Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-25

gent neighbors with never fail
ing supply Of the insects.
Build enough cribs; raise plen'
ty of corn and protect 1t from
the raVages of the corn weeVll.
Do not hope to ship any of this
to Kansas and make a profit on
it. The plan won't work. The
chances are, however, some of
your neighbors may be willing
about March or April, to pay you
a fancy price for your surplus.
Don't be afraid to give your
mule, your hog or your cow
nubbin now and then; it pays.
Don't elbow up" if the chickens
and turkeys eat a few grains;
they will repay it fourfold. Raise
just a plenty for your family,
your live stock, your fowls.
your neighbors and the weevils,
too, if you are too tender-hearted
or considerate of the Lords
handiwork to kill them.
Try a few acres of tobacco
after learning something about
its culture and the needs of the
market. Stick, stick and study.
Success will reward you; it has
others. Surely in this line of in
dustry the rewards go to the
diligent, patient and intelligent.
Raise the grade and buyers will
raise the price. II you do not
raise all the oats. velvet beans,
hay and other foodstuff that
your live stock can possibly con-
sumo during the entire year, and
this includes two to six good
milk coWs-Why, just let the
Long Loan take your place and
go at something else. Possibly
you will be able to achieve fame
and fortune playing poker, OPP
Grating a coal mine, running
dance hall, sawmilling or teach
ing agriculture, but you are no
farmer and the sooner you find
it out the better it will be for you
and your creditors. Put 'em out
of their misery as quickly as pos
Sible.
Try a few melons occasionally;
some early; some late. Commu-
nifty cooperation is fine on this
crop; they have paid well at
times; don't put all Of your eggs
in one basket; put few in your
pockets.
Peanuts, cane, sweet pota-
toes, cabbage, turnips-if these
are not raised on your farm in
abundance ask some Of the
neighbors what you are living
in the country for. Peanuts,
cane and sweet potatoes are the
old reliables, and should be
raised in abundance. The pres
ent price is only fair, but bet
ter than for most other things.
Sour Cream Proposition
I have had no opportunity to
try out the sour cream PROPOSE
ton, but if [ make another pass
at farming L am going to do
this if / have to feed my herd
of COWS on hand-picled and dena-
tured pine straw. I am honest
in the opinion that there is more
promise in this department of
the farming "game" than any
thing being offered. 1t will
bring the needful flow of small
change and keep you out Of debt;
it will furnish a home market
for all your surplus feed stuff
and at a good figure; about IS
per cent Of the value of the feed
raised on the premises will go
back to the land in the form
of stable manure, the best and
most lasting Of all fertilizers.
But don't overlook the velvet
bean crop-it is one of the fin
gers pointing the way to eco
nomic freedom.
The chances are that your
wife will not let you forget the
poultry and the garden. Gar
dens will not thrive if raised
with chickens. Keep them in
different pens. There IS always
a ready sale for poultry and
eggs and at a good price. If the
market becomes glutted, hold
until the next Methodist confer
ence.
If you have been as affection
ate as you should have been dur
ing the course of your married
life there will be no difficulty in
borrowing all the poultry money
from your wife, on long time and
without interest. This plan l
nave 1Ounu 10 De cuCil ely HetIl'
factory-to the borrower, more
SO in some respects than that
provided by the farm loan board
or the war finance corporation.
Tobacco. snuff, shine or face
powder or other necessaries may
be brought very nicely out Of the
chicken money. The good gar.
den is a regular "Scarce-Sheriff'
and "Anti-Lawsuit.'
The humble hog will rescue
you from financial peril If you
will give him the consideration
and the kind treatment when
his merits entitle him to. DO