The Monroe journal., 1921-01-14
DIVERSIFICATION MOVEMENT
STARTED BY 7. |. RIDDLE
Former Monroe Secretary VIII At
tempt 10 substitute otner Crops
for Cotton ut Dunn.
1T l. AN AMBITIOUS SCHEME

AIR I. l.. Riddle. formerly secre-
tary Of the Monroe chamber oil com
merce. has inaugurated campaign
TO diversity farming in the Dunn sec
ton of the state, where ne Is now 10
Gated Il is an ambitious schehe'
but its originator seems TO be conn
dent that il will make Dunn Inc
center OF one OF the greatest poultry
raising. stock breeding and truck
farming districts of the south.
since the collapse OF the cotton
market" says Dunn dispatch 10
the Charlotte Observer, leading
farmers and business men OF the
Dunn district have been discussing
means through which the commuhlt!
could So freed OF its slavery To 'he
caprleiousness of the tieecy staple
Win wide expanses OF meadow lahd'
rich Grassy marshes for stock, NUM-
erous streams trayersing fine sraVel
land for fowls; rich. loamy low ana
nnl,ud for truck and the best climate
~ the south. farmers have been eoh-
tent 10 grow little else but cotton.
"New they are turning their at
teutlnN 10 tne SltduiNt H""F
and this year will start new track
which they hope will bring them
safelv into the harbor OF stable pros
perity. /, -
..Wnh the opening of spring y =
exneeted that thousands OF bushels Oh
potatoes will be shipped from Duhh'
The very highest grade OF potatoes
are grown here and they mature
carly enough to get the peak OF the
markci which is reached before 'he
more northerly crops are thrown on
the m,frKet. -. ,,a,,.,-
,Alopg with this will start move
ment for the production oil olher
marl,etable vegetables. Beans, CAP
haze tomatoes, peppers, peas ana
other things will be grown m large
ouantitics, To guard AGAINST loss
movement is on foot to estaDllsh q
rrea, community canning ana dehE.
drating plant TO conserve that parl OF 9l
the crop that may not ma re"u!
market. AT,
a sood start will be made TINS
veor on the stock raising scnelhe'
100 Already there are many larhl-
ers Who have a large number OF pure,
hlooded hogs and are making gooo
money from their sale both for mar
ket and breeding purposes. ihe
chamber of commerce and the banks
will encourage the purchase OF pure
hred cows and bulls and hope ihat
within n few years the cattle lhdus-
try will reach large proportions, ,
"Sceretary Riddle Is parlieuiariS
stross,ng the importance of the poul-
try industry. He is a fowl lahcle,
himself and was one o. the prlnV',". :,
factors in making the poultry cNhlDll
M last wears fair here one OF the
foremost Of the state. He mas peer,
IN communication with number OF
noulirv ranchers in California wac
want 10 move cast and mas p,t',
promisea that Dunn will be incluue9
in the ienerary of the advance guaiu
of these this spring. n,o
"Duan is arranging 10 give lh'
noultlvmen fine reception Wheu
ihev come to town and is conhdPn'
tbot with It's many natural adNant-
ages IL will induce them 10 loc'''
here. ..,ho
~ " said the secretary today the
present low price Of cotton VIII cause
Dunn district farmers to engage III
other lines Of agricultural endeaVot'
tho condition is one of the most Iort-
innate circumstances ever to Visi' 'he
community"