Georgia’s Farm and Industry Surpass One Billion Dollars
Figures from the Georgia State Department of Agriculture show Georgia’s total product value from farms factories mines forests and waters exceeding one billion dollars annually. 1929 farm values list cotton corn tobacco peanuts wheat oats honey potatoes peaches hay syrup watermelons cowpeas potatoes apples pecans soybeans pears rice fish and oysters contribute major sums as the yearbook compiles the data.
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Frank R. Hammett
Georgia State Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Light Peach Crop Expected Due to Downturn in Prospects
A staff writer reports peach production will be smaller than earlier forecasts. Georgia and rival states show a downward trend with Hileys and Elbertas forming the bulk of the crop as lighter varieties fade. Estimates from the Georgia Peach Exchange and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics differ. The Exchange cites 17 463 cars while the Bureau projects 7 600 cars. both align closely though total output remains about 50 percent of last year and 50 percent of the 1925–1928 average. Continued on page 3.
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Georgia
Georgia Peach Exchange
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Exchange
Bureau
Hileys
Elbertas
Little Change in Peanut Prices in New York Market
No important changes in Georgia Spanish peanuts prices in New York over the past month. No 1s held at 6 1/2 to 6 3/4 cents per pound and No 2s mostly 5 8/4 to 6 cents. Receipts were 13 cars in May, down from 15 last year. Chicago saw 34 cars, up from 28, with tariff increases potentially affecting shelled nut values.
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Georgia
New York
Chicago
Heat Weather Cuts Milk Flow In Dairy Cows
Studies at Georgia Experiment Station show extremely hot weather reduces milk production in dairy cows. Tests indicate milk output likely falls below normal during such heat conditions, though the duration of research limits full conclusions.
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F. R. Edwards
Peanut Growers Set July Meeting in Moultrie
J E Ladson president of the Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association says a meeting of farmers and peanut growers will be held in Moultrie early in July shortly after Congress adjourns. A Farm Board representative may discuss cooperative marketing and the Agricultural Marketing Act aims. Senator Walter F George has aided the association and the plan seeks national advertising for peanut market initiatives.
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J. E. Ladson
Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association
Moultrie
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Walter IF. George
Georgia
Senate
Ladson
George
First Georgia Peaches Reach New York Auction
The first Georgia peaches arrived in New York on May 26 and sold for 5.50 to 6.50 a crate. By June 10 about 75 cars were in New York with good demand, medium to large fruit mostly selling 4 to 6 per crate, small 2 to 4. Prices expected to dip in late July but may stay profitable with larger shipments.
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New York
Georgia
Watermelon shipments expected to rival last season
State estimates show watermelon prospects improving across the Southeast and Texas with shipments likely as large or larger than the previous season. The season remains about ten days to two weeks late, with Florida reports contributing to a broader outlook among shippers, county agents, and railroad officials.
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Texas
Florida
Georgia Peaches Inspect Georgia Tobacco
Colquitt County residents examine a field of bright leaf tobacco near Moultrie Georgia with tobacco men predicting a bright future and higher profits than peanuts. The CSce story on page six highlights state agriculture and the tobacco industry.
Cotton Stabilization Corporation formed in June
After study of the cotton market the Cotton Advisory Committee urged a stabilization operation under the Agricultural Marketing Act. Cooperatives filed papers on June 5 creating the Cotton Stabilization Corporation in Delaware. Washington meetings June 11 and 12 produced limited details, with Allen Northington naming New Orleans as the headquarters for low prices.
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C. M. McLennan
Cotton Advisory Committee
Federal Farm Board
Cotton Cooperatives
Dotton Stabilization Corporation
Delaware
Washington
Allen Northington
American Cotton Cooperative Association
New Orleans
Macon
Alberta
Georgia
Record College Graduating Class at Athens Georgia
One hundred and two students took degrees at Athens on June fifteenth marking the largest agricultural and home economics graduating class in Georgia State College of Agriculture history. The year totals enrollment in the agricultural and home economics courses at 1722 with over four thousand enrolled when short courses are included. Practically every graduate found placement across more than twenty five lines in agriculture. Dr Andrew M Soule president predicted an even larger registration next fall and a new record for 1931.
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Athens
Georgia State College of Agriculture
South
Andrew M. Soule
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R. Hammett
Georgia Peaches
L. Brown
Col. ‘L. Brown
Colquitt County
Moultrie, Georgia
Unlimited Future
Csce
Georgia Tobacco
Non-Stock Corporation
C. M. McLennian
Record College
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