Here©s Georgia! LIBRARIES - the Digital Library of Georgia
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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA 197<br />
GLYNN County, 14,317; Brunswick, 10,182; area, 439 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $6,590,000. Farm products: Cereals,<br />
grains, yams, garden truck, cattle, hogs. Manufactures: Twenty-<br />
six manufacturing plants, investment, $1,645,000, principally naval<br />
stores and lumber. Average altitude, 25 feet. Average value<br />
farm land per acre, $10.<br />
GORDON County, 15,861; Calhoun, 2,500; area, about 400 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $4,250,269. Farm products: Wheat,<br />
oats, corn, cotton, nuts, cattle, horses, Jersey pigs, Essex hogs.<br />
Manufactures: Brick plants, cotton mill, oil and fertilizer mill,<br />
lumber plant, iron ore mine. Average altitude, 1,600 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $25.<br />
GRADY County, 20,000; Cairo, 2,000; area, 452 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $3,500,000. Farm products: Cotton, corn, po<br />
tatoes, cane, tobacco, fruit, live stock. Manufactures: Barrel<br />
factories, syrup refinery. Average altitude, 324 feet. Average<br />
value farm lands, $20 per acre.<br />
GREENE County, 19,000; Greensboro, 2,000; area, 361 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,300,634. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, grain, hay, fruit, truck, pecans, live stock including registered<br />
Jerseys and race horses, dairy products. Manufactures: Cotton,<br />
yarn, hosiery, cotton seed oil, brick, lumber. Average altitude,<br />
625 feet. Average value farm lands, $12.50 per acre.<br />
GWINNETT County, 28,827; Lawrenceville, 1,518; area, 438<br />
square miles; taxable property, $5,975,683. Farm products: Cot<br />
ton, corn, grain, peaches, apples, fruits, berries, cattle, chickens.<br />
Manufactures: Cotton mills, harness, tanning, horse collars (shop<br />
said to be largest in world). Average altitude, 1,400 feet. Aver<br />
age value farm land per acre, $8.50.<br />
HABERSHAM County, 12,500; Clarkesville, 600; area, 283 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $2,650,619. Farm products: Corn, hay,<br />
cotton, grain, potatoes, apples, peaches, cherries, cattle, horses,<br />
mules, hogs. Manufactures: Oil mills, saddles, novelties, lum<br />
ber plants, asbestos mines. Altitude average, 1,500 feet. Average<br />
farm land value, $35 per acre.<br />
HALL County, 28,644; Gainesville, 6,575; area, square miles,<br />
449; taxable property, $8,485,780. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches, melons, figs, ber<br />
ries, hardwoods, gold, granite, building stones, brick, clay, lead<br />
and silver. Manufactures: Two large cotton mills, oil mills and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 1,600 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $15.<br />
HANCOCK County, 20,000; Sparta, 2,500; area, 523 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,200,000. Farm products: Corn, cot<br />
ton, grain, fruits, nuts, live stock and garden truck. Manufac-<br />
While <strong>Georgia</strong> con<br />
tains comparatively<br />
small areas <strong>of</strong> swamp<br />
lands, <strong>the</strong>re are still<br />
seme fairly extensive<br />
tracts to be reclaimed.<br />
The biggest drainage<br />
project ever undertaken<br />
in <strong>the</strong> State is now un<br />
der way, with contracts<br />
let. The land to be<br />
drained is on <strong>the</strong> Broad<br />
River, beginning in<br />
Stephens County, and<br />
extending through a<br />
great portion <strong>of</strong> Frank<br />
lin County. The dis<br />
trict is n miles long<br />
and will make available<br />
3,000 acres <strong>of</strong> bottom<br />
land that is very fertile.<br />
It includes 30,000 acres<br />
on which bonds will be<br />
placed. The work is<br />
being done by individ<br />
ual assessment. Sim<br />
ilar reclamation oppor<br />
tunities exist elsewhere