Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-14
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW NJ SOULE

ducts. The state has barely been
scratched. We have still to de-
velope an intensive type, of agri-
culture. Yet in spite of these facts
there has been accumulated in
Georgia approximately $4.0OO,0O0
worth of wealth already, so one can
readily see what a great future lies
ahead of Georgia. The state has a
network of railways and has, all
things considered, a very good sys-
tenn of improved sand clay roads.
There are splendid towns and cities
in Georgia and the people who come
here as strangers will find ready
welcome and good neighbors to live
beside.
AS to the type of agriculture
which may be practiced with profit
and success, that will depend al
most entirely on the fancy and wish
of the Individual concerned. In the
out as a prominent money maker
when properly planted, cultivated
and handled. No farmer will fail
to make good who uses cottoA as
his money crop and then produces nc e $
enough Of other plant and animal
foods to met the requirements OF
himself and his family, and send
that surplus which it is his privi-
lege and his obligation to do to a
neighboring town or city to support
several Vi IllS lIOIl-cS5 IL a SIt' 81 A'Ntit
lilies resident therein. SO one may
engage in general crop production
if that be ones fancy.
To those who prefer horticulture,
there are unlimited opportunities
Immediately ahead. The Georgia APP
pi I is famous throughout the nation:
we still have millions OF acres OF
land which can be planted to apples
with advantage. The Georgia peach
needs no Introduction to any clVlllzed
society. There are still vast areas
of land adapted to the cultivation OF
this luscious fruit. Pecan growing
may be engaged in by those who
prefer this type of horticultural en-
terprise. Certainly any man VINO
plants out pecan trees can make q
substantial living. from thG son "a
he chooses the right varieties, and
now that budded stock may be plant
ed so successfully, he will not have
to wait long for a return on MS IN
vestment. e--
may turn to trucking. In that event
he can be accommodated. Lettuce
can be produced on an enormous
scale. There is no reason in many
localities why celery should not be
grown successfully. kale, cabbage
irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, on
grown profitably and successfully.
One might develop almost any
phase of the trucking enterprise one
fancies and under wise management
would certainly find the lnvestment
successful and profitable as well.
, To those who prefer to concentrate
their energies on the production OF
animals, dairying offers many flne
Opportunities. The price OF milk
and butter are relatively high. There
which is not under-supplied with
these essential needs. The war mas ma
taught us that milk is vital to the
welfare of the young OF the humaL
race. There is a greater demand
for it than ever before and. people
this type of food than previously:
One who prefers to keep COWS may
do SO and at the same time be as
sured of a good market for the milk
cream and butter one has to oIIef
for sale as the case may De: Inc ~,
question has been asked as to Wheth-
er cattle are healthy in this climate,
and the answer is, they certainly are.
They are just as long-lived and Tree
from disease as in any section OF
the United States. There is only one
handicap to be found in any section
of the state, and that is in the areas
where the tick still predomlnates. A
good part of Georgia has, however,
been rid forever of this menace ana
the rest of the state Will soon pe
As to the food crops which can
be produced for dairy cows, they are
endless in variety The state is a
wonderful producer of protein foods
such as cottonseed meal, peanut
meal and velvet bean meal. Inc
si1o is recognized institution in
Georgia and hence by the comb1na-
ton of the concentrates we raise
and the utilization of the sllo cows
may be maintained as economically
IS anywhere else in the United
States. Georgia may be said at this
time in many sections to offer a sort
of paradise to the man who wishes
to engage in cattle ranching. Large
areas of land may still be purchasc.
ed relatively cheap and much OF
this is we'll adapted to the growth
of native and artificial grasses. The
native grasses may be used eXten,
sivoly under wise management and
the cultiva ted grasses can be. pro
duced successfully at a moderate
cost. There is an abundance of
good water and, of course, all the
concentrated foodstuffs mentioned
! and the forage crops mentioned az:
| available for dairy cows can be useo
| to equal advantage during various
seasons of the year by the producer
of beef cattle