Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-08

1922
8. G. Summerlin, HARRISON county, $109.
6. Ralph Newton, Thomas county. Sos.
Z. Paul Nichols, Polk county, $l06.
s. Ellis Eaves, Polk county, s1O6
9. Arthur Hill, Early county, s1O5.
Ten of the boys averaged q profit Of
over 800; 26 of them averaged over SO
per acre, and the average of all was
s74.96 profit per acre.
SEVENTH DISTRICT LED.
The Seventh district was shown to be
the banner district of the state 19 of the
As honor certificate winners coming from
the counties of that district
To show the results obtained in one in
dividual county, DIR. Soule cited those of
Gordon, which ran neck and neck with
Polk in leading the Seventh district. In
Gordon county, there were 10 boys in
the contest Seven of them made over
100 bushels of corn to the acre. Nine
made their crop at a cost of less than
$50 to the acre. Seven made II at a cost
of less than 20 cents per bushel. Seven
cleared profit of over SIS per acre.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Summarizing the results in the state,
DR.. Soule showed that the average yield
per acre in 1910 was 145 bushels per acre;
in 1911, 16.5 bushels. Other states lost
in their average. The average attained
by 45 boys was 124 bushels per acre,
which was 1-2 times that of the state
as a whole. Their average cost per
acre was SIS, and per bushel pa cents.
1--WE want 100000 from Georgia to
carry on this work" said Dr. NSoule, aft
err reciting these indisputable figures to
show how wonderfully profitable has
been the investment so far. resulting as
it did in an increase OF nearly 5000, O0o
l.. ~ = T.
1910.
GIRLS CLUB WORK.
AS to the Girls club work, DR.. Soule
cited the results attained by one child,
Miss Louise Hardeman, 12-year-old girl
who attended the show Wednesday.
Miss Hardeman won the honors through
out the state by growing, on the specified
one-tenth of an acre of ground, at the
estimated cost of SIS, 2155 pounds of to-
matoes, selling SIS worth of them, can
ming S24 worth. making a net profit of $24
thereon; and 80 gallons of cucumbers at
the same cost on the same area. selling
$40 worth, canning $3.50 worth, at profit
of $3.50.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the
triumphal parade of King Corn was due
to begin at the Erskine fountain on
Peachtree street, and pass through the
At O'Clock the afternoons program
of speeches was scheduled to begin at the
auditorium, President F. ]. Paxon, of the
chamber of commerce, presiding, and in
PRODUCING Gov. John NJ. Slaton, who in
turn was to introduce Governor Harmon.
Dr. Percy Starnes, the noted organist
was on the afternoons program for
couple of numbers which will give the as
sembled young farmers OF the state an
idea of the power and magnifcence Of the
giant organ in the auditorium. But Gov
ernor Harmon's speech was the salient
detail on not only the afternoon program
but that for the whole day.
The first session Of an chronological
conference that may have an important
part to play in the future campaigning
against the boil weevil, was held in the
auditorium Tuesday afternoon as a part
of the Southern Corn Show now in prog
ress there.
Several speakers were heard, among
them being DR.. w. d. Hunter. d. Wright