The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-19
GEORGIA CROPS,
What Commissioner Henderson
Says About Them aud His Bu-
FPau.

Dropping into the Department of
Agriculture yesterday, we found
Commissioner Henderson with a
few moments of leisure. We sub
Jected him at once to the process
known as interviewing, and learned
the following:
''What is the general crop pros
pect over the State?''
at is good at present. The acre
age in cotton is about II per cent
greater than last year, but the stand
IS per cent better, which will
bring the crop up about even. Oats
show 9 per cent increase of acreage,
s. per cent of which is fall sown.
The acreage in wheat is only 1 per
cent greater than it was last year"
How is the condition Of that
wheat crop?"
"Fhe percentage as shown in
April gave only 90 per cent of an
average crop, showing the wheat
was not promising. Ny reports
since from every quarter lead me
TO conclude that it will not turn out
more than 50 per cent, making only
halt crop for the year."
How about the use of CONNER
cial fertilizers on these crops as
compared with last year,"
"On cotton alone the increase is
10 per cent. The percentage OF
area fertilized with home made ma
nures and compost is about II pei
cent greater than last year, which
is large increase. The condition
OF the cotton plant to an average
was, up to April, three per cent les
than an average"
"What is your department doing
in the way of distributing seed?"
eve sent out this year about ISo'
packages of cotton seed; some
where between 600 and 500 pack
ages of corn; large quantity O
tobacco seed imported from Cuba
as well as a good deal of native to
bacco seed By the way, Tobacco
is being cultivated in the Stat
now to larger extent than sine
long before the war. We hav
also distributed large quantity Q
genuine Buncombe cabbage see
from North Carolina.
''In addition to the manuals al
ready issued from the department
we will have in press in July
manual on cattle which will be O
great interest to the people of tn
State, and may result in stimulating
the cattle raising interests of tn
State. 1t has been carefully pre-
pared with view to giving tn
best information adapted to the nee
essities of Georgia stock raisers, an,
| believe it will be a welcome pub
ilcation and prove of great value t,
the State.
We are also preparing concis,
history of all the cotton mills of tn,
State, as well as other manufactur
ing industries for distribution. Thi
will give all needed information t,
those seeking to know the facilitie
and profits of manufacturing il
Georgia. In addition we want te
give the power and value of all til,
available water powers upon tn,
main streams of the State. This il
done with view of encouraging the
investment of capital in manurac
turing enterprises. y
We learn that the expenses of the
department have been considerable,
reduced. In salaries of clerks anc
inspectors alone it will amount te
over $4,000 per annum, while more
work is being done than before
necessitated by the growing favor
and demands upon the resources oil
the department. Col Henderson
has put the bureau in capital con-
dition and given to it an efficiency
and popularity that guarantee its
permanency in the regards of the
people.-<4flanta Constitution.