Fruits of Georgia Census Report on Horticul tural Value
Commissioner Stevens highlights Georgia fruit and nut production from the 1900 census. He notes tree growth since 1890, berry and grape yields, rising pecan plantings, and the overall annual value of fruits and vegetables approaching 103 million dollars, urging farmers to persist toward top national status.
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Department of Agriculture
L. G. Powers
Wm. R. Merriam
Georgia
Agricul
O. B. Stevens
Rice Culture in Georgia Before the Civil War
Before the Civil War rice was a staple crop in Georgia and a profitable venture for growers. Postwar labor, capital issues, and other factors disrupted the industry, though the state has favorable conditions for profitable rice with rising U.S. demand and current production well below consumption. The piece discusses upland versus lowland rice, soil types, tidal deltas, inland marshes, irrigation, and planting and soil preparation methods.
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Georgia
United States
Nitrogenous Materials in Fertilizers from Packing House by Mo McCandless
In this letter McCandless details nitrogenous fertilizer materials led by cottonseed meal, blood, tankage, and bone meals. He explains that fertilizers rarely contain ammonia despite common talk, with nitrogen present in various forms. He covers packing-house products and their nitrogen content, including raw, regular, and steamed bone meals and horn and hoof meal, noting their value and availability in Southern agriculture.
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Hartshorn
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
M. McCandless
Sista Chemlat
irrigation push urged for Texas farms in 1902 Farm and Ranch
MLA Mr W R Welke argues irrigation can shield cotton wheat and corn from drought. He urges farmers to partner to fund irrigation, noting costly machinery idle and underused land. He cites Georgia sections where irrigation is viable and could protect crops from failure. GA Dept of Agriculture endorses the point.
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W. R. Welke
Texas
Mr. Welke
Iipattan
Dept, OF Agriculture
Jersey Holstein stock boosts Georgia farm wealth
A Southern Planter summary notes Mr. T. O. Sandy of Burkville Va. raises Jerseys Holsteins Berkshire hogs Dorset sheep and Hackney horses. His improved farming system increases corn and forage yields and stock manure is saved and soil humus built via crop rotation. The piece argues livestock and soil care will enrich Georgia farms and states all can improve with available means.
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Jersey
Georgia
Richmond
T. O. Sandy
Burkville
Nottoway County
Sandy
Berkshire
Dept. OF Agriculture
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