Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-21

boss ty more than 100000 to take
care Of this item. 1t is a fact that
we could easily increase our hogs
by more than this number during the
yer 1899 and thus wipe of the
slate an item for which we are now
spending S15,000,000 d year. This
word re~cin for us onc-half the loss
attributed to weevn damage this
yer. lac hoes are immune from
it's attack and the YGst plains OF
south Georgia in particular, where
the wecvil damage has been great
est, are ideally adapted for the rails
ing OF hogs. In that section the
grG-t e1t possible variety of cheap
and desirable food crops can be
mGde available for grazing through
OFT pr2c .ically the entire year. There
is no other section where pork can
be produced so che2p!y because of
the favorable soil and climatic cOnGi-
lions.
A changed point of view and the
pursuit of Il Gifercnt line of farm
ing is ell that is ec3sGary not only
to make up the loss of which the
Wcevil hes inflicted on that part OF
Georgia, but - wipe out our meat
bill for which we sill p2y tribute
TO the western states of about $751;,
0C0 coo a year.
The second item mentioned in the
list was poultry and cess, for which
we are annually Speeding several
million dollars il othcr States. Ten
ncssce furnishes US with large guam
titles of hoth chickens and EGGS.
Low is it possible that they enjoy
| ary advantage over Georgia for poul-
| try Production? 1t cannot be demon
| s.rc ted that they CO, and as a matter
of fGct il q sac where We can have
! green food pr2c -icGlly all the yer
round it is rot possible for more f.
! voratIe conditions for poultry hUs-
| baNGry to be found than in Georgia.
This is IN enterprise, howcVcr, WhicI
requires specialize zion and c,ose at
! tentiol and we have not developed
! it in this Girccs iOl on q scale COM
menGUr2te wish Our ncoGs. There is
an Impression that it is a small bust
| ness. that the RIGHT wy to produce
| chcEens and EGGS is to turn a flock
| loose on the farm GEd let them rustic
! for Their selves. This may be fine
ii theory but it is poor in practice,
rs the results show. We have plenty
| of hers il Georgia, even at that, to
| produce al the CC~S we need, but
| they are only laying some 50 to "a
| 2picce per yer. whereas they ought
| to lay "a to Ice. A change could be
| wrought in this direction by sim
| by planting green FOODS and Grain
| crops sufficient for the needs of our
| poultry and then changing the char
| Ger of the chickens we raise
| through an infusion of now b,oo1 of
| some of the improved breeds. This
| is an item which we need rot Ply
| IS tribute to Tennessee or any other
| S.2te for even ore more year un-
| less we choose to co so.
In the matter of bread stuffs. there
| is certainly no reason why we should
rot raise ell the wheat needed by our
| own people. This would be a com
p2r2tively simple practice, and yet
| Oh hundreds of farms where wheat
could be raised probably and with
success none of it WIS planted last
year and probably none has been
| planted this year.
In the mater of dairy products
we should be Sc 'f-sUst2ilin|. We can
| raise sil?Ge IS c1c2p.y and abundant
| ly as is possible to grow it else.
| where. and here in Georgia we pro
| dVco supcr-abu2danca of such es-
| sen LII C.,Iy IGC-S IS cOIIO--SG6I
| meal, peanut meal and velvet bean
| real. The re-c2rlI2 bic thing about
this phcso of our situation lies in
| the f-ct that we ship our cottolseod
| real and other derry feeds to distant
| points of the country where they
have to put their cattle in bor2s for
! from for to six months of the year
and feed them OF the crops gath
cred through thcir relatively short
SUNNI ers. They t~l:e our co9ccn
tr2tcs. pay the freight on them to
points often 1900 rifles aw2y from
| Georgia, and then ship back to us
the products of their cows in the
form of condensed milk, butter anD
| cheese.
There are some who claim that
we cannot conduct dl'ry enterpr Sc
| successfully and profit2bly here il
! GEORGIA. THIS statement is absurd
on its f2co, IS is shown by the sue
cess which he's attended the efforts
| of those n en- who have spec allied
| in this field. 1t VII be di 'f'cu't. o.
course, to r'"ke a profit ont OF dairy