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: QRGIA CROP REPORT Commissioner Stevens Inter esting Talk Resumed. DEPARTMENT HAS BUSY TIMTi Thousands of Copies of the Now Book. “Georgia: Industrial and Historical,” Have Been Distributed—S6me Perth nent Questions Answered. Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, April 1, 1902. Several months have passed since a monthly talk has gene out from this department, but so heavy has bfcen the correspondence, not only from our own state, but also from every section of the Union, that the commissioner has been compelled to afcsist the.clerical force of the department in answering the floods of letters that have poured in. The ordinary business of the office had also to be attended to. Thousands of copies of the usual annual bulletin have been and are still being distrib uted. Besides these, more than 15,000 district maps of Georgia have been scattered throughout our own and other states, and many thousands of the new book, "Georgia: Historical and Industrial,” liave been sent into every county of our state, as well aB to pub lic libraries and individuals who have written for it from every state in the Union and from foreign countries, onp capy having been sent to a gentleman who wrote for It from Natal, South Africa. The following lettor, received a day or two agoi is very similar to many others that the daily mail brings to this offleo: "My Dear Sir: I beg to acknowl edge tho receipt of your valuable book, ‘Georgia: Historical and Industrial,’ "While I hp,ve not read it near'as care fully as I will, I have read it suffi ciently to pronounce it a gem, and must say it will surely draw a crowd, if it is circulated enough. I wish there wore 10,000 copies distributed in the IjJorthwost, so that homeseek- ers and investors could see what wo have to offer. I have lived in Georgia only five years, having come from western Indiana, but I must say there are more opportunities here than any where elsp I know of for men of small moans. Land is cheap and is easily cleared; timber is plentiful to build and fence with, and the. soil is as pro-j ductive as that of most of the land in the north. (I am speaking of South Georgia, for that is all I am personally acquainted with.) What is needed most here is to rotate crops, as they have to do in the Middle States, except that here wo will use peas and velvet beans in place of. clover, and the peas are v just as good as clover and the beans superior to it. Follow beans with corn; follow corn with oats; fol low with peas the same season; follow peas with cotton; then beans again, and if that doesn’t break the guano business it will make it look mighty pale. Then Intensify, diversify and in tensify, and your bank account will multiply, fou will see, I have wan dered from the subject. But I love farming so well and am in such, a good place and have such a nice farm that I can’t refrain from giving it a word. “Thanking you for the book and wishing you success, I remain, your humble servant, , “A. J. BEVER. “Douglas, Coffee Co., Ga. "P. S.—I know not what will be my future fate; but I think: I’ll live and die in the Empire State.—A. J. B.” We feel sure that our readers will pardon us for publishing this letter in full, on account of its many excellent hints to farmers. A letter from Mr. E. S. Towne, 81 Ashland boulevard, Chicago, 111., re ceived March 6, says: “I have examin ed the new book, ‘Georgia: Historical and Industrial,’ which you kindly sent me, and find it a handsome volume of fine paper and print, voluminous, but without a dull page, embellished with a profusion of pictures and many fine colored plates. “I congratulate you on your success and believe it will help much in pro moting Georgia’s welfare. I am show ing it with pleasure to my friends. “After studying all the land and im migration schemes of the different states from California tc New Jersey and British America to the Gulf, I be-' lieve Georgia is the best, all things considered, and my land is not for sale unless at fancy prices ” Another letter was received a few days ago from Louis E. Van Norman; of Springfield, O., editor of “Home and Flowers/’ an illustrated magazine published in the interest of a more beautiful American home^ In this let ter Mr. Van Norman says: “As one in particularly close touch with the social conditions of our rural .popula tion, an expression of an opinion from you as to the immediate need of the farmer and his family in the matter of moral, intellectual and social better ment would be highly interesting and valuable. We are sending you a copy of the February number of ‘Home and Flowers,’ which contains an outline of the work proposed by the United States secretary of agriculture. We should be very glad indeed if you would answer the following questions and return this letter to us: “1. What, in your opinion, is the im mediate need of the farmer and his family in the matter of moral, intel lectual and social betterment? » “2. Should such a work be begun as the secretary suggests, by providing practical training for the future wives of the farmers in the direction of edu cation as to sanitation, cooking and the rational practice of the arts of home? “May we not hear from you, if only in a few words?” In answer, we would say, not only to the writer of this letter, but also to all the farmers of Georgia, the moral, Intellectual and social betterment of our rural population will be insured not only by attendance at the stated times upon the house of God and send ing tho children to the daily schools, but also by having in every home a library of choice, attractive books by the best authors, written in a style to catch and hold the attention of the young, and by surrounding the home with everything that helpB to make it truly the dearest spot on earth. No matter how limited one's means may bo, the hublest home may be made pleasant by the practice of neatness, and nature herself supplies with beau tiful flowers and Bhrubs the materials for adornment of the houpe and grounds, which* with propep^care, will lend such charm to the place that all through life the children therein rear ed will find in their own hearts a re sponse to the words of the poet: "Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.” Again, not only the future wives of the farmers should be carefully train ed in the art of healthful cooking, but the boys as well as the girls should be thoroughly educated as to sanita tion and the practices of all the vir tues and arts that make a happy home. Mr. C. H. Beazly, in a recent news paper article on “The Farm Versus Other Lines of Business,” says there are fewer failures in farming than in any other known line of business. He thinks, too, that the growth of trusts will, by throwing many out of employ, ment, cause lands that are now shun ned by so many to be tilled, and that in spite of the odiousness of the trusts there is in this fact a gleam of good to come. If through the operation of tho trusts many shall be induced to return to the farms, then will the cause of agriculture “pluck from the nettle dan ger the flower safety.” In concluding this talk, may I be pardoned for alluding once more to our new book? I say our, for not only did I work unremittingly to secure the necessary information, but Mr. R. F. Wright, my indefatigable' assistant, and Professor J. T. Derry, the well known Georgia writer, worked diligent ly and carefully upon its preparation, This volume is being distributed wide ly throughout our state. It has been our aim to place it in every college library and in the libraries of the lead ing schools of Georgia, in both town and country, so that the great mass of our people may have access to the large fund of information therein con tained. Here let me say that on page 921 the omission of a figure in the second item of the manufactures of the state makes the capital invested in these industries to appear as $8,789,' 656. It should be $89,789,666. The er ror is apparent to one who reads the whole page. Let every one who has a copy of this work cut this correction out and paste it on the blank space on page 920. Those Who write for our book need not be discouraged if there occurs a delay of several days. Their time will come. O. B. STEVENS, Commissioner. Its quality influences the selling price. Profitable fruit growing insured only when enough actual Potash is in the fertilizer. Neither quantity nor good quality possible without Potash. | Write for our free books giving: details. 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