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

| then how to market. This was done
| by means of field meetings and field
| demonstrations. The crop was mar
lleted by the farmers comparatively,
| the co ty agent takin6 the lead.
Two hundred and five tons were sold
at one time, bringing a premium of
SO per ton over local markets.
In 1921 we marketed the peanuts
for the farmers and say them at
least $4,000. Adding to this $4,000
for 1920, the county agent made the
farmers $4,000 in marketing pea
nuts. In addition to this the farm
ers made more money on peanuts
than any other crop.
For four years we have advocated
more hogs, better hogs and better
system for marketing. We wrote
articles to the local papers on all
phases of the hog question, talked
it on the street, in the fie and be-
fore farmers meetings.
AS result of my efforts for four
years we now have about $4,000
hogs against 10000 at that time. All
of which are pure-bred or good
grades. We have a large number Of
farmers who use a good system of
grazing crops, who market their
hogs in the spring, during the sum-
mer and early fall; consequently
they receive at least 40 per cent
more for their hogs than the man
who sells in the old way. This year
we have sold ten cars comparatively
for the highest price and have at
least fifteen more cars to sell before
October. The sales have already
been announced, one for August and
one for September, and the hogs are
being fed and almost ten cars have
been listed for these sales. Through
our efforts to teach the farmer to
market comparatively and at the
proper time, we will save the farm
er at least $4,000 this year.
During last August, we began to
see that something was necessary
for the farmer to exist. He had
no money and no credit; con-
sequently, he had to have some
thing to sell if he continued to
farm.
We called a meeting Of the far
mers and this question was brought
out very plainly. We finally de
cided to- feed the corn, hay ana
other feeds on the farm through
hogs. poultry and dairy cows. We
now have a creamery and about
fifty farmers are receiving about
$500 a week for sour cream. This
represents no investment for the
farmers as they are only milking
the same COWS that they have had
all the while. Our creamery has
been in operation three months, and
by the time it has been running
twelve months, we will have more
than a hundred farmers milking
more than 500 caws. They are
making plans now.
The poultry industry in this
county is about six months old
and we have added to- our f1ocks
not less than 10000 purebred or
good laying chicks, and have
Matched more than 5000 eggs of our
common strain, more than we have
in past years. We have a sale ad
vertised for July and have already
tsted more than 1000 friers and
Expects 5000 to be sold on that
date
Glover Production in Georgia
We are frequently asked about
the possibility of growing clover in
Georgia. There are several Varie-
les which we can cultivate to adj
vantage. One of these is crimson
clover. It is a standard leguminous
crop and a soil-builder. It is also
we'll adapted to cultivation in many
parts of our state. 1t makes an ex
cellent hay when properly handled.
and yields an abundance of seed
which can be sold at good profit.
See what they have done over in
Walker county, and be convinced
that here is another cash crop
which we can produce to advantage
in Georgia, and the merits of which
we have overlooked and neglected.
In the fall Of 1920 County Agent