Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-11
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THERE is great eson-a lesson should appeal powerfully
for the farmers of Sumter county the result of the
hog sale the Americus pens Wednesday, AT that sale four
carloads of market hogs sold price of So hundred
pounds tops which AZ above the days market
delivered the packing Geo
gia and 10 above the quotation for delivery Mongom
cry. The brought than $500 cash the
be lightly considered for single day these OF
tight And sixteen carloads sold from this community
within weeks about four times that much rolling
to the farmers to be into circulation debts buying
goods and otherwise doing multiplied duty relieving conditions
THE extraordinary price paid for the hogs the result of keen
competition among buyers attracted by the and quail
y the Offering After the sale buyer asserted privately that
farmers least 900 for the four carloads than
would have been possible of the Of
buyers And he gave credit directly County Agent George
Marshall for having successfully organized the sales plan
NOV where the for farmers of Sumter county
in: The highgadc hogs raised for market in
county the buyers will be attracted the greater will
be the competitive bdng and the will be the price paid
Also the high grade hogs raised for market here the
will cash be flowing the county-and will be flowing the
year previous dull well tie usual
year selling
ND this idea suggests the way beat the boil wccv Plant
peanuts velvet beans and pastrage for hog feed and
forget about the few needed for anything
The price hogs months has been low but
condition reflection market conditions
bad In fact, decided improvement has
been noted lately and farmers admit there be
made in raising hogs the South the price paid here Wedne
day With hog feed growing abundany and cheap made
and with immunzng against cholera removing practically all of the
hazard hog raising be made just certain other line
of endeavor for the farmer.
GREAT possibilities county lie this direction. has
been that offers of cash to replace
which has long been regarded the South only real cash
pcrop Developed the of its possibilities it would put
ume county the the great hog producing county in
the South with buyers making this their personal headquarters
with grader permanently located here and with sales
three weeks would steady stream of cash coming
he roundand eventually of prosperity for rural
excr schools better roads, better FARMS and satisfaction and
caIoy in life
EVERY Sumter farmer should give consideration this
topic RIGHT NOW. The planting is at hand. If he
Sato plant hog feed he decide and
5c ms plans plant cotton heavily He must arrange to buy shoats
feeding he hasn't them already. And he plan ahead to
Pearse the pigs to form his herd for aoher
1t scheme OF farming that will work equally with small
II large farmer The who produces half dozen
size ondng value the large farmer And he grad
pull himself out of debt by doing it. for his money will be
size hitting him to reduce his borrowing and to enjoy the comforts
even his small income he goes along There limit to
per pig Sumter county
Seed
per with this discussion the one individual
TIanand That George Marshall county farm agent
pounds he who organized the cooperative sales addition his
valuable work and he who developed to their present
of Sumter county that they not have received
snovdhei abors and produce This the who despite his
pounonrated value Sumter received heavy
at the hands OF the commissioners the be-
With eng OF this year the Of economy and despite the fact
90 hey shown that the salary already paid him by
bars lad combined scarcely permitted him pay the
p, Any other George Marshall would have dropped
ob without moments hesitation but he has held through
Fh0 the work and because of other interests developed his
- A aborer is worthy of his hire Some wonderfully weird