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Presentments of Grand Jury
~ 'For The July Term of Court
Georgia, Cobb County.
TO THE HONORABLE N. A. MOR
RIS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT; OF BLUE RIDGE CIR
GUIT:
We, the Grand Jury, seleeted, cnos
en and sworn for the July Term,
1917, of Cobb Superior Court, beg
leave to make these our General
Presentments:
(1) ?ee regret that the people of
our County are not complying as yet
with the prohibition laws of the
State. We have investigated every
instance brought to our attention
where it was suspected this law was
being violated and have found a num
ber of True Bills. In other instances
thd witnesses appearing before us
failed to give evideunce sufficient to
justify the finding of a True Bill
As citizens we urge our officers
to do thejr duty fearlessly and we
pledge them our support in eliminat
ing the blind tiger and whiskey haul
ing business. i 4
(2) That regarding alleged vio
lations of the Pure Food ZLaw, we
had heofore us the State Officers and
found the gross violations were from
one te three years ago and that con- !
ditions have improved, but there is
room for more improvement and this
matter should be looked after care
fully by future terms of Court. It‘
would help the State and County au
thorities very much if the town au-l
thorities had an inspector to co-oper
ate with the State Inspector. ‘
(3) Regarding alleged misappro
priation of the Court fines, we have
investigated and found some misun
derstanding and some slackness, but
no criminal intent in these matters.
The investigation has, we think, done
good. The Chairman of the County
Commissiomers in conference with us
stated that the Commissioners and
the Solicitor-General had agreed to
have a certified accountant to go
over the records in question and if
any shortage exists it will be paid
promptly.
~ This should be done immediately
in justice to both Mr. Clay and the
County.
(4) Regarding the tampering with
the water pipes and valves between
the two water systems in Marietta,
our investigation was not entirely
satisfactory, in that the opinions of
the expert mechanics did not agree.
We understand the Old Kennesaw
Company are now closing out their
water business in Marietta and mov
ing their pipes.
(5) The various County officers
required by law to render reports
to thl's body have done so. We have
examined same and so far as we are
abltta to determine they are all cor
rect.
At the request of our Committees
these reports are made a part of
these presentments. :
(6) Through our Committees we
have examined, as far as our tlme‘
would permit, the various offices, etc.
and report as follows:
The new system of books in the of
fice of the Tax Receiver and Tax
Collector is commended as a great
improvement over the old system.
The steel racks for holding books
in the Clerk’s office are full, but we
do not recommend adding more at
this time while this material is so
high in price.
The Justice Dockets of B. V.
Greer, G. C. Green, J. B. Dodgen,
Sanford W. Dodgen, and T. O. Brown
were examined, found well kept and
approval marked on each record.
The system used in the books of
the Treasurer is one put in by the
auditor and appears to us a good sys
tem.
The jail was found in neat and
sanitary condition and the prisoners
well cared for. We notice some
miner repairs that need to be done
and recommend that the County
Commissioners have this attended to
at their earliest convenience.
The pension roll was carefully
checked and there is no one on the
roll who is not entitled to be there.
We request our Representatives in
the present Legislature to support a
biil now before the House to strike
the $1600.00 clause from the pres
ent pension law.
All the books and records are neat
ly and correctly kept.
(7) Our Committee on roads and
convict camps gave considerable
time to this work and report as
follows:
(See yellow sheet attached hereto
containing this report.)
(8) We recommend that Geo. B.
McKinney be appointed Notary Pub
lic, and Ex-Officio Justice of the
Peace in and for the 1378th. Dis
trict, G. M., to succeed H. L. Os
b;;rn, whose term expired last Ap
ril. $
(9) We commend the Judge for in
sisting that all County and Court
records be kept accurately and ac
cording to law, and for his insistence
that the prohibition law, and all other
laws, be respected and enforced. Al
so for his cotrtesy to us. We regret
and refute the idie criticism we have
heard of the court.
(10) We thank the Solicitor-Gen
eral for his assistance and courtesy.
Also the Solicitor Pro Tem for his
help to us in seeing that the law is
upheld.
(11) We recommend that these
Presentments - be published in the
three County bapers, at a cost not
to exceed the legal rate for one pa
per, and that the sum paid for such
publication be divided according to
the circulation of the various news
papers.
Respectfully submitted.
JAS. J. DANIELL, Clerk.
PARKER RICE, Foreman.
Georgia, Cobb County:
The within presentments received
and read in open court, let the same
be published as recommended, and
filed, and recorded, according to law.
This 26th day of July, 1917
N. A, MORRIS, J. 8. C. B3R C
Returned in open court, and filed
in office, July 25, 1917.
J. E. DOBBS, C. 8. C.
REPORT OF J. M. GANN, Ordinary.
To the Honorable Grand Jury of Cobb
’County, July Term, 1917.
Gentlemen:
. Since my refi:rt to the March
Term, 1917, 1 have drawn serip on
the County Treasurer for the sum of
i 3110.99 ‘to cover the expenses of
five Lunacy trials and carrying pa
tients to Assylum.
I have receiveg“ no mor‘xiey for the
County duri this period.
TN, S DAN
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this July 16th, 1917,
J. E. DOBBS,
Clerk Superior Court Cobb County
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS.
We, the Committee appointed to
examine roads and convict camps, re
port the following: /
We find the main thorough-fare in
excellent condition. We find some
complaint about the cross-roads, but
these are being looked after.
We find the Convict camp in first
class condition, the same being well
located and drained. The county
has 59 convicts. We find the con
victs in good health and at work.
We also find their quarters well ven
tilated and clean. We flnd the Com
missary Department clean and Com
missary under lock and key. The
county has 57 mules all in good work
ing order. The county has 28 hogs
for slaughter this fall and winter.
Also, 5 brood sows and one stock
hog. All the hogs are fed on slop
from the camps, the same being no
cost to the county.
We have examined the books of
the Clerk to the County Commis
sioners and fing, them correct in so
far as we are able to ascertain within
the limited time at our disposal.
We ask the Grand Jury to recom
mend the payment of all witness fees
by script.
REPORT OF THE COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS TO THE. GRAnNU
JURY. JULY TERM, 1917.
To the Honorable Foreman and
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, Ju
ly Term, 1917.
Gentlemen:
We hand you herewith our report
covering the disbursements that have
been made by the Board of County
Commissioners, Ordinary, Clerk of
the Superior Court and Treasurer
since the March Term, 1917, to the
July Term, 1917, inclusive.
JURY FUND
qurers. ... ..91,603.00
Clerk, Sheriff and
‘ By .. . 1928
‘Witnesses ______ 66.07
Obrdinary Z.._._.7 150.89
COoYoßer - ... ... 34.00
Court Order _._._. 97.05
TORRL . LI
PAUPER FUND.
Alms House __._51,125.14
Outside Paupers. 375.77
Alms House Con
struction _. ... 294509
gunaries . . 15.60
TO%YAL .. o .. 34481 80
ROAD FUND.
Salaries .. ____s 285.00
dehor ..o B 48010
Provigions . _.__. 8.440.78
Clothing and sup
ey . - A 300R8
Equipment ____ 7,171.87
Horse shoeing
and repairs __. 1,330.53
Stock Feed ____. 5,016.15
Drages™ ... .. 289047
TRARALR o iac 32902483
! GENERAL FUND.
Jail, $6701; Public Build
ings, $825.18; Salaries,
Fees and Commissions,
$1,469.09; Interest,
$113,89; Other objects,
$201.31.
BIERRL o civa wien--IOOBTO.OO
GRAND TOTAL __.__540,187.62
INVENTORY OF COBB COUNTY
PROPERTY PERTAINING ROADS
AND CONVICTS.
County Barracks, Which
includes twenty four ac
res of land ,and build
ings, valued at _______s 5,000.00
60 Mules, valued at ____ 12,000.00
22 two horse wagons, __ 880.00
2 one-horse wagons ____ 75.00
29 sets of harness _____ 725.00
" rock crysher ... 2,000.00
Loepmne .L 0 500.00
g steemdenl .c. 300.00
Joariil hotley . o 300.00
200 feet of steam pipe.__ 100.00
et a6l .. 0 506.00
’1 rosd otler ... 2,000.00
2 road machine mule
OO i L Ll Lnl 450.00
23 wheel scrapes ______ 890.00
1 water sprinkler ______ 200.60
3 COmNCBEYR | 690.00
3 four-horse plow stocks 120.00
Tents and mule flys ___ 500.00
81 iron bedsteads ______ 245.00
Convict clothing and bed-
IR s e 750.00
Cooking utensils, dishes,
B e e 300.00
B 25.00
2 sets blacksmiths tools_ 150.00
Warking tools ... .. 250.00
St euns T 30.00
1 set bridge tools ______ 50.00
Pile driving outfit _____ 75.00
Pile driving machine and
gasoline engine ______ 1,000.00
L podd drge . v R 25.00
1 concrete mixer and gas
oline engine ._._______ 1,000.00
1 blasting battery, wires
and dynamites _______ 250.00
Lamps, oil tanks, etc..__ 22.50
15 pair stretchers _____ 37.50
1 DR . 250.00
12 wheel barrows, _____ 36.00
2 gasoline road working
TR AASs AALDAVALS S .I.R"’UGI\A‘E Aflfl btil}RiEE
ORI esan L LR e &“
1 motor truck and drag. 1,500.00
2 tractor ensmu Bpeilaedels . T %
1 steam road engine ___. 2,750.00
2 three way roads drags 120.00
4 steel convict cages ___ 2,190.00
‘6B sacks of cement ____ 27.20
5 broo‘:i fi\ows ke bST 15%22
1 stoc e ”
TR e 350.00
2steel plows ... .. _.. PATRY
TOTAL ' .oon ioea 48-5N328.20
Alms House Property__.. 18,000.00
GRAND TOTAL _.__s 66,323.20
SUPPLEMENT TO THE REPORT
OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS TO THE GRAND JURY, JULY
TERM, 1917.
Gentlemen: A
We hand you herewith a budget
sheet showing the financial condition
of the county, as per the records of
this office, and the estimated ex
penses for the balance of the year:
Indebtedness January Ist, 1917.
Outstanding warrants in
cluding December Bills_s 76,557.55
Outstanding Jury and
witness serip, ____.____ 1 287.32
Other unpaid bills _____ 1,445.13
Total indebtedness Janu
ary Ist, 1917 ____.... § 75,298.00
Indebtedness July 16th, 1917.
Present outstanding war-
PEOES L e . sl ARSIN9O
Borrowed money ______ 60,000.00
Estimated expenses to
Dec. 31st, 1917, ___ ~. 42,000.00
TQTAL ..ol -.-$140.219.90
Estimated receipts for
the year 1917, _______sloo,ooo.oo
Deficit oo Lia o A 9
Respectfuly submitted,
J. J. THOMAS, Chairman,
W. J. HEADDEN,
J. E. CAGLE,
W. D. BULLARD,
Cobb County Commissioners.
J. R. MILLER, Clerk.
REPORT OF TREASURER.
_ Report of H. L. Barfield, County
‘Treasurer, from March Ist, 1917, to
July Ist, 1917.
Hon. Grand Jury now in session, July
Term, Superior Court.
Gentlemen: ;
I beg to submit herewith report
of funds received and paid out by
me up to and including June 30th,
1917, and to acquaint you with the
financial condition of Cobb County
to the extent of the facts that I have
in hand and from what I can learn
from past records.
RECEIPTS
1917.
Mar. Ist, cash on hand __521,739.10
March Ist, T. H. Lecroy,
oo Tot oS 163.01
March Bth, T. H. LeCroy,
T Bb oks avaisse - BSTRAT
March 24th, J. E. Dobb;,
S G e ags s 43.80
April sth, T. H. LeCroy,
T O eg e 500.00
April 11th, T. H. LeCroy,
Tt OB Lot et 864.53
April 11th, J. R. MILLER,
Food Tux. .. i IL.ANEOO
May sth, T. H. LeCroy,
RS e e 600.00
May Bth, T. H. LeCroy,
P B sak 559.02
June 9th, T. H. LeCroy,
e C ai st 699.36
TOTRL i i tia 598,303 29
DISBURSEMENTS.
Special Levies, ________s 6,835.37
Road Fehds, -..._.. ... :5644.00
General Fund _________ 2673.66
Jury-fubde® (oooe s 1,622.44
paupercdind. o 0 v 763.57
BOTAE ol o AR 308 98
STATEMENT OF LOAN FUND
By authority of County Commission
ers two notes were executed bearing
date of Jan. 2, 1917, for $30,000.00
2ach, said funds being borrowed from
Merchants & Farmers Bank, Mari
etta, Ga., and secured by outstanding
‘warrants as the funds are disbursed.
Jan. 29th, 1917, received_s3o,ooo.oo
Feb. Bth, 1917, received _ 30,000.00
$60,000.00
Disbursed from this fund._559,998.27
1.73
Outstanding warrants (ap
_proximated) ______ ___541,580.94
Money borrowed _______ 60,000.00
| $101,580.94
) The present records of the county
prior to Jan. Ist, 1917, do not show
accurately all unpaid warrants there
fore this item is given after diligent
inquiry and based on all information
obtainable.
Respectfully submitted,
| Treasurer Cobb Co., Ga.
‘Georgia, Cobb County,
~ Personally appeared before the
undersigned, H. Ee Barfield, who be
ing first duly sworn on oath says that
the above and foregoing statement is
true, to the best of knowledge and
belief.
H. L. BARFIELD,
Treasurer Cobb Co. Ga.
Sworn to and subseribed before me
this July 17th, 1917.
D. H. COLLINS,
Notary Public, Cobb Co. Ga.
REPORT OF CLERK TO THE HON
ORABLE GRAND JURYMEN, JU
LY TERM, COBB SUPERIOR
COURT.
Gentlemen:
I wish to make the following re
port, as Clerk of the Superior Court,
Cobb County, Georgia.
The complete index that was au
thorized by the State, are in the of
fice, but as yet are not in use, owing
ing to the fact that the rush of busi
nes with these people, have delayed
their sending a man here to start
them going.
Since my last report, I have pur
chased the following for the use of
this office.
One deed record, Book No. 59;
One Deed Record Book No. 60; Com
filete Record Book “W”; Drainage
ecord Book *. Exchange Type
writers, $50.00; Desk Supplies (es
timated) $7.50.
I hold no money belonging to the
County,
- *J. E. DOBBS,
| Cgrk Superior Court, Cobb Coun
ty, Ga. '
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this July 16th, 1917.
JOE ABBOTT, N. P. Cobb Co. Ga..
REPORT OF SHERIFF,
GEORGIA, Cobb County. -
To the Honorable Grand Jury of said
County:
I beg leave to make this my re
port to your Honorable Body at this
the July Term, 1917, of Cobb Super
ior Court, as follows:
E. L. Stringer, July 13th, 1917,
Stationery for office, $0.50.
Since my last report to the Grand
Jury of March Term, Cobb Superior
Court, 1917,
I have collected State and
County Taxes for the year
108 L oL R R
I hold T. H. LeCroy, T. C.,
receipt for this amount. I
hold T. H. LeCroy, receipt
for tax fi fa uncollectable 2,966.05
I have a balance fi fa to
collect for the year 1916, 2,706.35
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
Personally appeared before the un
dersigned, W. E. Swanson, who after
being duly sworn, stated on oath that
the above expense account is true and
correct.
W. E. SWANSON, Sheriff.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this the 16th day of July, 1917.
J. E. DOBBS, Clerk
Superior Court, Cobb Co., Ga.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR.
RGIA, COBB COUNTY.
bt July. 16, 1917.
To the Honorable Foreman and Gen
tlemen of the Grand Jury of said
County, for the July Term, 1917%:
I beg to submit below report of
taxes, General, -Special, and polls,
professions, and corporation taxes,
collected for the State and County,
and School taxes for school district,
since my last report at March term,
1917, of your court, up to and in
cluding the 14th day of July, 1917.
Balance on hand as shown by last
report for State and County, being
General Tax polls, professions, cor
porations, ete., including commis
sionl . g sSB A T T
Interest collected
since last reports 101.76 b
Gen. Tax on di
get uooo 0 504181
Gen. Tax not on
dagent . o 33.00
Poll Tax on di
gest _ __569.00
Poll Tax
not on di
gest, ___ 10.00 79.0 v
Professional tax
es on digest. ___ 100.00
$ 5,928.57
$ 9,400.04
PAID OUT.
Amount to County Treas
urer omited from last re
port by clerical
error ... -..$ 163.01
Paid to County
Treasurer since
last report ____ 4,738.51
| $4,901.52
Paid State Trea
‘ Sarer, ... ... 240000 7.301.52
Balance on hand includ
ing commissions, -._.___s 2,098.52
Uncollected Fi Fas re
ported last report______%sl4,946.97
Collected on principal of
T fas: o - SHAIBBI
Releases allowed 354.84
Uncollected fi fas 8,818.32
$14,946.97
Expenses of office since last re- |
POTL BEamnE. 00l SOO
One bottle ink from Co. Commis
sioners. .
SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES FOR
YEAR 1916, INCLUDING .A
MOUNTS COLLECTED AND PAID
AND REPORTED AT LAST RE.
PORT.
Kennesaw District
Collected, including corpcr
ation taxes _____.__ ___51,097.02
Paid to trustees ..___._.__. 1,071.82
Balance on hand including
(Ommission, .. - o 25.20
Olive Springs School
Collected, including corpor
ation taxes ___________s 809.60
Paid trustees _......__.___ 742.29
Balance on hand including o
Commisgions ... . ... . 67.31
Smyrna School.
Collected, including corpor
ation taxes, ___________s2,639.l7
At traktees . oil 2,615.13
Balancg on hand including
COMMISRIONS - ..o ... ... 24.04
Locust Grove School.
Collected, including corpor
ation taxes, ___________sl,o22.97
Said trustees ._.___ ... . 990.47
Ba]ancg on hand including
commissions _.._.___ .___ 32.50
Daniell’s School District.
}Col_lected, including corpor-
CRSOn taXen, ..._..._.._$ 662.31
0 trustees ... . 643.00
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‘Balance on hand including
goyimissions . ..o Lo 19.31
SPECIAL TAXES COLLECTED BY
T. H. LcCROY, TAX COLLECTOR
FOR COBB COUNTY: SINCE RE.-
PORT AT MARCH TERM OF
COURT 1917, INCLUDING IN
HERITANCE TAXES:
Special Tax.
G. T. Lyon Drug Co., Roswell,
~ Clghretls, ... ... .8 25.00
G. T. Lyon Drug Co., Roswell,
O, Bode Pount, .. ..y 500
Strickland Drug Store, Ros
well, Ga., Cigaretts _______ 25.00
Power Drug Store, Roswell,
Ga., Clparetts, .......... 2600
Power Drug Store, Roswell,
.. Sods Fetint. ... ... 5.00
Ralph W. Northcutt, Mariet
ta, Ga.,, Automobiles, _.__ 50.00
Penn Mitchell, Acworth, Ga.,
Intntianee, -2 ol L AN
D. W. Blair, Jr., Marietta,
Ga., Insurance, ___._.._-. 10.00
Lemon Awtrey, Acworth, Ga.
IRROERNCE. . s e 1000
Roberts United Show, Mariet-
DO ks D
Moore Drug Co., Austell, Ga.,
Claetty o e R 0
Moore Drug Co., Austell, Ga.,
Solla Feant &i o o s 5.00
J. A. G. Anderson, Marietta,
Ga., 2 pool tables, _______- 100.00
Lindley Drug Co., Powder
Springs, Ga., Cigaretts ____ 25.00
Lindley Drug Co., Powder
Springs, Ga., Solla Fount, .. 5.00
H. V. Manning, Marietta, Ga.,
Picture show, May, -______ 10.00
F. G. Marchman, Marietta,
Ga., Apr.,, May, June, picture
SROW, ol S e s DY
D. P. Butler, Marietta, Ga.,
Automobiles, - __._..- -=" 50.90
Inheritance Tax.
Estate of Mrs. M. E. Irwin __ 24.43
Estate of Euffine Mclnnis __ 98.23
Estate of Miss E. A. Smith __ 156.76
Estate of W. J. Manning ___ 19.76
FORAL i i 308918
. The above and foregoing report
of collection and payments of Gener
al taxes, poll taxes, professional
taxes, corperation taxes, both on di
gest and not on digest, and special
taxes and inheritance taxes is cor
rect, except for possibility of clerical
error.
T. B. Le€GROY, T. C.
Cobb County, Ga.
State of Georgia, Cobb County:
In person appeared before the
undersigned attesting officer, T. H.
LeCroy, Tax Coliector of Cobb Coun
ty, and who being duly sworn, on
oath says that the above and fore
going report is true and correct.
Subscribed and sworn to before
‘me, this July 16th, 1917.
| J. E. DOBBS, C. S. C,,
‘, Cobb County, Ga.
'GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
Office of the Clerk of the Superior
~ Court of said County.
I, J. E. Dabbs, Clerk Superior
Court in and for said County, do
‘hereby certify that the above and
iforegoing is a true and complete copy
of the Grand Jury Presentments for
‘the regular July Term, of Cobb Su
perior Court, as of file and record in
this office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court, this July 26th,
1917.
J. E. DOBBS,
’G Clerk Superior Court Cobb €ounty
a.
Marketing
& Georgia Products
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia
State College of Agriculture.
Upon' the business men of the state
rests the responsibility of establish
ing consuming markets for Georgia
products, not only at home, but abroad
also. For instance, one community
last year shipped several hundred car
loads of sweet potatoes to northern
markets. The individual farmer can
not do work of this kind; the respon
sibility for organization rests with the
business men. There are several Geor
gia crops which are not appreciated in
northern and eastern markets, simply
because there are no large consuming
markets for these products. An organ
ized campaign in exploiting the possi
bilities of these crops would undoubt
edly react as favorably as has sugz
work in connection with cotton se
and peanut oil.
Educational forces, such as the State
College of Agricultyre and its County
Demostration Agents, could promote
diversification with greater rapidity
in Georgia and aid in the early so-
Mtion of the present food probiem if
the business men would “clear the
decks for action” with the statemeyt.
“Go tell the farmers to grow the va
rious kinds of food needed and we will
find acceptahie markets for all they
produce.” At present the educational
character of the work they are called
upon to perform zeparates the college
workers in a measure from the mar
keting end of the proposition which
is strictly a buainess question. Unfor
-tunately business men have not been
a 8 aggressive or interested in this
line of work as they should have
beem. For this reason the attempts
of our agricultural college to pro
mote- diversification have often been
nullified to & considerable extent. If
the bhandicap is removed our agricul
tural college workers will be able to
perform a service work of the utmost
importance in the present crisis with
assurance of immediate results. Let
us all stand together—our cocuntry de
mands it.
s Sl
Soy Bean Grazing For Hogs
John R. Fain, Prof. of Agronomy, Ga.
State College of Agriculture,
The principal use in the South for
80y beans will probably be as a graz
ing crop for hogs. On sandy soils it
cannot compete with peanuts, but on
beavy soils the growth is luxuriant.
From 200 to 500 pounds of pork can
be secured per acre from grazing soy
beans, varying somewhat for the pro
ductivity of the soil and the variety
of beans. The grazing period is not
long since the pods burst shortly after
ripening and there {s considerablg
waste unless grazed rapidly. About
sixteen 100-pound hogs per acre are
required to utilize the beans to best
advantage if hogs are put on when
the beans are in the dough stage, The
beans will carry this number of hogs |
from two to four weeks, depending up- \
on the condition of the crop, |
- Friday Morning August 3rd, 19/
Andrew M. Soule, President Georg)
State College of Agricultyre -
The South possesses vast areas o
land which have not beep Cultivateq
up to the present time, yet are capg.
ble of growing large quantities o tood
at a reasonable cost it skillfully by,
dled. This applies not oniy 1, idle
farm-land, but to the vacant lands gyp.
rounding manufacturing plants and the
cut-over lands belonging to lumber.
men. Some manufacturers are Biving,
their employees one or two days o)
each week for the cultivation of These'
lands; @a patriotic example whjy,
should appeal to all employers. pe,l
people realize that shipping racmtiegf
will be greatly curtailed this fa) and|
winter and that it may be oyt of the|
question to ship supplies into the statq |
even should the West have ; largé‘
surplus. Therefore, even thoug, zhei
production is normal, it may . im.|
possible for the Bouth to obtai the
surplus of other sections. On the oth
er hand, if the food productiop i 3 a
partial failgre, there may be acyto suf.
fering in the South, which can he pre
‘vented only by the edireful utilizatjo,
of all agrienltural lands in the produe
tion of food and.forage. This is imper.
ative,
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Sorghum For Forage
John R. Fain, Prof. of Agronomy, G,
State College of Agriculture
Of all the various forage crops pro
duced in the State sorghum is yy.
doubtedly the best, yielding a gooq
tonnage of excellent forage under
practically all conditions of soil, mojs.
ture and eclimate. Irrespective of
drouth, when rain comes, it developy
rapidly and yields at least a fair top.
nage. In addition to the low cost of
seed, which is a factor of importance,
it is relished by all classes of stock
and produces good gains in live weight,
Seeding may be broadgast or in drills;
both methods have advantages. When
planted in the production of baled hay,
broadcasting gives excellent resylts,
However, planted in rows it yields g
greater tonnage and there is the add.!
ed advantage of cutting and shocking in
the fiekd, and feeding direct from the
shock. “
Fire Destructive |
To Grazing Interests
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Various studies by experts of the
United States Department of Agri
culture and of the College of Agricul
ture prove beyond doubt the fact that
the annual burnimg of the range is
very detrimental to the grazing inter
ests. Surveyed areas, a part of which
were burned over annually, showed
markedly the effect of fire. The burn
ed-over areas supported a smaller
amount of coarse, worthless forage
than did the unburned areas. In addi
tion, the unburned areas showed a
gradual inerease in the variety and
kind of valuable forage plants. The
stock grazing on the two claszes of
areas were weighed each year, show
ing an advantage of several pounds
per head in favor of the unburned
range.
Feeding the Milk Cow
Milton P. Jarnigan, Prof. of Animal
Hueb., Ga. State Col, of Agriculture.
Under-feeding is responsible for
much of the finaneial loss incurred
by dairymen. It must be remembered
that the eow uses at least half the
full feed for maintaining the body.
She should be given one pound of cob
centrates for each 3 to 6 pounds of
milk produced; fiurthermorse, the con:
centrated part of the ration should be
high in protein. In whatever form
roughage may be given, the cow's ap
petite should be the measure of the
amount allowed. Silage can be Dfo'!
duced very cheaply in the South andi
every farm with more than ten head
of milk cows should bhave one. i
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Reducing the '
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01l Weevil Damage
J. G. Ohlver, Field Agent in Weevil
Control.
Plelds in which the stalks were dé
stroyed now show a marked differ
ence from those where the stalks stood
all winter. The destruction of stalks
in the early fall resulted in the death
of the weevils which would have wir
tered over besides destroying [arg®
quantities of eggs. No weevils werd
found up to the first of this month
on the fieids where the stalks had
been destroyed, whi'le on other felds
the weevils were plentiful. Naturally
the weevil winters over where the
cold weather eatches him and, i (b
spring, attacks the nearest cotton flgld»
It there were a comcentrated action
on the part of all farmers in the de
struntion of stalks, the control of the
weevil would be a simple matter.
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Growing Pole Beans
Not only as an excellent food 8
itself but also as a possible substi
tute for wheat in the making of “f""‘fi'
the production of beans in Georgid
should be enormously increased A
quantity of green and dried beans can
be produced in the cornfield for 'a?“’
use during late summer, fall and wi®
ter.
