Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

hlbition Of the spirit Of conservation,
of how a helping hand can be EXTEND
ed not only to wasted humanity, but
for checking the waste of humanity;
If you would learn how the conserva-
tionists are serving the world, with
how many hands they are reaching.
out to save, take a trip to Knox
vile. Tenn, and there take time to
study the lessons revealed by the Ma
tional Conservation Exposition.
Land Building Has Story.
Perhaps no more important lesson
can be found at the exposition, for
the farmer OF the uplands of the
South, than that which is revealed
in the Land Building and 80 vividly
and plainly portrayed, which tells the
farmer Of the damage of erosion and
how it can be stayed.
The loss of soil by the wash of the
rains is revealed on a miniature
mountain side where rain is falling
from an improvised cloud of the
shower bath design. The water runs
in miniature gullies and runs muddy
to the miniature lake below. Adjoin-
ing this miniature mountain is an
other. capped with a luxuriant forest,
its field slopes clothed in grass.
Here the shower is falling even
more copiously, but the water reaches
the foot OF the mountain, carrying
away no soil, maintaining its foun-
tain clearnesS and resting placidly in
the Piedmont lake.
The lesson is forests and grass on
the slopes. If the land is to be Gull
tivated in crops, then a winter cover
crop and always a vegetation to turn
the moisture downward and keep 1t
from shedding to the gullies and away
to the streams.
How the true forester is getting the
best from his forest and maintaining
Its highest usefulness is presented in
numerous illustrations, so that, il,
after seeing, a farmer would continue
to destroy and neglect. he will have
grievous sins to account for in the
judgment day, perhaps in time. but
certainly sometime, or else what
travesty on Justice.
Idea Gains Strong Hold.
That the conservation idea has
gained strong hold of the publie
school system is admirably revealed
In numerous exhibitions in the Land
Building; how enterprising high
schools and training schools have
taught the students to do with their
hands, and do exceedingly well. with
| skill and even art. To the practical
farmer that kind of thing does
look as If education were not dis
jointed from manual effort. that edu-
cation really need not lead a young
man away from the farm.
Child Welfare Exhibit.
One big building designated "Child's
Welfare Building" is literally plas-
tered with the most startling lessons
of how TO prevent disease. how TO de-
velop a child, what to eat, what va
ri ntr Il
to be avoided. Some of ii is quite
depressing to look upon, but certainly
not so depressing as the real which
may sometime be faced by che par
ent but when once faced II will not
be so dreadful after learning it in the
picture form and along with 1t some
knowledge of what it is and how it is
to be presented and how treated. This
moving picture runs free in this
building to reinforce the lessons Of
health. showing what to do with re-
spect to maintaining health and
treating disease.
What can be accomplished in the
Piedmont country by turning a littlo
water into a fiume and dropping it on
turbine is practically demonstrated
in way by which many farmers may
profit. 1t means electric-lighted
premises, electricity for the churn,
the thresher, the feed cutter. the
vacuum cleaner, the washing ma
chine. the sewing machine. the pump
ing of water to a reservoir and all
the rest of modern conveniences of
living.
OF course, the lessons of diversity
of agriculture are taught at the ex-
position. One East Tennessee farmer
has an exhibit from his ordinary farm
of his numerous sources of revenue.
More than fifty kinds of crops vera
shown. The farmer was converting
his broom corn into first class
brooms. He was preserving and jelly
ing all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
He was baling a variety of hays. He
was making honey, manufacturing
vinegar, curing meat. manufacturing
lard, sausage and other by-products
OF a pork industry. He was selling
off sour wood He was making ak
handles from hickory. And this farm
er, mechanic, aparian. meat packer
and what-not Is rs years old and the
biggest booster in the county.
A thousand exhibits of the posi-
bilities of agriculture in the South
are revealed in splendor. 1t all shows
very plainly that this is country
where crops, fruits, vegetables berv
ries and all. will grow to magnificent
fruition that it is being done sue
cessfullv and can be done by anyone