The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-06-12
CONDITION OF COTTON
THROUGHOUT GEORGIA.
INCREASE IN ACREAGE is FOUR PER
CENT. AND CROP IS LATE.
The Department of Agriculture Received
a Number of Reports from Every
County in the State.

County in the State.
The department OF agriculture has
lust completed the work of making up
the average acreage and condition OF
Georgia crops, using June l as the ba-
sis. and the figures showing the status
of the crops throughout the state and
in the different sections are presented
herewith.
There has been much complaint OF
late among the farmers over the con-
dition of their crops, and the reports
show that to some extent it is justified.
The stands of cotton are not uD to the
average. Much of the crop had to be
replanted, and it is on an average from
fourteen to nineteen days late all over
the. state.
Perhaps the most important point
shown 10 the report is that the in
crease in the cotton acreage ls only
from 2 to I per cent. in the different
sections, but the loss in the condition
of the crop, it 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
circulars contained thirty-four ques
tions, asking as to the comparative
acreage and condition 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.
AVERAGES FOR THE STATE.
The reports received from every
county in the state show an average
increase in the cotton acreage over
last year of per cent. the smallest
increase being per cent. in north
Georgia and per cent in south Geor-
gia. The government report, Issued
about ten days ago, showed an Increase
of 9 per cent in the acreage for Geor-
gia. The Georgia department OF agrl-
culture, however, has gone more into
detail and the officials ia Atlanta be-
lieve it is nearer correct. The condl-
ton and prospect OF the crop compared
10 last year are 81 per cent. and the
crop all over the state is an average OF
seventeen DAYS late. 1t was necessary
10 replant an average of Is per cent. OF
the crop on account of frost and storms.
The average stand over the state as
compared to a good stand is $50.
THE NORTHERN SECTION.
The northern section is made up Of
the counties of Banks, Barlow, Camp
bell, Catoosa, Chat.ooga, Cherokee,
Clarke, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Dehalb,
Douglas. Ebert, Fannin, Forsyth, Full
ton, Franklin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon.
Gwiunett, Habersham, Hall, Hart,
jackson, Lincoln, LumplEin, Madison,
Milton, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe,
Paulding. Pickens, Polk, Rockdale,
Itabun. Towns. Union, Walker, Wal
ION, White Whitfield Wilkes.
The reports upon the cotton crop IN
this section show an acreage OF 2fper
cent more than last year: its averages
condition is "a: about Is per cent, of
the crop had to be replanted: the av-
erage stand compared to a good stand
IS 81, and the crop thrOughouF the sec
tion is an average of fourteen days
late. The increase III acreage Is spme'
what smaller than was expected.
Corn makes a goo1 showing, its av-
erage as compared to last year being
100 ana its condition and prospect %.
IN THE MIDDLE SECTION.
The counties comprising the middle
section are Baldwin, Bibb, BUrKeAC AR
roll, Clayton, Columbia Coweta, Cray
ford, Emanuel Blu Is, Fayette. Glas'
cock, Greene, Hancock, Harris, Heard,
Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson,
Jones, Laurens. Marion, McDutfie.
Monroe, Morgan, Newton. Pike, Put
nam, Richmond Screven. Spalding,
Talbot, Taliaferro, Troup, Twiggs, Up
son, Warren, Washington. This%See-
ton is most important agricultural
belt
The cotton acreage in this section
has been increased per cent. over the
acreage of last year. Its condition and
prospect as compared with last year Il
s3 per cent. considerably belO% the
average. The crop throughout <he
section is an average of seventeen day.
late. and 50 per cent of il had 10 be
rebIauted on account of frost and
storms. The stand as compared TO 8
good stand is an average of 81, rather
poor showin~.
Corn average compared TO last year
SO; condition and prospect as compared