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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
FERTILIzING LAND
after velvet BEANS
MUCH NEW INTEREST IN THIS
CROP IN BOIL WEEVIL
TERRITORY
BY ANDREW M. soULE, President
Ga State Nalto. ae A:,.

BY ANDREW M. SoULE, President
Ga. State College OF Agriculture
The question of fertilizing land on
which velvet beans we're grown last
year Will depend considerably on the
disposltlon made of the velvet bean
crop. The usual practice is to Craze
cattle and hogs on the crop in the
held until late winter or early spring,
and then turn under the residue.
Where this is done the greater part of
the fertiliZing value in the crop is re-
turned to the land. Very often the
beans are harvested, and cattle grazed
on the vines and beans that were not
picked, and where this is done, a part
OF the fertilizing value of the crop is
lost.
The velvet bean is a rank grower.
Especially is this true in the southern
part of the state, where the growing
season is long. The bean is legumi-
nous and gathers much nitrogen from
the air, which is stored in the plant,
and ii it is returned to the soil in
the manner stated above, the soil will
be enriched thereby. Under these con-
ditions great deal of nitrogen is not
required in the fertilizer used under
the following crop. Acid phosphate
can, however, be used to good advan-
tage, and if it is desired to rush the
crop along very fast, one or two per
cent of nitrogen in the fertilizer can
be used, such as a 1912, or 1872 mix
ture.
One of the greatest benefits derived
from the velvet bean crop is the or
ganic matter, or humus, which it adds
to the soil, when the residue is turned
under, as above stated. This greatly
improves all of our soils.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
LUKEVILLE ITEMS

Our school is moving on nicely at
this place with a fairly good number
OF youngsters. Some of the boys
have had their overalls tested recent
ly. They were found i'll good shape.
Everything has gone so high that
we can hardly afford to. buy but
there is still one thing on the market
that has not yet advanced and that is
free advice. There is an abundance
on hand all the time.
II you want any measles come to
Lukeville, we can supply you on short
notice with any amount you want.
Prices reasonable.
Everybody seems to know all about
the other fellows business. Why not
attend to your own.
p *fsSSs n lsE ID, EEE@'''"''
The sing at Mr. Tom Luke's Fri
day night was an enjoyable affair
How much do you spend each year
for the education of your child?
Quite number of US pay as much for
hat or pair of shoes as we pay for
the education of our child one year.
5a sESs n 'si'tiS s aiEH'' y. s~''
The rains which we have had re-
Gently have put our roads in about as
good shape as the alternative road law
would have done.
Miss Fannie Luke was a welcome
visitor in our school Monday.
Mrs G.. c. Nixon has had la grippe,
complicated with severe case Of
bronchitis, which has left her in bed
during the past two weeks. We are
glad to say that she is improving at
the present time, though.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
LEGAL SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Whereas, James B. Parsons, on the
first day of December, 1911, made and
delivered to the Chickamauga Trust
Company. for the purpose of securing
a loan of Three Thousand Dollars, a
deed to the land hereinafter described
and which is recorded in Deed Book
8, pages 52o-530, in the office of the
clerk of the superior court of Ben Hill
county, Georgia, to which reference
is hereby made; and
Whereas, said Chickamauga Trust
Company has transferred to the Lid
dell Company in writing, the said in
debtedness of Three Thousand Dol
lars, principal, with interest thereon
together with the land described in
said deed and all powers and rights
held by the Chickamauga Trust Com
pany under said deco; and
Whereas, it was provided in said
deed that in the event the said James
B. Parsons fails to pay the principal
notes, as stipulated. that the said
Chickamauga Trust Company or as
signs, is authorized to sell at public
outcry, before the courthouse door,
OF Ben Hill County, Georgia, to the
highest bidder for cash, all of the said
property, to pay the said indebtedness
with interest thereon, after advertis-
ing the time, place and terms of sale
in any newspaper of general circula-
ton in the said county of Ben HILL
once a week for four weeks and
Whereas. default has been made in
the payment of said notes, and
Now, Therefore, notice is hereby
given that the said LiddeiI Company,
under and by virtue of the power Of
the first Tuesday in April, 1917, be-
fore the west courthouse door of Ben
Hill county, Georgia, at public out
cry, within the legal hours of sale, to
the highest bidder for cash sell the
land described in said deed, as fol-
lows:
All that tract or parcel of land ly-
ing and being in the 3rd District of
originally Wilcox, now Ben Hill
County. Georgia, and containing three
hundred twcnty-four acres, more or
less, of lot of land No. 234 in said
District and being ali Of said lot lying
north of Big Branch.
This sale will be made for the pur-
pose of paying the principal indebt-
edness of Three Thousand ($3,000)
Dollars, together with interest at 6
per cent per annun from December
1st, 1916, as provided for in the notes
described in said deed.
This the 9Th day of March, 1917
Liddell Company.
Attorney in fact for ]. B. Parsons.
Clayton Jay, Attorney-at-Law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
LEGAL SALE

GEORGIA-Ben Hill County
VIII be sold on the first Tuesday
in April, 1917, before the courthouse
door in Ben Hill county, Georgia, at
public outcry, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described
property, to-wit
City lot number four az in square
number Four az, in block Sixteen
(l6), in the City of Fitzgerald, Geor-
gia, as shown by the plat Of said city
on file in the office of the clerk of the
superior court of IRWIN county, Gcor-
gia.
This sale will be made under power
of attorney contained in loan deed
from Robert Jones to the Spell Live
Stock Company, recorded in Deed
Book Is. page 253, of the records OF
Ben Hill County, Georgia, for the
purpose of paying principal indebt-
edness Of Four Hundred Fifty ($450)
Dollars, with interest from October
18th, 1916, at per cent per annum.
as provided for in said loan deed.
This the 9th day OF March 1917.
Spell Live Srock Company,
Attorney in fact for Robert tones.
Clayton Jay, Attorney-at-Law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09

by the recorded plat OF the American
Tribune Soldiers Colony Company,
now on file in the office of the Clerk
OF the Superior Court. OF Irwin coun-
ty, Georgia. Said property formerly
in Irwin county now in Ben Hill
County, Georgia.
Being same property conveyed to
Emmett J. Shaffer by u W. Gaft by
warranty deed dated December 3rd,
1918, and recorded in Book 10, page
$50, on January 18th. 1914
This March LIST, 1917.
The. Calvert Mortgage Company,
Attorney in fact Gor Emmett J.
Shaffer.
Clayton Jay, Attorncy-at-Law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
Plant A Home
Garden and Orchard
T. Il. NOTATION, Prof. Horticulture,
Ga. State COLLEGE OF Agriculture

T. II. NOTATION, Prof. Horticulture,
Ga. State College OF Agriculture
There are 100000 farms in Georgia.
If each farm had a home garden and
made $500, it would return a profit
of over $7,0OO,000.00 to the state. If
each home orchard made $1,000, it
would mean profit of $4,000, 10000 to
the state.
The College has records of home
gardens of one-twentieth of an acre
that produced $25.0 Comet last year. This
is at the rate of $4,000 per acre.
We have records of small home orch
ards that netted from $1,000 to $500
last year. This is not an excessive rec
)rd from a home orchard.
The boil weevil has arrived. The
successful farmer who expects to pros
per under boil weevil conditions must
live at home. The home orchard and
home garden are important factors in
the boil weevil fight. Do not neglect
either.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09

Horsepower, which is a term adopt
ed as unit in estimating force, Is
strictly theoretical and is much great
er than most horses have the strength
to perform. 1t is the force required
to raise $4,000 pounds one foot high
in one minute. a rough way to esti-
mate the power OF a steam engine Is
to multiply together the area Of the
piston in inches, the mean steam pres
sure in pounds per square inch, the
length Of stroke in feet and the num-
Der of strokes per minute and divide
the product by $4,000.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
NOTICE

This is to notify the subscrib-
ers of the Leader Enterprise that
the city carrier boys are authoriz-
ed to accept payments on sub
scriptions. A receipt will be mail
ed from the Office If you do not
receive same within two days
please notify US.
If. The Leader Enterprise
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
Planting Waste Land To Trees
JAMES 8. BERRY, Prof. of Forestry,
Ga. State Col. Of Agriculture

JAMES g. BERRY, Prof. of Forestry,
Ga. State Col. Of Agriculture
No one knows even approximately
the area of waste land in the state;
no doubt it is very large. BY waste
land is meant that area which, be-
cause of steepness, roughness or ero-
sion, is untitled for agricultural pur-
poses. Practically every farm in the
state contains some land of this de-
scriptiOn. At present it is yielding no
returns, often the erosion is a menace
to valuable agricultural lands below.
II properly planted to trees and kept
in forest the benefit would be two-fold:
first, the land would be producing
some revenue; secord the amount of
erosion would be reduced and finally
controlled. Old Field Pine, though Of
ten despised, is a rapid grower and
yields material which is of great
value on the farm, whether used as
fuel or sawn to furnish plank for
rough construction. Young trees NAV
be secured from any nursery company
at reasonable price These are
spaced six feet apart each way and
require no further care until they be-
gin to crowd each other when they
may be thinned. Other trees may give
equally good results: Yellow Locust
Catalpa, Walnut and Ash grow rapid
ly and produce valuable material. Chi
ma Berry grows rapidly, but produces
inferior material 1t makes good fuel,
however. Further information may
be had from Circular 81 of the College
of Agriculture, Athens.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
COTTON. -PEARCE & BAT

COTTON -PEARCE & BAT
TEY, the Savannah Cotton Fac
tors, are substantial, reliable and
energetic. Their extensive ware
housing facilities and superior
craftsmanship are at your COM
mand. They are abundantly able
to finance any quantity Of cotton
shipped them. Isn't it to your
interest to try them? Do it now
and be convinced. ev Fri ONO
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
Are You a Woman {?
Take Carduii
The WOran's Tonic |
FOR SALE At ALL DRUGGISTS
"a
FOR SALE At ALL DRUGGISTS
"a
NOTICE

This is to certify that Mrs. A. Brun-
ner, Of the firm of A. Drummer and
Co. has this day sold all interest in
the firm to A. Drummer, and that he
will assume all outstanding accounts.
March l, 1917.
2-9-16-23. MRS. A. Drummer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09
How Latitude Effects
Boil WeeviI DAMAGE
SEVERER WINTERS OF NORTH.
ERN PART OF COTTON BELT
HOLD WEEVIL IN CHECK

J. PHIL CAMPBELL, Director OF Eek
tension, Ga. State Col. OF Agri.
According to carefully recorded data
respecting the effect Of latitude on the
damage done by the boil weevil there
is quite difference between the lower
and the upper attitudes of the cotton
belt. The following figures give the
record of those years when the Wee
vii damage was greatest:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-09

Wedding ard party invitations.
Style and quality the best.
Prompt service. Leader-Enter-
prise. IF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
oLD-rIME NEW YEARS CELEBRATION

That the proverbiai calls" of the
New Years festivities received due
honor in Wisconsin in the celebrations
of fifty years ago is admirably illus
trated by the following from the Mil
waukee Sentinel of January 3, 1867:
New Years day dawned brightly up
on the Cream City, stirring everyone
into life. The air was cold, but that
did not prevent hundreds from going
through the regular routine of call
ing Gay turnouts dashed through
the streets, bearing gallant and joy
Gus young men intent upon paying
their respects to the fair ones of their
acquaintances. Calls were numerous.
One party of four men made one hun
bred sixty calls during the day and
evening. They report that the larg-
est number of calls which any young
lady in the circle of their acquafnt-
ance had received was seventy.two. .
Surely nice custom that should be
revived.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
OUR YESTERDAYS" RETURN
Thoughts By the Blind Veteran Sol
der and Printer

DEAR CENsoR;-Thanksgiving and
Christmas have come and gone, and
there has been much TO be thankful
tor. First, four years more for Will
son, who kept US cut of war;" so it
has been said, and for much prosper
ity in some lines OF trade, but with all
this has come many heavy burdens
which must be borne and we should be
thankful to be able to bear them.
On December 7th the anniversary
OF the first decisive battle Of the Civil
war, Prairie Grove. Arkansas, was re-
memberd by few survivors who dine
together and give thanks for the
length of days given them that they
might meet after 81 years and talk
over that terrible d2v cad the bless
iGgs which have come to those who
have come often to people in this land
of the free
Your Wisconsin boys from the south
ern border, among them your faithful
20. 9 b." have reasons to be thank
ful they are on the old home trail to
meet their loved ones
Your one-time printer is still in the
harness, though sightless for IS years,
and often hears his latest song, Hymn
to Old Glory, Sang with good effect
by some of the best singers of today
and by children in schools, which gives
him much pleasure as the song will
be sung by millions yet TO come.
Permit me to extend greetings to
old friends and new of your large fam
lily of readers for happy holiday sea-
son. and to say | would like to hear
from any of my old comrades and
friends. Very truly yours.
w. +. MINSHALL.
1889 East So Street, Chicago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
WITHOUT PnMP oR tnlLLs

Governor Philip has given the Sc
lect set at Madison a severe shock by
refusing to spend dollar of the peo-
pies money for an austentatious in
auguration of state officers. Person
ally he appeared before notary pub
lie and took the oath Of office and en-
tered upon the work the people as
signed 10 him without a frill or ex-
penditure of a dollar. Usually sever
al hundred, if not thousands of money,
have been paid out for inauguration
day, enjoyed almost exclusively BY
Madison folk Other state officers
took the same simple course on Mon
day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
Stitutton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative powers of Hairs
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
Celebrates and Dimes His Comrades

Harvey F. Myers celebrated his sew
enty-fifth birthday on Friday, Novem-
bei. 10, and received the congratula-
tions of his soldier friends at G. A. r.
post hall where he had prepared a
dinner for them. Itconsisted of beans
and bareback, together with other
things followed by smoker. The
writer was called in to view the table
after it had been prepared and he
spied an old pocket book, knife and
fork Upon inquiry where these came
from, | was informed that Mr.. Myers
carried them through the war. The
fork was of wood and made by Mr..
Myers. = Hillsboro Sentry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03

-Gollmar brothers sold their circus
to the Patterson Carnival company of
lola, Kansas, The show closed in Mis-
souri, and instead of coming to Bara-
boo will go to lola to winter. The
show organized in Baraboo % years
ago, and from a small wagon circus
has become railroad show. Four
brothers owned the circus The Coll
mars are cousins of the Ringlings.
Figures recently made show that
more than LOCO persons were killed
and about 5000 injured in automobile
accidents in American cities since
january |. Though these figures are
not complete this is already a much
larger number than have been killed
or injured in England from Zeppelin
raids since the war began. Chicago
and New York each report more than
200 killed and the number of fatalities
in other cities is proportionately high.
More drastic legislation is urged in
several of the states in order to pre-
vent the loss of so many lives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03

Madison Democrat: THE congress
sional economy crusade has started
in the usual way. The house has
raised the salaries of its members
private secretaries from 81 500 to 81
900 a year and given each represent
alive an additional employee at S75 a
month. But, after the Adams S-hour
law what could YOU expect for that
kind of reform bunch"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03

Richland Rustic: What is needed
now is an American of the type of
Old Jerry Rusk as president, who, wen
bet would give the railroads a hint to
so to hauling coal, potatoes, -four and
the like to Americans instead of let
ing us go hungry and cold in the
midst of plenty, while all the hauling
was being done to the munition man
ufacturers Of the east"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03

Editor Copper makes an urgent APP
peal to the people of his section for
more liberal support of his DeSoto
Argus, telling them frankly that the
high cost of publishing will positively
necessitate suspension of the paper
unless financial aid is extended, and
that quickly. Certain it is, that so
good local paper as the Argus is and
has been, is worthy of patronage.
The loss of a creditable news dissem-
inator to that community would be
appreciated when it noIonger existed,
yet we fear that Brother Copper
takes himself too seriously when he
says:
"Believe it or not, the suspension OF
the Argus would mean complete ami
hiliation of DeSoto,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03

Richland county is figuring on a
big good roads movement and if the
proposition goes through it will put all
adjoining counties n the shade. The
county board adopted a resolution pro-
viding that the question be voted upon
at the spring election if the county will
bond itself for $500, 900 for the purpose
of building permanent highways. This
movement is along the line of the pro-
gram mapped out by the state high
way commission to provide for getting
good roads at once and having them
paid for by the generations that use
them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03

Several changes in the game laws
as they now stand are proposed by
the conservation commission, one Of
which is a fine of $500 for the taking
of fish from any stream by the use of
an explosive. This is good propos-
al. Amy man who will use dynamite
to kill fish should be fined the limit or
put at hard labor for the benefit of
the nnhliC.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
THE RETURNS FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT.
Do You Know of Amy Tax Pay
ing Bigger Dividends Than
the Road Tax?

Do you know any tax which
you pay to the State of Wiscon
sin, which in it's very nature
should and does bring you bigger
returns. returns that you can see
and know you are getting. tnan
the road tax, we mean for state
aid highways?
The State Rail- Dad Commits
sion, The State Industrial Com.
mission, The State Tax Commits
: sioa are financed and kept in
operation by taYes. lou are ge,-
ting returns from lne WORK tneS
do, but you will admit it is diff
cult for you to put -FOUR finger on
the returns to you. They are in
direct and remote.
The Wisconsin University Is
supported by taxation. 1t is
delivering the goods, but except
for those who attend the Uni
versity or avail themselves OF its
services directly. at is difficult
again to put your finger on the
direct result to you. The same
applies to the State Normal
. Schools. The same applies to :
numerous other activities of the
. state-splendid activities, which
are doing great work, but
. where the results are so distri-
buted that you are unable to see
; them.
1t is different with the highway
!. tax. We are not speaking of local
highway work, but of state aid
highway roads. Every time you
. drive over these roads, you are
getting the returns from your
; taxes, you are seeing the results.
They save you, in time; they
. save you in effort and trouble;
they lessen the wear and tear
on your team and vehicle, or
your automobile; they enable
. you to carry bigger load, which
results in fewer trips to market;
; they enable you to drive to town
when the market is good, not
when the roads are good and the
. market bad; they bring your
children nearer to school; they
. lift yourself and family nearer
the church; they move you near
) er TO your neighbors and give
you an opportunity to enjoy the
! social life; they increase the
value of your farms.
All these things are before
, you. They can be seen and
realized. You don't have to in
. vestigate, nor study to find
out your returns. Your own
pleasure and comfort and profit
tell the story. Do you know of
. any other tax that comes home
to you so directly as this?
; A common phrase is What are
they doing with all this money
: down at Madison?" The road
. that goes by your door or leads
to market tells you every day
. what is being done with your
state highway tax They show
; you the returns from your in
vestment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
The Same Cunning Nick

Our townsman and all around good
fellow, Nick Krogan, hasn't much to
say about little trip he made to Wi
mona last Saturday, but the Lacrosse
was granted in Winona that day to
Mollie +. Bull of Lacrosse and Nick
Krogan of Cashton. Nick's many
Cashton friends will congratulate him
even though he did not enlighten
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
Drowning of Former Citizens

A friend submits clipping from a
Washington newspaper, which tells of
the drowning on November 10, in Silver
Lake, near Castle Rock, of Mrs. Bert
Helgerson, her l7-months-old daugh-
ter and her brother-in-law, Riley Hell
gerson. Mrs Annie Helgerson, moth
er of Bert and Riley, saved herself
by cliuging to the craft She is a
sister of II. f McMasters and years
ago was a resident of Ferryville. The
party was enjoying pleasure cruise
when their launch struck submerged
log and capsized. --DeSoto Argus.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-03
Prices Going Up

Prices of junk are going up. See
these: So 90 a ton for old iron, l
cent pound for rags, paper 25 cents
a 100, old magazines 20 cents 100,
No. | rubber cents pound, No. 2
rubber cents. Highest cash prices
for hides and furs. Bring it to my
house, and if am not there my wife
will buy it. SAM GROSS.