Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-10
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Just now. when Georgia and South
Carolina are so proud OF her boys De
ongine to the corn clubs, at the risk
II being prosy I am going to tell once
more that beautiful legend embodied IN
'-Hiawatha-" LongfellOw has immor-
allied Il, but there may be some who
nave not read il. In those early Indian
lays. so runs the legend. there was no
bread. The woods supplied game and
berries and sometimes the hunters would
seek far and wide for deer or buffaio
and return home empty-handed. The
women would go for berries. knowing
hat the drought OF storm. or frost had
destroyed them. yet hoping that some
thing to appease hunger would be
found. Think OF going home empty
handed. think OF the old people and little
children suffering from famine. That
vas harder than being hungry.
Hiawatha went into the forest to pray
20 the Great Spirit. Seven days and
seven nights he tasted and prayed for
.ision was granted him. A messenger
rom the Great Spirit came and told
aim that they were TO wrestle three
lays II Hiawatha was victorious all
would be we'll. After three days the
messenger lay at his feet. He told
Hiawatha TO bury him where the dews
would fall on hts grave. the sunshine
xarm the son and the zeplyrs blow
lver him. This was done and every
lay the grave was watched. Soon some
seautiful plumes came up and in the
curse OF time maize or Indian corn
xas gathered TO help the Indians fight
he great famine that so often Stayed
more than tribal wars had done.
Isn't this pretty origin for our gold
n harvest. our staT OF life. for man
and beast and fowls
Munsey's Magazine for November has
an article that I'd like for every one
II you to read. Its title is, why the
American Farmer Is Rich" We have
ilwayx known that a country without
agriculture largely predominating is
,oor. but this article tells us a great
many things that have been packed
needed bringing out.
The magazine says that OF our entire
acreage OF nearly two biliiins. one-haif
s IN farms. One-fourth or almost half
billion acres is under cultivation.
Zach year the plow gathers. and the
sun riDens a splendid prfncipality equal
70 the total area Of Great Britain,
France. Germany and Spain combined
Eleven years ago the agricultural land
OF Lul@ country was NdlucQ al ABOUT
H9oo0. o0oooo. Last year the valuation
Was s2S.oe00o0O0O. II one includes barns
and agricultural equipment the value is
c600. 0000Ce and that is nine times as
much as We have money in all the saw
lnEs banks.
These figures also show that the farm
r is doing more with his ground He
taking advantage OF science and ag-
-icuItural implements that save time
and men. I can remember when the
word farm and mortgage were like cup
nd saucer This has changed. and on
'aesrIy nEooo.ee farms run by their
swners there are oaly 1S,0oo.00o mort
cages And we believe that every year
win see these figures dwfndle.
I think that / told you last year how
much money our corn crop paid US. but
am going TO tell you again that our
farmers gathered 1880. 00B.0 in corn
alone. How much OF that did you own?
The writer OF the article in Munsey's
goes on 10 say that this is the result
or education and foresight. Farming
eeased 70 Re 4 hapnRzsrd sort OF thing
and the farmer a victim OF had luck
and superstition. he now conserves
MS moisture. he knows how to rotate his
sropE and intensity hts farming so
hat the soil viii not have to lie out. OF
rest as IL IS termed
The man who has done most 70. teach
farmer and lift the south out OF the