The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-12

community part of your community in lust the svm wav
and the any other industry that ere
venture the statement that other industry this community
much at stake have We part every community
reached by rails and granted by Management
that shall be included any plan anything which may
dertake by which has for purpose progress
ment of the communities both the Cities towns we'll
farming sections served by it. So will be that have
general interest you this meeting meeting
our patrons here elsewhere
AS example of what have mind point to the work which
the A. B. A. Railroad cooperation State College of
Agriculture trying do in this community this will
the bankers the all shoulders
assist We have undertaken responsibility this
confidently rely your wisdom good Judgment
advantage OF the opportunities offered We trying place
and investigation States Department of Agr
culture and the state College of Agriculture has command
''COVER. CROPS"
lay much emphasis upon Team Work. because it that
sort Of pulling together that necessary accomplish
seek the production of CoveCops There many phases
Re mo %ec but T only mfn0n "a few which
In nv limited knowledge OF the subject will undertake to
First Because your land during
ter months will the denchng rains from teaching all of the
erVy out OF the soil That would to be logical proposition
Second Cover-Crops will add humus the SOIL which
tire prime necessities needed the fertilization of the soils this
Third The growing of egumeous CoverCrops take nitro
for the benefit crops you may grow upon the
land during the This will MATERIAL reduce your bill
for fertilizers Containing that Ingredient,
the feed both grain and hay that Georgia buying
states told that the hay aud bill the Georgia
into millions annually Both hay grain
South Georgia abundance
section of this country 1t should be
farmer of Georgia that this sends
the enrichment of the farmers the North and West less favoraby
endowed than for such staple farm under the
head of Cover-Crops.
Another benefit which derived from the growing oCover
crops and this last feature probably of less value than
the revenue derived from the of all the and hay which
we handle That the impression which given the traveller
the tourist the home seeker and inventor of
ing the level stretches and unbroken fields which extend
uped continuity beginning with the beautiful valleys North
ga around Atlanta which increase fertility and grandeur you
eastward and Onward through South Georgia.
the coastal plains to the Atlantic Seaboard al Brunswick
Dr. IT, Hadman Statesman, physician, banker and farmer
large scae having made special studies the diseases of
their bearing the possible appearance boweev
the need better farm conditions for the
and the economy of booded stock.
Hon. D. d. Price, commissioner of agriculture and
the OCCASION closed the morning with Short
tive endorsement of the preceding speakers Mr.
the Chamber of Commerce that all interested the culture
Alfalfa would be furnished the model farm Mr.
Farmer after dinner and invited the assembly visit the model
kitchen and dining presided by the loyal
of the Womans club and assisted bevey the country