1911 -- when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

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1911 -- when Smyrna had more chickens than people, and when Belmont meant Belmont Farms

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically edit, expand and republish, about the history of Cobb County and its cities. This one is about the thriving poultry industry that existed in the Belmont area of Smyrna just after the turn of the last century] Backyard chicken lovers and poultry enthusiasts are in for a treat today. We’re running another article on the history of poultry farming in Cobb County. The one we published earlier in the…