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FOUR PER CENT INCREASE IN
ACREAGE AND THE CROP
RATHER LATE.
COMPARATIVE CONDITIONS
The Best Snowing Hade In the South
ern section of the State—Other
Staple Crops.
The Department oi Agriculture has
just completed the work or making up
the average, acreage and* condition of
Georgia crops, using June 1 as the basis.
The result is herewith presented:
Perhaps the most important point
shown in the report is that the increase
in the cotton acreage is only from 2 to 7
per cent in the different sections, but
the loss in the condition of the crop, it
is believed, will more than compensate
for this gain.
The Department of Agriculture sent
out from six to ten circulars to each of
the 137 counties in the state. These cir
culars contained 3t questions, asking as
to the comparative acreage and condi
tion of the various crons, and replies
were received from between 900 and
1,000 of them, or an average of seven or
eight from each county in the state.
The letter accompanying this circular
sent out by the department is as follows:
“Questions for May crop report, 1901.
Returnable June 1, 1901.
“Department of Agriculture, Atlanta,
Ga., May 15, 1901.—Dear Sir: Please
answer the following questions on Jnne
1 or as early as possible^ after that date,
and mail promptly so as to reach my
offioe by the third.
“An average crop, or average condi
tion, or anything with which compari
son is made, is always taken as 100.
Thus, if the corn crop at any time is 10
per cent better than last year, or 10 per
cent better than an average, it should be
reported as 110 in each case, and if 10
per cent below these standards, it should
be reported 90. Avoid vague compari
sons, suoh as 'some better, ’'hardly as
good’, 'above an average, ’ etc.
“In making up your answers let
them apply to the whole county in
which yon reside, not simply to your
own farm.
“If a crop about which questions are
asked is not grown in your county, use
character X. If you have not sufficient
data to make an approximate estimate,
leave the space blank.
“Very respectfully,
“O. B. Stevens,
“Commissioner of Agriculture.
“R. F. Wright, Assistant.”
Average For the State.
The reports received from every coun
ty in the state show an average increase
in the cotton acreage over last year of 4
per cent, the smallest increase being 2
-per cent in North Georgia and 7 per
cent in South Georgia. The Georgia
department of agriculture, however, has
gone more into detail and the officials
here believe it is nearer correct. The
condition and prospect of the crop com
pared to last year are 84 per cent and
die crop all over the state is an average
of 17 days late. It was necessary to re •
plant an average of 26 per cent of the
crop on account of frost and storms.
The average stand over the state as com
pared to a good stand is 78.5.
The fruit crop at this time is looked
upon as next almost in importance to
the cotton crop. The percentage of a
fall peach crop throughout the state
that escaped the frost is put at 74 per
cent, apples 57 per cent and pears 56.7
per cent. The grape crop throughout
the state as compared to last year is 87.7
percent. The condition and prospects
of the fruit crop are 73.8 per cent, an
outlook much better than was expected
in view of the many setbacks with
which the fruit has had- to contend.
The figures from all over the state
show the following averages for grain
and other crops:
Corn—Aoreage compared to last year
100.5, condition and prospects compared
to last year 89.7.
Oats—Acreage 98.5, condition 100, per
centage of crop sown in the fall still
standing 55.7.
Wheat—Acreage 95.3, condition 97.7.
Sugarcane—Acreage 94, condition
91.5.
Rice—Acreage in southern Georgia,
lowland 96, condition 95.
Sorghum—Acreage 96, condition 84.
Clover and Grasses—Acreage 82.8,
condition 85.
Condition of sheep as compared to
last year 78.9, work stock 95.7, hogs 100.
The percentage of disease among stock
is from 2 to 5 per cent.
The average cash price for corn May
1 all over the state was 68 cents per
bushel, credit price 83.8. The percent
age of a full supply of corn on hand is
50 per cent; of hay 48 per cent.
The Northern Section.
The northern section is mad6 up of
.the counties of Banks, Bartow, Camp
bell, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee,
Clarke, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb,
Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth,
iFranklin, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Gor-
■don, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart,
’Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison,
Milton, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe,
Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Rock
dale,. Towns, Union, Walker, Walton,
■White, Whitfield and Wilkes.
The report of crops for this section is
as follows:
Cotton—Acreage compared totiast year
1102, condition and prospect cqmpaced to
last year 84, 14 days later than, usual,
iper cent of drop which had to be
{planted over '15, stand compared to a
good, stand 87.
. Corn makes a good showing, its aver
age as compared to last year being 100,
and its condition and prospect 93. Fig
ures for the other grain crops are as Al
lows:
Oats—Average compared to last year,
97; condition and prospect, 92; percent
age of the crop now standing which
was sown last fall, 43.
Wheat—Acreage compared to last
year 103, condition and prospect 102.
Rice (planted only in Habersham and
White counties)—Upland acreage as
compared to last year 85, condition 86.
Sugar cane—Acreage compared to last
year 98, condition 99.
Sorghum—Acreage 108, condition 85.
Clover and grasses—Acreage 105, con
dition 108.
The fruit crop in the northern section
shows considerable falling off. Of the
peaches 77 per cent of a frill crop has es
caped frost; apples 56 per cent, pears 52,
and the grape crop compared to last year
is 92 per cent. The average condition
of the fruit crop is 75.
The condition of sheep in the northern
section as compared to last year is 98,
working stock 98 and hogs of all ages
97. There is only 2 per cent of diseases
among the stock in this section.
The average cash price for corn May 1
was 70 cents per bushel, credit price 85
cents. There is 40 per cent of a full
supply of corn now on hand and 35 per
cent of a full supply of hay.
lii tfle 3Iiddle Section.
The counties comprising the middle
section are Baldwin, Bibb, Burke, Car-
roll, Clayton, Columbia, Coweta, Craw
ford, Emanuel, Butts, Fayette, Glas
cock, Greene, Hancock, Harris, Heard,
Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson,
Jones, Laurens, Marion, McDuffie, Mon
roe, Morgan, Newton, Pike, Putnam,
Richmond, Screven, Spalding, Talbot,
Taliaferro, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, War
ren and Washington. This section is a
most important agricultural belt.
The report of crops for this section is
as follows:
Cotton—Acreage compared to last
year 103, condition and prospect com
usual, per cent of crop which had to
be planted over 36, stand compared to
a good stand 64.
The condition of the grain crops in
the middle section is as follows:
Corn—Acreage compared to last yeae
98, condition and prospect as compared
to last year 84.
Oats—Acreage compared to last year
96, condition and prospect 102, per cent
of the crop now standing planted last
fall 63.
Wheat — Acreage compared to last
year 88, condition and prospect 89.
Clover and grasses—Acreage compar
ed to last year 33, condition and pros-
'pect 36.
Sugar cane—Acreage 82, stand com
pared to average 80.
Rice—Acreage m lowland compared
to last year 16, upland 17, condition and
prospect 84.
Sorghum—Acreage 77, condition 71
The fruit crop in the middle section is
not quite so good as that in the north
ern. Only 66 per cent of a full crop has
escaped the frost; apples 50 per cent and
pears 54 per cent. The grape crop as
compared to last year is 73 per cent.
Condition and prospects for fruit 68 per
cent.
The condition of sheep is 41, work
stock 95, bogs of all ages 90; the amount
of diseases among stock is 3 to 4 per cent.
The average cash price for corn May 1
was 63 cents a bushel; credit price 77
cents. The percentage of a full supply
of corn on hand is 48; of hay 49.
Tlie Southern section.
The counties comprised in the south
ern section are Appling, Baker, Berrien,
Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Calhoun, Cam
den, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Clay,
Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Doo
ly, Dodge, Dougherty, Early, Echols,
Effingham, Glynn, Houston, Irwin, Lee,
Liberty, Lowndes, Macon. Marion, Mc
Intosh, Merriwether, Miller, Mitchell,
Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Quitman,
Randolph, Schley, Sumter, Tatnall,
Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Ware,
Wayne, Webster, Wilcox, Wilkinson
and Worth.
The report of crops for this section is
as follows:
Cotton—Acreage as compared to last
year 107, condition and prospect com
pared to last year 86, 19 days later than
usual, per cent of crop which had to be
planted over 27, stand compared to a
good stand 84.
The following are the figures showing
the condition of grain and other crops:
Corn—Acreage compared to last year
103.5; condition and prospect as com
pared to last year, 93.
Oats—Acreage 102.5; condition 105;
percentage of the crop now standing
that was sown in the fall, 61.
Wheat—Acreage 95; condition 102.
Sugarcane—Acreage 103; condition
95.7.
Rice-^Acreage, lowland, 96; upland,
96; condition and prospects, 95.
Sorghum—Acreage 5.04; condition 97.
Clover and grasses—Acreage 110.5;
condition 111.75.
The frait crop makes an average show
ing in the southern section. Of a full
crop of peaches an average ot 79 per
cent escaped the frost; apples, 66 per
cent, and pears, 64 per cent. The grape
crop compared to last year is 98 per
cent. The condition and prospects of
the fruit crop are 78.6 per cent.
The condition of sheep is 97.8 per
cent; work stock 1U0, and hogs of all
ages 115 per cent. There is 3 to 5 per
cent of disease among the stock.
The average cash price for corn May
1 was 71.3 cents per bushel; credit price
89.6 cents. The percentage of a full
supply of corn on hand was 62.5 per
cent and of hay 61 per cent.—State Ag
ricultural Department.
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