The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-02

TOBACCO-Thc first campaign
made in the interest OF agriculture
was for an increased acreage, OF to-
bacco The A. T. & \. very gener-
ously employed Mr. J. NJ Jones,
man OF wide experience in the tobac-
co industry. TO travel over several
counties in this territory and visit
| the farmers from time to time with
the County Agents for the purpose OF
| giving the farmers first hand inforna-
| ton on the proper and safe methods
OF growing tobacco, furnishing infor-
nation from the seed bed to the de-
livery OF the tobacco to the ware
house
In order to bring this tobacco in
dustry TO success it was necessary
to visit every school in the county
and talk with the farmers of these
different communities relative to. the
ACCESSIBILITY of growing tobacco in
this section. Not only this, out hun
dreds Of farmers were visited on their
farms, i'll their homes, and on the
streets, etc. Seed literature, and in
formation were given to the farmers
who showed any interest in growing
tobacco, and his name and address
taken and followed up with literature
and information.
Among the successful growers in
this immediate territory are the fol-
lowing: &. p Mingledorff. c. D. Ev-
ans, T. +. Hyatt, J. c. Bush G.. A.
Young, Dr. Osborn, L. Dickey, O. p.
Rogers, &. W. Talbot, p. Z. Stone
and Judge Clements. In spite of the
! fact that the seed-bcds were all l.;i!cd
ont BY the freeze and this followed
By an unusually dry year, these farm
orS made an average OF $50 pounds
per acre and received an average price
OF $50 per 100 pounds. Prices now
are SO 100 pounds more than then.
| A proof beyond doubt that tobacco
. 4 GoCd crop to grow.
/ l.'@ very best tobacco experts in
tx United States visited our town
! and county. leaving their money and
infrrilation that took them years of
/ hard labor ard study to get. We have
ad ST II visitors as J. M. Matheson,
! W:.o has had charge of one of the
Government Tobacco Experiment
stations for several years, man
who writes practically all the bulletin
on the tobacco industry and who is
SAID to be the best posted and most
Practical tobacco expert anywhere.
we have had such men as w. r. Lea.
or l1mmonsville, S. c., a man who
mas had charge of one of the most
successful tobacco warehouses in the
TOBACCO belt, man of wide experi
ence nthe business. We have had
such men as J. r. Fain who is d.
rector of the Agronomv Department
at the State College of Apriculturc
You readily sec the advantage of hay
ing such men visit our town and
county. They came here on more
than one occasion and gave inform
alton worth having Not only these
but great many more who were in
terested in the industry.
\ on may be interested to know th #
a number of the largest and hest ~.
nacco buyers and manufacturers in
Amefica also visit your town and
Nou,''y. hey toured almost every
ROAD IN the county and neighboring
oou'i'leS and examined the tobacco
ana our soils and conditions thor
ougniy They were unitdd in the
oplhlon that we have the bst soils
ana climate for growing tobacco that
n nad been their privilege to see
Neither did they hesitate to saw that
II inc people here would grow the
.pDacco which they knew they could
.hey would send the best BUYERS OF
the country here.
ne beginning of the tobacco in
nuS!ry here IN South Georgia is the
beginning. of an industry that if nush-
ca properly by both banker and bus;-
ness men. will mean more to The
progress and development OF th;s
section than anything we know.
EollON-During the winter and
larry spring general campaign was
carried out to reduce the cotton 49,
age and increase the food crons for
man and beast The object being 70.
oring about system of the boll Soeo
VII and also meet the demands NJ v,a :.
CONDITIONS for more food and feeJs
Inc County Agent wishes to pive drs
credit to the Club Women. a I.rae
number of the business and nrofassN
ional men, and to Mr.. |. GeIders al;
Tor or the Leader-Enterprise for +he;r
eAeeient and timely aid and co-onera-
oiol IN TINS campaign. Through their
aIsls'dhce we were able to pull "a
MHat both Federal and State officials
saia 10 be the biggest thing anv conn
~ mad done-that of taking the mes
age. to 1000 people scattered Over ~
entire county in one night So com
plete and so emphatic was orr Vol
on TINS line that practically every far
iiier III the county increased h;s tacra-
age and his effort toward food 60
"a self-sustained farm became bps tbs
slogan throughout the COUNTY The he
result u.s.. we have the greatest food
crop the county has ever had 0u
| fifty of the best farmers in tho
county volunteered their services ~
ioliow the instructions of the Feder 20
and State Agricultural Department i; in
combating the boil weevil and @ro ~,
cotton IN spite OF the boil weevil In.
Structons were given to these farm
ffs and visits were made to thn;r
farms from time to time TO rendar
Whatever service needed. These farm.
ers did their work we'll and. stand
ready, to give advice and suggestion
70 other farmers in their commnn;-
ties. While we were aware Of tbe
tact that the boil weevil would not
prove to be SO, damaging this wear
past history teaches us that the farm.