Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-10
By Marketing Only the Best,
DR.. w. H. Born, of MCRae,
Realizes Good Profits Eas-
iIy-DeWberrieS
BY RALPH SMITH

~
Of engaging extensively in the pro-
duction of any commodity, other
than cotton, without first being as
sured of a ready and reasonably
steady market is becoming more
generally appreciated everywhere
and every day in Georgia. The moral
of that old maxim-'look before
you leap''-is being driven home by
many sad experiences.
But even so, the farmer who has
engaged in diversification is in bet
ter shape today than the farmer
who staked everything on cotton
production. Although many farm
ers have suffered financial loss
through inability to market their
diversified crops, the fact remains
that they at least are supplied with
an abundance of food products and
feedstuffs to carry them over the
winter, whereas the man who relied
solely on cotton for funds with
which to buy his supplies is with
out the actual necessities.
Here and there. one or more for
ward looking farmers will be found
who have profited by the expert
ence of others, and have produced,
in addition to cotton, only product
of character and quality which they
knew in advance would find a ready
sale. There are a number CT such
men in Telfair county, and their
affairs are in tip-top shape.
Pecans and Dewberries
The pecan industry has been de-
veloping slowly but surely in Tel.
fair county for some years. and to-
day the forward looking men who
planted pecan orchards some years
ago are reaping profits from their
thriftiness that are wonderful help
in the present situation. There is
a ready and steady market for pc
cans, but with this delicious nut,
quality is a big factor. The profits
are realized not from seedlings, but
from the big, meaty, paper-shell
types.
The prize pecan orchard of the
county is owned by DIR. w. H. Born.
of McRae, and his success has been
an inspiration to others. The annual
yield from DR.. Born's 103 acres.
containing nearly 1000 trees, is
about 10000 pounds.
"And never have any trouble sell
ing my nuts at a satisfactory price"
remarked DR.. Born. But am very
Col SIul III clu1llS1 pCSh1IlS anu
shipping. It is of the utmost i'm
shipments be wholly free of seed
lings, hulls, etc.
There is a demand always for
the best, and when the best only
! is delivered the purchaser returns
for more Of the same sort. II at
tribute the growth of my business
to the care that has been taken in
shipping to the markets only the
highest types of pecans. There is
nothing like a satisfied customer"
Max L. McRae and DR.. Born are
engaged right now in introducing
the dewberry in Telfair county, and
in this undertaking they are influ-
enced by experience in the develop
ment of the pecan industry. Mr..
| McRae is one of the largest and
most successful farmers in south
east Georgia, and he is going in ev-
| cry year for diVersificatiOn on a
more extensive scale, having in mind
| at all times, however, the Importance
of market outlet for his products.
1--WE are going to encourage the
| cultivation of dewberries, said Mr..
McRae. 1--WE know from the ex-
perience of others and from careful
| inquiries that there is always a mar
| ket for these berries in season, pro-
vided, Of course, they are compare
BILE to the best that the country af-
| fords. We are going to raise as
| good or better dewberries than can
| be had anywhere in the United
| States
An AristOcratic Blackberry
| The dewberry is something like
| the blackberry, only it is more arts
tocratic, and it's cultivation requires
! more attention. The demand for it's
production has always exceeded the
supply, and it may be produced in
| commercial quantities and at a profit
| in Telfair county.
"All of these phases of the mat.
| ter have been investigated, said Mr..
McRae. ''It is our information that
dewberries are grown for the market
in relatively few sections of the
country. About 200 carloads are
shipped annually from the vicinity
Of Southern Pines, N. c., and some
berries are produced in California.
1.-THE industry has toe he'd
around Vidalia, in Toombs county
that is where we get our inspira-
ton. They raised, last year, five or
ten carloads, and made profit from
their shipment"
| Under normal conditions and with
| proper attention, dewberries will
yield about 100 crates to an acre OF
land, and the price ranges from 81
to SO per crate, so that the profit
ableness of their production is ap
parent. ....'...
But" added Mr.. McRae, "dew'
berries are not so easily Introduced
on a farm. The plants we are put
ting out in Telfair county won't be-
gin to bear until May, 1923, and