The Brunswick news., 1916-10-22
Meeting of the Farmers and The
Many interested at the Conn
munity School Yesterday was
a Success in Every Sense of
The Word. Some Good Talks.
Bankers or Their Representa-
tives Were There Holding Out
a Helping Hand to Those Who
Desired to Take Advantage of
The Great Opportunity.

At the meeting Of farmers, bank
ers and business men at the Commun-
ity school yesterday afternoon begn-
nings were made on three lines that
VIII mean muci. for Glynn county and
that mark an awakening of interest in
cooperative work between the farm
ers and business men in Glynn coun-
ty A farmers cooperative associa-
ton was organized, the Brunswick
purchase + gistered sows to be given
to worthy farmer boys, and the Sat
suma Grange colonization plan was
endorsed by several speakers as be-
ing the solution of the problems of
colonization and farm development
in the county.
At least one hundred and fifty peo-
Pie attended the meeting. there being
men, women and children from both
the county and Brunswi k Prof. ].
e. Steele, principal of the Commun t.
school, and instructor in agriculture,
welcomed those present, and turned
the meeting over to Gratz Dent, who
had worked up the meeting practical
ly by his own efforts, and who acted
as chairman. Mr. Dent had outlines
of the program and suggested plan
for organization inscribed on the
biackboards.
The first speaker introduced was
Prof. j. e. Hart, Jr assistant n agri-
culture extension, Georgia State Col
lege Of Agriculture was the first
speaker His address covered the mat
ter of hog raising in several of it's
many phases and was exceedinly in
teresting and instructive. He gave in
formation on the values of the various
breeds of hogs, described the manu-
facture of serum for ?noculation
against hog cholera, ana stressed the
importance of cooperation among the
farmers in raising the same type of
hCgs to simplify the marketing
C. D. Ogg, chairman of the board
of county commissioners. announced
that the county had placed number
of reistered boars With farmers at
various points IN the county for the
benfit of those living in each district,
and said that the county has one more
boar to place. and that any farmer
that would take proper care of if
could secure the loan of the hog by
calling for it at the county farm.
George E. Murrell, hCrticulturist OF
the Southern Railway. who was the
first one to approach the people of
Brunswick to grow Satsuma oranges.
was then introduced. Mr.. Murrell
stated that many sections like Glynn
county had never progressed in farm
ing development until they found G.
what has specially fitted to their soil
and climate. He traced the history of
the development Of apple growing in
Virginia, that brought wealth to the
section; that of the strawberry section
of North Carolina, signally successful,
and now bringing in more than two
million dollars a year; told of a small
section in South Carolina. a sandy soil
district, formerly considerd one of
the poorest in the state, where it was
found that dewberries could be raised
to market when the market was bare
This development resulted in an in
come of over one n-"1lion dollars.
Finally he told of the conditions
around Mobile less than ten years ago,
after the timber had been cut off and
the cut-over pine lands sold at TWEEN
ty-five cents to fifteen dollars per
acre, according to location, and every
one there said they were toe poor to
raise anything. and the marvellous
increase in population, some $500 to
1000 families. and the vast Increase in
wealth, estimated at from $25000.009
to S35, 100000 by various authorities,
and including taxable values. improve
ments allied development, and in
creased bank deposits and stock of
goods Mr.. Murrell stated that Bruins
wick has an advantage of climate over
NTcbi1a q coil anila1lv a & pO0d for Sat