The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-07-04
FOUR PER CENT N,I.EA>E IN
ACREAGE AND IHiG CKOP
RAIIIrR IAIsG
COMPARATIVE CONDITIONS
The Best showing Made In the Sou tn
ern section of the Stakeholder
staple Crops.

shown In the report Is that the increase
in the cotton acreage is only from to 7
per cent in the different sections, but
the loss in the condition of the crop, il
is believed, will more than compensate
for this gain.
The Department of Agriculture sent
out from six to ten circulars to each of
the 1877 counties in the state These cir
culars contained 81 questions, asking as
to the comparative acreage and coudi-
ton of the various crops. and replies
were received from between 900 and
1000 OF them, or an average OF seven or
eight from each county in the state.
The letter accompanying this circular
sent out by the department is as follows:
Questions for May crop report, 1901.
Returnable June !, 1901.
department of Agriculture. Atlanta,
Ga, May Is. l90l.-Dear Sir: Please
answer the following questions on June
or as early as possible after that date,
and mail promptly so rs TO reach my
Office by the third.
IAN average crop. or average condi-
ton. or anything with which compari-
son is made, is always taken as 100
Thus, If the corn crop at any time is 10
per cent better than last year, or 10 per
cent better than an average, 1t should be
reported as 10 i'll each case, and if 10
per cent below these standards, it should
be reported 80. Avoid vague COMPARE
sons. such as some better, hardly as
good, above an average, etc.
"In making up your answers let
them apply TO the whole county in
which you reside, not simply to your
own farm.
IF crop about which questions are
asked is not grown i'll your county, use
character X. Ii you have not sufficient
data to make an approximate estimate,
leave the space blank.
Very respectfully,
20. b STEVENS,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
"R +. WRIGHT, Assistant"
Average For the state.
The reports received from every coun-
ty i'll the state show an average increase
in the cotton acreage over last year of
per cent, the smallest increase being 2
per cent in North Georgia and per
cent in South Georgia. The Georgia
department of agriculture, however has
gone more into detail and the officials
here believe it is nearer correct. The
condition and prospect of the crop COM
pared TO last year are 81 per cent and
the crop all over the state is an average
of IL days late. 1t was necessary to re g.
plant an average of rs per cent of the
crop on account of frost and storms.
The average stand over the state as com
pared to good stand is 70 5.
The fruit crop at this time is looked
upon as next almost in Importance to
the cotton crop. The percentage of a
full peach crop throughout the state
that escaped the frost Is put at "a per
cent, apples 81 per cent and pears So Z
per cent The grape crop throughout
the state as compared to last year is 81.
per cent. The condition and prospects
of the fruit crop are 1873 per cent, an
outlook much better than was expected
in view of the many setbacks with
which the fruit has had to contend.
The figures from all over the state
show the following averages for grain
and other crops:
Corn--Acreage com pared to last year
1908. condition and prospects compared
TO last year S9.7.
Oats-Acreage 80. 5, condition 100, per-
centage of crop sown in the fall still
standing 50 Z.
Wheat-Acreage 95.3, condition 97.7
Sugarcane-AcreaSe "a, condition
els.
Rice-Acreage in southern Georgia,
lowland 50. condition 80.
Sorghum-Acreage 20, condition "a
Clover and Grasses-Acreage SO. 8,
condition 50.
Condition of sheep as compared to
last year rs 8, work stock 90. 7, hogs 100.
The percentage of disease among stock
Is from 3 to per cent.
The average cash price for corn May
l all over the state was IS cents per
bushel, credit price 1913 The percent.
age Of full supply of corn on hand is
90 per cent; of hay 48 per cent.
The Northern section.
Inc northern section Is made NJ of
the counties of Banks, Barlow, Camp.
bell, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee,
Clarke, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb,
Douglas, Ebert. Fanniu, Forsyth,
Franklin, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Cor
don, GwinneCU. Hsbersham, Hail, Hart,
Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison,
Milton, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe,
Paulding, Pickens. Polk. Rabua. Rock
dale, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton,
White, Whitfield and Wilkes.
The report of crops for this section is
as follows:
Cot:on-Acreage compared to last year
l02, condition and prospect compared TO
last year "a, IA days later than usual,
per cent OF crop which had TO he
planted over 10, stand com pared 70 q
good stand 81.
Corn makes good showing, its aver.
age as compared TO last year being 100,
and its condition and prospect &c. Fig.
ures for the other grain crops are as fol.
lows:
Oats-Average compared TO last year,
81; condition and prospect, 90; percent
age of the crop now standing which
was sown last fall, AZ.
Wheat-Acreage compared 10 last
year l03, condition and prospect l03
Rice (planted only in Habersham aud
White counJieSj-Upland acreage "a
compared 70 last year 50, condition So.
Sugar cane-Acreage compared to last
year %. condition 49,
Acreage los. condition IS.
Glover ana Grasses-Acreags l05, con-
dition los
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