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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement from Jackson Georgia states an office in Bank Hall on the west side of the Square offering prompt loan negotiations on real estate with easy terms.
The Georgia State College of Agriculture urges farmers to adopt modern farming methods to combat the boll weevil. It calls for deep soil preparation, proper soil nutrients, early maturing resistant cotton varieties, crop rotation, destruction of old stalks, and cleaning fence rows. Emphasizes livestock, winter cereals, cowpeas, velvet beans, and peanuts in Southwest Georgia.
Jno R. Fain reports on lime trials in Georgia showing corn gains when applying 2,000 pounds per acre on Cecil soil and 1,500 pounds in north Georgia, with cowpeas yielding 240 to 1320 pounds per acre using 1,000 pounds. North Georgia trials averaged 8.2 more bushels of corn per acre. south Georgia 2.4 more.
The Georgia State College of Agriculture issued several important bulletins for farmers. Topics include Utilization of Cotton Seed Meat as Feed Hog Cholera and Preventive Serum Boys Corn Club Work 1912 Cotton Experiments for 1912 Lime and Its Uses in Georgia Outlines of Extension School Lectures Girls Club Work in Georgia 1912. The Outlines of Extension School Lectures is a practical handbook for modern farming and should be in every farmer’s hands.
Mrs. L. D. Singley of Butts County shares detailed Farm Journal advice on raising chickens with minimal cost. She describes nest box construction, egg limits per hen, staged hatching, weather adaptations, and timing for turning out chicks, plus her experience with several hatch batches and breed recommendations.
The senior class closed Pilgrims Progress and studied As You Like It and Algebra then began Solid Geometry Book Eight. Miss Bonner and ONeal plant a garden with three beds two flowers and one vegetables. Officers elected include President Marlin Terrell and Vice President Mary Ella Thomas. Professor Sprayberry shared a corn vitality test for seed corn benefiting all pupils.
A promotional note extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy first offered in 1872 and now widely popular after more than forty years. It claims the medicine gives relief and care for coughs and colds and is available from all dealers.
John Lind of Oneonta New York reports fifteen years of stomach trouble improved after two bottles of Vinci Vinol says it strengthens the nerves of the digestive system and aids weak stomachs with easy assimilation and pleasant taste. Jackson Drug Co of Jackson Georgia offers money back if it fails to help.
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