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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 159
jerseys. Many of the old cotton farms of Dougherty, Lee and
Terrell counties are now cattle ranges, at least in part, either for
beef or dairy purposes. G. W. Blonton has a dairy farm near
Savannah famous for the richness of its milk. He sells 100
gallons a day, for four-fifths of which he gets fourteen cents a
quart. With the establishment of more creameries, for which,
either as individual enterprises or on the co-operative plan, there
is a decided demand, and with the addition of cheese factories,
the dairying, industry in the State would soon reach large pro
portions.
What Pork Production Cost
B. A. Garrard of Laurens county, made an experiment lately
in fattening hogs. He paid $193 for forty-three hogs, and the
feed cost $49. Some of the pork he sold at market prices for
$100, the larger part, however, at much less a pound, to his farm
hands for $415, using in his own household $35 worth, getting
$4.80 for lard, and had 14 head left at a market value of $125;
total: $681.80, or a net profit of $439.80, not counting his time
and labor. Every farm in Georgia should have at least a few
hogs at that rate, as the skimmed milk from dairies, the discard
of the truck farm, the stubble of grain fields, and the wild roots
and nuts in the wood lands can all be turned into easy pork-
money.
Progressive Farm Clubs Helfi
Farm clubs or farmers' guilds in various parts of the state are
fostering advanced methods of cultivation, and helping to solve
the marketing problems that are continually arising. A notably
beneficial organization of this sort is the Progressive Farm Club
of Baldwin County, which has been instrumental in quickly
eradicating the cattle tick in that county. It employs an engineer
to supervise the improvement of the highways, and helps settlers
in the county, even to contributing funds for loans where neces
sary.
Day Laborer to Capitalist
A comfortable fortune has been made from farming by W. B.
Richardson of Baldwin county, who started as a day-laborer,
saved and bought a bit of land, and gradually added more from
his profits. He now advances $15,000 a year to other farmers.
He plants a general crop, but makes a specialty of corn, of which
he averages forty bushels an acre. He is a firm believer in the
high fertilizing qualities of peavines turned under, and is a
consistent preacher of rotation and diversification.
Georgia Products Day
is an annual institution
in Georgia, officially
proclaimed by the Gov
ernor. It was inaugu
rated by the Georgia,
Chamber of Commerce
in 1913. On the same
day and at the same
hour, all over the State
are held dinners, both
public and private, at
which nothing but Geor
gia products are served.
The object is obvious.
The first Georgia Prod
ucts dinner to be held
outside of Georgia, was
in Detroit, November
18, 1916, when all the
food served had been
sent from Georgia for
the purpose. The De
troit diners exchanged
telegrams of greeting
with diners in Georgia
cities. Georgia dinners
are planned for many
Northern cities in 191T.