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There is no reason
why thousands of bush
els of Irish potatoes
sold in Georgia each
winter should not 'be
grown here at home, in
stead of in Maine,
Michigan, and other far
away states. At least
Georgia should grow its
home supply. Frank E.
Sadler, of Hart County,
has shown what can be
done with them as a
second crop. In 1S15,
following a wheat crop,
he made 340 bushels on
one and one-half acres.
The previous year oats
and peas had been
grown on the land, and
then a crop of cotton,
which was followed by
wheat and then the
Irish potatoes. Rota
tion seems to be the
proper principle to ap
ply with all crops.
182 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
A WHITE-FACE GREETING FROM GEORGIA.
never saw the country they portray, so it is not surprising that
the most graphic account of Georgia and its rich, natural heritage
should have been penned by that noble old Roman, Dionysius.
Nor does it matter so much that Dionysius used his masterpiece
of literature to describe the country now called Italy. What we
claim is that he had a prophetic vision of Georgia, and, being
called upon in a hurry by the Roman Chamber of Commerce of
that time to write a book of Facts About Italy, he used the
Georgia vision as copy.
WITNESS :
. for I look upon that country as the best which
stands least in need of foreign commodities. Now I am
persuaded that——enjoys this universal fertility beyond
all countries in the world. For it contains a good deal of
arable land, without wanting pastures and forests., and
abounds, I may say, in delights and advantages. Un
paralleled are the planes . . . which yield three crops
a year, bringing to perfection the winter, summer and
autumnal grain . . . there are pastures for sheep,
goats, horses and neat cattle; there are marsh grasses
wet with dew, and the meadow grasses of the hills are