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l E. 0. McMahan, County Agent l
Permanent Pastures
In order to make a success of rais
ing livestock, cne must have plenty
of good permanent pastures, for these
will help to build up the land and les
sen the cost of feeding the farm ani
mals. According to information gath
ered from experiments with grasses
and clovers in permanent pastures,
there are two grasses and two clovers
that have been found best adapted to
North Georgia conditions. These are
Bermuda and Dallas grass, and Lespe
deza (Japanese clover) and White
clover.
Bermuda and Lespedeza are better
adapted to dry uplands and Dallas
grass and White clover to damp low
lands. One will find that damp low
lands sodded with Dallas grass and
White clover will furnish the best pas
ture for this section of the country,
and as a rule wet bottom land will
pay better in this kind of pasture than
it will when cultivated.
Burmuda grass may be seeded from
the seed but it is better to mark off
the field with furrows two feet apart
and then droi small pieces of Ber
muda sod in these furrows and throw
some dirt on the sod with the foot or
by means of another furrow with the
plow. Where a Bermuda grass pas
ture is to be started the land should
be broken with a two-horse plaw in
the fall and. the Bermuda sod put
out early the next gpring. Be sure to
keep all livestock off the field until
the Bermuda has gotten a good start,
Lespedeza goes with Bmdr'v‘s;ia be
cause it will stand the drouths and
then furnish good grazing. After hav
ing followed the instru . about
Bermuda, one may seed his % eld in
Lespedeza by seattering from fifteen
to twenty pounds of seed per aére and
thea cover lightly with a berrow. If
one has Lespedeza growing wild on his
place, he may scrape up the top of
the soil around the plants and scatter
this over his field instead of buying
seed. This method will mot give as
good a stand for the first year, but
will be cheaper.
Dallas grass and White clover
should be sowed im thd early spring.
It is a good plan to break the land
in the fall and then in the spring sow
from four to six potuhds of White clo
ver seed to the acre and cover lightly
with a harrow. Then mark the field
with furrows three to four feet apart
and scatter from five to ten pounds of
Dallas grass seed per acre in these
furrows. No covering is necessary
but if possible these seed should be
distributed before a rain.
The county agent will be glad to
help any one who wishes to start a
good permanent pasture,
BOLL WEEVIL CONTROL
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From twelve years’ rather inti
mate study of the boll weevil, we are
more than ever convinced that the
greatest essential in beating this pest
lies in the ability of the plant to put
on more fruit than the weevil can
take off. That it may do this, a rich
warm, mellow, well drained soil is of
first importance. Year in and year
out such lands have been making
god crops of cotton under weevil con
ditions. Of course with this soil type
must go to the most thorough cultiva
tion.
Very promising results in the use of
calicum arsenate for poisoning the
boll weevil has been obtained in the
Delta sections of Louisiana and Miss
issippi, but in eighteen tests conduct
ed in south Alabama last year not
a single one showed a profitable in
crease in yield. This method of wee
vil control is promising, but for aver
age Cotton Belt conditions we con
sider it as yet decidedly in the evperi
mental stage. Until it is proved effca
cious and economical under average
farm conditions,s the cotton grower
will do well to depend mainly on rapid
thorough cultivation as a means of
weevil control. — The Progressive
Farmer.
MAKE CAREFUL PLANS |
BEFORE BUILDING
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A home, a barn, a tenant hous, a
poultry house, and other houses on
the farm are built to give satisfactory
service for years. Fir this reason
every house should be correctly de
signed, with careful consideration of
every detail that makes for conven
jence, economy and comfort. A cor
rectly planned house often costs less
than a house planned by some one
who knows nothing about architec
ture or the planning of buildings.
There are many dealers in build
ing materials and manufacturers of
building equipment that have experts
to design houses of all kinds. These
gservice departments are composed of
men who specialize in buildings, and
who combine technical knowledge and
practical experience. Every farmer
should write to these manufacturers
and dealers for bulletins and booklets
containing plans for different kinds of
buildings.—The Progressive Farmer.
. _DRAIN THE BARNYARD
" The barnyard should be well drain
‘ed. Cattle, horses and mules s%end
a large of their time in the barn
jfl;mfi‘?w should not be compell
od to stand in mud up to their knees.
“The farmer and members of his fam
ily also spend considerable time in the
ard,-and mud is very disagree
o je often selected where
mwmfl all the
buildings are located conveniently
with respect to each other, and still
it.is almost imposishle to get around
in the barnyard on acount of the
mud. The water from the buildings
may also be run inte a eistern or
tank in order to reduce the mud to the
‘minimum, but it is almost impossible
to prevent mud in the barnyard, espe
cially during the winter months. :
It will pay practically every farmer
to put down a concrete floor on every
square foot of his barnyard. The
manure saved in a few years will more.
than pay for the conerete work. 4
Skilled labor is unnecessary, and
the sand, gravel and cement may be
mixed with a rake and shovel. There
is no excuse for mud in the barn
yard, —The Progressive Farmer., -
STOP SOIL-WASHING AND
GROW LEGUMES
Probably 90 per cent of all culti
vated lands in the South are subject
to more or less erosion, and to at
tempt to build up such lands without
first stopping the washing is little
different from pouring water through
a sieve. On cultivated lands, ‘ge
broad terrace, properly laid out and
constructed, must always come first
as a means of stopping washing; but
it should be supplemented with cover
erops, both winter and summer, an
abundance of vegetable matter plow
ed into the soil, and deep plowing.
After we have reduced washing to
a minimum, we are ready to do some
soil-building, and for this purpose
summer and winter legames must
‘edine first. Nearly all good farmers
pow grow peas, soy beans, velvet
beans or peanuts with their corn and
peas, beans or lespedeza after their:
small grain, but this is not enough.
To these summer-growing legumes we'
must add those that grow in winter
and early spring, particularly crim
son and bur clover clovers and vetch.
The liberal use of these in conjunction:
with the summer legumes will mean;
nmore nitrogen and humus and bigger
yields.—The Progressive Farmer. |
FOUR CLOVER HINTS
Crimeon clover seed at $l2 per bu
shel of 60 pounds seem high, but we
doubt if this is materially higher than
gces for every thing else we buy.
wenty pounds of seed costing $4
will seed an acre, and when we re
member that an acre of good clover
is worth $l5 to $25 as a fertilizer,
the investment for- seed would seem
a most excellent ene. Make a start
with clover this fall, and then next
spring save your ewn planting seed.
Boiling bur clover seed for one min
ute as described elsewhere in this
issue is an excellent means of secur
ing quick and uniform germination.
When bur clover seed are boiled they
usualy come up in & few days, while
if not boiled germination is slow and
irregular, some of the seed not com
ing up for months. Where boiling is
practiced we would recommend for
bur clover the same seeding as for
crimson clover.
If you are growing crimson clover
for the first time, be sure not to neg
lect the matter of inoculation. Our
favorite method of inoculating is to
use 500 to 2,000 pounds per acre of
soil frgm a field that has successfully
grown crimson, red, white or alsike
clover, scattering it broadcast and
harrowing in with the seed. If such
soil is not easily available, the pre
pared cultures may be used with very
good results. Don’t fail to inoculate
if you would successfully grow crim
son clover. Bur clover when sowed
in the bur requires no inoculation.
Speaking of clover, here’s an inter
esting observation from an exchange:
“One man makes the statement that
in the last ten years he has observed
that every man who has put in clover
has also painted his house and out
houses!” There are two ways to ex
plain this fact: Explanation No. 1 is
that a man who is progressive enough
to grow clover regularly is also pro
gressive enough to wish to live in a
painted house. Explanation No. 2
is that a man who grows clover re
gularly soon gets his land to such a
state of productiveness that he can
afford to paint his house. We will
let each reader decided which expla
nation is right—but our belief is that
both are.—The Progressvie Farmer.
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THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
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Paramount-Artcraft week at The Strand means just: this:
That The Strand this week is putting on about the finest program in its history.
Paramount and Arteraft Pictures are the sort you see advertised everywhere.
They play the foremost stars, superbly directed, in clean pictures.
Thousands of the finest theatres in America are celebrating Paramount and
Artcraft Week from September 1 to 6. :
" It's the Great Show Week of 1919. Great in thrills, laughs, and cheers. You can
tell a good picture before seeing it—if it’s a Paramount or Artcraft Picture you may
be sure it’s worth seeing. ;
OUR WEEK’S PROGRAM
MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 1
TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 2
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 3
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 4
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 5
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 6
ADMISSION, Ssc and 15¢ ALL WEEK
National Paramount
~ Arteraft Week
BEGINS MONDAY AT THE
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“ROSE O’ THE RIVER”
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appeared in. Full of the thrills, beart-throbs and joy that appeals to each of us.
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“TOPICAL TIPS” and “BRAY PICTOGRAPH”
CATHERINE CALVERT *
“FIRES OF FAITH" -
Autheatic nc_enes;’of Salvation Armj activities. A love story of the most popular
service organization of the Great War.
—Also— ¥
“TWO’S A COMPANY”—AN E. & H. COMEDY
In Elinor Glyn’s amazing story of a woman’s soul
“THE CAREER OF KATHERINE BUSH” °
She saw it all—the triumph she craved, the way to attain it, and the price she
would have to pay. Then calmly, deliberately, she made her choice: “I’ll do it,” and
plunged into the big, fierce game for power and human hearts.
Do you think that a woman with beauty, brains and ability to attract men can
live her own life, regardless, and win? See this picture and then answer.
—AIso—
“MUTT AND JEFF” :
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“REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM”
Mary Pickford in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.” Never has a star appeared in
a more desirable as well as suitable characterization. Known throughout the land as
“America’s Sweetheart.,” Mary is just the person to portray the national type of
“Rebecca,” the little country girl who fought her battles alone and traveled a particu
lar rough road leading to her womanhood. The many charms and quaint situations of
“Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” are brought out in the Artcraft picture'as only Mary
Pickford can.
—Also— -
“GAUMONT NEWS”
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“LOUISIANA”
It all started in that ultra modern hotel lobby. That’s where she met the ‘“city
fellow.” No he’s not the villian who sought to bring about her downfall. Quite an
other person that. He was the fellow who usually has a spotless reputation in the
“movies.” Things are delightfully mixed up in “Louisiana.” =So much so that it keeps
vou guessing and thrilling right up to the last minute. ¢
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“FARMERETTES”—GALE HENRY COMEDY
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“NUGGETT NELL”
Nellie was a lady. She didn’t give a darn who knew it. And if clothes could help
che was out to get ’emwithagun. But after a succession of startling hold-ups (and
take-offs) that will make your eyes pop; after nifty Nell has saved the old stage coach
and the young hero, and “licked” an army of bloody bandits and everything; and after
you have laughed yourself hoarse at this yip-yowling burlesque travesty on the Wild
and Movie West—you'll say that Dorothy Gish is the funniest she-hero that ever cap
tured a man. '
—AIso—
“THE DENTIST”—A MACK SENNETT COMEDY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919
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