Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15

Georgias position along the lines in
| Dictated.
The figures presented were OBJ
! tanned from the reports of the federal
census bureau or from the bureau
Iof crop estimates and have not been
TO the record set down by the agen-
cles mentioned. the number of horses
and mules in Georgia have increased
| by 81 per cent in the period under
discussion. For the south, the in
crease was II per cent: for the
united states. IA per cent. We led the
SCUM ny an increase of two and one
half times above the average, and
we have more than doubled the per
centage of increase along this line
Witnessed in the country as q whole
- IN IN the matter of cattle, our gain
Is 20 per cent as offset by a loss for
the south of S.S per cent and a gain
Tor the United States as a whole of
iu.4 per cent Our percentage gain
IS Two and one-half times as great
as that made in the United States.
and 1873 per cent greater than that
made in the south as a whole. Pass
ing TO a consideration of the swine
INDUSTRY. we find that we made gain
OF ~ per cent as compared with AS
per cent for the south and 25 ner
cent for the United States, The
number of hogs in Georgia increased
on the percentage basis more than
three and one-half times as fast as
the United States as a whole, and
more more than twice as fast as in the
balance, of the south. These facts
show that. the pig and calf clubs
nave exercised some influence on the
development of our live stock indus
tries. They indicate that the pro-
s gram of work laid out. along these
has exerted stimulating Influence
upon our live stock breeders. Ger
fanny the expansion of live stock
,nduStrles has been encouraged to a
hlghly gratifying: degree.
NO. Cur increase in corn production
was FLA per cent. For the south,
It was per cent and for the United
States, per cent. Our percentage
OF increase was. therefore, more
IMAM ten times that of the balance
as well. We find that the corn clubs
nave eXerted a worth while influence
on the development witnessed along
! tn1s line. They have not been the
un1g agency engaged in develop
have been an important factor in
achleVlng the results portrayed.
make this statement advisedlv. for
l firmly believe that whenever the
ambition and fearlessness of youth
deT ndIrnessed to a new idea that great
oeVeiopment and progress will follow
which they may espouse. "oiN
our record as a wheat raising
STATE was very unsatisfactory. This
represents the one crop with which
we made an unenviable record, There
was an actual loss in the percentaee
OF wheat raised in 1920 as compared
WIN the record made in 1907. The
south, on the other hand, made a
81 az Ia increase with percentage
per cent Tor the United States
our production of oats was repre-
Eented by an increase of 115 per cent
For the south it was 271 per cent
LOT LOT the. United States, so per cent
Our gain as state was greatly in
excess of the United States as
Wnole' but less than half of that
Witnessed throughout the south. We
can and undoubtedly will take
future both as wheat and oat-grow-
ing state. We should do this in JUS
ice to ourselves and in order to nro-
vide our people and our farm animals
Win Win all the grain needed out of the
nome granary.
The gain in cotton for Georgia
was represented by ~ per cent. There
is an indicated loss for the south of
% per cent and gain for the coun-
Try as whole of l per cent The
presumed loss for the south is very
properly starred because in prepar-
ing the foregoing statistics, the state
OF oklahoma was excluded from the
flnal figures for the year 1920. It
should also be said at this writing
that the cotton statistics for the veaI
are still far from complete At res eSi
emit 1t would seem as if an unusua1-
iy large crop would be ginned, If
IS evident that the indicated loss for
the south when these facts are prom
cry cry correlated will be wiped out. On
the other hand, it is only fair that
we should compare Georgia in ali
respects with the other thirteen
southern states This explana-
ton ton is made to prevent confu-
sion developing in the minds of any
Inc indicated yield for the south as
whole is such as to no doubt raise
question in the minds of those
studylng the. situation as to the au-
u {n1eentlc1ty OF the figures presented.
with this explanation. however, the
situation should be clear to every
one.
PEANUTS show a gain of SO per cent
Inc peanut as commercial institu-
tlon Is a comparatively newcomer
IN Georgia. 1t has found much favor
In the state. Our gain Of SO per cent
compares very favorably with 81 ner
cent for the month and SO per cent
for the United States.
In the matter of population gains,
Georgia stands extremely well. Our
increase in this respect was 10 per
cent, the gain for the south was 10
per cent and for the United States,
10 per cent. We held our own along
the lines indicated, therefore, excep-
t1ona!ly well. and show a substantial
gain in every direction except that Of
Wheat-growing. The figures surely
bear witness to the capability, intel
ligence and skill which our people
have brought to the aid of our agri-
culture and live stock industries.