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Georgia farmers urged to grow wealth from worn land
The Georgia State Agricultural Society session at Cedartown featured President Northen’s address urging diversification beyond cotton. He cited low prices since the Civil War, praised fruit, grape, and cattle ventures, and argued improved land use, transportation, and canning industries can yield strong profits for Georgia farms.
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Credarrtown
State Agricultural Society
Northen
W. J. Northen
Maecenas
Rollin
Oaks
Georgia
Busi
Counfel
Gulf
AMS
United States
John J. Parker
Thomas County
L. B. Willis
Greene County
Richard Peters
Gordon County
Hardaway
Furman
Middle Georgia
Furmap
Richmond
Worth
DeKalb,Monne
Spalding
Corput
Macon Telegraph
James Walker
Monroe
McFaul
Webb
DeKalb
L. L. Varnedee
Thomas
Macon
Atlanta
Massachusetts
Cobb County
Scott
Union
Georgia Southern
Florida
Savannah
Western
James P. Sharp
Clay County
Sharp
George W. Scott
South
J. B. Hunnicut
Coweta County
Hunnicat
W.H. Warren
Augusta
Maj
Warren
Maj. Warren
J. B. Lawes