Better Farms Program files, 1944-1950.

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Better Farms Program files, 1944-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476147

The subseries consists of correspondence of Cason J. Callaway relating to the One Hundred Georgia Better Farms Program from 1944-1950. Some of the correspondence is between Callaway and agricultural experts pertaining to agricultural innovations and improvements, but most of the letters deal with Callaway's efforts to recruit investors or solicit publicity for the Program. The subseries also contains reports for each of the farms and information on Callaway's book, THE BUSINESS OF FARMING.

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Troup County Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403012

Troup County Archive

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Callaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1894-1961

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The One Hundred Georgia Better Farms Program was an outlet for Cason J. Callaway's plan for agricultural reform. The program called for groups of seven individuals to invest $1,000 each to purchase and improve a 100 acre farm. From the description of Better Farms Program files, 1944-1950. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476147 Cason Jewell Callaway (1894-1961), textile manufacturer, farmer, businessman, and founder of Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.), marr...