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VOL. XXVI. ATT 3 i xw- ■ < Have Your Cotton Ginned it CONYERS OILCO’SGIM. Latest MUNGER System. Makes best TURN OUT. Makes BEST SAMLE. Buyers prefer and pay more for it. Highest price paid for sound seed! TRY us and be CONVINCED. Conyers Oil Go’s. Gin. John D. Scott, Mgr. Gin. PBaseasHf J )P !i I S' b a mmmmni 1 1 WANTS HIS FRIENDS AND CUSTyMBi-.STO BE IS HIND. THAT Hi! KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND ; FUJI STOCK OF THE MM,LOWING GOODS OF ' A THE VERY BEST QUALITY, AND WILL MAKE IT TO THEIR INTEREST TO TRADE WITH HIM. Pure Drugs and Medicines Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Window Glass and Putty, Larnps and Larnp Oils, Machinery and Harness Oils Fancy and Toilet Articles Choice Perfurnes. Soaps, Toilet and Laundry fl large stock of Writing Paper, Pencils. Envelopes, Inks, Pens aUd SCHOOL BOOKS- Mnrks nf ficiinn, pn Etfsal wnrks pin,, Inks and pencil fabiEts. SPECTACLES nt all kinds. Garden and Flnw/Er sEnds. FinE TnhaEtn and Cigars. My Soda Fountain will be run both Summer and Winter ■m W* Mm ImEM* THE WEEKLY BANNER. CONYERS, (tA.. a OCT. , 1900- *7i THE3BEE&HIVE Monii, javs- The editor of this paper has called on The Gai i ey Dry Goods Co * severa 1 times for their advertisement, but they-were too busy to writeone, so we nil their space in this paper with these words. ‘The readers of our paper have found out where to get the best goods for for the least money, and you wi 11 not get any old stock, they hav i—>« g new gOOds and One Price.TO All. Th py pi vp trfi dine* ■ • stamps on each 10c sale. All Welcome At 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 ... . ; . HOME FOLKS PREFERRED. Small Margaret had said prayers, and her mamma was luck¬ ing her in to leave her to her slumbers, when the child begged mamma would not leave her alone. i t Why, Margaret,” said mam¬ ma. soothingly, but suprised at this unexpected demand, 4 < you you are never alone, for God is always with you.” “Yes,” rejoined thesmali n.aid doubtfully, “I knflw. But, mamma, I’d rather have some of my own relations.”-Ex. QSi it fc. What Is Celery King? JIlBUj herb drink, and is a positive COT* to OOCatipation, headache, nervous diaoj> aan, rheumatism, kidney diseases, and the various troubles arising from a disordered Stomach and torpid liver. It is a most agreeable physicians medicine,andisrecommecdedby generally, liemember, it 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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