Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-30

subjected to floods. or was partially
covered by water. was valued at
about SIS an acre, while immediate-
ly after being drained. and prepar-
ed for cultivation, it rose in value
to $3.50 to 5000 an acre.
Undrainsd Land worthless
Land which is not properly
sible to produce anything in the
world upon 1T. Cattle cannot use it
for grazing, not even hay can be
raised thereon the judge continued,
''but after it is drained. fair esti-
mate of the number Of bushels of
seventy-five to one hundred, while
any other crop indigenous to the
section. can be raised on it in bonn
"There are many millions of feet
of fine timber In Georgia, which is
get to it. All of this land can be
drained, and this timber released for
the market, another item of value
drainage would bring the state.
Drainage is very important. 1t is
one of the most vital projects in the
our land and release it for agricul-
tural purposes, the richer our state
will be, our citizens health will be
bettered, and the population increas-
d in manifold numbers"
Judge Norris is very enthusiastic
Drainage congress, which will be
leld in Atlanta November 10, II and
IL, and he says that he hopes ev-
Try county in Georgia will see to
that some representative of the
county attends. He says that over
five thousand delegates from all
sections of the United States will
attend the congress, and that it will
prove of inestimable benefit to ev-
cry county to have a. representative
attend.
In the table of statistics prepared
by the judge, Bulloch county is
shown to have the largest number
of acres which need draining. There
are 522,810 acres in Bulloch, all of
which, the judge says. could be turn
ed from Improbable land into pro-
ducing soil
UNFRAMED Area In Georgia
Following is the table, as prepar-
ed by Judge Morris. showing the
number of acres in each county
needing drainage work:
AppIing, $4,000; Baker, ,,73,loo; Ea1d-
Ben Hill, 46.912; Berrien. 10000: Bit.b,
Ery9n: 5000; Bullock, 17s,T76; Burke.
Il 100; .Catoosa. $500: Charlton, So, SO;
Chatham. 176.G21; Chattahoochee. 1900:
1902; Clay. 20, 600: Clinch. $4,000: Clay.
ION, 5000: Cobb, 80, $50: Coffee. 225 900:
; Colquitt. 6,304; Columbia. 1920; Coweta.
none; Cra r% 40.4So; oo Crisp. 111.sS0;
300; Dekalb. - ,224: Dodge. .5s4: Dooly,
HGGo D9aEs6nerty S7449 o pn%ons1as S25
min. $500: Fayette. 1910: Floyd. $500:
Forsyth, 1000; Franklin. 1916; Fulton, s.
300; Gilmer, none; Glascock. 6.100; Glynn,
2G7 800; ~ Gordon Lord $500; Grady' $500;
Is io4: Hnralson, $3.50; Harris a 9,Si5:
Hart, 10,230:' Heard. 10000: Henry. a.
0S5; Houston. r24,67o: Irwin, 63,4so: Jack
S0,3S4 jefferson, 3S, 230; Jenkins. so. 800;
Johnson. $4,000; Jones. Is 1855: Laurens,
100 100: Lee, 22,s5O; Liberty. $o2, 300: Lin
S"S E cRafe o"na oS 1S MaiGroI rmp 1a
ion ion 800: Mcriwcth@r, &C. 600 t''' Miller Ms
285G; M dtn! $685. Mitchell he doo $1,000;
$50; Newton. II 400: Oconce, 300; Ogie-
'horpe. 2o,725; PanldinG; 1926: PlcEens,
700: Pulaski, 1900 Putnam hns 6 rS5o
Quitman, 10000; Rabun. 5000: Randolph,
80, 400; Richmond 9,G40; Rockdale. 4.64O;
c,ronlccy. 4,9G5; ScreIyesnnc $3.50; spaaldinng
800; Taylor. 5000; Tattnall, 15S $50;
relfair. $500: Terrell, 31G52; Thomas
4 GHG; TIT. 80, 80; Toombs; 1850; Towns,
1 55 W 7Sssg, i1as4 Walton 9 as0
Ware. $40: 900; Warren. 1880; Washing
iS Soo White "G none Wntfed f6
Wilcox, 40, 100; Wilkes, 10000; Wiikin
son. 35,94O; Worth, 1920.