The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-20

L
fined myself to the theory alone but |
have gone into experiments along al
most all lines of live stock, and ! |
have 50 satisfied myself Of the prOht-
able side Of it that l am doing some
thing this year that [ would advise |
no one else to do, and that is, on one |
farm / am raising live StOck-mutefJ |
cattle, hogs and sheep-and planting !
nothing except food for them. On an
other farm / propose to grow crops |
exclusively to fatten one thousand |
hogs which l will purchase next fall |
and winter. / would not do this un- |
der ordinary conditions as l am a firm |
believer that part Of our crop should |
be cotton, peanuts and tobacco, but |
I am anxious to demonstrate to my |
county and my people the practicable |
ity Of raising live stock, and its profit !
ableness, and well will l be repaid
if I awaken them 70 these possiblll-
ties. I ask your pardon for alludlng
to such a personal matter, but | do
it 20 show my own faith.
There is a great movement all over
the country to put more live stock on
the farms and to diversity crops. The
First National Bank of ST. Paul, Mimi,
has recently taken Professor II. r.
Smith, Anima! Husbandman, from the
Agricultural College of that State, not
to make him vice-president or cash
| ier. but to put him in the field to
preach more live stock and diversified
| crops. James J. Hill, great railroad
| builder that he is, never conceived
| more constructive idea than this act
| this campaign commence to be felt
in the great Northwest, that ST. Paul
bank should certainly enjoy its full
| share Of the profit and prospeSity.
| In the South, the question Of put
| ting more live stock on each farm is
not one for the consideration Of the
| farmer alone. There are SO many OBJ
stacles and prejudices to overcome, SO
much to learn as to the best manner
to proceed. that the average farmer
is discouraged in the beginning. The
| Departments of Agriculture, both Ma
tional and State, are extending a
helping hand. The County Demon
strating Agent is ready to advise, but
the farmer needs more than this; he
needs credit from the bank and en-
} couragement and good will from all.
If some large manufacturing con-
Germ were considering the location Of
: a plant in this section, I can see the
! activity and interest OF this influ-
entail organization to land it at Will
son. and at the most it would not add
very large per cent to your per cap
ita wealth. Why not use the energy
and great influence Of your body to
: develop the great plant you have al
: your door? Why not help make your
8 farming interest increase its produc'
ton of food stuff from $500 pei
!. capita to that of Allegheny County
: $500? Put the vim of your organi
= zatiOn behind the farmers OF Wilson
q county and the prosperity Of YOU
= county and city would grow by leaps
and bounds.
| Theh business men Of the Soutl
Il should study the needs and problem
~ Fnr
!. thought that there should be held il
It the towns and cities, not for the farm
It er alone, but as much for the busines
s. man, farmers Institutes to teach hin
the needs OF the greatest industry O
,e all. North Carolina has two and one
1t half times as much invested in agri
t. culture as it has in manufacturing
le and agriculture has ten times the pos
l. sibiities Of profitable development an
in no one feature more than the produc
a tion Of live stock.
sc / am not the one to recommend t
'e you how you should proceed to brin
1e more live stock to the farms Of Will
n son county. My words would be 500
ia forgotten, but every member Of thj
re Chamber OF Commerce should fin
lie out who the representatives Of tn
I'd Department Of Agriculture are VIII
come to Wilson. who your Count
y, Demonstrating Agent is and make
tn point to meet them and discuss tn
IS, problems Of the farmers with then
r Get in your mind what will best &C
X; vance the farming interest Of yol
or county and how best to proceed to il
ad crease the production OF live stoc
ne and then urge your farmers to
te, these things. Urge them with all
lis your individual persistence. and wit
IL the spirit of your organization bae
ry Of you. and tell you that your cou1
ny ty will become 2 leader in the NOV
ny ment to increase. the production
d live stock and food stuffs in the Sout
Us, and that when the other counties
'nt the State have followed in your foo
eo steps, North Carolina will not pu
're chase over $4,000. 100000 worth
lue IOod stuffs as it did in 1910.
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