The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-12-29
WHAT SHALL OUR
PROGRAM BE FOR 1923?

When 1t comes tofornulating farm program for making
our next probably as to what we SHOULD
! or do than for many years past.
Crop Investigation has become almost byword to those IN
eresed agriculture but types of Investigation have fall
pay the the land and send the children to school,
This strong tendency fall back into the old uts
Personally believe dangern following either extreme
The who diversity much likely get too many
irons in the fire. and thus fail While the fellow who tries to
put all his eggs in basket stands chance OF ooslng
them all.
Every line of agriculture requires certain amount Of equip
do effective work Unless the farmer careful in
trying too lines his equipment will far exceed the
returns from his crops State divers6caon and community
specialization has number of desirable features Especially
this where community specazes its and
Universities crops for home consumption If the farmer
enough food feed supplies for the and livestock of
the farm the remainder the energy should then probably best
be directed towards the production about two In
communities these and peaches others
hogs and peanuts cotton and etc. Where such
muniy specialization pacsed buyers attracted and the
ducts more easily Sold Canning factories pack houses other
manufacturing plants be easily established and is
tain that on average the nearly finished into
able manufactured from product before leaves the farm
community the profitable it to the producer
SPECIALIZED FARMING INDIVIDUAL
Near the large of population there always
tune specialized farming the of the individual such
the production certified milk for infants the production of
poultry and eggs fer and hotels special truck
early tomatoes celery head lettuce certain fruits
for dessert purposes and for making unfermented juice
COTTON PLANTING IN 1928
recognize that cotton has been and will be the States
chief cash CROP We know also the cotton growing under boil
weev conditions less gamble and we should not In
crease the odds against ourselves.
The increase price of cotton with unsatisfactory results
with other money has created desire for very great
increased acreage if cotton for the coming Here where
warning An increase in acreage it more put
than be worked according to modern methods may mean
positive decrease yed for large of cotton by old
methods culture boil weeY feed but not necessar
y more cotton to the grower.
No outlined pogrom be expected fit very large num-
her of farms Only the grower himself arrange the number
of acres he should plant each crop On the farm the
Piedmont region rotation of small and
cash crop seems suited needs Perennial crops
such as alfalfa and kudu be fields separate from the
rotation Such rotation will provide most Of the farmers needs
for food when combined with livestock farming ina small way
and good garden There should be need for buying feed
the livestock This rotation also offers opportunity for soil
program such necessary farming to be made
otabe this region Cow peas velvet beans be grown
Lin the corn the small grains be followed by
end oats or rye planted the cotton These should
all be turned under improving the land except where they
be protay Livestock should be kept under sheds
lin small lots and the manure carefully saved
LOOKING THE FUTURE
One wear agriculture poor agriculture just as one year ten
ants are likely to poor tenants In planning for the future
therefore have prime objects in to establish
Ipenia crops peaches asparagus alfalfa etc. TO
beet remuneave later and the other to establish some soil
building policy that will make farms richer year by year This
can obaby be done economically by properly teacng the
land and then adding its fertility by growing and turning under
anres and various forms of refuse supplemented
by all the available animal the place. and reasonable
amount of commercial fertilizers Profitable farming is most
easily accomplished on fertile soil.