The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-31
,r COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
aoAPD CALLS MEETING FOR
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
DoIuTRY CAR is COMING SOON
,,u Re at Dawson on Morning of
Anril 9Th, and at Parrot in After
.aor Car of Arsenate to Be Shipp-
81 n Dawson by State Board.

al n Dawson by State Board.
A. meeting of the Terrell County
rr;cultural Board it was decided to
~ countrywide meeting, to be held
:, +bo court house Saturday afternoon
- 30 o'clock, for the purpose OF en-
rouraging asparagus planting in the
.o+y Orders for seed will be receiv-
Il and these orders will be pooled
o,d purchases will be made co-opera-
lively.
Terrell county is so situated that
,soaragus can be grown and market
ID &c early, if not earlier than any
,,bere in the country with the possible
evcepton Of California, and if few
thousand acres of this crop were plant
Cd if would only be a question OF a
few wears before the county would
evnerience a great change for the bet
ter.
For several years asparagus has
been grown in Terrell county on a
small scale with much success.
If is hoped that every banker and
merchant in the county will feel free
70 talk this over with the farmers as
thew come in and go out of their places
NJ business, and that everybody will
work to make Terrell county the
,r,cr,,c county IN the conn
try. A. E. Gibson, the county agr1-
cultural agent, urges that we make
our slogan the Cow, hog and aspara-
gus" and carry out that slogan.
Poultry Sale in April.
Mr.. Gibson announces that poultry
sale will be held at Dawson on the
morning of April 9Th, and at. Parrot
on the afternoon of the same day.
The car will be operated over the
Seaboard railroad, and will be placed
on the yards in Dawson on the eve
ming of the 9TH. Loading will begin
on Wednesday, the 9Th, and continue
till o'clock. No chickens will be re-
ceived later than that hour, due to the
car having to be at PARROT to weigh
the poultry offered there in time for
the afternoon train for Richland, which
will be around o'clock. All poultry
will be paid for at the car Immediately
after being weighed. and no waiting
will be necessary. 1t is not known yet
what the price will be, but hens are
selling this week for Fl cents and Try
ers 40 cents.
1t is believed that Terrell county
will sell several thousand pounds OF
Doultrv. 1t is hoped that those who
produce eggs for the market will sell
all the roosters and have infertile eggs,
for it has clearly been proven that IN
fertile eggs will command a premium
over the fertile ones.
The price to be paid on the day OF
the sale will be announced early next
week and this information can be had
by calling Mr.. Gibson at 65 or III.
Car of Calcium Arsenate.
A letter has been received from Ira
Williams, state entomologist, request
ing that publicity be given to the tact
that a car of calcium arsenate will be
shipped to Dawson by the board OF
entomology for distribution at 8 cents
per pound, provided farmers meet the
car on the day or the following day
after it arrives and get the poison from
the car. Should all the arsenate not be
sold the remainder will be stored IN
warehouse and will be sold at S1a
cents per pound. Mr.. Williams states
that he will give notice as to when the
car may be expected at Dawson.