Southern farmers urged to adopt progress and education
The piece extols southern farming, urging invention, diligence, and teaching by example. It cites General Phil Cook and Ti cre, praises agriculture as a noble calling, and notes state crop conditions and 1900 1901 cotton reports, predicting a smaller crop and potential 12 cent cotton.
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South
Phil Goolk
Georgia
Old Dominion
Boen Farmer
Congress
Atlantic
Gulf
Georgia Crop Report 1900 Shows Crop Conditions By County
Official September 1900 report from Georgia counties compares crop conditions to earlier years. Cotton suffered from excessive rain and drought in July and August, with opening maturity and heat impacting yields. overall cotton condition fell from August to September by several points. Other crops show varied changes while sugar and tobacco balance near average for the period.
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Florida
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Caroling
Arkansas
Goorin
Virginia
North Carolina
Louisians
Missouri
Oklahomm
Indian Territory
Mississsppi
Georgia Agricultural Department
Drouth
Bell
Objection to Planting Peach Trees on New Land
The author argues against planting peach trees on newly cleared land even if other peach land is available. They advise at least two years of cultivation after clearing, noting poor ground preparation and forest root debris. They warn of woodlice pests on fresh land and recommend tobacco dust as a remedy after clearing dirt from tree bases.
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Aus
Best Crops For Peach Orchards Say Georgia Notes
Georgia entomology advises best orchard crops without injuring trees include cotton cantaloupes sweet potatoes and peas. Avoid corn or grain. plant peas in drills. do not broadcast sow. Cotton favored for seasonlong cultivation benefiting trees. Also mentions fall pig grazing peanuts and chufas as efficient per acre. Peach vs watermelons noted. Honolulu sugar cane yields compared. Nineteenth century note on old cabbage variety Buncombe recommended in cotton country. Also report of a deadly Hatfield Pennsylvania wreck with thirteen killed and 30 injured on the Bethlehem branch.
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Georgia
Philadelphia
Bethlehem
Esaple and Reading
Hatfield
Rhisieity
Read This Before You Let It Do
In a county newspaper style notice the seller urges buyers to inspect a large Fall and Winter stock offered at prices cheaper than ever. The ad claims stock was purchased before cotton rose and promises market-cheap prices with no pressure to buy.
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W. A. Baker
Cotton Trade Assurance Claims Correct Weight
A brief note emphasizes guaranteed weight accuracy, prompt handling, and reliable service in cotton trade, aiming to reassure buyers and suppliers of consistent standards.
Optics and eyewear offer at Progress office
Foreground advice urges readers with eye strain to visit the Progress office for examination. The piece promises affordable glasses, boasting a range of frames and lenses and new alloy temple designs, with prices justified by the cost of neglect.
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Progress _ office
Alumnico
Aurocone Temple
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Atlanta
Georgia Department of Entomology
Arkansas Station
Honolulu Experiment Station
Acre
Grochries
Jhwhlry
Vienna, GA
IK. Smith
Busbee & Smith
Vienna
Optius
B. Forbes
GC. T. Stovall
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