Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1902-11-07
Mr.. 0. B. STEVENS
INTERESTING TALK
Georgia Commissioner OF
Agriculture's Hints.
SCIENTIFIC
FARM Err.
1t is the Duty Of Every Man to Aim
HHh-He Who Makes His Living
by Filling the Soil Should Be no Elk
ception to This Rule.
Talk Of the Commissioner.

nave written many letters urging
the farmers of Georgia tQtake the one
step that will make our great State
absolutely self-supporting. and some
times I have Feared that my persls-
tence would weary them. But when
one knows that he is right, he must
persevere.
In recent talks from this department
it hass been shown that Georgia is not
yet the self-supp0rting State that she
was previous to the civil war. Though
there is in this respect great improve
ment,, much yet remains to be done.
Until every needed step has been talk.
en-, 1t behooves the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture to give line upon
line and precept upon precept.
In many sections & our State there
iS still time for the sowing of wheat,
rye%Rnd barley. BY as much as we
have. through unfavorable seasons,
fallen short in our crops of cotton aud
corn, by so much is the necessity up
On US to make up the deficiency in6 e
abundance of other crops. Unfla 6
energy is the price OF success. I'D
this is as true of farming as of any
other business. It is the diligent man,
who shrinks not at any necessary toll,
who makes his mark upon his day
and generation.
One OF the best signs of the times
Is the restlessness of the people in
every industrial pursuit, the c. ant
striving after better things.
"A scientific farmer is learned man,
ID that particular branch of education.
Time was when no man was called
educated who had not received a di.
pIoma from college. Now the man
skilled in his procession, whatever that
may be, is classed among the scientific.
1t is the duty Of every man to aim
high. He, who makes his living by
agriculture, should consider himself
under obligation to do his work in such
way as will Lest promote the pros
perity and happiness of his family.
Whether he believes it or not. he has
no right to go on in the old slipshod
way, making bare living out of the
soil which holds within it's bosom I'M
told wealth for him who seeks it in
the right way. He is unworthy the
name OF farmer who sits idly down.
whining about his bad luck. instead of
oestirring himself like man to force
fortunes smile
OF course, it is hard to be disappoint-
ed and to have ones expectations cut
short by unfavorable seasons; but the
remedy is his going right at it agald..
What if the sky is overcast?
The dark appearance will not last:
Expect a better day!."
But, it is folly to expect anything
to turn up, unless you make it turn I'D.
The following suggestions from "The
Southern Planter" farm journal
published in Richmond, Va, are so
practical that take the liberty Of Civ.
them to our Georgia farmers:
1T should always be borne in mind
that all the cultivation that can be
given either of these crops wheat and
winter oats), except it may be {. har.
rowing of the crop in the spring, which
though often omitted, is of great use
in helping the crop, must be given
before the crop is seeded; hence, the
Importance of leaving nothing undone
that can conduce to finely broken
surface soil and a compact subsoiI.
Plow deep harrow and roll frequently
Much good has been found to result
in the west from subsurface packing,
This is practically a reversion to a
practice that has been in use in Eng
land ever since we can recollect. The
roller used for the purpose in England
is one made with two large wheels.
having the rolling surface made v.
shaped, the point of the V being left
about one inch broad. These two
wheels are set on an axle, SO as to run
one on each side of the furrow thrown
ny the pillow. so as to pack the seam
between each furrow. A third wheel
is set on the other end of the axle to
run on the unplowed land. This
roller follows the pillow, waiting to
start until three burrows have been
turned. Its use has been found of
great benefit, especially when blowing
sod land for wheat. The close pack.
ing OF the seams of the furrow pre-
vents seed from getting down under
the furrow, where it rarely terminates
or grows, and thus leads to a thin
growth of the crop. These subsurface
packing rollers can be had from Wesy.
ern implement dealers, but we have
not seen them advertised in the east
We have Used the English form Of
roller and can speak favorably of it.
In its absence, the corrugated iron
roller advertised in our columns Lv
Charlottesville firm, which is prac.
tically the same as the roller known
In England as Cambridge roller, can
be usefully substituted"
Tie same writer suggests that after
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