New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
LARGE CROPS IN GEORGIA.
TIE, WELD OF COTTON AND CORN AbMo'
PRECEDENTED.

r,,., WELD OF COTTON AND CORN ALMOST IN
PRECEDENTED.
Atlanta On Aug 2s (SpeciaD.-Prosperity smiIes
unon the farmers of Georgia. From every sec'io'l
~ the State come reports OF abundant harNeS's VI
c,ope already made and splendid prospects io'
craving crops The Atlanta JournaI prints 'hls
sf,.rnoon a symposium Of views from FARMERS III
o~,. coun,v IN the State and the showing IS truly
,o,oarxab,e II is poser for the Calamity MOWERS
and an object lesson to the farmers themselves
who have been taught during the last less ia'o' ~
ate wears that for the tiller Of the soil 1ree sVe
and prosperity were synonymous 'i"
meant the other.
Tho renorts irst received show that Georgia :
farmers are in better condition than at any tme
IN decade They show that the FARMERS haNe
gone 10 work and from their own statements VI
,he good results that there is less grumplns'
one of the most important changes ior 'he oc',ei
is that they have gone more extensively i"'o NV
side branches OF farming, and are raising ''e
products which most needed TOT nome oo"-
sumptjon Cotton OF course. Is still KING pu' "Os
and honiny" come next. Remarkable reSu's "'e
sho,r In tho culture OF fruits. In one county OF
~orth Georgia where fruit culture is pracucaHE Vi
,.,.or, iraugnration So e1 yielded TINS year
from that branch alone. In this county, fIoyu' 1t
is reported . 49,
The cotton crop gives every promise OF being 'he
largest in a decade and the corn production Is u-
nrscedented More wheat was harvested III 'his
pone which is situated in Floyd County is the
-,,rLetinr nlace of North Georgia, and reports
froro there are OF wide import. The correspondent.
sav. further that w. G. Brown, who invested >"o
N fruit trees realized $4,000 on this season yelu
y d Van Dyke. a representative larher Vi '""'
.ec,,on who operates a farm OF 1900 acres. says;
NV farm will yield IS bales Of cotton. 500 BUSH
ole NJ corn. cars Of cattle and - hogs. raised
, 40 bushels Of wheat and 200 bushels OF oaIs' !
6ove nIanted an orchard Of 10000 peach trees.
In Walker County also in North Georgia the la's
Is; wheat crop since 1S,5 IS repoTtea. 11s q, pu,
County School Commissioner j. > iiaSlns' OF & ou;-
loch in Central Georgia says, after tour through
the county: -, 49,. T.. .ho u,orl1 Cana is
ie,er than ever saw IL at this season or the year
and the acreage is larger than usual rice Is NtiA
dream and nightmare compared TO me glorious ioIi
,tv OF the present year Short staple ana sea lsidnI
cotton have done their best nave neVeI , ,eTn '0"
a corn crop as there Is over the entire county. ...o
Newton County. in a different section OF the STATE
reports being in more prosperous co'hnon n d oi,d
money on melons. peaches apples and grapes OUT
sile Of the regular crops Of cotton and corn; .o,
In pierce County. Southeastern Georgia. where sea
island cotton is grown all crops are good ana every
farmer states that he will make money TINS yea;
In Southwestern Georgia the crops aie reporter
The foregoing is merely sample of ,he over
whelm!ng testimony OF prosperity and good crops ~
dreamed OF before. Hard times have taught HIM,
and ne will profit by the lesson. For the frs; Time
berries growing Wild and hitherto allowed TO waste
upon the bushes. These blackberries ami hucklrDc-
This will in time become great industry in l.se.i
the berry crop IN this section Of the country =
practically unlimited
boring States. Georgia farmers are. perhaps. more
progressive and more readily the drift OF affairs.
The encouraging statements Of Georglas farmers
are sign OF general welfare. The Northwest with
Is dollar wheat. IS not more prosperous than the
South with its cotton and hog ana hominy In