Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-21
AGRICULTURAL
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~ AID SUCCESSFUL HN1Nd
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TEST FARMS OF THE CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA RAILWAY

A report on the results obtained on
some twenty-seven test farms conduc.-
ed by the Central Of Georgia railway
in cooperation with the Central of Geor-
gia railway for the year 1915 is now
available. and copies OF it can be obtain
ed free Of cost on application TO Mr.. j.
+. Jackson. agricultural agent OF that
road, az savannah. These test farms
have now been maintained for the past
four years. and as n result there has
accumulated body OF information con-
corning the possibilities Of diversified
farming In the southeastern states OF
the greatest practical value to all per-
sons who own or operate land The re.
port in question takes up all the factors
involved in the operation OF the test
farms in great detail. showing the num-
Der OF acres cultivated. the amount OF
money spent for man and horse LABOR
the cost Of seed, fertilizers, harvesting
and marketing. Rent is allowed the
land owner, and there is also shown the
total cost. yield, value and prOfit or loss
on each test farm This information -
also furnished relative to every crop
grown on these farms OF which there is
quite a variety. For instance, Mr.. {.
II. Stanley, OF Tennille. Ga, operated
1926 acres in a test farm and made
net profit per acre Of s3S.69. Mr.. Stanie.E
grew IL acres of cotton, and of course
sold the lint and seed at prevailing mar
ket prices He grew 10 acers of corn
and harvested his corn stoNer. and plant
ed peas in the corn middles- He had
10 acres I'm oats. and 10 acres in peavine
hay following the oats. He grew IL
acre of sugar cane and acre OF sweet
potatoes.
The record shows that he produced
5.e00 pounds OF cotton which brought
him s6O6.25, or a profit of s2ee-l4. He
produced $500 pounds OF cotton seed
which sold for s171, or a profit Of sl67.
He produced SCI bushels Of corn at a
cost of $3.50 from which he made a
profit OF sI6T.60. The corn slower cost
him $50 and was worth $40 leaving a
profit OF $50. He harvested so bushels
of peas from the crop planted in the
corn mid6les. II cost him $25.25 to gath
er the crop and pay for the seed, leav-
ing him q profit OF s64.75. Possibly few
farmers realize the Importance of plant
ing peas I'm corn middles and the mon
etary benefits which may be derived
from such a practice. The 10 acres IN
oats yielded 425 bushels. IL cost sl4l-t5
to produce the crop. leaving a profit Of
sass IS. The 10 tons Of peavine ha'
secured after the oats cost s62.l5, leaV-
ing a profit of S137.S5. one hundred and
six gallons Of syrup were made from the
quarter Of an acre in sugar cane The
cost of producing this crop was s2l.2O.
and the profit s42.40. Two hundred and
fifty bushels OF sweet potatoes were oh
tanned from the acre devoted to this
crop. II cost s5O.25 to produce them.
leaving n profit of sIST.25.
The total cost OF producing the crops
on this 1926 acres OF land was sSsSsl;
the total value Of the crop was So
1895. and the profit -s1.2ss.54. or an
average. as already stated, of s3S-6s per
acre. The man labor amounted TO.
s1277I: the horse labor to $3.50; the
seed cost, $3.50: the fertilizer. $1,000;
harvesting, S159.S5: and marketing,
SI50.S5. Rent was allowed to the eX-
tent OF $4,000.
In this connection il is important TO
state that Mr.. Stanley made the largest
rroft ever shown on a test farm This
IL due in part TO the fact that four
years ago he established a crop rota-
ton and he has his land in a fine state
OF cultivation Mr. Stanley is one Of
the most enthusiastic men who is OPP
Grating test farm; he believes in what
he is trying to do, is giving his time,
energy. and thought 10 his farming OPP
erations. and has obtained results which
must be regarded as little short OF phe-
nomenal Yet what he has done is prac-
teal on many other farms, and shows,
what has been emphasized in previous
wFite-ups OF these reports, the great
latent possibilities of our soil under an
intelligent system OF cultivation and
management While It may be possible