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Identifier: georgiahistorica00geor (find matches)
Title: Georgia, historical and industrial
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Georgia. Dept. of Agriculture Stevens, O. B. (Obediah B.) Wright, R. F. (Robert F.)
Subjects: Georgia -- History Georgia -- Economic conditions
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : G.W. Harrison, State Printer
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ive fields of waving hay ready for the reaper, or the green carpetedmeadow on which are grazing herds of sleek cattle suggestive of richcream, milk and butter, or juicy steaks, and where the horses that en-joy its bounteous feast will compare favorably with the best bloods ofKentucky ? The well-mowed lawn, too, that skirts the gravel walk andspreads out in front of the farmers neat cottage or stately mansion,and through his grass and forage crops not only fills his bams withplenty, but also adds to his bank account the handsome profits that ac-bears testimony to refinement, culture and good taste. A farm and home like this are within the reach of the Georgia farmerwho, devoting only a part of his land to cotton, raises his own supplies,crae from the sale of the vast surplus remaining after all the needs ofhimself and farm have been fully met. POTATOES. The South is awakening to new industries, and broader fields of use-fulness. The good work is going on with increasing impetus in this
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I GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AXD IXDUSTRIAL. 231 year of grace, 1901. Georgia is progressing on all lines. In this chap-ter, however, we are speaiing of diyersified fanning. The potato crop is another source of wealth to Georgia. Both Irishand sweet potatoes make good yields; but the acreage and production ofthe latter are much larger than of the former. The Siveet Potato.—In sweet potatoes Georgia comes just behindIsTorth Carolina, which State ranks first in this product. The soil iswell adapted to their culture, and when the season is propitious the yieldis very abundant. Not only is this a favorite crop for home consumption,but great quantities are exported to the northern States. In some sec-tions they are used also for fattening hogs. The average yield is 78-;bushels to the acre. Yery large yields have been reported from someof the best farms, viz.: 800 bushels to the acre in Berrien, Cra^vford andRichmond counties; 500 bushels in Brooks county, and 400 bushels inFulton county. Of the

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