Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-08
PROVES GEORGIA
FARM PARADISE
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patch just around town" said the
owner, and all we wanted ourselves
and supplied many to our friends.
1t IS fine to have good things TO
share with your friends"
Real kleckIey Melons.
A watermelon patch of probably
two acres was covered with Klcckley
Sweets just reaching the ripenng
stage They don't ship well, but
thCy are something to eat, said Mr.
: Sheffield u got the seed direct
from Mr.. Klocklcy, the originator
after several years of trying to get
abe real thing, and these are some
thing good Those melons you see
marked with cross l am saving
for seed"
Growing next was q patch Of mel
ons entirely new in this section, al
thought popular faVorite for many
years on the Pacific coast-the Cas-
aba. 1t resembles a Hubbard squash
somewhat, being Of rough rind and
hard. 1t has a golden green color
when ripe and a peculiar flavor. 1t
viii soon be ripening.
Farther down the field was a good
sized patch of honey-deW melons that
appeared in excellent condition.
''Ihese are great melons," said Mr..
''They will keep indefi-
-ntely if stored in a cool place. Last
year | had honey-dcw melon on
Thanksgiving day. The yield last
year, however, was bad, as worms
ruined the vines. The year before
produced about l 200 melons, and
for a good many Of them | got 81
per crate of six in Atlanta"
Peaches All Season.
In the peach orchard of two hun
dred trees are 10 varieties. ripen-
ing at all times from May to De-
5 tober. The Elbertas and Georgia
@.Belles are ripe just now and are
Z large, brilliantly colored' and rich
Ay favored fruit The different
varieties were chosenj TO provide
fruit for our own use throughout
the whole season." said Mr.. Shelf
: field" And they do it,
Among other fruits being grown
s were ounces, sweet pomegranites and
e figs. There are bearing pecan trees
: scattered about, and not far from the
house are 100 young pecan trees that
will be bearing some for family use.
- Two acres of Irish potatoes yield
ed IT'S bushels to the acre, of such
large size that 500 bushels Of them
graded No. /. They are the equal
an appearance and size of any ever
shipped here from the finest potato
country.
Fifty acres of oats yielded $500
bushels, a large part of which will
be marketed at good prices for seed
The straw has been baIcd and viii
fnd ready market. Some Of it,,
as last year, probably viii go to
morse collar manufacturers.
Tetween SKI and seven acres of
sweet potatoes will provide for all
on the farm, the town home. and
leave surplus to be handled by
W. c. Carriers curing house.
One hundred and forty head of
Duroc hogs and pigs will provide
meat and carload or more for mar
@ket. SiXty-four head of shoata are
feeding on a field of oats which were
left in the head for them to gather.
Eleven large hogs are doing well on
barnyard waste.
- Tractor of Many Uses.
One tractor does a multiplicity of
duties about the place Besides
blowing and narrowing and doing
other field work, it operates when re
CURED the cane mill, wood saw,
threshing machine and hay baler. SO
1t IS made to pay It's way on the farm
1t and all other machinery are kept
y under q shed out of the weather,
an important matter
John Sheffield has a grea, farm.
He is beginning to realize on its pos
slbllltles-something most farmers
in Sumter county are not doing. He
admits he will not lose much # any
money in its operation this year.
That may mean that he sees a profit
as a result of economic operation.
He has been merely getting ready to
farm during the last three years,
and this year he is really farming
Next year he viii do still better, III
matter of economy, probably, as .
result of bringing n new land
through drainage already completed
And in the meantime he is Giving
at home" That comes as the result
cf program Of planting, for he isn't
Consuming much acreage at it, much
time or much expense, while he is
getting IN large and generous meas
ure what he cannot buy for any
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