Dairy Demonstration to Draw Immense Jackson Crowd
A dairy demonstration in Jackson on Friday August 12 launches a major local dairy industry. Attendees include Butts county residents dairy supply experts from Southern Railway State College of Agriculture editors of farm papers and invited women. Demonstration covers churns separators milking machines and judging cows with experts available to inspect animals. A cream station and sour cream shipments are anticipated with hog keeping a profitable side line. Citizens are urged to attend as barns are built and shipments start in time.
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Jackson
Butts
Southern Railway System
State College of Agriculture
Jackson Rifles
Jackson Ice Corporation
Butts County
Jackson Territory
Iiterest
Everbearing Strawberries Yield for Weeks in Jackson
Mr. R. E. Lunsford of Jackson reports he has an everbearing and Big Giant strawberry patch full of berries. He expects a considerable yield for the next few weeks, noting July pie is unusual for the season.
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R. E. Lunsford
Jackson
Banks Promised Aid for Dairy Industry in Butts County
Banks in Jackson through their officers pledged to assist Butts County farmers to enter dairying. They will lend as needed to buy cows and equipment, with local business leaders supporting the effort. The Progress Argus notes banks will help to recoup cotton losses and build lasting prosperity.
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Jackson
Butts County
Batts County
Progress Argus
ProgresArgus
Fruit Growers Set Friday Meeting on Peach Planting Plan
The Butts County Fruit Growers Association will convene Friday at 3 p.m. in the courthouse. The committee, led by President R N Etheridge and Secretary Treasurer L D Watson, will report on buying peach trees for members amid plans to plant at least a thousand acres this fall and winter. Representatives from several wineries seek favorable prices, and enthusiasm for peach growing in the county grows.
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Butts County
Wureries
Peach Grower Reports $500 Peaches Sold in Past Season
Mr. P. B. Yancey of the orchard near the camp ground says he sold over $500 worth of peaches last season from about 1,200 trees, with 600 bearing and a similar number young trees. He expects peach income to match or exceed cotton proceeds. Georgia’s peach and melon crop values reach fifteen million dollars.
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P. B. Yancey
Georgia
Butts county Farmers Hear New Cotton Marketing Plan
A Georgia Co-Operative Cotton Growers Association meeting in Butts county discussed a new cotton marketing plan. Speakers Prof. J. T. Wise and Rev. Thurman H. McCoy outlined district representation, five year membership, and signing quotas aimed at controlling markets and raising prices.
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Butts County
Georgia Co-Operative Cotton Growers’ Association
J. T. Wise
Banks County
Thurman H. McCoy
Atlanta
Court House
New Marketing Association
L. L. Tison
J. M. Gaston
Messrs
H.C. Clark
R. C. Thomas
Georgia
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi
War Finance Board
Association
California
Florida
Georgia Peach Exchange
Aaron Sapiro
University of California
South
Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting opens August 11
The thirty first annual Indian Springs Holiness camp meeting begins next Thursday August 11 running ten days to August 21. Leaders include Rev. J L Brasher Rev C H Weigle and Rev C M Dunaway with Hamp Sewell in charge of singing. A new young peoples missionary conference runs August 8 to 11 at the camp grand.
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Indian Springs
J. L. Brasher
Central Holiness University
Towa
C. H. Weigle
Wilmore Ky
C. M. Dunaway
Atlanta
Hamp Sewell
Young People’s Missionary Conference
Camp Grand
Mer Colony
Glen
Dublin
Flovilla
Butts County
Spalding and Monroe Show Decrease in Tax Values
Georgia counties report sharp declines in tax returns amid tough finances. Monroe county drops 1.97 million, from 6.83 million in 1920 to 4.86 million in 1921, partly due to Lamar county creation. Spalding falls 398 thousand, from 8.32 million to 7.92 million. Butts down 229 thousand. A few large city counties show increases.
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Georgia
Monroe County
Lamar County
Monroe
Spalding
Butts County
Farmers push for southern cooperative cotton sales
The article notes strong support across the United States for a cooperative marketing plan to sell cotton. Leaders believe the movement will empower cotton farmers to gain independence and anticipate victory despite obstacles.
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California
United States
South
Cotton crop condition hits new July low sparks price rise
New Orleans reports July 25 cotton crop condition at 64.7 percent of normal, the lowest on record for July 25, signaling a likely smaller harvest. Carryover climbs to 8,871,000 bales with linters at 665,000 bales, lifting prices by about three dollars per bale.
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New Orleans
Henry G. Hester
Decline in U S Cotton Forecast Shrinks Production Estimate
The Agriculture Department lowered July forecast to 8,208,000 bales, down from 8,433,000 a month earlier, citing boll weevil damage and July rainfall. States report varied conditions with several belts still at risk, while some western fringes show remaining vigor. Legacy figures: last year 13,365,754 bales. 1919 11,420,763. 1918 12,040,532.
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Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
Cotton crop report sparks market surge in New York
Government cotton crop data showed a condition of 64.7 and yield of 8,208,000 bales excluding linters. October contracts jumped from 11.86 to 13.00, up 86 points from Saturday’s close, while January traded at 13.51 as the market reacted to the weak report.
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New York
Short Cotton Crop Forecast for Butts County
Weather and boll weevil pressure cut Butts County cotton yield to about 45 to 50 percent of last year. Ginned bales may total 5,000 to 6,000 this season, with variability by locality and ongoing weevil activity. Farmers plan to shift to food crops, fruits, melons and livestock to beat the pest.
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Butts
Trinity Row
Butts County
Many Teachers Are Applicants In Jackson Exam
Seventy-five applicants for teachers license took the exam in Jackson on Friday and Saturday. Of the 75, 50 were white and 25 were colored. Females lead the field with 69 women and 6 men. Forty-six white women and four white men passed or stood the test. Two black men and 23 black women were applicants. Papers will be graded in coming days with Prof. Van Fletcher leading grading duties, assisted by Mrs. Fletcher and Eva Compton on Friday and by Compton and Mrs. G B Carreker on Saturday.
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Jackson
van Fletcher
Fletcher
Eva Compton
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