Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-06
Crops Adapted to North Georgia
Conditions

writes: II wish to know what
we can grow to the best advan-
tage up here in these mountains.
We are about 1000 feet above
sea level. OF course, we know
apples do we'll here. What va
riety would you recommend?
What do you think of pecans
and English walnuts and things
of that sort up here? Any adj
vice in regard to this PROPOSE
ton will be appreciated.
Your section of Georgia ought to
be one of the garden spots of the
state. Your county has a magnifi,
cent climate, plenty Of excellent
water, and is well adapted for the
production of grasses and will grow
a great variety of economic trees to
perfection. A considerable part of
the land in, your section should be
set aside for forest purposes, and
if it is properly handled and man.
aged, it may be made to yield the
land owner an annual increment of
from SIS to $40 per ere. We have
neglected the forests in this great
country of ours to a shameful degree,
must build back part of the mag
nif1cent woodlands that God original
ly provided free of cost to our fore
fathers. A part of the balance of
the land ought to be devoted to
grasses.
We are importing butter from New
Zealand and Australia, twenty mil
lion dollars worth, 1 am told, in one
lot. Your section of Georgia ought
to be a wonderful dairy country.
There is lot Of ideal grazing land
which should be used to finish off
beef cattle. The bottoms will grow
the grain necessary to provide win.
ter rations when the grass fails.
Certainly, you should grow apples
on an extensive basis. l believe it is
a sound conclusion from the best
standpoint that every individual in
the world should eat IAN apple a
day" If this were done, the supply
of fruit would soon run out.
After the gardens have been ex.
hausted in south and middle Geor
gia, your climatic conditions are such
that you may have an abundance of
everything from your gardens that
are either wholesome or desirable.
The cities to the south, such as At
lanta, Birmingham and Jacksonville,
are merely in need of fresh vegeta-
bles at that season. A community
organization and the production of
vegetables ON a well-diversif1ed plan
would enable you to supply part of
the needs of the cities in question at
great profit and advantage to your
land owners.
You will not think me irreverent
when I say that God has done his
part, and that the balance of what
is to be accomplished for the good
of society and the advancement of
your section is now in the hands of
the people. This is not a criticism,
but an appeal because L see and real
lie the need, and [ know what good
things lie just ahead if we have the
vision, understanding and energy to
translate them into actualities.
Among the best varieties of apples
adapted for cultivation in North
Georgia are the Gano, Black Ben,
Horse, Nickajack, Northwestern
Timber Twig, Terry, Wine Sap and
Ben Davis.
Presumably, your section would not
be so well adapted for the cultivation
Of pecans as some other parts OF
Georgia. Those that are most like
ly to succeed are the Mantura,
Stuart, Money Maker, Schley, Curtis.
| Van Deman and Georgia.
The merits of English walputs for
your section have not been deter.
| mined as yet, and I would hardly be
willing RI veOflIrn nm opinioO wit hO11 Z
further information on this sub
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