Southern Land Wealth Outlook From Benson Interview
Washington resident Jas A Benson outlines a bright agrarian future with cheap lands at ten dollars an acre and yields of thirty five bushels of corn per acre on low-cost soil. He argues seeds must be kept at home for fertilizer value, promotes oats corn and peas rotation, praises clover, grapes, and Georgia railroads for market development, and urges a national pen and plowshare campaign to prove America’s land bounty.
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Washington Gazette
Jas. A. Benson
Wilkes County
Washington
State Agricultural Department of
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Benson
Henry Hill
Red River
Duncan Hill
Georgia
Georgia Railroad
Alliance and Georgia grape industry mingle in period musings
A long editorial discusses Alliance politics with views on independence within the ranks, noting farmers voting by personal conscience. It then shifts to Georgia wine and viticulture, highlighting Hawkinsville grower Schneider, his 12 acre vineyard, 10,000 vines, and 5,000 gallon cellar, plus Hasselkus and regional growers’ successes.
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Alliance
Northen
Livingston
The
Militonee
Georgia
France
Spain
Hawkinsville
Schneider
New York
Old Country
Savannah
Macon
Concord
Delaware
Ives
Norton
Atlanta Glass Works
Hasselkus
Griffin
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Sicians
James A. Fort
M.D
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M. R. Westbrook
M. D. Pate
T. Miller
M. D. Pee
Tory
A.B Hinkle
Americus
Coun
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Entists
W. P. Burt
Granperry
Berry
J. d. Worsham
Entist
Nationa ‘Doolott Bank
Hotels
Hotel DE Hamilton
Ordele
Ontmoy
Prote
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Agha Dunn, Agee
A. Hawkins
Tiorney
Granberry
Simmons & Kimbrough
Thorne Vs
Butt & Lumpe Tiorneys
Americas
Barlow Lock
W. P. Wallis
Tiorney AT Law
Americus, Ge
All Courta
Officeover “Honns Bank
Lame and
Federal Cort
Forsyth Street
Marl Ty Ansley
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Hixor, Hooper & Hixon
Bagley Buldig
Janko EB. Guerry
Dupont Guerry
Foal Verry & Son
Awyers
American
Earden National Bank
Mass Il
Sumter Inty
Bittomni Pept
P. R. Stanfield Ical Bhobmaker BE. Cae Eau Aterious
Jolsey
Eranp Ae Ma
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Sam Stevens
Ailaing Aa
Horgan House
Futeen
Enyon House
Lumpkin
Miss Eunice
Atdomery
Gide
C. Furlow
Big G
Stoser
Price
Drugeista
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Fleetwood &Co
Dray
Keys
Nea U
D. A. Brown
Arch
Wilkes
Cook's Parmacy
Alliance Politics
Dr. Bull
L. L. Brown
Halenville
Lee Street
M. Callaway
Bremsteller
Americus, GA
Patest
America
C. Breasted
Express
Halls Drug
STOWE
J. B. Felder
Americus, Georgia
Thornton Wheatley
R. L. McLeod & CO
Opera House
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Max Altman
Grove
Yelley Teels Ag
D. F. Davenport
Mire
A. O. MeGehes
Wooldridge’s
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