Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-29
By VICTOR BARRON
In Atlanta Georgian

this midsummed of 1926, with aIl IN
dications pointing to greater period
Of business activity this fall and WIN
Ter than in many years
Throughout the state crops-the
creators of new weaith-are in -four
ishing condition, with bountiiul
Yields in the making. Already many
of the important diversified crops are
being harvested and marketed, thus
stimulating business and paving the
vay for greater activity few months
hence.
There's ample justification for the
wave of optimism prevailing over the
state. In addition to the healthy IL
nancial condition of the state, its in
dustrial and commercial progress, sta
tistics have just been issued showing
a splendid agricultural status of the
state.
Georgia Cooperative Crop Report
ing Service, i'm its crop survey under
der date of July 10, declares that
Georgia has the best small grain
yields in. years. The report shows
improved corn prospects, as a whole,
over the short crop of last year, with
per cent decrease in acreage.
A decrease is shown in the tobac-
co and peanut acreage. This shows
the growing tendency among farmers
to balance production and demand
step towards sterilization of com
modities and prices.
Production Balance
Report relates to figures as of July
/, showing total acreage in crops in
Georgia is approximately 3 per cent
greater than the total harvested acre
age of last season. Part of this in
crease comes from land that has been
idle for several years and part from
heavy abandonment of hay and feed
crops in drouth-stricken sections in
1925.
Record yields of small grains in
Georgia are reported from many To-
calities-especially in northeastern
and northwestern parts of the state.
Quality was excellent on July / over
most of the territory, according to |
the report
Wheat production for Georgia is
estimated at 1,71O,0OO bushels from
114,000 acres, as compared with L.
040,000 bushels in 1925 from 1900
acres.
Georgia's Oat crop is estimated at
100000 bushels, as compared with
1921, zoe bushels in 1925, the acre
age this year being 100000 against
413,000 the previous season. AS in
the case of wheat, oat yields were
good and quality of grain excellent.
Georgia's corn crop-ranking next
to cotOtn as the states greatest mon
ey compromises to be 48,643,000
bushels, as compared with 41,676,-
bushels last year. Corn acreage this
season reduced per cent to 1922
600 acres, as compared with 1885,
600 last year, with condition of crop
on July /, last, 70 per cent, against
~ per cent last year.
Corn Promising
Although generally late, especial
ly in northeastern and part of the
north-central Georgia, where plant
ing was late and condition of upland
corn poor because of protracted
drouth until the last three to four
weeks, fair progress is being made"
comments the report. "Most of the
section mentioned, except scattered
communities, received showers dur
ing the last three weeks, but more
are needed"
Report points out that the tobacco
acreage has been reduced from last |
seasons figures of $1,000 acres %
per cent, acreage this season amount
ing to $1,000 acres. Condition Of
the crop July / was IS per cent, or
per cent higher than same date
last year. Condition this year points |
to yield of $50 pounds per acre and
total production Of 35,114.0OO
pounds, as compared with 717-pound
yield 48,O39, OO0-pound production
last year.
Tobacco stands this season, it is
said, are more regular, with the aver
age size of plants larger than at the
same date last year. Quality also is
expected to be better.
Another bright part of the report
is that Georgia made 25 per cent
increase in the hay. Acreage this
year is 1000 acres, as compared to
568,000 last year, with condition of
the crop July 1, last, II per cent,
against Cd per cent last year. Indi-
Gated crop July 1, last, amounted to
479,000, against $4,000 last year.
Peanut Acreage Cut
The acreage of peanuts amounts to
" per cent of last years totaling,
242,O0O acres, against 27S,000 in
1925, indicating production of 1885,
$4,000 pounds, against 132,05O, 900
IN 1925. Estimate of production is
based on the assumption that the
same proportion of total acreage will
be harvested for nuts as last year.
Georgia increased its sweet potato
acreage from ITO 000 anras lae4 WOO.