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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1932
Page
6
Agricultural notice details paradichlorobenzene as the best chemical control for peach tree borers in trees four years and older. Instructions cover application timing for North Georgia and other regions, dosing by tree age, soil preparation, mound method around the trunk, and exposure durations to kill borers without harming trees.
Georgia's August yield is about 76 million bushels, four million below the five year average but 18 million above 1981's light crop. With the increase, sellers are urged to market only sound potatoes and feed culls to hogs. Harvest before frost, handle carefully, avoid piles, and separate culls from marketable spuds to prevent losses.
The article links volume of business on a farm to high yields and soil fertility, stressing records and cost awareness. It covers management, annual profit, and the need for organized enterprise records to evaluate land, labor, and capital. It also discusses seed quality, storage, and planting practices for cotton seed.
Edson R Waite argues against using past lessons as direct forecasts showing that history does not repeat. He contends that nations cannot rely on sentiment alone and that materialism and social reform intersect with personal rule. He suggests mass psychology and changing conditions alter political thought while core human needs stay constant.
The text discusses how many intimate factors affect farm business organization and management before profits from capital and labor are realized. It notes that complexities persist and are not shrinking, only becoming better understood and managed by farm business proprietors.
The Georgia Public Service Commission opens a new cotton freight rate to reduce farmer shipping costs by 50c to $1.50 per bale, aligning rail rates with motor truck competition. The tariff applies uniformly, regardless of distance, and allows in transit compression with costs added to transport. The change aims to expand the farmer’s market and increase competition among railroads, interior compresses, and truckers.
A nostalgic note recalls mornings past when screens were absent and breakfast rituals included removing flies from the cream pitcher and the semi fluid butter, a quirky glimpse into earlier daily life.
The notice outlines a proposed tax levy for the 1932 fiscal year set at 1 mill with authorization up to 5 mills. It explains purposes, boundaries, and affected entities, urging residents to review the measure and participate in upcoming hearings.
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