The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-01-25
CROPS OF THIS STATE
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Georgia Crop Production For The
Year or 1917 Shows An Amaz-
ing Total
Atlanta--

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The statistics on Georgia's crop pro-
duction for the past year have been
completed, and they show an amazing
total when all are combined. Never be-
fore in the history of the state has any
crop approached the wonderful record
Of the past year and the prospect for
the coming season is also most flatter-
ing.
The figures which have been compil-
ed are given on a most conservative
basis and if anything they should be
considerably enlarged, especially in
the case of the cotton crop, which is
now easily within a few thousand
bales of the two million mark The
reorganization shows the following:
Cotton, exclusive of sea island, l.
100000 bales at an average farm price
of S125 per bale; total $212,5O0,OOO
Cotton, sea island, 10000 bales, at
1915 per bale, about $2O,OOO,OOO.
Cotton seed, $4,000 tons, at $40 per
ton, $59,5OO,OOO
Corn 71700,000 bushels, at Sill per
bushel, $122,6O7,OOO.
Velvet beans, 937 900 tons, at SIS per
ton, $23,437, 500.
Peanuts, 100000 bushels, at $3.50
per bushel, $22,5OO,OOO.
Oats, 10,92O,000 bushels, at $1.21 per
bushel $12,487,20O
Cowpeas, 5000, 600 bushels, at So per
bushel, $12,OOO,00O.
Sweet potatoes, 100000 bushels,
at IS cents per bushel, $9,950,0OO
Peaches, 4,716,0O0 bushels, at $1.75
per busheI, sS,253 900.
Hay, $4,000 tons, at $18 per ton,
$6,S76,OOO
Wheat, 2,074,O0O bushels at $2.79 per
bushel, $5,7S6, 400.
Irish potatoes, 100000 bushels, ut
$3.50 per bushel, $4,O0O,O0O.
Apples, $4,000 barrels at 1882 per
barrel, $2,O59, 200.
Miscellaneous crops, $17,921.33-
Animals, $49,366,666.
This makes a grand total for the
agricultural wealth production for the
year 1917 of 1888, 644,359 for Georgia.
Figuring the population Of the state of
Georgia at 100000 people from the
farm and field alone every citizen of
the state has garnered upwards of
5000 each.
The figures which have been rolled
up by Georgia easily puts the state in
second place in the matter of agricul-
tural wealth production, Texas alone,
on account of it's great cotton crop,
exceeding Georgia for the year 1917
To Secure Daily Data From Mines
While the end of the coal shortage
is not yet, and probably will not be
cntil spring weather comes along and
turns the trick, the fuel situation, both
locally and statewide, have cleared up
very materially.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, after being in
conference in Atlanta with members
of his state advisory board, announc-
ed that he has called upon Federal
Fuel Administrator H. A. Garfield to
require the mines supplying Georgia
to furnish him with the number, time
Of movement and the name and adj
dress of the consignees of all cars of
coal leaving the mines for Georgia
destinations. Doctor Hardman stated
also that-he is calling upon railroad
representatives throughout the state
for reports which will show the exact
progress being made by cars of coal
moving to Georgia destinations. He
expects that shortly all of this data
will be at his disposal, thus furnish.
ing him with accurate information as
to the actual supply of coal in the
state, where it is available, to whom
consigned and what further supply
may be expected and when. With
this information, said Doctor Hard
man, it will be possible to arrive at
an intelligent distribution of fuel to
relieve suffering all over the state.