Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-11

dairy section in the history of the
world. Put more cows on the farm
| and supply Georgia with $1O,OOO,OOO
worth of essential dairy products.
In 1919 the average gross INCOME
per farm in Georgia was $l.St ~.
| Defation in prices has undoubtedly
reduced this at least fifty per cent
for 1920. At least $500 per farm can
be gained back by giving the proper
care and attention to the poultry
garden. 1t may not represent actual
dollars income, but it will be DOL
lars saved from the "out 60"
Permanent Pastures. Start a per-
manent pasture. The live stock de-
partment of the state has gone ABOUT
as far as it can until more ellolts
are expended in building pastures.
Georgia must grow all the beef con-
sumed in the state and more, but 10
| do this we must have good pastures
This but very few have. or course
permanent pastures are also essen
tial for dairy herds. 1t is very un-
profitable to buy the roughage need"
ed for either beef or dairy cattle;
Start the grasses now and build
fences later.
beef Cattle. Utilize velvet bean
fields in finishing out some beef cat
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best means of turning roughage into
pure bred cattle. The scrub con-
sumes as much and yields less. Use
only pure bred sires. Now is an OPP
perfume time to purchase good pure
bred sires of all kinds at low cost.
Now is the time to diversity and be-
gin to furnish the beef consumed in
! Georgia.
More Hogs Needed
Hogs. Georgia still imports much
cured pork. 1t is true that the price
for hogs on foot has been greatly re-
duced, but the farmer who is able
to store and cure his meat can no
doubt dispose Of it satisfactorily
months Of 1921. Farmers who have
individual curing houses or live close
to cold storage plants are peculiarly
fortunate as they can cure their
meat satisfactorily.
There is still a large part part of
the state where but few hogs are
kept per farm. These farmers have
now an opportunity to seed more feed
crops for grazing and so make their
own meat. Cured meat is still high
in price. Why buy that which can
be made at home? Hogs when pro-
vided with sufficient grazing crops
furnish a quick turnover on rela-
lively small investment. Lessen the
emphasis on cotton and place more of
it on the mortgage litter.
Grazing Crops. Lay out a definite
system of grazing crops for hogs.
lished as nearly as possible on a
twelve months basis. When this
condition obtains in reality then it
will not be necessary to force about
IS per cent of the hogs for sale on
the market during a period of about
r Inx r oI@-
this condition and distribute the
marketing of hogs throughout the
year.
Sheep. There is less than one
twenty-third of a sheep per capita in
! Georgia. A profitable industry has
literally gone to the dogs. Where
there is permanent pasture and field
| grazing each farm in the state could
we'll afford to grow a few sheep, pro-
vided the dog menace is guarded.
There are large acres of land not
now being utilized in different parts
OF Georgia which could be used to
good advantage in furnishing grazing
Tor sheep. Pun ebred rams with "a
tive ewes furnish an economic sou1 e
of food and income.
Raising Work Stock
Horses and Mules. If some of the
fert1l1zed acres are laid down to per-
\ manent pasture there is opportunity
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decrease in work stock throughout
the United States during the last de-
cade was " per 1000 inhabitants
Eventually there will be a shortage
OF work stock and much higher prices
will prevail. Now is a good time,
therefore, to prepare for this emer-
gency by breeding every good sound
mare to good jack or draf stall
lion.
Cotton. The man who grows cot
ton in 1921 should at the beginning
prepare to raise the crop as cheaply
as possible against low or declin-
ing market. 1t is certain cotton is
the south's best cash crop. We no
longer hold an absolute world mo-
nopoly on it. however, since we are
now raising only SIS per cent of the
worlds supply Other countries, such
as Brazil, China, India and Egypt
are increasing their production an
nually. Right now in every college
of agriculture in the cotton-growing
states there are from one to dozen
All sorts of panaceas for the solu-
ton of our present difficulties in mar
keting are , being offered. Most of
them are visionary and impractical.
The adequate solution of this prob
lem lies in the bankers, supply mer-
chants and farmers joining hands so
as to provide proper grading, storing
facilities and the necessary credits.
You ask how? Note these sugges-
tionS:
Marketing Facilities
(a) Organize cooperative market
ing associations along commodity
lines, handling principal cash crops
and surplus crops.
CD Grade, purchase. load and ship
products in accordance with ap-
proved methods so as to assure ar
rival at the market in best possible
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build up reputation.
(c) Where commodity organiza-
tons of sufficient strength are
formed, inspectors or licensed
graders should be employed. In To-
calities where volume Of business
does not justify special organization
and pool sales are made of such COM
moditieS as cotton. settle grade diff
ferences by appeal to nearest COM
mercial exchange.
(d) Develop and utilize home mar
kets to the very greatest possible ex-
tent.
(e) Provide farm storage and en-
courage bonding of public ware
houses to preserve crops in good
condition and facilitate orderly mar
keting.
CD Study available authentic re-
ports as to crop conditions, storage
holding and other factors affecting
markets.
(g) Purchase of fertilizers and
other farm supplies comparatively
where practical.
Chi Advertise and distribute farm
products so as to increase consump-
ton and raise price levels.
8. The Georgia State College of
Agriculture and the United States
department of agriculture have in
formation in pamphlet form and
have more than 200 men and women
district and county agents and spe-
cialists distributed all over the state.
These institutions, their publications
and workers are all available in aid
ing the farmers in every way possf-
BILE to put into effect the program
outlined