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With <strong>the</strong> many diver<br />
sified farming interests<br />
<strong>of</strong> Oobb County, a few<br />
old peach orchards<br />
stand out prominently<br />
as indicators <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
adaptability <strong>of</strong> that sec<br />
tion to peach growing.<br />
Robert Manning, <strong>of</strong> Ma<br />
rietta,, has a small com<br />
mercial orchard <strong>of</strong> Gov<br />
ernor Bogg, Elberta and<br />
Queen <strong>of</strong> Dixie peaches.<br />
The first named trees<br />
are all over ten years<br />
old and show no sign<br />
<strong>of</strong> letting up in produc<br />
tiveness and vigor.<br />
They have never been<br />
sprayed, and although<br />
never infested urith San<br />
Jose scale. Have proved<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>itable in spite <strong>of</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r common diseases<br />
and insects, such as<br />
brown rot and plum cur-<br />
culio.<br />
2IO FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA<br />
ton, corn, oats, wheat, rye, hay, potatoes, apples, peaches, berries,<br />
watermelons, cantaloupes, and o<strong>the</strong>r fruits. Minerals: Pottery,<br />
clay and sandstone. Manufactures: Cotton oil mills, fertilizers<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>rs. Average altitude, 475 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $15.<br />
WAYNE County, 14,800; Jesup, 1,560; area, square miles, 766;<br />
taxable property, $4,023,885. Farm products: Sea Island cotton,<br />
corn, oats, wheat, rye, hay, sugarcane, potatoes, peaches, apples,<br />
melons, berries, o<strong>the</strong>r fruits and vegetables. Average altitude,<br />
75 feet. Average value farm land per acre, $12.<br />
WKBSTER County, 6,151; Preston, 259; area, 227 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,099,654. Farm products: Cotton, corn, oats,<br />
peas, cane, potatoes, apples, peaches, over 150,000 in live stock,<br />
sawmills. Average altitude, 325 feet. Average value <strong>of</strong> land<br />
per acre, $12.50.<br />
WHEELER County, 20,000; Alamo, 700; area, 262 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $3,000,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton, pota<br />
toes, hay, oats, rye, fruits and nuts, considerable live stock. Manu<br />
factures: Guano factories and sawmills. Average altitude, 300<br />
feet. Average value farm land, $20 per acre.<br />
WHITE County, 5,110; Cleveland, 500; area, 241 square miles;<br />
taxable property, $1,300,000. Farm products: Corn, cotton,<br />
grain, potatoes, sorghum, apples, peaches, live stock. Manufac<br />
tures: Sawmills, principally hardwood, value $1,000,000; also<br />
gold and asbestos mines. Average altitude, 1,800 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $10.<br />
WHITFIELD County, 18,000; Dalton, 5,600; area, 285 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $5,000,000. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, live stock, beef cattle and dairy products, peaches, apples.<br />
Manufactures: Varied industries, 22 plants, including cotton and<br />
lumber. Average altitude, 1,500 feet. Average value farm land<br />
per acre, $18.<br />
WILCOX County, 13,446; Abbeville, 1,201; area, 400 square<br />
miles; taxable property, $3,107,205. Farm products: Cotton,<br />
corn, pecans, stock raising beginning. Manufactures: Sawmills,<br />
turpentine plants, ginneries. Average altitude, 240 feet. Average<br />
value farm land per acre, $30.<br />
WILKES County, 26,000; Washington, 4,000; taxable property,<br />
$1,600,000. Farm products: Corn, hay, peas, oats, barley, cane,<br />
cotton, peaches, pears, quinces, grapes, apples, pecans, horses and<br />
hogs, poultry. Manufactures: Furniture, oil mills, gold and<br />
copper mines. Average altitude, 650 feet. Average value farm<br />
land per acre, $25.<br />
WILKINSON County, 12,000; Irwinton, 400; area, square miles,<br />
431; taxable property, $1,742,331. Farm products: Cotton, corn,<br />
oats, wheat, rye, hay, sugarcane, potatoes, apples, peaches, mel-