Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-03
VISITORS IMPRESSED
BY D|VERS|F|C AT|ON
IN TURNER COUNTY

ASHBURN, Ga, Feb. 1.-The pro-
gram of the Georgia association as
it is being tried out in Turner coun-
ty, was studied by about seventy
five visitors here. Wednesday from
Mcintosh and Dougherty counties.
The visitors were. first taken out
to a number of farms where they
saw and talked to the farmers, learn
ing about the practical details,
profits, amount of work, what is
necessary to start, etc. This trip
included some of the dairy and
poultry farms in the county, and the
visitors were very much impressed
with the progress which has been
made since the program was start
ed. They next visited the creamery,
cold storage plant, hatchery, STOCK
pens and farm bureau headquarters.
| Dinner was served at O'Clock at
one of the hotels where number OF
sneeches were made explaining the
necessary details of beginning the
work.
After the showing of the farmers
| themselves, the visitors seemed most
| Impressed with the showing OF the
creamery, cold storage, hatchery an"
farm bureau. Explanation was
made that during the month OF Jan
nary, the creamery had churned
go 900 pounds of butter which would
net the farmers of the section about
$4,000. More than 100000 POUNDS
of meat, they were told, was in the
cold storage plant owned by the
farmers of the county. Inc oepa[t'
ment for fattening milk fed chlch-
| ems had been more than douoleQ II
was said, and still is growing. Inc
visitors learned that the l0,OOo-egs
cooperative hatchery, although only
a few months old, was ALREADY
crowded with more eggs IMAM ~
could accommodate.
The stock pens where the hogs
are carried for the monthly coop
erative fat hog sale was SAID TO oe
ono of the most forward steps along
| that line in the state. The farm
bureau headquarters was shown the
visitors. who expressed much sur
mise at the thoroughness OF the ma
chinery for carrying on this WORK
Belts Outlines Plans
In a. short address at luncheon
George It. Belts, president Oh NV
Georgia association, outlined tile
stems necessary to get the county
lined I'D on such a program as Iur
nor county is carrying out: lie
stated that the first step was
cell the idea to the merchants, panh
ers and other business men III 'ns
town and get them to take a Irlehu
llv attitude. Then the program
should be advertised all over th'
county with the central IDEA pelhs
Ia diversified program with 1--WE
stock basis built around the COW
hog and chicken. Much OF th'
noethod of the Liberty loan drives
could be used he stated. AS to INT
soundness of the proposition, nj
stated that several of the stan o.
the Curtis Publishing company MAJ
visited the county and all express LII
belief that live stock could pe a.
cheaply raised here as in any nortti
ern state. He called attention u
tha fact that the peak of cream pro
auction here VISA during the tal
when prices were the highest.
F.. Fl. Abbot, of Waycross, secre
| tary of the Georgia association wht
presided, stated that the plans FOL
bringing settlers and for the de
velopment of unused lands were al
definite as the program for develop
ment internally. 80.
H. B. Rails, Jr.. county agent, tolf
of some of the work done here II
building up the monthly sales ant
getting the confidence of the farm
ers in the program. ]. S. johnson
cashier of one of the banks here
told of the work the bankers die
in promoting the project. z. n
Bishop told of some of the A. 3. e.: