The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-14

both verbal and written, 20 wnat 10 the pres
ent material coadRion Of Georgia." 10 thls
desire 10 answer fully those who have acquired,
snd those who may desire 70 know.
Leaving here on ihe : o. November t.a hack
line to Townsville, thence BY rail 10 Albany,
where remained Two days; thenceto Mscon
aud thence 20 Aslsnta, waere arrived on The
0;h end remained there three weeks, deso Ing
most Of my time cod aiteuiion 20 the State Agri-
cultural Department. Alter leaving Thomas
vile, going north, was struck with The marked
diferen, 10 the general GU look Of the country,
ps~icuiarlv n The farms and sruwipg crona
Wnen Left De Florida line, al The crops back
Of me seemed to have been gathered and housed
had passed bat few fences, and those were
mostly down, and stock running at large upoa
the feds. No oatsor oiher small grain had been
planted; laborers were idle, Struggling the rod,
waiteg for the rack o pass, and aBxiously ask.
ing l. M. Conaway weren't ele, ed Governor
nohowl" The plsn'ing nteiect of his section
was COMPLETED and finished for ibe present year,
and all had i1e look of beng ired.
Aler passing Townsville lie scene sdiied-
LIE fields were while will, 20; on, snd bs ods
picking their 1so aud 900 Ibs. OF coiou ,laiy
Cotton leaves still green. having escaped rast
and caterpillar, were laden with cen hollis yet
10 oncn, showing heavy top clo? TIE f. ms
were in splendd trim, nice aud neat houses AID
"pig-tignt ard bulls roog fences everything
indicating iI-ia. DougIeriy toua:y, my old
home. presented good apDes aoce; be; Ter ciops
and he fans in better orGer tiIan bad seen be-
fore. There sey work ne scdqes sys; EN- exclu-
siyely, and pay from eight 10 ten dollars per
month for labor. Tue laborers ale working
well. Tuey do mol use ihe tenant system. Tney
have tried it, felt the loss, seen ,be evil result,
and abandoned it years ago. They use CONNER
cial fertilizers largely. aud depend for their suc-
cess principally upon it, 1t pays them 25 to 100
per cent on the investment. At first they were
badly swindled in their purchases, but now they
are fully protected, and q safeguard is thrown
around them as Strong as triple chain OF steeA
and they now have no more apprehension in
buying their superphosphates, or the essential
chemicals for composing, than in buy:ng sugar,
-four and coffee They now see and know what
they uuy. They average half 9 bale of cotton
10 tie acre. Many make q bale 10 the acre, and
some few make more. asked them, To v hat
do you attribute your prosperity Why are
your crops so much larger han fofmerlyl How
is it you are making money, whilst our Floridian
farmers hat work the wages system are losing
year after year, and by The rental system our
lands are becoming impoverished, the result of
neglect and improper cultivation BY the igDorsrt
tenant, who cares no'hIng for his landlords gen.
era interest, and but little for his ownw The
uniform answer was, that I'VE owe everything
that we are 10 the Georgia Depar ment OF Ag,i.
culture" Said they. "Befo' that ins:isu ;on
was organized, the farmers OF Georgia were all
all cropping in fhe dark were poor and growing
poorer. Now, Georgia, through that source,
gives us li.nt and life. We see what we are do
ing, and we are making money" "But," said 1,
" is not his institution very expensive % yspr
Safer Don't you pay dear for your whistie ?"
" No, sir" said they, g. this is gran mistake;
take, for insis nee, The iDspec ion Of ommercial
fertilizers, as conducted by the depar ment Of
agriculture: Since the first year. 1875, the mai
ter has paid handsome revenue to she ale,
and tor last year, you will see by reference TO
Governor Colquitrs la;e message, tnat The opera
lion of inspecting and anaIyzinz fertilizers sold
in Georgia, not only paid The total cuF,e8t ex-
peuses OF the entire AgricuI ural Department Of
the State, but paid lao ue Sia:e Treasury lbe
handsome evenue OF $49, ,OOo-more than enough
10 pay of the expenses of he present sitting
Leg;sla ure; and The money appropriated 10
carry on The department has sooe back loo he
tIeasuy since the first years experiment"
Eut," SAID ], " do not be M nu.ac:u ets OF
fe ii 'zers .'oDn ain al t5's license tax, wa'ch
You say is only fly erts on the Ton, and COO
lbs from each b:aad for snil .es;s by the depes
menl?" WAY, no." said they. 9 Il is ice ooi7
protection for he honest ma anufaclu.er, eod is Q
dea. h-blow 10 he spurious articles of imposte s."
1t is now next 10 impossible, under she Geo.
sa system, for q spurious asd worthle<e artc e
10 get upon the market; bat, If il saould be
ofe: ed, the article is seized and ,9e des Ter ar
rested at once 10 abide heavy penalty Fam
ers not 90 Y boy gesuiae article DOW, bot are
get'og it cheaper every year. When reached
Atlanta ! at on, visited the Depar ment Of
Agriculture, and there met be courteous gentle
man and efficient superintendent, Colonel ]. T.
Henderson, who kindly consented to show me
the workings of his denartmen,, and extended
to me every facility ior becoming fully infoI med
therein, and presented me with complete ,opiss
of al their publications comprising vast ore
Of valuable Information 10 the pracs cal farmeE
His disnlay of Georgia products. with their Won
dercully increased yields The grand results ais
ing from the soil tests; the recent developments
in heir mineral resources; the vast improvement
in their stock, and the judicious selection Of fue
impoEtaiioas and strains with which 10 cruos
upon be common stock, and tee speciAe RENE
dies suggested for diseases inciGent to all; and
the various and certain sgests for the destructio0
of tie deiestable cotton caterpillar and other
luxurious insects; The fish culture and particu-
lariy, the great success Of the German carp r.
Gently introduced; the wonderful improvemeuts
in ah kinda Of farming implemenis and labor
saving machines; in fact, everything most grandly
displayed from he honey bee to ihe Devon bull.
All in all the entire exhibit was simply bewidef-
ing And yet ell this Is being done wirhout one
dollar Of expense TO the State; but, 90 the eos
trary, this entiFprise, besides the iaSaluab!e
advantages in . thousand ways 70 tie farmers of
Georgia, paid into the Sta.e treasury S49.O00 ae
past year. and Is thousbt II viii pay more tbs
year ou bearing and seeing sll this, felt that
old Georgia, Ike Rip Van Wipkle, had woke sp
and seissd The invisible powers of earfh ard sir,
chained taem 10 tie charios Of prpsress, and was
Singing rapiply on to wealth. honor md repswn.
Shall Florida lag, or shall soc strive 70 keep
abrea-t with her sister Siae "a these noble