Evening journal., 1915-04-23

every day in the year that we can
make a great. rich country and a
strong, prosperous people. II is hard
to change old established methods, but
the people Of the South are changing
rapidly from the one-crop system TO
that OF diversified farming-the grow.
ing Of legume crops to enrich the soil
and give Il life and humus; the grow
ing Of live stock grains. and other
crops. and cotton as well. The produc
tion OF cotton in the South will be in
creased under a system OF diversified
farming.
The Great Forward Movement
This great forward movement in ag-
ricultural development is foroibly en-
phasized by activities Of all interests
in the South. Many states have effect.
ed permanent organizations to conduct
educational campaigns for the i'm.
provement Of agriculture and COM
merce. Oklahoma, Arkansas Ala
bama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tex
as have been unusually active. Mis-.
sissippi realized the great need Of real
constructive work along agricultural
lines more than a year ago. and a
Grown in Mississippi" campaign. COW
ering the whole state, was the, result.
A Grown in Mississippi" week was
set aside in 5000 schools OF the state,
and for one week during last Novem-
Der, 100000 school children studied
grown in Mississippi products. Louisi.
ana was covered with a Billion
Bushep' Corn Train; with thirty agri-
cultural lecturers, Oklahoma covered
seventeen counties in the eastern por-
tion Of the state, reaching $4,000 farm
ers and business men; Alabama is
now conducting a statewide crop di.
versihcation campaign which will con-
tinue for thirty-hve days. reaching a
hundred thousand people All OF
these activities have been great co.
operative movements directed by P. G,
Holden. of the Agricultural Extension
Department OF the International Har.
vester Company. These educational
campaigns have revealed an impress,
sive lesson.
The Turning Of the Worm.
The turning Of the worm" In Ar
kansas brought the people of that
state face to face with a most aston
ishing economic problem.
Early in November, 1914. Governor
Hays of Arkansas. the Little Roci
Chamber of Commerce. U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, State Bankers
Association Railroads. State Depart
ment OF Agriculture and many Other
prominent interests OF the state in
vited Perry G. Holden 10 come to Ar
kansas, and direct a statewide educa
tional campaign there. Investigation
proved that Arkansas was sending an
nually S75.000.000 out Of the state fol
the purchase Of food products in IN,
way of packing house products-corn
I flour, cereals. canned vegetables. an,
fruit. feed for stock. and other HON,
necessities. which could be NOR,
cheaply produced at home. Just s11
100000 more than the Arkansas Col
ton Crop brought in 1913.
/ Conouct educational Campaigns.
e Professor Holden with a stan @
q thirty competent. practical lecturers
e began the organization work in thl
: great movement early in Novembe
2 The campaign was inaugurated an
Z carried on for period of S5 DAYS
e l,100 meetings we're held in AZ di
S ferent counties. covering the enti,
e cotton belt Of the state. Il was III
J. greatest agricultural campaign ever II
e augursted in a state The bus
A. ness men did not ask the farr
v ers to come to town TO hear n
" lectures, but in 500 different cor
munities throughout the territory CO
of cred. campaign committees we're q
IS gained and automobiles and buggit