The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-12-30
BULLETIN REPORTS $263, os5, 1896
IS VALUE OF THE STATES
FARM PRODUCTION.
COTTON IS KING OF ALL CROPS
Value of Staple Harvested From s.
$4,000 Acres Placed at $l12,oOO,OOO
Corn, Tobacco and Peanuts Show
Increased Production.


Corn. Tobacco and Peanuts Show
Increased Production.
The annual crop report issued by
V. c. Childs, agricultural statistician'
in charge OF the u. S. Department OF
Agriculture, bureau OF agricultural
economies, Atlanta, shows that Geor-
gia's crops this year were worth
S263.O85, 896-an increase of $2o,908,-
100 over the value of 1928.
This wears crop valuation shows a
tremendous increase of $50,85l $50
over the crops of 1922, valued at $2l2,-
$4,000. and stupendous increase OF
S85,00o, 800 over the value OF the crops
in 1921, which were worth $l77,98o,-
600.
Greatly increased cotton produc-
tion-well distributed over all sections
together with greater corn, tobacco,
neanut and watermelon crops" Mr..
Childs' report says, 'is primarily re-
sponsible Tor the considerable gain in
the total value.
Cotton Still on Throne.
Apples. pears and sugar cane also
made larger returns, while there IS
little difference in value in most OF the
other crops. compared with last year,
except wheat oats and pecans, these
three being reduced about one-halt."
Calculations are based on December
1st prices received by farmers, except
for fruit crops
King cotton maintained its throne,
n~OI,,c@,n,, the
year increasing from 55o,23o bales III
1928 to 100000 bales in 1924.
Value of the estimated cotton crop
is placed at $112,000,000 based on an
average price December LIST OF IA
cents a pound, as compared with
value OF $94,117,760 last year, on an
average price of 81 cents-a gain OF
$17,882, 240
The cotton acreage this year total
ed 3,183,000 acres, as compared with
3.421,000 last year, while the yield per
acre this year amounted to $50 pounds
against 81 year ago. Value of the
crop per acre this year is placed at
$3.50, against $2751 in 1923. The cot
ton crop in 1922 was worth SOS, Az
coo and the average price December
1st in that year was 23,9 cents pound.
The value of the cotton crop is
swelled to $130,350,000 by adding the
value of the cotton seed, which is
worth $1S,350,000, against $l3,536,0OO
in 1923, although the value OF the seed
per ton this December was less than
a year ago, being 5000 and $40, re-
spectively. The seed in 1922 was worth
$14,706,000
Corn Ranks Second.
Corn ranked second in valuation
this year with a total of $56,227, 800,
as compared with $50, 900, 900 last year.
The corn acreage this year totaled
4,115,000 acres, against 4,034,00O in
1928, and the yield per acre was the
same in both years-l22 bushels per
acre.
The tobacco crop shattered all pre-
vious years with a crop of 81 ,20l, 900
pounds, valued at $8,299, 400, as COM
pared with a production of II ,237, 900
in 1928 with a valuation of S., 483, 40
"a gain Of $4,815,990 Georgia planted
41.000 acres in tobacco this year
against $4,000 last year, with the yield
per acre this year totaling 76l pounds
against COL last year, However, the
price this year was less than year
ago, being 200 and 81 cents pound,
respectively The value per acre this
year was less than last year, being
$2C243 and 204.91, respectively.
Peanut Crop Gains.
Georgia's peanut crop this year to-
tailed 11S,800,0G0 pounds, with value