Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-18
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
MS OULE

Vansant induced one dairy farmer
to purchase $40 worth of Chaff
crimson clover seed with which he
seeded ten acres.
In the spring of 1921 he assisted
him in making a seed stripper that
was used in gathering 1000 pounds
of seed from six acres Of this clover.
These seed were valued at $140, and
the farmer stated that the fertilizer
value Of the clover to the soil was
worth more than the seed.
With the same seed stripper this
farmer also gathered 1000 pounds
of seed valued at $500 from another
farm, thus making $3.50 worth of
seed by this one farmer in one
season. These were the first Grim
son clover seed ever gathered in the
county. At this time very few far
mers were sowing crimson clover.
In the fall of 1921 County Agent
Lnsant induced forty adult farmers
and ten corn club boys to purchase
enough chaff seed to plant one or
two acres each.
Full rs per cent Of this area did
well, and sufficient seed shippers
have been made to gather 200 acres
of clover seed this spring. Rains,
however, have hindered this work.
These clover demonstrations have
taught the farmers that crimson
clover can be used as a cash crop
as well as a soil building crop.
Cash for Farmers Produce
The merchants and business men
are considerably exercised at this
thine over finding market for
the produce of our farmers.
They say that all sorts of
organizations should be cre-
ated for this purpose, but no definite
plan of action has been evolved as
yet out Of these suggestions. Per-
sonally, I have always held that if
a good curb market were established
in every city and town in Georgia, it
would provide the citizens thereof
with an abundance and a variety Of
foods for the use Of the local resi-
dents which is now not available. If
not lacking, the supply has to come
from distant points, and, therefore,
represents the transfer of cash from
the local community to other Sec
tons. If curb market were pro-
vided for, it is a certainty that the
farmers Of the locality would come
there and offer their surplus truck
Iva OCtASs 4lO 1AASd case III TIC
tity of products Of this character
would soon be very marked. The
variety Of the fruit and vegetables
offered for sale would also become
distinctly greater than at present.
The quality would materially i'm
prove. The citizens would secure
fresh vegetables and other farm pro-
duce at a lower cost than now per-
tains. The question of a local mar
ket for the farmers supplies will
have been solved. Let us see how
this suggestion is worked out in a
few of the towns in Georgia where
a curb market already has been es-
tablished.
The county agents in several
counties in cooperation with cham
bers of commerce or civic organiza-
lions, have stimulated interest in es-
tablishing curb markets. This has
been a means Of enabling he farm
ers to dispose Of many commodities
which might have gone to waste, as
we'll as to supply the town consum-
ers with fresh vegetables at reason
able prices. Such markets have
been established at Waycross, Fitz-
gerald, Cordele, Quitman and sever
al other towns of this size through
out the southern end of the state.
The one at Waycross has been fos-
tered by the chamber Of commerce,
the county agent and the county
home demonstration agent. It has
grown from the very first and now
some of the farmers claim that they
are making about 500 per month
from it. They have two market
days each week. The farmers bring
their different commodities early in
the morning and by 1890 they have
sold out and gone home. On May
80, there We're forty-three wagons
loaded with various kinds of pro-
duce ready at the opening OF the
market.
County Agent Hyde says that
chickens and eggs are selling so fast
that it is inducing a good many
farmers to increase their poultry
flocks. They are also charging
their trucking areas.
The farmers are finding that it
pays to grow a better variety OF
vegetables and to put them in bet
ter shape before offering to the con
sumers. The merchants have been
stimulating interest in the prepara-
ton Of neater packages by offering
premiums. This market has afford
ed the means of furnishing about
all the ready cash a good many
farmers have had during the past
several months of financial strln-
gency.
l.. A. F., Pacolet, S. c., writes:
would like to know the cause
Of milk being ropey. AS soon
as the cream on sweet milk has
risen, if dipped up with spoon
if ropes. The milk seems all
right otherwise. If you can tell
me how to remedy this trouble
1 will appreciate it.
Ropy milk is due to an abnormal
fermentation which occasionally
takes possession Of the milk. Ordl
narily, milk develops what is called
Tactic acid. This gives a slightly
acid, but characteristic flavor to the
milk when it sours. 1t is flavor
which is present in butter, and with
which most of us are acquainted.
An abnormal fermentation OF the
character about which you write
sometimes gains the ascendency in
milk or cream for one reason or an
other It is often impossible to tell
the source from which it comes. The
most careful sanitary methods must
be employed when a condition OF
this character is found. We would
therefore proceed as follows in thG
case in point:
See that the COW is kept out Of
low ground, and that the udder is
carefully washed before the milking
process begins. 1t should, of course,
be rubbed dry. The hands of the
mixer should be very clean. Milk
with dry hand. AS soon as the milk
is drawn, aerate it very carefully
by pouring from one bucket to an