Dry day in June and a campaign for home spending
A satirical piece extols local self reliance and temperance, urging Georgians to buy local goods, back the cow sow and hen program, and support home businesses. It laments state politics, praises James A. Holloman and George T. Betts, and credits Holloman’s work for diversified farming from the Atlanta Constitution.
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James A. Holloman
George T. Betts
Georgia
Holloman
Atlanta Constitution
Ashburn
South
George Betts
Harness
Mr. Betts
Turner County
Georgia farmers urged to boost home industry and dairy
A long op ed urges Georgia counties to back local dairy farming and self sustaining farms. It warns against overreliance on cotton, cites Butts and Jasper counties, praises cow testing, and calls for community meetings to discuss labor, taxes, and public projects. It laments political overreach and stresses home enterprise support.
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Progress-Argus
J. M. Gaston
Gaston
Butts County
North Carolina Farmers Sign Agreement to Live at Home
Two thousand two hundred seventy eight NC farmers signed a pledge to live at home under a movement started by the extension service and state agriculture department. The pledge asks raise corn and hay the family meat milk and butter year round have a 12 month garden keep 30 hens grow fruit and berries improve land with soil crops enroll a child in club work add home conveniences and beautify the homestead.
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North Carolina
Extension Department
The
State College
State Department of Agriculture
Evans Lunsford Describes Building Permanent Pasture
Covington pioneer Evans Lunsford details his pasture creation on a 125 acre run-down Georgia farm. He describes soil, grasses, and phased seeding from initial cropland to a fully established system capable of sustaining 1000 pounds live weight per acre year-round, with improved profitability and labor efficiency.
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Argus
J. Doyle Jones
City OF
Congress
Hell
Ctizen
Jasper County
Co-Operative Association
Jersey
Indian Springs
Sion
United
States Department of Agriculture
TION
Great Britain
America
England
Europe
United States
Georgia Public Service Commission
John T. Boifeuillet
Barnesville News-Gazette
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Evans Lunsford
Atlanta
Constitution
Covington
Georgia College of Agriculture
Farnin
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