Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-01
CROP STATISTICS
Gathered by the +avannah, Florida
and Western Hallway.

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and Western Hallway.
On Sept. 10 Col. II. s. Halnes, General
Manager of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, sent out crop circular
to the agents of the company in all the
territory tributary to the railway. The
road extends from Savannah to Jack
aonville, Gainesville and Chattahoo-
chee, Fla, and Albany, Ga. The follow
ing are the questions and the replies:
! Question-What is the condition of the
cotton crop as compared with last year
| Three agents answer very little planted,
one agent answers 80 per cent. less, sew
enteen agents answer not as good, twelve
agents answer about the same, twenty
agents answer better, two agents answer
| 10 per cent. better.
Qustion-What progress has been made
in cotton picking?
Twenty agents answer not much, eleven
agents ans wer pretty we'll up, six agents
answer good, nine agents answer very
good, one agent answers picked in, four
agents answer one-third picked, four
agents answer one-han picked.
QuestiOn-Was more land planted in
cotton than last year?
Twenty three agents answer about the
same, eleven AGENTS answer yes, eleven
agents answer less, two agents answer
one-elghth more, five agents answer one
third more, three agents answer 10 per
cent. more.
Question-Was more land Planted in
corn than last yearY
TWenty-fOur agents answer about the
same, nine agents answer small increase,
sixteen agents answer yes, six agents an
swer less.
Queshon-Ras there been more corn
made than last year?
Ten agents answer about the same,
tWenty-eight agents answer some more,
ten agents answer decidedly more. seven
agents answer less.
Question-W as more land planted in
oats than last year? Twenty agents an
swer about the same, twenty-five agents
answer not as much, eight agents answer
yes, i've agents answer none planted.
Question-Has there been more oats
made than last year? Seven agents an
swer about the same, five agents answer
some more, ten agents answer about one
third TO one-haif crop, twen1yeight
agents answer less, five agents answer
none planted.
Queston-W there more land planted
in sugar cane than last year? Fifteen
agents answer about the same, two
agents answer 30 per cent. more, three
agents answer 10 per cent more, three
agents answer per cent. more, twenty
nine agents answer less, three agents
answer none planted.
QuestiOn-Has there been more sugar
cane made than last year?
Six agents answer about the same, one
agent ans wers about 100 per cent. more,
one agent answers 30 per cent. more, four
agents answer Is per cent. more, ten
agents answer little more, thirty agents
answer less, three agents answer none
planted.
Question-Was more land planted in
rice than last year?
Fifteen agents answer about the same,
nine agents answer one-fourth more, two
agents answer ''yes." fifteen agents an
swer less, fourteen agents answer none
planted.
Question-Has there been more rice
made than last year?
Nine agents answer about the same,
ten agents answer One-quarter more, five
agents answer more, one agent answers
field much larger, sixteen agents answer
less, fourteen agents answer none
planted.
Question-Has there been sufficient
labor?
Fifty agents answers there has been,
five agents answer not sufficient.
There were shipped to Savannah of the
crop year ending Sept.1 1856. from stations
of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, 50,9S0 bales. The agents report
that they expect to ship of the present
crop 81, 1879 bales.