The Brunswick times-call., 1901-04-20
SEASON OF;PROSPERITY
BEST Thee RaAKs2IERS OF GEOR
GdA HAVE KNOWN FOR
MANY YEARS.
FIGURES 4 SPEAK PLAINLY
LargejInoreases I'm Various Crops-State
Stands In Front RankoR All
Lines OF Industry.

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The season of 1899 and 1900 was the
best that the farmers Of Georgia have
known In many years. The cause of
this prosperity Is known to all A large
percentage Of all supplies were raised at
home andethe comparatively short crop
OF cotton brought good prices. The
United States statistician estimates the
crops of Georgia for 1900 as follows:
CcEur % MS. $50 bushels; wheat, 5s011.-
1888 0usllsis Soats, 7.olo.o 4o bushels, and
hay, 400, 237 tons. The cotton crop was
something over 100000 bales. The
average prices for these crops were:
Corn. 81 cents bushel; wheat, 90 cents;
oats. 10 cents, and hay. $1275 q ton.
The average price for the cotton was
cents q pound; but this does not include
the good profit made on cotton seed. II
is sincerely to be hoped that the acreage
Of cotton will not be increased, and that
those who seek to run down the price OF
our great staple will be fooled In their
attempt. With cotton crop not larger
than that Of last year, and with good
seasons and full crop of corn and the
small grains, the prosperity which o
year ago began to dawn upon the agrd-
culturists of Georgia will mount still
higher toward the zenith.
Make Every Acre Productive.
The effort Of the farmer should be to
make every acre under cultivation pro-
dnctive. To this end he should plant
no more than he can well cultivate. By
just SO much as the cost of production is
diminished. by so much is the net gain
increased.
IT some men have by tho best meth.
DDS produced 30 or more bushels of
wheat to the acre. why cannot others
with as good land be just as successful
Our farmers are making wonderful pro-
gress In the improvement of their lands
and the identifying of their homes, and
they are doing much toward confirming
the proud title Empire State of the
South, conferred upon Georgia before
the civil war on account of her being
for in the van Of all the south In the
construction of railways and in the va
rieGy and extent of her various manu-.
featuring enterprises, and still more de.
served by the fact that even in the
gloomy period Of reconstruction she
maintained over almost all her terrific.
~ white supremacy, and was among
the foremost in throwing off the oppres.
sor's yoke.
Large Increase of the Hay Crop.
One Of the most gratifying signs of
agricultural progress In Georgia is the
fact that the co. 69 tons of hay harvest.
ed in 1890 had increased to 100, 237 tons
in 1900, valued at S12 rs a ton, or 49,.
25,52l.75 for the entire crop. This
gives promise of more and better breeds
Of both dairy and beef cattle. There is
no reason why Georgia should not raise
just as good beef, and have just as rich
milk and cream and as delicious butter
as are furnished by the great grass
growing states of the west and north.
west. We have lands on which alfalfa.
Timothy, clover and even blue grass
respond to the farmers labors with
abundant harvests. At the same time
there is no more nutritious food for cat
tie than that furnished by our own ma
tive grasses, crowfoot, crab and Bermu.
da, and that marvellous restorer of ok.
hausted soils, the peavine. A gentle.
man who spent his youth In Baldwin
county, often noticed on his fathers
farm that when sheep were turned In to
Craze, the Timothy to which they had
free access remained untouched SO long
as the Bermuda lasted. This is O strong
witness to the superiority Of Georgia's
favorite grass in flavor and nutritious
power.
Increase your acreage for grass
and raise both beef and dairy cattle
but be careful to keep the breeds di
tinct.
HayDroducing Counties Have the
Best stock.
While maintaining her high rank as
a cotton producing state, Georgia can
and should press to the front In the
growing of grasses and all forage plants
Already there is marked difference
between the cattle. hogs and horses Of
the hay producing counties Of Georgia.
and those of other sections of the state.
Kentucky, whose farms are covered
with rich carpet Of blue grass, has
long been noted for her beautiful horses
and cattle. One Of the friends of
this department who two summers ago
spent several weeks in the far-famed
blue glass section of Kentucky tells us
that while his eyes were feasted ON
many sleek cattle, and horses marked
by beauty of form and grace of mcve-
ment, he had seen just as fine animals
on some of the model farms and also In
several Georgia cities and towns.
More Hay Means More and Better
Beef, Milk and Butter.
Much has already been accomplished
by our most progressive farmers. The
hay product of Georgia increased during
the past decade almost three. fold. If
during the next decade we could have
ten.fold increase on this line, it would