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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
COM SUASION Kit STEi’HKNs >' IR-
K1SMKS INKti.HNATION TO
AN OUIOAN.
STATE’S OUTPUT PER ACRE
AnttV'-r 8 "lit ii Y nng I' nrm r Who
Wlahi-a to li.v a: II » Muu y
In llir Niuili.
O. B. Sterna*. Commissioner, Atlanta:
Dkah Silt—I am a young furmer and
have accumulated about $1,800 iu cash
and wish to invest it in a email farm
somewhere in the south, as our winters
are too severe in this section. Before
locating, however, I desire to know
some statistical and practical facts as to
the output per nure of your state—for
instanoe, 1 wotaid like to know how
much cotton, corn, wheat, potatoes and
oats has been raised per acre, provided
it be well fertilized and well cultivated,
as I believe iu a system of iu tensive
farming. Please give me faots that oan
be relied upon. Thanking you in ad-
vanoe I am Yeurs truly,
R. D. Simmons.
Mr. R. D. Simmons, Ohio:
Dear Sir—Your favor of Sept. 23
received. In as uinoh as yon write
for practical results a* to what has been
raised per acre, 1 do not think I oould
better answer your inquiries chan to
quote the crop reports reported to the
various state and county “Fairs” a few
years since. Both the culture and its
results wore verified by the affidavits of
disinterested parties. In 1818 Mr. K. H.
Hard 1 way produced on upland in
Thomae county (Lower Georgia) 110
bushels of Indian corn on 1 acre, yield*
ing a net profit ot $77.17. In the tamo
county the same year Mr. E. T. Davis
produced 96*^ bushels of rust proof oats
per acre. - After the oats were harvested
the same land he planted in cotton and
in the fall 'gathered 800 pounds seed
cotton.
Mr. John J. Packer, Thomas county,
produced in 1874 ou 1 acre 694 gallons of
cone syrup, which netted him $483.87.
In 1874 Mr. Wily W. Groover of
Brooks oonnty produced with two horses
on a farm of 120 acres, without the aid
of "Commercial Fertilisers, ” oottou,
oorn, oats, peas, sugar cane and potatoes
to the value of $3,208.26. The total ooet
of production was $1,448.00, leaving
net profit of crop $2,213.26.
Mr. J. R Respass of Schley county
gathered in 1878 a little upwards of 600
bushels of oats from S acre*.
In 1876 Mr. U. J. Drake of Spald*
ing county (Middle Georgia) produced
74 bushels corn on 1 acre of laud.
Mr. John Bottnor of Carroll oonnty
(Middle Georgia) made 8 bales of cot
ton (500 pound* each) on 1 acre. Mr.
R. H. Springer of Carroll oonnty mode
04 bale* of oottou from 100 sores of land.
In Wilkes eonuty 128 bnshels oorn
were produced on 1 acre of bottom land.
Mr. J. F. Mudden of Wilkes county
produced, in 1876. 187 bushels of eats
on 1 acre.
Dr. William Jones of Burke county
produced 480 gallons of syrap on 1 nor*
(1877). William 0. Palmer in 1877,
with one mule, made 26 bale* of
cotton (6o0. pounds esoh) and a fine orop
of oorn.
Mr. R. M. Brooks of Pike county
(Middle Georgia) in 1873 made on 6
acres of bottom land 600 busheUof rioe;
total ooet was $76.00; net profit, $800.
Mr. R. B. Baxter of Hancock oonnty
(Middle Georgia) in 1872 harvested at
the first outting (first year’s crop) 4,863
pounds of dry alover hay per acre.
Dr. T. P. Jones of Greene oounty pro*
duoed 6 tout of clover hay per acre, in
one season, at two cuttings.
Mr. 8. W. Leak of Spanlding oounty,
' gathered in the fall of 1878 from 1
{Sore, from whioh he bad harvgetad 40
beahela wheat in June, 10,730 panada
peavine hay; net profit from wheat,
400; from pea vine her. $388.08, a aat
m I aore of $700.08.
Win tore at Cobb oonaty (Upper
l) produced iu 187$ from a little
A »ora 0,676 pound* at dry olevur
t the first outting of the second
, pounds of lint cotton to the acre, with
| $16.00 per acre spent for fertilizers.
The highest yield was 1,845 pounds of
lint cotton to thb aore, or abont 4 bnlos.
There wore 16 corn contestant* for
the corn prizes, who made an average
81 bnahels 10 the acre The highest
yield being 110)£ bnshels.
In 4888 Mr. A. O. Harper of Elbert
oonnty (Northeast Georgia) mude 28
bales of cotton, a good orop of corn and
oats, with two horse*. Mr. Z. A. Tat*
and W. E. Tat* (Elbart county) made
100 bushels of corn to the acre in 1888.
Oolru.il W..A. Swift of Elbert conmy
in 1808 produced 500 bnshels of corn on
6 acres.
In 1883 Mr. Ulla O. Hardman of Clark
oounty produced lb bale* of cotton und
876 bnshels of coin with one horse, sains
being raised ou 30 acres of laud.
These figures have boon taken from
the Department of Agriculture, which
are on file in this office and can be veri
fied if necessary.
I would be glad, if you decide to come
to Georgia, to give you facts of a more
receut date if j'ou wish them. Huw-
I ever, I am satisfied that you can sue
cood iu almost any sootion of Georgia,
and our people are very ho.tpi ablo and
will give you a hearty welcome.
Yours very, truly,
O. B. Stevens, Commissioner.
state, so
fore the
cattle.
there will be about one-third i
sizo grat i after becoming dry, and be-
ATTRACTIVE
items get dry, makes one of the
best furitpe crop* for horses, mules and
FEATURES
1 'he cost is small, and the land |
is ready fir peas, and other orops, two :
weeks earlier than if the wheat is al- |
lowed lo bnlure and the soil is not ex
hausted of nitrates, etc., ill makiug
grain. Ctt wheat with mower, rake i
up as soon os dry, it dries qniokly, then ,
it shojald §o to the barn. From ten to 1
80 days, or more, preferable ten days,
the bailer mould be us*d. This hay is
superior to any other kind from any
; quarter. For stock doing light work it
ia a balance ration, it is not heat In# to
animals as oats and some other feeds
OF Tm
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Semi-Weekly Journal*
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lnstruotlve features, invaluable for
southern homes and forms.
i Sow nbout ono bushel to thu acre,
! either smooth or boarded varie i-s. It
' pays better than to cut ati i thrush the
^ wheat, whent teed is wanted. About
1% tons to lie acre is an uvarsge yield, j
I A T. Dillas, j
Du bur Mu cut of Agriculture.
Producing u Dairy tbiw.
Breeding, fitting end training hones
for the speed track requires knowledge,
judgment, skill and patience. The
young animal must be the get of an an
cestry whose distinguishing trait* are
intelligence, action und endurance. He
must be brod for speed. Good judg
ment and skill, gained from experieuoe,
most dutormiuo whother the youug
thing gives promise of possessing the
qualities essential iu an animal bred for
speed. Judgment, skill and patience
are required in feeding, fitting and
training the young thing for a winning
pcrlonnauoe iu the speed contests. Tuts
feeding, fitting and training begins at a
very early stage of the colt's existence,
and is patiently persisted in until the
limit of development is reached.
The produonou of a profitable dairy
oow begins with the breading, fitting
and training of the oalf. Tbs ancestry
most be the best we can get for the pur
pose, and the calf must be fed and'oared
for with that end constantly in view.
The food provided mast be of the kind
and quautity whioh will most com
pletely develop a milk-giving animal,
aud not a flesh and fat-producing aui-
mal. Nature has furnished this food
iu tho mother’s milk and iu grass, but
as we must rob the uiiilc of its fat we
must replace this element with some
thing equally good and much cheaper.
One cent’s worth of corn and flaxseed
meal is worth as much to the onlf, in
combination with sweet skim milk and
grass, us one ponud of butter fat in the
whole milk.
The value of oats, fed iu connection
with skim milk and obotoo hay for a
dairy calf food, should not be underesti
mated. Vigorous growth, exercise and
develpineut is what we must get if we
are to have a cow capable of large per
formance. The oats and bay or* bulky
and increase the rapacity of thestomaoh
and digestive organs, and their exercise
develops the capacity of the animal for
properly taking and using large quanti
ties of bulky milk making food. Good,
sweet hay, preferably early out, well
cured olover, should bo supplied from
the time the calf ia 3 or 4 weeks eld. A
oleau, well bedded, woll ventilated, sun
lit stable is the place for calves in win
ter aud the same with soreeued window*
for summer.
Milk cows and calves should be kept
in screened stablos daring ike heat of
the day in summer. There i* no profit
for the owner or comfort tor the oow*
and calves in fighting files in the hot
snn. Developing the milk-giving habit,
which comes with'the offioe of ma
ternity, is an important feature in the
filling and training of a good oow. Ma
ternity ehonld com* neither too early
nor too late. Growth and physioal vigor
are often sacrificed in forcing the offioe
of maternity upon the young things.
Much depend! *upon the development
of the animal, bnt it may be aefely «sU
that uo heifer should drop her first calf
before she ie 3 years old; and not later
than whan 80 monthe of age.
The handling of the calvee end hetfere
1* also an important feature of thiade-
>t a*4 training.. They should
' to the oow hnWt of depend-
As a curclior .rheumatism Cham’
Lterlau/s Pah: Balm is gaining n j
wide reputation. D.B, johnsion j
of Richmond Ind. lias been I
troubled wily that ailment siifeej
1862. In speaking of it lie. Buys : j
1 never found anythin)' that would |
relieve ine until 1 used Cbluubcr-:
tain’s Pain balm, It acts like :
magic with me. My foot was
swollen and paining me very much
but one good. application oi Punt
ouuti leitevclhmo. i.'or_s.uo t>y an
uruyg.oUi.
STRONG NEWS SERVICE.
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and the southern states, and the tele
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will pay special attention to 'matters at
the national capital which Interest the
people of the southern states.
EMCIAL FEATURES.
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those and hundreds at local correspon
dents. The Soml-Woekly Journal wlU,
from tlmo to tlmo, print letters from-
farmers who have distinguished them-
salves by success In particular things,
showing how they achieved suoh results.
The Seml-Weclily Journal has a dis
tinguished list of contributors. Including
Rev. Bam Jones, l’lou. John Temple
Graves, Mrs. W. H. Felton, Hon, C. H.
Jordan and others.
Three Peoers a Week
SAM JONES.
Rev. Sam Jones, who has bean ©r.Iled
the St. l*aul of his generation, will con
tinue to contribute his breeay letters,
written in the course of his travels, from
different parts of the country, full of wit,
wisdom and originality and seasoned
with hard sense.
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pen, and her ability was recognised dur
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pointed to represent Georgia. She has of
late stirred .up much enthusiasm by her
letters and speeches on country life and
tho means for roaklr./c it nttractive.
JCIi?-r TEMPLE GRAVES.
Contributions from lion. John Temple
Graves will bo printed from time to tyne.
Mr. Graves Is one of the princes of the
lecture pla'.form.a man of oxier.alvc travel
and oirperlence, a gifted and eloquent
orator, n. fearless writer and an Indepen
dent thinker, whoso utterances have had
much to do with shaping the policy of
Georgia's educational Institution*.- and
hnvo had their effect In recent political
oampti!?n.
ITQN. C. 7L. *7 07.TJ.IN,
Tho agricultural department la in
charge of Hen. C. H. Jordan, chairman
of the consult toe on agriculture in the
Georgia hou*o of representatives. Ho is
a successful and practical farmer, born
and raic>d on tho middle Georgia planta
tion, where he now resides. Kis crusade
for cllversifled. self-sustaining agriculture
and hla work for tho establishment* ef
farmers’ Institutes hav<? made him friends
all over the south and his practical talks
twice a woek In the Semi-Weekly Jour
nal constitute one of Its best features.
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