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144 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA Labor s Vv ondrous Rewards Barren ^iVastes Transformed to Elysian Fields Here is a delightful pen picture of a contented Georgia farmer, in love with his work: "On Friday, May 21st, we were in Fort Valley, Ga. About six o'clock we met on the streets Mr. Robt. Flournoy. He said: 'Get in my buggy and let me show you my farm.' Soon we were riding through an 8o-acre tract that he purchased in January, 1914. In March we rode with him through this place. It was a sight—a few old peach trees, Bermuda sod as thick as hair on a dog's back on all the cleared land and then a pine thicket on the rear. These old peach trees have taken on new life—3,000 new ones seem to be two or three years old, the Bermuda is gone, corn waist high grows where the trees were a year ago. We have never seen such transformation in one year's time. He gave $3,000.00 for this tract and has been offered $10,000.00 for it. Then we drove through his main orchard, and here peach trees and peaches were doing their level best. 'Twas like some nobleman's garden, every thing looking its best. Then we passed by the Fulghum oat field, HEAD OP WHITE FACE HERD OF J. T. ANDERSON. COBB COUNTY
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 145 the sugarcane patch, the potato patch, and on home. By this time it was dark, but mere darkness does not daunt Mr. Flournoy. He went in the house and got his large flashlight and he showed us three fine colts—two horse colts and a mule colt. From the lot we went to the garden and he flashed his light along the fine rows of cabbage, beans, beats, parsnips, tomatoes, lettuce, and so forth and so on, that go to make up a good home garden. Then we went on the porch and as he sat down in a rocking chair, we ventured to remark: 'Mr. Flournoy, a man who is so enthused with his farm work as you are, must get some pleasure as well as profit out of it.' 'Yes,' he replied, 'I make a good living and I would not swap places right now with President Wilson or even -Rockefeller !"" This Farmer on Right Track A plain story of a modest farmer is told by H. M. Peebles, of Swainsboro, Ga., and shows what can be done with "gumption" and two mules, in seven years. He says: "I married seven years ago and bought a farm which I have worked out and paid for. My farm is only a small one of 75 acres with 55 acres cleared, which I cultivate with two mules. SECTION OF HEREFORD CATTLE EXHIBIT, SOUTHEASTERN FAIR, 1915
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144 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
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 />
HEAD OP WHITE FACE HERD OF J. T. ANDERSON. COBB COUNTY
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