The farmer and mechanic., 1910-03-01

The Georgia Farmers Union i
'eadine in the fight in that STATE -
make cotton the surplus crop hd'
.,.a1-ino organization OF farmers sees
,rosneritv to the South in nNinS q
nome and boarding at the same plac..
The following resolutions from 80
committee were unanimously aoop'ea
Your committee on acre p
cave to report, The slateiileli'
,ften blatantlv proclaimed, that tiie
south has a monopoly Of cotton IS
,ot tr1le: for other countries pro
l1ca about one-third Of what is con
aJmed Therefore, we shouiu o.
,nce and forever dispossess ourselves
# this mania which has been .lit
most powerful factor IN curtahils
,ur prosperity, and holding thousahos
n poyertv. and helpless 10 deIend
themselves against the Vaccinations
# speculators, gamblers and splnners.
cod gave us these cotton lands ul-
der the southern sun, Soodly herit-
age. with the wise Injunction IN me
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread" not make cotton to buy bread
"Consider the present status: corn
81 per bushel, meal Is cents per
pound, oats 20 cents, peas $50, po-
,atoes 75 cents. syrup so cents, chick
prices. And cotton struggling TO
ward our minimum of Is cents. Whlch
S q most reasonable demand.
How can we compel it. when anxl-
Gus and unrelenting creditors are
compelling settlement for food sup
plies which we, like silly geese,
bought on time, When We, if working
in conformity with the primal law of
The au-wise God, would have them
Ii :thUn03D and SD3rpc
$50 PER ACRE PROFIT
Take an acre in good heart: give
1t proper prepara ton, and planting,
and cultivation, apply 500 pounds Of
commercial fertilizer and it will yield
one bale Of cotton. DeduCting all
cost, and the net result at present
prices Will be about $50
The same acre, under like condi-
tions, in corn, grOundpeaS and COW
peas, Will yield a net income Of S45,
and leave the land richer. although
corn is Il NoraciOuS feeder: because
the peas and groundpeas have collect
ed from the air and stored a large
supply of nitrogen, the most indispen
sable and costly Of all fertilizing ma
terial.
This acre in oats. followed by peas
Will yield net SO and be enriched: in
potatoes $50; in sugar cans 500: be-
cues uiiutt tllfS system the land is
enriched. and the home blessed with
plenty, the table loaded with whole
some and appetizing food; no
strangers turn from the door. and
hospitality prevails Every
man can be free of debt. independent
and enjoying the blessed freedom of
q son of God
our committee recommends that
% acres be the limit of a one-horse
crop: acres III food crops and eight
only in cotton.
he members Of the union should
thouShtfully and unremittinglv press
these views privately and in assembly.
urging each other to farm along sane
llhes, so conducive to prosperity and
happiness. And in q few Years we
Will be raising our own mules and
horses at cost of SIS for which we
now pay $3.50.
NO -Ian Livcth Alone.
NO man Gveth to himself alone ,
NO Organization Of men operates in
aepe endently of others And we
Should make ourselves felt i'm in
Iucnce upon large landlords ana time
mere hants
Let every man of us Law at their
'oof ihc Just charge that the distress
co cotton. which runs down and holds
GOWN the price, is their negro cotton