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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1916
Page
2
M. P. Jarnagin of Georgia State College of Agriculture notes wartime demand will keep horse and mule prices high for years. He cites 40,000 Georgia mares, only about 4,000 producing foals, and urges breeders to raise mares selectively while maintaining strong registered draft stallions to sustain the work stock.
Georgia emphasizes land drainage to improve soil structure ventilation and crop yields. Overflow swamp and wet cultivated lands need drainage districts or tiles with planning in fall and winter. Cooperation exists between the State College of Agriculture and USDA, with advisory help available by writing to the Agronomy Department.
The article advises culling the flock when pullets reach laying age, keeping only strong vigorous birds with high constitutional vigor. It describes a best layer as alert, content, with a broad head, bright eyes, strong beak, clean face, developed breast, stocky legs, short nails, and an active, hardworking nature.
State Chamber of Commerce President C J Haden praises county farm agents as Evangels of a Greater and Better Georgia. He notes agents hold meetings to aid tenant farmers facing boll weevil distress and compare Georgia’s preparation to other states. Counties without agents lag in readiness.
An agricultural bulletin details fall spraying for San Jose scale in orchards. It prescribes a concentrated lime sulphur wash made from sulphur and quick lime, diluted to a specific gravity of 1.03 to 1.04, then applied after leaf drop in late November or early December, with emphasis on severe infestations.
Georgia agronomy expert John R. Fain explains stored grain weevils risk in the southern counties. He recommends carbon bisulphide treatment with one pound per ton, in a tightly closed bin, and warns against flames during treatment. He notes two pests Granary weevil and Angoumois moth and advises immediate and late winter re-treatment, plus cautions about fodder stripped corn inviting infestation.
Article advises Georgia farmers to store tools in a shed or obtain plans from the College of Agriculture for a shed. It recommends thorough cleaning and painting of machinery, oiling bright parts, and plugging oil holes. The department offers a full set of paint guidance and plans for livestock buildings to save labor and reduce depreciation.
The Georgia farmer is urged to take a short course in agriculture at the Georgia State College of Agriculture. Courses start January 3, 1917 and run ten days. A complete bulletin will be issued. requests should be sent to the College of Agriculture at Athens.
Andrew M Soule argues safe farming on boll weevil conditions by dividing farm land to grow corn for family and livestock, with 10 to 20 acres on a two horse farm for corn, plus oats, hay, legumes, pigs, poultry, cows, mares, and a half acre garden. Cotton remains main money crop to support a southern safe farming system.
WM and S Dilts, poultry instructor in Georgia, describes Sore Head or Chicken Pox in fowl. He notes pimples on the face wattles or comb, progress to scabs, possible eye closure, and spread to other body parts. He recommends iodine and vaseline for lesions and a three day feed regimen of epsom salts then sulfur for the flock.
John R. Fain of Georgia State argues fall plowing helps Georgia soils. he says early fall work allows freezing thawing to work soil, keeps rough pastures exposed to elements, and favors sin plowing over disking as subsurface moisture dries and clods less likely.
Meramec Teese capi McHiatton, professor of horticulture at Georgia College of Agriculture, explains when to plant bulbs for fall bloom. Plant before Christmas for blooms by mid October, then store in a dark room six weeks to a month and avoid drying or overwatering.
Mr W P W Williams, associate editor of the Engineering Record, toured Athens to study Captain Barnett’s hydraulic reservoir dam method and the city’s waterworks expansion. A luncheon at the Georgian Hotel hosted Williams and included Dr C M Strahan T P Stanley and James Barrow among attendees.
Abbeville South Carolina October 21 Anthony Crawford a Negro was taken from the jail and lynched this afternoon. He had been arrested for striking a white man named Cann on the head with a hammer, an act that likely caused fatal injuries. Cann was among a group of men who planned to whip the Negro earlier that morning for cursing a white merchant.
Southern Railway plans a recruiting squad at Atlanta for graduates under 25 to train in freight offices. Trainees will earn 50 dollars monthly after a six month probation. initial pay is ten dollars. The program seeks recommendations from Prof. Shelton and offers a transportation course at the University of Georgia School of Commerce. Athens railway workers invited to study freight rates. Evangelist Cross to speak on "The Third Degree Man."
In a dream like scene the speaker calls into a forest and seeks an answering source. A will-o'-the-wisp leads through swamps to no clear place, revealing only a ghostly light. An apple sinks into a pool with no form as the vision ends in dream life.
Instructions on making flour paste for wallpapering noting that overboiling signals boiling too long and recommending use of the best flour. It describes a stir batter with lukewarm water, then boiling water, continues stirring until thick, adds no more hot water, and cools with a thin cold water top.
An old note explains cleaning dried paint from brushes by soaking in warm water with a bit of washing powder or salt. Do not submerge deeper than bristle length to protect the handle. Turpentine softens hard brushes, but only after they have become stiff.
The early census report appears in an octavo volume as the census bureau increasingly issues hundreds of quarterly volumes. The modern trend shows more than 400,000 pages across numerous publications.
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