Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-05
lis LETTER
aer of Agriculture
ergia Farmers.
no CORN BACKWARD.
Hsinued Wet Weather Has
81 Planting-Hopes Entertain
More PropitIous Seasons.


as been an unusually back
son for our two staple crops.
continued wet weather de-
nting, and In consequence
such dependency among some
farmers. But Nature as a
rule brings in a compensa-
emewhere and somehow. The
Ard seasons will probably be
I'd by such conditions that dur
20 next two or three months, by
gent, well directed labor, assist
Improved modern machinery. all
antages may be overcome and
~ retain her high rank as a corn
otton state.
present conditions are about as
s:
he counties Of north Georgia cot
Wanting Ia we'll advanced, and in
OF them about completed; in
OF the more southern counties
ne northern belt the cotton is
ng up and doing fairly well, al
Rn In some places the stands are
owing to continuous rains and
Weather. In some places the
corn has poor stands, in others
Aoing fairly we'll.
Middle Georgia there are in many
ls complaints that cotton is being
ded by rain and cool nights and
81 of sunshine, which is true also
prn to some extent. At the same
e good stands of Both are reported
hany places.
nthern Georgia reports in some
les cotton and corn both doing
others report cotton greatly re-
pd and much Of 1t replanted.
Qrn Is generally reported in good
ition, though In some localities
Ia damaged by bud and drill
ns. In both Middle and Southern
rgia good reports are made con-
ing sugar cane. Looking over
General field, oats are doing fairly
which Is for the Most part true of
Both Of these crops, how
are n some sections suffering
rust
4 price of cotton in New York on
9Th Of May was In cents. The
amber and December cotton sold
cents a pound, but now that 1t is
of the farmers hands, the price
gone up. II farmers should now
an opportunity to dispose Of the
Ing crop for future delivery at
cents, 1t would probably pay them
III at that price; for, although the
ON is backward, there may yet
81 good crop, and, II a very large
prices may go down.
be Middle and South Georgia SUI
cane Is for the most part doing
Fruits.
North Georgia peaches are report
scarce; in Middle Georgia from
lght crop to 50.' per cent, while
es are stated to be plentiful in
sections.
fawberries are Of superior size
navor and our home markets are
81 them at 10 a, quart, while many
farms are sending thousands of
Pc to the north and west.
they are exhausted, dewberries,
kberries and raspberries will come
Georgia, already renowned for
hes and melons. is coming to the
among the great berry states.
" fact is, all kinds of trucking
Well in Georgia and no one need
any danger of over production.
ICES Trucking Pay In Georela2
&Cse who have gone about this
ess in an intelligent manner say
IL does.
course we do not mean to say
every farmer should give all his
tion to trucking, because some
grown wealthy by so doing. Geor.
g admirably adapted to be just
she has long -been--a great corn
cotton state, and Is rapidly be.
ng a great grass and hay
and though In some
ss truck farming Is the best bust
that a man can engage in, we
~ not be understood as advising
neglect OF our two staple crops.
very farmer who Is In easy dis
OF a shipping point on one Of
nAny great lines of railways that
re our state, would do we'll to
. few acres to the raising of
one of the table products for
there Is such great demand in
part Of the United States.
VINO will talOe the proper pains.
6Raily make from $50 to $500 to
re on strawberries and raspber.
the latter Of which mature
d the strawberries are exhausted.
luscious fruits always have a
demand, notifonly in the large
Of the north: and west, but also
cities Of our own and neighbor-
ates. While the father and old
ms are culdvating the cotton,
nnd peas, the mother, the girls
ounger boys can raise berries,
NO ~ which will ereof1xy iDonaaen