Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
PART II.

EAANL IL
The Importance OF education to all in
dustries. and particularly 20 that OF the
Cotton Seed Crushers' association, Is
found IN the fact that only out OF every
40 who enter our common schools grad
yates from a university or college. A
graduate OF such an institution is sup
posed to be a leader; at least he ought
10 be, but he may not necessarily De
a leader in the field OF education which
tends to promote industry through the
dissemination Of knowledge concerning
the production and distribution OF raw
materials In fact. only very small
per cent OF the 1 in 90 who graduates
ere interested in the problems Of the
crusher. Therefore. leaders are soreiy
needed, and all industries must combine
to support and promote vocational and
Industrial training At the present time
approximately One-fifth OF our popula-
ton Is in school OF those who enter
the common schools. ! out OF % pass TO
the high school Ninety per cent of those
IN the common schools leave before they
pass out Of the sixth grade How then Is
the essential knowledge to promote in
dEstry TO be placed within the reach Of
the mass OF the population This can
only be accomplished in one way-through
extension training for teachers The
teachers in our public schools should be
>famIliarized with the history Of cotton
seed and its by-prcducts- They should be
trained sufficiently to enable them TO i'm
part TO the children the fascinating sto-
~ OF the rise and development OF this
business The receptive minds Of the
children VIII grasp much that some per-
sons may not consider worth while. The
teacher will then become a live force
In helping to promote the cotton-seed in
dustry from the standpoint of the grower
and consumer. The teachers may be
trained through extension schools which
have been organized to a sufficient extent
IN Georgia TO show that they are no
longer projected on theoretical basis
What Is needed now is money from the
state TO prosecute this work along lines
CT sufficient magnitude to insure the
proper result
There are a number OF economic condi-
lions which must be considered in order
that the market for cottOn-seed products
may be uniformly extended Among these
Is the advent OF the boil weevil which will
tend TO reduce theoutput Of seed In Geor-
gia and other southern states. There
is also an increase in plant disease. These
can be checked through the agency OF
plant breeding. but unless checked VIII
Increase to an extent where they threaten
successful production in many localities
It should not be forgotten that II viii
cost more to produce seed in the future
than In the past. Labor Is higher, there
IS a decrease in the fertility Of the soil.
and fertilizers must be used more album
dainty and at higher prices than for
merIy As the people are better educa-
ted they viii come TO appreciate the value
Of their by-product more thoroughly and
viii insist on receiving its full market
value. II is but natural that this should
be the case. and industry must be pre-
pan ed TO Ieal with progressive people in
the near future.
In connection with these suggestions,
IT Is well to realize that there viii be a
natural widening Of the market both at
home and abroad. because OF the in
creasing popularity OF the world and
the greater consumption Of what we
now regard as necessities, but which we
formerly considered luxuries- 1t will
also be well for the mills TO realize that
in the near future the farmers Of the
south will expect TO exchange their seed
for meal in order that they may have the
meal to feed to live stock and TO in
crease the fertility OF their land. The
crucher must. therefore. prepare him
self TO make his profits from by-pro-
ducts other than meal at an early date.
Some may consider this a hardship and
may be disposed to resist the suggestion
Of such an idea. but the force OF the
argument will be plain TO all who re-
feet on the subject for few moments,
and IL is but right that this should be
the logical conclusion reached by the
farmer, for. after all. his success in pro.
ducing the raw material and furnishing
industry with the sinews OF war de-
ponds on his being a prosperous. con-
tented and successful cultivator Of the
soil There Is no means which can be
the south Of greater moment than that
OF cotton seed meal
There is an opportunity for extending
the markets for cotton seed products
by instituting their use for medicinal
purposes. This applies no doubt TO
man and beast alike. but the writer Is
more familiar with the subject as IL