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140 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
New York State Dairy Farmer Tells
of Advantages in Georgia
George Hartshorn came to Georgia about 1895 from Newburgh,
N. Y., which is the center of the famous dairy industry of
Orange county. The story of his experience in dairy farming
near Griffin, Ga., since 1901 is of intense interest. Mr. Hartshorn
says:
"I have a herd of thirty-nine head, about half Holstein grades
and half Jersey grades. I have a registered Holstein bull, and
some of my cows are three-quarters grade Holstein. I am a
great beliver in Holstein cattle for dairying in this section. My
Holstein cows will average four gallons per day, and some of
them have given six gallons per day for five months on a stretch.
My product is marketed locally in Griffin as whole milk, butter
milk, cream and butter. The morning's milk is all sold as whole
milk, and the evening's is partly sold in the shape of cream or
butter. The milk is retailed for 10 cents per quart, cream for
thirty cents per quart, and butter for thirty cents per pound the
year round.
"The first year I started in the dairy business I had an unfor
tunate experience with the Texas fever ticks, but I soon learned
FIELD OF TOM WATSON WATERMELONS, HOUSTON COUNTY