Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-23
HASTINGS PROPOSES PLAN
FOR CUTTING COTTON CROP

Legislative quarantine against
cotton production would be too costly
and too impractical, although THE
end sought would be valuable, &C
cording to H. G. Hastings. president
of the Georgia association and of the
Southeastern Fair association, in {
statement issued Saturday advocating
diversified ton of crops rather thar
the enactment of a law prohibiting
the production of cotton in Georgia
for the period of one year. Mr.
Hastings statement follows:
81 do not believe it is necessary
even if it were practicable, to legis-
late against cotton planting and the
boil weevil, and put the state of Geor-
gia to the expense of policing the
state to enforce such drastic legisla-
ton, although I am in full Sympathy
with the end sought, which is the re-
lief of the farmer from burdensome
conditions.
''The bool weevil can be eliminat-
ed as a serious factor in Georgia by
much less drastic means and at a
, enormous expense. Proper diversi-
fication of crops combined with live
stock, dairying and poultry is the
real answer.
eff cotton were the only crop that
could be grown here and the country
were dependent upon it, some Sucn
drastic action might be necessary,
but figures compiled by the United
States crop reporting service do not
show this to be the case. OF the
fourteen crops reported as being
grown in a commercial way in Geor-
gia. cotton ranks twelfth in point per
acreage income. Here are the figures
representing dollar value per acre of
land in CIVILIZATIONS: Toba eco, S222;
Irish Iris potatoes, s15s.s2;; sorghum,
$3.50; peanuts, $41.S2; soy beans,
sS6.S5; hay. s27.O2; wheat, SPA; oats,
$22.6S; rye, SCI; cotton, S20.66; cow
peas, S19.52; corn, $15.75.
In the face of these figures, leg
fslation prohibiting cotton planting
BILE.
What we need in Georgia is a
new point of view, insofar as our
agriculture is concerned. We need
more of our uncultivated acres
opened to farmers who are not Who'll
~ OSpeAueIlL Oh COTTON, we neeQ
more of our present farm lands
planted to crops that yield more
income than cotton AMI are less
hazardous, and my personal conVic-
ton is that this can be brought
about through the program of the
Georgia association, which is pro-
noting a campaign of statewide de-
velopment. The advertising that
the association has placed in west
err farm papers has brought in
quiries from Twenty-Five states and
from England as to farming oppor-
tunities in this state. We are send
ing these inQuirers literature in an
effort to sell Georgia to them as
a desirable place to live, but we are
can get rich raising cotton.
81 have in mind little ten-acre
farm in Waycross, owned by w. H.
Whitbeck, an Iowa farmer who came
to Georgia eight years ago and who
has not planted any cotton since he
came. Mr.. Whitbeck bought ten
acres of the cut-over lands near
acre, or $500 for the tract. Last
year he refused $4,000 for his little
farm. Why9 He said the income
from it last year was sufficient to
pay ten per cent interest on $4,000
above all costs and living expenses.
This year he will realize clear
profit of $4,000 on his ten acres.
/ profit from cotton, even with a.
4 Accent price?
Here is your solution to the boil
weevil question. Bring farmers here
who are not interested in growing
cotton, who by mixing with our
own farmers will inspire ther. with
a new vision, and a new day will
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