The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-31
Agricultural Reports and Bulletins.

II 81 ASuAb0A "a AhCbO1 10 hAlh DutlSklu5.
The value OF the Reports from the depart
uent of agriculture and bulletins from the
experiment station Ia iudlsputable. No en-
lightened state or community can afford at
this period Of advancement TO do without
these adjuncts to sgriculture-they are but
the seed produced 10y that inestimable sec
ton OF our state government-Che depart
ment of agriculture. The fruit is to follow.
Bulletin No. Is is especially interesting.
Taking the German proverb as a cew to
success, we see that cheese and butter dairy
ing are essential. The proverb reads some
thing like this: mo grass, no stock: no
stock, no manure; no manure, no crops" l
may have il somewhat jumbled, but it will
answer the purpose to show the necessity of
well fed animals on the farm, and perhaps
nothing would so conduce to the economic
keeping Of stock as q liberal production OF
good butter and cheese in Georgia. And
that we could and should produce all of these
articles used in the state is beyond question.
and that they would bring remuueRative
prices for the next twenty-five years is
equally unquestionaole. This bulletin points
out the way.
But who are these bulletins and reports
intended for the farmers who are already
well informed or those who do not know
and must be Taught | will be told, know,
they will not read them. Well, I'll 20 so
far as TO admit that dense ignorance not
only prevails among farmers, but is in my
Judgment the real cause of agricultural de-
preston.
What made the south q power forty years
agot l answer, prosperous farming by iu-
telligent planters. That was the sum and
substance of it. How are we to restore in
teligeut management? By education, not
only in Soho lis but in the homes. Send the
papers to every farmer ia the state and
keep sending them. Many would not be
read! Yes, know 1t, but do you stop
away when you put an ad
in the newspaper or send out a circulari
But tell you they would be read. The
farmer would feel his Importance, would
appreciate the notice given him. II would
not produce immediate fruit-the farmer
would be getting educated, learning new
methods, learning thai cotton seed butter
churned with au old-fashioued Tor
any other) dash is not las good as
anybody's butter,n and will not bring
fair price; that ship loads of butter are
bro ght into Georgia that should and could
be made here, and at the same time he
would he raising his meat and improving
his farm instead of inpoverishing it, as is
now 80 universally done. AT this point
am tempted to give my pen loose rein, but
l would make this article too long, If it is
net so already.
We have an able commissioner OF agri-
culture; his pen is trenchaut; it seems no
trouble to him to write the truth. Only use
more printers ink and postage stamps.
Don't be afraid of making book farmers.
We need more of them. Cultivate a taste
for reading by writing OF the farmers iu-
terests and mail it to every farmer in Geor-
gia ana anybody else who wants it. The
schools would soon ne better attended and
by-and-by the farmers Of Georgia would be
the peers of those Of any other state
/ suspect the present appropriation would
not hold out. Well now we have the right
sort OF legislature-a democratic legis-
laturO, increase tie appropriation, gentle
men, so that every farmer in the state shall
have the benefit OF all that issues from these
sections Of our government.
G. M. HEIDI.