Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-22

sections of the country. what we
need to determine first of all, there
fore, is the needs of our towns and
cities, the nature and character of
the food supplies imported and the
prevailing prices for the same. We
should then Immediately organize
our farm operations individually ana
collectively on . basis that will Ell
able US to provide these needs as
quickly and completely as possible,
aid at prices which I believe will
bf found for the most part TO yield
some profit. In many instances l
think the profit will be very satisfac-
tory. Certainly 1 do not think that
we. should be asked to sell much
that would not leave us more sub
stantial margin than we could ever
hope to obtain from the cultivation
of cotton, even presuming that we
make the crop in 1921 at an especial
ly low figure. While the prices of
many farm products are lower, many
of them did not fall under the cost
of it wifi certainly have to be sold
at less than half of what it cost to
make it. The burned child shuns the
fire. We all have to learn the les
son however, before we can appre-
ciate how severely fire will burn. Let
us not make the same mistake again.
In order to supply the food needs
of Georgia on what basis should we
undertake to organize production? A
review of the existing statistics in
dicates that 1915 acres were devoted
to corn per farm in 1920. The yield
was 224.9 bushels. This represents
an out-turn for the state of 69,405,-
900 bushels. We must raise 1O0,271,-
600 bushels to supply our needs in
1921 To do this we must raise the
yield per farm to 1886 bushels. Is
this an impossible task? 1t most GER
tainly is not. We have the land, we
can secure good seed, we can cult
vate the corn better, we can increase
the production per acre, or we can
even extend the area. If we reduce
cotton acreage to desirable oegree
there will be an abundance OF lana
left on which to cultivate a sutlclent
amount of corn to produce the l0O,--
271. 900 bushels needed in 1921. Let
us make no mistake about this tunda-
mental matter. 1t is the foundation
on which to build a profitable anu
successful agricultural structure LOT
the present year. We cannon hop9
to be prosperous with all the peneLlts
associated Herewith II We neglecl
the corn crop or fail to make IL meas
ure up to our requirements.
We grew one acre Of velvet beans
ner farm in 1920. The yield was
about one ton. We need to raise 20
tons this year. This will call TOT
doubling the" crop of the year pre-
yious. We can do this easily by
planting velvet beans in corn. Inere
IS practically no limit to the amount
nP valvet beans we can raise, be-
cause they can be planted success
fully on two-thirds of the acreage
devoted to corn in Georgia. They
will not interfere with the success
of the corn crop. but will really sup.
plement it most advantageously.
yield of ten to twelve bushels OF
velvet beans per acre when grown
in association with corn Is not un-
common. Much higher yields have
been recorded, but we always pre-
fer to use a lower average figure SO
as to be certain of making conserVa-
tive statements.
We grew less than one acre Of
wheat per farm in 1920, with an
average yield of 81 bushels. We
need to raise PAL bushels per farm.
To do this we should devote about
three acres to wheat per farm next
fall. Georgia needs at least $780,
900 bushels of wheat for home use.
Its has been many years since we
raised this much. We will certainly
find it now as profitable and desir-
able a crop to cultivate as anything
we can plant. 1t is mistake for
us to send our hard-earned dollars
and should raise at home.
. Let us emphasize the cultivation of
oats. Our climate is particularly
well adapted to this crop. With
rust proof varieties and planting in
open burrows we are almost certain
to succeed with oats in any part Of
Georgia. In some sections planting
in open burrows is not necessary.
Surprising as it may SEEM, less than
two acres per farm were devoted