The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-15

Atlanta journal, regarding Germ.
His letter il as follows:
Brother lsenzley Makes a Sugges-
ton on Corn.
I.ecsburg, Ca, Dec. Z, 1910.
Editor Journal notice in your
editorials this morning theni com-
pliment to the boy that raised the
l02 bushels Of corn ia heboys con-
test, and Of course in this instance
cot the free trip to Washington.
While this is not the record Of pro-
duction BY any means for Georgia,
vet the fact that the boys are stirred
argues that the coming generation
81 farmers will lave higher stakes
set for their esgorts at corn growing
end the results to Georgia will not
be d mere pittance, but its influence
and the consequent benefit will Lea
capital that will pay dividends dur
ing many years to come. The jour
nails to be praised for giving II the
publicity and thus stirring higher
hopes III it3readers to make Georgia
4 state second to none in its produc-
tons.
My impression is that south Geor-
gia during the recent corn contests
held during the last two years has
run tie record UP to nearer 200 bus
hels than 100, but this was by ma
ture farmers, and the boys effort is
noticeable to d great degree. ! wish
to make statement A. TO what one
Of nv neighbors did last year.
His field, which adioined one Of
NINE, was exactly similar except
tina my own had had for several
years higher fertilizers and perhaps
better attention this way. That
good angel Of south Georgia progre i,
the Albany Herald, made an offer
ola 500, d $50 and SIS prize for
the best yields Of corn to the acre,
under proper supervision as to meas
uring Of acreage aad product, The
prize was c3n pete for by Mr., 4. +.
Ford, Of Leesburg, who came off
with third prize Of s25 and over i05
bushels Of corn. This land adioin-
ing owned By the writer was pur-
chased less than l0years ago at less
than SIS an acre. The land on which
the corn grew was no better and
worth no more. Simply q fair Sam
pie Of thousands Of acres Of south
ne lrgia pebbly land with clay from
four to ten inches below the top. II
one or two can do this Others can
also, and the proper enthusiasm
given to it viii make the state shine
as a corn producer, and. Of course,
in other ways, for one thing calls
for another.
Now the corn carnivals inaugu-
rated BY the Albany Herald through
its editor, Colonel Mcintosh, have
caused Others to be inaugurated, and
all together the benefit has been UNI
told as incentive and advertisement.
May / suggest that it would be a
nice thing for Georgia and a good
thing for the development Of farming
If The Journal, and such other
papers as will Join withitinaugurate
state corn contest. For any
farmer, white OF black, for the state
needs all the tillcrs Of her soil in |
terested in her development Let
the papers and the people jointly |
offer prizes for the best yields Of
corn per acre, per ten acres and per ,
numbered acres. Have a prize for
the boys just as this years contests
have run and let all participate II
this can be properly pulled off the
results to the material interests Of
the state win be ten thousand times
its cost. Itseems that there would
bemanyG eorgians who would gladly
give to d fund Of this sort. would
suggest that the subscriptions TO the
fund be small, aa many may be
allowed to help i outand burden no
one. Iwil hereby subscribe IS to-
it as a starter pkid whenever called
for II YOU agree with me in the
idea. J would suggest that you help
along the move ia the paper that