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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1891

Page

6

Crop Report notes cotton drop in state. corn steady

Turro Serres in the Agriculture Department Atlanta reports September 8 1891 results comparing August 1 crop data. The state wide cotton average fell three points with declines concentrated in Southwest and Southeast Georgia while corn remains unchanged. The report urges careful gathering and handling to obtain the best price as market conditions are weak. It includes detailed regional notes on cotton conditions in North Central and Middle Georgia and mentions rust drought and excessive rainfall affecting crops.

Southwest Georgia Ramise Catoosa T&k M.S. P G. W.S F.B. Gordon O. H. D. Gwinnett P. R. Hall A. R Whitfield W.O Baldwin R.L. W J.H B.S.C Monroe K.O. T. Newton Potton J. Pp Lowndes J. A.D Essen G. My Cee P. H. Quitman G. W. A. Sims W. B.C. . Taylor

Monthly Talk to the Farmers urges self reliance and crop variety

The piece urges farmers to plant more home grown supplies and cut cotton. It warns that debt tied to cotton worsens hardship and calls for rapid selling of cotton, timely payments, and soil rebuilding with rye, wheat, clover, and alfalfa. It cites clover roots boosting soil nutrients and cites historical tests on clover’s value.

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