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Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1916

Page

6

Eminent Atlanta Specialist to Visit City for Free Consultations

Dr. Hughes, a renowned Atlanta physician in nervous and chronic diseases, will visit this city to meet patients in person. No exam fee, no mail treatment, and he will examine on site with his chief consultant. His Atlanta offices and testimonials underscore his reported success in a broad range of ailments.

Atlanta Hughes T. W. Hughes South Third National Bank T. L. Davidson Crew Street

Jackson to Play Monticello Friday

Jackson high school meets Monticello at home in the final baseball game of the year. Rivalry on the diamond is noted as Monticello visits, coached by Prof. W. O. Perritt’s squad has Moore pitching and Bry any catching.

Jackson Monticello Griffin Jackson High School W. O. Perritt

Moving Pictures Bring Agricultural Messages to Rural Georgia

The Extension Division of the Georgia State College of Agriculture uses a mobile moving picture outfit to show agricultural films in rural schools. A truck powers a dynamo to light the projector, enabling day and night showings in numerous neighborhoods. County school officials and local agents coordinate schedules and announcements as the program expands from south toward north Georgia.

Georgia State College of Agriculture Georgia Moving Picture Outfit South Georgia

Thinning Fruit Increases Yield And Quality Of Crops

Guidance on thinning peaches and apples to balance fruit set. Thinning should occur after May drop for peaches when fruits are thumb-sized, leaving 4 to 6 inches apart. Apples thinned after drop to one per cluster when fruit is quarter to half dollar in size, with costs per tree from 5 to 25 cents. Benefits include stronger tree structure, better distribution, higher quality fruit, reduced disease spread, and easier harvest. Thinned fruit can be fed to stock.

Board Tells How To Kill Truck Crop Pests Cheaply

Georgia farmers and gardeners are urged to wage war on pests threatening melons cabbages peas onions and related crops. The State Board of Entomology offers a pest control bulletin and practical directions including fumigation sterilization kerosene emulsions soap sprays and arsenicals to combat root knot cabbage bug squash bug aphids mole crickets cut worms web worms cabbage worms and cucumber beetles with seasonal timing guidance.

Atlanta Georgia State Board of Entomology E. Lee Worsham

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F. F. Hughes Bell J. A. Kimbell Foley M. E. Washington Jackson, Ga Moore Bryany Forsyth Agricultural Moving Pictures J. Phil Campbell T. H. McHatton F. O. B. Phoslime Carload Florida Soft Phosphate & Lime Company Ocala, Florida Rebekah R. L. Baylor J. S. Bloodworth Macon Southern Railway
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