The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-06-01
Beating the Boil Weevil
BY W.sB. ROYSTER
Secretary Griffin and SpaIding County Board of Trade


The production of the American Pimento from saad
market is rapidly becoming the chief "money CROP of
Spadg County farmers and oneof the chief manufacu
ed products of the city of Griffin 1t is not an untred
venture, but stable result of scientific DEVELOPMENT
which began when seeds procured through the American
Consul at Valentia Spain in 912 were BROUGHT tn GRIFFIN
From this beginning with improvements in plant breed
lng' opadlng County now produces the most perfect
Plmento peppers IN the word-shape, color, flesh and
flavor considered While the development of this new
agricultural product being perfected and its habits
plant food soil and other requirements were being stud
eu and standardized the unusual proceeding of perfect
ng methods for preserving and marketing made CO.
incident and when the quantity production was avail
able most perfect plan of manufacturing and market
ing had been worked out and was ready for USE
The pepper is handled almost from the beginning by
automatic machinery which invented and construct
ed by the Spadng County genius who discovered
the Plmento pepper and who made its production pos
sibe in America. This process involves the stemmng
and emptying of pepper pods of Seeds passing them
through blast furnace of intense heat which roast or
burns off, the tough outer skin washing packing weigh
ng sealing, cooking, Labelling and casing the finished
product After the first operation all of those which
follow are mechanically accomplished.
The marketing of the manufactured product its merit
having been established is easy of accomplishment so
much that the crop of 1922 is already sold in car lots
to big dealers throughout the country while the seeds
to produce the crop are yet in state of termination
in the hot BEDS This feature is handled by company
OF local men which first contracts the production next,
manufactures it and finally places it on liberal market
times ten times the quantity now being produced.
The farmers end of the Piento production is most in
erestlng in that he produces under a price which is
guaranteed at the time of planting the seeds and this
Is an arrangement process unknown any other
character of agricultural production he is instantly
paid in cash immediate delivery his only limit in pro-
ducon being the amount of acreage for which he may
contract 1t is possible produce 900 bushels of pep
pers of land but half that amount is an excel
ent the running to $50 bushels but
this latter quantity at the present contract price viz
70 cents per bushe yields SITS per acre. which is double
that of cotton under present conditions and at no great
cost of production peppers require about the
preparation fertilization and labor for harvesting The
Pimiento plant has known enemy except the cuworm
which nterferes somewhat at the time of transpanng
early in May After this stage is passed it fourshes
in good soil, rapidly natures and begins to bear ripe
fruit in Juy which performance is continuous blooming
and bearing at the time until killing fross late in
October.
In 1921, 1000 of peppers were contracted for
in Spadng and adjoining counties and with factory of
ample capacity the crop of that year taken care
with the greatest and to the utmost satisfaction of
all concerned but the farmers became "Olvers" all
crying for in 1922 contracts are now out for
5000 at the guaranteed price of $40 per ton
(noe the changed figures of speech first bushels now
tons) and additional factory of immense propor-
tions is nearly completed at which it proposed to
put up ten million the rate of 800 cans
minute when running at full capacity At the same
time the original packing plant in perfect condition
will also be kept in active operation
Thus it may be readily seen that Spaldngs Pimientos
viii yield to Its people almost if not quite, the value of
its cotton crop in preweevil dayscash on contract
price, don't forget that The estimated amount of cash
be paid to the producers of peppers this wear
S65O0O0 which, while not actually in hand at anv one
time is easily available every pepper is sold "Order
Notify F. o. B." Griffin.