Soil Robber Convicted in Atlanta Court
Hiram Doolittle, a cotton farmer from Doe County Ge, was found guilty of robbing the soil and sentenced to one year of hard labor. The trial, broadcast during the Agricultural Short Course, drew 1500 neighbors as witnesses and centered on soil fertility and erosion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iram Doolittle
Doe County
Atlanta
Hiram Doolittle
WSF
Atlanta Journal
Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
The
Soil Improvement Committee
Doolittle
Andrew Sharp
State Agricultural College
Doolittie
Thomas Work
Billi
Cottonseed
Kenesaw Mountain
Mr. Doolittle
Four Crop Dependence Signals Southeast Agriculture
A Georgia agronomist warns the Southeast relies on four crops cotton corn oats and hay for 90 percent of land use and 80 percent of value. He proposes a rotation with winter cover crop vetch nitrogen from legumes and targeted fertilization to improve soil and reduce spring plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Soutienet
K+ P
Georgia
Bledsoe
Community notices and church events in Siloam
The Siloam section buzzes with tobacco and corn work. A D. W. Hyatt ice cream supper invites all, with music and refreshments. Church gatherings, singing events, and a Hills Grove teachers banquet are announced, plus revival plans at Stantford Church and reports on beans and bean spray safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Hyatt
Alex Collins
Hills Grove Church
Crackerneck
W. H. Ashburn
Will Hill
W. W. Ashburn
Boone
North Carolina
Hazel Wolfe
Winston- Salem
Friends Church
Hills Grove
Church Lawn
His Grove Church
Marie Hill
Palestine
Chester Peele
Johnnie Whitaker
L. Leftwich
Round Peak
Stantford Church
Mr. Brown
East Bend
Ellis Norman
Paul Butner
Albert Linville
At Last Salesman Demonstrates Car Deal
A salesman and a farmer banter as the seller offers a clutch throw in. The farmer agrees to buy, joking that persistence paid off with something for nothing.
To Keep On Your Toes You Won’t Run Down At The Heel
A compact motto urging vigilance to avoid decline. It emphasizes steady effort and readiness to prevent wear or injury over time. The saying links alertness with sustained fitness and resilience. It implies practical self discipline for daily life.
No Danger From Poison On Beans
The article reports that eating beans sprayed with the usual poison mixtures to combat the Mexican bean beetle poses no harm. Extension entomologist C H Brannon says tests show a person would need to ingest large amounts to experience effects, noting no danger from typical sprays or dusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brannon
Raleigh
C. H. Brannon
State College
Notice of Trustee's Sale of Land in Mount Airy
Trustee Edw M Linville announces sale of Lot No 6 fronting South Street in Mount Airy Surry County to satisfy a debt of 126.37 plus costs. Auction at Bank of Mount Airy on July 28 1927 at 1 PM. Property described by metes and bounds dating from 1919 Linville Ball Hutchens land Co. sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coburn Gilliam
Prather &Sydnor
Register of Deeds Office
Surry County
N. C
Bank of
Mount Airy
South Street
Linville Ball
Hutchens Land ,Co
J. D. Thompson
Edw. M. Linville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sydnor & Sparger
Carter-Walker Furniture Company
W. L. Steele
Mount Airy, N. C
Qouth
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Agronomist
Biedsoe
Siloam News
Siloam
Beasley Lumber & Milling Co
Main
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