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Show Speaking of Fanners What may be accomplished through sound agricultural methods, even under un-der the prevailing conditions, was strikingly illustrated at the recent Southern region conference of home economics and vocational education, when awards for outstanding accomplishments accom-plishments were made to farmers and teachers of agriculture. First prize for cotton growing in the South was awarded to John A. Arrant of Pageland. S.C., who grew 3.746 pounds of cotton on three aces of land at an average cast of only six cents a pound. A similar award for corn was made to G. L. Dougherty, Jr., of Faison, N. C. who produced 398 bushels on three acres at an average cost of 31 cents a bushel. The lesson to be drawn from these examples of intensive farming is that the average farmer is cultivating too many acres, and doing it in .n unscientific un-scientific and haphazard manner. Fewer acres, better preparation of the j seed bed, better seed, better cultivation cultiva-tion and better methods of harvesting, handling and marketing are what is needed to make farming profitaole. If. combined with such practices, each farmer would see to it that he raises more food for his family and more feed for his stock on his ow.i farm, a long step would be taken toward to-ward nlacing agriculture on a better ; I basis than that which obtains at prcs- j , ent. I |