▁J . ▁E . ▁Shaw , ▁W . ▁G . ▁R ish , ▁and ▁J . ▁A . ▁Mans field . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁acres ▁were ▁reported ly ▁un har med ▁by ▁the ▁b oll ▁we ev il ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁" bel ief ▁spread ▁that ▁m ira cles ▁had ▁been ▁performed ▁at ▁Bl uff ton ." ▁The ▁church , ▁town ▁officials , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁local ▁bank er ▁began ▁to ▁receive ▁in qui ries ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Europe . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ▁instit uted ▁similar ▁programs , ▁expecting ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁their ▁efforts . ▁ ▁The ▁Lord ' s ▁A cre ▁Plan ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Jim ▁Mc Cl ure , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Far mer ' s ▁Federation ▁of ▁Western ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁announced ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁Lord ' s ▁A cre ▁initi ative : ▁ ▁An ▁a cre ▁of ▁pot atoes , ▁or ▁corn ▁for ▁the ▁Lord , ▁on ▁every ▁farm ▁in ▁this ▁section ! ▁ ▁What ▁a ▁spiritual ▁aw ak ening ▁this ▁would ▁bring ▁... ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁ago ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Georgia ▁all ▁agreed ▁to ▁plant ▁an ▁a cre ▁of ▁cot ton ▁for ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁Lord ' s ▁Ac res ▁of ▁cot ton ▁did ▁well , ▁and ▁brought ▁in ▁a ▁rich ▁har vest ▁to