Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-29
DRIVE To BALANCE
FARM PROGRAM IN
GEORGIA LAUNCHED

A drive for a balanced farm pro
gram in each county in Georgia
designed to supply the products for
which Georgia annually spends
5000, 100000 outside her boundaries,
was initiated here Tuesday under the
auspices of the State College of Ag-
ricu1ture. Eleven meetings are
scheduled for various sections of the
state, and every county will be con-
sidered.
The local meeting, held at the Full
ton county courthouse and attended
by county farm demonstration
agents, farmers and educators, went
on record as favoring the production
of cC-pS 20 supply home needs.
1t was pointed out that aside from
establishing a definite farm cropping
system, the building up Of the SOL
and development of specialized lines
of farming in certain localities are
on the program. The live stock com
bination of cow, sow and hen will
also be stressed in most sections, It
was brought out. Cotton will not be
banned, but will be recommended for
intensive cultivation in certain areas,
it was said.
Program ADGroVed
The meeting recommended the
following program for the farms IN
counties adjacent to Atlanta:
ca q n
hen, including one sow to the plcw,
two to five cows to the plow, tldty
hens to the plow; and in certain
limited we'll adapted areas sheep to
the extent of so to 35 grade ewes
and one pure bred ram.
Cotton: Three to five acres per
pillow; use of approved methods OF
, boil weevil control is~-urged, and
Standardization of varieties on a
community basis is recommended.
HAY: AS a cash crop on most
farms should include one to three
acres of alfalfa on adapted soils;
laredo, and otootan soybeans. mung
beans and cow peas should be
planted in quantity to provide FEED
: for farm live stock and supply the
local markets.
Figs and Grapes Urged
Fruit: Figs and grapes espe-
. cially suited to this locality; fruits
should be planted to the extent OF
providing home and local market
supply.
D.. recommended, on basis of an acre TO
the farm, equally divided between
the spring and fall crops; sweet po-
tatoes sufficient for local markec
and to fill existing storage houses;
garden crop for HON use and to
supply the Atlanta market"
Other conferences were scheduled
for Griffin and Waycross, Wednes-
day: Triton and Macon, Thursday,
Albany and Athens, Friday; Column
bus, Saturday. The eastern section
of the state wiz >be covered next
week.
Among those attending the local
conference were: ]. Phil Campbell
J. K. Giles, D. F. Hungerford1 M.
w. Lc:. y, H. w. Harvey, j. G.
Liddell, DR.. VIM. Bradford and M
C. Cay, of the State College of Ag'
r.culture; L. I. Skinner, rs l.. AS
bury and Miss Lucille Turner, dis
trict farm demonstration agents; H.
L., Brown, J. L. Turk, c. B. Ingram,
A. G.. Robinson and George w. Rob-
insorl. county farm demonstration
agents; Mrs F'loy S. MCGEE, home
demonstration agent; Elmo Rags
dale, of the state bur~au OF mar
kets; H. G.. Haskins, Atlanta agri'
culturist; C. A. Cobb, editor of the
Southern Ruralist; J. N. Harper, OF
the Southern Fertilizer association
J. F. Bazemore and w. F. Turner
Of the Central of Georgia railway
w. r.. Tucker and H. L.. Alsabrook
of the A. B. & A. railway.