Over 2200 acres atop Pine Mountain were purchased from 1926 to 1937 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, about 150 acres of them as pasture and crop land and the rest in pine and hardwoods. The farm was operated on a self-sustaining basis through methods suited to practical farming in this section, with emphasis on erosion control, reforestation, cover crops, and general soil conservation. Its program included animal husbandry with cattle, hogs, and poultry, together with fruits and vegetables, as a practical model for Roosevelt’s neighbors. These products supplied the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation during the austerities of food rationing in the 2nd World War period. After serving their original purpose, the farm buildings were removed in 1959 and pine trees were planted in keeping with the President’s love of forests.