Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-20
ourteen new silos erected within the

fourteen new silos erected within the
last year, and others are in con-
temptation. Our farmers have been
slow to appreciate the valeu of hog
production along with dairying, but
it is gratifying to remark that next
year will also witness the develop
ment of this industry.
"Our creamery offers a splendi
outlet for the product Of the small
dairies-the farmers who haven't
the time or the facilities TO shipping
themselves-but I anticipate that
with the further development of dali
rying in the county many large dali
ries will find direct outlets for their
products. We are interested prima-
rily in encouraging the development
Of dairying throughout the county,"
The creamery is a model of eco
nomical operation. Mr.. Stubs has
made arrangements with the local
electric plant to exchange the soaps
from a planning mill in return for
free electric service, and the cream
cry operates it's own refrigerating
plant.
Typical Optimism
During my brief visit to Eatonton,
Hiram Gardner, secretary of the I'M
perial Cotton Mills; Jake Tweedy and
other old friends, introduced me to
many farmers whose optimism is
typical of the attitude throughout
the county. Messrs. Gardner and
Tweedy, not to mention L. M. Pen
nington, the hardware merchant; DR..
F. F.. Middlebrooks, the druggist,
and many others, are among the
r of
who take a rosy view Of the situa-
ton and who resent the distressing
stories that have been circulated
about Putnam's hard luck.
Frank w. Holt, well known in
Atlanta as manager of Highs de-
partment store for many years, is
farming in Putnam county, and is
another, leading citizen who views
the future with confidence.
81 lost money on cotton, of
course" said Mr.. Holt, ''but I was
fortunate with my peaches-peaches,
by the way, which were among the
finest produced in the south. bud"
Evans, of Fort Valley, tells me that
we produced in Putnam superior
| fruit. ..
IT have $1,000 trees in my or
| chardS, and, in addition, a young
pecan orchard, from which I expect
to realize profits. I shipped ten cars
of peaches last season from $500
trees, for which I received $4,000
gross.
| MANY Of us who have made a
success with peaches are making
an effort, with some measure Of sue.
cess, to encourage the development
in Putnam county, and this indus
try, in my opinion, is one of the
things that is going to prove mighty
helpful in the future. Our red lands
are particularly well suited to the
production of superior fruit.
Zone Of the things that has oper
ated somewhat to hinder the devel
opment of peach orchards is the
high price that prevails at the nur
series, and the scarcity Of money
but notwithstanding these handi
caps many thousand trees are being
planted in the county,"
AS outlined, it seems that dairyine
is to prove, in future, the chief in
dustry Of Putnam county, but the
farmers are not going to quit till1ne
the soil altogether-not by a LONG
shot. In the first place, they are
going to increase the production OF
feedstuffs for their cattle, raise ar
abundance of food for home con
sumption, try out peanut Iproduc
ton as a money-getter and produce
| more peaches.