Georgia urged to grow cotton and boost self sufficiency in 1923
The piece calls for supporting Georgia agriculture with strong fire services, farm resources, and club women backing the state college of agriculture. It argues for growing 1,200,000 bales of cotton, expanding home production, and reducing imports to bolster local economies in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Department of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture
Club
Women of
Georgia
The South Finds New Prosperity in Diversified Farming
A Jackson merchant notes growth in poultry feed dairy and hog feeds as rural income shifts from cotton to diversified farming. He cites milk production surpassing steel output and stresses crop diversification, livestock growth, and the boll weevil as catalysts for a lasting South prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wasteful Fire Losses Worth Study and Prevention
The piece highlights that forty four years of reliable data show fire losses in the US and Canada exceed eight billion dollars, with 410 million in 1922 alone. It argues fires waste wealth, are often due to carelessness, and that prevention is a civic duty financed by insurance premiums paid by everyday citizens. It urges serious attention to fire prevention and smarter habits to reduce costly losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Butts County
New York
Georgia’s Water, Education, and Agriculture Push Forward
State health report sparks debate on water supplies while Georgia’s farmers converge for Farmer’s Week and Market Conference in Athens. Counties represented total 147 as progressive agrarian interests push for better county agents amid broader state growth and bank-led development. Farmers say agriculture must prosper to revive Georgia’s wealth from the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Evrey
Georgia
Georgia’s Farm Prosperity Sparks National Optimism
A confident statement foresees Georgia’s near-term boom in farm crops and livestock, with the largest forthcoming news being success in agriculture. The author emphasizes a determination to restore Georgia’s standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
One Crop Farming Warned Against By Experts
Experts warn that planting only one crop leads to soil sickness pests and financial ruin. A diversified approach keeps the farm as a year round factory, balancing cash crops with other outputs to avoid debt and market pressure.
Migration debate on negro labor in the South and North
The piece argues that concern over southern negro labor migration is overstated. It notes slow overall population growth, some northern movement by African Americans, and a northward and westward shift in investment. It contends climate and opportunity differences push whites southward and supports broader distribution of the black workforce as potentially beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South
Dairying Declared United States Largest Industry
An article by F. J. Arend argues dairy farming is the nation's largest agricultural sector and highly profitable. It cites a near hundred billion pound annual milk crop, rising production through 1921 and 1922, consumption growth, and the potential to double dairy output with improved methods and markets. The piece emphasizes steady monthly income and suggests merchants promote dairy-related small businesses like cream separators for year round cash flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress-Argus
F. J. Arend
de Laval Separator Company
de Laval Monthly
National Dairy Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Purina Poultry Chows Claim Faster Fryers and Yearround Eggs
Poultry raisers report faster fryer development and earlier winter egg production using Purina Poultry Chows. They claim higher egg output throughout the year and improved flock performance.
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Argus
J. Doyle Jones
City OF
Club Women of
Movement For A Greater College of
Agricul
Ture
Agricultural Interests of
Athens
Hardwick
Lishing
The
North
Dixie
Ers
Ner
A. R
Purina
Etheridge-Smith Company
Jackson, GA
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