The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-29

condition by farming anywhare eIse. The meeting of the Farmers' Congress at Raleigh will result in many farmers of the North selling their dear lands and locating in the south to buy cheap CT lands"
 Asked the question whether the farm lands Of the South can be made as pro- ductive as the rich lands of the North- west, which sell for sl50 an acre. Mir. Wilson said: why, of course. What's the hinderance? But the Southern far mer must quit sending his cotton seed meal over the world to enrich other lands. lie must use this rich fertilizer himself The South has produced this year the heaviest corn crop 1t has ever grown This increase is due to the de- monstratien work of this department Our campaign of education Is finally producing results. The next step will be for the farmer of the South to grow his own hogs, and make his own meat from his own corn. Dr. Knapp has prepared circular showing them how to do this. We have circulated 5e.0o0 copies of these, and have au- thority today to print s0.oo0 more.
 Farming is Picking Up.
 "The farming industry In the South is picking up. Right now more pro- gress Is being made in the South in improving farming conditions than in any other section of the country.
 Anybody who says the farm lands of the South are played out does not know what he Is talking about. The rundown farming lands can be brought back to their original state and made as fertile as ever. There has already been a wonderful improvement in the condition of some Southern lands. First it will be necessary to rotate crops and make pastures. Eliminate the cattle tick and feed the cotton seed meal of the South to the cattle, and the South ern farmer will grow twice or three times as much cotton to the acre as he does now. And this ratio of increased productiyeness will apply to all crops. The Southern farmer does not fully ap- preciate the situation, and he will not until he finally begins to double and treble his present crops on the same acreage.
 "One thing I want to carry home to the Southern farmer. Get rid of the cattle tick. If the farmer of the South will cooperate with this department they will soon be rid of the pest. We have already eliminated the cattle tick from 75.000 square miles in the South In course of time the tick will be en- tire1y eradicated, but 1t Is important to the South to make a successful fight without delay"
 Department Helps South.
 Speaking of the work that is being carried on in the South by the Depart ment for the improvement of agricul- tural conditions there, Mfr. Wilson said: a
 We have an organization in the twelve States of the South. This work is under the direction of Dr. Knapp, who has a representative in each State. and through him. repre- sentattves in each county. The great object is to show the poorer class of farmers by. demonstration how to grow better crops.
 "The Bureau of Animal Industry is at work to get rid of the cattle tick. which is the bane of the Southern far mers. The tick takes 200 pounds of blood from each head of cattle in the course of year, and makes the grow ing of cattle unproductive. To the end that Southern people can keep more cattle, so that they can renovate their soils and bring it back to it's original strengeh by grazing cattle. sheep, etc. cattle should be fed on cotton seed meal. Not a pound of cotton seed meal should be shipped from the South. It is the best fertilizer in the world, and Is des- tined to greatly increase the wealth of the Southern farmer
 ''The dairy industry in the South is