The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-09-09


ty averages are as follows: Camp
bell, 72; Carroll, 70; Chattahoochee,
40; Clayton, 81; Coweta, 81; Doug
las, 68; Fayette, 90; HARRISON, rs;
Harris, As; Heard, So; Henry, 65;
Macon, Al; Marion, 80; Meriwether,
So; Muscogee, AS; Pike, Sc; Schley,
40; Spalding, 76; Talbot, Al; Taylor,
AZ; Troup, 54; Epson, 81. District
average 81, drop of II points from
last month.
Center.
The remarks, weather and weevil
convey sufficient impression of what
has happened here. A few of the
north central counties like Newton
and Morgan remain good. All the
others have been so terribly devastat-
ed that a blanket statement covers
it all. County averages: Baldwin, 81;
Bleckley, 80; Butts, IL; Crawford,
46; Dodge, 81; Greene, 68; Hancock,
SO; Houston, AZ; Jasper, 68; Johnson,
AZ; Jones, AZ; Laurens, SO; Monroe,
So; Montgomery, Al; Morgan, rs;
Newton, 80; Pulaski, 40; Putnam, 10;
Rockdale, 72; Taliaferro, ga; Treut-
len, Al; Twiggs, 35; Washington, 46;
Wheeler, SO; Wilkinson, AT. District
average 81, against 65 last month.
Eastern District.
Warren county alone holds up its
head. All others have bowed to the
weevil or rapidly being brought low.
AS this district contains our leading
cotton county, which made more cot
ton alone last year than each of the
several states of Florida, Missouri,
New Mexico or Arizona, particular
interest attaches to it. At present in
dications in that county are for some
what less than two-thirds of a crop.
Averages follow: Bulloch, 50; sea is
land, still less; Burke, Sd; Gambler,
46; Columbia, 55; Efingham, 43;
Emanuel, AZ; Glasscock, So; Jeffer-
son, SO; jenkins, AT; McDuffie, 60;
Richmond, 81; Screven, 46; Warren,
80. District average so, against SO
last month.
Southwestern District.
This lower corner of the state, with
several years experience in fighting
the weevil, plunged on the crop this
year. Early promise was good, but
very adverse weather, shortage OF
help and hordes of insects have unit
ed to pull it down. In spite of all
these it is still much better than the
rest of the south lower portion. Coun-
ty averages follow: Baker, 46; Cal
houn, AZ; Clay, Al; Decatur, "A;
Dougherty, 40; Early, As; Grady, 40;
Lee, 80; Miller, Al; Mitchell, 44;
Quitman, AZ; Randolph, Al; Stewart,
Al; Sumter, AZ; Terrell, AT; Thomas,
Al; Webster, 40. District average
43, against So last month.
Southern District.
We shall pass this district by SIM
ply saying that the situation is ter
rible, with only slightly more than a
third of crop, with only one county
which will make over SO per cent.
and with its famous sea island almost
completely destroyed. County aver
ages: Atkinson, 80; Ben Hill, 80;
J Berrien, 80; Brooks, SO; Clinch, so;
Coffee, 81; Colquitt, 43; Cook, 40;
Crisp, 80; Dooly, 43; Echols, 25; r.
win, 80; Jeff Davis, 20; Lowndes, ~;
Telfair, "a; Tiff, AZ; Turner, 40;
Wilcox, SO; Worth, 81. District aver
age 81, against DO last month.
| Southeast.
Fortunately this section raises on
ly few per cent. of the total cotton
crop. Otherwise the state figure
would be pulled below the surface
Here only one-third of a crop will be
made. In some places it is a totaI
failure. Those who are partial to gar:
ments of the beautiful sea island
fabric will have to get them else
where, only scattering patches sur
vive. County averages: Appling, 49,
Bacon, 27; Bryan, 81; Camden, 25i
Charlton, 20; Chatham, 10; Evans
80; Glynn, so; Liberty, 35; Mcintosh
20; Pierce, IA; Tattnall, 35; Toombs,
"a; Ware, 40; Wayne, 48. District
average 35, against AT last month.
State Average.
Fifty-fve (55) per cent, against
81 last month.