Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-18
FARMERS TO LAUNCH
FOOD CROP CRUSADE
Meeting to Be Held in Atlanta
in February to Devise Plans
Campaign of Importance

UNION CITY. Ga. Feb. 14-An active
campaign for the production of food
crops. which will insure the farmers of
Georgia against high-priced living neces-
stiles and also materially reduce the acre
age of cotton in the state. naturally
bringing better prices for this commodity,
will be launched at the semi-annual meet
ing of the Georgia division of the Farm
ers' Cooperative and Educational union in
Atlanta February % and %. The official
call for the meeting will be issued in
few days.
Plans for the further management of
the prosperous cooperative organizations
of the Georgia division will be also de-
termined upon at the same time. The
various organizations have grown to such
an extent that it is deemed wise to call
together the entire membership and de-
wise additional methods for the increas-
ed growth.
The meeting will be second in import
ance TO none as the food crop campaign
will be of vital Importance to the farm
e-s OF the state. According to the belief
OF the officials recent developments OF
the continued advance in the prices of
living necessities make it necessary that
the farm should be self-sustaining and
the crops will in the future be cultivated
in line with this policy.
REDUCED COTTON ACREAGE.
The campaign for increased food crops,
will at the same time, necessarily re-
duce the cotton acreage and the farm
ers. with their supply Of self cultivated
food crops, will be in position to demand
better prices for a shorter cotton crop.
The food crop campaign will lnaugur-
ate the increased planting of corn and
hay and a larger production of hogs and
live stock, which will place the farmer
in position to successfully meet the in
creased cost of living by being supplied
with foods harvested on his ow nfarm.
BOYCOTT HIGH PRICES.
Following so closely upon the heels OF
the agitation of high-priced living COM
modities throughout the country it is be-
lieved that the plans of the officials will
enable farmers to successfully assist IN
the boycott movement. The plans for re-
duced cotton acreage have been consider
ed by Georgia farmers for some time.
This was evidenced in the campaign for
small. grain that was inaugurated at toe
November meeting, which through the
efforts of President Lee and his assist
ants, has already been so successful.
= PLANS FOR FUTURE.
Plans for. the future will be interest
ingly outlined in the semi-annual address
of President Lee, which will be delivered
at the annual initial session of the con-
vention The. reports of the different Of
ficers and heads of the various co-opera-
tive organizations show that the past six
months have already broken all previous
-
additional organization along lines that
will take care of the increased growth.
The proof of the large gains will be
shown in the reports. One of the CO.
operative organizations. which last year
transacted business amounting to $4,000,
reports its receipts for the first six
months of the present fiscal year at $685.
O00 The Amalgamated Warehouse COM
pany, which was launched in July of
last year, will show for the first six
months that it's business has been $780,
900. All other cooperative organizations
show the same magnificent percentage of
gain.
MEMBERS ARE INVITED.
The call for the mammoth meeting will
be issued to the various state officers,
the presidents of the county unions, the
business agents of the state, the county
agents of the Union Phosphate company
and the members of the Georgia division.
The sessions will be held in the senate
chamber and will be presided over by
President Lee. The opening session
Tuesday morning will be devoted prin-
cipally TO the semi-annual address of
President Lee and the other officers of
the division. The convention will then
take up the plans for the food crop cam
paign, the reduced acreage of cotton and
additional reorganization.
The advance guard of the delegates
will begin arriving Monday morning
President Lee. accompanied by the di-
Visions officers. will arrive on that day
and open headquarters in the Empire
hotel.