The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-11
THE CROPS IN AUGUST
ACREAGE AND COsD Ton AS
COMPARED NAH GrsN-
ERAL AVERAGE.
INTERESTING STATISTICS
The Georgia Agricultural Departments
Bases Its Report Upon Replies
From It's Correspondents.
DEPARTMENT OF AaR,cULrURn.
STATE OF GEORGIA,


ATLANTA, Ga. .r.s is, 1900.
With the view of obtaining the mcst
reliable information possible concerning
the various crops III Georgia, both as to
acreage condition and prospects, we
sent out from Ave to ten blank reports
to each Of the 1877 counties OF the state
with request that these reports be
filed out and mailed 80 as to reach this
Office by Aug. /, 1900. These reports,
which were very exhaustive and COM
plete, were tabulated by counties of the
state, which show the following results
july Crop Report, Aug. /.
.WHEAT--Atreage conlyar-
ed to an average - l52 per ct
2. WHEAT Yield compared
:, average. ............... 81 per ct
B. w HEAT-Average y'ld per
acre ..................... 10 b'shels
4. OATS -AcR age compared
to average ................ 81 per ct
S. OATS-Yield compared to
average .,..........: ...:..... 81 per ct
8. OATS - Average yield per
acre. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II b'shels
z. CLOVER and GRASSES
Acreage comp'd to average 95 per ct
8. GLOVER and GRASSES
Yield compared 10 average 0J per ct
8. COTTON-Acreage comp'd
to 1892 ;:...:......-....... OF per ct
TO- COTTON-Compared to an
average, condition and pros
poets ................... "a per ct
II. COTTON-How much later
than last year,. ............ is days
potr IL
ments In your county past
l2months. ................ - bales
13.CORN-AcreaRe compared
to ayeaage crop. .......... 10o per ct
IA. CORN compared to an av-
erage, condition and pros
peot ........................ 50 per ct
10. RICE-Acreage comp'ed to
an average crop. .......... 90 per ct
16. RICE-Compared to an av-
erage. condition and pros
pect ........... .............. so per ct
II. TOBACCO - Acreage COM
- pared to IN average 1o3 per ct
Is. TOBACCO Acreage COM
pared to iast year ... SO per ct
10. S. POTATOES - Acreage
compared to last year 80. los per ct
20. S. TATOES-Compsred
to an average, condition and
prospect ................. "a per ct
compared TO last year -. 1ol per ct
q. SUGAR CANE-Compared
to an average, condition and
prospect ................ 10l per ct
%. MELONS-Acreage comp'd
TO an average. -. 81 per ct
"a. MELONS-Compared to an
average, condition and pros
pect ............. 70 per ct
25. PEACHES = Acreage COIN
pared to an average. ....... 1916 per ct
20. PEACHES - Compared to
an average, condition and
prospecs .,................ l22 per ct
%. APPLES-Acreage compd
toan average ............... 90 per ct
IS. APPLES compared TO an
average. condition and pros
pect OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 per ct
20. GRAPES-Acreage c3mp'd
to an average ............ SO per CT
80. GRAPES-Compared to an
average, condition and pros
pect MISREPRESENTATION. 81 per ct
81. SORGHUM-Acreage com
pared to an average. ........ 81 per ct
30. SOHGHTM - CONF pared to
an average. condition and
prosp-cs ............. So per ct
80. SpOCk-iensral condition
of work stock ........... 30 per ct
81. ACKNOWLEDGMENT con.
dition OF live stock ....... 9S per ct