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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
7
A fragmentary note discusses digestion and food processing with unclear references to a “digestive monk” and a sequence implying questions about how the body handles meals. The text remains obscure and lacks identifiable names or events.
A severe hail storm last Thursday passed over the county centered near Flat Creek. It damaged cotton in the area requiring replanting, heavily damaged corn, and harmed wheat and other small grains. Very heavy rains washed uplands and overflowed bottom lands, injuring all growing crops.
Unfolding notices show W. Whevden recounts a carpenter’s recovery from diarrhea using Shamberlin’s remedy after a recommendation. L O Brooks at Mutual Benevolent Insurance travels via Molena for business. County commissioners meet with routine business and road defaulters discussed. Kobo Dyspepsia Care advertised as a digestive aid. Ordinary Lewis adjourns term due to counsel being called away.
Georgia farmers enjoyed a banner season in 1899 and 1900 driven by large home-grown supplies and strong cotton prices. The report cites U S crop estimates for 1900 with corn 84 119 580 bushels wheat 5 011 183 oats 7 010 049 hay 190 287 tons and cotton over 1 200 000 bales. It urges restraint on cotton acreages, promotes hay and forage crops, notes improvements in land and cattle, and warns against overproduction and price declines.
An old time advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life as a cure for liver ills and a way to achieve clear skin and rosy cheeks. It promotes a 25 cent price at J E Lucker Co’s drug store with mention of liver rolls and blotches as signs of poor complexion.
The State Agricultural Department urges use of modern plows rollers harrows planters weeders and cultivators to crush clods and pulverize soil efficiently. It argues old tools slow progress, can leave unbroken clods, and that a newer 7 to 8 foot wide strip method vastly increases daily output. Two million tons of sugar are imported annually for America, and Porto Rico is a farming country with 93 percent of farms operated by their owners.
The State Agricultural Department outlines late season sweet potato planting, bed preparation with stable manure and sand, seed potato handling, and careful cultivation. It notes high yields observed in Georgia and advises on disease-free slips, separating sprouts, soil moisture, weed control, and preventing vine rooting to protect tubers.
The article outlines corn planting techniques for March and April, emphasizing loamy soils near creeks, moisture retention, and deep soil preparation. It covers seed placement, fertilizer use, and thorough mixing with the soil, plus timing around March 10 to 15 and 5 April in northern areas. It warns against grass and weed growth and advocates preplant cultivation with shallow subsequent passes using harrows. It cautions farmers to avoid haste to riches, promoting steady, legitimate methods for lasting wealth and peace of mind. It notes wholesale tea planting on 6,007 acres near Charleston aiming for 300,000 pounds of tea annually eventually.
A letter notes Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drum instrument cures deafness, enabling the deaf to regain hearing. It claims an anonymous donor gave $10,000 to The Institute at 780 Eighth Avenue New York to provide Kar Drums to those unable to obtain them.
Commissioner of Agriculture Hox C B Stavens recalls earlier analyses of Georgia wheat. He notes Georgia samples showed favorable food value compared with top American wheats from the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The statement includes a table of analyses for comparison.
A farmer recounts sending Georgia wheat samples to Dr. H W Wiley of the U S Department of Agriculture for analysis after evaluations at the state fair. He notes earlier conflicts over the work and reports receiving a detailed result from Dr. Bruce, including grower names and locations.
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