Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-29
Poultry Club Show, Barbecue
And Agriculture Day Here
Big Event of Friday Was Well At
tended; Many Prominent Speakers

tCHocu, Mdly Prominent speakers
The Court house was filled to capa-
city last Friday with farmers and their
families, eager to hear the agricultural
program discussed by the able speak
ers, who were invited by the Chamber
of Commerce to address our farmers
and business men on methods and
means to make farming more profita-
BILE in this section. Hon. ]. +. Turner,
Vice-president OF the Exchange Ma
tional Bank presided over the meet
ing and introduced ]. H. Mayes, ma
yor-elect to welcome the gathering
in behalf of the city and its civic or
CARNATIONS, DR.. M. B. Jarnegan Of
the State College of Agriculture, who
came to represent DR.. Soule, who was
unavoidably detained ON account OF
sickness in his family. DR.. Jarnegan
spoke for thirty minutes on the vari-
Gus phases of agriculture and especi-
ally on the importance of the dairy
Prof. M. C. Mccoy, the poultry ex-
pert at the State College interestingly
spoke on the poultry industry, its inn
portance and value to the farm. E.
C. Ragsdale of the State Market Btu
reau spoke on the cooperative mar
keting for farm products. Mr.. Will
lam R. Bowen made an impromptu
talk on the importance of diversified
ton of crops and especially urged the
farmers to join a movement for to-
baco growing in this county, advocat-
ing a small acreage on each farm url-
der the supervision of experts, whose
services can be had for a small COM
of the net proceeds Of the
crop.
Mr. Bowen made a forceful plea
for the closer cooperation of the town
and country people, as their interests
are mutual.
Barbecue at Warehouse
A splendid barbecue was served to
about two thousand visitors at the
Lon Dickey Warehouse, large COM
mittee of ladies' from the Woman's
Club being in charge and serving the
After dinner, the crowds visited the
Box and Crate Factory and
the Hatchery and the Cold Storage
Plant of the Fitzgerald Ice Plant, each
of these institutions being factors in
developing the farming section.
c. T. OWENS, County Agent
The poultry club show, barbecue and
agriculture day, Friday, Nov. 23 was
a real success according to comments
OF those present, and for this reason
believing that our people were greatly
benefited by the splendid educational
and entertaining addresses by DIR.
Milton B. Jarnegan, professor of An
imal Husbandry of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture, Mr.. w. c. Nc
Coy, Poultry Specialist of the College
and Mr.. f. c. Ragsdale, Field Agent
Of the State Marketing Bureau.
In behalf of the Fitzgerald Cham
Der of Commerce and myself, as your
County Agent, | wish to thank every
one who assisted in making the &C.
casion such success for without the
assistance that was. granted by the
Ben Hill Warehouse Co., in furnishing
the splendid coups to exhibit the poul
try in and the Standard Supply Co., in
the hundreds of feet Of
table space for the spread of the bar
Decue and other eats, also the kindness
Of Mr.. Lon Dickey in furnishing his
enormous tobacco warehouse as ac-
for the barbecue spread
and poultry show.
In speaking of appropriations of the
different kindnesses it would not be
Defitting at al for me to only thank
Mr.. w. J. Lewis, Judge Harden and
Mr.. J. H. Dorminey in behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce and myself for
their faithfulness in preparing such a
A splendid barbecue, therefore l wish
to thank them in behalf of the more
than 1900 people who participated in
eating the barbecue which was pro-
nounced by all as being as good as they
ever ate.
also wish to thank the Club girls
and boys for exhibiting their chickens
with no assurance of premiums being
awarded also Mrs. Jim Paulk. Mr.. G.
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