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WHAT SOUTH HAS IN
UNIMPROVED LANDS
612,000,000 Virgin Acres in
Sixteen States
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Acres Virgin and Suitable lor
Early Vegetables—Tbe South
Must Supply Two-Thirds ol the
United States With Vegetables
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The vast agricultural resources of
the South, especially along the line
of vegetable marketing for. the
Northern markets, have been set
forth in the results of recent work
done by the Bureau of Soils, under
the direction of the Secretary of
Agriculture. This bureau has just
completed an exhaustive investiga
tion of tlie soils of more than thirty
million acres in the Atlantic and
Gulf states. The soils investigated
were those especially adapted under,
extensive, culture to early fresh veg
etables, of which these states nave
a clear monopoly in the ''Northern
markets from January until the last
of June. When it is realized that
the South must supply \cgetables
for more than two-thirds of the
United States for more than half
the year, the enormous possibilities
of this industry can lie appreciated.
The investigations showed that
about 7 per cent, of the acroagi
mentioned is capable of yielding
far more per aero under seiontilh
and up-to-date me. hods than by
the hit-and-miss farming so com
monly in vogue among the South
ern truck farmers. Of the yus:
area, only 1,250,000 acres are in
capable of being profitably farmed;
these, however, may lie put in jin if.
itable';forests. Nearly four million
acres are especially adapted to early
and extra-early vegetables, espec
ially turnips, radishes, lintuce, peas
string beans, Irish potatoes, beets,
cucumbers, watermelons and can 1
tuloupcs.
Use lor Unimproved Lands.
Nearly three million aures aru
well suited for early crops of the
same varieties maturing about two
weeks later, especially to early
squash, peppers, sweet potatoes,
okra, lima berths, spinach and cab
bage. Four and a half million
acres are of a sandy loam adapted
to vegetables which mature for
market at a medium period and on
which the lightest type of general
farming comes in with early crop
and light yields.
Ten million acres constitute a
fine, sandy loam which' may he
used profitably for vegetables for
medium late spring market and a
light type of general farming. There
are one and a half million acres of
loam, the best general purposes soil,
adapted to vegetables for the late
spring market. These are the last
that can be served in a fresh slate
from this territory, holding a mo
nopoly in the Northern market.
More than two million acres are
classified as silt loam, well fitted "to
canning crops and heavy general
farming, wifh about equal adapta
tions to wheat and grass. Four
million acres of clay adapted to
heavy farming and ensilage forage
crops, make up the remainder.
38.000. 000 Georgia Acres Virgin.
In the sixteen former slave states,
including Oklahoma, there are 145,-
000,001) acres planted to general
crops. There are more than 012,-
000,001) acres of unimproved lands
in these states. Texas has 107,-
000,000 acres virgin land, though
much of it is used for grazing.
Florida has more than 35,000,000
acres of as rich land as any in the
aorld, now classed as worthless
“everglades.” These are being
rapidly reclaimed.
Alabama has 38,000,000 acres
not utilized, and Arkansas as much.
Louisiana lias 30,000,000 acres of
swamps, which, if drained, would
rival the fatness of the Nile valley.
There are in Mississippi, more than
30.000. 000 acres now awaiting the
thrifty immigrant, and Missouri
has 44,000,000 also awaiting the
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plow, if we include rich swamps ou
the river. Georgia has 38,000,000
and North Carolina 31,000,000
acres of unimproved lands. South
Carolina has •20,000,000 and Ten
nessee 27,000,000 acres of such
lands. Virginia has an unimprov
ed area as large as that of Tennes
see, while Kentucky has 20,000,000
acres and West Virginia 15,000,000
Maryland has only about 0,000,000
acres unimproved.
As for the swamps, most of them
growing fine timber though under
water for nine months of the year,
they will be unfit for cultivation to
much exleq! until drained. To
drain tlie V swamps of the South
would be a stupendous enterprise
dwarfing lbs first continental rail
road or the Panama canal.
But the American p opie have
learned that the constitution is
flexible enough for any good and
practical purpose, and it remains
only for some logician from the
South to demonstrate to Congress
that the draining of the swamps
will facilitate the navigation of the
Southern rivers. That that section
can get her arms elbow-deep into
the \pork barrel” and as a result
100,000 square miles of the richest
land in the world will come under
the plow of the husbandman.
will bo the promoter of rest.” Ask
a mechanical engineer what makes
noise, and he will tell you that it is
wasted energy. The most effective
machines—those that deliver the
greatest percentage of power—are
the ones that run in practical si
lence. |The tug-boat with .300 horses
harnessed toiler thrust-shaft, makes
not noise enough to interfere with
an ordinary conversation; the 6,000
ton ship’s 3,000-horse power engine
is practically silent when it is pull
ing its full load. But the cnc-hoise
wagon bumping over rough pave
ments makes noise enough to awak
en everybody within two blocks.
At every hump the wagon expends
so much of the energy of its propel
ling power without the slightest
profitable return. The same is true
of noisy street cars; they waste a
tremendous amount of power in
bumping and pounding and bang
ing, to the annoyance of tlie neigh
borhood. Now Dr. Hughes says
the unnecessary noises shorten hu
man life considerably. The state
ment is easy- enough to accept.
Whatever shatters nerves is a me
nace to health and life, and unnec
essary noise is certainly a nerve-
shatterer.
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Cairo Bargain Store.
Don t fail to call at my store and be convinced. We
give you the best values for your money. We don't
misrepresent aur goods.
Too Much Noise.
Stop the noise, and live a hun
dred years,” says Dr. C. II. Hughes,
of St. Louis. Dr. Hughes is a neu
rologist of international reputation.
“The suppression of unnecessary
noises,” he says, “would promote
tlie public health more than any
other agency; With modern com
fort and quiet, people would live
beyond the century mark. The
noises of civilization are more than
a nuisance. They are a peril to tlie
public health, because they rob peo
ple of restful sleep. Few people in
cities have as much sleep as they
ought to have. Sleep is even more
essential than the highest quality of
food, livery adult should have sev
en to eight hours of undisturbed
sleep out of each twenty-four. To
rob a man of sleep is us criminal as
to pick his pockets of money, The
greatest reformer of the near future
Pecan Culture Booming.
Pecan culture seems to lie on a
boom, not only in South Georgia,
but in different parts of Florida.
Nursery companies have been or
ganized in Pierce county and ninny
sales of land have recently been
made around Amerieus, Albany
and Montieello, Florida.
.The company here, which is de
veloping lands north of this city
and planting them in pecan trees,
is receiving letters every day from
all parts of tlie country from people
who wish to buy the property and
many of them say that they will
probably come to this section.—
Valdosta Times,
SrilVvrlbu for The Progress.
Let Till! Piicoimss figure on your job
printing.
FOK SALE.—Horse, buggy and har
ness, the latter comparatively new; tin
mare is live yeftrs old, absolutely gentle,
work anywhere, lady ean drive her with
perfect safety.
W. T. Crawford, Cairo, Ga.
SPECIAL SALE.
PANTS -.$1.24
MEN'S SHIRTS WITH COLLARS -L— 44;
MEN'S HATS ‘ |,29
LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS. 75
Remember the Placo: Corner Broad and Bryant.
I. SHAPIRO, Proprietor.
MHiwwwwom anwiwieiieiiwac
Just Received!
One car Chase City one
and two horse wagons.
One car Richmond Stoves.
One car Alabama Lime.
Come in and get our prices before buy*
ing elsewhere, as we are certain \ye
can please you in quality and price.
Yours truly,
Wight Hardware C<j
Cairo, Georgia.
...CITY PRESSING
ROY W. PONDER, Proprietor!
YV7E clean and press your clothes for $j
»y per month. Extra work done on s)
notice.
We Clean, Blosk and Reband
Straw Hats for 50c to 75c.
LADIES’ SKIRTS
CLEANED and PRESSED, - 75 to 50c.
IVE US A TRIAL
If you are pleased tell your friends; if not tell us.