Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-08
THE FOURTEEN
POINTS OF AGRICULTURE

discussing crime and pnnlShm en-
in his charge to the grand jury,
devotes his time to agriculture,
immortality and short-time loans"
Il am tired of talking about
pistol toters, bootleggers and
pettv thieves" says Judge R
Eve, ,of Triton, to the grand jury.
of the Turner County Superior
Court, a few days ago, as reported
in the state papers. THE jury
knows the dangers of these of
lenses, the jurist continues, "and
I am going to plunge headlong into
a discussion of agriculture"
The judge declared that the i'm
portant things of life just at this
time were agriculture, immoral
ity and the flotation of short time
small loans" and continued;
Certain it is that farming is
our basic industry BY farming
| include, of course, the related
industries, live stock raising,
dairying, truck gardening and
poultry raising.
california has her mines of
gold and her ports opening to the
great sea; Pennsylvania has her
vast deposits of coal and the
smoke of her furnaces darkens
the sky; New York has her great
financial institutions and her
seaport through which moves a
great part Of the commerce of
the continent; Florida has her
phosphate rock, her mullet fish
and her touisrts, but with South
Georgia it is farm or famish.
eff you are not concerned,
and deeply concerned in every
thing which promotes, develops
and makes more prosperous ag-
riculture, move. If you are not
rallying to the support of our
Experiment Stations, our Agri-
cultural schools and Colleges;
our Farm Demonstration and
Colleges; our Farm Demonstra-
ton and Home Economics Work,
then you are failing to perform
your duty as a Citizen. Failing to
take advantage of the one great
privilege Ola human life, the
privilege-of serving present times
and future generations.
we may or may not ultimate
ly build a great civilization in
this section; if so, it's founda-
ton will be deeply laid in the
success and prosperity of, agri-A
culturecythd its allied industries, E
AL else is sinking sand," so
far as we are concerned. | am, of
course, speaking primarily of
material civilization; on world
ly things. 1t is possible to ac-
eomplish much in the things of
the mind, heart or soul without
any great degree of financial
success; but it seems to me that
worloiy prosperity and financial
achievement should not hinder,
but, should promote the march
of mankind toward the one great
thing, the building of human
character; the uplifting of the
spiritual in humankind.
II have great respect for the
ability that comes through prac-
teal experience; | favor the
dirt rather than the desk"
farmer; but it is mistake for
either to reach the conclusion
that the other cannot tell him
anything worth while. | approve
the Dickens schoolmaster PLAN"
he taught the pupil to spell
horse" and then sent him to
water, feed and curry the ami
NAL. There is no reason why
enc should not be a whole lot of
dirt farmer and somewhat of
desk" farmer, too.
Don't get the idea because you
read a few books on agriculture
and an occasional copy of the
Country Gentleman that you
are solely prepared to counsel
the, farmer or take over the
farm. 1t is just as unwise to
form the opinion that you know
1t all because you were raised
between the corn rows or the
pillow handles.
Possibly you mentally chal-
lenge my right to discuss the
subject before us, and feel that
l speak as a scribe or pharisee!
and not as one in authority.
have read much, thought a little
and worked quite bit. | bought
land IN the woods, cleared and
stumped it. In an effort to
learn what it was really worth
to take out stumps, | personally
welded an occasional shovel
mattock and axe. | reached the
conclusion that no landowner
can have landsstumped and pros
per financially; that is if he
pays full value for services rend-
cred the stumper will soon get
the farm. But seriously the
stumps should come out as fast
as possible, regardless of cost;
it's best. No man can pillow in,
around and over them and pros
per financially or make any
Roadway religiously.
We learned among other
things that there is no easy way
to get rid Of stumps. We burned.
we dug and cut, we dynamited.
and we pulled and rising to cy-
nicism if not to the wisdom of
the wise man of old we said,