Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28

roots will pierce six feet into the
ground.A where it's soft enough. while
they are blowing only four inches deep.
Aren't you. now? Tess up" said DIR.
Soule, i'm a friendly. persuasive tone.
And there was a chorus of yes One
old man remarked grinningly that three
inches wouldn't miss it far. They were
impressed with the fact that ten inches
of rainfall per season is enough to
make perfect crop of corn, and yet they
SUFFER- from drougths desple their album
dant 60 inches. Answer-shallow plow-
ing. which leaves the ground In no con-
dition to hold water and it runs off.
They were impressed with the value of
yard manure, and the fact that mule
is worth $2S per year jim this respect b.
proper Conservation.
Many other good things for farmer
not rich farmer, big landowner, but
just the average farmer-to know, were
told to them, and they took it all with
relish, and applauded the speakers
when they had finished talking.
GIVE BIG WELCOME.
There were no frills on their well
come. They were waiting for the train,
they assembled promptly at the proper
place, and their addresses of welcome
were brief and to the point They had
come to get all the benefit from the
train they could, and they wasted no
time in ceremony.
Mayor S. L. Hagan introduced the
principal of the school. w. L. II. Harri-
son, who spoke on the wonderful adj
vancement of Industrial methods. science
and civilization. These two and J. r.
Stuart, a member of the city council,
constituted the reception committee.
Corn and cotton are the leading crops
here, WIN more of the latter. They
are waking up. though, to the importance
of corn Recently big deposits of green
slate were discovered near Paramount
and it is now being quarrl-,.. 1t is the
only green slate Found in any quanti
ties. to speak of outside of Vermont.
Samples were presented to the train.
1t is solid, clear GRAINED, pure green in
color, and takes a beautiful polish.
Being only half mile from the Bar
tow county line and three miles from
T. Pickens county line, the Paramount
crowd was more than ordinarily repre-
sentative in this respect. A few of the
leaolng farmers recognized in the audi
ence were the following: Tom Byrd
Jim Byrd and Philip Byrd, who are
brothers; P. NJ. Tate, Pat Mahan, John
Disharoon, John Irwin, Jr, John Bag
we'll, r. H. Thompson, R. L. Strickland,
v A. Woody, l.. d. Woody, James
Thompson, Andrew Shirley. Walter
Watts, H. M. Hamrick, Newton Green
and Lindsay Hood.
From Paramount to Chatsworth,
distance of rs miles, the train made
| in about 40 minutes and there was still
about an hour and half of daylight
left at this, the last stop for/the day.
Though a young town and as yet
a comparatively small town, Chats
worth is growing fast and is progress
i've, and the welcome she gave the ag
ricultural train was thoroughly cordial
and appreciative.
A gathering of more than 1900 peo-
pie were waiting at the depot and
though the train arrived about an hour
late there was no sign of Impotence.
The brass band of Eaton Military in
stitute, school for rboys, established
a few years ago and flourishing UNI
der the direction Of rof. w. NJ. Green
lea, formerly Connected with the Boys
High school in Atlanta was busy with
the inspiring strains of Dixie" as the
train rolled up, and the crowd gave
rousing cheer.
Senator c. N King, of the 43rd dis
trist, and one of the leading attorneys
of Spring lace, made the welcome adj
dress In the highest terms of praise he
Endorsed the great work the agricultural
train is doing and to Chatsworth and
Murray county he bid the train and
its party Almost hearty welcome.
The Importance or raising more corn
and the great possibilities of the live
stock industry in this county were the
main points stresser. The farmers were
urged to plant their rolling hillSidss
in grass to fatten hogs and cattle on.
They were urged to get together buy
a good jack. invest in a few good breed
mares, and go to raising mules instead
of buying them. They were urged to.
enrich their soil by crop rotation AMI
supplying more vegetable matter. Cow
peas is one of the best leguminous
crops in the world for the later pur-
pose, they were told. Deep blowing, is
absolutely essential to building up the
soil and making it produce the maxi
mum yield. On the subject of selee-
ton of corn seed especial emphasis
was laid. The farmers were urged not
to bnuy western corn for planting. 1t
will produce a faulty crop, perhaps a
poor crop, and the foder it produces
will most likely be musty. Such feed
gives mules acute indigestion, the farm
ers were told and of that compliant
mules die ust the same people
CHATSWORTH INDUSTRIES.
As stated, Chatsworth is a flourishing
town and it has peculiar advantages