Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-20
THE JOURNALS LETTER BOX

relations when bread are unusual in great
cities when organized labor is pointing the sword of
destruction all multiplied activities; when the
boil weevi is threatening the success of
our great money crop; when this southland which we
all love- revolutionize methods of agricul-
ture or go down bankruptcy the duty Of every
lover and country contribute his mite to
the conditions lies in his power
This is my excuse for writing this letter. In so far
relations with other peoples are concerned as
as handling Of very threatening railroad
situation 1 believe the White House the
Moses who will successfully his people out Of
the wilderness fear uncertainty into which
recent events have led With calm confidence we
may rely upon wisdom strength and charity OF the
greatest president have possibly ever known GER
tanlv the greatest since Jefferson patriotic citi-
gems duty is to Loyalty and firmly support
him handling these great questions.
In our own humble way. each Of us can be just as
true to the interests OF
fellows as can the great men of the nation
farming people Georgians are facing just as
crisis and which, If not properly ana INTEL
ligently met, will locally incalculable harm.
Every man. woman and child in the state is vitality
concerned and interested of agriculture
With cotton boil weevil scattered practically
over the whole state; with hogs selling In the great
western at 1S to Is cents pound on foot
and cattle IL cents; with at over s1o5
Chicago wheat at practically ST. very serious
confronts 1t is true that cotton has been
bringing more money than at any time
since the sos If the weevil gets the crop and
there SELL this high price will be or no
benefit will only add to the burden by forcing
higher priced clothing. Radium is worth much over
$1,000 900 pound but this high price only penents
those having It for sale.
Experience Of sections proves that cotton cannot
be grown in the old 1t also proves that great
privation and suffering has always resulted to those
who seriously attempt to All the books, all
the farm journals, all teachings from the state
college agriculture pleading for more diversca-
ton. Various crops recommended. All agree that
it is essential that get out Of the ruts of the last
fifty years grow food supplies especially
To do this we must be able to grow cheap and album
dant suppes of feed for the tproducing animals
We cannot afford to rely corn, as does the west
Our average corn production is fourteen bushels per
acre The rich Of the west easily produce
thirty to fifty bushels per We must have more
reliable and abundant feed than corn. And this
in the velvet bean 1t Is easy to double the
value Of the grown on every acre OF
corn by planting proper Of beans with the
corn And years of experience have yet to see
the first crop of corn injured by beans. The only
added cost is that seed and planting and this is
negligible. with hand opening rows for corn anu
another with a good corn planter and guano morn
running from handles to bottom Of corn spout and
bucket of beans tied to round between handles two
good will plant twelve fourteen acres per DAY
of both corn and For two years have followed
this plan of planting with excellent results Cultivate
crop though only corn With me they
prove the surest crop grow. Have never failed
with stands, to much more than double food out
turn per
A great beauty about the crop that for winter
feed there is no necessity to gather beans. They will
he more readily eaten in open fields in March than
November a ration for cattle they are unsurpassed
When grazing enough shucks from stalks and
vines are to balance the ration so that not
particle other feed is required Hogs do well ana
make a very quality Of meat, but they VIII do
better If they have access a patch of For six
wears have killed right out of bean fields, and
had 1t of better quality Buyers of hogs on
foot make difference in bean or corn-IaIIeheu
animals Really there should be some difference In
favor beans; meat is sweet firm and greater per-
centage Of lean
Of taI iroDo
Of dollars annually go of Georgia for heterogeneous
fertilizers Beans being legumes, fix atmospheric
nitrogen large quantities. and they will eliminate the
for buying this highest priced OF all fertizins
materials They also carry about per cent potash
and some phosphorus At present prices Of fertzins
materials they worth about szz.50 per ton as
so,1 builder On our sandy soils Of coastal plain
region good crop of pastured off practically
assures doubling the following crop
Then, are forage purposes I know Of no annual
cron that will give heavier Chinese velvet
beans The present price Of peas is high as to be
practically prohibtve for sowing for hay One pushe
Improved Chinese beans will plant three or 1our
acres where the object hay alone, while 12 bush
els of peas costing 81 will be required per acre
Beans can be had at about 81 per acre
In April or early May fiat break and harrow land
Law off rows three to three a half feet wide with
four-nch scooter and drop bean every thirty inches
covering with forked pillow and leaving land level
desired a light brushing with one rurro" 10 TO"
NAV be given but is Enormous crops of
splendid hay can gathered in September or October
Some of our good farmers plant the Chinese beans
in corn gather full crop of and rake bean vines
curing for hay. OF course good many corn stalks
will be gathered up but it is matter to throw
them out while balng. This method is not the best
way bound to exhaust, and not build up the
land
There is farmer in Georgia so poor, nor negro
too ignorant grow this great With their help
we can rapidly build up our thin soils, grow meat
cheaper than any country in the world, and whip the
boil weevil to standstil Many cars OF fat cattle
and hogs being shipped from Laurens and
surrounding counties that cost growers almost nothing
II is the solemn duty every banker merchant and
business of do his best to extend their
culture No farmer AFFORD to Ignore them They
will be your best help in the boil weevil fight
Yours truly,
Lovett Ca. March 10. 1917 J. P. MATTHEW'S
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