Georgia, historical and industrial . ^-i^i^-. RKARKD IN (iB()K(ilA BY I ARH,SMYRNA, (iA., Cobb Co. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 289 Bureau of Animal Industry published by the United States Departmentof Agriculture in 1899, there were in Georgia at that time 204,826sheep, and their wool-clip was 1,218,612 pounds, washed and unwashed,of which 731,167 pounds were reported as scoured wool. The Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture for 1900 reports271,534 sheep sheared ,their wool-clip being 1,086,136 pounds washedand unwashed, and 651,682 pounds scoured wool. The sheep kept
Georgia, historical and industrial . ^-i^i^-. RKARKD IN (iB()K(ilA BY I ARH,SMYRNA, (iA., Cobb Co. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 289 Bureau of Animal Industry published by the United States Departmentof Agriculture in 1899, there were in Georgia at that time 204,826sheep, and their wool-clip was 1,218,612 pounds, washed and unwashed,of which 731,167 pounds were reported as scoured wool. The Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture for 1900 reports271,534 sheep sheared ,their wool-clip being 1,086,136 pounds washedand unwashed, and 651,682 pounds scoured wool. The sheep kept ininclosures are reported by the census to be 5,745. POULTRY. There is scarcely any food more highly appreciated by the greatmajority of people than the flesh and eggs of the various kinds ofpoultry to be found on almost any farm. Even the poor man, with buta few acres owned or rented, can, with a little care, raise enough chick-ens, turkeys, geese and ducks to supply his own table with the whole-some and palatable food which they afford. Ve
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