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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13

desirable Narrowing it into the soil
is not necessary though we always
advise this practice provided young
clover such as you describe is not al
ready growing on the land.
We presume you are paying about
the same for the crushed limestone
as it would cost you from any other
source We have not made test of
the material about which you in
Quire. but presume 1T to be OF good
grade. The company, no doubt, Will
furnish you with a guaranteed analy-
sis = the event you send a sample
to the college at Athens, | will be
glad to advise you as to the merits
of this particular grade of limestone.
1t is generally considered advisable
TO have an article that runs nigh In
carbonate of lime.
Seeding Crimson Glover in the South,
w T. P, Fatonton, Ga, writes:
1 wish some advice in regard to
planting crimson clover; also as
to incubation and best soil for
same and amount of seed per
acre?
Crimson clover should be planted
in Georgia during this month. The
season is so dry now that it would
hardly pay to sow it even if you had
the ground in good condition.
think it would be better to wait until
a good rain comes and until there is
plenty of moisture in the land to in
sure the rapid termination of the
seed.
The land intended for this crop
should be put in the best possible
condition before seeding is under
taken
1t is desirable to lime it at the rate
of one, ton per acre. Crushed raw
rock should prove very satisfactory
for this purpose. 1t should be put on
some days in advance of the intend
ed date, of seeding and narrowed into
the soil. Any way will be satisfac-
tory which insures it's general dis
tribution over the land
Where crimson clover has never
somewhat desira bic. We have had
good results both with and without
incubation. Our experience inclines
US to lnoculate this crop, however,
if undertaking it's cultiva ton for the
hrst time. You should have no trou-
Die in securing artificial cultures Of
nigh quality at very reasonable cost.
Full directions for it's use will ac-
company the lnoculat ting material
nutely.
Crimson clover will do very we'll
on any of our sol, types in Georgia.
provided they are in good physical
condition and contain fairly liberal
ado9 of readily available plant
- ~ o1aDAy Will 90 better on
than on the. heaviest clays. ~
IN other words, 1t is a little hard
er to establish possibly on our red
gays gays than on loamy type of soil,
| when once a good stand is obtained.
| however. excellent results may he
s am t on any of our leading
This is crop valuable for the en-
nc OF the soil if turned under
| n g.
OF hay, provided it is cut when iusf
coming into bloom; otherwise the
aWns on the. heads may become hard
sth9 cause al boluses to form in the
h soIiiaT IT. or or animals consuming the
anImass. There is no danger, how
ever: IRON using the hay if the sup-
| eetttlorS | have made are followed
ITSELF nse d rms Is, crop cr may be seeded by
the winter cereals. WIFI any OF
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13

raises some sweet potatoes. There
were about 100000 farms according
to the last census. There will no
doubt be more according to the CEN
sus recently taken. The great ma
lority of our farmers are, of course,
not engaged in raising sweet pota--
toes commercially. The yield of
sweet potatoes is approximately 100
bushels per acre. Two to three hun
dred bushels per acre is not an un-
common yield. The average yield
is, of course, always much lower.
They can be produced on profitable
basis in some sections of Georgia
on good land wisely planted, cultiVat-
ed and fertiliZed.
THE cUnE1vATzoN OF INDIGO
HOT PROFITABLE
F. r. NJ, Macon, Ga, writes:
We would appreciate any in
formation you can give US con-
corning the value and utilization
of indigo weed.
Indigo is the name of a class of
plants noted for the blue coloring
matter derived from them. They are
tall herbs of the pea family. The
one chiefly used for the production
of commercial indigo is Indigofera
tinctoria. This species is a native of
India and may grow to a height OF
five feet. The coloring matter occurs
principally in the leaves and is most
abundant in the plant at the time of
lowering. Hence, harvesting should
be done at this period. The coloring
matter is a chemical substance
known as indican. This plant has
been extensively cultivated in India
for long time, the best quality
coming from Bengal. Indigo planta-
tions have been established in Brazil,
Central America and Mexico. This
plant has been cultivated to some
extent in the south at various times.
Its cultivation. however, has never
proven to be commercially desirable.
You will readily see that it has been
produced in those parts of the world
where labor is exceedingly cheap. AS
a :noney-producing crop it was never
able to compete with cotton, tobacco
and other food-producing crops ex-
tensively cultivated in the south.
Now that dyes are made so largely
from coal tar, the cultivation of the
indigo plant has naturally declined
very gre2 tly.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13
Care of I'm plen, ents
When Not in Service
Pays Profitable Returns

In this day of complicated ma
chinery most farmers probably give
little thought to the care of so sim
pie an implement as a pillow. But
more effort has been expended in
the slow process of developing this
seemingly simple tool than in that
of any other implement on the farm.
1t is the basic tillage tool, the fun
damnetal farm implement, and it is
richly entitled to be properly cared
for when not in use.
Should Be Stored in Dry Place
When laid by, say the implement
experts, the pillow should, if possible,
be stored in dry place, away from
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13
For Better Stock

A flock of 10000 poultry, all Sim
re Comb White Leghorns and all
@tandard bred, is one of the largest
. be enrolled in the Better Sires-
Better Stock" campaign conducted
ny the United States department Of
" griculture and cooperating agen-
cies to improve the average quality
If domestic animals and fowls in the
UHited States. This flock, in King
county, Wash, ranks among the larg-
est and best utility flocks IL the
country. The owner also reported
he'd of 173 Ho!stein cattle and TWEEN
I,.,.nLn- Ta1,e.n1- S11-ilaa
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Every Farm Should Haze
A Small Home Orchard;
DR.. A. M. SouLe TeUHo,u

Niagara, set 10 by IL feet;
scuppernong and Thomas (musca-
dine), set 10 by 16 feet.
18th row: IS blackberries and IS
dewberries. Varieties: Early Har-
vest and 9 Erie blackberries; Is
Lucretia dewberries. Set 10 by 6
| feet.
18th and 18th rows: 500 straw
| berries. Varieties: Aroma, Lady
Thompson, Klondyke and Mission
airy.
Varieties suitable for a one-acre
home orchard in south Georgia.
LIST row: pear and apple trees.
Varieties: 1 keiffer, 1 LeConte and
| l SecEel pears; Horse and 2
| Early Harvest apples. Set 80 feet
apart.
3rd row: Z figs and 4 Japanese
persimmons. Varieties: Celestial,
70 Lemon, 1 Green Ischie and 2
2 Goshio persimmons. Set IS feet
apart.
4th row: II peach trees. Varieties:
s Carmen and Hiley peaches. Set
IS feet apart.
5th row: peach and 4 pecan
trees. Varieties: White English and
8 Hiley peaches; Stuart and 2
feet apart and pecans 81 feet.
9Th row: IL peach trees. Varieties:
6 Carmen and Hiley. Set 10 feet
apart.
9TH row: II peach trees. 5 Geor-
gia Belle and alberta. Set IS feet
apart.
Sth row: Kumquats and 4 Sat
gumas, set feet apart, 2 sweet and
l purple seeded Spanish Ruby
pomegranite. set IS feet apart; 2
Chinese ounces, set. IS feet apart,
and L Abundance and 1 Wild Goose
plum, set is feet apart.
9th row: % grapes. Varieties: 8
Concord, Delaware and Diamond
Set 10 feet between rows and 8 IL
feet apart in row.
10th row: 16 grapes. Varieties:
7. Niagara. set 10 by 8 1-2; Soup
pernong and 5 Thomas (muscadine),
set 10 by 16 feet.
18th row: IS blackberries and Is
dewberries. Varieties: Early Har-
vest and 9 Erie blackberries; Is
Lucretia dewberries. Set 10 by
feet.
18th and 18th rows: 500 straw
berries. Varieties: Aroma, Lady
Thompson, Klondyke and Mission
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13
Seeding Hairy Vetch in Southwest
Georgia

J. 3. G., Columbus, Ga, writes:
I desire to plan vetch and oats
together on sandy, land. Shoulq
the vetch be inoculated and can
secure the material from the col
iege? I also have seventy acres
which I wish to plant in AppIer
oats. Should they be inoculated:
In planting hairy vetch with oats
we have not, as a rule, 1noculated
the seed. 1t has not seemed neces-
sary to do this in many localltleS.
On land, however, where this crop
has not been grown previously, 1noc-
ulation may often prove to be deslr-
alb e.
In your case, if you decide to inoc--
ulate, you can purchase the material
needed from any large SEED mouse.
Most of the cultures on the market
now are of good quality. Fun olrec,
| tions to follow in using this material
| are sent with it. These Should DE
very carefully and accurately carried
out if one expects to gain mateflal
material. The Georgia State College
| of Agriculture does not manufacture
| or handle inoculating material.
oats do not belong to the legumln-
Gus family and incubation would not
be worth while as no penehls coulI
| in association with non'legumlnouS
crons. We would, however, treat the
| oats with formaldehyde so as to min
| imiZe the damage which otherwise
might be done.
In USING formaldehyde, proceed as
| follows: Take one pound OF lorna.
| lin. which is the trade name TOR a Az
ner cent solution of formalaehyde,
| and dilute with fifty gallons OF water.
| Spread the oats on the floor or on
| canvas and constantly shoVel thela
over while the mass is being sprayed,
or snrinkled, with the Tornado
! hvde, The surface of every grain
| should be entirely covered with the
The oats should be left in a Pile
for two or three hours and Ihe of
| spread out to dry. Each bushel OF
grain requires the use Of about one
| gallon of the solution. Be careful 10
| see that the material used is OF
standard strength and is promptly
| and effectively applied. OtnerWlse'
| it's application may prove 1nel4ecllVe'
Applying Limestone to Opening clo-
A. B. c., Cornelia, Ga, writes:
! I have just bought car OF
ground limestone. My young clio
Yer is just coming up. Will it
hurt it to put on the lime now?
1 want another car and am pay
ing S418 delivered. Is this too
much? viii the college tell me
about the quality if 1 send a sam
pie?
Ground limestone may be applied
to land at almost any season OF the
year. There is no objection to your
putting it on now We think it adj
visable to wait until your clover has
attained some size so as to avoid
it's being injured or damaged mate
rally by driving over it with a wag-
on and team.
You can, of course, apply lime
stone by distributing it with SHOW
els from a wagon bed, through the
Iaeency of a manure sprea der or
lime drill 1t should not be put out
in piles on cloYev field. Uniform
distribution over the ground is also
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13

Mowers, more generally than plows
and harrows, are put under shelter,
but many of them spend the winter
at the edge of the meadow where the
last cutting Of hay was made, and in
most cases they are not properly
creased, even when sheltered. Get
the mower under shelter If possible.
In any case, clean the knife bar, wipe
it with a greasy rag, and store in a
dry place. Place a block of wood or
other support under the mid-point of
the tongue, so that it will not &C
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13

o mere was Approximately a sweet
potato storage capacity in Georgia
last year for one million bushels
Our crop was 13,O00,GOO bushels in
round numbers 1t is thought that
about two million bushels of stor-
age capacity will be completed this
summer. Most of the houses are
relatively large structures. caring for
5,o00 bushels and upward. Sweet DO
tato storage houses can, of course, be
built in units which can be added to
almost Indefinitely. Some houses
have capacity of 10000 bushels and
more. The majority of the sweet po-
tato storage houses built at this
time are owned by cooperative or
CARNATIONS, corporations or individu-
ais. Comparatively few have as yet
been constructed and operated by in
diVidUal farmers. Presumably, one
could build a fabricated sweet potato
storage house as well as almost any
other type of structure. 1t is our
opinion that a concrete structure
heated by hot water from a central
ly located heating plant will in the
end prove the most effective and de-
Sirable type to build. This type is,
of course, to be preferred as there
will be no danger of fire associated
Herewith. There is need for a sweet
potato storage house on almost ev-
cry farm.
Practically every farm in Georgia
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13
GEORGIA AS a. 2wE-T powA-o
SEhTE

3: r. s., Davenport, Iowa
writes; We wish some informa,
tion In regard to the extent of
the use of sweet potato houses
IN Georgia. Do most. of fine
farmers raise sweet potatoes,
anu What IS the average yield per
ACCESSIBILITY of marketing fabri-
Gated buildings for storing sweet
potatoes if there is a suffciens
market for buildings of this ma
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13
Handling a Strawberry Bed in Au"
tumn

Handling a Strawberry Bed in Au"
tumn
r J., Byron, Ga, writes: I
wish to know what to do with my
strawberry bed. 1t is now COW
cred with grass. Should the
They have been in this place
three years. Also, 1 would like
to know how to get rid of moles
and rats. They undermine my
garden aDd eat the roots off the
vegetables.
If your strawberry bed is over
grown and matted with grass, it
would be well for you to take up
some of the young plants and set out
a new bed. This would be good time
of the year to do this work. The
sooner you transfer the plants, the
better. Plant them out in rows about
three feet apart and set one plant
every twelve inches in the drill. Only
young plants should be set out. A
strawberry bed should, as a rule, be
renewed every three years.
If you can enrich the bed with well
rotted yard manure, it will be a great
advantage Top dressing the ground
and spading the manure in would be
good practice. Strawberries respond
to liberal fertilization. We would put
on commercial fertilizer only in the
SpI ING VI LlICT SSebi' oAAOu4A w
put alongside the drill row and not
too close to the plants.
1t is very difficult to destroy moles
in a garden. My own plan has been
to watch their burrows and go out
early in the morning when they are
likely to be at work. and kill them by
means of a fork. Traps can be used
to some advantage. One can pull
open the runways and fill them with
cotton which has been saturated in
carbon bisulphide. This material is
inf1ammable, so you must never use
it in association with light Or when
smoking.
Rats can best be destroyed by
cleaning up the trash in or about
your garden. They generally find
hiding places under refuse which
may be put in piles for the purpose
of causing it to decay as rapidly as
possible. A good dog will also help
some in this direction.
Probably the rats in question live
in outbuildings and feed on the ma
terials placed therein The best plan
is to clean these buildings out and
make them rat proof. The use Of
vaccine and other materials has only
wroven fairly satisfactory, and where
they have a chance to get out and
roam about in gardens, would hardly
,oroya affaofiya
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Get the Mower Under Shelter

the wooden parts, should be renewed
frequently
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-13

J. 3. G., CoIUmDuS, ITa., WTIleS.
I desire to plan vetch and oats
together on sandy land. Should
The vetch be inoculated and can L
. secure the material from the col
iege? I also have seventy acres
which I wish to plant in Appler
oats. Should they be inoculated?
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
CONFLICTING SCHEMES FOR CONSOLE
DATION OF MISSISSIPPI COLLEGES

of the
seriously rr t in
o the Commit
of the to
February Ia F. Mr. Mr.
higher
this bill the o
only certain SCHOOLS from those two colleges The remaining these
in
SCHOOL andC the
by
College College ONLY
a ne o
Mississippi that
/
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
DEATH CLAIMS COLONEL SIMS

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. %. Colonel
William Henry Sims, veteran officer
Of the Civil War, a lieutenant COVER.
nor Of Mississippi for six years, and
prominent citizen Of Birmingham
since 1898, died at his home, No. 1921
Twelfth Avenue South, today.
He had been sick for many months
his last illness beginning with frac.
ture Of the leg sustained last July. BE.
cause Of his advanced age, he was 82
at the time Of his death, he was never
able to recover fully from the acci.
dent, slowly sinking until his death.
Colonel Sims, after he had resignet
his position as first assistant secreta.
ny Of the interior in in 1898, after
holding it since his appointment by
President Cleveland in 1898, came tC
Birmingham, and, with his son, open
ed up a law office here.
Although a native Of Georgia, anC
for many years a citizen and office
holder Of Mississippi, he spent the lasi
twenty-five years Of his life d resident
of this state,
Colonel Sims was born in Lexing.
ton. Ga, in 1897. He was the son OF
Doctor James Saunders Sims, a ply.
sician known throughout middle Geor-
gia during the early half of the last
century for his high education anc
professional success. Colonel Sims
after being educated at the Uniyer'
sity Of Georgia, and Harvard, before
the Civil War, had settled in Colum
bus, Miss, to practice law, but the
war opening almost at once, he enter
ed the Confederate Army among th'
first volunteers. He served through
various stages Of advancement unit
the battle Of Franklin, in November
1864, where, as lieutenant colonel
leading his regiment, he suffered I
wound which resulted in the loss Of 1
leg.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
RAILWAY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Mobile, Ala, Feb. DISAPPOINTMENT
ment Of executive officers by Presi-
dent Fairfax Harrison, appointment Of
officials by Vice President +. T.. Nor
ris, and the naming of superintendent
by c. f. Erwin, general superintendent
of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, and the Southern Railway in
Mississippi, were made public today.
The official lists were given out by
Vice President Norris.
It was stated that W. w. Middleton
Of Mobile, will be re-appointed audi
tor, and Geo. A, Cook, Mobile, as
sistant treasurer. The appointments
by President Fairfax Harrison are as
follows: X f. Jeffries, vice e-president
and general counsel, Washington, y.
c.; Y. H. Miller, vice president in
charge Of construction, purchases
real estate, etc, Washington, D. c.;
Il. +. Norris, vice president in charge
of traffic, Washington, d. c.; c. B.
Hayes, Mobile, vice president, resi-
dent executive officer at corporation
headquarters, Mobile, Ala; A. II.
Plant, assistant to president, Wash
ington, d. c.; +. S. Wynn, secretary
and treasurer, New York, and +. II.
Kemper, comptroller, Washington, d.
c. Vice President Norris appoint
ments are as follows: Carl Fox, Mo-
bile, general solicitor; c. B. Erwin
general superintendent; f. c. Ran
dali. Mobile, general superintendent OF
transportation; ]. ]. Thomas, Mobile,
superintendcnt Of motive power and
care Of equipment; B. A. Wood, chief
engineer; j, A. Turner, purchasing
agent. St. Louis; W. j. Diehl, general
store keeper, and DR.. Harry 7. lnge
Mobile, chief surgeon, Mobile, Ala;
j. B. Murphy, superintendent OF teie-
graph, Jackson, Tenn.
The appointments made By Genera
Superintendent Erwin are as follows;
C. A. Pigford, superintendent of the
Mobile, Division, Meridian, Miss; X
3. Tolson, superintendent Of the st
Louis division, Murphreesboro, llls.;
A. L. Pollard superintendent of ter.
minals, st. Louis, Mo-; +. f. Patton
superintendent of the Southern Rail
way in Mississippi, Columbus, Miss
II. l.. Wright, general inspector, st
Louis. Mo-, and Vester j. Thompson
Mobile, supervisor of safety, st. Louis
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
Two Attractions
At Opera House

Two shows are booked at the CO.
lumbus Opera House for next week.
On Monday, the Daughter of the
Sum-" an attraction which was sched-
uled for the local playhouse some
weeks ago, but which was prevented
from appearing here on account of
the flu ban, will be the attraction.
On Tuesday night the farce COM
edy, Business Before Pleasure" will
be the offering This Shubcrt pro-
duction of the highest merit, and it
will be one of the best plays to be seen
at the local theater this season. 1t is
produced by.the same agency that is
featuring the Emma Bunting produc-
ton Scandal this season.
Seats for the Daughter Of the Sun"
attraction 90 on sale Friday morning
at Weaver g. Harrington's drug store
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
BIRTHDAY EVERY FOUR YEARS

Mr.. ]. A. Goree, Of this city, enjoys
the unique distinction of having a
birthday only every four years. 1t is
this way: He was born on the 29th
day of February, and only in Leap
Year, or every four years, does his
birthday roll around.
He takes advantage of the occasion
when it does come, ard last Sunday he
celebrated his sixty-sixth anniversary
A number of friends were invited foi
the occasion, and he was the recipient
of congratulations from scores of his
friends and relatives.
1t was a happy occasion. bringing
together, as it did, not only friends
but several members of his family
who live at distance. Those present
were: Rev. r. S. Gavin, Mr.. w. |
Walton, Mr.. w. II. Goodson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson, Mr.. +. NJ. Jacob, Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Ferguson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Goree, of Montgomery,
Ala, Mr.. William F. Goree, city, and
Miss Pinkie Ferguson, Of Spring Hill
Alabama.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
SORRELS WRIGHT

Miss Lorenc Wright, daughter OF
Mrs. r. H. Wright, Of the Woodlawn
neighborhood, and Mr.. Chelsea Sor
rels, of Banks, Miss, were married
yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
A. r. Morris, in this city. The Rev.
T. f. Gregory, pastor Of the Central
Methodist Church, was the officiating
clergyman.
The bride was a member Of the
Sophomore class of the M. S. c, w,
and is popular with a wide circle Of
admiring friends. The groom is an
enterprising young business man Of
Banks.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Sorrels left for Memphis, where they
will spend several days before going
to their home at Banks.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-03
The Princess Gets
Real Hawaiians

An Hawaiian troupe of real stars
will be truly represented in the Ha
Princess Thcater on Friday and Sat
urday of this week.
This attraction is ono of real merit
composed Of real stars and natives Of
the Hawaiian Islands who have beer
educated in this country in the BIZ
universities, and who reflect rea
American culture and refinement, YET
retaining the charm and quaint art o.
their native land,
The land Of love, song and flower,
will be rruly represented in the Ha.
waiian attraction at the Princess or
Friday and Saturday, for the com
pany that is coming Is one Of the yer,
highest merit and is composed Of rea'
artists