The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-10
THE GEORGIA CROPS
CONDITION AND ACREAGE AS RE-
PORTED JUNE L.
COTTON NOT UP TO AVERAGE.
FARMERS HAVE GOOD REASON TO
COMPLAIN.

HiflOn OF inc CEOpS Dy the
state Agricultural Department..
South Georgia shows Up a Little
Retter Than other Sections-Cot-
ron Acreage Increase Only Per
cent, Condition Only 81, as Conn
uared with Last Yenr and the
Crop Seventeen Days Late.
Atlanta. June 9.-The Department of
Agriculture has just completed the work
ot making up the average acreage and
condition of Georgia crops, using June
as the basis, and giving the figures
sb,Vying the status of the crops through
e,t the state. and in the different sections.
v-here has been much complaint of late
among the farmers over the condition
of their crops and the reports show that,
90 some extent, it is justified. The stands
Of cotton are not up to the average.
mich of the crop had to be replanted,
and it is on an average from IA to 10
DAYS late all over the state.
The fruit crop is also considerably be-
Low, he average, but grain shows up we'll
and other crops seem to be in an aver
age condition. Perhaps the most i'm
portant point shown on the report is
that the increase in the cotton acreage is
only from to per cent in the differ
ent sections, but the loss in the condi-
ton. 1t is believed, will more than COM
pensate 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 thir-
tv-four questions, asking as to the COM
narrative acreage and condition of the
various crops. and replies were received
from between 900 and 100 of them or an
average of or from each county in
the etate. The reports received from every
county in the state show an average in
crease in the cotton acreage over last
year of 4 per cent, the smallest in
creases being 2 per cent. in North Geor-
gia and the largest per cent. in South
Georgia.
The government report, issued about ten
days ago, showed an increase of per
cent in the acreage for Georgia. The
Georgia Department of Agriculture. how
ever has gone more into dteail, and the
officials here believe it is nearer correct.
Comparison with Last Year.
The condition and prospect of the crop,
compared to last year, are 81 per cent,
and the crop all over the state is an av-
erage of seventeen days late. It was
necessary to replant an average of &c per
cent of the crop on account of frost
and storms The average stand over the
state, as compared to a good stand, is
7S5
The fruit crop at this time is looked
upon as next almost in importance to the
cotton crop. The per cent. of a full peach
crop throughout the state that escaped
the frost is put at IA per cent; apples, 81
per cent. and pears, 56.7 per cent The
grape crop throughout the state as COM
pared to last year, is ST. per cent The
condition and prospects of the fruit crop
are rs per cent, an outlook much bet
ter 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 average for grain and other
crops:
Corn-Acreage, compared to last year,
i005; condition and prospects, compared
10 last year, S97.
Oats-Acreage, 9S.5; condition, 100; per-
Centage of crop sown in the fall still
Standing 55.7.
Nheat-Acreage, 95.S; condition 97,7.
Sugar-cane-Acreage, "a; condition, 91.5.
iNiNt AL cage III oOuLlclh 0COl 5Aoi
towland 90 upland, So; condition, 95
Sorghum-Acreage, 90; condition, a.
Clover and Grasses-Acreage, S2.S; con-
dttion So.
Condition of sheep as compared to last
year 49, work stock, 95.7; hogs, 100. The
percentage of disease among stock is be-
tween TO per cent.
The average cash price for corn May l,
all over the state, was IS cents per bushel,
credit price 1913. The percentages of
fuli supply of corn on hand is so per cent; ;
OF hay As per cent.
The Southern section.
The counties comprised in the southern
section are Appling, Baker Berrien,
Brooks Bryan. BuIloch Calhoun, Cam
den, Chatham Chattahoochee, Clay,
Cinch Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Dodge
Dooley Dougherty, EARLY Echols. Efing-
nam, Glynn Houston, Irwin, Lee, Lib
erty, Lowndes. Macon, Marion. McIn-
toeh. Merriwebher, Miller, Mitchell
Montgomery, Pierce Pulaski, Quitman
Randolph, Schley, Sumter, Tattnsn, Tay
Ior Telfair Terrell. Thomas. Ware
Wayne Webster, Wilcox, Wilkinson
and Worth
Cotton makes a somewhat better show
lns IN this section than in Middle and
north Georgia. The increase in the acre
age over that of last year is larger, the
average being per cent. increase. The
Vohdluon and prospect of the crop, as on
aA average Of 10 days later, compared to
th'l or last year is Sc. 1t was necessary
10 replant y per cent. of the crop on ac-
count of frost and storms. The average
St'hd this year as compared to a good
Stah1 is 81. The following are the figures
showing the condition of grain and other
/ Nop1 IN the southern section:
oorn-Acreage compared to last year,
' condition and prospect as compared
20 last year 49,
'a'S-Acreage 1925, condition 1O5 per-
image Of the crop now standing that
wa 'own in the fall, 81.
~ "-'t-Acreage 50, condition lO2
'N'r-Hane-Acreage 1903, condition % T.
Acreage, lowland, &c. upland 90
N''oh and prospects, 95.
H"ENNm-Acreage 104: condition 81
uiton ul75. --''''
'fnit Crops Fair showing.
inc wit crop makes an average show
D." INC southern section. OF a fun crop
les an average of N per cent. es-
r.. ,he frost; apples G6 per cent. and
p" per cent. The grape crop, com
['.t '' last year, is IS per cent The con-
ana prospects OF the fruit crop are
WI, '.lIIon Of sheep Is 97.S per cent.
n. S.ook 100, and hogs of all ages 115
a. Ihcre f. to per cent. of dis
a among ctork The avarauo caet,