Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-08-05
AUTHENTIC RECORDS SHOW
LARGEPROFITS ON FEW ACRES
OF GEORGIA FARM LANDS


Week, tells story of actual results
on a Georgia farm of 40 acres, six
of which are in buildings and pas
lures, and only "a under cultivation,
which is Illuminating as to farming
possibilities in the Empire State.
81 have just returned" Mr.. Nor
ton said, "from business visit to the
home and farm of. Mr.. j. F. Cargyle,
at Ocilla. It is a practical illustra-
ton of the results of modern farm
ing. Mr.. Cargyle has just finished
figuring up the results from three
acres of tomatoes, which he sold in
Atlanta and nearby markets at 81 a
crate. He netted between six and
seven hundred dollars from the three
acres.
, "That, however, is something of a
side line with him, and was not what
took me to his place. He has put in
three acres of big stem Jersey sweet
potatoes, and l went down to talk
with him about packing and shipping
them, and to find out what if any
help he would need in getting them
marketed. His crop is one of the
prettiest I have ever seen. We grab
bled under several of the plants, to
get a look at the prospective results
and find that every hill has from five
to seven we'll developed potatoes of
rich, golden color when broken. He
is preparing to market them in Lee
way hampers, the best container to be
had, and they will bring him a yield
of about 1875 bushels to the acre, at
the time he intends to dig them for
early marketing. Of course, the
yield would be even greater for later
digging. Figured on the available
market price for the variety he is
producing, the return will run over
$1,000 from these three acres.
"His method of farming, too,
proves the value of careful study and
scientific operation. This year MIR.
Cargyle has planted beans where he
had potatoes last year, and his rec
ords show he has sold several hundred
dollars worth of beans off the ground
used last year for potatoes.
Besides his big stem Jerseys, he
has three acres of Porto Rico yams
which will run yield of about $50
bushels to the acre, and on these he
will realize just about the same re-
turn in cash as on the Jerseys. "
The figures, given by Mr.. Morton,
taken from the records kept by Mr..
Cargyle, indicate a return to this
Georgia farmer of between three and
four thousand dollars from farm of
"a acres of cleared land which, he
says, does not take into account a
flock of magnificent Rhode Island red
chickens, some fine Jersey cows, and
a proportionate number of hogs on
the place: And these are in addition
to fruit trees enough to supply the
family wants, and more grapes than
he can use at home.
The point stressed by Mr.. Morton
is the result that can be had in Geor-
gia from careful, intensive farming
on not too much land, and by close at
tention to the proper crops and the
demands of the markets; particularly
markets nearby for certain of the
truck crops, like beans, cucumbers,
etc.
Mr.. Morton says there will be be-
tween 200 and 275 cars of potatoes
shipped to market from the territory
around Lyons, in Toombs county,
alone this year, and upward of $50
cars of this crop will be marketed on
the cooperative plan. Four years
ago the same section was not raising
any of this crop for the market.
Illustrating the fact that this is
not by any means an isolated case,
James D. Weaver, vice president of
the Farmers Union, member of the
Georgia House of Representatives,
and prominent business nan and
large farmer of Terrell county, tells
the story of an Indiana farmer and
his family, who came back into Geor-
gia after a trip in a "flivver" to-
Florida and sought piece of farm
land with a house on it. He was of
fered a tract of Is acres with house
in bad repair, which he bought and
which the owner was glad to get rid
of. It was his first year in farming
in the South and the newcomer, af-
ter repairing and remodelling the
house, put his lands into various
crops of the kind being planted by
Mr.. Cargyle.
One of the old-method community
wise men took it on himself to COM
miserate with the Indiana farmer, ac-
cording to Mr.. Weaver, and express
sorrow that he would not be able to
make living con that little piece of
ground" To which the indiana far
mer replied: "That's been worrying
me some, too, neighbor. Maybe I
amt going to do so well on these Is
acres this year; but have found out
that am going to do powerfully well
ON IS acres of it next year"