Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-15
July Crop Report

With the condition above average on July
LIST and forecast production of about 63, 0OO,
900 bushels indicated in the monthly report
of the Georgia Cooperative Crop Reporting
Service, Georgia bids fair to produce corn
crop this year much larger than has been
realized for the past two years.
The official acreage is 4,115,O00, an IN
crease of per cent over last year. The
above acreage, with the condition figure
of Sc per cent of normal, indicates a prob
able production of 62,960,000 bushels, as
compared with 49,215,000 bushels last year;
80, 100000 bushels in 1922; and the five
year average of ga. 15S, 900.
While the crop is late, satisfactory prog
ress was made during the month of June
The color is good for the most part and
fields fairly clean. The crop in the state,
as whole, is in better condition than it
has been on this date for the past two
years. Rains the latter part of June came
in time to benefit some localities that were
beginning to suffer from lack of moisture.
Peanut Acreage Increased rs Per Cent
With the old commercial area of south
ern Georgia making material increase IN
peanut acreage, and several counties In
northern Georgia planting commercial acre
acreage for the state is placed at 100, 900,
% per cent greater than it was last year.
Acreage for previous years: 1923, 102, 600;
1922, 100000; 1921, 100000
The condition of the growing crop is
much better than it at this time last
year, and is about average. The condition
of 81 per cent of normal. indicates a prob
able production of 125, 500 600 pounds, com
pared with 1884, 900 pounds last year,
96,325, 900 in 1922, and 1873, 500, 900 in 1921.
For the eneire United States. the official
acreage is 100000. compared with $4,000
last year and 1005, 900 in 1922. The con-
diton of $40 per cent of normal forecasts
a probable production of 676, 100000 pounds.
United States production for previous years:
1923, 636, 49,, 600 pounds; 1922, 633, 114,000
pounds and 1921, S29, 1907, 900 pounds.
Heavy Increase in Tobacco
Georgia's tobacco acreage has reached a
new high mark this year, due to the tre-
mendous increase throughout the bright to-
bacco area. The official acreage of all
twice as large as last year, and 1000 acres
above the previous record, reached in 1919.
The shade tobacco area in Decatur and
Grady counties is considerably less than
last year, while there is an increase in the
sun or filler tobacco.
The crop is in better condition than last
year, and above the average. The condition
is 90 per cent of normal; last year at this
time it was So per cent; and the ten-year
average is 50 per cent.
The United States acreage IS less than
last year, being 1,702, 600, compared with
1902 900 last year. The average condition
Of normal, compared with So per cent
last year.
Sweet potato acreage is the same as il
was last year, weather conditions and
ScdfClty VI pldHtS preventing an Ifltuueu
| increase. The condition is i little below
| average
Soy beans are steadily gaining IN favor
and show a further increase III acreage
| this year. The crop is in somewhat Better
condition than at this time last yt3r.
| The cowuea acreage shows reduction
due largely 10 the high price Of seed. This
| crop is being replaced by say beans in some
| sections where the latter crop has proven
| less susceptible to disease, insect Gcpre
dations and weather extremes.
| Condition of Georgia crops with compar
sons-per cent of normal: