Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-19
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP

mat a proper CnanCG A0A AAG 0AGtA@S
OF their talents viii be found in the
field OF agriculture. They also seem
20 think that opportunity is something
to be found in a place distant from
that of their birth Just why these
ideas should prevail is rather hard TO
understand unless there be defect IN
our scheme OF education. II Is wen
worth while. therefore. TO pause and
consider for a little while just what
chance q young man may have IN Geor-
gia for leadership along agricultural
lines. II IL taken for granted. or
course, that he will have equipped him
seIf BY education for his chosen vo-
cation. Argument along this line is
useless for IL is more potent every day
that the only man who may hope 10
succeed in any field OF human activ-
fty Is the one who has prepared him
self for his life work by special train
ing
, In Georgia several distinct fields for
achieving great success along asricul-
turai lines are open One OF the best
~ these viii be found In the breeding
ana development through selection or
strains Of corn. cotton and other farm
crons better adapted to cultivation IN
the state than any We now have MOST
men do not yet realize the hmiuess
nature OF this field nor appreciate the
benefit which their successful develop
ment of II will confirm, not only on
themselves but upon their Fellow taL-
mers. OF many. varieties OF corn TEST
ed on the college farm II mas oeen
shown that the best yielded at the rate
az about 81 bushels per acre and the
pooresf at the rate Of 81 bushels. FROM
the hest variety Of cotton yet tested
the Weld of lint was $50 pounds; from
fhe noorest. 237 pounds. II is evident
nom these figures That many OF me
.zo-called varieties have no merit OF
rheir own. and that their cultivation
results In tremendous losses 70 our
farmers 1t is not at all certain tnat
the best OF these varieties are worthy
or extensive utilization because eApers
knowledge applied TO plant oreeoins
las developed a strain of cotton IN
neriod of four years which has pro-
,t,sred lao pounds OF lint. though grown
,,rser ire same conditions as the one
Welding ess pounds Similarly, while
some varieties OF corn have been yield
ing from 81 to 81 bushels. other strains
developed on the farm have yieieo Al
the rate OF IFS bushels. IL Is not De
lEeved that q strain Of corn VIII ne Sc
cured IN many years which cultivated
~ extensive areas will yield at the
rate Of 125 bushels per acre. but itsis
clearly evident that much greater
Yields may be- obtained than are no"
T ;, OF bushels OF seed are an
nuaII< purchased IN Georgia Much OF
II Is untrue to name II has not oeen
selected with reference 70 resistance 70
disease or adaptability 10 local envi-
rorment- As a result, the yields are
49, So ,nearre and the loss runs up into
r,sss1t,r1w ~ dollars each year. There
fs an opportunity for several hunoreo
men 10 become expert plant oreeoers
and 10 supply their communities win
sonethfnz in the way Of seed alto-
rether out OF the ordinary and Vastly
rtroerfor 70 anything winch mas oeS,
produced up 10 this time man neeo
not expend a fortune 10 become Oh
service TO his community nor pue
,ss~ .,--,a before achieving results
WV should this great field be left IN
tf1Ird save for the fact that II Is an
uuappreciated opportunity
vrhaf has been said OF the breed Oh
- ara cotton and farm crops gen
e~.ll. -anpIies with equal force TO the
-,-oduetfou of superior strains OF truck
crons. Several OF our garden plants Ale
aTected with what is commonly Know
as wilt disease: yet II mas oeeh -.
lished that resistant strains 80
.-,.,fle nav be produced. For instance,
fhe Iron cowpea has been developed =.
81 resistant not only TO the wilt disease
49, - -nernatodes or root gall as Wen
m the other hand. there are fnousanos
- .~rs~ If tomatoes planted in Georgia
S-here wilt practically destroys the crop
The farmer persists In trying 10 grow
tbsze crops on the same land year aiter
year. The resulting loss Is appah,ns
The active and trained minds o. lem
men could presently produce the resistant
-s-.tr~ naeded in sufficient quantity 70
~ton this useless waste The reward TOT
the EFFORT would be in proportion 70 tne
service rendered, and the benent 10 tne
.fate,S- trucking industry enormous ana
far-reaching in its proportions
There are many diseases and troubles
aFecfiue the orchard Undoubtedly many
strains have yet TO be evolved adapted 70
the particular environment Very htue,
~ ANYTHING. is being done along TINS
lire. but the demand once desirable
,-arIafw has been secured viii be limit
lee for Georgia is but one OF many
states where the sale and utilization OF
sunerior strains may be carried on ao-
vanfageously.
one Of states greatest neglected bus
iuesses is the live stock industry. There
is a chance for the Introduction OF many
improved breeds Of animals into COM
munities where the- viii undoubtedly 90
uPtf- ANY AMBITIOUS 1tAn5 maj
rake his community a center for the
PRODUCTION OF either draft horses or
mules depending on his personal pref
.rrr~e. This undertaking viii. Of course
raaulre pioneer effort; risks must De
taken and some years Of endeavor VIII be
reouired before success is attained But
= would be a great achievement 10 con-
vert a community now sending out OF
fhe state thousands of dollars for the
purchase Of horses and mules into a pro-
duction center. Some men are beginning
10 see the possibilities in this direction,
but Il viii be many. many years before
the business is organized and developed
on . scale justifying the needs OF the
STATE in this particular line
other lines Of the I've stock industry
~ftlI neglected are dsirying. beef raising
ana sheep and swine production This
neglect Is due largely 10 a failure 10
orranize these industries on a proper
basis. As a result, where they have
been undertaken a money loss has been
involved and they have lsngufshed on
shaf account Men are needed who have
trained themselves and have acquired
the expert knowledge needed 10 estao-
uSh these businesses not only for them
selves. but as eommunity undertakings.
Industries of this character can only
succeed when cooperative spirit Is en-
rendered in a given community. Single
individual EFFORTS in live stock production
.~~-orrrf 70 uarrch and hence to df-