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It is not necessary to
grow cotton in Georgia
in order to make a good
profit from farming. J.
T, Roberts of Jefferson
County has been run
ning a large plantation
for over four years, and
has planted no cotton.
He depends upon hogs,
cattle and oats for his
income, and besides do
ing this successfully his
soil has gradually im
proved until it is now in
a state of high fertility,
and in the spring of the
year the long green
stretches of luxuriant
oats, make a striking
contrast to the neigh
boring cotton fields lying
bare. Better green fields
the year round than
white ones for a season
only. The ground-needs
cover crops, where snow
does not tarry.
2O4 FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
NEWTON County, 19,000; Covington, 3,000; area, 259 square
miles; taxable property, $9,500,000. Farm products: Cotton,
corn, grain, hay, live stock including Herefords and fine hogs.
Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil mills, fertilizer plants, total
value, $1,000,000. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average land
value, $25 per acre.
OCONEE County, 11,000; Watkinsville, 600; area, 172 square
miles; taxable property, $1,989,973. Farm products: Cotton,
corn, hay, grain, melons, peaches, nuts, three stock farms, hogs
and cattle. Manufactures: Cotton mills. Average altitude, 800
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $10.
OGLETHORPE County, 20,000; Lexington, 700; area, 490 square
miles; taxable property, $2,723,536. Farm products: Cotton,
corn, wheat, oats, peas, hay. Manufactures: Cotton mills, oil
mills, fertilizer plants, furniture factory. Average altitude, 795
feet. Average value farm land per acre, $20.
PAULDING County, 14,000; Dallas, 1,500; area, 360 square
miles; taxable property, $2,700,000. Farm products': Corn, cot
ton, wheat, oats, potatoes, peaches, apples, pecans, 500 head
cattle. Manufactures: Cotton mills, hosiery mills, grist mills,
lumber and planing mills, gold, iron, copper. Average altitude,
1,050 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $30.
PICKENS County, 9,041; Jasper, 350; area, 241 square miles;
taxable property, $1,500,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton, pota
toes, wheat, cane, oats, apples, peaches. Manufactures: Exten
sive marble and quarry works, total invested, $4,500,000. Average
Altitude, 1,500 feet. Average value land per acre, $30. •
PIERCE County, 12,500; Blackshear, 1,487; area, 550 square
miles; taxable property, $3,959,297. Farm products: Sea Island
cotton, corn, sweet potatoes. Manufactures: Guano factory.
Average altitude, 87 feet. Average value farm land per acre,
$5 to $50.
PIKE COUNTY, 21,325; Zebulon, 723; area, square miles, 294;
taxable property, $4,129,056. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,
wheat, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches, melons, vegetables. Hard
woods. Manufactures: Cotton oil mill, buggies and wagons and
others. Average altitude, 700 feet. Average value farm land
per acre, $12.
POLK County, 20,203; Cedartown, 6,000; area, 292 square
miles; taxable property, $1,665,000. Farm products: Cotton and
corn, fruits, peaches, dairy farms. Manufactures: Several cotton
mills, cement plants, planing, box and lumber mills, oil mills,
fertilizer works, iron mills. Average altitude, 1,000 feet. Aver
age value farm land per acre, $10.
PULASKI County, 22,835; Hawkinsville, 4,500; area, 225 square
miles; taxable property, $3,231,880. Farm products: Cotton,