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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1900

Page

7

September condition an interesting comparison of crop prospects

Georgia reports on September 5 1900 show crop conditions across states with cotton at 67 compared to August 74 and a potential smaller national crop. Excessive rains drought and heat in July August hurt cotton while corn sugar cane tobacco corn and hogs show varied comparisons to state and national averages. Georgia notes a possible 12 cent cotton and offers orchard advice on peach trees and land preparation emphasizing deep soil work and tobacco dust to combat wood lice.

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Agricultural Dept Answers on Shredding Corn

The Georgia Agricultural Department provides a detailed Q and A on shredding corn. Director R J Redding explains stages for shredding, shocker construction, number of stalks per shock, tying method, drying time, and expected yields per acre with shredding versus pulling fodder, noting cattle relish the shredded stalks and a potential savings of about 40 pounds per bushel of corn.

Agricultural Department R. J. Redding Georgia Experiment Station Georgia Agricultural Department

Planter Must Be a Good Business Man in South Progress

A historical speech praises southern industrial progress and farmer reforms. It recalls Raleigh and early North Carolina history, notes improved farming, Georgia wheat and peach output, and rising southern manufacturing. It cites export gains, cotton earnings, and cautions to grow food first while reducing cotton acreage.

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Southern Cotton Industry Growth and Agricultural Reform

A discussion on southern cotton manufacturing progress and industrial independence, with Cotton Textile World figures showing spindle growth, leading southern states, and a push for price setting by the south. The piece urges farmers to adopt modern methods, improve yields, and enhance agricultural education and coordination through farmers institutes to boost prosperity.

Southern farmers urged to modernize farming and education

General Phil Cook and other speakers promote machinery, diversified crops, dairies, creameries, and stock farming as keys to wealth. They urge farmers to adopt business discipline, debt avoidance, and robust education from kindergarten to university. Emphasis on variety, land fertility, and training youth to love the farm.

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August 1900 Cotton Crop Output Estimate Reported

The Georgia Agricultural Department summarizes its replication based report from correspondents on August 1900 data. It covers tobacco acreage, songhum conditions, and livestock prospects, projecting 1900 1901 cotton output with figures for Alabama Arkansas and other states, concluding with a note on health remedies.

The Georgia Agricultural Department

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