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The 1916 record of
the Home Economic
branch of the Georgia
Agricultural Col
lege Extension Service
showed nearly four
thousand girls in can
ning clubs. Fourteen
Hundred girls turned in
complete reports show
ing that they had can
ned 1,268,000 pounds of
tomatoes which they
grew on one-tenth acre
tracts. The commercial
value of these products
was approximately $SO,-
000. The club members
also put up many thou
sand jars of blackberry
jam, fig preserves, cat
sup, and fruit juice.
The county agents vis
ited 8,419 homes, held
3,082 meetings that
were attended by 85,077
people. They distrib
uted 14,938 bulletins
and 13,164 letters were
sent out.
134 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
From a Jersey Cattle Enthusiast
There is a big field for dairying and the raising of dairy cattle
in Georgia. Ralph W. Northcutt, of Marietta, among other suc
cessful lines of endeavor, is a Jersey cattle enthusiast. His letter
to "Facts About Georgia," telling of his experience, may inspire
others to enter that profitable field here. Mr. Northcutt writes:
"About eleven years ago I was in Kentucky trying to find me a
saddle horse and while there ran across an old Jersey cow which
appealed to me and which I bought and had shipped home with
the horse. I had no idea at that time of going in the Jersey busi
ness, but this cow proved to be such a good one that in some way
I soon caught what is known as the 'Jersey fever' and decided
to build up a small herd of first-class registered Jerseys, and
following up this decision, I commenced to purchase first-class
animals wherever I could find one that suited me, and in this way
in the course of three or four years, I had gotten together a herd
of Jerseys that I consider first-class in every respect.
"I have animals on my place from the Island of Jersey, from
New York State, from Massachusetts, and in fact from every
place where Jerseys are bred and raised. I did not start on the
show circuit with my herd until the year 1913, at which time I
got up a nice show string and sent them to Macon, Georgia, to
the Georgia State Fair. I won that year in Macon every single
entry which I entered for, winning both sweepstakes, ten firsts,
three seconds and one third, and the third was won by my enter
ing three cows in one class and winning i, 2, 3 on them. My
success in Macon in 1913 naturally made me rather enthusiastic
in showing my stuff at the fairs, and I have therefore shown in
Macon and Birmingham every year since-then and have always
carried off my share of the ribbons. Some of my competitors
think that I have gotten a little more than my share.
"The Jersey cow seems to be admirably suited to the conditions
in Georgia. I have never lost but one cow on my place and this
I consider is rather remarkable. I sell my milk here in Marietta
and can not near supply the demand which I have for it. I get
from $50.00 to $200.00 for my bull calves and from $100.00 up
for the heifers, and can always find sale for more of these than
I have to offer.
"Taking these facts into consideration, I can not understand
why all the Georgia farmers who raise cows at all do not raise reg
istered Jerseys, because a calf from a registered Jersey cow is
always worth the price above mentioned. I have ten heifers on
my place now which I have refused to put prices on .and which
I am going to keep to show on the circuit next year. These