Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-27
FIGHTERS FOR THE.
FARMING Of STATE.
To MEET At MACON

MACON, Ca, Feb 27.-The agricul-
taral forces of Georgia are being mar
shaled to meet a crisis. The state is
right now facing the biggest problem
of its history and is threatened with
devastation more serious than that
which Sherman spread on his famous
march to the sea- that is unless the
state awakens and prepares to meet
the crisis.
The State College of Agriculture is
waging a fight throughout Georgia to
prepare the state for the coming of
the dreadful boil weevil, that left wreck
and ruin in its path from the Mexican
border almost to the heart of the En-
pire state. To show the farmers of the
state what they must do to save them
selves from the ravages of the Weevll
with resultant financial ruin and posi-
bic starvation, number of teams COM
posed of agricultural experts are con-
ductiug series of meetings throughout
the state. In all 100 counties are in
GIrded in the campaign and more than
500 meetings are being held More than
100000 farmers will attend these meet
ipgs and hundreds of them are protiting
by what they hear and have come to
The realization that only in the gospei
of Investigation does their salvation
lie.
DIR. Andrew M. Soule, President of
the State College of Agriculture, has
called all of these teams to assemble IN
Macon March %, 23 and "a, for the fin
al rally of the campaign and is extend
ing an invitation to the agricultural
forces of Georgia and the South to
Join them here.
For Other States.
Georgia is anxious that the people
in other southern states interested IN
AGRICULTURAL should attend the Boil
Weevil Conference in Macon and there
are two important reasons why they
should do so. One is that Georgia
wants to learn from other states the
art of diversification and stock raising
and the other is that it would be to the
interest of all who have stock to sell
to come. Georgia is going into the live
stock business on large scale. The
farmers want to buy.
Discussing the coming meeting, Dr.
Soule says: "A great Agricultural
Conference has been planned at Macon
for March % to "a. Leaders of Ma
tional reputation will submit PROPOSE
tions for discussion and conclusion.
Three special conferences has been
nrovided for, one for the consideration
of the boll weevil problem, the second
for the promotion of animal industry,
and the third for the marketing PROB
lem These three subjects are funr-
rmentallv related to the welfare OF our
Or0hlemS. we USeu IllS CApSA
ard the cooperation of every progress
i've organization in making these meet
ings serve the purpose for which they
are intended. The leaders have been
requested to state their plans ana
rropositions briefly so as to leave time
for full discussion. We want each org
anization to send one or more dele
gates. Let us make this truly repre-
sentative and aggressive gathering ol
southern agricultural leaders. We can
not do this without the aid and CO.
oneration of all agricultural mstltu-
tons"
.In view of the definite relations OF
such conferences as these to the 1u-
+ure nrogress and welfare of osutherh
agriculture and our economic ad-
vancement generally, l hope we may
have the pleasure of welcoming large
number of delegates"