Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-02-24
LIONS GIVE HEARTY ENDORSEMENT TO
COW--HOC--HEN PLAN FOR FARMERS
To Cooperate With the
Chamber of Com
morco


Governor Walker and pledged theil
support to the Chamber of Commerce
in proclaiming the week of March
to : for an active campaign in di'
versified farm program. Lions Mel
Knox, Cecil Powell and j. M. Grinel
were appointed committee to coop
crate in the project.
The Public Welfare committee was
voted to assist the joint committees
of the Chamber of Commerce and
other organizations in making the Wis
it of the national officers of the W.
o. W. an impressive one for the city.
On motion Of Lion Will Adams, the
club members rose in unison in mem
ory of the departed mother of Presi-
dent Lasseter, whose death was re-
ported since the last luncheon of the
club.
Little Miss Reta Evans, accom-
panied on the piano by her father,
Lion Jim Evans, sang two songs re-
markably WE'LL Walter Graydon also
favored the club with two songs, &C
companied by Miss Marie Chastain.
Visitors at the luncheon were Ken
meth Grouse, ]. M. Parker and l.. l..
Griner.
The Why's of "Cow-Hog- Hen Week"
Throughout Georgia
1. About 100000 new farm
wealth annually already is resulting
to Georgia from cow-hog-hen farm
ing, with less than twenty per cent of
our farmers following the program.
2. Georgia landowners who have
built fences, constructed buildings for
dairy cows, hogs and poultry on their
farms; furnished their tenants with
livestock and poultry; and have sup
ervised these tenants requiring them
to follow sanely the principles of the
cow-hog-hen program, are earning
from ten to twenty per cent on their
investment; their tenants are free
from debt, buying their supplies for
cash and getting in shape to own
their own farms.
8. Thousands of Georgia farmers
especially tenant farmers-convin-
ced by the successes of their cow-hog-
hen farm neighbors, are eager to buy
dairy cows, brood sows and poultry
and to grow the feed necessary for
them. Many are unable to do this
because
1. The local bank may be unable
or unwilling to extend the initial
credit needed.
2. Landowners may be unable to
build fences, construct farm buildings,
buy modern machinery, purchase live
stock necessary to help themselves
or their tenants to start. Hence they
can do nothing but get "cotton cred
it, and continue to gamble with fate
8. Pressure Of old debts or one
or a dozen other things and especially
in many cases lack of efficient and
intelligent community and county or
ganization, may be the chief bar to
the start of the individual along a
safe road.
4. Failure to appreciate that there
is in Georgia now profitable market
for dairy, hog and poultry products.
4. The Remedy
/. In some counties local banks
have made loans on dairy cows, poul-
farm owners. One banker says such
try and hogs to tenants as well as
loans have proved self-liquidating
Not an instance has been reported to
the Georgia association where bank
has lost penny on dairy cow loan.
In some counties chambers of COM
merce or civic organizations have fl
nanced the purchase of dairy COWS.
poultry and hogs (Athens Chamber
of Commerce, nearly one hundred
heifer calves for boys clubs; Fitzger-
aid Chamber of Comm cree traded
blase of cotton for purebred bull
calves; Bainbridge Kiwanis Club fl.
nancsu carload purchase of dairy
COWS; many other similar examples
special committees in rural counties
have raised revolving funds anc
bought cattle and hogs for distribu
tion.)
5. There is a growing demand fol
good dairy cattle in Georgia 1t would
take 100000 more milk cows to sup
ply Georgia's home butter and cheese
market). Railroad and college force:
are ready to help select good cattle
in other states. Two or three train
loads could be placed this spring tt
meet present demand, if properly or
ganized. Millions of dollars worth
of rougEf1xge was wasted in 1925 anc
1926 from lack of dairy cattle.
6. The purpose of Cow-Hog-HeT
Week is
To help communities to the best
methods of financing the purchase
and handling of dairy cows, hogs anc
poultry.
- To help work out plans whereby
every county in Get hgia at the ear
liest possible date 4nslave the ser
vices of a county amt and home