The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-14

Intended to -ncouraze our Farmers
to Practice Better Methods, to Max
Known to Our People the Possibili-
ties Of Our Soil, and to Advertise
Abroad cur Agricultural Resources.
CEDARTowN, GA. Aug. 13.-The State
Agricultural Society met IN conYen ion
here to-day with a large attendance Of dele
gates and spectators. The townspeople
gave them a royal welcome. President
Northen delivered an address. Following
are extracts:
MR.. NoRTHEN's SPEECH.
The following are extracts from Hon.
W. j. Northen's speech:
Gentlemen Of the Contention: More than
eighteen uddred years ago wise heatnen poet
severely criticised human nature for It's restless
discomfort ia bu mess. said he: How does Il
happen Maecenas. that no man lives COMMENTED
with the lot which either his judgment may
have given him. or chance have thrown IN his
wayF'
Human natur-, to-day, is just it was 1890
years ago. Men are still dissatisfied 50 great
mas zen the restless discomfort IN the fields that
no god, having authority, would dare say Jam
fdciuni 0uod UuittS.' Georgia ttrmers would
overturn society IN the hurried rush 10 become
lawyers, doctors. merchants, ministers, me
chanicS and marines. How dld this extreme
cond tion of things obtain: Are there any in
huences or agencies possible TO relieve II: Is
there any an. or body Of men, brave enough
and wise enough 10 apply themy
Let Us examine, for a moment, the evil that
entrapped at the start; the strong forces
that have kept US in distress, and the possible
power that may brighten the prospect for the
future
In 1866. farmers in Georgia received 80 cents
per pound for their cotton, or $3.50 per bale.
In 1857, they ceiyed 30 cents per pound for
cotton or $50 per bale. In l-6S, they received
SO cents or Sl65 per bale In 1869, they re
ceived 80 cents or S175 per bale.
a. these highly remuntrative prices. farming
in Georgia offered unusual Inducements and
magnificent possibilities. Every body b-gan
farming and everybody planted cotton eXclu-
sively. The price dropped from these high
points, yet never low enough TO lose hope tDat
il would rally again. Year after year the delu-
sion has lasted, until mutitudes of men, con
fronting the horrors of debt have seemed
utterly unable to tear themselves away from
its constantly fastening power This is the
history, colcsely told, Of the depression
in Georgia since the war, so far as we are
personally connected with it. Under the long
continued system OF one crop and clean cul-
ture, ou- lands have been made barren, and
many who came from the cities, under the de
fusion Of so cents for cotton have abandoned us
to our poverty and the fearful solution of our
problem. To the towns and the cities, and
away from the country and the farms men and
means, frightened as by specter, have been
drifting. while debt, cruel and eXacting, has
wru < from us all but hope and honor The
country now langushes for the help that could
easily make the wealth of the state Is farm
ing in Georgia failure?
That many men in Georgia have failed at
farming am Tree TO admit. The same can be
said of ElerchaUd S., of medicine, OF law, and of
every other business. That there are many
farmers in Georgia who never will and never
can make farming pay, | am even more ready
to accept The same / believe of many mer-
chants, many physicians and many lawyers.
Many men who are farmers As well as many
men who are merchants, hysica S and law
yers, have simply mistaken their calling, and
no possible com nation Of circumstances can
ever bring them success. IL requires more than
high prices for products 10 make a good farmer,
as 1t requires more than high prices for goods
TO make a good merchant
II the resources Of Georgia farm are valua-
bic in themselves, and they can be made avaia-
Die by development, transportation and access
10 market, ana they are well managed, there is
no power on earth, beyond your control that
can prevent you from making money, good
money, on tue farms of Georgia
Land is the main resource Of a farmer, as
II oney Is tho main resource of a bank Money
bears its face value all the time and its standard
is maintained. Land, with us has constantly
depreciate !, until improved lands in Georgia are
worth only three dollarB and twenty eight cents
upon an AVERAGE an acre. How aOout its com.
paraive prOductvenesS? The average produc-
ton Of barley or the United Stats is TWENTY-FIVE
bushels. Georgia make, nine The averal, for
oats Is twenty FIVE bushels Georgia is raport ed M
ulne The average for wheat is twelve Geor-
< q makes SIX. The average for rye is ten bush
els. Georgia makes four. AS compared with
ali the states, the resources Of a Georgia farm
as found in tn IroGuctiVeuess of its soil Seem
valueess, and yet everybody in Georgia knows
the record of Mr. John j. Parker, of Thomas
county, in producing 69416 gallons OF cane svrup
at pront OF S443 80 an acre. II is a part of the
history of the state that Mr.. L. B. Willis of
Greene county, grew, upon this same Georgia
land, twenty bushels of wheat upon an scr,
ana rom the same acre harvested, the follow
ing october, 2. 1870 pounds Of corn forage which
he sold for $3.50 y, Over and over again
we have been told that MIR Richard
Peters, of Gordon county, harvested over
fourteen tons OF Lucerne hay from
three acres OF this same Georgia land. or about
9,400 pounds per acre, Mr.. Hardaway, in an
admirable address before this convention gave
us the methods by winch he realize annually
a net income OF $1,000 from a fifteen acre farm
Tor term OF years. But il is objected that
these are Isolated cases and cannot be repeat ID
except In favored portions of the stale and
upon lands specially fertile and productive To
this answer, the lamented Furman settled the
possibilities of worn, Georgia soil beyond ques-
ton, cavil or dispute No man dare criticse.
find fault or deny The facts are In the expert
ment, piled up i'll bales and bales and bales of
cotton, a m nument to the grandest develop-
Inent OF practical agriculture the world has ever
known.
Taking sixty-iye acres of worn Middle Geor-
gia land, fairly representing all sections of the
state, under usual methods, Mr.. Furman,
of cotton, or one bale to eight acres.
The second year, under intelligent improve.
ment, he gathered twelve bales-an increa "a of
&c per cent. over The first years production.
The third year, under still more progress he
gathered tventy-four bales-an increase of lOl
per cent. over the Immediately preceding year
The The. fourth year he gathered forty.
elght oaIes-aa increase again of 100
per cent. upon the preceding year The fifth
year, the one Immediately before Mr. Furmau's
death, he gathe ed lightweight bales, or inst
1000 per cent. increase over the work of the
first year. No bank, or syndicate, or trust.
stretching its greedy extortion to its most
wicked tension, can beat that record on worn
Georgia Ian !, that averages SO 2S per acre.
Tell me, are the resources o6 Georgia farm
as found In such Ian at such prices, with such
possibilities valuable? If so, that eli ment of
success is fixed. and we are ready to proceed to
the next.
Yield in grapes from Richmond. Worth, De
Kalh, Monroe, Spaiding and many other sec.
tionS Of the state make a record of possibilities
that sounds fabulous Capt Corrupt, at the last
session of the convention, stated that he could
grow rch-growing grapes at cents per pound
A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph is
authority for saying that Mr.. James Walker OF
Monroe sold his DelewareS from twelve acres al
% cents per pound. and received, ABOVE all cost
of sales. SS,3l2 so
Capt NcFaul of Worth has alredv realized
$500 per acre from his vineyard for this season
Mr.. Webb of Dekaib mas sold this season from
100 vines y 80 worth of grapes.
would be glad TO make fun reports of larger
fruits II my time would allow.
Mr.. Deitzen Of Fort Valley has leased farm
OF 100 acres, planted in peach trees and Wild
goose plums. He has agreed to pay $500 each
year for his lease He has sold from TINS farm
$1,000 worth of fruit and he has the money in
hand for the entire lease of ten years
Mr.. T. f. Blackshear of Thomas county IN
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