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1 REDUCTION IN
T THE COTTON AREA
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PER CENT REDUCTION.
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GOOD WHEAT BUT POOR OATS
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VankertlTrced to Utilize Every Avull-
•ble Aci*e of Lmid Hy Planting
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Department op Agriculture, 1
, 'A Atlanta. Jnne 20, 1899. ‘
Sines onr last letter manychanged
have taken place'oil the fSfm, and much
good work hat been done in moat all
Sections of the state. The harvesting of
wheat and oats began soirib woeks since
In Booth Georgia with a fairly .'good
yield of Wheat, but the oat crop will be
ihdtt,' oWing ' to the fact that the
Weather conditions for both fall and
spring' were nnpropitions for seed-
hg , and many sections have suffered for
the want of rain in May. "From onr crop
Reports It will be seen that the' acreagb
'in corn has been very materially in-'
hr eased this year, amounting to'' 24
\pot cent Over last year.'' Wheat shows
4n Increase of Id per cent. It would
have been much higher had the Weather
Conditions for seeding last fall been fa
vorable. We are encouruged to believe
that in the future Georgia will raise her
Own corn and wheat and have this grain
ground into meal and flour by liiilis
Within tho borders ot our own - State.
Why not? Can we afford longer not
to do so? • Mir. ir
Now, when you hu^o harvested yodf
small grain crop, we Would urge the
farthers to utllizo every available afcre
Of land by planting it in cowpeas. The
bowpea is the salvution of our worfiont
and wasted lands, it is thb salvation' of
onr uplands, onr’ lowlands, our rich
lands and onr poor lands—we' 1 belieVbV
too, that it will be the solution 1 of ‘ the
fertilizer Question. Plant one-half your
land in peas and in five years you can
burtail your expense tot guano one-half,'
4nd your crops will yield as" much aS
they do under the present' system.
;Aft«r trying this plan foi*' ten' :i years
We believe that ydn' would flhd it
necessary to buy very littltf df’ thb'
high priced ammoniated guanos, if
Hny at all. In some way we mhst de
crease the purchase of commercial fertile
(zsrs, and this, in our judgment;'can be
done by planting large' pfea crops and
making your own guano at home. 'This
cannot be done at onbe,'but coutd be
accomplished in a few years. 1 Won’t
yon begin now—this season—and plant
yonr lands in peas? We can only bint
at these matters, and cannot take space
to elaborate them. Won’t'you tnake
this a memorable year for h large ' pea
cro|>. and thereby hot only Improve
yortf lands, but obtain a splendid forage
erog’besidsS? 1
REDUCTION 1 OF COTTON ACREAGE.
We arb glad to announce" a heduc'
Hon of the cotton aoreage, not only, in
Georgia, bnt throughout the entire oob>
ton belt. There has also been a
reduction in the amount - oi! com
mercial fertilisers Used. WhUe the
xaduition of cotton acteagb has not
been as large as we might havd
wished, etill we have made ‘iagodd
Showing. For the season of 1897 and
'IBM Georgia nsed np to Jnne 1, 1898,
Ubohtjl28,000 tone of commercial fertil
isers. ' For the season of 1898 and 1899
Georgia urnd up to June 1, 1899, about
886,00ty tons, or 21 per bent less thah
last season. Last season Georgia spent
the enormous sum, in round numbers,
Of 18.MO,000 for commercial fertilizers.
For this season Georgia speut about
96,760,^00 for commercial fertilizers.
Thus abbot 91,760,000 have been saVM
to the ffumers of this state. We mutt
not forget that a considerable amount
of the fertilizers for this season
leaa used. in the increased acreage
6f wheat, end other ct'ope than cot
ton, for by referenoe to onr crop re-
. ifeorts it will be seen that the wheat and
jeorn acreage has been very materially
in ore aged. Hence we can safely esti-
thsjjt the amount of ooumbfeiitt
fertilisers has been'redhoed 26 per cdiit
'as applied to the cotton crop alone. We
hote With pleasure that other states
Ibavs also reduosd (heir cotton' acreage.
'In out judgment, the redaction of the
hotton Sc reage fo 'some of ' the
■mtee is ^greater than 'is 'shown by
Hie repents of the United States'
Agricultural Department and those
Issued by. Latham, Alexander & OcL
Wo have - been in dirbot ! >oommnnl-
wo are led (o
otton acreage for the
iS?S- £
other sources place 1 tiffs'
snlyJO per cent, bu(We
M Witt preys that wean
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South and ttest
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MissiugLiny Barhrayr
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bgy hasrecfntly Issued a bulletlu 3eal-
iqg with the inseoi pests and fungous
diseases, designated as dangerously in-'
jurions to plants, with suggestions for
remedial'worlt',"for distribution among
the farmers and fruit gibWersof the
state. This publication will' be setif
free to all such Interested persons who
make application for it to W. !m. Scott,
State' £ntomologis tf,' Atlanta, Ga. The
bulletin should be of great interest, not
only to those who' are already troubled’
with these pests, but also to those whose
premins ato at pVesSht appirently-rteu
O. E Stevzmb, Commissioner.
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Interesting Article ou This Crop With
Practical Suggestions For PlunU
'' Dig and Cultivation.' •
Much' has been written In shcoeH
live 'ydttrs concerning the preservation
and Upbuilding of the farinihg 'lands at
the Strath. Necessarily 'this' qtieitiod
is one ‘of great importance, as wd
blave for years'been growing 1 cotton td
the exclusion of Uther hkefUl crops-!
paying so mobll' arteritfoU' tb* What Is
balled “the moneyed’erbp of the south"
ind giving hardly'any atteUtldn' to the
Wear knd tear Wf our landk' Of tleUA'isity
Kfae cultivation of a dotton chop" Ys one of
blean cultnr , which' lets the sUmmer't
sun add wfntdr’s'ralhs tileadh onr land!
bf the elements of plaht food that 11
necessary to thC preservation of the
land thus eultlvdted. ' !
''The best inffirnfed and the' 1 most
■cientiflo farmers understand- that to
preserve their lands ' they must fori
hish such quantities of plant food
as will replafcb that "whibh hat
been taken ‘from them by the crops
grown' during' the year. ” It' has been
k favdrlte mothod' to’try- tb repaid
ihe drain upon the land byfurnlshiogpo
the crops in artificial plant? food com-
ihonly known as v “Oomnier6iaf‘ Fertlli
leers.'" We aterwiilibg to admit that
the nsi of thpse “Oomihercial ^krfll-‘
leers" benefits the'growing d^ops, but at
above 'stated, the clean culture' lets tht
Stftnmer’s suu and wiuter’g rains bleaoh
Wt the "remainder, so" thiit' we are
dbliged tb depend upon artificial means
to glvd' onr brops the Isupply ot 'plant
food necessary for' tuedeeding brops.
Each year requires rbore khd Tuort fSr-'
HlizeV per acre In order to supply tha
demand made by nature. ' ' 1 '
'-The qtiestion arlsbs bow cin Wb hdjte
th'kebp'our lands hi a high'State Of Unii
Hvatiou; how 'cad' Site giVe' in return
more than We’liaVe taken a Way? 1
' TTeaV’by year' etur land degenerates;
and as a consotJaeiiCd wo bbccrmS pdbndr.'
Whnt shOulif'We So to remedy this svil
and All bar bariis? r ' ’ *»"/ «"»
’ ”The only abswor is, ‘tave what yoo all
toady have and lajr‘ b^ sobietbikig lot
posterity. 1 XbiH can’ be dibnb btf'thii
farm (o' far better adthutage than in
most aity'other jlhifessiou. f '" ’* ,v
" This question'ShnSt'be looked ftfuareiy
at' "the face, as any other business
profession. "' " '' - ' ■
*- My advice to tho' farmers dt this seat
Ion of the y'Aiir is to s plaht pDitt, udl
6Uiy for'feeding purposos, but ns a rsu-
ovatdr of tiieir'lands ' v v ''" r '' ' f
Pluut enough' pens in yodr ctfru ‘fttr
teed ibr auoiher year and soW the Vest
6f your ' corn. u '611V trnd "whbisf lands
brOiidcaft for mannring pUTpO.(es.'* n v *
v Our common ■'penif am liiostlif lilt ail?
| tlunt 1 They absorb (lie nVrogth froin
i the dir dnd deposit Hid'same in'- tbit#
foots,"so that they furnish utumonlalii
Another nhajion. The 1 riues'bt yraoty
matter' lurniHh poVush "and ToatBt
lis well' as prevent " thb ’washing
Of the'soil already 'miide". Yban'M 'Hsf
pnriehbs (hoibs that this pladt hot oily
renovates the land, bat is an exosllsal
forage erbji. " 1 ' ' s " nn ft| ''
1 Now as to the'culfcivatibn of (Els vif-
liable crot» I Would ^uggekt? for tbs'pur
pose of raising seed for an'Uthe$ iIedkob, r
that peds be planted In the middlai r ‘of
the rows when you lay by yodr 'borif
lit tbe third plowing. When the peas ars
about 8 inches high take a short sedotki*
at rippiet 1 with an 18-inch swdep'itfd rad
in either aide, thflr giving the j>ead oaHf
plowing, which will be sufficient, kathS
dorn Will shade the ground'so af td pre-
ifent the'grass Worn'growing’ tod? fredlyi'
Or if yb'n desire not to moldHf joat
born, th«h when you out off yout’gfdln
plant yoUr peas In Afoot roWa and niW
(Ivate as you do edrn or' cbtton.'' TWd
plbwings will mEke them. Ghthibf
(hem and 'let your' vinSs rot oo thd
ground, thus building up youFiand shtl
gathering enoUgh to plant another year
and for feeding purposes. "‘"‘ i '"A
■'For manuring purposes sow broaddUf
In the born when ybu Uy by,-nisei’AVer
the athall grain lands, thorod^Uy bbhalf-g
tog same. Siow froht 8 pecks to f bnahlr
par note 1 . Allow 1 thd pent to' get 1
bughly ripe and turn same under during
the’Utb fall. it
■‘If ybn deslr* td otti them forhay'ft
bhou'ld be dboe when the pea-pods be
gin to ripen. ' ' r 1 o t -r i-
1 I will writs an article 'lutbr obnbsrn-
ing curing pea hay, as this article la In-'
tended only to nrge -thb farmers to bad
lbs nsbsasily of bringing np'thair lands
and at the same time fllUk'^ 'theif
bnrna. If we will only nee tho
ws bars at hand and work with intrgj
bad pattern* ws enn truly ntaka this
tha gardMi spofof tbs world. •*
1 th4tM,of ttulufllHHugF—f
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Agaih'ler aae urge hvaty farmer td \
V*** »d U hmaan pmmnlii 4 -
toti aow every foot of UVaUable-Ml '
fts thii (natWtt) snbsoUar—State An- J
ttouMnm) Dapartaent.