Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-28

Mr.. AdamSon Makes an UnuS-
uaI Record on Crops Be-
* sides Corn

LAGRANGE. Ga. Nov. 25.-As strtez-
ing evidence Of the great fertility OF
soil nj Troup county and the part which
is played by Drawn and good Judgment
in the cultivation Of lands in this
state, is the remarkable record which
has been made by Mr.. N. R Adamson.
one OF the largest and most successful
planters OF Troup county. who about
two years ago bought 150 acres OF land
IN the LAGRANGE district. two miles
from the court house square.
Mr.. Adamson moved 10 Troup county
with his wife and two sons, and since
that time has Iabored most faithfully
and industriousIy in the cultivation OF
his land. always employing the most
scientific methods OF cultivation. and
the result of his labors has been that
he has almost made fortune within the
past two years. Last year he harvest
ell IA bales OF cotton. and this year he
not only made IL bales of cotton. but
enough corn and either food prducts to
sustain his family and stock for sever
al years TO come. He now has in the
bank the proceeds OF the sale Of his
first years crop of cotton. amounting
to s1.os5.so. while he has not yet sold
his crop OF cotton made this year, hold
ing II for higher prices. Mr.. Adamson
has demonstrated what a farmer is ca
pable of accomplishing II he will culti-
vate fertile Land according 10 scientific
methods, ana with labor and energy.
Other farmers throughout Troup coun-
ty have been inspired to adopt more up
to-date methods of farming because OF
the remarkable success that has been
achieved by Mr.. Adamson in such a
comparatively short time.
This year Mr.. Adamson grew a freak
pumpkin vine which produced 16 pump
kins of an average weight Of 25 pounds
each. One runner in this vine which
was exhibited at the Troup county fair
was 81 feet in length and attracted the
attention Of thousands OF people. a
great of whom acknowledged that II
was the longest one that they had etver
seen, Mr.. Adamson says that during
the growing season the vine grew at the
rate OF an inch an hour. Mr.. Adamson
says that he attributes his wonderful
success In farming in big measure to
the valuable assistance rendered him
by his wife and two sons. He says
that the making of cotton as a surplus
crop is a great success financially, but
he steadfastly believes in growing suf-
ficent food crops to sustain his family.
and to grow cotton only as a surplus
crop.
When interviewed by a press repre-
sentative. Mr.. Adamson made the fol-
lowing statement:
This year closes my second crop
since moving to Troup county-myself.
last year on our farm was about 700
bushels Of corn and IA bales of cotton.
sold the cotton for s1.035.S0 net to
me. This, besides other crops such as
potatoes. peas. melons, cane, ETC., my
wife raised and sold in addition 10
chickens, eggs, butter. milk, pork ami
beef vegetables and like products
My wife has raised a sufficient
amount each year in the above mention
ed crops other than corn and cotton
which kept me busy to defray all ex>
penses such as light groceries and cloth
ing for the family. Ny corn crop this
year is about 500 bushels and have IL
bales OF cotton which I have not mar
keted.
The only expense OF the farm has
been what heavy groceries were necessa-
ny and the commercial fertilizer usd.
which items were bought from proceeds
rof sales OF corn. leaving not only all
my cotton money for outside invest
ment or for saving bank deposit. but q
goodly sum out of my surplus corn az
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