Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-22
CEORCIAFARMS
DID FULL SHARE
INCROPSOF 1920
Figures lust Compiled
ShowP reduction And
Market Values

their full duty last year in the mat
ter of contributing their share to
the worlds supply of food and raj
ment is interestingly told in a story
given out today by John S. Denneo,
agricultural statistician for 4 the
Georgia Cooperative Crop Report
ing Service, a combination of the
forces of the United States Bureau
of Crop Estimates and the statistical
division of the Georgia Department
of Agriculture.
According to the statistician Geor-
gia's cultivated area in 1920 was 12,-
439 900 acres-about an eighth Of
all the land under crops in the eleven
Southern states. She had slightly less
than half the area under cultivation
in Texas and one-fourth more acre
age than her nearest Southern com
petitor, Alabama. In planted acrea-
age she held eleventh place in the en-
tire country.
Twelfth Among States.
The farm value of her crops is
estimated at 1928, 100000, and in
crop value she ranked twelfth among
the forty-eight states. In the pre-war
year 1913, Georgia crops were val
ued at $279,171, 900; and at that time
cotton, her major crop, was selling
for almost exactly what it is bring
ing today. Georgia. excelled all 9TH
er Southern states, excepting Texas
and North Carolina, in the value Of
her crops last year. Texas led the
country North Carolina had slightly
better than half of Georgia's plant
ed acreage but included $4,000
acres of tobacco which yielded the
producers $167 per acre, against
| Georgia's cotton, which returned an
average of only $20.66 per acre.
In 1920, Georgia produced 49,
| 50O,0 bushels of corn; 2,110,000
bushels of wheat; II, $4,000 bushels
of oats; 1,628,000 bushels of Irish
potatoes; 13,764, 900 bushels of
sweet potatoes, in which crop she held
second place; 100000 bushels of rye !;
| 100000 pounds of tobacco; 771,-
600 tons of hay; 100000 bushels Of
peanuts, nearly a fifth of the couE-
try's crop; 100000 bushels of cow
peas; 9,697,OO0 gallons of cane sy-
rup, exceeded only by Alabama; and
1,410,000 gallons of sorghum syrup.
Third in Cotton.
In cotton production Georgia rank
ed third. She was exceeded by Texas
, and South Carolina. Her crop last
year reached only 100000 bales.
And it had an estimated farm value
| Clint and seed) of $127,90O, 900, say
two-ffths. of the aggregate value of
all crops produced in Georgia that
year.
The peach crop had bad year.
| Weather conditions from the very
outset were most adverse. And the
season was from one to two weeks
late. But Georgia shipped, notwith
standing, nearly 1000 carloads, over
1000 of which went to New York.
Georgia's peach orchards cover, at a
conservative estimate, 100000 acres
and number over 100000 trees.
At fair valuation these orchards
are worth over $4,000. California
alone exceeded Georgia in quantity,
but quality, Of peaches produced.
Pecan production was short, only
1898, 900 pounds. Apples produced
amounted to 1,765, 600 bushels. Pears
148,000 bushels.
! producfs Celebrated
In watermelon production Georgia
led the entire country with 40,333I
acres. Florida, her nearest competitor
had 10000 acres less.
Georgia's peaches, watermelons
and pecans are justly celebrated and
enjoy great sale in the northern
ard eastern cities.
There are 310,737 farms in Geor-I
gia, averaging SO acres to the farm.
Last year, roughly estimated, these
farms produced 23,978,628 dozen
eggs. Over 100000 people live on
! farms in Georgia, say 70 per cent
Of her population. She has 4,933,00G
! farm animals, valued at $141 ,000,~I
| 900. Livestock forms an important
part of Georgia's wealth. In the
production of hogs she holds sixth
place in the entire United States.
! She cxcels all other Southern states,
| having 100000 hogs on farms, VAL
ued at $35, 90 at the close of
last year. A comparison of aggregated
/ livestock values places Georgia six