The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-09-19
OF CROPS.
What Has Been Developed Dur
ing the Past Month.
NOT FAVORABLE TO THE COTTON.

An Abundant Corn Crop Affords Cause to
BE ThankfuI-Now feed Stock More
Literally, Is the Ipjunction-This win
Be Fully Returned In the Bsttered
Condition OF the Animals at Home
COTTON.
During the past month the conditions
have not been favorable for cotton.
There has been an excess of rain in
nearly every portion Of the state, caus.
ing good deal Of rust on the gray
lands and on the red lands, inducing an
excessive growth of weed, without
corresponding increase of bolls. PICK.
ing has commenced in lower and Mid
die Georgia, and will soon be general
all over the state. There is some little
complaint of boil worms and cater
pillars, but nothing serious on that line
as yet.
Bearing in mind that the crop is at
least two weeks later than an average;
that there is decrease of 30 per cent in
the use OF fertilizers, and of Is to 90
per cent i'll acreage; that in some coun-
ties a considerable acreage has been
abandoned on account of grass; in view
of all these conditions, the prospect for
the cotton crop is the poorest we have
had for years. The conditions from
this onimustlbe unusually favorable, for
the crop of this state to reach three
fourths OF last years production.
CORN.
The farmers of Georgia have good
reason to be thankful for the abundant
corn crop with which they have been
blessed this year. Never in the history
of the state has such corn crop been
made. Thousands of farmers will make
sufficient to last them for two years.
and just here lies our danger: Any corn
offered for sale must bring a low price.
for the crop is enormous all over the
country. Finding little sale for corn,
many farmers may be induced to plant
less next year, and largely increase
their cotton crops. thus bringing on the
condition of things from which we
have just emerged, viz, low priced cot.
ton and scarce and dear corn. Allow me
to raise warning voice against this
temptation. We have gained our eman-
clpatlon from the western corn fields and
smokehouses; now let us maintain that
independence by redoubling our exer.
tons to make our farms self.sustaininu.
Feed the corn to hogs and cattle and
poultry: feed more to your horses and
mules, keeping them in such good con.
dition that they will forget they were
ever half starved on western corn. We
can thus find use for all our corn at
home, and improve and greatly increase
! our stock of all kinds.
Fodder pulling is over in the lower
half OF the state, and well under way
in North Georgia. While much fodder
was injured and some ruined by the
August rains, good deal has been
saved in excellent condition, thus in
surfing plenty of long forage for our
needs.
| FRUIT
The fruit crop of the state, except ap.
pies and late peaches, has been gather
and disposed of and the pantries and
storerooms of our wives bear witness
to the abundance and variety Of the
crop. This has been phenomenal
year for all kinds of fruit. Our
| peaches stand at the head in all
the northern markets and have
made reputation in so many cities
this year that this should insure for
them ready sale at better prices In the
future. In peaches, at least, Califor-
| MA has almost ceased to be o compAti-
tor against US, for though her peaches
are as rule larger and more snowy,
they cannot compare in flavor, richness
and juiciness with those we send to
market, and consumers are fast finding
this out. With lower rates of freight.
| which l believe we will have another
year, the fruitgrower has every cause
to be hopeful of future success.
FIELD PEAS.
Farmers have planted more peas than
usual i'll all parts of the state, showing
that they are learning the value Of the
| pea as a renovater OF the soil. There
will be a large crop gathered and on
many fields hogs and other stock will
be turned to fatten.
GROUND PEAS, SUGAR CANE, SORGHUM.
AS rule. these minor, though very
important crops, are excellent through
out the state. Here and there are
small dry spots, but on the whole these
crops promise we'll for bountiful yield,
| thus insuring an abundance of fine
syrup, and in very many cases, sugar,
to the growers.
| SWEET POTATOES.
The same we'll distributed rains that
have made such bouutiful corn crop
have also made fine crop of potatoes.
AS rule, we are too careless in hous.
ing this crop, and In consequence thous-
ands of bushels are annually lost
They should be dug before frost and then
put up in such way as to keep dry during
winter. Potatoes can be fed with sd.
vantage to all farm stock, besides being
a very palatable and healthy food for
man, and more care should be exer.
cised in putting them up for winter use.
M1LLET, CLOVER, ETC.
The August rains have somewhat in.
terfered with the saving of these cfops.
but on the whole, the amount saved in
good order has been more than an
average.
RICE
The harvesting of this crop is now in
e progress, and with no disaster from
C storms, the crop will be good one. I
| r6jterate what I w~Nta lask n,oukb ~.