Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-10
MAN WHO KNOWS
GEORGIA TELLS
OF PROSPERITY
Dennis Barrett, Friend Of the
Farmer, Paints Rosy Pen
Picture of States Future
REPRESENTS WORLDS
LARGEST CHEMICAL co.
Declares Cotton Crop to Be
Better This Year Than at Any
Time in Last Ten

How the sale of calcium arscnate
this season compares with last sea-
sons sales; what is the crop cond-
ton in the countie scomprising the
cotton belt and what are the pros
poets for the farmers for the com
ing year are told in an interesting
interview with Dennis Barrett, rep
resentatiye of one of the largest
chemical companies in the United
States, who has travelled, and SOIL
arsenate in the cotto nbelt, since
the coming Of the first weeviIs.
The farmers, | am thoroughly
convinced, have determined to whip
the boil weevils," said Mr.. Barrett.
In my trips this year through the
counties comprising thecotton belt,
| find 95 per cent of the farmers
using calcium arsenate and other
poisons in their fight against the
| pest, and although there has been
sold only rs per cent as much cal
cium arsenate this year as last, this
does not indicate chat the poison is
not being used as much. A number
! Of the farmers purchased great
quantities Of poison last year, and
due to the exceptionally dry and
favorable season it was not neces-
sary to use much poison and the
bulk of it was carried over until
this year"
Speaking Of the crop condition
throughout the cotton belt, Mr.. Den
mis- said, 81 have never seen at any
time during the past 10 years, con
ditions so encouraging as they are
at present. Every cotton growing
county in the state has been blessed
with ideal weather conditions and
the inhabitants have resorted to
hard work in an effort to bring pros
perity to this section of the coun-
try. Everywhere go people are ut
work, and the singing in the fields
shows that the farmers are happy
and expecting better times"
"Why shouldn't the people Of
Georgia enjoy an unprecented era
of prosperity this year." said Mr..
Barrett, preparatory to discussing
this phase Of the situation "South
Georgia is about to terminate its
watermelon season, wit thousands
Of dollars in profits tucked away
in the cleans" of the melon grow
ers; the orchardists in the peach
belt have been doubly fortunate in
selling their peaches at big profit
and finding a ready market for all
the good fruit they can ship. The
bulk Of the peaches in this section
are yet to be shipped, and indiea-
tions are that the market will
strengthen rather than decline be-
fore the season ends"
"The people in the tobacco sec
ton, the counties Of south Georgia,
are, l belize, going to feel the first
effects Of prosperity and will prob
ably realize a greater pecuniary gain
than the other sections of the state.
Their fields of tobacco, which has
all been placed in curing barns,
were the best that l have ever seen.
Thousands of acres were planted in
this section and practically every
leaf has found its way to the curing
barn"
although tobacco is the major
crop in several of the South Geor-
gia counties, the farmers have not
devoted their entire time and acre
age to the weed, but have diversified
to perfection. Along with every
crop Tobacco you will find
number Of acres planted in cotton,
soy beans and other crops. The
farmers have realized that they
must grow their feed crops to come
out ahead Of the banker when the
final crop is harvested in the early
winter"
Ae8dI hlt9o VI RAINY NedJlcI3 WI
Barrett believes that if the farmers
! Of Sumter county and the other cot
ton growing counties will fight the
DOLL weevil with all of their energy,
they viii lproduce more cotton this
year than they have any year in
the past ten.
Farmers are continuing to pur-
chase calcium arsenate in this sec
ton, Mr. Barrett said, but the end
of this week will find the market
very inactive, when he will go to
North Georgia where the farmers
are in the midst of their battle with
the boil weevil. ,,,ena.,a