Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-25
HANCOCK COUNTY FARMERS
PLANNING SOLID PROSPERITY
ThoS. H. Little Gives Actual
Facts" in Connection With
Planters DiVersificatioA
Program

Hancock county, one of the hard
est hit sections Of Georgia in the
visitation of the boil weevil, is get
ting right down to the business OF
diversified farming and bids fair to
L a leader in regained prosperity IN
Georgia it's: as was in the days
en- cotton was king. Overwheln1-
ing evidence to this effect is con-
t led in a letter to The Journal
from Thomas H. Little. president of
the Hancock Farmers association,
giving some actual facts" in con-
nection with the coming rehabilita-
tio1 t the county's agricultural
prosperity. Mr.. Titles letter fol
lows:
Editor of The Journal:
Hancock county was once recog-
nized as the banner county of Geor-
gia, the Empire state of the south,
and she bios fair tosregain her pres
tige in the near future. She, like all
blows in the last two years. In
common with all counties, states
and countries, she has experienced
the business depression and def1ation
of values that has prevailed every
whecc. Just at this period she also
experienced the worst infestation OF
l weevil seen in any section.
Hancock county has made $4,000
bales of cotton, but in 1921 produced
only l 400 bales, and cotton was her
principal money crop. But she is al
ready doing things in other lines OF
agriculture and has been for several
years in anticipation of the weevil.
Without their knowledge, 1 will tell
what some of our citizens are doing.
1t is here that the Berckmans
have one of the finest commercial
fruit farms in the state, peaches be-
ing their speciality. John o. Moore
has a very profitable peach orchard
and also a fine pecan grove. Hal
K. White is a successful shipper OF
peaches, and is also diversifying his
large farm. c. S. Cary ships large
quantities of pecans. Thomas Wha-
ley and A. 8. Armstrong are both
B large shippers of peaches. F. NJ.
Tufts has a splendid herd of n liking
strain Red Polled cattle, the bull at
the head of it weighing 1900 pounds,
raised in this county. w. I. Harley
owns a herd of first-class Jersey
cattle, having been successful in the
diary business for twenty-five years
He also has a fine lot of Poland
China hogs.
w. L. Garrett killed over 1000
pounds Of meat this winter and has
cattle, hogs, hay, velvet beans, but
ter and eggs for sale. M. A. GULL
has large herd of cattle and hogs,
and is doing a profitable dairy bust
ness. c. S. Duggan conducts a large
dairy farm, shipping cream in guam
tity. A. e. Jernigan deVotes a large
farm to feed and food production
and finds it profitable. w. W. Dris-
kell has one of the best diversified
farms within my knowledge. and is
getting splendid results. M. w. Har-
ris operates a flour and grist mill
ready to grind the large crop of
wheat. the county expects to grow.
He also raises cattle and mules ex-
tensively. I. S. Hudson produces
large quantities Of hay for market
has a grist mill, operates a self-sus-
tanning farm and has cured more
than 5000 pounds of meat this win
ter. w. L. Dickens has large herd
of hogs and some good cattle. w.
8. Johnson has a grist mill and a
self-sustaining farm.
r. A. Graves mas as finely bred
herd of Duroc hogs as will be found
anywhere, which is also true OF
Wheeler Brothers. A. L. Reynolds
owns a very superior herd of Durocs
and has recently planted 1900 pecan
trees. Trawick Brothers made sew
enty-five bales cotton on seventy-five
acres in 1921 in spite of very heavy
weevil infestation. They also have
large herds Of cattle and hogs. R.
II. Tucker conducts a public curing
house for sweet potatoes which was
filled to capacity this season, and
sold successfully. He expects to
plant 200 acres in potatoes this year.
This is nothing like an exhaustive
list Of our farmers who are doing
things worth while. but 1 must not
take too much of your valuable
space. There has been sold FROM
this county during the past few
months several carloads of cattle and
during the same period only two
buyers have paid out over $4,000 for
hogs to the farmers here.
There is no doubt we have been
hard hit, but with enterprises like
the above and manv others not men
toned, old Hancock is striving to
regain her feet, and with the deter.
mination now shown by her citizens
1t now appears certain she will in
the near future again be the banner
county of the empire state of the
south.
Respectfully yours
THOMAS II. LITTLE.
Sparta, Ga.