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The value of Georgia's
farm products in 1915
was $233,508,000, an in
crease of thirteen per
cent, over 1914. This
was more than a million
dollars in excess of the
value of Pennsylvania's
crops, thirty-two million
in excess of Michigan's,
fifty-four million more
than Wisconsin's, thir
teen million more than
North Dakota's, and ex
ceeded South Dakota's
'by sixty-six million.
California fell twenty-
one million behind Geor
gia in the value of its
1915 crops, and, with, all
its wonderful agricul
tural prosperity, Kansas
was only twenty-nine
million dollars ahead of
Georgia, an$ only nine
other states outranked
Georgia.
io8 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
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climate, rainfall and atmosphere in North Georgia are ideal for
apple culture. The section varies from 1200 to 4000 feet above
the sea level. Among these hills, the rainfall so necessary to the
well-being of fruit orchards, approximates seventy inches an
nually, and is for the most part well distributed. During the
summer months the showers are frequent, supplying the needed
moisture for rapid development and maturity, and in the late
summer there is usually a dry spell, and always cool nights to
bring perfect ripeness and rich color to the fruit.
Apple growing in Georgia is both profitable and fascinating.
A few years of planting and careful culture will bring an orchard
into bearing, and in a few years more there are "fat pickings."
An orchard of 20,000 six-year-old trees in Habersham County in
1915 produced 40,000 bushels, selling net at the orchard for $1.00
a bushel, or $1.50 a bushel delivered at various Southern cities.
The market for apples in the South alone is practically unlimited,
and freight advantages favor home-grown fruit. The better va
rieties bring big prices. Of the newer varieties grown here,
"Stark's Delicious" has gained particular fame for its delicate
and pleasing flavor. Other choice varieties that flourish on these