The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-11-17
COMMISSIONER NESBTYYS
Monthly YaIk With ths Fazmszs
Of GeorgiA.
DEpARewrvr OF Aemcrunvps,

Cne crops OF corn ana @@668M, @M& %he
farmers have shown great EmesTy snG
cSxe in placing the feecy rtzple beyond
the reach of injury FROM unfRvoTable
weather.
Throughout the state che yield h no
poorest in ben yeaFs. Tetssy Tire 2sias
are almost t1&xe, nothing IN fas ylsats
to mature. In ether weRas, ne Asdn h
gathered for this season, sn6 the rosri1ts
are most unsatisfactory. There has mot
been in years season In wMch tAe ab-
sence OF favorable ckzasee eAA soil Goa
ditions hRs been more ccnYdoroesly
marked
Where the proper preparations wero
made in time and the roil lad, even il
moderate quantities, the requisite efe-
ments for plantsgrowth, end wAeero err
ergy and sound judgment have eSsRsoe-
terized the planting and subscqRsw$ eVl-
tivation, the yield is, notwitllrsnRding
adverse seasons, fairly good. BuS
where thc4s was late planting, EEh*
InsnuTing on no naanHriEig as IN, AaA
where the cultivation was slow and fNa-
perfect, the yield is the poorsyt have
ever known.
The experience of the part twenty-five
years should convince every AAY7ner.
EdTWFS
cotton directly after the wa iato fol
lowing the 'one-crOp" sysAsA, tASs an
agricultural peOple never Al atis o efeater
mistake than iii stalking their Afl on q
single Issue. The making Of these auo-
ccssiye cropw has cost not oAly vast @1ras
Of borrowed money, but hs@ consumed
time and talent and eaergy, and worn
out soil that once possessed every ole
ment for producing, in abundance, ali
the crops suited 30 our climete ana zee
ton. have been forcibly, irAesA HwiR-
fully, impressed the pest reasm with
the undeniable 9ast th@s moaA Of e~F
surface soil M lost 10 Hs fuRev~w, and,
even in more favored SECTIONS, where
the lands are leye2, the asEifset &eoaine,
IN both plant growth and yielS, aDO SO
marked as to cause grave apprehension
for the fut&Se sucocss Of our asnasRltEra.
This dep@eHng, wearing oct HFsbefn
cannot continue indsiiNitoly, Shs' end
must come ere mEay years rcn &Eound,
and then what GRe we to 90? We have
had all the teams and every farm &ppli-
aac9 pulling everything dowR kill since
the war, we have nearly rSeche6 the
bottom, and what then? C&n you show
me any section Of the st&te where the
farms have been made YicheS. s&d more
productive? OF course there afe ia
dlvidual exceptions, and where you find
these exceptions you generally fad
plenty OF home supplies sRd prosperity.
But as q rule the answer 10 tbls cues
ton must be arf&yorsble. rbe truth ia
our farms ore growing poorer With each
sueceediug crop. We sill realige that it
. is much easier 10 exhaust and tear down
A.. ~ a. Z =
felss Bat thsy esn be reclsiTRsd, &Ed
we owe it TO Ourselves. TO Ger chndrSa
to set about the tesh
1t Is estimated tha6 only sb0Ht B pes
oa1lt. Of these engaged in ss2ds svsF ss-
emulate wsslth, quite lssee RuHahA
! sFceced u raining eoTzfoT1~Sfe snp
| port, but many in all occUpasioms kroEr
| various causes, often from lack of. ga
! ergy or propar eusdNess qualifications
! fail OF their object, and tkese beotsREe
In evuyt coYkfnunity, snd atta1eate te
bad laws ard NnfaymEl'1e sSasOsas the
misf0rtunes sad disappoin tuONt, wki eis
have fatlcn to their lof
TIE successful farmer RaaOsta w. 1GasR
of energy aa3 tfct, wide i.Aabs a&d
ever ready to take on any iRfs4@Aasi ON
regarding his work. kS " ret .qsrgaEsl-
bier, but brSvely meets end FfS1plss
with every difficulty IL his pab& 10 guc-
ocss. lie secures pleasure o. wea ~ IL
dependence FROM avs ehoeeN soeRpatios.
Iae recognizes Size fa@t Shwt SA0 lGmaas sS
productions Ia aAk eosyAwy hAs ne~er
been rcssbe&-sila4 We ere ysaaS bSlziRsd
the fsrsMsrs o4 nAasy EugNYssa sG7n-
Niep. TaeeS HSStAG, fsSE Rese@1aaV
LAT
the noat extraordinary efecmh6 10 maia a
livelihood, hAVS ls&sAed TO sxaRc&se tAs
gEeateet care ia saviAG avery olsaaaat of
plaMt food; IN eofacsaMAtiAG sAeix work
IN adopting she most advanced and in
telhgent systerns Of fagmiag They
have learned the lSsssn which we are
just beginning to study-$hss Is, Aoy to
reap the lsrgsSs aad naosk prodisa bic
yiead from the sRAAest area. These
thoughtful, busy workers aqe dsa0A-
ssrAGiMg thsA ewsa unASn continuous
cult vst;Qa, hJAds s@g 10 Y@Fkel at a
profit aAA a NE sauna tSmis kaS8 I'D TO
9 htgh GsaFss Of I@o6naaiNeaAs.
10 realize thO St9ss alnmMaty and
hopelsSsnsas a contrasting to GiAtAeate
land In the ssAa rOp wdah0ut ust or
ehanGe, oAs needs emily 30 ride over this
stats and ssssSAiAA Ehe YiGn on Nese
1elAs, wAiah have bSs0 d3voted to CT
sn YAsw SITTER ysaR 20 o th0IRhA NJ
Nat4s tame &&Ak b Ea0st depreSliaS ore.
We Gonsaslly ecS~Dy the pssaGon
which we AAAks Ger oaIxsGiyes am we
cannot reasonably kaps 70 "a EaAsr
one. The farmer wis allows his hx1s
to ''run down" year after yaar apd baan
expects to realize s2 independence Goz9
tbem, 10 aaakina HhS grand mig&R&s OF
his hfG. 1t IL tho Easn ajaR neE the &al9n
that 6s&&AaiaAE tS Vaizs. Il Is txsAs
TINT t&aEe ia a6ROx&Ges Ia leeaMon,
climate Sn& patuRe Of soil, bMs SaAae u
Q wider difference IN ths R0Am VINO use
thess eoRd &oaS. REs&sussr RaAHa@
wen nlus4saAss Gais A6Asa bwa saae vaaARh
0s1as w@a~ haa saRa ohswW&An- <
nskshboE bOaghe o Aaas AsF ~ On ansse.
lie 20 approved ID tAmsb In &aAMe wears Id
YES s4sged &20e RA sGse AsQ l. At hf&
kh is sola 20g SsHo ea $emA Ia fasy
yess<s the purchases mdAa h Ser SAAa ca
gore 10 IA3A wAs &2sxhV HspssSa Of
1t for eas IN aags.
In our fsve@ed GAixnsAs natane haARs
out to % e'sess eASsEmGSm@A Aet u
Fead end taAmk Rag O@ns~sswA Esst Vi
emulate the s&sxnple Sf cur raRas PRE-
greeAive auA sAOosssf@l nsieahhay. W&asn
iAplenty OF room al ths toe 81 he had
def, orfwckowding 0aa diSnaeSAMtnAaa&
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