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BjjBjjBBpBKHBBg s» 1 —— ' '.. ■■ — r .->r.--«rMTW»ngTTiaL*IJLiflF!-TI»~-“-———«3—=-■■' »- - 1 JIM——uu*.-...*- —■ '■ ■ ■ i^'-UITOgB 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. The Doctors told me my cough •was incurable. One Minute Cough Cure made me a well man.” Nor ris Silver, North Stafford, N. H. —Because you’ve not found relief from a stubborn cough, don’t des pair. One Minute Cough Cure has cured thousands and it will cure you. Safe and sure. Holtz- claw’s drugstore. > No Friend of HiA The Rev. Dr. Leighton L'arlrs, rec tor of EmmanUal Church, is noted for his skill in repartee, says the Boston Herald. He is also a good story-teller, but it is as an origina tor of funny sayings that he has won especial distinction. Not long before he sailed for Eu rope he was a guest at a public din ner. On his left sat a young man who had contracted the habit of profanity, and the habit was so strong that it had gotten beyond his control. The young man had a weakness for the expression, “Oh, the devil!” He used it thoughtless ly and without intention to give of fense, but it seemed to serve as a sort of punctuation for every sen tence he uttered. Finally a friend of the young man thought it necessajy to give him a hint, and said to him: “You’d better be a little careful of your expres sions. You are sitting next to the Rev. Dr. Leighton Parks.” “The devil!” said the young man in surprise. And then recovering his presence of mind, he turned to the clergyman and made a very polite apology. “Oh, you needn’t apologize to me,” said the doctor. “The devil is no friend of mine.” To The Deaf. A rich lady, cured of her deaf- pared to last year 83, 17' days later than; >ness and noises in the head by Dr Nicholson’s Artificial Ear Drums, gave $10,000 to his Instute, so that deaf people unable to pro cure the Ear Drums may have them free. Address No. 1474. The Nicolson Institute, 780 Eighth Avenue, New York.—Ex. A pine tree and a birch tree have grown so close together in Wool wich, Me., that one trunk serves for both, sending forth pine branches on one side and birch on the other. The union seems a happy one, in spit® of the fact that the two trees are as widely separated by the bota nists as two well can be, and the gnarled branfehes of the pine em brace the birch in a most affection manner. *» — The Best Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure—no pay. Price 50. e> Ten blind physician?* are practic ing medicine in (he United States. We Are Not Onily the Cheapest, but AUo the 3Jcsf. ReSjSbJe Whiskey House In <itori*’Ui Our line of business is largely one of confi dence and therefore you want to deal withpeo- pe who will not make misrepresentations. We guarantee erer -thing we .-elS j:.st as represent ed, or will cheerfully refund your money. For §3 25 we will deliver n• vit i-ull quaeis of our FAMOUS Anywhere in Georgia, express prepaid. Tacked in plain box: money refunded if not satisfacto ry. Another good thing we offer is a pure Kentucky Sour Mash—the Danikl Booms—at $2.40 per gallon, also delivered, express pre paid, anywhere in the -.r.ate. We are sole agents for the famous Kennesaw Mountain Com Whiskey, best in Georgia, only §2.00 per gallon, and are the only people in the south selling a pure, seven-yea^-old Mount Vernon Rye at §1.00 for a full quart, or §3.50 pe ■ gallon. Everything else just as cheap: we have goods from $1.25 per gallon up. « omplete stock of'everything. Sena us a trial order. NO charge lor ju£s. SAM & ED. WHlCHs-ELBAUAl. Wholesale Liquor Dealers & Distillers’ Agents. 451 Cherry St-re -t, Macon, Ga. on (hi Is what you do every time you buy your Lumber, Sash, Mouldings, Blinds, Trimmings and all kinds of mill work and builders supples from oiu superior stock. Builders and contractors will find that they get a superior grade of lumber and workmanship n their line at lower prices than they can get elsewhere. XX. Hi. XXJLXtXlXS <Sc CO.. ’Phone 187. FORT VALLEY, GA. THIRD AND POPLAR. THIRD AND POPLAR. "Wlien you come to Macon call at my repository and see the most complete line of Vehicles ever shown in Macon, including every size in FARM WAGONS from one to aix-hor.-e. In pleasure vehicles everything from a Road Cart at $17.50 to the most handsome Rubber-Tired Victoria at $750 00. In Automobiles: “Locomobiles” for two and four passengers; rettes” for one passenger. Our “Auto- Locomobiles are guaran teed to run from ten to fifteen miles per hour on country roads,regardless of hills or sand,at a cost of 1 cent per mile. When you need anything on wheels write or calk THIRD AND POPLAR. THIRD AND POPLAR. Agt. I am better prepared than ever to supply your wants in $ Cutler;, Tinware, WOODENWARE, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, mm, mflti mimbton), im Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It preventsLormation of gas on the stom ach, relieving all distress after eating. Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take. It can’t help but do yon good Prepared only by E. O. DeWitt & 60., Chicago ■ The $1. bottle contains 2y» times the 50c. Size. I buy goods for spot cash, anybody in Macon. and therefore I sell as low as 308 THIRD STREET. NEAR POSTOFFICE. , YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON CARD MAILED TO W.M.TAYLOR, JaCKSO* GA. AND I WILL DRIVE AROUND_AND lEAVEA YOU A SAMPLE COPY OF " J GSOR68A PCCLTRY HgR'MU _ \0EVOT6D TO POULTRY, PIGEONS & PET£T0<£ AND The BRIGHTEST, BEST, UP-TO-DAT&* ^UT-QN-TIME POULTRY PAPER INTHESOUTW/ Special Ofier:—To all who pay ns §l.u0 strictly in advance fi> r ^ Home Joubnax. we will send the Georgia Poultry Herald one year Free. • . ''