Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
JOINT AGENT FOR
LOWVDES AND COOK

VALDOSTA, Ga, July 7.-Lowndes
and Cook counties, which are much
alike in topography as well as farm
products, will have the same agri-
cultural agent in future, arrange
ments having been made by the COM
missioners of the two counties to
employ J. Irwin Davis, formerly of
Decatur county, and let him divide
his time between the two counties.
Mr.. Davis will be in Lowndes county
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
each week He will be in Cook coun-
ty the other three days of the week.
He will push the work which has
been done among the farmers for
the past five or six years, but which
was discontinued in this county for
the past several months.
Melon Prices Slump
There has been a slump in melon
prices of late, due to the large re-
ceipts in the big cities. Melons are
now bringing the. growers from so
to $500, which is about one-third
of what they brought a week or ten
days ago. The shipments have fall
len off some, especially from Florida,
and it may be only few days be-
fore the demand will pick UP again.
Prices are also expected to take on
an advance then.
The ladies of the Christian church
at Lake Park have invited the Val
dosta Rotarians to meet them at
Long Pond, with their wives and
sweethearts, next Tuesday evening.
from to 10 o'clock, and enjoy an
old-time chicken supper. The "Rotes'
have accepted and will journey forth
about seventyfive strong, carrying
their double-quartet with them 10
lead the singing. 1t promises to De
one of the best meetings the 10
tarians have had.
Reports from all Of the districts
of Lowndes county indicate that the
women are buster than even before
with their canning of vegetables,
fruits, etc. Mrs. L. V. Thorpe, the
domestic economy agent of the coun-
ty, has been pushing her demonstra-
ton work and also has organized
the women in all of the districts,
activity all around. There will be
few vegetables or fruits lost in
Lowndes this year.
Preacher Is Good Farmer
Elder A. B. Herring, who retired
from the active ministry some flt-
teen or sixteen years ago, and has
been showing farmers how to farm,
has acquired a competency built up
the best place in Lowndes county
and announces that he is going TO
retire again-this time to quiet Lire
and giving his remaining years toI
his family and friends and to min
istering to the smaller churches that
need his services. AS a farmer, he
had $40 acres, 100 cleared and nine
ty-nien stumped, and he made every
thing that the soil of Lowndes would
produce-the finest of grapes,
oranges and grapefruit that rivaled
east Florida, sweet potatoes and
Georgia syrup that were famous;
He found a ready market for all
of his products at little more than
others were getting because of his
reputation in growing and preparing
for market Now he is going to sell
his place and lead the quiet life.
BARRIERS pool and pavilion was
opened to the public Wednesday. 1t
is the largest body of artesian wa
ter in this section and is fed by a
dozen wells that flow Voluntarily
the only ones in this section that
flow without being pumped. Hun
dreds of people have enjoyed the
bathing, the water being c1ol ana
refreshing. Mr.. Barber spent about
$4,000 on the pool and pavilion.