Blue Springs Farms records, 1935-1961.

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Blue Springs Farms records, 1935-1961.

The subseries consists of correspondence and subject files of Cason J. Callaway dealing with the management of Blue Springs Farms (Hamilton, Harris County, Ga.) from 1935-1961. The correspondence deals with the various aspects of running the Farms and includes information on procuring stock and equipment, processing crops, sale of farm products, employees, and visitors. The subject files document Callaway's search for information on crops such as alfalfa and kudzu or pertaining to timber, poultry, or fishery management.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403013

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...