Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
GEORCIANS CAN MAKE
READY MARKET FOR
HOMEGROWN FOODS

bers, the Service Star Legionnaires,
the mothers, the wives, the hotel
keepers and restaurant proprietors
to all purchasers of food in Geor-
gia, we offer this slogan:
"If You Eat-Buy Congratulated
Food"
At no time in it's modern history
until now has Georgia used it's soil
and climate for raising the food which
its people consumed. Instead, Geor-
gians have raised cotton and bought
their food from other states where
the soil and climate are less favora-
BILE to the growth of these foodstuffs
than in Georgia.
This practice of raising cotton and
buying food has now brought disas-
ter to Georgia's agriculture. Cotton
is selling for less than it's production
cost in Georgia. Since agriculture is
the basis of Georgia's economic
structure, this means that the whole
state, and the cities and towns in es-
pecial, are feeling the business effects
of the short-sighted farming system
which was followed here for so long
The Georgia Association, which
has done so much to bring about
change in our farming system and
to bring the city and town business
man and banker to the support Of the
farmer, knows from actual expert
ence right here in Georgia that the
Cow-Hog-Hen plan will restore
Georgia's agriculture to prosperity.
Due to the work of the Association
(Which in turn was only possible
through the truly record-brsaking
support it received from the news
paper editors of the state) the Cow
Hog-Hen plan has been put into ef-
feet this year-NOW-on numerous
farms in every county. This means
that more butter, more eggs, more
poultry, more pork, more vegetables
are being produced in Georgia than
ever before.
The townspeople and city dwellers
of Georgia must BUY THIS FOOD!
They are spending easily $20O,000,-
900 annually on the types of food
which these farms now are producing.
In other words, the cities and towns
of Georgia right now offer an existing
market for far more such produce
than Georgia will be able to raise
this year or next year or for some
years to come.
1t seems to The Week that there is
solemn obligation on the city folk
of Georgia to give the FRACTIONAL
PART of their patronage to Georgia
products necessary to assure their
consumption.
1t will be said, and with some truth,
that Georgia products do not in some
| instances measure up to competing
products; that some eggs are not
standardized or that the various prod
ucts are not put up as carefully or
nroperlv as is necessary. 1t is just
criticism, and it must be met by the
farmers
The Georgia Association has taken
stems to meet the situation by organ
ling a Standardization committee,
headed by Mr.. Francis Il. Hamper,
proprietor of the South's finest gro
cery and an expert in the grading,
standardizing and preparation OF food
products. The committee, all of whose
members are we'll prepared for their
task. will work with other agencies to
assist the farmers in preparing their
products for a competitive market.
Rut. meantime, it is the belief OF
The Week that the city folk mlgnt
forego somewhat their exactlons ana
buy Georgia-raised food simply be-
cause it is Georgia-raised food and
because the sale of that food is es-
sential to restoring the farms to pros
perity, and if for no other reason,
because it is essential to restore the
farms to a somewhat prosperous state
before the cities can have full meas
ure of prosperity.
Georgia has been raising cotton,
her farmers are somewhat amateur
:4 ;n raicinC food in large way |
for market. The change-over from
cotton is revolutionary. Economic
machinery must be established. There |
must be help (and we do not mean
legislation or charity all along the
line There must be sympathetic CO.
operation. There must be good sports
manship.
In 1925 Georgia failed by As mil
lion pounds to raise the butter which
its people consumed. 1t consumed 9o
million pounds, of which it raised five
million and bought As million. The
money thus spent outside the state
amounted to $18,000,000.
few of it's other expenditures,
outside Georgia, listed by products
were
~, beef $18, 100000 |
~ nork 29,7O0,OO0
For eggs ---------- o. ''oo'ooo
~ nonltrv 6,75O,O0O !
- 16,794,752 |