The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-20
FARMERS OF PIKE
 COUNTY HEAR OF
 MODERN FARM|NG
Others Who Have Prospered Paint Programme Which Has Led Other Sections
 Into the First Class

Troy, August 19. - tSpeciaL)--A large audience of RiiSe county farm CTS were present at the Pike county court house on Thursday morning to hear the address of A. R. Kroh, the agricultural expert, and others.
 Featuring in the meeting were George Cox, commercial secretary Mir. Bishop, the farm bureau expert, MT. Kroh and others.
 MT. Kroh was introduced by George Cox, who made a strong apepal for the highest type of agriculture in Pike county.
 MT. Kroh began his talk by telling the farmers that the man who profits most is he who is willing to profit by the experiences of others as applied to his own work. He said that he had not been in school since he was IS years of age, but had been human sponge, absorbing all of the knowl- edge from others that he could.
 He told about his ranch out in New Mexico, where he said the cows, hogs and chickens were the main factors in production. He proved that "a good dairy cows products brought more money than COW raised for beef. He gave some interesting figures on hog production, and then told how poultry and eggs were made to pay large dividends
 Entitled to Good Roads
 He spoke along the belief that the farmer Is entitled to hard-surfaced roads, consolidated schools, the bath room in his home, the indoor toilet, electric lights and autos and the many advantages his city neighbor enjoys-entitled to them through the efforts he puts forth. He told how farmers by diversification might spend time profitably the year round, and how much greater returns they received and how much greater suc- cess they achieved than by the one crop and long idleness system.
 He spoke of the one and the five talent men, and said that some farm CTS seemed to think that the most important gift to them was 8 place to sit down and that they must use this often. He said that he had rather anyone would accuse him of having worn soles on his feet than a worn out seat in his trousers.
 MT Krob told how, by careful planning, he had grown 102 bushels of oats per acre on his New Mexico ranch, which is a mile above sea level, and with only 2S inches of rain fall in year. He said at the same time some of his neighbors were making pitifully short yield, simply because they did not put much into. it. You can't give or take a dollar with a closed fist" he said, but you've got to open up. Just the same way you've got to work to suc- ceed on a farm"
 Have Rich Soil
 He told the Pike farmers that God gave them a rich soil, better climate and more advantages than the north ern man, but that they had largely impoverished the soil by lack of proper diversification, planning and work. He told them their plans must be for soil replenishing, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
 He told how one man up north bought $225 Holstein COW on a long payment plan, made over $225 in a year on the milk and butter thus had the COW free. You can do the same, and the people will not think you a profiteer, but think more of you" he said. He said that lots of people in Alabama were growing up skinny like a razor back hog, simply be- cause they did not get one-fifth of the milk they needed
 MT. Kroh said that a lazy man was not entitled to a living, and that his sins or omission were as great as sins of commission. He pointed out that all wealth is subsidiary to aEri- : culture, and that if the country is prosperous, there must be successful | farming.