Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-11
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
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S. ". A., Atlanta, Ga. writes:
You have likely noticed the Sc
ries of articles we have been
carrying in the newspapers per-
tanning to Georgia and Geor-
gia products. We would like to
secure from you information as
to the number Of products that
can be produced successfully in
Georgia.
A number of the articles to which
you refer has been received. have
examined the same with a grea- deal
of care. / am glad to see the et-
forts you are making to acqualnt
the people of Georgia with the great
evailable market for I'll of our
products which we have right here
at home, and which we are not utlliz-
ing at the present time. We have
endeayored to familiarize our people
with this fact on numerous occa-
sions. but they do not seem to sense
the situation as now exists. Your
work along this line is, therefore, a
most important contribution to the
progress of our state. I am inclined
to think that as soon as our people
realize how great a demand there is
for our food and animal products
right here at home, they will proceed
to emphasize production 1g the
lines most needed. Surely, we can
sNpply the market from out LONE
grown products effectively if we
work purposefully to that end. and
there is ITO .eason 10 pr eTeni our
supplying our own consumers with
as fine food stuffs as they can OBJ
tain elsewhere. Certainly, we should
be able to do this on a basis that
should prove remunerative to our
landowners. II we can only keep a
proper proportion of the money that
now goes out of Georgia for the pur-
chase of food stuffs in other sections
of the country here at home. it VII
insure our urban population and our
industries a degree of prosperity
much in excess of that which they
are enjoying at the present time.
The contamination of the program
YOU have outlined, therefore, is a
matter to which every citizen who
has the welfare and success of the
state at heart can gladly subscribe.
In regard to your request for in
formation along certain lines, permit
me to offer you the following sug-
8 st!ons:
There is no justification for Geor-
gia buying any corn, oats or wheat.
We can produce all of the rye, buck
wheat and rice that we need. There
is no reason why we should not pro-
duce large quantities of edible beans
Of various varieties and all the dry
COW peas and soy beans we need.
Peanuts should, of course, be a sur
plus, crop with us. Irish potatoes
can be grown with success in Geor-
eia, and is such quantity as will
more than supply the need of the
state. The same is true of sweet
surplus can be grown for exporta-
ton to other sections of the coun-
try. We can grow vegetables of ev-
cry character and description. In
southeast Georgia. many of the truck
crops produced elsewhere and ship
ped into Georgia during the winter
can be gronw with success, and 1
believe with profit. There is no rea-
son why any of our towns of cities
should not be adequately supplied
with standard garden crops in suf-
ficient quantity for at least nine
months of the year. A considerable
number can be supplied on a twelve
month basis. We are making prog
ress in the production of fruits and
nuts, and yet the list is limited COM
pared with what if might be made.
OF course our pecan orclarding in
dustry is extending rapidly. and the
time should arrive when it will be
carried on on such an enlarged basis
as to compare most favorably with
other sections. 1 believe that a prof
table market can easily be found
for all the pecans produced. I am
reliably, informed that there is a
large quantity of peaches goes to
waste in Georgia every year, which
could be canned to advantage. l
believe that much of the fruit which
goes to waste. il canned, would sup
ply us with surplus of this product.
Many of the smaller fruits are not
cultivated in our state to any large
extent. They can be grown here
with success and will keep in circu-
1ation at home se,. raj 5n dol
lars which VIC send to other sec .ons
which are not more favorably stu
ated than our own or the pi ,duc-
ton of small fruits. OF course. we
can supply ourselves with all the