The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-11
Some Of Georgia's Resources
In National Finance. y
By Chas. B. Teal.

In Ben Hill and doning countless there special features of
interest the that do apply all localities South
Georgia. which wish call attention in this article
who have studied the conditions under which lands have
HANGED from and three dollars twenty and thirty
dollars years. might think false valuation only
boom that would be against the interest of the nder but
first that than twenty years
the soil this scarcely consideration sale
lands the upentne and mill the only that
dealt with these lands But decade what few people there
the country awoke to the fact that the tupetne about al
gone, and the only timber left but few scattering pines
1t scope Of country with but few people it, who
had the turpentne and carried the
mill AS Of necessity these people commenced clear the
land and cultivate patches find value of the soil From the
crowded sections of The and elsewhere people where
they could lands cheap and they have made rapid progress
until recently did the farmer find from scientific discovery expert
marn with the SOIL shat he could make in Ben Hill
County ii land other place in the world
the West and the greatest advantage
except He his the fall reaps them
spring; he plants the ground potatoes
peas other forage One last year peas
after large of oats fed mule for the eight following
months.
1t should special that
this section crops fall lard fertile black
dirt fertilizers used but in no wear of the
has the farmer made total faprea failure which could
be said that he didn't make living Of the money
always know how much the borrower pay year.
and unless he makes enough each make these
terms the contract there nothing left do but oecoe
which the lender always tries avoid Especially this where
there several bad years together have
where the farmer could calculate with much accuracy the spring
to what he will have in the fall as in this section
There things which have had much do developing
tie farms this locality. few years the public roads
but change the law that
right work its convcts has wonderful
of the public highways Graded roads running throughout the
counties few years farmer complain for their
will Fitzgerald which years old and
population eight thousand including the factory and railroad
Shops which the does show, be the best city
south of Macon this state Its streets being paved and
has all the improvements that could be expected of young CITY,
There place in Georgia where the farmers need long loans
than here They need build better home they need stump
their lands which have already been umpe and they need
of the soil ready for the pow The local banks help
hm if they need it, make their but the paid
back the fall 1t usually understood in the North how the
banks in this must guard against letting unless
they know that they collect before the end of the The
farmer who wishes improve his farm must take four five years
do and he the back until he has time to
make this improved property this makes
the farmer borrow his for of New homes
be built barns be built and land be cultivated
While loan the property the security grow
Being almost level the praries OF Texas cannot wash
the assured that their decrease in
value any farm land where he has placed his money