Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-21
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ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 21.-Since the
attention of Georgians has been drawn
so forcibly by the exigencies produced
by the European war to the wisdom Of
the "Buy-at-Home" and Make Georgia
Self-Sustaining" slogans that will be
heard in every county in the state on
Georgia Products Day, Wednesday, No
yember 1Sth--the day that will mark
an epoch in the history of Georgia-re-
quests have been pouring into the head
quarters of the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce for definite information as
to the proper methods of preparing and
marketing farm products, and particu-
larly grains and hay. To supply this
information, the State Chamber secur-
ed the services of a committee of eX-
perts, the report of which follows:
In considering the question Of re-
ducing the cotton acreage the farmer
has complained that he has nothing to
raise on the area formerly devoted to
the staple crop. When corn, wheat,
oats and hay are suggested he claims
with some justification that when he
raises any more of these products than
he can use himself, or dispose of in his
immediate neighborhood, there is no
possibility of selling his surplus at
anything like true valuation. He feels
that before giving up something that
he knows he can sell, some means
should be provided by which the sub
sstitute crop could be proftably mar |
keted.
while this feeling is to certain
extent justified, it is but fair to the
grain dealers of Georgia to say that
the present state of affairs is largely
the fault of the producer, in that he
does not put his corn, oats, wheat, hay,
etc. in the same salable shape as it can
be bought in other sections.
'His corn is generally offered for
sale in the ear, or if shelled, it is no!
properly cleaned and is frequently full
of cob ends and rotten corn and is I'M
properly sacked. His oats and wheat
suffer from the same lack of proper
packages. His hay is often poorly cur
ed and poorly packed, and is usually
general mixture of crab-grass, pea
vines. clover, Bermuda, weeds and any
thing that happens to grow up in the
fields.
"Tn short, if the farmer would give
+ba came attention to the raising of his
food crops and offer them for sale in
+bo same marketable shape as he does
his cotton, he would have less trouble
in disposing of them at the market
nrice The requirements for making
these products bring their true value
are stated here briefly. They are not
reasonable and in reality would
cause very little extra trouble to the
farmer.
Corn should be selected before be-
. inc sbelled: that is, the damaged or
rotten ears, should be all thrown out
as they detract from the market value
Tn sacking the corn use strong souhu
bag that will hold two bushels or LIZ
mounds Of corn and put exactly tha'
amount in every bag, as this AVOIDS the
,,ooosistv Of re-weighing the bag every
+ire Il changes hands. Also TN CASE
both yellow and white corn are ralSeo'
1,oon the white and yellow separate al
ter Smelling and sacking' SO that II you
.o,, 1oo bushels Of white corn you
will know that you are delivering 50
sacks Of white corn and not 80 SACKS