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It has been discovered
lately that the waste
from the marble quar
ries of Georgia ftos a
high commercial value
as fertilizer and for
various other purposes.
A company has teen
organized and begun
operations in the marble
quarry section, utiliz
ing the vast accumula
tions of the past quarter
of a century. It is
ground, sifted and
graded. In pulverized
form it will be used ex
tensively as fertilizer,
and in putty industry;
also for all kinds of
tarraze tile paving. It
is an excellent substi
tute for chalk. State
Geologist McCallie is
fostering the enterprise,
which bids fair to add
materially to the com
mercial wealth of the
State.
i86 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
Georgia's One-Hundred and Fifty-
Two Counties
Their Physical Condition, Resources ana
Industries
Something of the conditions in each county, the population,
county seat, taxable property values, agricultural, manufacturing
and mining industries and resources, average altitude above the
sea, and the average value of ordinary farm lands, may be
gleaned from the brief statements appended. This information
was compiled by the State Agricultural Department. The figures
were taken from official records wherever possible. The popula
tion figures were local official estimates for the end of 1915.
Regarding the average value of farm lands, Commissioner
Price states that the figures given in no case represent the value
of the higher class or best farm lands of the counties, but simply
an average of lands which may be used for agricultural purposes.
These figures are furnished in most cases by the county officials,
and as their natural sources of information are the returns made
for taxation, due allowance may be made. The Commissioner of
SILVER LACE WTANDOTTES, MIDDLEBEOOKS FARM, BIBB COUNTY