Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-12-01
THE 500 THIS THE PLACE
It's Pf0ductivenesS And Pos
sibilities Just Being
known.
Conditions We're Revelation to Men
Who Came From All Parts of the
Nation to the Farmers
Congress in Raleigh.

| Washington, D. c., Nov. 26.-"Gt
South, young men," is the plea tha
results from the meeting sf the Ma
tional Farmers Congress in Raleigh
which was attended by Thousand
delegates from all parts of the nation
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Brit
ish Ambassador James Bryce, and 9TH
er prominent citizens, and it is a CRY
that promises to dispIace the shibbo
leth of another day to which express
sion was given by the editorial sage OF
two generations ago in speaking OF
the future development of the country
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson is
a great believer in the wonderful az
ricultural possibilities OF the South
he has explained the idea that there
are worn-out lands in the South that
cannot be made as productive as the
best farming lands ia the nation. The
mead Of the Department of Agriculture
mas outlined simple methods of farm
ing to guide the planter in the South
which he says will make the lands OF
that section equally as productive as
the rich soils of the Northwest, and
will at the same time result in in
creased crops of double and treble
proportions.
The Secretary of Agriculture Is of
the opinion that the South is making
the most rapid advance of all sections
n agricultural development. The
I cap price Of Southern lands and the
feasibility for making them the equal
ot any for agricultural purposes leads
Mr.. Wilson to the belief that many
farmers in various sections of the
country will migrate to the South to
engage in farming,
In most interesting interview on
the agricultural possibilities Of the
south, Mr. Wilson said today:
The cheapest thing in the South to-
day is land. Some of those farmers
from the Northwest, who attended the
-,nnual convention of the National
Farmers Congress, in Raleigh, N. 9,
this month, own farms at home that
are worth from 800 to $3.50 per acre.
Southern lands that will produce
equally as we'll are held at great
deal less. The Southern farmer has
methods of agriculture. The most
striking advances of the South have
been along manufacturing lines. No
farmer can leave his Southern land to
better lis condition by farming else
s. ere TIE meeting Of the Farmers
ongress at Raleigh will result IN
-llany farmers of the North selling
their dear lands and locating in the
South to buy cheaper lands"
Asked the question whether the
ftrn lands of the South can be made
IS productive as the rich lands of the
IT. west wb1ch sell for $3.50 an acre.
ytiseb SAID Why. of course,
rderanoe But Il .
,.tl4 s..;st uit nding :
Il II seea N al over tie world :,
lit I'LL ANS. He must use tbs
I'll tiiizer himself Tie South has
su,el t..is y ar tie heaviest corn
:
is due to the demonstration work oE
is department Our campaign of ed
ut ation is finally producing results.
3Ee next step will be for the farmer
Il the South to grow his own hogs.
and make his own meat from his owl
cern Dr. Knapp las prepared q.
uiar slowing item how to do tLIs
ave eIrculat fifty t. ousan
npies cf these, anu / gave autl ori1
today to print sixty thousand more.
The farming industry in the Sout
is picking up. Right now more proe
ress is being made in the South in inn
proving farming condition than in ali.
other section of the country.
Anybody who says the farm lands
Of the South are played out does MOI
know what he is talking about. The
rundown farming lands can be
brought back to their original state
and made as fertile as ever. Their:
has already been a wonderful i'm
provement in the condition of some
Southern lands. First it will be nee
| nssary to rotate crops and make pas
lures. Eliminate the cattle tick, ans
| feed the cotton seed meal of the Soutl
% the cattle, and the Southern farmel
| will grow twice or three times a,
much cotton to the acre as he doe
now. And this ratio of increased pro
| ductiveness will apply to all crops
The Southern farmer does not full.
appreciate the situation, and he will
/ not until he finally begins to doubl
and treble his present crops on tn
same acreage.
j "One thing want to carry home t
the Southern farmer. Get rid of tn
cattle tick If the farmers of tn
4 South will cooperate with this de
nartment they will soon be rid of tn
st. We have already eliminated th
{ eatt1e tick from seventy-five thousan
square miles in the South. In cours
of time the tick wilf-be entirely erat
icated, but it is important to th
: South to make a successful fight witt
out delay
Z Put a nice ceiling on your kitchi