The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
FARMS OF SOUTH
RAISE FINE CROPS
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west Georgia can all be produced to
greater advantage than AZ the present
time.
Georgia has shown a strong tendency
toward more diversified and more profit
able agriculture.
North and South Carolina show the
same diversity OF SOIL conditions as
Georgia As in Georgia. the coastwise
region presents excellent opportunities
for the production Of winter truck crops
having a high acreage value. In addi-
ton, there are extensive tracts OF poorly
drained swamps and savannas agTegst-
Ing thousands OF acres which are known
10 constitute the best corn soils east or
the Allegheny Mountains. There have
been numerous Instances where the prof
It's from a single years crop have paid
the cost Of drainage and the initial price
OF the land.
In the Piedmont Section.
Throughout the entire Piedmont section
OF Alabama, Georgia. South and North
Carolina, and Virginia the rapid deveI-
opment Of manufacturing. based upon
the water power OF that section. has
caused exceptional growth in the popula-
ton OF manufacturing towns. Not over
. per cent OF the meat and not more
than Is per cent OF the dairy products
consumed by the manufacturing popula-
ton are produced IN the States where
these towns are located Throughout the
Piedmont section there IS almost an IN
limited opportunity for increasing the
dairy industry. the production Of meat
for home consumption. and raising vege-
tables and fruits for nearby city trade.
In Virginia about one-half OF the land
now held in farms may De classed as i'm
proved land. Great progress has been
made within the past few years in the
agricultural development Of all sections
Of the State The fruit industry IN the
mountain region has given Virginia ap-
pies a worldwide reputation Improved
methods in tobacco culture are increas-
ing the revenues derived from Virginia
tobacco lands. IN the eastern tidewater
section. wherever additional transporta-
ton facilities have been supplied the pro-
duction Of garden vegetables and OF
fruits has greatly increased.
Fruits I'm Kentucky,
In Kentucky and in Tennessee new ag-
rICuItursl industries are being introduced
Both peaches and cantaloupes flourish
upon the soils OF these States and ex-
tensive melon and peach shipments are
made from sections where these products
were unknown at the time Of the last
census The development OF the noun
tain lands IN the eastern sections Of both
States has Just begun. and splendid crops
OF sugar corn, green peas, potatoes, and
other garden vegetables are produced on
lands in the Cumberland plateau which
teli years ago were considered worthless
for any agricultural purpose.
The development OF the apple industry
in Arkansas and Southern Missouri IS
well known. II IS not so well known that
there are excellent rice lands in the cen
tral prairies OF Arkansas and that Mis-
souri, may some day equal Kansas in the
production OF alfalfa upon her prairie
lands
The new State OF Oklahoma has only
begun her agricultural development
Here the climatic conditions are such
that the cotton OF the Southern States
and the wheat and corn OF the more
Northern States meet IN the same region.
Her upland soils are not only suited 10
the production Of the great staple crops.
but in many localities can be made to
produce excellent crops Of apples, peaches.
and grapes IA. goNSTEE7.
Chief Of Survey Work N ths Bureau Of Soils