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<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
Written especially for <strong>the</strong> book, "Facts About <strong>Georgia</strong>," and dedicated to tbe<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />
By Frank L. Stanton<br />
Queen o© <strong>the</strong> richest Promised Land,<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
Ringed and wrea<strong>the</strong>d with a golden hand,<br />
__ <strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
"With a winnin smile for her lovers true,<br />
Bright as light in her skits <strong>of</strong> blue,<br />
She©s tellin© <strong>the</strong> country "Howdy©-dot "<br />
Here©9 <strong>Georgia</strong> I<br />
Singin© <strong>the</strong> song <strong>of</strong> Ho£e and Home,<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
Fields light-white with <strong>the</strong> fleecy foam,<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>f<br />
^tf/hcre <strong>the</strong> corn hangs heavy and climbs so high<br />
It tells <strong>the</strong> gold in <strong>the</strong> mines 4 ©Good-by,"<br />
And hides <strong>the</strong> nifts from <strong>the</strong> mornin© sky.<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
So homey-fair and hearty fine,<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
Shinin© star o© <strong>the</strong> states in line.<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> I<br />
Just let ©em move to <strong>the</strong> music©s sound<br />
To win <strong>the</strong> £rize for <strong>the</strong> golden ground,<br />
She©ll match ©em swingin© <strong>the</strong> world around,<br />
<strong>Here©s</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
She calls to <strong>the</strong> listening £eo£le$ far<br />
From, <strong>Georgia</strong>.f<br />
"Come to <strong>the</strong> land o© <strong>the</strong> fifornin* Star,"<br />
(That©s <strong>Georgia</strong>!)<br />
©Come, from <strong>the</strong> cabin and sky-line dome!<br />
Come, as <strong>the</strong> bee flies to <strong>the</strong> comb!<br />
Come, to <strong>the</strong> land where <strong>the</strong> world©s at home!"<br />
(That©s <strong>Georgia</strong>/)<br />
Call o© <strong>the</strong> golden-hearted hills<br />
Of <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
The gold-dee^ mines and <strong>the</strong> whirrin© mills<br />
Of <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
Clear as <strong>the</strong> mornin©s trumpet-call,<br />
The notes o© <strong>the</strong> message rise and fall;<br />
14 Hearts to hold you and homes for all<br />
In <strong>Georgia</strong>!"<br />
Her tables creak with <strong>the</strong> plenty spread<br />
By <strong>Georgia</strong>;<br />
With Peace herself for to bless <strong>the</strong> bread<br />
For <strong>Georgia</strong>;<br />
The welcome word is <strong>the</strong> word we know;<br />
God©s own land, where <strong>the</strong> good things grow;<br />
The Horn o© Plenty©s <strong>the</strong> "horn we Wow<br />
In <strong>Georgia</strong>!<br />
<strong>LIBRARIES</strong><br />
OF ft
STATE OF GEORGIA<br />
1916<br />
PHILIP COOK<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> State<br />
NAT E. HARRIS<br />
Governor<br />
W. J. SPEER<br />
Treasurer<br />
WILLIAM A. WRIGHT<br />
Comptroller-General and Insurance Commissioner<br />
CLIFFORD WALKER M. L. BRITTAIN<br />
Attorney-General Superintendent <strong>of</strong> Schools<br />
J. D. PRICE H. M. STANLEY<br />
Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Agriculture Comm©r. <strong>of</strong> Commerce and Labor<br />
J. D. LINDSAY ........ Pension Commissioner<br />
W. H. FISH ...... Chief Justice Supreme Court<br />
S. W. MCCALLIE ......... State Geologist<br />
DR. H. F. HARRIS ..... Secretary <strong>of</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Health<br />
R. B. RUSSELL ..... Chief Judge Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals<br />
JOHN C. HART ......... Tax Commissioner<br />
C. M. CANDLER ..... Chairman Railroad Commission<br />
J. VAN HOLT NASH ........ Adjutant-General<br />
R. E. DAVIDSON ..... Chairman Prison Commission<br />
C. S. ARNOW ...... Game and Fish Commissioner<br />
MRS. M. B. COBB ........... Librarian<br />
GEORGIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE<br />
STATE-WIDE ACTIVITIES<br />
INCORPORATED, MACON EXECUTIVE OFFICE, ATLANTA<br />
President<br />
C. J. HADEN, Atlanta<br />
WILMER L. MOORE<br />
Atlanta<br />
OFFICERS:<br />
Secretary-Manager<br />
E. Y. CLARKE, Atlanta<br />
Treasurer<br />
T. C. ERWIN, Atlanta<br />
VICE-PRESIDENTS<br />
SAM TATE CRAWFORD WHEATLEY RORERT F. MADDOX<br />
Tate Americus Atlanta<br />
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION OF "FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA"<br />
C. J. HADEN H. G. HASTINGS R. F. MADDOX<br />
L. R. AKIN, Brunswick<br />
P. M. ATKINSON, Madison<br />
B. G. BRUMBY, Marietta<br />
J. W. CALLAHAN, Bainbridge<br />
E. B. CLARK, LaGrange<br />
R. T. COLE, Newnan<br />
J. A. DAVIS, Albany<br />
S. J. FAIRCLOTH, Quitman<br />
B. H. GROOVER, Reidsville<br />
J. LzRoY HANKINSON, Augusta<br />
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<br />
H. G. HASTINGS, Decatur<br />
L. P. HILLYER, Macon<br />
HARRY HODGSON, A<strong>the</strong>ns<br />
ST. ELMO MASSENGALE, Atlanta<br />
MOSES WRIGHT, Rome<br />
G. OGDEN PERSONS, Forsyth<br />
JOHN A. SMITH, Gainesville<br />
R. P. SPENCER, Columbus<br />
R. T. JONES, Canton<br />
W. A. WINBURN, Savannah
FACTS ABOUT<br />
GEORGIA<br />
A State Rick<br />
in<br />
Resources<br />
and<br />
Opulent<br />
. in<br />
Opportunities<br />
PRICE $1.00<br />
ATLANTA. GEORGIA<br />
PRESS OF FOOTE 4? DAVIES COMPANY<br />
1916<br />
Putlisked Under tlie<br />
Auspices <strong>of</strong> tne<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber<br />
<strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
Compiled and Edited by<br />
Louis N. GELDERT
COPYRIGHT. 1916<br />
By<br />
GEORGIA CHAMBER<br />
COMMERCE
SMILING IGEORGIA<br />
CONTRIBUTED BY<br />
GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY<br />
E. LEE WORSHAM. STATE ENTOMOLOGIST<br />
MISS ANNIESHARP, ARTIST<br />
LIST OF GEORGIA PRODUCTS CONTAINED IN ABOVE MAP<br />
APPLES<br />
BANANAS<br />
BARLEY<br />
BLACKBERRIES<br />
BLACK WALNUTS<br />
CANTALOUPES<br />
CHERRIES<br />
CHESTNUTS<br />
CORN<br />
COTTON<br />
ENGLISH WALNUTS<br />
FIGS<br />
GRAPES<br />
GRAPE FRUIT<br />
GROUND PEAS<br />
LEMONS<br />
OATS<br />
OLIVES<br />
ORANGES<br />
PEACHES<br />
PEARS<br />
PECANS<br />
PERSIMMON<br />
PLUMS<br />
POMEGRANATE<br />
RICE<br />
STRAWBERRIES<br />
SUGAR CANE<br />
TOBACCO<br />
WATERMELON<br />
WHEAT
Tore word<br />
| T IS THE purpose <strong>of</strong> this hook to speak with accu<br />
"* racy <strong>the</strong> truth about <strong>Georgia</strong>. That it might he free<br />
<strong>of</strong> that undue partisan praise which <strong>of</strong>ten blemishes pub<br />
lications <strong>of</strong> this kind, an editor -was engaged not native<br />
to <strong>the</strong> soil. He was reared in <strong>the</strong> North and has had<br />
wide experience in industrial research. Confident that<br />
<strong>the</strong> truth -was enough, our instructions to him were to<br />
keep -within <strong>the</strong> bounds <strong>of</strong> au<strong>the</strong>nticated facts, and -wher<br />
ever in doubt, to keep on <strong>the</strong> safe side. Before going to<br />
<strong>the</strong> printer, his manuscript -was reviewed by a committee<br />
<strong>of</strong> capable and careful business men.<br />
A State possessing more square miles than any o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
east <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi River; growing a greater variety<br />
<strong>of</strong> agricultural products than any o<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> Union; en<br />
joying six out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seven distinct climates <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States; ranking among<br />
<strong>the</strong> first three in <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> water-power and in <strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> gran<br />
ite, marble, potatoes, peaches and -watermelons ; among <strong>the</strong> first half dozen in <strong>the</strong><br />
volume <strong>of</strong> standard minerals; second in cotton; fourth in <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> its agri<br />
cultural products; with a lower than average tax rate, and a very high public<br />
credit; is worthy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ound consideration <strong>of</strong> all those looking for new<br />
fields <strong>of</strong> enterprise.<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce was organized for <strong>the</strong> public welfare.<br />
It is not a party, directly or indirectly, to any undertaking <strong>of</strong> private gain, ^iVe<br />
seek to induce no citizens or new investments by exaggerated statements. All<br />
who are concerned to know more <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> on any particular subject matter<br />
than is contained in this volume, are invited to -write us. \Ve will respond with<br />
<strong>the</strong> fullest information at our command.<br />
GEORGIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,<br />
^L^t^^ President.
GEORGIA STATE
GEORGIA<br />
A State <strong>of</strong> Advantageous Oppor-<br />
• •<br />
tunities<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, <strong>the</strong> largest state east <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi River, and<br />
one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> original thirteen states <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Union, is teeming with<br />
opportunities for <strong>the</strong> farmer and artisan for those who would<br />
work, or play or simply rest. Marvelously rich in climates, soils,<br />
minerals, forests, fruits and flowers, with excellent schools, thriv-<br />
V . ing cities and towns, ports beyond compare, and industrial acf<br />
% tivities growing and extending with amazing rapidity, <strong>the</strong>re is so<br />
-i ©. much <strong>of</strong> it that its nearly three million busy people are unequal<br />
5 in numbers to <strong>the</strong> task <strong>of</strong> development.<br />
_^ © There is enough and to spare, and in <strong>the</strong> spirit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> founders<br />
«C; <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Colony in 1733, who adopted as <strong>the</strong>ir motto non sibi<br />
^,~ sed aliis (not for <strong>the</strong>mselves, but for o<strong>the</strong>rs), <strong>Georgia</strong> smiles<br />
its welcome and extends its invitation to <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
states and countries, where <strong>the</strong> rigors <strong>of</strong> climate and o<strong>the</strong>r con<br />
ditions are less favorable to successful husbandry, to come and<br />
share in its abundant resources.<br />
There is no room in <strong>Georgia</strong> for <strong>the</strong> lazy and shiftless, but for<br />
ambitious, self-respecting peoples, who, independent <strong>of</strong> sex, recog<br />
nize <strong>the</strong> dignity <strong>of</strong> honest labor, who fear God, revere <strong>the</strong> sanc<br />
tity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> home, and are amenable to law and order, <strong>the</strong>re is a<br />
, ( hearty welcome, a fair field, a kindly soil and a golden harvest<br />
^, to be ga<strong>the</strong>red. Nature has done her part. The lap <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
; has been lavishly heaped with advantageous opportunities. Men<br />
/ and women with enterprise and moderate means are needed to<br />
V develop what Nature has so bountifully provided.<br />
Sunny, Smiling <strong>Georgia</strong>! Sir Richard Montgomery, to whom<br />
<strong>the</strong> Lord Proprietors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Carolinas had granted part <strong>of</strong> it in<br />
1717, wherewith to establish his proposed Margravate <strong>of</strong> Azilla,<br />
described it as a veritable paradise, "<strong>the</strong> most delightful country,"<br />
where, he said, "<strong>the</strong> flowers bloomed earlier, <strong>the</strong> birds sang<br />
sweeter, <strong>the</strong> water was colder and purer, <strong>the</strong> air was always<br />
balmy, and winter was not known." Sir Richard never gained his<br />
paradise, but o<strong>the</strong>rs did, and as <strong>the</strong>y journeyed far<strong>the</strong>r from <strong>the</strong><br />
coast and upward into <strong>the</strong> West and North, new delights were ex<br />
perienced, soils and zones <strong>of</strong> climate and vegetation were found<br />
in numberless variety, and each could choose a home-site to<br />
// a wall was built<br />
around <strong>Georgia</strong> it could<br />
be made entirely self-<br />
supporting. Any crop<br />
possible to raise be<br />
tween <strong>the</strong> Frigid and<br />
Tropical Zones can be<br />
matured in <strong>Georgia</strong>, suf<br />
ficient to support ten<br />
times tHe State©s present<br />
population.<br />
§>
Atlanta—Capital City <strong>of</strong><br />
Gteorgia—Leads <strong>the</strong> En<br />
tire South in Bank<br />
Clearings ana Postal<br />
.Receipts.<br />
Capital invested in Man<br />
ufacturing in Atlanta in<br />
1914—$36,096,000.<br />
IO FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
accord with his own ideals. The same freedom <strong>of</strong> choice exists<br />
to-day in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
The story <strong>of</strong> how a retired business man <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> West, having<br />
attained a modest competency, found his ideal home in <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
is interesting. Having traveled far and wide in vain search, he<br />
was one <strong>of</strong> a dining party at a seaside home in California, and<br />
being urged for his reasons why he would not abide among <strong>the</strong>m,<br />
explained that he was looking for a better country, where it was<br />
not "always afternoon," where <strong>the</strong> summer was not too hot and<br />
<strong>the</strong> winter was short but bracing; where <strong>the</strong>re were no mos<br />
quitoes and <strong>the</strong> nights were cool but not chilly. He wanted a<br />
place where he could do something or grow something, and keep<br />
from rusting by mixing work with his play. Living in that coun<br />
try must be cheap, labor plentiful and cheap, good shooting and<br />
fishing to be had, with <strong>the</strong> conveniences <strong>of</strong> life, <strong>the</strong> society <strong>of</strong> con<br />
genial neighbors, and easy access to <strong>the</strong> big centers <strong>of</strong> popula<br />
tion by frequent and rapid train service.<br />
He did not want any lodge in a vast wilderness, and while de<br />
siring plenty <strong>of</strong> leisure he wanted also some work and something<br />
to achieve. His friends laughed at his Utopian dream, but one<br />
old gentleman quietly informed him that all unconsciously he<br />
had been describing <strong>the</strong> country, climate and conditions actually<br />
existing in a section <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Georgia</strong>. That our idealist found<br />
what he sought, and has been a prosperous and happy planter in<br />
his Dreamland for <strong>the</strong> ten years since that time, goes without<br />
saying.<br />
It is <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this book to so interest <strong>the</strong> prospective<br />
settler, investor and developer, in <strong>the</strong> wide extent and diversity<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>©s resources, that <strong>the</strong>y will look this way, and looking,
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA ii<br />
see and be satisfied, that here can be found <strong>the</strong>ir own Utopia,<br />
<strong>the</strong> land <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir dreams, "Where peace and plenty cheer <strong>the</strong><br />
laborer©s rest."<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> beckons also to its own wanderers. The home folks are<br />
beginning to raise enough fatted calves to provide feasts for <strong>the</strong><br />
whole army <strong>of</strong> prodigal sons and daughters, and <strong>the</strong> ©possums<br />
are fat and saucy and lay low on <strong>the</strong> branches. <strong>Georgia</strong>©s bosom<br />
is warm and broad and her arms are extended wide in cordial<br />
invitation.<br />
The man who wants twenty-five or fifty acres <strong>of</strong> such land as<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers would have to pay for it in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas,<br />
Nebraska, or almost anywhere in <strong>the</strong> middle west, from $100 to<br />
$200 an acre. He can not only get <strong>the</strong> same land in <strong>Georgia</strong> at<br />
from $30 to $40 an acre, but he gets along with it a climate and<br />
a soil that enables him to make at least two, -ind sometimes three,<br />
crops in a single year, where in <strong>the</strong> colder and more severe climates<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> north and middle west he can make but one.<br />
When this fact becomes generally known <strong>the</strong>re is no question<br />
whatever that <strong>Georgia</strong> farm values will experience a greater spurt<br />
than <strong>the</strong>y have yet shown in all <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir recent rapid<br />
advance. This information is being gradually spread, and it is<br />
that which, as much as anything else, is preserving and increasing<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farm values at a time when o<strong>the</strong>r real estate is at a com<br />
parative standstill.<br />
Atlanta Skyline 1916<br />
Hub <strong>of</strong> 'New Industrial<br />
South—Oner 500 manit-<br />
facturing plants<br />
Value <strong>of</strong> manufactured<br />
products <strong>of</strong> Atlanta in<br />
1914 given by V. 8. Cen<br />
sus at $41,313,000.
Take <strong>the</strong> world over and<br />
nowhere has agriculture<br />
shown quicker or more<br />
generous response in<br />
•pr<strong>of</strong>its to intelligent ef<br />
fort than in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
soil. You may get from<br />
an acre as much as<br />
$3,000 in a single year—<br />
it has been (Lone—or,<br />
you may get as little as<br />
$25 by merely scratch<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> soil.<br />
$>
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
crusaders, <strong>the</strong> planters, from Spanish buccaneers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> south,<br />
who were seriously threatening <strong>the</strong> Carolina colonists. The<br />
"baby" colony became known also as <strong>the</strong> "Sentinel" colony. At<br />
<strong>the</strong> decisive battle <strong>of</strong> "Bloody Marsh," on St. Simons Island,<br />
July 7, 1742, Spain lost a continent, and Oglethorpe, his task com<br />
pleted, shea<strong>the</strong>d his sword, devoted ano<strong>the</strong>r year to <strong>the</strong> adminis<br />
trative construction <strong>of</strong> Ris ideal colony, returned to England, mar<br />
ried happily, and spent <strong>the</strong> balance <strong>of</strong> his long life in honored<br />
activities at home. Thus endeth all true romances.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> ten years <strong>of</strong> Oglethorpe©s paternal governorship, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
had grown strong in numbers, in agriculture, commerce, thrift<br />
and high ideals <strong>of</strong> humanity. With thirty-five families, 130 in all,<br />
<strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Savannah, on <strong>the</strong> Yamacraw Bluffs, had been founded<br />
in January 1733, and as an early example <strong>of</strong> civic planning, it<br />
remains to-day <strong>the</strong> highest type <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> City Beautiful.<br />
Sir James Edward Oglethorpe was swayed by l<strong>of</strong>ty impulses,<br />
and had <strong>the</strong> constructive ability and strength <strong>of</strong> character to<br />
mould men to his liking. In philanthropy and practical socialism<br />
he was far in advance <strong>of</strong> his times. He was as well a soldier,<br />
statesman, scholar, and conscientious exponent <strong>of</strong> Christian prin<br />
ciples. <strong>Georgia</strong> is justly proud <strong>of</strong> her founder, and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
exalted ideals <strong>of</strong> government he inaugurated. Toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong><br />
board <strong>of</strong> trustees he represented, he served without pecuniary<br />
compensation, and spent freely <strong>of</strong> his own funds in <strong>the</strong> scheme<br />
OGLETHORPE MONUMENT, CITY OP SAVANNAH, ERECTED IN 1909<br />
Commemorating Philan<br />
thropic seal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city's<br />
Founder.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
<strong>of</strong> colonization. Oglethorpe was still alive in England at ninety<br />
years <strong>of</strong> age, when <strong>the</strong> trouble arose between <strong>the</strong> old country<br />
and its colonies, and he stoutly refused to be a party to <strong>the</strong> co<br />
ercion <strong>of</strong> "his people," as he called <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
The first agricultural ventures <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> colonists were in mulberry<br />
trees for silk worm culture, and in indigo plants, but <strong>the</strong>se proving<br />
unsuccessful, <strong>the</strong>y turned to <strong>the</strong> lines <strong>of</strong> least resistance, and rice,<br />
corn and cotton soon became <strong>the</strong> staple crops. Commerce with<br />
<strong>the</strong> home country was established. Augusta was founded in<br />
1735. O<strong>the</strong>r settlements and trading posts followed. Schools<br />
were built, <strong>of</strong>ten before churches. More settlers came, attracted<br />
by <strong>the</strong> reports <strong>of</strong> fertile soil and kindly climate. Came <strong>the</strong> Salz-<br />
burgers with <strong>the</strong>ir religious fervor and frugality; <strong>the</strong> Moravians,<br />
who did not tarry long to leave <strong>the</strong>ir non-combative impress on<br />
<strong>the</strong> population, but moved on to Pennsylvania; <strong>the</strong> Scotch High<br />
landers, with <strong>the</strong>ir fighting blood, <strong>the</strong>ir rugged strength and mas<br />
terful ways; many Huguenots, and some Hebrews.<br />
The Wesleys, Charles and John, came, and preached, got home<br />
sick, and returned. Came Whitefield and preached, and deeply<br />
enriched <strong>the</strong> religious life <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire country. Under Ogle<br />
thorpe, slavery was inhibited, likewise all spirituous liquors. The<br />
first Sunday School in <strong>the</strong> world was established in Savannah<br />
SAVANNAH©S TRIBUTE TO OGLETHORPK©S FUIKND, CHIEF TOMOCHICHI<br />
Sk.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
SAVANNAH©S BKAtrTIFCL BOXAVENTURE CEMETERY<br />
under Wesley. The first orphan asylum in America was built for<br />
Whitefield. Oglethorpe placated <strong>the</strong> Indians by kindness and<br />
just treaties, won <strong>the</strong>ir friendship, and saved his people from <strong>the</strong><br />
bloody massacres and outrages that were experienced in o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
early settlements.<br />
In 1752 <strong>the</strong> trustees <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> colony relinquished <strong>the</strong>ir charter,<br />
and <strong>Georgia</strong> became an independent province, with a local assem<br />
bly. Then <strong>the</strong> head-right policy was adopted, giving to every male<br />
200 acres <strong>of</strong> land, with 50 acres additional for each child. That<br />
was <strong>the</strong> true foundation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>©s industrial prosperity, or as<br />
some one said "that placed <strong>the</strong> rock <strong>of</strong> conscious independence<br />
beneath our feet, and <strong>the</strong> crown <strong>of</strong> industrial glory upon our<br />
head."<br />
Then, too, came <strong>the</strong> Puritans, 350 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, with <strong>the</strong>ir bibles,<br />
hymn books and 1500 slaves. The bars to slavery had been let<br />
down by Oglethorpe©s successor, as a necessity <strong>of</strong> successful<br />
competition with <strong>the</strong> sister colonies. This particular group <strong>of</strong><br />
Puritans was an <strong>of</strong>fshoot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flock at Dorchester, Massa<br />
chusetts, and 56 years before had migrated to South Carolina,<br />
First Sunday School in<br />
<strong>the</strong> world, established<br />
by John Wesley in<br />
Savannah, and perpetu<br />
ated by George White-<br />
field at "Be<strong>the</strong>sda," by<br />
which name <strong>the</strong> famous<br />
first Orphan Asylum in<br />
America is known<br />
«><br />
A hundred and fifty<br />
miles <strong>of</strong> coast, as <strong>the</strong><br />
crow flies, and numbers<br />
•<strong>of</strong> good harbors put<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> in touch with<br />
<strong>the</strong> ports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world;<br />
every advantage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Panama Canal is hers.<br />
As <strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>the</strong><br />
South are destined to be<br />
come <strong>of</strong> paramount im<br />
portance as a meat pro<br />
ducing section <strong>of</strong> Am<br />
erica, so from <strong>Georgia</strong>'s<br />
splendid, ports will de<br />
part <strong>the</strong> continuous car<br />
goes <strong>of</strong> animal food that<br />
will appaise <strong>the</strong> hunger<br />
<strong>of</strong> Europe.
Historic Savannah — Syl<br />
van City 'by <strong>the</strong> Sea —<br />
Her Port is <strong>Georgia</strong>'s<br />
Priae<br />
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and founded <strong>the</strong>re ano<strong>the</strong>r Dorchester, but when <strong>the</strong>y removed<br />
bodily in 1752 to <strong>Georgia</strong> and settled in <strong>the</strong> Parish <strong>of</strong> St. John,<br />
now Liberty County, <strong>the</strong>y called <strong>the</strong>ir new home "Midway."<br />
All pervasive has been <strong>the</strong> uplifting influence <strong>of</strong> this pious,<br />
God-fearing sect upon <strong>the</strong> lives and characters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>. In numbers, importance and material possessions <strong>the</strong>y<br />
waxed mightily. It was estimated that in 1776 one-third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
wealth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Colony was in <strong>the</strong> Parish <strong>of</strong> St. John. Sunbury,<br />
<strong>the</strong> port, was a rival <strong>of</strong> Savannah in shipping. Rice was <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
main crop for export. The second church building <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Midway<br />
congregation, erected in 1792, still stands, and is <strong>the</strong> Mecca<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> faithful. Annually <strong>the</strong>y ga<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>re from all over <strong>the</strong><br />
state and country <strong>the</strong> sons and daughters <strong>of</strong> those devoted ances<br />
tors who builded a race <strong>of</strong> God-fearing strain that permeates<br />
<strong>the</strong> entire social structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> Revolutionary war, <strong>Georgia</strong> was <strong>the</strong> scene <strong>of</strong> many<br />
bloody battles, and many heroic deeds. Industries suffered se<br />
verely, and numbers <strong>of</strong> prosperous communities, wiped out or<br />
scattered by <strong>the</strong> Tory troops, were never rebuilt, and only slight<br />
evidence remains <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pulsating life that <strong>the</strong>re once obtained..<br />
So <strong>the</strong>re are really some dead towns in <strong>Georgia</strong>. Of <strong>the</strong> heroes<br />
<strong>of</strong> that war, <strong>Georgia</strong> had its full quota and more, and in <strong>the</strong><br />
moulding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new nation, its patriots and statesmen stand<br />
in history among <strong>the</strong> foremost, in self-sacrifice, wise counsel,<br />
and executive leadership. Family pride in descent from Revolu<br />
tionary and Colonial ancestors is justly strong among Geor<br />
gians. Hereditary traits <strong>of</strong> character persist through <strong>the</strong> gen<br />
erations, and strength and honesty <strong>of</strong> purpose, loyalty to friends,
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justice to foes, gentleness <strong>of</strong> manner, chivalric devotion to wo<br />
mankind, hospitality to strangers and broad charity, are as com<br />
monly found among <strong>the</strong> piney wood or mountain-side cabins <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> poorer whites, as in <strong>the</strong> home <strong>of</strong> affluence and refinement.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> Revolution, and <strong>the</strong> departure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> British sol<br />
diers, many <strong>of</strong> whom did not depart at all, by <strong>the</strong> way, but re<br />
mained and cast <strong>the</strong>ir lot in <strong>Georgia</strong> or <strong>the</strong> wilds fur<strong>the</strong>r west<br />
came many new settlers. The north <strong>of</strong> Ireland contributed <strong>of</strong><br />
its best families. From England and Scotland came more <strong>of</strong> that<br />
desirable strain that already predominated here. New England©s<br />
sons and daughters came, and New York and Pennsylvania and<br />
New Jersey people came, and many stayed. From Virginia and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Carolinas hosts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same staunch stock migrated to Geor<br />
gia©s blossoming hills and plains. Soon <strong>the</strong> Empire State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
South became first <strong>of</strong> all states in agricultural, commercial and<br />
educational progress.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>©s development after <strong>the</strong> Revolution was bifocal. The<br />
colonial families whose activities had centered at Savannah, to<br />
ge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> new accessions from <strong>the</strong> old country, occupied <strong>the</strong><br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn portion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, while <strong>the</strong> settlement <strong>of</strong> North<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> radiated from Wilkes county. These people were mainly<br />
from <strong>the</strong> colonies to <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>ast, and had followed <strong>the</strong> eastern<br />
foothills <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Appalachian Mountains from old Virginia.<br />
Settlement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State northward and westward began to<br />
crowd <strong>the</strong> native Creeks and Cherokees into <strong>the</strong> hill country, and<br />
rapid expansion brought serious problems in statesmanship. Bit<br />
ter fueds arose in .politics. Hot blood ran in many veins, and<br />
needed to be let to cool by sword thrust or bullet puncture. The<br />
Embowered in its trees<br />
and flowers, Savannah<br />
is busy and prosperous<br />
The whole city speaks<br />
<strong>the</strong> word "welcome."
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Code Duello was considered <strong>the</strong> Court <strong>of</strong> Honor, and hardly a<br />
day passed but gentlemen <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> adjusted <strong>the</strong>ir differences<br />
by mortal combat. The code was punctiliously adhered to, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> custom long prevailed, even when prohibited by laws that<br />
were more honored in <strong>the</strong> breach than in <strong>the</strong> observance. In this<br />
present day and generation it is hard to conceive <strong>the</strong> conditions<br />
that cost <strong>the</strong> country so many noble lives; among <strong>the</strong> earliest, that<br />
<strong>of</strong> Button Gwinnett, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> signers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Declaration <strong>of</strong><br />
Independence.<br />
In his <strong>Georgia</strong> Landmarks, Memorials and Legends, Historian<br />
L. L. Knight throws light on this subject. "For <strong>the</strong> paramount<br />
sway <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> duelling pistol in a State like <strong>Georgia</strong>," he says, "<strong>the</strong>re<br />
were sound reasons. To begin with, <strong>the</strong> partisanship <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Revolution entailed upon us a host <strong>of</strong> feudal animosities. It also<br />
engendered <strong>the</strong> military spirit, to which life on <strong>the</strong> frontier gave<br />
constant exercise, through <strong>the</strong> ever-present dread <strong>of</strong> an Indian<br />
outbreak. Children at play revelled in <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> toy weapons,<br />
with which <strong>the</strong>y stormed imaginary forts and citadels. The long<br />
protracted feud between Clark and Crawford, at a later period,<br />
divided <strong>the</strong> State into two hostile camps, in consequence <strong>of</strong> which<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were personal wrangles and disputes without number."<br />
CASCADE ON TOCCOA CREEK. STEPHENS COUNTY
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"Scores <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best families <strong>of</strong> our State traced descent from<br />
<strong>the</strong> Nobility <strong>of</strong> England; and <strong>the</strong>re was ingrained in <strong>the</strong> very<br />
nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> average <strong>Georgia</strong>n an inherent love <strong>of</strong> personal en<br />
counter, as old as <strong>the</strong> tilt-yards <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Norman Conqueror.<br />
While <strong>the</strong> main body <strong>of</strong> our population was <strong>of</strong> English origin,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re was an intermingling <strong>of</strong> two o<strong>the</strong>r strains in which <strong>the</strong> duel<br />
found a congenial soil; <strong>the</strong> Scotch-Irish, grim and silent, tena<br />
cious <strong>of</strong> personal opinion, untaught to yield an inch <strong>of</strong> ground,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> French Hugenot, fiery and impulsive, full <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> military<br />
spirit, and prone, without thought <strong>of</strong> consequences, to seek <strong>the</strong><br />
bubble, Reputation, at <strong>the</strong> Cannon©s mouth."<br />
Toocoa Falls, Stephens<br />
County, 187 feet high.<br />
<br />
The highlands <strong>of</strong> Geor<br />
gia abound in impres<br />
sive scenic views — •<br />
mountain torrents, wa<br />
terfalls, cascades, wind<br />
ing streams, with back<br />
grounds <strong>of</strong> towering<br />
heights, or undulating<br />
hills.<br />
The Ro<strong>of</strong> Garden <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is luxuriant in<br />
flowers and woods. Its<br />
valleys and, mountain<br />
sides are ideal for apple<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r fruit culture<br />
and afford unlimited<br />
opportunities for pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
able farming. Good fish<br />
ing and shooting abound<br />
near excellent hotels,<br />
and camping parties find<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir summer paradise.
Macon, with eighty<br />
manufactories, has also<br />
twenty educational in<br />
stitutions, including<br />
~Wesleyan, <strong>the</strong> first char<br />
tered female college in<br />
<strong>the</strong> world<br />
The value <strong>of</strong> Macon's<br />
manufactured products<br />
in 1914 was $18,861,000.<br />
Fourteen railroad lines<br />
radiate in all directions.<br />
2O FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
With a population <strong>of</strong> 82,554 in 1790, <strong>Georgia</strong> had reached<br />
340,989 in 1820, and 1,057,286 in 1860. During every decade<br />
up to 1840, its rate <strong>of</strong> increase in population was higher than<br />
that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States. The present population <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State,<br />
2,776,513, is thirty-three and one-half times its 1790 population,<br />
and during <strong>the</strong> same period <strong>the</strong> population <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States<br />
has multiplied only twenty-three times.<br />
Not in numbers only was <strong>Georgia</strong> notably progressive during<br />
its first half century <strong>of</strong> statehood, but in education, science, com<br />
mercial relations and wealth, as well as in agriculture. Railway<br />
construction began in <strong>the</strong> early thirties, a complete system being<br />
planned from <strong>the</strong> start. Cotton factories multiplied and grew fn<br />
output. The first had been built near Washington in 1811. New<br />
towns were springing up. Mechanics were in demand and held<br />
in high esteem. Labor was everywhere respected.<br />
In educational endeavor <strong>Georgia</strong> was an acknowledged leader.<br />
The first State University in <strong>the</strong> United States was established in<br />
A<strong>the</strong>ns, <strong>Georgia</strong>, in 1784. The first free manual training school<br />
was started <strong>the</strong>re in 1803. The Constitution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> Geor<br />
gia, adopted in 1777, had stipulated that "schools should be erected<br />
in each county, and supported at <strong>the</strong> general expense <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State," and <strong>the</strong>se were established accordingly, and granted lands<br />
and money to provide permanent funds to assist in <strong>the</strong>ir support.<br />
At St. Marys in Camden County and at Augusta, are two dis<br />
tinguished examples <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se County Academies, with endow<br />
ments dating from 1783. The first female college in <strong>the</strong> United<br />
States, with authority to grant diplomas to women, was estab<br />
lished at Macon, Ga., in 1836, <strong>the</strong> Wesleyan Female College.<br />
In scientific research and invention <strong>Georgia</strong> also shows well in<br />
<strong>the</strong> lead. The illustrious discoverer <strong>of</strong> anes<strong>the</strong>sia, Dr. Crawford<br />
W. Long, was a <strong>Georgia</strong>n, a modest country doctor in <strong>the</strong> town<br />
<strong>of</strong> Jefferson when in March 1842, at 27 years <strong>of</strong> age, he first<br />
employed sulphuric e<strong>the</strong>r in a surgical operation. No greater
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name or fame has any man in <strong>the</strong> whole world <strong>of</strong> medical science.<br />
The first patent issued for a steam boat was issued by <strong>the</strong><br />
State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, by legislative act, in February 1788, to Isaac<br />
Briggs and William Longstreet. It was before <strong>the</strong> Federal Con<br />
stitution was operative, and while <strong>the</strong> states were acting under<br />
<strong>the</strong> Articles <strong>of</strong> Confederation. It was also <strong>the</strong> only patent ever<br />
issued by <strong>the</strong> State. This was two decades before Fulton©s suc<br />
cessful experiment in steam navigation.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> must also be accredited with <strong>the</strong> first steamboat to<br />
cross <strong>the</strong> Atlantic (1819), under steam power, <strong>the</strong> Savannah,<br />
which was built in New York for <strong>Georgia</strong> people and with Geor<br />
gia capital.<br />
The Rev. Francis R. Goulding at Eatonton, Ga., first invented<br />
<strong>the</strong> sewing machine, and had one in practical use in his household<br />
two years before Howe took out his patent. Being engrossed in<br />
ministerial and literary duties, <strong>the</strong> commercial possibilities did<br />
not appeal to him forceably, and Howe "beat him" to <strong>the</strong> patent<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
The invention <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793, at<br />
Mulberry Grove, near Savannah, while he was living at <strong>the</strong> home<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> widow <strong>of</strong> General Nathaniel Greene, <strong>of</strong> Revolutionary<br />
fame, was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most notable events <strong>of</strong> history. It fixed<br />
slavery as an institution upon <strong>the</strong> South. It created an industry,<br />
<strong>the</strong> ramifications <strong>of</strong> which have quickened <strong>the</strong> heart-beats <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
entire world. King Cotton, "<strong>the</strong> Snow <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Summer,"<br />
as Henry Timrod terms it, became <strong>the</strong> undisputed ruler <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
destinies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States, and still dominates <strong>the</strong> commerce<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States. Its story is briefly told elsewhere within<br />
ftiese covers.<br />
In common with o<strong>the</strong>r colonies, <strong>Georgia</strong>, under its charter,<br />
extended from <strong>the</strong> coast westward to <strong>the</strong> great Mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Waters,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Mississippi River. The early years <strong>of</strong> statehood were en<br />
livened by an episode <strong>of</strong> much dramatic interest, known to history<br />
Macon, <strong>the</strong> Geographical<br />
center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, is in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Famous<br />
Peach Section, and open<br />
to River Navigation to<br />
<strong>the</strong> Atlantic Ocean.<br />
Within a radius <strong>of</strong> fifty<br />
miles <strong>of</strong> Macon are 100,-<br />
000 people. Four thou<br />
sand carloads <strong>of</strong> fruit<br />
shipped from Macon dis<br />
trict annually.
The expurgation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
records in <strong>the</strong> Yazoo<br />
fraud case, while <strong>the</strong><br />
atrical in its climax,<br />
showed <strong>the</strong> true temper<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>ns in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
devotion to honest prac<br />
tices and principles<br />
Relics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chero-<br />
kee's occupation abound<br />
in North <strong>Georgia</strong>. Flint<br />
arrow heads are fre<br />
quently found and<br />
burial mounds give evi<br />
dence <strong>of</strong> an advanced<br />
civilisation long before<br />
contact with <strong>the</strong> white<br />
race.<br />
Many fascinating le<br />
gends are extant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
coming <strong>of</strong> De 8ota and<br />
his Spaniards, and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
life among <strong>the</strong> Indians<br />
about Mt. Yonah, where<br />
gold and- precious stones<br />
were -plentiful and led<br />
to bloody games <strong>of</strong> hide<br />
and seek.<br />
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as "<strong>the</strong> Yazoo Fraud." Certain land speculators, for a small con<br />
sideration, obtained a grant from <strong>the</strong> legislature in 1794, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
entire country now embraced in <strong>the</strong> states <strong>of</strong> Alabama and Missis<br />
sippi. James Jackson, a United States Senator from <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
and a veritable fire eater in temper, spurred by righteous wrath,<br />
resigned, returned home in post haste, and, backed by public sen<br />
timent, succeeded in having <strong>the</strong> legislative act rescinded. The<br />
public burning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial records <strong>of</strong> this transaction, in <strong>the</strong><br />
grounds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>n Capitol, at Louisville, by fire from Heaven<br />
sun-glass rays as a vindication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> honor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, was <strong>the</strong><br />
crowning thrill <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drama. But <strong>the</strong> curtain did not drop for<br />
many years, and <strong>the</strong> bitter animosities engendered resulted in<br />
many duels and much bloodshed.<br />
In 1802, <strong>the</strong> territory in question was transferred to <strong>the</strong><br />
United States government, and <strong>the</strong> new states were carved from<br />
it, but <strong>the</strong> contract was involved in many respects, among o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
with <strong>the</strong> treaty rights <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cherokee Indians to <strong>the</strong> lands where<br />
<strong>the</strong>y were being continually more circumscribed by <strong>the</strong> encroach<br />
ment <strong>of</strong> white settlements. Numerous conflicts occurred be<br />
tween <strong>the</strong> state and federal governments. The sad story <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
enforced removal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> enlightened and law-abiding Cherokees,<br />
by United States troops, in 1838, to <strong>the</strong> lands that had been chosen<br />
for <strong>the</strong>m west <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mississippi, was only equalled in <strong>the</strong> annals<br />
<strong>of</strong> Anglo-Saxon brutality by <strong>the</strong> Acadian expulsion from Nova<br />
Scotia nearly a century earlier. But <strong>the</strong> Cherokees were not <strong>the</strong><br />
only Indians in <strong>the</strong> country to suffer injustice at <strong>the</strong> hands <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Great White Fa<strong>the</strong>r.
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The Mexican war drew many <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>©s sons to <strong>the</strong> front<br />
through its call <strong>of</strong> patriotism and promise <strong>of</strong> adventure. In fact<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> has been at <strong>the</strong> front in all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nation©s activities, in<br />
every line <strong>of</strong> human endeavor. In Congress <strong>the</strong>re have been no<br />
greater constructive statesmen or more powerful orators, in <strong>the</strong><br />
realm <strong>of</strong> jurisprudence no more distinguished advocates or judges,<br />
in <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> diplomacy, in <strong>the</strong> sciences and arts, in educational<br />
circles and in <strong>the</strong> pulpit or lecture forum, no abler or more force<br />
ful men than .those from <strong>the</strong> Great Empire State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> lamentable conflict <strong>of</strong> arms between <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn and<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Union (1861-1865), <strong>Georgia</strong> bore a con<br />
spicuous part. Its fertile lands provided very largely to <strong>the</strong> sus<br />
tenance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn armies, and when Sherman broke "<strong>the</strong><br />
back-bone <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Confederacy," as <strong>Georgia</strong> was called, <strong>the</strong> war<br />
was over. Pr<strong>of</strong>. J. T. Derry, in "<strong>Georgia</strong>: Historical and Indus<br />
trial," summarizes <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> "<strong>the</strong> War," and its causes as fol<br />
lows:<br />
"This war was <strong>the</strong> outgrowth <strong>of</strong> a long struggle for <strong>the</strong> balance<br />
<strong>of</strong> power between <strong>the</strong> commercial and manufacturing states on<br />
<strong>the</strong> one side, and <strong>the</strong> purely agricultural states on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, in<br />
combination with opposing <strong>the</strong>ories as to <strong>the</strong> real nature <strong>of</strong> our<br />
Federal Union. This struggle became manifest in 1820 on <strong>the</strong><br />
application <strong>of</strong> Missouri for admission into <strong>the</strong> Union with a con<br />
stitution allowing slavery, an institution which differentiated <strong>the</strong><br />
opposing groups <strong>of</strong> states. The opposition to <strong>the</strong> admission <strong>of</strong><br />
Missouri was not based on moral grounds, but on <strong>the</strong> idea that it<br />
gave to <strong>the</strong> South a preponderance <strong>of</strong> influence. By <strong>the</strong> Missouri<br />
Among <strong>the</strong> gallant sol<br />
diers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> in <strong>the</strong><br />
war for independence<br />
were Elijah Clarke,<br />
James Jackson, John<br />
Dooly, Samuel Eloert,<br />
John Twiggs, Wm. Few<br />
and Lachlan Mclntosh,<br />
and among its leading<br />
statesmen <strong>of</strong> that time<br />
were Lyman Hall, But<br />
ton Gwinnett, George<br />
Walton, Archibald Bul-<br />
loch, and Abraham Bald<br />
win.<br />
The illustration on<br />
<strong>the</strong>se pages is <strong>of</strong> a<br />
scene at BrunswicTc,<br />
Wiher e <strong>Georgia</strong> pine,<br />
naval stores and cotton<br />
are transferred from<br />
railroad trains to ships<br />
for conveyance across<br />
<strong>the</strong> seven seas. Bruns-<br />
wiclc is still a great<br />
naval store depot, not-<br />
ivithstanaing <strong>the</strong> reduo*<br />
ed supply <strong>of</strong> turps from<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.
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Compromise, <strong>the</strong> dangerous dispute was settled for a time; but<br />
<strong>the</strong> acquisition <strong>of</strong> new territory from Mexico in 1848 re-opened<br />
<strong>the</strong> old quarrel, and slavery, now opposed by some on moral<br />
grounds, but by <strong>the</strong> great majority for reasons purely political,<br />
became <strong>the</strong> occasion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most stupendous conflict <strong>of</strong> modern<br />
times."<br />
At this writing, in this year <strong>of</strong> grace, 1916, when all Europe<br />
is engaged in such a gigantic and bloody strife as almost passes<br />
human comprehension, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Berry©s superlative seerns mild, and<br />
by comparison <strong>the</strong> Civil War <strong>of</strong> America sinks into insignificant<br />
littleness, but from <strong>the</strong> point and time <strong>of</strong> view <strong>of</strong> this writing<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is no question <strong>of</strong> its having been "<strong>the</strong> most stupendous."<br />
Regarding <strong>Georgia</strong>©s part in <strong>the</strong> war <strong>the</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor continues:<br />
"In this fierce struggle, for which <strong>Georgia</strong> furnished ninety-four<br />
regiments and thirty-six battalions, embracing every arm <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
service, <strong>the</strong> blood <strong>of</strong> her sons was freely poured out on every<br />
battlefield from Pennsylvania to <strong>the</strong> Mississippi, and from <strong>the</strong><br />
Ohio to <strong>the</strong> Gulf, and (if we include <strong>the</strong> thousands who had emi<br />
grated to <strong>the</strong> states west <strong>of</strong> ©<strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Waters©), in every im<br />
portant combat through <strong>the</strong> bounds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Trans-Mississippi de<br />
partment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Confederacy. On <strong>Georgia</strong>©s soil were<br />
fought <strong>the</strong> great battles <strong>of</strong> Chickamauga, Resaca, New Hope<br />
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Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, two fierce battles<br />
at Atlanta, Jonesboro, and numerous smaller engagements and<br />
skirmishes. Sherman©s march to <strong>the</strong> sea, when almost <strong>the</strong> entire<br />
military force <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State was absent in Virginia or Tennessee,<br />
scattered ruthless destruction along its path, and <strong>the</strong> final disas<br />
trous close <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> long-continued war wrecked <strong>the</strong> hopes and<br />
fortunes <strong>of</strong> her people."<br />
Dark days followed <strong>the</strong> war in <strong>Georgia</strong>, as in <strong>the</strong> entire South;<br />
but men <strong>the</strong>re were <strong>of</strong> pluck, energy and perseverance who soon<br />
wrought <strong>the</strong> redemption <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir state. Theirs are household<br />
names, and <strong>the</strong> record <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir strength <strong>of</strong> purpose and wise<br />
counsel, during <strong>the</strong> times that tried men©s souls, constitute <strong>the</strong> most<br />
precious annals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people. "They did not yield in base sub<br />
mission to oppression and wrong," says Pr<strong>of</strong>. Derry, "but main<br />
taining <strong>the</strong>ir rights in every legitimate way, shared at length in<br />
<strong>the</strong> final triumph <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> whole South, in <strong>the</strong> courts and Congress<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nation."<br />
Gradually <strong>the</strong> inertia that followed <strong>the</strong> catastrophe was over<br />
come in spite <strong>of</strong> tremendous odds and <strong>the</strong>re dawned in earnest a<br />
new era <strong>of</strong> home building, <strong>of</strong> town and city building, and <strong>of</strong> state<br />
building. So was born that "<strong>Georgia</strong> Spirit," which binds all sec-<br />
RESIDENCE STREET IN OXE OP GEORGIA©S SMALL CITIES
Bowed Down with Ap-<br />
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tions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State into one progressive and constructive force for <<br />
a bigger and better future.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> meanwhile, however, <strong>the</strong> huge National wave <strong>of</strong> emigra<br />
tion carried hundreds <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>ns into <strong>the</strong> Great<br />
West to help in building new state units. Texas was perhaps <strong>the</strong><br />
greatest gainer by <strong>the</strong> migration from <strong>Georgia</strong>. According to <strong>the</strong><br />
Governor <strong>of</strong> Texas, <strong>the</strong>re were 800,000 <strong>Georgia</strong>ns and <strong>the</strong>ir de<br />
scendants in that State in 1915. Their numbers in o<strong>the</strong>r states, in<br />
all occupations <strong>of</strong> life, would constitute a mighty host. New<br />
York and Chicago have proved to be strong loadstones to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
adventurous and ambitious spirits. Wherever he is, however,<br />
at home or abroad, <strong>the</strong> true <strong>Georgia</strong>n is a man <strong>of</strong> mark. No state<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Union has been less exposed to <strong>the</strong> modifying influence <strong>of</strong><br />
foreign immigration, and <strong>the</strong>refore its people are in <strong>the</strong> main <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> purest blood <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American Revolution.<br />
The New <strong>Georgia</strong>, lusty, strong and purposeful, is made up <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> natives, and sons and daughters <strong>of</strong> natives, <strong>of</strong> all sections <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> country, and in her greeting to all comers, she knows no North,<br />
no South, no East, no West.
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HOME OP A GEORGIA FARXI MANAGER<br />
Advantages in Temperature and<br />
Climate<br />
It is not hotter in <strong>Georgia</strong> in summer than it is in <strong>the</strong> North<br />
ern and Western states and <strong>Georgia</strong>©s summer days are shorter.<br />
In pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> this, and for <strong>the</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> many living in those sec<br />
tions, by whom this statement may possibly be questioned, and<br />
who, without having really investigated <strong>the</strong> matter, may have held<br />
<strong>the</strong> contrary opinion, <strong>the</strong> accompanying tables are published.<br />
They were prepared at our request by <strong>the</strong> United States Wea<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Bureau, from <strong>of</strong>ficial data.<br />
These figures show that <strong>the</strong> average annual highest temperature<br />
during <strong>the</strong> last five years was actually lower in <strong>Georgia</strong> by a frac<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> a degree, than in <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn states. The difference be<br />
tween <strong>the</strong> average lowest temperature in <strong>Georgia</strong>, and that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
North, was 35 degrees in favor <strong>of</strong> this State. There were 50 days<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> when <strong>the</strong> maximum average was 90 or above against<br />
21 days in <strong>the</strong> North, but <strong>the</strong> small fraction <strong>of</strong> a day when <strong>the</strong><br />
highest was 32 or below here, as compared to <strong>the</strong> 44 days <strong>the</strong>re,<br />
is a fair <strong>of</strong>fset.<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
Houston says: "In point<br />
<strong>of</strong> climate and in length<br />
<strong>of</strong> growing season, <strong>the</strong><br />
South has a material<br />
advantage over <strong>the</strong> rest<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nation."<br />
<br />
Farm buildings in Geor<br />
gia do not have to be<br />
constructed to withstand<br />
zero wea<strong>the</strong>r and bliz<br />
zards, and with much<br />
cheaper lumber <strong>the</strong> cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> such buildings is con<br />
siderably below that <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn States.<br />
<br />
Cattle and hogs can<br />
graze in <strong>the</strong> open 365<br />
days in <strong>the</strong> year in Cen<br />
tral and South <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
in luxuriant meadows <strong>of</strong><br />
Alfalfa and Glover, and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r growing crops,<br />
and without expense <strong>of</strong><br />
ga<strong>the</strong>ring and feeding,<br />
be made into prime<br />
meat.
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It has been suggested that <strong>the</strong> reason why <strong>Georgia</strong>©s climate<br />
is more equable is that in <strong>the</strong> South in summer <strong>the</strong> time between<br />
sunrise and sunset is so much shorter, and in winter so much<br />
longer. The records show, for instance, that as between Buffalo,<br />
N. Y., and Savannah, Ga., which are <strong>of</strong> about <strong>the</strong> same longitude,<br />
<strong>the</strong> longest day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year at <strong>the</strong> former city is six hours and six<br />
minutes longer than <strong>the</strong> shortest day, while <strong>the</strong>re is only four<br />
hours difference between <strong>the</strong> longest day in Savannah and its<br />
shortest day. In o<strong>the</strong>r words, Buffalo©s long summer day has<br />
fifty-four minutes more sun than Savannah©s, while Savannah<br />
has exactly an hour more <strong>of</strong> sunshine on its short winter day than<br />
Buffalo. These facts to <strong>Georgia</strong>©s advantage are not commonly<br />
known or considered.<br />
The table clearly shows <strong>the</strong> greater precipitation in <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
and its consequent advantage in <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> many staple crops.<br />
Fruit orchards in <strong>the</strong> State derive a decided benefit from <strong>the</strong><br />
greater rainfall.<br />
The duration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crop season, shown in <strong>the</strong> last column,<br />
indicates <strong>the</strong> average time between <strong>the</strong> last killing frost <strong>of</strong> spring<br />
and <strong>the</strong> first in <strong>the</strong> fall. Two months more <strong>of</strong> growing season in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, is, as <strong>the</strong> farmer©s cat says, "not to be sneezed at." It<br />
readily accounts for <strong>the</strong> two crops a year that are frequently<br />
grown on <strong>the</strong> same ground here, and are always possible.<br />
TABLE I. NORMAL MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES<br />
AT SELECTED STATIONS IN GEORGIA<br />
Stations: Jan. Feb. Mch. Apr. May<br />
A<strong>the</strong>ns ....................42.0 44.1 52.3 60.1 69.8<br />
Atlanta ....................42.7 45.1 52.8 60.7 69.1<br />
Clayton ................... 40.2 39.9 50.7 56.0 65.5<br />
Rome ..................... 42.7 44.0 53.5 61.3 69.4<br />
Augusta .............. .....47.0 50.1 56.4 64.3 72.5<br />
Columbus ................. 46.5 48.4 59.8 64.9 72.6<br />
Fitzgerald ................. 49.7 SLO 61.3 64.8 74.6<br />
Macon ..................... 46.8 48.3 56.9 63.9 72.6<br />
Millen .....................47-3 48.8 58.5 64.4 73-5<br />
Americus ..................48.1 50.2 59.1 65.4 74.6<br />
Bainbridge ................ 42.0 44.1 52.3 60.1 69.8<br />
Brunswick .................53.2 54.2 61.0 67.4© 75.1<br />
Savannah .................. Si-3 53-4 61.4 67.2 74.6<br />
Quitman ................... 51.4 53-8 59-7 66.3 74-O<br />
June July Aug. Sept.<br />
76.1 78.3 77-2 72.0<br />
757 78.6 77-2 72.1<br />
71.7 74.4 74-6 68.5<br />
76.2 79.7 78.8 73.1<br />
78.9 81.7 80.0 74.9<br />
79.3 81.1 80.8 77.0<br />
79.7 81.7 81.3 76.9<br />
78.0 81.2 80.2 75.6<br />
79.7 81.8 81.0 76.0<br />
80.6 82.3 81.0 76.5<br />
76.1 78.3 77-2 72-0<br />
79.6 82.6 82.2 78.4<br />
79.9 81.5 80.9 77.6<br />
79.2 81.7 80.7 76.4<br />
Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual<br />
61.5 51.2 43.5 60.5<br />
61.6 51.8 43.9 60.9<br />
S7-0 48.4 40.6 57.3<br />
61.8 51.2 44.2 61.5<br />
64.3 54.4 47.4 64.3<br />
66.1 55.7 48-2 65.3<br />
66-5 57-3 49-8 66.2<br />
64.5 54.6 46.5 64.1<br />
65-0 55-3 48.2 65.0<br />
66.1 56.5 49.5 65.8<br />
61.5 51.2 43.5 60.5<br />
70.3 61.7 55.5 68.4<br />
67.8 59.4 52.2 67.0<br />
66.9 58.2 51.4 66.6
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Meteorological Data at Selected Stations Based on <strong>the</strong> Averages for<br />
<strong>the</strong> s-Year Period, 1910 to 1914 Inclusive.<br />
Stations<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Cities.<br />
Atlanta ...........<br />
Average .......<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Cities.<br />
Des Moines, Iowa.. .105<br />
Minneapolis, Minn. . IOO<br />
Springfield, Ills. .104<br />
Columbus, Ohio . . . .104<br />
Indianapolis, Ind. . . 103<br />
Harrisburg, Pa. .too<br />
Albany, N. Y. ...... .104<br />
.103<br />
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between averages<br />
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REPRODUCED FROM MAP PREPARED BY THE WEATHER BUREAU OF<br />
THE UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, SHOWING LENGTH<br />
OF SEASON BETWEEN THE LAST KILLING FROST OF SPRING TO THE<br />
FIRST OF WINTER IN GEORGIA AS COMPARED WITH OTHER STATES.<br />
THE AVERAGE LENGTH Of THE CROP-GROWING SEASO^ IN DAYS
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<strong>Georgia</strong> s Educational Facilities<br />
By M. L. BBITTAHT, State Superintendent <strong>of</strong> Schools.<br />
The public school system <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> is new, compared with<br />
that <strong>of</strong> many o<strong>the</strong>r states. By nature <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>n has pronounced<br />
individualism and passed with difficulty from <strong>the</strong> old idea <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
private school or academy. Beginning with <strong>the</strong> year 1870, how<br />
ever, <strong>the</strong> feeling that education is a public duty has grown more<br />
strongly each year, and is so well entrenched in popular favor that<br />
even <strong>the</strong> old-line politicians who still oppose it at heart, are care<br />
ful to guard this fact from <strong>the</strong> public. The State appropriates<br />
$2,700,000 to <strong>the</strong> public schools. In addition <strong>the</strong> cities, towns,<br />
and thirty-nine counties give more than two million dollars from<br />
local taxation. In this way many, even <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most remote rural<br />
districts have supplemented <strong>the</strong> State appropriation, leng<strong>the</strong>ned<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir school terms from five to nine months, erected excellent<br />
school buildings, and made it practically impossible to get out <strong>of</strong><br />
reach <strong>of</strong> an education.<br />
Within <strong>the</strong> last ten years <strong>the</strong> public four-year high schools<br />
have increased from 4 to 81 and <strong>the</strong> private and denominational<br />
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from 4 to 24. Every town, city, and almost every village in <strong>the</strong><br />
State now has at least a three-year high school, and during <strong>the</strong><br />
last ten years something more than three million dollars has been<br />
spent upon <strong>the</strong>se buildings. An important feature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State<br />
high school work is that represented by <strong>the</strong> eleven district agri<br />
cultural institutions for <strong>the</strong> special training <strong>of</strong> farmers© boys and<br />
girls.<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> elementary and secondary facilities men<br />
tioned, higher education has made rapid progress. The University<br />
and its branches compose a chain <strong>of</strong> colleges extending to every<br />
part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. The center is <strong>the</strong> University at A<strong>the</strong>ns <strong>the</strong><br />
College <strong>of</strong> Liberal Arts. The State College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, in<br />
<strong>the</strong> same city, increases <strong>the</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> its influence each year<br />
through its extension work, and is helping <strong>the</strong> farmers in prac<br />
tically all <strong>the</strong> counties. In Atlanta <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Tech<br />
nology is recognized as <strong>the</strong> foremost institution <strong>of</strong> its kind in <strong>the</strong><br />
South, and has nearly a thousand students preparing for <strong>the</strong><br />
various positions in <strong>the</strong> technical and mechanical world. At<br />
Dahlonega <strong>the</strong>re is ano<strong>the</strong>r branch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University doing ex<br />
cellent work in <strong>the</strong> mountains, while <strong>the</strong> Medical College at Au<br />
gusta is that part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> university system which trains young<br />
doctors. There are three normal schools for teachers, one for<br />
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North, South and Middle <strong>Georgia</strong>, at A<strong>the</strong>ns, Valdosta and Mil-<br />
ledgeville, respectively.<br />
Besides <strong>the</strong>se activities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>the</strong>re are notable educa<br />
tional institutions under private and denominational auspices.<br />
Atlanta has recently become a center with <strong>the</strong> gift <strong>of</strong> Asa Can-<br />
dler <strong>of</strong> $1,000,000 to <strong>the</strong> Emory University. Plans are already<br />
.under way to make this <strong>the</strong> largest and wealthiest Methodist in-<br />
sitution in <strong>the</strong> South. In ano<strong>the</strong>r part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city <strong>the</strong> Presby<br />
terian Church has bought land for <strong>the</strong> new Oglethorpe Uni<br />
versity, and one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> buildings is nearly completed. Agnes<br />
Scott College at Decatur and Cox College at College Park are<br />
well known colleges for young women. At Macon <strong>the</strong> Baptists<br />
have Mercer University for young men, and <strong>the</strong> Methodists have<br />
RocTvoille Academy, Put-<br />
nam County, 11 miles<br />
east <strong>of</strong> Eatonton.<br />
Typical country school,<br />
showing Boys' Manual<br />
Training Department<br />
and Girls' Domestic Sci<br />
ence work.<br />
Vocational training is<br />
gaining rapid headway<br />
in <strong>the</strong> public schools <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> School <strong>of</strong><br />
Technology ^ in Atlanta<br />
has inaugurated night<br />
classes in winter and<br />
summer courses are also<br />
contemplated.
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Wesleyan, <strong>the</strong> oldest in <strong>the</strong> world for young women. Shorter<br />
College at Rome, and Brenau at Gainesville, and a half dozezn<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs in different parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State attract pupils not only from<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> but from all over <strong>the</strong> land.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> lost <strong>the</strong> greater part <strong>of</strong> her wealth during <strong>the</strong> Civil War,<br />
and naturally had her greatest poverty and illiteracy during <strong>the</strong><br />
dark years <strong>of</strong> reconstruction following this period. In spite <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> white people have had to provide educational<br />
facilities for <strong>the</strong> negro as well as for <strong>the</strong>ir own race, <strong>the</strong>y have<br />
shouldered <strong>the</strong> burden with determination, and few, if any, states<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Union have a greater decrease in illiteracy or sounder<br />
educational progress since 1870.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s moral and business influence is unanimously behind<br />
<strong>the</strong> stringent laws that went into effect May i, 1916, prohibiting<br />
<strong>the</strong> manufacture or sale <strong>of</strong> zvines, or spirituous or malt liquors,<br />
within <strong>the</strong> boundaries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. Its lawmakers and law en<br />
forcers, backed by <strong>the</strong> solid concensus <strong>of</strong> public opinion, are de<br />
termined to free <strong>the</strong> State entirely from <strong>the</strong> incubus <strong>of</strong> intemper<br />
ance. <strong>Georgia</strong>ns are essentially a church-going people, clean<br />
lived, moral, and law-abiding.<br />
GRADED SCHOOL, QUITMAN, BROOKS-COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, COLUMBUS<br />
Mineral Resources<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is rich in mineral resources beyond computation. Its<br />
geological multi formation accounts for an unusual diversity <strong>of</strong><br />
minerals, which for commercial purposes cover a range not ex<br />
ceeded by any geographical division <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same area in <strong>the</strong><br />
world. The nor<strong>the</strong>rn central section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coastal plain, which<br />
extends from <strong>the</strong> coast to what is termed <strong>the</strong> Fall Line running<br />
from Augusta through Milledgeville and Macon to Columbus, has<br />
clay and fine kaolin deposits enough to maintain <strong>the</strong> combined<br />
potteries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world. The Piedmont Plateau which averages<br />
1200 feet in elevation above <strong>the</strong> sea, and extends from <strong>the</strong> Fall<br />
Line as a belt <strong>of</strong> a hundred miles or more wide, to <strong>the</strong> foot hills<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Appalachian Mountains, is rich in granite slate, clays and<br />
mica, with gold and o<strong>the</strong>r minerals in workable quantities. The<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn mountain section, much <strong>of</strong> which is nearly inaccessable<br />
and only partly explored, is known to contain varying quantities<br />
<strong>of</strong> marble, granite, gold, mica, copper, iron, coal, bauxite, man<br />
ganese, ocher, asbestos, corundum and talc. Upwards <strong>of</strong> twenty-<br />
three different kinds <strong>of</strong> minerals are now mined in <strong>Georgia</strong> in<br />
commercial quantities. Mining operations have thus far barely<br />
scratched <strong>the</strong> surface <strong>of</strong> this great wealth, although <strong>the</strong> mineral<br />
products <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State in 1913 were valued at $6,525,792. They<br />
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There are not five Hun<br />
dred forms in <strong>the</strong> State<br />
that have not clay <strong>of</strong><br />
good quality to make<br />
brick and tile. Out <strong>of</strong><br />
this <strong>the</strong> intelligent<br />
farmer can make build<br />
ing material and tile<br />
for draining his land.<br />
<br />
Opportunities are every<br />
where to lie found in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, for new indus<br />
tries to use <strong>the</strong> raw ma<br />
terials <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mines and<br />
quarries.<br />
•$> •$> <br />
T.he lavishness with<br />
which nature has be<br />
stowed her gifts upon<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is nowhere<br />
more apparent than in<br />
<strong>the</strong> extraordinary va<br />
riety and range <strong>of</strong> what<br />
may lie termed <strong>the</strong> sec<br />
ondary mineral re<br />
sources <strong>of</strong> this fortunate<br />
state.
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probably reached seven million dollars in 1915, as new mines are<br />
being constantly discovered and opened, and old ones redeveloped.<br />
The European War, too, has greatly stimulated <strong>the</strong> mining <strong>of</strong><br />
mica, bauxite and allied minerals.<br />
The State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> maintains a Geological Department under<br />
<strong>the</strong> State Geologist, Dr. S. W. McCallie, who, with his staff <strong>of</strong><br />
experts, is at <strong>the</strong> service <strong>of</strong> all land owners whose properties show<br />
indications <strong>of</strong> mineral wealth. The general and specific investi<br />
gations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> department are continuous, and any one interested,<br />
by <strong>the</strong> payment <strong>of</strong> postage fees, may obtain its bulletins and survey<br />
reports, or receive <strong>the</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> its accumulated fund <strong>of</strong> technical<br />
information concerning <strong>the</strong> State©s abundant resources. Address,<br />
STATE GEOLOGIST, Atlanta, Ga.<br />
Martle<br />
Marble is one <strong>of</strong>- <strong>the</strong> products that have made <strong>Georgia</strong> famous.<br />
The marble deposits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State are so extensive that it has been<br />
estimated that all <strong>the</strong> monumental landmarks in <strong>the</strong> world could<br />
be reproduced from <strong>the</strong>m without serious diminution. They<br />
occur in <strong>the</strong> northwestern corner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, through Fannin,<br />
Gilmer, Pickens and Cherokee counties. One large deposit, more<br />
than 60 miles long, from two to three miles wide, and from 150<br />
STONE MOUNTAIN, DEKALB COUNTY—SOLID GRANITE, 686 FEET HIGH
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 37<br />
to 200 feet deep, contains not less than five hundred billion cubic<br />
feet <strong>of</strong> marble. Quarrying for building purposes began about<br />
1850 but not until 1884 did <strong>the</strong> marble industry assume any com<br />
mercial importance. About that time, when <strong>Georgia</strong> itself was<br />
erecting a handsome Capitol building <strong>of</strong> Indiana sandstone, Geor<br />
gia marble began to attract attention throughout <strong>the</strong> country for<br />
its infinitely superior quality as building material, and for its<br />
peculiar adaptability to decorative and monumental purposes.<br />
It is now shipped to nearly every state in <strong>the</strong> Union, and to<br />
Canada in annually increasing quantities.<br />
Wholly or in part, <strong>Georgia</strong> marbles have been used in <strong>the</strong> con<br />
struction <strong>of</strong> such notable and costly buildings as <strong>the</strong> Cocoran Art<br />
Galleries, Washington, D. C.; <strong>the</strong> State Capitols <strong>of</strong> Rhode Island,<br />
Minnesota, Kentucky and Arkansas; <strong>the</strong> United States Govern<br />
ment Building in Boston; <strong>the</strong> New York Stock Exchange; <strong>the</strong><br />
Royal Bank <strong>of</strong> Canada, in both Montreal and Winnipeg; St.<br />
Luke©s Hospital, New York; <strong>the</strong> Illinois State Memorial at Vicks-<br />
burg; <strong>the</strong> L. & N. Passenger Station, Louisville, Ky.; and among<br />
<strong>the</strong> many buildings in Atlanta, <strong>the</strong> Candler, Carnegie <strong>Library</strong><br />
and <strong>the</strong> Terminal Station.<br />
The durability <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> marble has been demonstrated to<br />
equal or exceed that <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r marble on <strong>the</strong> world©s markets.<br />
CLAY BED. DRY BRANCH, TWIGGS COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
It varies in color almost to <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> riot, ranging from<br />
nearly pure white, through greys, pinks, yellows and blues, to<br />
black. A condition peculiar to <strong>Georgia</strong> marbles is that <strong>the</strong>se<br />
colors occur in regular formations.<br />
In actual production <strong>of</strong> marble, <strong>Georgia</strong> now ranks next to<br />
Vermont, <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> states. The value <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>©s marble out<br />
put in 1913 was $1,101,997.<br />
Granites<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>©s supply <strong>of</strong> granite rock is also inexhaustible, and it is<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r product for which <strong>the</strong> State has become particularly<br />
noted. The value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> output in 1913 was $906,470, which<br />
item does not include <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> finishing processes. The entire<br />
Piedmont region, comprising 61 counties, is included in <strong>the</strong> gran<br />
ite field, although it is now quarried in merchantable quantities<br />
in only ten counties. Of most importance are <strong>the</strong> Stone Mountain<br />
and Lithonia areas. The stone from <strong>the</strong>se quarries is mainly<br />
used for structural purposes, and for roads, curbing and paving.<br />
Exceptionably beautiful monumental granite is obtained from <strong>the</strong><br />
Oglesby-Lexington area. The chief type <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> granite are<br />
biotite, <strong>the</strong> common type, muscovite-biotite, and biotite-bearing<br />
muscovite. Texturally <strong>the</strong>y are even-grained and massive,<br />
KIMSEY ORB BANK (BROWN IRON ORE), SUGAR HILL, BARTOW COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 39<br />
poryphritic, and gneissoid, or banded. Twelve tests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crush<br />
ing strength <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fine-grained brotite-bearing granite from Stone<br />
Mountain, ranged from 12,000 to 28,000 pounds per square inch,<br />
and averaged over 16,000 pounds per square inch. .<br />
Stone Mountain, in DeKalb county, only a few miles from<br />
Atlanta, is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest solid granite monoliths in <strong>the</strong><br />
world. It is <strong>of</strong> impressive interest as a geological phenomenon.<br />
Contrary to all rules <strong>of</strong> geology, it rises 686 feet above <strong>the</strong> sur<br />
rounding plain, and stands a solid dome-like mass <strong>of</strong> rock, seven<br />
miles in circumference. Engineers have estimated that <strong>the</strong>re is in<br />
this one base at least sixteen billion cubic feet <strong>of</strong> workable stone.<br />
A project is now on foot, under <strong>the</strong> auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United<br />
Daughters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Confederacy, to carve in deep bas-relief on <strong>the</strong><br />
nearly perpendicular side <strong>of</strong> Stone Mountain, a colossal monu<br />
mental panorama to commemorate <strong>the</strong> heroic deeds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Confed<br />
erate Armies. The opportunity here afforded for a mile or more<br />
<strong>of</strong> gigantic sculptured figures <strong>of</strong> men and horses, fifty or more<br />
feet in height, with all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> paraphernalia <strong>of</strong> war, and <strong>the</strong> sug<br />
gested solid rock chambers for relics and archives, can nowhere<br />
be equalled, and challenges imagination. The mountain side, and<br />
an extensive tract <strong>of</strong> land on <strong>the</strong> plain at <strong>the</strong> base <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> moun-<br />
MANGANESE WASHER, SATTERFIELD MINE, BARTOW COUNTY
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tain to provide a National Park, from which to view this sub<br />
lime achievement, when completed, have already been deeded to<br />
<strong>the</strong> organization.<br />
Bauxite<br />
The first discovery <strong>of</strong> bauxite in America was in Floyd county,<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, in 1887, and later, deposits were found in Polk, Bartow,<br />
Gordon, Chattooga, Walker and Wilkinson counties. The only<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r states where it is mined are Arkansas and New Mexic .<br />
Bauxite is used to some extent in <strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong> fine em<br />
ery wheels, and in making fire brick, but it is in <strong>the</strong> main con<br />
verted into metal aluminum or alum. It is in increasing demand<br />
by <strong>the</strong> aluminum refineries <strong>of</strong> New York and Pennsylvania. The<br />
ore occurs in large pockets and in beds, and is mined like iron ore.<br />
Clays<br />
*<br />
The combined output <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> clays and clay products <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
in 1913 was $3,017,290.00, and exceeds in value <strong>the</strong> production<br />
<strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r mineral. Clays are classed as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State©s in<br />
exhaustible resources, and present a great variety, every useful<br />
kind being found in practically every county. The finest <strong>of</strong> white<br />
GEORGIA VITRIFIED BRICK AND CLAY PLANT, HARLEM, COLUMBIA COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
burning kaolin is mined in <strong>the</strong> central sou<strong>the</strong>rn section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State, and <strong>the</strong> entire product is shipped to Nor<strong>the</strong>rn potteries,<br />
where it is used for <strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong> high-grade china, and<br />
for paper filler. In thickness <strong>of</strong> beds and in purity, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
clays exceed those <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r state. There is no economic rea<br />
son why potteries should not be successfully operated on a large<br />
scale in <strong>Georgia</strong>, and <strong>the</strong> opportunity invites investment. The<br />
alluvial and residual clays <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Piedmont and mountain sections<br />
provide a superior quality <strong>of</strong> common building brick.<br />
GoU<br />
Omitting Spanish traditions, <strong>the</strong> first record <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> discovery<br />
<strong>of</strong> gold in <strong>Georgia</strong> was in White county in 1828, and from that<br />
time until <strong>the</strong> sensational discoveries in California, <strong>Georgia</strong> pro<br />
duced practically <strong>the</strong> entire supply <strong>of</strong> gold for <strong>the</strong> United States<br />
So important had <strong>the</strong> industry become that in 1838 <strong>the</strong> govern<br />
ment established a branch mint at Dahlonega, where, up to its<br />
discontinuance in 1861, <strong>the</strong>re were coined 1,381,784 pieces <strong>of</strong><br />
money, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> $6,115,569. The largest annual produc<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> gold in <strong>the</strong> State was in 1843, when it totaled $582,782.<br />
ENTRANCE TO FOSSIL IRON ORE MINE, ESTELLE, WALKER COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
The total gold yield <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state to date has been approximately<br />
$17,500,000. Since 1843 tne production has fluctuated from year<br />
to year, and gradually decreased, due mainly to <strong>the</strong> exhaustion<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old placer mines. Gold occurs throughout <strong>the</strong> entire sec<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, north <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fall Line. The ore veins vary<br />
from a few inches to more than twenty feet in thickness, but<br />
show generally low values, averaging from $6.00 to $15.00 per<br />
ton.<br />
Pig Iron and Coke<br />
The production <strong>of</strong> pig iron in <strong>Georgia</strong> in 1913 was estimated<br />
at 130,000 tons, and is constantly increasing. The latest figures<br />
<strong>of</strong> by-product coke ovens output was for 1912, for coke, 13,535<br />
short tons, valued at $56,580; tar, 668,561 gallons, value $24,337;<br />
and gas for light and fuel, 475,386,000 cubic feet, valued at<br />
$528,578.<br />
Iron<br />
The iron deposits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State are <strong>of</strong> considerable extent<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> northwestern section. The common ores are <strong>the</strong><br />
brown, or limonite, and <strong>the</strong> fossil, or hermatite ores. Magnitite<br />
OCHBE DRYING SHED, NEAR CARTEHSVILLE, BARTOW COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 43<br />
also occurs. There are great possibilities <strong>of</strong> production, but only<br />
153,360 tons, to <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> $237,870, were mined in 1913, and<br />
hardly more ei<strong>the</strong>r year since. The brown ores are most abun<br />
dant in Polk, Bartow and Floyd counties, but workable deposits<br />
are found all through <strong>the</strong> section. The red or fossil ores are<br />
confined to Dade, Walker, Chattooga and Catoosa counties. The<br />
outcroppings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> beds extend for 175 miles, and in many places<br />
<strong>the</strong> ore can be economically mined to a depth <strong>of</strong> several hundred<br />
feet.<br />
Asbestos<br />
Practically all <strong>the</strong> asbestos found in <strong>the</strong> United States has been<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>, only one o<strong>the</strong>r state having shown a deposit. It is<br />
confined chiefly to <strong>the</strong> Piedmont Plateau, and is used for elec<br />
trical insulation, steam pipe and boiler coverings, fire-pro<strong>of</strong> paints,<br />
and for firepro<strong>of</strong>ing building girders, plaster partitions, etc. The<br />
finer varieties are spun and woven into firepro<strong>of</strong> cloth.<br />
Coal<br />
The coal measures <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> are confined to Sand, Lookout<br />
and Pigeon Mountains, in Dade, Walker and Chattooga counties.<br />
YONAH PLACER GOLD MINE, WHITE COUNTY
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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
and cover an area <strong>of</strong> approximately 170 square miles. They<br />
form an extension <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Alabama fields. The coal is <strong>of</strong> a high<br />
heating value and used for steam and cooking purposes. Only<br />
255,626 tons were mined in 1913. Engineers estimate an avail<br />
able supply <strong>of</strong> 920,000,000 tons. At <strong>the</strong> present state <strong>of</strong> mining<br />
this would last at least 1500 years, and warm <strong>the</strong> toes <strong>of</strong> many<br />
generations <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>ns.<br />
J^Liscellaneous<br />
Barytes, or heavy spar are mined in Bartow and Murray coun<br />
ties.<br />
Cements, both natural and Portland, are made in large quan<br />
tities in <strong>the</strong> State, from <strong>the</strong> limestones and shales so aboundant<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> northwestern section. .The largest cement plant<br />
in <strong>the</strong> South is located at Rockmart in Polk county. Limestones<br />
for building construction and road making are abundant in <strong>the</strong><br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn section. The most important variety is <strong>the</strong> Knox Dolo<br />
mite, from which is produced practically all <strong>the</strong> lime used in <strong>the</strong><br />
State.<br />
A particularly fine quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> slate is on <strong>the</strong> market,<br />
BULL SLUICE POWER HOUSE AND DAM, CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, FULTON COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA-<br />
<strong>the</strong> Polk county slate <strong>of</strong> a dark blue to black, and <strong>the</strong> Bartow<br />
county slate, <strong>of</strong> a greenish color.<br />
Talc and soapstone have been found in a number <strong>of</strong> localities.<br />
Several copper mines are operated in <strong>the</strong> extreme nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, and copper also occurs in a wider range.<br />
All varieties <strong>of</strong> corundum have been found in <strong>Georgia</strong> with<br />
<strong>the</strong> exception <strong>of</strong> emery. The chief output is from a mine in<br />
Rabuh county.<br />
Quantities <strong>of</strong> Fullers Earth<br />
Extensive deposits <strong>of</strong> Fuller©s earth occur in Decatur, Bibb<br />
Twiggs, Columbia and o<strong>the</strong>r counties near <strong>the</strong> fall line. <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
stands third in <strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> Fuller©s earth, Arkansas and<br />
Florida only exceeding it. The main use <strong>of</strong> this clay-like sub<br />
stance is in decolorizing and clarifying oils and fats.<br />
Marls <strong>of</strong> good quality are found in South <strong>Georgia</strong> and on ac<br />
count <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> phosphoric acid and potash contained, <strong>the</strong>y provide<br />
a satisfactory natural fertilizer. Graphite is mined extensively<br />
in Bartow county and is found in a number <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r counties.<br />
Manganese is found in <strong>the</strong> same section as <strong>the</strong> brown iron ores,<br />
and a number <strong>of</strong> productive deposits have been worked contin-<br />
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL LABORATORY, TUBMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AUGUSTA
Augusta's Plaza—A civic<br />
center combining archi<br />
tectural beauty with<br />
practical business con<br />
venience and comfort.<br />
Augusta has become a<br />
mecca for winter visit<br />
ors from <strong>the</strong> North.<br />
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uoqsly for many years. It was formerly shipped to England, but<br />
now finds a ready market with American steel manufacturers.<br />
Mica is widely distribued throughout <strong>the</strong> Piedmont Plateau,<br />
and has a considerable production.<br />
The ocher mines <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> produce nearly half <strong>the</strong> ocher out<br />
put <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States. These mines are all in Bartow county,<br />
near Cartersville, and <strong>the</strong> deposits are confined to a narrow belt<br />
about eight miles long and less than two miles wide. It finds its<br />
principal market in England and Scotland where it is used in<br />
<strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong> linoleums and -oilcloths. A deposit <strong>of</strong> ser-<br />
petine occurs in Cherokee county, and is used for interior dec<br />
orations, stairways, mantels, and statuary pedestals.<br />
CR.oad-Making Material<br />
Tripoli, used largely for making scouring soaps and polishing<br />
powders is found in several localities in Murray, Whitfield and<br />
Chattooga counties. Sand and gravel are both widely distributed<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> entire State, and all varieties <strong>of</strong> stone used in<br />
modern highway construction occur in large quantities in many<br />
sections. No state in <strong>the</strong> union possesses a greater variety <strong>of</strong><br />
road-making material than <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>. Even precious<br />
stones are found in variety in <strong>the</strong> State. No systematic mining<br />
for gems has been undertaken, but accidental finds from time to<br />
time include diamonds, rubies, amethysts, rose quartz, rutilated<br />
quartz, smoky quartz, agates, jaspers, opals, beryls, garnets,<br />
rutiles and moonstones.
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Forest Resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
BY ROLAND M. HARPER, Ph. D.<br />
About 60 per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> is still wooded, and<br />
although much <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> forest has been severely culled, it will<br />
probably average 5,000 feet (board measure) per acre at <strong>the</strong><br />
present time, making <strong>the</strong> total stand <strong>of</strong> timber about one hundred<br />
and fifteen billion feet. In 1913 <strong>the</strong> U. S. Bureau <strong>of</strong> Corpora<br />
tions, in <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> a searching investigation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lumber<br />
industry <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States, reported 11,130,000 acres owned<br />
or leased by lumbermen in <strong>Georgia</strong> (outside <strong>of</strong> 19 mountain<br />
counties with a combined area <strong>of</strong> 5602 square miles, or nearly<br />
one-tenth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State), with <strong>the</strong> following stand <strong>of</strong> merchantable<br />
timber, in billion feet: Long-leaf pine (doubtless including slash<br />
pine also), 18.5, short-leaf pine (two species, and probably also<br />
bastard pine and spruce pine), 13.2, cypress (two species), 2.8,<br />
and hardwoods, 11.5. This does not include small and worthless<br />
timber, and a considerable area <strong>of</strong> wood lots, etc., on farms.<br />
Leaving <strong>the</strong> mountains out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> estimate excludes all <strong>the</strong> white<br />
pine and hemlock in <strong>Georgia</strong>, but takes in all <strong>the</strong> cypress, all <strong>the</strong><br />
long-leaf pine except that in Floyd county, and about three-<br />
fourths <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> short-leaf pine and half <strong>the</strong> hardwood. If <strong>the</strong><br />
average lifetime <strong>of</strong> a tree in <strong>Georgia</strong> is 100 years, <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
yield <strong>of</strong> timber would be 2 per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total stand, or slightly<br />
over two billion feet.<br />
According to <strong>the</strong> last government census, <strong>the</strong>re were in this<br />
State in 1910, 2,083 active sawmills, which cut during <strong>the</strong> preced-<br />
Augusta is an important<br />
cotton market, a center<br />
<strong>of</strong> textile industry, and<br />
perhaps <strong>the</strong> only city in<br />
<strong>the</strong> South owning a<br />
large water power de<br />
velopment.
Dr. Harper, who has<br />
a more intimate knowl<br />
edge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> woods and<br />
fields <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> than<br />
any o<strong>the</strong>r man in or out<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, points out<br />
that <strong>the</strong> fears <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> con-<br />
servationists have been<br />
exaggerated and that<br />
our timber is not disap<br />
pearing as fast as some<br />
people have imagined.<br />
•$> <br />
Less than twenty-five<br />
per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lumber<br />
produced in <strong>Georgia</strong> re<br />
ceives any fur<strong>the</strong>r indus<br />
trial handling in <strong>the</strong><br />
state.<br />
® <br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> has been too<br />
generally content with<br />
shipping crude materials<br />
and primary products,<br />
and too ready to accept<br />
from, o<strong>the</strong>r states <strong>the</strong><br />
things which it might<br />
better produce at home.<br />
48 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
POND CYPRESS IN 20-MILE CREEK, COFFEE COUNTY<br />
ing year 1,342,249,000 feet <strong>of</strong> lumber, valued at $17,100,776.00<br />
This amount was exceeded by only 14 o<strong>the</strong>r states, and four <strong>of</strong><br />
those are considerably larger than <strong>Georgia</strong>. Adding to this <strong>the</strong><br />
large amounts cut for crossties, poles, posts, fuel and miscella<br />
neous purposes, and wasted in clearing land, logging, turpentin<br />
ing and o<strong>the</strong>rwise, it is evident that some kinds <strong>of</strong> wood,«at least,<br />
are being cut faster than <strong>the</strong>y are reproducing <strong>the</strong>mselves. But<br />
<strong>the</strong> exhaustion <strong>of</strong> our forests, and particularly <strong>of</strong> our most<br />
abundant and important tree, <strong>the</strong> long-leaf yellow pine (<strong>of</strong>ten<br />
called <strong>Georgia</strong> pine) is not coming as soon as some have pre<br />
dicted.<br />
It will be interesting to quote one or two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gloomiest<br />
predictions that have been made on this point. In September,<br />
1899, <strong>the</strong> following item appeared in The Forester, a magazine<br />
published in Washington, D. C, (now called American Forestry) :<br />
"The timber supply <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> has been estimated by lumbermen<br />
<strong>of</strong> that State as sufficient to last only nine years at <strong>the</strong> present<br />
rate <strong>of</strong> sawing, 2,600,000 feet daily. The timber resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
state at present are placed at one and a half million acres, calcu<br />
lated to saw three thousand feet to <strong>the</strong> acre." This was probably<br />
taken from some lumber journal, and doubtless applies to long-<br />
leaf pine only; but <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> that timber in <strong>Georgia</strong> even
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 49<br />
now, seven or eight years after <strong>the</strong> time set for its exhaustion, is<br />
greater than <strong>the</strong> 1899 estimate just given, and almost as much as<br />
was estimated by <strong>the</strong> government census in 1880!<br />
In 1904 <strong>the</strong> writer clipped from a Massachusetts weekly paper<br />
a stereotyped article containing a cut <strong>of</strong> a solitary long-leaf pine<br />
in Houston county, <strong>Georgia</strong>, with <strong>the</strong> statement that that species<br />
"is now seen only in a few large tracts remote from <strong>the</strong> rail<br />
roads." But if <strong>the</strong> author <strong>of</strong> that article had gone a hundred miles<br />
far<strong>the</strong>r south he would have found <strong>the</strong> same tree <strong>the</strong> prevailing<br />
timber on thousands <strong>of</strong> square miles.<br />
The increasing use <strong>of</strong> coal, iron, concrete, corrugated paste<br />
board, etc., as substitutes for wood has upset some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> calcu<br />
lations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> conservationists and "calamity howlers," and be-<br />
POND CYPRESS, IN SHALLOW DRIED-UP POND, LOWNDES COUNTY<br />
There is enough cypress<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> to make shin<br />
gles to cover every house<br />
in New York City, with<br />
enough lumber left to<br />
manufacture a million<br />
barrels <strong>of</strong> 55 gallons<br />
capacity each.<br />
«> <br />
There are wonderful op<br />
portunities for <strong>the</strong> paper<br />
industry in <strong>Georgia</strong>, tut<br />
great industries do not<br />
spring from opportuni<br />
ties without individual<br />
initiative.
The young hickory trees<br />
in <strong>the</strong> mountains <strong>of</strong><br />
North <strong>Georgia</strong> are ideal<br />
for making buggies,<br />
wagons, farm imple<br />
ments, all Kinds <strong>of</strong> tool<br />
handles and <strong>the</strong> supply<br />
is almost inexhaustible.<br />
One small factory in <strong>the</strong><br />
mountains is making<br />
saddletrees for a large<br />
trade in <strong>the</strong> United<br />
States, and is shipping<br />
to three foreign coun<br />
tries.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> long has been<br />
a leader in <strong>the</strong> turpen<br />
tine industry. The value<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> spirits <strong>of</strong> turpen<br />
tine and rosin produced<br />
in 1909 was seven mil<br />
lion dollars, which was<br />
a million less than in<br />
1899.<br />
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
VIRGIN FOEEST, WESTERN SLOPE, FORT MOUNTAIN, MURRAY COUNTY<br />
sides, <strong>the</strong> forests reproduce <strong>the</strong>mselves faster than some who<br />
have observed <strong>the</strong> devastation along <strong>the</strong> main highways <strong>of</strong> travel<br />
have imagined. The fact that <strong>the</strong> manufacturers <strong>of</strong> long-leaf<br />
pine and cypress lumber have begun in <strong>the</strong> last few years to<br />
advertise <strong>the</strong>ir products extensively in newspapers and magazines<br />
seems to indicate that <strong>the</strong> supply now tends to exceed <strong>the</strong> demand,<br />
and <strong>the</strong>re is no immediate danger <strong>of</strong> a timber famine. Our<br />
forests will continue to be an important asset until that distant<br />
day when all <strong>the</strong> land is occupied by fields and buildings.<br />
The statistics for lumber cut in <strong>Georgia</strong> in 19x19 have been<br />
given above. In <strong>the</strong> same year <strong>the</strong> State produced $101,558 worth<br />
<strong>of</strong> laths, $921,271 worth <strong>of</strong> shingles, $6,929,000 worth <strong>of</strong> naval<br />
stores, $138,036 worth <strong>of</strong> tanbark and tanning extract, and large<br />
quantities <strong>of</strong> cooperage stock, veneering, crossties, poles, posts,<br />
fence-rails, baskets, firewood, etc. The $101,888 worth <strong>of</strong> honey<br />
and beeswax reported from <strong>Georgia</strong> in that year came partly<br />
from cultivated plants and weeds, such as cotton and clover, but<br />
probably mostly from <strong>the</strong> forests. O<strong>the</strong>r minor forest products,<br />
for which no statistics are obtainable, are maple syrup, fruits,<br />
nuts, holly branches and o<strong>the</strong>r evergreen decorations, shade trees,<br />
medicines and dyes.<br />
The forests vary greatly in composition and density in different<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State; and for prospective investors who are not<br />
familiar with conditions in <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>the</strong> following brief geograph<br />
ical sketch will be <strong>of</strong> interest.<br />
The sandstone and chert ridges and broad fertile valleys <strong>of</strong><br />
Northwest <strong>Georgia</strong> were originally covered with short-leaf pines
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
and a great variety <strong>of</strong> hardwoods, but <strong>the</strong> valleys are now mostly<br />
under cultivation.<br />
The high rugged mountain region <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong> con<br />
tains most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same trees as Northwest <strong>Georgia</strong>, and white<br />
pine and hemlock in -addition. Owing principally to <strong>the</strong> broken<br />
topography, <strong>the</strong> forests are more nearly in a primeval condition<br />
than in any o<strong>the</strong>r equal area in <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
Middle <strong>Georgia</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Piedmont region, is moderately hilly, with<br />
red clayey soils derived from granite and gneiss. It was originally<br />
wooded with short-leaf pines, oaks, hickories, etc., and some long-<br />
leaf pine in <strong>the</strong> western part, but <strong>the</strong> forests are now mostly<br />
confined to slopes too steep or rocky for pr<strong>of</strong>itable cultivation.<br />
Three-fifths <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, from Augusta, Milledgeville, Macon<br />
and Columbus southward, known as South <strong>Georgia</strong>, belongs to<br />
<strong>the</strong> coastal plain. At <strong>the</strong> inner or upper edge <strong>of</strong> this division<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is a narrow belt <strong>of</strong> sand-hills, characterized by long-leaf<br />
pine, black-jack oak, and o<strong>the</strong>r trees that thrive in poor soils.<br />
South <strong>of</strong> that is a wider belt <strong>of</strong> fertile red hills, somewhat similar<br />
in aspect to Middle <strong>Georgia</strong>, but with quite a number <strong>of</strong> trees<br />
that are confined to <strong>the</strong> coastal plain or nearly so, such as black<br />
and spruce pine, cypress, and magnolia.<br />
Between <strong>the</strong>se red hills and <strong>the</strong> coast is <strong>the</strong> long-leaf pine<br />
region proper, or wiregrass country. At its inland edge, particu<br />
larly along <strong>the</strong> Flint River, is <strong>the</strong> lime-sink region, with more<br />
ponds than streams. The middle portion is more hilly, with run-<br />
CABBAGE PALMETTO IN PINE FLATS, GLYNN COUNTY<br />
One small town in Mid<br />
dle <strong>Georgia</strong> makes buggy<br />
bodies for three buggy<br />
factories in Ohio, two in<br />
Indiana, and sends more<br />
than two thousand<br />
bodies abroad each year.<br />
The poplar that goes<br />
into <strong>the</strong>se buggy bodies<br />
is from <strong>Georgia</strong> forests,<br />
where <strong>the</strong>re are still<br />
standing many thous<br />
ands <strong>of</strong> acres <strong>of</strong> this<br />
valuable timber.<br />
<br />
By new methods <strong>of</strong> con<br />
trolled distillation tur<br />
pentine and rosin may<br />
b e extracted from<br />
stumps and light wood,<br />
by processes that per<br />
mit <strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong><br />
paper from <strong>the</strong> extract<br />
ed chips. Naval stores<br />
industry will boom.
<strong>Georgia</strong> has a bird popu<br />
lation <strong>of</strong> about seventy-<br />
five million, all <strong>the</strong> year<br />
round. About seventy<br />
per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m are in<br />
sectivorous, and all <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>m eat insects at some<br />
time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
It is estimated that <strong>the</strong><br />
above bird population<br />
eats daily an average <strong>of</strong><br />
sixty thousand bushels<br />
<strong>of</strong> insects.<br />
In Maine or California,<br />
you may be sitting in a<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> ch»ir, as chairs<br />
made from native woods<br />
are shipped from one<br />
factory in Dalton to<br />
nearly every state in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Union, to <strong>the</strong> value<br />
<strong>of</strong> over -$200,000 an<br />
nually.<br />
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
ning water on every square mile, and <strong>the</strong> country within fifty<br />
miles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coast and around Okefinokee Swamp is essentially<br />
flat. Throughout <strong>the</strong> long-leaf pine region lumbering and turpen<br />
tining were more important than agriculture until near .<strong>the</strong> end<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nineteenth century. The islands along <strong>the</strong> coast and a<br />
belt <strong>of</strong> rich soil along <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn border <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State have more<br />
hardwoods than long-leaf pine.<br />
The forty commonest trees in <strong>Georgia</strong> at <strong>the</strong> present time,<br />
arranged as nearly as possible in order <strong>of</strong> abundance, with<br />
approximate percentage, common and technical names, and gen<br />
eral distribution <strong>of</strong> each, are listed below. The accuracy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
VIRGIN FOREST OF LONG LEAF PINE, SUMTER COUNTY
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HEMLOCK TAN-BARK, NO. SIDE OF FORT MOUNTAIN, MURRAY COUNTY<br />
percentage figures can not be guaranteed, but <strong>the</strong>y are based on<br />
personal observations in about 125 counties, and are much better<br />
than none at all. The technical names are inserted because some<br />
times two or more species have <strong>the</strong> same common name.<br />
13% Long-leaf pine (Pinus palustris). Abundant within 150 miles<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coast, and extending inland to Augusta, Macon and Rome.<br />
10% Sh^>rt-leaf, loblolly or old-field pine (Pinus Taeda). Common<br />
except in Nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
8% Short-leaf pine (Pinus echinata). Common in nor<strong>the</strong>rn half,<br />
rarer sou<strong>the</strong>astward.<br />
5% Red oak (Quercus falcata). Distribution similar to <strong>the</strong> pre<br />
ceding.<br />
4% Sweet gum (Liquidambar Styraciflua). Common throughout.<br />
3% Pond cypress (Taxodium imbricariurn). Mostly in sou<strong>the</strong>astern<br />
third. Abundant in Okefinokee Swamp.<br />
3% Slash pine (Pinus Elliottii). Long-leaf pine region and sea<br />
islands.<br />
3% Poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera). Common, especially north<br />
ward.<br />
2% (River) cypress (Taxodium distichum). Along creeks and<br />
rivers in <strong>the</strong> coastal plain.<br />
^ 2% White oak (Quercus alba). Common, especially northward.<br />
2% Beech (Fagus grandifolia). Common outside <strong>of</strong> long-leaf pine<br />
region.<br />
2% Black-jack oak (Quercus Marylandica). Common, especially in<br />
Middle <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
2% Water oak (Quercus nigra). Common except in mountains.<br />
2% (Red) maple (Acer rubrum). In swamps and along streams<br />
throughout.<br />
2% Dogwood (Cornus florida). In dry woods, throughout.<br />
2% Post oak (Quercus stellata). Mostly in nor<strong>the</strong>rn half.<br />
2% Willow (Salix nigra). Along streams <strong>of</strong> all sizes.<br />
2% White pine (Pinus Strobus). Mountains <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
2% Black-jack or turkey oak (Quercus Catesbaei). Sandy soils,<br />
mostly in sou<strong>the</strong>rn half.<br />
2% Bay (Magnolia glauca). Swamps, mostly in coastal plain.<br />
2% Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Along streams, outside <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> long-leaf pine region.<br />
2% Black pine (Pinus serotina). Sandy swamps in coastal plain.<br />
2% Bastard pine (Pinus Virginiana). Rocky hills in nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
quarter.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> has some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
'best game preserves in<br />
<strong>the</strong> United States and<br />
game WreJs are plenti<br />
ful.<br />
<br />
With <strong>the</strong> present laws<br />
enforced, an abundance<br />
<strong>of</strong> game is assured.<br />
On one acre <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
soil enough black wal<br />
nut can lie grown to<br />
manufacture more than<br />
a hundred gram.d pianos.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> occupies a<br />
strategic position as re<br />
gards <strong>the</strong> world's mar<br />
kets, commanding <strong>the</strong><br />
West Indies and Cen<br />
tral and South America,<br />
towards which American<br />
trade is growing with<br />
special rapidity.
<strong>Georgia</strong>-made farm im<br />
plements, <strong>the</strong> wood <strong>of</strong><br />
which is native yellow<br />
pine and mountain oak,<br />
are used in Illinois and<br />
Indiana. Six carloads<br />
were shipped to those<br />
states in one month in<br />
1915 from Tifton, which<br />
also ships implements<br />
and tool handles to all<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
Scientists have recently<br />
demonstrated that twen<br />
ty gallons <strong>of</strong> OS per<br />
cent, ethyl alcohol may<br />
be obtained from a cord<br />
<strong>of</strong> yellow pine sawdust,<br />
or hogged waste. What<br />
a chance in <strong>Georgia</strong> for<br />
producing a cheap in<br />
dustrial alcohol for mo<br />
tors, fuel, lighting, heat<br />
ing and <strong>the</strong> miscellane<br />
ous arts f<br />
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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
DENSE GROWTH OF SLASH PINE IN OKEFINOKEE SWAMP<br />
2% Black gum (Nyssa biflora). Swamps and ponds in coastal plain.<br />
i% Chestnut (Castanea dentata). Mostly in mountains. *<br />
i% Cedar (Juniperus Virginiana). Commonest in Northwest Geor<br />
gia.<br />
i% Hickory (Hicoria alba). Rich uplands, mostly in nor<strong>the</strong>rn half.<br />
i% Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica). Mostly in nor<strong>the</strong>rn half.<br />
i% Birch (Betula nigra). Along creeks and rivers.<br />
i% (Pignut) hickory (Hicoria glabra). Widely distributed.<br />
i% Persimmon (Diospyros Virginiana). Old fields mostly.<br />
i% Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). Hammocks in coastal plain.<br />
i% Spanish oak (Quercus coccinea). Dry wot>ds, northward.<br />
i% Spruce pine (Pinus glabra). Hammocks in coastal plain.<br />
i% Black oak (Quercus velutina). Mostly in nor<strong>the</strong>rn half.<br />
i% Turkey oak (Quercus cinerea). Long-leaf pine forests.<br />
i% Chestnut oak (Quercus Prinus). Mostly in mountains.<br />
i% Tupelo gum (Nyssa uniflora). Swamps, mostly in coastal plain.<br />
i% Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus Michauxii). Mostly in sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
half.<br />
i% Water oak (Quercus laurifolia). Cgastal plain hammocks.<br />
There are about loo o<strong>the</strong>r trees in <strong>the</strong> State, making less than<br />
i per cent. each. <strong>Georgia</strong> probably has more different species <strong>of</strong><br />
trees than any o<strong>the</strong>r State in <strong>the</strong> Union except Florida. (Even<br />
Texas and California, with <strong>the</strong>ir much larger area and more<br />
diversified climates, do not surpass it in this respect).<br />
The pines make up about 40 per cent, <strong>of</strong> our forests, o<strong>the</strong>r ever<br />
greens 6 per cent, and oaks 20 per cent. All our trees grow also<br />
in one or more <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> adjoining states, with one exception, <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> oak, which is confined to a few counties in Middle<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 55<br />
Altitudes, Population and Farm<br />
Ownership<br />
Within <strong>the</strong> borders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> are nine recognized<br />
zones <strong>of</strong> temperature, corresponding to <strong>the</strong> varying levels from<br />
.<strong>the</strong> sea to <strong>the</strong> 4,728 foot tip <strong>of</strong> its highest mountain. Over half<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State is in <strong>the</strong> coastal plain, with an altitude <strong>of</strong> 5 feet<br />
or less. North <strong>of</strong> this is <strong>the</strong> so-called Piedmont Plateau, a belt<br />
<strong>of</strong> a hundred miles or so wide, with altitudes from 350 to 1,200<br />
feet. In <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn section are <strong>the</strong> real mountains, with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
GOOD COUNTRY ROAD, DEKALB COUNTY<br />
The thriving city <strong>of</strong><br />
Fitzgerald, in Middle<br />
South <strong>Georgia</strong>, now <strong>of</strong><br />
10,000 population, is<br />
unique in that it was<br />
founded in <strong>the</strong> piney<br />
woods in 1895 by a col<br />
ony <strong>of</strong> Federal soldiers<br />
and <strong>the</strong>ir families, froM<br />
<strong>the</strong> North, under <strong>the</strong><br />
leadership <strong>of</strong> P. H. Fitz<br />
gerald, <strong>of</strong> Indianapolis.<br />
Inspired by memories <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> balmy air and sun<br />
shine, and <strong>the</strong> bounti<br />
ful crops <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> dur<br />
ing <strong>the</strong>ir hasty march to<br />
<strong>the</strong> sea with General<br />
Sherman, <strong>the</strong>y planned<br />
and built <strong>the</strong> new city<br />
on ideal lines, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>re, amid <strong>the</strong> bustle<br />
<strong>of</strong> commerce, many<br />
comrades <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> blue<br />
and gray, in vigorous<br />
old age, are daily fra<br />
ternizing.
Among <strong>the</strong> foothills <strong>of</strong><br />
North <strong>Georgia</strong>, in Hao-<br />
erstiam County, in what<br />
is known, as Y on all<br />
Land, along <strong>the</strong> main<br />
line <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
Railway, near Baldwin<br />
and Alto, <strong>the</strong>re is a com<br />
munity <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
families, who have<br />
found <strong>the</strong> homes <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>ir dreams. They<br />
are peach enthusiasts,<br />
among o<strong>the</strong>r things, and<br />
having spent <strong>the</strong>ir ear<br />
lier lives in commercial<br />
and pr<strong>of</strong>essional pur<br />
suits in New York, Chi<br />
cago, Winnepeg, Toron<br />
to, or London, now de<br />
rive Sotft. pleasure ana<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it from growing <strong>the</strong><br />
fruit <strong>of</strong> fruits in Geor<br />
gia. Ideal homes are<br />
<strong>the</strong>irs—<strong>the</strong> social life <strong>of</strong><br />
country and golf club,<br />
<strong>the</strong> comradeship o f<br />
friends and associates,<br />
with all <strong>the</strong> outdoor<br />
freedom and health most<br />
desired by city folks.<br />
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GOOD COUNTRY ROAD, TIFT COUNTY<br />
rich limestone valleys and wooded peaks and ridges. The coast,<br />
as <strong>the</strong> proverbial crow might fly, extends for about a hundred<br />
miles, but in straight lines, touching a-mile-apart points <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
main land, it is 160 miles. Numerous islands, tropically luxuriant<br />
in vegetation, provide a labyrinth <strong>of</strong> facinating waterways, and<br />
bays and harbors abound. Savannah, Brunswick and St. Marys<br />
are <strong>the</strong> chief ports.<br />
Fish and Game in Okefinokee<br />
Of <strong>the</strong> State©s 59,475 square miles <strong>of</strong> area, only 540 are what<br />
can be termed "under water." The historic Okefinokee Swamp,<br />
in <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>ast corner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, where <strong>the</strong> St. Marys and <strong>the</strong><br />
song-famed Suwanee rivers have <strong>the</strong>ir source, one flowing into,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Atlantic and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r into <strong>the</strong> Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico, <strong>the</strong>reby<br />
making an island, as it were, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> Florida, accounts<br />
for nearly all this submerged area. In this vast marsh are several<br />
lakes and fair sized islands, and considerable timber <strong>of</strong> various<br />
kinds, which is being cut and marketed by <strong>the</strong> lumber company<br />
that owns it. As <strong>the</strong> swamp is generally from 112 to 125 feet<br />
above <strong>the</strong> sea level and not far from <strong>the</strong> coast, <strong>the</strong> present genera-
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 57<br />
tion will probably see it scientifically drained and cultivated. Its<br />
agricultural potentialities are inconceivably enormous.<br />
Of <strong>Georgia</strong>©s 2,609,121 population, as given by <strong>the</strong> 1910 census,<br />
2,070,471 was rural and only 538,650 urban. Forty-six per cent,<br />
were negroes. At <strong>the</strong> same rate <strong>of</strong> increase as during <strong>the</strong> pre<br />
vious ten years, 17.7 per cent. <strong>the</strong> population would now be<br />
2,840,028. The increase <strong>of</strong> whites in <strong>the</strong> decade referred to was<br />
21.2 and <strong>of</strong> negroes 13.7. There are 52 counties in <strong>the</strong> State,<br />
which contain cities and towns as follows: 200,000 population, I;<br />
over 50,000, i; over 25,000, 2; over 10,000, 5; over 5,000, 14; over<br />
2,500, 22; under 2,500, 516. Of <strong>the</strong> 1,431,802 white inhabitants<br />
in 1910 <strong>the</strong>re were only 15,072 who had been born in foreign<br />
countries, and 25,672 who had one or both parents born abroad.<br />
Of <strong>the</strong> native whites 229,295 were born in o<strong>the</strong>r states than<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>ns A11 Over Country<br />
Since "<strong>the</strong> war," by which term <strong>the</strong> civil conflict <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sixties<br />
is generally referred to, <strong>the</strong>re have been comparatively few<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> incomers, but many outgoers. Through <strong>the</strong> seventies<br />
and eighties and even later, hardly a family in <strong>the</strong> State escaped<br />
more or less depletion by migration to <strong>the</strong> West, following <strong>the</strong><br />
NINETY-FOOT DAM OF GA. BY. & POWER CO.. TALULAH VAUJS, BABUN COUNTY.
There are more motor<br />
cars owned in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
than in any o<strong>the</strong>r South<br />
ern State.<br />
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many losses by death in <strong>the</strong> war, which had also impoverished<br />
<strong>the</strong> country. The task <strong>of</strong> rebuilding was made harder by political<br />
conditions "and bitter memories. Many family remnants pulled<br />
up stakes and found new homes in newer lands. A natural spirit<br />
<strong>of</strong> restlessness prevailed. Young people failed to see, or seeing,<br />
failed to realize, <strong>the</strong> wealth <strong>of</strong> opportunities all about <strong>the</strong>m in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, but sought <strong>the</strong> pots <strong>of</strong> gold at <strong>the</strong> foot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> alluring<br />
Western rainbows, or in <strong>the</strong> busy marts <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn cities. Like<br />
<strong>the</strong> thirsting mariners <strong>of</strong> that <strong>of</strong>ten-told story, who, begging for<br />
water <strong>of</strong> a passing ship, were not aware that <strong>the</strong>y were in <strong>the</strong><br />
fresh, out-flowing stream <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Amazon, and had but to dip it<br />
up to be satisfied, <strong>the</strong>y abandoned <strong>the</strong>ir rich home heritage. But<br />
many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m are now coming back.<br />
Poem that Brought Them Back<br />
Frank L. Stanton, <strong>Georgia</strong>©s own poet and sweet song singer,<br />
tells how, a short time after <strong>the</strong> appearance in <strong>the</strong> "Constitution,"<br />
<strong>of</strong> his poem entitled, "Where©s <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Train," he was<br />
accosted in his <strong>of</strong>fice by a robust six-footer, who, with assumed<br />
ferocity accused him <strong>of</strong> bringing about a heap <strong>of</strong> trouble. "I was<br />
doing well in Texas," said <strong>the</strong> stranger, "when one day my wife<br />
saw that * * * poem <strong>of</strong> yours, and I couldn©t stand her<br />
tears and entreaties, so had to sell out and move back to old<br />
, GRAVEL ROAD NEAR .AUGUSTA,. RICHMOND COUNTY
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<strong>Georgia</strong>." One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stanzas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> poem that brought that<br />
prodigal family home is as follows:<br />
She said "I know <strong>the</strong>se Texas skies are mighty blue and bright;<br />
There's lots o' joy by day time, an' rosy dreams at night;<br />
But I'm thinkin' <strong>of</strong> my <strong>Georgia</strong> home—each dear loved hill and<br />
plain,<br />
An' all I'm wantin for to know is—Where's <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> train?"<br />
The actual agricultural population <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> by <strong>the</strong> 1910<br />
census was 1,784,668. The total area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State is 37,584,000<br />
acres. Only 12,298,017 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se acres were "improved." or under<br />
cultivation. Allowing five million acres for pasturage, and ten<br />
million for forests and mineral claims, <strong>the</strong>re are 10,285,883 un<br />
used arable acres, available for farming. All this in addition<br />
to <strong>the</strong> very large percentage <strong>of</strong> so-called "improved" lands that<br />
are not really cultivated, and <strong>the</strong> opportunity for more intensive<br />
cultivation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lands already under <strong>the</strong> plow. Divided into<br />
80 acre tracts, <strong>the</strong> ten million and odd unused lands would pro<br />
vide for 128,571 new farmers. The average value <strong>of</strong> farm lands<br />
in <strong>the</strong> State was $13.74 per acre. The average net return from<br />
<strong>the</strong> cultivated land was $19.08 an acre. The total number <strong>of</strong><br />
farms in 1910 was 291,027, an increase <strong>of</strong> 138,626 since 1880.<br />
Of <strong>the</strong>se, 100,047 were operated by owners and 190,180 by<br />
tenants. Of tenants <strong>the</strong>re are enough.<br />
In 1880 <strong>the</strong>re had been 76,451 ownership farms and 62,175<br />
MACADAMIZED ROAD NEAK SAVANNAH, CHATHAM COUNTY<br />
Links in <strong>the</strong> new Dixie<br />
Highway are being rap<br />
idly closed up in Geor<br />
gia.
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tenant farms. The average size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> farms had de<br />
creased continuously from 440.9 acres in 1850 to 92.6 acres in<br />
1910. Many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old baronial plantations have been sub<br />
divided and sold or rented hence <strong>the</strong> rapid reduction in <strong>the</strong><br />
average size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> "farms." There are still quite a few <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
big plantation units left; some operated by <strong>the</strong>ir owners, who,<br />
by modern methods, by <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> power tractors, gang plows<br />
and two-horse cultivators, and by rotation and diversification <strong>of</strong><br />
crops, are being richly rewarded for <strong>the</strong>ir labors. They are<br />
proving beyond question, too, <strong>the</strong> splendid opportunities for<br />
thrifty farmers in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
There died in this State in December, 1915, a man, who from<br />
his lands had accumulated a fortune estimated at four million<br />
dollars. He had started with only <strong>the</strong> proverbial shoe string. He<br />
had had no grub stake no property inheritance. His was said<br />
to be <strong>the</strong> largest cultivated farm in <strong>the</strong> State. A few years ago<br />
his cotton crop, sold in one lot, brought him a check for $160,000.<br />
He employed an army <strong>of</strong> negroes, ruled his domain like a feudal<br />
king, raised cattle and hogs, fruits, hay and grain, and vegetables<br />
by <strong>the</strong> train load, and used science and common sense to attain<br />
<strong>the</strong> one desired end. As an example <strong>of</strong> what can be done with<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> soil his life©s work was truly worthy.<br />
PEACHTREE HOAD (ASPHALT MACADAM) NEAR ATLANTA
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 61<br />
Finance, Banks and Taxation<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s Splendid Credit in Financial Circles<br />
There is no state in <strong>the</strong> Union whose credit ranks higher than<br />
that <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>. With total property values as returned for<br />
taxation approximately one billion dollars, <strong>the</strong> State©s outstanding<br />
bonded debt is only $6,530,000, back <strong>of</strong> which as an asset is also<br />
<strong>the</strong> Western & Atlantic Railroad, 138 miles long, owned wholly<br />
by <strong>the</strong> State, and variously estimated to be worth from twelve to<br />
twenty million dollars, without a dollar <strong>of</strong> encumbrance. The<br />
railroad now brings <strong>the</strong> State an annual rental <strong>of</strong> $420,012, which<br />
will be considerably increased under a new lease soon to be made.<br />
This valuable railroad was built by <strong>the</strong> State in 1836, between<br />
Cartersville and Atlanta (<strong>the</strong>n called "Terminus"). It was<br />
operated for some years at a heavy loss, and at one time was<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered for sale at a ridiculously low figure, but as no purchaser<br />
could be found, <strong>the</strong> legislators boldly decided to issue more bonds<br />
and complete <strong>the</strong> road to <strong>the</strong> State line and to Chattanooga, Tenn.<br />
The wisdom <strong>of</strong> this action was soon demonstrated.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> was engaged in banking as well as railroading in <strong>the</strong><br />
early days, and operated <strong>the</strong> Central Bank at Miledgeville, <strong>the</strong>n<br />
MACON-PEREY PUBLIC ROAD (SAND CLAY) NEAR MACON, BIBB COUNTY
62 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
<strong>the</strong> capital. The failure <strong>of</strong> this institution in 1840 caused a big<br />
public scandal, and, toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> railroad construction, was<br />
responsible for <strong>the</strong> State debt, which at one time amounted to<br />
nearly ten million dollars. The depositors lost nothing by <strong>the</strong><br />
failure as <strong>the</strong> State made good. <strong>Georgia</strong> has faithfully kept its<br />
constitutional pledge to <strong>the</strong> annual reduction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bonded debt,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> income from .<strong>the</strong> railroad property more than covers<br />
<strong>the</strong>se payments, besides <strong>the</strong> 50 per cent, <strong>of</strong> it that goes annually<br />
to <strong>the</strong> school fund.<br />
Under <strong>the</strong> State constitution <strong>of</strong> 1877, provision was made by<br />
<strong>the</strong> creation <strong>of</strong> a sinking fund, to reduce this bonded indebtedness<br />
at <strong>the</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> $100,000 a year. About three and one-half million<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se bonds matured in 1915, and a refunding issue, <strong>of</strong> serial<br />
bonds, at 4 l/2 per cent, found a purchaser among <strong>Georgia</strong>©s own<br />
citizens, at a premium <strong>of</strong> $17.82 on each $1,000. No better<br />
demonstration than this could be had <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State©s splendid credit<br />
and <strong>the</strong> patriotic resourcefulness <strong>of</strong> its people.<br />
It is not generally known that in <strong>the</strong> thirties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> last century,<br />
<strong>the</strong> country was so rich that <strong>the</strong> Federal Government, finding in<br />
its treasury some $28,000,000 that it did not know what else to<br />
do with, divided <strong>the</strong> amount pro rata among <strong>the</strong> states. New<br />
York is reported to have put her allotment into loans on New<br />
ROAD VIEW NEAR ALBANY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
York City real estate, and multiplied it many fold. Wisconsin<br />
divided her share among <strong>the</strong> taxpayers. What o<strong>the</strong>r states did<br />
with <strong>the</strong>irs deponent knoweth not, but <strong>Georgia</strong>©s one million and<br />
odd dollars <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> big Federal dividend went into <strong>the</strong> State Bank<br />
to be loaned on farm lands, and disappeared in <strong>the</strong> cavernous maw<br />
<strong>of</strong> insolvency.<br />
The credit <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>©s counties is maintained on an equally<br />
sound basis, <strong>the</strong> State constitution prohibiting <strong>the</strong> issuance <strong>of</strong><br />
bonds above seven per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> taxable values, while strict<br />
laws regarding bond validations afford still fur<strong>the</strong>r protection to<br />
<strong>the</strong> investor.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>©s banks, conservative in management and successful<br />
in operation, have always been characterized by a liberal policy<br />
toward agricultural and industrial enterprises, and <strong>the</strong> man who<br />
maintains a good credit has no trouble in financing his efforts.<br />
As an illustration <strong>of</strong> this, when <strong>the</strong> European war temporarily<br />
tied up cotton shipments, it was <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> banks that carried<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer and merchant through <strong>the</strong> crisis. A quarter<br />
<strong>of</strong> a century ago State banks were few and far between; now<br />
<strong>the</strong>re are 700 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m and 114 National banks, an average <strong>of</strong><br />
more than five to each county.<br />
The following table, compiled from <strong>the</strong> records <strong>of</strong> State Treas-<br />
SHELL ROAD NEAR BRUNSWICK. GLYNN COUNTY
Like a young giant<br />
feeling Ms muscles for<br />
<strong>the</strong> first time, and mar<br />
veling at <strong>the</strong>ir strength,<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> today, is begin<br />
ning to take account <strong>of</strong><br />
its wealth. It has always<br />
'been known that Geor<br />
gia was a land <strong>of</strong> riches,<br />
but just How rich it was<br />
no one has bo<strong>the</strong>red to<br />
find out. Now that o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
states and countries are<br />
put to <strong>the</strong> test <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
industrial adaptability<br />
and natural resources,<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, too, is examin<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> foundations <strong>of</strong><br />
its power, and <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
marvels at <strong>the</strong> variety<br />
<strong>of</strong> nature within her<br />
borders, and <strong>the</strong> va<br />
riety <strong>of</strong> opportunity and<br />
occupation. The world<br />
is cordially invited to<br />
come and take part in<br />
developing <strong>the</strong> State's<br />
resources.<br />
64 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
urer and Bank Examiner Wm. J. Speer, shows <strong>the</strong> standing <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> 700 State banks September 21, 1915, as compared with <strong>the</strong><br />
end <strong>of</strong> 1913 and 1914. The effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> depression caused by<br />
<strong>the</strong> war, and <strong>the</strong> subsequent rapid recovery, is apparent:<br />
RESOURCES.<br />
Loans and Discounts . . .<br />
Bonds and Stocks ......<br />
Banks© Furn., Fixtures..<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Real Estate .....<br />
Cash and Cash Items..<br />
Total ............ $149,614,897.14<br />
LIABILITIES.<br />
Surplus & Net Pr<strong>of</strong>its ..<br />
Due To Banks .........<br />
Unpaid Dividends ......<br />
Bills Payable ..........<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Liabilities .......<br />
Dec., 1913.<br />
$ 98,348,400.11<br />
1,145,916.16<br />
6,360,692.37<br />
7,033,662.74<br />
Included in above.<br />
23,595,223.16<br />
12,418,139.19<br />
712,863.41<br />
Dec., 1913.<br />
$ 28,895,513.67<br />
16,514,360.65<br />
7,491,153-68<br />
47,386.72<br />
91,441,535.27<br />
4,881,771-37<br />
413,175.78<br />
Total ............ $149,614,897.14<br />
Dec., 1914.<br />
$106,078,901.06<br />
1,777,387.76<br />
6,006,454.68<br />
5,618,451.94<br />
i,897,733-04<br />
13,837,504-63<br />
6,442,397.46<br />
737,894.57<br />
$142,396,725-14 $140,809,931.88<br />
Dec., 1914.<br />
$ 29,077,067.65<br />
16,691,555.74<br />
3,881,615.47<br />
27,008.05<br />
71,066,043.54<br />
20,964,098.80<br />
689,335.90<br />
Sept., 21, 1915.<br />
$105,854,815.48<br />
1,672,898.30<br />
7,326,304.28<br />
5,721,315.08<br />
2,211,423.95<br />
17,239,057-33<br />
7,467,920.33<br />
1,316,196.13<br />
Sept., 21, 1915.<br />
$ 28,467,061.67<br />
16,947,864.77<br />
5,469,673-26<br />
17,016.09<br />
77,859,662.82<br />
19,321,081.62<br />
727,571.65<br />
$142,396,725.14 $148,809,931.88<br />
One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> twelve Federal Reserve or "regional" banks estab<br />
lished under <strong>the</strong> recent currency law is located in Atlanta. It<br />
BLUB RIDGE MARBLE WORKS, NELSON. PICKINS COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
FARM HOME OF COMMISSIONER J. D. PEICE, OCONEE COUNTY<br />
was opened November r, 1914, to serve <strong>the</strong> territory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sixth<br />
reserve district, including <strong>Georgia</strong>, Alabama, Florida, and parts<br />
<strong>of</strong> Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. It has already proven<br />
<strong>of</strong> inestimable value to this section, in giving a more elastic cur<br />
rency, helping <strong>the</strong> local banks at <strong>the</strong> season when a great deal <strong>of</strong><br />
money is needed for <strong>the</strong> cotton crops, and making it generally<br />
easier to obtain money for legitimate purposes. . The Atlanta<br />
Federal Reserve Bank is headed by Hon. Joseph McCord, as<br />
governor. Its weekly statement at <strong>the</strong> close <strong>of</strong> business on<br />
December. 30, showed total resources <strong>of</strong> $19,259.711.<br />
Tax Rates are Low in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>©s tax rate is limited by <strong>the</strong> constitution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State to<br />
a maximum <strong>of</strong> five mills, or five dollars on each $1,000 <strong>of</strong> prop<br />
erty returned. The average rate <strong>of</strong> taxation in <strong>the</strong> counties <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> State is eight mills, or $8.00 on each $1,000. These rates will<br />
compare favorably with those <strong>of</strong> any state in <strong>the</strong> Union, and are<br />
less than prevail in many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m. Property generally is taxed<br />
on a basis <strong>of</strong> approximately 60 per cent, <strong>of</strong> its market value.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>©s municipal tax rates are, comparatively speaking, below<br />
<strong>the</strong> average in most o<strong>the</strong>r states.<br />
As <strong>the</strong> result <strong>of</strong> a new tax equalization law which went into<br />
effect in <strong>Georgia</strong> in 1914, taxable values were increased by about<br />
eighty million dollars, enabling <strong>the</strong> state tax commission to reduce<br />
<strong>the</strong> State tax from five to four and one-half dollars on each<br />
$1,000. In 1915 this was $4.80. The total taxable values as<br />
returned to <strong>the</strong> State in 1915 were $951,763.572. State Tax<br />
While <strong>the</strong> corn produc<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> amount<br />
ed to sixty-four million<br />
bushels in 1915, it was<br />
necessary to import a<br />
total <strong>of</strong> ten million<br />
bushels.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> raised 338,000<br />
tons <strong>of</strong> hay in 1915, and<br />
yet bought from o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
states more than 130,-<br />
000 tons, worth about<br />
two million bushels.<br />
The yield <strong>of</strong> oats in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> in 1915 was in<br />
excess <strong>of</strong> seventeen mil<br />
lion bushels, more than<br />
four million bushels,<br />
however, were bought<br />
from o<strong>the</strong>r states.<br />
The wheat crop <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> in 1915 was<br />
three million bushels—<br />
just a third as much as<br />
was bought from o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
states during <strong>the</strong> year.
66 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Commissioner John C. Hart expresses <strong>the</strong> opinion that under<br />
<strong>the</strong> poreation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> equalization act <strong>the</strong> State tax should be still<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r materially reduced, and says that in fact, if all property<br />
was returned at a fair valuation, a rate <strong>of</strong> two dollars on each<br />
$1,000 would give <strong>the</strong> State all <strong>the</strong> revenue it requires. As an<br />
illustration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> growth and development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, <strong>the</strong>re<br />
was an increase in <strong>the</strong> tax return values <strong>of</strong> improved farm lands<br />
from $195,343,616 in 1913, to $237,699,369 in 1915.<br />
Investors have learned that <strong>the</strong>re is no better security for loans<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world than <strong>Georgia</strong> farm lands. Hence loans, where<br />
needed, are easily obtainable, and <strong>the</strong> farms <strong>the</strong>mselves soon yield<br />
<strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its with which to pay <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong>f. Ten large insurance,<br />
trust and bonding companies which have loans in <strong>Georgia</strong> aggre<br />
gating $16,000,000 have placed about sixty per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> amount<br />
on farm lands. With a record <strong>of</strong> loans in <strong>the</strong> State since 1889,<br />
nine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se companies write that <strong>the</strong>y have never had a farm<br />
loan overdue, and never lost a dollar by default, while one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
ten ha_d a small loss, admittedly through its own ignorance <strong>of</strong><br />
conditions, in <strong>the</strong> entire 25 years experience. There is never a<br />
time when any honest farmer in <strong>Georgia</strong> is unable to get <strong>the</strong><br />
money he needs for <strong>the</strong> making <strong>of</strong> crops or for extending and<br />
increasing his farm facilities.<br />
FARM HOME OF MRS. M. E. JUDD, NEAR DALTON
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 67<br />
Home Market for <strong>Georgia</strong> s Products<br />
"Our soil and climate are so varied that we can produce all <strong>the</strong><br />
grains, fruits, vegetables and fibres known to <strong>the</strong> Temperate Zone<br />
and some known to <strong>the</strong> semi-tropics. And to crown all <strong>the</strong>se we<br />
have water power that can be made to generate perhaps as much<br />
as sixty million horse-power."<br />
While Franklin K. Lane, Secretary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Interior, in making<br />
<strong>the</strong> above statement in his annual report for 1915, referred to <strong>the</strong><br />
United States as a whole, he might have made it with equal truth<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> alone, excepting only <strong>the</strong> figures indicat<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> horse-power that can be generated from <strong>the</strong> water courses,<br />
which, in <strong>Georgia</strong>, are not less than 1,000,000.<br />
It is indeed singular that <strong>Georgia</strong>, <strong>the</strong> one State in <strong>the</strong> Union<br />
that can probably grow every crop that can be grown in all states,<br />
has been enslaved so long by one crop alone, and that one indi<br />
genous to only a few states. Strangely, too, this one is not a<br />
food crop. Cotton has brought heaps <strong>of</strong> money to <strong>Georgia</strong>, and<br />
will naturally continue to be <strong>the</strong> State©s chief source <strong>of</strong> wealth,<br />
but that money has heret<strong>of</strong>ore gone out again to pay <strong>the</strong> farmers<br />
VIEW OF PAIRVIEW FARM, PALMETTO
A state's wealth con<br />
sists <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sum total<br />
<strong>of</strong> material and tangible<br />
goods on which it is<br />
possible to place a<br />
money value. By rights<br />
it should include <strong>the</strong><br />
sea, rivers, harbors, cli<br />
mate, mountains, and<br />
scenery. <strong>Georgia</strong> is rich<br />
because its climate is<br />
varied and <strong>the</strong> land it<br />
self varied. It is not all<br />
mountains or lowlands.<br />
The people in North<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> can not furnish<br />
<strong>the</strong> things that are eas<br />
ily won on <strong>the</strong> coastal<br />
plain. Variety <strong>of</strong> na<br />
ture makes variety <strong>of</strong><br />
opportunity, and occu<br />
pation. The farm comes<br />
first in <strong>Georgia</strong>, but<br />
minerals are not far<br />
behind. It is <strong>the</strong> min<br />
eral wonderland <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
country and is begin<br />
ning to attract world-<br />
attention.<br />
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<strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r states for <strong>the</strong> food products <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir lands for <strong>the</strong><br />
necessities as well as <strong>the</strong> luxuries <strong>of</strong> life all <strong>of</strong> which can be<br />
produced in abundance here, at lower cost than in <strong>the</strong> North and<br />
West, and for much less than <strong>Georgia</strong>ns have paid, when <strong>the</strong> ex<br />
pense <strong>of</strong> merchandising and transportation are considered.<br />
Bringing Coals to Newcastle<br />
Now <strong>Georgia</strong> is awake. It realizes that to supply its own<br />
ready-made but neglected home market alone will be no small<br />
task. Just how great that market is can only be estimated. It<br />
has been variously stated at from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000<br />
a year in food stuffs alone. Early in 1915, in order to get an<br />
idea <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> products <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r states that were consumed in Geor<br />
gia, <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural Department obtained from <strong>the</strong> whole<br />
sale and commission merchants in <strong>the</strong> cities <strong>of</strong> Atlanta and Macon<br />
<strong>the</strong> figures representing <strong>the</strong>ir total sales for <strong>the</strong> past year <strong>of</strong><br />
some 23 leading items. The following table, compiled from <strong>the</strong>se<br />
reports, shows <strong>the</strong> sales in Atlanta, <strong>the</strong> current price and <strong>the</strong><br />
percentage that came from outside <strong>the</strong> State. The last column<br />
shows <strong>the</strong> percentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Macon sales <strong>of</strong> outside products:<br />
Kind<br />
Wheat .......<br />
Hay .........<br />
Oats .........<br />
Mixed feed . .<br />
Potatoes<br />
Sweet ......<br />
New Irish .<br />
Winter Irish<br />
Can©d Sweet<br />
Peas<br />
Stock ......<br />
White ......<br />
Can©d Peaches<br />
Can©d T©m©toes<br />
Can©d Syrup .<br />
Eggs .........<br />
Poultry ......<br />
Rutabagas . . .<br />
Honey .......<br />
Lima Beans . .<br />
Peanuts ......<br />
Quantity<br />
3,117,000 bu.<br />
5,690 cars<br />
2,888 cars<br />
955 cars<br />
594,500 bbl.<br />
813 cars<br />
193,810 dols.<br />
1,203 cars<br />
23,200 cases<br />
57 cars<br />
41,000 bu.<br />
22,000 cases<br />
256,500 cases<br />
25,000 cases<br />
340,200 dols.<br />
475,900 dols.<br />
176 cars<br />
269 cars<br />
23,800 dols.<br />
544 cars<br />
56 cars<br />
57 cars<br />
Current Prices<br />
Mayl<br />
$ 0.90<br />
1. 60<br />
14-24 per ton.<br />
00.65 bu.<br />
22.50-35 ton<br />
7.25<br />
1.25 bu.<br />
7.00 bu.<br />
.60 bu.<br />
i. 60<br />
1.50 bu.<br />
2.50 to 4<br />
i. 60<br />
i-iS<br />
.30 gallon<br />
.16 to 3oc dz<br />
.15 lb.<br />
.50 bu.<br />
1.75 sack<br />
.15 lb.<br />
4.05 bu.<br />
.06 lb.<br />
9 1*13-<br />
Per Cent.<br />
From Outride<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong><br />
98.6<br />
IOO.<br />
99.67<br />
99.21<br />
53-3<br />
too.<br />
39.1<br />
71.2<br />
IOO.<br />
78.<br />
8.8<br />
78.8<br />
o.<br />
IOO.<br />
40.©<br />
47.6<br />
48.1<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
5 7<br />
06.94<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
Outside Prod<br />
ucts S Id in<br />
Macon<br />
Q3 A<br />
87-5<br />
97.1<br />
91.8<br />
56.8<br />
97.8<br />
0.<br />
82.6<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
o.<br />
IOO.<br />
0.<br />
60.4<br />
46.<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
0.<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
IOO.<br />
Atlanta and Macon are but two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> many distributing points<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>. It will be apparent <strong>the</strong>refore that <strong>the</strong> three million<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r state corn sold in Atlanta was only a small part
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 69<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> outside corn brought to <strong>the</strong> State, notwithstanding <strong>the</strong> fact<br />
that over sixty million bushels were produced in <strong>Georgia</strong> during<br />
<strong>the</strong> same time. This state grew 3,S75,ooo bushels <strong>of</strong> wheat in<br />
1915, and over two million bushels <strong>of</strong> outside wheat were sold<br />
in Atlanta. Nearly six hundred thousand barrels <strong>of</strong> flour from<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r state mills were sold in Atlanta that year. <strong>Georgia</strong> has<br />
several busy flour mills, but <strong>the</strong>re is evidently room in <strong>the</strong> State<br />
for more mills as well as more wheat growers. Seventeen million<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> oats were produced that year in this State, and nearly<br />
three thousand cars <strong>of</strong> oats from o<strong>the</strong>r states were marketed in<br />
Atlanta alone. North <strong>Georgia</strong> can produce wheat equal to <strong>the</strong><br />
best. <strong>Georgia</strong> soil is unsurpassed for growing tomatoes, but<br />
Atlanta consumed a quarter <strong>of</strong> a million cases <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m canned,<br />
and all from o<strong>the</strong>r states. Look at but fur<strong>the</strong>r comment on <strong>the</strong><br />
figures would seem to be superfluous.<br />
MRS. W. W. MONK, CHAMPION FARMER OF THE SOUTHEAST<br />
Many nor<strong>the</strong>rn people<br />
•whose wealth enables<br />
<strong>the</strong>m to choose from <strong>the</strong><br />
whole world, have found<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir ideal winter home<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>. Col Oliver<br />
H. Payne, <strong>of</strong> New Tork,<br />
is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se, and<br />
from November to May<br />
is - generally on his<br />
beautiful estate in<br />
Thomas County. Near<br />
Thomasville is <strong>the</strong> fa<br />
mous winter colony <strong>of</strong><br />
millionaires, <strong>the</strong>ir com<br />
bined estates aggregat<br />
ing 2,1,000 acres. J. Wy-<br />
man Jones, <strong>of</strong> New York,<br />
was <strong>the</strong> pioneer winter<br />
colonist some thirty<br />
years ago. Senator<br />
Mark Hanna, <strong>of</strong> Cleve<br />
land, was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
earliest. His daughters,<br />
Mrs. R. R. Ireland and<br />
Mrs. Colburn Haskill,<br />
now spend <strong>the</strong>ir winters<br />
<strong>the</strong>re.
M0SK-MELONS<br />
One <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>©s Famous Products<br />
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Ready-Maae Opportunities<br />
There is no need for any <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer to buy for his family<br />
or employees a pound <strong>of</strong> grain, or a pound <strong>of</strong> hay or forage, or<br />
<strong>of</strong> meat, dairy products, vegetables or fruits; and <strong>the</strong>re should<br />
be no need for any resident <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, rural or urban, to buy<br />
any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se from o<strong>the</strong>r states. <strong>Georgia</strong> soil and climate are all-<br />
sufficient for its home requirements. Yet <strong>the</strong> case can be cited<br />
<strong>of</strong> a wholesale grocer and grain merchant in Middle <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
doing only a comparatively moderate business at that, who in one<br />
recent year sent his checks for over $300,000 to states North, to<br />
pay for corn, oats, hay, meat, lard, flour and meal to supply local<br />
demands, when every dollar©s worth <strong>of</strong> it might have been pro<br />
duced in his own county.<br />
It was conservatively estimated by <strong>the</strong> editor <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
farmers© journal a few years ago that <strong>the</strong>re was sent out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State in one year to pay for things that should have been produced<br />
at home, sixty million dollars for corn, forty million for oats, <strong>the</strong><br />
same amount for meats and dairy and poultry products, twenty-<br />
five million for hay and ten million for mules and horses. This<br />
is a strange situation, in view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> lands in <strong>the</strong><br />
EXHIBIT OF HAMS BY BOYS' PIG CLUBS, ATLANTA. 1915
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
North and West where <strong>the</strong>se products were grown, are worth<br />
two or three times an acre <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lands in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
where <strong>the</strong>y could have been grown. There is a reason. After<br />
<strong>the</strong> war <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn farmer was forced by poverty to grow<br />
cotton, <strong>the</strong> one crop that Nor<strong>the</strong>rn states could not grow, and<br />
for which <strong>the</strong> North gladly paid cash. Naturally it is difficult<br />
to get <strong>the</strong> average <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer to give up his lifelong habit<br />
<strong>of</strong> depending on cotton for a living. Great progress has been<br />
made in this direction, however, in <strong>the</strong> past few years and home<br />
farming is becoming popular, but <strong>the</strong> results as far as <strong>the</strong> sup<br />
plying <strong>the</strong> market is concerned are, as yet hardly perceptible, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> constantly increased requirements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> industrial population<br />
are not touched.<br />
Cotton No Longer Best Cr<strong>of</strong>i<br />
It is significant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> general acceptance <strong>of</strong> this view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
situation, that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong> articles received from Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
farmers in a recent best-crop competition inaugurated by a lead<br />
ing agricultural journal, not one gave cotton <strong>the</strong> preference, and<br />
FIGS MATURE PROFUSELY IN GEORGIA
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 73<br />
<strong>the</strong> wide range <strong>of</strong> best-crop results thus submitted varied with<br />
location, conditions and men. No one crop was any longer<br />
claimed as "best," but its name proved to be "legion." The con<br />
sensus <strong>of</strong> opinion, too, was in favor <strong>of</strong> intensive ra<strong>the</strong>r than<br />
extensive farming. There is more money in making a small<br />
piece <strong>of</strong> land produce <strong>the</strong> largest crop at <strong>the</strong> smallest cost, than<br />
in looking to big acreage for big pr<strong>of</strong>its. This applys to cotton<br />
as well as to o<strong>the</strong>r crops.<br />
Bankers Helft Diversify Cr<strong>of</strong>is<br />
There is an encouraging tendency among bankers in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
and <strong>the</strong> South generally to promote intensive and diversified<br />
production by favoring such prudent methods in <strong>the</strong> granting <strong>of</strong><br />
farm credits. One group <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> banks has established a<br />
special credit rating for farmers whose operations do not exceed<br />
<strong>the</strong> planting <strong>of</strong> more than fifty per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir cultivated land<br />
in any one crop, and whose remaining acres shall be planted in<br />
food crops for <strong>the</strong> maintenance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family and <strong>the</strong> live stock<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> farm. Applicants for loans must signify <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong><br />
hogs, hens, beef cattle, dairy cattle, <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> home garden,<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r pertinent details.<br />
In choosing his chief crop <strong>the</strong> prospective <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer who<br />
PAEM HOME NEAR ASHBUKN, TUKXER COUNTY
Two fine samples <strong>of</strong><br />
what <strong>the</strong> State produces.<br />
Both Horse and Buggy<br />
were "Made in <strong>Georgia</strong>."<br />
74<br />
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
is prudent will naturally study <strong>the</strong> markets and best methods <strong>of</strong><br />
cultivation, in advance, and not be led blindly by <strong>the</strong> many<br />
records <strong>of</strong> big pr<strong>of</strong>its from small acreages, into fields <strong>of</strong> which<br />
he has no knowledge. In <strong>the</strong> East and North, however, <strong>the</strong>re are<br />
many first-rate farmers who have learned by hard experience to<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itably cultivate <strong>the</strong> levels, or hillsides, or among jocks, and<br />
can make more corn or wheat or potatoes to <strong>the</strong> acre than even<br />
Western farmers. This is no reflection on <strong>the</strong> Western farmer,<br />
however, but is due to physical conditions. When <strong>the</strong>se experi<br />
enced Eastern agriculturists realize how much more <strong>the</strong>y could<br />
do with <strong>Georgia</strong> soils, in <strong>Georgia</strong>©s favoring climates, with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
longer growing season, which for some products is continuous<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year, and with our accessibility to ready-made<br />
markets and big trade centers, <strong>the</strong>y may hasten to accept this,<br />
<strong>the</strong> cordial invitation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, to<br />
come to <strong>Georgia</strong> and investigate <strong>the</strong> subject for <strong>the</strong>mselves.<br />
Produce More on Cheaper Land<br />
There are about forty-four persons to <strong>the</strong> square mile in Geor<br />
gia, and a diversity <strong>of</strong> opportunity such as no o<strong>the</strong>r state in <strong>the</strong><br />
Union can <strong>of</strong>fer, considering our railroads, seaports and proximity<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Eastern markets. Massachusetts has 408.8 persons to <strong>the</strong><br />
square mile, Rhode Island 508.5, Connecticut 231.3, New Jersey<br />
337.7 and Pennsylvania 171.0.<br />
The conditions in <strong>Georgia</strong> provide an unusual opportunity for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn or Western farmer to move to <strong>Georgia</strong>, and on
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 75<br />
cheaper lands, grow <strong>the</strong> same general farm crops and raise <strong>the</strong><br />
same kind <strong>of</strong> live stock with which he is familiar, with <strong>the</strong><br />
assurance that he will have a market right at hand for all he<br />
produces, and at good prices. By <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> good farming<br />
methods to which he is accustomed he can make more money<br />
here, and he can also engage in growing some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> many<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable specialties, to say nothing <strong>of</strong> cotton, and still be 36 or<br />
less hours from <strong>the</strong> New York market.<br />
Assistance in Finding Homes<br />
There is not a county in <strong>Georgia</strong> where farm land can not be<br />
bought for as low as ten dollars an acre, which, by using grit and<br />
gumption, can be brought to a high state <strong>of</strong> cultivation. Higher<br />
prices <strong>of</strong> course prevail in accordance with present improvements,<br />
proximity to railroads or ports and with many o<strong>the</strong>r conditions.<br />
High-class lands under advanced cultivation might cost from<br />
$50 to $100 an acre, but compared to <strong>the</strong> values <strong>of</strong> similar lands<br />
in <strong>the</strong> North <strong>the</strong>ir cheapness will be apparent. The <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce is equipped, through <strong>the</strong> parent organiza<br />
tion, or through its various town and county units, to assist all<br />
serious inquirers for definite information concerning <strong>the</strong> oppor<br />
tunities <strong>the</strong> State affords for home seekers.<br />
UP-TO-DATE BARN AND SILO ON COLQL'ITT COUNTY FARM
At Lela, in Decatur<br />
County, is <strong>the</strong> 1^,000<br />
acre farm domain <strong>of</strong><br />
J. 8. Cummlngs. In<br />
cluding those at work<br />
in saw mill and lumber<br />
ing, <strong>the</strong>re are TOO peo<br />
ple on <strong>the</strong> farm, which<br />
produces all <strong>the</strong> meat<br />
<strong>the</strong>y use, and which<br />
would o<strong>the</strong>rwise cost<br />
from Si/50 to $1,000 a<br />
month. They also raise<br />
practically all <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
food used. Mr. .Cum-<br />
mings has his own ice<br />
and cold storage 'plant.<br />
He has 500 head <strong>of</strong> cat<br />
tle, including a large<br />
herd <strong>of</strong> thorough-bred<br />
Herefords. On his horse<br />
farm are some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
finest riding and driving<br />
stock in <strong>the</strong> state, and<br />
for hogs, sheep, tur<br />
keys, ducks and chick<br />
ens, few anywhere can<br />
surpass him.<br />
76 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Transportation Facilities<br />
With all its undeveloped lands, no one can get very far from<br />
a railroad in <strong>Georgia</strong>. Its transportation system taps all sections,<br />
covers <strong>the</strong> State like network, and connects all cities, towns and<br />
nearly all villages, with each o<strong>the</strong>r, and with <strong>the</strong> outside world.<br />
There are 7,326 miles <strong>of</strong> main-line tracks in <strong>the</strong> State, which, in<br />
proportion to its area, is greater than any o<strong>the</strong>r state south <strong>of</strong><br />
Virginia. The mileage built since 1889 was 3,370. From <strong>the</strong><br />
earliest history <strong>of</strong> railroading it has been <strong>the</strong> policy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State<br />
Legislature to promote <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> transportation facili<br />
ties. There are over 1,500 shipping stations on <strong>the</strong>se roads, with<br />
750 express stations. Frequent© trains bring <strong>the</strong> most remote<br />
rural districts into close touch with <strong>the</strong> trading centers.<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> purely local roads, ten important trunk lines<br />
supply fast mail, passenger and freight service to <strong>the</strong> big city<br />
markets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country in all directions. These trunk lines are<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Railway, <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Coast Line, <strong>the</strong> Seaboard Air<br />
Line, <strong>the</strong> Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic, <strong>the</strong> Louisville & Nash-<br />
HOME OF MRS. JTJDD, NEAR DAT/TON
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 77<br />
REAR VIEW OF PACKING PLANT AT MOULTR1E<br />
ville, <strong>the</strong> Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, <strong>the</strong> Atlanta & West<br />
Point, <strong>the</strong> Central <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Railroad.<br />
Freight and express rates are fixed by <strong>the</strong> State Railroad Com<br />
mission, <strong>the</strong> powers <strong>of</strong> which are much wider than its name<br />
would imply. It is in reality a public utilities commission, with<br />
authoritative jurisdiction as well over all terminal stations, electric<br />
railway, power and light companies, and express, gas and cotton<br />
compress companies. The State itself owns an important railroad<br />
line, <strong>the</strong> Western & Atlantic, from <strong>the</strong> lease <strong>of</strong> which it receives<br />
an annual income <strong>of</strong> nearly half a million dollars. Several boat<br />
lines touch at <strong>the</strong> ports <strong>of</strong> Savannah, Brunswick, Darien, and<br />
St. Marys.<br />
Navigation Goes Far Inland<br />
River navigation is a considerable factor in <strong>the</strong> State©s com<br />
merce. Macon, at <strong>the</strong> geographical center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, reaches<br />
<strong>the</strong> sea at Darien by a line <strong>of</strong> self-propelled steel barges down<br />
<strong>the</strong> Ocmulgee and Altamaha rivers; <strong>the</strong> Savannah River below<br />
Augusta a distance <strong>of</strong> 250 miles has been an important com<br />
mercial waterway since Oglethorpe©s time; and <strong>the</strong> Chattahoochee<br />
and Apalachicola rivers, comprising a navigable waterway <strong>of</strong> 435<br />
miles, carry Columbus© freights to <strong>the</strong> Gulf. The Appalachicola<br />
River also receives <strong>the</strong> waters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Flint River, now navigable<br />
as far as Albany. O<strong>the</strong>r important rivers are <strong>the</strong> Oconee, which<br />
is navigable to Milledgeville, <strong>the</strong> former capital <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state; <strong>the</strong><br />
St. Marys, which forms a large part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>-Florida<br />
boundary, and <strong>the</strong> Coosa and Oostanaula, which give Rome <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is increasing<br />
rapidly in live stock<br />
production. Five years<br />
ago only 4,000 Head an<br />
nually were received at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Atlanta stock yards.<br />
In 1915 <strong>the</strong>re were 50,-<br />
000. Over 30,000 hogs<br />
were killed in Atlanta<br />
in 1915. That city has<br />
become recognized in<br />
<strong>the</strong> cattle markets <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> West, where <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
a demand for Sou<strong>the</strong>rn-<br />
raised stock, on ac<br />
count <strong>of</strong> its running<br />
lighter in weight, with<br />
smaller cuts, more eas<br />
ily handled. Five years<br />
ago two carload or fifty<br />
head a week glutted <strong>the</strong><br />
market. To-day 30 car<br />
loads a week do not<br />
supply <strong>the</strong> demand and<br />
"Western beef is sold in<br />
Atlanta in ever increas<br />
ing quantities.
Exhibit <strong>of</strong> Boys' Corn<br />
Clubs at Sou<strong>the</strong>astern<br />
Fair in Atlanta, 1915.<br />
Thousands <strong>of</strong> Boys pres<br />
ent to tell how <strong>the</strong>y<br />
made big corn crops.<br />
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distinction <strong>of</strong> being <strong>the</strong> only North <strong>Georgia</strong> city that can boast<br />
<strong>of</strong> navigation. A well defined project is on foot to open <strong>the</strong><br />
Chattahoochee to navigation to Atlanta, by building a series <strong>of</strong><br />
dams and locks, and by deepening <strong>the</strong> channel. United States<br />
army engineers declare it to be entirely practical, and <strong>the</strong>re is a<br />
bill now before Congress to provide for <strong>the</strong> work. The potential<br />
hydro-electric power that would be developed by this means would<br />
go a long way towards meeting <strong>the</strong> cost. A large section <strong>of</strong><br />
country and many people would be benefited by <strong>the</strong> improvement.<br />
The Railroad Commission not only enforces adequate and<br />
efficient service by <strong>the</strong> roads, but it gives o<strong>the</strong>r valuable aid to<br />
shippers <strong>of</strong> agricultural and industrial products. It establishes<br />
special commodity rates on vegetables and fruits and prescribes<br />
special fast trains for perishable commodities.<br />
The railroads and express companies greatly supplement <strong>the</strong><br />
commission in this service. The Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Express Company<br />
maintains a market bureau to assist in bringing toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> pro<br />
ducers and <strong>the</strong> consumers, and issues frequent bulletins and lists<br />
<strong>of</strong> growers and dealers. The Sou<strong>the</strong>rn, Central <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
A., B. & A., and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn & Florida railroads main<br />
tain similar bureaus, for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> assisting farmers along<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir lines in introducing new methods, in diversification <strong>of</strong> crops,<br />
and in <strong>the</strong> reaching <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itable markets.
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MAIN BUILDING, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, ATHENS<br />
The State College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
Organized Promotion <strong>of</strong> Better Farming<br />
The State College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture at A<strong>the</strong>ns, <strong>of</strong> which Dr. A.<br />
M. Soule is president, is doing a splendid work for <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
in helping <strong>the</strong> farmer increase <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> his acreage, as well<br />
as in preparing students to become scientific experts, to supply<br />
<strong>the</strong> pressing demand for agricultural investigators, advisors, and<br />
teachers, not only in <strong>the</strong> schools and colleges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country, but<br />
with large industrial enterprises, railroads, and State and Federal<br />
Government departments <strong>of</strong> agriculture. It is part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state<br />
University system, and ranks with <strong>the</strong> highest institutions for<br />
agricultural instruction in <strong>the</strong> country. It <strong>of</strong>fers exceptional<br />
opportunities for boys, whe<strong>the</strong>r raised on farms or in towns, to<br />
qualify for <strong>the</strong> highest places in this wide field <strong>of</strong> usefulness.<br />
The college is well equipped in all departments, housed<br />
in handsome, recently constructed buildings with every modern<br />
facility for study, and surrounding it are 830 acres devoted to<br />
practical farming demonstration, all provided by <strong>the</strong> State. It<br />
provides a four-year course for a liberal and thorough training in<br />
agronomy, soil fertility, animal and dairy husbandry, horticulture,<br />
forestry, farm mechanics and cotton industry. General training<br />
in chemistry, physics, botany, biology, English and ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
is also provided. One year courses are provided for men <strong>of</strong><br />
limited time and means, and courses <strong>of</strong> three months and <strong>of</strong> ten<br />
TJie development <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s resources has<br />
only begun. Their dis<br />
covery and utilization<br />
hold out great possibili^<br />
ties <strong>of</strong> adding to <strong>the</strong><br />
mammoth total <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
state's wealth. It is <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to go forth<br />
and find that has ab<br />
sorbed <strong>the</strong> entire Amer<br />
ican people for <strong>the</strong> past<br />
century, but <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
has been a land that<br />
has been passed over in<br />
<strong>the</strong> search, and its lat<br />
ent potentialities are<br />
conspicuously inviting.<br />
It is only recently, for<br />
'instance, that <strong>the</strong> peo<br />
ple <strong>of</strong> South <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
have discovered that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y could have rich<br />
clover and alfalfa<br />
meadows on which to<br />
graze and fatten hogs<br />
365 days in each year.
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days, for those who are actually engaged in farming and desire<br />
to learn what <strong>the</strong>y can at a minimum <strong>of</strong> cost. Co-ordinated with<br />
<strong>the</strong> State College are eleven District Agricultural Colleges, in<br />
locations convenient to <strong>the</strong> homes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> students and all efficiently<br />
equipped and maintained by <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
The activities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State College in extension work, in<br />
carrying <strong>the</strong> message <strong>of</strong> improved methods directly to <strong>the</strong> people<br />
on <strong>the</strong> farms, are particularly noteworthy. In this work, which is<br />
co-operated in by <strong>the</strong> State and United States Agricultural De<br />
partments, <strong>the</strong> resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> are being developed more<br />
broadly and swiftly than o<strong>the</strong>rwise would be possible. These<br />
activities are briefly summarized by Editor Charles A. Whittle <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> State College, as follows:<br />
75 County Agents in Farm Demonstration Work<br />
8,685 Members <strong>of</strong> Boys© Corn Clubs in 129 Counties<br />
927 Members <strong>of</strong> Boys© Four-Crop Clubs<br />
420 Members <strong>of</strong> Boys© Oat Clubs.<br />
3,987 Members <strong>of</strong> Girls© Canning Clubs in 41 Counties<br />
40 County Agents in Girls© Club and Domestic Science Work<br />
368 Members <strong>of</strong> Poultry Clubs.<br />
MAURICE CHOWDER, CHAMPION BOY FARMER, HIS PRIZE MARE AND CROPS
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200 Home Demonstrators in Home Economics<br />
798 Members <strong>of</strong> Pig Clubs<br />
1,475 Meetings for Farmers during last year, attendance<br />
207,116<br />
5 Four-Day Extension Schools, attendance, 5,332<br />
250,000 Readers reached weekly in <strong>Georgia</strong> with Column <strong>of</strong><br />
Agricultural information in weekly papers.<br />
5,000 reached weekly in Live Stock Campaign now in prog<br />
ress<br />
5 Experts in Dairy and Beef Industry constantly at work<br />
among farmers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
4 Organizers <strong>of</strong> clubs for boys and girls almost constantly<br />
in <strong>the</strong> field<br />
5 District Agents who supervise county agents and club work<br />
3 Experts in Cereal and Fertilizer Tests working in various<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State<br />
3 Experts in Soil Survey work<br />
i Expert Horticulturist in Field work<br />
Tons <strong>of</strong> letters and literature sent out from <strong>the</strong> College <strong>of</strong><br />
Agriculture on request <strong>of</strong> farmers<br />
Thousands to see instructive exhibits at various fairs in <strong>the</strong><br />
State.<br />
BUNCH Of WHITE FACKS OX FARM OF ,T. T. AXDEESON, COBB COT.©S©TY
A unique plan for popu<br />
lating Decatur County<br />
farms with thorough<br />
bred hogs has been put<br />
in operation by <strong>the</strong><br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Trade at<br />
Bainbridge. The State<br />
Bank <strong>of</strong> that city<br />
finances <strong>the</strong> scheme by<br />
presenting 25 boys with<br />
25 registered Duroc-<br />
Jersey sows, supplying<br />
also <strong>the</strong> registered boar<br />
for breeding purposes.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> first Utter<br />
each boy 'must return<br />
to <strong>the</strong> bank two sows,<br />
which in turn will be<br />
given to two more boys,<br />
on <strong>the</strong> same terms, and<br />
so on, ad lib. The pigs<br />
must be raised accord<br />
ing to instructions. The<br />
growth <strong>of</strong> that club is<br />
expected to beat com<br />
pound interest and fur<br />
nished new problems in<br />
school ma<strong>the</strong>matics.<br />
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75 BUSHELS OF CORN TO ACHE, M. MILLER, HOUSTON COUNTY<br />
The Federal Government funds provided by <strong>the</strong> Smith-Lever<br />
bill, and made available in 1914, were increased by <strong>the</strong> necessary<br />
State appropriation <strong>of</strong> an equal amount in 1915. This adds ma<br />
terially to <strong>the</strong> possibilities <strong>of</strong> this form <strong>of</strong> service to <strong>the</strong> fanner<br />
and will enable <strong>the</strong> work to be carried into all counties.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> has been a pioneer in extension work among <strong>the</strong><br />
farmers, and in some lines it has lead. The first corn club ever<br />
organized is claimed for Newton County, <strong>Georgia</strong>, in 1904, when<br />
101 boys were enrolled by <strong>the</strong> county school superintendent, Mr.
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G. C. Adams. It touched a heret<strong>of</strong>ore neglected phase <strong>of</strong> edu<br />
cation, and <strong>the</strong> State College took it up <strong>the</strong> following year. Geor<br />
gia was also first in <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> newspaper plate, by which a large<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> farmers are reached weekly.<br />
Increasing Average Yield •per Acre<br />
As one result <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boys© corn clubs and .county agents© work,<br />
<strong>the</strong> total corn crop <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State has been increased one hundred<br />
per cent, in ten years. The average yield per acre has been more<br />
than doubled. Nearly 10,000 boys were enrolled in <strong>the</strong> corn<br />
FULL COTTON BOLLS<br />
The total exports <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, products from<br />
<strong>the</strong> port <strong>of</strong> Savannah<br />
to foreign ports in 1915<br />
amounted to seventeen<br />
million dollars. Coun<br />
tries to which <strong>the</strong>se<br />
were shipped include<br />
Denmark, France, Ger<br />
many, Greece, Italy,<br />
Holland, Norway, Por<br />
tugal, Russia, Spain,<br />
Sweden, England, Can<br />
ada, Australia, New<br />
Zealand, 3outh Africa,<br />
West Indies, Chile, Ar<br />
gentine, Brazil, South<br />
Africa, China and Japan.<br />
Savannah's 'bank clear-<br />
' ings in 1915 exceeded a<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> a billion dol<br />
lars, <strong>the</strong>se per capita<br />
clearings "being $2,831,<br />
which is far above <strong>the</strong><br />
average city <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same<br />
sine. The keen world-<br />
visioning business spirit<br />
<strong>of</strong> its people predicates<br />
Savannah's glorious fu<br />
ture.
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contest in 1915, and a large number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m proved that it was<br />
possible to grow more than one hundred bushels <strong>of</strong> corn per acre.<br />
The champion corn grower <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State is Ben Leath <strong>of</strong> Ken<br />
sington, Ga., who grew 214 bushels on one acre in 1915, valued<br />
at $214.71, and at a cost <strong>of</strong> $32.05. It has been demon<br />
strated also that boys with four crops on three acres, have made<br />
a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> from $250 to $300 in one season. One acre each<br />
was planted in corn, cotton and oats, <strong>the</strong> oats followed by cow<br />
peas.<br />
Girls© Canning Clitbs Popular<br />
It has also been demonstrated that it is possible in <strong>Georgia</strong> to<br />
grow enough tomatoes on one-tenth <strong>of</strong> an acre to produce a net<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> $90, which is at <strong>the</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> $360 per acre. At <strong>the</strong> South<br />
eastern Fair in 1915, certificates <strong>of</strong> honor for growing not less<br />
than 2,500 pounds <strong>of</strong> tomatoes on one-tenth <strong>of</strong> an acre were<br />
given to 41 girls, <strong>the</strong> best record made being 5,460 pounds:<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> single crop system <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States<br />
cotton <strong>the</strong> fertility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> soil in many localities has steadily<br />
decreased. Vegetable matter <strong>of</strong> humus has become scant because<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> clean cropping and methods that have been in vogue <strong>of</strong><br />
burning stalks, grass and o<strong>the</strong>r humus-making material, instead<br />
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<strong>of</strong> turning <strong>the</strong>m under. This great lesson in farming is being<br />
stressed by <strong>the</strong> college demonstrators in <strong>Georgia</strong>, on every occa<br />
sion, with noticeably good results. It is not uncommon now to see<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farmers bringing leaves from <strong>the</strong> forests as <strong>the</strong>y do in<br />
Europe, to spread on <strong>the</strong> land and plow under. These progress<br />
ive agencies are above all teaching <strong>the</strong> farmers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State to<br />
diversify <strong>the</strong>ir crops, to make place in crop rotation for legumes<br />
to which <strong>the</strong> soil and climate <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> are so well adapted.<br />
Legumes and live stock are advocated as <strong>the</strong> two greatest soil-<br />
building agencies needed in this section.<br />
Improving Breed <strong>of</strong> Live Stock<br />
The College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture is active and helpful in building up<br />
<strong>the</strong> live stock industry in <strong>Georgia</strong>. Splendid progress is being<br />
made in introducing pure-bred stock, and strong strains from<br />
<strong>the</strong> most noted herds in <strong>the</strong> country have been transplanted to<br />
<strong>the</strong> State. The agricultural department <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Central Railroad<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> has been <strong>of</strong> valuable assistance in this work. Two<br />
experts in dairying working by co-operative arrangements be<br />
tween <strong>the</strong> College and <strong>the</strong> United States Department <strong>of</strong> Agricul<br />
ture, are constantly visiting farmers, helping <strong>the</strong>m to secure good<br />
HAULING EVE BY TRACTOR. BONA ALLENT FARM
86 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
stock, and teaching <strong>the</strong>m how to market high-grade dairy pro<br />
ducts. Three experts are interesting farmers in <strong>the</strong> beef-cattle<br />
industry, influencing <strong>the</strong>m to produce suitable feed crops, and<br />
helping to find markets for fattened beeves.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is already a leading state in swine production, and<br />
many pure-bred herds are to be found here. Many farmers have<br />
found big pr<strong>of</strong>its in hogs. Hog cholera, which is not as prevalent<br />
in this State as in some o<strong>the</strong>r sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country, is being<br />
vigorously combated, however, with serum. One expert is con<br />
stantly in <strong>the</strong> field co-operating with <strong>the</strong> county agents in intro<br />
ducing serum wherever needed. In Decatur County <strong>the</strong> swine<br />
industry is rapidly becoming <strong>of</strong> paramount importance. The<br />
State College and Federal experts are co-operating <strong>the</strong>re to <strong>the</strong><br />
end that <strong>the</strong> cholera may be completely eradicated. It has been<br />
demonstrated that pork can be produced in <strong>Georgia</strong> cheaper than<br />
elsewhere. On peanuts, corn and legumes, indigenius to this<br />
climate, hogs thrive wonderfully. The Agricultural College is<br />
promoting <strong>the</strong> industry extensively, by showing farmers <strong>the</strong> kind<br />
<strong>of</strong> crops best suited to <strong>the</strong> most economical production <strong>of</strong> swine.<br />
Along with o<strong>the</strong>r evidence <strong>of</strong> a desire to start right in <strong>the</strong> cattle<br />
business, is found <strong>the</strong> desire to have a silo. The college experts<br />
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simply can not meet <strong>the</strong> demand for advice and superintendence<br />
in silo construction. To fill <strong>the</strong> silos economically <strong>the</strong> college<br />
carries along a campaign in favor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best crops to be used.<br />
Draft horses for farm use are being urged upon <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
farmers with marked success. <strong>Georgia</strong> has been buying from ten<br />
to twelve million dollars worth <strong>of</strong> mules from o<strong>the</strong>r states each<br />
year, when <strong>Georgia</strong> is as well adapted to producing colts as any<br />
state in <strong>the</strong> Union. This is being demonstrated by <strong>the</strong> college, and<br />
thousands have been induced to use Percheron stallions as a<br />
foundation for <strong>the</strong> future horse industry.<br />
Demonstrate What can be Grown<br />
As <strong>Georgia</strong> can grow any farm crop that any o<strong>the</strong>r states can<br />
grow, and many that o<strong>the</strong>r states can not grow, because <strong>of</strong> its<br />
favoring climate and varying soils and altitudes, <strong>the</strong> State College<br />
aims to show how <strong>the</strong> largest possible use may be made <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> won<br />
derful opportunities. In order to demonstrate to farmers what<br />
crops can be grown, that <strong>the</strong>y are not accustomed to grow, test<br />
plats have been established throughout <strong>the</strong> State. Various soil<br />
types are used, and various cereals are sown, where cotton alone<br />
is <strong>the</strong> crop <strong>of</strong> independent. Great emphasis is laid on <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong><br />
FIFTY-SIX BUSHELS OF CORN TO ACRE, B. 6. DANIELS, MILLEN
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legume in <strong>the</strong> system <strong>of</strong> farming <strong>the</strong> college is promoting. Fer<br />
tilizer tests are made on various soil types to show how to fertilize<br />
economically.<br />
A vigorous seed propaganda is carried on by <strong>the</strong> College to<br />
induce <strong>the</strong> farmers to use pedigreed seed, instead <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hap<br />
hazard, get-it-where-you-can varieties. How to select good seed,<br />
and how to keep it pure bred is being taught <strong>the</strong> farmers and<br />
club boys throughout <strong>the</strong> State. Not only is <strong>the</strong> volume <strong>of</strong> yield<br />
a consideration, but <strong>the</strong> seed©s resistance to disease and insects<br />
is <strong>of</strong> vital value.<br />
Orchardists Get Valuable Hel'p<br />
In horticultural fields <strong>the</strong> College is also <strong>of</strong> great assistance<br />
and co-operates with <strong>the</strong> State Department <strong>of</strong> Entomology in<br />
expert service among <strong>the</strong> apple and peach orchardists and growers<br />
<strong>of</strong> citrus fruits. Its scientific knowledge <strong>of</strong> spraying, pruning<br />
and grafting is at <strong>the</strong> service <strong>of</strong> all. In truck gardening and<br />
marketing <strong>the</strong> College is giving valuable help. In fact, in all its<br />
activities this most important State institution has proven <strong>of</strong> in<br />
calculable benefit to <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
SUGAR CANE, R. N. HIGHSMITH, PIERCE COUNTY
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The State Agricultural Department<br />
It'<br />
Scope and Many Activities<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, headed by Commis<br />
sioner J. D. Price, is charged with <strong>the</strong> enforcement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> many<br />
important laws governing this Mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> all Industries. Not<br />
<strong>the</strong> least <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se laws is that requiring <strong>the</strong> registration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
different brands <strong>of</strong> fertilizer <strong>of</strong>fered for sale by manufacturers,<br />
which registration must show <strong>the</strong> brand name, <strong>the</strong> guaranteed<br />
analysis and <strong>the</strong> name and address <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> maker. When ap<br />
proval is granted <strong>the</strong> manufacturer is qualified to purchase State<br />
tax tags, one <strong>of</strong> which must be attached to every sack <strong>of</strong> fertilizer<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered for sale. The manufacturer is fur<strong>the</strong>r required to report<br />
to <strong>the</strong> department all fertilizr and meal sold in <strong>the</strong> State, giving<br />
<strong>the</strong> brand name, <strong>the</strong> name and address <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> purchaser and <strong>the</strong><br />
number <strong>of</strong> sacks.<br />
Quite as important is <strong>the</strong> enforcement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pure Food and<br />
Drug laws. Under <strong>the</strong>se laws inspectors are constantly on <strong>the</strong><br />
road, watching for violations, taking samples <strong>of</strong> food, feed and<br />
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drugs <strong>of</strong>fered for sale, and forwarding <strong>the</strong>m to <strong>the</strong> State Cehmist<br />
for analysis. Prompt action is taken by <strong>the</strong> department when<br />
violations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> laws are found.<br />
The Agricultural Department is required to enforce also <strong>the</strong><br />
laws regulating <strong>the</strong> sale <strong>of</strong> oil and gasoline. The State Oil<br />
Inspector has a staff <strong>of</strong> local inspectors covering all points in <strong>the</strong><br />
State where oil or gasoline is stored in tanks for distribution.<br />
The local inspectors make rigid tests, collect fees and report all<br />
irregularities, and <strong>the</strong> department acts accordingly.<br />
The chemical laboratories <strong>of</strong> this department, under <strong>the</strong> State<br />
Chemist, analyze all samples submitted by <strong>the</strong> inspectors and re<br />
port to <strong>the</strong> commissioner. Under <strong>the</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> an expert<br />
bacteriologist <strong>the</strong> laboratories grow soil bacteria for leguminous<br />
crops, and <strong>the</strong>se are distributed to <strong>the</strong> farmers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State at<br />
actual cost <strong>of</strong> distribution 25 cents an acre which is <strong>the</strong> lowest<br />
at which <strong>the</strong>y are provided by any state.<br />
The Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture is prepared to advise and assist<br />
everyone in <strong>the</strong> State who is ambitious to improve his lands or<br />
AN EXHIBIT AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIK, ATLANTA, 1815
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crops, and outside parties seriously desiring information with a<br />
view to an agricultural location in <strong>Georgia</strong> may have <strong>the</strong> benefits<br />
<strong>of</strong> this valuable service by addressing <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural Com<br />
missioner, Capitol building, Atlanta.<br />
Aids Farmers to Find Markets<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture in 1914 added to its<br />
functions a market exchange to aid farmers to find markets for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir produce. It has proved helpful in so many instances that<br />
it is being extended and streng<strong>the</strong>ned as rapidly as possible.<br />
Commissioner J. D. Price states, however, that <strong>the</strong> work is badly<br />
handicapped in cases <strong>of</strong> very large shipments by <strong>the</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> con<br />
nections outside <strong>the</strong> State. He <strong>the</strong>refore heartily approves <strong>the</strong><br />
movement launched at <strong>the</strong> annual meeting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Com<br />
mercial Congress at Charleston, S. C, in December, 1915, when<br />
resolutions emanating from <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Agricultural Commissioners were presented and adopted, call<br />
ing for <strong>the</strong> creation by United States Congress <strong>of</strong> a special unit<br />
system <strong>of</strong> National organization for facilitating and developing<br />
<strong>the</strong> marketing and distribution <strong>of</strong> farm products.<br />
This proposition contemplates a new department <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> govern-<br />
SHEEP AND CATTLE GRAZING ON FARM OF J. D. PRICE
Thousands <strong>of</strong> acres <strong>of</strong><br />
improved farms, with<br />
houses and barns, can<br />
be Had in <strong>Georgia</strong> at<br />
from $35 to $15 on<br />
acre, that by supplying<br />
<strong>the</strong> necessary lime, will<br />
make permanent stands<br />
<strong>of</strong> alfalfa, giving from<br />
•four to six cuttings,<br />
and as many tons <strong>of</strong><br />
hay, a year, and this<br />
after it has furnished<br />
grazing for hogs. The<br />
cotton farmers in <strong>the</strong><br />
state are paying $25 a<br />
ton for western alfalfa<br />
hay for <strong>the</strong>ir stock. Not<br />
even in Kansas, whose<br />
boast has been that al<br />
falfa brought its pros<br />
perity, are <strong>the</strong> returns<br />
per acre from alfalfa so<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable as in Geor<br />
gia. Experienced, alfalfa<br />
growers nave no diffi<br />
culty in raising bumper<br />
crops <strong>the</strong> first year <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are in this State.<br />
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
CORN AND PEAS, I. A. FULLWOOD, TIFT COUNTY<br />
ment, entirely separate from any existing department, and com<br />
posed <strong>of</strong> township, county and state units, starting with <strong>the</strong><br />
individual farmers, and concentrating in a National chamber or<br />
commission <strong>of</strong> agriculture, which would be truly democratic in<br />
principle. The resolutions were endorsed by <strong>the</strong> agricultural<br />
commissioners <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, North<br />
and South Carolina and Texas. This project is independent <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> National Association <strong>of</strong> State Marketing Officials, organized<br />
at Chicago in November, 1915, and which proposes to accomplish<br />
<strong>the</strong> same object without congressional action.
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Cotton<br />
"The Snow <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Summer<br />
The chief money crop <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> is cotton. It has been in-<br />
seperably associated with <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State since a few<br />
months after its settlement by <strong>the</strong> Oglethorpe colonists. While<br />
cotton will doubtless for many years continue to be <strong>the</strong> State©s<br />
foremost agricultural resource, its almost complete dominance <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> commercial life <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people, whereby <strong>the</strong>ir prosperity has<br />
been at <strong>the</strong> mercy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world©s market, dependent on <strong>the</strong> rise<br />
and fall <strong>of</strong> price, seems likely to be nearing an end. The tendency,<br />
streng<strong>the</strong>ned by <strong>the</strong> condition created by <strong>the</strong> European war, is to<br />
©get away from <strong>the</strong> single crop idea, and grow at home <strong>the</strong> many<br />
"BANK ACCOUNT" COTTON- THREE BALES TO ACRE<br />
A sample <strong>of</strong> diversity<br />
<strong>of</strong> staple crops was af<br />
forded by <strong>the</strong> Chatham<br />
County Farm near Sa<br />
vannah in 1915, when<br />
exceptional results were<br />
obtained from 175 acres<br />
<strong>of</strong> corn (45 'bushels an<br />
acre), 75 acres <strong>of</strong> cot<br />
ton, 75 acres <strong>of</strong> peas,<br />
(SO acres <strong>of</strong> hay, 15 acres<br />
<strong>of</strong> sugar-cane, 30 acres<br />
<strong>of</strong> Irish potatoes, 17<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> sweet potatoes,<br />
7 acres <strong>of</strong> alfalfa, 5<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> oats, 3 acres <strong>of</strong><br />
Japanese cane, 2 acres<br />
<strong>of</strong> Kudzu grass, 3<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> melons, and 10<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> miscellaneous<br />
vegetables. In addition<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were 20 steers<br />
fattened for killing, 20<br />
heifers kept for breed<br />
ing and 100 hoas raised<br />
for meat. That hai dly<br />
deserves to be called a<br />
"poor farm."
Velvet beans are a fa<br />
vorite crop with many<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farmers, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir acreage is increas<br />
ing yearly. A three-fold<br />
ad-vantage is claimed for<br />
<strong>the</strong>se beans. They ga<strong>the</strong>r<br />
nitrogen from <strong>the</strong> air,<br />
and transfuse it into <strong>the</strong><br />
land. The Utter alone<br />
is worth more than<br />
#25 an acre to <strong>the</strong> land<br />
as fertilizer. The husks<br />
may be fed to stock<br />
while <strong>the</strong> beans bring an<br />
excellent price when<br />
ground for oil and feed.<br />
In many sections big<br />
cotton crops are grown<br />
without fertilizer o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
than <strong>the</strong> bean little left<br />
on <strong>the</strong> land <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
year. Beans are threshed<br />
in ordinary cotton gins.<br />
Eastern farmers who<br />
something new about<br />
<strong>the</strong>m in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
KING COTTON AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR<br />
necessary food products that <strong>Georgia</strong>ns now purchase from o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
states.<br />
Until Texas, with its tremendously greater area, began to grow<br />
cotton extensively, <strong>Georgia</strong> led all o<strong>the</strong>r states in its production<br />
now it is second.<br />
Came Over With Oglethorfie<br />
Cotton plants grown as a curiosity in <strong>the</strong> gardens <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Salz-<br />
burgers at Ebenezer, from Egyptian seed one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m had brought<br />
over, gave an idea <strong>of</strong> its commercial possibilities and its particular<br />
adaptability to this climate, to Phillip Nutter, late <strong>of</strong> Chelsea,©<br />
England, who planted it on a more extensive scale in 1734. James<br />
Habersham is credited with having sent <strong>the</strong> first bale <strong>of</strong> lint to<br />
England <strong>the</strong> following year. Richard Leak, who was <strong>the</strong>n said to<br />
be <strong>the</strong> largest cotton grower in <strong>the</strong> State, with a hundred acres<br />
under cultivation, is on record in 1788 as urging <strong>the</strong> Philadelphia<br />
Society to use its influence to encourage <strong>the</strong> growing <strong>of</strong> cotton.<br />
No incentive was needed, however, after <strong>the</strong> invention <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793. This marvel <strong>of</strong> ingenuity was<br />
able to separate <strong>the</strong> lint from <strong>the</strong> seed <strong>of</strong> a single bale <strong>of</strong> cotton<br />
in a few hours, when <strong>the</strong>ret<strong>of</strong>ore a grown man could not do it
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 95<br />
by hand in a year. Then <strong>the</strong> export trade began to increase<br />
mightily year by year, creating a whole world <strong>of</strong> industry, and<br />
bringing fabulous prosperity to <strong>Georgia</strong> planters. The cotton<br />
production <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country at <strong>the</strong> period <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Civil War was<br />
two and two-thirds million bales. <strong>Georgia</strong> alone had exceeded<br />
that figure in production in 1911, while <strong>the</strong> total production <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> country that year was over sixteen million bales. The cotton<br />
crop brings to <strong>Georgia</strong> for lint and seed from $125,000,000 to<br />
$200,000,000 a year. The price varies with <strong>the</strong> volume <strong>of</strong> pro<br />
duction and <strong>the</strong> market conditions. The average cost <strong>of</strong> growing<br />
cotton, including fertilizer for forcing <strong>the</strong> crop, is at least eight<br />
cents a pound. But even with cotton selling at twelve or fourteen<br />
cents, <strong>the</strong> average <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer can not become a Croesus,<br />
when he buys his fodder and family food stuffs, especially when<br />
<strong>the</strong>y have been brought from a distance and have accumulated<br />
merchandising as well as freight charges. He has paid dearly<br />
for his lesson, but he has learned it.<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn farmers settling in <strong>Georgia</strong> naturally plant more or<br />
less cotton as soon as <strong>the</strong>y learn <strong>the</strong> way <strong>of</strong> it. The planting<br />
season is from about March 15 to May i, and it does equally well<br />
on a soil <strong>of</strong> sandy loam or red clay. It is grown successfully in<br />
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nearly every county in <strong>the</strong> State, and yields abundantly when<br />
properly fertilized and cultivated- The picking season begins in<br />
August and lasts almost until Christmas, with October and<br />
November as <strong>the</strong> heaviest months. After <strong>the</strong> cotton is ginned it<br />
is baled in 500 pound bales, and if to be shipped it is compressed<br />
at one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> central shipping points. <strong>Georgia</strong>'s crop is ei<strong>the</strong>r<br />
exported, shipped to New England mills or made into fabrics at<br />
<strong>the</strong> mills within <strong>the</strong> State. A few years ago it was estimated that<br />
nearly one-half <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s cultivated land was planted in cotton.<br />
There are about 5,000 cotton gins in <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
Fourth in Cotton Manufacture<br />
In <strong>the</strong> manufacture <strong>of</strong> cotton goods <strong>Georgia</strong> stands fourth in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Union, being excelled by Massachusetts, North Carolina and<br />
South Carolina. In ante-bellum days it led all Sou<strong>the</strong>rn states<br />
in this respect. Although <strong>the</strong> first cotton factory had been built<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> in 1811, <strong>the</strong> industry had its real beginning in 1828,<br />
when <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Factory was built at Whitehall, near A<strong>the</strong>ns.<br />
In 1900 <strong>the</strong>re were only 68 cotton mils in <strong>the</strong> State, with a<br />
capacity <strong>of</strong> 817,345 spindles and 19,398 looms. In 1915 <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were 165 mills with 2,214,850 active spindles and 42,773 looms,<br />
using over 300,000,000 pounds <strong>of</strong> cotton, and producing fine<br />
fabrics and yarns to <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> $63,794,145.<br />
The bumper cotton crop in history was in 1911, when <strong>the</strong> total<br />
product <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country was in round numbers 16,000,000 bales,<br />
<strong>of</strong> which <strong>Georgia</strong>'s portion was 2,768,627 bales. The average<br />
price that year was 9.69 cents. The following year, with a reduc<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> nearly a million bales in production, <strong>the</strong> average price was<br />
12.05 cents. Up jumped <strong>Georgia</strong>'s crop again to 2,316,601 bales<br />
in 1913, and <strong>the</strong> price was fairly good, too, at 13.07, and <strong>the</strong><br />
farmers were correspondingly happy. Ano<strong>the</strong>r bumper crop,<br />
almost equal to that <strong>of</strong> 1911, was in <strong>the</strong> fields in 1914, when like<br />
a thunderbolt came <strong>the</strong> European war, and <strong>the</strong> Kaiser's big guns<br />
three thousand miles away on <strong>the</strong> Belgium frontier, knocked cot<br />
ton down to seven cents, and caused Sou<strong>the</strong>rn farmers to lose a<br />
prospective income <strong>of</strong> $300,000,000.<br />
State Combats Cotton's Foes<br />
A few years ago half a bale <strong>of</strong> cotton to <strong>the</strong> acre was con<br />
sidered a fair yield, but he is a poor farmer <strong>the</strong>se days who does<br />
not make a bale an acre, while two bales an acre is not uncommon<br />
and even three have been grown in some instances. Insect pests<br />
and plant diseases generally are vigorously combated by <strong>the</strong> State<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Entomology, which is under <strong>the</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> State<br />
Entomologist E. Lee Worsham. It has done notable work in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farmers find<br />
ready money for pea<br />
nuts from, <strong>the</strong> oil mills,<br />
a number <strong>of</strong> which have<br />
been established in<br />
South <strong>Georgia</strong> especially<br />
for this crop, while<br />
many cotton oil mills<br />
have adapted <strong>the</strong>ir ma*<br />
chinery to it. One large<br />
land owner in Miller<br />
County in 1916 planted<br />
peanuts in every acre<br />
formerly given over to<br />
cotton, and has erected<br />
an oil mill for his own<br />
and his neighbors' crops.<br />
There is also ready<br />
money in porlc made<br />
from peanuts ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />
by hogs, and <strong>the</strong> ex<br />
perience <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Moultrie<br />
PacTcing Company has<br />
demonstrated that pea<br />
nut-fed hogs produce<br />
quite as superior lard<br />
as corn-fed hogs.
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meeting <strong>the</strong> onslaught <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pestiferous boll weevil, that Mexican<br />
insect bandit that preys on cotton fields. Dr. W. D. Hunter, plant<br />
insect specialist <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U. S, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Entomology, asserts that<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s preparedness to keep out this enemy is better than that<br />
<strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r Sou<strong>the</strong>rn state. The <strong>Georgia</strong> department is success<br />
fully developing several highly specialized varieties <strong>of</strong> cotton,<br />
with extra long fibre and greater yield per acre. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se,<br />
known as "Dixafin," is an upland staple, that brings from three<br />
to five cents a pound more than <strong>the</strong> common variety. The "services<br />
<strong>of</strong> this department are at <strong>the</strong> command <strong>of</strong> farmers whenever<br />
needed.<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> cotton fibre <strong>of</strong> commerce <strong>the</strong>re is a valuable<br />
secondary product known as linters—<strong>the</strong> very fine lint obtained<br />
from <strong>the</strong> seed after it is ginned. Of linters, <strong>Georgia</strong> produces<br />
from 50,000 to 110,000 bales a year.<br />
Xne Royal Consort—Queen Cotton Seed<br />
About thirty years ago it was discovered that cotton seed,<br />
which, previous to that time, except for planting purposes, was<br />
thrown into discard heaps or used for fertilizer, was in itself a<br />
source <strong>of</strong> great wealth. Therewith <strong>the</strong> cotton seed oil industry<br />
"UPRIGHT" COTTON ON BASTING'S FARM. TROTTE COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 99<br />
COLLEGE METHOD OF CORN GROWING DEMONSTRATED<br />
was created and grew rapidly. There are now 170 cotton oil<br />
mills in <strong>Georgia</strong>, with an annual production <strong>of</strong> more than<br />
$20,000,000. Cotton seed oil possesses peculiar dietetic and<br />
hygienic properties. It is used extensively for lard compounds<br />
and for soaps, and as a substitute for <strong>the</strong> olive oil <strong>of</strong> Italy. And<br />
still more. The residue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seed after crushing, in <strong>the</strong> form<br />
<strong>of</strong> meal and hulls, is a superior fattening food for cattle and<br />
hogs, and also possesses valuable fertilizing properties.<br />
Sea Island Cotton<br />
Sea Island cotton—cotton de luxe—is grown only on <strong>the</strong> islands<br />
along <strong>the</strong> coast <strong>of</strong> South Carolina, <strong>Georgia</strong> and Florida, and at a<br />
distance inland varying according to soil conditions, from 25 to<br />
loo miles from <strong>the</strong> sea. It is <strong>of</strong> a rich, long-staple variety, <strong>the</strong><br />
rarest cotton in <strong>the</strong> world, and brings about .25 cents a pound. It<br />
is used for making fine laces, thin fabrics and imitation silks. In<br />
1911, <strong>the</strong> banner cotton year, <strong>Georgia</strong> produced 72,904 bales <strong>of</strong><br />
Sea Island cotton, against a total world's crop <strong>of</strong> 119,293 bales.<br />
High-class cattle for<br />
breeding purposes can<br />
be obtained in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
from a number <strong>of</strong> ex<br />
perienced breeders, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> stock <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> average<br />
farmer is being improv<br />
ed rapidly. R. F. Shed-<br />
den, <strong>of</strong> Atlanta, has a<br />
big Shorthorn cattle<br />
farm in Coweta County,<br />
and is supplied with ad<br />
ditional stock in carload<br />
lots by <strong>the</strong> American<br />
Shorthorn Breeders' As<br />
sociation. The <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce is<br />
co-operating with state<br />
and railroad <strong>of</strong>ficials in<br />
<strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> a<br />
centarl market for thor<br />
oughbred cattle, where<br />
farmers may select<br />
stock without travelling<br />
to o<strong>the</strong>r states. Geor<br />
gia's natural advan<br />
tages for beef produc<br />
tion are attracting<br />
country-wide attention.
IOO FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Wkat <strong>Georgia</strong> Soil Can Produce<br />
Just how many agricultural products <strong>the</strong> kindly soil and vary<br />
ing climates <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> will permit to be raised successfully and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itably may never be accurately known. In a prize contest<br />
held recently by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, in connec<br />
tion with <strong>the</strong> observance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> annual <strong>Georgia</strong> Products Dav<br />
John S. Stockbridge, R. F. D. 3, Atlanta, was declared <strong>the</strong> win<br />
ner. He submitted a list <strong>of</strong> 234 separate products, classifying<br />
<strong>the</strong>m under headings <strong>of</strong> 21 grain crops, 64 vegetable crops, 32<br />
hay and pasture crops, 46 fruit crops, 14 nut crops, 6 sugar and<br />
oil crops, 25 aromatic and herb crops. It looks like <strong>the</strong> index<br />
to a national seed catalog. This semi-<strong>of</strong>ficially declared list <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> products is as follows:<br />
Grain Crops—Barley, bean (horse), bean (Lyon), bean (soy)<br />
bean (velvet), bean (Yokahama), buckwheat, corn (Indian)'<br />
corn (chicken), corn (Jerusalem), conn (Kaffir), corn (pop)'<br />
corn (sweet), cowpeas, millet (pearl), oats, peas (Canadian<br />
held), rice (lowland), rice (upland), rye, wheat—21.<br />
Fiber Crops— Basket willow, broom corn, cotton, flax (win-<br />
HASTINGS' FARM, TROUP COUNTY
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ter), gourd, hemp, jute, mulberry (silk), mulberry (paper),<br />
okra, rami, sisal, yucca—13.<br />
Forage Crops—Cane (Japanese), cactus (spineless), cassava,<br />
chufa, goober, rnangel wurzel, Milo maize, peanut, rape, salt<br />
bush (Australian), sorghum, sugar beet, teosinte—13.<br />
Vegetable Crops—Arrowroot, artichoke, asparagus, bean (corn<br />
field), bean (Lima or butter), bean, (navy), bean (pole), bean<br />
(string), bean (wax), beet, brocoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage,<br />
carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chard, chervil, chickory, col-<br />
lard, cress, cowpea (table), cucumber, dandelion, Dasheen, en<br />
dive, eggplant, fetticus, garlic, kale, kershaw, kohlrabi, leek, let<br />
tuce, mushroom, mustard, mustard (Chinese), okra, onion, onion<br />
(Bermuda), onion (shallot), parsley, parsnip, pea (English s<strong>of</strong>t),<br />
pea (English hard), pea (Mar<strong>of</strong>at), pea (salad), pepper (red),<br />
pepper (sweet), potato (Irish), potato (sweet), potato (yam),<br />
pumpkin, radish, radish (horse), rhubarb, salsify, spinach, squash<br />
(summer), squash (winter), taro, tomato, turnip—64.<br />
Hay and Pasture Crops—Alfalfa, clover (Crimson), clover<br />
(Japanese), clover (Mexican; not true clover), clover (red),<br />
clover (sweet), clover (white), Desmodium (beggarweed), grass<br />
(Bermuda), grass (carpet), grass (crab), grass (crawfoot),<br />
grass (Dallis), grass (guinea), grass (Herds), grass (Italian<br />
A LOADED GRAPE VINE
Hark Twain . Said : " The<br />
true <strong>Georgia</strong> water<br />
melon is above, apart,<br />
and not to lie mentioned<br />
with <strong>the</strong> common things<br />
<strong>of</strong> earth. It is one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> world's chief lux<br />
uries, being by <strong>the</strong><br />
grace <strong>of</strong> God over all<br />
<strong>the</strong> fruits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth.<br />
When one has tasted it<br />
he knows what angels<br />
eat. It certainly was not<br />
a <strong>Georgia</strong> watermelon<br />
that Eve partook; we<br />
know it because she re<br />
pented."<br />
Annual shipments <strong>of</strong><br />
watermelons from Geor<br />
gia amount to more<br />
than 12,000 carloads.<br />
They grow in all sec<br />
tions^ but principally<br />
along <strong>the</strong> Savannah<br />
River and in South<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
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rye), grass (Johnson), grass (Kentucky blue), grass (meadow<br />
fescue), grass (oat), grass (orchard), grass (Para), grass (pe<br />
rennial rye), grass (rescue), grass (Rhodes), grass (Sudan),<br />
grass (Texas blue), grass (water), millet (German), Timothy,<br />
vetch (hairy), vetch (spring)—32.<br />
Fruit Crops—Apple, apricot, banana (Lady Finger), black<br />
berry, blueberry, cabbage palmetto, cantaloupe, citrange, citron,<br />
cherry (sour), cherry (sweet), crabapple, currant, dewberry, fig,<br />
gooseberry, grape (bunch), grape (Muscadine or Scuppernong),<br />
grapefruit, haw, huckleberry, kaki (Japanese persimmon), kum-<br />
quat, lemon, loquat, mulberry, mushmelon, nectarine, olester<br />
(Japanese), olive, orange, pawpaw, palmettoberry, peach, pear,<br />
persimmon, piemelon, plum, pomegranate, quince, raspberry,<br />
roselle, Satsuma orange, strawberry, watermelon, wonderberry—<br />
46.<br />
Nut Crops—Acorn (sweet), almond, beechnut, chestnut (Jap<br />
anese), chestnut (native.), chestnut^ (Spanish), chinquapin, filbert,<br />
hazelnut, hickorynut, pecan, walnut (black), walnut (English),<br />
walnut (Japanese)—14.<br />
Sugar and Oil Crops—Cane, castor bean, peanut, rape (flax<br />
seed), sorghum, sunflower (Russian)—6.<br />
Aromatic and Herb Crops—Anise, balm, borage, caraway, cat<br />
nip, coriander, deer tongue, dill, ginseng, golden seal, horehound,<br />
lavender, Marjoram (sweet), mint, pennyroyal, peppermint,<br />
poppy, rosemary, sage, savory, sweet basil, tea, thyme, tobacco,<br />
wormwood—25.<br />
WATERMELONS—THE FRUIT THAT GEORGIA MADE FAMOUS
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Peaches<br />
Internationally famous, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> peach is <strong>the</strong> queen <strong>of</strong> •<br />
fruits, as cotton is <strong>the</strong> king <strong>of</strong> soil products. A peach is a<br />
peach, but <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> peach, beautiful, fragrant, flavorous, cool<br />
and luscious, excells <strong>the</strong>m all. The total production <strong>of</strong> peaches<br />
in <strong>the</strong> State in 1915, according to United States Government re<br />
ports, was 5,330,000 bushels, averaging over a dollar a bushel.<br />
In 1914 <strong>the</strong> production was 5,785,000 bushels, at a farm value <strong>of</strong><br />
$1.26 a bushel. California produced nearly twice <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong><br />
bushels that <strong>Georgia</strong> did in 1915, but its value per bushel was<br />
little more than half that <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s, and no o<strong>the</strong>r State ap<br />
proached anywhere near <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s crop. There<br />
were 4,468 cars <strong>of</strong> peaches shipped from <strong>the</strong> State in 1915, <strong>of</strong><br />
which seventy per cent, were through <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Fruit Ex<br />
change, <strong>the</strong> thorough marketing system <strong>of</strong> which, through selling<br />
agents in 246 cities, supplemented by <strong>the</strong> co-operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rail<br />
roads, enabled it to avoid glutting <strong>the</strong> markets, and to obtain <strong>the</strong><br />
best possible prices. This organization has been a valuable object<br />
lesson to <strong>the</strong> growers <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r fruits. Its operations have been<br />
counted thus far to marketing <strong>the</strong> peach crop. About eighty-five<br />
per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peach growers belong to <strong>the</strong> exchange.<br />
The growth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peach industry in <strong>Georgia</strong> has been remark<br />
able. Fifty years ago <strong>the</strong>re were only a few small orchards near<br />
Augusta. The first refrigerated car <strong>of</strong> peaches went to New<br />
York in 1887. That gave great impetus to- <strong>the</strong> planting <strong>of</strong> or-<br />
The Glorious Promise <strong>of</strong><br />
Fruitage.<br />
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Fort Valley Peach Or<br />
chard—six years old—in<br />
Full Midsummer Foliage
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chards, which can be found scattered throughout <strong>the</strong> whole state,<br />
where <strong>the</strong>y seem to thrive equally well. The time <strong>of</strong> maturing<br />
varies with <strong>the</strong> section, beginning early in <strong>the</strong> South, and ending<br />
later in <strong>the</strong> summer in Yonah Land, in <strong>the</strong> foot hills <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Blue<br />
Ridge. Thirty years ago <strong>the</strong> largest peach orchard in <strong>the</strong> State<br />
was forty acres, but to-day <strong>the</strong>re are some individual orchards<br />
having as many as 250,000 bearing trees, with <strong>the</strong>ir own railway<br />
extensions and large packing-houses. It is estimated that <strong>the</strong>re<br />
are approximately eighteen million peach trees in <strong>the</strong> State. As<br />
large new areas have been planted each year since 1905, a great<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> orchards <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State have not yet come to<br />
bearing.<br />
The chief varieties <strong>of</strong> peaches grown in <strong>Georgia</strong> considered<br />
from a commercial standpoint, are <strong>the</strong> Carman, Hiley, Belle,<br />
Uneeda, Greensboro, and Elberta. The last is by far <strong>the</strong> most<br />
famous and plentiful. It was originated by Samuel H. Rumph in<br />
<strong>the</strong> early eighties, and is a cross between <strong>the</strong> Chinese Cling and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Crawford Early. Mr. Rumph, who named <strong>the</strong> variety for his<br />
wife, has spent his entire life in peach culture, and may be con<br />
sidered <strong>the</strong> nestor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> industry in <strong>Georgia</strong>. His orchards are<br />
in <strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> a distinctly peach district, and within a twelve-<br />
HALE FEACH ORCHARD, FORT VALLEY—140,000 BEARING TREES
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 105<br />
mile square, on ei<strong>the</strong>r side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Central Railroad tracks, and ex<br />
tending from above Fort Valley to below Marshallville, more<br />
than one-third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peaches in <strong>the</strong> State are grown.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r important peach section is in Yonah Land, along <strong>the</strong><br />
main line <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Railway in North <strong>Georgia</strong>. A still<br />
newer section, giving promise <strong>of</strong> abundant yield, is in <strong>the</strong> Pine<br />
Mountains, 40 miles north <strong>of</strong> Columbus. Suitable lands for<br />
peach orchards may be bought from $25 to $100 an acre, de<br />
pending on <strong>the</strong>ir condition <strong>of</strong> improvement and <strong>the</strong>ir proximity<br />
to a railroad station. Mountain side orchards have many advo<br />
cates, who claim that <strong>the</strong>y are not so susceptable to injury by<br />
cold snaps as those in bottom lands, and that mountain soil and<br />
air give special flavor and color to <strong>the</strong> fruit.<br />
On <strong>the</strong> eastern slope <strong>of</strong> White Oak mountain, near Ringgold,<br />
Ga., and only a few miles from Chattanooga, Tenn., J. E. Satter-<br />
field cleared land in 1912 and planted ten acres in peaches, one in<br />
pears, one in cherries, one in grapes and two in apples. He<br />
planted one-year old peach trees. They came into bearing in 1915,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Mayflower and Red varieties <strong>the</strong> last <strong>of</strong> May, <strong>the</strong> Slappy <strong>the</strong><br />
middle <strong>of</strong> July, <strong>the</strong> Carman <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> July, and <strong>the</strong> Elbertas<br />
about <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> August. The quality <strong>of</strong> his fruit was such<br />
HOUSTON COUNTY PEACH ORCHARD—FULL CROP OF FRUIT
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that he got $1.50 and $2.00 a bushel for <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> Chattanooga<br />
market, when o<strong>the</strong>rs were selling for 75 cents and a dollar a<br />
bushel. He could have sold hundreds <strong>of</strong> bushels more than he<br />
had. In a few years more that orchard should be worth a neat<br />
fortune.<br />
Savannah Sugar Refinery<br />
The past few years have been notable for <strong>Georgia</strong>'s industrial<br />
expansion. More grain mills, canning plants, and packing houses<br />
have opened up new and pr<strong>of</strong>itable markets for food crops, meat<br />
animals, as <strong>the</strong> augmented production <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se have required.<br />
And <strong>the</strong>re are opportunities for many more industries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
same general character. A particularly interesting contribution<br />
to <strong>the</strong> State's diversification is <strong>the</strong> three-million dollar sugar re<br />
finery being erected in Savannah. This will enable <strong>the</strong> planters<br />
to grow ano<strong>the</strong>r crop that will mean immediate cash to <strong>the</strong>m as<br />
soon as <strong>the</strong> product is delivered. It is claimed by experts that<br />
<strong>the</strong> fertile acres <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State near <strong>the</strong> coast can be made to yield<br />
as much sugar as <strong>the</strong> lowlands <strong>of</strong> Louisiana. This large invest<br />
ment, with its new field <strong>of</strong> employment for labor, is striking<br />
evidence <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> resources and energy.<br />
APPLE ORCHARD OF M. J. YEOMANS. CORNELIA
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 107<br />
Apples<br />
Apple growing in <strong>Georgia</strong> is still in its infancy, but all natural<br />
conditions are so favorable, and planting has been on such an<br />
extensive scale during <strong>the</strong> past few years, that an exceedingly<br />
creditable future is predicted for <strong>the</strong> industry. In fact, <strong>the</strong> State<br />
is not far from becoming as famous for its delicious apples as<br />
for its peaches and melons, and is fast coming to be a rival<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best known apple sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> North and West. Pre<br />
vious to twenty years ago <strong>the</strong> industry had been purely local and<br />
no attempt had been made to commercialize it widely. It was<br />
about 1900 that <strong>the</strong> North <strong>Georgia</strong> fruit began to attract general<br />
attention for is firm texture, fine flavor and high color. In <strong>the</strong><br />
five years preceding 1915 it is conservatively estimated that not<br />
less than a million trees were planted in three counties <strong>of</strong> North<br />
eastern <strong>Georgia</strong> alone.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> apples surprised <strong>the</strong> horticulturists <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country,<br />
when, at <strong>the</strong> National Apple Growers' Show at Spokane, Wash.,<br />
in 1908, with 1,500 entries in competition, <strong>the</strong>y took second prize<br />
for <strong>the</strong> best exhibit from <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States, and second for<br />
<strong>the</strong> best new variety open to <strong>the</strong> world. Again, in 1913, at <strong>the</strong><br />
annual fruit exhibit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New York College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture at<br />
Ithica, apples from <strong>Georgia</strong> were awarded four first and two<br />
second premiums, when among <strong>the</strong> competitors were orchards <strong>of</strong><br />
every fruit growing state in <strong>the</strong> country, and 130 varieties <strong>of</strong><br />
apples were entered.<br />
The early settlers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> highlands <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> found many<br />
apple trees <strong>of</strong> mature age that had been planted by <strong>the</strong> Cherokee<br />
Indians, and it is a remarkable fact that some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se trees,<br />
three and four feet in diameter, were still bearing pr<strong>of</strong>usely in<br />
1915, at more than a hundred years <strong>of</strong> age, and yielding above<br />
60 bushels a tree. Experts agree that all <strong>the</strong> conditions <strong>of</strong> soil,<br />
Up near Mount Yonah<br />
in Habersham County in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Fall <strong>of</strong> 1915 was <strong>the</strong><br />
inspiring sight <strong>of</strong> 28,000<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> glorious red<br />
apples—in two bins—<br />
part <strong>of</strong> one orchard crop<br />
<strong>of</strong> 40,000 bushels.<br />
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According to <strong>the</strong> old<br />
rule <strong>of</strong> nature, 1916 is to<br />
be <strong>the</strong> "on" year with<br />
apples, as 1915 was <strong>the</strong><br />
"<strong>of</strong>f" year, and big<br />
things are expected from<br />
<strong>the</strong> North <strong>Georgia</strong> or<br />
chards.
The value <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s<br />
farm products in 1915<br />
was $233,508,000, an in<br />
crease <strong>of</strong> thirteen per<br />
cent, over 1914. This<br />
was more than a million<br />
dollars in excess <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
value <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania's<br />
crops, thirty-two million<br />
in excess <strong>of</strong> Michigan's,<br />
fifty-four million more<br />
than Wisconsin's, thir<br />
teen million more than<br />
North Dakota's, and ex<br />
ceeded South Dakota's<br />
'by sixty-six million.<br />
<br />
California fell twenty-<br />
one million behind Geor<br />
gia in <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> its<br />
1915 crops, and, with, all<br />
its wonderful agricul<br />
tural prosperity, Kansas<br />
was only twenty-nine<br />
million dollars ahead <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, an$ only nine<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r states outranked<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
io8 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
READY TO CRUNCH BETWEEN TOUR TEETH<br />
climate, rainfall and atmosphere in North <strong>Georgia</strong> are ideal for<br />
apple culture. The section varies from 1200 to 4000 feet above<br />
<strong>the</strong> sea level. Among <strong>the</strong>se hills, <strong>the</strong> rainfall so necessary to <strong>the</strong><br />
well-being <strong>of</strong> fruit orchards, approximates seventy inches an<br />
nually, and is for <strong>the</strong> most part well distributed. During <strong>the</strong><br />
summer months <strong>the</strong> showers are frequent, supplying <strong>the</strong> needed<br />
moisture for rapid development and maturity, and in <strong>the</strong> late<br />
summer <strong>the</strong>re is usually a dry spell, and always cool nights to<br />
bring perfect ripeness and rich color to <strong>the</strong> fruit.<br />
Apple growing in <strong>Georgia</strong> is both pr<strong>of</strong>itable and fascinating.<br />
A few years <strong>of</strong> planting and careful culture will bring an orchard<br />
into bearing, and in a few years more <strong>the</strong>re are "fat pickings."<br />
An orchard <strong>of</strong> 20,000 six-year-old trees in Habersham County in<br />
1915 produced 40,000 bushels, selling net at <strong>the</strong> orchard for $1.00<br />
a bushel, or $1.50 a bushel delivered at various Sou<strong>the</strong>rn cities.<br />
The market for apples in <strong>the</strong> South alone is practically unlimited,<br />
and freight advantages favor home-grown fruit. The better va<br />
rieties bring big prices. Of <strong>the</strong> newer varieties grown here,<br />
"Stark's Delicious" has gained particular fame for its delicate<br />
and pleasing flavor. O<strong>the</strong>r choice varieties that flourish on <strong>the</strong>se
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 109<br />
hillsides are <strong>the</strong> Yellow Transparent, Red Astrachan, Red June,<br />
Yates, Duchess <strong>of</strong> Oldenburg, Wealthy, Rome Beauty, Winesap,<br />
Stayman Winesap, Grimes Golden, Kinnard, Black Twig, and<br />
Fort's Prize.<br />
Government reports gave <strong>the</strong> State in 1915 about two million<br />
apple trees and an annual production <strong>of</strong> less than a million<br />
bushels. <strong>Georgia</strong> people are beginning to appreciate apples more<br />
as <strong>the</strong> State produces more, and <strong>the</strong> choice varieties come onto<br />
<strong>the</strong> markets. Uncleared forest lands suitable for apple orchards<br />
may be bought for as low as $15 an acre in <strong>the</strong> mountain counties<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, and cleared lands for from $25 upwards. Compare<br />
PERFECT APPLE TREE IN YEOMAN©S ORCHARD, CORNELIA<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s manufacturing<br />
possibilities are almost<br />
limitless. With raw mar<br />
terial <strong>of</strong> every descrip<br />
tion, and in untold<br />
quantities almost at <strong>the</strong><br />
factory's doorstep, and<br />
abundance <strong>of</strong> reasonably<br />
cheap power, <strong>the</strong> de<br />
velopment <strong>of</strong> manufac<br />
turing in <strong>the</strong> state will<br />
depend solely on <strong>the</strong> ex<br />
pansion <strong>of</strong> trade and<br />
<strong>the</strong> reaching out and<br />
grasping <strong>of</strong> commercial<br />
opportunities. There is<br />
no absence <strong>of</strong> oppor<br />
tunities; <strong>the</strong>y are plenti<br />
ful. It is altoge<strong>the</strong>r a<br />
question <strong>of</strong>_ taking ad<br />
vantage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m. We<br />
are on <strong>the</strong> threshold <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> greatest foreign<br />
trade era this country<br />
has ever known, and<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, through her<br />
ports, is but a short<br />
reach from <strong>the</strong> Panama<br />
Canal with North Am<br />
erica.
Atlanta, with its 200,000<br />
consumers <strong>of</strong> vegetables,<br />
provides an excellent<br />
market for vegetable<br />
growers, as does Savan<br />
nah, Macon, Columbus,<br />
Augusta, and o<strong>the</strong>r cities<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, in propor<br />
tion to <strong>the</strong>ir size. At<br />
•present a large percent<br />
age <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vegetables<br />
consumed in <strong>the</strong> larger<br />
cities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state come<br />
from o<strong>the</strong>r states. With<br />
a little intensive culti<br />
vation <strong>the</strong>se vegetables<br />
could be grown within<br />
wagon haul <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cen<br />
ters <strong>of</strong> population, giv<br />
ing employment and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it to 'many indus<br />
trious gardeners. Clima<br />
tic conditions in Q-eorgia<br />
are ideal for raising<br />
vegetables, berries and<br />
small fruits in endless<br />
variety.<br />
IIO FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
ARKANSAS BLACK APPLE TREES AT ADAIKSVILLE<br />
<strong>the</strong>se prices with <strong>the</strong> $50 to $200 that are quoted for uncleared<br />
orchard lands in Washington State, where <strong>the</strong>re is an additional<br />
"water right" charge <strong>of</strong> $90 an acre, and consider <strong>the</strong> long freight<br />
haul from <strong>the</strong> shadows <strong>of</strong> Mount Tacoma to New York City, as<br />
compared to <strong>the</strong> 30 hours from North <strong>Georgia</strong>, to <strong>the</strong> big metro<br />
politan market, and <strong>the</strong> additional fact that <strong>Georgia</strong> grows just<br />
as fine a fruit, and judge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opportunity here for making a<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable business <strong>of</strong> apple production.<br />
Ten-year-old Winesap orchards in <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> Washington<br />
are authoritatively reported to average 12 boxes to a tree (one<br />
box equals seven-eights <strong>of</strong> a bushel), and in some cases are held at<br />
a valuation oif $2,000 an acre, while <strong>the</strong> same authority estimates<br />
<strong>the</strong> average value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m at $1,200 or $1,500 an acre. Numbers<br />
<strong>of</strong> individual orchards in <strong>Georgia</strong> can show just as good a record<br />
<strong>of</strong> production, and if <strong>the</strong> same careful attention is given to <strong>the</strong><br />
sorting and packing, as is given by <strong>the</strong> Western growers, <strong>the</strong>re
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA in<br />
is no reason why a much higher price should not be obtained for<br />
<strong>the</strong>m here as an <strong>of</strong>fset to <strong>the</strong> difference in freightage. In addition<br />
to <strong>the</strong> fruit trees <strong>the</strong>se <strong>Georgia</strong> lands may be made self-sustaining<br />
by planting in part in o<strong>the</strong>r crops and raising hogs and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
livestock. ,<br />
At Fayetteville in Fayette County, A. O. Blalock, who is <strong>the</strong><br />
United States Internal Revenue Collector for <strong>the</strong> Atlanta District,<br />
has a ten-acre orchard set out about 1898 in Yates apples, a va<br />
riety originated in that county. Up to 1912 it had not received<br />
much attention, when he began spraying. The first year, with<br />
one spraying, <strong>the</strong> yield showed improvement. The next year,<br />
with two sprayings, <strong>the</strong> results were marked. In 1915, with<br />
three sprayings, he produced an enormous crop <strong>of</strong> beautiful, clean<br />
red apples, <strong>the</strong> four hundred trees averaging at least ten bushels<br />
each, worth a dollar a bushel. But that was not all Mr. Blalock<br />
got from his ten acres. Every year since he purchased <strong>the</strong> land<br />
J:e has raised a paying crop <strong>of</strong> cotton between <strong>the</strong> trees,, fertilizing<br />
heavily and cultivating right up to <strong>the</strong> tree roots, and spreading<br />
plenty <strong>of</strong> cow manure. Some years he has made as much as a<br />
bale an acre. In 1915 he made seven bales on <strong>the</strong> ten acres,<br />
which, with <strong>the</strong> seed, brought $700. Added to his apple crop it<br />
amounted to quite a handsome sum.<br />
Picture shows field <strong>of</strong> 52<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> siceet potatoes.<br />
averaging 180 bushels<br />
an acre when dug in<br />
August, and more later.<br />
These were grown by<br />
8. D. Reiael & Sons,<br />
near Griffin, who have<br />
made as many as 280<br />
bushels an acre on same<br />
ground.<br />
Sheep can be raised<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itably all over Geor<br />
gia, and every farmer<br />
in <strong>the</strong> state may have at<br />
least a small fiock.<br />
They graze in <strong>the</strong> open<br />
<strong>the</strong> year around, and<br />
large areas <strong>of</strong> hills and<br />
mountain ranges pro<br />
vide unusual opportuni<br />
ties for sheep raising on<br />
a large scale. Gvod<br />
prices prevail for both<br />
wool and meat.
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Jrecans<br />
Pecan growing is a new industry <strong>of</strong> great promise in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
No more attractive proposition can be found in all horticulture.<br />
It not only provides an assured income, but for shade and orna<br />
ment pecans are <strong>the</strong> aristocrats <strong>of</strong> all trees in America, rivaling<br />
even <strong>the</strong> majestic oak and <strong>the</strong> graceful elm. Pecan trees are<br />
shapely, stately, clean, deep-rooted and long lived. They are<br />
natives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn states and thrive throughout <strong>the</strong> entire<br />
cotton belt. In <strong>the</strong> Flint River valley <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, in what is<br />
known as <strong>the</strong> Albany District, <strong>the</strong> soil and climate has been found<br />
to be particularly favorable to <strong>the</strong>ir development. Already over<br />
sixty thousand acres in <strong>the</strong> district are planted in pecans, which<br />
constitutes probably half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total area <strong>of</strong> cultivated pecan<br />
groves in <strong>the</strong> country. In fact Albany, <strong>Georgia</strong>, has become <strong>the</strong><br />
acknowledged hub <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pecan universe.<br />
The slogan <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pecan enthusiast is <strong>the</strong> advice given by a<br />
veteran grower some twenty-five years ago to one who became<br />
a pioneer in <strong>the</strong> Albany district: "Young man, set out a pecan<br />
grove, and when you are old it will support you." One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
many young men who have pr<strong>of</strong>itably followed this advice is<br />
PECAN ORCHARD AND NURSERY OF W. P. DULLARD, NEAR ALBANY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA "3<br />
J. B. Wight, <strong>of</strong> Cairo, <strong>Georgia</strong>, whose famous "Frotscher" tree,<br />
a mere slip when he planted it in 1892, is now sixty-six feet high,<br />
73 inches in circumference, has a spread <strong>of</strong> 85 feet, and for <strong>the</strong><br />
last five years has yielded an average annual income <strong>of</strong> over<br />
$100.00 a year. A large percentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> groves in <strong>the</strong> Albany<br />
district have been planted in <strong>the</strong> last ten years and many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m<br />
<strong>the</strong>refore are just beginning to produce.<br />
The pecan is a commercial wonder. The paper-shell nuts which<br />
is <strong>the</strong> principal variety planted about Albany, bring from 25<br />
cents to 75 cents a pound, although <strong>the</strong> largest thin-shelled nuts<br />
bring as high as $1.00 and $1.25 a pound. The demand for<br />
pecans is well ahead <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> supply, and is rapidly increasing as<br />
<strong>the</strong> public comes to understand <strong>the</strong>ir high nutritive value, and<br />
sense <strong>the</strong>ir delicate flavor. In a recent letter to William T. Bul-<br />
lard, <strong>of</strong> Albany, ano<strong>the</strong>r extensive pecan grower, and Secretary<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Nut Growers' Association, Dr. J. H. Kellogg, <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Battle Creek Sanitarium, <strong>the</strong> recognized authority on dietetic<br />
subjects, says:<br />
"I regard <strong>the</strong> pecan as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> very finest <strong>of</strong> nature's choice<br />
products. A pound <strong>of</strong> pecans contains more nourishment than<br />
any o<strong>the</strong>r known food. A pound <strong>of</strong> pecans contains as much<br />
protein as half a pound <strong>of</strong> meat, as much fat as three-fourths <strong>of</strong><br />
"FROTSCHER" PECAN GROVE, NEAR CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY
<strong>Georgia</strong> Cantaloupes are<br />
rapidly gaining high<br />
prestige in <strong>the</strong> North<br />
ern markets. They Have<br />
four days' advantage<br />
over <strong>the</strong> product <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Pacific Coast in reach<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> big cities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
East and Middle West,<br />
and <strong>the</strong>refore can 6e<br />
delivered in <strong>the</strong> pink <strong>of</strong><br />
perfect cantaloupe con<br />
dition. The soil, cli<br />
mate and o<strong>the</strong>r condi<br />
tions in <strong>Georgia</strong> are<br />
ideal for cantaloupes,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> annual acreage<br />
is expanding. A large<br />
co-operating group <strong>of</strong><br />
farmers along <strong>the</strong> line<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> A., B.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
EMBOWERED IN ROSES<br />
in <strong>the</strong> United States is evidenced by <strong>the</strong> jump <strong>of</strong> foreign importa<br />
tions from three million dollars in 1909 to over thirteen and one-<br />
half millions in 1913. Pecans are about three-fourths oil and<br />
<strong>the</strong>refore richer in that respect than all o<strong>the</strong>r nuts.<br />
From five to ten acres in pecans, properly cared for, will com<br />
fortably support a large family. Throughout <strong>the</strong> pecan belt <strong>the</strong>re<br />
are many individual trees worth from $500 to $1,000, based on<br />
eight per cent, annual income on those amounts. Twelve to<br />
twenty trees are planted to <strong>the</strong> ac/e, and while <strong>the</strong>y are reaching<br />
maturity, <strong>the</strong> ground may be yielding regular annual revenue<br />
from cotton, corn, peas, or o<strong>the</strong>r crops planted between. Lands<br />
suited for pecan growing may be bought as low as $25 to $30<br />
an acre. When planted <strong>the</strong>y are worth $100. An exceedingly<br />
The 1916 cotton crop<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South was gath<br />
ered during a rapidly<br />
rising market, which<br />
before this page went<br />
to press had reached<br />
20 cents a pound. Long<br />
staple, or Sea Island<br />
Cotton, had touched 60<br />
cents. Cotton seed<br />
found ready sale at $65<br />
a ton. Such prices<br />
are unprecedented, ex<br />
cept <strong>of</strong> course when<br />
war was rampant in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cotton States. As<br />
a consequence, <strong>the</strong> av<br />
erage <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer<br />
has money for many<br />
necessities and some<br />
luxuries. He is buying<br />
improved machinery,<br />
and more mules, add<br />
ing to his land hold<br />
ings, planning greater<br />
diversification, and gen<br />
erally taking advantage<br />
<strong>of</strong> his opportunities.
<strong>Georgia</strong> has indirect<br />
ly paid a large propor<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
fine white houses and<br />
Ug red tarns on <strong>the</strong><br />
farms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Western<br />
prairie states, by 'buy-<br />
<strong>the</strong> products <strong>of</strong> those<br />
farms at from 75 cents<br />
to $1.10 for corn; $18<br />
to $%5 a ton for hay, 35<br />
to 50 cents for outter,<br />
and high prices for<br />
packing-house meats.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> intends to have<br />
such homes and tarns<br />
<strong>of</strong> her own, and here<br />
with invites <strong>the</strong> prairie<br />
farmers to come and oc<br />
cupy <strong>the</strong>m, and on<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> soil grow all<br />
<strong>the</strong>se and infinitely<br />
more, where <strong>the</strong>re is a<br />
Ttindly climate and a<br />
hungry market. Sun<br />
shine and rain and soil<br />
combine in proper pro<br />
portions here to create<br />
ideal farming condi<br />
tions.<br />
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safe and conservative estimate places <strong>the</strong> added value with each<br />
year's growth at $50 an acre. Successful pecan growing requires<br />
<strong>the</strong> exercise <strong>of</strong> business diligence and foresight, but no more<br />
attention than o<strong>the</strong>r fruit trees and <strong>the</strong>y have fewer insect pests.<br />
According to <strong>the</strong>ir variety, <strong>the</strong> trees begin to bear in from four<br />
to six years after planting.<br />
The great commercial success attained by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> pecan<br />
industry is due to <strong>the</strong> scientific methods <strong>of</strong> budding and grafting.<br />
The native pecans <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn forests are renewed naturally<br />
from seedlings. Valuable time is saved and <strong>the</strong> element <strong>of</strong> un<br />
certainty removed by planting young trees that have been grown<br />
from buds or grafts. Pecans are also successfully grafted on<br />
native forest hickory trees, which belong to <strong>the</strong> same botanical<br />
species, and wonderful possibilities are predicted in that line <strong>of</strong><br />
endeavor. Any farmer in <strong>Georgia</strong> may have a few pr<strong>of</strong>itable<br />
pecan trees about his place even if he does not have a commercial<br />
grove.<br />
To sum up: He who plants a pecan tree is conferring a two<br />
fold benefit: i. On <strong>the</strong> surrounding country as a whole in that<br />
it makes <strong>the</strong> climate and rainfall more uniform. One reason why<br />
our rainfall is becoming more irregular, and many streams which<br />
twenty-five years ago were unfailing, now dry up every summer,<br />
is that our forests are being cut down. For this reason he who<br />
adds even a few trees is helping to restore nature to its normal<br />
condition. 2. On himself and on his descendants for a hundred<br />
years, both in <strong>the</strong> healthy food that is provided, and <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
which comes from <strong>the</strong> sale <strong>of</strong> surplus nuts.<br />
GEORGIA CANNING CLUB GIRL
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 117<br />
an Acre <strong>of</strong> Land Can Do<br />
• BY PROF. T. H. MCHATTON,<br />
Horticulturist, <strong>Georgia</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture.<br />
About <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> July it was our privilege to visit one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> most progressive and up-to-date farmers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. This<br />
gentleman belongs to <strong>the</strong> old school, but has taken up many <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> ideas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> present and is using <strong>the</strong>m on his place. He is a<br />
large landowner and follows improved methods on all <strong>of</strong> his<br />
places, but has been especially attentive to two acres on his farm.<br />
When we arrived he was fitting one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se acres for fall<br />
potatoes. The land had been deeply plowed and worked to almost<br />
a perfect bed. Some fine black material was noticed scattered<br />
CORN SIXTY-EIGHT DAYS OLD—CARROLLTON, GA.<br />
Grape growing is a<br />
neglected industry in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, that only<br />
awaits individual initi<br />
ative and some organ<br />
ised effort to 'become a<br />
source <strong>of</strong> untold pr<strong>of</strong>it.<br />
A thousand <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Mils await <strong>the</strong> vinters'<br />
labors. Grapes as large<br />
and fine as any ever<br />
produced in California,<br />
are grown on <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
vines, but as yet in<br />
quantities too small to<br />
be a commercial item.<br />
The famed scuppernong<br />
grape, which flourishes<br />
all over <strong>the</strong> South, is a<br />
native <strong>of</strong> and grows<br />
wild in South <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Many car loads <strong>of</strong><br />
grapes are shipped each<br />
year to Atlanta from<br />
California that could<br />
just as well have been<br />
grown in <strong>Georgia</strong>.
n8 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
about in and over <strong>the</strong> furrows and it looked as if it might be <strong>the</strong><br />
best <strong>of</strong> rotted manure, but turned out to be mill sweepings. A<br />
whole carload <strong>of</strong> this had been put on <strong>the</strong> one acre, about twenty<br />
tons. A negro was putting fertilizer in <strong>the</strong> rows where <strong>the</strong> pota<br />
toes were to be planted <strong>the</strong> following day. Eight hundred pounds<br />
<strong>of</strong> a high-grade chemical fertilizer was being applied. After <strong>the</strong><br />
planting was done a furrow was going to be opened between <strong>the</strong><br />
rows, and we were told that from thirty to forty tons <strong>of</strong> barn<br />
yard manure was to be put in <strong>the</strong>se furrows and <strong>the</strong>n covered<br />
by listing and a smoothing implement was to be run over <strong>the</strong> whole<br />
so that <strong>the</strong> field would be level when <strong>the</strong> work was done. The<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> potatoes being planted was Lookout Mountain.<br />
Conversation brought out <strong>the</strong> fact that last year <strong>the</strong> owner had<br />
sold $800 worth <strong>of</strong> potatoes from <strong>the</strong> two acres and had at this<br />
time 400 bushels <strong>of</strong> onions that had come from <strong>the</strong> same two<br />
acres. He had refused within <strong>the</strong> week a dollar a bushel for <strong>the</strong><br />
onions. These we saw, and <strong>the</strong>y were certainly fine, large, smooth,<br />
well-shaped and well-cured.<br />
The rotation that had been followed on <strong>the</strong> two acres <strong>of</strong> pota<br />
toes last year had produced not only <strong>the</strong> potatoes, but <strong>the</strong> onions,<br />
and <strong>the</strong>re is now on <strong>the</strong> ground a crop <strong>of</strong> cotton that should pro<br />
duce a bale or more per acre.<br />
VIEW OF HILLSIDE PEACH ORCHARD AT SUMMERVILLE, NORTH GEORGIA
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 119<br />
The two acres toge<strong>the</strong>r will give a gross return <strong>of</strong> from four<br />
teen to fifteen hundred dollars, and <strong>the</strong> owner declares that he<br />
hopes to make <strong>the</strong>m turn in a thousand dollars apiece before he<br />
is through with <strong>the</strong>m. This is a good gross return from land;<br />
when soil will grow ordinary crops <strong>of</strong> this value <strong>the</strong>re is certainly<br />
money in farming.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> sake <strong>of</strong> argument let us figure on <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> production<br />
on this land. The mill sweepings were worth about $20, <strong>the</strong><br />
manure $40, and <strong>the</strong> fertilizer around $20 at <strong>the</strong> present time;<br />
this gives a grand total <strong>of</strong> $80 for <strong>the</strong> fertilizer alone per acre.<br />
Forty dollars should cover <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> seed for <strong>the</strong> three crops;<br />
<strong>the</strong> land, valued at $300 per acre, at 10 per cent., would be $30<br />
for interest; ano<strong>the</strong>r $30 should cover interest on money invested<br />
in stock, tools, etc., as well as wear and tear, and $50 should cover<br />
all labor and o<strong>the</strong>r expenses. These added will give a total ex<br />
pense <strong>of</strong> $230; cost <strong>of</strong> crates, sacks, etc., would take <strong>the</strong> whole<br />
to $300 per acre. The gross receipts from <strong>the</strong> acre were between<br />
$600 and $700, leaving a pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> at least $300 per acre to <strong>the</strong><br />
grower.<br />
Farming on such a scale is certainly a pr<strong>of</strong>itable business. It is<br />
a wonder that more <strong>of</strong> our farmers do not build up more <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
lands and make large pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>the</strong>reon. It is a great deal better<br />
FIELD OF SWEET POTATOES GROWN BY A. ETLANDER, AMERICUS
I2O FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
to clear $300 on one acre than to make <strong>the</strong> same amount on thirty<br />
or forty acres. It is better for <strong>the</strong> man as well as <strong>the</strong> land.<br />
Au<strong>the</strong>ntic reports like <strong>the</strong> one above encourage all <strong>of</strong> us to a<br />
greater effort in our agricultural operations; <strong>the</strong>y show us that<br />
farming is like any o<strong>the</strong>r business, it takes money to make any<br />
large amount <strong>of</strong> money. Such reports only go to show that many<br />
<strong>of</strong> our farms are undercapitalized, that is, <strong>the</strong>re is not enough<br />
cash to run <strong>the</strong>m as <strong>the</strong>y should be handled. Truly agriculture is<br />
a wonderful business, o<strong>the</strong>rwise we would have most all been<br />
broke long ago.<br />
Forty-Four Bushels <strong>of</strong> TiVlieat to Acre<br />
E. L. Wade, <strong>of</strong> Montrose, Ga., has demonstrated that <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
can grow wheat as fine in quality and as much to <strong>the</strong> acre as can<br />
be grown in <strong>the</strong> Northwest. His record in 1915 bears comparison.<br />
On six acres <strong>the</strong> average yield was 36^ bushels. On one and<br />
one-tenth acres <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> land <strong>the</strong> yield was 44 bushels<br />
to <strong>the</strong> acre. The land was measured with a chain in order that<br />
<strong>the</strong> figures might be absolutely accurate. On four acres Mr.<br />
Wade also made an average <strong>of</strong> 78 bushels <strong>of</strong> oats, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fulghum<br />
variety. In cultivating <strong>the</strong>se plots, <strong>the</strong> ground was well broken<br />
in <strong>the</strong> fall, subsoiled and <strong>the</strong> grains put in early.<br />
MONSTER PIG BUSH, MILET BRIGHT FARM, INGLESIDE
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 121<br />
State Puolicity Campaign<br />
Auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Exhibit Cars <strong>of</strong> State Resources, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Motion Picture Show and <strong>the</strong> book <strong>of</strong> "Facts About <strong>Georgia</strong>,"<br />
are co-ordinate parts <strong>of</strong> a systematic country-wide plan <strong>of</strong> pub<br />
licity for <strong>Georgia</strong> and her products, inaugurated by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, to make known to <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world<br />
<strong>the</strong> manifest advantages <strong>of</strong> living and laboring within <strong>Georgia</strong>©s<br />
wide borders.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> on \Vkeels<br />
The Exhibit Cars, which, after a six-month©s tour <strong>of</strong> this State,<br />
will travel through <strong>the</strong> entire country, North, East and West,<br />
for a period <strong>of</strong> five years, constitute <strong>the</strong> most substantial effort<br />
yet made by <strong>the</strong> chamber to advertise <strong>Georgia</strong>©s resources, and<br />
induce citizens <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r states to invest in homes and lands in<br />
this State. These cars are managed and conducted by M. Leak<br />
and his wife, who are favorably known from coast to coast as<br />
OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF EXHIBIT CARS BY GOVERNOR HARRIS AND PRESIDENT HADEN
<strong>Georgia</strong> rarely suf<br />
fers from, any abnormal<br />
wea<strong>the</strong>r conditions. The<br />
summer heat is not so<br />
depressing as that <strong>of</strong><br />
New York, and also is<br />
tempered by breezes.<br />
The winter's cold is in<br />
vigorating, without 'be<br />
ing anywhere nearly so<br />
severe as <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
States. <strong>Georgia</strong> pro<br />
duces winter crops in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>usion where her<br />
people try to grow<br />
<strong>the</strong>m. The year round<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is no better place<br />
to live. There is nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />
scorching heat nor long<br />
spells <strong>of</strong> rigorous win<br />
ter wea<strong>the</strong>r. Perhaps<br />
<strong>the</strong>se facts are not as<br />
well known as <strong>the</strong>y<br />
should be in o<strong>the</strong>r sec<br />
tions. A common expres<br />
sion <strong>of</strong> surprise when<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rners come to<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is, "Why this<br />
is not at all what I ex<br />
pected to flnd."<br />
122 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
experienced exhibitionists, and who are thoroughly embued with<br />
<strong>the</strong> "<strong>Georgia</strong> Spirit." A crew <strong>of</strong> five men accompany <strong>the</strong> cars<br />
on <strong>the</strong>ir tour, as assistant caretakers and lecturers. The cars<br />
are veritable exposition palaces on wheels, and in addition to <strong>the</strong><br />
exhibits, carry <strong>the</strong>ir own lighting and heating plants, and provide<br />
sleeping and eating accommodations for seven people.<br />
Car No. i contains carefully arranged exhibits <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> agricul<br />
tural, mineral and industrial resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
It was stocked by <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural Department, and it<br />
required uncommon ingenuity to get anything like a representa<br />
tive range <strong>of</strong> products into such limited space, and to display <strong>the</strong>m<br />
to advantage. The car is 72 feet long, and with 24 outside glass<br />
show-panels, presents a striking appearance.<br />
Car No. 2 contains <strong>the</strong> museum or natural history feature <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> show, and this collection <strong>of</strong> specimens, ga<strong>the</strong>red from <strong>the</strong><br />
wide world, is valued at from ten to fifteen thousand dollars. A<br />
monstrous shark, 37 feet in length, is <strong>the</strong> chief item on <strong>the</strong> list<br />
<strong>of</strong> attractions in this car.<br />
"<strong>Georgia</strong> On Wheels" was <strong>of</strong>ficially opened for public inspec<br />
tion in Atlanta January 17, 1916. The picture <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cars on<br />
page 121 shows <strong>the</strong> Governor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, <strong>the</strong> President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, and o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong>ficials and leading<br />
citizens <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State present at <strong>the</strong> opening exercises. These gen<br />
tlemen declared <strong>the</strong> cars to contain a creditable exhibition, calcu<br />
lated to give a favorable impression <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State and its resources,<br />
and bespoke for <strong>the</strong>m a cordial reception in whatever part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
world <strong>the</strong>y travelled.<br />
FOUR BROTHERS AND THEIR FOUR PIGS
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 123<br />
Tke Motion Picture Stow<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Motion Picture is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most comprehensive<br />
industrial portrayals ever attempted in <strong>the</strong> motion picture line.<br />
It contains 8,000 feet <strong>of</strong> film and takes about two hours to run.<br />
The picture shows <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> from <strong>the</strong> standpoint <strong>of</strong><br />
its public buildings, its cities, its agricultural resources, its- min<br />
eral resources, its manufacturing establishments, its cattle indus<br />
try, its fruit industry, and in fact every phase <strong>of</strong> life and activity<br />
within <strong>the</strong> State. The picture has been builded with a view to<br />
entertain as well as instruct and has many exciting scenes, such<br />
as <strong>the</strong> fire department runs, mine blasts and dangerous operations<br />
with stone and marble at <strong>the</strong> various granite and marble quarries<br />
in <strong>the</strong> State, it also has picturesque scenes taken from <strong>the</strong> moun<br />
tains <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Georgia</strong> to <strong>the</strong> sea coast at Savannah.<br />
The picture will run on a regular schedule, first through<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, and later will start on its tour through <strong>the</strong> Eastern and<br />
Western States. The itinerary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> picture has been made so<br />
that it will be shown in <strong>the</strong> same towns where <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Ex<br />
hibit Cars are to stop, running one week ahead <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> schedule<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cars. The picture is in charge <strong>of</strong> a competent motion<br />
picture man and lecturer, and is designed to acquaint <strong>the</strong> people<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> as well as <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r sections <strong>of</strong> America with <strong>the</strong><br />
remarkable natural and man-made possessions <strong>of</strong> this State.<br />
WHITE LEGHORNS. MIDDLEBEOOKS FARM, MACON<br />
A five-acre orchard<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sharp & Yeomans<br />
near Cornelia in 1914<br />
produced 750 bushels <strong>of</strong><br />
marketable apples—im<br />
proved ShocTeleys. One<br />
19-year-old tree pro<br />
duced 49 bushels.<br />
•$><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> apples took<br />
first prise at <strong>the</strong> Inter<br />
national Apple Ship<br />
pers' Convention at<br />
Niagara Falls in Au<br />
gust, 1916. The exhibit<br />
was made by Louis B.<br />
Magid, proprietor <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Appalachian Or<br />
chards. His display <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Grimes Golden va<br />
riety opened <strong>the</strong> eyes <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> apple world to <strong>the</strong><br />
possibilities <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
in apple production. It<br />
is truly an ideal apple<br />
country.
Flour mills and grain<br />
elevators are fast mul<br />
tiplying in <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
keeping pace with in<br />
creased wheat acreage.<br />
The fall <strong>of</strong> 1916 finds<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farmers plant<br />
ing winter grains more<br />
extensively than ever<br />
before. Atlanta has one<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest flour mills<br />
south <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ohio, loith<br />
daily capacity <strong>of</strong> 2,000<br />
barrels <strong>of</strong> flour, 5,000<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> meal ana<br />
grits, ana 70 tons <strong>of</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r feed. Two large<br />
mills in Macon, both<br />
serving a wide terri<br />
tory, give preference to<br />
home grown corn and<br />
wheat. In Columbus<br />
are two well-equipped<br />
flour mills, with daily<br />
capacities <strong>of</strong> 500 bar<br />
rels <strong>of</strong> flour and 8,000<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> meal each.<br />
124 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> State Fair at Macon<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> State Fair, field annually at Macon, under <strong>the</strong><br />
auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural Society, is <strong>the</strong> only State Fair<br />
in existence that is self-sustaining. It is an established financial<br />
success, receives no government assistance, and pays <strong>the</strong> regular<br />
State licenses and taxes required <strong>of</strong> all shows and exhibition<br />
concessions.<br />
The sixty-second annual fair, in 1916, was <strong>the</strong> largest agricultural<br />
and live stock exhibition ever held in <strong>the</strong> South. Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
twenty separate county exhibits would have made creditable fairs<br />
by <strong>the</strong>mselves. Among <strong>the</strong> individual exhibits were 465 hogs <strong>of</strong><br />
all classes, and 438 cattle, -both beef and dairy, including <strong>the</strong> finest<br />
herd <strong>of</strong> Shorthorns in <strong>the</strong> United States, in open competition for<br />
cash premiums. The permanent fair grounds are spacious and<br />
include a mile race course. The buildings are substantial and<br />
conveniently grouped. The <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fair Association are:<br />
Julius H. Otto, president; Chas. B. Lewis, treasurer; Harry C.<br />
Robert, secretary and general manager.<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> State Fair was organized under an oak tree at<br />
Stone Mountain, DeKalb county, in 1846, and was held at Stone<br />
Mountain annually for three years, after which, with several<br />
intervening years at Atlanta, Savannah, Valdosta, etc., <strong>the</strong> per<br />
manent meeting place was established at Macon. There is a<br />
legend that at <strong>the</strong> first fair at Stone Mountain, <strong>the</strong>re were only<br />
two exhibits, a jackass and a large pumpkin. The groom <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
jack was a negro <strong>of</strong> 84 years, who had been a personal attendant<br />
<strong>of</strong> George Washington. The story goes that <strong>the</strong> groom fell<br />
asleep, <strong>the</strong> jack jumped <strong>the</strong> fence, ate <strong>the</strong> pumpkin and took to<br />
<strong>the</strong> woods, whereupon <strong>the</strong> fair was declared <strong>of</strong>ficially adjourned<br />
for <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair at Atlanta<br />
The Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair at Atlanta was organized under <strong>the</strong><br />
auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Atlanta Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce as a permanent<br />
annual agricultural and industrial exhibition, modeled after <strong>the</strong><br />
famous Canadian National Exposition at Toronto, and <strong>the</strong> Fair<br />
at Dallas, Texas. It has been planned on a broad scale, and<br />
while two large permanent buildings were completed that year<br />
in time to hold <strong>the</strong>re <strong>the</strong> usual corn and pig club show and an<br />
exhibit <strong>of</strong> Hereford cattle, <strong>the</strong> first complete exhibition on <strong>the</strong><br />
new site was in <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> 1916, when a number <strong>of</strong> substantial<br />
buildings had been added, a mile race track completed and <strong>the</strong><br />
grounds extensively improved.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 125<br />
Lakewood Park, <strong>the</strong> site <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fair, covers 380 acres <strong>of</strong> natural<br />
' wood and meadow lands, with a beautiful lake <strong>of</strong> 62 acres. It is<br />
an ideal fair ground, and easy <strong>of</strong> access from <strong>the</strong> city by several<br />
boulevards and street car lines. The race track is con<br />
structed around <strong>the</strong> lake, <strong>the</strong> slope <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> surrounding hillsides<br />
providing a huge natural amphi<strong>the</strong>ater. The lake and track will<br />
provide an immense outdoor stage for spectacular pageants.<br />
The City <strong>of</strong> Atlanta, <strong>the</strong> County <strong>of</strong> Fulton and <strong>the</strong> citizens<br />
supplied $300,000 to put into buildings and improvements, with<br />
out indebtedness. The project originated with and is sponsored<br />
by <strong>the</strong> Atlanta Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, and is a development <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> annual corn show that has been held in that city for several<br />
years. Its plans are securely laid for a permanent fair <strong>of</strong> con<br />
siderable magnitude and <strong>of</strong> lasting benefit to <strong>the</strong> whole South.<br />
It is <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fair management to encourage agricul<br />
tural, horticultural and live stock production by <strong>of</strong>fering liberal<br />
cash premiums, to promote <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boys' corn and <strong>the</strong><br />
girls' canning clubs, and, through a special educational department,<br />
to foster a quickened interest in <strong>the</strong>se subjects in <strong>the</strong> schools.<br />
The <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair are H. G. Hastings, presi<br />
dent, and R. M. Striplin, general manager.<br />
County and District Fairs<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> State Fair at Macon and <strong>the</strong> South<br />
eastern Fair at Atlanta, <strong>the</strong> following district and county fairs<br />
are held annually in <strong>the</strong> State:<br />
Agricultural Fair, Hahira, W. W. Webb, president.<br />
A. & M. Fair, Carrpllton, John Mat<strong>the</strong>ws, secretary.<br />
Bartow County Fair, Cartersville, B. C. Sloan, secretary.<br />
Butts County Fair, Jackson, J. O. Gaston, commissioner.<br />
C<strong>of</strong>fee County Fair, Douglas, J. W. Quincy, chairman.<br />
Third Agricultural Dist. Fair, P. A. Fenimore, Sec.-Mgr., Americus.<br />
Decatur Co. Fair, Bainbridge, Quimby Melton, Secretary.<br />
Dooly Co. Fair, Vienna, C. B. Culpepper, Secretary.<br />
East <strong>Georgia</strong> Fair, Washington, J. Luke Burdett, secretary.<br />
Four Counties Fair, Commerce, J. F. Shannon, secretary.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>-Carolina Fair, Augusta, F. E. Beane, secretary.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>-Florida Fair, Valdosta, J. M. Ashley, secretary.<br />
Gordon County Fair, Calhoun, H. J. R<strong>of</strong>f, secretary.<br />
Griffin-Spaulding Fair, Griffin, E. P. Bridges, secretary.<br />
Haralson County Fair, Bremen, E. C. Welch, secretary.<br />
Hart County Fair, Hartwell, J. H. Warren, secretary.<br />
Lee County Fair, Leesburg, J. G. Pruet, president.<br />
Murray County Fair, Eton, E. H. Beaver, secretary.<br />
North <strong>Georgia</strong> Fair, Winder, G. W. Woodruff, manager.<br />
Savannah Fair, Savannah, George R. Herbert, general manager.<br />
Southwest Ga. Fair, Donalsonville, W. H. Van Landingham, sec.<br />
Tattnall County Fair, Reidsville, L. M. Rhoden, secretary.<br />
Taylor County Fair, Butler, Ira Chambers, secretary.<br />
Terrell County Fair, Dawson, Mrs. L. Lomor, secretary.<br />
Troup County Fair, LaGrange, V. R. O'Neal, secretary.<br />
Twelfth District Fair, Dublin, Ross Jordan, manager.<br />
Walton County Fair, Monroe, Eugene Baker, secretary.<br />
Wayne County Fair, Jesup, B. D. Purcell, secretary.<br />
Whitfield County Fair, Dalton, H. L. Smith, chairman.<br />
The famous Pied<br />
mont ridge extends<br />
from Atlanta to and<br />
through <strong>the</strong> east side<br />
<strong>of</strong> Decatur in <strong>the</strong> south<br />
east corner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
In Decatur county it is<br />
325 feet above <strong>the</strong> sea<br />
level. One could travel<br />
on this ridge from At<br />
lanta to <strong>the</strong> Florida-<br />
Alabama corner with<br />
out crossing any<br />
stream. This can be ver<br />
ified by <strong>the</strong> state map.<br />
The lands on this ridge<br />
are comparatively level,<br />
with a pebbly clay<br />
formation, extremely<br />
productive and with<br />
plenty <strong>of</strong> good water,<br />
clear and healthful; <strong>the</strong><br />
wells running at about<br />
44 feet in depth. In<br />
this superb climate old<br />
age holds no terrors.
126 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Tke Negro Schools <strong>of</strong> Atlanta<br />
BY EDWARD T. WARE.<br />
Atlanta <strong>of</strong>fers exceptional advantages in education for <strong>the</strong><br />
youth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> negro race. Its geographical location, easy accessi<br />
bility by rail, and healthful climate, have led several denomina<br />
tions to establish here <strong>the</strong>ir most important negro schools. There<br />
are six large, well-established, private institutions representing<br />
altoge<strong>the</strong>r a property amounting to about two millions <strong>of</strong> dollars,<br />
and enrolling not less than twenty-three hundred students. A<br />
little over half <strong>of</strong> this number are residents <strong>of</strong> Atlanta and <strong>the</strong><br />
rest come from far and wide throughout <strong>the</strong> South. About ten<br />
per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se students are <strong>of</strong> college grade. x<br />
The oldest, Atlanta University, was founded under <strong>the</strong> auspices<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American Missionary Association in 1867. It possesses a<br />
beautiful site in <strong>the</strong> western part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city. The plant consists<br />
<strong>of</strong> seven well-equipped brick buildings and a large campus. This<br />
institution is co-educational and enrolls about five hundred stu<br />
dents. Its graduates are sought everywhere as teachers, and<br />
furnish <strong>the</strong> majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Atlanta negro public school teachers.<br />
FORTY ACRES OF PIMENTO PEPPERS, 200 BUSHELS TO ACRE, MACK REIGEL, GRIFFIN
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 127<br />
On an adjacent hill <strong>the</strong>re are two institutions supported by <strong>the</strong><br />
American Baptist Home Missionary Society—Spelman Semi<br />
nary, with an enrollment <strong>of</strong> 725 girls, and Morehouse College<br />
with an enrollment <strong>of</strong> 355 boys. The seventy students <strong>of</strong> college<br />
grade in <strong>the</strong>se two institutions meet toge<strong>the</strong>r, thus avoiding dupli<br />
cation. Spelman Seminary has ten brick buildings and Morehouse<br />
College has four. Both schools are surrounded by attractive,<br />
well-kept grounds.<br />
In South Atlanta are two institutions controlled by <strong>the</strong> Meth<br />
odist Episcopal Church—Clark University and Gammon The<br />
ological Seminary. These adjoin each o<strong>the</strong>r and own a beautifully<br />
wooded tract <strong>of</strong> several hundred acres. The enrollment at Clark<br />
University is 200, and at Gammon Seminary, 65. Connected<br />
with <strong>the</strong> former is <strong>the</strong> Thayer Home, managed by <strong>the</strong> Woman's<br />
Home Missionary Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Methodist Church, and accom<br />
modating 41 girls for home training in <strong>the</strong> various branches <strong>of</strong><br />
domestic science.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> eastern part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city Morris Brown University is<br />
located. This institution is controlled by <strong>the</strong> African Methodist<br />
Episcopal Church, and is an interesting and valuable demon<br />
stration <strong>of</strong> what negroes can do for <strong>the</strong>mselves, as it is <strong>of</strong>ficered<br />
and taught entirely by members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> controlling denomination.<br />
SQUASHES, FABM OF MRS. C. G. KOL'N'TREE, EGYPT
Big stores are not<br />
unusual in ~big cities,<br />
tout <strong>Georgia</strong> has <strong>the</strong> dis<br />
tinction <strong>of</strong> having prob<br />
ably <strong>the</strong> biggest store<br />
in <strong>the</strong> whole country,<br />
in proportion to <strong>the</strong><br />
size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> town in<br />
which it is located. The<br />
city <strong>of</strong> Pelham, in<br />
Mitchell county, Cfa.,<br />
had a population <strong>of</strong><br />
1880 by last census.<br />
Looming above <strong>the</strong> city,<br />
and dominating <strong>the</strong><br />
agricultural landscape<br />
for miles around, is <strong>the</strong><br />
model department store<br />
building <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hand<br />
Trading Company,<br />
which does an annual<br />
business <strong>of</strong> $£,500,000.<br />
The structure cost<br />
nearly $500,000. Its<br />
founder in 1876, Hon. J.<br />
L. Hand, died in 1916.<br />
He had hel'd many po<br />
sitions <strong>of</strong> high honor in<br />
<strong>the</strong> State's service.<br />
128 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
There are 480 students. Opportunity is afforded for training<br />
not only in academic subjects from <strong>the</strong> grades to <strong>the</strong> college but<br />
also in printing, tailoring, nurse-training, sewing, etc.<br />
These institutions have done much to raise <strong>the</strong> standard <strong>of</strong><br />
scholarship and efficiency among <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn negroes. Their<br />
graduates may be found as teachers in all parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
The <strong>the</strong>ological training at Gammon Seminary as well as in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>ological departments <strong>of</strong> Morehouse College and Morris Brown<br />
University, have done much to increase <strong>the</strong> intelligence and<br />
effectiveness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> negro ministry. If a girl wishes to become<br />
a trained nurse she may study at Spelman Seminary, which is<br />
provided with an excellent hospital, or at Morris Brown Uni<br />
versity. Atlanta University has especially good equipment for<br />
manual training and domestic arts. Spelman Seminary gives<br />
particular attention to training <strong>of</strong> teachers and Christian workers.<br />
Probably <strong>the</strong> most valuable contribution <strong>the</strong>se instituions make<br />
to public welfare is <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> young men and women<br />
for effective service among <strong>the</strong>ir people, chiefly as teachers. Upon<br />
<strong>the</strong> earnestness and efficiency <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> graduates <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se schools<br />
depend <strong>the</strong> establishment and maintenance <strong>of</strong> wholesome com<br />
munity life among <strong>the</strong> negroes. Largely upon <strong>the</strong>m as teachers<br />
depends <strong>the</strong> success <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> negro public school system. The<br />
success <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> graduates in <strong>the</strong>se matters is encouraging. These<br />
six schools in Atlanta perform a service for which not only <strong>the</strong><br />
colored people but also <strong>the</strong> city and <strong>the</strong> State are indebted.<br />
GEORGIA SWEET POTATOES
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 129<br />
Cotton \Varehousing Facilities<br />
The marketing <strong>of</strong> cotton is undergoing a revolution through<br />
<strong>the</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> new firepro<strong>of</strong> warehouses at central points<br />
and <strong>of</strong> unprecedented capacity, combined with special facilities<br />
for financing. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se new enterprises, operated by <strong>the</strong><br />
Atlanta Warehouse Company, at Atlanta, is rapidly enlarging its<br />
capacity to cover an area <strong>of</strong> 40 acres and provide storage for<br />
250,000 bales. When completed, according to present plans, it<br />
will represent an investment <strong>of</strong> $1,300,000. Ano<strong>the</strong>r, to cost a<br />
million dollars, is in process <strong>of</strong> organization at Savannah.<br />
The Atlanta warehouses are constructed <strong>of</strong> reinforced concrete,<br />
provide for future double decking, will have four and one-half<br />
miles <strong>of</strong> private railroad tracks, an overhead trolley system for<br />
handling <strong>the</strong> bales quickly and economically, include a compress<br />
<strong>of</strong> fifty per cent, higher density than that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> compresses in<br />
ordinary use, and will have an additional storage capacity <strong>of</strong><br />
227,000 feet for general merchandise. The advantage <strong>of</strong> this<br />
high density compress is shown by <strong>the</strong> fact that it effects a saving<br />
<strong>of</strong> $1.00 a bale in ocean freight charges. Automatic sprinklers<br />
and electric fire alarms supplement <strong>the</strong> special construction,<br />
enables <strong>the</strong> insurance companies to make <strong>the</strong> exceptionally low<br />
rate <strong>of</strong> 20 cents per $100, which means only 10 cents a bale for<br />
insurance for a year.<br />
The methods adopted for handling <strong>the</strong> cotton make possible<br />
an unusually low storage charge, and <strong>the</strong> warehouse company<br />
provides extraordinary facilities for financing farmers or mer<br />
chants on <strong>the</strong>ir stored cotton or o<strong>the</strong>r merchandise, and acts as<br />
a factor in selling for <strong>the</strong>ir account. The possibility <strong>of</strong> securing<br />
such extensive storage capacity means much to <strong>the</strong> business inter<br />
ests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. One item <strong>of</strong> storage in <strong>the</strong> new general ware<br />
house at Atlanta is 1,000 automobiles owned by one concern,<br />
while ano<strong>the</strong>r item is 4,000 cases <strong>of</strong> spaghetti.<br />
Hog Industry a Science<br />
The hog industry has become a science in Brooks county,<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, having ten or fifteen years ago passed <strong>the</strong> experimental<br />
stage. Such farmers in that county as John M. Stanley, E. J.<br />
Young, W. T. Galden, and scores <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, have demonstrated<br />
beyond <strong>the</strong> shadow <strong>of</strong> a doubt that hogs can be raised in <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
to <strong>the</strong> average weight <strong>of</strong> 150 pounds a hog, at a cost <strong>of</strong> 2^ cents<br />
to y/i cents a pound. The situation in Brooks county is very<br />
little different from what it can be made in dozens <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
counties in <strong>the</strong> State, and is simply due to <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> Brooks<br />
In its Boys' Corn<br />
Clubs, <strong>Georgia</strong> has <strong>the</strong><br />
largest enrollment <strong>of</strong><br />
any State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Union.<br />
It also has <strong>the</strong> largest<br />
number <strong>of</strong> farmers,<br />
farmers' wives and<br />
farm boys and girls en<br />
gaged in organized ef<br />
forts for agricultural<br />
improvement. Accord<br />
ing to <strong>the</strong> latest <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
report, forty-one thou<br />
sand rural people in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> were doing def<br />
inite work <strong>of</strong> this char<br />
acter. That is a record<br />
to be proud <strong>of</strong>. It<br />
means that our human<br />
resources, which are <strong>of</strong><br />
all <strong>the</strong> most important,<br />
have been enlisted, in a<br />
systematic plan for <strong>the</strong><br />
State's progress and up<br />
building. The results<br />
are already manifest.
In recent years <strong>the</strong><br />
average yield <strong>of</strong> corn<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> has in<br />
creased approximately<br />
five bushels to <strong>the</strong> acre,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> output <strong>of</strong> grain<br />
and food stuffs gener<br />
ally has grown millions<br />
<strong>of</strong> dollars in value. Our<br />
harvests are not only<br />
more bountiful than be<br />
fore, but also more va<br />
ried, each season hav<br />
ing its own peculiar<br />
crops, and its assured<br />
sources <strong>of</strong> income. The<br />
State still lacks much<br />
<strong>of</strong> being self-sustaining<br />
in food supplies, but it<br />
is a great deal more so<br />
thqn it was a few years<br />
ago, and it is moving<br />
steadily towards com<br />
plete independence.<br />
Everywhere <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
room for more doers <strong>of</strong><br />
things worth while.<br />
130 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
county farmers went into <strong>the</strong> hog business in a definite way from<br />
twenty-five to forty years ago, and after years <strong>of</strong> experience have<br />
reduced hog raising to a scientific proposition. In <strong>the</strong> year 1915<br />
<strong>the</strong> farmers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county marketed 2,186,750 pounds <strong>of</strong> cured<br />
ham and bacon and sold on <strong>the</strong> feet about 75 carloads <strong>of</strong> live hogs<br />
to <strong>the</strong> agents <strong>of</strong> packing houses.<br />
The farmers <strong>of</strong> Brooks county have for twenty-five years had<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir own cold storage plants on each farm, and twenty years<br />
ago were having ice shipped from Savannah, a distance <strong>of</strong> over<br />
100 miles, for use in <strong>the</strong>ir cold storage plants. These plants<br />
were <strong>the</strong> first individual farm cold storage plants in America,<br />
and in <strong>the</strong> summer <strong>of</strong> 1915 <strong>the</strong> United States Government sent<br />
experts to Brooks county to investigate <strong>the</strong> cold storage plants<br />
<strong>of</strong> farmers in Brooks county and made drawings <strong>of</strong> same to be<br />
used in a bulletin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> government to be issued some time during<br />
1916. The individual cold storage plants <strong>of</strong> farmers <strong>of</strong> Brooks<br />
county accommodate from 50,000 to 100,000 pounds <strong>of</strong> meat<br />
at one time, and regardless <strong>of</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r conditions <strong>the</strong>y never lose<br />
any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir meat.<br />
The Brooks county ham has become famous, and is used by<br />
hotels and restaurants from Virginia to Texas. In 1916 <strong>the</strong><br />
demand for <strong>the</strong>se hams more than doubled <strong>the</strong> supply. The hogs<br />
are run on peanut fields up to about one month <strong>of</strong> killing time,<br />
when <strong>the</strong>y are put on a strictly corn diet to harden <strong>the</strong> meat.<br />
The diet <strong>of</strong> peanuts gives <strong>the</strong> meat a rich nutty flavor regarded<br />
by many as much superior to <strong>the</strong> strictly corn-fed hog.<br />
Brooks county has successful farmers from all parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
nation, among <strong>the</strong>m men from Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina,<br />
Florida and Mississippi.<br />
In order to standardize <strong>the</strong> ham product <strong>the</strong> Brooks County<br />
Industrial Club early in <strong>the</strong> year 1915 reached an agreement with<br />
<strong>the</strong> buyers in Quitman, <strong>the</strong> county seat, whereby all hams were<br />
to be bought on a grade basis, and a set <strong>of</strong> rules and regulations<br />
governing <strong>the</strong>se grades was prepared, printed and posted all over<br />
<strong>the</strong> county, establishing three grades—first, second and' third.<br />
The merchants pledged <strong>the</strong> Industrial Club to pay a certain per<br />
cent, higher for first grade than second, and for second grade<br />
above third. This movement has greatly improved <strong>the</strong> grade <strong>of</strong><br />
Brooks county hams, as previously <strong>the</strong> hams were not properly<br />
trimmed in instances, and parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bone left on which should<br />
have been taken <strong>of</strong>f to make <strong>the</strong> same a standard article.<br />
What has been accomplished in <strong>the</strong> hog industry in Brooks<br />
county is possible in at least fifty per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> counties in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>. The industry in that county started about forty years<br />
ago, from <strong>the</strong> efforts <strong>of</strong> one man who came from North Carolina<br />
and went into <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> hogs.
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Peanut Oil ana Soy Bean Oil<br />
A new and extremely promising industry is open to farmers<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> in growing peanuts and soy beans for <strong>the</strong> oil trade.<br />
Both <strong>the</strong>se crops are <strong>of</strong> oil value equal if not superior to cotton<br />
seed, and <strong>the</strong> oil mills are encouraging <strong>the</strong>ir planting, since cotton<br />
acreage has been so largely reduced from economic causes as well<br />
as on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> spread <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boll weevil pest. Both crops<br />
are raised extensively in <strong>Georgia</strong>, but heret<strong>of</strong>ore mainly for feed<br />
purposes, and both thrive wonderfully well wherever cotton will<br />
grow, and that is all over <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> wiregrass country, o<strong>the</strong>rwise South <strong>Georgia</strong>, peanuts<br />
are colloquially known as pinders, and for making pork <strong>the</strong> pinder<br />
field is <strong>the</strong> pasture par excellence. The United States census<br />
reports for 1910 credited <strong>Georgia</strong> with a peanut acreage <strong>of</strong><br />
160,000. It is estimated that <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> acres planted in<br />
peanuts in <strong>the</strong> State in 1916 will be at least double that number.<br />
They are cheaper to raise and harvest than cotton, and while <strong>the</strong><br />
average yield is about 35 bushels an acre, it can easily be brought<br />
up to 60 or 75 bushels, and 100 bushels an acre are not uncom<br />
mon. The price paid by <strong>the</strong> mills is necessarily controlled by<br />
<strong>the</strong> big commercial peanut markets <strong>of</strong> Norfolk, Shreveport and<br />
St. Louis, but runs from 60 to 75 cents a bushel. In addition<br />
to <strong>the</strong> nuts, <strong>the</strong> peanut hay, <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong>re should be at least a<br />
ton to <strong>the</strong> acre, brings from $15 to $20 a ton.<br />
The United States imports upwards <strong>of</strong> one and a half million<br />
gallons <strong>of</strong> peanut oil a year. It imported 16,360,425 pounds <strong>of</strong><br />
soy bean oil in 1914. Thirty gallons <strong>of</strong> oil is <strong>the</strong> average crush<br />
ing from a ton <strong>of</strong> beans. After <strong>the</strong> oil is extracted <strong>the</strong> by-product<br />
<strong>of</strong> peanuts or soy beans in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> meal is <strong>of</strong> equal value to<br />
that <strong>of</strong> cotton seed, as feed for cattle as well as for fertilizer.<br />
New mills are being established in a number <strong>of</strong> counties in <strong>the</strong><br />
State, especially for crushing <strong>the</strong> peanut and soy bean crops <strong>of</strong><br />
.<strong>the</strong> farmers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir communities. It is even possible to obtain<br />
domestic mills for home grinding <strong>of</strong> soy beans, <strong>the</strong> meal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
mellow yellow variety <strong>of</strong> which is considered by many people<br />
to be superior to corn meal for muffins,and cakes.<br />
Viewed Iry an Iowa Farmer<br />
Early in 1915, A. Horswell, who calls himself a "full fledged<br />
lowan," having lived and farmed in Iowa for 35 years, spent a<br />
month or so in <strong>Georgia</strong>, investigating conditions with a view to<br />
taking up farm lands and making his home here. He was satisfied<br />
with <strong>the</strong> prospect and is arranging to make <strong>the</strong> move. His investi-<br />
The extension service<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State College <strong>of</strong><br />
Agriculture has in eight<br />
years accomplished won<br />
ders in <strong>Georgia</strong>. The<br />
county agents in farm<br />
demonstration have<br />
started alfalfa fields all<br />
over <strong>the</strong> State. They<br />
have introduced clover,<br />
vetch, cowpeas, velvet<br />
beans, soy beans, and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r soil building<br />
crops, where <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
never been grown be<br />
fore. Purebred live<br />
stock have been brought<br />
in, more than 50,000<br />
hogs have been inocu<br />
lated for cholera by<br />
<strong>the</strong>se agents during <strong>the</strong><br />
past year, when 222<br />
silos had been built,<br />
waterworks, light plants<br />
have been installed, and<br />
a vast amount <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
helpful service ren<br />
dered.
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gations covered particularly <strong>the</strong> counties <strong>of</strong> Clinch, Liberty,<br />
Wayne, Bryan, Chatham and Effingham, in South <strong>Georgia</strong>, and<br />
to this section he refers when he says: "I have unbounded faith<br />
in its future. As I have stated, <strong>the</strong> soil and <strong>the</strong> climate are first-<br />
class. The expense <strong>of</strong> drainage and clearing are all in reach <strong>of</strong><br />
a man who wants a farm home. The close proximity to <strong>the</strong><br />
markets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world by water and <strong>the</strong> many railroads inter<br />
locking <strong>the</strong> section, with just one-half <strong>the</strong> push and energy we<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn states were compelled to put forth in order to<br />
get our crops in in season (for our seasons are so very short),<br />
and keep from freezing to death, why, sir, we would have been<br />
in paradise, compared to what we had to go through."<br />
Continuing, Mr. Horswell said: "In developing <strong>the</strong> above lands<br />
you have a great advantage over us. For at <strong>the</strong> time we devel<br />
oped our new lands in <strong>the</strong> Northwest, we were a long way from<br />
<strong>the</strong> markets. We were compelled to wait for <strong>the</strong> railroads to<br />
build to us, while you have <strong>the</strong> markets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world at your very<br />
door, both water and railroad transportation, especially <strong>the</strong> water<br />
transportation which brings <strong>the</strong> New York markets within your<br />
touch."<br />
Regarding Florida lands he had recently investigated, Mr.<br />
Horswell remarked: "I would much prefer <strong>Georgia</strong> for general<br />
AN ACRE OF CABBAGES,*P. LTTCAS, BLOOMINGDALE
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diversified farming. The climate <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> is much better for<br />
live stock, and also <strong>the</strong> soil, on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> changes in <strong>the</strong><br />
seasons. All live stock is better for some winter. The frost also<br />
killing <strong>the</strong> insects is a great help to <strong>the</strong> crops."<br />
Mr. Horswell's observations on <strong>the</strong> negro labor question are<br />
<strong>of</strong> interest. "When I left home," he said, "I would have said,<br />
'If I locate in <strong>the</strong> South I want Nor<strong>the</strong>rn help.' Since coming<br />
here I have changed my mind. The negro is certainly a part <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> South, and one <strong>of</strong> its great assets. I would not care to<br />
educate <strong>the</strong> older ones to my ways, but I feel sure I could <strong>the</strong><br />
younger ones, and would soon teach <strong>the</strong>m to do <strong>the</strong>ir work as<br />
required <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m."<br />
Cow Pea Hay<br />
Near Adrian, J. M. G. Scruggs sowed sixty acres to oats, and<br />
ga<strong>the</strong>red fifty-three tons <strong>of</strong> oat hay, after which he sowed to<br />
peas and cut one hundred and seventy tons <strong>of</strong> peavine hay <strong>the</strong><br />
first cutting, and twelve tons <strong>the</strong> second cutting. This latter he<br />
hauled to his barn, selling <strong>the</strong> former 170 tons, and <strong>the</strong> 53 tons<br />
for $24.50 a ton, aggregating $3,810. He had used no fertilizer.<br />
SOT BEANS ON FARM OF W. C. LEWIS, HOUSTON COUNTY
The 1916 record <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Home Economic<br />
branch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Agricultural Col<br />
lege Extension Service<br />
showed nearly four<br />
thousand girls in can<br />
ning clubs. Fourteen<br />
Hundred girls turned in<br />
complete reports show<br />
ing that <strong>the</strong>y had can<br />
ned 1,268,000 pounds <strong>of</strong><br />
tomatoes which <strong>the</strong>y<br />
grew on one-tenth acre<br />
tracts. The commercial<br />
value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se products<br />
was approximately $SO,-<br />
000. The club members<br />
also put up many thou<br />
sand jars <strong>of</strong> blackberry<br />
jam, fig preserves, cat<br />
sup, and fruit juice.<br />
The county agents vis<br />
ited 8,419 homes, held<br />
3,082 meetings that<br />
were attended by 85,077<br />
people. They distrib<br />
uted 14,938 bulletins<br />
and 13,164 letters were<br />
sent out.<br />
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From a Jersey Cattle Enthusiast<br />
There is a big field for dairying and <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> dairy cattle<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>. Ralph W. Northcutt, <strong>of</strong> Marietta, among o<strong>the</strong>r suc<br />
cessful lines <strong>of</strong> endeavor, is a Jersey cattle enthusiast. His letter<br />
to "Facts About <strong>Georgia</strong>," telling <strong>of</strong> his experience, may inspire<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs to enter that pr<strong>of</strong>itable field here. Mr. Northcutt writes:<br />
"About eleven years ago I was in Kentucky trying to find me a<br />
saddle horse and while <strong>the</strong>re ran across an old Jersey cow which<br />
appealed to me and which I bought and had shipped home with<br />
<strong>the</strong> horse. I had no idea at that time <strong>of</strong> going in <strong>the</strong> Jersey busi<br />
ness, but this cow proved to be such a good one that in some way<br />
I soon caught what is known as <strong>the</strong> 'Jersey fever' and decided<br />
to build up a small herd <strong>of</strong> first-class registered Jerseys, and<br />
following up this decision, I commenced to purchase first-class<br />
animals wherever I could find one that suited me, and in this way<br />
in <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> three or four years, I had gotten toge<strong>the</strong>r a herd<br />
<strong>of</strong> Jerseys that I consider first-class in every respect.<br />
"I have animals on my place from <strong>the</strong> Island <strong>of</strong> Jersey, from<br />
New York State, from Massachusetts, and in fact from every<br />
place where Jerseys are bred and raised. I did not start on <strong>the</strong><br />
show circuit with my herd until <strong>the</strong> year 1913, at which time I<br />
got up a nice show string and sent <strong>the</strong>m to Macon, <strong>Georgia</strong>, to<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> State Fair. I won that year in Macon every single<br />
entry which I entered for, winning both sweepstakes, ten firsts,<br />
three seconds and one third, and <strong>the</strong> third was won by my enter<br />
ing three cows in one class and winning i, 2, 3 on <strong>the</strong>m. My<br />
success in Macon in 1913 naturally made me ra<strong>the</strong>r enthusiastic<br />
in showing my stuff at <strong>the</strong> fairs, and I have <strong>the</strong>refore shown in<br />
Macon and Birmingham every year since-<strong>the</strong>n and have always<br />
carried <strong>of</strong>f my share <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ribbons. Some <strong>of</strong> my competitors<br />
think that I have gotten a little more than my share.<br />
"The Jersey cow seems to be admirably suited to <strong>the</strong> conditions<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>. I have never lost but one cow on my place and this<br />
I consider is ra<strong>the</strong>r remarkable. I sell my milk here in Marietta<br />
and can not near supply <strong>the</strong> demand which I have for it. I get<br />
from $50.00 to $200.00 for my bull calves and from $100.00 up<br />
for <strong>the</strong> heifers, and can always find sale for more <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se than<br />
I have to <strong>of</strong>fer.<br />
"Taking <strong>the</strong>se facts into consideration, I can not understand<br />
why all <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> farmers who raise cows at all do not raise reg<br />
istered Jerseys, because a calf from a registered Jersey cow is<br />
always worth <strong>the</strong> price above mentioned. I have ten heifers on<br />
my place now which I have refused to put prices on .and which<br />
I am going to keep to show on <strong>the</strong> circuit next year. These
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heifers are worth at least three hundred dollars apiece. However,<br />
as above stated, <strong>the</strong>y are not for sale. I am breeding <strong>the</strong>m now to<br />
a young bull which I raised and am expecting great things from<br />
<strong>the</strong>m.<br />
"I feel sure that anyone in <strong>Georgia</strong> that will give <strong>the</strong> matter<br />
some thought can have <strong>the</strong> same success that I have had and am<br />
having, and I do not know <strong>of</strong> any occupation that is more pleasant<br />
to follow, especially to one who loves Jerseys, than <strong>the</strong> breeding<br />
and raising <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m."<br />
Beef Cattle Bring Handsome Pr<strong>of</strong>its<br />
To demonstrate <strong>the</strong> advantages in beef production under Geor<br />
gia conditions and to determine what pr<strong>of</strong>its could be reasonably<br />
expected, 33 native cattle were bought by <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural<br />
College, dehorned and cleaned <strong>of</strong> ticks. On silage, cotton seed<br />
meal and oat straw <strong>the</strong> cattle were fed for .100 days and were<br />
<strong>the</strong>n sold for beef at Richmond, Va. The pr<strong>of</strong>its on <strong>the</strong> invest<br />
ment were 26 per cent., or at <strong>the</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> 79 per cent, per annum.<br />
The 33 cattle were bought for $534. They were fed seven tons<br />
<strong>of</strong> cotton seed meal bought at $26.93 Per ton, making <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong><br />
this item <strong>of</strong> food $188.50. Fifty-three tons <strong>of</strong> silage costing $2<br />
per ton made ano<strong>the</strong>r item cost $106. It cost $5.11 per head to<br />
market <strong>the</strong> cattle, which covers freight, feed in transit, weighing,<br />
telegrams and commission.<br />
Twenty-two head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cattle brought $913.12, nine brought<br />
$250.41, one proved to be with calf and sold for $22.50, one died<br />
and <strong>the</strong> hide brought $5.00. The actual net pr<strong>of</strong>it was $215.86,<br />
made in only roo days on an investment <strong>of</strong> $534-<br />
No charge was made for labor, <strong>the</strong> farmer doing <strong>the</strong> feeding,<br />
taking <strong>the</strong> manure for <strong>the</strong> labor. Nor was any charge made for<br />
oatstraw, this being donated by <strong>the</strong> farmer who previously had<br />
burned it to get it out <strong>of</strong> his way.<br />
The cost for marketing was unusually high, and ordinarily<br />
most <strong>of</strong> this cost could be eliminated by selling to nearer markets.<br />
Had all <strong>the</strong> feeders been steers <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its would have been<br />
greater, 22 steers having sold for an average <strong>of</strong> $42.50 per head,<br />
while seven cows and two stags averaged $14.73 IGSS Per head.<br />
The loss <strong>of</strong> one steer cut pr<strong>of</strong>its, but such loss might be said to be<br />
representative and to be considered when undertaking such an<br />
enterprise.<br />
With cotton seed meal to be had at a comparatively low cost,<br />
and cattle bringing <strong>the</strong> highest prices on record, how can you keep<br />
from building a silo and getting into <strong>the</strong> business <strong>of</strong> beef raising<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>, where stock feed can be grown so cheaply, and <strong>the</strong><br />
winter housing problem is not known?<br />
A new enterprise was<br />
recently started in Al<br />
bany, Ga., to make<br />
white ash shovel han<br />
dles, beginning with a<br />
capacity <strong>of</strong> four hun<br />
dred dozen a day. At<br />
last accounts its orders<br />
were far ahead <strong>of</strong> its<br />
ability to manufacture.<br />
•$><br />
On <strong>the</strong> Glynn County<br />
Farm, on less than an<br />
acre, in 1916, with <strong>the</strong><br />
ordinary labor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
poor wards, 13,819<br />
pounds <strong>of</strong> cabbages<br />
were raised. The best<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, sent to a com<br />
mission house in At<br />
lanta, netted <strong>the</strong> county<br />
$274.01. The surplus<br />
provided ample food for<br />
men and hogs on <strong>the</strong><br />
farm for some time.<br />
Thousands <strong>of</strong> acres in<br />
Glynn County await<br />
<strong>the</strong> enterprise <strong>of</strong> truck<br />
farmers.
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Cost or Pork Production<br />
G. V. Cunningham, District Agent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States Bureau<br />
<strong>of</strong> Plant Industry, Farmers' Co-Operative Demonstration Work,<br />
located at Tifton, Ga., in a letter to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce, said:<br />
"In reply to your request for information as to <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong><br />
growing hogs in South <strong>Georgia</strong>, I beg to state that if <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
• grown in a business-like way, where <strong>the</strong> parties have sufficient<br />
capital to do it right, using natural grazing on forest lands in<br />
sections like Wayne and Clinch counties, (those being <strong>the</strong> coun<br />
ties you particularly inquired about), growing hogs in quantities<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1,000 or more and supplementing <strong>the</strong> range at all seasons,<br />
which is possible, with forage crops like rape, velvet beans,<br />
lespedeza, bur clover, alsike clover, red clover and grasses suited<br />
to that section, also sorghum cane, Japanese cane and potatoes,<br />
finishing with corn <strong>the</strong> last four weeks, <strong>the</strong> hogs can be brought<br />
to an average weight <strong>of</strong> 150 pounds each at a total cost <strong>of</strong> 2^2<br />
cents a pound, on foot. This includes using serum to prevent<br />
cholera. My opinion on this point is based on practically all my<br />
life having been spent in Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Florida and Sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
and dealing with farm conditions in <strong>the</strong>se sections."<br />
BERKSHIRE BOAR ON FAIRVIEW FARM, PALMETTO
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Stock Farming in Polk County<br />
Near Cedartown, S. C. Bailey has a large farm where he raises<br />
horses, mules, colts, Jersey cows, sheep and hogs. A short time<br />
ago he wrote:<br />
"In regard to my farming here, would say, that when I came<br />
to Polk county, <strong>Georgia</strong>, seventeen years ago, I was in debt about<br />
$1,000. I purchased my home place on time payments and have<br />
not only paid for <strong>the</strong> same, but have added to my original invest<br />
ment o<strong>the</strong>r farms, two <strong>of</strong> which I have bought since you were<br />
here, making in all 1,630 acres, and fed that I have made a<br />
success. This, every farmer, with thrift and energy and careful<br />
management can do with <strong>the</strong> splendid resources a kind Providence<br />
has so bountifully bestowed upon our Southland.<br />
"During <strong>the</strong> last two and one-half years I have added stock<br />
raising in a small way and find that it pays handsomely, as our<br />
lands are well adapted to that industry. Besides <strong>the</strong> natural<br />
grasses, we can raise Bermuda, clover, alfalfa, etc., which make<br />
splendid pastures for all kinds <strong>of</strong> stock raising, and best <strong>of</strong> all<br />
we have an abundance <strong>of</strong> pure water. We can raise mules and<br />
horses very cheaply, which are worth in <strong>the</strong> markets to-day from<br />
$175 to $250 at three and four years old. I have no fancy breeds,<br />
but simply raise <strong>the</strong> native stock."<br />
ALFALFA HAY AND DAIRY HERD, DR. F. M. CARSON, GRIFFIN
On a ten-acre tract a<br />
few miles from Macon,<br />
on indifferent looking<br />
land, an enterprising<br />
truck grower made over<br />
$5,000 net in 1916. He<br />
rotated Ms crops and<br />
kept <strong>the</strong> ground ousy<br />
from early spring to<br />
late fall, and <strong>the</strong>n had<br />
collards and o<strong>the</strong>r win<br />
ter greens. Perforated<br />
pipes, set on posts fifty<br />
feet apart, provided<br />
cheap irrigation, sup<br />
plied from a brook by<br />
a small gasoline engine.<br />
This made him inde<br />
pendent <strong>of</strong> rainfall.<br />
Hucksters from Macon<br />
bought <strong>the</strong> growing<br />
stuff on <strong>the</strong> ground and<br />
ga<strong>the</strong>red it as it ripen<br />
ed. Thousands <strong>of</strong> fer<br />
tile acres, near <strong>the</strong><br />
large cities in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
provide equal opportu<br />
nities for o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
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MVoman is Soutk's Ckampion Farmer<br />
The honorable title <strong>of</strong> champion farmer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire Sou<strong>the</strong>ast<br />
was awarded at <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair in Atlanta in 1915, to a<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farmer. It was not a mere man this time who carried<br />
<strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> grand awards, but a woman, Mrs. W. W. Monk, <strong>of</strong> Syl<br />
vester, Worth county. Mrs. Monk is <strong>the</strong> owner and operator <strong>of</strong><br />
several model farms in different sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, and is her<br />
own manager. Anti-suffragists, please give attention, and you,<br />
man, look to your laurels! Mrs. Monk's exhibits won all three<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> grand prizes: $100 for taking <strong>the</strong> largest number <strong>of</strong> single<br />
prizes, $50 for taking <strong>the</strong> most farm product awards, and $50 for<br />
taking <strong>the</strong> most domestic product awards. Here is a challenge to<br />
<strong>the</strong> plucky and energetic women <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> North to come to <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
and on equal ground, and with assurances <strong>of</strong> that courtesy and<br />
respect which <strong>Georgia</strong>ns, in common with all true gentlemen, have<br />
for <strong>the</strong> sex, compete in <strong>the</strong> honorable field <strong>of</strong> agriculture for <strong>the</strong><br />
grandest prizes in life.<br />
Ideal Farm Estate<br />
Between Rockmart and Cartersville is a noted group <strong>of</strong> pros<br />
perous farms. These lands contain an abundance <strong>of</strong> lime. On<br />
<strong>the</strong> Etowah River, near Cartersville, J. W. L. Brown has an<br />
ideal farm estate, where nature has been unusually lavish in her<br />
bounties, and scientific methods <strong>of</strong> cultivation are making <strong>the</strong><br />
most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opportunities. His home and barns are on an eleva<br />
tion overlooking a great bend in <strong>the</strong> river, embracing about 500<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> rich bottom lands that yield immense crops <strong>of</strong> grain,<br />
corn and cotton. Over 2,500 acres <strong>of</strong> fertile hill lands are also<br />
under cultivation. Mr. Brown farms nearly altoge<strong>the</strong>r with<br />
white tenants, having 22 white families and only one colored on<br />
his place. He raises Southdown sheep extensively, and many<br />
hogs, and is preparing to branch out into <strong>the</strong> beef cattle industry<br />
on a large scale.<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> Agriculture Houston says: "In point <strong>of</strong> climate<br />
and in length <strong>of</strong> grazing season <strong>the</strong> South has a material advan<br />
tage over <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nation."<br />
Chicago Man Now <strong>Georgia</strong> Farmer<br />
W. S. Sheppard, a successful farmer <strong>of</strong> Fort Valley, who came<br />
to <strong>Georgia</strong> from Chicago, purchased a 454 acre plot in 1901,<br />
assuming a debt <strong>of</strong> $7,500. Eight years later he wrote:<br />
"I have since paid that debt, purchased over $2,500 worth <strong>of</strong><br />
mules, farming implements, etc., built a number <strong>of</strong> cabins, barns,
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cribs, and a house that cost more than $2,000, lived as well as I<br />
could ask to live anywhere in <strong>the</strong> world, all <strong>of</strong> which has been<br />
paid out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> proceeds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plantation. I have made no<br />
specialty <strong>of</strong> anything, except that each crop must stand or fall in<br />
<strong>the</strong> light <strong>of</strong> results from it. Diversified farming, toge<strong>the</strong>r with<br />
peaches and asparagus, covers <strong>the</strong> effort with me, and each has<br />
contributed very materially to <strong>the</strong> whole."<br />
Regarding <strong>Georgia</strong> climate, Mr. Sheppard says:<br />
"I want to especially stress <strong>the</strong> healthfulness <strong>of</strong> this section <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> and what I say with reference to this section will apply<br />
to all sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State where <strong>the</strong>re is a pure .water supply.<br />
I moved to <strong>the</strong> State in 1895, and my family consisted <strong>of</strong> four<br />
members. Since that time I have not paid one dollar for doctor<br />
bills, except in cases in no wise due to location or climatic condi<br />
tions. Strange as it may seem, my son and his wife from Chicago<br />
spent two weeks with us <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> last August, and each <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>m will bear me out in <strong>the</strong> statement that real <strong>Georgia</strong> summer<br />
is preferable to <strong>the</strong> sweltering heat <strong>of</strong> Chicago with its beautiful<br />
lake front and muchly advertised 'breeze.'"<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it in Small Acreage<br />
A few exceptional acres <strong>of</strong> land in almost any part <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
under intensive culture, enriched with stable manure and pea-<br />
vines turned under, will grow two bountiful crops a year—say<br />
oats and cotton, onions and potatoes, corn, velvet beans and pea<br />
nuts, rye and rape followed by cotton, wheat for <strong>the</strong> chickens,<br />
followed perhaps by Egyptian wheat for <strong>the</strong> same purpose, will<br />
make a prosperous farm. They can be made to yield a return<br />
<strong>of</strong> $200 an acre. J. Gid Morris, at <strong>the</strong> Belmont Farm, near<br />
Smyrna, Cobb county, has shown how this can be done. On six<br />
acres he gets an annual yield <strong>of</strong> above $300 an acre.<br />
Mr. Morris made a record crop in 1915, realizing $1,371.95<br />
from two acres planted in oats, followed by onions and potatoes.<br />
Of oats he got 65 bushels, bringing him $48.75 in <strong>the</strong> spring. The<br />
onion crop following amounted to 180 crates, for which he re<br />
ceived $1.60 a crate, and <strong>of</strong> Irish potatoes he could proudly boast<br />
<strong>of</strong> 516 bushels, which brought $2.00 a bushel when sold for seed.<br />
In all fairness it must be explained that Mr. Morris is one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> most intensive farmers in <strong>the</strong> State, sparing no expense in<br />
fertilizing and cultivating, and that his "Belmont Farm" was for<br />
many years one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest poultry farms in <strong>the</strong> country; and<br />
<strong>the</strong> old chicken runs are rich in droppings, to all <strong>of</strong> which he<br />
adds many loads <strong>of</strong> leaves and woods earth, mixed with stable<br />
manure.<br />
R. N. Nolan, near<br />
Brunswick, in Glynn<br />
county, in 1915, made<br />
550 bushels <strong>of</strong> Bermuda<br />
onions on one acre <strong>of</strong><br />
land. They netted him<br />
$830.00, an average <strong>of</strong><br />
more than $1.50 a<br />
'bushel. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
larger ana finer onions<br />
'brought as high as $S.OO<br />
a bushel. ,<br />
At Hahira, in Lowndes<br />
county, in 1916, TV. D.<br />
McMillan cleared $170<br />
on a half acre tract. His<br />
crops were cabbages,<br />
onions and Irish pota<br />
toes followed 'by cotton,<br />
<strong>of</strong> which he made one<br />
bale. Oats followed <strong>the</strong><br />
cotton, with a product<br />
<strong>of</strong> fifty bushels. He had<br />
put <strong>the</strong> green cotton<br />
seed back on <strong>the</strong> land<br />
as fertilizer.
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New York State Dairy Farmer Tells<br />
<strong>of</strong> Advantages in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
George Hartshorn came to <strong>Georgia</strong> about 1895 from Newburgh,<br />
N. Y., which is <strong>the</strong> center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> famous dairy industry <strong>of</strong><br />
Orange county. The story <strong>of</strong> his experience in dairy farming<br />
near Griffin, Ga., since 1901 is <strong>of</strong> intense interest. Mr. Hartshorn<br />
says:<br />
"I have a herd <strong>of</strong> thirty-nine head, about half Holstein grades<br />
and half Jersey grades. I have a registered Holstein bull, and<br />
some <strong>of</strong> my cows are three-quarters grade Holstein. I am a<br />
great beliver in Holstein cattle for dairying in this section. My<br />
Holstein cows will average four gallons per day, and some <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>m have given six gallons per day for five months on a stretch.<br />
My product is marketed locally in Griffin as whole milk, butter<br />
milk, cream and butter. The morning's milk is all sold as whole<br />
milk, and <strong>the</strong> evening's is partly sold in <strong>the</strong> shape <strong>of</strong> cream or<br />
butter. The milk is retailed for 10 cents per quart, cream for<br />
thirty cents per quart, and butter for thirty cents per pound <strong>the</strong><br />
year round.<br />
"The first year I started in <strong>the</strong> dairy business I had an unfor<br />
tunate experience with <strong>the</strong> Texas fever ticks, but I soon learned<br />
FIELD OF TOM WATSON WATERMELONS, HOUSTON COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 141<br />
how to grease my cattle with cottonseed oil, and I have had no<br />
trouble for <strong>the</strong> last five years.<br />
"I can pasture my cows about nine months, and during <strong>the</strong><br />
months <strong>of</strong> December, January, and February <strong>the</strong>y are on part<br />
pasture; in <strong>the</strong> summer, in addition to pasture, I feed a ration<br />
<strong>of</strong> about five pounds <strong>of</strong> cottonseed meal and ten pounds <strong>of</strong> hulls,<br />
and in winter I feed about <strong>the</strong> same rations with all <strong>the</strong> silage<br />
<strong>the</strong>y will eat.<br />
"I find that I can produce such cheap feed in <strong>the</strong> shape <strong>of</strong> fod<br />
der, corn and sorghum and can put up silage so cheaply that I have<br />
been gradually cutting down my pasture and doing more stall<br />
feeding. I plant a variety <strong>of</strong> corn for silage called Mexican<br />
June, and it makes five to fifteen tons <strong>of</strong> ensilage per acre. It is<br />
<strong>the</strong> tallest corn I ever saw, some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stalks reaching fifteen and<br />
sixteen feet in height, and <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> silage it makes to <strong>the</strong><br />
acre depends on <strong>the</strong> land and <strong>the</strong> season as well as <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong><br />
fertilizer and work put upon it. My land has been so enriched<br />
by <strong>the</strong> cattle that it will yield three times what it would six years<br />
ago. Some <strong>of</strong> my land when I bought it would not grow more<br />
than a quarter or a third <strong>of</strong> a bale <strong>of</strong> cotton per acre, but last<br />
season <strong>the</strong> same land made a bale to <strong>the</strong> acre. I paid $18.00 per<br />
acre for my land in 1900, and have since refused $120 per acre<br />
FINE HOLSTEIN, BEUCHLER DAIRY FARM, FULTON COUNTY
On his suburban farm<br />
at Thomasville last win<br />
ter, E. L. Whitington<br />
grew enough lettuce to<br />
supply <strong>the</strong> big winter<br />
colony <strong>the</strong>re, and ship<br />
3,000 baskets to o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
cities north, at good<br />
prices.<br />
The recent establish<br />
ing <strong>of</strong> a large pickle<br />
factory in Atlanta has<br />
given a wonderful im<br />
petus to <strong>the</strong> growing <strong>of</strong><br />
cucumbers, tomatoes,<br />
beans, cauliflower, and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r small vegetables<br />
used in <strong>the</strong>ir product.<br />
These enterprising man<br />
ufacturers are also in<br />
<strong>the</strong> market for all <strong>the</strong><br />
grapes that can be<br />
brought to <strong>the</strong>m. No<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> vegetable<br />
grower need hunt for a<br />
market.<br />
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for a part <strong>of</strong> it. Land just as good as mine originally was,<br />
located within three or four miles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Griffin, can be<br />
bought for from $25 to $35 per acre. I sold a 56-acre farm<br />
when I left New York and bought 180 acres down here with <strong>the</strong><br />
proceeds, and we could rent this farm for three times what we<br />
could get for <strong>the</strong> New York farm.<br />
"Lumber here is much cheaper than in <strong>the</strong> North. I have just<br />
contracted for fourteen thousand feet at a sawmill near here,<br />
which will cost me $10 per thousand.<br />
"I moved South on account <strong>of</strong> my wife's health, and I do not<br />
believe <strong>the</strong>re is any more healthful section in <strong>the</strong> world than<br />
around Griffin. The doctor in New York told my wife if she<br />
stayed <strong>the</strong>re she would have consumption, but here she has gained<br />
twenty-six pounds in weight, feels fine, and her health could<br />
hardly be better. I find that we can grow practically everything<br />
here that can be grown in <strong>the</strong> North, as well as a lot <strong>of</strong> things<br />
<strong>the</strong>y can not grow <strong>the</strong>re. I like <strong>the</strong> country, like <strong>the</strong> people, and<br />
would not consider going back to stay."<br />
Sweet Potatoes<br />
The grand total <strong>of</strong> 8,075,000 bushels <strong>of</strong> sweet potatoes was<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s production record in 1915, according to government<br />
reports. Nearly every farmer in <strong>the</strong> State plants more or less <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>se. The prize bushel at <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair at Atlanta in<br />
1915 was exhibited by H. C. Collins, <strong>of</strong> Newton, Ga. All through<br />
<strong>the</strong> State <strong>the</strong> yield runs high. C. ^. and W. E. Williams, whose<br />
farm is near Americus, produced 420 bushels to <strong>the</strong> acre that<br />
year, bringing <strong>the</strong>m $300 an acre. The land was plowed fourteen<br />
-inches deep, and 600 pounds <strong>of</strong> fertilizer was used to <strong>the</strong> acre.<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> potatoes weighed seven pounds each. This record<br />
shows what care and <strong>the</strong> planting <strong>of</strong> selected variety can accom<br />
plish.<br />
Renewing ^Vorn-out Lands<br />
W. J. Oliver, Shellman, Ga., when he became <strong>of</strong> age in 1876,<br />
succeeded to a worn-out plantation that had been continuously<br />
under cultivation since 1836. It is now a farm paradise, and a<br />
source <strong>of</strong> splendid pr<strong>of</strong>it, in spite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> handicap he labored under<br />
for many years, <strong>of</strong> having to pay useurer's intrrest on an old debt.<br />
There are over 1,000 acres under cultivation, and plowing is done<br />
with a traction engine, and four gangs <strong>of</strong> disc plows. Mr. Oliver,<br />
who makes a specialty <strong>of</strong> hogs, describes his feeding methods as<br />
follows:<br />
"I have about six hundred acres fenced. A part <strong>of</strong> this is cut<br />
up into five fields, each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se fields is so arranged that <strong>the</strong> hogs
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can get water. I plant two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m in oats, one in rye, one in<br />
corn and peas, and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r in peanuts. In March I turn <strong>the</strong><br />
hogs into one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oat fields and allow <strong>the</strong>m to graze it thor<br />
oughly, <strong>the</strong>y <strong>the</strong>n go to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r oat field, and <strong>the</strong> first is sown<br />
in an early variety <strong>of</strong> peas, and by <strong>the</strong> time <strong>the</strong> second field is<br />
thoroughly grazed <strong>the</strong> hogs are put back on <strong>the</strong> peas, from which<br />
<strong>the</strong>y go to <strong>the</strong> rye field where <strong>the</strong>y stay until <strong>the</strong> corn has been<br />
ga<strong>the</strong>red between <strong>the</strong> rows <strong>of</strong> which peas are planted, and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are <strong>the</strong>n turned in to ga<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> peas. In December <strong>the</strong>y make<br />
<strong>the</strong> last shift, to <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> peanuts, where <strong>the</strong>y remain until <strong>the</strong><br />
peanuts are gone, feeding some corn all <strong>the</strong> while <strong>the</strong>y are in <strong>the</strong><br />
peanuts, <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>the</strong>n penned and fed on corn until ready for<br />
<strong>the</strong> market. I sold a car <strong>of</strong> hogs last winter at a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong><br />
three cents per pound, <strong>the</strong>refore, I am not worrying about <strong>the</strong><br />
coming <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boll weevil, for if necessary, I could quit cotton<br />
raising altoge<strong>the</strong>r, and possibly make just as much money on<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r crops, hogs, etc."<br />
Mr. Oliver says fur<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
"This is a great section for hog raising, and by use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rota<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> pastures, I can produce pork for five cents per pound. I<br />
have no registered stock but am gradually grading up by <strong>the</strong> use<br />
<strong>of</strong> high-class boars and sows.<br />
************<br />
"There is lots <strong>of</strong> land in this county (Randolph) and in o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> just as good as mine when it is once cleared or<br />
restored by proper farming methods. Personally, I would ra<strong>the</strong>r<br />
take a worn-out farm and build it up, which can be done in a very<br />
few years, than to take land and clear it. The timber land in this<br />
section from which <strong>the</strong> merchantable timber has been cut, can be<br />
bought for from $15 to $25 an acre, and worn-out farms, <strong>of</strong><br />
which <strong>the</strong>re are still quite a few, which are from one-fourth to<br />
one-ihalf cleared, can be bought for from $25 to $40 an acre."<br />
Beef Cattle<br />
Regarding <strong>the</strong> possibilities <strong>of</strong> raising beef cattle .in <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
E. T. Comer, <strong>of</strong> Millhaven, says:<br />
"I ran a cattle ranch in Western Texas for eleven years, and<br />
have been raising beef cattle here for four year's, and I know that<br />
just as fine beef cattle can be raised in <strong>Georgia</strong> as anywhere in<br />
<strong>the</strong> United States, and as cheaply. I have 1,000 head <strong>of</strong> high-<br />
grade cattle. They are all Hereford stock, with a strain <strong>of</strong> Short<br />
horn blood. We had two car loads <strong>of</strong> coming two year olds that<br />
averaged between 700 and 800 pounds in weight, and two car<br />
loads <strong>of</strong> coming three year olds averaging between 900 and 1,000<br />
pounds. The four car loads <strong>of</strong> cattle sold for $4,591.21.<br />
A pr<strong>of</strong>itable invest<br />
ment may be found in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> in <strong>the</strong> oppor<br />
tunity for small mills<br />
to produce peanut and<br />
soy bean oil. It is true<br />
that cotton oil mills are<br />
bidding for <strong>the</strong>se crops,<br />
but mills costing about<br />
$15,000, established in<br />
small communities,<br />
would pay well. With<br />
<strong>the</strong> surety <strong>of</strong> a cash<br />
market near at hand,<br />
farmers would have<br />
abundant incentive to<br />
grow <strong>the</strong>se pr<strong>of</strong>itable<br />
o,nd soil enriching<br />
crops. From 30 to 75<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> peanuts can<br />
be made on an acre,<br />
with little fertilizer, and<br />
bring from 80 to 90 cents<br />
a bushel. The peavine<br />
hay pays for <strong>the</strong> cost<br />
<strong>of</strong> cultivation. Soy<br />
bean oil has refining<br />
possibilities to vie with<br />
<strong>the</strong> finest olive oil ever<br />
produced.
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Labor s Vv ondrous Rewards<br />
Barren ^iVastes Transformed to Elysian Fields<br />
Here is a delightful pen picture <strong>of</strong> a contented <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer,<br />
in love with his work:<br />
"On Friday, May 21st, we were in Fort Valley, Ga. About six<br />
o'clock we met on <strong>the</strong> streets Mr. Robt. Flournoy. He said: 'Get<br />
in my buggy and let me show you my farm.' Soon we were riding<br />
through an 8o-acre tract that he purchased in January, 1914. In<br />
March we rode with him through this place. It was a sight—a<br />
few old peach trees, Bermuda sod as thick as hair on a dog's<br />
back on all <strong>the</strong> cleared land and <strong>the</strong>n a pine thicket on <strong>the</strong> rear.<br />
These old peach trees have taken on new life—3,000 new ones<br />
seem to be two or three years old, <strong>the</strong> Bermuda is gone, corn waist<br />
high grows where <strong>the</strong> trees were a year ago. We have never seen<br />
such transformation in one year's time. He gave $3,000.00 for<br />
this tract and has been <strong>of</strong>fered $10,000.00 for it. Then we drove<br />
through his main orchard, and here peach trees and peaches were<br />
doing <strong>the</strong>ir level best. 'Twas like some nobleman's garden, every<br />
thing looking its best. Then we passed by <strong>the</strong> Fulghum oat field,<br />
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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 145<br />
<strong>the</strong> sugarcane patch, <strong>the</strong> potato patch, and on home. By this time<br />
it was dark, but mere darkness does not daunt Mr. Flournoy. He<br />
went in <strong>the</strong> house and got his large flashlight and he showed us<br />
three fine colts—two horse colts and a mule colt. From <strong>the</strong> lot<br />
we went to <strong>the</strong> garden and he flashed his light along <strong>the</strong> fine rows<br />
<strong>of</strong> cabbage, beans, beats, parsnips, tomatoes, lettuce, and so<br />
forth and so on, that go to make up a good home garden. Then<br />
we went on <strong>the</strong> porch and as he sat down in a rocking chair, we<br />
ventured to remark: 'Mr. Flournoy, a man who is so enthused<br />
with his farm work as you are, must get some pleasure as well as<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it out <strong>of</strong> it.' 'Yes,' he replied, 'I make a good living and I<br />
would not swap places right now with President Wilson or even<br />
-Rockefeller !""<br />
This Farmer on Right Track<br />
A plain story <strong>of</strong> a modest farmer is told by H. M. Peebles, <strong>of</strong><br />
Swainsboro, Ga., and shows what can be done with "gumption"<br />
and two mules, in seven years. He says:<br />
"I married seven years ago and bought a farm which I have<br />
worked out and paid for. My farm is only a small one <strong>of</strong> 75<br />
acres with 55 acres cleared, which I cultivate with two mules.<br />
SECTION OF HEREFORD CATTLE EXHIBIT, SOUTHEASTERN FAIR, 1915
N. W. Weaver, <strong>of</strong><br />
Cuthbert, is an enthu<br />
siastic grower <strong>of</strong> grains<br />
—wheat, rye ana oats.<br />
Randolph county lands<br />
are well adapted to<br />
grain production. Mr.<br />
Weaver farms scientifi<br />
cally and on a large<br />
scale, and has made<br />
some creditable records.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> spring <strong>of</strong> 1916<br />
Ms wheat averaged 40<br />
bushels an acre, his rye<br />
25 bushels, and his oats<br />
60. Italian rye made<br />
56 bushels. He gets<br />
$1.75 a bushel for<br />
wheat, $2.50 for rye,<br />
and $1.00 for oats, for<br />
seed purposes. No<br />
problems in farming<br />
are too great for men<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Weaver stamp,<br />
who also help make<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r people's problems<br />
easy. <strong>Georgia</strong> needs a<br />
few more Weavers.<br />
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I have all <strong>the</strong> stumps out <strong>of</strong> 40 acres <strong>of</strong> this and will stump <strong>the</strong><br />
rest this winter. I am not an all-cotton farmer, as I always raise<br />
plenty <strong>of</strong> supplies to run my farm and feed for my stock and<br />
always have some meat and lard for sale. I have sold <strong>the</strong> present<br />
season $155.00 worth and have plenty for home use and to fur<br />
nish my wage hand in both meat and lard and have five more<br />
hogs to sell, which I will graze on rye and sell in early spring at<br />
a fancy price.<br />
"My heaviest pig this season weighed 460 pounds, net, and I<br />
also raised 400 bushels <strong>of</strong> corn and 300 gallons syrup and also<br />
a good crop <strong>of</strong> peas, velvet beans, and potatoes. So <strong>the</strong> war times<br />
have not caused me to lose any sleep yet. I sowed in <strong>the</strong> early<br />
fall two acres rye, three acres wheat and ten acres in oats, all <strong>of</strong><br />
which will be followed with peas for hay and hog feed, and will<br />
plant ten acres in cotton this year and last year I planted 25<br />
acres in cotton, so I am cutting my cotton acreage over half and<br />
sowed in grain. The remaining 30 acres I will put in corn with<br />
peas, groundpeas, velvet beans, and chufas in <strong>the</strong> middles for<br />
hog and cow feed. I have a good Jersey cow which I paid $60.00<br />
for that has a fine heifer, so I will raise my milk cows from<br />
now on.<br />
"I have my cottonseed, which I will use unless <strong>the</strong> price gets<br />
better, and will use but very little guano and will make o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
expenses as light as possible, as <strong>the</strong> best thing I can see for <strong>the</strong><br />
farmer is to raise all <strong>the</strong> supplies he can at home and make but<br />
few debts and he will be all right, war or no war."<br />
Truck and Fruit<br />
When examples <strong>of</strong> successful truck and fruit farming in Geor<br />
gia are needed, <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Mark Riegel, <strong>of</strong> Pomona, comes<br />
naturally to mind. The Riegels, fa<strong>the</strong>r and son, natives <strong>of</strong> Illi<br />
nois, have actually made <strong>Georgia</strong>ns ashamed <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>mselves when<br />
it comes to showing what can be grown. The elder Riegel makes<br />
a specialty <strong>of</strong> Pimento peppers. They have engaged extensively<br />
in canning <strong>the</strong>se, as well as o<strong>the</strong>r fruits and vegetables, and <strong>the</strong><br />
entire farm is a model <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itable industry.<br />
"I have made a specialty," says Mr. Riegel, "<strong>of</strong> growing <strong>the</strong><br />
high-quality Terry apple, which we pack in standard bushel boxes<br />
and market entirely in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn states. For <strong>the</strong> past two<br />
years have received $2.25 per box f. o. b. here for <strong>the</strong> fancy<br />
grade, and $5 per barrel fgr No. I. While we grow vegetables<br />
for <strong>the</strong> spring market, I make a specialty <strong>of</strong> vegetables for fall<br />
market. Our tomatoes are usually marketed in June and July,<br />
and net not less than $100 per acre. I once made $1,200 on an<br />
acre <strong>of</strong> cabbage, making 30 tons <strong>of</strong> trimmed heads to <strong>the</strong> acre.
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<strong>the</strong> heads being so thick you could not walk across <strong>the</strong> field with<br />
out stepping on <strong>the</strong>m; but consider from $200 to $400 an acre<br />
net a fair average on fall cabbage, though once or twice I made<br />
as much as $500 an acre.<br />
"So far as <strong>the</strong> climate here is concerned I would not want<br />
anything better. I do not believe <strong>the</strong>re is anything that can beat<br />
us in <strong>the</strong> United States for a healthy and favorable climate.<br />
"While we have made a success with apples here, I believe<br />
Northwest <strong>Georgia</strong> is better adapted to same and that within a<br />
few years it will become one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most famous apple growing<br />
sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country, for <strong>the</strong>y can grow <strong>the</strong> finest apples in<br />
<strong>the</strong> world <strong>the</strong>re without irrigation. I have been told by experts<br />
that <strong>the</strong>re is no o<strong>the</strong>r commercial apple orchard so far South<br />
as ours."<br />
Making Inches Count<br />
Just three acres <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> soil, and no horse, is <strong>the</strong> domain<br />
<strong>of</strong> James E. Thomson, <strong>of</strong> Griswoldville, Ga., who learned at his<br />
former home in England how to make inches count in farming.<br />
As an example <strong>of</strong> intensive industry his story is inspiring:<br />
"I have three acres here," says Mr. Thomson, "<strong>of</strong> which about<br />
one and a half is chicken and hog yard planted in Bermuda grass,<br />
where it is not a pine grove, about one acre in flower garden,<br />
vegetable garden and orchard, and about a half acre in house,<br />
yard, outbuildings, etc. Thought perhaps it might interest some<br />
<strong>of</strong> your readers to know what can be made on a small place. Six<br />
years ago this place was nearly all a pine and briar thicket, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> land was so poor that it would not even sprout peas, as <strong>the</strong><br />
saying goes. In a few years I hope to have it so rich that things<br />
can be planted close like we did in England, instead <strong>of</strong> having<br />
everything planted so far apart that <strong>the</strong>y can hardly see each<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r. Every inch I have is growing something, and I have been<br />
told that <strong>the</strong>re was not room for a fellow to turn around.<br />
"In six months I have sold io8>^ dozen eggs, 37 chickens, 15<br />
pigs from one sow, and incidentally two Collie pups. From<br />
orchard and garden I have canned 163 cans, have 13 quarts <strong>of</strong><br />
fruit juices, sold 78 quarts <strong>of</strong> strawberries, and still have produce<br />
from two peach, nectarine, three pear, two apple and one damson<br />
plum trees. From garden only keep note <strong>of</strong> all seed bought,<br />
when produce is sold to pay that, my wife gets <strong>the</strong> rest, except<br />
<strong>the</strong> tomatoes and pimentos, which I will can. We nearly live out<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> garden, and have plenty <strong>of</strong> canned soups and vegetables<br />
for winter use. Orchard is all sown in 'everbearing' cow peas.<br />
"I have no horse, but just against my three acres is four acres<br />
belonging to my wife. There is about two and a half <strong>of</strong> this in<br />
There are many suc<br />
cessful negro farmers<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> and every<br />
where <strong>the</strong>y receive <strong>the</strong><br />
respect and confidence<br />
due to industry and<br />
ambition. Bankers as<br />
sert that such negroes<br />
are much more prompt<br />
in meeting <strong>the</strong>ir ob<br />
ligations than <strong>the</strong> av<br />
erage white farmer.<br />
The largest cultivated<br />
farm in Baker county,<br />
10,000 acres, is owned<br />
and operated by a ne<br />
gro, Bartow Powell, who<br />
works 1%5 plows. He<br />
started life as a freight<br />
handler on <strong>the</strong> Flint<br />
River, saved his money<br />
and acquired lands. Ne<br />
groes have equal oppor<br />
tunities with whites in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> for attaining<br />
competency by diligent<br />
labor. Black labor<br />
here too is worthy <strong>of</strong><br />
its hire.
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corn, <strong>the</strong> rest in pasture for her cow. Corn is in 4^/2 foot rows;<br />
have velvet beans in one place with sand peanuts in <strong>the</strong> middles,<br />
on <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>the</strong>re are red peanuts, peas, and more peas. Corn<br />
looks fine, only it is too far apart for my fancy. Next time it is<br />
in corn it will be closer; <strong>the</strong> peas will do that for me. Having<br />
only one cow I have no manure to spare for it; want all I can<br />
get from cow, chickens and sow to put on garden and orchard.<br />
Hope to have some Twiggs county oranges (citranges) next<br />
year; have nineteen trees <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
"Sudan grass is fine feed, but how it does punish <strong>the</strong> land. My<br />
fattening hogs and sow certainly do like it. At present <strong>the</strong>y<br />
nearly live on <strong>the</strong> falls from <strong>the</strong> orchard, refuse from canning, etc.<br />
"I have a small piece <strong>of</strong> ground in sweet potatoes; if good tops<br />
are any sign <strong>of</strong> good roots, will certainly have a crop. Don't<br />
want anything better than peas to bring up this land. Put <strong>the</strong>m<br />
everywhere, even for a cover crop for a few weeks in <strong>the</strong> garden.<br />
They seem to be about <strong>the</strong> only things that will stand <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
sun. My flower garden is not a source <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it, but it certainly<br />
is beautiful to look at. One day in spring I counted seventeen<br />
colors in it. We always have a few flowers, even in our coldest<br />
wea<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> little sweet alyssttm is blooming."<br />
PART OF $10,000 WORTH OF GEORGIA BRED MULES, ASHBUBN
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Fruits in Great Variety<br />
A home orchard-farm, with fruit in great variety, is quite pos<br />
sible within a small area. Mrs. S. A. King, <strong>of</strong> Concord, Ga., tells<br />
an enchanting story <strong>of</strong> her one-acre paradise.<br />
"When we came here," she says, "less than seven years ago,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were no fruit trees, except a few plums. Now we have trees<br />
<strong>of</strong> nearly every kind that grows in this climate. One part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
lot is wired into a garden for <strong>the</strong> small fruits, and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se we<br />
have grapes, scuppernongs, strawberries, raspberries and black<br />
berries. We have about fifty grape vines, <strong>the</strong> Niagara and Con<br />
cord being <strong>the</strong> best varieties. Then several rows each <strong>of</strong> straw<br />
berries (Lady Thompson and Gandy), raspberries and black<br />
berries give us plenty <strong>of</strong> berries for table use and canning. Two<br />
scuppernong vines give us a great deal <strong>of</strong> pleasure also.<br />
"Of o<strong>the</strong>r fruits we have apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums,<br />
figs, quinces and pomegranates. Peaches are our favorite fruit,<br />
and we try to have a succession from <strong>the</strong> earliest to <strong>the</strong> latest. The<br />
Mayflower is <strong>the</strong> first to ripen, and it is followed by <strong>the</strong> Victor,<br />
HEREFORD BULL, ANDBRSON FARM, NEAR MARIETTA
<strong>Georgia</strong> cane syrup,<br />
pure and unadulterated,<br />
needs no enconiums to<br />
popularise it with <strong>the</strong><br />
initiated. Home crush<br />
ed, from home grown<br />
cane, it rivals <strong>the</strong><br />
maple syrup <strong>of</strong> Ver<br />
mont among epicureans.<br />
Commercial producers<br />
can not supply <strong>the</strong> pres<br />
ent demand. Q-rady<br />
county ma Tees 50,000<br />
barrels a year, from<br />
about 4,000 acres <strong>of</strong><br />
cane. The planter nets<br />
from $23 to $75 an acre.<br />
All over South <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
are opportunities for<br />
establishing commercial<br />
mills, which by organ<br />
ised effort, including<br />
proper advertising could<br />
make such a name and<br />
fame for <strong>Georgia</strong> cane<br />
syrup among <strong>the</strong> sweet-<br />
too<strong>the</strong>d multitude, as<br />
would bring untold<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>its to <strong>the</strong>ir opera<br />
tors.<br />
ISO FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Sneed, Greensboro, Carman, Belle <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, Elberta, Chinese<br />
Cling, White English, King Solomon and Stinson's October,<br />
though we have some o<strong>the</strong>r varieties, so we are scarcely without<br />
peaches from <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> May to <strong>the</strong> last <strong>of</strong> October. We also<br />
enjoy <strong>the</strong> pears. Of <strong>the</strong>se, we like best <strong>the</strong> Garber for eating, as<br />
it is very tender and juicy, but <strong>the</strong> Kieffer is best for pickling and<br />
preserving. O<strong>the</strong>r varieties are <strong>the</strong> Bartlett, LeConte and Golden<br />
Russet. We have a number <strong>of</strong> apple trees, <strong>the</strong> best being <strong>the</strong><br />
All Summer, York Imperial, Terry, Shockley and Yates. These<br />
are especially fine for keeping during <strong>the</strong> winter. The Early Rich<br />
mond is our best cherry, as it does better here than <strong>the</strong> black<br />
cherries.<br />
"Besides our fruit trees, we also have a number <strong>of</strong> pecan trees,<br />
and I wish every farmer would try to have a few <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se. They<br />
make beautiful shade trees to have near <strong>the</strong> house as well as giving<br />
such a valuable harvest <strong>of</strong> nuts. The best varieties are <strong>the</strong> Mo<br />
bile, Stuart, Van Deman and Moneymaker. Our trees are young,<br />
but we get plenty <strong>of</strong> nuts for all <strong>the</strong> year."<br />
Beef Production in tke Mountains<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong> is rapidly developing into a stock raising<br />
district. Rabun county has a well-organized live stock associa<br />
tion, <strong>the</strong> members <strong>of</strong> which are interesting <strong>the</strong>mselves in building<br />
up <strong>the</strong> cattle, hog and sheep industry. They are paying especial<br />
attention to grading up beef breeds, using Durham bulls. By <strong>the</strong><br />
middle <strong>of</strong> November, 1915, 35 carloads <strong>of</strong> beef cattle had been<br />
shipped from that county alone. The railroad agents are antici<br />
pating a movement <strong>of</strong> several hundred cars <strong>of</strong> cattle out <strong>of</strong> Rabun<br />
in 1916.<br />
Pluck and Truck are inners<br />
Pluck will generally be rewarded. A. R. Morris bought a 16-<br />
acre farm—ten in woods and six in cultivation—near Stone Moun<br />
tain, a few years ago, and started to grow cotton, but not having<br />
acquired <strong>the</strong> hang <strong>of</strong> it in advance, he sunk his bank roll, got dis<br />
gusted, rented his place and went back to city life. A year later<br />
he returned to <strong>the</strong> farm and this time planted to truck, which is<br />
<strong>the</strong> more pr<strong>of</strong>itable from being near Atlanta. He had no horse—<br />
just garden tools—but he went at it alone. The following sum<br />
mer he said:<br />
"To-day, from hard work and a stiff upper lip, I have this much<br />
to <strong>the</strong> good, and a beautiful sight to see: 17 rows Irish potatoes,<br />
30 rows sweet potatoes, 30 rows sweet corn, 10 rows Kentucky<br />
Wonder beans, 10 rows Red Valentine beans, 4 rows beets, 14
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
rows white soup beans, 4 rows butterbeans, a half bushel <strong>of</strong> onion<br />
sets, 400 cabbage plants, 200 tomato plants, 8 rows English peas,<br />
10 rows Spanish peanuts, 104 squash and cucumber hills, no<br />
watermelon and muskmelon hills, 2 rows sunflowers, 8 pie plant<br />
or rhubarb roots, 7 rows popcorn, 4 rows okra; also have planted<br />
turnips, radish, lettuce, eggplant, pepper, mustard, rape, and<br />
tomato seed. Now, this is all planted and up. Have had onions,<br />
salad and radishes to eat <strong>the</strong> past two weeks, and as a good many<br />
folks have said, <strong>the</strong> finest garden <strong>the</strong>y have seen,"<br />
Increased "^Mieat Acreage<br />
Ten thousand bushels <strong>of</strong> wheat will be grown in 1916 in <strong>the</strong><br />
immediate vicinity <strong>of</strong> Cleola, Ga., in <strong>the</strong> Oak Mountain section <strong>of</strong><br />
Harris County, as compared with a merely nominal crop <strong>the</strong> pre<br />
vious year. The wheat was planted largely through <strong>the</strong> influence<br />
<strong>of</strong> Jesse Milner, whose home is at Cleola, and who owns thousands<br />
<strong>of</strong> acres <strong>of</strong> land in that section and elsewhere in West <strong>Georgia</strong>, and<br />
operates a store, ginnery and flour and grist mill at Cleola, which<br />
is <strong>the</strong> Oak Mountain station <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Railway. From his<br />
store many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> farmers in that section are supplied.<br />
A good corn crop was produced in that section in 1915, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> oat acreage was also large. Mr. Milner decided that <strong>the</strong> peo<br />
ple would grow wheat if <strong>the</strong> market was provided for it, and so<br />
he installed a roller mill at his grist mill plant, so that now forty<br />
barrels <strong>of</strong> flour can be turned out daily <strong>the</strong>re, in addition to <strong>the</strong><br />
output <strong>of</strong> meal.<br />
Mr. Milner bought seed wheat and supplied it to all his tenants<br />
and also o<strong>the</strong>r farmers who wanted it, and as a result more wheat<br />
has been planted in that section than any year since Civil War<br />
times. He estimates that with a normal yield fully 10,000 bushels<br />
will be brought to his mill, and so <strong>the</strong> flour department will be<br />
kept busy and at <strong>the</strong> same time <strong>the</strong> fanners will make good money<br />
on <strong>the</strong>ir wheat crop.<br />
The situation in <strong>the</strong> Oak Mountain section typifies that in many<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r communities in <strong>Georgia</strong> and o<strong>the</strong>r Sou<strong>the</strong>rn states. Mr.<br />
Milner made a thorough investigation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> situation before he<br />
installed his flour-making equipment. He was much impressed<br />
with <strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong> a miller not a hundred miles from Cleola.<br />
This man put in a flour mill. At that time no wheat at all was<br />
grown in that section. The next year <strong>the</strong> yield was fairly good,<br />
and in 1915 <strong>the</strong>re was a big wheat crop that taxed <strong>the</strong> capacity<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mill.<br />
A. recent visitor to<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> from old Ken<br />
tucky, replying to an<br />
inquiry <strong>of</strong> his host, said<br />
farm lands in his neigh<br />
borhood were worth<br />
$300 an acre. "Why<br />
are your lands worth<br />
$300 an acre, while ours<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> are held at<br />
not more than $50 to<br />
$100 an acret" asked his<br />
host. His reply was,<br />
"You all haven't waked<br />
wp yet, but <strong>the</strong> time<br />
will soon come when<br />
your <strong>Georgia</strong> lands will<br />
be worth more than<br />
ours, because you have<br />
longer seasons, and can<br />
raise everything, while<br />
we can raise only grain<br />
and live stock." While<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> farmers are<br />
getting thoroughly<br />
awakened, <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
farmers' opportunities<br />
to acquire lands here<br />
are all <strong>the</strong> greater.
152 FACTS ABOUT .GEORGIA<br />
Poultry<br />
Dr. S. W. Smith, who resides five miles from Wellston, Ga.,<br />
has been experimenting with <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> poultry for eggs in<br />
connection with <strong>the</strong> operation <strong>of</strong> his farm. Dr. Smith has 450<br />
acres with 250 under cultivation, and is devoting a portion <strong>of</strong><br />
this to <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn<br />
chickens. He now has about 5°° on hand, from which he gets<br />
about 75 dozen eggs a week, which are disposed <strong>of</strong> in <strong>the</strong> local<br />
markets for 30 cents a dozen. In addition to this he has sold<br />
100 to 150 broilers at an average price <strong>of</strong> 40 cents. He uses<br />
prepared feed and his chickens have a range on oats, vetch and<br />
Bermuda, which supply sufficient green feed at all times. Dr.<br />
Smith markets non-fertile eggs. He figures that he sold $800<br />
worth <strong>of</strong> eggs and chickens in 1915. His expenses for feed were<br />
about $300.<br />
Peanuts Prove Pr<strong>of</strong>itable<br />
Peanut farming is not to be sneezed at. The latest available<br />
figures <strong>of</strong> peanut production in <strong>Georgia</strong> were for 1910, when<br />
2,569,787 bushels were grown on 160,317 acres. There are many<br />
extensive growers, but <strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> little ones,<br />
CATTLE GRAZING IN OPEN PINE WOODS OF JfOUTH GEORGIA
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 153<br />
who made 263 bushels, tells <strong>the</strong> story. Stephen' C. Skipper, <strong>of</strong><br />
Willacoochee, says:<br />
"I made over 60 bushels per acre without any fertilizer or lime<br />
and found <strong>the</strong> land to be improved instead <strong>of</strong> run down. One<br />
<strong>of</strong> my uncles made 100 bushels per acre on <strong>the</strong> same grade <strong>of</strong><br />
land with <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> ground limestone. *******<br />
"The peanuts stood around <strong>the</strong> poles until <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> October<br />
before <strong>the</strong>y were picked <strong>of</strong>f, as this is best to let <strong>the</strong>m be quite<br />
dry before picking <strong>of</strong>f. The vines make <strong>the</strong> finest kind <strong>of</strong> hay.<br />
1 baled and sold six tons <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vines and fed a ton or more to<br />
<strong>the</strong> stock, which was turning out pretty well when you consider I<br />
only harvested six acres <strong>of</strong> peanuts. Besides <strong>the</strong> peanuts gath<br />
ered, <strong>the</strong>re were enough left in <strong>the</strong> field to fatten <strong>the</strong> meat re<br />
quired for <strong>the</strong> family.<br />
"Below I give <strong>the</strong> correct figures <strong>of</strong> cost and receipts. My own<br />
work and <strong>the</strong> worth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> land for rent is not considered, as <strong>the</strong><br />
peanuts helped <strong>the</strong> land, and enough were left in <strong>the</strong> field to fatten<br />
our hogs: Hired labor, $8.00; nails for stacking hay, $1.00;<br />
wire for baling hay, $1.50; picking peanuts, $45.00; sacks for<br />
sacking peanuts, $4.50; total cost, $59.50. Peanuts, 263 bushels<br />
at $1.20, $315.60; hay, 6 tons, at $18.00, $108.00; total, $423.60.<br />
Cost, $59.50. Net pr<strong>of</strong>it, $364.10.<br />
SHETLAND PONIES ON BATTLE STOCK FARM, MOOT/TRIE.
The only Pimento Pep<br />
pers grown in <strong>the</strong><br />
United States, east <strong>of</strong><br />
California, are at Griffin,<br />
Oa., where Mark Reigel<br />
made about 10,000 bush<br />
els in 1916. He invented<br />
his own machinery for<br />
roasting, peeling and<br />
canning <strong>the</strong> peppers.<br />
There is one o<strong>the</strong>r Pi<br />
mento cannery in Cali<br />
fornia, <strong>the</strong> balance <strong>of</strong><br />
those on <strong>the</strong> markets<br />
being imported from<br />
Spain.<br />
At Fort Valley, in<br />
Houston county, known<br />
chiefly as a peach cen<br />
ter, an enterprising cik<br />
izen has recently in<br />
stalled a complete and<br />
modern plant for can<br />
ning sweet potatoes,<br />
with a capacity suf<br />
ficient to handle <strong>the</strong> en<br />
tire crop <strong>of</strong> this section.<br />
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A Few Actual Results<br />
Raising Big Corn Crop at Low Cost<br />
It is necessary to "know how" in order to get big yields <strong>of</strong><br />
corn to <strong>the</strong> acre, as well as <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r crops. Tom Whatley <strong>of</strong><br />
Helena evidently knows. He averaged 61 bushels <strong>of</strong> corn to an<br />
acre on 40 acres in 1915, at a cost <strong>of</strong> 21 cents a bushel. A few<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se acres made between 95 and 100 bushels each. He broke<br />
his land well in <strong>the</strong> fall, turning under a small crop <strong>of</strong> cowpeas.<br />
No fertilizer was applied at planting, but when <strong>the</strong> corn was<br />
about 12 inches high about 200 pounds an acre was added, and<br />
cultivated shallow with a double-row disc cultivator. When <strong>the</strong><br />
corn was some size, from 75 to 100 pounds <strong>of</strong> nitrate <strong>of</strong> soda was<br />
used on each acre. Mr. Whatley also made an income <strong>of</strong> $197<br />
an acre from three acres planted in Appler oats in <strong>the</strong> fall, and<br />
Spanish peanuts in <strong>the</strong> spring. The yield was 82 bushels <strong>of</strong><br />
thrashed oats to <strong>the</strong> acre, which sold for $1.00 a bushel, and 50<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> nuts an acre at $1.50 a bushel. Each acre also pro<br />
duced a ton <strong>of</strong> peanut hay at $30. The cost <strong>of</strong> planting and har<br />
vesting was less than $50 an acre.<br />
Three Tons <strong>of</strong> Alfalfa to Acre<br />
More wheat, oats and hay planters are needed in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Grains do not require <strong>the</strong> amount <strong>of</strong> cultivation cotton requires,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> returns are greater and more certain. Alfalfa hay brings<br />
from $20 to $25 a ton. John T. Moore, near Macon, made three<br />
tons <strong>of</strong> alfalfa an acre in 1915 in spite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drouth. He planted<br />
oats in on <strong>the</strong> land in <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> 1913, and after ^cutting <strong>the</strong>se <strong>the</strong><br />
following spring, planted part in peanuts and part in cowpeas,<br />
after having worked into <strong>the</strong> soil ten tons <strong>of</strong> stable manure and<br />
two tons <strong>of</strong> ground limestone to each acre. Some <strong>of</strong> this crop<br />
he cut and <strong>the</strong> balance was turned under. Then came <strong>the</strong> alfalfa<br />
as noted.<br />
Planting Alfalfa on Big Scale<br />
A dozen or more farmers in Clarke County are declaring <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
independence <strong>of</strong> cotton and cotton conditions by <strong>the</strong> alfalfa meth<br />
od. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se, who grew a small quantity in 1914 said re<br />
cently : "If I had a hundred acres in alfalfa in good condition I<br />
should feel that I had <strong>the</strong> means <strong>of</strong> competency." He explained<br />
that he could raise livestock—cattle for beef or milk, mules and<br />
horses, hogs and chickens, all at a minimum cost <strong>of</strong> production.<br />
So extensively is this Clarke, Oconee and neighboring counties<br />
group going in for alfalfa that one order in <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> 1915 was for
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2200 pounds <strong>of</strong> seed, <strong>the</strong> ingredients for <strong>the</strong> inoculation neces<br />
sary to obtain <strong>the</strong> best results, and four cars <strong>of</strong> lime, <strong>of</strong> forty<br />
tons a car, for application to <strong>the</strong> lands. On one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se farms,<br />
from four acres sown in alfalfa in <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> 1914 <strong>the</strong>re were<br />
five crops <strong>of</strong> hay cut, aggregating 17 tons <strong>of</strong> weighed, dry hay.<br />
Berkshire Hogs for Breeding<br />
C. W. Fowler <strong>of</strong> Cobb County made $72.50 in 1915 from<br />
millet and cowpea hay on an acre and one-half <strong>of</strong> land. Mr.<br />
Fowler makes a specialty <strong>of</strong> Berkshire hogs for breeding pur<br />
poses, and sells $2,000 worth <strong>of</strong> registered hogs a month. He<br />
feeds shorts and grazing crops, rye, sorghum, and Bermuda<br />
grass, green rape every day in <strong>the</strong> year, and utilizes <strong>the</strong> wet<br />
places on his farm.<br />
Actual Cost <strong>of</strong> Suckling Pigs<br />
A series <strong>of</strong> interesting experiments were made on three <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State Test Farms in <strong>Georgia</strong> in 1915, to ascertain <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong><br />
raising young pigs from <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> birth until <strong>the</strong> weaning age.<br />
Varying results were obtained. At farm A, sow No. i raised<br />
six pigs at a cost <strong>of</strong> $14.03, and sow No. 2 cost $16.23 to raise<br />
four. Farm B, sow No. i, four pigs, $15.98; No. 2, nine pigs,<br />
$18.25. Farm C, sow No. i, six pigs, $10.16.<br />
Record Cr<strong>of</strong>i <strong>of</strong> Sweet Potatoes<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> is famous soil for sweet potatoes, and for several years<br />
<strong>the</strong> government reports show <strong>the</strong> total value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> yield to have<br />
been greater than that <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r state. The average farm<br />
price in 1915 was only 61 cents a bushel, and <strong>the</strong> average acre<br />
production only 85 bushels, but farmers who give this crop any<br />
thing like <strong>the</strong> attention it deserves get results far above <strong>the</strong><br />
average. J. G. Thomas <strong>of</strong> Baldwin County is one who makes as<br />
much as 300 bushels an acre, and on ground he says would not<br />
make half a bale <strong>of</strong> cotton to <strong>the</strong> acre. Sweet potatoes pay<br />
handsomely when properly cultivated. L. C. Oliver, near <strong>the</strong><br />
Chatham and Effingham county line gets $250 an acre from<br />
double potato crops—Irish, followed by sweet.<br />
Boy Farmer Makes Big Start<br />
A thrifty farmer lad is John M. McLellan <strong>of</strong> Whitfield County,<br />
who has earned a farm <strong>of</strong> his own before he is 17 years old. He<br />
lives at home with his fa<strong>the</strong>r and still goes to school regularly,<br />
but takes his stock <strong>of</strong> milk to his customers in Dalton every<br />
morning, works his land and tends his cattle. At <strong>the</strong> start he<br />
borrowed <strong>the</strong> money to buy an old mule, but traded that for a<br />
cow, saved his milk-earnings and bought more cows. In two<br />
On page 80 is shown <strong>the</strong><br />
three acres on which<br />
Maurice Crowder won<br />
<strong>the</strong> four-crop contest in<br />
1915. In <strong>the</strong> foreground<br />
are Soy Beans, which<br />
followed a crop <strong>of</strong> Oats,<br />
which made 78 'bushels.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> background is his<br />
cotton to <strong>the</strong> left, and to<br />
<strong>the</strong> right his acre <strong>of</strong><br />
corn, which made better<br />
than 100 bushels.<br />
Maurice is shown on his<br />
Percheron mare, <strong>the</strong><br />
prize awarded him by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Central Ry. <strong>of</strong> Go.<br />
in 1914.<br />
The Sou<strong>the</strong>astern<br />
Land Show, at Atlanta,<br />
in February, 1917, un<br />
der <strong>the</strong> auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce will prove a<br />
wonderful object lesson<br />
to Western farmers.
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years he had saved $1,000, which, with $500 borrowed from a<br />
bank, paid for an eighty-acre farm adjoining his fa<strong>the</strong>r's lands.<br />
His milk sales average $100 a month. He grows alfalfa, clover<br />
and Bermuda grass for feed, and plants a few acres in cotton.<br />
Some boy, that!<br />
Eighty-Seven Bushels <strong>of</strong> Oats<br />
Oats followed by sweet potatoes proved a winning proposition<br />
in 1915 for E. L. Wade <strong>of</strong> Laurens County. His net pr<strong>of</strong>its from<br />
15 acres were $1,672.50. In <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> 1914 he planted oats, <strong>the</strong><br />
fertilizer, preparation and seeding costing $15.50 an acre. In<br />
<strong>the</strong> spring <strong>of</strong> 1915 he ga<strong>the</strong>red 87 measured bushels <strong>of</strong> oats an<br />
acre, which at a dollar a bushel netted him $1,072.50. Sweet<br />
potatoes were <strong>the</strong>n planted, at a cost for fertilizer and cultiva<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> $10.00 an acre. He got 100 bushels <strong>of</strong> potatoes an acre,<br />
selling for 50 cents a bushel, and netting $600.<br />
Bees and Honey in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Many busy little bees improve each shining hour for J. J.<br />
Wilder <strong>of</strong> Cordele, who is considered to be <strong>the</strong> largest producer<br />
<strong>of</strong> bees and honey in <strong>the</strong> South. Bees recognize no fence, county<br />
or state lines, and ga<strong>the</strong>r honey where <strong>the</strong>y may, so <strong>the</strong>ir product<br />
IN A NINETY-ACRE FIELD OF PEANUTS, W. R. TERRY, SHELLMAN
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is largely pr<strong>of</strong>it. Intelligent study and great care is necessary in<br />
order to obtain <strong>the</strong> best results. Mr. Wilder finds it impossible to<br />
supply <strong>the</strong> demand for honey, and gets good prices. In one<br />
week he shipped three carloads, each car bringing him approxi<br />
mately $1,000.<br />
Five Gallons <strong>of</strong> Milk a Day<br />
Anna's Dorothy is <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> a thoroughbred cow whose milk<br />
brings two dollars a day to her owner, E. Pierce Wood, <strong>of</strong> San-<br />
dersville, Ga. Her record is 56 pounds <strong>of</strong> milk a day. She<br />
averages 40 pounds, or five gallons, which is sold at 10 cents a<br />
quart in <strong>the</strong> local market.<br />
Big Family on Small Farm<br />
Just how large a family a small farm in <strong>Georgia</strong> will support<br />
may never be definitely ascertained. In a mountain valley up<br />
near <strong>the</strong> Tennessee line, A. J. Pickett is doing fairly well with 35<br />
acres and a wood lot, not very rich land at that. He has eight<br />
children, ranging from five to eighteen years <strong>of</strong> age, all <strong>of</strong> whom<br />
are getting at least five months <strong>of</strong> school a year. It was a run<br />
down farm when he bought it, paying $600 cash, and giving $600<br />
in notes, all <strong>of</strong> which were taken up in three years. In <strong>the</strong> mean-<br />
WHEAT FIELD—32 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE—AT VILLA RICA
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s resources<br />
for truck farming are<br />
peculiarly rich. In<br />
Chatham county alone,<br />
according to a recent<br />
survey, <strong>the</strong>re are ninety<br />
thousand acres <strong>of</strong> land<br />
excellently suited to<br />
this branch <strong>of</strong> agricul<br />
ture; ana <strong>the</strong>re are<br />
equally inviting oppor<br />
tunities in many o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. De-<br />
Kalb county is probably<br />
<strong>the</strong> most important<br />
truck producing coun<br />
ty in <strong>the</strong> South. The<br />
latest <strong>of</strong>ficial reports<br />
show only ninety-five<br />
thousand acres in truck<br />
farms in <strong>Georgia</strong>. With<br />
an area as large as Eng<br />
land and Wales com<br />
bined, and only thirty-<br />
two per cent, under cul<br />
tivation, <strong>Georgia</strong> can<br />
'become one <strong>of</strong> Amer<br />
ica's great centers <strong>of</strong><br />
food production.<br />
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while he has built a good house and barn, keeps cows and hogs<br />
and chickens, and grows everything needed for <strong>the</strong> food <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
household, and sells $2,000 worth besides. He follows corn with<br />
wheat and peas, cotton with oats and peas, picks his peas and<br />
plows <strong>the</strong> vines under. Such farmers are a credit to <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
Good Demand for Cane Syrufi<br />
Sorghum cane is a luxuriant crop in at least half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
H. L. Ware <strong>of</strong> Coweta County grows it extensively, and uses a<br />
gasoline engine for grinding. He makes from 250 to 275 gallons<br />
<strong>of</strong> syrup from an acre <strong>of</strong> cane, and sells at from 45 to 60 cents a<br />
gallon, a good bit <strong>of</strong> it locally.<br />
Three Bales <strong>of</strong> Cotton to Acre<br />
Three bales <strong>of</strong> cotton to an acre is a big record, but it has been<br />
made in <strong>Georgia</strong>, although not always do <strong>the</strong> bales weigh <strong>the</strong> full<br />
standard 500 pounds. W. F. Collier <strong>of</strong> Cherokee County is one<br />
who has accomplished it with bales averaging over 450 pounds<br />
each. His soil is <strong>the</strong> same as can be found all over <strong>the</strong> Pied<br />
mont region—dark and loamy, with plenty <strong>of</strong> rocks. He plows<br />
twelve inches deep with a disc plow, and cultivates 25 acres with<br />
two mules and <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> a fourteen-year-old boy. His three-<br />
bale land had been planted in wheat followed by cowpeas, <strong>the</strong><br />
previous year.<br />
Buying a Farm With Pr<strong>of</strong>its<br />
That a <strong>Georgia</strong> farm can pay for itself and support a large<br />
family at <strong>the</strong> same time, is being proven every day. J. B. Hunter<br />
<strong>of</strong> Spaulding County is one who has done it, and also created a<br />
liberal surplus. He bought 68 acres seven years ago at $33 an<br />
acre, paid for it all in three years, made many improvements,<br />
richly fertilized <strong>the</strong> land, diversified and rotated in all <strong>the</strong> ap<br />
proved styles, and now has a splendidly paying property to show<br />
for <strong>the</strong> investment <strong>of</strong> his labor.<br />
A/ore Money in Dairy Farming<br />
Dairying and truck farming make a good combination in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, as <strong>the</strong> commercial truck crops are nearly all <strong>of</strong>f in time<br />
to grow silage for wintering cattle. The sizeable towns and cities<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State are so well scattered that nearly every county has a<br />
near-by market for milk and truck. Dairying is such an attractive<br />
proposition in <strong>the</strong> State that many farmers have given up cotton<br />
entirely and gone to cattle grazing. J. H. Hooks <strong>of</strong> Washing<br />
ton County, is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se. He has gradually reduced his cotton<br />
acreage, and having started with a few scrub cows, and systemat<br />
ically improved <strong>the</strong> stock, he now has 225 registered and grade
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jerseys. Many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old cotton farms <strong>of</strong> Dougherty, Lee and<br />
Terrell counties are now cattle ranges, at least in part, ei<strong>the</strong>r for<br />
beef or dairy purposes. G. W. Blonton has a dairy farm near<br />
Savannah famous for <strong>the</strong> richness <strong>of</strong> its milk. He sells 100<br />
gallons a day, for four-fifths <strong>of</strong> which he gets fourteen cents a<br />
quart. With <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> more creameries, for which,<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r as individual enterprises or on <strong>the</strong> co-operative plan, <strong>the</strong>re<br />
is a decided demand, and with <strong>the</strong> addition <strong>of</strong> cheese factories,<br />
<strong>the</strong> dairying, industry in <strong>the</strong> State would soon reach large pro<br />
portions.<br />
What Pork Production Cost<br />
B. A. Garrard <strong>of</strong> Laurens county, made an experiment lately<br />
in fattening hogs. He paid $193 for forty-three hogs, and <strong>the</strong><br />
feed cost $49. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pork he sold at market prices for<br />
$100, <strong>the</strong> larger part, however, at much less a pound, to his farm<br />
hands for $415, using in his own household $35 worth, getting<br />
$4.80 for lard, and had 14 head left at a market value <strong>of</strong> $125;<br />
total: $681.80, or a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> $439.80, not counting his time<br />
and labor. Every farm in <strong>Georgia</strong> should have at least a few<br />
hogs at that rate, as <strong>the</strong> skimmed milk from dairies, <strong>the</strong> discard<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> truck farm, <strong>the</strong> stubble <strong>of</strong> grain fields, and <strong>the</strong> wild roots<br />
and nuts in <strong>the</strong> wood lands can all be turned into easy pork-<br />
money.<br />
Progressive Farm Clubs Helfi<br />
Farm clubs or farmers' guilds in various parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state are<br />
fostering advanced methods <strong>of</strong> cultivation, and helping to solve<br />
<strong>the</strong> marketing problems that are continually arising. A notably<br />
beneficial organization <strong>of</strong> this sort is <strong>the</strong> Progressive Farm Club<br />
<strong>of</strong> Baldwin County, which has been instrumental in quickly<br />
eradicating <strong>the</strong> cattle tick in that county. It employs an engineer<br />
to supervise <strong>the</strong> improvement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> highways, and helps settlers<br />
in <strong>the</strong> county, even to contributing funds for loans where neces<br />
sary.<br />
Day Laborer to Capitalist<br />
A comfortable fortune has been made from farming by W. B.<br />
Richardson <strong>of</strong> Baldwin county, who started as a day-laborer,<br />
saved and bought a bit <strong>of</strong> land, and gradually added more from<br />
his pr<strong>of</strong>its. He now advances $15,000 a year to o<strong>the</strong>r farmers.<br />
He plants a general crop, but makes a specialty <strong>of</strong> corn, <strong>of</strong> which<br />
he averages forty bushels an acre. He is a firm believer in <strong>the</strong><br />
high fertilizing qualities <strong>of</strong> peavines turned under, and is a<br />
consistent preacher <strong>of</strong> rotation and diversification.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Products Day<br />
is an annual institution<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>, <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />
proclaimed by <strong>the</strong> Gov<br />
ernor. It was inaugu<br />
rated by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
in 1913. On <strong>the</strong> same<br />
day and at <strong>the</strong> same<br />
hour, all over <strong>the</strong> State<br />
are held dinners, both<br />
public and private, at<br />
which nothing but Geor<br />
gia products are served.<br />
The object is obvious.<br />
The first <strong>Georgia</strong> Prod<br />
ucts dinner to be held<br />
outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, was<br />
in Detroit, November<br />
18, 1916, when all <strong>the</strong><br />
food served had been<br />
sent from <strong>Georgia</strong> for<br />
<strong>the</strong> purpose. The De<br />
troit diners exchanged<br />
telegrams <strong>of</strong> greeting<br />
with diners in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
cities. <strong>Georgia</strong> dinners<br />
are planned for many<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn cities in 191T.
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Cantaloupes, Hay and Cow Peas<br />
A concrete illustration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fertility <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> soil is given<br />
by C. H, Strangward, who came to Worth county, Ga., from<br />
Ohio in 1903. Writing to <strong>the</strong> editor in 1916, he says:<br />
"This season <strong>the</strong> Sylvester, and <strong>the</strong> Indiana Fruit Companies,<br />
<strong>of</strong> which I am president, planted 300 acres in cantaloupes, be<br />
ginning to plant March i5th. This crop yielded a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong><br />
$9,000.00. After cantaloupes were ga<strong>the</strong>red, <strong>the</strong> land was planted<br />
in cow peas; 150 acres used as pasture for 120 head <strong>of</strong> cattle; 150<br />
acres harvested as hay crop, averaging one ton <strong>of</strong> hay per acre.<br />
Value <strong>of</strong> hay $3,000.00; cost <strong>of</strong> production $1,125.00; net pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
$1,875.00. Total pr<strong>of</strong>it on 300 acres (not counting values from<br />
beef made in pasturing), $10,875.00.<br />
"We also planted 300 acres in oats, which produced 20 bushels<br />
to <strong>the</strong> acre. Cost <strong>of</strong> production, $5.00 an acre; net pr<strong>of</strong>it per<br />
acre, $5.00. After harvesting <strong>the</strong> oats, that land is planted in<br />
cow peas for pasturing, or for harvesting for hay; some <strong>of</strong> it in<br />
ground peas, some in velvet beans and corn. Any one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
after crops is a good money maker, and is easily cultivated. The<br />
majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stockholders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two companies live in Mun-<br />
cie, Ind., and Cleveland, Ohio. The lands which we cultivate<br />
are average Worth county lands."<br />
MOULTEIB PACKING PLANT, MOULTKIE, GA.
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Growth or Packing Industries<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>the</strong> adjoining states have seen a remarkable growth<br />
recently in <strong>the</strong> packing house industry. It not only promises to<br />
be a good investment for capital, but for labor as well. The farm<br />
ers will benefit by reason <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> home market created for cattle<br />
and hogs, and <strong>the</strong> whole state will pr<strong>of</strong>it by <strong>the</strong> added wealth and<br />
stimulus to general business. With millions <strong>of</strong> acres <strong>of</strong> idle<br />
lands on which <strong>the</strong> succulent grasses best adapted to meat pro<br />
duction grow in natural pr<strong>of</strong>usion; with an ideal climate, and an<br />
abundance <strong>of</strong> water, <strong>Georgia</strong> is destined to lead <strong>the</strong> country- in<br />
packing house products.<br />
One moderate sized packing plant in Atlanta has not been able<br />
to supply a tenth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> local requirements, and <strong>the</strong> whole South<br />
has paid high tribute to <strong>the</strong> packers <strong>of</strong> Chicago, Kansas City and<br />
Omaha. Without a nearby cash market <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> farmer had<br />
no incentive to raise hogs, cattle and sheep. With such a con<br />
venient and dependable market, <strong>the</strong>y will break away from <strong>the</strong><br />
one crop idea and grow more corn and ground nuts and fodder<br />
crops, and turn <strong>the</strong>m into meat. The tide <strong>of</strong> prosperity has<br />
turned and is setting in strong.<br />
HOME OF FAMOUS OGEECHEE RIVER SHAD.
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The Moultrie packing plant, in Central Sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>Georgia</strong>, was<br />
<strong>the</strong> pioneer in <strong>the</strong> industry in South <strong>Georgia</strong>. It was started in<br />
1914, and now represents an investment <strong>of</strong> half a million dollars.<br />
It took real courage to start such an enterprise, and to <strong>the</strong> men <strong>of</strong><br />
Moultrie who backed <strong>the</strong>ir confidence with money and personal<br />
energy, great credit is due. They have waked up <strong>Georgia</strong>. They<br />
have stimulated <strong>the</strong> entire State. Hogs, and more hogs, and bet<br />
ter hogs, squeal <strong>the</strong>ir way to Moultrie every day from all over<br />
South <strong>Georgia</strong>. The Moultrie plant kills from 500 to 800 hogs<br />
and 25 cattle daily. It pays slightly less than Chicago prices. It<br />
puts money in <strong>the</strong> farmers' pocket, where <strong>the</strong>re was no money<br />
before. It is doing more for South <strong>Georgia</strong> than any o<strong>the</strong>r single<br />
industry extant.<br />
Encouraged by <strong>the</strong> Moultrie enterprise <strong>the</strong>re have been some<br />
ten o<strong>the</strong>r packing plants built or projected in <strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>the</strong><br />
adjoining States. One to cost $150,000 is nearing completion at<br />
Statesboro, in Bulloch county. At Macon plans have been per<br />
fected to transform a big local brewery, put out <strong>of</strong> commisison<br />
by <strong>the</strong> State prohibition laws, into a $750,000 packing plant. A<br />
company to build a $300,000 plant at Augusta, has been incor<br />
porated. At Tifton citizens have subscribed $100,000 to build<br />
a packing house. O<strong>the</strong>r cities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State are stirring in <strong>the</strong> in<br />
terests <strong>of</strong> local plants.<br />
All this rapid expansion bears striking witness to <strong>the</strong> growth <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> live stock industry in <strong>Georgia</strong>, and in turn will do a great deal<br />
for <strong>the</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r development <strong>of</strong> those interests.<br />
NOBLE'S OXFORD RKX, No. 107574, RALPH W. NORTIICUTT. MARIETTA, GA.
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All Tkings Grow for Xkose \Vork<br />
A perfect wonderland is <strong>the</strong> H. W. Smithwick orchard gar<br />
dens at Americus, Ga. Mr. Smithwick specializes in pecans, but<br />
as an all round commercial horticulturist his accomplishments<br />
place him well toward <strong>the</strong> Burbank rank. His pecan grove con<br />
tains eighty-five acres, and produced over four thousand pounds<br />
<strong>of</strong> merchantable nuts in 1916. He began in 1905 by planting<br />
twelve trees, adding from 250 to 400 trees a year until 1912.<br />
The annual production began with nineteen nuts in 1908, and<br />
reached four thousand pounds in 1916.<br />
Mr. Smithwick's home orchard and garden produces some<br />
thing <strong>of</strong> almost everything interesting in flowers, fruits, vege<br />
tables and grains. There are delicious Satsuma oranges, grown<br />
successfully that far north by being grafted on frost-resisting<br />
trifoliata or hedge-orange roots; Barbary plums, peaches, grapes<br />
in abundance and <strong>of</strong> many varieties, pomegranates, Japanese per<br />
simmons, Persian and English walnuts, cherries, grapefruit, and<br />
figs — celestial figs — maturing in succession throughout <strong>the</strong> whole<br />
summer season.<br />
Oats and pea vines are grown in <strong>the</strong> young orchards until <strong>the</strong><br />
trees are pr<strong>of</strong>itably bearing. The hay brings $20.00 a ton. A<br />
three-quarter acre cabbage patch netted him $130.00; <strong>the</strong> same<br />
acre in sugar cane brought $140.00. Superior Cuba leaf to<br />
bacco was ano<strong>the</strong>r small but pr<strong>of</strong>itable crop.<br />
PEACH BLOSSOM OF KENNESAW, No. 217149. OWNER, RALPH W. NORTHCUTT, MARIETTA, GA.
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In his home orchard Mr. Smithwick has a famous old hickory<br />
tree, on which he has successfully budded fourteen separate va<br />
rieties <strong>of</strong> pecans. It is <strong>of</strong> great interest to naturalists and pecan<br />
experts.<br />
Mr. Smithwick also has charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Pecan Groves<br />
Company's property at Flint Side, Ga., which contain ten thou<br />
sand acres, <strong>of</strong> which one thousand five hundred, acres are already<br />
planted.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Bread From <strong>Georgia</strong> Milled Flour<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, whose source <strong>of</strong> supply <strong>of</strong> flour has hi<strong>the</strong>rto been <strong>the</strong><br />
Western States, has turned to home mills for this commodity.<br />
Before <strong>the</strong> civil war <strong>the</strong> old-fashioned mills were numerous in<br />
<strong>the</strong> State; but <strong>the</strong>y gradually dwindled to twenty-five or thirty<br />
mills up to eight or ten years ago. Then <strong>the</strong> "Live at Home and<br />
Board at <strong>the</strong> Same Place" slogan was born and with it came thou<br />
sands <strong>of</strong> new acres seeded to wheat.<br />
GEORGIA MARBLE QUARRY. INDICATING HOW BLOCKS ARE SAWN OUT.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 165<br />
To-day <strong>Georgia</strong> is dotted from one end to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r with up-<br />
to-date flouring mills, with meal machinery in connection to grind<br />
<strong>the</strong> abundant corn crop with which <strong>the</strong> commonwealth is blessed<br />
each year.<br />
There are 250 flour and grist mills in <strong>the</strong> State. There is hardly<br />
a town <strong>of</strong> any importance that does not boast <strong>of</strong> a mill <strong>of</strong> this<br />
character. And around <strong>the</strong> hum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se mills and on <strong>the</strong> good<br />
roads leading to <strong>the</strong>m is a constant stream <strong>of</strong> healthier, happier<br />
and more prosperous citizens.<br />
Apples and Oranges<br />
Both at Home in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
' If North <strong>Georgia</strong> is "The future home <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> big red apple,"<br />
<strong>the</strong>n <strong>Georgia</strong> is assuredly <strong>the</strong> most blessed <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> states <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
union in resources and possibilities, for <strong>Georgia</strong> is <strong>the</strong> only state<br />
that can grow both apples and oranges with <strong>the</strong> highest degree<br />
<strong>of</strong> success, except, perhaps, California, and California is handi<br />
capped by <strong>the</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> rainfall and consequent necessity <strong>of</strong> irrigat<br />
ing. It is not known to <strong>the</strong> great majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> citizens <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> that oranges can be grown in sou<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong> with <strong>the</strong><br />
greatest degree <strong>of</strong> success on a commercial scale, but it has been<br />
GRANITE QUARRY, STONE MOUNTAIN, DeKALB COUNTY.
166 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
known for some time to <strong>the</strong> experts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States depart<br />
ment <strong>of</strong> agriculture and <strong>the</strong> horticulturists <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> State<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, as well as to <strong>the</strong> agricultural agents <strong>of</strong><br />
some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> railroads and certain prominent <strong>Georgia</strong>ns <strong>of</strong> an<br />
inquiring turn <strong>of</strong> mind, that <strong>the</strong> coast section <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> is almost<br />
ideally adapted to <strong>the</strong> growing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Satsuma orange, a partic<br />
ularly hardy orange that grows in Japan where snow falls every<br />
winter.<br />
Most people prefer <strong>the</strong> Satsuma to <strong>the</strong> ordinary oranges, both<br />
because it is <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> "kid glove" or tangerine type, which can be<br />
eaten without soiling <strong>the</strong> hands, and because it is sweeter and<br />
better flavored than ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> tangerine or ordinary oranges <strong>of</strong><br />
any variety. Authorities state that <strong>the</strong> Satsuma will not grow in<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn Florida successfully, nor in sou<strong>the</strong>rn California, those<br />
climates being ra<strong>the</strong>r too warm during <strong>the</strong> winter. The Sat<br />
suma itself is <strong>the</strong> most hardy <strong>of</strong> edible oranges, and is grafted on<br />
<strong>the</strong> roots <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> citrus trifoliata, a sort <strong>of</strong> first cousin to <strong>the</strong><br />
edible oranges, which produces non-edible fruit, and is a deciduous<br />
tree, shedding its leaves and becoming absolutely dormant in win<br />
ter. The citrus trifoliata grows as far north as Rochester, N. Y..<br />
TOBACCO GROWING UNDER LATTICE SHADE. AMSTERDAM.
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being used as an ornamental tree in <strong>the</strong> yards in that city. Its<br />
state <strong>of</strong> dormancy in winter makes it impossible for <strong>the</strong> Satsuma<br />
top which has been grafted on it, to grow, as <strong>the</strong> roots fail to send<br />
up any sap until spring.<br />
Achievements or an Amateur Horti<br />
culturist<br />
George H. Harris, a prominent attorney at McRea, Ga., is in<br />
cidentally an amateur horticulturist. Some <strong>of</strong> his accomplish<br />
ments, especially with citrus fruit, considering <strong>the</strong> latitude <strong>of</strong><br />
Telfair county, where he lives, are extremely interesting. In a<br />
letter to Facts About <strong>Georgia</strong>, he says:<br />
"My work with citrus fruits in this place began in 1911, and I<br />
have trees now <strong>of</strong> all ages up to five years, some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m bearing<br />
fruit. I have two grapefruit trees, one Parson Brown orange<br />
tree, three Satsuma orange trees, and dozens <strong>of</strong> hybrids <strong>of</strong><br />
oranges, grapefruit, lemons and kumquats, many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m bear<br />
ing fruit this year for <strong>the</strong> first time. I have this year begun<br />
propagating a very hardy "round orange" that is sweeter and<br />
better than any seedling that I have ever seen grown in this part<br />
SCREENED PROPAGATION BEDS, SUMATRA TOBACCO, AMSTERDAM, GA.
That <strong>the</strong>re is money<br />
in small specialties in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> has been proven<br />
by J. M. Barnett <strong>of</strong><br />
Gwinnett County, in sev<br />
eral years' experience<br />
with Himalaya berries.<br />
They grow in immense<br />
clusters, only a few rip<br />
ening each day, each<br />
cluster lasting several<br />
iveeks. Single clusters<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten show at one time<br />
ripe berries, green ones<br />
and blooms. On one<br />
cluster was counted 16!)<br />
berries. Mr. Barnett has<br />
over MO feet <strong>of</strong> scaffold,<br />
bearing fruit each year.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> space utilized<br />
he claims it is <strong>the</strong> most<br />
•pr<strong>of</strong>itable product <strong>of</strong> his<br />
farm. As ripe fruit, or<br />
canned, or made into<br />
jelly or jam, Himalaya<br />
berries are delicious.<br />
Here is a commercial<br />
opportunity worth<br />
while investigating.<br />
i68 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
GEORGIA MARBLE READY FOR SHIPMENT.<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. I am growing some trees budded from <strong>the</strong> original<br />
tree and also have some budded from seedlings <strong>of</strong> this Telfair<br />
county orange tree. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se seedlings from this local<br />
orange are from buds cut from seedlings grown from seed this<br />
year in my back-yard, <strong>the</strong> seed coming from an orange from <strong>the</strong><br />
original tree, which is located about 12 miles from McRae near<br />
<strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> this county. I have some trees that are half grape<br />
fruit, one quarter sweet orange and one quarter citrus trifoliata,<br />
and various o<strong>the</strong>r combinations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same three kinds <strong>of</strong> citrus<br />
fruit. I also have some that are part lemon and some that are<br />
part kumquat. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se are bearing fruit now. Most <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>se hybred fruit are very hardy.<br />
"I find that some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> full-blood sweet oranges from local<br />
hardy seedlings are also very hardy. I have some that were<br />
budded before <strong>the</strong> freeze <strong>of</strong> 1914 that stood that freeze and stood<br />
<strong>the</strong> whole winter <strong>of</strong> 1914-1915 and also <strong>the</strong> winter <strong>of</strong> 1915-1916<br />
without any protection and without any injury. The tree from a<br />
seedling <strong>of</strong> which I am propagating my new hardy round orange<br />
is a large tree about 15 feet high and last year it had ten or<br />
fifteen dozen fine oranges on it <strong>of</strong> a quality superior to <strong>the</strong> oranges<br />
that we were <strong>the</strong>n getting from Florida. .
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 169<br />
AT MARBLE QUARRIES. TATE, GA.<br />
"I believe that we are going to have some new citrus fruits de<br />
veloped very soon that will be <strong>of</strong> great commercial value for<br />
growing in this section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State. I have a large Satsuma<br />
orange tree in my yard that stood <strong>the</strong> hardest freeze that we<br />
have had in years, immediately following a long warm spell, and<br />
it was not injured to any appreciable extent, only <strong>the</strong> tips <strong>of</strong> a<br />
few small twigs being nipped. This was in <strong>the</strong> Fall <strong>of</strong> 1914.<br />
Last winter <strong>the</strong>re was no injury to any <strong>of</strong> my trees by cold, not<br />
even to <strong>the</strong> Parson Brown orange, which now has on it seven nice<br />
fruit that are about ready to ripen.<br />
"I have on my home place also seven or eight different varieties<br />
<strong>of</strong> paper-shell pecans; two varieties <strong>of</strong> English walnuts; three<br />
varieties <strong>of</strong> Japanese persimmons; two varieties <strong>of</strong> filberts; two<br />
varieties <strong>of</strong> grafted chestnuts and various ordinary fruits such as<br />
figs, peaches, plums and pears. I believe that I grow <strong>the</strong> most<br />
perfect peaches that I ever saw—free from worms and <strong>of</strong> fine<br />
quality. We had <strong>the</strong> ordinary annual crops <strong>of</strong> cantaloupes, wa<br />
termelons, strawberries, sugarcane, etc., all on this home lot over<br />
which you walked with me a few days ago."<br />
It is gratifying to<br />
note that <strong>Georgia</strong> has<br />
at last put on its stat<br />
ute books ft bill provid<br />
ing for compulsory edu<br />
cation. There are now<br />
only one or two o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
states that have not<br />
some form <strong>of</strong> compul<br />
sory education law, and<br />
while <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> law<br />
is somewhat elastic, it<br />
is at least <strong>the</strong> first step<br />
toward <strong>the</strong> much desir<br />
ed standard. It is es<br />
timated that <strong>the</strong> new<br />
law will put into <strong>the</strong><br />
schools not less than<br />
50,000 children, who for<br />
various reasons, have<br />
heret<strong>of</strong>ore been totally<br />
deprived <strong>of</strong> an educa<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> any form. Strict<br />
enforcement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> law<br />
is confidently expected<br />
and fur<strong>the</strong>r and more<br />
stringent laws will fol<br />
low rapidly.
The pecan tree shown<br />
on this page is on <strong>the</strong><br />
Home premises <strong>of</strong> George<br />
McDonald a t C'uth-<br />
bert. It grew from a<br />
nut planted in 18>/8 by<br />
a returned Texas pio<br />
neer. It is <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> s<strong>of</strong>t<br />
shelled variety, and<br />
bears proliflcally every<br />
year. Measurements<br />
made in 1916 for "Facts<br />
About <strong>Georgia</strong>" showed<br />
<strong>the</strong> tree to be 51 feet<br />
high, and with a spread<br />
<strong>of</strong> limbs extending 75<br />
feet. At a distance <strong>of</strong><br />
four feet from <strong>the</strong><br />
ground <strong>the</strong> circumfer<br />
ence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> trunk was<br />
nine feet. Scattered<br />
throughout <strong>Georgia</strong> are<br />
many such old pecan<br />
trees, some <strong>of</strong> which<br />
may be older than <strong>the</strong><br />
McDonald tree, and in<br />
formation <strong>of</strong> such trees<br />
is invited.<br />
170 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
Cattle Ranch on a Mountain Top<br />
A unique mountain-top farm is being developed in Floyd<br />
county by John M. Graham and H. A. Dean, business men <strong>of</strong><br />
Rome. There are eight hundred acres in <strong>the</strong> tract, five hundred<br />
<strong>of</strong> it cleared since 1910. This farm lies entirely upon <strong>the</strong> top <strong>of</strong><br />
Roek Mountain, at an altitude <strong>of</strong> 1,500 feet above <strong>the</strong> sea level,<br />
and rising 800 feet above <strong>the</strong> surrounding country. Only one<br />
road reaches it, this having been built at considerable expense, it<br />
having been necessary to blast out several bluffs in <strong>the</strong> process.<br />
The entire farm is surrounded by cliffs, <strong>the</strong> distancejiround being<br />
about five miles. The land slopes generally from <strong>the</strong> cliffs to<br />
ward <strong>the</strong> center, but with four outlets for water.<br />
It is being developed for stock raising, and is planted in con<br />
siderable part in bermuda. Fifteen acres are in alfalfa. The<br />
land is extremely productive, having yielded 140 bales <strong>of</strong> cotton<br />
on 125 acres in 1914. It is anticipated that this mountain farm<br />
will soon become one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> show places <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Georgia</strong>—<br />
partly on account <strong>of</strong> its unusual location. The owners have<br />
started operations with a herd <strong>of</strong> fifty registered Hereford cattle,<br />
and intend raising that breed exclusively.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 171<br />
Tne Berry Schools at Rome<br />
The Martha Berry schools for poor mountain children, at<br />
Rome, Ga., are institutions <strong>of</strong> such an unusual character and far-<br />
reaching influence, that Miss Berry, <strong>the</strong>ir founder and sponsor,<br />
was asked to write something about <strong>the</strong>m for Facts About<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>. She says:<br />
"Sixteen years ago I was spending <strong>the</strong> Sunday afternoon in a<br />
little log cabin on our home plantation. I had fitted up this cabin<br />
as a study and had hoped to spend many quiet hours <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
"I noticed four little children wandering around in our grove.<br />
They were white children, poor and neglected. I called <strong>the</strong>m in<br />
and after talking with <strong>the</strong>m, I found that <strong>the</strong>y lived on rented<br />
land near by and had no opportunity <strong>of</strong> attending school or Sun<br />
day School. I began to teach <strong>the</strong>m on Sundays and to go to see<br />
<strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> week, helping <strong>the</strong>m as much as possible. From this<br />
SMITHWICK HICKORY TREE—60 YEARS OLD—14 VARIETIES OF<br />
PECANS BUDDED TO TOP.<br />
Two young ladies,<br />
Misses Eva and Leila<br />
Gardner, are rural<br />
teachers i n Newton<br />
County. They are set<br />
ting a pace that teach<br />
ers <strong>of</strong> small rural<br />
schools elsewhere might<br />
do well to follow. They<br />
realise that <strong>the</strong> children<br />
need not only <strong>the</strong> text-<br />
hooks, but practical dem<br />
onstration and example.<br />
They are being sat<br />
isfactorily repaid for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir efforts as <strong>the</strong> par<br />
ents are co-operating<br />
with <strong>the</strong>m in every .pos<br />
sible way, and are ex<br />
pressing <strong>the</strong>ir apprecia<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> excellent re<br />
sults, that are being ob<br />
tained. This school is<br />
said to be <strong>the</strong> first rural<br />
garden school in Geor<br />
gia, as well as <strong>the</strong> pio<br />
neer in teaching care <strong>of</strong><br />
poultry and pigs.
172 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
little cabin school, I grew so interested in <strong>the</strong>se neglected children<br />
and <strong>the</strong> renters living near by that I would ride horseback for<br />
miles, sometimes staying for dinner in <strong>the</strong>ir humble but hospitable<br />
homes.<br />
"I started four o<strong>the</strong>r schools in different parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county.<br />
But after a year's experience, I realized that <strong>the</strong> real need <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>se, our own American people, was to have an industrial school<br />
where <strong>the</strong>y could be taught farming, shop work, cooking, dairy<br />
ing and sanitation for grounds and homes, and where <strong>the</strong>y could<br />
come under <strong>the</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> trained and consecrated men and<br />
women.<br />
"In 1902 I deeded a place that my fa<strong>the</strong>r had given me to a<br />
board <strong>of</strong> trustees, planning to use this place for a school for boys<br />
who lived in remote rural districts and mountains where <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were no nine months' schools and who were too poor to be sent <strong>of</strong>f<br />
to school. I put up a dormitory and with only a little white<br />
washed school house we opened school with five boys.<br />
"The Berry School was incorporated under <strong>the</strong> laws <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, <strong>the</strong> property to be held in trust by its board <strong>of</strong><br />
trustees. I had gone so far into my means that <strong>the</strong>re was noth<br />
ing left for me to give except my time and service. At this time<br />
we were receiving no outside aid and it was very hard, with my<br />
SCENE ON OLD PLANTATION IN SOUTH GEORGIA.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
limited income, to take care <strong>of</strong> this rapidly growing school. I<br />
went to New York and after hard struggles and many discourage<br />
ments I succeeded in making a few friends, <strong>the</strong> nucleus for many<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
"I expected <strong>the</strong> boys to do <strong>the</strong> washing, cooking, putting up<br />
building's, looking after <strong>the</strong> farm and dairy and planned for <strong>the</strong>m<br />
to do two years <strong>of</strong> high school work, but I soon found that I was<br />
expecting too much and I also learned <strong>the</strong> cost to keep boys and<br />
feed <strong>the</strong>m. Had I known this at first I think I should have<br />
started with girls because it costs $2.00 a month more to board<br />
a boy than a girl.<br />
"After fifteen years, we now have 250 boys and 140 girls, 40<br />
buildings, and five thousand acres <strong>of</strong> land. To reach <strong>the</strong>se pro<br />
portions, I have had to give all my time and bend every energy to<br />
this one cause. I have been fortunate in securing capable, Chris<br />
tian workers, and we owe our efficient business system, which<br />
has been copied by schools throughout <strong>the</strong> country, to <strong>the</strong> able<br />
President <strong>of</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees, who gives his time to <strong>the</strong> school<br />
without stint.<br />
"Each acitvity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> school is under a competent departmental<br />
head and <strong>the</strong> income and disbursements are looked after by a<br />
bonded comptroller whose accounts are audited regularly by <strong>the</strong><br />
American Audit Company.<br />
ROAD VIEW, NEAR OLD BOSTON, THOMAS COUNTY.
174 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
"All <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> place is done by <strong>the</strong> students under <strong>the</strong><br />
direction <strong>of</strong> trained leaders. We have sent out some fifteen hun<br />
dred boys, who came to us from <strong>the</strong> most poorly equipped homes<br />
without even <strong>the</strong> rudiments <strong>of</strong> an education, knowing nothing <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> time or how to work with hands and head toge<strong>the</strong>r;<br />
but who went forth fitted to be real leaders in <strong>the</strong>ir communities.<br />
We are forced to turn away hundreds <strong>of</strong> applicants waiting to be<br />
admitted.<br />
"So great was <strong>the</strong> need to educate our girls from <strong>the</strong> moun<br />
tains and remote rural districts that six years ago I started <strong>the</strong><br />
school for girls, a mile from <strong>the</strong> boys' school. The boys cut <strong>the</strong><br />
logs and put up all <strong>the</strong> buildings, under <strong>the</strong> direction <strong>of</strong> a master<br />
builder, made <strong>the</strong> furniture in our shops, and <strong>the</strong> girls wove <strong>the</strong><br />
rugs and made <strong>the</strong> curtains. So we have a 'home made' and<br />
'homespun' school. We use <strong>the</strong> cottage system for <strong>the</strong> girls,<br />
and <strong>the</strong>y are trained to be good home-makers and practical, effi<br />
cient women. They have courses in cooking, gardening, weaving,<br />
home-nursing and basket-making, and <strong>the</strong>y are under <strong>the</strong> direct<br />
influence <strong>of</strong> inspiring Christian teachers.<br />
"Boys and girls come to us from <strong>the</strong> mountains and valleys all<br />
over <strong>Georgia</strong>, Alabama, Tennessee, <strong>the</strong> Carolinas, Virginia and<br />
Kentucky. We are now sending back to <strong>the</strong>ir homes trained<br />
farmers, teachers, preachers, practical builders and leaders in com-<br />
CORN FATTENS HOGS, HOGS FATTEN BANK ACCOUNTS.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 175<br />
munity life. Last year we entertained between three and four<br />
hundred visitors, teachers and people from schools, farms and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r institutions, who came here to study this school in order to<br />
duplicate it, or to get ideas or inspiration for similar work. Our<br />
school motto is 'Be a lifter, not a leaner.'<br />
"We need buildings and funds so that we can help more boys<br />
and girls. The work is not denominational but Christian in char<br />
acter, and is supported entirely by voluntary gifts from friends<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> country. We have no paid agent in <strong>the</strong> field and<br />
our only advertisement has been <strong>the</strong> simple story as I have writ<br />
ten and told it whenever I could find <strong>the</strong> opportunity. Our school<br />
runs twelve months in <strong>the</strong> year—three terms. In this way, we<br />
can help <strong>the</strong> boys in school and also help those who have to drop<br />
out and work for a term. Prayer and work have made <strong>the</strong> Berry<br />
School."<br />
A SUN-KIST GARDEN JEWEL.<br />
Peanuts are money<br />
winners in <strong>Georgia</strong>. In<br />
1915, Elisha Lott, <strong>of</strong><br />
C<strong>of</strong>fee County, made a<br />
net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> $6,195<br />
from <strong>the</strong> peanuts grown<br />
on 150 acres, not count<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
nuts left in <strong>the</strong> soil<br />
after harvesting, and<br />
upon which he grazed<br />
300 hogs. These hogs<br />
made an average gain<br />
<strong>of</strong> 7o pounds each.<br />
Figuring <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong><br />
preparations, planting,<br />
cultivating, fertilizing,<br />
liming, land rental and<br />
harvesting at $26.30.<br />
and <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
crop being $6~.SO an<br />
acre, he had a net pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
<strong>of</strong> $41.30. This sort <strong>of</strong><br />
experience is giving pea<br />
nut production an im<br />
portant place in <strong>the</strong><br />
State's record <strong>of</strong> diver<br />
sification.
The noticeable pros<br />
perity and progressive<br />
spirit in Golguitt and<br />
neighboring counties<br />
during <strong>the</strong> past year or<br />
tioo is attributable di<br />
rectly to <strong>the</strong> packing<br />
plant at Moultrie. The<br />
hog is becoming <strong>the</strong> all<br />
important crop, and as<br />
it ga<strong>the</strong>rs its own<br />
food, <strong>the</strong> farmer is<br />
saved <strong>the</strong> expense <strong>of</strong><br />
harvesting. Moultrie<br />
business men consider<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir packing house<br />
stock as a good invest<br />
ment, even though no<br />
dividends were declared,<br />
as <strong>the</strong> cash -paid <strong>the</strong><br />
farmers for hogs is al<br />
most immediately put<br />
into circulation through<br />
<strong>the</strong> banks and stores.<br />
Every farmer now aims<br />
to raise a surplus <strong>of</strong><br />
hogs to provide him<br />
with ready cash.<br />
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DR. JJKAN'S RECORD OAT FIELD AT DAWSOX.<br />
Feed Growing and Stock Raising in<br />
South <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
The opportunities for growing feed and raising stock in South<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> are unequalled in any section and far surpass those <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn and middle western states, says J. N. Ashley, <strong>of</strong><br />
Valdosta. This is due to <strong>the</strong> character <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> soil and climatic<br />
conditions. «.<br />
As an illustration <strong>of</strong> what can be done in South <strong>Georgia</strong> along<br />
<strong>the</strong>se lines <strong>of</strong> husbandry, a farmer can sow his lands to oats and<br />
vetch in October or early November and about <strong>the</strong> first <strong>of</strong> May<br />
mow two tons <strong>of</strong> forage <strong>of</strong> excellent feed valued He can <strong>the</strong>n<br />
plant <strong>the</strong> same land to corn and velvet, beans, soy beans, cow peas,<br />
peanuts and sweet potatoes and ga<strong>the</strong>r an abundant harvest in<br />
ample time to again plant oats and vetch, and all <strong>the</strong> while be<br />
greatly improving <strong>the</strong> soil.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above products have wonderful feed values for hogs<br />
and cattle, and that portion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crops intended for home feed<br />
ing need not be harvested as <strong>the</strong> animals will ga<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>m in<br />
regular order as <strong>the</strong>y mature or become ready for feed, thus sav<br />
ing labor and expensive barns for storage, and at <strong>the</strong> same time<br />
rounding out into a finished animal for <strong>the</strong> packing house, or pro<br />
ducing milk and butter. The climate is such that <strong>the</strong> housing <strong>of</strong><br />
stock is not necessary, and swine may be farrowed regularly twice<br />
annually and allowed <strong>the</strong> range <strong>of</strong> field or pasture at all seasons<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
The velvet bean has a market value <strong>of</strong> $18.00 per ton, in <strong>the</strong><br />
pods, for commercial purposes, produces one to two tons per<br />
acre and is grown along with corn that yields forty or more
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bushels per acre. The value <strong>of</strong> soy beans and cow peas is too<br />
well known to require comment. The peanut produces an average<br />
<strong>of</strong> one ton <strong>of</strong> nuts and a ton <strong>of</strong> hay per acre with a market value<br />
in unlimited quantities <strong>of</strong> $50.00 and $20.00 respectively.<br />
South <strong>Georgia</strong> will soon have several up-to-date packing plants,<br />
and a number <strong>of</strong> crusher plants for <strong>the</strong> grinding and mixing <strong>of</strong><br />
feed from beans, peas, corn, peavine and peanut hay. The cotton<br />
seed oil mills are already prepared to handle peanuts in any<br />
quantity at <strong>the</strong> price mentioned.<br />
So it will be seen that a farmer engaged in feed growing and<br />
stock raising in South <strong>Georgia</strong> has three to four chances to make<br />
good. If disease should attack his herds and he has a surplus<br />
<strong>of</strong> feed stuff, by having same planted so that harvesting may be<br />
done, a ready market awaits him, and at prices that give a return<br />
<strong>of</strong> from $50.00 to $100.00 per acre on lands that can be bought for<br />
$30.00.<br />
Why don't <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn farmer do this ? The Sou<strong>the</strong>rn farmer<br />
has been a cotton planter for generations and .<strong>the</strong> habit is bred in<br />
<strong>the</strong> bone. Son has been trained by fa<strong>the</strong>r and fa<strong>the</strong>r by grand<br />
fa<strong>the</strong>r so many years until he is as fixed in <strong>the</strong> one crop idea as<br />
<strong>the</strong> Chinese in <strong>the</strong> worship <strong>of</strong> Confucius.<br />
A GEORGIA BEEP FACTORY.<br />
Just how interested<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>ns are in pure<br />
bred cattle was illus<br />
trated by o sale <strong>of</strong><br />
Shorthorns in Willces<br />
County recently, when<br />
at auction thirty head<br />
brought an average<br />
price <strong>of</strong> over $300, ana<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> whole number<br />
only seven went outside<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county. This is<br />
a fine record under <strong>the</strong><br />
circumstances, as it<br />
was in a section long<br />
known as an all-cotton<br />
county. <strong>Georgia</strong> farm<br />
ers are alive to <strong>the</strong><br />
value <strong>of</strong> live stock, and<br />
it is a safe prophecy<br />
that <strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>the</strong><br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>ast will in <strong>the</strong><br />
qourse <strong>of</strong> a few genera<br />
tions become <strong>the</strong> chief<br />
meat producing section<br />
and smoke house <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
United States.
In Fulton County,<br />
near Atlanta, live <strong>the</strong><br />
Deckner Bro<strong>the</strong>rs, three<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, and own to<br />
ge<strong>the</strong>r a lo-acre farm.<br />
It is just an ordinary<br />
farm, with <strong>the</strong> same<br />
type <strong>of</strong> soil ana <strong>the</strong><br />
same climate ana <strong>the</strong><br />
same weeds as' many<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Georgia</strong> farms,<br />
but <strong>the</strong>y have made it<br />
support in comfort<br />
three families, build<br />
three excellent farm<br />
houses, and bring<br />
<strong>the</strong>m, an increasing<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it each year. They<br />
raise winter vegetables<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Atlanta market,<br />
and 'make every field<br />
yield three crops a<br />
year. They make three<br />
or snore plantings <strong>of</strong><br />
each kind <strong>of</strong> vegetable,<br />
and as fast as one vege<br />
table runs out ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
takes it place.<br />
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WHERE MARTHA BERRY'S SCHOOL STARTED.<br />
They say, oh well! The boll weevil will soon destroy <strong>the</strong> cotton<br />
and <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn farmer will be forced to adopt o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
methods. But through improved varieties <strong>of</strong> early maturing<br />
nature, and <strong>the</strong> proper attention to burning <strong>the</strong> stalks those sec<br />
tions that suffered a few years ago are now growing cotton again<br />
in practically <strong>the</strong> same quantity as before <strong>the</strong> weevil came. Then<br />
too, <strong>the</strong> shortening <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crop raises <strong>the</strong> price and all <strong>the</strong> powers<br />
on earth can not turn <strong>the</strong> cotton planter.<br />
$100 An Acre for Sweet Potatoes<br />
Four hundred dollars from four acres <strong>of</strong> sweet potatoes is a"<br />
pretty fair crop, and means more net cash for <strong>the</strong> grower than,<br />
cotton at twenty cents a pound, even in a good year to raise cotton.<br />
A farmer near Tifton from four acres in sweet potatoes has<br />
sold this season 171 bushels at $1 a bushel and 125 bushels at 80<br />
cents a bushel; a total, $271. He has for sale one hundred bush<br />
els more that he is holding for $i and will get it. Besides this,<br />
he has his seed potatoes and has fed <strong>the</strong> culls to <strong>the</strong> hogs. Esti<br />
mating his potatoes or sale and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs at $129, he has $400<br />
from his four acres. And this is a very poor year for sweet<br />
potatoes.<br />
A sweet potato crop can be made in four months, leaving <strong>the</strong><br />
use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> land for o<strong>the</strong>r crops two-thirds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year.
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Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Snow, Atlanta, Ga.,<br />
February 1 to 15, 1917<br />
The work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
progressive interests in <strong>the</strong> State, in fostering increased agricul<br />
tural and industrial development, resulted in 1916 in <strong>the</strong> organ<br />
ization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Show, which will open at <strong>the</strong><br />
Auditorium in Atlanta for two weeks, February i to 15, 1917,<br />
and annually <strong>the</strong>reafter. This is <strong>the</strong> first land show ever held in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States, and is planned to be <strong>the</strong> big mid-winter event<br />
in Sou<strong>the</strong>rn progress and prosperity.<br />
Intended at <strong>the</strong> start to be limited in scope to <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, consideration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mutual and compact interests <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama, led to an en<br />
largement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plans to include all four states. It will provide<br />
a market place for land owners and land seekers, where maps<br />
and soils and sample products may be studied, and sales con<br />
summated.<br />
To <strong>the</strong> many thousands <strong>of</strong> successful farmers in o<strong>the</strong>r states,<br />
who for various reasons, good and sufficient, would like to better<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir condition, <strong>the</strong>se four Sou<strong>the</strong>astern States <strong>of</strong>fer a whole<br />
world <strong>of</strong> opportunities. From <strong>the</strong> high mountain tops <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r three states, where <strong>the</strong>ir corners join among <strong>the</strong> clouds, to<br />
<strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn tip <strong>of</strong> tropical Florida, can be grown everything and<br />
anything any lands anywhere can produce. And climates and<br />
soils may be found in equally great variety.<br />
RECITATION HALL. MARTHA BEKRY SCHOOL, ROME<br />
Since beef is naught<br />
else but transformed<br />
feed, if <strong>Georgia</strong> can<br />
produce <strong>the</strong> feed as<br />
cheaply as <strong>the</strong> North,<br />
beef raising should be<br />
more pr<strong>of</strong>itable here.<br />
When <strong>Georgia</strong> boys are<br />
making 50 bushels <strong>of</strong><br />
corn to an acre, on land<br />
held at values less than<br />
half that <strong>of</strong> western<br />
corn belt lands; when<br />
that same west is buy<br />
ing <strong>Georgia</strong> cotton seed<br />
meal as concentrates;<br />
when in cowpeas, soy<br />
beans, velvet beans and<br />
Japanese cane, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
has prime feeds; it <strong>the</strong>n<br />
becomes only a matter<br />
<strong>of</strong> pasturage. And Ber<br />
muda and o<strong>the</strong>r grass<br />
es are <strong>Georgia</strong>'s "long<br />
suit." Both feeds and<br />
climate favor <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
and proximity to <strong>the</strong><br />
markets is a big factor.
The negro farmer<br />
plays an important role<br />
in <strong>the</strong> agriculture <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, and <strong>the</strong> aver<br />
age low production <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> state is largely due<br />
to his inefficiency. Com<br />
paring' tieo groups <strong>of</strong><br />
counties, eight coun<br />
ties in each group, one<br />
with 8,000 white farm<br />
ers and 3,000 negroes,<br />
makes a Dale <strong>of</strong> cotton<br />
on from one to two<br />
acres. In <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
group, with 4,000<br />
whites and 1,000 ne<br />
groes, it requires three<br />
acres to make a bale.<br />
An active campaign <strong>of</strong><br />
education among <strong>the</strong><br />
negro farmers is being<br />
conducted by <strong>the</strong> exten<br />
sion department <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State Agricultural Col<br />
lege, in co-operation<br />
with <strong>the</strong> federal gov<br />
ernment.<br />
i8o FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
BLACKSTOXE HALL. MARTHA BERRT SCHOOL, ROME.<br />
Here among a homogenous and congenial people are lands<br />
that may be purchased for <strong>the</strong> proverbial song, as compared to<br />
land values in <strong>the</strong> north arid west.<br />
Here are <strong>the</strong> thousand hills awaiting <strong>the</strong> cattle; and smiling<br />
valleys and plains where milk and honey may flow unhindered.<br />
Succulent grasses everywhere abound, and soils by nature<br />
adapted to all sorts <strong>of</strong> fruits; in certain localities apples, plums<br />
or apricots thrive best, while in o<strong>the</strong>rs pecans or peaches or<br />
grapes or figs or melons or oranges or grapefruit, mature more<br />
readily and successfully. Homeseekers can find whatever <strong>the</strong>y<br />
desire somewhere in <strong>Georgia</strong>, Florida, Alabama or South Carolina.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Show will be found representatives<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state governments, <strong>of</strong> counties and cities, chambers <strong>of</strong><br />
commerce, state and district fairs, agricultural colleges, railroads,<br />
real estate owners and managers, bankers, development com<br />
panies, packing houses, cattle, dairy and hog men, mine and<br />
quarry owners, merchants, fruit growers, and farmers. They are<br />
a.ll interested in exploiting <strong>the</strong> resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>ast, and<br />
in settling <strong>the</strong> big untilled areas with thrifty farmers and busy<br />
factories. They announce to <strong>the</strong> ambitious people <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r states,<br />
<strong>the</strong> opening <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new shop, where by charts, maps, photographs<br />
and books, as well as by actual samples <strong>of</strong> products, will be shown<br />
<strong>the</strong> quality and price <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir wares.<br />
The Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Show provides a clearing house <strong>of</strong> op<br />
portunities. It is held at a season <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year when it is compar<br />
atively easy for nor<strong>the</strong>rn men and women to leave <strong>the</strong>ir snow-
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bound homes and farms. Snow plows, snow shoes, ice boats and<br />
skates may be left behind. It will be winter here too, but winter<br />
with <strong>the</strong> bitter sting taken out, and no long heart-freezing spells<br />
to blast hopes and wi<strong>the</strong>r ambitions. Something green can be<br />
found growing in a sou<strong>the</strong>astern garden all winter long.<br />
It is <strong>the</strong> expectation <strong>of</strong> its promoters in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber<br />
<strong>of</strong> Commerce that <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Show at Atlanta in<br />
February, 1917, will be <strong>the</strong> nucleus <strong>of</strong> a permanent all-year-round<br />
land show and general exposition <strong>of</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>astern products, in<br />
dustrial as well as agricultural.<br />
Ola Roman vv riter Summarizes<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> s Resources<br />
In his endeavor to sum up all <strong>the</strong> wonderful resources <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> and tell <strong>the</strong> whole story simply and comprehensively in<br />
<strong>the</strong> fewest possible words, <strong>the</strong> editor <strong>of</strong> Facts About <strong>Georgia</strong> was<br />
almost in despair when his attention was called by Managing<br />
Editor George Long, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Macon Telegraph, to a passage in a<br />
book written many, many years ago. As some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best de<br />
scriptions <strong>of</strong> places and events have been written by men who<br />
BILUNGS HOME, NEAR THOMASVILLE.
There is no reason<br />
why thousands <strong>of</strong> bush<br />
els <strong>of</strong> Irish potatoes<br />
sold in <strong>Georgia</strong> each<br />
winter should not 'be<br />
grown here at home, in<br />
stead <strong>of</strong> in Maine,<br />
Michigan, and o<strong>the</strong>r far<br />
away states. At least<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> should grow its<br />
home supply. Frank E.<br />
Sadler, <strong>of</strong> Hart County,<br />
has shown what can be<br />
done with <strong>the</strong>m as a<br />
second crop. In 1S15,<br />
following a wheat crop,<br />
he made 340 bushels on<br />
one and one-half acres.<br />
The previous year oats<br />
and peas had been<br />
grown on <strong>the</strong> land, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>n a crop <strong>of</strong> cotton,<br />
which was followed by<br />
wheat and <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong><br />
Irish potatoes. Rota<br />
tion seems to be <strong>the</strong><br />
proper principle to ap<br />
ply with all crops.<br />
182 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
A WHITE-FACE GREETING FROM GEORGIA.<br />
never saw <strong>the</strong> country <strong>the</strong>y portray, so it is not surprising that<br />
<strong>the</strong> most graphic account <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> and its rich, natural heritage<br />
should have been penned by that noble old Roman, Dionysius.<br />
Nor does it matter so much that Dionysius used his masterpiece<br />
<strong>of</strong> literature to describe <strong>the</strong> country now called Italy. What we<br />
claim is that he had a prophetic vision <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, and, being<br />
called upon in a hurry by <strong>the</strong> Roman Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce <strong>of</strong><br />
that time to write a book <strong>of</strong> Facts About Italy, he used <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> vision as copy.<br />
WITNESS :<br />
. for I look upon that country as <strong>the</strong> best which<br />
stands least in need <strong>of</strong> foreign commodities. Now I am<br />
persuaded that——enjoys this universal fertility beyond<br />
all countries in <strong>the</strong> world. For it contains a good deal <strong>of</strong><br />
arable land, without wanting pastures and forests., and<br />
abounds, I may say, in delights and advantages. Un<br />
paralleled are <strong>the</strong> planes . . . which yield three crops<br />
a year, bringing to perfection <strong>the</strong> winter, summer and<br />
autumnal grain . . . <strong>the</strong>re are pastures for sheep,<br />
goats, horses and neat cattle; <strong>the</strong>re are marsh grasses<br />
wet with dew, and <strong>the</strong> meadow grasses <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hills are
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 183<br />
growing in untilled places. I can not help admiring <strong>the</strong><br />
forests full <strong>of</strong> all kinds <strong>of</strong> trees, which supply timber for<br />
ships and houses. All <strong>the</strong>se materials are ready at hand,<br />
for <strong>the</strong> coast is near, and <strong>the</strong>re are many rivers that<br />
water <strong>the</strong> land and make easy <strong>the</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> every<br />
thing <strong>the</strong> country produces.<br />
Hot water springs, also, have been discovered in many<br />
places, affording pleasant baths and cures for chronic<br />
sickness. There are mines <strong>of</strong> various sorts, plenty <strong>of</strong><br />
beats for hunting, and a variety <strong>of</strong> seafish, besides o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
things innumerable, some useful and o<strong>the</strong>rs worthy <strong>of</strong><br />
admiration. But <strong>the</strong> most advantageous <strong>of</strong> all is <strong>the</strong><br />
happy temper <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> air, suiting itself to every season.<br />
So that nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> formation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruits nor <strong>the</strong> con<br />
stitution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> animals is in <strong>the</strong> least injured by exces<br />
sive heat or cold.<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Bankers Association through a special agricultural<br />
committee has established scholarships to enable high school grad<br />
uates in rural <strong>Georgia</strong> to obtain short courses in <strong>the</strong> State Agri<br />
cultural College. Last year fifteen boys and fifteen girls were<br />
thus provided with a technical course in scientific farming.<br />
ON DIXIE HIGHWAY, NEAR THOMASVILLE.
iS4 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
The \Voman s Club Movement and its Growth<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
BY MRS. NELLIE PETERS BLACK,<br />
President <strong>Georgia</strong> State Federation <strong>of</strong> Woman's Clubs.<br />
The Woman's Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great International Exposition <strong>of</strong><br />
1895, held in Atlanta 1896, invited a number <strong>of</strong> prominent women<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States to take part in a "Woman's Congress" in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Spring <strong>of</strong> 1896. From <strong>the</strong> inspiration <strong>of</strong> this meeting grew<br />
<strong>the</strong> forming <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Atlanta Woman's Club. The success <strong>of</strong> this<br />
Club was so marked that o<strong>the</strong>r clubs were formed in <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
and it was later deemed expedient to bring all <strong>the</strong>se organizations<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r in one body. Therefore <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Federation <strong>of</strong><br />
Woman's Clubs was organized in <strong>the</strong> Fall <strong>of</strong> 1896.<br />
From this small beginning has grown a wonderful organiza<br />
tion which now in 1916, at <strong>the</strong> annual meeting in Macon, reported<br />
340 clubs with an enrollment <strong>of</strong> 25,000 members, and a financial<br />
record <strong>of</strong> an expenditure <strong>of</strong> 98,000 dollars during <strong>the</strong> year. We<br />
doubt if any like sum <strong>of</strong> money has ever been spent more hon<br />
estly and freer from graft, or more directly for <strong>the</strong> good <strong>of</strong><br />
humanity.<br />
ROSE WALK, J. H. WADE PLANTATION, THOMAS COUNTY.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 185<br />
The activities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> clubs embrace philanthropy, literature,<br />
education, civics, health, in fact everything that pertains to <strong>the</strong><br />
uplift and benefit <strong>of</strong> humanity, particularly women and children.<br />
A special effort is being made to have a beautiful <strong>Georgia</strong>, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> greatest interest is being shown in planting trees and shrubs<br />
on our highways. We feel that <strong>the</strong>re is no more vital force at<br />
work in our State than this organization, and we beg that every<br />
man in <strong>Georgia</strong> will stand side by side with <strong>the</strong> women and give<br />
every encouragement by word and deed to <strong>the</strong>m, for <strong>the</strong>y love<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir State, and are working faithfully to make it <strong>the</strong> fairest and<br />
most self-supporting in <strong>the</strong> land.<br />
Banks Co-operate witli Farmers<br />
The banks and bankers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> are generally co-operating<br />
with <strong>the</strong> farmers to advance <strong>the</strong> agricultural interests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
communities. In Tattnall County ten banks have an association<br />
through which to finance individual and collective efforts to se<br />
cure good breeding stock. In order to provide <strong>the</strong> necessary<br />
markets <strong>the</strong> association is financing new produce and warehouse<br />
companies. These banks are loaning farmers half <strong>the</strong> purchase<br />
money for Percheron mares.<br />
OLD MILL POND, MILL POND PLANTATION, THOMAS COUNTY.
It has been discovered<br />
lately that <strong>the</strong> waste<br />
from <strong>the</strong> marble quar<br />
ries <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> ftos a<br />
high commercial value<br />
as fertilizer and for<br />
various o<strong>the</strong>r purposes.<br />
A company has teen<br />
organized and begun<br />
operations in <strong>the</strong> marble<br />
quarry section, utiliz<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> vast accumula<br />
tions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> past quarter<br />
<strong>of</strong> a century. It is<br />
ground, sifted and<br />
graded. In pulverized<br />
form it will be used ex<br />
tensively as fertilizer,<br />
and in putty industry;<br />
also for all kinds <strong>of</strong><br />
tarraze tile paving. It<br />
is an excellent substi<br />
tute for chalk. State<br />
Geologist McCallie is<br />
fostering <strong>the</strong> enterprise,<br />
which bids fair to add<br />
materially to <strong>the</strong> com<br />
mercial wealth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
State.<br />
i86 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s One-Hundred and Fifty-<br />
Two Counties<br />
Their Physical Condition, Resources ana<br />
Industries<br />
Something <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> conditions in each county, <strong>the</strong> population,<br />
county seat, taxable property values, agricultural, manufacturing<br />
and mining industries and resources, average altitude above <strong>the</strong><br />
sea, and <strong>the</strong> average value <strong>of</strong> ordinary farm lands, may be<br />
gleaned from <strong>the</strong> brief statements appended. This information<br />
was compiled by <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural Department. The figures<br />
were taken from <strong>of</strong>ficial records wherever possible. The popula<br />
tion figures were local <strong>of</strong>ficial estimates for <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 1915.<br />
Regarding <strong>the</strong> average value <strong>of</strong> farm lands, Commissioner<br />
Price states that <strong>the</strong> figures given in no case represent <strong>the</strong> value<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> higher class or best farm lands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> counties, but simply<br />
an average <strong>of</strong> lands which may be used for agricultural purposes.<br />
These figures are furnished in most cases by <strong>the</strong> county <strong>of</strong>ficials,<br />
and as <strong>the</strong>ir natural sources <strong>of</strong> information are <strong>the</strong> returns made<br />
for taxation, due allowance may be made. The Commissioner <strong>of</strong><br />
SILVER LACE WTANDOTTES, MIDDLEBEOOKS FARM, BIBB COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 187<br />
BAKI41SD HOCKS, MIDDLEBROOKS FARM, NEAR MACON<br />
Agriculture fur<strong>the</strong>r states that "in nearly every county in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>re are lands that sell as high as $50 and even $75 and $100<br />
an acre, and yet <strong>the</strong>se best lands, on which <strong>of</strong>ten as many as<br />
three crops a year may be made, may be had at half <strong>the</strong> price<br />
now paid for high-class Western one-crop lands. Likewise <strong>the</strong>re<br />
are many acres in most '<strong>Georgia</strong> counties which may be had<br />
around <strong>the</strong> average price given, and in some instances even<br />
lower." Proximity to a railroad shipping station largely governs<br />
values.<br />
APFLING County, 14,000; Baxley, 1,500; taxable property, $4,-<br />
129,019. Farm products: Cotton, corn, cane, potatoes, hay, mel<br />
ons, cattle and hogs for shipping. Manufactures: Lumber and<br />
naval stores. Average altitude, 206 feet. Average value farm<br />
lands, $10 an acre.<br />
BACON County, 12,000; Alma. 1,200; area, square miles, 332;<br />
taxable property, $1,750,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
melons. Manufactures: Building material, oil mill, cotton gins.<br />
Average altitude, 205 feet. Average value land per acre, $15.<br />
BAKER County, 6,500; Newton, 460; taxable property, $1,501,-<br />
ooo. Farm products: Cotton, corn, cane, potatoes, peaches,<br />
pecans, hogs, cattle and horses. Average altitude, 200 feet. Aver<br />
age land values per acre, $10.<br />
Feed, mills are spring<br />
ing up all over <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
and providing cash mar<br />
kets for <strong>the</strong> farmers'<br />
surplus crops, o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
than cotton. Many farm<br />
ers already have <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
own small feed mills<br />
and crushers, but <strong>the</strong>re<br />
is an increasing surplus<br />
<strong>of</strong> velvet beans, peanuts<br />
and corn, which, grown<br />
in combination on <strong>the</strong><br />
same soil at <strong>the</strong> same<br />
time in <strong>Georgia</strong>, is solv<br />
ing many problems for<br />
its farmers, ana fatten<br />
ing <strong>the</strong>ir bank accounts.<br />
When Nor<strong>the</strong>rn farmers<br />
realise <strong>the</strong> possibilities<br />
<strong>of</strong> growing rich feed,<br />
and grazing cattle on<br />
lands <strong>the</strong>y can purchase<br />
now at low prices, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
will surely want a part<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s prosperity.
The once despised<br />
groundnut, goober, pin-<br />
der, peanut—as you will<br />
—has become <strong>the</strong> Icing<br />
crop <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
farmer. A <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
farmer had only one<br />
hundred acres <strong>of</strong> pea<br />
nuts in his fields to<br />
show Ms banker, to<br />
whom he owed $1,900.<br />
It looked good to <strong>the</strong><br />
banker, who had some<br />
idea <strong>of</strong> values, and said<br />
tie would not only can<br />
cel <strong>the</strong> farmer's note,<br />
but would give him<br />
$5,000 in cash to boot<br />
for <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> peanuts<br />
as it stood. The banker<br />
netted $6800 on <strong>the</strong> pea<br />
nuts and $1,800 in addi<br />
tion on <strong>the</strong> peavine hay.<br />
Good night, cotton.<br />
i88 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
BALDWIN County, 19,672; Milledgeville, 5,119; area, 250<br />
square miles; taxable property, $3,489,950. Farm products:<br />
Corn, cotton, wheat, _oats, hay, sugarcane, peaches, apples. Min<br />
erals: Pottery clay. Manufactures: Cotton oil mill. Seat <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Normal and Industrial College for Girls; State Sanita<br />
rium and o<strong>the</strong>r State institutions. Altitude, 375 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $18.<br />
BANKS County, 14,000; Homer, 225; area, 400 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,775,147. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, peas, peaches, apples, pecans, dairies,<br />
5,000 cattle. Manufactures: Asbestos mines. Average altitude,<br />
1,700 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
BARROW County, 11,850; Winder, 3,500; area, 190 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $2,200,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, peas,<br />
hay, wheat, oats, cane, apples, peaches, pears, pecans. Manufac<br />
tures : Cotton mill, cotton cloth, overall, shirts, pants, etc. Aver<br />
age altitude, 1,000 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $40.<br />
BARTOW County, 27,483; Cartersville, 4,826; area, 485 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $7,135,548. Farm products: Corn, wheat,<br />
oats, cotton, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples and small fruits. Min<br />
erals : Iron, manganese, ochre, bauxite, limestone. Average alti<br />
tude, i,loo feet. - Average value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
BEN HILL County, 15,000; Fitzgerald, 7,500; area, 350 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, pecans, pears and peaches. Manufactures: Cotton<br />
mills, oil mills, railroad shops, art stone plants, cigars and imple<br />
ment factories. Average altitude, 500 feet. Average land value<br />
per acre, $25.<br />
BERRIEN County, 23,609; Nashville, 1,180; taxable property,<br />
$8,000,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats, peanuts, potatoes,<br />
fruits, strawberries, nuts, live stock. Manufactures: Lumber,<br />
turpentine, canneries. Average altitude, 180 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $20.<br />
BIBB County, 70,000; Macon, 55,440; area, 200 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $34,000,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, watermelons, canteloupes, potatoes, truck, peaches,<br />
pecans, pears, figs, live stock. Manufactures: Cotton mills, fire<br />
brick, terra cotta pipes, clay products, oil mills, fertilizers, and<br />
numerous varied plants. Average altitude, 373 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $10 to $25.<br />
BLECKLEY County, 10,623; Cochran, 1,632; area, 225 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,107,605. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
grain, hay, potatoes, cane, live stock. Manufactures: Cotton<br />
mills, oil mills, lumber and planing mills, fullers earth and mining.<br />
Average altitude, 350 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$25.00.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 189<br />
BROOKS County, 25,000; Quitman, 5,000; area, 514 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $10,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, hogs, cattle, cane, oats, fruits, pecans, o<strong>the</strong>r nuts.<br />
Manufactures: Cotton mills, cooperage plants, saw mills, ice, s<strong>of</strong>t<br />
drinks, variety works. Average altitude, 300 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
BRYAN County, 7,500; Clyde, 200; taxable property, $1,500,600.<br />
Farm products: Cotton, corn, cane and potatoes. Manufactures:<br />
Lumber mills. Average altitude, 32 feet. Value <strong>of</strong> average farm<br />
land per acre, $6.<br />
BULLOCH County, 27,000; Statesboro, 3,500; area, 724 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,500,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
beans, peanuts, hay, oats, cane, potatoes, pecans, peas, peaches,<br />
apples, hogs, cattle. Manufactures: Fertilizer, cotton seed oil<br />
mills, sawmills, tile plants. Average altitude, 200 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
BURKE County, 29,000; Waynesboro, 3,000; area, 740 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,900,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, grain, hay, potatoes, cane, melons, pecans, horses, cattle and<br />
hogs. Manufactures: Wagons, oil mills, iron. Average altitude,<br />
350 feet. Average value farm land, $25 per acre.<br />
BUTTS County, 15,106; Jackson, 1,975; area, square miles, 179;<br />
taxable property, $2,364,697. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, peaches, apples, watermelons, canta<br />
loupes, figs. Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil mills and o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
Altitude, 850 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
CALHOUN County, 12,518; Morgan, 375; area, square miles,<br />
276; taxable property, $2,571,195. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, hay, sugarcane, potatoes, peaches, grapes, water<br />
melons, cantaloupes. Altitude, 200 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $12.<br />
CAMDEN County, 8,700; St. Marys, 743; area, square miles,<br />
718; taxable property, $2,070,005. Farm products: Corn, sugar-<br />
cane, cotton, rice, oats, potatoes, hay, vegetables, grapes, berries,<br />
melons. Average altitude, 25 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $10.<br />
CAMPBELL County, 12,000; Fairburn, 1,000; area, 205; taxable<br />
property, $3,009,868. Farm products: Cotton, corn, apples,<br />
peaches, cattle and dairying. Manufactures: Cotton mills, har<br />
ness, brick, agricultural implements, fertilizer and general manu<br />
factures. Ayerage altitude, 1,000 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $30.<br />
CANDLER County, 11,000; Metter, 500; area, 350 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $2,500,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, live stock small but increasing. Average altitude,<br />
250 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
Bank clearings <strong>of</strong> a<br />
large city do not neces<br />
sarily indicate <strong>the</strong><br />
money in <strong>the</strong> farmers'<br />
hands, yet it shows <strong>the</strong><br />
general condition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
whole section, including<br />
<strong>the</strong> farmers. Atlanta<br />
is a typical representa<br />
tive <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> larger and<br />
progressive cities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
South, and <strong>the</strong> bank<br />
clearings o f Atlanta,<br />
Saturday, September 16,<br />
1916, were over 3 1-2<br />
million dollars—a gain<br />
<strong>of</strong> nearly 11-4 million<br />
dollars over <strong>the</strong> same<br />
day <strong>the</strong> previous year.<br />
The clearings <strong>of</strong> Atlanta<br />
for <strong>the</strong> week ending Sep<br />
tember 16 were a little<br />
over SI 1-2 millions, and<br />
for <strong>the</strong> same week in<br />
1915 only IS 1-2 millions.<br />
An era <strong>of</strong> prosperity is<br />
at hand all through <strong>the</strong><br />
South.
190 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
CAEEOLL County, 33,855; Carrollton, 4,500; area, 486 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $7,327,081. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, wheat, oats, hay, peas, alfalfa, clover, potatoes, cane, sor<br />
ghum, nuts, pecans, cattle, horses, mules, hogs, sheep, poultry,<br />
bees. Manufactures: Cotton mills, cotton oil mills, fertilizer<br />
plants, mining company, gold and pyrites. Average altitude, 1,100<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $9.74.<br />
CATOOSA County, 7,993; Ringgold, 500; area, square miles, 171;<br />
taxable property, $1,478,753. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
wheat, oats, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples, grapes, berries. Min<br />
erals : Sand, limestone, iron, gold. Average altitude, 1,500 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
CHARLTON County, 6,500; Folkston, 500; area, 300 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, melons, peaches, pears, fruits, pecans, 10,000 hogs,<br />
6,000 cattle, 4,500 sheep and 1,000 goats. Manufactures: Saw<br />
mills, turpentine stills, grist mills, bottling works. Average alti<br />
tude, 80 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
CHATHAM County, 71,000; Savannah, 65,100; area, 427 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $43,669,811. Farm products: Truck for<br />
market, figs, pears, pecans. Manufactures: 150 plants, capital<br />
IN A FIFTY ACRE FIELD OF COWPBA HAY, NEAR AMERICUS
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 191<br />
invested, $18,000,000, annual value products, $37,000,000. Aver<br />
age altitude, 25 feet. Average land values, $30 per acre.<br />
CHATTAHOOCHEE County, 5,700; Cusseta, 350; area, 180 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,139,225. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, oats, peas, cane, peaches, pecans, cattle and hogs. Average<br />
altitude, 500 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $6.<br />
CHATTOOGA County, 15,119; Summerville, 789; area, square<br />
miles, 326; taxable property, $3,558,874. Farm products: Cot<br />
ton, corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes, hay, vegetables, ber<br />
ries, peaches, apples. Minerals: Iron, bauxite, clay, manganese,<br />
coal, slate, talc, sandstone. Manufactures: Cotton mills. Alti<br />
tude, 2,000 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $12.<br />
CHEROKEE County, 16,661 ; Canton, 2,500; taxable property,<br />
$3,846,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton, oats, wheat, peaches,<br />
apples, peanuts, live stock. Manufactures: Cotton mill, oil mills,<br />
marble plants, gold and pyrites. Average altitude, 1,000 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
CLARKE County, 23,273; A<strong>the</strong>ns, 20,500; area, 120 square miles ;<br />
taxable property, $13,034,000. Farm products: Cotton, grain,<br />
apples, peaches, pecans, live stock. Manufactures: Lumber, cot<br />
ton mills, oil mills, fertilizer, knitting, plows. Average altitude,<br />
800 feet. Average land value, $40 per acre.<br />
COWPEA AND CRAB GRASS HAT, GEOKGK rKACOCK, COCHBAN
The capital invested<br />
in all <strong>Georgia</strong> manufac<br />
tures in 1860 was $10,-<br />
890,875, as compared<br />
with $20^78,000 in<br />
1910. In 1916 <strong>the</strong> capi<br />
tal thus invested closely<br />
approximates $250,000,-<br />
000. The 735,000 Geor<br />
gians engaged in agri<br />
culture, <strong>the</strong> 145,000 de<br />
voting <strong>the</strong>ir attention to<br />
manufactures and me<br />
chanical industries, <strong>the</strong><br />
46,000 employed in<br />
transportation, <strong>the</strong> 62,-<br />
000 pursuing commerce<br />
and trade, and <strong>the</strong> 212,-<br />
000 engaged in public,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional, domestic<br />
and personal services,<br />
make a grand aggre<br />
gate <strong>of</strong> 1,200,000, or<br />
nearly half <strong>the</strong> total<br />
population engaged in<br />
useful occupations. The<br />
schools and colleges are<br />
steadily multiplying.<br />
192 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
CLAY County, 8,960; Fort Gaines, 1,320; area, 216 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,673,281. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, peas, beans, hay, peaches, pecans. Manufactures: Oil mills<br />
and grist mills. Average altitude, 400 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $12.<br />
CLAYTON County, 12,262; Jonesboro, 1,093; area, square miles,<br />
142; taxable property, $2,178,043. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
oats, wheat, rye, sugarcane, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples, berries,<br />
melons. Minerals: Asbestos. Manufactures: Many small manu<br />
facturing plants. Average altitude, 1,000 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $15.<br />
CLINCH County, 9,000; Homerville, 525; area, square miles,<br />
1,077; taxable property, $2,285,297. Farm products: Sea Island<br />
cotton, corn, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, peaches, berries, pe<br />
cans and vegetables. Average altitude, 80 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $10.<br />
COBB County, 30,000; Marietta, 7,000; area, 341 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $9,000,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
grain, potatoes, peaches, apples, dairies, cattle and hogs for mar<br />
ket. Manufactures: Cotton mills, marble, chairs, oil mills, paper,<br />
fertilizers. Average altitude, 1,100 feet. Average value per<br />
acre, $27.50.<br />
COFFEE County, 25,000; Douglas, 5,000; area, 920 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $5,170,334. Farm products: Corn, oats, cotton,<br />
cane, peas, potatoes, vegetables, tobacco, cattle, sheep and hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Lumber and naval stores, fertilizer plant. Aver<br />
age altitude, 200 feet. Average value <strong>of</strong> farm land per acre,<br />
$15 to $20.<br />
COLQUITT County, 21,593; Moultrie, 5,000; area, 550 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $6,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, cane, oats, alfalfa, peaches, pecans, very large live stock<br />
industry, principally cattle and hogs, 14,000 head killed for pack<br />
ing house in 3 months. Manufactures: Cotton mills, packing<br />
plant, barrel factory, mattress. Average altitude, 600 feet. Aver<br />
age value per acre, $27.50.<br />
COLUMBIA County, 13,211; Appling, 205; area, square miles,<br />
306; taxable property, $1,727^73. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
wheat, oats, peanuts, hay, peaches, apples, melons, berries, vegeta<br />
bles. Minerals: Gold and clay. Average altitude, 600 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
COWETA County, 30,125; Newnan, 6,271; area, square miles,<br />
443; taxable property, $7,714,268. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, peanuts, hay, apples, peaches, vegetables, melons.<br />
Minerals: Gold and granite. Manufactures: Several large manu<br />
facturing plants. Average altitude, 1,100 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $14.
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 193<br />
CRAWFORD County, 9,417; Knoxville, 300; area, square miles,<br />
334; taxable property, $1,545,971. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
oats, wheat, potatoes, sugarcane, hay, peaches, apples, pears, ber<br />
ries, melons, vegetables. Minerals: Clay products. Average<br />
altitude, 375 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $14.<br />
CRISP County, 18,500; Cordele, 7,000; area, 269 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $4,910,999. Farm products: * Cotton, corn,<br />
Manufactures: Cotton, oil mills and general manufactures. Aver<br />
age altitude, 1,500 feet. Average value farm lands per acre, $25.<br />
BADE County, 4,360; Trenton, 222; area, 188 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $2,168,147. Farm products: Corn, wheat, oats,<br />
hay, sweet and Irish potatoes. Minerals: Coal and iron. Aver<br />
age altitude, 1,500 feet. Average value farm lands per acre, $25.<br />
DAWSON County, 5> I2S> Dawsonville, 213; area, square miles,<br />
209; taxable property, $949,581. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, rye, oats, potatoes, sorghum, apples, peaches, vegetables,<br />
hardwoods. Minerals: Gold. Average altitude, 1,700 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
DECATUR County, 35,000; Bainbridge, 6,ooO; area, 823 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $9,076,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
tobacco, corn, cane, oats, hay, pecans, pears and peaches, 35,000<br />
head <strong>of</strong> cattle, also horses and mules, swine 95,000 head, also<br />
sheep and goats and poultry, bees. Manufactures: Oil mills,<br />
lumber, turpentine, crate factory, foundry, railroad shops, tobacco<br />
warehouses. Average altitude, 250 feet. Average farm land<br />
value, $17.80 per acre.<br />
DEKALB County, 35,000; Decatur, 5,300; taxable property,<br />
$11,735,170. Farm products: Dairying, poultry, truck, fruit, cat<br />
tle. Manufactures: Big granite qarries at Stone Mountain, cot<br />
ton and flour mills, foundries, machine shops, oil mills. Average<br />
altitude, 1,050 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $35.<br />
DODGE County, 26,350; Eastman, 3,750; area, 495 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $5,907,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, pota<br />
toes, grain, hay, melons, peaches, pears, pecans, live stock. Manu<br />
facturers: Oil mill, cotton mill, fertilizer plants. Average alti<br />
tude, 350 feet. Average vaue farm land per acre, $20.<br />
DOOLY County, 20,000; Vienna, 2,500; area, 432 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,000,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, grain,<br />
cane, potatoes, peaches, apples, grapes and pecans, horses, mules,<br />
hogs, cattle, goats. Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil mills, planing<br />
mills. Average altitude, 250 feet. Average value farm land per<br />
acre, $25.<br />
DOUGHERTY County, 16,035; Albany, 12,000; area, 343 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $8,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, hay, potatoes, pecans, melons, hogs, cattle. Manu<br />
factures: 43 manufacturing plants, including lumber, feed, cot-<br />
The foundry, ma-<br />
cMne and general re<br />
pair shops in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
on December 31, 1915,<br />
including work in iron,<br />
steel, brass, copper and<br />
tin, were 185, with cap<br />
ital <strong>of</strong> $10,410,488, value<br />
<strong>of</strong> raw material to <strong>the</strong><br />
amount <strong>of</strong> $3,083,000,<br />
and turning out manu<br />
factured products<br />
worth $6,203,106. Their<br />
employees numbered<br />
5,000, <strong>of</strong> whom 56 per<br />
cent, were white. In<br />
1860 <strong>the</strong>re were 69 such<br />
establishments with<br />
combined capital <strong>of</strong> $1,-<br />
901,900, and manufac<br />
tured products to <strong>the</strong><br />
value <strong>of</strong> $1,478,182.<br />
The establishments<br />
that manufacture clay<br />
products number 130,<br />
with capital <strong>of</strong> $3,951,-<br />
891, and products <strong>of</strong><br />
$1,571,700.
Two <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s pres<br />
ent great manufactur<br />
ing industries are <strong>of</strong><br />
post-bellum date, viz.:<br />
<strong>the</strong> cotton seed oil<br />
mills and <strong>the</strong> fertiliser<br />
factories. There was<br />
one cotton oil mill in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> in 1880. Ao<br />
cording to reports to<br />
December 31, 1915.<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were <strong>the</strong>n 180 oil<br />
mills, with capital and<br />
investment <strong>of</strong> $14,120,-<br />
000, and produced man<br />
ufactured material that<br />
year to <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong><br />
$28,149,598. Oil mill<br />
employees numbered<br />
3,800. The fertiliser<br />
factories and mixing<br />
plants on <strong>the</strong> same<br />
date numbered 260.<br />
with capital and invest<br />
ment <strong>of</strong> $41,200,000,<br />
and products to <strong>the</strong><br />
worth <strong>of</strong> $20,950,680.<br />
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ton seed products and cotton mills. Average altitude, 200 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $22.<br />
DOUGLAS County, 9,438; Douglasville, 1,623; area, square miles,<br />
212; taxable property, $2,157,386. Hardwoods. Farm products:<br />
Cotton, corn, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples,<br />
melons, berries, vegetables. Average altitude, 1,000 feet. Aver<br />
age value farnf land per acre, $10.<br />
EARLY County, 20,000; Blakely, 2,250; area, 515 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $5,500,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
hay (1914 cotton crop approximate 28,000 bales), hogs and cattle<br />
limited. Manufactures: One cotton seed oil mill, lumber.mills.<br />
Average altitude, 350 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$15 to $20.<br />
ECHOLS County, 3,309; Statenville, 350; area, 365 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $814,614. Farm products: Corn, cotton, cane,<br />
potatoes, pecans, peaches, apples, pears, live stock, cattle, hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Turpentine, sawmills. Average altitude, 123<br />
feet. Average value, $5 per acre.<br />
EFFINGHAM County, 9,971; Springfield, 525; area, 419 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,564,726. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, peaches, apples, pecans, peas. Average altitude, 45 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
ELBERT County, 24,125; Elberton, 6,485; area, 364 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,167,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
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RYE AND VETCH IN GEORGIA—5 FEET HIGH<br />
corn, wheat, oats, hay, peaches, some live stock. Manufactures:<br />
Cotton mills, oil mill, granite quarries, o<strong>the</strong>r manufacturing plants.<br />
Average altitude, 750 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$20.00.<br />
EMANUEL County, 25,000; Swainsboro, 2,000; area, 770 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, grain, cane, hay, peaches, grapes, pecans, cows and hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Cotton gins, oil mills, sawmills, turpentine plants.<br />
Average altitude, 300 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$20.00.<br />
EVANS County, 11,348; Claxton, 1,200; taxable property, $i,-<br />
850,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton, cane, potatoes, oats, hay,<br />
cattle, hogs and sheep. This is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> newly established<br />
counties and is rapidly growing in prosperity. Average altitude,<br />
350 feet. Average value farm lands per acre, $20.<br />
There were 466 tex<br />
tile mills in <strong>Georgia</strong> on<br />
December 31, 1915,<br />
having a capital stock<br />
<strong>of</strong> $48,849,232. The<br />
value <strong>of</strong> raw material<br />
used in 1915 was $34,-<br />
917,576.48, and <strong>the</strong> com<br />
bined value <strong>of</strong> products<br />
was $70,S41,9Z6.81.<br />
There were 2,248,310<br />
spindles in those mills<br />
on December 15, 1915,<br />
<strong>of</strong> which 2,217,494 were<br />
active at that date.<br />
Of <strong>the</strong>se spindles 11,-<br />
610 consumed cotton<br />
mixed with o<strong>the</strong>r fibres.<br />
There were no knitting<br />
mills in I860, but <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were 24 in 1915 with<br />
3,966 knitting machines<br />
and 391 sewing ma<br />
chines. There were<br />
also in <strong>the</strong> cotton<br />
mills 66 sewing ma<br />
chines, and in all tex<br />
tile mills 43,864 looms.
The city <strong>of</strong> Savannah<br />
built its public market<br />
at an expense <strong>of</strong> $150,-<br />
000. To-day over 90 per<br />
cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong><br />
Savannah trade <strong>the</strong>re,<br />
and over 75 per cent, are<br />
regular patrons. Sa<br />
vannah is studded vAth<br />
little paries, cut out<br />
at <strong>the</strong> intersections <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> streets. It is in<br />
one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se parks that<br />
<strong>the</strong> market is built—<br />
at <strong>the</strong> corner <strong>of</strong> Barnard<br />
and Congress streets, in<br />
<strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city.<br />
The Savannah River<br />
flows not 150 feet a-<br />
way from it, ana trolley<br />
lines radiate in all<br />
directions. The location<br />
is ideal. The city mar<br />
shal has charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
stalls. Savannah's en<br />
terprise might well be<br />
emulated by o<strong>the</strong>r cities<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
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FANNIN County, 12,574; Blue Ridge, 1,000; area, 390 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,067,324. Farm products: Corn, rye,<br />
wheat, Irish and sweet potatoes, oats, apples, peaches, live stock.<br />
Manufactures: Pure food mills. Average altitude,' i,800 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
FAYETTE County, 10,600; Fayetteville, 1,050; area, 215 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,600,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, oats, peas, potatoes, wheat, hay, apples, peaches, 2,000 hogs,<br />
1,800 cows, o<strong>the</strong>r live stock. Manufactures: Oil mill, fertilizer<br />
plants. Average altitude, 1,100 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $35.<br />
FLO YD County, 45,000; Rome, 14,900; area, 502 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $15,244,568. Farm products: Cotton, grain,<br />
apples, peaches, pecans, cattle, horses, mules, hogs, goats. Manu<br />
factures: 75 manufacturing plants, including agricultural imple<br />
ments, cotton goods, marble, fertilizers, cooperage, wagons, stoves,<br />
lumber, etc., bauxite and iron ore mines. Average altitude, 680<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.80.<br />
FORSYTE County, 12,000; Gumming, 5,000; area, 252 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, apples, peaches, pears, pecans, live<br />
stock. Manufactures: Oil mills, fertilizers, gold mines. Average<br />
altitude, 154 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $9.<br />
FRANKLIN County, 16,500; Carnesville, 400; area, 225 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,856,216. Farm products: Corn,<br />
wheat, cotton, oats, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples, grapes, pecans,<br />
live stock. .Manufactures: 15 manufacturing plants. Average<br />
altitude, 1,700 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $12.<br />
FULTON County, 250,000; Atlanta, 200,000; area, 174 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $132,396,200. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, vegetables, peaches, apples, pecans, pure bred live stock.<br />
There are between five and six hundred manufacturing plants<br />
located in Fulton County, making as many different kinds <strong>of</strong><br />
articles. These include products <strong>of</strong> iron, steel, fertilizers, cotton<br />
oil, farm implements, engines, household articles <strong>of</strong> every nature<br />
and description, and even as small a thing as fish hooks. Average<br />
altitude, 1,050 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $50.<br />
GILMER County, 9,257; Ellijay, 629; area, 450 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,250,000. Farm products: Corn, rye, peas,<br />
potatoes, apples, cattle over 5,000 head. Manufactures: Lumber<br />
mills, mines, marble and iron mines. Average altitude, 1,400 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
GLASCOCK County, 4,200; Gibson, 400; area, 330 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $670,000. Farm, products: Corn, cotton, hay,<br />
wheat, oats. Altitude, 500 feet. Average value farm land per<br />
acre, $10.
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GLYNN County, 14,317; Brunswick, 10,182; area, 439 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $6,590,000. Farm products: Cereals,<br />
grains, yams, garden truck, cattle, hogs. Manufactures: Twenty-<br />
six manufacturing plants, investment, $1,645,000, principally naval<br />
stores and lumber. Average altitude, 25 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $10.<br />
GORDON County, 15,861; Calhoun, 2,500; area, about 400 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,250,269. Farm products: Wheat,<br />
oats, corn, cotton, nuts, cattle, horses, Jersey pigs, Essex hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Brick plants, cotton mill, oil and fertilizer mill,<br />
lumber plant, iron ore mine. Average altitude, 1,600 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
GRADY County, 20,000; Cairo, 2,000; area, 452 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $3,500,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, po<br />
tatoes, cane, tobacco, fruit, live stock. Manufactures: Barrel<br />
factories, syrup refinery. Average altitude, 324 feet. Average<br />
value farm lands, $20 per acre.<br />
GREENE County, 19,000; Greensboro, 2,000; area, 361 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,300,634. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, grain, hay, fruit, truck, pecans, live stock including registered<br />
Jerseys and race horses, dairy products. Manufactures: Cotton,<br />
yarn, hosiery, cotton seed oil, brick, lumber. Average altitude,<br />
625 feet. Average value farm lands, $12.50 per acre.<br />
GWINNETT County, 28,827; Lawrenceville, 1,518; area, 438<br />
square miles; taxable property, $5,975,683. Farm products: Cot<br />
ton, corn, grain, peaches, apples, fruits, berries, cattle, chickens.<br />
Manufactures: Cotton mills, harness, tanning, horse collars (shop<br />
said to be largest in world). Average altitude, 1,400 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $8.50.<br />
HABERSHAM County, 12,500; Clarkesville, 600; area, 283 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,650,619. Farm products: Corn, hay,<br />
cotton, grain, potatoes, apples, peaches, cherries, cattle, horses,<br />
mules, hogs. Manufactures: Oil mills, saddles, novelties, lum<br />
ber plants, asbestos mines. Altitude average, 1,500 feet. Average<br />
farm land value, $35 per acre.<br />
HALL County, 28,644; Gainesville, 6,575; area, square miles,<br />
449; taxable property, $8,485,780. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches, melons, figs, ber<br />
ries, hardwoods, gold, granite, building stones, brick, clay, lead<br />
and silver. Manufactures: Two large cotton mills, oil mills and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 1,600 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $15.<br />
HANCOCK County, 20,000; Sparta, 2,500; area, 523 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,200,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, grain, fruits, nuts, live stock and garden truck. Manufac-<br />
While <strong>Georgia</strong> con<br />
tains comparatively<br />
small areas <strong>of</strong> swamp<br />
lands, <strong>the</strong>re are still<br />
seme fairly extensive<br />
tracts to be reclaimed.<br />
The biggest drainage<br />
project ever undertaken<br />
in <strong>the</strong> State is now un<br />
der way, with contracts<br />
let. The land to be<br />
drained is on <strong>the</strong> Broad<br />
River, beginning in<br />
Stephens County, and<br />
extending through a<br />
great portion <strong>of</strong> Frank<br />
lin County. The dis<br />
trict is n miles long<br />
and will make available<br />
3,000 acres <strong>of</strong> bottom<br />
land that is very fertile.<br />
It includes 30,000 acres<br />
on which bonds will be<br />
placed. The work is<br />
being done by individ<br />
ual assessment. Sim<br />
ilar reclamation oppor<br />
tunities exist elsewhere
198 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
tures: Flour, oil and o<strong>the</strong>r mills, also chalk mines. Average<br />
altitude, 550 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
HARALSON County, 15,000; Buchanan, 900; area, 284 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,874,131. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, wheat, oats, peaches, apples, plums, good stock raising sec<br />
tion. Manufactures: Cotton mills, gold mines. Average altitude,<br />
1,200 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $15 to $17.50.<br />
HARRIS County, 18,942; Hamilton, 800; area, square miles,<br />
486; taxable property, $3,415,235. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
oats, wheat, rye, cane, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches, melons,<br />
berries. Average altitude, 680 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $15.<br />
HART County, 16,216; Hartwell, 2,007; area, 246 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $2,301,368. Farm products: Corn, cotton, hay,<br />
grain, potatoes, peaches, apples, fruits and nuts. Manufactures:<br />
Cotton mills, oil mills, by-products. Average altitude, 750 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
HEARD County, 14,000; Franklin, 375; area, 400 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,500,000. Farm products: Cotton and grain.<br />
Manufactures: Oil mill. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average<br />
value farm land, $12.50 per acre.<br />
AN ACRE OF TURNIPS, FARM OF P. LUCAS, BLOOMINGDALE
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HENRY County, 20,000; McDonough, 900; area, 337 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, wheat, oats, peaches, apples. Manufactures: Yarn, fertil<br />
izer, knit underwear. Average altitude, 900 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $30.<br />
HOUSTON County, 23,609; Perry, 1,000; taxable property, $4,-<br />
598,966. Farm products: Cotton, corn, peas, hay, peaches, pe<br />
cans, apples, horses, mules, cows and hogs. Manufactures:<br />
Woolen mills, cotton mills, foundry. Average altitude, 475 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
IRWIN County, 11,000; Ocilla, 2,500; taxable property, $2,921,-<br />
221. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats, potatoes, hay, fruit,<br />
live stock. Manufactures: Oil mills, sawmills. Average alti<br />
tude, 300 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
JACKSON County, 24,000; Jefferson, 1,207; taxable property,<br />
$4,450,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, wheat, oats, peas, pea<br />
nuts, potatoes, sorghum, peaches, apples, pecans, pears, horses,<br />
mules, cows, hogs, sheep. Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil mills,<br />
gins. Average altitude, 1,000 feet. Average value farm land per<br />
acre, $30.<br />
JASPER County, 16,552; Monticello, 1,580; area, 410 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,726,849. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
JUST ALFALFA
One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> prettiest<br />
sights in <strong>Georgia</strong> last<br />
winter was 300 acres <strong>of</strong><br />
alfalfa, clover and grain<br />
near Moultrie, on which<br />
a thousand thorough<br />
bred hogs were graz<br />
ing. These hogs were<br />
in fine condition and<br />
making gains every day<br />
and a pr<strong>of</strong>it to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
owner. The cost <strong>of</strong><br />
feeding is comparative<br />
ly small, for most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
ration was <strong>the</strong> clover<br />
and grain which <strong>the</strong>y<br />
were ga<strong>the</strong>ring for<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves. <strong>Georgia</strong> is<br />
going into <strong>the</strong> pig busi<br />
ness very rapidly and<br />
<strong>the</strong> native farmer is<br />
learning to raise <strong>the</strong><br />
pasture crops so neces<br />
sary to <strong>the</strong> production<br />
<strong>of</strong> cheap pork. Millions<br />
<strong>of</strong> acres await hog<br />
ranchers and <strong>the</strong>ir en<br />
terprise.<br />
2OO FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
peaches. Manufactures: Lumber mills, bobbin spool factories,<br />
farm implements, oil and fertilizer plants. Average altitude, 683<br />
feet. Average value farm land peracre, $10.<br />
JEFF DA vis County, 9,000; Hazlehurst, 1,500; area, 325 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,906,755. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, potatoes, cane, peas, peaches, pecans, registered Per-<br />
cherons, Berkshire and o<strong>the</strong>r blooded hogs, Jersey and Hereford<br />
cattle. Manufactures: Oil mills, brick yards, turpentine plant,<br />
planing mills, chair factories. Average altitude, 256 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
JEFFERSON County, 23,225; Louisville, 1,283 i area, square miles,<br />
686; taxable property, $4,048,524. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, peaches, apples, melons, berries. Min<br />
erals : Limestone and marl. Average altitude, 350 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
JENKINS County, 18,000; Millen, 2,030; area, 400 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $2,062,498. Farm products: Cotton, corn, cane,<br />
potatoes, oats, apples, peaches, plums, pecans, hay, hogs. Manu<br />
factures : Cotton factory, fertilizer plant, ice plant, oil mill.<br />
Average altitude, 300 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$12.50.<br />
JOHNSON County, 12,897; Wrightsville, 1,389; area, 215 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,362,901. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, cane, potatoes, peas, peaches and pears. Average alti<br />
tude, 180 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
JONES County, 13,103; Gray, 300; area, 401 square miles; tax<br />
able property, $1,988,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
peas and hay, fruits, live stock. Manufactures: Cotton mills.<br />
Average altitude, 375 feet. Value farm land per acre, $5 up to<br />
$100.<br />
LAURENS County, 35,500; Dublin, 6,500; area, 808 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $8,582,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
potatoes, cane, 45,000 swine; milk cows. Manufactures: Oil<br />
mills and extensive general manufactures. Average altitude, 234<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
LEE County, 15,000; Leesburg, 1,000; area, 436 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $3,042,259. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
grain, cane, hay, pecans, peaches, grapes, live stock. Average<br />
altitude, 250 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
LIBERTY County, 13,000; Hinesville, 200; area, 950 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,000,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, rice, potatoes, oats, cane, peaches, figs, grapes, pecans, live<br />
stock. Manufactures: Lumber plant. Average altitude; 30 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $8.<br />
LINCOLN County, 9,625; Lincolnton, 480; area, square miles,<br />
290; taxable property, $1,194,202. Hardwoods. Farm products:
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Cotton, corn, oats, wheat, rye, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples,<br />
melons, berries. Minerals: Gold and granite. Average altitude,<br />
700 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
LOWNDES County, 29,837; Valdosta, 14,473; area > 35 l square<br />
miles; taxable property, $9,267,351. Farm products: Sea Island<br />
cotton, hay, grain, melons, vegetables, fruits, thoroughbred hogs<br />
and cattle, dairying. Manufactures: Fertilizers, cotton mills, oil<br />
mills, foundries, machinery, wagons, buggies, cigars. Average<br />
altitude, 120 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
LUMPKIN County, 5,444; Dahlonega, 829; area, 282 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,400,000. Farm products: Corn, oats,<br />
cotton, wheat, potatoes, apples, hay, peaches. Manufactures:<br />
Cotton gins, gold mines. Average altitude, 1,500 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
MACON County, 15,020; Oglethorpe, 924; area, 750 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,265,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, hay, peaches and pecans (350 cars peaches shipped 1914) ;<br />
live stock valued $2,618,052. Manufactures: Oil mills, com<br />
presses, knitting mill, crate factory, bauxite mines. Average alti<br />
tude, 460 feet. Average value farm land, $10 per acre.<br />
MADISON County, 16,851; Danielsville, 325; area, 284 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,395,930. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, grain. Manufactures: Oil and guano. Average altitude,<br />
800 feet. Average value land per acre, $30.<br />
MARION County, 10,000; Buena Vista, 1,250; area, 360 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,876,455. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, cane, potatoes, oats, peaches, fruit, nuts, hog and cattle<br />
raising small but increasing. Manufactures: Fertilizers, turpen<br />
tine, sawmills, c<strong>of</strong>fins. Average altitude, 500 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $10.<br />
; McDuFFiE County, 11,875 '> Thomson, 2,340; area, square miles,<br />
258; taxable property, $2,256,295. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, cane, hay, vegetables <strong>of</strong> all kinds, peaches,<br />
apples, watermelons, cantaloupes. Minerals: Gold, clay. Aver<br />
age altitude, 600 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $12.<br />
MdNTOSH County, 7,000; Darien, 1,500; area, 400 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,250,000. Farm products: Corn, rice,<br />
potatoes, peas, cane, cotton and all kinds <strong>of</strong> truck, pears, peaches<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r fruits, pecans, cattle, hogs, sheep. Manufactures:<br />
Brick plant, porch and swing factory, handle factory, saw and<br />
planing mills, ice and electric plants. Average altitude, 25 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
MEKIWETHER County, 27,000; Greenville, 1,500; area, 545<br />
square miles; taxable property, $4,800,000. Farm products:<br />
Cotton and corn,.apples, peaches, pecans. Manufactures: Cotton<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> grown to<br />
bacco is beginning to<br />
take a place in <strong>the</strong><br />
world's markets. The<br />
largest shade tobacco<br />
plantation in <strong>the</strong> world<br />
is at Amsterdam in<br />
Decatur County. Its<br />
product is Sumatra, for<br />
cigar wrappers, and<br />
brings <strong>the</strong> highest<br />
prices extant. Eighteen<br />
acres <strong>of</strong> bright leaf to<br />
bacco were planted in<br />
1014 at Nichols, in C<strong>of</strong><br />
fee County, and increas<br />
ed to 200 acres and more<br />
<strong>the</strong> following years. So<br />
successfully has Seen<br />
<strong>the</strong> experiment that<br />
farmers at Rockingham<br />
and Douglas have also<br />
entered <strong>the</strong> field. The<br />
present shortage <strong>of</strong> pot<br />
ash, - so essential to to<br />
bacco growing, is <strong>the</strong><br />
only drawback to <strong>the</strong> en<br />
terprise.
There is nothing<br />
wrong with <strong>the</strong> cream<br />
and butter that is ship<br />
ped from New York<br />
State to <strong>Georgia</strong>, but<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is something<br />
wrong with <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
when it is necessary to<br />
have <strong>the</strong>m shipped from<br />
such a distance. Geor<br />
gia needs more milk<br />
producers, creameries<br />
and cheese factories.<br />
The situation is improv<br />
ing rapidly out <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
room for many more.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most success<br />
ful creameries in <strong>the</strong><br />
State is <strong>the</strong> compara<br />
tively small one at Ea-<br />
tonton, established<br />
through <strong>the</strong> efforts <strong>of</strong> B.<br />
W. Hunt, a banker, and<br />
Dr. J. D. Weaver. It is<br />
co-operative, cost only<br />
$8,000.00, and is making<br />
a n average monthly<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> $150.<br />
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mills, oil mills, iron mines. Average altitude, 800 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
MILLER County, 9,000; Colquitt, 600; area, 275 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $2,606,884. Farm products: Cotton, corn, pota<br />
toes, hay, grain, cane, hogs, cows, goats, live stock developing.<br />
Manufactures: Sawmills, turpentine plant, limestone. Average<br />
altitude, 250 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10; some<br />
as high as $75.<br />
MILTON County, 8,645; Alpharetta, 523; area, 147 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,334,915. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, wheat, oats, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches, melons. Minerals:<br />
Mica, granite. Hardwoods. Average altitude, 1,100 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
MITCHELL County, 30,000; Camilla, 2,500; area, 503 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $6,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, yams, melons, hogs, cattle. Manufactures: Oil mills, fer<br />
tilizer plants, compresses, bottling plants. Average altitude, 700<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
MONROE County, 21,000; Forsyth, 2,100; area, 480 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,547,550. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, peaches, pecans. Manufactures: Three cotton mills,<br />
one milling company, oil mills, fertilizer plant. Average altitude,<br />
750 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
MONTGOMERY County, 19,638; Mount Vernon, 700; area, 375<br />
square miles; taxable property, $2,637,250. Farm products:<br />
Corn, cotton, potatoes, cane, oats and hay, peaches, pecans, grapes.<br />
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HEREFORD BULL, E. E. MACK, THOMAS COUNTY<br />
Average altitude, 125 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$20.00.<br />
MORGAN County, 20,000; Madison, 2,500; area, 272 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, grain, live stock small. Manufactures: Cotton mill,<br />
oil mill, fertilizer plant. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average<br />
value land per acre, $20, some as high as $100.<br />
MURRAY County, 9,763; Chatsworth, 700; area, 352 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,029,620. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, hay, apples, peaches, pears, grapes, cattle and hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Lumber, excelsior, flour mills. Talc and gold.<br />
Average altitude, 1,700 feet. Average value farm land per<br />
acre, $25.<br />
MUSCOGEE County, 36,227; Columbus, 20,554; area, 255 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $24,748,559. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
grain, hay, vegetables, dairy products, poultry, eggs, peaches,<br />
value <strong>of</strong> live stock, poultry and bees $325,000. Manufactures:<br />
103 plants, including textile, fertilizer, foundries, agricultural<br />
implements, hydro-electric powers, etc. Over 200 different arti<br />
cles manufactured. Investment approximately $10,000,000. Aver<br />
age altitude, 262 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
A two million, dollar<br />
cattle ranch corporation<br />
has begun operations in<br />
South (teorgia. Their<br />
land embraces 180,000<br />
acres in Mclntosh and<br />
Bryan Counties, fifty-<br />
one miles from Savan<br />
nah. Two thousand<br />
head <strong>of</strong> cattle and four<br />
hundred sheep have al<br />
ready been purchased<br />
and more added daily.<br />
Four pastures <strong>of</strong> 15,000<br />
acres each are already<br />
fenced <strong>of</strong>f, requiring 105<br />
miles <strong>of</strong> fence wire.<br />
. Silos are being con<br />
structed, artesian wells<br />
sunk, and more lands<br />
are being cleared. It is<br />
a gigantic enterprise,<br />
and indicates <strong>the</strong> thor<br />
ough confidence <strong>of</strong> big<br />
capitalists in <strong>the</strong> future<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> as a meat<br />
producing State.
It is not necessary to<br />
grow cotton in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
in order to make a good<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>it from farming. J.<br />
T, Roberts <strong>of</strong> Jefferson<br />
County has been run<br />
ning a large plantation<br />
for over four years, and<br />
has planted no cotton.<br />
He depends upon hogs,<br />
cattle and oats for his<br />
income, and besides do<br />
ing this successfully his<br />
soil has gradually im<br />
proved until it is now in<br />
a state <strong>of</strong> high fertility,<br />
and in <strong>the</strong> spring <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
year <strong>the</strong> long green<br />
stretches <strong>of</strong> luxuriant<br />
oats, make a striking<br />
contrast to <strong>the</strong> neigh<br />
boring cotton fields lying<br />
bare. Better green fields<br />
<strong>the</strong> year round than<br />
white ones for a season<br />
only. The ground-needs<br />
cover crops, where snow<br />
does not tarry.<br />
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NEWTON County, 19,000; Covington, 3,000; area, 259 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $9,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, grain, hay, live stock including Herefords and fine hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil mills, fertilizer plants, total<br />
value, $1,000,000. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average land<br />
value, $25 per acre.<br />
OCONEE County, 11,000; Watkinsville, 600; area, 172 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,989,973. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, hay, grain, melons, peaches, nuts, three stock farms, hogs<br />
and cattle. Manufactures: Cotton mills. Average altitude, 800<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
OGLETHORPE County, 20,000; Lexington, 700; area, 490 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,723,536. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, wheat, oats, peas, hay. Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil<br />
mills, fertilizer plants, furniture factory. Average altitude, 795<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
PAULDING County, 14,000; Dallas, 1,500; area, 360 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,700,000. Farm products': Corn, cot<br />
ton, wheat, oats, potatoes, peaches, apples, pecans, 500 head<br />
cattle. Manufactures: Cotton mills, hosiery mills, grist mills,<br />
lumber and planing mills, gold, iron, copper. Average altitude,<br />
1,050 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
PICKENS County, 9,041; Jasper, 350; area, 241 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,500,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton, pota<br />
toes, wheat, cane, oats, apples, peaches. Manufactures: Exten<br />
sive marble and quarry works, total invested, $4,500,000. Average<br />
Altitude, 1,500 feet. Average value land per acre, $30. •<br />
PIERCE County, 12,500; Blackshear, 1,487; area, 550 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,959,297. Farm products: Sea Island<br />
cotton, corn, sweet potatoes. Manufactures: Guano factory.<br />
Average altitude, 87 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$5 to $50.<br />
PIKE COUNTY, 21,325; Zebulon, 723; area, square miles, 294;<br />
taxable property, $4,129,056. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
wheat, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches, melons, vegetables. Hard<br />
woods. Manufactures: Cotton oil mill, buggies and wagons and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $12.<br />
POLK County, 20,203; Cedartown, 6,000; area, 292 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,665,000. Farm products: Cotton and<br />
corn, fruits, peaches, dairy farms. Manufactures: Several cotton<br />
mills, cement plants, planing, box and lumber mills, oil mills,<br />
fertilizer works, iron mills. Average altitude, 1,000 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
PULASKI County, 22,835; Hawkinsville, 4,500; area, 225 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,231,880. Farm products: Cotton,
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corn, oats, wheat, peas, potatoes, alfalfa, clover, pecans, peaches,<br />
some hogs. Manufactures: Cotton mill, brick yard, ice plant,<br />
cotton oil mills, ginneries, cotton compress, sawmill, fertilizer<br />
plants, white hickory axe handle factory. Average altitude, 350<br />
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
PUTNAM County, 13,876; Eatonton, 2,000; area, 350 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,078,837. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, potatoes and all kinds <strong>of</strong> vegetables, cattle, live stock, pe<br />
cans, peaches. Manufactures: Cotton mills, cotton oil mill, grain<br />
mill, canning factory, dairy. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
QUITMAN County, 4,600; Georgetown, 500; area, 272 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $692,390. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
potatoes, peanuts, oats, wheat, cane, peaches, pecans, hogs, cattle.<br />
Average altitude, 410 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$15.00.<br />
RABUN County, 5,562; Clayton, 600; area, 344 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,388,000. Farm products: Corn, grain, pota<br />
toes, hay, especially apples, grapes, berries. Manufactures: Great<br />
Tallulah Falls power plant <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Railway & Power Co.,<br />
asbestos, gold and mica mines. Average altitude, 2,200 feet.<br />
Average value land per acre, $6. Best bottom land sells at $75<br />
an acre and more.<br />
RANDOLPH County, 19,000; Cuthbert, 3,400; area <strong>of</strong> square<br />
miles, 476; taxable property, $3,502,725. Farm products: Cot<br />
ton, corn, oats, hay, peaches and pecans. Manufactures: Oil<br />
mills, fertilizer plants, harness factory, grist mills, 20 sawmills.<br />
Average altitude, 400 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$15.00.<br />
RICHMOND County, 72,000; Augusta, 55,500; taxable property,<br />
$30,000,000. Farm products: Cotton, grain, hay, garden truck,<br />
live stock. Manufactures: 96 manufacturing plants, including<br />
big cotton mills, lumber mills, brick yards, foundries, and kaolin<br />
beds. Average altitude, 273 feet. Average value farm land per<br />
acre, $10 to $100.<br />
ROCKDALE County, 9,875; Conyers, 2,350; area, square miles,<br />
121; taxable property, $2,347,069. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, sugar cane, apples, peaches, melons,<br />
berries. Minerals: Granite in large quantities. Manufactures:<br />
Granite quarries, oil mills. Average altitude, 900 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $12.<br />
SCHLEY County, 5,499; Ellaville, 700; area, 188 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,383,270. Farm products: Cotton. Manu<br />
factures: Guano. Average altitude, 400 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $10.<br />
Peanuts will "be a live<br />
crop in <strong>Georgia</strong> in 1917.<br />
The demand for seed<br />
nuts has raised <strong>the</strong> price<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1916 crop natu<br />
rally, and preparations<br />
are already under way<br />
for extensive planting in<br />
<strong>the</strong> spring. R. F. Colson<br />
<strong>of</strong> Lake Pail, Lowndes<br />
County, netted $2,-<br />
000 in 1916 from 63<br />
acres, at $1,25 a bushel,<br />
and left enough in <strong>the</strong><br />
field to fatten 100 hogs.<br />
I. G. Saunders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
same place made 10,000<br />
bushels, and claims that<br />
$1.25 a bushel for pea<br />
nuts beats even 60 cents<br />
for Sea Island cotton.<br />
The demands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oil<br />
mills also make for a<br />
high price, and encour<br />
age extra planting.<br />
There is always a cash<br />
market for peanuts for<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r oil or feed.
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SCREVEN County, 22,550; Sylvania, 1,550; area, square miles,<br />
654; taxable property, $3,479,412. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
oats, wheat, rye, rice, sugarcane, potatoes, hay, peaches, apples<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r fruits. Average altitude, 250 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $15.<br />
SPALDING County, 21,000; Griffin, 12,000; area, 209 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $5,842,051. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
grain, hay, apples, peaches, pecans, over 4,000 cattle, over 4,000<br />
hogs, over 2,000 mules, over 500 horses. Manufactures: Cotton<br />
mill products, cotton seed products, vehicles. Average altitude,<br />
1,000 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $35.<br />
STEPHENS County, 7,500; Toccoa, 3,500; area, 171 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, grain, peaches, apples, cattle and hogs. Manufactures:<br />
Cotton mills, furniture, cotton compresses, oil mills, foundries.<br />
Average altitude, 1,055 Ieet- Average farm land value, $30<br />
per acre.<br />
STEWART County, 15,000; Lumpkin, 1,100; area, 444 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,082,427. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, peas, cane, oats, potatoes, peaches, pears, apples, nuts, hogs,<br />
cattle, horses, mules, goats. Average altitude, 600 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $TO.<br />
FOUR ACRES OP WHEAT—54 BUSHELS TO ACRE—BONA ALDBN FARM
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SUMTER County, 32,000; Americus, 10,000; area, 456 square<br />
miles, about 180,000 acres in improved farms; taxable property,<br />
$8,489,060. Farm products: Cotton, corn, syrup, grain, potatoes,<br />
fruit, truck, pecans; exceptionally wel adapted for livestock pro<br />
duction. Manufactures: Oil mills, fertilizer plants, three door,<br />
sash and blind factories, and many minor manufacturing enter<br />
prises. Average altitude, 360 feet. Average value <strong>of</strong> farm lands,<br />
$15 an acre.<br />
TALBOT County, 13,175; Talbotton, 1,325; area, square miles,<br />
407; taxable property, $1,885,309. Farm products: Corn, oats,<br />
cotton, wheat, hay, rye, potatoes, peaches, apples, sugarcane.<br />
Average altitude, 600 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$12.00.<br />
TALIAFERRO County, 9,812; Crawfordville, 785; aera, square<br />
miles, 198; taxable property, $1,324,265. Farm products: Cot<br />
ton, corn, wheat, oats, hay, rye, potatoes, fruits and vegetables.<br />
Average altitude, 600 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$12.00.<br />
TATTNALL County, 13,000; Reidsville, 500; area, 440 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,620,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, cane, potatoes, oats, hay, peaches, pecans, cattle, hogs and<br />
ONE-HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES OF COWPEA HAT, NEAR MILLEN
On account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> long<br />
growing season in <strong>the</strong><br />
State it is possible on<br />
any well regulated farm<br />
in Central or Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> to grow all <strong>the</strong><br />
silage material neces<br />
sary on ground from<br />
which a small grain<br />
crop has been harvested.<br />
Many make a practice<br />
<strong>of</strong> putting in silage corn<br />
early, in order to be<br />
ready to put into <strong>the</strong><br />
silo in August when<br />
farm work is not rush<br />
ing, but it is becoming<br />
common for silage to be<br />
grown on lands follow<br />
ing a small grain crop.<br />
In this way much more<br />
intensive use is made <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> land. Silos are not<br />
as plentiful in <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
as <strong>the</strong>y should be but<br />
this demand is taxing<br />
manufacturers' ability<br />
to supply.<br />
208 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
sheep. Average altitude, 275 feet. Average land value per<br />
acre, $25.<br />
TAYLOR County, 11,000; Butler, 800; area, 338 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $i, 111,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
wheat, peaches. Manufactures: Fertilizer plants, cotton fac<br />
tories, kaolin works. Average altitude, 636 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $6.<br />
TELFAIR County, 15,475; McRae, 1,340; area, square miles,<br />
412; taxable property, $3,879,355. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, hay, potatoes, sugarcane, peaches, apples, ber<br />
ries, fruits and vegetables. Manufactures: Lumber, naval stores,<br />
cotton seed oil and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 325 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
TERRELL County, 24,115; Dawson, 4,125; area, square miles,<br />
340; taxable property, $4,041,480. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, hay, potatoes, sugarcane, apples, peaches, mel<br />
ons, berries, o<strong>the</strong>r fruits and vegetables. Manufactures: Lum<br />
ber, naval stores, cotton seed oil and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude,<br />
350 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
THOMAS County, 29,100; Thomasville, 6,730; area, 530 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $9,369,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, oats, potatoes, cane rye, melons, fruits, and nuts, live stock.<br />
Average altitude, 350 feet. Average value farm land per acre,<br />
$15-<br />
TIFT County, 15,000; Tifton, 3,500; area, 310 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $5,000,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
potatoes, rice, peaches, pears, pecans, blooded cattle and hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Fertilizer, cotton oil, lumber and sawmills, agri<br />
cultural implements, cotton factory. Average altitude, 327 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
TOOMBS County, 14,000; Lyons, 1,200; area, 358 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $4,000,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
potatoes, cane, peaches, grapes, pecans. Manufactures: Fertil<br />
izers, gins, sash, doors and blinds, sawmills. Average altitude,<br />
300 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.<br />
TOWNS County, 4,000; Hiawassee, 300; area, 100 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $725,000. Farm products: Corn, wheat, rye<br />
and oats, apples, peaches, live stock. Average altitude, 1,600 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
TROUP County, 26,228; LaGrange, 11,000; area, 435 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $8,209,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, and hay, extensive hog industry, cattle, mules and<br />
horses. Manufactures: Seven cotton mills, investment, $3,500,-<br />
ooo. Average altitude, 800 feet. Average farm land value per<br />
acre, $20.
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TURNER County, 12,175; Ashburn, 2,400; area, square miles,<br />
326; taxable property, $3,137,155. Farm products: Corn, wheat,<br />
cotton, oats, hay, rye, potatoes, sugarcane, peaches, apples, plums,<br />
berries, and o<strong>the</strong>r fruits, melons. Manufactures: Lumber, tur<br />
pentine, cotton seed oil and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 300 feet.<br />
Average value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
TWIGGS County, 10,736; Jeffersonville, 1,000; area, 423 square<br />
miles; amount <strong>of</strong> taxable property, $1,633,556. Farm products:<br />
Corn, cotton, oats, wheat, hay, cane, rye, apples, peaches, pecans,<br />
live stock, including cattle, goats, hogs, horses, mules. Manu<br />
factures: Lumber, refining clay, kaolin. Average altitude, 470<br />
feet. Average value land per acre, $12.<br />
UNION County, 8,000; Blairsville, 200; taxable property, $i,-<br />
000,000. Farm products: Corn, wheat, oats, rye, truck, applies,<br />
peaches, grapes, live stock, including sheep. Average altitude,<br />
2,000 feet. Average value land per acre, $10.<br />
UPSON County, 12,757; Thomaston, 1,645; taxable property,<br />
$37023,019. Farm products: Corn, cotton, hay, grain, peaches,<br />
pecans, live stock. Manufactures: Cotton mills and cotton seed<br />
products, iron, mica. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average value<br />
<strong>of</strong> land per acre, $20.<br />
WALKER County, 19,564; LaFayette, 2,160; area, 432 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, grain, hay, potatoes, fruits and nuts, large number horses,<br />
mules, swine, cattle, sheep. Manufactures: Three cotton mills,<br />
tiling, tinnery, woolen mill, and o<strong>the</strong>r plants; coal mines, iron ore<br />
and bauxite. Average altitude, 2,000 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $25.<br />
WALTON County, 28,000; Monroe, 4,000; area, 366 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn. Manufactures: Three cotton mills, five oil mills, five fer<br />
tilizer plants. Average altitude, 825 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $35.<br />
WARE County, 27,665; Waycross, 18,134; area, 804 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $7,641,231. Farm products: Corn, oats,<br />
potatoes, cane, tobacco, hay, cotton, truck, live stock, 16,000 head<br />
<strong>of</strong> cattle, 20,000 swine, sheep, horses, mules, goats, etc. Manu<br />
factures: 21 plants, capital invested, $250,000; products valued,<br />
$1,600,000. Average altitude, 137 feet. Average value land per<br />
acre, $7.50.<br />
WARREN County, 11,463; Warrenton, 1,300; area, 271 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $1,753,709. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, oats, peas, potatoes, peaches, pecans, live stock. Average<br />
altitude, 500 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $15.<br />
WASHINGTON County, 30,174; Sandersville, 2,830; area, square<br />
miles, 680; taxable property, $4,936,006. Farm products: Cot-<br />
At one time St. Si<br />
mon's Island, which lies<br />
<strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> coast <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
near Briinswick, was<br />
extensively cultivated.<br />
Old inhabitants say that<br />
years ago so -much land<br />
was under cultivation<br />
that pine wood had to<br />
tie shipped from <strong>the</strong><br />
mainland. Sea Island<br />
cotton was <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong><br />
principal crop. Gradu<br />
ally <strong>the</strong> fields were<br />
abandoned and grew up<br />
to live oaks and pines.<br />
A-t <strong>the</strong> present time<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is not even a cot<br />
ton gin on <strong>the</strong> island,<br />
although it contains<br />
over 60,000 acres.<br />
Such an opportunity,<br />
in comparative Isolation<br />
from boll weevil condi<br />
tions, to again grow Sea<br />
Island cotton <strong>the</strong>re, will<br />
not long remain un<br />
noticed.
With <strong>the</strong> many diver<br />
sified farming interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> Oobb County, a few<br />
old peach orchards<br />
stand out prominently<br />
as indicators <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
adaptability <strong>of</strong> that sec<br />
tion to peach growing.<br />
Robert Manning, <strong>of</strong> Ma<br />
rietta,, has a small com<br />
mercial orchard <strong>of</strong> Gov<br />
ernor Bogg, Elberta and<br />
Queen <strong>of</strong> Dixie peaches.<br />
The first named trees<br />
are all over ten years<br />
old and show no sign<br />
<strong>of</strong> letting up in produc<br />
tiveness and vigor.<br />
They have never been<br />
sprayed, and although<br />
never infested urith San<br />
Jose scale. Have proved<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable in spite <strong>of</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r common diseases<br />
and insects, such as<br />
brown rot and plum cur-<br />
culio.<br />
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ton, corn, oats, wheat, rye, hay, potatoes, apples, peaches, berries,<br />
watermelons, cantaloupes, and o<strong>the</strong>r fruits. Minerals: Pottery,<br />
clay and sandstone. Manufactures: Cotton oil mills, fertilizers<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 475 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $15.<br />
WAYNE County, 14,800; Jesup, 1,560; area, square miles, 766;<br />
taxable property, $4,023,885. Farm products: Sea Island cotton,<br />
corn, oats, wheat, rye, hay, sugarcane, potatoes, peaches, apples,<br />
melons, berries, o<strong>the</strong>r fruits and vegetables. Average altitude,<br />
75 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $12.<br />
WKBSTER County, 6,151; Preston, 259; area, 227 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,099,654. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
peas, cane, potatoes, apples, peaches, over 150,000 in live stock,<br />
sawmills. Average altitude, 325 feet. Average value <strong>of</strong> land<br />
per acre, $12.50.<br />
WHEELER County, 20,000; Alamo, 700; area, 262 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $3,000,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton, pota<br />
toes, hay, oats, rye, fruits and nuts, considerable live stock. Manu<br />
factures: Guano factories and sawmills. Average altitude, 300<br />
feet. Average value farm land, $20 per acre.<br />
WHITE County, 5,110; Cleveland, 500; area, 241 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,300,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
grain, potatoes, sorghum, apples, peaches, live stock. Manufac<br />
tures: Sawmills, principally hardwood, value $1,000,000; also<br />
gold and asbestos mines. Average altitude, 1,800 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
WHITFIELD County, 18,000; Dalton, 5,600; area, 285 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $5,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, live stock, beef cattle and dairy products, peaches, apples.<br />
Manufactures: Varied industries, 22 plants, including cotton and<br />
lumber. Average altitude, 1,500 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $18.<br />
WILCOX County, 13,446; Abbeville, 1,201; area, 400 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,107,205. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, pecans, stock raising beginning. Manufactures: Sawmills,<br />
turpentine plants, ginneries. Average altitude, 240 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
WILKES County, 26,000; Washington, 4,000; taxable property,<br />
$1,600,000. Farm products: Corn, hay, peas, oats, barley, cane,<br />
cotton, peaches, pears, quinces, grapes, apples, pecans, horses and<br />
hogs, poultry. Manufactures: Furniture, oil mills, gold and<br />
copper mines. Average altitude, 650 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $25.<br />
WILKINSON County, 12,000; Irwinton, 400; area, square miles,<br />
431; taxable property, $1,742,331. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
oats, wheat, rye, hay, sugarcane, potatoes, apples, peaches, mel-
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ons, berries, o<strong>the</strong>r fruits and vegetables. Minerals: Clays, lime<br />
stone. Average altitude, 450 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $12.<br />
WORTH County, 20,000; Sylvester, 3,000; area, 651 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,532,329. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
pecans, cantaloupes. Manufactures: Cotton mills, fertilizer<br />
plants, oil mills. Average altitude, 200 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $20.<br />
Canadian Makes Favorable Comparison<br />
At Pomona, Ga., A. Su<strong>the</strong>rland, formerly <strong>of</strong> Woodstock,<br />
Ontario, has a prosperous farm. He came to <strong>Georgia</strong> on account<br />
<strong>of</strong> his health, <strong>of</strong> which he has no complaint to make since his<br />
arrival, and notes particularly that while we have long summers,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is no such extreme heat as in his Nor<strong>the</strong>rn home. Com<br />
menting on his experience in <strong>Georgia</strong>, Mr. Su<strong>the</strong>rland says:<br />
"One great advantage <strong>of</strong> this country is that we make two crops<br />
a year. It is a fine section for stock and hogs. Cotton is a good<br />
paying crop and can be grown to great advantage in rotation with<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r crops. I always figure on making a second crop following<br />
any grain. I once made eighty bushels <strong>of</strong> oats per acre, and<br />
followed it with corn on <strong>the</strong> same land, making thirty bushels<br />
per acre. Ano<strong>the</strong>r time I made thirty-five bushels <strong>of</strong> wheat, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>n fifty bushels <strong>of</strong> corn as a second crop. For a number <strong>of</strong><br />
years I was engaged in dairying, shipping my milk to Atlanta,<br />
but had to give it up owing to being injured by my Jersey bull. I<br />
am now farming only twenty acres on my own farm, and make<br />
a good living from it. I think <strong>the</strong> mistake <strong>of</strong> most farmers in<br />
this country is that <strong>the</strong>y try to farm too much land."<br />
Capabilities <strong>of</strong> One Plow-<br />
Well-balanced farming in <strong>Georgia</strong> is illustrated by R. P. Bur-<br />
son, <strong>of</strong> Monroe. His plan is to grow two hundred bushels <strong>of</strong><br />
corn, <strong>the</strong> same <strong>of</strong> oats, and ten bales <strong>of</strong> cotton to <strong>the</strong> plow. The<br />
ordinary farmer thinks he is doing well to make <strong>the</strong> ten bales <strong>of</strong><br />
cotton with one plow. Mr. Burson makes two bales <strong>of</strong> cotton<br />
to an acre in some fields, and also ga<strong>the</strong>rs 720 bushels <strong>of</strong> corn<br />
from ten acres. He has grown sixty bushels <strong>of</strong> oats per acre.<br />
He bales up his straw, and this fall sold 1,600 bales <strong>of</strong> it at six<br />
dollars a ton. He believes in <strong>the</strong> liberal use <strong>of</strong> fertilizers, but<br />
buys in bulk for cash. He exchanged his cotton seed for meal<br />
and bought acid in bulk at $9.60 a ton, so his guano, mixed, cost<br />
him $14.00 a ton.<br />
The third, annual<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> animal indus<br />
try convention will be<br />
held in June, 191T, in<br />
Rome, under <strong>the</strong> auspi<br />
ces <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />
The two previous con<br />
ventions were held at<br />
Quitman, in <strong>the</strong> South<br />
ern portion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
The Rome event will as<br />
sist in stimulating <strong>the</strong><br />
live stock industry in<br />
North <strong>Georgia</strong>. The peo<br />
ple <strong>of</strong> Rome and adjoin<br />
ing counties anticipate<br />
a large attendance <strong>of</strong><br />
visitors from <strong>the</strong> West<br />
ern States, and <strong>the</strong> ex<br />
hibition <strong>of</strong> cattle and<br />
hogs will be representa<br />
tive <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire South<br />
ern country. Large land<br />
owners are expected to<br />
demonstrate <strong>the</strong> oppor<br />
tunities for extensive<br />
cattle ranching in Geor<br />
gia.
ANNOUNCEMENT<br />
While <strong>the</strong> book FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA was in course <strong>of</strong><br />
compilation such general interest zvas found and stimulated<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> State in <strong>the</strong> plans and purposes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce to systematically make known <strong>Georgia</strong>'s<br />
resources in o<strong>the</strong>r States and countries, that it has been decided<br />
to carry on <strong>the</strong> work through a Publicity Bureau, under <strong>the</strong> su<br />
pervision <strong>of</strong> a carefully selected Committee on Publicity and In<br />
formation.<br />
The bureau has been given charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> following features:<br />
THE GEORGIA EXHIBIT CARS—a State Fair on wheels—<br />
which, with a wide range <strong>of</strong> sample products, will tour <strong>the</strong> North<br />
and West for a term <strong>of</strong> years, to show <strong>Georgia</strong>'s agricultural and<br />
industrial advantages.<br />
THE GEORGIA MOTION PICTURES—a series <strong>of</strong> enter<br />
taining and instructive films, visualizing <strong>Georgia</strong>'s resources and<br />
activities in scenes from all sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State, including social<br />
conditions and manufacturing, mining, farming, horticultural and<br />
forest industries.<br />
HAND-BOOKS—Following <strong>the</strong> book FACTS ABOUT<br />
GEORGIA, will be issued a series <strong>of</strong> Hand Books, booklets and<br />
pamphlets, each covering a separate industry or subject in more<br />
comprehensive detail than has been possible to do in this general<br />
volume. Among <strong>the</strong> first will be <strong>the</strong> GEORGIA LIVE STOCK<br />
HAND BOOK, on which work is already under way. Following<br />
will be issued books on Dairy Products, Truck Gardening, Can<br />
ning and Preserving, Vegetable Oil Crops, Pecans, Apples,<br />
Peaches, Citrus Fruits, and o<strong>the</strong>rs as rapidly as time and means<br />
will permit.<br />
NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICE—In addition to<br />
special publications, daily, weekly and special news and informa<br />
tion bulletins will be provided for newspapers and magazines,<br />
both in and out <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>. These stories will cover agricultural<br />
and industrial subjects, semi-technical and statistical, and promo-<br />
tive <strong>of</strong> farming, manufacturing, mining, soil resourcefulnes, stock<br />
raising, immigration, gardening, fruit growing, improved trans<br />
portation facilities, and many o<strong>the</strong>r activities.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> co-operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> various local Chambers <strong>of</strong> Com<br />
merce and <strong>the</strong> State Agricultural and Industrial Associations, <strong>the</strong><br />
Publicity Bureau <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce pro<br />
poses to supply any and all information regarding <strong>Georgia</strong> that<br />
may be desired by prospective settlers or investors.<br />
Address—PUBLICITY BUREAU, GEORGIA CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE, ATLANTA, GA.<br />
212
COMMUNITY,<br />
LAND AND<br />
INDUSTRIAL<br />
SUPPLEMENT<br />
213
CLARKECOUNTY<br />
A County <strong>of</strong> Good Roads,<br />
Good Soils, Good People<br />
FARMING OPPORTUNITIEg<br />
Clarke county boasts <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most suc<br />
cessful farms in <strong>the</strong> entire country—<strong>the</strong> College<br />
Farm—built up in a few years from worn out<br />
condition to a big money making proposition.<br />
What <strong>the</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture has done, any<br />
farmer can do, by <strong>the</strong> same methods.<br />
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUCKING<br />
Clarke county <strong>of</strong>fers exceptional advantages for<br />
trucking. Soils, climate, market, public roads are<br />
ideal. The A<strong>the</strong>ns market is far from being supplied by local truckers.<br />
IDEAL LIVE STOCK REGION<br />
Unsurpassed opportunities for live stock farming are afforded as demon<br />
strated by <strong>the</strong> College<br />
farm and o<strong>the</strong>r farms in<br />
<strong>the</strong> County. Clarke<br />
| county is Free From Cattle<br />
Ticks. Pure bred animals<br />
<strong>of</strong> every breed are thriv<br />
ing in <strong>the</strong> county.<br />
FARM SCENE<br />
SUCCESSFUL FRUIT GROWING—tlarke county successfully raises apples,<br />
peaches, grapes, figs, berries <strong>of</strong> all kinds, scuppernongs and a very wide range <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r fruits.<br />
It is in <strong>the</strong> belt <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> famous North <strong>Georgia</strong> orchards.<br />
Clarke County's Progressive Farmers Extend a Welcome to Progressive Farmers From<br />
Everywhere to Locate Among Them.<br />
Write <strong>the</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, A<strong>the</strong>ns, Ga., for fur<strong>the</strong>r information
ATHENS<br />
A City <strong>of</strong> Education, Enterprise,<br />
Opportunity, Cordiality<br />
Unsurpassed op<br />
portunities for Ed<br />
ucation is afforded<br />
by splendid Public<br />
Schools, State Nor<br />
mal College, Lucy<br />
Gobb Institute,<br />
ACADEMIC BUILDING State Agricultural<br />
College and University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>-<br />
Located in <strong>the</strong> rolling Piedmont region <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Appalachians, <strong>the</strong><br />
Climate is Ideal in Winter and as Cool in Summer as <strong>the</strong> North.<br />
A City <strong>of</strong> 22,000 Inhabitants, rapidly growing, paved streets, good<br />
water, superior electric car service and all o<strong>the</strong>r city advantages-<br />
Splendid Market afforded for farm and garden produce from surrounding territory.<br />
Five Railroads and Famous Public Roads—<strong>the</strong> Commercial Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rich Re<br />
gion <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Abundant, cheap hydro-electric power, center <strong>of</strong> a vast region <strong>of</strong> great natural Re<br />
sources.<br />
Modern Courthouse costing $225,000, City Hall costing $75,000, splendid <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
buildings seven and nine stories high.<br />
Magnificent Y. M. G. A. Building— a city <strong>of</strong> Churches well attended.<br />
A Most Cordial Welcome to All<br />
Newcomers<br />
If interested write NOW to <strong>the</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
ATHENS, GEORGIA<br />
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GEORGIA RAILROAD<br />
TO THE PUBLIC:<br />
SAFETY-COURTESY-SERVICE<br />
APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION.<br />
The operation <strong>of</strong> a Railroad to <strong>the</strong> satisfaction and pleasure <strong>of</strong> its patrons and <strong>the</strong> pub<br />
lic is absolutely dependent upon <strong>the</strong> interest and good will <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people served.<br />
A railroad plant i* not like an ordinary factory, where alt operations are- under <strong>the</strong> eye<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manager; but, on <strong>the</strong> contrary* in <strong>the</strong> very nature <strong>of</strong> things, most .<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> railroad work<br />
is performed over a territory <strong>of</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong> miles, out <strong>of</strong> sight <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Manager, and©re<br />
liance must be placed in subordinates.<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Railroad is your servant, and <strong>the</strong> Management believes with pride that its<br />
employees, as a body, are men <strong>of</strong> more than average ability and <strong>of</strong> high personal character,<br />
who owe <strong>the</strong>ir positions to our confidence in <strong>the</strong>ir eagerness to give to our patrons <strong>the</strong> cour<br />
teous and efficient service which <strong>the</strong>y have at all times a right to expect.<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Railroad has about 2300 employees, many <strong>of</strong> whom come directly in<br />
contact with <strong>the</strong> public and perform duties which are complicated by <strong>the</strong> necessity for ob<br />
serving State and Federal requirements, and human nature has never reached a degree<br />
<strong>of</strong> perfection which would justify <strong>the</strong> claim that <strong>the</strong>y do not make mistakes and errors, both<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> head and <strong>the</strong> heart, like o<strong>the</strong>r mortals.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong>re is every reason why <strong>the</strong>se mistakes and errors should be corrected, and<br />
that we should strive to prevent <strong>the</strong>m from happening. This is where you can help us. We<br />
earnestly and cordially solicit your criticisms, suggestions and complaints, in person or by<br />
letter to <strong>the</strong>©undersigned or any <strong>of</strong> our <strong>of</strong>ficers, <strong>of</strong> any deficiencies <strong>of</strong> service, or treatment<br />
accorded by our employees, Your communications will not only be given prompt-and care<br />
ful consideration, but will be duly acknowledged in every instance, and if a suggestion is im<br />
practicable and cannot be adopted, we will explain why and endeavor to give clear and sat<br />
isfactory reasons.<br />
Such co-operation on your part will put us in closer relationship with our patrons; will<br />
give us a better understanding as to what are your requirements, so that we can improve<br />
our service and overcome <strong>the</strong> petty©annoyances and inconveniences, which are so aggra-<br />
vating-to a patron, and <strong>of</strong> which it is most difficult for us to team without your help, and<br />
will multiply our ability to please you.<br />
A personal interest <strong>of</strong> this kind on your part will inure to your benefit as well as our<br />
own, and will help us maintain our standard -SAFETY-COURTESY-SERVICE.<br />
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CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM,<br />
GENERAL. MANAGER
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ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD CO.<br />
THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA<br />
TO ALL EMPLOYEES:<br />
SAFETY-COURTESY-SERVICE<br />
INFORMATION ON BLOCKADES<br />
ATLANTA, GA., February 1st, 1916.<br />
Any blockade to passenger traffic by floods, washouts, or accidents is<br />
always a source <strong>of</strong> keen interest on <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public at large, and<br />
especially those engaged at <strong>the</strong> time, or are about to engage in a railroad<br />
journey, or who are in close contact with <strong>the</strong> railroads at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> such<br />
an occurrence, ei<strong>the</strong>r as friends come to meet a train or to speed a parting<br />
guest, but, as a general rule, <strong>the</strong>ir natural curiosity is usually balked, if not<br />
actually <strong>of</strong>fended, by <strong>the</strong> reticence <strong>of</strong> railroad employees who customarily<br />
give but meagre replies to inquiries, which is due <strong>of</strong> course, to a very natural,<br />
and In <strong>the</strong> main proper, spirit <strong>of</strong> reserve on <strong>the</strong>ir part in discussing a mis<br />
fortune <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> railroad, and are unwilling to appear loquacious in <strong>the</strong> face<br />
<strong>of</strong> an emergency.<br />
It is our earnest desire to not only keep step with progress, but to lead<br />
<strong>the</strong> way in matters looking towards <strong>the</strong> promotion <strong>of</strong> closer common interests<br />
with our patrons and <strong>the</strong> public, and in line <strong>the</strong>rewith this notice Is issued<br />
to impress you anew with <strong>the</strong> fact that it is our policy to regard <strong>the</strong> public<br />
as a partner in our good or bad frotunes, and not only are we willing, but<br />
indeed do earnestly desire that you recognize <strong>the</strong> interest and moral right<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public, as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family, to be as fully informed as possi<br />
ble concerning any occurrence <strong>of</strong> this sort.<br />
In future, upon <strong>the</strong> occasion <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se blockades, <strong>the</strong> Superintend<br />
ent will inform <strong>the</strong> Agents and Conductors as to just what has happened,<br />
and this Information should be promptly disseminated to <strong>the</strong> waiting public<br />
at stations and <strong>the</strong> passengers on trains. In <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> a woman with small<br />
children and a lot <strong>of</strong> miscellaneous hand baggage it is quite conceivable,<br />
if informed by <strong>the</strong> Agent, before boarding a train, that <strong>the</strong>re would probably<br />
be a delay passing a blockade, or that it might be necessary to get <strong>of</strong>f and<br />
walk around or across <strong>the</strong> obstruction, she might prefer to postpone her<br />
trip until next day or to a later time, and, even if this should mean <strong>the</strong> loss<br />
<strong>of</strong> a few fares occasionally, we would view that result with <strong>the</strong> greatest<br />
cheerfulness in <strong>the</strong> knowledge that discomfort or inconvenience to our good<br />
friends and patrons may have been averted, to <strong>the</strong> advancement <strong>of</strong> friendly<br />
feeling in <strong>the</strong> hearts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people.<br />
CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM,<br />
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER<br />
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GEORGIA
GEORGIA MARBLE<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> marble is unsurpassed by any known material for<br />
monumental and building purposes.<br />
The geological formation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> marble began during <strong>the</strong><br />
same peroid as did that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> famous Parian marble used by<br />
<strong>the</strong> ancients in <strong>the</strong> building <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir magnificent temples and<br />
palaces, which remained in <strong>the</strong>ir stately grandeur thousands <strong>of</strong><br />
years after all o<strong>the</strong>r building material had turned to dust. It<br />
possesses <strong>the</strong> same durable qualities as <strong>the</strong> Parian marble, and<br />
in its massive purity typifies all that is glorious and majestic<br />
in Divine creation.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> early days <strong>of</strong> Bible history marble was considered a<br />
precious stone, and handled by dealers in gold and silver. Its<br />
use as building material by King Solomon was looked upon as<br />
<strong>the</strong> extreme <strong>of</strong> extravagant taste for beautiful and costly con<br />
struction.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s marble hills contain enough <strong>of</strong> this precious stone<br />
to rebuild every monument and temple <strong>of</strong> antiquity, and replace<br />
every monumental landmark in <strong>the</strong> world to-day, without<br />
serious diminuation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> available supply.<br />
The process <strong>of</strong> quarrying and milling marble is necessarily<br />
expensive because <strong>of</strong> its solid natural formation, and requires<br />
<strong>the</strong> patient and persistent efforts <strong>of</strong> man and machinery. ""£housands<br />
<strong>of</strong> expert workmen are employed by this industry in<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
The varieties <strong>of</strong> texture and color in <strong>Georgia</strong> marble are<br />
known by established standards as Kennesaw, or White, Silver<br />
Grey, Cherokee, Creole and Mezzotint.<br />
Kennesaw marble has <strong>the</strong> smallest percentage <strong>of</strong> color par<br />
ticles. It is nearest white in color. It is a multitude <strong>of</strong> trans<br />
parent crystals <strong>of</strong> calcium carbonate, that reflects and multi<br />
plies <strong>the</strong> few particles <strong>of</strong> white opaque magnesium carbonate<br />
that are found throughout <strong>the</strong> entire construction.<br />
Silver Grey has <strong>the</strong> color particles so evenly distributed as to produce uniform color. In<br />
this marble <strong>the</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> graphite is sufficient to produce grey shades, variously toned by<br />
<strong>the</strong> slightest <strong>of</strong> additional color.<br />
Cherokee has <strong>the</strong> color particles distributed in such manner as to produce waves and<br />
clouds in delicate design <strong>of</strong> white and grey, on backgrounds <strong>of</strong> intermediate tones.<br />
Creole presents <strong>the</strong> most striking contrast <strong>of</strong> design and coloring. Graphite predom<br />
inates in <strong>the</strong> various dark markings and is almost totally absent in <strong>the</strong> white background. The<br />
combination makes a most attractive appearance. The design is clear and sharp in <strong>the</strong> polished<br />
surfaces and is beautifully toned in <strong>the</strong> rough faces.<br />
Mezzotint is a combination <strong>of</strong> dark designs on a grey background. The grey tone that<br />
forms <strong>the</strong> larger proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> markings has graphite and a minor proportion <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r color<br />
particles evenly distributed. The dark markings, where graphite is more prominent, cover less<br />
surface than in <strong>the</strong> Creole and evenly balance <strong>the</strong> tones. All <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> colorings are very beautiful<br />
as seen in <strong>the</strong> finished surfaces.<br />
The sculptors <strong>of</strong> to-day have used <strong>Georgia</strong> Marble extensively because its translucency<br />
enables <strong>the</strong>m to get a variety <strong>of</strong> lights and shadows that are impossible to secure in o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
materials, and its known durable qualities will preserve <strong>the</strong>ir work for <strong>the</strong> admiration <strong>of</strong> future<br />
generations.<br />
The authoritative tests, <strong>the</strong> story <strong>of</strong> formation, <strong>the</strong> expensive process <strong>of</strong> quarry and<br />
mill work, <strong>the</strong> acquaintance with <strong>the</strong> industry and its environment, <strong>the</strong> examples that stand<br />
on all sides <strong>of</strong> you and can not be refuted or harmed by any influence, <strong>the</strong> great and everincreasing<br />
demand for this paramount material—<strong>the</strong>se form <strong>the</strong> greatest volume <strong>of</strong> evidence<br />
that can be put into words to convince you that, when you want natural beauty and enduring<br />
strength combined with beautiful designs and excellent workmanship, you have <strong>the</strong> unsurpassed<br />
qualifications <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Marble in mind.<br />
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GEORGIA FARMS<br />
Come to <strong>the</strong><br />
LAND OF PROMISE<br />
Where <strong>the</strong><br />
ROD OF MOSES<br />
Is <strong>the</strong><br />
HAND OF MAN<br />
Improved Small Farms<br />
OUR SPECIALTY<br />
We have a number <strong>of</strong> well located fertile farms,<br />
ranging from 40 to 100 acres each, with nice houses,<br />
convenient to schools, churches and markets.<br />
vve also handle large plantations suitable for |<br />
nog or cattle rancnes.<br />
WRITE US ABOUT GEORGIA LANDS OF ANY SORT OR DESCRIPTION<br />
TIGNER and DOONAN<br />
FORSYTH BUILDING<br />
ATLANTA, GA.<br />
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Why Not Augusta, <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
For That Branch Plant or<br />
Distributing Warehouse?<br />
MONEY SAVED ON EVERY CAR LOAD OF FREIGHT<br />
Convincing Facts:<br />
At <strong>the</strong> head <strong>of</strong> navigation on <strong>the</strong> Savannah River, and enjoys<br />
practically port rates.<br />
Steel barges from coast, with railroad connections at Augusta<br />
Wharf.<br />
Warehouses immediate to wharf.<br />
Store door deliveries.<br />
Manufactured products at Augusta shipped into competitors'<br />
territory by reason <strong>of</strong> water competition in rates.<br />
Nine railroads allow frequent and fast shipment.<br />
30,000 electric horsepower available.<br />
Comparative Rates<br />
From New York via Water and Rail:<br />
1 3 6 A CL<br />
To AUGUSTA<br />
87 75 42 32 39<br />
To ATLANTA<br />
114 86 49 39 47<br />
To ATHENS<br />
114 86 49 39 47<br />
To COLUMBUS<br />
114 86 49 39 47<br />
To BIRMINGHAM 119 90 52 41 51<br />
Canned Goods<br />
Shipments by water to Augusta from New York and o<strong>the</strong>r Eastern points average 10 cents per<br />
hundred pounds lower than above given rates.<br />
Barge brings freight into Augusta 10 cents lower per hundred pounds than above rates, averaged<br />
from <strong>the</strong> East.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Interesting Facts:<br />
97 manufacturing concerns, diversified; 6 cotton-seed oil companies, making Augusta second larg<br />
est cotton seed oil market in <strong>the</strong> world. 13 cotton mills. Augusta is <strong>the</strong> largest inland cotton market.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r manufacturing plants consist principally <strong>of</strong> iron companies, foundries, press-cloth, lumber, flour<br />
mills, bottling, brick, etc. Creamery recently completed.<br />
$350,000 post<strong>of</strong>fice recently completed.<br />
$500,000 hospitals just completed, rated as high as Johns Hopkins.<br />
$300,000 building completed for St. Joseph's Academy for girls.<br />
100,000 people in hour's ride <strong>of</strong> city.<br />
Fast schedule to all points.<br />
Three large Tourist Hotels.<br />
Augusta famous for winter resort, climate "Excelling that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Riviera," is world-renowned.<br />
Golf links without parallel.<br />
Headquarters Ordnance Department United States Government, Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gulf.<br />
Clearing House, seven banks, average clearings <strong>of</strong> $125,000,000.<br />
Manufacturers and Wholesalers Attention!<br />
Cotton Seed<br />
Products<br />
Twine<br />
Shirts<br />
Pottery<br />
Overalls<br />
Paper<br />
Some manufacturing concerns<br />
Oil Paper Boxes<br />
Hosiery<br />
Automobiles<br />
Farm Machinery<br />
Clothing<br />
And O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
that would pay in Augusta:<br />
Wholesale and Dis<br />
tributing Houses<br />
Needed<br />
Dry Goods<br />
Notions<br />
Shoes<br />
Clothing<br />
Furniture<br />
Automobile Acces<br />
sories<br />
Flour<br />
Sugar<br />
Salt<br />
And O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Let <strong>the</strong> Merchants and Manufacturers' Association <strong>of</strong> Augusta Handle Your Proposition.<br />
Address <strong>the</strong> Secretary for Additional Information.<br />
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Donalsonville, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Donalsonville is a busy little town located in <strong>the</strong><br />
western part <strong>of</strong> Decatur county with a population<br />
<strong>of</strong> about twelve hundred people with <strong>the</strong>ir own mu<br />
nicipally owned water works and light plant, ice and<br />
cold storage plants. Has two banks with a combined<br />
capital and surplus <strong>of</strong> more than $175,000.00 and com<br />
bined resources <strong>of</strong> around half a million dollars; cotton<br />
seed oil mills, peanut oil mills, fertilizer factory, mod<br />
ern hotel, a number <strong>of</strong> mercantile houses and many<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r business interests.<br />
SCHOOL FACILITIES UNSURPASSED.<br />
Donalsonville has a modern brick high school build<br />
ing with eleven rooms and large auditorium. The<br />
course <strong>of</strong> study runs through <strong>the</strong> twelfth grade.<br />
Here is also located <strong>the</strong> Shingler University, a modern<br />
college building equipped to do thorough college work.<br />
A DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.<br />
Donalsonville is located near <strong>the</strong> center <strong>of</strong> what is<br />
conceded to be <strong>the</strong> best diversified farming section in<br />
Southwest <strong>Georgia</strong>; <strong>the</strong> land being gently rolling with<br />
a gray pebbly soil; is well adapted to <strong>the</strong> growing <strong>of</strong><br />
many kinds <strong>of</strong> crops. The farmers are now diversify<br />
ing <strong>the</strong>ir crops, and where a few years ago cotton was almost <strong>the</strong> sole money crop,<br />
now (fall <strong>of</strong> 1916), <strong>the</strong> money received from <strong>the</strong> sale <strong>of</strong> peanuts, hogs, cattle, corn,<br />
velvet beans, etc., is almost equal to that received from <strong>the</strong> cotton crop. Car load<br />
after car load <strong>of</strong> hogs have been shipped to various packing houses in Moultrie,<br />
Waycross, Atlanta and Jacksonville, Pla., and corn, peanuts and o<strong>the</strong>r crops find<br />
a ready cash market.<br />
Here are located two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> finest herds <strong>of</strong> Hereford cattle to be found in <strong>the</strong> South,<br />
belonging to <strong>the</strong> Pecan Stock Farm and <strong>the</strong> Chattahoochee Lumber Company respectively, <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
show herds taking many prizes at <strong>the</strong> recent fairs held in Maeon, Atlanta, "Valdosta, Montgomery,<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r places. Hardly any section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State is paying as much attention to <strong>the</strong> raising<br />
<strong>of</strong> live stock as this community, and with <strong>the</strong> county now installing dipping vats, it might be<br />
said that <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong> live stock in <strong>the</strong> community is only in its infancy, yet carload after<br />
carload <strong>of</strong> beef cattle are being shipped from Donalsonville this fall.<br />
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FAIR.<br />
Here is located <strong>the</strong> Southwest <strong>Georgia</strong> Fair Association, which holds an annual fair at<br />
Donalsonville, and <strong>the</strong> event promotes a friendly rivalry and good fellowship among all <strong>the</strong><br />
people in <strong>the</strong> community. The live stock and agricultural exhibits at <strong>the</strong>se fairs each year,<br />
equal that shown at any fair in <strong>the</strong> State, as to quality and breeding.<br />
FARMING LANDS.<br />
Good farm lands can be bought in this section at reasonable prices, ranging from twenty<br />
dollars per acre for farms within seven miles <strong>of</strong> Donalsonville to forty dollars per acre for lands<br />
partly clear <strong>of</strong> stumps within two miles <strong>of</strong> town. Good farming lands can be bought as low<br />
as ten dollars per acre within ten miles <strong>of</strong> this town.<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r information, relative to Donalsonville, and this community, write to<br />
Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, Donalsonville, Ga.<br />
"Come Hoe with us, you will be pleased with results."<br />
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Columbus and Trade Territory<br />
November 22, 1916.<br />
Allow us to introduce to you <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Columbus, <strong>Georgia</strong>-<br />
Alabama, and its trade territory.<br />
Columbus has been acquiring 2,00 mostly white families<br />
to supply required new labor. Her industries because <strong>of</strong><br />
recent and continuing expansion, needed this increase in popu<br />
lation, tlncle Sam in <strong>the</strong> 1910 census says <strong>the</strong>re are 4%<br />
persons in each family in <strong>the</strong> United States. Four and one-<br />
half times 2,000, means that within six months <strong>the</strong> population<br />
<strong>of</strong> Columbus has increased 9,000, because <strong>of</strong> industrial develop<br />
ment. According to <strong>the</strong> city directory <strong>the</strong> population <strong>of</strong> Co<br />
lumbus in 1911 was 42,890, in 1915, 47,340, an increase <strong>of</strong> 1,110<br />
annually. Add <strong>the</strong> normal yearly increase to 9,000 and <strong>the</strong> total<br />
to 47,340 and <strong>the</strong> present population <strong>of</strong> Columbus is near 60,000.<br />
This population is all within three miles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city hall in<br />
Columbus. The eity corporate limits embrace less than three<br />
square miles.<br />
The Chattahoochee Kiver flows through <strong>the</strong> city. About<br />
10,000 people reside on its west bank in <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> Alabama.<br />
This population is divided almost equally by <strong>the</strong> line between<br />
Lee and Eussell counties. Thus <strong>the</strong> state line divides <strong>the</strong> eity<br />
into east and west Columbus and <strong>the</strong> county line divides west<br />
Columbus into Phenix and Girard Alabama.<br />
What has caused this increase in population?<br />
Columbus has over 100 industries making more than 200<br />
articles. Cotton manufacturing predominates and much <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
development has been caused by prosperity in <strong>the</strong> textile busi<br />
ness.<br />
Columbus cotton mills have 388,992 spindles and employ over<br />
9,000 people, producing forty million pounds <strong>of</strong> cotton goods<br />
annually. This is <strong>the</strong> second cotton manufacturing city in <strong>the</strong><br />
South,<br />
Columbus is situated at <strong>the</strong> head <strong>of</strong> navigation on <strong>the</strong> Chattahooehee River—<strong>the</strong> second<br />
in potential energy in <strong>the</strong> South—and at <strong>the</strong> foot <strong>of</strong> 118,000 twenty-four hour horse power<br />
developed and undeveloped.<br />
Columbus has 65 wholesale and 460 retail establishments.<br />
Columbus is primarily a city <strong>of</strong> homes. Her streets are among <strong>the</strong> most beautiful in <strong>the</strong><br />
world. Her hotels excellent. Her public schools are a model for many cities, and she was <strong>the</strong><br />
first city to incorporate industrial education in <strong>the</strong> public schools; her Industrial High<br />
School has a national reputation.<br />
The monthly average temperature varies from 46.5 degrees in January to 81.1 degrees in<br />
July, <strong>the</strong> -yearly average is 65.3 degrees. The monthly rainfall is 2.62 inches in October and<br />
6.25 inches in February. Total 50.31 inches annually. '<br />
When <strong>the</strong> Civil War broke out, Columbus had a population <strong>of</strong> 10,000.<br />
Prom 1861 to 1865 Columbus was <strong>the</strong> scene <strong>of</strong> many engagements, and <strong>the</strong> last battle <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> war between <strong>the</strong> States was fought here. The city was captured by General Wilson, April<br />
16, 1865, and burned after peace had been declared, because <strong>of</strong> slowness with which news<br />
traveled in those days.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> her springs, climate, hotels, Columbus is fast becoming noted as a " stop<br />
over" point for tourists.<br />
Museogee county has <strong>the</strong> best roads in <strong>the</strong> South and <strong>the</strong> Dixie Overland Highway runs<br />
through <strong>the</strong> county. Tax rate five mills and no debt. The county produces $1,000,000 in agri<br />
cultural crops and her people consume products valued at 3% million dollars showing <strong>the</strong> oppor<br />
tunity for farming.<br />
Columbus trade territory has a population <strong>of</strong> 600,000 and <strong>the</strong> jobbing business amounts<br />
to $55,000,000 annually.<br />
Columbus warehouses have a storage capacity <strong>of</strong> 60,000 bales <strong>of</strong> cotton. About 260,000<br />
bales <strong>of</strong> cotton are shipped to or through Columbus annually. Columbus has a market for all<br />
grains, and manufactures corn into meal, also dry feed for farmers.<br />
The Columbus territory is distinctly agricultural, and diversified farming is fast succeed<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> single crop. Lands are low in value and conditions excellent for successful farming.<br />
These are but a few outstanding facts. For details and more information secure <strong>the</strong> Co<br />
lumbus book from<br />
COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE<br />
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•I<br />
Cordele and Crisp<br />
County<br />
CORDELE IS THE LOGICAL RESULT OF A<br />
SITUATION.<br />
In 1888 <strong>the</strong> spot where Cordele now stands was a<br />
crossing point <strong>of</strong> two roadways hewn through a dense<br />
pine woods. To-day it is a popular, thriving young<br />
city <strong>of</strong> 8,000 busy people. Its religious life is reflected<br />
in eight denominational church edifices <strong>of</strong> marked<br />
architectural beauty. Its educational facilities are un<br />
equalled by any city <strong>of</strong> its size in <strong>the</strong> whole south, and<br />
its social and home life ife ideal.<br />
Cordele is on <strong>the</strong> National Highway auto route to<br />
Florida.<br />
It is <strong>the</strong> entrepot <strong>of</strong> three trunk line railroads, and<br />
one feeder, radiating in seven directions, and is pop<br />
ularly known as "<strong>the</strong> Hub City <strong>of</strong> Wiregrass <strong>Georgia</strong>."<br />
Fifty-six passenger trains every twenty-four hours.<br />
Low freights, two cotton oil mills, fertilizer plant.<br />
Two cotton compresses handle 100,000 bales annually.<br />
Local cotton crop 22,000 bales.<br />
Two sash, door and lumber mills.<br />
Coal rate $1.75—steam coal delivered $2.75.<br />
Openings: Cotton mill, peanut oil mill, woodworking plants—abundance <strong>of</strong><br />
hardwood and yellow pine.<br />
CRISP COUNTY is a land <strong>of</strong> plenty and prosperity; <strong>of</strong> happy, healthful and<br />
contented people, who are watching and assisting <strong>the</strong> county's development and<br />
progress with an inspiring eagerness and activity.<br />
The greater portion <strong>of</strong> Crisp county is a water shed between <strong>the</strong> Flint River<br />
on <strong>the</strong> west and <strong>the</strong> Allapaha River on <strong>the</strong> east, with an elevation <strong>of</strong> about 400<br />
feet above <strong>the</strong> sea. It is <strong>the</strong> highest land between Macon and Palatka, and cool<br />
breezes from <strong>the</strong> seaboard temper <strong>the</strong> summer heat. The mean temperature in<br />
summer is 84 and in winter 48. The rainfall is 49 inches per annum.<br />
Crisp county lands are unusually productive and easily cultivated.<br />
Many prosperous farmers in <strong>the</strong> county, formerly residents <strong>of</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn and<br />
western states, testify that <strong>the</strong>y have here found better health, more fertile soil,<br />
greater pr<strong>of</strong>its from <strong>the</strong>ir labors, and more general contentment and happiness than<br />
in <strong>the</strong>ir old home states.<br />
Average value <strong>of</strong> farm lands—improved, $30.00; unimproved, $20.00.<br />
For information write to <strong>the</strong><br />
MAYOR or CITY CLERK<br />
CORDELE, GEORGIA
The City <strong>of</strong> Dawson<br />
-== and —<br />
County <strong>of</strong> Terrell<br />
In Southwest <strong>Georgia</strong>, 66 miles south <strong>of</strong> Columbus,<br />
45 miles east <strong>of</strong> Eufaula, Ala., and 25 miles north <strong>of</strong><br />
Albany, Ga., is situated <strong>the</strong> city <strong>of</strong> Dawson, which has<br />
long been one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> important commercial centers <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Southwestern section <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>. It is a young<br />
city possessed <strong>of</strong> great possibilities. Its elevation above<br />
sea level is about 600 feet, its drainage is excellent,<br />
and no town <strong>of</strong> like size in <strong>the</strong> state can show for <strong>the</strong><br />
last two decades a better heajth record. During that<br />
period <strong>the</strong> mortality has more than one year fallen as<br />
low as one-half <strong>of</strong> one per cent, among <strong>the</strong> white<br />
residents. No record in this matter is had <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> negro<br />
population. Malaria, even in very mild form, is rarely<br />
evidenced, and a ease <strong>of</strong> a typhoid form <strong>of</strong> fever has<br />
been almost unknown for ten years. The ruddiness <strong>of</strong><br />
cheek, and general healthful appearance <strong>of</strong> its inhabi<br />
tants remind <strong>the</strong> visitor <strong>of</strong> a mountain section. An un<br />
surpassed sewerage system was installed about ten<br />
years ago. A Water Works plant supplied solely by<br />
artesian wells affords <strong>the</strong> town <strong>the</strong> purest <strong>of</strong> water.<br />
A first-class electric lighting plant furnishes light and<br />
power for <strong>the</strong> town. Both <strong>the</strong> last two named enterprises are municipally owned,<br />
and are more than self-sustaining. Two leading railroads, <strong>the</strong> Seabord and Central<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ga., Pass <strong>the</strong> town thus giving <strong>the</strong> place <strong>the</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> competitive freight and<br />
passenger rates. Dawson enjoys a splendid Public School system, where not only<br />
teaching is free, but free text-books are supplied by <strong>the</strong> city, being in advance <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> in this matter. Its population is made up <strong>of</strong> church goers,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re being three fine church edifices, Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian. There<br />
are o<strong>the</strong>r denominations represented in <strong>the</strong> town, but as yet have no separate build<br />
ings. A beautiful $10,000.00 <strong>Library</strong> is ano<strong>the</strong>r educational attraction.<br />
Of manufacturing plants <strong>the</strong>re are two lumber Variety Manufacturing Com<br />
panies, two Cotton Oil Mills, a Fertilizer Manufactory, and Ice Plant, two Bot<br />
tling plants, a prospective Peanut Mill and several o<strong>the</strong>r smaller manufactories. It<br />
is a desirable location for Cotton manufacturing plants, and <strong>the</strong>se are much needed<br />
and wanted. Citizens <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> town and surrounling county are ready to take stock<br />
in and co-operate in <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> such industries. Shipping possibilities are<br />
good, and <strong>the</strong> proximity <strong>of</strong> both <strong>the</strong> Chattahoochee and Flint rivers adds materially<br />
to such possibilities. Electric power can be had ei<strong>the</strong>r locally or from a Hydro-<br />
Electric plant not far away.<br />
The city has a Fire Department second to none in <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> its size, and fire<br />
insurance rates are correspondingly moderate. Dawson is <strong>the</strong> County seat, or<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> Terrell County, which has long been known as <strong>the</strong> "garden spot" <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>. For three decades its cotton production has been greater per square<br />
mile than that <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r County in <strong>the</strong> entire Cotton belt, save one, and but four<br />
or five o<strong>the</strong>r much larger counties <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> have surpassed it in number <strong>of</strong> bales
The City <strong>of</strong> Dawson and<br />
County <strong>of</strong> Terrell<br />
(Continued)<br />
produced. It is iilled with most progressive farmers,<br />
who are already taking steps to discontinue <strong>the</strong> so-<br />
called "one crop system". It will be a surprise to<br />
many to know that its possibilities in grain production<br />
are scarcely surpassed in <strong>the</strong> State. During <strong>the</strong> last<br />
half dozen years quite a number <strong>of</strong> its farmers have<br />
raised from 50 to 163 bushels <strong>of</strong> corn on a single acre,<br />
and but few fail to produce all needed for home con<br />
sumption. One farmer produced in 1915 about 400<br />
bushels <strong>of</strong> Fulghum oats on three acres, and 135 measur<br />
ed bushels on a single acre, and an average <strong>of</strong> 73 bushels<br />
on 23 acres. The county is now producing a great deal<br />
<strong>of</strong> Wheat, <strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> which is increasing each<br />
year. An excellent Flour mill is located just out <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> limits <strong>of</strong> Dawson, and makes most superior flour.<br />
Peanuts are rapidly becoming a most important product<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county. A single peanut picking machine, having<br />
picked in <strong>the</strong> surrounding country during <strong>the</strong> recent<br />
fall 7,500 bushels, which were sold at good prices. A<br />
great quantity <strong>of</strong> hay is being made from native grasses,<br />
field pea vines, peanut vines, clover and alfalfa, hence<br />
<strong>the</strong> farmers no longer go to <strong>the</strong> fields <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> West for such products. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
hand Hay, Oats, Peanuts and Flour are being shipped to o<strong>the</strong>r points not so for<br />
tunate. Many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> farmers have gone into <strong>the</strong> live stock business, and <strong>the</strong>re are<br />
now many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> finest registered cows and hogs in <strong>the</strong> county, and some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
farmers have begun to raise <strong>the</strong>ir mules. Many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se live stock have recently been<br />
sold and shipped to o<strong>the</strong>r points, both for meat and breeding purposes. Nor does<br />
<strong>the</strong> county confine itself to Agriculture only, but much attention is beginning to be<br />
paid to horticulture. Several hundred acres <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> finest paper shell Pecans have<br />
been set during <strong>the</strong> last few years, and are growing to perfection. Many trees are<br />
already bearing and nuts are being shipped to all sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country. 50,000<br />
Peach trees have recently been set and several thousand are already producing <strong>the</strong><br />
finest <strong>of</strong> fruit. This last departure is but <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> what will in a very few<br />
years become a great industry here as <strong>the</strong> section is highly adapted to <strong>the</strong> raising <strong>of</strong><br />
many kinds <strong>of</strong> fruits and nuts, far superior to that section just a few miles south <strong>of</strong><br />
it which has been so extensively advertised in this regard. Dawson, <strong>the</strong> county seat,<br />
has a population <strong>of</strong> about 5,000 souls, <strong>the</strong> county itself has a population <strong>of</strong> 25,000.<br />
There are in <strong>the</strong> bounds <strong>of</strong> Terrell county three o<strong>the</strong>r towns <strong>of</strong> no small importance,<br />
each having a population <strong>of</strong> about 800. They are Parrott, Bronwood, and Sasser.<br />
There are also several o<strong>the</strong>r hamlets, or smaller trading centers.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> several towns <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county <strong>the</strong>re are four banks <strong>of</strong> $25,000.00 capital, one <strong>of</strong><br />
$50,000.00, capital, and three <strong>of</strong> $100,000.00 capital. All have large reserves and good<br />
deposit accounts.<br />
This section will produce almost any known product <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> temperate zone, rarely suffers<br />
from material droughts, henee rarely experiences a crop failure. A network <strong>of</strong> up-to-date, modern<br />
roads traverses <strong>the</strong> entire county, making travel a delight and <strong>the</strong> movement <strong>of</strong> field products<br />
easy and rapid.<br />
Terrell county can sustain a population far greater than that at present within its bounds,<br />
and invites progressive agriculturists and manufacturers from o<strong>the</strong>r less favored localities to<br />
come and become a part <strong>of</strong> it, with assurance <strong>of</strong> no regrets.
County<br />
Covering an area <strong>of</strong> 920 square miles, or 588,800<br />
acres, and approximately <strong>the</strong> size <strong>of</strong> Rhode Island or<br />
Delaware, C<strong>of</strong>fee County, situated on <strong>the</strong> ridge lands<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coastal plain in Sou<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong>, when de<br />
veloped, her capacity will rank as an empire within<br />
<strong>the</strong> Empire State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South. Of her broad fertile<br />
acres less than one-fourth is in cultivation.<br />
The cut-over lands are easy to clear and will produce<br />
well <strong>the</strong> first year with little cultivation. Nowhere<br />
can a greater variety <strong>of</strong> crops be grown. Corn and<br />
cotton are <strong>the</strong> leading products. High-grade sea-<br />
island cotton (now worth thirty cents per pound) is<br />
grown extensively and yields <strong>of</strong> one bale per acre are<br />
not unusual. Records <strong>of</strong> from one to two bales <strong>of</strong><br />
upland cotton are frequent.<br />
In 1915 a number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> boys' corn club members<br />
each made above ninety bushels per acre, showing a<br />
net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> $60, and above. ,<br />
Elisha Lott, a farmer near Douglas, in <strong>the</strong> same year<br />
planted fifteen acres in peanuts, McGovern variety,<br />
from which he realized a net pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> more than six<br />
thousand dollars. The above statements can all be<br />
verified at <strong>the</strong> County Demonstrator's <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
Oats, fieldpeas, velvet beans, sorghum, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, watermelons,<br />
cantaloupes, and all garden truck thrive in <strong>the</strong> loamy soil <strong>of</strong> this section and<br />
fabulous yields are common. Three years' experience in tobacco culture engaged<br />
in by several farmers in practically every district in <strong>the</strong> county thoroughly demon<br />
strates that high-grade tobacco can be grown at great pr<strong>of</strong>it. This industry is now<br />
permanently established.<br />
On account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> long mild seasons, as many as three crops a year may be<br />
grown on <strong>the</strong>se lands. The growing <strong>of</strong> peanuts, velvet beans and sweet potatoes at<br />
minimum cost makes stock raising very pr<strong>of</strong>itable and increased attention is being<br />
given this important branch <strong>of</strong> diversified farming.<br />
Four lines <strong>of</strong> railway penetrating every part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county and <strong>the</strong> Ocmulgee<br />
river, a navigable stream, forming <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn boundary, afford ample transporta<br />
tion facilities for marketing every crop. Douglas, <strong>the</strong> county seat, and <strong>the</strong> pro<br />
gressive towns <strong>of</strong> "Willacpochee, Pearson, Nicholls, West Green and Broxton, are all<br />
important local markets and trading centers. Desirable farm lands can be bought<br />
at reasonable prices and on easy terms. Health conditions are good. Church and<br />
school facilities are adequate. An efficient system <strong>of</strong> free rural schools, fostered by<br />
<strong>the</strong> state and by local taxation on <strong>the</strong> county -wide plan is <strong>the</strong> most potential in<br />
fluence in developing latent forces in C<strong>of</strong>fee County. A number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rural schools<br />
have recently been standardized and o<strong>the</strong>rs will follow soon.<br />
Among o<strong>the</strong>r agencies active in developing our resources and exploiting same are<br />
<strong>the</strong> weekly papers, <strong>the</strong> county fair, and <strong>the</strong> Douglas Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />
If what we have said above appeals to you, we urge you to address <strong>the</strong> Secretary<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Douglas Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce for fur<strong>the</strong>r information.
City <strong>of</strong> Douglas<br />
Without setting forth exaggerated claims as to rank<br />
and importance, we give in a concise manner a few<br />
"Facts About Douglas," which we trust may be <strong>of</strong><br />
value to interested readers <strong>of</strong> this volume.<br />
The subject <strong>of</strong> our sketcji is a thriving city <strong>of</strong> South<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> with a population <strong>of</strong> 5,000, and situated at <strong>the</strong><br />
center <strong>of</strong> C<strong>of</strong>fee, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> large counties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State,<br />
and at <strong>the</strong> intersection <strong>of</strong> two trunk lines <strong>of</strong> railway,<br />
Viz.: <strong>the</strong> A., B. & A., and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> and Florida. The<br />
former, with its connections, gives us superior advan<br />
tages <strong>of</strong> coastal shipping facilities through <strong>the</strong> impor<br />
tant ports <strong>of</strong> Savannah', 120 miles; Brunswick, 97<br />
miles, and Jacksonville, 127 miles. It also opens to us<br />
<strong>the</strong> markets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> North and West through Atlanta and<br />
Birmingham. The latter, (<strong>Georgia</strong> and Florida) with<br />
its connections, gives us a through line <strong>of</strong> traffic from<br />
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and o<strong>the</strong>r Eastern<br />
cities, via Augusta, to <strong>the</strong> Gulf Coast on <strong>the</strong> Southwest.<br />
In point <strong>of</strong> location, too, we desire to emphasize <strong>the</strong><br />
fact that Douglas is situated on <strong>the</strong> Central Route <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Dixie Highway midway between Macon and Jack<br />
sonville. Great numbers <strong>of</strong> auto tourists journey over<br />
this popular thoroughfare which cuts <strong>the</strong> distance more<br />
than one hundred mile's between Chicago and Jack<br />
sonville.<br />
Topographically, <strong>the</strong> city is highly favored in being situated 388 feet above sea level, and<br />
on a cluster <strong>of</strong> hills <strong>of</strong> moderate elevation making it easy at all times to maintain <strong>the</strong> best <strong>of</strong> sani<br />
tary conditions, which conditions are fur<strong>the</strong>r aided by an abundant supply <strong>of</strong> health-giving ar<br />
tesian water furnished by two deep wells. The superior quality <strong>of</strong> this water is fully attested<br />
by government analysis (Water Supply Paper 341, U. S. Geological Survey). No place <strong>of</strong> equal<br />
size in <strong>the</strong> state can show a more favorable health record. A look into <strong>the</strong> faces <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> one<br />
thousand rosy-cheeked boys and girls attending <strong>the</strong> public schools will convince <strong>the</strong> most skep<br />
tical.<br />
Commercially, Douglas has made wonderful strides within <strong>the</strong> past few years. Being in <strong>the</strong> cen<br />
ter <strong>of</strong> a large inland trade territory in which <strong>the</strong> agricultural interests are being rapidly devel<br />
oped, and served by lines <strong>of</strong> railway concentrating at this point from five directions, and being <strong>the</strong><br />
terminus <strong>of</strong> a splendid system <strong>of</strong> public roads radiating to all parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county making <strong>the</strong><br />
remotest rural community easily accessible, <strong>the</strong> city occupies a commanding position in all lines<br />
<strong>of</strong> trade common to this section. Among her leading business enterprises and industries may be<br />
mentioned two banks capitalized at $100,000.00 each, three wholesale groceries, a Cotton Com<br />
press, lee Factory and Cold Storage, Douglas Oil & Fertilizer Co. Plant, Douglas Foundry & Ma<br />
chine Works, main shops'<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> & Florida Ky., and numerous smaller mercantile, manu<br />
facturing, and industrial enterprises.<br />
The city owns and operates its electric light and waterworks plant, valued at $60,000, sewerage<br />
system at $40,000, public school buildings and grounds, at $75,000, and municipal building, erected<br />
in 1916, at $12,000. The Eleventh District Agricultural School, a state institution, and <strong>the</strong> Geor<br />
gia Normal College & Business Institute, a high class boarding school, are located here. These two<br />
excellent institutions attract hundreds <strong>of</strong> students annually from a wide territory <strong>the</strong>reby making<br />
Douglas an important educational center.<br />
In building <strong>the</strong> city, <strong>the</strong> religious interests were not given secondary consideration. The Bap<br />
tist and Methodist congregations have splendid brick buildings, each valued at $30,000. The<br />
Presbyterians and Episcopalians also have commodious places <strong>of</strong> worship.<br />
The City Hospital, owned by a chartered corporation, is an institution headed by skillful sur<br />
geons and physicians, and enjoys an extensive patronage.<br />
An active chamber <strong>of</strong> commerce with a paid secretary is supported by <strong>the</strong> business interests <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> city. Homeseekers and investors are earnestly solicited to communicate with this organiza<br />
tion for full information along lines that may be <strong>of</strong> interest.<br />
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MILK AND HONEY<br />
Elberton, Elbert County,<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>, a growing, progressive<br />
city <strong>of</strong> 7,000 inhabitants, with<br />
electric lights, water-works,<br />
sewers, paved streets, public<br />
schools, handsome public<br />
buildings, two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South's<br />
greatest trunk lines <strong>of</strong> railway, and sur<br />
rounded by highly productive farm lands, is<br />
an ideal location for <strong>the</strong> man who desires to<br />
enter any line <strong>of</strong> business.<br />
Inexhaustible quarries <strong>of</strong> unrivalled gran<br />
ite surround <strong>the</strong> city and unlimited water-<br />
powers within easy access.<br />
Untold possibilities in <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> natural resources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county.<br />
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE<br />
ELBERTON, GEORGIA
SIX PER CENT.<br />
GEORGIA FARM AND CITY LOANS<br />
for Savings Banks, Insurance Companies, Trustees,<br />
Large and Small Investors.<br />
You can share in <strong>Georgia</strong>'s prosperity by investing<br />
your money in <strong>Georgia</strong> Farm and Eeal Estate loans.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers to capital to-day a splendid field. In<br />
point <strong>of</strong> security, rate and quality <strong>of</strong> loan, considered<br />
from every standpoint, it acknowledges no o<strong>the</strong>r state<br />
as its superior.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> has not had <strong>the</strong> advertising and flood <strong>of</strong><br />
immigration to inflate land values beyond conservative<br />
figures.<br />
The total value <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s farm lands increased<br />
during <strong>the</strong> decade 1900 to 1910 by U. S. government<br />
figures 154.2 per cent. The prime factor in that in<br />
crease was productivity, and back <strong>of</strong> that were energy,<br />
enterprise and education.<br />
The big life insurance companies have not only known<br />
about conditions in <strong>Georgia</strong>, but have taken advantage<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m and placed <strong>the</strong>ir money here in continually in<br />
creasing amounts, largely on farm lands, for <strong>the</strong> last<br />
quarter <strong>of</strong> a century. The individual with money to<br />
loan can afford to follow <strong>the</strong> big moneyed corpora<br />
tions in this respect.<br />
Especially are investors in <strong>Georgia</strong> loans safeguard<br />
ed when <strong>the</strong>y have <strong>the</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> advice, counsel and<br />
assistance <strong>of</strong> a modern well-equipped trust company<br />
in <strong>the</strong> placing.<br />
The business <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> SESSIONS LOAN & TRUST<br />
COMPANY is to secure <strong>the</strong> most conservative and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable loans from all localities in <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
OFFERS TO INVESTORS<br />
Guarantee. "We guarantee perfect title <strong>of</strong> property<br />
securing every loan; and we agree to collect all items<br />
<strong>of</strong> interest and principal for investors without charge.<br />
Sale Conditions. Every investor purchasing a loan from us by mail is given<br />
one year in which to inspect property if desired, during which period we agree to<br />
substitute any o<strong>the</strong>r loan we may own <strong>of</strong> like amount if <strong>the</strong>re is any cause for dis<br />
satisfaction with <strong>the</strong> loan sold.<br />
Large Investors, Savings Banks, Insurance Companies, Trustees, Etc. Our<br />
facilities and organization are such that we can handle <strong>the</strong> investment <strong>of</strong> more than<br />
five million dollars annually in choice loans.<br />
Write for literature and list <strong>of</strong> loans.<br />
SESSIONS LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY<br />
MOULTRIE M. SESSIONS, President,<br />
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FACTS ABOUT<br />
Gobb County^ <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Hills and valleys, at easy undulating grades, consti<br />
tute <strong>the</strong> land surface <strong>of</strong> Cobb County, with a general<br />
altitude <strong>of</strong> from 1,000 to 1,400, while nearly at its<br />
center and ten miles apart, rise <strong>the</strong> beautiful twin hills,<br />
known as Kennesaw Mountain and Lost Mountain,<br />
dominating <strong>the</strong> landscape at <strong>the</strong>ir altitudes <strong>of</strong> 1828<br />
feet. Nearly every valley is traversed by a clear run<br />
ning brook. About twenty-five per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> County<br />
remains in forests, and whe<strong>the</strong>r regarded from <strong>the</strong><br />
standpoint <strong>of</strong> scenery or cold utility, it is an ideal<br />
county.<br />
The soil, whe<strong>the</strong>r on <strong>the</strong> surface red or gray, has a<br />
o sub-soil <strong>of</strong> red clay, and it is comparatively easy to<br />
get a seed bed a foot thick, if needed.<br />
Cobb has an excellent system <strong>of</strong> graded roads, reach<br />
ing into every corner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county. These are built<br />
and maintained by <strong>the</strong> convict system, <strong>the</strong> Cobb County<br />
Camp being one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best in <strong>the</strong> State, equipped with<br />
all modern tools. The Dixie Highway from <strong>the</strong> West<br />
to Florida, passes right through <strong>the</strong> county and skirts<br />
around <strong>the</strong> base <strong>of</strong> historic Kennesaw Mountain.<br />
Good farms and good farmers are found in every part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county, but<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is room for five thousand more good farmers within its borders.<br />
Just think <strong>of</strong> it! Right at <strong>the</strong> border <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county lies a city <strong>of</strong> 170,000<br />
people, gaining population at <strong>the</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> 10,000 a year; furnishing a market for<br />
five million dollars worth <strong>of</strong> farm produce every year, and that also increasing<br />
enormously—and not ten per cent, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> produce demanded by this great mar<br />
ket comes from <strong>the</strong> nearby territory.<br />
Cattle and hogs can be raised in Cobb County at as low a cost as anywhere<br />
in <strong>the</strong> South, and much lower than in <strong>the</strong> North or West. And <strong>the</strong>re is a pack<br />
ing house only twenty miles away.<br />
Dairying <strong>of</strong>fers exceptional opportunities for pr<strong>of</strong>it. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest<br />
and best paying herds <strong>of</strong> thoroughbred Jersey cattle in <strong>the</strong> South is in Cobb<br />
County; also several renowned herds <strong>of</strong> registered Herefords. There are more<br />
Hereford cattle in Cobb County than any o<strong>the</strong>r county in <strong>the</strong> state.<br />
Wheat and alfalfa, oats and rye, and all <strong>the</strong> cattle-food grasses are made<br />
with little effort.<br />
Crops grow in this climate nine months in <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
Those who would know what <strong>Georgia</strong> land can produce, should visit Cobb<br />
County and be satisfied.<br />
We have abundant streams, healthful climate and <strong>the</strong> best drinking water<br />
on earth. ,<br />
For information address:<br />
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT, MARIETTA,<br />
GEORGIA
MACON<br />
"The Heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>"<br />
City population sixty thousand, and, within a radius<br />
<strong>of</strong> fifty miles over seven hundred thousand.<br />
Post Office Receipts ....................^ 225,000<br />
Bank Clearings ........................ 190,000,000<br />
The rural population engaged in agriculture and<br />
horticulture, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, hay, velvet<br />
beans, sugar cane, peanuts, potatoes, watermelons,<br />
cantaloupes, peaches, plums, pears, pecans, apples,<br />
strawberries, cabbage, beans, cucumbers; in fact, on<br />
<strong>the</strong> fertile lands <strong>of</strong> Bibb county during eight months<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year, crops <strong>of</strong> one kind or ano<strong>the</strong>r are growing.<br />
The largest peach orchards in <strong>the</strong> world are within<br />
thirty miles <strong>of</strong> Macon, <strong>the</strong> central distributing point<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Macon has already acquired <strong>the</strong> factors that go to make a great city—<br />
hydro-electric power, river navigation, municipal water plant, auto fire apparatus,<br />
<strong>the</strong> finest paved streets and sidewalks in <strong>the</strong> South, sanitary sewers, colleges and<br />
schools, hospitals, public auditoriums, library, ice plants, manufactories, cotton,<br />
cotton seed products, fertilizers, iron foundries, machinery and agricultural imple<br />
ments; stuctural iron work, brick, tile, terra-cotta, sewer pipe, building material,<br />
lumber, barrels, handles, veneer, etc.<br />
Macon is^<strong>the</strong> central point in <strong>the</strong> South for <strong>the</strong> Dixie and National High<br />
ways ; has eleven railroads using a million dollar terminal station.<br />
And needs only more manufacturing industries to develop her natural re<br />
sources, hardwood for furniture, canning factories for fruits and vegetables, potter<br />
ies and more people to take advantage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great opportunities awaiting those<br />
who want to build homes in <strong>the</strong> garden spot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
ADDRESS<br />
Nacon Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />
Macon, <strong>Georgia</strong>
A. T. SHALL. Capitalist<br />
Hacon, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
J. A. SMITH, Banker<br />
Danville, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
J. E. SMITH, JR.. Merchant<br />
Dublin, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
T. B. TURNER. President, Jones County<br />
Bank<br />
Haddock, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
M. D. JONES. Attorney At Law<br />
E. H. HOLLAND Real Estate<br />
Maeon. <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
DR. J. C. HcAFEE. Physician<br />
Maeon, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
GEORGIA<br />
CASUALTY COMPANY<br />
HOME OFFICE BUILDING<br />
MACON, GEORGIA<br />
Surplus and Reserves for <strong>the</strong> Protection <strong>of</strong> its Policyholders, over $1,500,000.<br />
OFFICERS:<br />
W. E. SMALL, President E. P. AMERINE, Secretary<br />
/. C. McAFEE. M. D., Viee-PreMent J. C. MORTON. fait. Secretary<br />
]. E. SMITH. Jr.. Vice-Pretident C. L. FIELDING, Treasurer<br />
T. B. McRITCHIE, Vice-PreMent<br />
•DIRECTORS:-<br />
T. B. McRITCHIE. Merchandise Broker<br />
Newnan, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
H. T. POWBLL. President Maeon Savings'<br />
Bank<br />
Maeon. <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
JNO. 8. SCHOFIELD. Vice-President, Jno.<br />
S. SchoBeld Sons'<br />
Company<br />
Maeon, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
W. E. SMALL, President, <strong>Georgia</strong> Casualty<br />
Company, President, A. B.<br />
Small Co.<br />
Maeon, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
J. M. FINN, President, Dublin & Laurens<br />
Bank<br />
Dublin, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
W. J. HARLEY. Banker<br />
Elza, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
J. B. HART, President, Maeon National<br />
Bank<br />
Maeon, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
L. P. HILLYER, Vice-Pres't. American<br />
Nat'1 Bank, Director<br />
Federal Reserve Bank<br />
Maeon, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Writing <strong>the</strong> following lines <strong>of</strong> Casualty Insurance<br />
Personal Accident Plate Glass Workmen's Compensation<br />
Health Burglary Liability<br />
Automobile Liability, Collision and Property Damage<br />
1909<br />
1910<br />
1911<br />
1912<br />
1913<br />
1914<br />
1915<br />
1916<br />
Observe our growth—Premium income<br />
$6,602.95<br />
$74,386.73<br />
$203,683.77<br />
$336,910.24<br />
$412,479.83<br />
$611,851,80<br />
$1,112,686.83<br />
$1,85O,OOO.OO<br />
Specialying Auto Liability, Property Damage, Collision<br />
HOME OFFICE ———————————-————————————— MACON, GA.<br />
PETER EPES, Agency Manager '
16<br />
J.S.SCHO FIELD'S SON SCO.<br />
PROPRIETORS<br />
Sch<strong>of</strong>ield's Iron Works, Macon, Ga.<br />
The Largest Engine and Boiler<br />
Builders in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States<br />
Also Builders o Tanks, Tanks and Towers,<br />
Smoke Stacks. All kinds <strong>of</strong> Sheet Iron and<br />
Boiler Work.<br />
Our Engines are built for Service, and we Guaran<br />
tee <strong>the</strong>m. The Sch<strong>of</strong>ield Automatic Engine is right<br />
up to <strong>the</strong> notch. Write for information.<br />
The Sch<strong>of</strong>ield Skid or Wheel Saw Mill Internal<br />
Furnace, Water Back Boilers meet a long felt want.<br />
Don't buy until you see this boiler or write for prices<br />
and'information.<br />
BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF OUR PLANT
'3*s*$^^<br />
Pottery Possibilities in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Vicinity <strong>of</strong><br />
MA CON, GEORGIA<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> and ten o<strong>the</strong>r Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States send Twelve Million<br />
Dollars elsewhere every year for white tableware, porcelain fix<br />
tures, etc.<br />
The raw materials to make <strong>the</strong>se necessities abound in Mid<br />
dle <strong>Georgia</strong>, and <strong>the</strong>y can be delivered at Macon for half <strong>the</strong><br />
cost at present potteries.<br />
Freight rates on <strong>the</strong> Manufactured articles are 12 to 50 per<br />
cent, less to <strong>the</strong> eleven Sou<strong>the</strong>rn States.<br />
Booklet mailed on request, gives full information as to clay<br />
deposits, burning tests, etc.<br />
J. M. MALLORY,<br />
Industrial Agent,<br />
Central <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Ry.<br />
Savannah, Ga.<br />
e Your Farm Home<br />
IN GEORGIA<br />
The section traversed by <strong>the</strong> Central <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s two thousand<br />
miles <strong>of</strong> modern railway is <strong>the</strong> country <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Homeseeker's opportu<br />
nity that was overlooked. It has not been advertised so long as o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
sections and still has low priced land that earns more net money<br />
than land which costs three or four times as much where improved<br />
land is scarce.<br />
Its long growing seasons, with abundant rainfall, make more than<br />
one crop each year; and <strong>the</strong> healthful, mild climate As ideal for fruits<br />
and truck crops. But <strong>the</strong> greatest opportunity is for <strong>the</strong> general farm<br />
er, because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> home markets, at good prices, for all he can produce.<br />
A book <strong>of</strong> pictures and signed statements to prove <strong>the</strong>se advan<br />
tages, mailed free.<br />
J. F. JACKSON, Agricultural Agent,<br />
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA<br />
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Industrial<br />
Opportunity<br />
In<br />
Central <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Central <strong>Georgia</strong> is rich in opportunity for<br />
diversified manufacturing. Raw materials are<br />
within easy reach. Shipping facilities, both<br />
rail and water, are most excellent, and an<br />
abundant and rapidly growing market is im<br />
mediately available.<br />
Macon is located in <strong>the</strong> geographical center <strong>of</strong> this great com<br />
munity. Manufacturers and Distributors are recognizing <strong>the</strong> advan<br />
tages <strong>of</strong> its central location and this city <strong>of</strong> fifty-five thousand people is<br />
fast becoming <strong>the</strong> market center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
For Manufacturing purposes, Hydro-Electric Power is available in<br />
almost unlimited quantity and at extremely reasonable rates. This<br />
power service is available in Macon, Forsyth, Barnesville, Thomaston,<br />
Griffin, Hampton, Jonesboro and Monticello. Industries in <strong>the</strong>se cities<br />
are now utilizing over twenty thousand horse-power <strong>of</strong> electric service<br />
supplied by <strong>the</strong> CENTRAL GEORGIA POWER COMPANY.<br />
For detailed information address,<br />
SALES DAPARTMENT<br />
Central <strong>Georgia</strong> Power Co.,<br />
MACON, GEORGIA<br />
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Colquitt County, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
Located in <strong>the</strong> newest and richest section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pine<br />
belt <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Opened to railroads, settlement and agriculture with<br />
in <strong>the</strong> past 20 years.<br />
Present population 30,000 and growing rapidly.<br />
Average rainfall 48.8, winter temperature 51, summer<br />
temperature 81.<br />
Health record equal to any section <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U. S.<br />
Farm lands from $10.00 to $25.00 for unimproved,<br />
$15.00 to $60.00 for improved lands.<br />
Largest pure bred stock farm in <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
Only meat Packing Plant in Sou<strong>the</strong>ast under Govern<br />
ment inspection, <strong>of</strong>fers daily market for hogs and cattle.<br />
Cotton Mills, Cotton Seed Oil and Peanut Oil Mills.<br />
Commercial Feed Mill and Creamery.<br />
Farmers are <strong>of</strong>fered <strong>the</strong> opportunity <strong>of</strong> growing field<br />
crops, hogs and cattle through every month <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year<br />
and a cash market for <strong>the</strong>ir products at all times.<br />
An opportunity here for you to invest or to "Make<br />
a Start."<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r particulars address Clerk, County Commissioners<br />
or Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />
I View <strong>of</strong> sand-clay road, hundreds <strong>of</strong> miles <strong>of</strong> which are being bnilt in Colquitt County, <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
in accordance with <strong>the</strong> Federal Government specifications at a cost <strong>of</strong> less than $600.00 per mile.<br />
O oO
MOULTRIE<br />
15,000 By<br />
1920<br />
"The Packing House City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>"<br />
The only City in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>ast with complete Packing Plant,<br />
under Federal Inspection.<br />
Population 7,000. Tax Values, $2,200,000<br />
Public School System A-l, full 11 grades, including Business<br />
College and Domestic Science.<br />
FIVE RAILROADS, 25 Passenger trains, daily.<br />
MORTALITY RATE, less than 1 per cent.<br />
Average Summer temperature 81. Winter 51.<br />
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS<br />
(Owned and operated by <strong>the</strong> City.)<br />
Two (2) 8 inch 500 feet Artesian Wells. Electric Light and<br />
Water Plant and System. Complete system <strong>of</strong> Sewage and Storm<br />
Sewers, Auto Fire Truck and Fire Fighting Outfit.<br />
RATED FOR INSURANCE AS SECOND CLASS.<br />
Two (2) Miles <strong>of</strong> Asphalt Street Paving. One and one-half miles<br />
<strong>of</strong> White Way.<br />
FOURTEEN: MILE BOULEVARD System entirely surround<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> City. Sii Miles Complete.<br />
A DAILY MARKET FOR EVERYTHING.<br />
SMALL INDUSTRIAL PLANTS WILL FIND HELP.<br />
For fur<strong>the</strong>r particulars address,<br />
CHAMBER OP COMMERCE.<br />
MOULTRIE. GA.
&$>&&$>$> Rome is in closer proximity to more undeveloped<br />
5 horsepower than any city in <strong>the</strong> United States to-day.<br />
ernment shows <strong>the</strong> wonderful strides made by Rome<br />
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Be<br />
THOMAS PURSE, Secretary,<br />
Savannah Board <strong>of</strong> Trade<br />
Savannah is <strong>the</strong> largest and most important seaport on<br />
<strong>the</strong> South Atlantic Coast; is located in latitude 32%° north, and<br />
81%° west, and is situated on <strong>the</strong> south bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Savannah<br />
River 12 miles from <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Ocean by an air line and 18<br />
miles by water.<br />
Savannah's average temperature for <strong>the</strong> year is 67°:<br />
Spring, 66°; Summer, 80°; Autumn, 69°; Winter, 52°. Sa<br />
vannah, taken as a whole has a climate that is more equable<br />
than any interior point—<strong>the</strong> heat <strong>of</strong> summer and <strong>the</strong> cold <strong>of</strong><br />
winter being decreased and ameliorated by <strong>the</strong> equalizing effect<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> constant sea breezes, and its healthfulness accentuated<br />
by <strong>the</strong> sea ozone that freshens and vitalizes to a degree un<br />
known except near <strong>the</strong> coast. Snow has occurred but four<br />
times during <strong>the</strong> past 44 years.<br />
Savannah has a population <strong>of</strong> 90,000.<br />
Savannah as a port handles for <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>astern section <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> United States a larger volume not only <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> basic com<br />
merce, but commerce <strong>of</strong> every kind, than any o<strong>the</strong>r port that<br />
serves this section.<br />
Savannah's terminals cover approximately 5,000 acres.<br />
Each wharf is connected with <strong>the</strong> several trunk lines, thus<br />
affording <strong>the</strong> most economical handling and <strong>the</strong> greatest possible<br />
dispatch <strong>of</strong> freight.<br />
The connections at Savannah are 'incomparably superior to<br />
those <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r South Atlantic Port. Connections by rail<br />
embrace all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most important railroads in <strong>the</strong> .sou<strong>the</strong>ast<br />
and include <strong>the</strong> Seaboard Air Line Railway, Atlantic Coast Line<br />
Bailway, Central <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Railway, Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Railway, Sa<br />
vannah & Northwestern Hallway, Savannah & Statesboro Eail-<br />
way, and <strong>the</strong> Midland Railway. These lines ramify not only all parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>the</strong> entire<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>astern territory but o<strong>the</strong>r sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
With her railroad connections, Savannah reaches a larger interior territory and with quicker<br />
dispatch than any o<strong>the</strong>r South Atlantic port.<br />
The connections at Savannah with carriers by water are not equaled elsewhere on <strong>the</strong> South<br />
Atlantic Coast, and include direct freight and passenger lines <strong>of</strong> steamers to New York, Bos<br />
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, on <strong>the</strong> north; Jacksonville, on <strong>the</strong> south; and lines <strong>of</strong> freight<br />
steamers to practically all important ports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
The harbor <strong>of</strong> Savannah, comprising as it does more than 28 miles <strong>of</strong> improved waterway,<br />
with several miles yet to be added <strong>the</strong>reto, occupies a very enviable position in <strong>the</strong> shipping<br />
trade <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South Atlantic Coast. The importance and steady growth <strong>of</strong> Savannah as a port<br />
can be better illustrated by <strong>the</strong> following facts and figures:<br />
THE WATEB-BOBNE COMMERCE OF THE PORT OF SAVANNAH.<br />
In 1905 was valued at ......... .$201,930,693.00<br />
In 1910 " " ".......... 224,513,440.00<br />
In 1915 " " ".......... 420,088,304.00<br />
From <strong>the</strong> following table it is very noticeable <strong>the</strong> growth <strong>of</strong> its water-borne commerce, more<br />
especially so <strong>the</strong> fact that it is <strong>the</strong> only port from Wilmington, N. C., to Mobile, Ala., that has<br />
shown an increase over <strong>the</strong> year described. Ano<strong>the</strong>r very noticeable fact is that <strong>the</strong> increase at<br />
Savannah is over $59,000,000 while <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r eight ports named show a decrease collectively <strong>of</strong><br />
Over $87,000,000. Year 1913————Valuation ———— Year 1915<br />
Savannah, Ga.......................... .$360,536,275 ........... .$420,088,304<br />
New Orleans, La........................ 315,082,532 ............ 368,522,285<br />
Boston, Mass............................ 208,824,704 ............ 296,195,076<br />
Wilmington. N. C.. .................... <<br />
Charleston, S. C....................... |<br />
Brunswick, Ga.. ..<br />
Jacksonville, Ma...................... , 413 584 939 ............ 326,319,609<br />
Fernandma, Fla....................... | ' ' '<br />
Tampa, Fla..<br />
Peusacola, Fla..<br />
Mobile, Ala....<br />
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CONTINUED<br />
The United States Government has spent to date $10,699,<br />
364.91 on <strong>the</strong> improvement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Savannah Harbor. These<br />
expenditures for construction and maintenance when read in<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir totalities seem large but <strong>the</strong> gratifying increase in com<br />
merce with <strong>the</strong> improvements, gives at once a justification for<br />
past work and future growth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> port.<br />
From 1884 to 1914, inclusive, a period <strong>of</strong> thirty years,<br />
Savannah has shown an increase in Foreign Exports <strong>of</strong> 454%%<br />
New York " " " "<br />
Boston " " " "<br />
Baltimore " . " " "<br />
Philadelphia " " " " 78%%<br />
Bank <strong>of</strong> principal ports <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States, namely New<br />
York, Savannah, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Galveston,<br />
New Orleans and San Francisco, in foreign exports <strong>of</strong> domestic<br />
and foreign merchandise;<br />
In 1910 Savannah ranked 7th in position in <strong>the</strong> United<br />
States and 5th in position on <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Coast.<br />
In 1912 Savannah ranked 4th in position in <strong>the</strong> United<br />
States and 2nd in position on <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Coast.<br />
In 1914 (Revised customs <strong>of</strong> districts) Savannah ranked 4th<br />
in position in <strong>the</strong> United States and 2nd in position on <strong>the</strong><br />
Atlantic Coast.<br />
Cotton is <strong>the</strong> chief product <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
States. Savannah is <strong>the</strong> second largest cotton port <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
being exceeded only by Galveston, which is <strong>the</strong> outlet for <strong>the</strong><br />
enormous cotton crop <strong>of</strong> Texas. Savannah receives cotton not only from <strong>Georgia</strong>, Florida, Ala<br />
bama, North Carolina and South Carolina, but from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee,<br />
and even as far west as Texas.<br />
Savannah is <strong>the</strong> leading port <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world for naval stores (turpentine and rosin).<br />
Through this port also passes large and valuable cargoes <strong>of</strong> lumber, steel products from <strong>the</strong><br />
Birmingham region, and miscellaneous products <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> factories, fields and mines <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>ast. The inbound cargoes include a great variety <strong>of</strong> manufactured products which <strong>the</strong><br />
people <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>ast are accustomed to buy from points in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Dela<br />
ware, New York, Connecticut, Ehode Island, Massachusetts, Ohio and in many cases from as far<br />
west as Chicago. These products move by rail from <strong>the</strong> interior to <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn ports, Boston,<br />
New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, <strong>the</strong>nce by steamer lines to Savannah and <strong>the</strong>nce by<br />
rail lines to <strong>the</strong> interior <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> and o<strong>the</strong>r States as far west as <strong>the</strong> Mississippi Eiver and<br />
in some cases even beyond.<br />
Savannah is <strong>the</strong> principal port <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>ast for through shipments by rail and water.<br />
The Savannah Eiver is fresh water, and has a depth <strong>of</strong> 32 feet, 6 inches at mean high water.<br />
Savannah has <strong>the</strong> largest cotton seed oil refinery in <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
Savannah is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leading cities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world in <strong>the</strong> manufacture- and shipments <strong>of</strong> com<br />
mercial fertilizer.<br />
Savannah's marine commerce averages over $400,000,000 annually.<br />
Savannah is <strong>the</strong> largest cotton port on <strong>the</strong> South Atlantic and second largest in <strong>the</strong> world,<br />
averaging approximately 2,000,000 bales annually.<br />
Savannah is <strong>the</strong> largest sea island cotton market <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, handling over 60% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
entire crop.<br />
The steady growth in <strong>the</strong> handling <strong>of</strong> cotton through <strong>the</strong> port <strong>of</strong> Savannah has necessitated<br />
<strong>the</strong> erection <strong>of</strong> a cotton warehouse and comprese <strong>of</strong> approximately 150,000 bales capacity in addi<br />
tion to <strong>the</strong> commodious warehouses and compresses on <strong>the</strong> several terminals.<br />
The only Sugar Befinery between Philadelphia and New Orleans is located at Savannah. The<br />
capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> plant is approximately 1,500,00 pounds <strong>of</strong> refined sugar per day.<br />
Savannah as a seaport enjoys advantages as a manufacturing, jobbing and distributing<br />
center which few cities excel, and as a manufacturing city <strong>of</strong>fers greater inducements than any<br />
city in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>ast.<br />
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Worth County,(s..thwest>Ga.<br />
NO INDEBTEDNESS<br />
Area 22x43 Miles. Population 25,000<br />
Sylvester County Site. New, Modern Court Mouse<br />
High elevation, nearly level lands, slope enough to give<br />
almost perfect drainage and unsurpassed healthfulness.<br />
Major portion <strong>of</strong> land red pebble clay sub-soil. No<br />
land yielding larger crops with little or no Fertiliser.<br />
CROPS EVERY SEASON<br />
Leaders: COTTON—both long and short staple<br />
CORN, planted early as February and late as mid July,<br />
Oats; Wheat; Rye; Peas; Hay; Velvet Beans; Ground<br />
Peas; Sorghum Cane; Sugar Cane; Water Melons; and<br />
Cantaloupes.<br />
Soil Excellently Adapted to Pecan Growth<br />
Meat raising great industry—made with little cost through<br />
crops <strong>of</strong> Ground Peas and Velvet Beans ga<strong>the</strong>red by <strong>the</strong><br />
hogs and cows <strong>the</strong>mselves. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> largest<br />
PACKING HOUSES<br />
in <strong>Georgia</strong> in very easy reach.<br />
Much land uncultivated; large tracts being divided<br />
into small farms and sold at reasonable prices.<br />
Majority <strong>of</strong> population, white, with accredited Gram<br />
mar and High Schools throughout County and well built<br />
and well kept Churches.<br />
Two Railroad trunk lines, making every market<br />
easilg available.<br />
Magnificent opportunity for homeseekers.<br />
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION<br />
Address, Secretary Board <strong>of</strong> Trade,<br />
SYLVESTER, : : : : GEORGIA<br />
250
Make More Money<br />
on a Seaboard Farm<br />
Real farms, virgin soil, part <strong>of</strong> each<br />
farm cleared, ready for cultivation; each<br />
with new house, barn and well, a fresh<br />
cow, two pigs and a dozen chickens.<br />
Thrifty, industrious people soon become<br />
independent on <strong>the</strong>se farms. Prices and<br />
terms give buyers benefit <strong>of</strong> increases in<br />
value <strong>the</strong>ir presence and labor create.<br />
Our Farm Experts Will Help<br />
You to Grow Big Pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
able Crops<br />
Your success on a Seaboard farm means more products for<br />
us to haul to market. Hence we give you <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> our<br />
experts in planting plans and cultural advice.<br />
The "Seaboard Sou<strong>the</strong>ast" produces biggest yields, and<br />
finest quality <strong>of</strong> grains, grasses, fruits and vegetables. It is<br />
<strong>the</strong> best livestock section, government experts say.<br />
SEND TODAY FOR FULL PARTICULARS<br />
OF OUR READY-TO-CULTIVATE FARMS<br />
Address:<br />
B. L. HAMNER, General Development Agent<br />
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company<br />
"The Progressive Railway <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South"<br />
NORFOLK, VA.<br />
( ^x$xSxSx$xSxJxS>
One <strong>of</strong> Bulloch (bounty's many Farm Homes<br />
OUL-LOCH<br />
THE BANNER COUNTY OJP GEORGIA<br />
Ike PLACE THAT ADAM LOST<br />
Ihe PLACE THAT DeSOTO FOUND<br />
Bullocb County led all counties in tbe State in 1910 in number <strong>of</strong> cattle, 26,457. It<br />
led all counties in tbe number <strong>of</strong> bogs, 65,428. It led all counties in bogs slaughtered, 35,954.<br />
I he total value or all domestic animals in tbe county tbat year, including poultry, was<br />
$1,352,890—second largest in tbe State.<br />
Bullocb county made in 1914, 48,061 bales <strong>of</strong> Short Staple Cotton, and 2,164 bales <strong>of</strong><br />
Sea Island Cotton, tbe highest in value and tbe fourth highest in quantity in tbe State.<br />
In 1915 tbe merchants <strong>of</strong> Bullocb county did not buy a bushel <strong>of</strong> \Vestern corn, or a<br />
pound <strong>of</strong> \Vestern meat, but bought 400,000 pounds <strong>of</strong> borne-raised bacon.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor M. L. Dugan, Rural School Agent <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>, says: "If every acre <strong>of</strong> ara<br />
ble land in Bullocb county -was in cultivation and intelligently tilled, it could feed tbe<br />
State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>."<br />
Bullocb county can show more fine School Buildings and country Church Buildings<br />
than any o<strong>the</strong>r county in tbe State.<br />
Cattle and Hogs may be grazed in tbe open in Bullocb county 365 days in tbe year.<br />
STATESBORO BOARD OF1 TRADE<br />
STATESBORO, :-: GEORGIA<br />
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Bulloch County Court House at Statesborj<br />
STATESBORO<br />
The County Seat <strong>of</strong> Bulloch<br />
Home <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New $150,000 Packing Plant<br />
The Market City <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Richest Agricultural County in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Its active growing trade and ideal homes reflect <strong>the</strong> character <strong>of</strong> its people.<br />
Bulloch County has more improved farm homes than any o<strong>the</strong>r county in <strong>the</strong> State.<br />
Its total farm values in 1910, by U. S. Census, were $12,769,250, <strong>the</strong> highest in <strong>the</strong><br />
State.<br />
Three-fifths <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> farms in Bulloch County are worked by white labor, and four-fifths<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> white people in <strong>the</strong> county live on <strong>the</strong> farms, <strong>the</strong> purest Anglo-Saxon Stock in any<br />
section <strong>of</strong> like area in <strong>the</strong> United States—only one foreign born farmer in <strong>the</strong> county.<br />
Bulloch County has 600 miles <strong>of</strong> improved public roads, reaching to every farm com<br />
munity in <strong>the</strong> county. It has spent $300,000 for road building in ten years.<br />
It has 400 miles <strong>of</strong> rural mail delivery routes, reaching practically every farm. It has<br />
four telephone lines, reaching every farm community. It has three through railway lines<br />
reaching across <strong>the</strong> county, also two short lines.<br />
PORINAFDD^STION THOS. D. VAN OSTEN, Sec. Board <strong>of</strong> Trade, STATESBORO, CA.<br />
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Tifton, <strong>Georgia</strong><br />
The cleanest city in <strong>the</strong> South.'<br />
Offers unexcelled opportunities for those seeking<br />
homes where surroundings are moral, cultured and<br />
refined.<br />
HAS<br />
Paved streets.<br />
Complete sewer system.<br />
Graded Public Schools; near $100,000 invested in<br />
school buildings and equipment.<br />
Six churches.<br />
Public <strong>Library</strong> and Woman's Club.<br />
Cotton compress, two cotton ginneries,<br />
tory 3,000 spindles, cottonseed oil plant.<br />
cotton fac<br />
Saw mills and planing mills, two fertilizer plants,<br />
$100,000 acidulating plant.<br />
Farm machinery manufacturing plant, wagon and<br />
buggy factory.<br />
Never allowed <strong>the</strong> sale <strong>of</strong> intoxicating liquors since<br />
it was incorporated as a town.<br />
Has spent this year $76,000 for municipal improve<br />
ments; built a $50,000 bank building; installed auto-<br />
equipped paid fire department; built $25,000 Union<br />
Passenger Station ; installed White Way and completed<br />
paving on business streets ; spent $25,000 for waterworks improvements and $30,000<br />
for new High School building.<br />
Is building this year $150.000 meat packing plant ; $30,000 feed and grain mill ; a<br />
peanut oil mill and a $25,000 ice and power plant.<br />
TIFT COUNTY.<br />
Has $250,000 invested in schools.<br />
Has twenty-two miles <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Highway.<br />
Has 125,000 acres <strong>of</strong> land for <strong>the</strong> homeseeker.<br />
Has <strong>the</strong> Second District Agricultural and Mechanical School. ><br />
Has a modern system <strong>of</strong> graded roads.<br />
Has <strong>the</strong> finest trucking and farming land in <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
Has so many railroads that no man lives five miles distant from one.<br />
Has a rural free delivery mail route to nearly every home.<br />
Has a telephone line to every community, with direct connection to <strong>the</strong> county site,<br />
Has a modern school building in every district.<br />
Has a private desk for every white child <strong>of</strong> school age.<br />
Has five <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> standard schools <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state.<br />
Has sanitary equipment for every school building and surroundings which elevate.<br />
Is <strong>the</strong> home <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> "Tifton Loam."<br />
Tifton is <strong>the</strong> county seat <strong>of</strong> Tift County, in <strong>the</strong> heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wiregrass section <strong>of</strong> South Geor<br />
gia, on <strong>the</strong> great watershed between <strong>the</strong> Flint and Oemulgee Elvers; is 340 feet above sea<br />
level, <strong>the</strong> home <strong>of</strong> "The Tifton Loam" soil, named by <strong>the</strong> Government Soil Survey <strong>of</strong> 1909, and<br />
especially recommended for <strong>the</strong> growing <strong>of</strong> all crops common to <strong>the</strong> South, also alfalfa, pecans,<br />
sugar-cane, vegetables, fruits, — including peaches, small fruits, and berries, and for live stock<br />
raising.<br />
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THOMAS COUNTY<br />
Within its borders Thortias<br />
County has nine hustling towns<br />
and cities. This proves con<br />
clusively to you that Thomas<br />
County has <strong>the</strong> necessary<br />
"backbone", for towns and<br />
cities do not thrive on deserts.<br />
You'll investigate Thomas<br />
County and come with us if<br />
you are a wide-awake, thrifty<br />
human being and seeking op<br />
portunity. The human race<br />
never had a more God+given<br />
opportunity than in Thomas<br />
County, <strong>the</strong> leader <strong>of</strong> all South<br />
west <strong>Georgia</strong>. Thomas Coun<br />
ty has gold mines for those<br />
who will work; nothing but<br />
sand beds for <strong>the</strong> indolent.<br />
THOMASVILLE<br />
Thomasville is <strong>the</strong> county seat <strong>of</strong> Thomas County, <strong>Georgia</strong>, located J><br />
in <strong>the</strong> Southwest section <strong>of</strong> that state on <strong>the</strong> Florida state line. It has -<br />
an approximate population, 1915 estimate, <strong>of</strong> 12,500; a property valua<br />
tion <strong>of</strong> about $6,000,000.00; a councilmanic form <strong>of</strong> city government;<br />
350 feet above sea level; an attractive tourist resort for <strong>the</strong> winter<br />
months and <strong>the</strong> center <strong>of</strong> a growing manufacturing district in addition<br />
to being <strong>the</strong> pivotal point for <strong>the</strong> best agricultural section in Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
Thomasville and Thomas County are served by three lines <strong>of</strong> rail<br />
way, namely, <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Coast Lines; Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlan<br />
tic and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn. These railroads serve this territory<br />
through six separate lines radiating in all directions and making satis<br />
factory connections with all parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
With three hotels Thomasville is able to entertain large numbers<br />
<strong>of</strong> visitors. The accommodations in this respect are as good as can be<br />
found in cities <strong>of</strong> like size elsewhere in <strong>the</strong> United States. Many first<br />
class boarding and rooming houses serve a clientele <strong>of</strong> tourists and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs regularly.<br />
Points <strong>of</strong> interest in Thomasville include <strong>the</strong> Vashti Home for<br />
Girls; Alien Normal School for Negroes; <strong>the</strong> "Big Oak"; various monu<br />
ments and public buildings; winter estates <strong>of</strong> Messrs. J. F. Archbold,<br />
H. M. Hanna, Col. 0. H. Payne, J. H. Wade. Frank Billings, H. K. Dev-<br />
ereux, C. M. Chapin, Coburn Haskell, and a dozen o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wealth<br />
iest people <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States.<br />
The city and county are noted for <strong>the</strong>ir wonderful climatic invita<br />
tion to <strong>the</strong> tourist. Temperatures in winter rarely go below <strong>the</strong> freez<br />
ing point and in summer seldom reach 90 degrees and always a cool<br />
tempering breeze prevails. The fall frost average is November 15th,<br />
while <strong>the</strong> last frost in <strong>the</strong> spring is scheduled for March 10th as an<br />
average.<br />
Visit Thomasville and Thomas County! You'll like both! Write<br />
<strong>the</strong> Commercial Association, L. C. Busch, Secretary, Thomasville, Ga.,<br />
for facts and figures.<br />
THOMASVILLE<br />
Of course you know about<br />
Thomasville! To refresh your<br />
memory however, we inform<br />
you that she still is Southwest<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s commercial leader.<br />
Perhaps it has never been your<br />
good fortune to visit Thomas<br />
ville. If so, you owe yourself<br />
<strong>the</strong> trip. While you'll find<br />
here <strong>the</strong> earmarks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> non-<br />
progressive, <strong>the</strong>y have become<br />
so indistinct so as to be almost<br />
unrecognizable. You'll find<br />
though that <strong>the</strong> onward<br />
march <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city has been<br />
promoted with greater seal in<br />
<strong>the</strong> past two years than<br />
formerly. Thomasville wants<br />
live, energetic folks.
GEORGIA<br />
INVESTMENTS<br />
Not only invest in <strong>Georgia</strong>'s<br />
Fine Agricultural Lands but<br />
invest some <strong>of</strong> your money in<br />
6% <strong>Georgia</strong> Farm Land Bonds 6%<br />
You will find <strong>the</strong>se for sale in<br />
denominations <strong>of</strong> $100.00,<br />
$500.00 and $1,000.00 by<br />
Peabody, Houghteling & Company,<br />
Chicago, Illinois<br />
These serial payment loans are secured by First Lien Se<br />
curity Deeds to well improved farms in <strong>Georgia</strong> with a hand<br />
some annual net revenue more than sufficient to provide for<br />
annual payments <strong>of</strong> principal and interest.<br />
All loans are based on a conservative valuation <strong>of</strong> prop<br />
erty after being thoroughly inspected and approved by an<br />
expert from <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> Peabody, Houghteling & Co., and titles<br />
approved by an expert Title Man.<br />
FULL INFORMATION GLADLY FURNISHED BY<br />
Frank Scarboro Company<br />
(BANKERS & BROKERS)<br />
TIFTON<br />
Wilkes County—<br />
Washington <strong>the</strong><br />
County Seat—<br />
TAHLKES COUNTY lies in <strong>the</strong> great Pied-<br />
mont section <strong>of</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>ast <strong>Georgia</strong>, a<br />
section noted throughout <strong>the</strong> South for its mag<br />
nificent climate, and <strong>the</strong> greatest diversification<br />
<strong>of</strong> crops in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>astern states.<br />
Lying between <strong>the</strong> flat lands <strong>of</strong> South<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> and <strong>the</strong> mountains <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Georgia</strong>,<br />
<strong>the</strong> lands in this county are moderately un<br />
dulating, and <strong>the</strong>re is running water in almost<br />
every field.<br />
The Government Soil Test shows Wilkes county's<br />
soil to contain 12,000 Ibs. potash, 8,000 Ibs. phosphoric<br />
acid, and 4,000 Ibs. nitrogen per "first foot" acre. Al<br />
falfa, clover, and all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> grasses grow here to perfection, while <strong>the</strong> county's yield<br />
<strong>of</strong> cotton and grain, per acre, rivals <strong>the</strong> best records <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> South.<br />
Having eradicated <strong>the</strong> Cattle Fever Tick, our farms are being stocked with<br />
pure bred cattle, and <strong>the</strong> county will soon rank with <strong>the</strong> foremost live stock pro<br />
ducing sections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state.<br />
There are 10 live and active Agricultural Clubs in this county, all co-operat<br />
ing to promote <strong>the</strong> farming interests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> county. "The East <strong>Georgia</strong> Fair" is<br />
held annually at Washington, <strong>the</strong> county seat, where <strong>the</strong> farmers meet, make ex<br />
hibits <strong>of</strong> farm products and live stock, and it is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best agricultural fairs<br />
held in <strong>the</strong> state.<br />
The county has good school facilities, fine system <strong>of</strong> public roads, three rail<br />
roads, and splendid markets.<br />
Washington, <strong>the</strong> county seat, is a progressive marketing center <strong>of</strong> 4,000 popu<br />
lation, and is possibly better known than any town its size in <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />
About 90% <strong>of</strong> our landowners live on <strong>the</strong>ir farms, which gives us a splendid<br />
citizenship. Good lands can be purchased here, in any size tracts and on easy<br />
terms, at from $20 to $50 per acre. The Wilkes County Development Co, Wash<br />
ington, Ga., will promptly answer any enquiries made as to particulars.<br />
If you contemplate visiting <strong>Georgia</strong>, do not fail to see Wilkes County.<br />
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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
and<br />
Alphabetical<br />
Reference<br />
Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
DIVISION AND CHAPTER TITLES.<br />
Page<br />
"Here"s <strong>Georgia</strong>"—Poem by Frank L. Stanton ... i<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> State Officials ............ 4<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce Officials ..... 4<br />
Title Page .............. 5<br />
Foreword, by President Chas. J. Haden ..... 7<br />
A State <strong>of</strong> Advantageous Opportunities ..... 9<br />
Early History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>ns ........ 12<br />
Advantages in Temperature and Climate ..... 27<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s Educational Facilities ........ 31<br />
Mineral Resources ............ 35<br />
Marble .............. 36<br />
Granites ............. 38<br />
Bauxite .............. 40<br />
Clays .............. 40<br />
Gold .............. 41<br />
Pig Iron and Coke .......... 42<br />
Iron ............... 42<br />
AsbestAs ............. 43<br />
Coal .....'.......... 43<br />
Miscellaneous Minerals ......... 44<br />
Fuller's Earth ............ 45<br />
Road Making Material ......... 46<br />
Forest Resources ............ 47<br />
Altitudes, Population and Farm Ownership ..... 55<br />
Fish and Game in Okefenokee ....... 56<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>ns all Over Country ........ 57<br />
Poem That Brought Them Back ...... 58<br />
Finance, Banks and Taxation ......,,. 61<br />
Tax Rates are Low in <strong>Georgia</strong> ....... 65<br />
Home Market for <strong>Georgia</strong> Products ....... 67<br />
Bringing Coals to Newcastle ........ 68<br />
Ready-Made Opportunities .......... 71<br />
Cotton No Longer Best Crop ....... 72<br />
Bankers Help to Diversify Crops ...... 73<br />
Produce More on Cheaper Land ...... 74<br />
Assistance in Finding Homes ....... 75<br />
Transportation Facilities .......... 76<br />
Navigation Goes far Inland ........ 77<br />
The State College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture ....... 79<br />
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Increased Average Yield Per Acre ...... 83<br />
Girls' Canning Clubs Popular ....... 84<br />
Improved Breed <strong>of</strong> Live Stock ....... 85<br />
Demonstrate What Can be Grown ..... 87<br />
Orchardists Get Valuable Help ....... 88<br />
The State Agricultural Department ....... 89<br />
Aids Farmers to Find Markets ....... 91<br />
Cotton—"The' Snow <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Summer" . . . ". 93<br />
Came Over With Oglethorpe ....... 94<br />
Fourth in Cotton Manufacture ....... 97<br />
State Combats Cotton's Foes ........ 97<br />
The Royal Consort—Queen Cotton-Seed .... 98<br />
Sea Island Cotton ........... 99<br />
What <strong>Georgia</strong> Soil Can Produce ........ 100<br />
Peaches ............... 103<br />
Savannah Sugar Refinery .......... 106<br />
Apples ............... 107<br />
Pecans ............... 112<br />
What an Acre <strong>of</strong> Land Can Do ........ 117<br />
Forty-Four Bushels <strong>of</strong> Wheat to Acre ...... 120<br />
State Publicity Campaign ..........121<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> on Wheels .......... 121<br />
The <strong>Georgia</strong> Motion Picture ....... 123<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> State Fair at Macon ......... 124<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair at Atlanta ......... 124<br />
County and District Fairs ......... 125<br />
The Negro Schools <strong>of</strong> Atlanta ......... 126<br />
Cotton Warehouse and Facilities ........ 129<br />
Hog Industry a Science .......... 129<br />
Peanut and Soy Bean Oils ......... 131<br />
Viewed by an Iowa Farmer ......... 131<br />
Cow Pea Hay ............. 133<br />
A Jersey Cattle Enthusiast ......... 134<br />
Beef Cattle Brings Handsome Pr<strong>of</strong>its ...... 135<br />
Cost <strong>of</strong> Pork Production .......... 136<br />
Stock Farming in Polk County ........ 137<br />
Woman is South's Champion Farmer ...... 138<br />
Ideal Farm Estate ............ 138<br />
Chicago Man Now <strong>Georgia</strong> Farmer ....... 138<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it in Small Acreage .......... 139<br />
New York Dairy Farmer on <strong>Georgia</strong> Advantages . . . 140<br />
Sweet Potatoes ............. 142<br />
Renewing Worn-Out Land ......... 142<br />
Beef Cattle .............. 143<br />
Labor's Wondrous Rewards ......... 144<br />
This Farmer on Right Track ......... 145<br />
Truck and Fruit ............ 146<br />
Making Inches Count ........... 147<br />
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Fruits in Great Variety .......... 149<br />
Beef Production in <strong>the</strong> Mountains ....... 150<br />
Pluck and Truck are Winners ........ 150<br />
Increased Wheat Acreage ..........151<br />
Poultry ............... 152<br />
Peanuts Prove Pr<strong>of</strong>itable .......... 152<br />
A Few Actual Results .......... 154<br />
Raising Big Corn Crop at Low Cost ..... 154<br />
Three Tons <strong>of</strong> Alfalfa to "Acre ....... 154<br />
Planting Alfalfa on Big Scale ....... 154<br />
Berkshire Hogs for Breeding . . . . . . . 155<br />
Actual Cost <strong>of</strong> Suckling Pigs ....... 155<br />
Record Crop <strong>of</strong> Sweet Potatoes ...... 155<br />
Boy Farmer Makes Big Start ....... 155<br />
Eighty-Seven Bushels <strong>of</strong> Oats ....... 156<br />
Bees and Honey in <strong>Georgia</strong> ........ 156<br />
Five Gallons <strong>of</strong> Milk a Day ....... 157<br />
Big Family on Small Farm ........ 157<br />
Good Demand for Cane Syrup ....... 158<br />
Three Bales <strong>of</strong> Cotton to Acre ....... 158<br />
Buying a Farm With Pr<strong>of</strong>its ....... 158<br />
More Money in Dairy Farming ...... 158<br />
What Pork Production Costs ....... 159<br />
Progressive Farm Clubs Help ....... 159<br />
From Day Laborer to Capitalist . . . • - - 159<br />
Cantaloupes, Hay, and Cow Peas ....... 160<br />
Growth <strong>of</strong> Packing Industries ........ 161<br />
All Things Grow for Those Who Work ..... 163<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Bread From <strong>Georgia</strong>-Milled Flour .... 164<br />
Apples and Oranges—Both at Home in <strong>Georgia</strong> . . . 165<br />
Achievements <strong>of</strong> an Amateur Horticulturist .... 167<br />
Cattle Ranch on a Mountain Top ....... 170<br />
The Berry Schools at Rome .........171<br />
Feed Growing and Stock Raising ....... 176<br />
$100 An Acre for Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . 178<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Show .......... 179<br />
Old Roman Writer Summarizes <strong>Georgia</strong> Resources . . 181<br />
Womans' Club Activities .......... 184<br />
Banks Co-operate with Farmers ........ 185<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>'s One Hundred and Fifty-Two Counties . . . 186<br />
Announcement .............. 212<br />
Community: Land and Industrial Supplement . . . 213<br />
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ILLUSTRATIONS<br />
Page<br />
Smiling <strong>Georgia</strong>—Frontispiece ........ i<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> State Capitol Building, Atlanta ..... 8<br />
Atlanta's Sky Line ....... ...~. 10, u<br />
Hermitage—Old Plantation Relic near Savannah ... 12<br />
Oglethorpe Monument, City <strong>of</strong> Savannah ..... 13<br />
Monument to Chief Tomochichi ........ 14<br />
Bonaventure Cemetery ........... 15<br />
Savannah's Sky Line .......... 16, 17<br />
Cascade on Toccoa Creek .......... 18<br />
Toccoa Falls ............. 19<br />
Macon's Sky Line ........... 20, 21<br />
Shipping Scene at Brunswick ....... 22, 23<br />
Typical Negro Cabin in Pine Woods ...... 24<br />
Residence Street in One <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s Small Cities . . 25<br />
Bowed Down with Apples ......... 26<br />
Home <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Georgia</strong> Farm Manager ....... 27<br />
Climatic Map ............. 30<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Technology ........ 31<br />
Bainbridge High School .......... 32<br />
Rockville Academy ........... 33<br />
Quitman Graded School ....'....... 34<br />
Columbus Industrial High School ....... 35<br />
Stone Mountain ............ 36<br />
Clay Beds ............... 37<br />
Kimsey Ore Bank—Brown Iron Ore ...... 37<br />
Manganese Washer—Satterfield Mine ...... 39<br />
Vitrified Brick and Clay Plant ........ 40<br />
Entrance to Fossil Iron Mine ........ 41<br />
Ocher Drying Shed ........... 42<br />
Placer Gold Mine ............ 43<br />
Bull Sluice Power House and Dam ...... 44<br />
Chemical and Physical Laboratories<br />
Tubman High School—Augusta ...... 45<br />
Augusta's Plaza ........... 46, 47<br />
Pond Cypress in C<strong>of</strong>fee County ........ 48<br />
Pond Cypress in Shallow, Dried-up Pond ..... 49<br />
Virgin Forest in Murray County ....... 50<br />
Cabbage Palmetto in Pine Flats ........ 51<br />
Virgin Forest <strong>of</strong> Long Leaf Pine ....... 52<br />
Hemlock Tan Bark on Mountain Side ...... 53<br />
Dense Growth <strong>of</strong> Slash Pine in Swamp ..... 54<br />
Good Country Road, DeKalb County ...... 55<br />
Good Country Road, Tift County ....... 56<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Railroad and Power Ca.'s Dam at Tallulah Falls . 57<br />
Gravel Road near Augusta ......... 58<br />
Macadamized Road near Savannah ....... 59<br />
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Peachtree Road—Asphalt Macadam ...... 60<br />
Macon—Perry Sand Clay Road ........ 61<br />
Road View Near Albany .......... 62<br />
Shell Road Near Brunswick ......... 63<br />
Farm Home <strong>of</strong> Commissioner J. D. Price ..... 65<br />
Farm Home <strong>of</strong> Mrs. M. E. Judd ....... 66<br />
View <strong>of</strong> Fairview Farm, Palmetto ....... 67<br />
Mrs. W. W. Monk, Champion Farmer <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>ast . . 69<br />
Muskmelons—One <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>'s Famous Products . . 70<br />
Exhibit <strong>of</strong> Hams by Boys' Pig Club ...... 71<br />
Figs Mature Pr<strong>of</strong>usely in <strong>Georgia</strong> ...... 72<br />
Farm Home Near Ashburn ......... 73<br />
Horse and Buggy, Both Made in <strong>Georgia</strong> .... 74<br />
Up-to-Date Barn and Silo on Colquitt Co. Farm ... 75<br />
Farm View near Dalton .......... 76<br />
Rear View <strong>of</strong> Packing Plant at Moultrie ..... 77<br />
Exhibit <strong>of</strong> Boys' Corn Clubs ........ 78<br />
Main Building Agricultural College at A<strong>the</strong>ns .... 79<br />
Maurice Crowder, Champion Boy Farmer ..... 80<br />
White Faces on Farm <strong>of</strong> J. T. Anderson ..... 81<br />
Seventy-six Bushels <strong>of</strong> Corn to Acre ....... 82<br />
Full Cotton Bolls ............ 83<br />
Happy Barnyard Family in <strong>Georgia</strong> ....... 84<br />
Hauling Rye by Tractor .......... 85<br />
Ninety Bushels <strong>of</strong> Irish Potatoes ....... 86<br />
Fifty-Six Bushels <strong>of</strong> Corn to Acre ....... 87<br />
Sugar-Cane in Pierce County ........ 88<br />
Up to His Neck in a Rose Bed ........ 89<br />
Apple Exhibit at Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair ...... 90<br />
Sheep and Cattle on Farm <strong>of</strong> J. D. Price ..... 91<br />
Corn and Peas in Tift County ........ 92<br />
Bank Account Cotton, Three Bales to Acre .... 93<br />
King Cotton at Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair ....... 94<br />
Grazing in Alfalfa in February ........ 95<br />
The Atlanta Cotton Warehouses ....... 96<br />
Upright Cotton on Hastings' Farm ....... 98<br />
College Method <strong>of</strong> Corn Growing Demonstrated ... 99<br />
Hastings' Farm, Troupe County ........ 100<br />
A Loaded Grape-vine ........... 101<br />
Watermelons—The Fruit that <strong>Georgia</strong> made Famous . 102<br />
Fort Valley Peach Orchard ......... 103<br />
Hale Peach Orchard—140,000 Bearing Trees .... 104<br />
Houston County Peach Orchard, Full Crop .... 105<br />
Apple Orchard <strong>of</strong> M. J. Yeomans ....... 106<br />
Ready to Crunch Between Your Teeth ..... 108<br />
Perfect Apple Tree in Yeomans' Orchard .... 109<br />
Arkansas Black Apple Trees at Adairsville . . . . no<br />
Sweet Potatoes—180 Bushels an Acre . . . . . . . in<br />
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Pecan Orchard and Nursery near Albany . . . . 112 -<br />
Frotscher Pecan Grove Near Cairo ... . . 113<br />
Record Frotscher Pecan Tree, J. B. Wight .... 114<br />
Embowered in Roses ........... 115<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Canning Club Girls ......... 116<br />
Corn Sixty-Eight Days Old—Carrollton . . . . . 117<br />
View <strong>of</strong> Hillside Peach Orchard at Summerville . . . 118<br />
Hill <strong>of</strong> Sweet Potatoes near Americus ...... 119<br />
Monster Fig Bush, Miley Bright Farm . . . . . .120<br />
Official Inauguration <strong>of</strong> Exhibit Cars ...... 121<br />
Four Bro<strong>the</strong>rs and Their Four Pigs ...... 122<br />
White Leghorns on Middlebrooks Farm ..... 123<br />
Forty Acres Pimento Peppers ........ 126<br />
Squash on Farm <strong>of</strong> Mrs. Rountree, Egypt . . . . 127<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Sweet Potatoes .......... 128<br />
An Acre <strong>of</strong> Cabbages ........... 132<br />
Soy Beans <strong>of</strong> Farm <strong>of</strong> W. C. Lewis ...... 133<br />
Berkshire .Bull on Fairview Farm ....... 136<br />
Alfalfa Hay and Dairy Herd at Griffin ..... 137<br />
Field <strong>of</strong> Tom Watson Watermelons ...... 140<br />
Fine Holstein on Beuchler Dairy Farm ..... 141<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> White-Faced Herd in Cobb County .... 144<br />
Section <strong>of</strong> Hereford Cattle Exhibit ....... 145<br />
• Ten Thousand Dollars Worth <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Bred Mules . 148<br />
Hereford Bull, Anderson Farm Near Marietta . . . 149<br />
Cattle Grazing in Oak and Pine Woods ..... 152<br />
Shetland Ponies on Battle Stock Farm 153<br />
In a Ninety Acre Field <strong>of</strong> Peanuts ...... 156<br />
Wheat Field at Villa Rica ......... 157<br />
Moultrie Packing Plant—Moultrie, Ga. ..... 160<br />
Home <strong>of</strong> Famous Ogeechee River Shad ..... 161<br />
Noble's Oxford Rex, No. 107574 ....... 162<br />
Peach Blossom <strong>of</strong> Kennesaw, No. 217149 ..... 163<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Marble Quarry .......... 164<br />
Granite Quarry at Stone Mountain ...... 165<br />
Tobacco Growing Under Latticed Shade ..... 166<br />
Screened Propagation Beds—Sumatra Tobacco . . . 167<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Marble Ready for Shipment ..... 168, 169<br />
Old Pecan Tree at Cuthbert ......... 170<br />
Smithwick Hickory Tree ..........171<br />
Scene on Old Plantation .......... 172<br />
Road View Near Old Boston ........ 173<br />
Corn Fattens Hogs—Hogs Fatten Bank Accounts . . 174<br />
A Sun Kist Garden Jewel .......... 175<br />
A <strong>Georgia</strong> Beef Factory .......... 177<br />
Where Martha Berry's School Started ..... 178<br />
Recitation Hall, Berry School, Rome ...... 179<br />
Blackstone Hall, Berry School, Rome . . . . . .180<br />
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Billings' Home, Near Thomasville . . . . . . . 181<br />
A White-Face Greeting from <strong>Georgia</strong> ...... 182<br />
On Dixie Highway, Near Thomasville ...... 183<br />
Rose Walk, J. H. Wade Plantation, Thomas County . . 184<br />
Old Mill Pond Plantation, Thomas County .... 185<br />
Silver Lace Wyandottes, Middlebrooks Farm .... 186<br />
Barred Rock Poultry, Middlebrooks Farm ..... 187<br />
In a Fifty Acre Field <strong>of</strong> Cow Peas ....... 190<br />
Cowpea and Crab Grass Hay, Cochran ..... 191<br />
Some Ducks ............. 194<br />
Rye and Vetch, Five Feet High ........ 195<br />
An Acre <strong>of</strong> Turnips, Farm <strong>of</strong> P. Lucas ..... 198<br />
Just Alfalfa ............. 199<br />
On Farm <strong>of</strong> State Agricultural College ..... 202<br />
Hereford Bull, E. E. Mack, Thomas County .... 203<br />
Four Acres <strong>of</strong> Wheat, Fifty Three Bushels to Acre . . 206<br />
One Hundred and Fifty Acres <strong>of</strong> Cowpea Hay . . . 207<br />
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Alphabetical Reference Index<br />
Abbevllle ................. 210<br />
Acadians ................. 22<br />
Adairsvllle ............... 116<br />
Adams, G. C. ........-•••• 83<br />
Adrian ................... 133<br />
Agates ..............-•.•• 46<br />
Agnes Scott College ....... 33<br />
Agricultural Dept. <strong>of</strong> State.<br />
89, 91<br />
Agricultural Fairs..........<br />
123, 124, 125<br />
A. & M. Fair .............. 125<br />
Akin, L. E. ............... 4<br />
Alabama ................. 65<br />
Alamo ................... 210<br />
Albany, Ga. ..............<br />
62, 110, 112, 113, 135, 193<br />
Albany, N. Y. ............. 29<br />
Alcohol from Wood Waste.. 54<br />
Alfalfa .... .79, 92, 93, 137, 154<br />
199, 200<br />
Alma .................... 187<br />
Alpharetta ............... 202<br />
Altamaha River ........... 77<br />
Altitudes ................. 55<br />
Alto ..................... 56<br />
Americns ......28,29,119,<br />
125, 163, 190, 207<br />
Amethysts ................ 46<br />
Amsterdam .......166, 167, 201<br />
American Missionary Society 126<br />
American Shorthorn Breed<br />
ers' Ass'n. .............. 99<br />
Anderson Farm ........... 149<br />
Anderson, J. T. ............ 144<br />
Anna's Dorothy ........... 157<br />
Announcement ............ 212<br />
Appalachicola Elver ....... 77<br />
Apples ....26, 90, 107, 123, 165<br />
Appllng .................. 192<br />
Appllng County ........... 187<br />
Arkansas ................. 45<br />
Arkansas State Capitol .... 37<br />
Arnow, C. S. .............. 4<br />
Aromatic Crops ........... 102<br />
Asbestos ................. 43<br />
Ashburn .......... 73, 148, 209<br />
Ashley, J. N. .........125, 176<br />
A<strong>the</strong>ns .........28, 29, 33,<br />
97, 191, 202, 215<br />
Atkinson, P. M. ........... 4<br />
Atlanta .........10, 11, 25,<br />
28, 29, 33, 125, 189, 196<br />
Atlanta Chamber <strong>of</strong> Com<br />
merce ..............124, 125<br />
Atlanta University ........ 126<br />
Atlanta Warehouse Co. . 96, 129<br />
Atlanta & West Point B. R.. 217<br />
Augusta .14, 29, 46, 47, 51,<br />
77, 103, 125, 162, 205, 222<br />
Bacon County ............. 187<br />
Bainbrldge .....28, 29, 125, 193<br />
Bainbridge High School .... 32<br />
Bainbridge State Bank ..... 82<br />
Baker County ............. 187<br />
Baker, Eugene ............ 125<br />
Baldwin, Abraham ......... 23<br />
Baldwin County ...155, 159, 188<br />
Baldwin .................. 56<br />
Bank Account Cotton ...... 93<br />
Bank Clearings ........... 189<br />
Bankers Ass'n <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>... 183<br />
Bankers Help Diversify .... 74<br />
Banks .................... 61<br />
Banks Co-Operate with Farm<br />
ers .................... 185<br />
Banks County ............. 188<br />
Barnett, J. M. ............ 168<br />
Barred Rock Poultry ...... 187<br />
Barrow County ........... 188<br />
Bartow County ..... 40, 43, 188<br />
Bartow County Fair ....... 125<br />
Barytes .................. 44<br />
Battle Creek Sanitarium ... 113<br />
Battle Stock Farm ........ 153<br />
Bauxite ................ 35, 40<br />
Baxley ................... 187<br />
Beane, F. E. .............. 125<br />
Beaver, E. H. ............. 125<br />
Beef ..................... 179<br />
Beef Cattle ........... 135, 143<br />
Beef Factory ............. 177<br />
Beef Industry ............. 81<br />
Beef Production ....... 99, 150<br />
Belmont Farm ............ 138<br />
Benevolence .............. 247<br />
Ben Hill County .......... 188<br />
Berrien County ........... 188<br />
Berkshire Boar ........... 136<br />
Berkshire Hogs ........... 155<br />
Berry, Martha ............ 171<br />
Berry School. 171, 178, 179, 180<br />
Bees ..................... 156<br />
Be<strong>the</strong>sda ................. 15<br />
Beuchler Dairy Farm ..... 141<br />
Bibb county .......61, 186, 188<br />
Killings Home ............ 181<br />
Bird Population ........... 52<br />
Black, Mrs. Nellie Peters .. 184<br />
Blacksbear ............... 204<br />
Black Walnut ............. 53<br />
Blairsvllle ................ 209<br />
Blakely .................. 194<br />
Blalock, A. O. ............ Ill<br />
Bleckley County ........... 188<br />
Blanton, G. W. ........... 159<br />
Bloody Marsh, Battle <strong>of</strong>.... 13<br />
Bloomingdale .......... 132, 198<br />
Blue Ridge ............... 106<br />
Bona Alien Farm ....... 85, 208<br />
Boston ................... 173<br />
Boston Government Bldg. .. 37<br />
Boys' Corn Club Exhibit ... 78<br />
Boys 'Corn Clubs ......... 129<br />
Boys' Four Crop Clubs .... 80<br />
Boys' Oat Clubs ........... 80<br />
Boys' Pig Club Exhibit .... 71<br />
Bremen .................. 125<br />
Brenan College ........... 34<br />
Bridges, E. P. ............ 125<br />
Brlggs, Isaac .............. 21<br />
Brittain, M. L., State Supt.<br />
<strong>of</strong> Schools ............ 4, 31<br />
Bronwood ................ 229<br />
Brown, J. W. L. .......... 138<br />
Broxton .................. 230<br />
Brooks County ........129, 189<br />
271<br />
Brooks County Industrial<br />
Club ................... 130<br />
Brumby, B. G. ........... 4<br />
Brunswick ...... 22, 23, 56,<br />
77, 139, 197, 207<br />
Bryan County ......... 132, 189<br />
Buehanan ................ 198<br />
Buena Vista .............. 201<br />
Buffalo, N. Y. ............ 28<br />
Bullard, Wm. P. .......112, 113<br />
Bulloch, Archibald ........ 23<br />
Bulloch County ............<br />
162, 189, 252, 253<br />
Bull Sluice Power House ... 44<br />
Burdett, J. Luke .......... 125<br />
Burke County ............. 189<br />
Burson, R. P. ............. 211<br />
Busch, Lester C. ...... .256, 257<br />
Butler ...............125, 208<br />
Butts County ............. 189<br />
Butts County Fair ........ 125<br />
Cabbage Palmetto ......... 51<br />
Cabbages .......... 68, 132, 135<br />
Cairo .................113, 197<br />
Cattoun, City oi .......125, 197<br />
Calhoun County ........... 189<br />
California. 41, 52, 103, 107, 108<br />
Callahan, J. W. ........... 4<br />
Camden County ........... 189<br />
Camilla ............•••••• 202<br />
Campbell County .......... 1891<br />
Canada .......••••••••••• 37<br />
Canadian National Exposition 124
Candler, Asa ............. 33<br />
Candler, C. M. ............. 4<br />
Candler County ........... 189<br />
Candler Warehouse ........ 129<br />
Cane Syrup .............. 150<br />
Canning Club Girl ..... 116, 134<br />
Cantaloupes ....... 70, 114, 160<br />
Canton ................... 191<br />
Carnegie ................. 247<br />
Carnesville ............... 196<br />
Carroll County ........... 190<br />
Carrollton ........117, 125, 190<br />
Carson, Dr. F. M. ......... 137<br />
Cartersville ........42, 61,<br />
125, 138, 188<br />
Castell, Robert ............ 12<br />
Catoosa County ........ 43, 190<br />
Cattle Grazing .........27, 152<br />
Cattle Ranches ........170, 203<br />
Cauliflower ................ 142<br />
Cedartown ................ 204<br />
Cements .................. 44<br />
Central America .......... 53<br />
Central Bank ............. 6]<br />
Central <strong>Georgia</strong> Power Co.. 243<br />
Central <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Ry...85, 242<br />
Chair Manufacturing ...... 52<br />
Chambers, Ira ............ 125<br />
Champion Boy Farmer ..... 80<br />
Champion Woman Farmer.. 138<br />
Charleston, S. C. .......... 91<br />
Charlton County .......... 190<br />
Chatham County ...93, 132,<br />
155, 158, 190<br />
Chatsworth ............... 203<br />
Chattahoochee Connty ..... 191<br />
Chattahoochee River ....... 77<br />
Chattanooga .............. 106<br />
Chattooga ................ 191<br />
Chattooga County ...... 40, 43<br />
Cheese Factories, Opportuni<br />
ties for ................ 202<br />
Chelsea, Eng. ............. 94<br />
Cherokee County ....36, 46,<br />
158, 191<br />
Cherokee Indians ....17, 22, 107<br />
Cherries ................. 105<br />
Chicago ............. 26, 56, 92<br />
Chickamauga ............. 24<br />
Citrus Trifoliata .......... 166<br />
Civil War ................ 23<br />
Clark, B. B. .............. 4<br />
Clarke, Elijah ............ 23<br />
Clarke, B. r. ............. 4<br />
Clarke County ....154, 191, 214<br />
Clarkesville ............... 197<br />
Clarkston ................ 227<br />
Clark University .......... 127<br />
Claxtou .................. 195<br />
Clay County .............. 192<br />
Clays .................... 40<br />
Clayton ............ 28, 29, 205<br />
Clayton County ........... 192<br />
Cleola ................... 151<br />
Cleveland ................ 210<br />
Climate .......... 27, 28, 29, 30<br />
Climatic Map ............. 30<br />
Clinch County. ....132, 136, 192<br />
Clyde .................... 189<br />
Coal ..................... 43<br />
Cobb, Mrs. M. B. .......... 4<br />
Cobb County ......139, 144,<br />
155, 192, 210, 236<br />
Cochran .............. 188, 191<br />
Corcoran Art Galleries ..... 37<br />
C<strong>of</strong>fee County .........192, 230<br />
C<strong>of</strong>fee County Fair ........ 125<br />
Coke .................... 42<br />
Cole, R. T. ............... 4<br />
Coleman ................. 247<br />
College Method <strong>of</strong> Corn Grow<br />
ing .................... 99<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture ..... 117<br />
Collier, W. F. ............ 158<br />
Collins, H. C. ............. 142<br />
Colquitt, City <strong>of</strong> .......... 202<br />
Colquitt Connty ....75, 244,<br />
245, 176, 192<br />
Columbia County ......... 192<br />
Columbus, Ga. ...28, 29, 35,<br />
77, 105, 124, 203, 224<br />
Columbus Industrial High<br />
School ................. 35<br />
Columbus D. ............. 29<br />
Colson, B. F. ............. 205<br />
Comer, E. T. ............. 143<br />
Commerce ................ 125<br />
Compulsory Education ..... 169<br />
Concord .................. 149<br />
Connecticut ............... 74<br />
Conyers .................. 205<br />
Cook, Philip A. ........... 4<br />
Coosa River .............. 77<br />
Copper ................... 45<br />
Cordele .......... 156, 193, 225<br />
Cornelia .....106, 107, 108, 123<br />
272<br />
Corn ..................68, 117<br />
Corn Clubs ............... 129<br />
Corn Crop ,'.'.......... 130, 154<br />
Corn, Production in <strong>Georgia</strong>. 65<br />
Corundum ................ 45<br />
Cotton .............93, 95, 114<br />
Cotton Factories .......... 20<br />
Cotton Manufactures ..... 20, 97<br />
Cotton Oil Mills .......... 99<br />
Cotton Record ............ 158<br />
Cotton Seed .............. 98<br />
Cotton Seed Oil Mills ..... 194<br />
Cotton Warehousing Facili<br />
ties ................... 129<br />
County Agents, State College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Agriculture .......... 134<br />
County and District Fairs.. 125<br />
Covington ................ 204<br />
Coweta County ....99, 158, 192<br />
Cow Pea Hay .... .133, 190, 207<br />
Cow Peas ................ 160<br />
Cox College .............. 33<br />
Crab Grass Hay .......... 191<br />
Crawford County .......... 193<br />
Crawfordville ............. 207<br />
Creameries, Opportunities for 202<br />
Creek Indians ............ 17<br />
Crisp County ............. 193<br />
Crowder, Maurice .......80, 155<br />
Cucumbers ............... 142<br />
Culpepper, C. B. .......... 125<br />
Gumming ................. 196<br />
Cummlngs, J. S. .......... 76<br />
Cunnlngham, G. V. ....... 136<br />
Cusseta .................. 191<br />
Cuthbert .....146, 170, 205, 247<br />
Dade County ...........43, 193<br />
Dahlonega ............. 32, 201<br />
Dairy Farming ........ 140, 158<br />
Dairy Herds ............. 137<br />
Dairy Industry ............ 81<br />
Dairy Record ............ 157<br />
Dallas, Ga. ............... 204<br />
Dallas, Texas ............ 124<br />
Dalton ....52, 66, 125, 155, 210<br />
Daniels, E. G. ............ 87<br />
Danielsvllle ............... 201<br />
Darien ................. 77, 201<br />
Davidson, R. E. ........... 4<br />
Davis, J. A. .............. 4<br />
Dawsou ......125, 176, 193,<br />
208, 228, 229<br />
Dawsonville .............. 193<br />
Dean, Dr., Record Oats .... 176<br />
Dean, H. A. .............. 170<br />
Decatur, City <strong>of</strong>....... 193, 226<br />
Decatur County ..... 76, 82,<br />
86, 125, 193<br />
Decatur County Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Trade .................. 82<br />
Decatur County Fair ...... 125<br />
Deckner Bros. ............. 178<br />
DeKalb County ... 158, 165,<br />
193, 227<br />
DeLoach, W. A. .......... 185<br />
Derry, Pr<strong>of</strong>. J. T. ......... 23<br />
Des Molnes, la. ........... 29<br />
De Soto .................. 22<br />
Diamonds ................ 46<br />
Dionysius ................ 182<br />
District Agricultural Colleges SO
Dixie Highway .........59, 183<br />
Dodge County ......... 193, 232<br />
Donalsonvllle .......... 125, 223<br />
Dooly, John .............. 23<br />
Dooly County ............ 193<br />
Dooly County Fair ........ 125<br />
Doravllle ................. 227<br />
Dorchester .............. 15, 16<br />
Dougherty County .....159, 193<br />
Douglas .......... 125, 192, 231<br />
Douglas County ........... 194<br />
Douglasvllle .............. 194<br />
Draft Horses ............. 87<br />
Druid Hills .............. 227<br />
Dublin ................125, 200<br />
Ducks ................... 194<br />
Duelling .................. 18<br />
Duncan Grapefruit ........ 175<br />
Dnnwoody ................ 227<br />
Durham Cattle ............ 150<br />
Duroc-Jersey Hogs ........ 82<br />
Early County ............ 194<br />
Early History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Geor<br />
gians .................. 12<br />
East <strong>Georgia</strong> Fair ........ 125<br />
East Lake ................ 227<br />
Eastman .............. 193, 232<br />
Gaston, J. O. ............. 325<br />
Eatontoh ..............21, 205<br />
Ebenezer ................. 94<br />
Echols County ............ 194<br />
Educational Facilities ..... 31<br />
Effingham ................ 132<br />
Effingham County ......155, 194<br />
Eggs .................... 68<br />
Egypt .................... 127<br />
Egyptian Wheat .......... 139<br />
Elbert County .........194, 233<br />
Elberton .............. 194, 233<br />
Elbert, Samuel ............ 23<br />
Ellaville ................. 205<br />
Ellijay .................... 196<br />
Emanuel County .......... 195<br />
Emory University ......... 33<br />
England .................. 46<br />
Erwin, T. C. ............. 4<br />
Estellc ................... 41<br />
Eton ..................... 125<br />
Entomology, State Board <strong>of</strong> 97<br />
Entomology, State Depart<br />
ment <strong>of</strong> ................ 88<br />
Evans County ............ 195<br />
Exhibit Cars ............. 212<br />
Extension Service, State Ag<br />
ricultural College ....... 131<br />
Fairburn ................. 189<br />
Faircloth, S. J. ........... 4<br />
Falrview Farm ........... 136<br />
Fannln County .........36, 196<br />
Farm Implements ......... 50<br />
Farm Loans .............. -66<br />
Farm Products, Value <strong>of</strong>... 108<br />
Fayette County ........111, 196<br />
Fayettevllle ...........111, 196<br />
Federal Reserve Bank... .64, 65<br />
Feed Growing ............ 176<br />
Feed Mills ............... 187<br />
Fenimore, P. A. ........... 125<br />
Few, Wm. ................ 23<br />
Flint River ............... 77<br />
Flint Side ................ 164<br />
Flint River Valley ........ 112<br />
Flour .................... 68<br />
Flour Mills ........... 124, 164<br />
Flournoy, Robt. ........... 144<br />
Florida ................. 45, 99<br />
Floyd County ..40, 43, 170, 196<br />
Franklin ................. 198<br />
Franklin County ....... 196, 197<br />
Frotscher Pecan Grove ..... 113<br />
"Frotscfcer" Pecan Tree ... 113<br />
Fruit Crops .............. 102<br />
Fruit Gardens ............ 149<br />
Fiber Crops .............. 100<br />
Figs ...................72, 163<br />
Finance .................. 61<br />
First Cotton Factory ...... 97<br />
Fish, W. H. .............. 4<br />
Fitzgerald, City <strong>of</strong>. ..28, 29,<br />
55, 188<br />
Fitzgerald. P. H. .......... 55<br />
Folkston ................. 190<br />
Forage Crops ............. 101<br />
Forester, The ............. 48<br />
Forest Resources .......... 47<br />
Forsyth .................. 202<br />
Forsyth County ........... 196<br />
B'ort Gaines .............. 192<br />
Fort Valley ......103, 105,<br />
138, 14?, 154<br />
Fossil Iron Ore ........... 41<br />
Foundries ................ 193<br />
Four Counties Fair ....... 125<br />
Fowler, C. W. ............ 155<br />
Fulghum Oats .........120, 144<br />
Fullers Earth ............. 45<br />
Fullwood, I. A. ............ 92<br />
Fulton County. ...141, 178, 196<br />
Gainesville ............. 34, 197<br />
Galdeu, W. T. ............ 129<br />
Game Preserves ............ 53<br />
Gammon Theological Semi<br />
nary ................... 127<br />
Gardner, Misses Eva and<br />
Leila .................. 171<br />
Garnets .................. 46<br />
Garrard, B. A. ........... 159<br />
Geldert, Louis N. ......... 5<br />
Georgetown ............... 205<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>-Carolina Fair ...... 125<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Casualty Co. ...... 240<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Com<br />
merce .... .4, 7, 121, 122,<br />
123, 136, 155, 211<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Exhibit Cars ...... 121<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong>-Florida Fair ...... 125<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Fruit Exchange ... 103<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Marble Co. ........ 220<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Motion Picture. 121, 123<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Products Dinners... 159<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Railroad .......... 216<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Railway & Power Co. 218<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Technology 31<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> Spirit ............ 25<br />
Gibson ................... 196<br />
Gllmer County ......... 36, 196<br />
Girls Canning Clubs ..... 80, 84<br />
Glascock County ........... 196<br />
Glynn County ............ 197<br />
Glynn County Farm ........ 135<br />
Gold ...................35, 41<br />
273<br />
Good Country Road, Illustra<br />
tion .................... 56<br />
Gordon County .........40, 197<br />
Gordon County Fair ....... 125<br />
Gouldlng, Rev. Francis R... 21<br />
Grady County ......... 150, 197<br />
Graham, John M. ......... 170<br />
Grain Crops .............. 100<br />
Grain Elevators ........... 124<br />
Granite Quarry ........... 165<br />
Grapes ........... 101, 117, 142<br />
Graphite ...................45<br />
Gravel Road, Illustration ... 58<br />
Gray ..................... 200<br />
Greene County ............ 197<br />
Greensboro ............197, 234<br />
Greenville ................ 201<br />
Griffin .......111, 125, 141,<br />
142, 154, 206<br />
Grlffin-Spaulding Fair ..... 125<br />
Granites ............35, 36, 38<br />
Griswoldvllle ............. 147<br />
Groover, B. H. ............ 4<br />
Groundnuts ............... 188<br />
Gnber .................... 188<br />
Gwlnnett, Button ........18, 23<br />
Gwlnnett County ......... 197<br />
Habersham, James ........ 94<br />
Habersham County .56, 107,<br />
108, 197<br />
Haden, C. J. ..........4, 7, 121<br />
Hahira ............... 125, 139<br />
Hahira Agricultural Fair... 125
Hale Peach Orchard ....... 104<br />
Hall, Lyman .............. 23<br />
Hall County .............. 197<br />
Hamilton ................ 198<br />
Hatnner, B. L. ............ 251<br />
Hancock County .......... 197<br />
Hand, Hon. J. L. ......... 128<br />
Hand Books .............. 212<br />
Hand Trading Co. ......... 128<br />
Hankinson, J. LeRoy ...... 4<br />
Hanna, Senator M. A. ..... 69<br />
Haralson County .......... 198<br />
Haralson County Fair ...... 125<br />
Harper, Dr. E. M. ......... 47<br />
Harrisburg, Pa. ........... 29<br />
Harris, Geo. H. ....... 167, 175<br />
Harris, Dr. H. F. ......... 4<br />
Harris, GOT. Nat E. .....4, 121<br />
Harris County ........151, 198<br />
Hart, Hon. John C. .......4, 66<br />
Hart County ............. 198<br />
Hart County Fair ....;.... 125<br />
Hartshorn, George ........ 140<br />
Hartwell .............. 125, 198<br />
Hastings, H. G. ......... .4, 125<br />
Hastings, H. G. Company.. 219<br />
Hastings Farm .........98, 100<br />
Hatton, Pr<strong>of</strong>. T. H. ....... 117<br />
Hawkinsville ............. 204<br />
Hay Crops .........68, 93, 101<br />
Hay, Yield in <strong>Georgia</strong> ...... 65<br />
Hazlehurst ............... 200<br />
Heard County ............ 198<br />
Hebrews .................. 14<br />
Hemlock Bark ............ 53<br />
Henry County .........;.. 199<br />
Herb Crops ............... 102<br />
Herbert, George H. ........ 123<br />
Hereford Bull .........149, 203<br />
Hereford Cattle... .143, 145,<br />
170, 182<br />
Here's <strong>Georgia</strong> ! by Frank L.<br />
Stanton ................ 3<br />
Hermitage ................ 12<br />
Hiawassee ................ 208<br />
Hickory Wood ............ 50<br />
Highsmith, R. N. ......... 88<br />
Hillyer, L. P. ............. 4<br />
Himalaya Berries ......... 168<br />
Hinesrille ................ 200<br />
Hodgson, Harry ........... 4<br />
Hogs ...136, 155, 161, 162, 174<br />
Hog Industry ............. 129<br />
Holstein Cattle ........ 140, 141<br />
Home Demonstrators ...... 81<br />
Home Economic Branch,<br />
State College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture 134<br />
Home Markets ............ 67<br />
Homer ................... 188<br />
Homerville ............... 192<br />
Hooks, J. H. ............. 158<br />
Horswell, A. ............. 331<br />
Hotel Directory ........... 261<br />
Honey .................68, 156<br />
Houston ......;........... 199<br />
Houston County ..... 49, 82,<br />
105, 133, 140, 154<br />
Houston, TJ. S., Secretary <strong>of</strong><br />
Agriculture ............... 27<br />
Huguenots ............... 14<br />
Hunt, B. W. .............. 202<br />
Hunter, J. B. ............. 158<br />
Hunter, Dr. W. D. ......... 98<br />
Illinois ................... 54<br />
Illinois State Memorial at<br />
Vicksburg .............. 37<br />
Improving Breed <strong>of</strong> Live<br />
Stock .................. 85<br />
Information Bureau ....... 212<br />
Indiana .................. 54<br />
Indiana Frnit Company .... 160<br />
Indianapolis ............ 29, 55<br />
Indiana Sandstone ........ 37<br />
Iowa Farmer's Views ..... 131<br />
Irish Potatoes. 86, 139, 155, 182<br />
Iron ..................... 42<br />
Irwiu County ............. 199<br />
Irwinton ................. 210<br />
Ithica, N. T. ...;......... .107<br />
Jackson, James .........22, 23<br />
Jackson, J. F. ............ 242<br />
Jackson .............. 125, 189<br />
Jackson County ........... 199<br />
Japanese Cane ............ 93<br />
Jasper ................... 204<br />
Jasper County ............ 199<br />
Jeff Davis County ........ 200<br />
Jefferson ................. 199<br />
Jefferson County ...... 200, 204<br />
Jeffersonville. ............. 209<br />
Jenkins County ........... 200<br />
Jersey Cattle ............. 134<br />
Jesup ................ 125, 210<br />
Johnson County ........... 2DO<br />
274<br />
Jonesboro .............. 25, 192<br />
Jones, J. Wyman .......... 69<br />
Jones, R. T. .............. 4<br />
Jones County ............. 200<br />
Jordan, Ross ............. 125<br />
Judd, Home .............. 66<br />
Kansas ................ 92, 108<br />
Kellogg, Dr. J. H. ......... 113<br />
Kennesaw Mountain ....... 25<br />
Kensington, Ga. ........... 84<br />
Kentucky State Capitol .... 37<br />
King, Mrs. S. A. .......... 149<br />
King Cotton .............. 21<br />
Kirkwood ................ 227<br />
Knight, L. L. ............ 18<br />
Knitting Mills ............ 195<br />
Knox Dolomite ........... 44<br />
Knorville ................ 393<br />
Kraft Paper .............. 49<br />
Kudzu Grass .............. 93<br />
LaFayette ................ 209<br />
LaGrange .............125, 208<br />
Lake Pail ................ 205<br />
Lakewood Park ........... 125<br />
Land Show, Sou<strong>the</strong>astern .. 179<br />
Lawrenceville ............. 197<br />
Lanrens County....156, 159, 200<br />
Leak, M. ................. 121<br />
Leak, Richard ............. 94<br />
Leath, Ben ............... 84<br />
Lee County ...........159, 200<br />
Lee County Fair ........... 125<br />
Leesburg .............. 125, 200<br />
Lela ..................... 76<br />
Lettuce .................. 142<br />
Lewis, Chas. B. ........... 124<br />
Lewis, W. C. ............. 133<br />
Lexington ................ 204<br />
Liberty County ........132, 200<br />
Lima Beans .............. 68<br />
Limestones ............... 44<br />
Lindsay, J. D. ............ 4<br />
Lincoln County ............ 200<br />
Lincolnton ................ 200<br />
Xinten ................... 98<br />
Lithonia ................. 227<br />
Live Stock ................ 137<br />
Lomar, Mrs L. ........... 125<br />
Long, Dr. Crawford W. ..... 20<br />
Long, George f ............ 181<br />
Long Leaf Pine ............ 52<br />
Longstreet, William ....... 21<br />
Lookout Mountain ........ 43<br />
Lookout Mountain Potatoes. 118<br />
Lott, Ellsha .............. 175<br />
London .................. 56<br />
Louisville .............. 22, 200<br />
Lowndes County.. .139, 201, 205<br />
Lucas, P. ............. 132, 198<br />
Lumpkiu ................. 206<br />
Lurapkin County .......... 201<br />
Lyons .................... 208<br />
Macadamized Road, Illustra<br />
tion ................... 59<br />
Machine Shops ............ 193<br />
Mack, E. B. ............. 203<br />
Macon, City <strong>of</strong> . .20, 21, 28,<br />
29, 35, 51, 123, 124, 137,<br />
154, 162, 187, 188, 238,<br />
239, 240, 241, 242, 243
Macon County ............ 201<br />
Macon-Perry Sand Clay Road 61<br />
Macon Produce Sales ...... 68<br />
Macon Telegraph ........... 181<br />
Maddox, Robt. F. ......... 4<br />
Madison ................. 203<br />
Madison County ........... 201<br />
Magid, Louis B. .......... 123<br />
Maine .................... 52<br />
Mallory, J. M. ............ 242<br />
Manganese ...........35, 39, 45<br />
Manning, Robert .......... 210<br />
Manufactures in <strong>Georgia</strong> ...<br />
192, 193, 194, 195<br />
Manufacturing Possibilities.. 109<br />
Marble .35, 36, 37, 38, 164, 168<br />
Marble, Waste <strong>of</strong> Quarries... 186<br />
Marietta .....149, 162, 163,<br />
192, 210, 235, 237<br />
Marion County ............ 201<br />
Marls .................... 45<br />
Marshallville .............. 105<br />
Massachusetts ........... 74, 97<br />
Massengale, St. Elmo ..... 4<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>ws, John ........... 125<br />
Medical School ............ 32<br />
Melons ................... 93<br />
Mercer University ......... 33<br />
Meriwe<strong>the</strong>r County ........ 201<br />
Meterological Data ........ 29<br />
Metter ................... 189<br />
Mexican War ............. 23<br />
Mica ..................... 46<br />
Michigan ................. 108<br />
Middlebrooks Farm 123, 186, 187<br />
Midway .................. 16<br />
Milhaven ................. 143<br />
Milledgeville .... 33, 35, 51,<br />
61, 77, 188<br />
Millen .....28, 29, 87, 200, 207<br />
Miller County ..........97, 202<br />
Miller, M. ................ 82<br />
Mill Pond Plantation ...... 185<br />
Milner, Jesse ............. 151<br />
Milton County ............ 202<br />
Mineral Resources ......... 35<br />
Minneapolis ............... 29<br />
Minnesota, State Capitol ... 37<br />
Mitchell County ....... 128, 202<br />
Monk, Mrs. W. W. .... .69, 138<br />
Monroc, City <strong>of</strong> ...125, 209, 211<br />
Monroe County ........... 202<br />
Montgomery, Sir Richard ... 9<br />
Montgomery County ....... 202<br />
Monticello ................ 199<br />
Montreal ...................37<br />
Mootrose ................. 120<br />
Moon Stones .............. 46<br />
Moore, John T. ............ 154<br />
Moore, Wilmer L. ......... 4<br />
Moravians ................ 34<br />
Morehouse College ......... 127<br />
Morgan .................. 189<br />
Morgan County ........... 203<br />
Morris, A. R. ............. 150<br />
Morris Brown University.... 127<br />
Morris, J. Gid ............ 139<br />
Motion Picture ........... 212<br />
Moultrie .....153, 162, 176,<br />
192, 200, 244, 245<br />
Moultrie Packing Plant ...<br />
77, 97, 160<br />
Mount Tacoma ............ 110<br />
Mount Yonah ..............107<br />
Mulberry Grove ........... 21<br />
Murray County .........46, 203<br />
Murray County Fair ....... 125<br />
Muscogee County ......203, 224<br />
Muskmelons .............. 70<br />
McCallie, Dr. S. W. ...4, 36, 186<br />
McCord, Hon. Joseph ...... 65<br />
McDonald, George ......... 170<br />
McDonough ............... 199<br />
McDuffle County .......... 201<br />
Mclntosh County .......... 201<br />
Mclntosh, Lachlau ........ 23<br />
McLellan, John M. ........ 155<br />
McMillan, W. D. .......... 139<br />
McRae ...........167, 175, 208<br />
Nash, J. Van Holt ......... 4<br />
Nashville ................. 188<br />
National Chamber <strong>of</strong> Agricul<br />
ture ................... 92<br />
National Pecan Groves .... 164<br />
National Nut Growers Asso<br />
ciation ................. 113<br />
Naval Stores ............23, 51<br />
Navigation ................ 77<br />
Negro Farmers ........147, 180<br />
Negro Schools ............ 126<br />
New Hope ................ 24<br />
New Jersey ............... 74<br />
Newnan .................. 192<br />
News Service ............. 212<br />
Newton ............... 142, 187<br />
Newton County ....82, 171,<br />
185, 204<br />
New York ..26, 40, 62, 103, 110<br />
N. Y. College <strong>of</strong> Agriculture. 107<br />
N. Y. Stock Exchange ..... 37<br />
Noble's Oxford Rex ....... 162<br />
Nolan, R. N. ............. 139<br />
North Carolina ............ 97<br />
Nortlicutt, Ralph W..... 134,<br />
162, 163<br />
North <strong>Georgia</strong> Fair ........ 125<br />
Nova Scotia .............. 22<br />
Nut Crops ................ 102<br />
Nutter, Phillip ............ 94<br />
Oak Mountain ............ 151<br />
Oats ..................68, 156<br />
Oats, Yield in <strong>Georgia</strong> ..... 65<br />
Ocher ...............,..42, 46<br />
Ocilla .................... 199<br />
Ocmulgee River ........... 77<br />
Oeouee County .....65, 154, 204<br />
Oglethorpe, City <strong>of</strong> .....94, 201<br />
Oglethorpe, Sir James Ed<br />
ward .............. 12, 13, 14<br />
Oglethorpe County ......... 204<br />
Oglethorpe Monument ..... 13<br />
Oglethorpe University ..... 33<br />
Ogeechee River Shad ...... 161<br />
Oil Crops ................ 102<br />
Oil Mills ............'..... 194<br />
Okefenokee Swamp ........ 52<br />
Oliver, L. C. .............. 155<br />
Oliver, W. J. ............. 142<br />
O'Neal, V. R. ............. 125<br />
Onions ................68, 139<br />
Oostanaula River ......... 77<br />
275<br />
Opals .................... 46<br />
Oranges .................. 165<br />
Otto, Julius H. ............ 124<br />
Packing Industries ........ 161<br />
Palmetto ................. 136<br />
Panama Canal ............ 15<br />
Paper Manufacture ........ 49<br />
Parrott .................. 229<br />
Pasture Crops ............ 101<br />
Paulding County .......... 204<br />
Payne, Col. O. H. .......... 69<br />
Philadelphia .............. 94<br />
Peach Blossom <strong>of</strong> Kennesaw. 163<br />
Peaches ...........68, 103, 210<br />
Peachtrce Creek ........... 25<br />
Peachtree Road ........... 60<br />
Peanuts ...68, 97, 152, 156,<br />
175, 188, 205<br />
Peanut Oil ............97, 131<br />
Peanut Oil Mills ........... 143<br />
Peacock, George ........... 191<br />
Pearson .................. 230<br />
Persons, G. Ogden ........ 4<br />
Peas ...................68, 93<br />
Pecans ........... 112, 170, 171<br />
Peeples, H. M. ............ 145<br />
Pelham .................. 128<br />
Pennsylvania .......40, 74, 108<br />
Percheron Mares .......... 185<br />
Percheron Stallions ....... 87<br />
Perry .................... 199<br />
Persian Walnuts .......... 163<br />
Pickens County ..... 36, 64, 204<br />
Pickett, A. J. ............. 157
Pickles ................... 142<br />
Piedmont Plateau ......... 35<br />
Piedmont Ridge ........... 125<br />
Pierce County ..........88, 204<br />
Pig Club Boys ..........81, 122<br />
Pike County .............. 204<br />
Pimento Peppers ...... 126, 154<br />
Finders .................. 188<br />
Polk County .... 40, 43, 45,<br />
137, 204<br />
Pomona ...............148, 211<br />
Pond Cypress ...........48, 49<br />
Population ................ 55<br />
Pork Production ....... 136, 159<br />
Potatoes ................68, 93<br />
Potteries ................. 41<br />
Poultry .................. 152<br />
Poultry Clubs ............. 80<br />
Powell, Bartow ........... 147<br />
Precious Stones ........... 46<br />
Preston .................. 210<br />
Price, J. D. ......4, 89, 91, 186<br />
Progressive Farm Clubs .... 159<br />
Prohibition Laws .......... 34<br />
Pruet, J. G. .............. 125<br />
Publicity Bureau .......... 212<br />
Publicity Campaign ....... 121<br />
Pulaski County ............ 284<br />
Purcell, B. D. ............. 125<br />
Pure Food and Drug Laws.. 89<br />
Puritans ................. 15<br />
Purse, Thomas ............ 248<br />
Putnam County ........... 205<br />
Quincy, J. W. ............. 125<br />
Quitman, City <strong>of</strong> ... 28, 29,<br />
130, 188, 211<br />
Quitman County .......... 205<br />
Quitman Graded School .... 34<br />
Rabun County ..... 45, 150, 205<br />
Randolph County .. 143, 205, 247<br />
Railroad Commission ...... 78<br />
Ready-Made Opportunities .. 71<br />
ReidSTille ............. 125, 207<br />
Reigel, Mark .....126, 146, 154<br />
Reigel, S. D. & Sons ...... Ill<br />
Resaca ................... 24<br />
Rhode Island ............37, 74<br />
Rhoden, L. M. ............ 125<br />
Richardson, W. B. ......... 159<br />
Richmond County .......58, 205<br />
Ringgold .............. 105, 190<br />
Road View, Near Boston ... 173<br />
Robert, Harry C. .......... 124<br />
Roberts, J. T. ............. 204<br />
Rockdale County .......... 205<br />
Rockmart ..............44, 138<br />
Rockvtlle Academy ........ 33<br />
Rolf, H. J. ............... 125<br />
Roman Writer on <strong>Georgia</strong> .. 181<br />
Rome ...28, 29, 34, 77, 170,<br />
171, 196, 211, 246<br />
Ro<strong>of</strong> Garden <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> .... 19<br />
Roses .................89, 114<br />
Rountree, Mrs. C. G. ...... 127<br />
Hoyal Bank <strong>of</strong> Canada .... 37<br />
Rubies ................... 46<br />
Rumph, Sam'1 H. .......... 104<br />
Russell, R. B. ............. 4<br />
Rutabagas ................ 68<br />
Rye ..................... 195<br />
Eylander, A. .............. 119<br />
Saddletrees ............... 50<br />
St Lukes Hospital, N. T. .. 37<br />
St. Marys ......20, 56, 77, 189<br />
St. Simons Island ......... 209<br />
Salzburgers, The .......... 14<br />
Saudersville .............. 209<br />
Sasser ................... 229<br />
Satsuma Oranges ......... 160<br />
Satterfleld ................ 105<br />
Saunders, I. G. ........... 205<br />
Savannah ...13, 16, 17, 28,<br />
29, 56, 77, 106, 108, 125,<br />
. 159, 190, 248, 249<br />
Savannah, The Steamboat .. 21<br />
Savannah Fair ........... 125<br />
Savannah, Public Market... 19B<br />
Savannah River ........... 77<br />
Saw Mills ................ 48<br />
Scarhoro Co., Frank ....... 258<br />
Schley County ............ 205<br />
Sch<strong>of</strong>leld's Sons Co., J. S. ... 241<br />
Scotch Highlanders ....... 14<br />
Screveu County ........... 206<br />
Scruggs, J. M. G. ......... 133<br />
Scuppernong Grapes ....... 117<br />
Seaboard Air Line Railway.. 251<br />
Sea Island Cotton ......99, 209<br />
Sessions, Moultrle ......... 235<br />
Sessions Loan & Trust Co... 235<br />
Sewing Machine, First .... 21<br />
Shannon, J. F. ............ 125<br />
Sharp, Miss Annie (artist).. 1<br />
276<br />
Sharp & Teomans ......... 123<br />
Sheep .............91, 110, 111<br />
Shedden, H. F. ........... 99<br />
Shellman ......... 142, 156, 247<br />
Shell Road, Illustration .... 63<br />
Sheppard, W. S. .......... 138<br />
Sherman ................. 23<br />
Shetland Ponies ........... 153<br />
Shorter College ........... 34<br />
Shorthorn Cattle ......99,124,<br />
143, 177<br />
Shovel Handles ........... 135<br />
Silos ............. .....75, 208<br />
Shippen, Stephen C. ....... 153<br />
Slash Pine ............... 54<br />
Slate .................... 44<br />
Sloan, B. C. .............. 125<br />
Smith, H. D. ............. 125<br />
Smith, John A. ........... 4<br />
Smith, Dr. S. W. ......... 152<br />
Smith-Lever Bill .......... 82<br />
Smithwlck, H. W. ......... 163<br />
Smlthwick Hickory Tree ... 171<br />
Smiling <strong>Georgia</strong>, Color<br />
Frontispiece ............ 1<br />
Smyrna .................. 139<br />
Snow <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Summer. 21<br />
Soapstone ................ 45<br />
Soil Survey ............... 81<br />
Sorghum Cane ............ 158<br />
Soule, Dr. A. M. ......... 79<br />
South America ............ 53<br />
South Carolina ..........97, 99<br />
Southdown Sheep ......... 138<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Fair ... 78, 84,<br />
90, 95, 124, 125, 138, 145<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Land Show ...<br />
155, 179, 180, 181<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Express Co. ...... 78<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Railway ......... 105<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Rurallst ......... 260<br />
Soy Beau Oil ............. 131<br />
Soy Bean Oil Mills ........ 143<br />
Soy Beans ................ 133<br />
Spalding County ...... 158, 206<br />
Sparta ................... 197<br />
Speer, Wm. J. ............4, 64<br />
Spelman Seminary ........ 127<br />
Spencer, R. P. ............. 4<br />
Springfield, Ga. ........... 194<br />
Springfield, 111. ........... 29<br />
Springvale ............... 247<br />
Spokane, Wash. ........... 107<br />
Squashes ................. 127<br />
Stanley, H. M. ............ 4<br />
Stanley, John M. ......... 129<br />
Stanton. Frank L. .........3 58<br />
State Agricultural Dept. .122, 186<br />
State Agri. College.. .32, 79, 131,<br />
135, 166, 180, 183, 202<br />
State Agricultural Society.. 124<br />
State Capitol ............. 8<br />
State Fair ............... 124<br />
State Geologist ............ 36<br />
State Marketing Officials ... 92<br />
Statenville ............... 194<br />
State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> (<strong>of</strong>ficials).. 4<br />
Statesboro. ..162, 189, 252. 253<br />
State University ......... 20, 32<br />
Steamboat, First .......... 21<br />
Stephens County ......197, 206<br />
Stewart County ........... 206
Strangward, C. H. ........ 160<br />
Striplin, R. M. ............ 125<br />
Stockbridge, Jobn S. ...... 100<br />
Stock Raising ............ 1T6<br />
Stone Mountain ..... 36, 39,<br />
124, 150, 165<br />
Sudan Grass .............. 148<br />
Suckling Pigs ............ 155<br />
Sugar Cane .............88, 93<br />
Sugar Crops .............. 102<br />
Sugar Refinery ............ 106<br />
Summerville .......... 118, 191<br />
Sumter County ........... 207<br />
Sunday School, First in World 14<br />
Sun-Kist Garden Jewel ..... 175<br />
Su<strong>the</strong>rland, A. ............ 211<br />
Suwanee River ........... 56<br />
Swainsboro ........... 145, 195<br />
Sweet Potatoes ...111, 128,<br />
142, 155, 178<br />
Sylvania ................. 206<br />
Sylvester .........160, 211, 250<br />
Talbot County ............ 207<br />
Talbotton ................ 207<br />
Talc ..................... 45<br />
Taliaferro County ......... 207<br />
Tate ................. 169, 220<br />
Tate, Sam ................ 4<br />
Tattnall County ....... 185, 207<br />
Tattnall County Fair ...... 125<br />
Tallulah Falls Power Dam.. 57<br />
Taxation ................. 61<br />
Tax Rates ................ 65<br />
Taylor County ............ 208<br />
Taylor County Fair .........125<br />
Telfair ................... 208<br />
Telfair County ............ 168<br />
Temperature .....27, 28, 29, 30<br />
Terrell County. 159, 208, 228, 229<br />
Terry, W. R. .............. 156<br />
Texas ...........26, 54, 59, 94<br />
Textile Mills .............. 195<br />
Thayer Home ............. 127<br />
Third District Agr. Fair.... 125<br />
Thomas, J. G. ............ 155<br />
Thomas County ....69, 143,<br />
184, 185, 203, 208, 256, 257<br />
Thomaston ............... 209<br />
Thomasville ... .29, 69, 161,<br />
183, 208, 256, 257<br />
Thompson, James E. ....... 147<br />
Thomson ................. 201<br />
Tift, H. H., Jr. ........... 254<br />
Tift County ..92, 208, 254, 255<br />
Tifton ...54, 136, 162, 178,<br />
208, 254, 255<br />
Tigner & Doonan .......... 221<br />
Timrod, Henry ............ 21<br />
Tobacco .......... 166, 167, 201<br />
Toccoa ................... 206<br />
Toccoa Creek ............. 18<br />
Toccoa Falls .............. 19<br />
Tomatoes ................. 68<br />
Tomochichi, Indian Chief .. 14<br />
Toombs County ........... 208<br />
Toronto, Can. .......29, 56, 124<br />
Towns County ............ 208<br />
Tripoli ................... 46<br />
Troup County .....98, 100, 208<br />
Troup County Fair ........ 125<br />
Trenton .................. 193<br />
Truck Farming ... 138, 150, 158<br />
Tubman High School ...... 45<br />
Turner County ......... 73, 209<br />
Turnips ....'.............. 198<br />
Turpentine Industry ....... 50<br />
Mark Twain .............. 102<br />
Twelfth District Fair ....... 25<br />
Twiggs, John ............. 23<br />
Twiggs County ............ 209<br />
Twiggs County Oranges ... 148<br />
U. S Bur. <strong>of</strong> Plant Industry 136<br />
U. S. Department <strong>of</strong> Agricul<br />
ture ................... 85<br />
Union County ............ 209<br />
Upson County ............ 209<br />
Valdosta .......... 33, 125, 201<br />
Van Landingham, W. H. ... 125<br />
Van Osten, Thos. D. ....... 253<br />
Vegetable Crops ........... 101<br />
Velvet Beans ............. 94<br />
Vermont ................. 38<br />
Vetch .................... 195<br />
Vienna ............... 125, 193<br />
Villa Rica ................ 157<br />
Vitrified Brick and Clay Plant 40<br />
Virginia .................. 92<br />
Wade, E. L. ........... 120, 156<br />
Wade, J. H., Plantation ... 184<br />
Wagon Factories .......... 50<br />
Walker County .....40,43,209<br />
Walker, Clifford ........... 4<br />
Walton County ........... 209<br />
Walton County Fair ....... 125<br />
Walton, George ........... 23<br />
Ware County ............. 209<br />
Ware, Edward T. ......... 126<br />
Ware, H. L. .............. 158<br />
Warren County ........... 209<br />
Warren, J. H. ............ 125<br />
Warrenton ............... 209<br />
Watermelons ..........102, 140<br />
Watkinsville .............. 204<br />
Washington, Geo. ......... 124<br />
Washington, Ga. ...125, 210, 259<br />
Washington County .... 158, 209<br />
Washington State ......... 108<br />
Waycross ................. 209<br />
Wayne County ....132, 136, 210<br />
Wayne County Fair ....... 125<br />
Waynesboro .............. 189<br />
Wea<strong>the</strong>r Bureau, D. S. .... 27<br />
Weaver, Dr. J. D. ......... 202<br />
Weaver, N. W. ........... 146<br />
Webb, W. W. ............. 125<br />
Webster County ........... 210<br />
Welch, E. C. .............. 125<br />
Wellston ................. 152<br />
Wesleyan Female College ... 20<br />
Wesley, Charles and John. 14, 15<br />
Western & Atlantic R. R. , .61. 77<br />
West Green .............. 230<br />
West Indies .............. 53<br />
Whatley, Tom ............ 154<br />
Wheat ............68, 157, 206<br />
Wheat (Yield in <strong>Georgia</strong>) .. 65<br />
Wheatley, Crawford ....... 4<br />
Wheeler County ........... 210<br />
Where's <strong>the</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> Train .. 58<br />
White County ..........41, 210<br />
White Face Greetings ...... 182<br />
277<br />
Whitefleld .............. 14, 15<br />
Whitehall ................ 97<br />
White Leghorns, Poultry ... 123<br />
Whitfield County....46, 155, 210<br />
Whitfield County Fair ..... 125<br />
Whitington, E. L. ......... 142<br />
Whitney, Eli ........... .21, 94<br />
Whittle, Cbas. A. .......... 80<br />
Wickersham, Chas. A. . .218, 217<br />
Wilcox County ............ 210<br />
Wilder, J J. ............. 156<br />
Wilkes County 17, 177, 210, 259<br />
Wilkes Co. Development Co.. 259<br />
Wilklnson County .......40, 210<br />
Willacoochee .............. 230<br />
Williams, C. E. and W. E... 142<br />
Winburn, W. A. .......... 4<br />
Winder ............... 125, 188<br />
Woman's Club Federation .. 184<br />
Wood, E. Pierce ........... 157<br />
Woodruff, G. W. .......... 125<br />
Worsham, E. Lee ......... 97<br />
Worth County .... .160, 211, 250<br />
Wight, J. B. ..........113, 114<br />
Wright, Moses ............ 4<br />
Wrightsville .............. 200<br />
Wyandottes, Silver Lace ... 186<br />
Yamacraw Bluffs .......... 13<br />
Yazoo Fraud ............. 22<br />
Yeomans Orchard ......106, 109<br />
Yonah Land ............56, 104<br />
Yonah Placer Gold Mine ... 44<br />
Young, E. J. .............. 129<br />
Zebulon .................. 204