The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-07
FARMERS OF TERRELL
Talk INVESTIGATION
,,r OF BIG PROFITS FROM
IE nppTEs AND OTHER CROPS.
INTERESTING MEETING.

A. an important ny
Al a. farmers, held in the court
l0uas' on Thursday morning, extern
nous oIans for diversifying the crops
sN. -. section were proposed.
Sn ,i"' G Dean who was chairman
q D ,bs : meeting, stated that the, county
4 Of ."I must face the situation that I'M
now IL i souarely and make an at
PeIn nt 70 discard the practice OF over
I S ,ittH;yation OF cotton. a..
cu Ths frst crop discussed was the
ln1 nj strawberries and the
gFo% .;oS Of enough acreage in this
que:c oJs fruit to insure shipments in
u'i Ipod lots. thus making certain
caT! S,o sale and eliminating the extra
feaq i1e and additional expense OF car
n n;ng the berries to nearby towns TO
I!!m |; in small quantities:
fI NJ T. w. Bridges, who has planted
.mamberries for two years, said that
81 @ao"nuservative estimate of the yield
=, Ior r5n from 500 to 5000 an acre,
NV, while they must be cultivated
ang' +erti1ized. that with ordinary
'nu a+ber shipments can be made from
MAR. ,~,a 10th until June.
Ia Wr F. Cushenberry, who has
: M' and worked for an addition
I ' y o"reaqe in strawberries for years,
et,ted that if enough acreage is plant
VI buver will be placed here by
a.oe eastern firms, and disposing
/ Of i'f the crop will be a minor conSidera-
'O a ooII was taken of the crowd pres
.,t ~ see lust how many would agree
:. 9,' oIan4 the ensuing season, and l85
s..a aver, were promised with the proviso
, a enough acreage be subscribed to
azure sale in large quantities.
H-'s' committee was appointed, con-
,sting OF ]. c. Hollingsworth, J. E.
Cnsbenberry, T. w. Haddock, J. ,;
fones Ed Brim, J. w. Bridges and
.eyeral others to be named later, to
make a survey and see just how many
IN the county would be willing to
ni.nt berries the coming year.
Dr. Dean told of the profits reaped
from his asparagus field, and many
nnestions were asked about the cult
ystion and marketing Of this crop:
/ He also stated that the expenses OF
tbe farm could be realized from these
spring crops, thus making the tall
harvest money clear. :,
Mr.. !. D. Weaver, recently elected
oresjdent of the Georgia Farmers
Union, related some facts incident to
obacco raising in the lower counties
he had visited and the large prices
received for the weed there. He also
warned the people of this county
against the over cultivation OF cotton
with no thought of other crops. He
stated that Terrell county as whole
h Indifferent to the peril that is faced
lin persisting in an attempt to raise
cotton prohtably against the odds OF
the boil weevil, incessant rains and
the high price of arsenate, saying that
the Farmers Union was conducting
an educational campaign throughout
NJ south and advocating the growing
of more than one money crop. lie
suggested that some movement be
started to procure a county farm agent
here to aid the farmers in the daily
problems that face them.
Mrs w. H. Gurr made a short talk
In behalf of the work being done by
Inc women Ol TIC SOuily' anu ~
ed the four-year program of work tor
women and girls. Mrs. Gurr made
an earnest appeal for the screening OF
every farm house, stating that in Or
der to accomplish anything a person
must be physically well. She further
asked the farmers to raise more vege-
tables and told of the success being
made by the girls in tomato raising.
In closing Mrs. Gurr stated that she
was heartily in favor of the Cow, hog
and hen" idea in order to keep ready
money on the farm.
A committee was appointed to see
about future hog sales and that
the sales be held when the farm
ers will receive the highest prices Tor
their porkers.
The meeting, while not largely at
tended, is merely the beginning OF
similar gatherings in the county, and
far sighted, conservative citizens will
soon realize that the county must
awake to the one thing that is liable
to prove its ruin, namely: the over
OF cotton and indifference
10 crops that, with less expense, will
pay more money into the pockets OF
Terrell farmers.