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VALUE OF COUNTY FAIRS.
a ONES COUNTY Is located near the
I geographical center of Georgia. Its
I southern boundary line being only
J about ten miles from the city of
Macon. The general character of the sol!
is gray, with a stiff red clay subsoil un
derlying. particularly through the center
of the county running north and south.
The general surface of the county is roll
ing and in places broken. There are in
some sections of *ne county as fine dark
• mulatto lands as can be found in any part
of the state. For many years, through a
lack of proper methods of culture, these
fine lands lost much of their original fer
tility. but lately a more judicious system
of diversified agriculture has been prac
ticed. which is gradually bringing them
back to their original fertility and pro
ductiveness. The Introduction of more
modern methods by the farmers through
the central belt of the county, the culti
vation of progressive Meas and diversifi
cation. originated the first county fair in
Jones three years ago. An annua] fair has
been held since that time, the first being
held at Round Oak. tn the more northern
part of the county, but the last two years
the grounds and buildings were moved
to Bradleys, which brought the location
nearer the center of the county, and there
fore more convenient to the farmers and
exhibitors. Bradley Station la on the Ma
con and Northern railroad, a branch of
the Central of Georgia railway, and is
easily accessible from a large scope of
country lying through middle Georgia.
The fair held this year covered a period of
days, the Ist. M and 3d days of Oc
tober. The prominent and successful farm
ers of Jones county, who are the moving
spirits behind the movement to get up
these annual county fairs, have several
objects In view. the principal motives be
ing to advertise the resources of the coun
ty to the general public, to arouse a lively
and friendly interest among the exhibit
ors and to promote the educational fea
tures which always attend such enter
prises.
Good of County Fair*.
The object lessons of a first-class coun
ty fair are. in a measure, fully equal to
those of a state fair. They are superior
so far as local conditions are concerned.
County fairs arouse the highest sense of
county pride, particularly tn those coun
ties where the business of agriculture is
the predominating Industry. Every man
In the county on such occasions, whether
he be an exhibitor or not. feels a high
sense of pride In the efforts being made
by his neighbors, and being enthused with
the success of the occasion becomes a
good advertising medium for whatever
merits his county may possess along the
'lines of business tn which the people are
engaged. I had the pleasure of visiting
and personally Inspecting the splendid ex
hibits made a the Jones county fair on
Friday of last week. October 3rd. and I
feel assured that the varied displays
which came under my observation would
have done credit to any county in the
state. While the farm product displays
were not massive as we sometimes see at
the state fairs, tn county exhibits offering
for large prises, yet they were full and
ample. In variety and quality. In one of
the Individual displays made by Mr. Jesse
Hunt, a sturdy, progressive farmer of
Jones. I counted 15 varieties of hay. near
ly every variety of garden vegetables cul
tivated tn the state, all of the principal
products of the faro in goodly numbers of
varieties, and a large assortment of fruits.
The principal feature of his exhibit con
sisted of the figure of a man. dressed en
tirely from the cereals of his farm, bear
ing the motto. "I live at home." This si
lent home-made figure could preach a ser
mon to thousands of farmers throughout
this and other states .n the south. To
"five at home" should be the motto of ev
ery man engaged in the business of ag
riculture in this greatly favored country,
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and the means.
Aside from the field and garden displays,
the poultry exhibit was above the average.
A large number of varieties of chickens of
pure breeds, turkeys, ducks, geese, pea
fowls and pigeons added considerably to
the attractiveness of the agricultural
building. The kennel display was also
good, to say nothing of the ’possum ranch
exhibited by Uncle Jesse Hunt. And this
last feature leads me to believe that Jones
county must be preparing for some big
political feast, because the 'possum hss
become a most potent factor in Georgia in
placing successful candidates before the
people. Be that as it may. your "Uncle
Jesse" knows that a fat barbecued ’pos
sum. browned and seasoned to a finish,
and scalloped with some of those big yel
low yams he had on exhibit along side
his pen of 'possums is a good thing on a
man's table, and he has numerous friends
who are prepared to go him one better
when the weather gets a little cooler and
the invitations are sent out. The Jones
county people are notoriously hospitable,
anyway, and they are never happier than
when entertaining their frienus under
their welcome roofs.
The Live Stock Display.
The display of county-raised horses,
mules, cows, other cattle, hog*, sheep and
goats was unusually fine. The saddle
horses especially attracted attention,
while there were several splendid harness
horses. The else and style of the mules
and colts would have done credit to a sim
ilar number o. such stock seen on the
show grounds of Lexington, Ky. The cows
consisted principally of Jerseys and show
ed good marking* and butter qualitle*. A
number of draft oxen were shown, coun
ty raised, which exhibited points of great
strength, durability and slxe. The hogs
were principally of pure bred Berkshires
and Poland Chinas.
In a large building set apart for the la
dles. I found one of tbs largest and most
complete assortment of needle, household
and pantry exhibits which has ever come
under my observation, as a partial exhibit
of a county display. All sorts of beautiful
handiwork arranged in that tasteful and
attractive manner which ladies of
taste and refinement know so well how to
present. The full and complete assort
ment of canned goods in this department,
consisting of every variety of peaches,
pears, apples, quinces, figs, jellies, pre
serves. pickles etc., were quite enough in
attractiveness to tickle the palate of the
most fastidious epicure. After spending
my time most delightfully for a few hours
critically examining all these splendid ex
hibits, consisting of products * from the
farm, field, garden and household, includ
ing the livestock display, I felt more fully
convinced than ever that only an effort
was required to make every farmer and
his family in Georgia absolutely Indepen
dent. The object lessons presented at this
fair only typify in a miniature way the
great resources of our state. It presents
in faultless color* the possibilities of Geor
gia farms, and teaches a wholesome les
son. that all we need Is to appreciate our
possibilities and begin activity to develop
them. There is nothing so good or useful
as that which is raised at home. There is
nothing which more rapidly develops a
high sense of independence on the farm
than the realisation that the owner pro
duces in plentiful quantities all the neces
sities of that farm.
If these public spirited men in Jones
county, with the active aid and co-opera
tion of their good wives and daughters,
can annually present to the world such
splendid products from their farms, why
cannot the same be done on all farms in
Georgia? It only needs the exercise of en
ergies and abilities rightly directed. Hon.
Sam Barron, the president of the Jones
County Fair association, is a man of un
usually progressive ideas, a successful
farmer, and as a leader is rapidly bringing
his county to the front. He has as his aids
in this work men who are fully abreast
of the times, and who will In every way
back him tn the enterprise which he is so
successfully conducting. Jones county Is
rapidly coming to the front aa an impor
tant peach growing county. I am informed
that fully 600 acres of land will be planted
to young peach trees during the coming
fall between Bradleys and Round Oak. No
finer peach lands exist in the south than
the red lands of Jones and Jasper counties,
which adjoin. These lands are high
in location, possess those elements of iron
In the soils which g*ve the highest color
and flavoring to the peach. What Jones
county is doing annually other counties
in this state shouta also do. There is noth
ing which will bring a cotihty to the front
faster, educate the people more rapidly
along the lines of up-to-date farming than
the gathering together of these annual dis
plays and lettthg the world know what
can be done. It bring* the people together
and cultivates a sentiment of co-operation
which is so highly desirable and essential.
Splendid speeches are delivered on these
occasions by prominent men. and th* peo
ple who gather at these fairs are enlight
ened and naturally become more broad
minded and successful In the avocations
which niey pursue.
HARVIE JORDAN.
INQUIRY DEPARTMENT.
Ginseng Culture.
E. J. 8., Bon view, Ga.:
I have recently read an account of the
meeting of the Ginseng Growers at Tully,
N. T., and the immense profit that can be
made by the cultivation of the plant.
L Can It be raised successfully in South
west Georgia?
2. Where can I obtain the seed for plant-
THE BEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1902*
ing?
3. When should it be planted and how
cultivated?
Please answer through The Journal.
Ans.:—The ginseng plant will grow and
make good yields in your section of the
state under proper tillage of the plant. I
am not familiar with the best methods of
planting, cultivating and preparing gin
seng for market. The dried roots sell for
about 36.00 per pound. I would advise you
to address a card or letter to the Depart
mentfOf Agriculture at Washington, D. C„
asking for the department bulletin on cul
tivation of ginseng, which was first pub
lished about four years ago. You could
secure the seeds or roots for planting
through any large seed house or drug
store.
Redralnlng Worn Lands.
C. C. C„ Ft- Mill, 8. C.S
Pleas* give me information through The
Journal on how to fertilise old, worn
lands. If I wens to ploy good and deep with
a two horse plow earlly in spring and get
the land in a high state ot cultivation,
could I got put 300 dr 300 pounds of guano
to the acre and by mixing tn the soil with
a scooter, make, say from * half to three
fourths of a bale of cotton, if the seasons
are suitable? If it were a dry summer
would the guano burn up the crop?
Please give me what Information you
can on the subject for I am interested in
building up old lands.
Ans.: The quickest way to build up
worn lands, which have grown thin by
long cultivation In clean crops. Is to be
gin a system of diversified culture, and
sow them down partly In peas or clover
each year. Cowpeas will render fertile
poor lands and do It better and quicker
than anything rise. You can accomplish
a great deal by deep plowing. Turn the
soil about four inches the first year, and
then subsoil as deep as you can In the
same furrow. Harrow the field broadcast
with a disc or Iron-tooth harrow to pul
verise the soil, before the top surface
hardens. In this way you can safely use
300 pounds of commercial fertilisers per
acre the first year under the cotton, with
out fear of burning unless you have an
unusual drought ia August or July. The
second year turn the land deeper.
C. Clark, Donaldsonville, Ga.—l would
like to find out through the Semi-Weekly
Journal where I can obtain Georgia Raised
seed Rye from some farmer who raises it
for grazing, as I and several of my neigh
bors want to get it from some reiable
fanner who raised it. Also the best time
for sowing and amount per acre.
By-Products of Cotton Seed.
R. H. H., Sutton. Ga.—Answer the fol
lowing questions: How many gallons of
oil ate there in one ton of short staple
cotton seed, and what does one gallon of
oil weigh. What Is the difference between
the feeding value of one ton of green cot
ton seed, and one ton of the seed with
the oil extracted, leaving the meal and
hulls? Please answer through The Jour
nal.
Answer: The average yield of oil from
a ton of green seed will run from 37 to
41 gallons, owing to the size of the seed
and their condition when pressed at the
mill. Good dry seed of the big Bell varie
ty nearly always turns out 40 to 41 gal
lons of oiL The oil weighs about 8 pounds
to the gallon. The best experiments yet
made to determine the relative feeding
value of green seed to cattle in comparison
with meal and hulls, has so far resulted in
determining that one pound of meal is
worth as much for feeding as one and a
half pounds of green seed. In other words
1,000 pounds of meal will put on as much
flesh and fat as 1,500 pounds of sound green
seed, for 1,000 pounds of meal for feeding
purposes. If anything the green seed are
worth a little more for feeding than the
averages here given, but the amounts will
answer for a basts. The only trouble with
feeding green seed is, that they put on
fat faster than tne animal can take on
flesh and muscle comparatively, but for
a short time feeding there Is no food In
the world that will fatten cattle faster
than good sound dry seed. In exchanging
seed for meal for the purposes here given
you should base the exchange on the line
indicated, else you will suffer from the
exchange.
The Texas Cotton Crop.
The Agricultural Editor—lnclosed find a
postoffice money order for $1 for a year’s
subscription for Semi-Weekly Journal. I
was away from home during August.
September has been very unfavorable for
cotton crop improvement in North Texas.
The shdrt erop will be cut much shorter
should we have kilting frost during Oc
tober. It seems that rule among cotton
growers generally is, that when the crop is
short—lt’s no use fooling with it, regard
less of reports or advice—the thing to do
is to get it out and off the farms as fast
as possible. Not since I have been no
ticing cotton crops and crop movement
I have known opinions so one-sided
about a cotton crop, as there is about
this crop. No bear, either foreign or do
mestic, has been bold enough to estimate
the crop equal to last year’s, and yet
there has been pickea and marketed more
cotton during September than ever before.
I hope during the meeting at Macon of
the Farmers’ Congress, you will have an
opportunity to Interest the delegates from
the southern states In the importance of
getting growers sufficiently educated and
interested in their own Interest that by
nex'-season they will know at least the
importance of slow movement.
Compared with the reverse, had there
been only as much unloaded the past
month as during September last year, pro
ducers would have got not less than 10
cents for all sold, and about the only
, prospect now for better prices, is that any
early freese will scare spinners (and well
It may) and that there will not be enough
made to keep spindles running twelve
months. Very truly,
W. E. MOORE.
Biopond, Texas.
W. L. Kirk, Five Forks. Ga.—l am a
constant reader of The Journal, and have
often seen inquiries made for a remedy
for warts on stock. I have a remedy, and
have recently taken off three warts from
a mule. I cheerfully give the remedy for
the benefit of others. Mix a little arsenic
with lard and apply it to the wart. This
will make a sore, but use carbolic acid,
diluted 20 per cent with water, to heal the
sore, and a cure will be effected.
NAVY YARD BEEF SCANDAL
IN NORFOLK IS AIRED
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 10.—United States
Commissioner Bowden has held for the
federal grand jury, Aaron Marx, J.’ F.
Codd and Louis Wasserman, for conspira
cy with Intent to defraud the United
States in the matter of the contract for
supplying the Norfolk Navy yard with
100,000 pounds of beef and a similar amount
of fresh vegetables.
All three of the accused were admitted
to bail in the sum of 3100 each. The evi
dence Introduced at the hearing showed
that Marx, Wassarman. Codd and Rich
ard East wood met tn a hotel In Washing
ton. and Marx, through paying $l5O to each
of the others, secured their blds for the
contracts at figures greater than those
submitted by himself.
His bid was SIO,OOO and he secured the
contract at that sum. Eastwood has not
yet been arrested. Washerman Is now fur
nishing the Hampton roads station with
an identical supply at a contract price of
$7,480. Assistant District Attorney Miller
stated to the Associated Press correspon
dent that Marx was informed of the in
vestigation being made into the records of
the bids and contract by some one con
nected with the department at Washington
and that an Investigation to discover who
this is will be made.
AFTER HOPE WAS LOST*
POISON ENDED HIS LIFE
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.— Having made and lost
four fortunes and finding himself broken in
health and almost penniless at the age of sev
enty, Charles W. Lewis, a well known pro
moter and member of a leading Fifth avenue
club, has ended his life with morphine. He was
a native of England and had no relatives her*.
I PUT ONUS OF STRIKE •
ON OWNERS OF MINES ;
—MITCHELL :;
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—The following was made public at the white < »
4* house today: ?
♦ "Office National President, United ♦
Mine Workers of America, Second 4*
x rv Vice President American Federa- 4*
X tlon of Labor, Hotel Hart. ♦
I X \ “WILKEBBARRE, Pa., Oct.B. 4*
4* / ‘wL \ "Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presl- 4*
4* t dent of the United States, Wash- +
x / \ ington. D. C.: ♦
♦ “Dear Sir—Hon. Carroll D. Wright 4"
x £ ** has no doubt reported to you the de- 4*
A FU* Z* liven’ of your message to me last ♦
X F ‘ * 4 Monday and my statement to him 4"
X F-« that I should take your suggestion 4*
X ‘ kdkw **under advisement, although 1 did not ♦
♦ l \ W look upon it with favor. 4*
I “Since that time I have consulted 4*
x v with our district presidents, who con- 4*
♦ <• 'W cur fully In my views. 4*
. 'Y " We desire to assure you again 4»
4* that we keenly the responsibility 4*
♦ ot our P° slt,on and the gravity of the 4"
4* situation, and it would give us great 4>
♦ Z' pleasure to take any action which 4*
x Yjfe"would bring this coal strike to an ♦
4* end ,n a manne r that would safe- 4*
guard the interests of our constitu- 4*
ents. ♦
4* ’Tn proposing that there be an immediate resumption of coal mining up- 4*
4» on the conditions we suggested at the white house, we believed that we 4*
4> had gone more than half way and had met your wishes. ♦
H lt is unnecessary In this letter to refer to the malicious assault made +
+ upon us in the response of the coal operators. We feel confident that you 4 1
4* must have been impressed with the fairness of our proposition and the in- ♦
> sincerity of those who maligned us. ♦
+ "Having in mind our experience with the coal operators in the past, we 4*
4» have no reason to feel any degree of confidence In their willingness to do ♦
4» us justice In the future, and Inasmuch as they have refused to accept 4*
4> the decision of a tribunal created by you and Inasmuch as there is no law 4»
4> through which you could enforce the finding of the commission you sug- 4»
4* gest, we respectfully decline to advise our people to return to work simply 4*
4> upon the hope that the coal operators might be induced or forced to com- +
+ ply with the recommendations of your commission. ♦
+ "As stated above, we believe that we went more than half way in our <•
4> proposition at Washington, and we do not feel that we should oe asked 4-
4* to make further sacrifice. ♦
4> "We appreciate your solicitude for the people of the country, who are
4* now and will be subjected to great suffering and inconvenience by a pro- 4>
4* longation of the coal strike, and we feel that the onus of this terrible 4*
4* state of affairs should be placed upon the side which has refused to refer 4*
♦ to a fair and impartial investigation. \ ♦
A "I am respectfully, “JOHN MITCHELL, ♦
x "President U. M. of A.” 4*
COTTON MEN TALK
ON IMPORTANT
ISSUES
DISCUSSION AT MACON MEETING
WAS FULL OF INTEREST
. TO PLANTERS OF
THE STAPLE.
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MACON, Ga., Oct. 10.—There was a large
and enthusiastic meeting of the Southern
Cotton Growers’ association at the county
courthouse Wednesday night. Meeting was
called to order by President Harvie Jor
dan, of Georgia, at 8 o’clock.
Several hundred representatives were
present, men present from every cotton
state, occupying the space in the court
house.
Mr. Jordan explained briefly that the
purpose of the meeting was to discuss
questions of vital concern to the cotton
farmers of the south.
Mr. E. 8. Peters, of Texas, was then In
troduced. He spoke for a half hour about
the ravages of the Mexican cotton beetle
in the state of Texas. He said that a few
years ago this pest, which was first no
ticed in Mexico, was noticed in the south
ern counties of Texas.
"It was thought at that time,” said he,
"that it would die out and would not go
further north. But this has not been the
case. Last year the beetle Injured the
cotton crop of. Texas to the amount of
250,000 bales and this year the damage
which this Insect has wrought has de
creased the crop to 500,000 bales.
“The insect requires about 14 yads for
maturity. One specimen lays as many as
300 eggs before it dies. Getting into the
blod of the cotton foliage it begins to eat
and son the hot sun causes the cotton to
wither and die so that there are sections
in our state where the cotton crop will not
amount to a bale to 100 acres.”
Mr. Peters also discussed the Importance
of having correct government reports as
to the amount of cotton produced and said
that he was glad that he agricultural de
partment at Washington was a reliable
source of information in this regard. He
Introduced the following resolution which
was carried by the convention:
"Whereas, one of the most important
and valuable obligations of our general
government Is the collection and publica
tion In due time of statistics showing the
true condition of the growing crops and
the ultimate yield and is the only medium
that stands between the grower and the
consumers on the one hand and the spec
ultor on the other;
"Therefore be it resolved, That we
heartily indorse the work of the division
of statistics of the United States depart
ment of agriculture and strongly depre
cate any attempt to minimize its influ
ence or work, and most earnestly protest
against the transfer to any other bureau
or division.
"But would most respectfully urge upon
congress to make liberal appropriations
and widen its sphere of work.”
Mr. Peters then explained to the con
vention that an important issue before
it was that of the extraordinary rate of
tare charged in foreign countries, 30
pounds per bale being charged In Liver
pool, or 6 per cent. He said that tare
should not be more across the water than
in this country. He thought that the time
had come when the farmers of the coun
try should take united action in the mat
ter. The discussion was taken up at
once.
At this point Mr. W. R. Kemp, of Eman
uel county, Georgia, made the motion
that a committee on resolutions be ap
pointed consisting of one man from each
state who should draw up some form of
action for the convention.
When he had taken his seat Mr. W. P.
Bachelor, of Raleigh, N. C., said:
"Suppose that the warehousemen should
refuse to pay any attention to our reso
lutions? What then?”
“Time and time again we have passed
resolutions and still the imposition
against us goes steadily on. We have
pointed with pride and viewed with alarm
but it all has been of no avail. I make an
amendment to this resolution, that If It
passes unheeded and the trusts and cot
ton buyers continue to move on in their
accustomed manner, that they be put on
notice that this organization will take
steps to consider a plan whereby cotton
shall be transferred from the farmer tr
the spinner by agents of the farmers’ as
sociation.”
“For years the bravest, brainiest, best
men on earth have been Imposed upon.
The farmer must organize. He must
stand together as men of other vocations.
United then he will not enjoy his Tights.”
The amendment was accepted, the re
marks of Mr. Bachelor calling forth vo
ciferous applause.
The report of the committee was as fol
lows:
“We, the representatives of the cotton
producing states, In session assembled, at
Macon, Ga., October Bth, 1902, object to
the recent ruling of the Southern Cotton
Buyers’ association, demanding a reduc
tion of 50 cents per bale on all square cot
ton, having a covering of more than six
yards bagging and six bands, unless the
tare on export cotton is reduced to a net
basis of 22 pounds per bale. We Insist that
the tare on all square cotton be reduced
to a uniform basis of 22 pounds per bale
and that the foreign spinner In- making,
the price on square cotton deduct only 22
pounds per bale from the spinner’s price
to the producer. We further resolve that
if such uniform deduction for tare is made
by the spinners of the world that we
urge all jute bagging be manufactured
«.o a uniform weight of two pounds per
yard and that all producers use six yards
of such bagging ana six bands per bale.
We further insist that unless the Euro
pean buyers agree to said reduction that
all .producers continue to place nine yards
of bagging and six bands on all square
cotton, thereby demanding and securing
the full weight of the present tare allowed
o* 30 pounds per square bale for tare.
"Resolved, further, That in case the
cotton buyers of the south refuse to ac
cept our terms, which are fair and just to
all parties, that the Cotton Growers’ as
sociation of each township or county se
lect some suitable person and sell direct
to tile spinners through such representa
tive.
“Resolved, further, That we respectfully
ask all papers In the south and elsewhere
to publish these resolutions.
“Respectfully submitted,
R. R. Poole, Alabama; W. P. Bachelor,
North Carolina; J. T. Crawford, South
Carolina; Col. R. E. Crittendon, Georgia;
W. R. Kemp, Georgia; F. G. Shell, Flori
da; W. H. Hamlin, Mississippi; E. S. Pe
ters, Texas; J. R. Godwin, Tennessee;
J.W. Hill, Missouri; Harvie Jordan,
Georgia, chairman.”
MACON, Ga., Oct. 10.—At the Southern
Cotton Growers' association there was an
important discussion. Mr. T. R. Ayer, of
Macon, said:
"We may discuss if we like these ques
tions, but I can say that there Is only
one way of remedy. The trouble is this:
The farmers have put themselves at a
disadvantage, x’hey will not hold their
cotton, but are compelled to sell It as
soon as gathered. The only thing to do
Is for the farmer to raise what he con
sumes and live at home so that he will
not have to force his cotton on the mark
et at reduced price. We must co-operate
ih this matter, or we will be driven to the
wall.” \
Secretary Oswald Wilson, of Texas, was
next called for. Mr. Wilson said:
"There are very few people, indeed,
who realize the importance of the cotton
crop. It is the only product that leaves
entirely the hands of the producer to pass
all along the line of the buyer, the man
ufacturer and the consumer to enrich the
hundred lines of trade and commerce
without ever coming back in contact with
the farmer after it leaves him.
"For the annual cotton crop the pro
ducer Is paid $400,000,000. It passes into
the hands of the buyers, who get $500,-
000,000 for it. Passing from the hands of
the spinner it brings a billion and a half.
"Something like the immensity of the
cotton crop may be understood when
about 20 pounds per capita is consumed
In the United States. But as large as the
crop is at present, it can and will be
larger. Today one-half the world Is
clothed, one-fourth Is scantily clothed and
there is another fourth that is not cloth
ed at all. Instead of 13,000,000 bales, which
the world consumes today, it could easily
consume 70,000,000 bales.”
Mr. Wilson devoted some time to ex
plaining the methods of compiling the gov
ernment’s estimate of the cotton crop, say
ing that there were representatives in ev
ery county and community, who sent in
reports of the cotton crop until it was ma
tured.
He explained why it was that there had
been a difference between the government
report, from Professor John Hyde, of the
agricultural department, and the commer
cial reports. He said that the divergence
was due to the fact that the commercial
reports included much old cotton which
was forced on the market and much new
cotton, neither of which should have been
counted as properly a part of the crop
for that year. He said also that the cotton
ginned from cotton seed and the taking
of samples was responsible for the dif
ference.
Mr. L. Wimberly, of Georgia, said that
he thought there had been much distrust
on all sides among the farmers who did
n« co-operate with the government in
taking the report because they thought
that the department was controlled by
money power. He sa.u the farmers were
now finding out that their distrust was
unfounded. The following resolution was
introduced by Mr. Wimberly and carried:
"Resolved by the southern cotton rep
resentatives in session at Macon, Ga.,
Octo -er 8, 1902, that all the cotton grow
ers south be earnestly requested to make
prompt and correct returns to the census
department of all cotton ginne<T each sea
son. Also cotton seed oil reports the
amount of bale of cotton ginned from
seed.”
The following, toward the close of the
session, was Introduced by Mr. Wilson:
"Whereas, -the boll weevil in Texas Is
the most serious menace to the cotton In
dustry of the south during the past year,
560,000 bales of cotton, which represented
$2,500,000, and unless checked this dreaded
pest is liable to spread over the entire
south.
“Therefore, be It resolved. That we hear
tily endorse the efforts being made by the
division of etymology.”
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 o'clock.
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SUGGESTIONS FROM
OUR CORRESPONDENTS I
MONUMENT TO
GENERAL OGLETHORPE
TALLULAH FALLS. Ga.. Oct. 5, 1902.
To the Editor of The Journal:
I note In the press with much interest
that certain people of Georgia are making
worthy efforts to honor General James
Ewd. Oglethorpe with the erection of a
monument to his memory. This noble work
Is commendable within itself.
One hundred and sixty-eight years ago.
when General Oglethorpe first settled the
colony of Georgia, he encouraged and In
troduced silk raising, which was their very
existence and support. Perhaps the up
building of the present great state of Geor
gia is due to the fact that silk culture
advocated by General Oglethorpe was
their main occupation and Income.
The press has given considerable and
due attention to my recent work to en
courage the people of Georgia and
throughout the south to revive and rein
troduce the raising of silk, owing tq the
fact that since my actual operations In
the introduction of silk raising in this vi
cinity I am the recipient of a great num
ber of letters from people throughout the
state and sister states with the general
inquiry, "How should they enter silk rais
ing” so that they coujd improve their pres
ent conditions and circumstances.
A good many of the letters have little
tales behind, telling me that they arc
widows, and some are in 111 health or oth
er imperfect surroundings which prevent
them from earning an honest living. As
silk raising is a simple and light Industry,
lasting only six weeks, but for the fact
that most of the people are ignorant of the
art of how to produce and enter the silk
raising business, which can be very suc
cessfully done In this state, it would af
ford an Income to many and improve their
surroundings. Silk raising In Georgia
would diversify the products of the farm.
I beg to offer the following suggestions
to the people of our state, especially to
the more prosperous people who have the
state at heart, and can assist those who
are not so fortunate as to be in better cir
cumstances, especially those people living
in the rural districts in our great state,
who need some simple occupation, wid
ows, orphans and even old men who are
too feeble to do any ordinary or field work,
can be assisted to enter silk raising, and
while I gladly answer all letters and give
all the information that Is at my com
mand, as it is for this purpose partly that
I have located here, to demonstrate the
art of silk raising to the people of Geor
gia.
In the southern states silk raising can
be Introduced and made paying. I there
fore appeal to the people of Georgia, in
their own behalf, to form an organiza
tion to be known as "The Silk Culture
League of Georgia," the purpose to be,
first, to collect and acquire all proper in
formation, based on scientific methods, as
to the production and raising of silk. Sec
ond, through this Silk Culture league, by
means of its numberless members that It
should have throughout the state, to dif
fuse and encourage the knowledge and
art in the introduction of silk raising in
our state,
I have already related this question to
several prominent Georgians who have the
Interest of the farming people of our state
at heart, as well as the agricultural de
partment of the state, and their hearty co
operation has been assured to me, hence
I will be glad to hear more from Georgians
. on the subject and such suggestions, with
their co-operation, that will help me to
organise this proposed “Silk Culture
League of Georgia.”
Such an organization to revive silk cul
ture In Georgia, which was the dream of
General Oglethorpe, would be a second
monument to the general’s memory. Re
spectfully
LOUIS BORRIS MAGID.
IS VACCINATION WORSE
THAN THE DISEASE
To the Editor of The Journal. Atlanta:
Dear Sir: It Is very gratifying to note
the increasing number of newspapers that
are taking a hand in the fight against
what one eminent writer has declared to
be the “greatest medical delusion of the
nineteeth century.”
That the people have suffered most
grievously thfe past 100 years as the result
of the Introduction of vaccination, is now
well understood by those who have made
any study of the question.
Alfred Russel Wallace, in his book, “The
Wonderful Century,” devotes a chapter
of 100 pages to /he task of stripping the
mask from the hideous thing, and Her
bert Spencer, in his latest (and what he
declares to be his last) book also ridicules
the Idea that the introduction of vaccine
virus (essence of sick calves) in to the
blood of human beings, can furnish any
protection against an attack of smallpox.
There isn’t a doctor in Atlanta, or in
the state of Georgia, or in the whole world
who can tell In advance what results will
come from, the surgical operation known
as vaccination.
Os course, it is warranted to make a
person sick, else it is of no benefit. But
think of the folly of the claim that we
must all be made sick tn order that we
may dodge a disease that there isn’t one
chance in ten thousand of contracting!
Here in Massachusetts we are fighting
hard to get the compulsory vaccination
law repealed, and the movement is gain
ing in strength all the time. We have
organized the Massachusetts the Anti-
Compulsory Vaccination Society,” and
we have among our members some of the
most eminent doctors in the state. But
we have to fight the old school medical
societies, the members of which are de
termined to cling to the superstition so
long a< they can shake a dollar out of It.
For ttfo winters the contest over the right
of the individual to say whether his anat
omy shall be be cut open and the filthy
matter Injected Into it has been waged In
our legislature and s he fight will be con
tinued until the law is repealed or be
comes a dead letter on the statutes.
May the press of Georgia take the mat
ter up and help place the spook in its
casket
JOSHUA T. SMALL,
Provincetown, Mass.
Vice President Massachusetts Anti-
Compulsory Vaccination Society.
A GEORGIAN IN
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
As the readers of the best paper in
the south would probably like to know
something of the Oklahoma Territory I
will attempt to describe it to them in its
true light. Oklahoma City had a popula
tion 10.037 people when the last census
was taken, now having 22,000 people, and
this is the largest city In the territory
A street car track has been laid here
and the cars will be running In about 60
days. The streets are now being paved.
The buildings erected In the business part
of the town are a credit to any city.
Farms can be bought here fairly cheap
and the land Is very good. You can raise
about 30 bushels of wheat to the acre, 30
bushels of corn, 70 bushels to 100 bushels
of oats, about 1,000 pounds of cotton .in
the seed—in fact, you can raise any
thing that we can in Georgia, except rib
bon cane, and I have never seen a heal
thier country. Farms can 'be bought here
anywhere from a thousand dollars up.
The most remarkable thing about the
farming Industry here Is the cattle rais
ing. You sow your wheat In September
or October. After It comes up, you put
your stock in on it to keep it eaten down;
this to keep it from growing too rank
and you either have to do this or use a
mower to keep it cut down. Hence you
can raise, fatten and winter your stock,
keep them on there until the middle of
March, and also make the fine wheat
crops. .
The housea on the farms are not as
good as the Georgia houses, as a general .
thing. Occasionally you will find a tine ;
house gut in the country, but mostly you {
will find two or three room houses. The i
water is good, but you go deep for it—that ;
is, from 30 to 60 feet.
The Africans are few and a long ,
ways apart, and this alone is enough for
a Georgian to never want to return to his
native state. Politically the place is
about evenly divided but will go Demo
cratic forever here afterwards.
Labor is high bere, but you do not need .
labor on the farm but very little as thei
farmers here seem to be reasonable
enoujfii to let cotton alone. A man can
come to this country with SI,OOO to invest
and make money, tut it is a poor place
for a man with no money to come to.
The people are kind and friendly. The
main sections of the country here have a
rural mall delivery-
Alfalfa does well In this country. Mr. E.
S. Young, five miles from this city, gath
ered $56.60 worth to the acre from fifty
acres, so you see there is more money in
that than there is in cotton.
The city property advances as the town
grows and the town grows fast. Anyone;
desiring Information about this country, I
will be pleased to give It. Just drop me
a few lines and let me know what is
wanted. J. E. PARKER.
APPEAL FOR PROTECTION
OF NON-GAME BIRDS
To the Editor of The Journal:
It Is an acknowledged fact that the press
forms public opinion and Introduces and
carries on reforms, and I therefore be
lieve that you will be interested in any x
movement that will conserve the agricul
tural interests of your great common
wealth.
Georgia is acknowledged to be one of the
greatest fruit growing states in the coun
try and her farming interests are also
very extensive. There is no more import
ant or valuable aid«to the farmer and
fruit grower than the work of the insec
tivorous and weed-seed eating birds; this
has been thoroughly demonstrated by the
results of the scientific work done by the
United States Department of Agriculture
during the last decade, the published re
ports of which emphasise this fact beyond
contradiction.
Unfortunately at the present time the
statutes of your state afford no protection
to the two classes of birds above men
tioned during a large portion of the year.
I send you under another cover a report
of the bird protection work done by our
society during the year 1901, and ask that ]
you will carefully read it, especially the ■
matter referring to the state of Georgia, ’
on page 43 and 44.
At the last session of the legislature a'
comprehensive bill was introduced for the •
protection of the non-game birds and al
though it received a favorable report from
the house committee yet It finally failed of j
passage, simply because the Citizens of j
Georgia did not appreciate the true eco
nomic value of the birds, and therefore j
did not urge upon their representatives the
Importance of enacting a law for their
protection.
You can render very valuable aid in this
great economic matter by editorially
bringing the subject before your readers, (
and by urging upon the incoming legisla-,'
tdre the Importance of having the non-, i
game birds of the state of Georgia fully,'
and amply protected during ail seasons of
the year.
No more valuable educational work can
be done by your paper than by agitating
itus subject, especially if you will give the
public some well established facts as to!
the economic value and'
As the legislature will Convene at a very 1
early date prompt action is very neces-i
sary. « •
I hold myself in readiness to give you
any information that you may'MMh. ,
Very truly yours, ’
WM. DUTCHER, Chairman.
al
DR. SMITH CORRECTED
as to crawforO Family
In your edition of Saturday I notice an
article from Rev. G. G. Smith, in reference
to W. H. Crawford, which was well writ
ten. and quite interesting, though it af
fords me a pleasure to correct a few er- i
rors.
The two Misses Crawford, of Columbia)
county, to whom he refers, are not daugh
ters of Iff. H. Crawford. Their father
was Dr. Nathan Crawford, who died just
previous to the civil war. He was a
cousin of W. H. Crawford. A few months
since I had the pleasure of visiting the
grave of this great Georgian, situated
near the little town of Crawford, in Ogle
thorpe county, in whose honor the little
town was named. The simple monument
and Inscription told of his deeds not only
in state, but national history. The state
should have long since honored him with
a more imposing monument.
Rev. Smith also refers to him as being
of violent temper. I have often been told
of his devption and tenderness 1n his own
household, but suppose he had resentment
tn taking what he believed injustice or,
Insult. Most respectfully,
MRS. ’ MARY CRAWFORD MASSEN-
GALE. ;
Norwood, Ga., Oct. 6, 1902.
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