The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
BEING SHOWN |
PROFITS N THE SOUTH.
WILL MEET HERE WEDNESDAY
Experts ON Agricultural Subjects
Among spcai<ers-Builetan of Or
xanizataon Has Convincing Argu-
ment In Census Figures.

Arrangements have been completed
for the conference to be held We'd
nesday noon In the auditorium OF the
Jefferson Hotel by the Richmond Cham
Der OF Commerce and the Southern Set
Element and Development Organization.
The conference la in the interest Of
the development of the natural re-
sources Of the State. with special en-
phasis placed upon the agricultural
development
A number Of experts will make ad-
dresses. Among them will be Governor
Henry C. Stuart. Commissioner of Az
rfcuIturs and immigration George W.
Koinsr. and others. Some OF the sub
jects to be taken up by the speakers
and by conferes In general discussion
are:
THE Kind Of Farmer virginia Needs,
and How to Get Him." what BENEFIT
Can be Received by Individuals and
Farmers Clubs from the state Agri-
cultural Department" BEST Means of
the National Agricultural Department
Getting in Touch With the Individual
Farmer" advice to the Farmer in His
First Years Work" and what the
Southern Settlement and Development
Company Proposes TO Do for the State"
south Dest Money Making section.
Ths following bulletin. just issued
by the southern settiemen and Devel-
opment Organization, shows what is
from going to the West and North
west and TO induce farmers from other
sections TO come to the South:
Western and Northern railroads,
land agents, real estate men and cities,
in Q united effort to stem the tide
Of the farmers movement into the
South, are broad casting the statement
that the only thing the South has to
sell worth any consideration fs Its ell
mate. They are using tons OF printers
Ink TO publish miles OF statistics de-
signed to prove that Southern far
mer cannot make q profit because, they
declare. he must spend all he gets for
his crops In the fertilizers to raise those
crops
! wv. III. Manss, vfce-president and
general manager Of the Southern Set
Element and Development Organization.
has taken up the cudgei to refute these
aspersions and has come back at the
prairie boosters with a compilation of
statistics from the last United States
Census Reports. which proves that the
South u the best money making sec-
ton for farmers In the United States
Thousands of copies Of the Manss' COM
pilation have besn sent out by his or
ganixation and Its allied associations.
ssutheFn Farming Profitable.
I'm the net returns per acre. as
compared with tho average land value
of farm par acre-which indicates the
value Of farm land as an Investment
the twelve States east OF the Missis-
sfppi River and south OF Mason and
Dixon's line rank among the nrst
twenty sig Of the forty-eight States.
Some Of the Western and Northern
States with high priced land rank be-
low the lowest of the Southern States
What Ia considered a. one Of the
most significant showings made by
Mr.. Manss 10 that the average per-
ceHtage of revenue per acre. ~ COM
pared with the average land value
per acre. in the States of Maryland,
west Virginia. Virginia. North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia. Florida.
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi. Ten
nessee and Kentucky 10 1904 per cent.
This shows that farming. when con-
Quoted along right lines. is highly
profitable In the South. a. the net re-
turns equal each year the average
value of the land"