The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-03-28

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and got the increased crop produc-
ton of cotton cut 43 per cent. when
he only increased production 10 or
IL per cent. My contention is, if he
had gotten justice the price should
only have been cut in the ration of
the increased production, if, indeed,
the farmer must give up to the specu-
lator what he increases in produc-
ton.
I went into the demonstration
work to learn all I could and
strangely enough l learned the oppo-
site of what was intended for me to
learn. [ have known all my life
that if I plowed we'll, fortified WELL
and cultivated we'll, I was pretty sure
of fair yield. l did not learn any
thing in this demonstration l did not
already know about cultural or fer
tiliZer methods but learned that all
we were doing was being recorded
up in Washington and if we reported
more than was made on the acre, it
was o. K. and only served to prove
that our brother farmers were Just
loafing about and not trying to farm
| have evidence in my possession
where one demonstration reported to
Washington he had made $500
clear profit on one acre in cotton
and in private letter he let it out
that it cost him $500 more than
he got for it, but he sold his farm at
a good price and helped to run land
values up in his community. But
remember, rise in land values is
only good to bring in more tax
know it only takes so much money
to run the government, but it seems
they can use all they can get their
hands on and just stay far enough
behind so as to keep paying to the
banks to 10 per cent interest on
every dollar of tax money, state,
county and local school, which, in
our county, makes a total interest
being paid out to the banks annually
. of $2,400.00.
This may appear Off the subject,
but the conspiracy is so closely woven
together, to fleece the farmer it will
take man with clearer head than
have to separate it. | have given
an illustration of how the demonstra-
ton worked in one instance and
what is true in one instance is
doubtless true in thousands of others.
Now will give an illustration in the
corn clubs which comes under my
own knowledge.
Some boys in this county reported
that they had made corn at cost of
lie. per bushel, but did not obtain
the prize, yet they were told that
the boy who produced corn the
cheapest and not the one who pro-
duced the most per acre would get
the prize. Other boys with the same
fine seed, (Hasting's prolific), the
same fertilizer and same cultural
methods, for they all had the same
seed catalogues, same bulletine, same
farm orators to tell them how to do
it, reported corn at a cost of tic.
per bushel.
Now l may be considered the big
gest fool on the face of the earth,
but this question comes to my mind:
If it was known that the farmers
were able when they CHANGED to
increase farm production to put the
Increase in his own pocket, would
those who toll not, neither do they
spin, be offering premiums and
spending money to induce our boys
to lie about how much and how
cheap they can produce things, also
to induce the farmers to produce
more, then tell him he had produced
too much, then turn round and tell
him to make everything he needs at
home? A thing 7 SincereIv wish ha