Evening journal., 1915-04-23


"The South VIII Feed Herself"
These significant words, full of action
and determination. have been chosen
as a motto by many Of the cotton
growing states which have come 10
realize the warning spoken by the far
seeing humanitarian and statesman,
Henry w. Grady. nearly forty years
ago. that:
ITO mortgage our farms In New
York for money with which to buy
meat and bread from outside sources
is not good business.
"When every farmer in the South
eats bread from his own field, meat
from his own pasture. vegetables from
his own garden. fruit from his own
orchard, and butter and milk from
Lis own dairy; caring for his crops in
his own wisdom and growing them in
independence; making cotton a sur
plus crop and selling II in his chosen
market; in his own time, for cash
and not for a receipted mortgage
then the South will begin to realize
the fullness OF her opportunities"
Advantages Of the South.
The South has many advantages as
an Agricultural and Live Stock Coun-
try. There is a ready market with
high prices for beef, dairy and poultry
products. and grain; land is cheap;
the climate is mild: the South has a
long growing season-two and some.
times three crops can be produced on
the same soil during the same year;
! the South is adapted to the growing
OF a variety of hay and forage crops,
root crops, corn, oats, and other
| grains. Beef can. be produced at a
less cost than in the northern states
In the South the rainfall is abun
dant; everywhere there are streams
and springs. which are Of great benefit
TO the stockman.
The people Of the South are awaken
ing to the opportunities offered by
these natural advantages
South Developing Rapidly.
Farmers. bankers, and merchants
are actively engaged in organizing
plans to meet the problems which are
confronting them. The cattle tick IN,
enemy OF diversified farming. is being
successfully controlled by effective
lcampaigns conducted over the entire
South by the United States Depart
ment Of Animal Industry in co-opera
tion with the people. The boil weevi
is giving way to the introduction o
practical systems of crop rotation
Millions of acres Of hill land are beinl
seeded to Bermuda and other grasse
which serve the double purpose Of pre-
viding pasture for live stock and pre-
venting the soil from washing. Lespe
deza, Bur Glover. Japan Glover. So
Beans. cowneas. Sweet Glover. Alfalfa
and Velvet Beans are grown in abur
dance for hay. Recent demonstration
show that soudan grass is an abur
dant crop In nearly every section G
the South.
Bringing in Breeding Stock.
As The quarantined line move
i,outh. scrub and tick-infested cattl
are replaced by thoroughbred breedin
stock. The people have begun to rea
ize the great economic saving in II
production Of foodstuffs at home;
other words. raising a living at hon
instead OF buying it from outside ma
kets. In fact the South is undergoir
an agricultural revulsion. II took inse
enemies and crop failures 10 make n
people OF the North realize the erro
Of a one-crop system; it has taken Il
boil weevil and war of nations TO II
press this fact upon the people of Il
'outh-that one-crop system will Il
,verish any country and viii impc
sh as well. she people who are i
on It's farms.
Is only through diversi6cation
; and the using Of our energi