Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-27
Triton TO AID FARMERS
IN GETTING STATISTICS
Chamber of Commerce Will
Send Out Interesting News
of Agriculture
Especial Dispatch to The Journal)

especial InSpatcn TO Inc JouHoiJ
Triton, Ga, Dec. 22.-The Triton
Chamber of Commerce, working in con-
junction with the Second District Agrl-
cultural school at Triton, several weeks
ago perfected plans for the dissemlna-
ton of information to the farmers of
Tiff county and of the Second congress
sional district, on the lines suggested
by Gov.-elect Hoke Smith in bis speech
at the joint banquet the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Georgia Cand of the
Farmers union at Union City last
Thursday night.
At that time Mr.. Smith intimated that
he might recommend to the legislature
that provision be made for bureau
of agricultural information either under
the direction of the department of agri-
culture or of the state university, for
the information of farmers in their
homes and for instruction of students
in the rural schools of the state. He
said he had no details to offer for the
permanent work of the idea, but be-
lieves in a general way, the success of
any farmer with any product should
be given in detail in his own and every
other community where similar condi=
lions prevail, as an obejct. lesson to
others who might profit by the informa-
ton. se- -s--+r ~ s q;
The plans comprehending Governor
Smiths ideas and other features as
worked out by Secretary Layton, of the
chamber of commerce. provide, at the
beginning, that the chamber of COM
merce be the clearing house and the,
gathering and radiating point for, all the
farmers of the community; that fort
nightly during the winter meetings be
held, when two or three farmers who
have been successful will explain the
methods used the kind of seed, how the
land was prepared, the fertilizer, meth
cd of treatment, cultivation, harvesting
and storing or anything else of inter-
est; if live stock. all details; if in horti-
culture, also complete particulars: At
the close of each address speaker to
give further information son request, or
to reply privately to seekers of informa-
ton. At these meetings there will also
be present a member of the faculty
of the district agricultural school or of
some other institution to talk on and
explain the current and seasonable
needs of the farm, garden or orchard.
For example, If it is blowing time, the
subject will be preparation of land and
kindred topics, and so on through the
various periods of the year. :
For further Information of the Tiff
county farmers, and for those of the
entire district, members of the faculty
OF the agricultural school will prepare
weekly bulletins on timely subjects,
dealing with advice needed by the farm
ers in their work, appropriate to the
time or the near future. These bulle-
tins to be sent to all the papers of
the district. They will also carry when
ever possible descriptions of the results
of any experiments, of any discoveries:
they win tell in advance when 1t is time
to prepare land for certain seed; they
will detail anything of interest in the
progress Of everything growing on the
school farms; they will compare the
money value of various prodpucts; they
will teach the advantage of cooperative
farming and marketing. and teach how
to raise those articles needed by To-
cal cannery in anticipation of its es-
tablishment.
By this method, 1t is hoped the func-
tons of the agricultural school will be-
come understood-which it little is now
that the farmer will soon learn to de-
pend upon his bulletins and the school
for needed information instead of the
costly old method of buying it with
experience When this time comes the
school may be the meeting place, and
the chamber Of commerce progresses
aid becomes his business agent-organ-
ICES him so he may ship to the best
market by the carload. and sees that
he gets his money without false claims
for deterioration. By this time the
farmer is ready for the cannery; he is
making more money and he puts some
of 1t on the farm to make more money:
he sends his children to the agricultural
school; he pays for good roads and sees
that he gets them, and that they are
maintained. 'e' - -'
The next meeting will be held in the
chamber of commerce December 81 at
p. m.