The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-02-06
ONO. LEAN YEARS, Mr..
~ ID TELLS TERRELL AU-
1.cr BUT PROSPERITY TO
r INTERESTING TALK.

,-AIrE BUl ENO0A LINZ
\ .our-INTEREsTING TALK.
long, lean years were pre-
' " n Terrell and surrounding
] l..i.s by Mr.. ]. M. Taylor, Missis-
'lp hsrker and planter, in an ad-
# the court house Wednesday.
: 81 sttendance was good even
Tho meeting was started a
\ wy .ir,tes earlier than had been
nounced' Ill.,. NJ r.u,or
!, that Georgia would not be as
y Of the mercy of the weevil
n Mississippi was, for the following
,'.ns. Georgia has had eight
: wears in which to prepare for
Y rssviI, and has had the expert
!. NJ the states to the west to
" Nv Georgia has not as many
W w, ~ or as much brush for the
III II IN hide in as is found in Mis-
t, n " The amount of sand in the
II Spre causes it to heat more rap
and the weevil can be more cas-
dsnosed of. Cotton stalks don't
H. wa as large in Georgia as they do
Mississippi, and can be more easily
posed Of.
H, Taylor urged the farmers to
+rov their stalks before the first
4, as this would starve the wee
IN death. or cause them to go
4 winter quarters in such a weak
4 condition that they would die
ring the winter.
Must Cut Acreage.
The farmers must cut their acre
e Of cotton per mule, said Mr.. Tay-
Unless this is done the farmer
i 90 down and out. Cutting his
ton acreage in half, the farmer
hi have more time in which to cul-
ate the cotton he is growing, and
will also have more time in which
cultivate feed crops.
BIO farmer can buy feedstuffs, for
IN CT beast, with boil weevil cot
!, he said. The right kind of seed
lst be used, the land must be
Dperly prepared and the cotton
reage must be worked as it was
yer worked before. Under these
editions fair crop of cotton can
raised.
Must Keep Labor.
lr Taylor urged the Importance
keeping the labor on the farm.
said the labor should be kept
shed, but by no means should the
FaneeS be more than one-half what
were heretofore. Some ad-
ices must be made to the laborer,
ugh.
Inc cotton production will con-
De to slump for the first four
rs the weeyil is in the county,
mr. Taylor. The weevil puts
old time" supply merchant out
BUSINESS, for if he does not go
Oi business voluntarily the wee
viii break him. Some cotton
s. be produced, though, for it is
greatest money crop yet discov-
~, cotton can be raised at a
w under weevil conditions. but
lafm must first produce all the
9S'uhS that will be needed on il,
y suggested that the negroes he
e TO raise their own meat or
led to do without meat. The ne.
IN Mississippi used rabbits for
Il the first bad year of the weevil,
Can't Farm in Town.
ae farmer who lives in town is
gong to do well with his farm
y Weeyll conditions, said Mr.
ot 1t is going to take study,
appHcatlon and vigilant effort
u III a success of farming under
u conditions, and the man who
~ Ill Town and rides out occasion.
D' W. see now the negroes are doing
o4s 70 fall. The negroes are
b " need someone behind them
u sl5ne to see that they do their
! ana do it right. '-l0ii
us 1armer must diversifv-no+
ru 4. entlrely on peanuts or live
V b. tobacco or any other one
No, ~ ne must be an intensive
~ 1r' IN several products. and LOT
'" .n oS one of them, but plant
ve anG work fast, overcoming a
come you. eiS oI them
NY gol farming that was good before
kood i4 fd came, ne thought, would
Vo ~. farming under weevil c ~U%lu
IS % foI. that it would be advisable
O,, georgia Best Prepared.
J r s Mr.. Taylor, Prof. ]. p.
lort f.T 81 the State College, made
konsiJ tsik IN which he stated that
ju stotl Georgia a better n rlrel
had Dia te for the weevil than anv
b If f. oeen invaded by the pest
rf t"t nm are in greater need
IN sr man they are of unlimited
eaa aro y banking facilities, said
~ rsisin mart Georgia this wear
pplv ' ing enough oats and wheat
u 's s1es seed for next year, he said
/ c@1s that the farmer ex.
enturin'ml sense and judgment
H. '4 4, INTO the livestock bust
4 the ' o oold of what could be done
i bpl iI0rn IN breed Of cows and
eorpia de believed that an acre |
stuffs, " f land would produce more
ana ne lor cattle than grv 800