Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-15

! operating sweet potato storage
houses in a number Of counties in
the state, and in connection with
this work over fifty demonstrations
have been given in grading ard pack,
ing sweet potatoes.
A car-loading demonstration was
given at the college during the mar
ket conference in January. The
methods of loading and bracing both
crates and baskets were shown. This
was helpful to many of the county
agents and farmers. This demonstra-
ton created an unusual amount of
| interest.
In addition to the carloading dem
ontsrations given during the market
| conference there was installed in
! the animal husbandry building a
comprehensive exhibit illustrating
methods Of grading and packing va
rious commodities. This exhibit was
prepared by the different college de-
partments. 1t is doubtful if an ag-
ricultural display has ever been put
on in the south having a greater
educational value than this, from the
standpoint Of marketing farm prod
ucts.
Following the market conference
at the college in January a series of
meetings was held, the itinerary in
Guiding meetings in practically ev-
cry county in the state. In each
Of these meetings marketing was
| discussed by a representative of
either the college, the state depart
ment of agriculture, the United
States department of agriculture, or
a farmers organization.
! The cooperative live stock sales
which were started in 1916 have
| steadily increased. Some of the To-
cal associations ship comparatively
as well as making f. o. b. sales. In
the beginning all sales were handled
on an f. o. b. basis. AT the present
time a good number Of county agents
are directing these sales and ship
/ ments without outside assistance.
| Lost motion in marketing is practi-
cally eliminated in the cooperative
sales and shipments. a.
The work in live stock marketing
| included Investigations in costs OF
marketing, TO determine the relative
advantage of selling f. o. b. or by
consignment, and to secure data on
| Shrinkage of animals in transit
A survey of breeders of pure bred
live stock in the state has been made
| in order that individual farmers and
club members may secure stock of
the type and quality desired with
less difficulty.
For several years eggs have been
sold comparatively in a number of
counties. This year several county
agents have developed cooperative
| poultry sales, in which live poultry
was sold in CARROTS.
A survey of all markets handling
syrup, peanuts. hay and grain has
been made and growers have been
kept in touch with these markets.
! We have not handled sales but have
furnished information as to methods
of preparing products for market,
and have given out such informa-
ton as was available relative to mar
let conditions. We have ENCOURAGED
| farmers to use the market news
service and inspection service fur.
nishcd by the United States bureau
of markets and crop estimates.
What Should BE Done Witt,
SuccOrs on Corn?
P. V. r., Macon, Ga, writes:
Please advise me whether or
not to pull the succors off of
the corn that we expect to gath
er for the crib?
1t has never been our policy to
| pull succorS off corn. Varieties dif-
fer much in the number of succors
they develop. The so-called prolific
type" of corn which we cultivate so
extensively in Georgia succors very
freely. The big-eared varieties which
are most generally cultivated further
north and on our richest bottom
lands here in Georgia do not succor
freely In a season like this, the pro-
life varieties are much more likely
! to succor a good deal than in an
average year. About the only way to
control succoring corn is to plant
prolific varieties little thicker and
cultivate them rather closely. This
practice will often eliminate a con-
siderable number Of the succors.
1t is true that succors take up a
considerable amount of the strength
of the corn plant, but we have often
had those which developed on pro-
| life varieties make good ears. We
believe the labor and effort involved
| in removing the succors would
amount to a good deal more than
the benefit to be gained from their
| removal.
Controlling the Red Spider in
Cotton Fields
r. B. M, Cleveland, Ca,