The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-09-26
SEPTEMBER
CROP REPORT
Cotton Has Suffered For Want
of Sunshine.
PICKING GREATLY RETARDED
Complaints Reach the Department OF
Rust, Routing and Ravages Of
the Boil Worm-Fodder
Will De scarce.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.


The characteristic features of August
weather were very heavy rains in most
OF the counties of the state, while the
temperature ranged slightly below the
normal, as a result of which the cotton
crop suffered materially for the want Of
sunshine and warmer weather. Hence
many complaints have reached the de-
partment concerning injury from rust,
rotting of bolls and ravages Of the
boil worm, so that the crop condi-
tions on Sept. are far from satisfacto.
ry. The average condition of the cotton
crop has fallen from o4 per cent on June
TO rs per cent on Sept /.
In addition TO the fact that the cotton
crop is 10 days late, picking has been
very materially retarded, owing TO the
August rains.
The condition and prospects of corn.
which on June / were 80 per cent. were
on Sept. l n per cent. This de-
crease in the prospects of the corn
SAoP "oS SouSou III uuuY cases
by overfows of the creeks and
rivers, resulting from the excessive
August rains A large per cent of the
fodder also has been damaged by the
same agency and this forage will be
unusually scarce the coming year.
Most of the cane, sweet potatoes, peas,
ground peas, upland rice and the grasses
promise we'll
SOUTHERN SEcTIoN-Appling. Baker.
Berrien, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch. Cal.
houn, Camden, Charlton. Chatham,
Chattahooohee. Clay, Clinch, Coffee.
Colquitt, Decatur. Dodge. Dooly. Dough.
erty, Early. Echols. Efingham. Glynn,
Houston, Irwin, Lee, Liberty. Lowndes.
Macon, Marion, Mcintosh, Meriwether.
Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery. Pierce,
Pulaski, Quitman. Randolph, Schley.
Stewart, Sumter, Tattnall, Taylor. Tel
fair, Terrell, Thomas, Wilcox, Wayne.
Webster, Ware. Wilkinson, Worth.
The report of crops for this section is
as follows:
Cotton, compared to an average, 70. Ii
per cent; corn, compared to an average,
". A per cont; rice, compared TO an av-
eraRe, 80 per cent; sugar cane, COM
pared to an average. 81. so per cent;
sweet potatoes, compared to an average,
sc. SO per cent; tobacco, compared TO an
average, 80. 90 per cent; pea crop, COM
nm q
nut crop, compared to an average, so. IL
per cent; hay crop, compared to an av-
erage, $50 per cent; number of stock
hogs, compared to last year, co. AZ per
cent; condition OF stock hogs, compared
with an average. 81. "a per cent.
MIDDLE SECTION - Baldwin, Bib.
Burke, Butts, Carroll, Clayton, Colum.
bia, Ooweta, Crawford, Emanuel, Fay.
cite, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Harris,
Heard, Henry, Jasper. jefferson, Jones,
Johnson, Laurens. McDuffie, Monroe.
Muscogee, Morgan, Newton, Pike. Put
nam, Richmond, Screven, SpaldIng,
Talbot, Taliaferro, Troup, Twiggs, Epson,
Warren, Washington.
The report OF crops for this section is
as follows; . ID
Cotton, compared to On average, "a. IS
per cent; corn, compared TO an average,
72O0 per cent; rice, compared to an av-
erage, 1920 per cent; sugar cane, com.
pared to an average, 4.2S per cent;
sweet potatoes, compared TO an average,
80 ~ per cent; tobacco. compared to an
average. 9O:33 per cent: pea crop, CONS
pared TO an average. 90. 10 per cent; pea
nut crop, compared TO an average, 81. "a;
hay crop, compared to an average, So 81
per cent; number of stock hogs, com.
pared % last year, o. IL per cent; con.
dition Of stock hogs, compared with an
average, 30. 81 per cent.
NORTHERN Banks, Barlow,
Campbell, Catoosa, Chattooga, Chero.
kee, Clarke. Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb,
Douglas. Ebert, Fannin. Forsyth,
franklin, Floyd. Fulton, Gilmer, Cor.
don. Gwinnett, Habersham, Harralsou,
Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin,
Madison, Milton. Murray, Oconee, Ogle.
thorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun,
Rockdale, Towns, Union, Walker, Wal.
ton, White, Whitfield, Wilkes.
The report of crops for this section il
as follows:
Cotton, compared to an average, 6.iG
per cent; corn, compared TO an average,
SO per cent; rice, compared to an aver
age, 9S. 81 per cent; sugar cane, com.
pared to an average, SO per cent; swees
potatoes, compared TO an average. 93.l7
per cent; tobacco, compared TO an aver
age, 8l.l5 per cent; pea crop, compared
to an average. 80. Go per cent; peanut
crop, compared TO an average, 81. 10 per
cent; hay crop, compared TO an average,
80. II per cent number of stock hogs,
compared TO last year, 90. 80 per cent;
condition of stock hogs, compared with
an average, OF per cent.
sections Consolidated.
Cotton, compared to an average. 75 ID