Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-29
SUMTER COUNTYS ASSURED FUTURE.

While marvellous future assured for all Southwest
Georgia Sumter County dscountng that future with her
good roads, progressive methods and generous and intelligent
Of fertilizer such attracting wide attention Early the
wonderful development of this fertile section Sumter forged
the front and has lost her position the head Of the process
More than this other counties are following where she leads
and only question of short time until this portion of
state bsected and interseced with network of good roads that
will bring and investors here by the thousands
Sumter establishing many records by her modern
methods of agriculture and hardly day passes that does
not demonstrate and possibilities of this combination Of
soil and climate.
achieved by Mr. Anderson thrifty farmer near Americas who
neted 1886 from the sale of sweet potatoes grown upon patch
less than and half his yield being 435 bushels every
buhel of which he sold for dollar per bushel
The following day the ImesRecorder told the story of Mr.
A. B. Connors another entepng farmer who sold 200 bushels
peas at S. 49, thus netting Mr. Conno 1870 AS this was but half
bis crop his total yield will amount $40 for lot of field
peas the only cost of which the gathering he cultivated
the peas In blowing his corn crop
There but couple of instances that practically demon
sae the almost unlimited possibilities this has offer They
could be multiplied many times and by actual experiences
where the profits much greater
In practically every instance the generous and intelligent use
of fertilizer of the great potent factors securing these r.
markabe and profitable results only necessary compare pres
ent methods with those of years ago realize the wonderful
strides that have been made.
And comparatively speaking, Sumter County has just started
her development
Great have been the changes during the past decade the
next ten will show much startling results There
question this fact the opinion of those whose careful suy
and experience place them position to know 1t only the
little who Is satisfied with present accomplishments
But 1t well to remember the meantime that the wonderful
possibilities and profits OF this section receiving wide publicity
and wonderful have been the appreciation of farm land values
only start has been made this direction we'll Very there
will be hundred farms Sumter county where there but
en but each and every of these hundred farms will be made
10 yield the greatest possible return.
1t is the active acreshose that being nelgeny and
properly worked that has been responsible for Sums progress
1t is the idle acres that hold the county back.
Happily, this last feature being rapidly remeded by the
peedened influx of enepng farmers who coming here with
sufficient money both buy land and the necessary fertilizer and
machinery develop high yield per If you further
proof drive out of these roads and the number of disc
pow that turning twelve fourteen and sixteen inches
of soil where years ago only the surface being scratched
by cross-eyed niger and lame mule.
Great the Sumter of today but the Sumter of
man dare estimate her certain greatness