Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-14
INCREASE IN VALUE
Of GEORGIA FARMS
SHOWN IN REPORT


WASHINGTON. D. c., Jaly 12.-
The agricultural development of
Georgia is shown by the figures Of
the United States census bureau, is
sued yesterday, covering the past
decade. The value of farm property
cent in the ten-year period, from
$780, 46,3S1 in 1910, to 1885, SIS, 1876
in 1920.
An analysis of the report follows:
The value of all farm property in
1920 was $1,356, 5,196, as, COM
pared with s5so,546,sS1 in 1910; an
value of land and buildings in 1920
and machinery, s6S,S4S, 22O, and of
live stock, $155, 043,349 AS compared
with 1910, the value of land and
of 1875 per cent; of implements and
machinery, 202.4 per cent, and of
live stock, 92.9 per cent. The aver
age of land and buildings per farm
was 1868 in 1920, as. compared with
.$1,647 in 1910 and that of land alone
per acre was $S5:2S in 1920, as
against 1914 in 1910.
The value of the 2O,797 farms for
which complete mortgage reports
were secured in 1920, was $124,-
579,125, and the amount of the mort
gage debt was $S7,671,SS5, or 30.2 per
cent of the value. The average rate
of interest paid was 7.3 per cent In
ated by their owners were mort
gagged, as compared with 1910 per
cent in 1900.
Crop Values
= Corn was valued at $90,111,O74,
wheat at $2,S23,527; oats at $3,172,-
$50; dry peas at $2,107.366, and pea
hay and forage was $17s2S4,OS6; of
ton, s2s9,379,446: Of tobacco, s5,292.-
$S,3S0,279. and of pecans, sS9O,535.
AS compared with 1909, the total
value of crops for 1919 shows an
increase of 1892 per cent; corn.
1880 per cent; wheat, 224.0 per cent;
dry peas, 74.9 per cent; peanuts,
291.9 per cent; sweet potatoes. 202.S8
oats a decrease of ISL per cent.
The acreage of corn in 1919 was
1859 .455, representing an increase
S,sss9os1 p acres i in 1870. The acre. @1tH
age of wheat was 140,S61 in 1919,
as against 93,065 acres in 1909, an
increase of STA per cent. That of
oats was 1888 acres in 1919 and
All, 1854 in 1909;. of dry peas, 1885,
481 acres in 1919, and 210,315 acres
in 1919 and 160,317 in 1909.
The average yield of corn per
acre in 1919 was 12.1 bushels; of
wheat. III bushels. and of oats, 14.7
bushels. The corresponding figures
fo' 1909 are 11.6 bushels of corn.
els of oats.
Hay and Forage
, In 1919, t;24S,S14 acres were in !
acres in small grains cut for hay:
226,7S3 acres in annual legumes cut |
for hay; 52.466 acres in kafir, corg-
hum. etc, for forage; SOP acres |
in silage crops, and, 728.S44 acres
608,597 tons, of which 27,04O tons
were silage. The total acreage in
hay and forage in 1909 (not includ-
ing corn cut for forage) was 254.-
GAS acres, and in the total production
265.631 tons. $50
There we're 1908 acres in sweet
potatoes in 1919, as compared with
84,03s: acres in 1909, representing
an increase of 800 per cent. The
production was 10,132.016 bushels in
1919, as against T,426.131 bushels in
1909 The average" yield per acre
q
bushels in 1909.
Cotton
There were 4,720,498 acres in cot
ton in 1919, as compared with A.
883,304 acres in 1909, decrease of
3.3 per cent, the production was
1,6S1.907 bales in 1919 and 1,992,4OS
bales in 1909.
= Tobacco had an acreage of 25,O67
in 1919, as compared with 2,025
acres in 1909. The production was
l0,5S4.968 pounds in 1919 as against
l,485,994 pounds in 1909.
Fruit and Nuts
The production of apples in 1919
was 416,S02 bushels; of peaches.
a,788,71S bushels. and of pecans,
2,554,37 pounds. ~ :&-%
Domestic Animals
Of the 310,732 farms in Georgia
in 1920, 297,678 reported domestic
animals. Horses were reported by
1878; mules by 229.20T; cattle by
2SO,S64: sheep by 1874, and hogs
by 252,896.
The number of horses on these
farms in 1920 was 1O0,503, which in
Guided 1858 horses. 2 years old and
over, 2,514 colts from 1 to years
old, and 2,311 colts under 1 year old.
The value reported for horses was
S13, 434,117 an average of .$133.66 per-
head: The number of horses 4 onI
April Is, 1910, excepting spring.
colts, in order to make a fair com
parlson with the figures for Janu-
airy 1, 1920 was 1858.
Mules
The number of mules in 1920 was
L year old, 4,409 colts from 1 to 9
years old, and 399,801. mules 2 years
OLD and over. The total value was
S77,986,SO6, an average of $19492.
Inc number of mules in 1910 lex
cludlng spring colts) was 294,985.
Cattle
Inc total number of cattle in 1920
was 1,156, 1873, including 4S1,875 beef
cattle and 674,S63 dairy cattle. Beef
COWS numbered 216,518 and dairy
COWS 388,44S. The value reported
for cattle was s35.235,147. The num-
Der of cvattle in 1910 Excluding
spring calves@ was 426,430.
Sheep ...,. -: 8. =: -. .
The 72,173 sheep reported in 1920
included 1889 lambs under one year
old, 45,897 ewes, and 1887 rams
and wethers. The sheep we're valued
at $323,615, an average of S4.4S. The
number of sheep in 1910 (excluding
q M cl