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FACTS ABOUT
Gobb County^ Georgia
Hills and valleys, at easy undulating grades, consti
tute the land surface of Cobb County, with a general
altitude of from 1,000 to 1,400, while nearly at its
center and ten miles apart, rise the beautiful twin hills,
known as Kennesaw Mountain and Lost Mountain,
dominating the landscape at their altitudes of 1828
feet. Nearly every valley is traversed by a clear run
ning brook. About twenty-five per cent, of the County
remains in forests, and whether regarded from the
standpoint of scenery or cold utility, it is an ideal
county.
The soil, whether on the surface red or gray, has a
o sub-soil of red clay, and it is comparatively easy to
get a seed bed a foot thick, if needed.
Cobb has an excellent system of graded roads, reach
ing into every corner of the county. These are built
and maintained by the convict system, the Cobb County
Camp being one of the best in the State, equipped with
all modern tools. The Dixie Highway from the West
to Florida, passes right through the county and skirts
around the base of historic Kennesaw Mountain.
Good farms and good farmers are found in every part of the county, but
there is room for five thousand more good farmers within its borders.
Just think of it! Right at the border of the county lies a city of 170,000
people, gaining population at the rate of 10,000 a year; furnishing a market for
five million dollars worth of farm produce every year, and that also increasing
enormously—and not ten per cent, of the produce demanded by this great mar
ket comes from the nearby territory.
Cattle and hogs can be raised in Cobb County at as low a cost as anywhere
in the South, and much lower than in the North or West. And there is a pack
ing house only twenty miles away.
Dairying offers exceptional opportunities for profit. One of the largest
and best paying herds of thoroughbred Jersey cattle in the South is in Cobb
County; also several renowned herds of registered Herefords. There are more
Hereford cattle in Cobb County than any other county in the state.
Wheat and alfalfa, oats and rye, and all the cattle-food grasses are made
with little effort.
Crops grow in this climate nine months in the year.
Those who would know what Georgia land can produce, should visit Cobb
County and be satisfied.
We have abundant streams, healthful climate and the best drinking water
on earth. ,
For information address:
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT, MARIETTA,
GEORGIA