The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-09-03
$4,000 IN PREMIUMS
OFFERED At THE SOUTH
EASTERN FAIR

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 5-(Special)-
More than $4,000 in premiums and
purses are offered by the Southeast
ern Fair to be held at Lakewood
Park, Atlanta, October Is to 20, in
elusive, larger sum than was ever
before offered at any southern fair.
The published catalogue lists $685.
900 of these premiums and the extra
amount comes about largely by rea-
son Of securing the Matron Stake Of
the American Association of Trotting
Horse Breeders, in addition 10 the
regular Grand Circuit Races which
can be seen nowhere south Of Lexing-
ton, Ky, except in Atlanta. The Ma
tron stake includes both trottcrs, OF
which 50 Of the most famous in the
United States are already entered, and
PAGERS, with twelve entries, and pur-
ses of over $1,000 which, added to the
$o5,000 set forth in the catalogue, will
run the total to more than $4,000 as
stated.
President Fixes Price of Wheat
At $3.50 Per Bushel.
Since President Wilson has fixed
the price Of wheat at the substantial
figure of $3.50 per bushel there is no
reason on earth why every farmer
in Georgia should not raise all the
wheat he can this fall Put in not only
your two acres to the plow, but more
Put all the good land you've got in
winter wheat. There's good money in
ita We should raise even more than
100000 bushels; the world is wait
ing for it. Prepare your land and ar
range for your seed now. There's a
big opportunity here for every Geor-
gia farmer, and every one Of them
who does not take advantage OF it
will make serious mistake.
GIVE Me A Piece of Sweet
Potato Pie, Please"
Call for it in your restaurant, any
where in Georgia. Candied yams or
baked sweet potatoes make a good
substitute. But be sure to see that
one of them or more is on your biff
of fare.
This is a state department. of agri-
culture slogan. The department has
already requested several hundred
people to do it. they have promised
they would do it. Let the good work
go on; the department. will do its
share.
Now that we've cot the sweet po-
tato on the army ration list. let's
states in the country. 1t is the pur-
cotton is King" in that of textiles
and clothing. We can do it. We are
going to do it.
Cattle Tick Law to be Enforced.
The new state cattle tick eradica-
ton law, passed at the recent session
OF the legislature, will be enforced to
the letter. The state agricultural de-
partment is now making plans to this
end Everything possible will be
done in cooperation with the federal
government, to clean the cattle tick
out OF Georgia at the earliest possible
moment
Georgia is entitled to take position
as one of the greatest cattle growing
states in the county. 1t sthe pur-
pose of the department.. as far as in
its power, to see that Georgia does
this under the new law. This law
prohibits the movement of cattle from
any tick-infested territory to any ter
ritory that is tick-free, whether a
whole county or part of one. 1t re-
stricts in the same way any cattle
shipments from other states-to Geor-
gia points. 1881
The sooner Georgia can be freed OF
the tick, the better it will be for the
whole state; and the department pro-
poses to do its level best to get the
tick out of Georgia at the earliest pos
sible date.
Land Owners Association to
Meet in Triton Sept. IS.
The Georgia Land Owners Associ-
alton is going to hold a big meeting
at Triton on September 18th. The
departments interest in this meeting
arises principally from the fact that
cattle-tick eradication is one of its