New Meade cotton promises high lint yields per acre
Georgia State College of Agriculture and the USDA promote Meade cotton as a profitable upland variety. It yields $325 to $500 worth of lint per acre, withstands boll weevil regions, resists wilt and black rot, and can substitute Sea Island where suitable. Plant proposals and seed supply details urged through Prof. Loy H. Rast in Athens.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Sea Island
Savannah
Col Jerse
Athens
Athena
Bea Island
Webber
Columbia
Allen
Loy H. Rast
Owens Libel for Divorce in Carroll County Georgia
Carroll County Superior Court grants service by public notice in the libel for divorce case J. E. Owens vs Cornelia Owens. sheriff reports defendant not residing in the county or state. Order directs publication twice monthly in The Carroll Free Press and Carroll County Times until next term. Dated April 22, 1919. Judge J. R. Terrell.
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Carroll County
J. E. Owens
Cornelia Owens
Carroll Superior Court
Public Gazette
The
Carroll Free Press
Carroll County Times
J. R. Terrell
Judge Superior Court
Carroll Co
Weaning and Feeding Techniques for Pigs in Early Rearing
National Crop Improvement Service outlines pig rearing tips at two to three weeks old. Use a low trough barred for unweaned pigs and entice them with sweet milk and mill feed to supplement sow milk. Weaning at four weeks is not advisable. six to eight weeks is better. Two litters per year improve yields. if pigs stay with sow ten to twelve weeks, the sow will wean them herself, wasting time. Return sow to pigs after weaning to milk udders.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Hog Growth and Marketing Profitably
The guide highlights 200 to 280 pound hogs as the most profitable to market, noting that hogs in this range gain efficiently with high quality feed. Dr. Henry explains grain needs per hundred pounds of gain and warns that early marketing increases disease risk, justifying feeding top seeds for maximum growth.
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Doctor Henry
Begin to Raise Hogs National Crop Improvement Service
Those who have not been raising pork should start now with a good brood sow to produce two litters yearly. Purebred stock offer better feed efficiency and rising demand, while home curing of meat supports farm meat supply. Start early with bred gifts or sows and involve the family in raising pigs for meat.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Self feeders aid hog raisers and pig clubs
Self feeders can allow pork producers to expand herds by saving labor. County agents and the boys pig club should work with lumber yards to prepare pans and specifications to avoid common feeder faults. In some counties feeders have increased hog numbers by about two thousand six hundred through efficient design and organization.
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Boys’ Pig Club
Start your boy in with animals of his own, and arrange with him
A dated cautionary note urges guardians to let a boy raise animals for profit, but warns that taking the earnings, charging for board, and directing the enterprise could push him toward factory work instead. The passage reflects era concerns about juvenile labor and parental control.
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