Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-05

and successful until this end is at
tanned. These figures indicate un.
limited opportunities in the field or
animal husbandry, and WISH 10
ice which awaits the young meI OF
the south if they sense and grasp
the existing situation and make the
most of it.
When it comes to the question of
field crops, we have made Rood prog
ress along some lines and have not
done so we'll in others. we now
raise in the south approximately one
billion bushels of corn each year.
Our increase over 1907 in this respect
is represented by per cent. This is
a Very small gain. In 1870 we were
We should be raising at least 3OO,-
100000 bushels more each year than
our present yield represents in or
der to keep the cultivation of corn
in proper relationship to our growth
in population.
I am glad to say we have made
substantial progress in the cultlVa-
ton of wheat. Our record for the
last census period was very good.
We have increased our yield of wheat
by 80 per cent since 1907, ana we
are now raising about l3I,6Zo.OOo
bushels a year. rms IS Almost 10 ua
times as much as we raised in 1870
and is enough to supply our popula-
ton on a per capita basis with four
bushels of wheat.
Great progress has also been made
in the cultivation of oats. The in
crease over 1907 is represented by Il
per cent We harvested 2O7, 444, 900
almost four times as much as we
raised in 1907 and over ten times as
much as we raised in 1870. We
should double the oat crop, and we
can do this now that we have de-
yeloped rust-proof varieties. The oat
crop offers our farmers one of the
most profitable avenues for the eX-
pansion and diversification of their
farm operations.
1t appears to be the consensus OF
opinion that there has been great
increase in our output of cotton, but
the record does not seem to SUD-
stantiate this conclusion. We raised
much less cotton this year than US
ual, and it seems clear that but tor
abnormal conditions there would have
been a demand for all the cotton we
made. The enlarged acreage TO the
cotton crop and the relative average
Yields obtained indicate that we must
institute better methods of practice
so as to reduce the cost OF produc-
ton and increase the profits OF the
farmer. l believe that we can raise
almost any proportionate amount
OF cotton WHICH IIlS WI III me- AASSN''
but of course we must be aDle 70
make it on profitable basis or there
Will be no incentive for its cultlVa-
ton. The rewards of the cotton
farmer have been undoubtedly too
small in the past. This situation has
no doubt had a tendency to help us
diversity our crops to a desirable de-
gree. If we follow out this cue with
Sufficient vigor, the cotton situation
will tend to adjust itself on salts
factory basis.
Let us now consider the foregoing
facts from a somewhat definite point
of view. An examination of the rec
ord indicates that for each 1000 IN
habitants we had in the south z8S
horses and mules il 1900 and 276 IN
1920. This shows a decrease Of twelve
head of stock per 1000 inhabitants IN
twenty years OF cattle, there We're
in 1900 $40 head per 1000 inhabl2
tants, and in 1920, 636 head per 1,OOO
inhabitants. Hence, we had de-
crease of 234 head per 1000 people.
Of hogs, there were $40 head per
900 inhabitants in 1900. In 192O
there we're S5S head per 1000 inhabi-
tants. Here again is recorded loss
of twelve head of hops per catpta.
In this connection, I am glad to say
there has been a substantial increase
in hogs per 1000 people since 1907.