Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-10-07


these committeeman may list artt-
cIes that they themselves or their
neighborS have for sale. These cards
are sent to the county agent, who
has them worked up into a market
ing exchange sheet twice a month
and redistributed to the committee
men throughout the county. This
sheet shows the things that the men
have for sale, also the things want
ed, and by this plan the farmers
throughout the county have been
able to buy from other farmers
throughout the county in a good
many instances the things they need
ed without going outside of the
county for them. This little system
is now being developed into a broader
marketing system and better plans
for cooperation. This perhaps is
the best piece of work that this
county farm bureau has been able
to get started this year.
Three: In Coweta county, before
the American Cotton association was
formed. the advisory board of the
Farm Bureau of that county had
started plans for marketing their
cotton comparatively, as well as I'M
dertaking an effort towards financ-
ing the crop. This, we think, is a
worthy effort on the part of this
farm bureau. Another matter which
is being emphasized is the cultivation
of legumes. AS a result Of this con-
certed effort more crimson clover is
being grown than in any other cOun-
ty in the state, and the farmers are
saving a good many crimson clover
seed this season which are being dis
tributed through the farm bureau
over the county.
One of the Results
Four; 1t had been many years
since a carload of hogs had been
shipped out of Troup county, but
when the farm bureau was started
at the beginning of this year the
advisory board of the farm bureau
with the committeeman, which were
| distributed throughout the county,
took a hog census of the county.
This was accomplished in just a few
days time, and it was found that
there were enough hogs of the right
size, If fed out, to enable them to
| offer carload of the best grade for
sale. The county agent then through
| the advisory board members of the
secured the pledges of enough hogs
to be fed out to make the sale GER
! tain. The advisory board with the
| agent then agreed upon the date of
sale about sixty days later. The col
| lege furnished the county agent the
aid of a specialist, and on the sale
date the specialist from the college
graded and auctioned the hogs to
the buyers present. The price given
was the highest price that hogs had
| brought in Georgia up to that time.
! 1t was the cooperation extended by
the farmers through the farm bureau
! of the county which accomplished
this result.
Five: Dooly county had a good
county agent for two or three years
until the first Of this year. No ef-
| forts, however, had been made TO-
ward perfecting a farm bureau III
| the county. Many of the leading
farmers of the county were anxious
| to have county agent, but the COM
missioners, especially one of the
number, ould not see the necessity
for appropriating money to cooper
ate with the college and the depart
| ment to provide the necessary funds
| to pay the right kind of man to
be their county agent. The district
agent suggested to these progressive
| farmers the organization of a farm
| bureau, and indicated how the bu-
| reau should be started. These men
| became interested and soon after
| when the grand jury. met discussed
| the matter thoroughly, and it was
determined to have a farm bureau.
| The grand jury appointed a commit
tee to get it under way. This COM
mittee did as was requested and
have been having monthly meetings
of the advisory board of the bureau
since. In August this advisory board
invited the commissioners before
| them and told them of the need they
felt for paid man to look after the
agricultural interests of the county
| The advisory board had found out
how much money the commissioners
| had in the treasury and told the COM
missioners plainly that some of this
| " ) their money and that they felt
they had a right to demand that at
least as much as $1,000 of it be ap-
propriated for the purpose of hiring
a county agent. The commissioners
then readily appropriated this money
to the farm bureau advisory board
for that purpose. This board then
| requested the college to appoint a
! well-trained man to fill this posi-
ton. This advisory board is now
planning with the prospective agent
to operate another year under q