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Census Report of Miscellaneous Vege
tables Raised in Georgia—-Value oi
Horticultural Products—Wines ol
Georgia Are of Fine Flavor.
Not only the staple crops demand
the. fostering care of the Department
of Agriculture, but the rapidly growing
fruit industry deserves also our oc
casional notice. None of the great en
terprises, which command the atten
tion of out people, furnish more grati
fying evidence of growth than do our
orchard trees and fruits of all kinds.
Our apple trees number about twice
as many as in 1890; our peach trees
nearly three times as many; cherry
and plum trees, more than five times
as many; pear tree^s, more than three
times and apricots twice as many.
Hon. L. G. Powers," Chief Statisti
cian for Agriculture, In his report to
Hon. Wm. R. Merriam, Director of the
Census, says: ‘'Comparisons of the
yields of orchard fruits, when made by
decennial years, are given little
significance, as the yield of 'apy given
year is largely determined by the
nature of the season’’. For instance
during the year for which the census
report was made, 1899, all fruits of
every description in Georgia were cut
short by the unfavorable season, be
ing almost a total failure. But good
fruit years since then have shown that
the yield has kept pace with the in
crease of the numbed of trees.
According to the census of -1900
which, let it be remembered, was made
up from the reports rendered in 1899,
the total area given to small fruits
was 1,634 acres, distributed among 2,-
804 farms, and the value of the fruits
was $90,785, an average of $32.88 to
the farm. Of this total area 87.1 per
cent, or 1,423 acres were devoted to
strawberries, of which the total pro
duction was 1,385,728 quarts. These
were grown chiefly in the northwest
ern counties of Georgia. Other berries
show up as follows: blackberries and
dewberries, 143 acres and 144,060
quarts; raspberries and Logan berries
43 acres and 41,755’ quarts; all other
berries 25 acres and 26,390 quarts,
The census of 1890 reported the pro-
duction of grapes in Georgia to be 3,-
876,000 pounds, while that of 1900
shows a production of ,8,830,500 pounds.
Most of these are sold as table grapes
and bring high prices in the northern
and western markets.
In the- vineyards of Georgia wines
of the finest quality -are made. The
grapes and wines of Georgia bring in
to our State more than $170,000 an
nually.
Georgia has lost none of her repu
tation for watermelons, and is be-
jgining to take a high rank also in the
production of cantalopes. The exact
figures for thes^are, however, hot yet
available.
PECAN AND OTHER NUT TREES.
The culture of peoan'is begining now
to attract considerable attention. The
census of 1900 reports 80,455 pecan
trees yielding 27,440 pounds of nuts.
There were also 2,681 Persian and
English Walnut trees, yielding 2,970
pounds of nuts and 6,438 unclassified
nut-bearing trees, yielding 3,026 pounds.
The total value of nuts was $3,997.
Here Is an opening for a new in
dustry which will, doubtless, some day
add many thousands to the value of
oui> horticultural products.
VEGETABLES.
$6,000,000 more than m 'the previous
or census year. At the same time the
following increase in the value of other
crops was shown: of corn $2,293,000;
of wheat, $3,200,000; of oats, $2,000,000;
of orchard fruits, a little over- $3,000,-
000. V
Thus we have for the value of the
principal farm crops of Georgia, for the
year immediately following the cen
sus year an aggregate of nearly $103-
000,000. This bears out by an official
government report the statement
which we made in our Fertilizer Bulle
tin for the season of 1900-1, “that th<
agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts of Georgia are worth $100,000,
OOJ.”
Of course unfavorable seasons will
cut these figures down, as was tho
case with our orchard products for].
1899, reported in, the census of 1900.
But in view of the rapid agricultural
advancement of Georgia, we may con
fidently look, for a large increase in
value over the best year that we have
yet known, whenever we have favora
ble seasons.
Therefore, farmers of Georgia, be
not discouraged; but with the same
indomitable spirit that you have ever
shown, persevere in the good work oi
making Georgia the foremost agricul
tural State in the Union. Aim high
and, If you do not reach the highest
plane, you can at least stand in the
front rank.
O. B. STEVENS, Commissioner.
Issued by State Agricultural
Department.
CONDITIONS.
COMPARISON OF
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.
By the census report of 1900 the
miscellaneous vegetables raised in
Georgia were valued at $3,009,306; the
sweet potatoes at $2,354,390; the
Irish potatoes "at $326,853; onions at
$44,592; dry peas at $953,241; dry
beans at $17,982. The total of all
these items amounts to $6,706,364.
TOTAL VALUE OF ALL AGRICUL
TURAL AND HORTICULTURAL
PRODUCTS.
The total value of all the agricul
tural and horticultural products of
Georgia in 1899 was reported at $86,-
345,343. This department, however,
has.later figures than these. The Agrl.
cultural year book of 1900, issued in
1901 by the U. S. Department of A-gri-
The Jersey cow is known all over
Georgia for her many excellent quali
ties as, a miiker and butter producer.
Another excellent milking breed is the
Holstein, noted especially for the abll-‘
ity to give large, quanities of milk,
though not so rich as that furnished’by
the Jersey.
From the Southern Planter, publish
ed in Richmond, Va., we have seen an
account 'of- a fine herd of HolStelns
owned by Mr. T. O. Sandy of Burk-
ville, Nottoway County, Va. Mr.
Sandy’s herd has made a wonderful
record as milkers . and cream pro
ducers. The cream is shipped to
Richmond every day, while the separat.
ed milk is fed to the calves and hogs.
Mr. Sandy lias , also a fine herd of
Berkshire hogs, a flock of Dorset sheep
and breeds of Hackney horses.
The most interesting part of this
story is the effect produced upon his
farm which, when he took it in hand,
was a poor southside farm, so poor
that he could with difficulty raise
enough to supply a few cattle. Now
it produces the heaviest crops of corn
and grain, forage crops for the silo and
hay for the-barn. There is n'ow never
any lack of abudant feed for the large
number df mouths to be fed.
The manure from the stock is care
fully saved and applied to the land, be
ing supplemented with slag phosphate
when and wherever needed. This to
gether with a rotation of crops calcu
lated to keep the supply of humus con
stantly on the increase in the land is
the secret of Mr. Sandy’s success.
The keeping of live stock and pro
per building up of the soil will make
many a poor farm in Georgia as fertile
as the farm of Mr. sandy, and make its
owner rich besides.
Some prefer raising beef-cattle, and
there is probably as much money in
them as in dairy stock. They certain
ly will do their part just as well to
ward-'enriching the soil and making it
bear abundantly.
Every farmer cannot do all the
things recommended by this Depart
ment, but all can do sorhe of them
and a few can do all. Let each man
do his best with the means at his dis
posal and the wealth of our entire
State and of its individual citizens
will increase in a measure unparrallel.
od in our past history.
GA. DEPT. OF .AGRICULTURE.
Bleached Cotton Cloth.
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ed Georgia ranks fourth in the union,
Massachusetts coming first with 78,-
000,000 square yards; New Jersey sec
ond, with 26,000,000 square yards;
Rhode Island third, with 25,000,000
square yards, and Georgia fourth, with
24,000,000 sqhare yards.
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Some Counties Report Crops Unusual-
ly Fine, but the Great Majority Say
They Are Considerably Below tho
Average.
The crop report from the Georgia de
partment of agriculture represents the
crop as it stood in the field Aug. 20,
1902. It is made up from nearly a
thousand blanks sent out into differ
ent sections of each county to parties
who are considered capable of giving
the desired information concerning the
conditions and prospects of the crops
in their neighborhood. Most of these
were returned with the desired infor
mation.
The conditions t-.s year have been
peculiar. Over large areas of the
state hot, dry winds have prevailed,
affecting very materially the condition
and prospects of all crops. Some
times there is marked difference in
the reports coming in from different
localities in the same county, in some
of which a long-continued drought is
reported, while in others the seasons
and conditions are said to be good.
The general complaint is drought and
rust. A few of the counties report
crops unusually fine, but the great
majroity state them to be considerably
below the average. In a few Instances
complaint is made of too much- rain
in August. . The general outlook dis
closes conditions and prospects less
favorable than at this time last year.
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The condition of the various crops
compared to an average for the vari
ous sections is as follows:
Northern Section—Cotton, 62 per
cent; corn, 62 per cent; upland rice,
81 per cent; sweet potatoes, 64 per
cent; tobacco, 62 per cent; cow peas,
67 per cent; ground'peas, 68 per cent;
forage crops, such as shredded corn,
hay, etc., 63 per cent; number of hogs,
76 per cent; conditions of live stocic,
83 per cent; sugar cane, 70 per cent.
Middle Section—Cotton, 71 per cent;
corn, 65 per cent; upland rice, 78 pqr
cent; sweet potatoes, 69 per cent; to
bacco, 50 per cent; cow peas, 71 per
cent; ground peas, 79 per cent; for
age crops, such as shredded corn, hay,
etc., 68 per cent; number of hogs, 82
per cent; condition of live stock, 90
per cent; sugar cane, 75 per cent.
Southern Section—Cotton, 81 Tier
cent; corn, 77 per cent; rice 88 per
cent; sweet potatoes, 80 per cent; to
bacco, 81 per cent; cow peas, 89 per
cent; ground peas, 91 per cent; for
age crops, such as shred.ded'corn, hay,
etc., 83 per cent; number o 4 f hogs, 87
per cent; condition of live stock, 90
per cent; sugar cane, 79 per cent.
Averages for the State.
The total averages of all these crops
for the whole state is as follows:
Cotton, 70 per cent; corn, 68 per
cent; rice, 82 per cent; sweet potatoes,
71 per cent; tobacco, 61 per cent; cow
peas, 76 "per cent; ground peas, 79
per cent; forage crops, such as shred
ded corn, hay, etc., 71 per'cent; num
ber of hogs, 81 per cent; condition of
live stock, 88 per cent; suga.r cane, 75
per cent.
The total average of these same
crops for the same date last year was
as follows: Cotton, 75 per cent;
corn, 77 per cent; rice, 86 per cent;
sweet potatoes, 91 per cent; tobacco,
87 per cent; cow peas, 88 per cent;
ground peas, 90 per cent; forage
crops, such as shredded corn, hay,
etc., 88 per cent; number of hogs, 91
per cent; condition of live stack, 90
per cent; sugar cane, 86 per cent.
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