The Dawson journal., 1886-05-27
CONDITION OF FIELD CROPS.
May Report From the Commissioner
0fsAgTsiculture.

Commissioner of Agriculture J.
I. Henderson has received the
proof sheet of the May crop re-
port. The extracts here given
will be found, on the whole, to be
encouraging. Tne crop reported
to be in the worst condition is fall
sown oats.
The acreage is reported above
the average of five years in all
parts Of the State, exeeptin South
east Georgia. This is due largely
to the winter-killed condition Of
the fall-sown oats, much of the
area that could noB Bs reseetlea m
the spring having been given to
this crop. In North Georgia,
where there is but a limited area
in fall oats, the increase in the
acreage i'll corn is reported at one
per cent, and in Southeast Geor-
gia, where the oat crop was not
seriously damaged, the acre lge
was about three per cent. below
the average. In the other sec
tions, and whore the damage was
greatest, there is an increase of
from three to five per cent, and in
some counties as much as twelve
per cent.
The condition and prospect on
the first Of May is reported in
North Georgia 81, in Middle
Georgia 50, il Southwest Georgia
90. in East Georgia 81, and South
east Georgia so.
OATS.
The acreage in this crop, COM
pared to an average of five years
i'll the whole State, is II. In
North Georgia %, in Middle Goor-
gia 86, in Southwest Georgia rs,
in East Georgia Is, and i'll South
east Georgia 81. About 1G per
cent. Of the crop now standing
was sown in the fall.
The condition and prospect,
compared to an average of five
years, for the State is rs, in North
Georgia SO, in Middle Georgia SO,
in Southwest Georgia 70, in East
Georgia 73, and Southeast Geor-
gia SO.
The acreage of the crop has
been greatly reduced by the cold
winter, large part of the crop
being entirely destroyed by freez-
ing out in January. Some of this
was resown in January, but large
part of this area IN Southern
Georgia has been planted III corn
and cotton. From present indiea-
tions not more than three-fourths
Of crop can be expected.
WHEAT.
The acreage, compared to an ay-
erage in North Georgia, is 81, in
Middle Georgia IS, in Southwest
| Georgia 66, in East Georgia rs,
and in Southeast Georgia 100.
The condition and prospect in the
respective sections, 76, 81, 76, "a
and ITO. The acreage for the
whole State is rs, and the condi-
ton and prospect II. There has
been a gradual decrease in the
acreage of this crop since 1882.
The reports of the present year
show a discount Of off of about %
per cent. from the average of five
years.
Unfavorable reports Of the con-
dition and prospect have been re-
ceived from most of the counties.
The crop has been badly-winter
killed, and the disparaging condi-
ton Of the crop, rs reported at
this date, is largely due to this
cause.
COTTON.
The acreage is reported in North
and Southwest Georgia 81, in
Middle Georgia 96, in East Geor-
gia 100, in Southeast Georgia 96,
and in the whole State SO.
The time Of planting is later
than usual in all parts of the
State, This, in North Georgia, is
reported three days later, in Mid
die and East Georgia, eight days,
in Southwest Georgia twelve days,
and in East Georgia 13 days
making the planting in the whole
State about nine days later than