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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

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