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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 143
can get water. I plant two of them in oats, one in rye, one in
corn and peas, and the other in peanuts. In March I turn the
hogs into one of the oat fields and allow them to graze it thor
oughly, they then go to the other oat field, and the first is sown
in an early variety of peas, and by the time the second field is
thoroughly grazed the hogs are put back on the peas, from which
they go to the rye field where they stay until the corn has been
gathered between the rows of which peas are planted, and they
are then turned in to gather the peas. In December they make
the last shift, to the field of peanuts, where they remain until the
peanuts are gone, feeding some corn all the while they are in the
peanuts, they are then penned and fed on corn until ready for
the market. I sold a car of hogs last winter at a net profit of
three cents per pound, therefore, I am not worrying about the
coming of the boll weevil, for if necessary, I could quit cotton
raising altogether, and possibly make just as much money on
other crops, hogs, etc."
Mr. Oliver says further:
"This is a great section for hog raising, and by use of the rota
tion of pastures, I can produce pork for five cents per pound. I
have no registered stock but am gradually grading up by the use
of high-class boars and sows.
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"There is lots of land in this county (Randolph) and in other
parts of Georgia just as good as mine when it is once cleared or
restored by proper farming methods. Personally, I would rather
take a worn-out farm and build it up, which can be done in a very
few years, than to take land and clear it. The timber land in this
section from which the merchantable timber has been cut, can be
bought for from $15 to $25 an acre, and worn-out farms, of
which there are still quite a few, which are from one-fourth to
one-ihalf cleared, can be bought for from $25 to $40 an acre."
Beef Cattle
Regarding the possibilities of raising beef cattle .in Georgia,
E. T. Comer, of Millhaven, says:
"I ran a cattle ranch in Western Texas for eleven years, and
have been raising beef cattle here for four year's, and I know that
just as fine beef cattle can be raised in Georgia as anywhere in
the United States, and as cheaply. I have 1,000 head of high-
grade cattle. They are all Hereford stock, with a strain of Short
horn blood. We had two car loads of coming two year olds that
averaged between 700 and 800 pounds in weight, and two car
loads of coming three year olds averaging between 900 and 1,000
pounds. The four car loads of cattle sold for $4,591.21.
A profitable invest
ment may be found in
Georgia in the oppor
tunity for small mills
to produce peanut and
soy bean oil. It is true
that cotton oil mills are
bidding for these crops,
but mills costing about
$15,000, established in
small communities,
would pay well. With
the surety of a cash
market near at hand,
farmers would have
abundant incentive to
grow these profitable
o,nd soil enriching
crops. From 30 to 75
bushels of peanuts can
be made on an acre,
with little fertilizer, and
bring from 80 to 90 cents
a bushel. The peavine
hay pays for the cost
of cultivation. Soy
bean oil has refining
possibilities to vie with
the finest olive oil ever
produced.