4 BULLETIN 492, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



are colored. The county contains 291,840 acres, of which 276,834 

 acres are in farms. The land was originally owned in very large 

 tracts, but during recent decades many of these large farms have 

 been cut" up, so that there now exist a good many small and medium- 

 sized farms. 



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Fig. 1. — Shaded area shows location of county in which farms studied were located 



(Sumter County, Ga.)- 



The county is served b}< two railroads, which furnish very good 

 transportation facilities. The main line of the Central of Georgia 

 crosses the county from north to south through Americus. The 

 Seaboard Air Line enters the county on the west and, passing through 

 Plains, goes northeast to Americus, thence southeast through the 

 small towns of Leslie, Desoto, and Cobb in the southeastern section of 

 the county. Practically all the main wagon roads of the county are 

 in excellent condition. 





