The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-02

fA 10 ana after
trailing off about half his crop he
rolled his high-priced rig in a shed
and rented picker from me to finish.
There are several instances of such
experiences here Write w. H. Har-
rison, !. A. Culbreath, or R. L. Jen-
kins as to their experience with
thrashing machines for peanuts. They
all bought them and had to hire pick
ers to pick their crop.
The best, most durable and salts
factory picker on the market is the
Lllllston, made by the National Ma
chine Corporation, Suffolk, Va. Its
bagging and recleaning system is
built with the machine, not an extra
side attachment as is the case with
another make of picker; it has fewer
chains belts to break and shut YOU
down, and is in every way the most
satisfactory machine | have seen. A
six-horse engine will pull it. Eight
to ten thousand bushels is a good sea-
sons work for picker. Where
three or four farmers who plant Is to
30 acres each are living fairly loose
together, they will do we'll to 90 in
and buy picker between them, and
not risk losing their crop. A party
owning Lilliston picker can pick his
peauts for about &c per bushel, actual
cost The price Of hiring picking
done is l0c per bushel of 80 pounds in
this section. This is too much diff
terentlal for man to stand who has
many peanuts. | know several farm
ers who gathered their own crops
and then almost paid for their ma
chine by picking for their less fortu-
nate neighbors. Therefore, if YOU
are going to plant peanuts, buy a
picker, or at least an interest in one
VIII peanut planting be permanent
his is a much asked question. and
is worthy OF consideration. We are
told that it has been tried in Texas
on through Louisiana and Mississippi
as the weevil reached each state, and
was failure, and they all quit and in
the light OF this experience why and
now can we succeed? | believe the
industry will be permanent in South
Georgia and Alabama-and whv;
The states mentioned tried to grow
peanuts on very low prices-4O, sc
and 6Oc per bushel They knew
nothing of the industry, as to how tc
plant, cultivate and harvest them, ant
very naturally made a crop failure
The small, crop with low prices
gave the farmer no profit; he was al
once disguseted and quit. If he hac
corrected his mistakes and tried agar
he would have made a much bette,
crop, and made it easier and cheaper
and could have very probably made
money at the low price. 1t will re.
quire some time to learn the bus;ness
ana some failures may be expected
We are learning now on high prices
prices at which pickers and Other
equipment, correcting our mistakes
and when the time of low prices
comes we will know now to make
peanuts and will be in a position tc
follow the price down with a profit
present market conditions point tc
good prices for peanuts again mex
tail; II this is the case then all South
Georgia can learn to grow peanut.
and make money at the same time
The farmers of Virginia grow pea
nuts protitably year after year. How
ever, they have been on the Job fol-
thirty years, and would be a very dull
set indeed if they had not learned
something about it In all this time
| fully believe Southern Georgia anc
Alabama can produce more peanut.
to the acre than can Virginia. Al
we need is to learn how, and l be.
lieve we have the opportunity of oui
lifetime to learn with profit.
Boil weevils: They will eat cotton,
there is no way to prevent. A wet
year you will make next to nothing
Is it good business to plant all cot
ton, and possibly lose all your crop
Divide, have two chances-plant some
peanuts.
Trusting you may profit by our ex-
perience, and avoid our mistakes, and
wishing you success in peanut grow
ing, am, Your very truly,
c. ]. RAMBO,
President The Bank of Edison.
Manager Edison Oil Company.