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THE BUSINESS
MAN’S “BIT"
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia
State College of Agriculture.
The business man is, and has al
ways been, an important and construc
tive factor in the life of the commun
ity. Never before in the history of
the South is he destined to play so
essentially a leading part, provided he
rises to the opportunity and discharges
the duties, responsibilities and obli
gations resting upon him as a citizen
and patriot.
First, he should take a prominent
part in the solution of the situation
now confronting us; to insure the
farmer a market, lie must also un
dertake the financing of diversified
production, since the change to diver
sification of crops means the purchase
of new- and varied implements, in
creased applications of fertilizers, and
credit for the jiurcha.se of seeds and
machinery. Hitherto credit has been
based upon cotton production to the
exclusion of diversified crops. There
must he a modification of rent notes
and rent contracts; not that the cul
tivation of cotton should be eliminated
or unduly restricted, hut that, addition
al channels of credit should be provid
ed and varied crop production pro
moted and stimulated.
Second, it is the part of the business
man to provide the necessary ma
chinery, sueh as feed mills, corn grind
ers and store houses for the preserv
ing of potatoes and other perishable
crops. At present there Is every fa
cility for warehousing cotton, hut no
means for holding and marketing food
crops. Whenever business men will
provide the proper facilities, diversi
fication of crops will proceed by leaps
and bounds.
Third, the business man must per
form the duty of food assembler. The
problem of food distribution cannot be
left to the individual farmer, since his
production of a certain crop is often so
small as to preclude the possibility of
marketing at a profit. On the other
hand, business men are able to as
semble tiie crojis In small amounts
and provide for general distribution,
since they have the economy of large
shipments. This work is patriotic and
should also lie profitable.
Cotton Grading School
Tiie Department of Agriculture lias
established grades for tlie yellow
tinged and stained cottons, as well as
tor 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.
Vocational Training
In Agriculture
With the passage of the SMITTI
IIUOHES Dill 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
tlonal training offered in the schools
of every county. Now is the time
for teachers to prepare for tlie 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 hoys’ 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 very ldw and
a splendid opportunity is given the
hoys 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 horn* nursing. The en
rollment for 1316 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. S. Dilts. Prof, of Poultry Husb.,
Ga. State College of Agri.
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 ail 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.
Conserve Life By
Conserving Food
Andrew M. Soule, President Georgia
State College of Agriculture.
During the coming year, and per
haps for several years, the United
States will be called upon to supply
the food requirements of her allies
as well as her own civilian popula
tion. Above all it is imperative that
the armies have sufficient supplies,
even though the folks at home suffer
hunger. Only by each person doing
his share can the war be brought to
a successful conclusion. The soldier
boys do their part in fighting a ruth
less foe; your part is to produce and
conserve the food supplies. Your duty
is;
1. To grow staple fruit, garden and
farm crops. Let new and untried crops
alone.
2. To organize community farm la
bor so as to utilize farm machinery to
the best advantage. A traction en
gine in a community should be kept
busy. Business men should club to
gether to furnish machinery to fann
ers who cannot, afford to purchase at
present.
3. To assist the Demonstration and
Canning Club Agents in their work.
Every family should can or evaporate
sufficient vegetables and fruits for
their own needs. In addition a hand
some profit may be derived from the
surplus.
4. Each community should take
stock of Us resources and require
ments. Strive to make your commun
ity independent. Organize a local de
fense league.
Chicken Makes
Remarkable Record
What is believed to be a World’s
Record has been made by a Barred
Plymouth Rock pullet hatched January
Ist. This pullet began laying April
25th, 3 months and 25 days after
hatching. Another pullet began lay
ing at 4 months of age. These birds
were bred, hatched and fed to lay al
the Poultry Division of the Georgia
State College of Agriculture.
Future Prosperity and
Diversification of Crops
Georgia stands second in the pro
duction of cotton. Siie can hold her
place in the total value of farm crops
if her people profit by the opportun
ities she offers. Though her planters
may suffer temporary loss by diversi
fication they will more than balance
the account in the increased produc
tion of dairy jiroducts, beef and pork,
poultry, peanuts, velvet beans, pota
toes, fruits, vegetables and cereals.
Evaporated Fruits
and Vegetables
—'•—
Miss Lois Dowdle, Assistant State Su
pervisor Home Economics.
The can shortage this year threat
ens to be acute, large manufacturers
claiming a shortage of 100,000,000. Un
der ordinary circumstances it would
be possible for a family to can suf
clent fruits and vegetables for their
own use, thus liberating the supjilv
from the packers for shipment to the
allies. Home canning now' seems to
be out of the question and the prole
iem is how r to best preserve foods for
winter use. The solution is the home
evaporator. All kinds of vegetables, in
cluding potatoes, beans, corn, peas,
pumpkin and the more delicate root
crops may be dried, in which condi
tion this material will keep indefinite
ly. Evaporated vegetables and fruits,
when properly prepared, are more pal
atable and nutritious than canned
goods. In addition there is tiie lower
cost of preparation and the ease of
storing over winter. A home evapora
tor may be made by any one who
knows how to handle carpenter tools
and at a very low first cost. Plans
for construction and directions for
evaporation may be had from your
Canning Club Agent. Make it a i>oint
to see her at once.
Fearful Destruction of Property
J. B. Berry, Professor of Forestry, Ga.
State College of Agriculture.
Every year there Is a loss to the
state of between one and two millions
of dollars as a result of forest fires,
three-quarters of which are the re
sult of carelessness and could be
easily prevented. Over half the fires
were started with the object of im
proving grazing conditions, and yet
the best information available proves
conclusively that annual surface fires
decrease the grazing capacity of the
range, since the valuable grasses are
totally destroyed and only the more
worthless grasses and weeds develop.
About thirty per cent of the fires orig
inated in the clearing of farm land,
running beyond control because start
ed at the wrong season of the year,
or because no preventative precautions
were takn either in the breaking of a
fire line or in arranging for a force
of fire fighters, if these fires could
have been eliminated the people of
the state would be over a million dol
lars richer in standing timber, lumber,
cross-ties, fences, mills and farm
buildings. Never use fire with the ob
ject of improving the range, never
burn over brush I and during the dry
Season; always provide fire lines and
“w atchers” when necessary to use fire.
PEARSON TRIBUNE, JULY 20,1917
SANDWICH COLUMN.
This is Awful.—Wife— “Oh,
hubby, 1 bought a waist for a dol
lar ninety nine and 1 gave the
clerk a two dollar bill. I just no
tieed : hat she gave me two cents
change. Oh, dear —Oh, dear, am
I guilty of theft?”
fi ÜBBY - —“Calm yourself, you
arc inacent.” —Penn State Froth.
Doing hard work in a bent or
stooping position puts a stitch in
tlie back that is painful. If the
muscles have become strained, you
can’t get rid of it without help.
The great penetrating power of
rallard’h snow liniment will
appeal io you most strongly at
such times, because it is the very
thing you need. Price 25c, 50c
and SI.OO per bottle. Sold by
Morris Drug Co.
As Ever. —“Since the war began
tiie women have been taking the
place of the men on the Paris
street cars.”
“Well, they’d do it here, but
the men are too ill mannered to get
up.” —B uffa 1 o Ex press.
W hen the baby is suffering the
double, affliction of hot weather
and bowel disorders, the remedy
needed is Mcgee's baby elixir.
It reduces the feverish condition,
corrects the stomach and checks
the looseness of the bowels. Price
25c and 50c per bottle. Sold by
Morris I b ug Co.
Helping Him. —“Does your
father object to kissing?"
I don't know. Shall 1 tell him
i hat you would like to kiss him?"
Houston I ’ost.
A bad taste in the mouth comes
from a disordered stomach, and
hack of that is usually a torpid
liver: —A condition which invites
disease. Aekhink is the remedy
needed. It corrects the stomach
and make the liver active and
regular. Price 50c. Sold by
Morris I b ug < 'o.
Incidental Case. —Dr. Bubo
1 inker was a qualified M. I)., but
settling in a cattle country and
finding the demand strong, he had
added veterinary work to his
other practice'.
"Nothing serious.” announced
the doctor, after examining a
valuable bull which he had been
summond post haste to t real, “(live
him one of these powders in a
quart of bran mash three times
a day."
The rancher heaved a sigh of
relief. "Wait,” he said, as the
M. D., A. K„ was about to leave.
"I reckon, as long as you're' here,
you might as well have a look at
the old woman. She’s been ailin’
for a month or two.” —Judge.
EXCURSION FARES
VIA.
G. S. & F. Ry.
To
Atlantic Beach, Pablo Beach,
Jacksonville and White Springs, Fla.
Tickets at following round trip Excursion Part s; can be
purchased from Tifton, (la,, via. (I. S. & F. By.
, SEASON TICKETS Sold Dailj
Atlantic Beach $7.30
I’m bio Beach ..$7,25
White Springs $4-75
WEEK-END TICKETS: Sold for Saturday trains and
train No. 3, Sunday's limited Tuesday following date of
sale.
Atlantic Beach or Pablo Beat'll $4.(10
White Springs $3.30
FIFTEEN DAY TICKETS: Sold daily, limited 15-days
from date of sale.
White Springs $3.80
SUNDAY ONLY TICKETS: Sold for <l. S. A F. By.
train No. 3. each Sunday morning, limited to return on
train No. 4. date of sale.
Jacksonville 83.00
White Springs $1.50
For full details as to schedules etc., call on W. E. Dodge,
ticket agent. Tifton. Ga., or address
J. W. JAMISON, T. P. A. or C. B. RHOEES G. P. A.
MACON, GEORCIA
Minute Details. —A young
man who needed false teeth wrote
to a dentist ordering a set as fol
lows:
“My mouth is three inches
aerost, five-eights inches threw the
jaw. Some hummocky on the
edge. Shaped like a hoss shew,
toe forward. If you want me to
be more particular, 1 shall have to
come tbar.” Sacred Heart
Review.
Surgeons agree that in eases of
Cuts, Bums Bruises and Wounds,
the first treatment is most im
portant. When an efficient an
tiseptic is applied promptly, there
is no danger of infection and the
r'r“* begins to heal at once.
For use on man or beast, bokozone
is the ideal antiseptic and heal
ing agent. Buy it now and be
really for an emergency. Price
25c, 50c, SI.OO and $1.50. Sold l.y |
Morris Drug < '<>.
Coining Words. —The esteem
ed Weather Bureau hassrpung a
new one. It is the word “smog,"
and it means smoke and fog. The |
bureau explain that very frequent
ly there are times when this mix
ture is apparent in the at mosphere
and it considers the new word a
great little idea.
Very well, "smog" let it be.
But whj end there? Let's call a
mixture of snow and mud "smud."
A mixture of snow and soot "snoot "
and a mixture of snow and hail
"snail." Thus we might have a
weal her forecast:
“Snail to-day, turning to snoot
tonight; tomorrow smoggy with
smud..” —Kokomo Tribune.
When you feel lazy, out of sorts
and yawn a good deal in the day
time, you can charge it to a torpid
liver w hich has allowed the system
to get full of imparties. Hekbinf.
cures all disorders produced by an
inactive liver. It strengthens
that organ, clauses the bowels and
puls the system in good health)
condition. Price 50c. Sold by
Morris I b ug ('o.
Tin: < art Befoul Thk I Ini g
Margaret Tuttle, the authoress,
is very fond of the Scottish dialect
says the New York Sun. A
favorite story of hers concerns an
old Scottish shepherd, who, fail h
ful to the traditions tif his elan,
still wore the Highland kilt.
One cold raw day, he was sit ling
on the hillside, tending his sheep.
II is plaid was w rapped closely
about him. but his teeth chattered
and his bare legs were bine with
cold. A fellow clansman, who had
been away from his native hills,
come by, wearing an English over
coat. Observing the shivering
shepherd, he asked:
"Sandy, arc you no* eauld wi'
the kilt?”
"Na, na," replied the loyal
Sandy, "but I’m near kclt wi‘ the
eauld!"
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THESE art* days of co-operation,
oiganizal ion, team-work.
MAN can no longer succeed ail
alone, uuhelp and unhelping —nor
does he w ish to.
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Such are the groceries sold at
this 'store. The delicate
aroma of the coffee, the de
licious taste of the butter—
all the appetizing points of
good sweet—clean food are
carefully preserved at this
store. Give us a trial.
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Patterson’s Pharmacy
Headquarters For
Fancy Toilet Articles and Fancy Stationery
Select Stock of Jewelry
Our Soda Fountain Products are the Best
Call and Inspect our Stock
We will Receive a Nice Line of Stationery
Next Week