Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-13
LARGE CROWD
WEARS ADDRESS OF
DR.. A. M. SOULE
Brings Inspiration and Sound
Advice to Town and Country
LET'S GO GEORGIA
Forget About Past, Look to Future
and Work; Combine Brain With
Drawn and Soil and Win

vi hei, WHO introduced the speak
er, and a short prayer by Rev. S. c.
DR.. Soule spoke of previous visits
10 the county and his interest in its
people. Though the home folks may
not notice it, to a casual visitor the
continuous growth and Improvement
of the community becomes apparent
and the new buildings in the city since
his last visit, are mark of progress
tor the city of Fitzgerald.
Forget About the Past
Look to the future and put every
effort into making farming profitable
thru better farming and mixing brain
with Drawn and the soil, which will
bring certain results with the wonder
ful climate and soil conditions Of this
county. Forget the high prices and the
extravagances of 1919 and get down
to work-and then more work and still
more work along the right lines as
we are ready to show you by actual
experiments on our own farm in Ath-
ems and the experimental station of the
state. The productivity of the soils of
Georgia are unlimited. They will pro-
duce wonderful results when treated
right and farmed with intelligence.
Crops of unlimited varieties can be
grown and are grown profitably in this
state and especially are you people of
South Georgia, the coastal plains coun-
ties, blessed with special agricultural
opportunities
Some failures were made in the past,
because the advice of the College was
dlsregarded in regard to the produc-
ton of Bright Tobacco. Our experts
knew that the red pebbly soil would
not produce the quality of tobacco
which brings the highest price and so
told your farmers, but the Norfolk
Loan, that dark grey soil, of which
you have large acreage in Ben Hill
county, is admirably suited for this
kind of tobacco, and if the culture
of tobacco is confined to that class of
soil, no danger of failure in making
tobacco will be encountered, and only
the necessary care must be taken in
curing and marketing the product
properly after it is made.
Cotton Can Be Made
Small acreage to the plow, high fer
tilization and proper poisoning will
assure a profitable cotton crop under
all kinds of weather conditions. The
experiments carried on by the State
College and Experimental Stations
have proven that results are obtained
which Melted profit in every in
stance. We advise planting an early
wilt resisting variety of cotton seed,
and rapid cultivation. Use mixture of
8 lbs. of Calcium Arsenate to one gal
Ion of water and two gallons of syrup
and begin its application as soon as
the first buds appear, following this
application twice with same mixture
and then three applications of dry
calcium arsenate, if possible with a
powder buster, so that the plant will
be thoroughly enveloped with cloud
of dust Kill the early weevils, 49,
100000 weevils are the progeny OF
one pair during a season and we can
not stress too much the importance
of killing them off as they appear to
check the scourge.
Creamery Endorsed
The speaker referred to the Cream
erN and asked, "are you giving it the
proper support" are you utilizing your
opportunity that the creamery offers?
No danger of over-production of dairy
products for Georgia SO long as we ship
millions of dollars worth of butter and
cheese into the state from dairy states
of the north.
Poultry Brings Big Returns
Referring to the poultry industry IN
the county, DIR. Soule gave his unqual-
flied endorsement to the local hatchery
which he was informed was running
to full capacity. Georgia alone would
consume millions of dollars worth
more of eggs and poultry than is now
produced in the state.
BY referring to recent survey OF
the chickens on the farms of Ben Hill,
it appears that none of the farms have
enough chickens even to supply their
own needs. This condition is being re-
medied by the operation OF the
hatchery and the future looks bright
for the poultry industry of the county
Large profits are possible thru we'll
bred stock, properly fed for egg pro-
duction.
Pecans and Peaches
The soil and climate of the county
il ideally suited for Pecans and Peach
es and in both of these farm POSSIBLE
tiles, large profits can be made and are
being made in sections less favored
than this county.
College Ready to Serve
In all farm problems of whatever
nature the State College of Agriculture
is ready to help solve them and has its
experts at beck and call of every
county. The time for education on the
farm has never been more propitiouss,
trained leadership through education IS
needed and we must give the boys and
girls from the farm a chance to pre-
pare themselves for the leadership in
Agricultural matters. Every year we
turn out hundreds of trained men and
women in the agricultural college and
send them back to the farming section,
but thousands are needed to make the
farm more profitable and home on the
farm more attractive to these young
pebble. Extensions of educational ap--
pottunity and community service will
go far in keeping the boys and girls
on the farm and making them leaders
of Georgia.
Prize Pupils in Our County
DR.. Sou1e called for Horace Wright,
Paul Stone, Miss Carrie Garrison OF
the Dorminy High and Miss Carrie
Hendrix of the Lynnwood High school
all of whom responded, except Paul
ntioe asot gat our tvs SAGE hti nh
Stone, who is taking a course at the
Georgia Tech, and took positions along
side of the speaker, who introduced
them to the audience as prize winners
in Club work and winners of Scholar
ships at the State College of Agri-
culture, having made exceptionally fine