The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-08-15
GENERAL SUMMARY.
of tho Different Crops Tarc1g.-
out the state.
CORN.

| With one or two weeks more of sea-
sonable weather in the northern part Of
the state, Georgia will harvest tia
largest corn crop ever made within hes
| borders.
In almost every county in the state
the crops is as good as the land can
make. The only disasters have been
some local hailstorms, and the over
flowing and destruction of some of the
river and creek bottoms in different
sections during the latter part of June
and the first of July. In south and
southeast Georgia many farmers have
put the land, from which the oat crop
was taken. into Mexican June" corn,
which at this time promises good
| yield. This is very white corn, most
excellent for bread and hominy, and
much liked by the people of that part
! of the state. This large corn crop,
fanked and supported as it is, by large
crops of hay. syrup. meat, fruits, etc..
convinces me that Georgia farmers are
at last beginning to travel the road that
leads to prosperity. Independence and
comfort.
Let US continue and increase our
efforts in this direction, striving harder
and harder each year to cut loose from
our thraldom to cotton until we raise
everything that we consume within our
own borders and thus achieve absolute
independence.
Corn and meat for sale. raised by
Georgia farmers, have ceased to be OBJ
jects of curiosity on the streets Of our
towns. and hope by another year the
importation of these articles will have
entirely ceased
COTTON.
There has been some gain in the con.
dition of this crop since the last report,
though there is still much room far i'm
.provement. The grass took such full
possession and such strong hold during
the late wet weather that 1t was with
difficulty overcome and killed, and in
many cases the stand of cotton was in.
lured while getting rid of the grass.
Until the last few days there has been
too much rain for cotton, especially an
sandy lands, and some cases of rust
have been reported from south Georgia.
On the whole, from the present outlook.
see no reason to change my opinion on
the probable output of this crop, viz.
three quarters of last years yield.
OATS.
Oats have been harvested in fair or.
der all over the state, and have turned
out astonishingly we'll, considering how
late IN the spring they were planted.
This most valuable food for all stock
should be planted much more largely.
The acreage should be at least doubled,
and more pains should be taken in pre-.
pairing the soil and blowing them in
WHEAT.
The yield of wheat this year has not
been as satisfactory as was hoped for o
month ago The thinning out of the
crop by the excessive cold OF last winter
made itself apparent when the grain
was threshed out and measured. In
most cases the yield has been disap.
pointing, and in addition there has
been some loss since cutting, by heavy
and continuous rains.
RICE.
The reports from the rice crops are
very t1attering, and there will be an
unusual amount of upland rice raised
throughout the state Many farmers.
besides supplying their own wants, will
have surplus for sale. If small rice
mills for cleaning the grain were put
up i'll every county of lower and middle
Georgia, it would lead to a large in
crease in the rice crop; many persons
being deferred from planting on &C
count Of having no mill for cleaning
rice within reach. A number Of such
mills are in operation, and it is said
that they pay well.
HAY, MILLET, SORGHUM CANE, POTATOES.
These important, though minor crops,
are all doing we'll throughout the state,
with promise of excellent yield.
FIELD PEAS AND GROUND PEAS.
These crops, upon which so much of
our meat supply depends, have been
planted more largely than usual, and
at present the outlook is good for an
abundant yield of both.
FRUIT.
From Tybee to Tennessee the fruit
trees and vines in this state are beud.
ing down with their loads OF luscious !
fruit. and the growers and railroads |
are working night and day to get some ]
OF the crop to less favored sections
Long train loads of watermelons, grapes |
and peaches are daily going north on |
fast schedules to supply the people Of |
the northern cities. The fruit industry |
is growing one, and would increase |
more rapidly if the railroads could give |
lower rates of freight. which they prob |
ably will do before another crop 10
moved.
There are more canning and drying
public plants than ever before, while
every good wife in the state is busy
preserving, canning, drying and turn.
ing into wine or vinegar all the fruit
she can manage In spite of this much
OF the fruit crop will be fed to hogs or