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N. W. Weaver, of
Cuthbert, is an enthu
siastic grower of grains
—wheat, rye ana oats.
Randolph county lands
are well adapted to
grain production. Mr.
Weaver farms scientifi
cally and on a large
scale, and has made
some creditable records.
In the spring of 1916
Ms wheat averaged 40
bushels an acre, his rye
25 bushels, and his oats
60. Italian rye made
56 bushels. He gets
$1.75 a bushel for
wheat, $2.50 for rye,
and $1.00 for oats, for
seed purposes. No
problems in farming
are too great for men
of the Weaver stamp,
who also help make
other people's problems
easy. Georgia needs a
few more Weavers.
146 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
I have all the stumps out of 40 acres of this and will stump the
rest this winter. I am not an all-cotton farmer, as I always raise
plenty of supplies to run my farm and feed for my stock and
always have some meat and lard for sale. I have sold the present
season $155.00 worth and have plenty for home use and to fur
nish my wage hand in both meat and lard and have five more
hogs to sell, which I will graze on rye and sell in early spring at
a fancy price.
"My heaviest pig this season weighed 460 pounds, net, and I
also raised 400 bushels of corn and 300 gallons syrup and also
a good crop of peas, velvet beans, and potatoes. So the war times
have not caused me to lose any sleep yet. I sowed in the early
fall two acres rye, three acres wheat and ten acres in oats, all of
which will be followed with peas for hay and hog feed, and will
plant ten acres in cotton this year and last year I planted 25
acres in cotton, so I am cutting my cotton acreage over half and
sowed in grain. The remaining 30 acres I will put in corn with
peas, groundpeas, velvet beans, and chufas in the middles for
hog and cow feed. I have a good Jersey cow which I paid $60.00
for that has a fine heifer, so I will raise my milk cows from
now on.
"I have my cottonseed, which I will use unless the price gets
better, and will use but very little guano and will make other
expenses as light as possible, as the best thing I can see for the
farmer is to raise all the supplies he can at home and make but
few debts and he will be all right, war or no war."
Truck and Fruit
When examples of successful truck and fruit farming in Geor
gia are needed, the name of Mark Riegel, of Pomona, comes
naturally to mind. The Riegels, father and son, natives of Illi
nois, have actually made Georgians ashamed of themselves when
it comes to showing what can be grown. The elder Riegel makes
a specialty of Pimento peppers. They have engaged extensively
in canning these, as well as other fruits and vegetables, and the
entire farm is a model of profitable industry.
"I have made a specialty," says Mr. Riegel, "of growing the
high-quality Terry apple, which we pack in standard bushel boxes
and market entirely in the Southern states. For the past two
years have received $2.25 per box f. o. b. here for the fancy
grade, and $5 per barrel fgr No. I. While we grow vegetables
for the spring market, I make a specialty of vegetables for fall
market. Our tomatoes are usually marketed in June and July,
and net not less than $100 per acre. I once made $1,200 on an
acre of cabbage, making 30 tons of trimmed heads to the acre.