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Show Farming a Scientific Profession In a recent, a rid re.',':, 71. M. Atkinson, Chairman of the Hoard of the Georgia , Power Company, characterized agriculture agricul-ture m; the greatest Industry In Our! Country today. I i He staled Dial Ihere are over 10,000-, ,000 people engaged in farming, three j i.imes more Mum in any other Industry that fhere Is $r7, 000,000,000 Invested In agriculture more than twice the In-' 'vestment in any other industry anrt I that the value of farm products is nv. '$17,000,000,000 a year. er I " We are now at the threshold of the j machine and mass production era in l agriculture," . said Mr. Atkinson I "Farming will become a scientific nro ifcssion." |