Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-19
STATE AND FEDERAL 1
GOVERNMENT MEN !
HERE IN JANUARY
Investigation To Determine
Which Crops Are Profitable
When Raised With Cotton j

A third agricultural survey OF
more than 500 farms will like
Iy be undertaken by the federal
department of agricultural field
men and number of represent
atives from the Georgia State
College of Agriculture.
c. E. Westbrook, representing
the state college, came to Amer
icus Thursday, interviewed a
number of the county commits
sioners and appeared before the
Commerce in the interest Of the
directors of the Chamber of
Commerce in the interest of the
proposed survey.
The first farm survey Of Sumter
was made in 1913, before the ads
vent Of the boil weevil; ehe second
in 1918 after the arrival of the
cotto npest, and the third, to be
made in 1925, will give a complete
analysis Of the effects 90 the weevii
and the success of the, farmers.
from a financial standpoint, to
meet the changed conditions.
The survey, stated Mr.. Vest
brook, is to determine what crops
have been profitable to the farmer
and those that have been unprcfi-
table.
"We have urged divers ficaticn, :"
said Mr. Westbrook, "now we must
know in dollars and cents which Of
the diversified crops hf.ve paid the
farmer. We know his financial
condition as it was in 1918 before
the weevil; we know his condition
in 1918, and now to complete tlie
story, we must find out his eondi-
tion today"
with this information, we can
advise your farmers what to plant
and what not to plant. We know
that we must diversity, but we also
know that our big money crop IS
cotton. Some farmers, at the adj
vent of the boil weevil, planted too
little cotton; some planted too much.
Some used one thing fer a sup
Elementary crop, others planting
other things or went into cattle,
hogs or poultry raising, or all
three"
Mr.. Westbrook impressed upon
his hearers the necessity Of finding
crops that could be produced along
with cotton; that cotton must come
first in Georgia, as enc Of tha
urgent needs for the survey.
"By making personal investiga-
ton on 500 or 600 of your farros,"
said Mr.. Westbrook "then compiling
that information, we can and viii
tell you exactly what crops are prof
table in Sumter and what are not:
The information is worth a great
deal to you and it will be worth gil
gantic sums to the other farmers
of Georgia,
"The information we secure will
be printed by the Federal govern
ment and placed in the hands of
every possible source for imparting
the information to the farmers.
The county agent will be guided
largely by this survey.
"It win require two or three
monts to make the survey. A MINIS
Der of men will be here for that
time and the expense, cut side oE
printing, etc., will 60 well over
81, 200. We are ready to put up
$1,000 and we have asked your com
missioners to appropriate the BALI
ance, 5000. Those we have seen
have expressed themselves favor
ably and I am sure tie appropr;a~
ton will be made"
The directors of the chamber OF
commerce passed resolution res
questing the commissioners to make
the appropriation and each member
of the board of directors will at
ten dthe next meeting Of the Coun-
ty Of Commissioners acd urge tho
appropriation IN person.
George Marshall, county agent.
stated to The Times Recorder that
he believed it decidedly worthwhile.
Gin fac.., " he said, II am strong for
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