The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-23
B. B. B.-BREAD, BEANS, BEEF.

There is no way getting around the
tact that this is a great corn coun-
! try. Corn can be grown here almost
anywhere ii the land is drained. How
| much can be grown to the acre is not
known. Demonstrations show that
ninety counties in this state have
grown over 100 bushels to the acre.
This is not practical as an average,
oil course, but it gives some idea of
what can be grown. Farmers every
where are beginning to realize that the
low yield of IS to 20 bushels to the
acre is waste OF time and is the
most expensive way OF farming Pre-
pare a good seed-bed. select good
corn and work it every week or ten
days and after rains as soon as the
crust is dry enough drive at so or 40
bushels to the acre. you can make
this ii you get the seasons right and if
you have been growing velvet beans
on Your land for year or two. Ii
you find that you cannot reach this
mark, then the soil is lacking in hui
mus or you have poor seed corn and
the corn crop is not getting the pro-
per attention. You should then be-
gin tC grow velvet beans and peanuts
on your land with every acre OF corn
you grow.
Any one who has grown velvet
beans on their land for one year only
and have noticed the results know the
value of the velvet bean in building
up soil. However. you will find a
few farmers now who have never tried
this wonderful plant The velvet bean
is king" to the Southern farmer The
sooner every farmer gets acquainted
with the velvet bean and begins the
practice of growing them in his corn
every year, the. better it will be for
him. Velvet beans are worth at least
S. to $40 an acre to the soil for fer
tilizer 1t is taking nitrogen from
the air and storing it into the soil for
the next crop and when the vines are
turned under you get good deal of
potash as we'll as humus into your
soil You have here In this velvet
bean the best feed YOU can grow to
fatten beef or hogs on. BY utilizing
this crop this way you are not taking
anything away from the soil. you are
adding to it every year and you will
find that you can get larger yields ev-
cry year of any crop that you may
grow 1t is fact also that if you
plant your velvet beans at the proper
time and place in your corn you can
grow as much corn with the velvet
beans and peanuts as you can with
out them. You have three crops
here that should be worth at least $40
an acre each, and you are getting your
soil in better condition.
1t is true that it takes an able farm
err and one who has great deal Of
land to go into raising the high class
of beef cattle But any farmer can
have one. two or as many beef cows
in the fall and winter as he can feed
through the winter and market in the
spring. Even if he must get a grade
or scrub it will pay him better than
anything he can do. What would it
mean to Ben Hill for every farmer.
large or small. to grow a good crop
OF velvet beans on every acre of corn
that he grows and then use beef cat
tie to gather them in the fall and win
ter? 1t would bring lot of money
into this county and build up your
soils quicker than anything you can
do. Bread. beans, and beef is very
good slogan for you to adopt Try
if.
J. T. PITTMAN,
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