Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-29
GUIDE BOOK FOR
ARKANSANS TO
TELL OF FARMS
Complete Detail Sched-
ule to Be in Hands of
Each Visitor


An eight page booklet, contain
ing a complete schedule to the min
ute, for the visit here of the train
load of $50 Arkansas farmers, bank
erS and business men next Monday,
r prepared by Secretary Perkins of the
: Chamber of Commerce, went to press
I today and will be ready for distri-
button to the members of the party
} on their arrival here. In addition
to the schedule of their trip the book
let contains brief statement con-
J cerning each principal farm to be-
visited, and a few facts concerning
Sumter county which the visitors
may wish to take home with them.
!, The back cover is devoted to the
brief program of the banquet which
will be given in the evening by the
/ Rotary and KiWaniS clubs acting as
joint hosts. On this program will
be both Governor Dorsey, who will
i deliver the welcome for the state of
Georgia, and Governor Brough, of
Arkansas, who will speak for the
1 visitors.
For the information particularly of
the residents of Sumter county past
whose farms the visitors will travel
/ on their tour of the county, the de-
tailed schedule as it will appear in
the guide booklet which will be in
the hands of each visitor, is publish
ed herewith:
! MORNING
/ 500 a. m.
Assignment of individuals to auto
mobiles which they to occupy during
the trip into and through the county.
Sis a. m.
/ Car No. l will leave Chamber of
| Commerce followed Immediately by
Car No. 2, the others falling into
line according to their respective
numbers. First stop will be at the
farm of N. A. Ray, 2 1-2 miles north
east of Americus. Mr.. Ray has ap-I
proximately 400 acres in this farm,
100 of which is annually planted to
cotton, the remainder in corn, wheat,
velvet beans, hay and other food and
feed crops His annual production IS.
from 900 to 1900 pounds of seed
cotton to the acre, 40 bushels Of corn,
80 bushels OF wheat and % 6usheiS
of oats; he also devotes considerable
attention to hog raising and usually
slaughters sufficient to supply his en-
tire farm and has a surplus of sew
eral thousand pounds left for the
market. In 1918 Mr.. Ray planted 6O
acres of this farm in corn, velvet
beans and peanuts. He gathered 40
bushels of corn to the acre or a to-
tai of 2,400 bushels, which at the
prevailing market price of $1.5O per
bushels at that time was worth S3,-
800 He gathered and sold 20 tons
of velvet beans for $3.50; he also
killed $4,000 pounds of pork fat
tened on the so acres after gathering
corn and velvet beans and this meat
was conservatively estimated as be-
ing worth $4,000, thus showing to-
tai cash income of approximately $6,-
OO0 from the so acres of land be-
!, sides furnishing ample pasturage for
80 head of beef cattle, 6 milch cows
and so head of stock hogs.
8:45 a. m.
Leave N. A Rays farm and con
tue northeast past the farms of l.
iG. Heys on the right and G. S. s.
Hogg on the left; just after passing
the Hogg place turn sharp to the
right and continue straight ahead to
the Rylander plantation on Flint river
road; turn to the left and follow the
river road past Morgan brothers
farm; turn at the Morgan place, dou-
bling back to crossroads on the Ry-
lander place where another short
turn to the left will be made; con-
tinue straight ahead past John Shelf
fields place to the Leslie road which
will be taken directly into Leslie. A
stop of 80 minutes will be made at
Leslie where the citizens will tender
refreshments.
: 1890 a. m.
Leave Leslie on road leading to j..
J. Wilson's farm to the Lee street
road; take Lee street road to farm
of Chas. l.. Ansley, where stop Of
Is minutes will be made. Mr.. Ans
ley, like many other Americus busl-
mess men, is intensely interested in
profitable farming. His place con-
sists of 1900 acres, approximately
800 of which are under cultivation.
, 365 acres are planted to cotton, 25O
/ to corn and the remainder in forage
and food crops. During the present
; year the following amo- MT of fertll-
: izers have been used: Under cotton,
400 pounds of commercial fertilizers
. and 100 pounds of nitrate of soda.
/ Mr.. Ansley's average annual yield for
/ the past five years has been approx
J mately 800 pounds of seed cotton to
the acre and 25 bushels of corn. He
annually sIaughters about $4,000
"ounds of meat and produces suf
ficient syrup, wheat and other food
crops to supply his entire plantation
on which there are more than 100
.aborers
1880 a. m.
Leave Ansley place going north on
Lee street road to first road on right,
turning there; go east to Hooks mill
: road, thence into Americus through
: the city to the Ellaville road and out
, to the stock farm of c. @. Hawkins
2 miles northwest of Americus. Spend
Continued from paee 81