Corn on a muggy day, Denmark, S.C.

Corn field near Denmark, S.C.
Corn field near Denmark, S.C.

Across the South are fields of corn that are baking in the humid heat of summer.  This field, with the silver roof of an old farmhouse in the background, is east of Denmark, S.C., along U.S. Highway 78.  Photo by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

Vernacular farmhouse, Denmark, Ga.

Farmhouse, Denmark, Ga.
Farmhouse, Denmark, Ga.

This vernacular, unpainted farmhouse near Denmark, Ga., sits in a pecan grove surrounded by fields.  The photo, taken by VanishingSouthGeorgia.com’s Brian Brown, is part of the site’s series of pictures in Bulloch County, Ga.

Denmark is a dozen miles south of Bulloch County’s seat, Statesboro, home to Georgia Southern University.  Yet the eastern Georgia county along Interstate 16 is deeply in poverty with 31 percent of residents living below the federal poverty line.  Bulloch County, which has a median household income of $33,902, is home to 72,694 people (2012), two thirds of whom are white.

Photo is copyrighted by Brian Brown.  All rights reserved.