Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-20
GOvernor-EIect Makes Sug-
gestion for An Appropriation
by State Legislature for Ed
cation Along Certain Lines
BETTER AND MORE ,
PRODUCTIVE RESULTS
Says Prosperity of the State
Depends Upon the Success
of the Cultivation of the SioI.
Gives Interview

Governor-elect Hoke Smith today has
given out an interesting interview sug-
costing the next Legislature make an
appropriation to conduct a line of edu-
cational work among the farmers of
the state. His idea is that the state can
gather information and send ii to the
individual farmer and carry on line Of
state college of agriculture and expert
mental station extension work.
Scattered all through the state" de-
clares Mr.. Smith. I'VE find farmers who
are making over a bale of cotton to the
acre and from so to 100 bushels of corn
to the acre"
Mr.. Smith wants the members of the
legislature to study the question as to
what agencies should be put in action
to produce similar conditions. or even
better conditions, on every farm in
Georgia
HIS INTERVIEW.
The following is the interview In
full: ~
Can we not take a Christmas Holt
day away from partisan politics and
consider some qeustions connected with
the welfare of the state which may
come before the next legislature?
I'VE all agree that our educational
problems are most important and we
are striving to build up our rural school
SYSTEM our high schools and our col
leges Is there not pressing need In
Georgia for education which applies to
those who have passed the school age!
THE prosperity of the state depends
largelvgupon the successful cultivation
of the soil and the net pronts Whlch
come from agriculture.
scattered all through the state we
find farmers who are making over
bale of cotton to the acre and from
go TO 100 bushels of corn to the acre
"Hov do they do il? If few can
do II why cannot all the farmers DO II!
eff every acre planted in cotton In
Georgia produced upwards Of bale ana
every acre planted in corn produced up
wards of so bushels, does not every one
realize the tremendous progress Fnicn
the state at once would make ana 'ne
blessings would come in many lines to
our people?
WHAT STATE CAN DO.
"cannot the state gather information
ana send IL to the individual farmer and
carry on a line of state college or agrl-
culture and experimental station extern
sion work among the farmers which VIII
cause this knowledge to be carried to the
individual farmer and thereby largely
contribute to bring about result SO
much TO be desired?
SHOULD we not find the best way 10
conduct this line of educational work ana
make appropriationsanext summer 10 De-
gin IL at onceE
81 have lust read an extract from the
hooks of Thomas G. Scott, Monroe
county farmer who kept books on his
farm and made the following net pront;
From 81 acres planted in cot
ton. .. =. =. .........'$a'9oo'oV
From e acres planted in oats. l,2SSD
And then from 80 acres of the
same land the same year In
pea vine hay. ,.-.........'.' ooz.Eo
From "a acres of corn............... 5l4.oz
Total net profit from 14s acres
of land. ..'.'''''. '""'-'A''-
aIn addition to this he raised side crops
and hogs, the profits of which are not
stated.
..Wiu not the members OF the legisla-
ture study the question as to what agen-
cies should be put in action to produce
similar conditions or even better condi-
tions on every farm In Georgia.
Twill not all the newspapers of the
state. as many are now doing, take hold
of this work? II is far more important
than any of the partisan political ques-
lions now under discussion.
THE man who can help accomplish this
result will do more for Georgia than
can be accomplished any other way.
Let us study out the way to give
the educational knowledge to the indi-
vidual farmer which few OF the most
progressive have acquired.
LET us seek to inspire a willingness
To use the knowledge. Let US make next
summer the necessary appropriation for
the work"