Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-02

of winter successfully. 1t has been
cultivated in the vicinity of Rome
for several years past and seems
fairly well adapted for growth on
rich bottom land and on garden
plats. 1t would, Of course, have to
be planted by itself and in rows
presumably three feet apart.
The seed of the strain which is
being tried and sold in Georgia is
extremely high. I believe $4,000
per bushel is being asked for them.
We are not as we'll acquainted with
the virtues of the horse bean as
we might be as we have not had a
chance to test it as yet. We ex-
pect to test it this fall, however,
and will know more about it another
year.
The horse bean, as you doubtless
know, has been cultivated to some
extent in Europe. 1t has been in
troduced into this country and test
ed out from time to time. 1t has
never made any considerable prog
ress, however, and is not cultivated
to an appreciate extent in the
United States at the present time.
1t would seen, therefore, that it
would be well to invest in the new
bean rather circumspectly until
more is learned about it's adaptable
ity for growth here in the south.
We believe that the best winter
legume to plant in Georgia is the
hairy vetch. In your section of the
state you can plant the Oregon
vetch. This is not as hardy a va
riety as the hairy vetch, however.
Next to the hairy vetch, we believe
crimson clover is the best legume
to seed. We can plant both vetch
and crimson clover in combination
with oats, rye or wheat. By this
arrangement you can produce all the
hay you need at home.
The O-too-tan soy bean is good
variety to grow for hay on rich
lands, but it has not made as large
a grain yield with us as has been
obtained from other varieties. The
hay obtained from this crop is of
very good quality. This bean helps
to improve the soil as it belongs to
the family Of legumes.
How Education Helps the Bread
Winner
A correspondent, Lavonia, Ga,
writes: L wish some figures to
show how much an education in
CTGdSeS one CIlctIlCGS III liz 1OI
a successful career.
According to the best available
statistics, college education is a
profitable investment. A man with
out an education, in other words.
has one chance for success. If he
enjoys the benefits of an elementary
education, he has four chances for
winning success. If he has gradual
ed from high school. he has eighty
seven chances of making a success.
If he has completed the baccalaure.
ate degree in a standardized, tech
nical institution, such as this, his
chances for attaining success and
distinction are 500 times greater
than that of a young man who has
not been educated. These statistics
are based on data taken from
who's Who in America" and prob
ably constitutes the most reliable fig
ures available on this subject which
can be found at this time.
A survey was made not so long
ago of the annual farm profits Sc
cured by 1871 farmers. 1t was found
in this survey that the man without
any schooling might hope to net
$240 a year. If he enjoys the bene-
fits Of a common school education,
his profits amount to $565.50 In the
case of a high school graduate, the
increment on his labor might easily
to $684,50. Men who have
the short course at our ag-
colleges could reasonably
expect to clear $685. per annum, while
hose who have graduated from an
agricultural college have reason to
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$1,254 per annum.
These are startling figures, but
they are based on data which seems
to have stood the test Of time salts
factorily. There is an impression
that many college graduates do not
to much. About 10 per cent
of them, I believe, are regarded as
failures. The fact that 80 per cent
win more OR less distinction, and, in
a majority of instances, attain sue
cess, evidences the benefits of tech
nical and professional training along
agricultural lines. According to the
made by psycholo-
gists, only about ten persons out Of
each one hundred possess superior
minds and unusual capacity. If this
were true, it would appear that edu-
cation of the right type has confer
red most benefits upon that still rela-
lively small percentage of people who
are graduating from our colleges and