The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-12-15

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CoV.-Eiect fIoke Smith Aas just
givpn, out an Interesting intesyiSw
suggesting the next, legisia&ute make
an appropriation 70 conduct q liaS
Of. educational work among The fxrm-
ers OF the state. HIS idea 10 Lnas
the state can gather information and
send It to the individual farmer aud
carry on line OF state college cf
agriculture and experimental station
extension work
Scattered all through the state" :"
declares Mr.. Smith, I'VE find farm.
ers who are making over bale Of
cotton to the acre and from 50 To
100 bushels of corn to the acre.
MIR. 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.
The following Is the interview III
full: e,
Can we not take q Christmas hoii-
day away from partisan politics and
consider some questions connected
with the welfare of the state which
may come before the next slegisls-
ture?s Ns 81 III s. lSssx.a
We alt agree that orr educational
problems are most important and
we are striving tos.bnilds up onr ru-
raj school system. our high schools
and our olleges. sssgs lsn there not 4
pressing need in Georgia for educa.
ton whlcffd applfes to- Ssthose wf,o
have passed the school age? -a.
"The prosperity Of the state de-
pends largely upon the successful
cultivation Of the soil and 4 the net
profits which come from agriculture,
Scattered all through the state we
find farmers who are making over a
bale of cotton to the acre and from
80 to 100 bushels Of corn to the
acre. II, @t N
How do they do 1t? IL they can.
do it, why cannot all farmers do it
''If every acre planted in cotton in
Georgia produced upwards of bale
and every acre planted in Corn pro-
duced upwards of So bushels, does
not every one realize the tremendous
progress which the state at once
would make and the blessings 5aat
would come in many lines to our peo-.
ple?/
"Cannot the state gather informa-
tion and send it, to- the individual
farmer and carry on a line OF, state
college 4of Agricultural and expert
mental station extension worH amon
the. fafmerk which, Will chllse@this
knoTleage AZ he}daYllerf .ts ilie ssndi-
5QaGsfa fit3' and .TiIeresi8! & largely
contribute TO bring about a. stesult
so much to re desiredYT 49,
'"HsSstsuias VIA ,-rtot tiad.tAe"best way
To-, eopd9ct this Tine Of educational
|of'F aid mike 'hb1r6bifatfons4 next
summer. te,hegip-it. al, once?
81 have just read an extract from
the books of Thomas G. Scott. a
M.onroe county farmer, who kept
books on his farm and made the fol-
'9''ng net jro1t: $50. }, I.
From. 67 acres planted in
Gotton''' '''. - t..t 81; 50, ,985 %
From 55 acres planted in
oats -. -. ... ........ 1890
And then from 80 acres of
the same land the same
year in pea vine. hay ..... 55225
From 81 acres of corn ... 514.69
Total net profit from 149
acres Of land .... ..$5,291.92
IN addition TO this ne raised side
crops and hogs, the profits of whic1
are not stated.
"Will not the members of the leg
islature study the question as to
what agencies should be put in nc.
ton to produce similar conditions or
even better conditions on every
farm in Georgia?
"Will not al the newspapers OF
the state, as many are now doing,
take hold Of this work? II is far
more important than any of the pas-,
tisan political cnestioas. now under!
fs@F
The man. who canshelp accom-.
plish this result will do. more lcr
Georgia than can be accomplished
any other way. III ~,
Let us study out the way to give
the educational knowledge to the in
dividual farmer which few Of The
most progressive have acquired.
"Iet us seek 10 inspire n willing.
ness to use the knowledge. Let us