The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-01-05
WHAT SHALL OUR
PROGRAM BE FOR 1923?

When comes to formulating farm program for making
CROP probably less certain what should
or can do than for many years past
Crop dyeTsicaon has become almost byword to those ln
agriculture but types Investigation have fail
ed the the land and send the children to school,
This strong tendency to fall back into the old rus
Personally believe danger following either extreme
The who tries diversity much is likely to get top
irons in the fire. and thus fail While the fellow who tries to
put all his eggs in asket stands chance of lOosng
them all.
Every line of agriculture requires certain amount of equip
to do effective work Unless the farmer is careful in
trying carry many lines his equipment will far exceed the
from his crops State dversifcaon and community
specialization has number of desirable features Especially
this where community specazes its and
dverse its crops for home consumption If the farmer
enough food and feed supplies for the occupants and livestock of
the the remainder of the energy should then probably best
be directed towards the production Of about In
communities these and peaches in others
hogs and peanuts cotton and ETC. Where such COM
muny specialization praced buyers attracted and the pro-
easily sold Canning factories pack houses other
manufacturing plants be easily established and it is
tain that the average the nearly finished into
able manufactured from product before it leaves the farm
or community the profitable it is to the producer.
SPECIALIZED FARMING THE INDIVIDUAL
Near the large Of population there always
tune specialized farming the part of the individual such
the production Of certified milk for infants the production of
poultry eggs fer restaurants and hotels special truck
early tomatoes celery and head lettuce certain fruits
for dessert purposes and for making unfemened juice
COTTON PLANTING IN 1923
We recognize been and will be the States
chief cash We know also the cotton growing under boil
Weev conditions less gamble and we should not in
crease the odds against ourselves.
The increase price cotton along with unsatisfactory results
has created desire for great
increased cotton for the coming Here's where
warning An increase if is put
than be worked according modern methods mean
yed for large of cotton by old
methods boil weey feed but not necesar
ly cotton to the grower.
No outlined progom be expected to fit large num-
Der of farms Only the himself the number
he should plant each On the farm the
Piedmont region three rotation of small grains and
crop be suited needs Perennial
alfalfa and kudzu fields separate from the
rotation Such rotation will provide of the farmers needs
food when combined with livestock farming in small way
and good garden There should be need for buying feed for
the livestock This rotation also offers opportunity for soil
such farming to be made
profitable in this region Cow velvet beans can be grown
the the small grains be followed by coWpeas or soy
BEANS and planted in the cotton These should
all be turned under for improving the land except where they
be poaby pasure Livestock should be kept under sheds or
in small lots, and the azure carefully saved.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
One agriculture agriculture just one year ten
ants likely poor In planning for the future
should therefore have prime objects view to establish
perennial crops peaches pecans asparagus alfalfa etc., to
emunerave later; the other establish soil
building policy that will make farms richer by This
probably be done economically by properly errang the
and then adding its fertility by growing and turning under
and the various forms of refuse supplemented
by all the avaIanma the place. anda reasonable
of commercial fertilizers. Profitable farming most
easily accomplished on fertile soil.