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VOL. XXVI.
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THE CROPS IN AUGUST
ACREAGE AM) CONDITION AS
COMPARED WITH OEX
ERAL AVERAGE.
INTERESTING STATISTICS
The Georgia Agricultural Department
Bases Its Kcport Upon Replies
From Its Correspondents.
State of Georgia,
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 18, 1900.
With the view of obtaining the most
reliable information possible concerning
the various crops in Georgia, both as to
acreage condition and prospects, we
sent out from five to ten blank reports
to each of the 137 counties of the state
with a request that these reports he
filled oat and mailed so as to reach this
office by Aug. 1, 1900. These reports,
which were very exhaustive and com¬
plete, were tabulated by counties of the
state, which show the following results:
July Crop Report, Aug. 1.
1 .WHEAT—Afr-age compar¬
ed to an average............ 152 per ct
2. WHEAT — Yield compared
t • averige................. 9.'ner ct
3. WHEAT—Average y'Id per •
acre .......................... 10 b’shels
4. OATS —Air age compared
to average . ................. 97 per ct
5. OATb—Yield compared to
average .................... 9; per ct
8. OATS — Average yield per
acre................... 17 b’shels
7. CLOVER and GRASSES—
©LOVER Acreage comp'd and GRASSES— to average 95 per ct
8,
Yie! i compared v> average 95 per ct
9. CtiTTON 1603............'.......... —Acreage comp'd
to 97 per fit
10. COTTON—Compared t) au
average,condition and pros¬
pects ........................ 74 per oi
11.
than last year?....... ..... 18days
18. COTTON—Rc’pts and ship¬
ments in your county pa3t
12 months .................. - bales
13. CORN—Acreage oampared
to aveaage crop............. 102 per ct
14. CORN—Compared condition to an av¬
erage, and pros¬
pect 89 per ct
15. RICE—Acreage comp’ed to 99
an .average crop............. per ct
10. RICE—Compared and to an av¬
erage, condition pros¬
pect ........................ 90 per ct
17. TOBACCO —Acreage com¬ 103
pared to . a average........ per ct
18. TOBACCO—Acreage com¬
pared to las year........... 92 per ct
19. 8. PO TATOES — Acreage
Oar. Dared to last year....... 105 per ct
20. S. POTATOES-Oompared
to an average, condition and
prrspeet 94 per ct
21. SUGAR CANE — Acreage
SUGAR compared CANE—Compared to last year . 101 per ct
22.
to an average, condition and
prospeot......... A.......... 101 per ct
g3. MELONS—Acreage comp'd
to an average............... 87 per ct
24. MELONS—Compared condition and to an
average, pros-
73 per ct
25. PEACHES — Acreage corn
pared to an average......... 105 per ct
26. PEACHES — Compared to
an average, condition and
prospect .................... 129 per ct
|7. APPLES—Acreage comp’d
totB average............... 92 per ct
9S, APPLES—Compared condition and to an
average, pros¬
pect 81 per ct
29. GRAPES—Acreage comp'd 96 ct
to an average ............ per
30. GRAPES—Compared to an
average, condition and pros¬
pect ...............•...... 97 per ct
31. SORGHUM—Acreage pared com¬ 97
to an average . par ct
32. SORGHUM —Compared condition and to
au average, 95 ct
STOCK—Genoral prospect .................... condition per
83, of work stock............... 90 ct
per
34. LIVESTOCK—General con¬
dition of live stock.......... 98 per ct
Estimate of the Cotton Crop For 1900
. and 1901.
Raleigh, IV. C., Aug. 30, 1900 !
Based upon the reliable information i
from all sources from each of the cotton
■tates and territories, taking into con
sideration the condition of the cotton
crop, we are led to believe that the fol¬
lowing will tbs
cron tor cueseusou of. UOO and 1901;
Alabama....... ... 82!,090
Arkansas........ .... 809,000
Florida......... ... 80,000
Georgia........ ... . 1,025,000
Indian Territory 210,000
Louisiana....... ..... 603,000
Mississippi...... .... 843,000
Missouri........ 30,000
North Carolina .... 495,000
Oklahoma...... .... 100,000
South Carolina.. .... 801,000
Tennessee...... 285,000
Texas ......... ..... 3,300,000
Virginia....... ..... 13,000
Other sources... 500
Making a total of......... 9,865,500
This estimate, however, is subject to
tho wea ther condition for the month of
September and also killing frosts later
dh. This estimate is given out as being
the opinion of this association.
Adopted. O. B. Stevens,
President Association of Commissioners.
For fall grazing for pigs the Arkansas
station has found peanuts and chufas
superior to other plants in the amount of
pork produced per acre. The peanut is
the better of the two and makes a great
increase in soil fertility, while thechufa
does not.
The peach has crowded out the water¬
melon as a money maker for the Geor
gia farmer. The KJbsr.a, the uu>st 1ns
clous of the freestone peaches, has do
koib ... ,. Gem, , best . of . ship- , .
throned the the
p i ug melons.
At tin Honolulu _ _ experiment station
two varieties of sugar cane sent there
from Louisiana, where they yielded
about five tons to the acre, yielded the
one 17." 2 tons it) Tim acre aua tac other
... lo ...
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cures
constipation.
by druggists King is sold and in dealers. 25c. and 50c. pack- 1
ages
I have new cotton seed hulls for
ga | , gOcper hundred pounds and
win pav * highegt market price for
1
cotton seed . . exchange , for ,
m same.
M. A. Lifsey
NO. 87.
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