The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-10-16
GEORGIA CROP REPORT
Issued by State Agricultural
Department.

Department.
COMPARISON OF CONDITIONS.
Some Counties Paport Crops Unusual.
~ Fine, but the Great Majority Say
They Are Considerably Below the
Average.
The crop report from the Georgia de-
partment of agriculture represents the
crop as 1t stood in the field Aug. 90
1902. II is made UP from nearly q
thousand blanks sent out Into differ.
emit sections OF each county to parties
who are considered capable OF giving
the desiredeinformation concerning the
conditions and prospects of the crops
in their neighborhood. Most OF these
were returned with the desired infor.
nation.
The conditions is year have been
peculiar. Over large areas of the
state hot, dry winds have prevailed,
affecting very materially the condition
and prospects of all crops Some
times there is marked difference in
the reports coming in from different
localities in the same county, in some
OF which long-continued drought Is
reported. while in others the seasons
and conditions are said to be good
The general complaint is drought AMI
rust. A few of the counties report
crops unusually fine. but the great
majroity state them to be considerably
below the average. In a few instances
complaint is made OF too much rain
in August. The general outlook dis
closes conditions and prospects less
favorable than at this time last year.
In the Three Sections.
The condition of the various crops
compared to an average for the vari.
Gus sections is as follows:
Northern Section-Cotton, 62 per
cent; corn, 62 per cent; upland rice.
81 per cent; sweet potatoes, Ga per
cent; tobacco, SO per cent; COW peas,
67 per cent; ground peas, 6S per cent;
forage crops, such as shredded corn,
hay, ETC., 60 per cent; number of hogs,
76 per cent; conditions of live stock,
SO per cent; sugar cane, 20 per cent
Middle Section-Cotton, II per cent;
corn, 65 per cent; upland rice, 78 per
cent; sweet potatoes, SO per cent; to-
bacco, so per cent; cow peas, II per
cent; ground peas, rs per cent; for.
age crops, such as shredded corn, hay.
ETC., 6S per cent; number of hogs, 50
per cent; condition of live stock, 90
per cent; sugar cane, rs per cent.
Southern Section-Cotton, 81 per
cent; corn, II per cent; rice So per
cent; sweet potatoes, 80 per cent; to.
bacco, 81 per cent; COW peas, SO per
cent; ground peas, 81 per cent; for
age crops, such as shredded corn, hay,
etc. 83 per cent; number OF hogs 81
per cent; condition of hive stock, 80
per cent; sugar cane, 70 per cent.
Averages for the State.
The total averages of all these crops
for the whole state is as follows
Cotton. 20 per cent; corn, 6S per
cent; rice, so per cent; sweet potatoes.
II per cent; tobacco, 81 per cent; COW
peas, rs per cent; ground peas, 10
per cent; forage crops, such as shred
ded corn. hay, ETC., II per cent; num-
Der of hogs, 81 per cent; condition of
live stock. SO per cent; sugar cane, rs
per cent.
The total average of these same
crops for the same date last year was
as follows: Cotton, rs per cent:
corn, n per cent; rice, SO per cent;
sweet potatoes, 81 per cent; tobacco,
81 per cent; cow peas, So per cent;
ground peas, 80 per cent; forage
crops, such as shredded corn, hay.
etc, SO per cent; number OF hogs, 81