The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-20
COUNTY AGENT OWENS
REPORTS GREAT RESULTS
AUTO TOUR OF SOUTH GA.
Cordial Welcome and Entertainment
Wherever They Visited.

WIZ llduC the lI1p over some OF
our neighboring counties, recently,
teel well paid for their time and ex-
penses, the only regrets we have, are
that our crowd was not much larger
to have helped us in spreading the
splendid and helpful information we
received to everyone in Ben Hill
County And allow me to say right
here that the entertainments we re-
ceived, were sufficient for four or
tive times our number. AT Triton
we were very much interested in the
Imperial Tobacco Plant, which is
said to represent an expenditure of
some 100000, evidently these peo-
pie have faith in this section as a to-
tobacco growing country.
Our entertainment and informa-
ton received at Moultrie. is almost
Undesirable. 1t was there where
we found the original promoters of
the first packing plant IN the South.
promulgaung the establishment of
the great Southern Live Stock Yards
to be installed at that place. Farm
ers and Live Stock raisers of Flor
ida, Alabama, Tennessee, North and
South Carolina and Georgia are be-
hind this great movement, the worth
OF which is untold TO the live stock
market in this section as it will af-
lord an open competitive market for
all kinds OF live stock. The perman-
ent pasture demonstrations in Thorn
as County are simply marvellous and
plainly show what can be done in
South Georgia with very little ex-
pense on these pastures cattle can be
grown as fat as you ever see them on
the best markets. Cattle growers
from the West, were perfectly
amazed over these great pastures,
where a few years ago were moth
ing but wire grass and wilderness of
all kinds, we find that it does not
take but. very little preparation of
the lands for such pastures, the great
est expense is the removal of the
under brush and trash. Where the
lands can be plowed, they should be
soWn to oats or rye in the fall and
then to the grasses in the spring.
Lespedesa, bermuda. carpet and dali
las grasses, are the grasses better
adopted in South Georgia there isn't
the slightest doubt of there success,
II the lands are properly prepared
and soWn. Information as to how to
best prepare the land for this kind
of pasture can be had through the
Agricultural Agents. Those conter1-
plating establishing such PASTURES,
should begin to prepare for same as
early as possible. Another very i'm
portant feature of our trip was the
.llonious spirit OF cooperation on the
part OF the Chamber of Commerce,
It
South Georgia. In every town Wis
tied the idea OF neighboring towns,
visiting EACH other oftener was
strongly urged. | close wishing ev-
cry farmer Of Ben Hill County would
visit the permanent pastures of
Thomas County.
Splendid Reception All Along the
Route
We arrived in Triton and visited
the large tobacco plant OF the I'm
per'a' Tobbaco company and were
cordially received by its officials
who took the time to show the Wis
itors the entire plant and its opera
tons
Arriving at Moultrie at 1890 a
committee OF the Chamber of Com
nerce met the party and escorted it
to the Swift Packing Plant, where d
sumptious lunch was served. Speech
es were made by Sec. Caldwell of
the Moultrie Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Stradford. county agent and Mr..
Barber, a prominent banker and cap
ltallst of Moultrie. Mr.. J. +. Turner,
Mr.. c. T. Owens and Mr.. Wesley r.
Walker spoke for the party and ex-
pressed their appreciation for the
courtesies extended.
At Pelham, which was reached
Wednesday afternoon, we were re-
ceived by some Of its prominent cit
liens who met the party in autos at
Meigs and escorted them to the
mammoth establishment of the Hand
Trading Company, said to be the
largest department store in a rural
town in America.
The party reached Camilla on
schedule time and were met BY
twenty-five of its live citizens several
miles out of town and gave them
royal reception when Camilla was
reached, serving light refreshments
Speeches were responded to by J. Z.
Turner and c. T. Owen.
County agent H. L. Cromartie of