Rising Values in Southern Farm Lands Promote Growth
Southern lands rise in value as diverse crops expand markets. Pine timber regions in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi shift from tax values to market timber, while crops from cotton to Bermuda grass boost income. The South’s climate, water, and variety of crops are highlighted as drivers of continued price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Georgia
Alabanka
Mississippi
Bermuda
Ormada
Kansas
Texas
Montana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Official figures for the consideration of producer and consumer
Government figures detail crop yields and quality across states. Corn yields average 26.8 bushels per acre with 80.7 percent quality. 1901 and 1902 handoff percentages, buckwheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and rough rice yields are reported by state with ten year averages and regional variations.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Florida
Mississippi
Misassaippi
Toran
American Agriculturial
Private dairies rise as creamery failures mount
The American Cultivator notes a shift from public creameries to private dairies. Many creameries failed as grain and beef prices drew farmers away, reducing milk supply. Milk production in the Higin district dropped sharply, with a 40,000 pound weekly fall attributed to more farmers selling butter from private dairies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dai Ry
Great Higin
Marm and Ranch
Neal
Figs That Pay Boost Profit With Sugar Preserves
An exhibit at the San Antonio fair showcases dried and preserved figs. Mr. A. A. Crane cites market facts, selling 400 pounds of figs at 6 cents and sugar at 5 cents, yielding a claimed 400 percent profit. Prices for fig preserves run 4 to 6 dollars per dozen, with dried figs praised for flavor. Also noted are uses of potatoes for livestock feed, including quantities for cows, sheep, and horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
A. A. Crane
Texas
Brel
California
J. H. Connell
Southern Cultivator Prompts New Tools for Dairying Markets
A Southern Cultivator remark questions why no sore man invents a goo ber digger and picker, suggesting a ready market for such a device. Dairymen are urged to cull unprofitable milk cows. Texas will host an experimental tea farm under government auspices. Beach grass waxberry and wax myrtle are advised as sand binders for shifting dunes. Georgia's Dr Ilumieni touts upland rice as a money crop, more profitable than torld orjn. Goats are noted as productive for ranges in New Mexico.
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Texas
Ilumieni
Georgia
South
New Mexico
Small Farm Wisdom From A Three Cow Dairy Tale
A dairy writer’s broad claims are countered by a snug farmer who thrives with a small three cow diary. The piece extols modest beginnings, steady income, and avoiding bloated enterprises while offering farming tips on hogs, strawberries, tobacco yields, irrigation, and feeding steers.
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Small Davies
Lum
Berry's Early Big Boll Cotton Promotes Seed Testimonies
A collection of endorsements from Griffin, Cartersville, and other Georgia locales praise Berry's Early Big Boll cotton. Farmers report higher yields, bigger bolls, drought resilience, and quick picking, with testimonials from G W Freeman, R F Crittenden, J J Conner, B H Johnson, H Heaton, and G K Boney among others.
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Berry
Henry Bags
Griffin
Gale
Mr. Berry
Truitt
Barry
G. W. Freeman
Griffin, Ga
A. J. Dur
Col
R. J. Redding
Heaton
Nocona
Tex
Seed buyers urged to write for high price lists
All parties seeking pure seed are offered fat prices to match the short crop prospects by writing to the specified party. The notice emphasizes strong demand and favorable rates for seed lots amid a tight supply, inviting correspondence for details.
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Denver
Ozarks
Ian
Professor Connell
Persall
Crdele
Ceorgia
ASD
Manufacturs
Mid
Spaulding County
Grif
Col. Crittenden
J. J. Conner
State Agricultural Society
Cartersville, Ga
Georgia Experimeant Station
Berrrys Else
Ry’svotton
Georgia Experiment Station
Valdosta
Colton
B. H. Johnson
Des
1902
Vicksburg
Boney
Duckport
J. L. Berry
Criffin, Ga
Gentury Mfg CO
Renin
St.Louis
All
Onium Manufacturing CO
St. Louis
Til
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