The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-14
Soil Survey Of Ben Hill County

u S Department of Agriculture of Soils Washington,
D. c. April 1OThe production of will soon become an m
porant special agricultural industry in Ben Hill county, Georgia.
corng to the report Survey of the County
by the Bureau Soils Department of Agriculture ope
ration with the Georgia State College of Agriculture
The survey the purpose showing what crops the
types soil the best adapted to and how they
should be treated that the might be
obtained.
The report will be illustrated by map colors showing the
tent and location types of found during the sur
yy churches schoo houses farms streams
public roads the county The contains 256
square miles 1863, $40
Drainage conditions good the climate mild and euaoe and
the annual precipitation about so inches which we'll dstr
throughout year. the for the summer months being
about Railroad facilities good Fitzgerald the county
seat being important railroad center
principal crops and cotton there tendency
to break away from practice depending entirely cotton
which money CROP the report ea island cotton could
be successfully grown better phase of the Triton sandy oam
Pec growing industry which, although conducted on
large sufficient prominence to deserve special
n about 1875 of which IS
are trees bearing The Triton sandy loan the soil best adapt
All that have been set out far have done
WE'LL The usually feet and the land plant
until the five six DID, BY that time
the trees begin heavily the moisture and grass
substituted begin bear light crops six
seven years produced paying quantities. The
nuts readily command forty cents pound"
tendency increase the present large of
Wheat grown home but it likely that crop
important the Rye is for winter
PASTURE which satisfactory An increasing of
cowpas being planted farmers apparently beginning realize
the value of this crop in definite rotation.
methods taking place gradually"
says the report implements being introduced and
their spreading throughout the The onehorse pillow
still the land though twohorse pows
becoming and few disk ow Disk harrows
are and many disk drills are also found.
fertilizers used universally for all the
general opinion being impossible grow crops without them
About fifty per county operated by the
frequently little help except their family.
system agriculture" the report
gradually the better section of the
should paid crop rotation and particularly the
growing of hay and feed II of these crops
greater supply BARNARD would be
available and the expenditure commercial fertilizer would be
teraly reduced"
The price land widely the county from
the rough undesirable $500 500 per
near towns where the land is improved.
soils mapped during the survey their crop adp
tations
The Triton sandy considered the best soil in the county
produces good yields cotton, fertilizer
any other type capable Of producing yield of
one per proper fertilization
although yield probably about twohd of
per Corn does we'll this type yielding from so 60
Norfolk sandy loan ranks the Triton sandy loan in
Cotton does we'll and potatoes peanuts velvet
and all that do not have roofing
handsome Yields Truck also adapted this
soil and the tyye generally selected anyone wishing
engage trucking.
The Norfolk oay considered good sandy
responds readily good and under liberal
peaons fertilizers good yield be secured With careful
handling and Incorporation of organic matter liberal quantities
blowing green tins type could be made
good yields and would be excellent for early
trucking purposes.