Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-15
MANY TOWNS GREET
EXTENSION SCHOOL
Farmers, Wives and Children
Attend Meetings and Hear
Lectures


Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ca. March S.-The
extension school, held under the aus
pices Of the Georgia State College of
Agriculture, is becoming more and more
popular as its work becomes better UNI
derstood. At Moultrie Pitts and Jackson,
the interest shown by those attending
is i'm itself an indication of the sue
cess Of the school. The members of the
farmers union at jackson came to the
session as a body with the intention Of
finding out something about the funda-
mental principles Of agricultural science.
Then at Fayetteville, where the school
is at present, the farmers. their wives,
sons and daughters packed the court
house TO its entire capacity, making 1t
necessary after the welcome address by
Senator A. O. BlalOck, to divide the at
tendance into two sections. The ladies
and girls going TO the school house to
work with Miss Mary L. Creswell along
the line of domestic science and girls
canning club work. Miss Creswel talk
ed about the preparation of foods, and
how variety of eatables helped to keep
down the Doctors bills. She also ENROLL
ed many new members to the Girls Can
ming Club of Fayette County. In this
work each girl grows vegetables, such
as tomatoes and beans for market and
canning.
Prof. J. W. Firor took, up in conjunc-
ton with this work the ways of maxi
ing hotbeds and cold frames for start
ing .he tomato plants, how to trans
plant the young plants, how TO prepare
the land and cultivate the soil. Special
attention was laid on the deep prepara-
ton of the soil and the thorough culti-
walton of the land to kill weeds and
conserve moisture. .-
BLALOCK SPEAKS.
Senator A. o. Blalock spoke in his well
come address of the fact that water
never rises higher than its source" and
that no industry could grow and develop
unless those engaged in the work pos
sess high ideals for its future status.
Prof. j. Phil Campbell in his remarks
on the boys corn club work told of the
boys who grew corn last year, He read
one Of the reports handed in by one of
last years members, This report which
was in the nature of an essay was writ
ten up in the boys own language, and
the prevailing thought was deep plow-
ing, good fertilizing and frequent culti-
walton. 'tsrr
The other experts from the college
that were on hand i'm Fayetteville were
Prof. j. W. Hart dairyman, who arous-
ed a great deal of interest in the dairy
GTOI. =. Il. fNdSls dSTOnOuuSls
who gave excellent talks on crop culti-
walton, rotation and leguminous plants;
Prof. ]. L. Bishop, animal husband
man, who made some very valuable re-
marks on types and selection of farm
animals and feeds and feeding" DR..
Burson, veterinarian, who talked upon
and treated sick animals and Prof.
j. William Firor, horticulturist, who
talked upon orchard management and
lijay, Hartwell and Demorest. When the
itinerary is completed the farmers of
the state will have been given more di-
rect and specific information in regard to
farm science than by any other method
or agency heretofore. others forms of
instructions such as farmers institutes,
Farmers union rallies, etc, have arous-
ed the farmer to the point where he is
eager to improve his methods and needs
only specific instructions and demonstra=
tons to help him grasp the fundamental
principles of the new farming that is
revolutionizing the production of food
and clothing.