Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-05
GEORGIA TOBACCO MARKET
OPENS WITHFlNE PROSPECTS

stitution which receives the unani-
nous Endorsement and support OF
the people of Coffee and adjoining
counties.
Farm Development Work
Situated on the border Of Coffee
and Jeff Davis counties is tract of
1900 acres of wild lands being de-
veloped under the management Of
D. +. kirkland. M. E. French, i'm
migration agent for the Georgia and
Florida railway, has supervised the
construction of sixteen model cot
tages on this land which have been
sold to farmers from the west. The
land is being reclaimed and the
growing crops tell the story Of
progress that has been made. The
farmers from the west are happy
and prosperous and many wonder
why they did not come to Georgia
sooner.
The farm Of the White Brothers,
planned and cleared since April Of
this year is q convincing illustra-
ton of what can be achieved in a
few months by intelligent effort and
hard work. This is one Of the most
prolific farms in the country despite
the fact that last year il was con-
Sidered unavailable.
Other development projects are be-
ing contemplated and farmers from
various sections of Georgia and from
other states are manifesting an &C
tive interest in the work of develop
ment. The people of Coffee and Ben
Hill counties and the management
Of the two railways serving the city
Of Douglas are cooperating in the
conversion of pine forests and swamps
into farm lands and beautiful
homes. and the result is apparent
in beautiful cottages and fields of
growing grain.
DiversificatiOn Adopted
While some cotton is being grown,
much attention is being devoted to
the growing of cattle, hogs and poul-
try. Tobacco is proving a profitable
substitute for cotton and more than
five hundred Coffee county farmers
have planted from three to five acres
to the plow this year. Tobacco cur
ing barns dot the roadside. At Doug
las, wagon loads of yellow leaf to
bacco are unloaded daily at the ware
houses, presenting an interesting
spectacle to the q. country agricul-
turist who has grown little or no to-
hacco
Coffee is the acknowledged pioneer
county in the production of tobac.
co and Douglas is the leading mar
let in the state.
PRICE RANGES FROM %
TO IS CENTS IN Triton
Triton, Ca, Aug. 3.-More than
100000 pounds of bright tobacco,
south Georgia's comparatively new
farm product, was sold yesterday,
the opening day of the market. The
prices ranged from % to 65 cents a
pound, with an average around 80
cents.
BEN HILL FARMERS
PLEASED WITH PRICES
FITZGERALD, Ga, Aug. 3.-The
local tobacco market opened We'd
nesday with $4,000 pounds on the
floor. The average price paid was
"a cents, although the quality was
not very good, being the first cur
ing of the seaso-.
Farmers are well pleased with the
result. Next sale at the local mar
ket will be held Monday, August 7.
NASHVILLE TO HANDLE
MORE THAN LAST YEAR
NASHVILLE, Ca, Aug. 3.--The
Nashville tobacco market opened
here Wednesday morning, this being
the fourth season. Approximately
5000 pounds were sold at a general
average of a little under 20 cents
per pound, the highest price paid
being 40 cents. Only sand Tugs, the
lowest grade made, was sold, the
growers holding out their better to-
bacco until later
Growers expressed themselves as
being unusually we'll pleased with
pi1ces paid, which were more than
double that paid last year. More to-
bacco will be sold here this year
than last, and those in charge Of the
Two large warehouses here say that
the grades are very much better
than last year.