The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-23
FARM DfMONSTRATOR KENT
opS BOYs TO JOIN CORN AND
~" 40 Gibbs BEFORE APRIL 1.

poouirements Necessary to Be
l0n ooms Members. Advice as to
preparation and Seed Selection.
rho time is drawing near when no
-, hovs will be allowed to enter
wv corn and pig clubs of the county,
Wv ivory boy wishing to join should
' ~ mo his name, age and address at
'' o Last year number were left
W. hocause they failed to get me
'roir names before the date men
od No one will be allowed to
vim after April 1st this year, and tbs
.t+or should be looked after before
matY' FOO late. The prizes this year
larger than ever before and
az 0,,d he some inducement to make
shoUi host effort that has ever been
NV ma IN win one or more of them.
TaaT premium list has been published
nreyiously, but will appear again in
tbis issue. Look it over and see if
' sn,I do not want to win one of these
prizes. o,,,h o,, ,us+ 10
,otwoen the ages of 10 and IS years.
Tba first thing for you to do is to see
4b hot your land is well broken and
b sa Select piece of land that
I'LL LII NOT suffer so much for the want
~ Moisture in the summer. A great
deal of the land in this county mas
boen planted in cotton so lnog that
tba vegetable matter is all gone. This
Togetable matter helps the soil to
hold moisture, and if | could get a
niace of land that was planted in
paas peanuts or velvet beans last
yoor 7 would do so. And, too, the
ammonia that either of these crops
stored I'D in the soil last year will
mt be charged to the expense OF
making this years crop. After this
Is done you will need a little fertil-
iger. If you can't get any use plenty
of stable manure, and it may be that
We can get a little commercial fer
tilizer a little later on. The next i'm
nortant thing to do is to get some
GOOD Whatley's or Hastings prolific
seed corn that was selected in the
field last fall. You can get this kind
of Whatley's prolific from the fol-
lowing men: Mr. J. S. Jones, Daw-
son. Mr.. r. E. Pruitt, BrOnwood, Mr..
H. A. Petty, Dawson, and Mr.. j. X.
Davis, Brentwood. All these gentle
men will let you have enough to plant
your acre much cheaper than you can
buy it from any one else.
To Join the pig club you must be
also between the ages of 10 and Is.
You must have pure-bred pig. 1t Is
very important to have a good past
ure so that you can raise your pig
cheaply. Last year some of the CLUB
members raised their pigs at a cost
of 2 4 cents per pound, and you can
do the same thing and teach us how
to raise hogs at a profit. Some OF
the pigs gained two pounds day for
a month at a time. We said last
year this could be done, and the club
members proved that it could be
done Club members can get pure
bred pigs of any breed desired at $40.
Breeders have agreed to let pig club
members. only, have them at this
price. This fall at the fair you can
get at least $40 for your pig if you
have taken care of it and want to sell
it. If you will follow instructions in
caring for your pig you will get
enough in premiums at the different
fairs to buy several pigs next year.
Write me what kind of pig you want
and | will take great pleasure in Sc
Letting the best to be found and will
do it in person. Let's get into this
hog-raising game and show the older
hog rasers how it is done.
R. H. KENT, Demonstration Agent.