County Agent Reports Boost in Taylor Poultry Output
County agents and local poultrymen release results from cooperative record keeping. Ventilation, heat control, and proper brooding improve chick survivability and profits. Taylor county expects about 17,000 laying birds this fall with potential earnings near 30,000 dollars as more flocks expand to 25,000 birds. A cooperative marketing system, led by E F Parr, ships eggs and cream, stamps cases, and grades outputs. Fat Stock Show results include 590 steers at 4.43 and 82 fat hogs at 8.50, with 4-H member Ralph McCants earning prize money for a pen of barrows.
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Taylor County
Slot County
Suorgiaare
Ylor County Poultrymen
F. Parr
Taylor Count
A. E. Guinn
Ich
E. F. Parr
Ralph McCants
Ralph
Ventilation for Brooder Chicks and Safe Fresh Air
The article stresses the importance of proper ventilation for brooder chicks. It describes a 12x14 brooder plan with fitted window frames to admit air from above, warming cold air before it reaches the floor. It warns against over ventilation in cold weather and advises agents to tailor airflow by monitoring hover temperature and air quality.
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United
Old Cocke Cemetery in Lee County Georgia Unearthed
In Leesburg Journal Kate Harris describes an old Cocke family burial ground west of Leesburg near Jackson bridge. The site holds about 80 graves with rock-based markers and several monuments, including Vermont marble. Notable buried members include John Gocke born 1774 died 1842 and Lydia Cocke (1791-1844). The grounds show Civil War-era use with eight unmarked graves and long-standing family ties to Smith Massee Rivers and Robey. The I P Cocke home nearby was a Lee County landmark until a fire two years ago.
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Kate Harris
Leesburg
Georgia
Jackson Bridge
Andrew Jackson
Kinchafoonee Creek
Cocke
Vermont
John Gocke
Zebulon Cocke
George III
Lydia Cocke
John Cocke
Carolina
South Carolina
Jesse Cocke
I. Perry Cocke
Mary
Mary Ann
Ellen
Smith
Massee
Rivers
Robey
Lee County
Ss. M. Cocke
Palmyra
I. P. Cocke
J. B. Hoyl
Georgia R L C column promotes district conventions and rural mail service
The Georgia Rural Letter Carriers column urges district conventions, urges officers to forward messages before May 30, and highlights the rural mail service as the “post office on wheels.” It notes increased district memberships after redistricting and stresses service to patrons, district dues, and upcoming meetings amid благодарный public support. It also reports the conviction of Johnny Todd for the murder of rural carrier W S Acree.
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United States
Department
Washington
V. M. Mead
U. S
Farley
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Rural Mail Carrier
Interst
Brethren
Postal Service
Jacksonville
Brother Wall
Mail Department
Brother Beard
Bluffton
Federal
Commission
Brother Bell
Greensboro
Johnny Todd
W. 8. Acree
Union Point
Acree
Washington, Ga
Watch Garden Insects Threat to Early Beans and Crops
Warm winter boosts insect activity threatening beans cabbage potatoes and tomatoes. Mexican bean beetles and cutworms target beans and tubers. calcium arsenate dust and paper collars help control pests. Harlequin and kissing bugs trouble bollards and cabbage. arsenic sprays advised with caution as washed off. Lice on cotton affect English peas cabbage and cotton plants.
Keep Your Children With You
A short exhortation on parenting stresses that respect for parents underpins civil authority. It urges parents to command respect, be examples, know their child’s friends and school, stay involved in sports, and keep confidence and engagement with their children to stay connected and youthful.
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Albert T. Reid
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