, begmnu g
collections usually about a week
after the first bloom appears and
repeating the collections every five
pr s.x days for not more than four
weeks. Pick ail ‘flared’ a d yel
low squares from the plants as well
as those fallen to the ground. Col
lect squares ahead of cultivation.
Burying squares may save the lives
of weevils.
Before making a collection ex
amine at least twenty-five fallen
squares which are brown in color by
cutting open and noting whether
the weevil grubs are dead or alive.
If half of the weevils are alive make
the collection; if more than three
fourths are dead it will not be nec
essary to collect them. If very hot
dry weather, especially during the
first four to s'x weeks after squares
begin to fall, the heat controls the
weevils and square collections will
not be i ecessary.
Third —In most sections where the
crop ismatured and can be picked
out by the end of September it is
possible to control the weevils very
fully for the following year by im
mediately buryirg the stalks deep
ly wheerever this can be done. This
destroys large numbers of weevils,
cuts off the development of the late
fal Ibrood of weevils and remove the
shelter conditions that are mcst
favorable for keeping weev Is alive
through the winter. Then plant a
winter cover crop of gram or le
gumes or a combination of the two
to be turned under in the spring to
i crease the humus or decaying
vegetable matter in the soil—and
thus help to increase yields of all
crops. This is the last step in mak
ing one cotton crop but the first
step in maki g the next crop better.
These cultural methods are always
fundamental in the production of
3 gQ£>d yield of cotton. They will
help to make a profit possible even
without the use of po : son bu' there
is to question whatever tha f greatly
increased profits are possible by us
ing poison also with these methods
to allow the cotton to mature the
'ate-set bolls which without poison
are bound to be destroyed by the boll
weevils.
“Not more acres in cotton but more
cotto; per acre" will help to teat
the boll weevil and make cot'on
•r owing pay larger profits.
To Cure a Cold ia One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets) I:
t rhe Cough and Headache and w<rksoff:be
'■ i E W GROVE’S signature on box $•»*•
After all. about all there is to the
tax question is, “How can I get out
of paying it?”
Leave your laundry at the Depot
Case.
LYERLY R. F. D.
Mrs. H. B. Fleming and son, Row
land, spent a few day< last week
with homefolks at Chattoogaville.
Mrs. Richard Yancy spent Monday
with homefolks.
Mr. aid Mrs. Jim Fleming and
son, Clifford, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Snow.
Littie Miss Fannie Mobbs, of
Gaylesville, spent the week-e. d with
Mrs. Clifford Fleming.
The egg hunt given by Mr. and
Mrs. Buster Ray Saturday was en
joyed by a large crowd.
Mrs. Clifford Fleming spent Mon
day with her parents.
Mrs. Buster Ray and little daugh
ter, Mildred, spen Saturday night
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Fleming.
There will be preaching Saturday
night April 26 at Sardis Baptist
church by Rev. J. W. Bagley.
Tell your neighbor, that he is
smarter than you are, and he will
not only agree with you, but loan
you mo ey to boot.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
)kt LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Table'l > »
ops tee Cough a id Headache and works off t‘ f
-v. E. W. GROVE'S sisnature "ti each Im' ?
LN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT
OF GTORGIA.
In re, Ciaud Willingham, bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy No. 2210.
A petition for discharge having
been filed in conformity with law by
above-named bankrupt, and the court
having ordered that the hearing upon
said petition be had on June 14, 1924,
at ten o'clock a.m., at the United
States district court room, in the city
of ATLANTA, Georgia, notice is here
by given to all creditors and other .
persons in interest to appear at said
t : me a d place and show cau e, if
any they have, why the prayer of
the bankrupt for discharge should ;
not be granted.
O. C. Fuller, Clerk.
Jno. C. Printup, deputy clerk.
April 17-24—24.
Notice To Tax Payers
Make your State and
County Tax Returns.
My books will close
May Ist. All Tax Pay
ers who have not made
their returns by said
date will be double tax
ed.
R. M. King, R. T. C.,
Chattooga County, Ga.
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGlA—Chattooga County.
Will be sold to the highest and
best bidder for cash, 'at public out
cry before the courthouse door of
said county, and within the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday
in May, 1924, as the property of M.
D. Butler, and under and by virtue
of an attachment fi-fa, issued in
favor of Mrs. C. V. Elder against
said M. D. Butler and the property
hereinafter described, levied upon
under said fi-fa, and to be sold as
aforesaid, to-wit:
Town Lots Nos. 4,6, 8, 10, 12 and
14 in Highland Roads, otherwise
known as the Murphy addition to
the city of Summerville, in sa'd
state and county, and designated and
so numbered on the plat and survey
>f said addition.
No tenant being in possession of
said real estate, and the defendant,
M. D. Butler, not being found in
said county, notice of levy given by
posting same on the above described
I real estate. This April 7, 1924.
FRANK THOMASON, Sheriff.
Notice To Tax Payers
Make your State and
County Tax Returns.
My books will close
May Ist. All Tax Pay
ers who have not made
their returns by said
date will be double tax
ed.
R. M. King, R. T. C., *
Chattooga County, Ga.
TWELVE MONTHS SUPPORT
! GEORGlA—Chattooga County.
The appraisers upon application
lof Mrs. Maggie Robertson, widow of
R. F. Robertson, for a twelve months
support for herself, having filed
their return; all persixis concerned
are hereby cited to show cause, if
i any they have, at the next regular
May term of this court why said ap
plication should not be granted.
This the 7th day of April, 1924.
J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary.
Notice To Tax Payers
Make your State and
'County Tax Returns.
My books will close
May Ist. All Tax Pay
ers who have not made
their returns by said
date will be double tax
ed.
R. M. King, R. T. C.,
Chattooga County, Ga.