Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-22
PLANT MORE COTTON
IN SOUTH GEORGIA

Despite the boil weevil and the
widely diversified farming program
low practiced in south Georgia, &C.
'ording to the monthly report of q.
R. Pettet, bureau Of crop estimates,
United States department Of agricul-
Mre, south Georgia farmers have
planted an inrease Of Is per cent in
he cotton crop in south Georgia, &C.
'ording to Mr.. Pettet's report, is
considerably above the average for
he state. The average condition in
he counties traversed by the At
anita, Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
way was 81 per cent, while the aver
!ge condition in the state was. only
g per cent.
On the subject of boil weevil dam
zee, Professor Pettet says:
1.-THE destruction wrought by boil
Veevil last year was disastrous" in
Georgia, the central and most i'm
,ortant cotton districts were prac-
ically wiped out. In 1922 the num-
'ers Of weevil present early in the
eason indicate probable repetition
e-cotton were planted. The grow
RS seeded down their plantations
nd put them in corn or allowed them
o lie idle.
South Georgia, on the other hand,
las become accustomed to and has
learned" to fight him. The result
that more cotton has been planted
that section than in five or six
.Iears. The net increase there is
bout Is per cent. while the state
Werage is given at So per cent.
lone Of the leading South Georgia
otton counties show a condition of
9 high as 81 per cent. Turner
-ounty shows a condition of rs per
ent; Irwin county 81 per cent; Cof-
ee county, 70 per cent; Pierce
ounty, II per cent; while Thomas
nd .Colquitt counties show a con-
ition of 6S per cent and 81 per cent
espectively. 1t is pointed out here
oday that while diversified farming
1as taken a firm hold among South
feorgia farmers there is renewed
-ctivity and interest in growing cot
Wiz O"1IS " lIl0 lcCL lIldI 1dIl11SIS,
.aving learned the lessons as advo-
hted to successfully combat the boil
feevil, the earliness of the season
nd the easy cultivation of level
Ind has encouraged many farmers
.splant an increased acreage of cot
.on this year and the condition of
his cotton crop this year, from the
katistics just published by Prof.
ettet, would seem to indicate that
he south Georgia farmer, while
ractlcing diversified farming pro-
ram, has also learned how to grow
otton in spite of the boil weevil as
tell.
- Variety of Shipments
1t is remarkable what a great va
Lefty of shipments is being made
;rem almost any station one might
anne in South Georgia. For in.
lance, during the month Of June, a
mall station in Thomas county, re-
-orts the following shipments:
One hundred and forty-seven cars
Iatermelons, 9 cars dressed lumber,
Gears mixed vegetables, car onions,
= cars cantaloupes, car potatoes,
u barrels turpentine, 399 barrels
ssin, 20 barrels syrup, IS bales cot
On 1,77O dozen eggs, 1858 chickens,
very large quantity of plants,
jdes and some milk and cream in
edition.
Other examples Of big profits from
diversified farming in South Geor-
la were given out here today by
Z w. Croxton, passenger traffic |
manager of the Atlanta, Birmingham
nd Atlantic railway.
Mrs. S. M. Witchard, Of Fitzgerald,
"a, during June, 1922, received net
ssturns of $500 per acre from to-
latoes. One thousand and one hun
red dollars net per acre from two
nd one-half acres of squash during
.le spring of 1922, and $3.50 per
ere in the fall of 1921 for turnips,
six acres planted to this crop.
MessrS Dyer & DENLY, located in
lift county, Georgia, report net
rofit of $563.80 per acre on cucum-
ers.
j. M. Hobbs, formerly of Clay
sunty, Alabama, received $175 per
ere from Meade, long staple cotton.
st. Simon's Island, Georgia., in
III. Prospects are favorable for a
stter cotton crop in 1922.
Thomasville Live Stock company,
townsville, Ga, in the sale of pure
red Jerseys, July 4, 1922, averaged
100 per head for thirty-seven COWS,
. which number were heifer
lives.
Cooperative poultry sales are
sing held at a number of different
lations and reports from sales al
,ady made show an average price
sceived by farmers of 25c to CSC
er pound. Poultry is also being
aipped in carload lots.
T. S. Garrett, of Charing, Taylor
,unty, Georgia, sold 1,427 crates Of
raded sweet potatoes from eight
eres of land in 1921-returns $93.64