Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-18

suit OF the failure or the cotton crop
The Warm. Springs Truck Growers
is a development that is attracting
widespread attention in middle and
southwest Georgia. The idea of CO.
operative organization among the
farmers, strengthened by support in
the towns, is taking root generally
throughout the section Cooperation
between the country districts and
the towns, with cooperative and
binding agreements among the farm
ers themselves, is regarded as a step
calculated to relieve conditions no lit
tie.
Cooperation in Terrell County
At Dawson, In Terrell county, /
learned of a cooperative association
among farmers for the cultivation of
strawberries II was here. also,. that
] found evidences Of private enter
prise born OF an appreciation Of the
cilities for diversified products Of the
farm
Terrell county is one Of the great
cotton counties of the country. Many
Of its farmers have grown rich
through the cultivation, Of cotton. It's
adapted to cotton. 1t is populated by
progressive people. There are lots
of good farmers in Terrell. 1t is fav-
ored by an enterprising and pro-
greSSiVe county seat. Dawson Is one
of the best little towns in Georgia.
Its bankers and merchants are wide
awake, energetic, modern in the best
sense of the word.
Terrell county has not abandoned
cotton, nor Is it likely that Terrell
county will abandon cotton as It's
chief money crop. Although 1t was
as it has been heretofore. Terrell
county did fairly we'll with cotton
this year. The farmers have learned
to fear the weevil. and they have
learned. how to combat him with
mea surable success. SO It was this
year. B. Weevil had to fight every
inch of his way in Terrell county.
But Terrell county isn't new and
never will be again welded alone to
cotton as its chief and only money
versify. They are planting more corn
than in years gone by. They haye
engaged extensively in peanut rails
| ing. There are q couple of oil mills
at Dawson that crush peanuts. Vel
vet beans, field peas. hay, oats and
| sweet potatoes are raised successful
| ly in the county and in varying
| quantities. Many hogs and some beer
| cattle are raised.
For many years straWberrleS OF a
very fine variety have been produced
| in Terrell. The soil and climate are
l =,
fore Strawberries in commercial
| quantities haves not been attempted
| in Terrell, but this winter start in
this line will be made.
J. e. Cushenberry. native or Ken
| lucky and formerly resident Of At
Ianta, is sponsoring the strawberry
movement in Terrell county. He
| knows all about strawberries, their
production and their sale. He got his
| experience in the KENTUCKY straw
l la4 &c niF1O n
| his information to the few farmers E:s
| in Terrell county who have united in
forming the Terrell County Straw
| berry Growers association.
The Terrell County strawberry
Growers association was formed ten
DAYS OF two weeks ago, with the fol-
| lowing directors, all of whom are
farmers: Arch Lewis, Earl Cox, B
M. Dawson, George McClain, j. w
Bridges. Mrs .Cushenberry is the ex-
| ecutive officer.
The association numbers some
be sure, but large enough for MI
Cushenberry's purpose. He is trying
to introduce the production OF
strawberries in Terrell county and
a modest beginning will suffice tc
demonstrate the practicability .ano
financial success of the enterprise
The members Of the ASSOCIATION
"
irnent to put in 80 acres in strawber.
ries for next season. This means
they will be planted this fall. an6
already Mr.. Cushenberry has placed
orders in Arkansas for enosgh slips
of the improved KIondike variety te
plant the 80 acresfin question:
Figures on Half Yield
'T figure on a. half yield the first
year" explained Mr.. Cushenberry
l"but If we have mild winter my
estimates will be exceeded: But
even with half a crop the association
Twill break better than even, and this
venture will, I am persuaded, IN
duce others to align themselves with
1.-THE association.
"A half yield should bring us about
60 crates of berries to an acre, ant
the crates should net us SIS each
|, which will be $500 an acre on hall
crop"
Mr.. Cushenberry anticipates no diff
ficulty in selling the crop.
There is q strawberry Industry
near Montgomery, that attracts buy
| ers from the north and east every
year." he said. Our crop, under
. climatic conditions, will come in JUS
the buyers will come to US from
Montgomery. We will have no diff
Guilty whatever in getting rid of al
we can raise, provided only that they
are of good grade and quality.
, 1.-THE problem Of Standardization
at the very beginning because al
the members will plant the same
berry, Improved Klondike, and there
lis always a ready demand for thi:
Variety
The Farm Products company, o.
Dawson, is private enterprise tina
has made considerable. Roadway il
solving the problem of marketing
for the farmers of Dawson county
The company will buy the surplu;
crop of any farmer. II makes no diff
ference what it is, and it pays the
quoted market price for the commod
ities 1T purchases. j. E. Morris
and r. Z. Mcdowell compose the
company.
Mr.. Morris, who manages the bus
mess. explained that the company
hasn't made "a killing. financially
speaking. but it lost no money"
. I'VE have been operating since 1871
when we saw that the movement
for diversified farming in this sec
ton was taking hold" said Mr. Nor
ris. 1--WE have a warehouse suffi
, quantities such commodities as W.
buy. We hold them until we have
a car load, and then we ship then
, to such buyers as. we have found
! | in the meantime or with whom VI
may be under contract.
1.-THE Farm Products company will
, buy any commodity Of the farm tina
: is offered for sale in Dawson in an!
quantity. We will buy one bushe
} or one thousand bushels of corn a
the market price, and take on
chance of selling it at a profit. w
, buy velvet beans, cotton seed, pea
) nuts, field peas, hay, oats, corn, swee