Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-29
Diversified Agriculture Lately Has
Made Wonderful Progress.
"A !oRlO BY SOIL AND clItA;E
Spirit Of Reawakening Has Come
Over Southern Farmer-Real De-
velonment But Recently Began
Firanc. al Condition is Improved.

no section CT the country pl' o'o''
has there. been u more WONDERFUL al
vanC tlnrnr in agriculture within Tue
pas: ten or twelve years thal III 'n''
Sou,h. Favored, as it L. Win ''o'i
as fertile in many places as III 'he
Valley of the Nile and With me MIRO
durtion OF practical SrI' none m''h-
ois, The belief Is expressed b! OH
cials OF the Department: vi Agriculture
,ha, the Southland is bound - lake
that place in agricultural de- "lop'
mrnt she merits.
4 spirit CT rrawaken!nE i coming
over he Southern farmer. In" AZ
licu!,ural progress in the Sou n Las
ttcl marked Ey material prosper
itv :rcn perhaps as hal never before
L,rn enjoyed by the farming element
OF thar part OF the country! Inc II
nauciai condition OF The Southern
PLANTER b. gan 10 take AL upward IN
dpnry ah.u: 1897. sine" which (ihle
tie situation ha, stra Ky .hlprofro.
The production Of cotton mat gra'
s1,pl. crCp q. the S"I.h -lucr"ase'
tiitv.thr,r Per cent. from 1896 10 l?"N
and TIE ,alv,. of the crop l." per cent
The. South, IN farmer. long ,itbt rid-
den. has TO markell G'Sr'" been
again placed on his feet as II W. g
y, the Increased prices h les '"'
cc:vrt or hi: coti.n crop o! ~"
wears. A a natural consequence" n
is Gtyu:ing MGrr time and attention
TO bul!ng himself L better home. 10
the education OF his children and. he
i in fact, deriving more "t IN" com
forts OF life than ever before.
The agricultural progr, s. OF the
Sou.h really dates back u IL"
wears ago wien the Asrch ual DE-
,or,ment iraueurated al rducail"h"i
campaign for a Givrrstiralicn III the
c-ops. The application OF p!act!ca'
scientific methods TO Southern agTl
c-lture in the opinion OF Secretary
Wills n has done moe TO uplift that
land than any other factor. King
Coz; on until recent years practicalis
was the one great crop OF the Sou'h
The farmer devoted little or no
attention to other crops. 1911 IN"
advent OF the G. Ion boil W""'ii--
that little insect pes. from MrN'c"
because CT the devastation Il lex
in its ligh:nins-lik" spread over IN"
Sout, has brought the farmer TO a
realization that he must raise otne'
crOps. Now, through the education
al propaganda con, ucted by the De
lartmsn; OF Agriculture in the diFrE-
sifica;inn of crops. the Southern farm
or /, accomplishing notables rfsu'S.
Officials of the Department OF Az
ricu,turp believe that the ADVENT OF
,hr boll waevil was in reality
sor, OF blessing % the South. Nn'ie
il was dis aStrous in its effect upon
that great staple crop. Il ut IN" same
time made IN" farmer realize thac
he mus; rot devote all of his Ian
10 colt n. but must depend 10 d
considerable extent upon other crops.
The South was quick TO absorb the
scientific knowledge so freely gwen
L BY the FeGeral Government aEd
Is rapidly rec vering from past mis-
takes. Secretary Wilson Is great
believer in the doctrine that the tou"'
dation OF his nations prosperity Is an
.rlichj. n'i agriculture.
Il am happy 10 hav" m "ITo: ur'-
" TO cypress through The A. ociat
Cd Press said Secretary Wiis"a To-
day The Agricultural Department =
COG will toward the South ard its
desire 10 foster in every way IN"
AGRICULTURAL prosperity OF that great
end favcrai rrgioa have always
taken great interest in the agri-
culture OF The South not only BE-
cause, OF its extremely interesting pc'-
>ililitiss. but l~'cause have ieit 4
keen sympathy with a people strnH-
Cling bravcly 10 overcome IN" results
81 = Devastating war. I felt tina; 'he'
needed such help as the department.
could give them. and I have lent
willing ear 20 their appeals. u IL
very gratifying " me - see the COT
dial spirit o: appreciation maniie-'-
I'd b. the propl" Of the south To-
The work tn" department is trying 10
do
Trder rrofessor ". J Spillman. o.
n. Rurcau of Plant Industry. VINO
has charge q; IN" farm managcmen,
inves.iga ions In N. south. much has
bcrn done 10 encourage better
systems of farm management. look
ing 20 the restoration OF fertility. IN"
hringing back 10 nImus into the SOIL
ami the Suggestions Of improved 70
'aiions
One Of I'd" mos important method
adopted in hgh;lng the cotton bon
wccNiI." ssid Professor Spillman TO-
day. - IN" liberalization Of crop
and IN" ini7udaC ION Of neS crops.