The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-04-13

It's cultivation takes from the soil every
/ particle Of humes or vegetable matter.
must In the end prove the ruin of anv
agricultural people. Admitting the
force of all these arguments it must
| still be apparent to any thinking farm.
er that the duty rests on us as indi-
viduals TO help ourselves as far possible.
Let us do what we can personally to
make our home conditions more bear
able. and then unite with our neigh bors
IN demanding that we have more liberal
laws
A SENATORIAL COMMITTEE,
consisting of men who are themselves
engaged in agriculture. with Senator
George as chairman, has recently been
| engaged in investigating the cause OF
the wide spread agricultural depression
and after months of earnest work, give
us their conclusions as follows:
There are causes for this low price
coming from legislation now in force
and there are other causes coming from
needful legislation yet to be enacted.
1t is certain, however, that these causes
cannot be remedied in time to affect the
price of the crop now about to be
planted, even, indeed, if their force
can be entirely destroyed The cotton
farmers must, therefore, for the present
resort to such remedies or palliatives FOR
low prices as may come from their own
action, independent of legislation.
Ihey also suggest as a remedy against
a further decline in prices that the acre
age be reduced ''tO the extent necessary
to raise all our food and forage crops
and work animals, especially our meat.
corn. horses and mules This. he saws.
will increase the price of the cotton
crop and at the same time diminish the
uses of the proceeds of the crop by a
larger reduction in the amount hereto
fore applied to buy necessary supplies.
In conclusion the senator says:
After much reflection, upon data
collected from all countries adapted to
raising cotton. / am satisfied of this
painful truth: That we are never. at
least in this generation, to have gem
orally the high price for cotton we once
had. Cotton will never, but in expert
mental cases and for short periods, be
high enough for the producer to RELY
upon 1t as the means of purchasing sup
plies which can be raised at home
AS the repeating of certain obnoxious
laws and the enactment of others more
favorable must be slow process, the
advice here given appeals to the com
mon sense of every thinking man. We
have 1t in our power to help ourselves
III great measure, and III spite of I'M
equal laws and low priced cotton. we
can raise our own supplies and thus be-
come virtually independent of either
condition.
WHEN THIS TALK
reaches the eyes of my farmer friends
the main crops will be planted i'll nearly
every portion of the state, or so nearly
so that nothing l could say would ma
terially change the plans of even dozen
| farmers. But there is still time to put
in full quota of smaller crops-millet
sorghum, potatoes, ground peas.
Where the preparation has on account
| of the weather or other drawbacks beer
hurried or superficial, would urge the
most thorough
FLOWING OF THE YOUNG CORN.
Work it deeply and closely now anG
| don't leave it until you have put it il
| thoroughly good condition in order thai
the young rootlets will best feel the in
vigOrating influence of sun and air, anG
can reach out in every direction through
the we'll prepared bed to secure the
plant food essential for the growth anG
development of the crop. Don't over.
look the fact that all the good you can
do your corn in the way of cultivation
must be done in a few weeks BY the
| last of May i'll southern Georgia, and
early in June in the more northern
| counties, this work should be completed.
The blowing should be directed accord
ing to the character and condition of
| the soil. On light, sandy lands, surface
| culture with light running sweep or
| cultivator should be followed. this in
order to preserve from INJURY the little
rootlets which will be found feeding
| very near the surface. When weather
| conditions are very favorable, the cut
| ting off of these little feeders may not
result in material injury, but if the soil
becomes dry the inj ury can never be full
| lyrepalred. Nature'slaws are most beua-
tifully and intelligently adjusted, and
as far as possible should be understood
| and carefully observed. To those who
| carefully study these, she reveals many
| apparent mysteries. The gradual de-
velopment of the little leaves from the
closely folded bud, the growth of the
| plant, the development and maturity of
| the fruit, are full of interest and are
| carried on by such unvarying laws, that
he who studies and follows them intelli-
gently will learn to adapt his plans to
their requirements. With the human
organism, whenever natural laws are
disregarded, the body suffers, and this
is equally true IN the vegetable world.
How important then that the farmers
| should gain information from every pos
sible source, and that agriculture, the
foundation of all national prosperity
should be fostered and encouraged, not
only by the government, but by every
known agency within the reach of every
citizen Of our commonwealth. 1t is for
the special study of these questionths at
the experiment stations in the different
states have been established, and here
can be carried on Investigations which
are too intricate or too expensive for the
ability of the ordinary farmer, but the
results of which are of incalulable bene.
fit to each individual; worth to the ag-
gregation Of farmers thousand of dol.
lars, and to the country at large, pros.
perity or the reverse, according as the
farmers study and profit by them. 1t is
THE DUTY OF EACH FARMER
to examine and study these reports, fol
unless they manifest an interest in anG
appropriate the benefits of these expert