Georgia 
 
.. . 
FA-'!11.r}'RICE R~ORT AS OF n:Ec:s~m:mR 15, :.1947 .~ Janu.a. ry 194.-8 
 
The index o . . ~rices rece~ve:d by Georgia: f~riners on :oe-cember 15, 1947 ,.ras 266% of the 1909-1914 a.ve:cage,  compar.~.d with 251 one month ago. The 
 
_,,..,..,,nt index is the hig hes.t .since April 1920, with . the exce"":'tion' of October 1946. 
ng t.he '?ast 30 days . ~he p ric~ of- c6'tton Prtt adyari:eed 2. 8 :cent~ ner uormo., 
tonseed increased fr:oin $88. oo par tCln :on Novemb~r .15 t .o , $95 1 oo on- :tiec.ember 15, 
lting in an. increa~e: of the Cctton a.nd Cottonseed index from 270 t o 292... .. Beef 
 
tle . ;milk CQ\vs, e~gs_, butter and butterfat ail  m.ade sharp advances since last 
 
rt date. The December 15 pri,:e level of other 'com~odi ties eho,,red littl e 
 
iathn from one mo!l'th ago, - 
 
. 
 
, . 
 
'' .: 
 
 
 
' . 
 
.;.;=.:=...--::..:==:  Breaking all p r .evious  recor~, s ., the : i~dex of n'Tices receli ved by 
 
. .fitrme~s jumpe.d 5 per ~ent d.urfng the month ended December 15. to 301 
 
cent 
 
the i~09'..:14 averag~ . ThiS> is 4 p~r cent .above the urevious 'high of 289 
 
t in october 19!7. ~ Mea."1.'vhile the )evel of ,prices p~id by far;;,ers 'includ.i'ng 
 
erest ana. t~e~ ~eached a nm.-r record of .24!5 l?er: c e nt of t):le 19. ~0-14 aver.age, 
 
thte-r"eco':L d se I; the pL'CY i 
 
. 
 
 
 
 
 
{!). o 1.1.? . ' 
 
most :rede~t' mo~ths increa~es in .~ rices of ;s.ome :coq!llodi ti~s have 'been off~et to 
 
 e~tent bJr decrea ses in o chers. '. Th:is month, liowever, average -prices for every 
 
group of t he price;::.. Ieceived inCJ_~x':i.'ncreased except fruit,, with-.the result that 
 
overall incre~se fn the ;?rices received inde.x : \1/aS th,e . sha,r:pest s'ince l1arch 1947. 
 
of mid,;Decemb.er~ farmers .'!Jere receiving all-time hi gh urices fo:r ifve s tock nnd 
 
stock p roo.ucts, .food grains, f ~e d  grains and hay, .@d~ oil-bearing .cro:o.s. \'r.tleat, 
 
s, barle.y, and co'-tttmseed. brought ne:Vr recot:d prices. . , Eggs were the highest of December since 1820, and meat animal 1Jl'ic~s averag ed.' high e r than in any other 
ember on,: ~ec_or d . Dairy prodt.lC.t p rices- as of mid-December ,11ere exceeded only by 
 
se of Dece[,1ber 1946. On. t he 'other hand, fruit prices in mid-December averaged 
 
per cent 'louer than a year ago; 
 
'. 
ces paid by . farmers for i terns  used in production and iri .fa.inily living \Jere both r than :on NoYe!'!lber 15. l;iajo{increases in production i, t .eJils occurred in feed 
buil cJ.i ne materials. !Jicst of th e increase in rG,ral 'liv'ing ':costs over }!ovem9er 15 dq.e- to . r.f.!-..g..her. n.. ric.-. es fo~UH0.1hf5 11lQ,l.er.1i:il:~.- . ---..- 
 
Summary Table 
 
  -   
 
- -  ~...,. _, ~ .7'7. .:- . : - -::-. - - - - : - - - - - : - - - - - : - - - - - : R e c o r d - h i g h prioi='--t~--_. 
 
 .;.. 
 
Dec . 15,: Hov . J.5, . : D.~e., _ 15  .: December 15, 1947 
 
------------- 
 
-  
 
- 
 
1946 
--- 
 
- 
 
-: 
 
. 1947 
- -- 
 
. 
- 
 
-. :--.1-94..-7.' 
 
-:. . .-:---ln-d--e-x-----:---D-a-t-e--' - 
 
ces Received 
 
264 
 
287 
 
. ,; 3.0. 1 
 
289 
 
Oct. 1947 
 
ces paid, including intereGt and taxes 
 
212 
 
241 
 
.. . -245 .. .. 
 
.,2') 
 
Nov. 1947 
 
Parity ratio 
 
125 
 
119 
 
123 
 
133 
 
Oct. 1946 
 
- - - - - - - - - - - - -------~----------- 
 
SB807 9 ';. 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
 
ARCHIE LANGLEY 
 
~ricultural Statistician I n Charge 
 
Agricultural ,S atis:tic1au 
J 
 
 ... .. 
 
Cotton, lb. 
 
. ~~t'?Jl&~ed.e to~ 
 
. 
 
. 
 
' 
 
. 12.6 :: r 
 
31.0 ~ 
 
i::4.39 , 93.00 
 
. 32.5 ~ 
 
: 
35.3 
 
' 88.00 95.o. : 
 
~ ay(1oose)ton 
 
. . 17.85 : 20.50 .2Q.QO. 19. OtJ ; 
 
. 
 
: 
 
Hc;>J,Sipei'. C'1fte "... $1: 
 
22.00 
 
23';20 ~3'.. 4 ; 
:: 
 
. .. .i.3 
 
c c(Oa;tt 
' .. ... 
 
.l~,~~ ,; -.. 
 
 
 
$: 
 
.... .' . :y i.'ii, lk .cows .. head $ . ].} 38.85 
 
13.20 98,00 
 
1s.oo: 17.0' : 
106.00: 110~01 .. 
 
' .$= .y ; .. 
 
158.15 
. 
 
; 
 
122.00 : 
 
.. $; .. 
~ : ' ~ I  ... 
 
... 210.00' . ~I 
 
115.o.o:: 115.~ :_]} 
. 195~00: 195. CO :  
 
13.2 :: 33 ..0 
 
21.3 . : 59.0 
 
. .i ~ i; 
 
;: 
 
' 3lo0 : 31o0 
. 70_;,0 : 73Q 
 
24~6 
 
. . 63.0 
.. 
 
59.0 63.0 
 
257 I 62;,0, 61.0 640 
 
2.42 l 5.80 6.00: , s. oo : 
 
- : .: . : 
 
4 . 20: 
 
P~anuts, lb. .. 
.. lJ ..l~~.r;:~ge J~~~~ 
 
19io-5De.0c.e~;:ber: 
 
9.0: 1914 
 
. 
 
~ 
4',20 
s: 
10.1 : 
 
4.. 20 ' : 10.0. : 
 
. 
 
. 12.4 
 
\' 30.0 
 
& 
:: 
 
22.55::9;L.50 
 
. 31.9 :: 89.10' 
. ': 
 
l.lo87 ':: 17.70 17.30 
 
1.a1 ;:62 .70 24.20 
. . 5.-42 :17.49 18'~'80 
. 48.00i46.00 : 159.00 '. 
 
136.66 ~ 5~. 5b . ; 52.BQ 
 
' 153,90 ios.oo : 10100 
 
llo4 '27.~4 
 
. .'. J 24;,9 
 
~~P. .:.,2 
 
21;,5 =47;,0 : 
25.5 73.3. 
 
514... : 1, -5.8..7. ~ 
 
68..1 
 
... ~~0 
 
. 26.3 
 
87.0 
 
: : 
 
780 . ' 
 
~ : 87;7 
 
. 1.60 5.10 ; 4.so ..~ 
 
- . 380 ; 44a 
 
.. ..... .',275 
 
.3,:13 
 
. . 4.8 8.9 . 10.1 
 
. .. . . 
 
-~~~~~======~==== 
 
oF I NDEX NUMBEas. Fruc:i;f ~.ECEI.'V:EP BY. v~ :~m$ I N GIDRGIA  
 
 . l 
 
(~gti~~ ~~9 ; ~  J~~f . ~914 = l COf  
 
 . 
 
. '\ . 
 
 . ..  o'. '!' 
 
 .  ,D~:. ~~ 
 
-li...-.1.-..Cr-o-mm_o_d...,i_,.t..i..._e_s____- - - ~i~ 
 
. _ g~!i~~ ~ .Cot~onse.e~ .. . .!. .i~i 
 
..--'----.',Nov, 15 
 
l;)ec;.l5 : 
 
~~ ..1;.:,;.~rP~..i..-. *-..:....._..;.~ .:.;..:1:;.~.,;,:~~:- ~J 
 
:,. :.:. ..; . ~ ~~~ . . ~~~ .. 
 
 Meat .Animals  
 
318 
 
. . . . D~ .ry Products :.-:.-.-: .: 
 
. 223   
 
. . 
 
Chi cken & Eggs . 
 
2 
 
Frul. ts 
 
Miscellaneous 
 
163 
 
nevi sed 
 
 ~ . . 
 
:.. 365 .  . ~29 . , .. 300 -. . 
 106 
158 
 
3nf 
. ;23.4  
. ..310_, 106  160 
 
 .. ..   :AfterFiveD~y.$~~turn 't~ . : : ~: : ... , . 
 
. U~~~e~ States Dep.artme_!lt_:of. ~r.iCI.llt .ll'e   
 
;.  i  
 
Bureau of Agricu1turn.l Economies:   
 
. . _. . :' ... 
 
319 Extension Building 
 
. 
 
A hens,  Georgi a 
 
Ps~a1ty fQr private$use to avoid p.,ept of postage 300. 
 
.. 
 
OFFICIAL BUSii.iESS 
 
 !'o:rm B.AE-ill-1/48- 1703 .:....   
 
Parmi t No. 1001 ...,.. '::.. ; . ... 
 
.~: : : 0 
 
,,: 
 
11  iss . ~ , ,:. ee s e , L' brar ian , 
 
tat e Jol ~ge of Agr i . , 
 
Athens , Ga. 
 
.... . . t ,; ' .~ ~ . .: . ': :: . 
 
 UNiTE.D 5TATE.Si 
 
OEPARTM E.t'+r (;)F j 
 
AGR t C u -L..1:-uRL 
 
. 
 
.r : 
 
. 
 
: 
. 
 
. ...  ' 
 
 ; J   ~  
 
Atlotens, ' Georgia. 
 
Febr1..la.:r;y ..3, , 1948 
 
:FARM PRICE REPORT a.s of JA~UARY : L5, 1948 
 
GEORGIA: 
 
. . 
Th~ - ,a.ll COITIIl\qdity ind~X , .ot: p~ic.es receive~ bJ: Georgia farmers qr_oppe d 
tw~ ? Oint~ from 266 to 264 during the month ending J~nuary 15, a.s 
 
measu red by tli.e August 1909 to July 1914 average. Maki n g up the  ma.jbr . part of 
 
the decre~se we:r.e cotton, which fell from 35.3 .to 35;0 cents a pound, and eggs - 
a the latter off eight cents from e. previ ous 73 cents dozen.  I~ addition the .. 
 
price of butter dtopped three cents to bring . it down to 61 cents: a pound a.n 
 
hogs dec lined 10 cents from a.n ori ginal $23 .40 per c'ivt. Partially offsetting these declines was the rise in price . of corn from $2 ~ 05. to $2 .1() a bushel.  
 
UNITED ;STATZS: The  over-all indexes for the United States behaved s ome differently than the ones for Ge orgia.. The ~ first mon~h of the new 
year brought Hnother sharp rise ;i._n. p rices paid by fa)mers togetper with a rise in average prices r eceived by them.' The index of p ripes   receive~ by farme rs rose 2 per cent to ~ 307. Both indexes are at ne11 a:ll-time: highs, but the parity ratiQ 
de clined 'to 1Z2." J' t the same time the i 'ndex of' prices paid, including i ntere.st and ta~es, ro~e 2. 4 per..cent above .the 24~ re.ached in De.cember to 251. 
 
Th'e rise in the index of prices :reGeived ."by farmers is 0\lllihg chiefly .to sharply hi.gher meat animal prices , and i 'ncreases in. pric,es of corn, oats, rice, soybeans, 
potatoes, and g~ain .sorghums , lfh.icn we re onl~.i' pa'rticilly offs et :by lo't e r ' p-rices . 
for eggs, cotton, apples, and pears . 
 
The 6 point rise in the index of prices paid, ~.J:l..cl u ding inte~e~t : .and :t;axe .- ..the 
 
sharpest since ll month s . ago - .results pri ncipall_y from higher prices for f ee d 
 
and for food, together with higher tax and inte.r e st payments per acre on farm 
 
real estate. Preliminary esti!'lates indic ate that taxes payable per acre in 1 948 
 
>  . . ~iill be about 16 _per cent hi gher, _a.r 9- .!:.!Jat . interest _payments per acre will be 
 
about 4 per cent higher, than in 1947. 
 
.; 
 
Summa: ry Table for United States . . 
 
--~--------~----~------------------------- 
 
._Tan, .:1-5, De c. 15, : Jan. 15, Re~o~d high prior to 
 
PriCes indexes  
 
1947: . r 
 
1947 
 
1948 : Januar~~9_4_8__~-- 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: . :Index : 
 
Date 
 
--------------------------------------~--- 
 
Prices received 
 
260 
 
Prices paid, including 
 
301 
 
307 
 
301 Dec. 1947 
 
interest and taxes 
 
215 
 
Parity ratio 
 
121 
 
245 
 
251 
 
245  Dec. "1947 
 
123 
 
122 
 
133  Oc;:t. 1946 
 
----------------~------------~---~-------- 
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
HARRY A. ''1IITE Ag ricultura~ Stetistician 
 
...~.~ 
 
 t. 
 
:.; / (' 
 
! .'lheat,  bu. 
 
... . ~- . -: 
 Corn, bu. 
 
. . . .. . . 112 ...:. 
o83 : 
 
. . 
 
. 
 
..- 
 
. 
L.35. :: 
 
a.1oi -' .:...  .64 ; 
 
' 1.35: 
.. t- . 
 
: 
.. o40 : . . 
 
. . 2.15:  225: 
 
. . - ... : 
 
.. .... 
 
.70: . . .: . 
 
.. . . 2;.00: 185: 200: 
 
. 
 
. .. : . 
121: . : 1.18: 
: .. 
1.29: . l. 72: '  - ~ . ;.. . : 
2.20: 204: 
 
.....1,.;.;.:.8::6. 
 
Cotton, lb. 
 
: 
 
$;. Cottonseed,ton 
 Hay( loose ).ton . $; 
 
12.6 : 
. 24.39 ; 
17.85 : 
 
. . 30.9 : 35.3 : 
. . 93.00; 95.00: 
20.50: 19.00: 
 
. 35.0 : 
95.00: : 
20.00: 
 
12.4 : 29o7 : 341 : 33ol 
2255 : 0040: 94;.80: 95.10 11.87 : 17.50: 18.10: 18.70 
 
Hogs, per cvtli. 
 
. 
 
Beef Cattle,cwt.  $: 
 
. Milk cows, head $~ J} 
 
. Horses,- head,  $: .]} - 
 
Mules, head 
 
$:  
 
: 
 
: 
 
': 
 
. . 19.70: . 23.40: 23.30:- 
. 
 
' 3.87 14.00: 17.00: . 17.00: 
38.85 ' . 96.00:110.00: llO.QO~J/ 
 
. ' 
 
: 
 
. : 
 
:. 
 
; 
 
l58.l.5 1 12o.oo: 1~5.oo: .u9.oo:J/ 
 
: 
 
: 
 
; 
 
: 
 
. . ; 207 .oo: 195.00: 200.00: 
 
7.27 5.42 48.00 
 
. 21.80: 24.00: 26.70 
17.30: ' 1980: : -21~-50 ': "" 
144.00! 163eOO: 170.00 
 
136.60 55.40: .so.oo: 51.40 
153.90 : 1co-.oo: ~.so:  99~1o  : .: 
 
Chickens, lb. 
 
. 13.2 
 
31.0. : 31.0 : . 31.6 
 
11.4 25.6 
 
26. 3 
 
Eggs,doz. 
 
21.3 ..... -52.0 73.0 
 
.. 21.5 .: 4le3 
 
48o7 
 
Butter, lb . Butterfat, lb.  Milk (wholesale) 
per 100# jj 
Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, -bu. 
 
.; 
 
. 24.6 
 
 589 .~.o  6lo0 .: ':. 
 
25~7 
 
58 .0 64.0 . : 64.0 : 
 
: 
 
. . 
 
$;, ..  
. $~- .. 
 
2.42 
... 
 
. 
 
_ . $' 
 
., . .. 
 
s.8o: 5.00: -:- 4-. 2(): 
 
s,oo:. 
4.75: 4.20: 
 
s.oo: : 
5.oo: 
. ~.20: 
 
. 25.5 66.8 
 
2s.3 . 
 
: 
: 
 
 
 
74-~s ~ - 
 
.. 
 
 1.. 60 
 
4.ol: : 
.. .. 2~93: 
 
73.0 ..72.0 ~ , , ... . ,.' '. .. . . H?.? 
 
. ! 
4~41' 
 
4.54 
 
Peanuts, lb. ' 
 
.=. . 
 
.  5.o ' 
 
9.o : 10.0 10.0 : 
 
'4.8 .. 8.9 : 10.1 _: 10.1 
 
]} Average January, 1910,-December, 1914. 
 
y Prelimi~ary for January 1948 
 
... ') 
 
.'ITD.i- 
 
. . . ~ 
 
~ 
 
. .. 
 
INDEX NtJH~ERS OF PRICES .R"'C:EIV.Jcrl BY F.lffiMERS IN ~ ciiDRGIA 
 (August 1909- Ju1y . 1914 ='  100) 
 
. .... : 
 
Jan. 15 
 
nee. 15 
 
1947 
 
1947 
 
es 
Cotton & Cottonseed 
 
. ' 
 
292 
 
Grains 
 
224 
 
Meat Animals 
 
. 379 . 
 
Dairy Products 
 
234 
 
.,  Chicken& Eggs . 
 
310 
 
 Fr u its  . 
 
100 :: ' 
 
Mi see-lleneous 
 
* Revised: 
 
290 
228 
. 3.78 . 232 285 106 161 
 
. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agric.qlture 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 3lfl-Extension..Rui1ding.  ___ Athe~s_, Georgia . 
 
Penalty for private use to avoid  
payment of postage $300    .. 
 
OFFI.CI,t.L BUSI NESS 
Form BAE~B-l/31{48-1703 Fermi t No. 1001 
 
. ; s s. ,. e ; r. ' ' 
 
~s~ . r i r:1ri.::tn , 
 
ta Col ~~c of .g i ., 
 
 q. 
 
th en s , Ga. 
 
 8 U R.ILAU 0 F" 
AGRICULTURAL - ~ ~CONOM IC~ 
 
-'lt'.1.cns, Georgia .. 
 
.,. 
 
-- - -I...J.V.S.S...TO-C-I-( -O-N--GE~ORG.I-A....-F-AID-1-S- .. ~J-A_N._U_l.~hY- -1.1 1948 
 
February 201 1948 
 
Georgia farmers decreased inventory numbers o! lj,.yestock"during 19h7 according to 
data co1apiled by t he Georgia,_ Crop Reporting Service. This report relates to estim~ted numbers on hand January 1, 19L~8 1.rith comparj,sons for earlier years"! Numbers of al~ species of livestock except horses - which were unchanged from one year ago - showed decreases from last ye'ar . In order of ra~, decreases were: turkeys 25f61 
chickens 7%, sheep 7%, mules 4~~' hogs 2%1 all- co..ttle 1?~, and milk covrs 1;~. 
 
Despite t he decreased n~ers,  tot~l ~~lue of . li~estock on farms January 1 amounted to !)180,965,000 or an increase o.f 3:% over the 0175,864,000 of one year. ago. 
 
, r, ,  
 
The  estimated 38,oo'o horses was unchanged from one year ago , but mule nwnbers fell 
 
\ ?ff 4% from 268,oqo -~o 257 ,ooo. Co-;;.1b ined value of the two classes of Vmrkstock was 
 
1 :., 551 03?, 000 
 
comp?-re:d :--rit~ _?9,194,QOO, 
 
. 
 
.. . 
 
a 
 
decrease 
 
of 
 
7%. 
 
Number of hogs wa_s  1,654,ooo: c~~ar.ed 1:4th 11 688,000 last year with respective val11es of ~::~40,192~000 and ~;36-, 292~000,; o. gain of 11% in value. 
 
, 
 
C at~le n~ers of -~1 145,00~ ag~~s~ 1_/157,000 ane year ag ~ showed a 10% greate~ 
 
value 
 
- 
 
...,73,166,000 
 
compar{:ld 
/ 
 
Witn 
.~ ;- 
 
._16~61?'59;,1 
 
0 
 
0 
 
0. 
.r 
 
.  
\' ' 
 
r 
 
on Value for chick.ens and turlieys hand ytcfs ~1Q_, h77 ,+000 or IJ%less than .the corr~ 
 
sponding .figure  of ~13 1 490 1 000 last year. . 
 
DISTRIDUTION OF GEORGIA LIVES TOCI~ VALUES BY KINDS ON FAll.I 
January.l1 1948 -: (Percent of total value of livestock) 
 
Ho g s 
$40,192 ,000 (22.2%) . 
 
All Cattle and Calves 
$73,166 , 000 
. (40. 5%) 
 
Mules 
 
\ 
 
$so, 629, ooo 
(28.0%) 
 
After five days return to . 
 
United States Iepartment of Agriculture 
 
Bureau of Agricultm:al Economics .. 
 
319 Extension Building 
 
. " . 
 
Athens, Georgia  
 
OFFICIAL BUSINESS 
 
Form BxE-i1.-2f48/ 6041 Permit No . 1001 
 
! 
 
Penalty for private use to avoi payment of posta~e $300. 
 
'. 
 
' iss. ~~ el lie L Reese , uibrari.an, 
 
tate Col l ege of Agri., 
 
:eq . 
 
Athens, Ga. 
 
I 
~ 
 
 r,::_;~_:.~~-~1.~-~:"__. :__:_..-. .-~~- --T....,-~ ~:. -- ~';"':~~- -~:-:.:-...--~-=~-~-'7"' - :.~:-... - ;_.:,....~:':. . :.. 
 
. <;.  :. : j 
 
- . '~- - ~~ - :J;._. ~ .- - :~. ~ -- .._ : . ...., - -~->: . ; ,_~~ :J:.:_t: .. ;._ . . -:._._. \::_~~~_: _ ~-~ T?~r~t;~ ~ 
 
, . __:~_~_/< -< 
 
i L!v'ES'roCE ON hinRGIA.-;FAmviS iA.liDA..Tr. -1937, - 1948 
 
   , 
 
}.- : 
 
-, - -.-: T'.:-.ousi.<d :Farm Value .:To~al ~arm ~ue I' : Thousand  _: Farm Va ue :To Fm'm Va;lue 
 
:Ye~ _:_ Heq4.:_ , : Per Head : Thousey'ld Ibllars. : 
 
Heed . 
 
: Per Reod : Thou~rmd Ibllal;'s 
 
ns.oo :  : 
 
  ; . ~or:e~  add. eoits"::'> . ' ,- 
 
~-i37___ _ za . $ 
 
$ '3,450 
 
. :'-<.\ .~ ~ 
33 
 
an{rfule .Colt_s'... .. 
 
. 174.00 $ 
 
. :)~-77 
 
:ll:l38 
[1939 :lfMO :rg4l  .. 
 
. 32 . 
33 35 .. . ... 37 
 
105.00 
105.00.-.r-'-< 103.00 
98~00 
 
3,360 
3,465 3.605 3;629' . 
 
334 
 
154.00 
 
 --~. 331 ..~- 150.00 
 
51 ",436' _49,650.. 
 
.  320 
 
155.00 
 
49,600 . 
 
. - -. '-1314- 
 
 -150.00 ..__ ----- . !17 .100 
 
1'942 
 
:38 
 
_104.00 
 
3,955 
 
311 
 
155.00 
 
48,205 
 
1943 
 
38 
 
114.QO 
 
4,325 
 
297 
 
174.00 
 
51,678 
 
1944 
 
:38 
 
126.00 
 
4,802 
 
291 
 
204.00 
 
59,3G4 
 
19'l5 1046 
 
38 
 
U9.00 
 
4,525 
 
38 
 
116.00 . 
 
4,408 
 
285 
 
199.00 
 
2?6 
 
' 194.00 
 
56,715 53 ,544 
 
Ll47 ] ) 48 
 
38 
 
119.00 
 
38 
 
116.00 
 
4,522 4,408 
 
268 
 
204.00 
 
257 
 
197.00 
 
54,G72 
50,82~ 
 
Cows anClHeifers, 2 years old oncl over, 
 
Catt-le and Cal.v$s T~i:rr-~-:9;v;35 $--w.-go -18,606 
 
-369 
 
keJ.lt for milk.. $ 3o.oo w- --11,070 
 
. 19381839 
 
912 924 
 
:2.0n-..6500 
 
18,787 19:, 866 
 
36.9 
 
31.00 
 
11,439 
 
365 
 
32.00 . 
 
- lr;o'8CJ"" 
 
1940 1941 HA2 
1943 1944 1945 
1946 1947 
1~e 
 
953 963 1,011 
1,062  1,136 
1,181 
1,1-16 1,157 1,145__ _ 
 
23.40 24.?0 32.70 
41.80 44.90 
4490..8~00 57.70 63.90 
 
22,300 
 
369 
 
35,00 
 
12, 915 
 
23,750 . 
 
~6.2 
 
3?.00 
 
13,394 
 
33,033 
 
;-<so 
 
50.oo 
 
1 ~ looo 
 
l 44,3~7 
sJ..,oos 
 
I 
 
395 399 
 
62.00 69.oo 
 
24,490 27,531 
 
I - 48,lf!5 
 
. 
 
395 
 
! 56,498 
 
103 
 
63.00 73.00 
 
2294,,8481~5 
 
l 6n6.,:7w59L__ 
 
__ 1 399 ____L_ _ _...3..!>!9""-5_ _ _...:..__ 
 
8s.oo 
_.94'-..C.o""o,_ __ 
 
_ 
 
33,915 
__~_'-'.1~3~o_ 
 
_.. 
 
7 ~--------n~~~~~~~~~----~-------,r------l,.S05 
 
1937 
 
94 
 
.Rum~g~s~1~~I~n~c~J,~Jd~.80iun~g~P$~i~g~s--- 
 
11,739 
 
1833 
 
96 
 
1,412 
 
7.10 . 
 
10,025 
 
1%9 
 
79 
 
1,668 
 
7.20 
 
11, 966 
 
19<hl 
 
74 
 
1, 750 
 
5.60 
 
9,800 
 
1941 1942 1943 
 
67 80'  89 
 
I 
 
1,590 
1, 732 1,875 J.; 
 
 5.90 9.3o 
13.00 
 
9,381 16,108 24,375 
 
194-1 1945 
19<15 
 
 h 
 
~ 
 
97 
:no 
 
lOZ 
 
 
 
2,065 
 
I 
 
1, ?34 1,507 
 
12.10 
12. so 
17.20 
 
24,986 21,650 
25,920 
 
1947 ~948 
 
129 
 
1 1,688 
 
21.50 
 
36,292 
 
123 
 
L__L_, _.1~,6~54~----- ---~24~,3LQ~------~40~ 
 
o:r-r a, ~nickens i8xcluding chic~<fer 3 mos. 
 
1:P"37 
 
.60 $ 
 
4,861 
 
Turkeys 
 
. 59 
 
$ 
 
2.30 $ 
 
136 
 
1 ~8 
]\sg 
 
7,138 
'7, soo . 
 
 62 
 
4' 426 
 
.62 
 
4,898 
 
. 54 
 
2 35 
 
127 
 
46 
 
2~45 
 
113 
 
1940 
 
8 ,219 
 
.56 
 
4,603 . 
 
47 
 
2.30 
 
108 
 
1911 
 
7,M2 
 
.59 
 
:1,509 
 
52 
 
2.30 
 
120 
 
1942 
 
9,159 
 
 7! 
 
6' 778 
 
4 7 
 
2. 80 
 
132 
 
1943 
 
10,244 
 
.92 
 
9,4~4 
 
48 
 
3.80 
 
182 
 
1944 
 
11,198 
 
LH 
 
14, ?66 
 
45 
 
5.oo 
 
225 
 
1945 
 
9,811 
 
1.20 
 
11,773 
 
35 
 
5.20 
 
182 
 
1946 
 
10,139 
 
1.30 
 
13,181 
 
eM 
 
5.80 
 
255 
 
1;347 
~-948 
 
9,256 8,639 
 
lo 42 1.41 
 
13 ol 14 12, 181 
 
L __ I 
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._-:"'!i5l5ul. ~_ 
 
_ 
 
6 30 _ _o..6 ..>:5llJOt.__ _ 
 
_ 
 
___ 
 
346 
_J>t.,!JlJ.-- ;I 
 
Total value is sum of values by age l}rOuJLlh__._*~IIdi~'cl~;!.b..ul.l.!d,s:ae_y,d':....l.LJn.'L.1c.salo.l.tw.t..~ol.s:;.e-'awn..l.ld.1......1.c;.s::a~o~.l.llv~"".._s._,- - - - - - : - - ----1 
 
.ARCHIE L.fillGLEY and D. L. FIOYD, Agricu1 tural Stati stici<ms 
 
'UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK INVENTOEY - - - - - -JANUARY 1, 1948 
 
The number of live stock on farms and ranche s declined durinrr 1947 to the lowest level since 1~9 Numbers h().Ve dropped 4 years in succession sine~) reaching t he all-time peak on January 1, 1944. 
 
The decline in lives tock and poultry numbers is attributable to various causes. High p rices for meat animals encouraged marketing, resulting in a heavy rate of _slaughter in relation to invent~ 
 
nurubers. Reduced feed supplies in the last half of tho year accompanied by high feed prices 
 
btciruo.r,n~t.h~nlge~nleirvdess.tocVklitfheew4oirnkg 
 
operation 
stock, tiie 
 
s and pr~ed marketing and~er cul1in~ of__f1o decline represented. a further retreat n avor o 
 
cks ~ meclum11 
 
Not:vithstandi.p.g the smaller numbers of every species this year, the farm value .of livestock and 
 
pc~onutl 
 
try on above 
 
Jonuary 1, 1948 hit a record high of 13,451 _last year and 90 per cent ahove the 1937-46 
 
million dollars. average. January 
 
n-.is value was 1, 1948 values 
 
12 per per head 
 
oz cattle, nags, sheep, chickens and turkeys were the highest on Pecord. 
 
T:.t"J.e decreas~ in cattle .numbers during 1947, amounting to 2,643,000 h ead, was one of the largos~ ~;q;erienced. It resulted from a record slau8hter of catble and calves accompanied py reducf:!.i 1mpo~ts_ ol:' cattle from it'.iexico. The effects of this heavy slaughter on the Jaz).uary 1, 1948 catt  populahon was eased by a better-than-average calf crop in 1947. 
 
Roe; numbers,  down 3 per cant from last year, were the lowest since r esult of heavy marketings of hogs , d:uring the last quarter of 1947 
 
1941. which 
 
The more 
 
dtehc~linoeffsvieaSt 
 
a the 
 
increase in t he 1947 pig crop. 
 
 
 
.. 
 
T'no . nu.rnber of horses and mules doclinod sharply, though the decre ase in numbers was not so lar as l~ 194? or 1945. Th0se declines contiJ:!ued the dovm:ward trend which began in 1915 :for hor ses 
 
and 1n 19<l5 for mules. 
 
 
 
'Ihe number of chickens on far.ms ym.s dov~ 2 per cent from last year to the lowest level since 1~ ~~ r.umb er of pullets was about the samo a s last ye ar -- tho decre ase being in hens and other 
 
?h1c.lcens. A drastic reduction of 32 per cent \'lll.S record0tl fo-r turkeys, bringing tqo January 1 
 
1nventory to the smal1~st number of record b egir~i~g- in }92~. . 
 
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 UNITE.O 5TATE..5 . . OE.P..A.R"TME.N'T OF"  
AGRIC.,UI-TURL 
. /c)~ 
~I Vf-/ 
Vl<llVE.RSITY OF' e.E0R61A OF AG~7UCUI..T.Uf\F_ 
 
Athens, Georgia 
 
March 3, 1948 
 
GEORGl~:  The All. Commodity index of prices receiv~d by Georgia farmers made th~ 
ani . .greates-t chan~e during the past month (January 15 to Februa~ 15) of 
30-day -pet"iod in . the p~st twenty years. ,The index on February 15 was 245% of the . 1909-19~4 averag~, compared wit? 264% on January 15, a decline of 19 points. This 
 
is 
 
the 
 
s..har-pest 
 
change 
 
since 
 
Sep. tember 
 
1927 when 
 
the . in.dex 
 
advanced 29 ~ 
 
points. 
 
The current decline in .the price l .evel 111as g~neral for most commodities. The index 
 
of Meat Animals was . down 38 points, Chickens and .Eggs 29 points, Cotton and Cotton- 
 
seed 24 points, Grains 8 points; while D~iry product:s, Fruits, and Miscellaneous 
. products made 11 ttle chang~ from the January 15 ;teve.l. . 
 
UNITED  STATES: After rlsing steadily with .only minor hrterruptions since June 1947, 
 
. . .. . .. 
 
the . in~ex o~ pric~s received by farmers made one of t}le sharp~.st 
 
dr6ns on record during the past .month. . It .is ne.cessary to refer back to 1920 and 
 
1921 to .find co~parable decreases. On a percontage basis the.decrease between 
 
February and March 192.1, amounting to 12 ryer cent, compares~111ith the 9 per cent drop 
 
this month. The slump in prices receiv~d was general with only a fe111 . com111odities 
 
showi~ higher nrices.  Prices rcrceived. by farmers fo~ food and feed grains, oil- 
 
bearing 'Crops, ~c.otton.: and meat animals 111ere sh8.11>lY lo111er, but on the other hand, . 
 
rice, haY, oranges, potatoes and sweetpotatoes made moderate gains. At 279 per cent 
 
of its 1909:...14 .average the index is 28~ points below last month"s record high- of 307 . 
 
but 17 1J'Oints E(bov.e. tl:J.e 2.62 of a year ago. 
 
 
 
 
 
The dec!:e9:s~ in the indox of prices .Paid including int e rest and  taxes was much . 
smaller, a!Dounting to 3 points or about ), per . cent from the aU-time high of a 
month earlier. Lower feed prices accou~ted tor most of the decrease, but reduced 
prices paid by farm families for fqod also contributed to the decline. At 248 per cent of~~hc 1910-14 a~e~age the index is 27 points or 12 per cent above the .level 
f a year .ago. 
 
As a result of the much  sha~er drop in prices received by farmers than in prices 
 
paid by farmers, including interest and t{ues, the parity ratio dropped sharnly to 
 
112 per cent. This compares with the record high of 133 in October  1946, and the 
 
119 a ye~r ago. 
 
 
 
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Price indexes 
 
. 
 
. . : Feb, 15, :. J an. 15, :. Feb. 15, 
: 1947 : 1948 .: 1948 
 
..: - -R-ec-or-d -hi~~h- - - - - 
 
: Index 
 
Date 
 
P-r- ice-s -re-ce-iv- ed--~---- - 262-----3- 07------2- 7-9-.: ----3-07---J- an-. -19-48- 
 
Prices paid, including 
 
interest and taxes 
 
221 
 
251 
 
248 
 
251 Jan. 1948 
 
-- - -P.a-rity 
 
ra- ti-o- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
-- 
 
- 
 
1-19- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 1-22- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
112 
-- 
 
-- - 
 
- 13-:3- 
 
- 
 
-O-ct-. 
 
-19-46 
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Stati'stician   
 In Charge 
 
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ARCHIE . LANGI$Y Agricultural Stati st'ician 
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COi.tMODITY 
AND UNIT 
 
- GD;)RGIA . ,.. - 
 
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UNITED STATES :. 
 
li'eb. 
15 1948 
 
Wheat, bu. 
 
2.12 
 
: 
 
Corn, bua 
 
$: 
 
Oats, 'bu. 
 
.$:' 
 
Irish Potatoes,bu .$1 
 
; 
 
. lo65' 2elO:' 2~05' 
 
.67' 
 
1.1a: le35: 125: 
 
. : 
 
I 
 
2.00: 
. : 
 
2o251 
 
2e251 
 
. e64 : I 
40 : e70 : 
 
1.23 .ao 
1o30 
 
246 1.27 1.86 
 
1.92. 1.04 1.93 
., 
 
Sweet Potatoes, bu.$= 
 
. 2.101 
 
200:' 
 
2251 I 
 
. . 88 ; 2o28 217 . 
 
2,.31 . 
 
 
 
Cotton, lb. 
. . . . . .. ... Cotto'nseed_~_ ton $'. . Mloose.)ton  $= 
 
. . . . . ... . . Hogs2 Ear cwt. $' . . . .. Bee Cattle 1 cwt  . $1 . . . . . . . . Milk Cows, head $:JJ 
 
- . .. . . ... . . . Chickens, lb. 
 
~= 
 
-: . .. I 
 
. . .. . Ep:J;ts, doz. 
 
~= 
 
. .- ,. . . .. .. Butter, lb. 
 
t~' 
 
. . .. . .. ... . Butterfat1lb. 
 
rJ.I' 
 
. . . . . .. . Mil~ (~Tho+~s2]e.) 
 
. . "Per lOCF.b 2 
 
$' 
 
- . ..- . . .. ...- . -... Cowpeas, bu.. 
 
$: I 
 
.. . Soybeans,bu. 
 
$' 
 
. . .. . .. . . ... Peanuts,lb. 
 
<t'! 
 
12,;6 :  32o2 350 ' 32e0 ; 
 
24~391 
17.851 
 
93.oo= 9500' 87eOO' : 
2050' 2o.oo: 20.001 
 
7.331 3e871 
 
20.50~ 23.30: 18;,80: 
 
I 
 
: 
 
: 
 
14.1Q; 17.00: 16.20: 
 
 
38.85' 95.00:110.00&108.00; 
 
 
 
13,;2 
 
29 0 .; 31.6 ; 31.6 
 
 
 
2le3 24.6 
 
. 
~  
 
I 48.0 580 
 
. 
 
650 610 
 
; : 
 
56.0 : ' - 
58.0 ; 
 
25.7 ; 
I 
 
56.0 ! 64.0 : 6le0 I 
: 
 
2.42' 
-i 
I 
... : 
 
570: 5o20: 
4.5o: 
 
6o00: 500: 4.20: 
 
s.o5: 
 
~- 
 
5  20: 
 
0 
 
I 
 
~ 
 
4 .50: 
 
5.0 : 9o3 10.0 : 10.0 
 
' 12.4 
 
306 ' : 331 
 
22.55 : 88.20 95~10 
 
llo87 ' 727 5e42 I 
 
1750 :. 1870 
I 
: 24e30 26.70 ' ; 
17.00 2150 : 
 
48.00 ; 144.00 ; 170.00 ' 
 
lle4 
- ~2-15 25e5 26.3 
.1.60 
~ 
. : 4.8 . ; 
 
25e3 
 
26~3 ' 
 
38e6 : ,48 7 
 
: 
634 72o0 
 
: 
 
' 
 
67.8 
 
I 
: 
 
87-.7 -. e' 
 
. : 
4e46 so9 
. 
 
 409 4~54 
 
: 
 
l:i3e00 4.11 
 
- 
 
 
 
9.0 10.1 
 
307 88.60 19.60 21.6"0 19.50 167.00 26e0 45.0 69;,4 84.9 
498 4.54 2.97 10.0 - 
 
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I 
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. ~ 
' 
 
JJ Average J anu~y, 1910 - December, 1914. 
 
: 3} Preliminary for February 1948 
 
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INDEIX NUMBERS OF PRICES RiOC:EIVED BY F,ARMERS IN G:IDRGil 
 
ITEM 
 
(August 1909 - July 1:914 = 100) 
 
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Feb. 15 
 
Jan. 15 
 
1947 
 
1948 
 
Feb. 15 1948 '"I 
 
All Commodities 
 
. 
 
Cotton ~c Cottonseed Grains 
 
Me"at .Animals 
 
Dairy Products 
 
Chicken & Eggs 
 
' 
 
Fruits 
b!tu see llaneous 
 
'"Ravised 
 
248 
270 181 
3~1 . 
214 224 
191 166 
 
264 
 
.. 
 
290 
 
245 
 
'\,1 
 
266 
 
228 378 
 
.. 
 
220 . 340 
 
232 285 106 
 
. .. .. 
 
230 256 
 
106 
 
. 
 
161 
-- 
 
162 .. 
 
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BURE.AU OF AGRICUl-TURAL 
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UNIVERSITY OF' GE.OR.61A C.OLLE.GIE. OF  AG.M.ICI,;l-TURE. 
 
Athens, Georgia 
 
GtOA.ISIA ,.-.GRI~ULTURAL 
LXTLN$10N SE.RVI.C.E. 
 
TRUCK CROP 
 
March .l5, 19h8 
 
GENERAL: During the first two weeks in 11arch excessive rainS kept soil     -~-... generally too ..we t and prevented essential planting already far 
 
behlnd . In the early areas warm arid clear weather . is nc;!eded for crop to 
 
overcome some of t heir lateness. 
 
 
 
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C.ABB3-Q..E..,. EI~-~-}_~.PR_I_NG: Condition of the cabba[;e crop is reported to be 
 
fair to good .  setting of the crop extended over 
 
~ a longer period than normally, and as a :!hole somevrhat later than usual; 
 
 ho1'feV(3r1.- limttGd _marke tings are exp ected to be avaiiable the last tw.o . weeks  ~ ,larch. Tpe bulk of t~e crop will be harvested in April. Reports 
 
indicate a small increa se in acreage . , . 
 
~~Q.0___l'J'_9RTH _G_~O_R_GIJ~ : A smal l increase in acreage is indi cate d for the 
North Georgia cabbage crop. Transplanting' is expeete.d to begin about t.'he usual ..t:L"Tle - from the middle of ApTil to the first of May. 
 
LETTUCE: Condition is fair to good but plants are small . Due to the excessive rains encount.ed c.l.ur:i.ng the planting period, some anti- 
cipated acreage was never set . Sorne harvesting is e::pected around the middle of April. 
 
ONIONS: Acreage of qeorgi a 's onions is indicated at 650 or a 28 percent  
decrease from the 900 acres ha rve ste d last year. Growth has been retarded by the e;~cessive rains and f a ilure to cultivate. 
~IH POTATO}:S: Delayed seed b e d pr eparation as a result of the  ex.tremeJ.y v1et vreather in J anuary and February ha s caused planting 
to be about two vceks to thirty days behind n ormal . 
 
"ilATER!:E IDNS: li'ebruary acrea ge intentions indicated a bout the. same acreage to be planted this year as last yeart s harve sted . 'l'he latest 
information receiveived, hovrever, points to a decrease in acreage due to the continuous unfa~rable weather conditions preventing land preparation and low prices received for last yearts crop . Since the watermelon seas on is very late, it is feared that tobacco setting will interfe re with. additional plantings of watermelons. Tobacco is a main cash crop in the watermelon area and v.rill rec e ive major preference over other crops. 
 
D. L. FIDYD Agricultural Statiotician 
In Charge 
 
L. H. HARlUS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator 
 
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CABBAGE i  Spring cabbage :ip _South Carolina is in goo.d ~ondi~ion_.:gene;r.al.ly, .- tight 
- - --- -- supDlies ,should, b~-:-avafiaoJ.&' 'J:)y-ro:i!ao=.Apr'il with peak of...,s.hipment~i"'- around 
 
Hay  Jn Ala.p-~mfi t}!e c.abb:a ge crorL ~rlthstood the heavy rain-s weli . and f a ir ~o g_qcd 
 
yie ld~ are-fu prospect.- .}Lost of the. acreaGe uill not be ready for harverst until 
 
after Apilil.l-.  cabbage f:Le lds in Mississippi have been too wet for much culti- 
 
vation. The crop is later than usual, anat:liere will be little movement before 
 
l.lay 1.. Prospects for a go od volume of vrinter cabbage during the remainder of 
 
l'llarch and the month of April continue go od with most of this production coming 
 
f r om the Everglades , Sanford, Winter Gar den,~ and Has tings sections of Fl~~ 
 
. 
 
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L::TTUCE : Wet weather has reta rded development of lettuce in..South Carolina; t>ut 
 
the crop is 1n fair condition with som~ movement expected oi-A'ln:fi .15. 
 
::1eports indicat" pr oduction.' 10 percent les s than ' l~ ::;t . year . In Florida recen:t . 
 
Yveather conditions have be en v ery unfavorab le for .all types of lettuce; Only .a 
 
sma l l 
 
acreage . 
 
of 
 
yoill!-g 
 
planQ.ngs 
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h 
 
o-l 
. 
 
d . 
 
~y 
 
promise ~ . 
 
of -f\l..ture 
 
pro r1,uqtion. , . 
 
. . 
 
SNAP BEANS : somo beans have. be en p:j..anted in Hi Rsi.ss:i.ppi1 but we t fields are re ... 
 
. 
 
tarding . plapting _ pr ogr~ss . ~lanting'of .llle s pring crop of snap beans 
 
in Florida is practica lly coll).p~e-te, C!-t this .t:Lme. Only_a fevr beans have beer  
 
planted in Sou-th Carolina_, but v.ri th f avorable wea t hG r r:10s t of : tl:J.e acreage .sJ:lould 
be planted oy Apr"il r;-- 
 
POTATdcs, I RISH: . The p otato crop in Alab~a- is making satisfactory progress 
 
. ~ -  despite -thG e~:tremQ~.hqw r a infall during the first t wo w~eks 
 
of March. l'!I2.rke t ing u sually begins around May 1~ In South c arolint:!. t.oo much : .- 
 
rain has c aused considerable rotting of se ed potatoes mtlie--ground,-and it is 
 
fe are~.. s9mf3. .acreage may . be late . Planting of Miss issippi Irish pota toes .vras 
 
de l ay e d by vre t soils, and practic ally none of ilie- .c.r op>Tas up uhen freezes occurred 
 
on March 12 and 13. . 
 
  
 
 
 
WATE!i.HELONS : Tho crop in central and south Florida sections i s'making .good progress, 
 
In the . important Leesburg }.:.Aea'tne-Vines are beg~ing __to r~ ~~ 
 
the crop a s a 1rhol o is in good condition. 
 
 
 
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PROSP]CTIVE: p~,TTHTGS FOR 1948 
 
l.~arch 22, 1948 
 
The Cx.op Report.ii}g. Iloli.rd of the :Bureau of .Agricul turni Eco~oinics makes the. following 
re:no~t for the united States, on the indicated a~reages of -certain crops in 1948. 
"81a~~d... upon, , repor~s from I'arine:fs in all parts -o.f the eo~ntry-:. on or about Mal,"ch 1 re~a.rd.ing their acreage plans ..for the 1948 season. 
 
The acreages f.or 1948 a;e int~rpretation~ of r~ports from grO\"ers and are based on past relationships beh, een such reports and acreages actuaily ,Planted  
-: . .) ~ 
Thei purpose..' of  this report  is to assist . gro\"ers generally .in making such further 
changes in their acreage plans as may ~ ap:oear. desirable; .The. acreages ac~!J.a;lly planted in 1948 may turn out to be It'trger or smaller than i~dicated, by reason of VJeather COnditions: price changes,.; l~bor SUpply, financial COnditions, the agri- 
cultural progra'!l, and the effect of .this report itself upon farmers' actions. 
 
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CROP . . 
 
! . .. : -A-:;1?-;ags-:- ; :-::. ...- -  .... ..,. 
 
1 - 
 
I;-dic~t;d- 
 
-: -194S 
 
~~-p;r- 
 
- 
 
- ~ ~ __ - . .-: ~.:_ ___ - -  - _ .f-l9J.7=.4. ~:- ..)~41  __: __ ~91:8___  .c.en.t_of.l9~7-. 
 
  
 
  . . . i  . T. h o u s a n d s 
 
Per cent 
 
Corn, all   . . . .  . ..  .. 1 
,;ui ;spring wheat. , , . , . . . I 
. DU::x:l.iin:~ .  ; . ,...:: ::_.,  . .. ~. I 
Other ~prll't'g. .... . . . . . . . 
 
9L 69 6 18, 612 ~2 ,701 15,9ll 
 
86',168 19, 879  2,952 
16,927 
 
86,131 19 , 789 
3,092 
16, .697 
 
-100  99. 5 104.7 
98.6 
 
Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,],.30 
 
42,501 
 
45, .709 
 
107.5 
 
3arl:3Y:/.. ;     .   .  : . 14. 632 
ghu.lns for all :purposes,   1.~.;939 
 
12,030 ll,700 
 
12, 660  12,983 
 
105.2 
in.o 
 
t.atoes.     .. . . :.. . . . : 2, 897 
 
2,147 
 
2,162 
 
100.7 
 
S\reetpotatoes .   . .  . . .  .;..  ' 733 
 
Tobacco 1). . . . . . . . . . 1,644 
 
~oybe~ns g)~ . . . . . :.' ... ., :. . ~  1Q,944 
 
Co\::p_e~s  Y, ~ : . ~ . - ~- ; ~.) '. ...:.  , . 2.,710 
 
> : Peanuts g/~.. . , '...{ ,~: . .--... ..~ ~..::~  . ). 3,254 
 
Hay)J, .  . . ~.  ..,  . 
 
~ .~ . ' 72t,.Ol8 
 
618 1,?75 12,894 1,143 4 ,156 
I .75,291 
 
560 .1.528  11,659  1,039 3,988 
.....74,215 
 
90.7 81 .5 90.4 90.9 96 .0 
98.6 
 
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Y, Grown alone for all .purposes. Partly duplicated iri. hay acreage.   
 
 
 
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:.Average 1937-46 
 
 
 
CROP 
 
: . Acreages :Yield Per: 1947 Planted :Planted 
 
: Indicated :1948 as 
 
1948 
 
:per cent 
 
:Tho usands : acre :Thousands :Thousands :of 1947 
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Corn, bu. .  
 
3,900 
 
11.7 
 
3,23? 
 
3,172 
 
98 
 
Oats, bu.   Barley, bu. 
 
721 
 
17.0 
 
887 
 
Q/ 7 y 19.0 
 
7 
 
798 
 
90 
 
6 
 
86 
 
Irish P.ot.atoes, all, bu  
SweetpcXa:toe~. bli. . : . . 
Tobacco, all, 1bs. 1}. . . 
 
24 98 87.2 
 
66.0 ?5.0 9p:3 . 
 
18 79 110.9 
 
16 
 
90 
 
72 
 
91 
 
86.1 
 
78 
 
All sorghums.  .  . . .  
Soybeans, alone ?J. .  . . Peanuts( grown alone) ?J . . Cowpeas, alone ?J . . . .  
 
59 91 1,061 336 
 
. . ,55 . 64 . 
1,418 175 
 
55 
 
100 
 
60 
 
94 
 
1,432 
 
101 
 
150 
 
86 
 
Tame hay, tons!} . .    
 
1,347 
 
.55 -:.1,$73 
 
1,373 
 
100 
 
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?J Grown alone for all purposes. Partly duplicated in hay acreage. 
 
~ Short tine average . 
 
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AP.CHIE LANGLEY 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
 
Agricultural Statistician 
 
Agricultural Statistic~ 
 
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In Charge 
 
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ho.ya ~1bich show crops  Ttre.tlcco 
 
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I~D:~bhu'Gr:t'l~.~medc1:tc1nv.toclny-ot.CrM0n..C.;-,t!ll'a.o.nfte2s-2~ 
 
:txll:~"Tl'ast_. ~~~-:: ~. ~~ri:s - ~jj;~lf-~Ceded..o.ve.r :.tR-1\\:.IW.tci;:~.. ~~?~~~:. 1 :~. :: .: . .-:. ,    ' .: . 1. : ~~ 
 
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pr i~_cO.o iipnl ; c~~' .:~ho on, :t i.~ :~:Y o ' '""'  o 
 
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tho pest 3 son.scns, if spnng weo.tnc~r p<:lrmi'ts~ ""Up tc(..~eir,~spring-ei=fd,:.aeoo...J 
 
slow to n.rrivc nnd winter hn.d. held on in mueh of tho country, dcln.ying prepn.r:::J.tory work, pn.rticu- 
 
lmly in tho Sout~1. But ho?efully ~row~Jrs plon to incre<".Sc the total ncrcnge of feed gr8ins over 
 
tho.sc they v:erc:. able to plant lo.&t year, to relieve the current foeq. shortage. Spring plnntings 
 
of food gr 0.ins \Till be rclo.tively l nrgc 1 but .not up to 1947 totPls. : llcrcro.ges of :ciilsccds .mny be . Sm0llor, for though JLOro fbx is pl'nnnod; there will b(f"less soybean and pcnnut acreage. Potn.tocs 
 
;Till be planted on o. slightly larger acrca.gcr but thoro will be les~ acreage in boons, pe'ls, sugn.r- 
 
~ects nnd tob rccc~ :  To permit incrc;.ascs .elsewhere., b1'1y m~o.dows ond . ~m!!tures. rpn.y be reduced ::md  
 
1dlo bnd put bnck 1nto crops,. . &,>1l moisture supp,lics n.re adequate in prachcally  n.ll nrocs, ex- 
 
cupt the: f:\I' .Southwest and  Cn.lifo:.."Tlin. Supplies of feX:Hlizer nnd new mnchinc'ry Drc -improved 
 
"nd nrc not likcly to 'bc liniting'factors in: spring plDnHngs .. 
 
aeres; The totnl acrengc of principal crovs pl'llltod . or gr~wn in. 1948 mr-.y exceed 36l cillion 
 
allow 
 
i~g- fo~ .duplic ~tions ~d fo; _ cort ~~ crops not yet surveyed. This exceeds by 3 o2 million Gcrcs 
 
or no'n.rly 1 percent tho 1947 _tot:-.1 of i:tlmost: 358 cillion acre's..: : Wi th  the excepti'on of the: )Vn.r.time. 
 
pe'Jks in 1943 nnd 194'4 this ' tbthl is the b.rge.st since 1937. The ln.rgest acrccge plontad. or. 
 
grotm wa s 375~ million ncrcs in 1932. 
 
 
 
 
 
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The chief problem pi'Qq\lqc.rs  ft:lCO. in C"--'rying out their pl<>nS is tho vtenther. The severe  vroathar: 
 
of J.i~rch 10-,13 over . i1. l:n.r'ge ''l,ln.rt of  the ; country left  oo 'addi tiono.l .bl-a+Jkct. 9f snow to dcl:'o/ .bl;tc 
 
tirrc ''lh en fields c oi1_th.'lYT aut nnd  d..r)l: ou enough to be wo~kedo :: : .. : _.. ., . 
 
Fc.rm lfll;>or docs .n~t .np,pco.r to be a . limiting f'lCtor in 1710st scct.i6ns.  _Sm'aller: acreages -ere plrome4. for most crops with high lh.bor requirements. In ports of tho M:f&~e st :dcmnnd . for fc-r~s by  tenant~ is gra nt or tlu-n the number avniln.blo, c'..<'ld from tho South it is reported thn.t nany le.rge fo.rl:ls have their full quote. of. croppers for tho first time. ~n seyer0 yeo.r s ,. . F_o..rn mnchiner:v lu-.s bocone in- , cre..,singly nvn.ilohl~, buli. supplie s of ncvr iJ?Plomezrt~. oro unequol to aei:mi.'i"~S', csp'ociallt for.   "' .' tructors . Tho - moch1nery 1-n usc, howe~er, will: perl!ll,.t ..f nrners to noke r n.p1d prcgrcss v:1th held .work when t ho.t becone s possiblci  .~ Seed supn lies appcnr to be .ruirplci for prn.Cticn.lly all kinds.  Mo~e fertilizer is being produced th..:-l:n.lri" nny .p.rdviou,s ycf}r~ Altnough production is about do.ublc pre- war~ the supply ~s n~t cquol to de;nands, especi a lly f~r nitrogen fertilizers in tho Scutho 
 
CORN& l't.oSp.cctive corn plantings this tyel'l.r .of 86,131,000 ac~cs n.re . slightly less thiin: the   ... 
 
89 1 168~000 o.cres pbntcd in 1947. ' Tho intended pl .:]J>. tings for 1948 :'ll'O 5.6 nillion acres 
 
sno.l,lc_r . th.."lll tho 1937--46 c.vlrn.gc e>nd the snallcst in .9VCr .50 yco.rs   
 
    
 
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WHEAT: . J.. toto.l :pbntcd acrc<'..ge o~. cll whec.t ?f 78,437?.0.00 n4rc:s ~s : in~i~n~cd: ~y. ' conbinipg. t~ ._,. 
 
prosncchvc a.creage of Dcccnbc,r. Tf1is acre age of all 
 
s:px;1ng whe o.t . \Vl. th tho whe at would be only a. 
 
wfr1an.ctptirow~ h'co,f.,,t 
 
acreage n:pcsrcont 
 
o.s eshnated J:o.rgct thrn 
 
ln.st tho- 
 
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77, 9~7 ,000 o.crcs plsu'-1.,-l;cd for hn:vq s~ last ycn.r, 
 
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OMS: . The prosp~tlv~ ~~eQ.gc of oats tHs yen.r is ~sti;,_~ted O:t 4s~~o~,OQQ .acres~ S: ,per<j~~ti<ilb~vo u  0 both tho plantings l ust yc n.r n.n.d the 1937-46 average. : prescnt plnnting intenb.ons are 
 
carried out this yo ~rts ncrcngc will b<} th1.1 third highest of  record; being cxcooded.onJy.. L'1 '1945 
 
nnd 1946. In c.ll r~g~ons, except tho South Centrf'l nnd Soutlil. Atlantic .Sk.tQs,, tl;w ~ntend~d -, . 
 
acre age is larger thnn. J.ust ycn.r. .. .  
 
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IDBACCO: ,l., totnl of.;:l, 528,000 acres of tqbacco for . 194$ is indic ated by l'cp orts o' .fnri:u1rS:'-' in.:. 
 
tentions cis .of Na.rch 1. This is o. dc~lino of  n.bout 1~- pcroen.t fran lest .yoo.r1 s c:.cre.!l.ge. 
 
Tho g1'e Q,tcst cut is b 'cing no.dc in .flue-cured toen.cco o.cicage  .Pr.OSJlcqti:ve. f~ue-cured o.c-roagc f .Gr 
 
1948 is down nor~ t h6n 300,000 ncres, being 876~000 conp,QXcd with 11 183,000 ncrcs in 1947. .. -~ 
 
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PEl.NUTS& ,. The prospcc'tiv~" c.cronge of  pe2.riuts to ' be pl-:mted alone -- in -1948 tot-als. 3, 988,000 .~;-,e~., 
 
4 pe rcent loss than la.st . YC'l.r ond 787,000 acres below tho record plnntings in l{j4;3_. -. . ~, 
 
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Clark Co. 
 
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 Ather-s, Georgia 
 
Apri~ 1~48 
 
G~ORGI.A COTTQN: PLANTED ACR..<JAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION 
 
<<- ,  - ~ 
 
------~--~~~T~h~e~s~e~e~s~tl~r1~B~. t~e~s~a~r~e~b~a~s~e~d~on~t~h~e~l~a~t~e~s~t~av~a~i~l~a~b~l~e~d~a+t=a.___~--~ 
 
District 
anQ. . County  
 
1945 
'Acreage nel<l 
.in Cul- Per . tiva.tion Pla..i.ted 
July l 1 .Acre 
 
Producticm 
500-Poun<i Gro ~o ivt. 
Bales 
 
Acrea.'!,O in Cultivation July 1 
 
- .. 19-46 
Yield . 
Per  Planted Acre 
 
Production 500.-Pound Gross Wt  Bales 
 
"!STRICT I Jar to'" 9hattooga Floyd Gord.on Murray Paulding Polk jialker 
\ihi tfield 
Total 
D!ST:':l.!CT II Barro\'r Cherokee Clarke Cobb Forsyth Fulton ( G\.rinnet t Hall ..:   
Jac~son 
ocoi).e.e 
Pickens 
Walton 
 
26,950 9,440 16,000 17,620 7,110 9,010 12,150 7,190 5,290 
 
.. 359 :3'59 325 377 367 
. .. .318 375 . 317 3i7 
 
110,760 
 
351 
 
13,850 
 
278 
 
5,680 
 
333 
 
4,190 
 
309 
 
8 ,44..0 
 
293 
 
10,250 
 
335 
 
8,930 
 
305 
 
19,030 
 
240 
 
10,670 
 
274 
 
20,320 
 
248 
 
11,410 
 
349 
 
3,360 
 
251 
 
31,600 
 
394 
 
l47,740 
 
308 
 
20,:.'...1.0 7,045' 
10,825 13,825 
5, 4:30 
5t~r6o  
9,~;95 4.745 
3, 495 
80,93_0 
8,025 Z,935 2,695 5,140 7,145 5,670 9,495 6,090 10,490 8,290 1,759 25,905 
94,630 
 
25,490 9,450 15,280 17.690 . 6,940 9,850 12,560 6,940 . 5,030 
109.230 
 
250 254 233 259 
227 - I 259 
2~0 
221 ' 190 
 
13.260 5,010 7,420 9,540 3,,280  5,320 
5,o::xr 
3,190 2,000 
55,040 
 
13,350 5,770 
_ 4~360 
8,840 11,120 
8,620 13,720 10;720 21,640 11;830 
2,950 33: 090 
151,010 
 
242 254 258 228 255 243 205 191 249 252 186 254 
' . 
:. 238 
 
6,740 3,050 2,340 4,200 
5,909 
-4 .~0 
7,990  
4i 260 11,250 ' 
6;210 . 1,150  ., 17,500 
 
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G30~GIA COTTON: PLANTED ACR3AGE, YIELD AlTD P~ODUCTION 
(These esti~ates are based on the latest available data) 
 
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District 
< 
a.'1d 
 
Acreage Yield Production 
 
Acreage 
 
in c.ul- ~er . .5oo..~.und. .;.  ""in Cu1.:.. _ 
 
Yield Production 
Per.-'"':: 5oo-Poui{d 
 
._..:.-. ,, "C.ount;f ::.: ~--~ , tivatib~ Planted Gtoss. , Wt ,  
 
,_ tiva-1;i_on . Planted Gros-s 1'1t. 
 
:,~ =~ ':-::.'-=:-"'=._'-=-::---t-----"-J-=u;::;;.ly"--'1~---:-.;.;A.;.c-r=-e=:--_J....,;;;B..::.;a.::;l.;:;.e:;,.s:_...._ ...--1-_...;:J;..::u;;:l:....v-=-l-_.___..::.;A;;.:c=-r=-e.,,..,....:...___._--B==a=l~~:s=-- ..:'..___, 
 
  i~liaSnTkRsICT III 
 
6,930 :.':.: .. 2zg;  
 
-.... 
3,305 ...:- .-:- 
 
_7,030 
 
268 
 
: 
3,930 
 
-.,.- Elbert 
 
~ 17,12Q-. 291 
 
10,360 
 
.. 17,580 . 
 
254- 
 
9,30(} : 
 
' Franklin  Hart .. _.. ~ 
 
17-, ~9.0 . ~  2'68 23, sro- .:.' ...  3So 
 
9,625 17,215 
 
- ' 17,450 ' 24,280 . 
 
 299 . 317 :. 
 
10,860 . Hi,050 
 
.~inco.1n 
.:".; ii.adison O~:fet.hor-Pe _ ~~ 
. :.. ,.St:epb.!ms .. .,.~  
 
- - &P.330 
 
208 
 
18, 630 .. ~ . ~2 ..-.- 
 
14,-080 - ,293 . -- -2;9.60 ::... ::-196' 
 
2,965 12:,115 
a,595 _ , 
i, 205 .. 
 
6,730 1.8, 350 . 13., 640 
2,880 
 
1'89 ~ 
294 265 . 
187 
 
. 2,650 11 , 230 . 7,520 
1,120 
 
~i1kes 
 
11,910 
 
196 
 
4,870 
 
11,570 
 
169 
 
4,080 
 
:Total 
.DISTRICT IV 
Carroll Co\.:reta . J)og.gla!? Fe.y..ette Hitralson Harr-is Heard Henry Lamar 
~1aco.n 
l--!erhrether Pike   Schley Spalding Taylor Troup 
 
119! 390 
 
283 
 
... 30.~!).0 - .. 310 . 1() ,070 . . 266 
 
4-; 690 
 
253 
 
11.700 
 
283 
 
6,930 
 
301 
 
3, 530 - 201 
 
9,280 
 
270 
 
22,520 
 
305 
 
5,800 
 
266 
 
18,840 ' 188 
 
20,170 
 
2.20 
 
12,160 
 
232 
 
5,320 
 
151 
 
7,320 
 
244 
 
10,650 
 
143 
 
5,930 
 
181 
 
70,255 
19,810 8,890 2,470 6,900 .4.340 .. 1,480 5,210 
14, 29'5 3,215 7,390 9,240 5,855 1,670 3,720 3,175 2,235 
 
119,510 
 
.. 
 
- 
 
30,060 15,750 
4,690 11,480 
6,930 3,730 
!} 
z2.190 5 ;530 
18,160 19,680 12,000 
5..~90 
t, 120 
10;290 5, 750 
 
268 
 
66,740 
 
25b 236 246 249 279 199 
.. 231 2.09 157 218 210 156 : 201 130 138 
 
.. 
16,{)40' - 7' 740 
2;700 . 
5,950 . 4,020 
1!. 54C? 
10. 7.00 : . 2,410 5,940 8,950 5 , 2 6 0: 1' 750 .. 2,980 ." -..~ 2,780 1,650 
 
To~al 
 
191! 560 .:2QO. 
 
99,905 
 
178,750 
 
215 
 
80,110 
 
:!)!STRICT V 
:Baldwin Blec!dey 
Butts .-. Crawford Dodge . Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson  Lauren~ -  
 
4,840 8,880 
9,~80 
2,630 14,260 
8,070 13,430 
5,340 8,420 16,720 3(),230 
 
179 234 302 .142 226 201 180 168 . 
290 190 . 
236 
 
1,805 4,320 5,955 
780 6,7oo : 3,370 5,035 .. 1,865 . 5,085 - .. .6,625 17,820 
-3- 
 
4.. 730 
9,780 9,840 2,680 14,540 8,250 13,980 5, 66.0 8,850 17,890 37. 79_0 
 
126 204 
231 
101 174 169 . 175 145 220 
. 19.7: 224 
 
1,240 . 4,170 ,, . 
4,730 570 . 
5,270 2,910 5,100 -. 1~ 710 4,060 7,350 . -.. 17,600 .. 
.. 
 
 GEORGIA COTTON: PL.Al-TTED .ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTI ON (These_ estimates are based on the latest available data) 
 
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1943 
 
--~:. 
 
Acreage I Yield rPr;a:uctiort 
 
. District . l in Cul- P.er 
 
SOO-Pound 
 
and   ! tivation ,. Plante-d l}ross i'i't.  
 
_Co~!z.._ __!__!luly 1 ~-- ~c~-- -~al~.._ ___ 
 
j  DIST!UCT V ( Oont,inued) 
 
!lonr.oe 
 
5, 000 
 
251 
 
. 2, 620 
 
i'iont gorn e r y 
 
4,210  224 
 
_1,960 
 
t1o rg~ 
Nc ~,t~m 
 
I1 23, 630 1~.910 . 
 
286 . 258 
 
14,070 9,080 
 
PPuealac~hki 
Putnam 
 
I 4,490 11,230 
 
282 224 
 
I 4,100 
 
253 
 
2,640 5,250 2,160 
 
RoQkdale 
 
1 7,170 . 281 
 
4, l$0 
 
Tr.liaferro 
 
1 5.480 
 
211 
 
2.410 
 
1i.-;i g.gs 
 
j 5, 360 . 156 
 
1, 740 
 
Was h i n g t o n 
 
1 28, 450 
 
220  
 
1~.030 
 
~vil ldnson 
 
 5, 200  1g5 
 
2,110 
 
Total 
 
.. _277,510 
 
226 
 
130 ,900 
 
Acrea ge. inCul- 
ti vation ~uly 1 
 
1944 Yield Per P l a n t-e d  .A.qre 
 
----. 
Product ion 
,., 50Q-Po u n d 
Gross t. Eales 
 
ll 
 
I 3,030 21,000 
 
217 316 
 
i 
i 
 
14,860 3,250 
 
341 316 
 
1,370 13,820 10,530 
2,130 
 
I 9,460 4,14.-0 - 
 
305 
 
5.990 
 
307 ____ E_t 1 Q 
 
I 
Il . 
 
-o,escr 
4,930 
 
- 
 
315 239 
 
4,510 2,450 
 
I 4,430 23,200 
 
221 235 
 
4,570 
 
248 
 
~ .040 
11, 310 2.360 
 
I 22-1: .880 
 
281 
 
131,430 
 
DI S~!{I OT VI ;Bulloch 3urke Can d l e r Golumbia Enlan'.te1 Glascock Jefferson Jenkins 
:HcDuffie 
Richmond Scr-even Warren 
To-t a 
 
2~.000 
 
57,190 
 
I I 
I 
 
. 
 
11,550 7,920 
 
25,320 
 
8,.070 
 
31,540 
 
20,790 
 
13,160 
 
7,750 
 
I 27,550 20. ,~60 
 
1 2os, 320 
 
32{ . 
24 3 251 190 180 265 258 225 257 
2 :~7 
2-:1:0 239 
- 24-1: 
 
16,200 28,900 
6,050 ' 3,130 9,470 4,450 16,990 '.1 ,760 7,050 3,980 1 3 ,790 10,200 
129.-970 
 
17 , .2 1' ) 53,600 
I 8,710 6,360 
l 21,710 
I 
8,440 30,130 16,910 12,510 
5, 360 24 , 340 18,130 
223, ...;,~0 
 
321 314 251 243 229 298 281 . 296 304 287 329 244 
290 
 
11,530 35,050 
4,550 3,229 10,360 '5.,230 17, '640 
10,420 ?,910 3,200. 
16;680 
- - : g~ 19'0 
13~1. 980 
 
r ~!S~RICT VII 
 
Calhoun 
 
1.: , 9 7 0 
 
29 1.1 
 
Clay 
 
4 ,010 
 
307 
 
Early 
 
1 &,060 
 
287 
 
Gra.d.y 
 
2,560 
 
225 
 
Mitche ll 
 
15,310 ' 276 
 
Rand.olph 
 
8,790 
 
290 
 
Seminole 
 
5,010 
 
267 
 
St e'l'tart 
 
2,720 
 
265 
 
Sumter 
 
l "-1:, 350 
 
318 
 
Terrell 
 
1-1 , 610 
 
321 
 
Thomas 
 
5,200 
 
300 
 
Total 
 
95,610 
 
29 1 
 
3,040 2,560 10, 820 1,200 8,810 5,320 2,790 1,500 9,500 9,770 3.250 
58 ,560 
 
4, <190 ~:360 
v 11, 550 13,520 7,750 3,880 '2;600 13,060 14 ,330 3, 600 
81,140 
 
310 317 295 
292 308 290 290 3112 360 311 
;317-.: 
 
2,890 2, 220 8,860 
8,300 4 ,970 2,_340 1;5'/0 9,290 10 ,720 2,320 
53, '180 
 
3- 
 
 G:JORGI.A COTTON: PLANT3D ACREAGE, YI~ .A:rP.:> PRODUCTION (These estimates are b~sed on the latest available data) 
 
. . 
 
.. . -1943 . .. " : - . _,_-:---~--'---'-~_194_1__________ ___ 
 
District 
 
and 
 
- 
 
C 
-' 
 
o-u.n-t"v- 
 
j _-.A~rea.ge. , ..Yield ~I ?r; c,il~-t~-~~- . j Jtcreage  
 
I I in Cul- Per 
 
I 500-Pound 1 in Cul- 
 
I I . tivation Plnnted Gross tit.. 
 
tivation 
 
I f Jul 1 Acre 
 
Eales  ~-, -,  July 1 
 
Yield 
Per Planted Acre 
 
Production 
 500-Pound Gross Wt . Bales 
 
:ors'l'RICT VIII 
 
Be.n Hill :Berrien 
 
6,410 
 
179 
 
5,100 
 
235 
 
2, 390 
2,500 . 
 
y 4,-000 
 
232 
 
1,930 
 
:Brooks 
 
10,450 
 
265 
 
5,770 
 
7,890 
 
289 
 
. .. 4,750 
 
Coffee 
 
10,600 
 
19.7 
 
4,350 
 
4,670 
 
219 
 
2,120 
 
Colo~uitt 
 
24,190 
 
269 
 
13,550 
 
. 15,410 
 
300 
 
9,630 
 
Crisp 
 
'12, 850 
 
236 
 
6,3iG 
 
'10,290 
 
'3],6 
 
6,770 
 
Dooly  
 
26,700 
 
218 
 
12,110 
 
23,660 
 
291 
 
14,330 
 
Irwin 
 
12,600 
 
260 
 
6,820 
 
8,520 
 
300 
 
5,320 
 
Lowndes 
 
5,330 
 
238 
 
2, 650 
 
3,240 
 
253 
 
1,710 
 
Telfair 
 
4,860 
 
172 
 
1',740 
 
3,080 
 
222 
 
1~420 
 
Tift 
 
8,140 
 
264 
 
4,480 
 
. 3, 750 
 
298 
 
2;320 
 
Turner 
 
5,890 
 
223 
 
2,730 
 
4,880 
 
326 
 
3, 310 
 
~vilcox 
 
16,4:90 
 
180 
 
6.180 
 
12,980 
 
265 
 
7,170 
 
t'i'o rth 
 
. 20,930 
 
243 
 
10,580 
 
i 7,070 
 
260 . 
 
9,230 
 
Total 
 
170,540 
 
231 
 
82,160 
 
282 
 
70,010 
 
DIST:\ICT IX ! 
 
:BaconEvans  
 
I 
I 
 
4,100 
1.1 
 
249 
 
Pierce Tattnall 
 
I 3,950 7,700 
 
216 254 
 
Toombs 
 
I . 9,960 
 
231 
 
i'Tayne 
 
4 ,720 
 
260 
 
2,120 
1,780 4: ,-070 4 ,800' 2,560 
 
y 
 
2,060 
 
248 
 
1,410 
 
211 
 
4 ,660 
 
254 
 
6,620 
 
~36 
 
2,070 
 
232 
 
1;oeo 
620 
~.<160 
:3.250 
1,''000 
 
Total 
 
I 30,430 
 
242 
 
15,330 
 
16,820 
 
240 
 
8,390 
 
I  g) All Other 
 
74.480 
 
22' 6 
 
35,050 
 
! 
I 72,600 . . 255 
 
38,450 
 
ST.ATE. TOTALS ;1.618,000 . 251 
 
847,000 
 
11,343,000 
 
. 290 
 
810,000 
 
I 
 
"'!J.1/ Included in ".All.Other." .  
 
. 
 
.. . 
 
Includes the fol1.owigg co.unties .;for 1943: District I - Cat oosa, 'Dade; District II - Dawson, 
 
 Delfa:lb, crriiiier, Lump.in; DistricTIIr=-Haber sham; District IV- Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Upson 
 
District V - Bibb , Jones, Treutlen, '.!,heeler; District il'I - Effingham; District VII - Baker, 
 
Decatur, Ibugherty, lee, Miller, Quitman, :'lebster; District VIII - Atkinson, Clinch, Cook, 
 
Echols, Jeff Ihvi.s, lenier; District IX - Appling, Brantley, Bryan, Chatham, Evans, Glynn, 
 
Libe.rty, long, Ware. 
 
  
 
. Includes the followin~ counties for 19441 District I - Catoosa, Iad.e; District II - Davzson, DiiKulb, Giber, Lll:\pbn; DistricTIIr-=--'Habersham; District IV- Chattohoochee , Clayton, Muscogee, Upsont Pistrict. V .. B1bb, Blecklcy, Jones , Monroe, Treutlen, :/heeler; District VI  . Effinghrun; District VII - Bnker, I'ecdur, DOugherty, Grady, lee, Hiller, Quitman, :"lobster; 
Dif;trict VIII -Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Co.ok, Echols, Jeff D8.vis, L.:-micr; District IX - 
.Appl:ing, Bncon, Brantley, , Bryon, C!m.tham, I.d.b<.'lrty, long, Wore . 
 
. 
 
. 
. 
 
... 
 
ARORlE LAJ:JGLEY 
 
i>.gricu.ltural Stat i .stician 
 
-4- 
D. L. FLOYD 
Agrieultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
 ~ .... 
 
GEORGIA COTTON: PLANTED ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION (_~ese e stimates are bq.s~<l on the 1at~at - availa'b1e data) 
 
' . ..:' -. 
 
1943 
 
. 
 
1944 
 
- - .- - -. --- ~-.A~r e age-:1 -Yield-- P~ro duct i-on-~-A....,c,_r,.-ea- ge -r--Y-i-=ec:::.l-=-d-=-..,.---P-r_o_d_u-ct_i_o_i'l--. 
 
 -District 
 
i in Cul- Per . 500-Pound 
 
iri. Cfi-1--- Per 
 
500-Pound 
 
and 
 
! tivation i Planted Gross i'lt. 
 
tivation Planted Gross \'ft. 
 
DI~~~~ V ( Co~tt~~;~)l __j__Ac!:!L_,__ ~ Bal~~~--- Jq1y-'1=----~.__Ag_rg_,-l---'B"",a::::1,_,"e"s" .___~- 
 
'.:onroe . 
 
t 5,000 
 
2151 
 
iiont gorn e ry i'organ 
 
I 4,210 23, 630 
 
224 286 
 
Newton 
 
' 16,910 
 
258 
 
Peach 
 
4,490 
 
282 
 
Pulaski 
 
11,230 
 
224 
 
Putnam 
 
. 4,100 
 
253 
 
Rockdale . 
 
7, 170 
 
281 
 
Tr.liaferro 
 
f},480 
 
211 
 
T'.ii ggs _.  .. 
 
5_, 36o 
 
156 
 
Washing ton 
 
28, 4-50 
 
220 
 
~vil ldnson 
 
5, 200 
 
1"5 
 
2 , 620  1,960 14,070 9,080 ' 2,640 5,250 2,160 4, 190 2,410 1, 74o 13, 030 2,110 
 
ll 3,030 21,000 14,860 3,250 9,460 4,140 6, 880 4,930 4, 430 23,200 4,570 
 
217 316 341 31.6 305 307 
~ 315 
239 221 235 248 
 
1,370 13,820 10,530 
2,130 5,990 2,640 4,510 2,450 :3,040 11 , 3-1-0 2,360 
 
Total 
 
277,510 
 
226 
 
130,900 
 
22<:: ,880 
 
281 
 
131,430 
 
DI ST!\I CT VI Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Emanuel Glascock 
~efferson 
Jenkins ' 'EcDuffie 
Richmond 
Screve~ 
Warren 
- 
 Total 
 
24,000 57,190 11,550 
7,920 25,320 
8,070 31,540 20,790 .l3, 180 
7,750 
I 27,550 20, L~60 
255,_320 
 
'. 32~ 243 251 190 180 265 258 225 257 
2 <~7 
210 239 
 
16,200 28,900 
6,0~0 
~. 130 9,470 4,450 16,990 9,760 7,050 3,980 13 ,790 10,200 
129,970 
 
17,240 53,600 
8,710 6,360 21; _710 8,440 30,130 16,910 12,510 
5,360 24,340 18,130 
 
321 314 251 243 229 298 281 296 304 287 
. 329 
244 
290 
 
11,530 35,050 
4,~50 
3,220 1o,3oo 
5,230 17,640 10,420 
7,910 3,200 16,680 9,190 
. _. 134,.9sct \ _:: 
 
DISTRICT VII Calhoun Clay Early Jrr,.dy ll:itchell Rnndolph Semi n o l e St ewart Sumter Terrell Tho ma s 
Total 
 
. 1,;,970 l -1 ,010 
I 18 ,080 
I 2',560 15, 310 . 8, 790 5,010 2,720 1 4 ,350 1 ;. , 610 5,200 
9 5, 6.10 
 
29 1.1: 307 287 228' 276 . 290 .267 265 318 321 
300 
291 
 
3.0 ~0 ' 
2, 560 10, 820. 
1,200 8,810 5,320 2,790 1,500 9,500 9,770 3,.250 
58,560 
-3. 
 
4 , ,~90 
3,360 1,1: , 550 
1/ 
13,520 7,750 3,680 2,600 
13,060 
1 ~ .330 
3,600 
81,110 
' 
 
3' 10 ' .. 317 
295- 
292 308 29 0 290 3'12 360 311 
.317 
 
.2 i 8QO_ ' 2,:220 
8,860 
 
.8, 300 4,970 2, 3-:1:0. 1,570 9-,290 10,720 2,320 
 
..53"' .. . ) ' . 
 
'1-80 . : : '" '. 
 
 GZORGI.A COTTON: PLANT3D ACREAGE, YI~ J\li.T!) PRODUCTION (These estimates are based on the latest available data) 
 
- - - --~--'-~ ;--'-.-'-'-..........-:=1~9~ - - . .. . . " . ::... .. : .~ .. .. ....;., : ._...,- ~=- . 1944.._______ __ __ 
 
District and 
 
I i - Acre~e 1Yield i ?ro"ZU:ct1ori 
 
in Cul- Per 
 
1500-.Poimd 
 
.A.c~eage .in Cul- 
 
Yield Per 
 
Production 500-Pound 
 
O~unty 
 
 ~h;ation . Plnnted . Gross \vt. 
 
i  July 1 . Acre 
 
Bales  . 
 
tivation July 1 
 
Planted Gross il1t. 
 
Acre 
 
:Bales 
 
DISTJiiCT 'Vl;II Ben Hill -;Berrien Brooks 
 
6,410 5,100 10,450 
 
17.9 235 265. 
 
2;~90 2,500 5,770 
 
4,000 
1.f 7,890 
 
232 : 289 
 
1,930 .' 4,-750 
 
Coffee 
 
10,600 
 
197 
 
4,350 
 
. 4,670 
 
219 
 
2,120 
 
Colquitt 
 
24,190 
 
269 
 
13,_550 
 
15,410 
 
300 
 
9, 630 
 
Crisp . Dooly  .. 
 
i2,850 2~. 700 
 
236 . 218 
 
6,310 12,110 
 
10, ?90 
 
316 
 
23,660 
 
291 
 
6, 7'70 14,330 
 
Irwil). :  
Lown!i~s  
Telfair  
 
;1.2_;600 
 
' 
: 
 
5., 
 
330 
 
_4,860 
 
- 260 
238 172 
 
6,'820 2,6!)0 1_,740 
 
8,520 
 
. 300 
 
3,240 
 
'253 
 
3,oso 
 
222 
 
5, 320 1, 710 1,420 
 
Tift Turner 
 
8,140 
 
264 
 
5,890 
 
223 
 
4.,480 2,730 
 
3,750 
 
298 
 
4,880 
 
326 
 
2, 320 
3, :no 
 
~vilcox 
 
16,490 
 
180 
 
6,180 
 
12,~80 
 
265 
 
7,170 
 
\'l'ortl). 
 
20,930 
 
243 
 
10.580 
 
17,070 
 
260 
 
. 9,230 
 
Total 
 
170, 51..1.,() 
 
231 
 
82,160 
 
119,440 
 
282 
 
70,_010 
 
DISTRICT IX 
 
Bacon Evans 
 
4,100 
1/ . 
 
Pierce. 
 
3,950 
 
216 
 
Tattnall 
 
7,700 
 
254 
 
Toomb's 
 
9,960 
 
231 
 
\'iayne .    
 
I '4,720 
 
260 
 
2,120 . 
1,780 ...;,070 11,800 .. 2,560 
 
v 2',060 '1,410 4,660 6,620 2,070 
 
248 211,. 254 . 236 232 
 
To.tal . 
 
I 30,430 
 
242 
 
15,330 . 
 
1 6_. 8 2 0 
 
240 
 
gj ,.\11 'o'ther 1 74.480 
 
226 
 
35,050 
 
II ?2,6oo 
 
255 
 
STATE TOTALS ;1. 618,000 
 
251 
 
847,000 
 
~.343,000 
 
290 
 
1,060' 620 
2,.1}60 3,:350 1,000 
8,390 
38,450 
810,000 
 
!/1/ Included in ".All Other." Includes the followinp; counties f.or 1943& District I - Catoosa, Dade_; District II - Dawson, 
 
n!Kiilb, crrtmer, Lumpkin; DistricTirr-=-Haher sMm; District .IV - Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Upson 
 
~strict V- Bibb, Jones, Treutlen, '~eeler; District VI- Effingham; District VII -Baker, 
 
Decatur, Ihugherty, lee, Hille r; Quitman, .1ebste r; District YIII - Atkinson, Cli~eh, Cook,  
 
Echols, Jeff fuvi.s, I..enier; District IX - Appling, Brantley,. Bryan, ClJ.atham, Eva:ris, Glynn, 
 
Liberty, long, 'J_a:re. 
 
  
 
. 
 
J Includes the follovrin~ counties for 19441 District I - Catoosa, te.de; District II - Dawson,.,, 
 
lhKa.lb, Gilmer, Llr.iphn; DistricTIIr::-11ahe.rsham; District IV - Chattahoochee, Clayton, .  ... 
 
Muscogee, Upson; District V - Bibb, Blackley, Jone s, Monroe, .Treutlen, '.'lheelert District V1 ~ 
 
Ef~l.nghrun; !listrict VII - Bnker; I'ecetur, DOugherty, Grady, Lee, Hiller, Quitman, :'fcbster; :  
 
District VIII - Atkinson, Bcrlien, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Jeff D<'l.vis, L.-micr; District IX -  
 
Appl~ng, :&"1-Con , Br antl ey, Bryan, Chatham , Liberty, long, W-are. 
 
AROR!E LAHGPW ~gricultural Statistician 
 
-4- 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
 
; 
 
In Agricultural Statisti-dan Charge 
 
 UNITE.O  ~'TATE.e  , DE.PARTME.NT OF. 
A0RIC.UL...TURE.. 
r!7roj; 
 
.GEORGIA 
 
- 
 
c)~ 
 
Athen~; Georgia GEORGIA COTTON: PLAlJTED ACSF+GE, YIELD A,.\fD PRODUCTION 
 
A11ril 1948 
 
These estimates are based on the latest available data 
 
- --- --- --,.---------- - -- ---- - ----- - --r-- 
 
District and 
County 
DISTRICT 'I Bartow Chattooga Floyd  Gordon Murray  Paulding Polk Walker \fuitfield 
 
I I Acreage Yield Prodt1ctfon 
 
in Oul- 1 Per 
 
50G-Bound 
 
tivationl Planted! Gross Wt. 
 
J_u_l;;_y_l_ _.__A_c_r_e L_!ale a  
 
29,590 10,600 19,270 19 ', 4 1 0 
8,380 12,470 14,870 ; 9,010 
7,380 
 
318 327 
-32479a 
324 281 317 333 . 283 
 
19.590 7,220 
11,210 14,060 
5,650 7,290 9,810 6,250 4,360 
 
Acreage in Cultivation July 1 
27,020 . 8,940 
16,110 16,120 
7,450 10,810 11,960 
6,690 5,730 
 
Yield ~;~duction 
 
Per 
 
500-Pound 
 
Planted Gross \it. 
 
Acre 
 
Bnle-s - 
 
315 
 
17,730 
 
318 
 
5,920 
 
264 
 
8,860 
 
272 
 
9,130 
 
342 
 
5,300 
 
313 
 
7,040 
 
329 
 
8,180 
 
322 
 
4,480 
 
286 
 
3,410 
 
Total 
 
130,980 
 
313 
 
85,440 
 
110,830 
 
304 
 
70,050 
 
DISTRIOT II Barrow Cherokee Clar'ce pobb Forsyth Ft1lton G\ofinnett 
Hall 
Jackson  Oconee  Pick.eris \/alton 
\'lhi t e 
 
L~.640 
 
273 
 
. 9, 8 70 
 
287 
 
5,710 
 
231 
 
12,680 
 
2 59 
 
11.~50 
 
281 
 
12,910 
 
265 
 
25,800 
 
2~1 
 
1"'~. 720 
 
257 
 
25, 3Ll-0 
 
246 
 
i2, s.;o 
 
~53 
 
3,800 
 
253 
 
34:,-130 
 
;:]S 8 
 
2,  1<~0 
 
267 
 
8,900 5,910 2,750 6, 840 8, 390 .. 
7.110 12, 950 
7,870 12,970 
6,760 2,000 
21' 3-10 . l. 360 
 
1'3, 980 7,320 4, 700 
10,440 10,540 
9,560 20 ,380 11.,350 20,430 11,110 
3.130 
32.~: 30 
2,100 
 
293 
~3 
259 279 322 288 23'1 . 286 
237 312 . -264 
37::5 
300 
 
8,530 4 ,620 2,530 6,06Q 7,060 5, 730 9,930 6,760 10,070 7,210 1,720 23,300 1,310 
 
Total 
 
190,530 
 
265 
 
105,150 
 
289 
 
94,830 
 
-1- 
 
 GEORGIA CO'!'TON: PU:NTSD .A.CBSA.GE, YIELD AND PP..ODUCT IOU 
 
(T[le.se estimates are bai .ed on the latest available data) 
' ,.. . 
 
' 194:3" . ._ -. ' _D_i_s-.~-r"i-c--t---'--.---,A,-c_r_e_ag__e,--r-Y-i-e-=1=~.-==-=-Prod.d ction 
 
and Co-unty 
 
in Cu+- Per 
 
600-Po1ind 
 
tiv.ation Plant~-d. Gro ss \~t .. 
 
July 1 Acre 
 
:Bales 
 
; . .- i piSTRICT I I I " -- -- -- - - ---------.,--+--------l---"----~ ----- 
 
Aereag e :in Cul- 
 
' Yiel1d94T4Pro- o.--ll-c~-: io-n - 
 
Per 
 
500.;.Pound . 
 
tivation . Planted Gross i'ft. 
 
July . l 
 
Acre.  Bale s : 
L......-- -- - -L- --.-.i.- - 
 
. .  Ban...l.c~ - . 
 
8, 770- 
 
255- 
 
4,6g{l 
 
7,?90 
 
281 
 
4,44Q 
 
_ .- .: -~lbert 
franklin 
 
1:9' 210 21,"100 
 
' 218 234' 
 
- 8, 740 
 1o.~eo ' 
 
17,240 18,720 
 
254 .258 
 
9,110 '10 ' 0'4'0' 
 
Hart 
 
29,760 
 
235 
 
14,590 
 
26,160 
 
294 
 
15,970 
 
r,incoln 
 
9,060 
 
195 
 
3, 580 
 
7,380 
 
210 
 
3,220 
 
ir.adison 
 
1- 21,510 
 
2 69 
 
12,060 
 
19.780. 
 
301 
 
12,390 
 
Oel e thorpe 
 
17,340 
 
234 
 
8, 440 
 
15,030 
 
220 
 
6,870 
 
Step hens 
 
4,330 
 
234 
 
2,110 
 
3,360 
 
203 
 
1,420 
 
Wilkes 
 
15,300 
 
182 
 
5, 800 
 
12,870 
 
205 
 
5,480 
 
.. ' :- Total 
 
1 4 6,380 
 
231 
 
70,380 
 
128,130 
 
259 
 
68,940 
 
DISTRICT IV 
Carroll Cl ayton Coweta Douglas 
~-a:V ette ~iaralson 
riarris He ard He nry Lamar :'iacon :,Iarion Me riwether Pike Schl ey Sp !l ld.ing T!;l1 b o t Tay lor 
T~6 up 
... Tot al 
 
37,120 
 
267 
 
5,250 
 
242 
 
19,300 
 
272 
 
6,590 
 
254 
 
1 Li , 210 
 
301 
 
8,70.0 
 
300 
 
L:'o , 750 
 
203 
 
10,750 
 
218 
 
26 ,080 
 
317 
 
6,940 
 
264 
 
22,820 
 
235 
 
.:_b , 860 
 
186 
 
23,770 
 
Z5 7 
 
15, ,HO 
 
278 
 
6,190 
 
261 
 
9,600 
 
286 
 
3,700 - 162 
13,ooo . 2a 
 
 7,1,.i:O 
 
167 
 
. 21.:6, 220 . 261 
 
20,610 2, 650 
10, 930 3 ,480 8,900 5, 1_160 . 2,010 4 , 890 
17, 220 3,820 
11,200 1,8SO 
12 , 7,:o 
:8 , 9 10 3 ,370 5, 720 1, 250 6_,520 
2, .~90 
134,060 
 
31,250 
1/ 16,590 5,350 '12 ,520 
7, 29 0 3,9 30 9, 270 22 ,920 6,120 20,060 -:': ,2:0 21,120 13,220 5 ,650 8,200 
~.no 
ll, 260 6,150 
208,250 
 
334 
338 285 
3~0 
282 259 305 382 292 330 267 325 . 321- 
3~5 
29 9 203 288 258 
322 
 
21,710 
11,660 3,180 8,840 
~, .280 
2,120 _5,8 80 18;210 3,720 1 3 ,770 
2,360 l -1 , 270 
8,910 . 4 ,050 
5,100 1, 310 6,760 :3,310 
139, ,HO 
 
.DiSTRICT V :Bal Ci\,ri n 
Bl e dcl ey Butts Cra\rford 
Dodge 
Gr e e n e Han cock Houston J a s:per Johnson La u r e n s 
 
6,310 
 
180 
 
10,950 
 
2 0-~ 
 
10,720 
 
312 
 
3 ,630 
 
173 
 
18 ,090 ' 193 
 
9,530 
 
200 
 
l t.b , 2 60 
 
196 
 
8 , 7::00 
 
213 
 
10, 010 
 
305 
 
19 '9 1:0 
 
221 
 
,: -1 ,070 
 
19 4 
 
2,370 ,: , 650 6,980 1,310 7,260 3,970 5,820 . 3, 870 
6,370 9,200 l7 , 8,10 
 
5,260 
 
231 
 
l! 
 
10,070 
 
373 
 
3 , l .j, O 
 
218 
 
11 ,580 
 
258 
 
8 . 1~ 60 
 
228 
 
1 ~~ .1 9 0 
 
23-1 
 
6,9 50 
 
2~7 
 
8, 950 
 
379 
 
17,790 
 
281 
 
36 ,71'_0 
 
276 
 
2, 530 ) 
7,800 1, 1120 7, 8'1:0 4,020 6, 1.::10 3,720 7,050 10,400 21,060 
 
-3- 
 
 UN!"":"E.D 5T/.._TE.5 
 
O~PARTM E.NT OF 
 
,A.tGC('U!LhTrUj~fLJ. ~. 
 
'. . "" . 
 
. ' 
 
.. 
 
UNIVE.RSrrY OF' Gt:OR..\:.I.A, COLL.~<;;E. ' OF AG~ICuL-TU~E. 
 
Athens, Georgia 
 
TRUCK CROP NOTS 
 
April 1, 1948 
 
ieneral: Conditions in the Georgia commercial vegetable areas Q.uring the  last t\lTO weeks in l4arch '\'Tere very discouraging. Continued heavy rains further 
~dayed plantings of some t1'1;1c k crops causing ':poor stands  and making some replanting necessary. The lett uce .and cabbage crops have been damaged to some extent, but the 'l.Ctual 81!\ount cannot be determined at :present. The harvest season is running late, 1tn6. Ni th a period of favorable . reather, i t is possible for a considerable. portion of these crops to recover. On the night of March 31 six to ten inches of ra.in fell in ~11 of the important commercial truck crop area of South Georgia~ Extent ,of 
. resultin~ darnag~ has not yet ? een Cc' etermined, but  ~.ll sections ~ !1hard'b.it 11  . 
 
Snap Beans, South, Georgia! A .marked decrease from last y ear is indicated for the 
 
are sna~ .bean acreage in South Georgia. Some of  the planted 
 
.creage lof1;1S badly sanded by . the~ h eavy .r a ins' and poor stands 
 
resulting. If rains 
 
continue much longer it 'tlill be entirely too late 'to reple>nt. 
 
:abbage; South Georgia: 'l'he extent of drunr..gt:J don e to the cabbage crop .is h<'.!'d .to estimate at this time. All cabbage in lowlands a re re~orted 
drwned out and a tot a l loss. Be lo ''~ rrorinal yields t'.re indica ted . due to the - unfavorr.blc \ve t \Ieathcr conditions. .A sma ll amount of cabbage from the early fall settings is n0\'1 going to mnrke t, with gener!'.l movement- ex:oe cted around mid-April. .  
 
Lettuce : The heuvy rains h<w~ damnge d  the lettUCO Cr'Op 'considerably \<Ti:th the' outlook very poor at this time . Some lettuce is st.ill in the thinning 
stnge. Light hc~rvest is expe.cted fro m the olde r fi e lds ~round April 15- 20 with genercl mov ement nfter t1ny 1.. . 
 
Onions: The Oll,t1ook for an onion cro:p is yery -discourRging at pres ent. Plnnts are rc"')ort e d to be smr'.ll. in siz e for this time of y ear. If vree..thcr :;>ermits, 
. hnrvcst . is expected to b egi n nround Hr-.y 1, 
 
Peas , English: Prosp e cts nr c for n short crop of English p en.s v.s the r..cr q;:tg<> is very 
 
sm<'.ll nnd condition r".thc r poor. 
 
.. 
 
fot n.tocs, Irish,  South GDor~ia: Th0 Irish :9ote.to crop h <'-s su,ffcred a henvy loss both in r:.cre::'.gc nnd stnnds. A l r:.rec p e rc ent e.ge of 
the seed :o ot o.to e s rott e d in the ground before .germinntion due to tho exce-ssive rr..ins. It is too l a t e in the senson to r e cover r:.ny of the loss in n creP.ge P.s fields 
nre still flooded. 
 
Pimi ento Pepp ers: 
 
Plr'.nt beds r.r1.1 reported to be  in good : ~ondition sufferi~g little less from the r e cent cold sp e ll. Gro'llrC:rs nre [1.UJ(ious to get in 
 
the fi e lds to prepnre for setting r..s plr'.nts 'r~ill be r c ndy nround the lnst of April. 
 
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D. L. FLOYD Agriculturnl Stntisticinn 
In Chr'.rge 
 
L. H, HARRIS, JR. 
Truck Crop Estimator 
 
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TR'l:JcK cRoP NEWS">BY STAT:SS 
 
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LIHA BEANS: In the import~~, Nawthorn '-... Mc.fntosh - LaCro-sse- Area 'of Florida the .crop has  
 
ma.de v~ry._ good recovery from the heavy rains of early :MarCh. There wil:l be 
 
possibly. a;._l5 ~er cen\ reduction frortr the original a.ereage with some loss in  yieTa-,due ._ 
 
to these rains-, but a. fair crop is in prospect, with harvesting expe.~~ed to get UI1derylay 
 
around .the middJ,e -of May.. 
 
' 
 
SF'.AP BEAUSl Frequent rain~ ho.ve interferred with Snap Bean planting in South Carolina., ' 
and the acreage is expected to bo less than l a st year. In Florida prospects nro for o. continued good volume of Snap Beans during April and early Ha;y , but indic s.tions 
are that the movement during this period will be fairly uniform. Planting in the Everglades _dropped off rapidly ufter Mru:ch 15~ but some p~:>nting wc.s continued for ~nether tvm weeks . 
ost BeMs tho.t wore up on Mnrch 28 we r e killed by frost in 1-:iississippi, but the bulk of ''.Cr,:)nge vm.s eitl'r not up or not plnnt-::d. Pbnting ~d replonting J.n louisiono. wo.s he r.~.vy du~~ng the l 11st h::tlf of M&ch nnd will continue until nbout April 10. 
 
CJJ3Bl>GE: Growth of l1ississim;>i Cnhboge averages two or three v;ecks l ::tter tho.."l normo.l. . l.':Ovement is expected to st:u-t the first week in Mo;y. The Abhrun.-:1 Gr>bb~gc 
cmop continues in f.-dr condition.. ContinueD. rf'.ins h o.ve reduced prospects in South Cnrolino.. So~c fields h ave good quality Cr>bb -:'.ge but the con dition of the crop o.s n ;bo le is . only f;:Ur, Supplies during the_ r vn".inder of the s eason \7ill c_ome principdly from the Ever glades, 
Hr-.s tings , Snnford, 'linter Gnrden and Ruskin sections o:f Flori do., with scdtered n.cr o"..geS in the smaller producing nre11s; 
 
LETTUCE; kttuce i n South Co.rolinn is in fcir to good cou di tion. Some nover.-.ent fron BeD..uf ort county is expected by April 15~ ?:'he lGttuce crop i n North C"..r.i' '.:m. 
is about ton days l r.~.ter thun usu~. First h nrvest of Boston ond Ronr,inc J. s e::....T _c ted 
 
to 
 
begin 
 
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IRISH POT.A.!OES: Frequent and henvy r :>ins in South Cnrolinrt h nve c;:rused nbout ro. fourth of the Potnto ncrengc to be nhandoned nnd the sn ~llost crop since 1944 
 
is c:;-:peeted.  The prospects for he Spring Pot,....to crop in north Florid.,_ conti nue to doclL"lc due to qxccssivo r nins ~d bli ~ht. B"..rvesting h~~ st~..rted i n the H~sting s section 
C"nd  shov.~d b ecome gencr"l the vreek of 4?ril W ~d be in its peclt during tho weeks of 
fqJri:l 26 - .~nd H'l.y 3. Due to the M.versc growing -condition s the tubers 'll'G not sizing up' p r opor ly md rcl ::ctiv:ely low yields nrc ir~dic-:tted. In :i:issis s i;p;pi cold nnd frost during the 1~.st vreck of Ifv~.rch rill further dc l rJ.y tho Pot".to crop. 
 
ONIONS: .;hile ne st of the south Tcx'l.s Onion crop is 1~.tc r th:m usua l, there w;:o.s consid- 
er:-oblc "Cru.-,gc th".t n-:s nnking good pro{iress . to..rn.rd . n::o,turing. A nunbcr of fields n i gh,t h-..ve been p-ulled the f~rst fevi d::tys in Apr:~.l, but o. cool spell E:--..rch 27-2_8 checked the good progr e ss thesG crops wcr -:: naking . Growers i n tho l nte nrens of north Tox~s succeeded in gett i ng some n.c r -::r:gc set tho second h::>.lf of Mnrch, but plro-'ltings l'Ci'r'thc ~r 0o. 
ns n whole ::u'C expected to show n dr:cstic r eduction under onrlidr i ntentions to p ).nnt . The }.~'l.I'eh lD-12 fr.;eze in centrAl Te xas cnused co n side r o.ble d~n.gc to Onions . 
 
 CUCU:'!BERS; In the north ' Florido. sections, the crops Ik.wo been dolnye d by hcrwy r ~ns in 
 
e:crly M,'J.I'ch, nnd .much r cp l nnt ing wrcs nccessA..ry. Pr'l.Cticnlly fl~l of t h is 
 
rcp lnnted ::ccr enge is up nnd VIT'.s doing nicely U>'ltil the r 0cont h i gh winds nnd heavy rdns . 
 
The ncre'l.ge in the north Florid:c r>r co. will show n. sli ght incrc n..se over l o.st Spring. In 
 
tho vrost F lorid"L s ection, mainly CdhoU>'1 cmd J ?.ckson counties , the ;::>.cr eo.ge \li.ll be . 
 
np.tcri.:-l_ly reduced due to the excessive ro.ins during M.'l.I'ch. 
 
 
 
WATERNEIONSI  V{~i;h the exception of unf~:vornblc  high winds nt the close 9f the. month, 
 
Mf:U'ch wco.ther h~s boon conducive  to good grovlth nnd progress of t he ...ccntrcl 
 
.:md south Florid(]. VT<'.ternelon crop. Ship('lents o.re expe cte d to got 1mdor vniy fro'l!l the i ~r: or 
 
t:mt Leesburg n.reo. tho first v;eck in 1.1ay. The Live Ll Clk nnd other north :'ncl vrc~t Floridn 
 
cxeo.s ho..vo be~n gr ently dclo.yod. by excessive rnins, which caused hcnvy repl nnt~ng . DUe 
 
to the l a teness of tho senson, o.. conside rriblc portion of . thc. priginal pla~ting is OA~e cted 
 
to be d.ivcrtcd to fi eld crops. . 
 
 
 
. 
 
TOE.<'l.'IOES: Ton:1to trnnsp1enting ho.s begun in South Co.rolinn . Sor.~e ClCr.JrlgC i ncrco.se is 
 expected. Tor..:cto p l onts tr pnsp l ".'..."ltcd to fields in. Hississippi .prior to Ma.rc:1 _28 vnh:c C.anagcd or killed b y host, but tho bulk of theplants-- vTCre stiH . in co::!.d . fr c.rnes. 
 
Return Iuter Five D~ys to  United . Sta tes Dcpn.rtncnt of Agriculture 
Bureau of Agricttl tur:ll Econonics  319 E-.tonsion Building J.thens, Georgi 1'1. 
OFFICIAL BUSHJESS 
Fern B/~ - D - 4/48 - 1500 Poroit l'Io, 1001 
 
Fencl t y for P_ri v_o.te Jisc to Avoid 
Pnyncnt of Post ~go $300. _ 
 
. ... .. Ll&P.Attaa. 
Collece ot Agriculture Atllea. G& 
, 
 
 UNITE.D 5TATE.5 C'EPARTt1E."'T OF AGRICU.. L...TURE:. 
 
.-.thens,' Ceorgia : 
 
FARE PRICE RE?ORT as . of EA..'\CH 15, 1948 
 
April 5, 1948 
 
GEORGIA: The :a11 Co rtl!llodi ty: index of prices . recei'tred by G'eorgia far~e~s made a 3 point 
advanc.e during . the past 30 da~rs after the sharp. dron  of 19 points. la~t hlont. ~ho current A.:).l Oo ":lmo di t~r index is 248% of the 1909-14 aver age co rmared "lith 245% 
' n February l~ .ir}d 26f3 cine year a ,5o  . The marked incr e ase~ in  the pi-ice of cotto~ lint 
md rn ea.t ani mals. is resvons:i bl.e for the recent rise .tn, tr.;e :over-all. index. The . index 1f pric e s r e c~ .ived fCf-r cott:on and cotton s eed r o se  ei r:;ht poi,nts, and  that for meat 
1nim<1-ls advanced: nine: pcHnt:s over the caf.tparable indexes :reporte"" for February. ,: Pric e s ~nclexe~ f.or ot;her co.mmQdi ties d t_her re;uained .~he :same or shov1ed some dE) Cr!3~se. 
 
TJ}TI TED sTATES: Foilo"ri'n6 . the sharp d:t-ops of a: month before, prices receiv e d by  
 
. farmers rec.ove red. ~lightly il.nd ave ra~ed e,bout 1.4 pe.r c ent hi gher as 
 
of mid-March than in nlid-February. .t~.t t 'h e same time, the~ index of p rices })aid by 
 
farmers, including in.t e1:est: and taxes, d e clined. by 0.1 per cent. 
 
 
 
The ch;.nge s of t 'he. mo:ntli ra\sed the i~dex of prices 'recei:ve d by farmers froin 2?9 to 
 
:383. This is : 8 :per c:ent b elow the high .of Januar~r 1948, one .p er cent above ,March of 
 
1947, 
 
and 39 :p er 
. 
 
cent: abov e' th e l ev e l 
 
of 204 at 
 
the Viar 1 s . end in mi~-August 
 
1945. 
 
Commodit y pric e movcm:ents ,.;e r e far fr om uniform, ho~:rever. F eed. g rains \rcr e. up 10 per qent; food f: r h. ins, co.ttcin, ~nd t he oii-hoaring crops, fruits; e.nd me at animals mad_e 
!iffiall ~r  incr o~ sc~ but. av er ~gt:;d h i ;?;h e r . them i;, month E~go, 0n tho other hn.nd.  tr uck .. 
 
crops drop11ed.:ro.t ho.) r :sharplrr . TobD.cco price s . decline d only slightly. Poultry 9-nd 
 
dr iry products declin=o d s or.~onn.lly.. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The drop --in the inC.ex of prices _])['.id b~r f a r mers, includ ing  int ere st- f1 nd tpxe s,  r esult e d f~om - mo.de r nt e . declines in fo<?d nnd ~n a f e\r othe r i t erns , lphich 1e r c only 
pr:rtially offs et by incr er. s e s in .cloth i ng n.nd f ood p ric e s. At 247 p e r c ont of the 1910-14 ['.v cr nge , 'thiS inciex : is 2 p er 6e.nt b el ow Jo.ml[.r~r of this y e ar; 9 pe r c ent 
r.bovc.  r~<'.rch f', y ct!.r . nc o: <'.nd 4 4 p e r c e nt t>.bov c mid-Augu st of 1945 n t the close of the 
Vr.r. ' 
 
The low>:J r index of 'pri ce s pr..id, including int 01 r e iit' 'hnd t iti:.e s,  r e sults in ;::. corr e s- 
 
nondiqg .roduction i n p r.rit y prices. 
 
' 
 
lfi th the sli ght incr.C<'-S C in the indt:~x of Dricc s r e c e i Vd by f t~.rr.w rs f'.nd th e slight dcc rc r-~ c i n :;> ric es. ~n id, incl u ding int c r c~ t <-.nd tn.:~.c s, the p nrit ~r rr'.. tio (the form er 
inci0Y. .:.ivicl.od by tho l a tt e r) ros e- to 115. 
 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .n~'!l::r:z: ~'l.Ql _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
 
Price In ciax .Gs 
 
: l-.ir.r. 15 : Feb. 15 : Et'.r . ~5 :_:_.:... _ Re.o{djiigh _ - - __ _ 
 
_ _ _ _ _ - . _______:_ 1_9 ~!7- __ 1_91_8__:_ 1_91,.8__:_ in~e~ ~ . . . _;_ .L _ _.Di}tQ_ _ 
 
Prices r eceive d Prices pn.id, including 
int erest nnd taxes 
. Pr.ri ty rrctio 
-------------- 
 
280 
 
279 
 
283 
 
226 
 
248 
 
247 
 
124 
 
112 
 
115 
 
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~07 
 
' J' n.n. 1948 
 
251 
 
Jcn. 1948 
 
133 f\ o-cf. 1946 
 
D. 1. FLOYD Agriculturo.l st ~tisticinn 
In Cho.r g o 
 
.b.RCHIE WTGLEY .b.g~i.culturnl StntisticiM 
 
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PRICES RECEIVED :Sy E'.~,1ERS HARCH 1948 WITH CQ1,~ARIOONS 
 
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.cQMliDDITY 
lu'liD 
 
GIDRGIA 
 
:Ur: I T 
 
;Average s  
 
1 Feb. a J,;B.r. Average . : Bar. Feb. 
 
' Aug. 1909-: Ma.ro 15: 15  15 Aug. 190&--: 15 
 
15 
 
.\Theat, ou. 
 
. : July 1914: 
 
. 1947 : 1948 
.. 2.43: 
 
1948 : J uly 1914 : 1947 
' e88: 
 
194a : 
2;,12: 
 
Corn~bu. 
 
. 
 
Oa.ts, bu. . 
 
.. $: 
 
Irish Potatoes,bu.$: : 
. S;met Pot atoes,bu.$: 
 
Cotton, lb. 
 
Cottonseed, ton 
 
Ha;y( loose )ton 
 
. 
 
Hogs,per cvrt. 
 
$; 
 
o67 1.12 
o83 C 
' 12.6 
24.39 : 17.. 85 
7.33 
 
' a 
1;,75: 2;,05: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1.24: 1;,25: 
 
. ' : 
2.20: 2.25: 
l 
 
. 
 
2.,50: 2.25: 2.45: 
 
. ' : 
 
: 
 
34.3 : 32.0 : 33.4 : 
 
96.00: 87.00: 85.00: 
 
S 
 
i 
 
I 
 
. . . 21.00: 20.00: 20.50: 
 
23.80: 18.80: 18.60: 
 
: 
. . .64: 
 
.40; ;,89: 
. .' .70a: 1.40: 
 
.88: 2.,35: 
 
a 
 
: 
 
' 12-.4 : 31.9...:. 
.. 22.55: 88.00: : 
 
11.. 87: 17.40: 
 
' ' 7.27& 26.501 
 
: 192: 
: 104: 
. 
30.7 : 
. 88.60: . 19.60: 
21.60: 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Beef Cattle,cwt. $: 
 
3.87 I 16o00: 16.20; 16.90: 
 
5.42l 18 00& 19;,50: 
 
I 
Eilk Cows,head. $']) 
 
; 
 
: 
 
: 
 
. 102.00:108. 00:110.00; 
 
' : 
48e00&148;00: 167.00: 
 
Chickens, lb. 
 
: 
 
~ 
 
13o2 
 
30;,0 31o6 318 ' 
 
' 26;,0 : 
 
!. ~ar; 
15 1948 
2oll 1.17 1.96 2.37 31.8 
21.80 20.70 170;,00 2 7 .2 
 
Eggs, doz. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Butter, lb. 
 
': 
 
Butterfat, lb. ' 
 
l !ilk (i'lbo lesale) 
per 100# 3./ $! 
 
Cowpeas 1bu 
 
$: 
 
Soybeans, bu. 
 
""'', 
 
Peanuts, lb~ 
 
; 
 
21.3 24.6 25.7 
- .: 
5.o 
 
44.0 t 56.,0 : 45a0 
: 
 
57.0 58o0 56o0 : 
 
' 56.0 6le0 l 59e0 
 
: 
 
. ' 5.7o ,: 6 oo: 5.,95: 
 
5~5o! 
 
5~2o; 
 
' 
s.2o; 
 
4 .75: 4.so' 1.so= 
 
 
 
; 
 
1 
 
1o .9 ; io.o ; 1o,o : 
 
]} 
 
Aver age January, 1910- Docember,l914. : 
 
21;,5 : 40o1 
 
45.;0 I . 42e6 
 
25.5 1 64;,8 ; 69;, 4 
 
67.2 . 
 
26.3 : 73.5 a 
 
84.9 
 
80.3 
 
1.60~ 4 .27i ... 4. 40 ; 
 
5.oo: 
4 ~51 '; 
 
4.88 ,l .58 
 
3.67,t 
' 9.9 : 
 
2;.97: 
' 10..0 : 
 
3.23 10.1 
 
3/ PreliminarY for W~eh 1048 
 
n m:EDC NUHPERS .OF PRICES RECEI\GD BY FABMERS Hi GIDBGIA 
 
(August 1909 - July 191'< ;. 100 
 
ITEM 
All Commoditie s 
Cotton & Cott~nseed 
Gr8i ns i:.1ea.t Animals D:rl.t'y Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous 
 
:.:.ar. 15 
l~H 7 
262 
286 192 367 210 213 193 178 
 
Feb. 15 1948 
245 
.. 266 
220 340 230 256 109 162 
 
1.'Ic.r. 15 1948 
248 
. 274 . 215 ' 349 
226 220 106 162 
 
 Afte r Five Do.ys Re t urn to United St at e s Dcp nrtmcnt of Agricu l turc 
Bur0c.u: of Agriou HurP.l Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgi a 
0FFIC!f.L BUSir ESS 
Form BAE-B~/1/4~2080 Per mit No . 1boi 
 
Pen a lty for private us.c to avoid payment of postage $300 
 
\ uss. Nellie M. ltc!ese~ Librarian, 
 
State ~e~. 
 
C.ollege of A'theaa. 
 
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 UN I TED ~TATE:.e> 
O!'!.PARTME.NT OF 
AGRICUL-TURE. 
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UNivE.RSITV OF' GE.OR.t;JIA COL!-E.GE. OF AG~ICUL.."fU~t. 
 
 Athens , Georgia , . : Apri 1 9 , 19.4.8- 
 
00~ tt K=\CI.Al BROILER PIDOOCTION IN GIDRGIA FOR 19'47 
 
eu R.f;:.AU OF' 
AGRICUL.TU~.A.L 
E. C ON OM IC5 
G~IA ~Gfli ~'-'L"TU.RAL ' .LXT.N$10N ..SE..FlVI.C.. 
 
Geor gia 1947 commercial broiler production of 28,717,000 birds was 
 
2 8~ above t1_1e 22,435, 000 of the previous year and has. been exceeded 
 
and o::.l y by the record l;l..igh of 29,520,000 in 1945. The State held 
 
tl1ird place in the Nation with Delav1are 
 
Marylandreinking first 
 
ar.d second respedivel;y-.   
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
Income fr~m broilers reached $24,191 , 000, .a 20"/o incr ease fr om the $20,171,,000 in l946 and only~% be low the $24,466,000 record in 
 
1945 .. .Aver<~ge live vteight of 2 . 7 pounds ;Per bird. was unchanged from 
 
one -:fear aeo but slightly below l:he 2 . 8 pounds average for 1945 . .. 
 
Respective .ave.rage prices receiyed per poWld were 31.2, 33.3 and 
 
29 . 6 cents . 
 
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Main commerci::>l counties are Cherokee, For!:iyth and Hall with Barrovt , Cobb, Fulton, DaYtson, 
 
Habershalli, Jackson, Lumpkin , "i11hite .and adjoining counties making up t.~e remainder of ~ the 
 
. comraercial ..broiler area. . .. 
 
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_30 _ l93s;-<7) _ ., DIAGRAM SHo-tl!FG FRO]J{]CTIOP AND 1f.Aim: OF CJroffii A BIDI IERS 
 
y~,u. ~f-i'~;r~od 
 
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... .. 
 
1 
 
. . .?8 193'5 
 
500 $ 230 
 
1936 
 
BOO 
 
384 
 
1937. 1,100 
 
539 
 
.. .' ~ 
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28 
 
.-. 
 
1938 ' 1,300 193~ . 1,600 
 
611 676, 
 
. ! . 
 
1940 3,509 
1941 6,000 
 
1,495' 2,775 
 
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24, 1942 
19~q 
 
10,000 
17, ooo- 
 
5,152: 1 2 , 1 98 
 
1944  24,000 '19, 116 
 
1945 1946 . 
 
29, 520. 22,435 
 
  
 
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,' 1476 61. 
 
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1947' 28,7':1:1 ' ..24,191: ; 
 
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Form BA..i:-N-4/48.,.1506 
 
Fermi t No . l bOl 
 
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H s s. i e1I i e L Ree se, Liorari'an , 
 
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I>tate College of Agri. , 
 
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Athens, Ga.. 
 
-- ' "'\.y-- 
 
 Ddtt;ve.re  l od u ll . stc.tfi.s- ~:1\ith 19 pe i c ent of th(-; :,;l~i-. t.i.on' s productibn f0l,lowe d 
_.(.bY::Nuryinnd ,,;i th 12 p e ~ cent, dt.:orgia 9 . p(;' r  c etl';t;} ...Virginie. 8 pe r c e nt ,t:rnd 
. ~:.e:rth Cnrolinr. nnd .hrknnso.s 5 n< r c c. nt ~u ch. The s e ' 6 . states a ccounte d for 
., ..  ~~ :p e r cent of th a t .otJ,r_'r)ound; of cornmc: r cit 1 br oile r producti::on i d1 i947  .': .... . 
. =:., Thf:l t e rm comme rcial' .brei lo~ . e. s used h u re, includ~ s  G.ll young chicke ns of the 
heavy Or CrOSS breed~ j .. 2,.4 .pounds lt.V C "Hi3i,.,.ht.1 r t. i s e c;! for meat UP,d from nh ich . : p u1l~ts aro. sold n s broil e rs e..s we ll. us th e c'ocke r e is .  Commerciul broiler 
product~on..:i~ not irit: lud r; ~ in f orm production e stirrmt0s. 
 
:-GOMr.'!ImCilL BROILER PRODUCT:ION, . AND GROSS .INCo'.ME, BY STATES, . 1946-47 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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Div i~ion  Ni..unbc r : 0 ounds : ' Price: Gross  : Number : Pounds : Price : Gross 
 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'pr;oduced: proiuced: p<.r ~ 
 
lb.: 
 
income2/: 
--.: 
 
produced: 
 
produced 
 
: 
 
pe-r 
 
lb. : i~-come 
 
2/ - 
 
Tl'.ous unds Cents Th eu s .dol. 
 
Th.ousnnds Conts Theus .dol. 
 
l\' ' f . H. 
Vt'. 
 
871 2,245 . .416 
 
3,310 
7,633 
l~414 
 
33.5 33.0 34.0 
 
1,109 2,519 
481 
 
8 27 2,245 
312 
 
3,143 
71 633 1,030 
 
29.0 28.5 30.0 
 
911 2,175 
309 
 
.1nss.i' :: .. 4,:4 64 16,070 3;;: . 5 
 
5,383 1,152 14,117 32.0 
 
4,517 
 
R.I, 
 
..:  ;.li48 . 1,568 
 
<... Conn~  .  f 6.. 732  22, 889 
N.Y. ;.:  e.;3 94 ! 19,821 
 
33.2 .  
3354~.00 .. 
 
 521 7,782 6, 93 7 
 
403 5,924 5, 435 
 
1, 410 
20 142 
16:305 
 
33.0 33.5 34.0 
 
4 65 6 748 5:544 
 
N..T, 
 
':. 3,990_' 1 3,167 34.0 
 
4 477 3,631 11,619 33.0 
 
3,8 34 
 
1 
 
= = = =: = Pn. 
 
 5:,99'2 . 21,247 
 
!!t!-: =:: _3i~4!(~ !o!,!l~ 
 
33,0 
~)~8= 
 
=~7I1 021!2 
 
61 079 
?_9~62_8-:_ 
 
201 669 -:_g!,Q6! 
 
_ 
 
32.5 
 
6,717 
 
~2~~-:_ ~3!,!2~~. 
 
Ohtq . . 
 
4,653 14 , 424 Z3 .0 
 
4 ,760 3,257 10 ,422 33.0 
 
3, 439 
 
Ind~.  .;;. 6,70'4 20 1 782 32.0 
 
Ilh:.\ . 
 
Sj -9io 17,139 35.0 
 
6 , .~. ~ 
5, 999 
 
7,039 22,!125 33,9 7, 092 1 P,858 33.5 
 
71 636 6,652 
 
M.ieh,. . . ::: . 1,104: 31 312. 32,0 
 
1,060 1,101 3, 533 34,0 
 
1, 201 
 
;, . is~ 
E'.ff.c0~t; 
 
.  3,-.~.60 
. : !z~~KC 
 
111 880 :6!, 53!: 
 
36,0 
~3;:1=: 
 
:= 
 
4, 277 
:2t!4~ 
 
=: 
 
3, 683 
K2~1z:s: 
 
:=161,!1,0~48!9 : 
 
35.0 
~3!:_a:: 
 
:23~1,8!6975: 
 
"'7in~~ ' ' : ..  l,-398 4,I94 3 ,o 
 
1,510 1,258 . 31 774 3 5,0 
 
1,32I 
 
Iot.ro.:, .- . ':" .. .2, 805 
 
No :.. . 
 
2, il8 1 
 
91 256 32.0 7, 691 31.8 
 
2, 962 2, 44 6 
 
2, 609 
2~ 2f'8 
 
8,871 29.0 6,774 32,o 
 
2,573 
- z~I68 
 
Kans~ . . . 
 
:'. 157 1, 892 30.2 
 
571  795 2,146 28.5 
 
612 
 
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..~:-41,i.16:!751 : 
 
:2I.Q:si: 1 69, 1 92 
 
~z;:s::: 7,:8~: 
~o . 3 . 5T, 356 
 
L6;sKo: ;52, 168 
 
_2!,~6~: 
I62, 713 
 
~o~9::: 6,~74:. 
 
30.3 
 
119,302 
 
-. ci. .. :. :31,122 99 ,590  30,1 
 
29,977 ' q~,744 101,581 29,7 
 
30,170 
 
V9:<= 
 
2l; p~?.. 65,667 
 
);.~1to.:~~ .:.:.:: . .:$~; 7 .~~1: .... 22,285 
Nf.:c. . :.; :: t4 tr~~  42,6 62 
 
33 . 5 31.6 32,3 
 
21, 998 7,020 
13, 78o 
 
23, 640 8, 441 
16,182 
 
70, 920 27,011 15, 3lo 
 
30,5 32.0 32.9 
 
21 1 631 8,644 
14, oo1 
 
$,);C  . ;.- .3,-90'0 9.,360 39,0 
G~~:'. ,   zz,i435. co,s74 33,3 
 
31 650 
 
31 348 
 
8_,705 37.0 
 
20,111 28.,717 77,536 31,2 
 
31 221 24,191 
 
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,:fss.r,.:e:t l.~:-- .'-''- :.' ..}~::O.1i:; 92'~l 17_ 
 
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: 3,39'! 
 
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32.0 
 
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!l94~i_ 
 
1_,085 
 
-_1Z.:_.0..L52L.~75~6-- 
. 1,090 
 
2_01~..~.8~i6_2_-- 
3,270 
 
!~21..!=.0__1_-- 
31.0 
 
~.50~ !5~,!6~-. 
1, 0 14 
 
;:-~1:-'~inri.. - .:. .' .:. ::+; ~p._o.~:;. : 4,860 37,8 
,'!Mw..,........ , :  .,.4;:~~~: :~{ 1o,9.~3 38.o 
 
1, 837  1_,854 4,820 38.6 
4 166 : _ 4 , 796 n, 5lo 3.8.o 
 
1,8 61 4,374 
 
;:;-~(is .e~ . . .:.:; . . :..' ~;,.'l-s~::.: ~:i 4 ,?33 33.0 
 
1, 562 
 
2, 331 
 
61 760 3; .o 
 
2, 296 
 
;)P..rk.~ :' : ::: .:;..: l ~;;1.;90 :,:_::  e,,o-so 32.o 
 
14,739 15,628 45,321 31,8 
 
14 , 1 12 
 
=:.~.'La~,~ .,:;;;.;:::>t,.. :. ~~ ~~.::):,'> ~.;o11 39.o 
 
1,174 1, 24<t 3, 231 1 1.o 
 
1, 326 
 
;:.:.<{ . .. o~ba.~:v.-: 
 
:~ e~ ;.:'.~.( 1~ 840 33, o 
 
oo1 
 
1o4 2. 112 M. o 
 
718 
 
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~3.!_0 _ _ 33.5 
 
-~~~68 _l:_OL62_3_ 2~1 50~ _ 
34,638 38.250 !o 3,535 
 
~3.!.0___ Q_,z_48 - 
 
33,6 
 
34,75r 
 
Ariz7 - t: ~. - :5T7~ ;:- T~'4:50: ,-.. 39;-oJ.~~.::-.:~ .~66-- ~.c5o-- T,260- 41:-o---- 517-- 
 
~'<o: sh. 
 
1, 792 .5,197 35.0 .'.  ,  !;.-~19 . 1, '792 
 
5,197 36.0 
 
11 871 
 
'Or e g  
 
1, 0 22 
 
31 270 35.0 
 
"l ; i 4'4 
 
C:t i 
 
31 107 37. 0 
 
11 150 
 
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10.!..023_ 
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4-2,-993 31-. :1- .s~8L62_7__z~.~ __ 
 
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2/ Inc1ud<.: s comsumption i r. hous -:;ho1ds of p roduc.e rs '\'lhfch is 1~:: ss thnn 1 pe r c e nt of 
 
- to+;ul production. 
ARCHIE Lt~.'!l.GLEY 1~g riculturt:l St c ti s tieif.m 
 
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Agl-if'cdtura l ~tc.tist i ci:-:. n 
 
in Chc. rge 
 
 UNITE.D 5TA1 l::.~' DE.PARTME.NT OF 
A0R~CU L...Tl.JRE:.. 
(9ro;b 
UNIVF..k$1"'CY 01'" ~;~OR.~IA C.OL~ E.G~ OF AGF\ICUI-TIJRE. . 
 
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TRUCK. CROP NO.TES .  
 
GE.oRCS lA . AotiRI C. U LTU RAL ~X~If}:.j ,SION .Sf:.R.VIC.~ 
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April 15, 194-8.- 
 
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Athens, Ge orgi a 
 
rSNERAL: Progress of truck crops the. second week in April was more . . sati:tfactory than at any other t.ime during the current spr:l,ng 
of unu.~ually adverse weather conditions. Most of  the commercial areas   in tl_le Sovthern part of the State are still -. being hard hit by more  -  excessive  rains on the 14th. Cabbage harvest is 'S ul?t &etting_ underway. All othe t:", t.ruc~ crops _. a.re greatly retarded. : 
 
Sl~P BEANS~ SOUTH GEORGIA: Not over 70 p er cent of last years Snap Bean ac r ea ge i~ ~naicated - a:t . - th:i:s time. The  snap '  
No Bean crop received heavy damage f rom tne fla$h floods of early Apri 1:. 
harvest is expected until some time in May. 
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LIMA BEANS:. Fair progress is being made in the Lima. Bean terri to:r:y with. an indica'ted lO per. cent decrease in a.creage from that . 
harvested last year. 
 
CABBAGE, SOUTH GEORGIA: South Georgia Cabbage season opened this week with .first cuttings  r.eported showing up well in 
quality and running cmall to medium in size. Cabbage is reported to be bringing the best price si.nce . 1943 . on ._the first cuttings. '!here has been . . a 35 to 40. per cent loss ..in acreage, due to the fla-6h floods on: March 31 and other earlier adverse weather conditions. 
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CUCU MBERS: Planting. -o.f the early crop is from two to. four weeks l 'ate this season, with most" of the acreage yet tobe planted. That portion 
planted early received severe damage resulting in poor .stands and mak ing  much replanting necessary. 
 
CA N'rA LOUPS~ Due to the wet fields, farmers have . not yet been able to plant the major portion of the Cantaloup acreage. It is 
believed that the.re , will be. H small decrease in acreage this year compared wi.th 1947". 
 
ONIONS: Only EO per cent of last ye ars Onion acreage is indicated for harvest The crop will be about 10 to 15 days later than 
normal. Harvest expected around . May 15. 
 
I RISH POTATOES, SOUTH GEOH.GI.i\ : The South Ge orgia Potato crop is from  
t wo to four vieeks late, Rotting of early plantings of Irish Potato. seed in the field has caused about 
30 per cent damage to stand;:;. There is an e s timated 1300 acres of Iris~ Potatoes planted this ?ear. 
 
TOMATOES: Tomato transplanting is lat er than normal but good progress is now being made in setti ng to the f:lelds. Sufficient 
plants a~e repor~ed to be availabl e for all needs, 
 
1''ATERiviELONS: Planting 'intentions as of February indicated 56( 000 nc res but adverse weather conditions since that date hav.e made - 
much planting ove r nec e ssary and the crop is later than usual. It is very doubtful if the intended acreage will be available for harvest. It is estimated that at least 50 per cent dama~e has occurred to South Georgia Me lon plantings that are up. An estimated planted acreage will be release d in the mid-May Truck Crop News. 
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator 
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TRUC-K CRO'' N~~.-s\_l3y ST4,TE~ - 
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SNAP BEANS.: P.~--~_i:ng :of Mis-si:ssippi. Snap Beans i.'s .a.bo:ut ~,pihp;iete .  The. 
.s_hippi,ng sea.'son should start about  May 10, In Florida the supply of Snap Bee.~s should c--pntinue at e. moderate level during the se.cond half of April~ A 1 few Beans -e.~e being marketed in Louisiana, but carlot  
movement is not exl'ected until about Me.;r 1. 
 
CABBAGE: Some Cabbage is being marketed in South Caroline. and movement 
 
should bee orne heavy by May 1. Movement of good qunli ty Cabbage 
 
now is 
 
unde~vay from the Mobile area of Alabama. Mis5issippi Cabbage . 
 
made good progress during the first half of April and harvest will start 
 
during the last week of the mo:nth. shipments wi 11 qrop off she. rply e.fte r 
 
the first ~f May in Florida.. The crop is reported as being in. go.od condition.  
 
CUCUMBERS: Shipping is now in its peak for spring Cuc-qmbers .in Flo.ride.. Yields have been heavy and the quality is good. 
 
LETTUCE: Lettuce movement in Sotlth' Carolina ,ill hardly -become general 
. until th~ week of April 26. 
 
ONIONS: Conditions have been favorable for maturing the South Texas Onion 
 
crop. Crops in the Eagle Pass district l!e.ve continued to make good 
 
growth and a light harvest may start the latter part of ~pril , but most 'of ... 
 
the crop is not expected unti 1 . around Hay 10.  Exceptionally good grovrj_ng 
 
weather has prevailed in all North Tex~ Onion areas. 
 
 
 
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IRISH POTATOES: Irish Potato digging ) 'rom ,early  fie.lcls -in -S<!rt.lirh Caroline. should begin nround May 15, v:i th general movement by the 
25th. Yield prospects are rather poo~ for :the crop as a w:hole and production will be considerably below that of last year. Prospects in Alabama are very good with very little blight apparent in fields. Some m1nor digging is underway now, but growers generally are expected to wi thho+d harvesting until the crop reaches a higher degree of maturity than for the past several s e as-ons. -- In Florida harvesting of the important Hast~ngs crop is well underway and will reach peak proportions as the month dra,I!S to .a close. Ha rvesting of the small acreage in  the Eve rglades is underway. The crop is -t;urning out good yields an'd quality, with most 'digging to be done during the second half of April . 
 
TO I\IfJl. TOES: Tomato transplanting c onti:hue s in sout~ Caroli na, but should 
be completed in the Beaufort area by Hay 1. Hississippi: e:rowers 
have completed transplanting tomato plants to fields. 
 
WATERMELONS: Present conditions are favo rable for a good ,..a ter!Tle t.on crop in the Leesburg and Ocala- riewberry-Trenton e.reas of Fl orida 
&11 indications point to at l e ast a normal yield of good quality T>_;fe lons in these areas . First cars from the Leesburg area are expected during the week of April 26. Progress of ,..a:termelons in most ea-rly districts of Texas, alre ady se rio1..~ sly r.etarded, made only fairly g oo d pr.or:ress the ' .  past two 1.veeks. A fairly large acrea ~e in the Falfurrias district is in  good condition and promises the earliest production, "starting in early ,'tune. Crop s e lsewhere e.re around three to four weeks later than usual. 
 
Return After Five Days to United States Department of Agri~ulture 
Bu reau of Agric u ltural :...conomics 
318 Extension Building J~thens, Georgia 
 
Penalty for Private Use to /.void Payme nt of Posta e; e ~ 300 . 
 
OFFICIAL ' BUSINEss  
 
Form BAE-D- 4/48 ' ~ 1500 . 
 
Fermi t No. 1001 . .,. 
 
Librari an , 
 
Colle .., o ,,g i c tu.re 
 
Athens, Ga . 
 
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UNI l" t:.v ~ A i:-5 OE.P,A.RIM E.I"~T OF 
AGRICULTURE. 
 
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TRUCK CROP ~ 
Fay 1, 1948 
 
GE.~IA AGRiCUL'TUP.Al E.X'TE:.NatiO ... S!:.RVIC.~ 
Athens, Georgia 
 
General: "\!e.~ther: conditions cLuring the last h~o weeks of April were es:o.ecially  _:: .  . .; ::ravQrable for .- field '"ork in Georgia. i:-iuch planting and replantine; has 
tak:ep. _pla:ce ~uring this perio<'L \feather this spring has been very unfavorabl~ \'!ith cont;~ued.:..rain up  until about three week s ago. Rain is n0\1 needed in all areas for ..ge:rh!ination o:(..:-"seed. and grovrt h of all tr'uck crops, 
 
Lima Beans: The crop is making fair pro g ress in the Gouthern part of the State but is just no,,,, bei ng ~>lanted in central Georgia. 
 
Snan Beans, South Georgia: Some harvest of the snap bean crop in sou th Geor g ia has started. A. ,re r y poo r crop is in T> ro spect \Jith quantity 
and quality .being l0\'1, Good O..emand and favorable prices are rep orted. It is a little early f or ~ lanti ng sna~ beans~~ north Ge orgia, but it is hoped t hat . a good acr eage can b e :.>la.nted in that section to take care of increased. d emand resulting / from the poor c~op in south Georg ia. 
 
Cabbage, So Uth Georg_ia: Cabbage i s moving in vol ume fron south Georgia comnercial. 
areas.; Satisfactory p rices 1t1ere still being r.eceived for good .qual.it y cabbage up u..1'1til snortly befo.re Ea~r 1. Reports indi cate the  bulk of 
the crop ,,fill move to market during the early p art of this month. 
 
Cantalo ups : -': The cantaloup crop has been further de lay ed by not se curing go od stands on replan tin1~ s in t he s outhern sections. Planting in mi dd~e Georgia is 
practicall y completed. Rains are b eg inning to be needed in bo.th sections for proper 
germi n ation of seed on bo th the rep lanted and r e cently planted acreage . 
 
Cuct.imbers: Cucumbers ,.,ill be two to t_:b.ree week ::-. late due to t he ext ens ive replanting; Very poor stands are reporte d 'llhich \-.rill r e s nl t in lo wer than n ormal 
yields. 
 
Lettuc e : The Georgia lettuce crop is al oost a total loss due to the floods around April 9 - , 11. These occurred about a Neek before :r.arvest \~Tas to start  on 
one of the best prospective crops in ye ar s . So me gro'."ers had a total loss \llhile 
others have a very small acreage l eft for harve st. 
 
Onions: A short onl.on crop -is in ~)rospect for Georgia \ri th some harvest exp ected to. begi n around lilay 1 - 15. 
Irish Potato es , South Georgia: ~low progress is still being ~ade in gro wth of the Irish u otato cro:> \l!i th belo1,.,r aver a g e yi .elds .in 
prospe ct; The .acreage lo st due . to the- planted. l -owlands 'being flooded is ver;\r difficult t o es~imite at t hi s tine but \Jas co nside rab le. 
 
Irish Potato'es, North Georgia: ~lanting of potatoes in north Georg ia is not yet comp l e t .ed . Due t o the adverse weath~r co nditions, 
nla.riting op e-rations in that ~art of .t .i:le St a te a re app ro.:ximately 2. .to 3 '"eeks lat e r than 'normal.  It \<Jas t hought that since the sup:;:> ly of s eed :pot atoes was plentiful, 
more acreage \vould have been plant ed than usual. During the last week in Apr il land beca.F.!e too hard _to prepare for .p lanting due to the hard rains received i n early ~ring; t he r efo re, about t he s aw;e acreage is indicated as last year . 
 
Tomatoes: The south Georgia tomato crop is m~~ing go od p rogress de spi te the de lay 
 
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. in t ransplanti ~g to .th e fields. Good stands are reported for this crop 
 
as most areas . ~ wer e set i mne diat ely aft er the heavy rains around t he first of April. 
 
Since the crop islater t han usual all p recautions are being taken to  r e sist the late 
 
bli ght. Li ght harve st is expected around l:!ay 20 to June l. 
:ln Watermelons; Planting of me lons on the gr eatly r educed acreage south Ge orgia has 
 
been comp let e d, but p oor stands ,.,e re r e ceived . Some fields are report- 
 
ed doing fine, and vines beg inning to run, Large amounts of sid.e dressi.ng are . being 
used to try ano. make up for lat e:ne ss. Planting in the central p art of . tne state i .s . 
 
just ab ou t comp l e ted, out r ai n is needed for germi nation of s eed. ~e estimated 
 
planted acn~age f or harvest v<ill appear in the nid...,.Ilay Tr q. ck Crop Ne\-JS. 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
 
Agric ultural Statistician 
 
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In Char ge 
 
1. H. H.l\.REIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator 
 
 TRUCK .QBQR ~- BY STATES As of l~n.y 1, 1948 
 
 
 
 
 
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.  Lirna~, ~M~'=?!.~~~i'na beans ..~\ r.;~kl~g-~o9,:d{: gro ;,_~h-_.f.br  t~ most !).art, . and f.i.r.~t :pickings . - a:re expe..c:t~d abob.t t.Twte...:.lj_ lri . Quth Cd:ro1tna. ./s.: ~~ 
 
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~nap.:a~n,~i~ <~he\~~k. \~)P:P\ri:g d~a.,so~'-. ig. e::;p~ct~_d: ~n ~i.cit1isian~.about Eay 15--20. 
 
.. . ~';; ~;r,~ ~:=.  .M ~:: Cq.l,G,i,.1 ~sl wet wea;ther n.t plantine 'time ' resulted 'j,n -.a: reduced acreage 
qomj:l ared4t'ri t'h last";year . The "'volume from the important Eyerglades- sect ions of 
 
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Florida will decline rapidly during the first half of May. In the centra-l and north 
 
Florida sections, harvesting \<Till . be practically over b;r the first of Hay. Host of 
 
the crop for late spring hn.rvest has been planted "'i th much of the acreage up to good 
 
~ t <~.nd~ in .:~ Carolina. The bulk of the Hississinpi acreage is later thE'n normal 
 
and shotild ' be ready for harvest about tJie.y 20. 
 
Cabbage: The :peAk of cabbage movement is ei:pected the \'leek of Hay 3 in South Cn.rolin'\ . ~- . : . .- . -." De~_lini+lg :prices may r educ e the volume <1nd shorten the senson. Li ght ship- . ment.s, fro~:1_ '\~idely: scattered fields ,ill continue t:ntil c-.oout the mid.dle of tk .y in . F.loridn:~_-' i,:fssissirip1 cabbn.ge mr'-de good pr-o gres!;l during tho seco.nd hD.lf: of A:pr.il. J.;O~einen-t~ is now active 'uhd is expected to continu.e through Huy _with period of henvi e st 
 
li)O.vement ' Eay 10 to 25. The _;Tennesse e cnb:t>o.ge crop remr>.iris nbout h!O Neeks later thD.n 
 
~~sunl uith light hf'.rves t expected the last \ved: in Hn.~'  
 
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C;,_nt~loups: South Cf'.r.olina 1 s cnntr.loups a,.re . in fdr condit ion , but the crop is lr-.t er 
th.om llsu<.~.1 nnd ncr ongc s~:1r.ller tnG.n lr.st y <; nr.:  Production of  en.rly .- cElen.so.n pn.ntnloups \'rill be li ght in ~exns. Progr e ss h~.d be .:;n r e t r.rded by . the cool .. _.; . ,,: p i~hts, , but crops ['.I'e ~no;,., _- ~r~wi;ng fast, . .a.nd blooming: 1:.re.s becoming generr.l, 
 
... .-. ucu:iri'bcrs: In Louisirurt", C(ucwnbe.rs \~e r e plnnt 0d nnct r ool:-nt ed over "' long -period r'-nd 
,.  ~ '.' 1 .  --. .  nre in vr~r1Qus st c;ges of dcre lopirtent. Cr.rio-t sllipments should- stf'.rt 
 
 ~bbut Hriy .-..25 ,;,i th pe.f'.k moi6,,1ent during the first  v ce1<: of June. Cucl:l:lrtbc r movement is 
 
exp e cted to bocou e genorr.l in thtl Be<eufort-Chr.rl <::ston nren . of South Cnrolinn.. by mid- 
 
1-,f'.y. The rcre<'.:;e is l e ss, stands irregulr.r, t'J.i:d production \1ill like:Ly _b e .much less 
 
tnR>. i' l i:. st yer..re.  $.'pe -.. Bnldwin -county cucw:,ber crop in Alabamf'. is in good condition 
 
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mov ement. e~;p e. cte d b. .9for e micl.-H_r.3>' . 
 
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Lettuc e : Let.tu.ce of; .good qunli t y iS  moving in volnne in South Cnrolinri ,,ri t.:P, henvie st 
 
l!lOV em e n t 
 
e'xpected 
 
nbont 
 
~iny 
 
5 
 
f'.nd 
 
t he 
 
s.ec.son 
 
T. )rRcticn. lJ.y 
 
over 
 
_ Pi 
' 
 
the 15th. 
 
:. ~r"i sh . Potfl.to e s: Ti1e soUth Cnrdlirir'~ p'C.tt\to hr'.rvost should begin frp n e:-'.rly fi e lds by 
 
'' ' (  '' 
 
 H~-.r 15 'Fi.nd be cone -ge nc r :->.1 the \reek of t~<"-" 24. Procluct ion i B expected 
 
to be only r-.boq.t .hr:lf th~t of lf'.st y eP.r . Due to dolr.yed p lnntings, _grO\Ith is sor.! c- 
 
'''hr.t irrogulnr in..::..so ::1C co'unti e-s d-f  north cn.rolinr., but the crop gcn or~i:~.ris in good 
 
condH ion in ~,11 ,t).rer.s . 
 
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Onions: E:-.rvest of f'. good  crop of onions vns Gxp ~ ct o d to . get \'roll :\trlder vriy. in tho 
 
Engle Pnss district of Texa.s stnrting the enrly pr,rt of Hny . Devolopr.wnt s 
 
during .April indic['.tp .1:1.n incre nse of r.round 10 per cent for the South Tex['l.t onion 
 
crop oye r - ~hi:'.~ i nd_;i. cr.t ed April 1; 
 
 
 
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ToD~.t-~ e's: Tonnto plnnt~ '- r..r o m<".king goocl progre& s . -in Sonth bci-o'i:'i'nn , . ~~d picking for 
gr ee n \\Trc:p shipMe nt iS  exp ected the f.ir.pt \{~ek in Jun o. llnz:r.~wr ' weather 
hns .i ppr;<?_:v.ed the 1-:is d s s ipl')i tor::a.to crop, but ndv<'.nc or.: ent is n. u ttl e i o:t er thnn 
nornf'.l for l'if'.y 1. l'Iovenea t sf1!ohla  st~''.:rt f'.bo'ut June 1.. _. 
 
lfi'..te:Fn elo n s: : T:O.e \'mt er r.! el O_n c:rop._i~ in f0ir condition in South Ci'.rolinn, but the 
 
..  . cro-p i s l r'.t er thc.n u s ud nnd. th? r.crer.gq  nr.1l er t h,r.n .l r. st. yt)~".r. . The first cc.rlot 
 
:-_.  shipr.~;nt in Florid<". ..\11D.s .oil, .-.Apr i l 23~ The -r.1o en ent cr.n b e f: xpo ctod t'o incrE:ns e 
 
rnpidly, reaching :pe[:'.k ,:pr;oportioi1s in the - ~ i.:p qrt r...".'lt Le esburg oren _by nid-Ho.y, 
 
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In nortl1 r.nd :we-st. -Florida heaV"J rr.ins, floods unci song hnil hav e r educed the plnnted 
 
-  n. cr cnge by nt ..~e fl.st 25 .nor c.o.nt  . Al nbr.:.m rrospe cts for wnt e r y:e1ons  r..r o good de s-tj itc 
 
' , "-  sonmrhn:t -ndverse . pi'nn~tlng sel'.son . No sh ipn cnts nre exp e ct ed b efore t h e . last \'Jeok 
 
:>::: in Ju.'1e . . The. er>.rlt e st , ~:e lons . fro n South  T~~n.s ar e  expected fro n the F 0.lf~rri n s 
 
'.: ~i . dist:i-ict with h p.rvc.;:; t _..;expected to st;~r.t th e l ntt er :p nrt of f-'in.y or enrly . Juno. Ht<rves t : in .oth-er . -et;~1lir . t:'.re r.s is  not  -exp c c'teo. until nroand Jun e 10--15  
 
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Rcturn: b;fter.. ]'i-.re _DE:>.ys tq ....... ; :,:, Un~ ~ e d St <:>.t es D e::~f>,rtp-? nt . of ,.n.ir~clllturc 
 
Penr-.lty for privnte us e to 1w oiC, pr.~'T.len t of po s t nge $300. 
 
  'Bur er.:u - 0-f  .A{;ri c_ul.tur <>',l .Econor, t_c~ 
 
 .J . 319: - ~x t a ~ sion: ]u.ildin{i .t . ~.: ..  
 
..1-thons  .~ Goor,gi r~- : .: .    
 
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.-.-- . F~+T BXJ!?,.'D:-5/48~1WO_ .. ...:  ' . .  
 
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Librarian, 
 
Cell e ge of t  r i .Qul ture_. , 
 
Athens, Ga. 
 
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May- 6) . 1948 
 
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.FAR.~M- . PRICE REPORT AS OF APRIL IS, 1948 
 
GEORGIA:: T_he ~erall ~.e~el of pri~es : be.ing rece.iv:ed :by - G~orgia ;rarmers for 
 
: their products on April 15 rose sharply fr~n the month~efore. The 
 
all commodi-ty indax of: 2G3 per cent of the 1909--14 av:erage showe'd a gai'ri o{ 
15 points over ~he 248: per cent .r~ported on :i1arch 15 :and. was just sl~~l:l.t,ly . above the 2'61 p~ir 'cent; of one year ago. cott9n arid co.ttonseed prices led wi t:t? 
 
a ~ain of 22  point.s over .the previous month, fol.lowed by . meat animals wi tn  
 
lO pbints and grains w:ith a 5 point incre.ase. Only the dairy produats f!rO'fP 
 
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off 
 
. w~th. 
 
a= . 
 
r~du~t~on 
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1 . 
 
point~ 
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U1riTED . STATES: . Prices~ r'eceived .by farme~s ~ontinuecf to ~ise after the February 
 
 :; ~ , :- : ,,  slump, the :indet advancing nearly 3 p~er cent during the nr6nth end~d Ap~i.l . l5, : the Bureau of Agricul tur~l Eciono!llics ~nnqunced today. : D:t.n;in~!. 
 
the  same ;preriod :the index of prices paid, including interest and: taxes, adVanced 
 
ne-&rly one per cent. 
 
'th~.-most _pronoun~~d in9reases iri pfic~s ~eceiv~d by farmers during the p~st 
motlth ocQurred ~n the pr.ices of .cotton, soybeans) beef cattle, l~mbs, cabbage, 
and ~trawb~rries. All  grains except harley njade p;ai ns, . Sharp d~creases. occ:urred  
inthe prices of hogs lind orange's with smail-er declines ! _ri other fruit, hay; milk~ 
and flaxseed~ These,- changes for the month iesulted in an index of prices received 
 :t?_y ::f.l:!-rrn~rs of 29l,. .which was . 8 points above a inorith ago and 15 points above a 
yeAr'earlier. At this level, . the in,dex is 5 per cent lower than the record high 
orJanuary 1948. 
 
TI;t~ index of dairy products prices declined less than  : s~asonally during the month ended April 15 . The truck c:rop index was up 15 per cent, cotton 7 per cent, 
...Md . th.e . oil-bearing cr.op index -4 p~r oe-nt. 
 
!l'he increase in the parity index {price~ paid, includi-ng interest and taxes) was 
 
mfouocdh~ 
 
_s- bmuaillldeirngthamna 
 
that fo terials, 
 
r 
 
prices- rece furniture, a 
 
ive nd 
 
dferH.THi'iigEh?e rr~:/p.riacneds 
 
were lower 
 
paid price 
 
for fe s for 
 
ecdl~th 
 
ing .a.nd seeds. Prices- of farm machinery, trucks, ..an~. autos were unchanp:e d. 
 
The .. greater increase in prfc-es-re c.eived by farmers compared with prices paid 
 
raised__ the parity ratio 2. points to 117. 
 
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Summary Table ,. . . 
 
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Price i ndexe s 
 
Apr. 15, 
 
Har. 15 
 
Apr. 15, .. Record hip.:h 
 
Prices received 
 
. 1947 
-- 
 
- 
 
. 
-'- 
 
1948 
-- - 
 
-- 
 
~ 
 
- 
 
1948 
-- ---:--:--In-d-ex---- D-a-te---- 
 
276 
 
283 
 
291 
 
307 jan.l948 
 
Prices paid, including 
 
interest and taxes Parity ratio 
 
229 
 
247 
 
121 
 
11 5 
 
249 
 
251 Jan. 1948 
 
117 
 
133 Oct.l946 
 
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ARCHIE LAJ:GLEY Agricultural Statistician 
 
D. L. FLOYD Arricultural Statistician 
In Cha rge 
 
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l: f -~;. .:." ~-..<<~;_,t ~;-~ ;ni-IC#~. R;~dm:f_f.rn. I3x _r~ : ~1L 1948 -w:rw_c;miPARrooNs. .. 
 
.) r~:~ ....- ..;...,.;t...l-~~ ;..>-~.a t_.,. ...... ~:::~..:.....~- - ..... _..., .-.:\ . 
 
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;()~DITY .  
 
.AND 
 
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iliHT 
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. -, G RGIA ~ :.:, . -~ 
 
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f UNITED STATES 
 
IS. ; .: 
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AAuvge.rag1e~-./ 
 
: : 
 
Apr. 
 
 
 
: '  -, erage 
 
: 
 
Mar. : AP.r :Aug.190s.;. Apr. J,.p.; Mar. 
 
: Ju1y'\;~9:).4_-~,,: 194;!1~ --:  15  .f l;~, :July 1S~4 1S47 ' : 15 
 
-'_ \ . : . .. . . : . 1948 ; 1948 : 
 
' . 
 
: 1948 
 
Apr. 
15 1S48 
 
<Vheat, bu. 
 
1,24 
 
2.52 , 2~50:~ 2,50; 
 
,as; 2.40; 2.21; 2o29 
 
Corn, bu. Oats, bloW. 
Irish Potatoes,bu. $ ~ Sweet Potatoes, bu. $ ~ 
Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton, Hay(loose)ton  Hogs 1per cwt~ 
 
.91  1.88 :~ . 2~0Q_ ; 2'~05~ ' 
 
. . ..  ;.-6? .:~- - ..  t.24 
 
1.25! ~.;,..3o; . 
 
1.12 
 
2;,20 
 
. .83 
 
. 2;.25: 2.25: 
 
. 2;.45: 
 
. 
 
. . 12.6 . : 34;,3 : 33.4 : 36.2 :- 
 
 
17;.85 : 22.00 '': 
 
. 85.0.0:: 9000; . 20.50: 2150: 
. 
 
7o33 22.00 18.60: 18.00: 
 
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; 
 
_ 2.uf .. .. .. .. .~ --- ~- - : . ,.. _ . ~ .... ... 
. . .aa: 1.11: lo19  
;,70.: 1;,45: 1;.96: 
 
.;,88; 
. 
 
2;37: 
 
. 12;,4 : 32;,3 ; 31;,8 : ' . 
 
22;,55: 88;,001 87;.90: 
 
:- 
 
. . 11;,87: 17;,20: . '19.70: .. . 
 
23 .~; . 21.80: 
 
2 i 40 34 ;,1 89;, 40 19;. 4 0 20.60 
 
Beef Cattle 1 cwt~ 
 
3.87 ; . lSi 50 
 
. . 16;.90: 18;,00; 
 
2190 
 
Milk Cows, head 
 
. 
 
9hickens,lb. 
 
.: 
 
13e2 
 
102.00 110;00:115;00: 
 
30.0 
 
3le8 33,9 
 
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. : 
 
: . 
 
48;00: l 18eOO: 170o00: ' 174e00 
 
11.4 s 277 : 272 
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28o0 
 
Eggs. doz.  
 
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410 . 45..0 z 44 ;,0 
 
21.5: 40;,8 42;6 
 
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Butter, lb. 
 
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Butterfat, lb.  : 
 
Mi 
 
l k ( Vf u o l e s per 100# 
 
a  
 
lieJ) 
 
Cowp eas, bu.  . Soybeans, bu. 
 
.'$..i . 
 
540 
 
2S.7 
 
56;.0 
 
2,42 
-:- 
 
' ;... :. 'h 6p 
 
s6 ,o  56;0 
 
25;5 62;5 : 67i2 
 
59;0 : 61;.0 
 
263 
 
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68;5 : 
 
5;.95,: 5.o80: . : 
5;20: 5;30f . - 
4;60: 
 
-1.60 .J .; . .., 
 
4 ~ 00: 
.. . . . 4;62: 4;,5.8: 
3i62: 3;23$ 
 
5i34 
 
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Peanuts, lb.;  . : 
 
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5.0  : 11.5 s 10.0 : 10,1 
 
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4.8 10.4 :  lO.! ; 
 
1/ Average .Janua:ry,  l910 ... Deciemoer, 1914. 
 
i f . Prelimi n_a.ry forApri'l 1948 
 
ITEM 
 
INDEX NUMB:p\S OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.ARHERS IN G:EDRGIA 
 
(AugUst ' 
 
. 
 
l. . e 
 
09 
. . 
 
-~ J~y ~.. 
 
1914. 
 
: 
 
.100) ' 
 
. April 15 1917 
 
March 15 :'  1948 
 
- ~.A.Prn  i5 1948 
 
All Commodities 
 
Cotton &. Cottons~ed 
 
 Grains  
 
  
 
Meat Animals Dairy Products Chicken & Egg s 
 
Fruits . Miscellaneous 
 
261 286 
203 
350 206 203 -193  18-1 
 
' '2 8 ~ :274' _, . 
215 .. . 
'349 226 220 106 162 
 
.. 
 
.. 
 
- 263 ' 296 
 
220 . 359 
 
225 22? . 106 ... 
 
163 ' 
 
After Five Days Return to 
 
  , 
 
Un~ te_d ..States Department of Agri~ul tli:i-e 
 
Bur e au of Agricu ltm;al Economics 
 
319 Ext ension Building 
 
Athens, Georgia 
 
- OFFtCI.AL BUSINESS 
F~-r~ B.AE-B-5fl/'18- 1712 
. _Permit .No . l OOl 
 
Penalty for private use to . .avoid peyment _qf postage $300. 
 
Dean Paul .1. Chapman 
Athens, Ga. 
 
Clark Co. 
 
Be<t. 
 
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May 13, -1948 
 
ACREAGE ' A.Nb INDICATED .PROI:iUCTIO:N 
 
.(as pf May l, 194~) . 
 
. 
 
. 
 
Lima Beans, Spring:  Flor.ida; Georgia and South ' Carolina are expected to 
 
produce 376~000 bushels of l~m.., beans this spring 
 
. 
 
compared ' with 394,000 bushels-.: last spring and the 1937-46 average of 485, .000 
 
bushels~ In Georgia the acreage is placed  at 1200 compared with J400 last 
 
year. 
 
Snap Beans, Mid-spring: In the mid-spring areas of California., Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina 
there has been some improvement and a production of 1,871,000 bushels is  now indicated - 11 per cent below the 1947 production of 2,107, 000 bushels and 18 per cent below the 1937-46 average of 2,285,000 bushels. In this mid-~pring group the acreage is estimated at 21,000 acres compared with 23,700 acres in 1947.  Acreage in Georgia is estimat,ed to be 2100 acres com-. pared with 3000 acres in 1947 and .an indicated yield of 46 bushels per 'acre. 
 
Cabbage, Early Spring: In the early spring group of states which includeB Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgfa. and South 
carolina t :he.acrreage i~"estimated at 21,800 compared with 22:,500 acres last  - year. Around 1000  a~res Wa.s lost in Georgia due to floods but this loss 
is more than offset by an increa s e in per acre yield in Louisiana, Mississippi 
and South Carol_ina. 
Ca~~aloup~, Early Summer: In the early summer states of Arizona, Georgia 
and South Carolina acr,eage is reported to be 4 p~r 
cent lii.rger than in 1947 and 41 per cent above average  . 29,300 acres for  hanest this year compared with 28,100 acres :last _year- and the 1937...-46 average of 21,030 acres- an increase of 19 per cent _over 1947 'in the heavy produci-ng State of Arizona more than offsets 'decreases of 30 pe'r cent in Georgia and South Carolina. Georgia s.creage this year is est1mated to be 3000 acres comparea with 4300 acres in 1947. 
 
Cuqunib.e-rs,_ Late Spring: The late spring production is indicated to be 
 
' 21 174,000 bushels which  is 10 per cent belm~ last year's 2,426,000 bu'shels but 34 per cent 'above the 1937-46 average. A decrease 
 
in ' acreage is indicated; 20,500 acres ih 1948 compared with 22,400 acres in 
 
1947 .and lS, 340 ac .re~ in the '1937-46 average. This reduc;tion in acreage 
 
is principa.lly: in Georgia. nnd South Carolina, where adverse we ather prevented pl~nting o~ ~aused earlier intentions to be diverted to other crops. The 
 
Hay. l indi.ca.ted acreage in Georgi ~ was 1000 aqres  compared with 1500 iast 
year~ . ' Only 65 ,oob' bushels are indicated at this time compared with 100,000 
 
in 1947. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lettuce, .Early Spring: Prospective production .in the early spring g;:[oup 
 
I 
 
of sta.tes. .is l? per cent .below,- the April 1 fore- 
 
cast  . Acreage has .been reduced about 6 p~r cent. a~ the resu! t of 3000 acres 
 
of poor quality lettuce 9~~ng disked , out in the -Salinas Valley of California..  
 
and the loss by floods of 580 acres in Georgia. 
 
Onions, Late Spring: Compared with last year, California and Arizona have larger acreages but acreages in Louisiana, Texas e nd 
Georgia are s.rnaller. Net reduction amounts to 1500 acres~  Prospective production is 15 per cent above last year and nearly dpuble. the 1937-46 average. There is only 550 acres indicated for harvest in Georgia this year c~pared with 900 acres last year. 
 
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Irish Pptato e s,.. Late Spring: A lat~ ~-pring-_.pot~to..~ op- -O.,-f.2; -90 ..-Goo,_ 
 
_ 
 
bushel~ is indicated by May __l c_o:pdi ti!?n  
 
Compared with 1947, ,-most of th-e indicated increase is "iri Ca iif_ornfa . _--~ ,- . 
 
where acre ag e was incr eased 27 -per c e nt. Growers in Al o.b ama , t exa s;   
 
Ok lo.homa, Arkansas and N~rth Carolina are expected to harvest larger c~op~ 
 
t han we re produce~ in .1947; but such-iinoreases are alf!lost offset b y the; :  
 
smaller crops expected- i~ the. o~hy r Southern States. :Ge <trgin acreage .is - 
 
e stimated to be 1000 , ~ores compa_r e d with 1800 l~st ye ar ;- 
 
Irish Potatoe s./ slinime'r:.: 
 
Acreo.ge 
 
for 
 
summer 
 
hnrve~t 
 
in 
 
. '' 
Virginia; 
 
Ma ryl'o. rid, 
 
Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Neb*askri, :Texas, north 
 
Georgio. a nd  New _J e rsey  is estimat e d the 115,700 acres-~: ~art'ested in . 1947 
 
at 1161 700 but 10 ; per 
 
acres, slightly irt exce ss cent be low the average of 
 
of  
' 
 
129,-150 acr~s. No chang-e _is indicate d from th e 1600 acres  harveste d l a st 
 
year in north Geol'g_i-ti .  
 
' 
 
: -'-  
 
Tomatoe s, I.il-te Sp_ring: 
 
't ' 
., Production for late -_spr'ing. ha rvest i'n r exas, 
 
. 
 
~ouisi a na , Mi_ssissippi~. South Ca rol{ na ~nd Georgia 
 
is forecast  at 41 074,000 bushels - .4 pe r ce nt a bove l a st ye ar a rrd 7 pe r  cent above avera ge.- .. Yield p e r acre is indicat e d to be about the~-' se.me  o.s ' lnst -- y~ ar. o.Ut . ~c ~ea g e was : increa se~, espocitdl:y ln )~~a s, :Mi.s-sis i ippL nn<l  
 
Alnbama. Ha rve st - is expected to sta rt~ in a light wuy, l a t e in f,1ay, but 
 
vo-lume will  not be attaine d until e a rly June, Ge orgia 1 s 'a creage i s about 
 
the same o. s ' last ' y ea:r. :   
 
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CROP 
 
: 
 
, . ~CREAG:e: 
 
  ~ : AND . -.:  ;. -10-Ye ar . 
 
 
 
.,.. 
 
 s TATE; Average:  1.947 ~  
 
.. . - 
 
. 
 
. :1937..:l4, 
 
~ 
~. 
 
. 
 
:. 
 
' 
 
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- ., 
 
. . 
 
... . 
 
 
 
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. 
 
;.:. 
 
'1!/ATERMELONS 
 
Ind. 1948 
 
YIELD PE!t ACHE 
 
l'RODUCTION 
 
Wate Ea r 
 
rme lons ly :Surrme r 
 
i  
 
_Aqres 
. : 
 
P,.cre. s 
 
Ca lifornia  ...:. ..9-,-20G: -- l0,-6ee= 
 
Ari z ona 
 
 2,320:- .  :5;5oo: 
 
Tex a s 
 
 --4~3';36()':"  - 74, 006 : 
 
APrcerel1sm:: 
9;600: 4,ooo= 56,000: 
 
.-:-.:;;,'M- _e'lo":ns:t 
 
- 
<' 
 
. 
 
  
: - 
 
-.1!: 000 m~lons - 
 
_: .. r - !" 
 
 : 
 
7.22- ~ -... Jsa: 
 
, -:- 6,64 9 :-: 7,950 : 
 
!:16~ : _ 6_~~:-~:  -::_-; : ._ __!_, .z_-_~___: _.2-,170: 
 
148   . ~-175 : 'l . . 
 
7, 230 :12, 950: 
 
Loui si a na 
 
3,990: 3,100: 2 , 500~ 
 
280 : 20e1 
 
! 1,116 
 
868: 
 
Mississippi  _ - 5; ero : ,_ 3 , 6oo : 3, 2oo : 250 :- -l so : - -: r ";:i  . 1.,400 : -, . -.4;8: 
 
Alabama Ge org i a 
 
. . : " 6,:.8'80 i : 6.; .7oo : 6, 4oo : 
 
3 l 2._ :: ~.  27Qt I- -: . , 2, -10 5 :. l-; 809: 
 
: ~5 2 _; 48(}:  . .56,;ooo : 4 5, ooo : , 2131 :- - l"2~6: -' J:-  - ~ . 13, 5 2fL  : l-6,0l6= 
 
South . C.e. r ol:ine: 2 ~ J 15CJ : _  3o;:.,(:Jo : 22;000:  . 2 20' : ' 24<D : -- ' .._:. .5,024 :_.7, 20Q:,June lO 
 
N.ort )1.. Ca rolin~: . -. -~-\840-~ ,; - ~;:_ 966 :... !!.; roo : : -. 217 .  225: r   :- <: : 2;'12-5 .i 2, 227: 
 
. Ar ka nsas 
 
_: -- 4 , 04:::>: < <1 ,_ooo : . . 3 ~ 800 : 
 
2&6  27 5 :  
 
1,158:  1,100: 
 
.Okl a homa 
 
11;988: J.}. , 'J(:)Q : . 12&00() : 
 
218 
 
190 
 
2, 597 : 2,090: 
 
~fisso u ri 
Group Total 
 
: H> ~ t~ 9G.il ~ 4 -. ~oo : .. : 3~860 : ' 2.90. - 200 
 
. . ... . :-1s s : =n3u~-2':i::-~~oo :- )1"1 ~2o'-:G::'"":-..,.~.~2.,...5~  ; 
 
. 
 
. , ' . '... l  
 
. ("" 
 
-~ 
 
258 
 
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GErERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF MAY 1, 1948 
 
Excessive rainfall during February, March and . the first half of April delayed the preparation--of land-e.nd-p r~v-en-t e-d-" farmers f--rom planting on sch~ule. Heavy rains ~nd floods the early part of. .April damaged crops .in the southern portion of the State, und some replanting was necessary.  The unfavorable weathar and hi .e:h "'raters 
onused, serious damage to the c'Otrunercial lettu.ce and cabbage crops, 
 
Damage to the peach cr.op from the March 29 freeze wa.s more sev~re in central and northern seotiorts of the State than ,,;as antioipated on Apdl L 
 
In spite of earli'er. adverse conditi.orts, fuir weather since mid-April made it possible for farmers to make exceptional progress in preparation c.nd planting of crops. Producers ~~th tractors worked extra hours, and on May 1 the majority of crops had b.eon planted. On May l the small .grain crops were looking g,ood nnd 
nbove average yields nre expected. 
 
1'.Theat: Condition reported on Mny .1 indicated a Georgio.wheat crop of 2,688,000 
bushels or o. decrease of 20 per cent from the 3, 3601 000 bushels h.arveste\!! 
in 1947. The current estimated production is 28 pe~ cent above the 193746 avora~e 
. production. F.requent rains during the fall months prevented the intended aerea~e qf small grains from being plante d. The wheat acreage .for harvest is placed at :~15,000 compa.red with 240,000 one year ago. Current yield per acre of. 12.5 bushels 
~s below that of last year but nbove the ten-year a~erag~ yield .of 11,5 bush~ ls. 
 
Qats: Reported condition of all oats on Hay 1 was 76 per cnt of normal compared with 79 per cent ~n May 1, 1947~ 
 
Pea:ches:: Prospective production of. the Georgia total peach crop (including com- 
 
mercial a~d .farm production) as of May 1 should reach ubout 3,936,000 
 
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 bushe ls compared ,Nith 51 810,000 bushels harvested in .1947. Current indi.cated production is the sme,llest .crop sinc e 1943 when only 1~ 530,000 bushels were prod- 
 
~ced. Below fr e ezing weathe. r of Ma rch .29 caus.ed extensive dc.mage to the crop in 
 
qentrnl and northern a reas of the Stat e . The crop is very spotted with some 
 
Qrc}).ards c_omple tely 1'{iped out, OrchardS' on low ground we r e damage d th~ most. South 
q:f Macon the .cold damage wus li11;ht. First movement of Mayflowe rs is expe cted the 
 
. ~;!econd week in May; Ea r .ly Rose should st a rt moving in volume by June 1; ship~ents 
 
 qf Hi leys should start from June 15 to .20, and the harvest of. Elbertas is expected 
 
around the first of ~uly. 
 
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2, 131 . 2,463 . 252 2, 698 2~172 3,160 
3,151 3, 640  :' 406 2,'838 6, 300 s, 994 
 
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. :. .. forecast at 845 million 9ushei~, only 15 million less than on A.pr~l 1. Although no. 
 
pfficial estimate of spr~ng 'wheat production ttill be available Wltil ne~t month, 
 
fl-Verae;c yields on the prosPective acreage would bring the total wheat . crop up to ~ .t~ .. i -~; 117 million bushels. .. . . , 1 . 
 
pasture condition is rath~i hi-i:i.formly good. Spring .truck crops '"ill furnish supp lie 
 
: -bf::vegetables only slightly below last year and "'ell above average. Early potato e s 
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soil in good condition. Mechanized equipment was a big factor in getting _the work .  .:d.o.ue r apidly s.nd.-reffic.iently . In so~e sections of the South and Southw'est, in : :  .,-:.Nissouri and. s~mthe~n  t11.it:\oi s~ seedin~ of oats vms del A-yed, _beyond optimum dr-.tes, 
 
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This is 21 por " c~nt b elow 1nst yen-r 1.s r e cord winter ,,heat production 
 
;::::i of 1,067,970,.000 . busb.ols, r.>-bout 15 million bushels lowe r thr>..n the ,.,roduction i ndicnted n month n.eo. but ne nrli 23 :p cr ' cent 1:'.bovc -the 10-~0 <'-1' rY.verr.g)3 of 688,606,000 ' 
 
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.. . the -10-yor.r t:w.erng_ei o~: 41,?24,000 c.cre s. The- indicntea yiel!l is. 1&.1 bushels per 
 
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Mny 1 conditions. This would b e the shortest crop in this nren since the 
 
r.eeord-low crop of 5 million bushels in 1943. The 1947 crop totn.l ed 22. million 
 
bushe ls r.nd the 10-yenr nverr.ge is r'.bout 1? million.. bushels. Georgin, with n pro S> 
 
poet of 3.9 million bushels, is t,,,o-thirds of l a st yel':r, nnd South Cnrolina with 3.: 
 
.mil)ion bushels is nbout on e...hnlf of lnst yeD.r 1 s production. .A.rkr.nsns exp ects nbou 
 
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.-~ !n Georgia, !the No..r ch .29, cold. .sn_np -caused. 11:rtt.l e d~r>.ge to t h e . pench crop sout h of 
 
__ . .. Macon r..rd n f n].r to good crop is. e;:pect:ed iri. most of thes e ca.unties. The crop in t l 
 
- . henvy-pro'cfucing ~co'ntl"r.l --Gc-orgir..~- co.W..Ue.s. is .V.~f',L 
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General: During the first two weeks of' J:ray cool temperatures, especially at ~night, and insufficient moisture has furthe~ retarded planting and growth of 
truck crops in the mountain counties. Shovrers have been received in the central and 
sout hern part of the State QUt not adequate for proper growth in some se c tions. The 
shipping season is running late on the small acreage of lettuce left for harvest. 
In s outh Georgia cabbage loading is declining rapidly but movement of onions, pota- 
toes and snap beans is getting underway. Very light harvest has started for lima be ans, cucumbers, and tomatoes. ?rospocts are fair to good for ''lo.termelons, c a ntnlo ur;r (md tomatoes. 
 
Snap Beans: Movement of beans in south Georgie. has been fairly heavy during the pa st week with harvest just getting underway in some areas, Good 
:rices are being received to date. Some few beans have been planted in north C'.:or g:ia and planting is e xpected _ to become general wi tht n the next two weeks. 
 
:~~b ag e: The bulk of the south Georgia cabbage crop has been harvest e d with very good p rices pa id for t\e . ~ a-rly ha"'rV ~ st, but th,ere was pra ctically no demruJ 
for the l r. s t c u ttings. It is r eported ; 'bhett' some of the l ltte fields wi 11 not be har..,. veste d as the price paid to growers will not pay for cutting. Purchas e of cabbage  by the Federa l Government is expelted to l.r e lieve so~e g rowers caught with a ll or part of the ir crop in the fi~lds when t1'l e price broke. Quality of cabbHge now being cut is very poor due to damage from worms and bugs. Much of the north Georg:i & 
acrea ge is yet to be set. 
 
Cucumb e rs: Ou~ oo for cucumbers i s not f avorable at this time a s stands are bad, and yields not expected to be normal. Light harve st is expecte d the 
l ast week of May. 
 
Iri sh Potato e s: . In south Ge orgia prospective yields of potatoes ar e not v e ry good. Light harvest is getting und e n vay in some fi e lds with digging 
expe cte d to b e come general around the l a st of l'.'Is.y. The growth of the north Ge orgia commercial potat o crop has b een greatly r e t &rded due to the unu sua lly cool nights ~:~inc e planting, 
 
r Tomatoes: The tomato crop is later than usu n l, with harve st not ex p ecte d i n volume b efore June 1. Yi e ld prospects are good this year with b e tte r tha n ave rage sta nds r eported. 
 
''-."s. t e rme lons: 1.~ra.t e rme lons are making fair to good growth, v-vith mov ement expe ct e d to b e gin from some of the e arl y plante d fields around J une 15. 
 
Cant a loups: The cant a loup crop ha s made satisfa ctory progres s during the past two 
we eks. Harve sting is expe ete d to b e gin a round June _10 , which  s much later than usual. 
 
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areas about May 2b with volume movement around June .T or 5. The shipu ing season in 
 
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.:    . slowed. mover.rent of the North Carolina. -capbage crop. Very light h.arvest 
 
from .~arliest set acre age is now under w_ay in Tennessee~ Carlot shipments are . 
 
~xp ~:9ted. to start on May 24 v i th pro:tJably heaviest movement the first \'reek J,.n June. 
 
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~ uc umbers: The Alabama cucumber crop is just coming into production. The Louisian[ .lat-e. spring cucumber crop is late but in fair condition. Light picking 
has st arted with, peak movement expected about June 1 . . Cucumbers are moving from the _:E:<:.ufort-Cha r.le_ston area of South Carolina and are expected next week from Barnwell comty and a few days later from Lake City. Harvest for pickling should begin ~ro und Denmark by May 21. 
 
Po t atoes, Irish: Irish potato digging. is- nov1 general in the Beaufort-C~rleston  area of South Carolina with heaviest movement expected next week 
and th e season largely over ~or this area by June 10. Harvesting in the Hastings section of . Florida is well over its peak with the week of M~ 17 being the last heavy ,.,reek  . The Tennessee potato crop made about normal progress during the first 
half of May. The crop remains extremely late, and it is doubtful if any potatoes 
will be harvested before the middle of June. Digging is starting about 10 days : "   earlier than usual in North Carolina~ The crop generally is in good condition and " promis e s go,od yields. Harvest is in .full S \~T-ing in Alabama, and good yie~ds are being realized. 
 
Tomatoes: Tomatoes continue in good condition \lit,h first green-,.,rrap harvest 
 
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\'leather hal? cut the p roduction in some sections, but has" generally benefitted the shipp ing quality. The Tennessee tomato crop has made fair pro gress during the past 
 
two v e eks. With average :weather the shipments should start bet\.,een ..J.~e 20 and 25 
 
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continued favorable \'leather movement should become fairly general by 
 
June 25. The recent hot, dry ''E:Jather . in Floriua has: f urther advanced . the maturity 
of the watermelon crop which alread;Y., ,.,.as one of the e arliest on record. Harvesting in the Leesburg area had p as s eQ.. its pea'l:c by f.Iay 15. If the pr ~ ~ ent hot .\.,re a ther ' 
co ntinues, the Live Oak ' and .West ]i'lo.rida sections should qe correspondingly early . 
'"hi ch would move the ori ginal d~tes .~up about one ,.,erek. The Alabama wat~rme.lon crop  continue~  to make  satisfactory progress. The crop is not expect e d to be much earlier than last year , The Louisiana watermelon crop is reported n0\'1 malc~ng ~o~_d_:. 
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G:30RGIA: The ~ll comr.lodity index\ of prices ~eceived. by -farm-ers in Georgia ' r~~ch,~d 
an all-time high in the I recorded series on May 15. On that date :the :index in. terms of the 1~H0..-14 average was p1ac.ed at 278, an advance of .15 points over the 
previous month., The only other times . that the iri.dex' appro'ached tpis fi gure v.ere ln December 1947 and April 1920 \then it reached- 26G~ Principal reas:ons for the current ady~ce w~re - an increase over Aprill5 of 1.2 cents a pound for cotton, a $1.00 rise 
:oer. cwt. on ho'gs, and a.n early high seasonal price of ;?ea.ches. 
 
U:H'BD STATEs:: A .1 :9oint ri.se in the inde:1e of prices _paid bY, farmers, including 
interest and taxes_, brought parity prices in mid- Hay to a level only sl.fghtly belo\-.r the record hi gh of Janua~r 15.. This index, a.t 250, is nov1 ~ times 
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~n contrast to Georgia, t:2e r.;ay 15 index of prices received by farmers in the United 
 
:s States deciinec1_ 2 -poirtts, o:r less than one -p.er cent,. to average 289 per cent of its 
AUc,~st 1909-,Tu.ly 1914 iavere.ge, or per cen.t above a year e13-rlier, The rise in the i~dex of prices paid including interest and. taxes, t'o g ether-with the decrease in th~ 
 
index of prices received,, -resulteP, in. a parity ratio of ll6, v1hich is 1 :poil\t. ) ,ower : 
 
than last m~mth and 3 points belo,,r that of Hay 15, 19.47~ 
 
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The increase in the index of prices paid, including ~nter~~t~ a"haJ. ~axes: resulted  
 
:ma:inly-:-.fr..om --hl.c:reases in p rices p aid-..fer _-food, ruachinery and :dg,t_h~pg \-.rhich were 
 
only partially offiiet by decre{l.ses in f eed and seed :prices. 
 
 
 
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The decrease: in the inde;x: :o:f :prices received by farmers for all commodities was the 
net result of' a 9 point drop in the a11 .crop index an:d a 5 point increase in the 
r -ivestock a;d livestock product_s _index: .The decrease . in th~ aif crop index from 276 
) 267 resulted fro ~1 average prices lo;.,er than a month ago for most crops. Cotton and the oil-oearing crops vrere the main exceptions. Cotton increased 1.17 cents a pe>.!.llld , and each of the oil-oea:ring crops made sli ght increases. Price; changes for livestock and livestock p roducts were more divergent. Beef cattle prices advanced to a new all-time high , $23.70 p er hundred pounds, out prices received: by farmers for ho gs decreased to $19. 60 per hundred; the lo'l<rest lJrice si:l}QE!. _the . ehd of pri ce controls. Decreas~s in  dairy p roducts were smaller than mi ght 'be expected s~ason ally . Egg prices \.,rere lower contra-seasonally, while wool :prices were up sharply, espe cially in the fine wool states. 
 
 
 
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- Date 
 
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)rices received 
 
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291 
 
289 
 
307 
 
Jan. i948 . . 
 
Tic es :naid, including 
 
interest and taxes 
 
228 
 
249 
 
250 
 
251 
 
Jan. 1948 
 
;n.::.i t y ratio 
 
. ll9 
 
117 
 
116 I 
 
133 
 
Oct. 1946 
 
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FRI~ES RECEIVED :SY F.ABHERS MAY 15, .1948.. WI TIL C01.1PA'RI SJ!:JS .. 
 
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O::tts , Bu . 
 
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lri sh Potatoes, Bu. $ 
 
1.12 
 
L.ea .. 
1.10. 2.45 
 
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2.25 
 
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1.25 . 
 
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2.50 
 
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1.53 
 
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1.19.._ .~ - .1.. 12 
 
2.09 
 
1. 96 
 
f?wec t Potatoes, Bu. $ 
 
.83 
 
2.55 
 
2.45 2.45 
 
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2,33 
 
2.40 .2 .4.4 
 
~otton , lb. 
 
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34.6 
 
36.'2 . 37.4 
 
12.4 
 
33.5 
 
34,1 
 
35 .3 
 
c;;..ttonsee d, ton 
 
$ 24.39 84.00 90 .00 90.00 
 
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83.70 89 . 4.0 ." 90 . 70 
 
Pay (loose), ton $ l7 , 85 I 21 , 50 21.5o 24.8d 
 
11.87 
 
16.80 19.40 
 
1-}og s, per _cwt. Be ef Ca ttle, cwt. l1lilk Cows, head 
 
$ 
 
7 ; '3 3 
 
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22.20 15.50 101.00 
 
18.00 19.00 18.00 18.20 115.00 120.00 
 
7.27 
5~42 
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20. 60 21.90 
 
148.00 . 174.00 
 
19.. 60 
23. ?0 
181. 00 
 
Gh ick ens, lb 
 
rt 13-.2 ' 80 .0 .  33.9 33.7 
 
ll.4 
 
27:~ 9 . ' 28;0 
 
28 . 5 
 
Eggs, doz.  Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. 
 
 21.3  24.6  25.7 
 
42 ,0 
 
44.0 
 
54.0 
 
56.0 
 
I 56.0 
 
61.0 
 
45.0 56.0 61.0 
 
21.5 
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I 25,5 
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26.3 
 
40.7 59 .2 63.1 
 
42.6. -B7.8 
84 .~ 
 
41.5 66.9 83 .6 
 
y Milk  (wholesale) pe r 100/1: 
 
$ 
 
2 .42 
 
5,30 , . 5.85 5.85 
 
1.60 
 
3.71 
 
4.69 
 
4.59 
 
Cowpeas, bu. 
 
$ 
 
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5 . 70 
 
Soybeans, bu. 
 
$ 
 
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4.6511 
 
Peanuts , ~b_. 
 
 
 
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5.30 4.60 10.1 
 
5,30 4 .70 10.4 
 
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5.34 
 
5 .29 
 
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All Commodities 
 
Cotton and Cottonseed 
 
Grains 
 
Me at Animals 
 
Dairy Products 
 
Chickens and Eggs 
 
Fruits  
 
 
 
Miscellaneous 
 
May 15 . 1947 
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222 
:J-06 163 
 
May 15 ' 1948 
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221 .. 368 2 26 . 2'25 
245 16 5 
 
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26 fro n a })rolonged drought of from four to si~.. weeks, but adequat~__mois- : 
 
ture has been recei v~d .\n. a.ll  gro,.,ing ar~a-s si~ce . the 26th. .The present outlook is '- 
 
greatly improved over mid-Hay expectations from th~ st.and,point -of.- both yieia and .. . 
 
qllali ty of production. . The south GeorEJia season has _p_ra.c-tically ended for lett'tice, qaobage and snap~ beans... Onion, potato and cucumber mO->(.e:men.ts are beginning in 
 
v;olume, and harvest of tomatoes is gaining momentum daily.  Conditions innorth 
 
G.eorgia have impr?.ved since rains ,.,.ere receiv~d. 
 
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~ima :Beans: Dry weather ~as res~onsi ble for considerable damage: to the l!ma be.an crop in causing blooms .to shed and keeping the early crop from reach~~ 
maturity. Very satisfactory prices are being received to date. 
 
Snap :Beans: Snap bean shipment in south Georgia is over cwith last . pickings being of very poor q_uality due to the dry. weather. North Georgia growers have ' 
planted a small acreage to date, with the remainder to be planted in June. 
 
Cabbage:- Cabbage harvest in south Georgia is over. The de.al was very disappointing 
 
 to the majority of the producers. Yields harvested were cut to a very low 
 
level due to the drop in prices and poor quality causing_many fields  to be abandoneQ.. Early cabbage brought excellent prices, but when harvest . r .eache.d -p.eak movement the ~. 
 
demand, quality and prices hit _bottom. Dry ,.,eather prior. to..Hay 26 has retarded 
 
the north Georgia cabbage crop. sorrie ;a:Creage is still being set ,.,ith harvest from .  
 
the earlier Jllanted fields expected ~ound June 15-20. 
 
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Cantaloups; The first harvest of cantaloups is expected from the earliest planted fields around June 15 ,.,hich iS a little later than usual. Recent rains .. 
have greatly improved prospects for the crop. 
 
Cucumbers: Eatly 'cucumbers -began to move the third \leek in Hay, .and peak harvest i ~ , nqw Wlder ,.,.ay. Yields have been reduced due to the .extremely hot and -~- 
 
dry ,.,.eather in MetY. Q.uali ty has been good and is expected to improve follo,ring the . 
 
recent rains. 
 
-~-s ( Irish Potatoes!:-- Harvest of south Georgia Irish potato crop; aootlt over. This 
 
crop was hard hit by the wet weather . conditions of ;early spring'  
 
r esulting in very low yields of .poor quality. -The north Georgia crop has suffer~~ 
 
from prolonged dry \reather but is no,., improving, and digging is eXpecte'd- to .start 
 
around July 1. 
 
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Tomatoes: Georgia has the best tomato yield prospects in sevl')ral years. Q.uali.ty . and '!)r.ices have  been exceptionally good with very little blight damage :; . 
r eported to date~ 
 
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Pimiento Pewers.r Tran.sp,lanting is expected to  end the first week in June for 
 
pim,-i:~ntos. Re.cent rains were very beneficial ' for transplanting. 
 
Poor stands are reported in some of the older fields due to failure to replant 
 
because of the dry weather. 
 
  
 
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Onions: Harvesq~g of this crop should be over the first .week in June. !ieids are not up to eA.--pectations,  but quality and prices- are - exceptionallJ  g~od.  
 
\'l'atermelons: Harvesting should start in the Cordele, McRae, Alamo areas aroul)..d June 20, not much later than usual. The crop at this time looks very 
good, and it is fel-t that since the Florida crop was short the farmers s!lould receive good pri.ces~ 
 
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and expected to be over  by June ' 10';"- :Ptices  have .been the ~-- 
 
be st of record. Harvest of North Catolina 's late spring snap bean ~rop 
 
is now underway in all producing areas. 
 
   
 
9 a ntaloups: Good progress was made in pracfically all contaloup areas or Texas. Harvest of the Lower!Valley crop ,is active and 
shipments have started from the Laredo are~t Cantaloup prospects are f a ir to good in S,o\Jth CP.rolina. First sale~ should come abou-t;_ June 10 wHh peak of rnovem~n~ around the 25th. F~votable weather.. _perm.itting, first harvest is ;expected .to get underway i ~ North Carolina in the 
. i . . -. Scotland county area around June 21, becomi:Qg general by July l. :.:- 
Cucumbers: Light movement continues in Ala~ama, but dry weather hit 
 this crop as it  came into produqtion. If the present good_. . weather and unusually high prices -hold, the \shipping , sea~on may continue unti 1 near July 1 in South Carolina. Cucumber movement from Louisiana ; . 
has ..started with .peak shipments expected about June 5 to _lo. 
 
Onions: The Louisiana  onion crop is ' very light. The cold and wet spring 
 
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combined with dry weather in May, as well as prevalence of Q.isease 
 
is r e.sulting in a poor crop. 
 
Potatoes, Irish: Potato harvest : is _about c-omplete in . th~.. main producing area of south and central Louisi~na, _Ttie .'Tennessee crop 
 
suff.ered from lack of moisture during the second ha{f of -May. Harvest is  
 
not expected to begin before the rnidd1e of June, which is the late s t date of 
 
record. Harvest of the relatively small potato :cr.op .continues in South Ca rolina, with Government purch~ses amoimtiiig to abou't 36 per cent .of 
 
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to start in Louis ian~ June 10 and -p eak moverti~ nt _to -be ~eached _ 
 
a round June )5 to 20. Rains during the last week of May WE! t-e benef'icial:. 
 
to th e rJ!issi ssippi tomato- crop and stopped deterioration :resulti-ng fr~m 
 
dry condi tJ.ons, Moveme nt of th e crop sta rte d May 31, _!l,nd should continue' 
 
until about June 25. Tomato prospects are ge nerally g?oa in ;-Sa:utl; .,C.ar?lina . 
 
Ha rve st has b e gun and should be h eaviest the week of. _June -:14. . The Te nries-s:ee 
 
crop is suffering ._.from lack of moisture as well as cool nights.' and north 
 
winds. No mo. ve.m..en~ t. . of. consequence is expected before June 28. . . ' 
 
Wat e rmelon;~ .;~-A~ exellent crpp Of wate ~m~ l-~DS froW: ..a . redUCS,q acreage if! 
in prospect is -.Louisi a na. . Melons  ar~ 'ex p ected to b e r e ady .:- 
 
in volume about July 15. The commerci a l 1"18.termelon acre age in Mississippi 
 
.i s smaller than last year, but yields a re expe cted to b e better. Harvest; 
 
i s expe cted to stqrt about June 20 i n the so u the rn counti e s. South Ca.roiina 
 
wa t e rme lons are developing well and with continue d favors ble we ather should 
 
sta rt moving by June 24 a nd r each pe a k about July 10. Harve sting of. the_ 
 
Fl orida wate rme lon crop is well ov e r its peak. Loading in the Live Oak. 
 
se ction starte d the week of Uay 31 a nd is expected to start in th e Madison- 
Montic e llo s e ction the woe k of J _une 7 ' :The t_ar:y w~~the r greatly r e duc e d . 
 
th e crop prospe cts in th e north. and vl'est Flori{.la " ~-ections~ The volume. from Florida will de cline v e ry rapidly a ft e r .Jun,e' ~0 ~ Li ght mov ement.. i.S 
 
expe cte d arou nq. June i5 in Alabama a nd movement s_h'otild b e come relatively 
 
f1oavy by July _1~ i.. : 
 
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GE1ffiRAL: Much benefit has been derived from the rainfall of latter May, and vegetables in most areas of the State are making favorabl~ ..grovvth. For 
 hom to maintain grmvth and reach full maturity, more rain will soon be  needed. 
3oLle South Georgia  localities already pave been hard hit by extremely high temper-at ures and dry weather wl'n.cl'lWill esult in lower yields iri -thos~rea-s, - Harve st 
of snap beans, cucumbers, onions, and potatoes is about complete in South Georgia. Li c;ht truck hauling of cantaloups started the second week in June a,nd first loadin[~ of wat ermelons began on June 12. Light harvest of North Georgia cabbage  is expected 
t o start immediately. 
 
!.,J11A BEANS: Movement of Lima beans from South Georgia has passed the peak, but -~-- -- - -- lighi;. : picking is expected until around July 1. In the McDonough-Locus -t 
Grove section dry .weather has .causod conside rable damage to .the crop  .Progress is 
a little later than usual in that territory . 
 
SNAP BEANS: The general outlook for snap beans in North Georgia is good. Some acreage is still being planted for early fall harvest. Light picking 
from some of th~ earliest planted fi el ds is expected around the second week in July  
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CAB]3A: The North Georgia cabbage crop is making good progress as favorable  weather and adequate moisture hqp been received to-date. Cutting from a 
few scattered fields has begun. 
 
CUCilliBERS: Movement into fresh market channels has passed its  peak with very good 
 
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ties has cut production and caused a shorter harvesting season. 
 
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POTATOES IRISH: Practically ali c.oilUnercial potato harvest from south and southea s t 
 
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potato acreage Yr.i..ll be ovei by June 20. The late spring potato 
 
crop was very disapp ointing this year due to the below average yields pro duce~. '... 
 
Yi elds are not expected to be up to normal on the North Georgia potato crop due to 
 
the dry weather in May .  Some harvest is expected the week of June 21. 
 
'l'Ol.IATO:CS: shipments contirtue fairly heavy with all current supplies being s old for fresh const.unp_tion. Most of the crop will be harvested by July 1. A 
strong demand and good to . excellent prices are reported.. 
 
P:GJIENTO PEPPE11S: Extensive replanting of pimiento's has been necessary .:this seasor: due to adverse weather conditions. In some sections dry weather 
damage continues and stands are v~ry irregular. Liti;.le or no disease damage has shovm up to-date  
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GANT_l~lDU.!_ :. A few caritB:loups from South Georgia counties vve re loaded on trucks  -during the 'second week in June. The cr<op is rapidly approaching 
maturity and >vill be in full harvest by July 1. Quality is reported to be good, bu  melons are small in size due to insufficient moisture. Pr:oduction of-' early -sum'n~.: cantaloups in the states of Georgia, i\.rizona, and South Carolina is estimated at' ' 2,818,000 cr~tes1 compared with 2,9.57 ,000 crates  in 1947 and the 10 year average of 1,6.52,000 crates. Estirnated acreage s this year fo r these three states a're as follbws: Georgia 3,000~ Arizona 23,500,; South Carolina 21 800. 
WATERMELONS: The South Georgia watermelon crop is reported to be in good condition except for a few local areas where dry weather has caused cons iderar.l' 
damage. Harvest started around June 12 - a few days earlier than usual - and _11vill Je in full swing by July 1. In the 12 early summer states production is expected t . oe about 18 percent smaller than in 1947. A decrease of 20 percent below last year in acreage is responsible for the indicated decrease in production. Prospective production of 45,821,000 melons compare s vdth .5.5,968,000 melons produced in 1947 an' t he 1937-46 average of 47,129,000 melons. Georgia acreage is estimated at 40,000 compared with 56,000 last year 
 
D. L. FLOYD gricultural Statistician, In Charge 
 
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Lima. Bean~':'  Lima. bean harvest is near the peak in South Carolina. and 
 
sales should continue through the first week of July. 
 
Snap Beans: Some beans will be harvested the last few days in June in Tennessee. Plantings in this area. are spread from about 
May 1 through July with harvest from late in June unti 1 frost occurs. 
In North Carolina. harvest of the snap bean crop is about over, Hodera.te 
to light mov~ment is expected to continue until .about July 1 in the . 
Sampson - Duplin county ar.ea. Movement from ~urri tuck county reached 
. eak by June l5 a.;nd . offerings should continue from here unti 1 the first 
i eek of July. 
 
Cu cumb ers: Cuc.um.ber sales are decli:r:ling and the season will be cut short unless rain comes soon in South C~rolina.-Ha.rvest of the 
cucumber crop is ~bout over in Louisiana., The drywea.ther during ' the past 
two weeks hastened the end of the sh1pp1ng season. 
 
Cantaloups: Hot winds of the past week and disease reduced canta.loup prospects in S.Outh Caroline. .and the crop is in fa.ir.l 'condition 
only,e.t _present sales have begun and sho~ld reach peak the week ' of June 28. Ha rves t in the Scotland county area of North Carolina is expected to begin about June 28, but will not reach volume until 'theweek of July 5. Supplies of ce.ntaloups in TP.x~s have peen pl entiful as maturity of crops in some of the mid-season are s. was. hastened by the extreme hot weather and lack of moisture the past two weeks, 
 
Potatoes, Irish: The season should be practically over in South Carolina by ~une 25  . The bulk of pre se nt offerings have been taken 
by the government at support prices, Li ght harvest v~s underway in Tennessee the middle of June . Yields are well below normal due to late planting and dry weather during the growing season. 
 
Tomatoes: Tomato harvest . is about at its peak in the Beaufort area of :: .: 
 
- Sout-h Carolina. Sa les have begun :Pu-r-the r -nortl1 a11d s-hould be    
 
heaviest from the central area the first week in July. Light movement 
 
of gre e n wrap tomatoes has started i~ louisiana, with a peak expected 
 
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about June 20. Uniess r a in is soon rec ~ ived, the shipping season will 
 
be short.  Light harvest in Tennessee began on June 18 with most sheds 
 
expecting to open . Jun~ 21. 
 
''.-ate rmelons: In South Carolina anthracnose and wilt have damaged wate r- . ;:: 
 
melons to ~oi}\e extent and rain is beginning to be nee ded .  Shipping sho~ld . become general the. first week in July. The volume of 
 
wate rme lons is holding up better than expected in Florida, Ship.m'ents will 
 
decline rapidly ~fter June 20, but some volume wil~ continue during the 
 
r emainde r of the month. Production is becoming general in extreme 
 
~o uthe rn coun:t:i:es of Alabama and peak shipments are expected around the 
 
first of July. .r Light shipments are expected during the last week of June 
 
in Louisiana., with volume movement about July 10. The dry weather is 
 
hastening maturity. In Texas _watermelons are available from a. wider area 
 
than usual f.of-..' t~is period of the sE!ason. Unless rains .. occur soon, the 
 
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A~hens, .Georgia GE~ CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JUNE 1, 1948 
 
June 15, 1948 
 
At the ~pproach of June most sections of Georgia had come through about a month's drought. Crops which were late because of continued heavy spring rains and flood.s \'rere further adversely affected by the dry season, and stands of many as of June 1 'iT~re ragged and in poor condition. 
 
The rains of the last few days of ~Iay came too late to be of much value to small ~ains, and prospective yields are . at a lo'l'rer level than they have been for a nunber of years. 
 
mAT: The condition of wheat as re~orted on June 1 indicates a crop in Georgia of 2,688,000 bushels. This production is 20 per cent lower than the 3,360,090 
bushels harvested in 1947, but it is 28 per cent above the average production from 1937 to 1946. 
 
The acreage of wheat for harvest is set at 215,000. This is a 25,000 acre reducti o1 
 
from the 240,000 acres reported for last . year, much of ~the decrease no dollbt resnlt- 
 
ing from farmers 1 inability to~ollo~ .~~ll intentions last fall because of unfavor- 
 
able weather. The prospective yield of 12.5 bushels per acre is a bushel and a ha.J.. 
 
below the 1947 yield but is one bushel higher than the average for the  ten years 
 
just :pri9r to 1947. 
 
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OATS: Present prospects are for a p roduction of 13,167,000 bllshels of oats. This is 18 per cent less than it was a year ago and is due largely to a reduced 
acrea.::;e. As in the case of ,.,heat, frequent rains during the fall of 1947 prevented f~rmers 1 planting fully their intended acreage! Despite this handicap the current ~~dicated pro duction is still seven per cent above the 1937-46 ten-year average. 
 
PZACHES: T'ne prospective production of peaches in Georgia is ,.,ell belo\v average. 
 
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June 1 indi cations point to a crop of 3,280,000 bushels, a r eduction of 
 
44 per cent below the 1947 pro duction of 5,810,000 bushels and 35 per cent below 
 
t he 1937-1946 ten-year average. The sharp reduction was caused by extremely low 
 
temperatures which s~verely damaged the crop in central and north Georgia on 
 
l-iarch 29. 
 
The movenent of Mayflo \'Ters and Uneedas is over and the shipment of Early Roses is now in process. It is expected t hat Hileys will be moving in considerable volume 
by the ~iddle of June , and shipment of Jlllb ertas will start around the first of July. 
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
EA...'ffiY A. l'llUTE Agricultural Statistician 
 
Return After Five Days to 
 
Penalty for private us~ to 
 
United States Depa rtment of Agriclllture 
 
avoid pa;yment of :postage $300 . 
 
Bureau of Agricllltural Economics 
 
319 Extension Building 
 
Athens, Georgia 
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A cr9p season at~ ' least alS pl'oduct i ve .as ,the :average o'f ''.the past 10 years, the -be ::;t  . 
 
decade in OU'F,hist.ory, was .in prospect on JUn.e 1. Sprillig-work and planting..Of s!)rii.. Cl"Oi~ had ma.di:. a,bO\).t US\1aJ. ;progre.ss 1 except in .t.he ~est t ~d. harve;t . Of fail"- SOW; grains '"as und~.r\.,ray in t.h~ South~  The COI).di tiona fri the mid-part . o.f' May which '"ere 
:f~vorable for field \'fOrk,  were on 'the other hand unfavorable :for progress uf. 9rop s 
 
tp. , several iffi!)ortant areas: hov1ever, rains in ,lat-e- M~ -and early June, brought 
 
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elsewh~re, so that prospective production was increased during May to 8?7 million 
 
~ushels. With a 315 million bushel ~pring wheat . crop prospective, all wheat produc- 
 
tion is 1,192 million bushels, - the  second largest crop of rerord. 
 
Crop prospects as a '"hole are reported average or better in all geographi.c regions. ~ther uniformly good prospec~s prevail in all North Atlant1c and North Central states, except Nebrask a and Kansas. For the South, al~-crop prospects are about ~v erage, with Florida and Geor gia of the South Atlantic region and Oklahoma and 
IJ;Iexas of the South Central region reported only poor to fair, to hold down the re::;ional averages. In the 'est,  des::;>ite the lateness of the season, outturns are e~~e cted to be average, varying from fair in New Mexico to very good in Mo~tana and t he Pacific Northwest. 
 
CO::.iN: The 1948 corn crop is getting off to a good start.  In the Corn Belt and  in almost all other areas farmers had ample op~ortunity to carry out planting 
plans. For the country as a \Jhole, only a small percentage of the acrea ge remained 
to be planted on June 1, compared with almost a fourth unplanted by that date a 
~rear ago. 
 
i~T: Tne indicated production of 1,192,425,000 bushels of all wheat although about 172 million  bu~hels under last year's record crop, ,.,ould be t he 
s econd largest of record, and one-fourth ' larger than the 10-year .average. The 1948 :, crop in pro spect would be the fifth consecutive crop of over one-~illion bu sh~ls, and the sixth exceeding the billion bushel mark. Product ion in 1947 \'Tas 1.364,919,000 bushel s, and the 10-year average is 942,623,000 bushels. The three 
of states Montana, 1'/'ashinGton and Oregon expe ct the largest wheat crop of , record. 
Record or near record crops are expected in severa l stat~s east of the Mississippi River. In contrast, the four Great Plainp St a tes  of Hebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas \'lhich last year produced  q06 million bushels, this year have 363 million bushels indicated on June 1 or 60 per cent of last year's crop in these four states 
 
\'lint er wheat production, no,., indic~ted at 877,230.,000 bushels-- the second largest 
 
on record -- is 18 per cent under last ye.ar 1 s record crop of 1,067, 970,000 bushels 
 
but. 27 per cent above the 10-year average of 688,606,000 bushels. 
 
 
 
i~~ OATS: June 1 conditions indica ted an oats crop of 1,357,210,000 bushels. This 
 
12 per cent mor e than the 1947 crop of 1,215,970,000 bushels and 10 per cent 
 
more tha.11. the ten-year average but is 12 per cent less than the record crop of 
 
J., 535,676,000 bushels in 1945. Prospects are good in Minnesota and 'vi sconsin, but the effects of dry weather were e:vident in Iowa and some areas south and ~ves t . of 
 
I o\'m , In the Eastern North .Central States, seeding was accomplished more quickly  
 
and was comule ted at a more nearly normal time than in 1947. The North Central 
 
Sta tes, \'-'ith- 75 per cent of the Nation's oats acreage, on the whole s oeo s to h13:ye 
 
carried out the 11 per cent increase in acreage indicated in March. 
 
PEACHES: The U. S. peach crop is for e cast at 68,254,000 bushels --17 per c ent l c' 
than the 1947 crop but 2 per cent more than average. Production is expe cted to be less tnan last year for all regions and for ne~ly all important states. 
 
The season in the Eastern St a tes and Southern States is  e~.rlier than last year and 
 
about average . In the \'lest, bloom was much later than in last y-ear 1 s early s eason, 
 
n.nd time of harvest is exp ec t ed to b e about average or a little la:ter. 
 
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Prospe cts for the 10 Southern states declined slightly during May and production ir 
 
no1:1 forecast at only 14,179,000 bushels-- 37 per cent .less than the large- 1947 
 
crop and 18 per cent l e ss than average . ~uality is _indicated to be better than 
 
nsual. 
 
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Athens, Geor~ia 
 
June 2 5, 1948 
 
GEORGIA 1948 SPRING PIG SURVEY REPORT 
 
The PIGS SAVED: 
 
Georgia 1948 spring pig crop. (December ~947  to June 1948) 
 
 is placed .at 1,103,000 head compared ~~th 1,162,000 one year 
 
ago, or a decrease of 5 per cent. The current spring pig crop is 6 per cent 
 
less than the 10-year average and 26 per cent less than the peak year of 1943. 
 
SO\'iS FAR...-r{Orr.'ED: The number of sows farrowing this spring is 5 per cent below last spring and 9 per cent less than the 1937-46 average. 
Total sows farrowing are placed at 1~7~00G compared with 197,000 in 1947. 
sa~s BRED FOR FALL FARROra NG: rleports on breeding intentions for this fall shO\n: 176,000. sovrs. 'lhis is 1 per cent less 
thun last year but 2,000 head above the 10-year avera ge,  
 
The survey is based on r e por t s fro~ a large nQmber of farms. Thes e returns f rom farmers ware obtained in coopero.tion with .the Post Office Department througl1 the rural mail carriers. 
SO".'!S FARROWED AND PIGS SAVED 
 
SPRING (Dec.l to June 1) 
 
FALL (June l to Dec .l) 
 
Sows 
 
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Pigs Sows Saved :Farrowed .(000) (000) 
 
. Av . No . Pigs Per 
Litter 
 
GEORGIA: 
10-year, 1937-46 1947 1948 
( UNITED STATES: 
10-ye!ir, 1937-46 1947 1948 
 
205 197 187 
8518 86 52 7988 
 
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1162 
 
5.9 
 
1103 
 
6.23 6.10 6.44 
 
52968 52802 51421 
 
174 178 176* 
5344 4908 4910* 
 
5.8 6.0 
6.35 6.39 
 
* Number indicated to farrow fro.m breeding intentions reports. 
 
Pigs saved ( 0 00 ) 
lOO-t 1068 
33954 31352 
 
D. L. Floyd Agricultural St at_i~ti cinn, In Charge 
 
Archie Lang ley Agricultural Statistician 
 
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UNITED" STATES PIG CROP REPGRT , ~- ~J'I.Ni..__l948 
 
The 1948 spring pig crop totaled, fil,42l,OOO head:_-~-qec~eiie of 3 p~ cent.. . 
 
:s from lait spring~ The number of ~ows farrowing tftls spring was 8 per cent 
below last spring. The. number of 'pigs saved per--litter was about -per' c~:t 
 
higher than _la_st spring and ~bQ.ut 3 per cent higher than the 1937-46 ~'ferage. 
 
. Reports - on breeding i~tEmti o~- for the coming_fa~ll indl'ca:te *bout the s-ame 
 
number of sows to :farrow as last fall. The combined 1948 ~pring and fall 
 
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~) ig crop is .now .expectep. to be 82.4 million head. A combined pig crop this 
 
s ize would be 2 per ce~t below 1947 _an4_5 per cent -below the- -10-year a.ver.age. _ 
 
_s pring Pig Crop: 1he numbe~ of plgs saved in the spring . seastm of 1948 -  
(December 1,1947 to June 1, 1948) is estimated to be 
51, 421,000 head. 'lhis is 1,381.000 head or about 3 per cent less than the sp r i ng crop last year. :It is also 3 per cent less than the lQ-year average. ;~, e. 1948 spring crop is the smallest since 1941 and 31 per cent less than the record crop produced in the $pring of 1943. 
 
Tne number of sows farrowing ,in the 1948 spring~season is -estimated at 7, 988,000 head. This is 664,000 head, or 8 per cent, less than last year and 529,000 head, or 6 per cent, less than the 10-year average_. The 1948 spring farrowings are 3 per cent or 2561 000 head greater than farmers' r eports last December indieated. The very sha-rp incre&~Se in pigs saved 
per litter compared yri th last spring offset to a large extent the decrease in the number of sows farrowing. 
 
Fall Intentions: Reports on breeding intentions show 4,910,000 sows being kept for falr f a rrowing. This  is about the same as the number 
farrowing last fall but ' 4341 000 head or 8 per cent less than the 10-year aver~ge. 
 
These changes from farrowings in the fall season last year are based on breed- 
 
ing intentions reported about June 1st. These indicated intentions fall short 
 
of the goal set for 1948 fall farrovnngs whichcalled for a 10-per cent 
 
increase for the United States. In most years when hog prices have been 
 
low relative to those of cor:Q_a?q when a decrease occurred in number of sows 
 
farrowing in the spring, there . has also been a decrease in fall so~~. H ~never, 
 
gm1erally - favorable outlook for _the 1948 corn crop, reduced livestock and 
 
poultry numbers, and a continued strong demand for meat all are factors that are encouraging pr 6ducers t o maintain hog prod~c~1on a t ab out the same level  
 
as last year~ . 
 
 
 
After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
319 Extension Building kthens, Georgia 
 
Penalty for privat~ use to avoid payment of postage $300. 
 
OFFICIAL BUSJN ESS 
Form BAE-~6/48-2902 Permit No. 1001 
 
Dean Paul W. Chapman Athens, Ga . 
 
Clark Co. 
 
Req. 
 
 At hens, Georgia 
 
FARM PRICE REPORT AS OE JUNE :15; .1948 
 
July 1948 
 
GEORGIA:~ The sharp ;ac:lva.nce ip t 'he prtoe ?r :nteat ainli!s and :fruits during 
 
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the _past 3.0 Q.ays wa!3 l,a.rgely respolfsi b1e .for. ~e 4-point increase 
 
in the a11-eommodit~ index of prices received by Georgia. farmers. On June 15 
 
. the 9ver-a.H index O,f prices reC'i ved 'by farmers was . 282 . per cent of'" -tlae 
 
1909.;14 average compared with; 278 on ~il.y '15 and 264 per cent one year ago . 
 
''!he june" 15 . high price ievel or 'peache"s resulted in a. 72 poil\t increase in the 
 
:f'rui t index, while the e.dva.ro e in cattle and .hogs raised the -meat animal inQ.ex 
 
_38 p~ints  : . _ 
 
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uNITED STA1$S: - New high meat- animal ' prices ~a.ised :the. over-all index of prices 
 
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received by farmers dur~ng th~ _ month ended June 15 to 295 per 
 
cent ; or 'its: 19d9-14 average,  Meat ~n:i:'Ihal~ prices rose 8 per c~nt and the over-all 
 
index rose 2 per cent  . During the same : ~riQd, highe~ prioea  paid for food, 
 
pr.inbipally_meat 1 resulted in a 1-p!=>int _, ~ se in the index of prices paid by 'farm~rs 'including interest and taxe~.   
 
the sha~p increase in the index. of }>rices: received :by' farmers for meat animals J{B.s ~ue __principally to :the $3:.3Q per 1-!und.red _poundris_e in h~g . pri,~es  .. All meat: animal_; pric e s except sheep wer~ at record higlj.s for mid;June. '.:... Pric-es of 
beef cattle-. veal calves, and. lambs were .at all.tilJle h-ighs. :the livestoqk-and 
 livestock p'roducts index was nearly: 6 per; ce.nt higher than a ;rq.onth ago \Vi th poultry and: egg s making the second ~argest contributio~ to the' incre!!~e 'in this -inde~. -: .The; de~-rease of. 2 per: cent ~n. the. all-crop index was ~not sufftcient to 'oi'fs et-the in:c--rease in the livestock ana products g roup, and ~~.:n:~:t :re sult was 
the 2-per cent increase in the all-commodity index. DecreaseS. fn .th:e d!-'11-crop ~- ~ 
i nde-x.:-wer e-:d-ue in -most part to lower  prices fot,truck crops, grains, :a.nd ca.tt.on~ 
Hi ghe r p rice s for- fruit~ and oil.:.h_ear.ing; _crops::n elped offset this d e crea se. 
 
The 1, p blnt increa se l.n the index of prices paid, interest, and taxes Y{as th e 
re:s u lt. bf increases in prices paid for food and for many other consumer goods. 
 
Prices  of clothing and f ee d decre ased. Of the food :i;tems, beefsteak s howe d the 
 
gr eat e:st' incre a se . Price s of oth er meats and fruit also contributed to the ris e . 
 
- Flour p_ri ce s, howev e r, we re down from a month ago. - ' -- - 
 
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The pa-r-ity ratio i n:creas e d 2 pe r c e nt du ring the month as a . ~e-~ul t of the much gr eat e r >"incre ase i ~ - the price s rec e ived index than i n . the  price_s , paid index. 
 
At 118 thi's ratio - :r s the same a s a ye ar ag o. 
 
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255 ' '' 00i4. : r 669 : 669 
 
l~ .. 
 
: 
 
& 
 
26t3 i . 63,0  83,6 I 82,7 
 
.sa 
1.60 1 
 
~ 
 
: 
 
.... 
 
I 
: 
 
' 4.8 
 
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.. 3.67 5o02 307. 
10~0 
 
: ' 
. 463 , 461  
5o29 & 5~28 
 
... 3e74 I 350 
 
10.1 
 
10.4 
 
 INDEX NUMBERS .bF.P.RYCES.RECEIVED :By' FARtaE:Rs .!N GIDRGIA  
 
August 1909 .. July 1914 .; 100) ' : 
 
June 15 
 
May 15 
 
June 15 
 
:An commodities cotton & Cottonseed Grains . _  Meat Animals Dairy Products 
 
1947 
 
1948 
 
264 :. ' . . 
-~.87 -. 
 
:.278 
30.6': 
 
. 205 
 
~21. . 
 
.. 
 
354 
 
208 
 
368 226 . 
 
1948 
 
282 
 
_) 
 
299 
 
221 406 
 
- 
 
. 226 
 
Chickens & Eggs 
 
Fr~t13. . . 
 
.. ., 
 
Miscell@GOUS 
 
224 
 
225 
 
238 
 
226 
 
245 
 
.317 
 
175 
 
165 
 
166 . 
 
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TRUCK CROP ,NEWS. July ~~ 1948 
 
General: Georgia comnercial truck crops received ample moisture, except 
 
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for some widely scattered areas, during the pe-riod . Jy.ne 15-30. 
 
The extreme high temperatures during the last of June have hastened maturity 
 
of all growing truck crops i .n the southern portion. of th!3 State. Conditions 
 
have been especially favorable for active harvest in all . sections. The 
 
cabbage, potato, and snap bean. season is over in south Georgia, and these . 
 
crops are coming into production in the northern part of the State. Harvest 
 
of cantaloups e.nd watermelons is declining in southern <;:ounti~s and beginning 
 
in volume in the central part of the S.tate . 
 
Snap Beans, ' North Georgia: . Weather conditions have been favorable and rainfall adequate for the north Georgia early and 
late snap bean crop. Light picking from early plant1ngs has started and is e~pected to bee ome .general ~round July 15-20. 
 
was Cabbage, North G.eorgia: Some north Georgia cabbage. 
 
cut in late June 
 
and movement from the principal producing counties 
 
of Union, Gilmer and Lumpkin will be heavy during the month of July. 1he 
 
cabbage crop has made good progress the past two weeks, with better :y-ields 
 
a nd qua}i ty expected than was secured last year. 
 
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Irish Potatoes, North Georgia: Potato harvest is getting underway and expected to become general by July 15 in 
all mountain counties: Dry we ather durin g latter May and early June did considerable damage to the potato crop in preventing it from reaching full maturity.  Yi~lds are, therefore; _not coming up -to  earlier expectations  . 
 
Pimientos: The pimiento crop, though . late has started growing and in gene-ral i~ looking good. Lit t le or no disease damage has 
shown up to date, and pick ing from early plantings are expected around July 15-20. Not over  80 or 8 5 pe r c.ent stands were attained due to the d!"'J weather conditions around planting and replanting time. 
Cantaloups: The cantaloup season is fas' t coming to a close in the southern pa rt of the State, and is reaching peak movement 
in central areas. The extreme high temperatures and dry weather in some localities the last two weeks in June has hastened maturity, thereby, cutting the c.rop short  . Me lons have been very small but of good q'Uali ty an~ prices to date h~,:~.ve been satisfactory Some harvesting is expected t o continue i n the Macon area until July 15  
 
...nte r me lons: Me lons in the extreme southern counti ~ s have been .moving 
 
r a pidly with harves t a bout ov e r. Mov eme nt is b eginning 
 
:'..  vo lune c. little ea rli e r thnn u su('. l in the c entral pc.rt _of the State, 
 
.. :'.. t!-1 pe~k e xpected around ,Tuly 5. The dry weathe r in some localiti e s .. -did co!1sid 0 ruble damage in c o.us in~ melons to be small in size. Good to 
 
exc c l hmt pric e s havG b c; en r e c eive d t o :da.te . - Through June 29, 1677 c r.. r- 
 
~ oc. ds hud b oon shippe d by ..r uil compn red with 1148 on the ~c.me date la st 
 
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L, H, HARRIS, JR. 
 
AG ricultural St et~s ticio.n 
 
Truck Crop Estimator 
 
In Cho.re;e 
 
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TRUCK CROP NOTES - BY STATES July 1, 1948 
 
SNAP BEANSt The late summer crop in the northwestern part of North Carolina 
 
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is in only fair condition. Due to dry soil conditions at the 
 
tima of planting and germination, stands are below normal. The West Jefferson 
 
.Market opened June 26, but only light offerings have been received to date. 
 
Fair volume should be reached by July 15. Harvest of the first crop in 
 
Johnson county. Tennessee has started. Acreage for early harvest is much smaller t~an average, due*to low prices lust year and dry weather during planting time. 
 
CABBAGE: North Carolina's summer cabbage crop, grown principally in ,,~atnugu, ------- Ashe, Alleghany and Avery counties, is in fairly good condition. Light !u. rvcst begnn .. in this a.re:u about July 1, but is not expected to reach volume iwtil around July 15, continuing unti 1 around mid-October. 
 
CANTALOUPS: In North Carolina light movement of cantaloups began in the ~cotland-Robeson county urea June 28 and reached moderate volume 
by July 1. Hot, sunny weather during the week of June 20 damaged vines and melons seriously in many fields, and unless favorable conditions develop the season will end nround July 10. Captaloups have suffered severely from the h ot dry weather of the past ten days in South Carolina. The seo.son will like ly ond by July 10. 
 
IRIS:! POTATOES: The harvesting und g~ading of the enrly potato crop in 
North Carolinu are about complete. Little or no El.creage will be harvested after July lO. Harvest . is well unde n~y in the CoffeeFranklin county area in Tenne ssee. Yields are we ll b e low average, ~ue to late planting and dry weather during the growing season. 
 
TOMA TOES: In North Carolina ho.rvest of tomatoes in Scotland county ended 
July 1. Hot, sunny days short e ned the harve st pe riod considerably. 
The green vrro.p tomato dea l is about over in South carolina, Ha rvest of the 
Te nnessee green wro.p toronto crop is we ll und erway 1..-lth peak movement expe.cto.d._ The week of July 4. 
 
,. ATERMELONS: watermelons a rc moving in frdr volume in Louisiana, with peak 
 
expected about July 5 ~ 10. The extreme dry weo.ther during 
 
Juhe ho.s been v e ry damaging to the crop, e spe cially r educing the size of me lons. Harvest from ea rli e r fi e lds is expecte d to b e gin about July 15 in 
 
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North Ca rolina, be coming genero.l by August 1, In South Ca rolina v,rntcrmc lon 
 
sal e s vrill be heaviest th e week o:C July 5. The quantity marketed will be 
 
l e ss tho.n expected o. month ago, since hot sunshine and lack of ruin have 
 
injured the vines, burne d many melons, o.nd r e duced J~ e ld prospects. 
 
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GZORGIA COTTON: PLANTED ACREAGE, YIELD .Al.lD PRODUCTION 
 
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1946 
 
1947 
 
District and 
County 
DISTRICT I Bartow Catoosa Chattooga .  Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield 
 
Acreage Yield Production 
 
in Cul- Per 
 
500-Pound 
 
tivation Planted G:ro ss \'It. 
 
July 1 Acre 
 
:Bales 
 
25,490 ' 250 
 
2,400 
 
195 
 
9,450 
 
254 
 
950 
 
258 
 
15,280 
 
233 
 
17,690 
 
259 
 
6,940 
 
~27 
 
9,850 
 
259 
 
12,560 
 
230 
 
6,940 
 
221 
 
5,030 
 
190 
 
13,260 980 
5,010 510 
7,420 9,540 3,280 5,320 6,020 3,190 2,000 
 
Acreage in Oultivation July 1 
27,360 2,900 
10,450 1,030 15,860 19.340 . 7,690 11,050 13,800 7,850 5,530 
 
Yield Per Planted Acre 
308 310 
318 
251 232 329 :!/J7 273 315 270 268 
 
Production 50Q-Pound Gross Wt. 
Bales 
17,600 1,880 6,900 
540 7,700 '13,250 4,920 6, :!IJO 9,050 4,430 3,090 
 
Total 
 
112,580 
 
241 - 56;-530 - - 122,860 
 
295 
 
75,660 
 
DISTRICT II 
 
Barrow 
 
13,350 
 
242 
 
Cherokee 
 
5,770 
 
254 
 
Clarke 
 
4,360 
 
258 
 
Cobb 
 
8,840 
 
228 
 
Da\.,son 
 
1,170 194 
 
DeKa1b 
 
2,110 
 
183 
 
Forsyth 
 
11,120 
 
255 
 
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Fulton Gilmer 
 
8,6~ 
 
243 
 
60 
 
167 
 
.. G\.,innett 
 
18,720 
 
205 
 
Hall 
 
10,720 191 
 
Jackson 
 
21,640 
 
249 
 
Lumpkin 
 
580 
 
155 
 
Oconee 
 
11,830 
 
252 
 
Pickens 
 
2,950 
 
186 
 
\'/'alton 
 
33,090 
 
254 
 
White 
 
2, 670 
 
200 
 
6,740 
3,050 2,340 4,200 
470 800 5,900 
4,360 20 
7,990 4,260 11,250 
190 6,210 1,150 17,500 1,110 . 
 
13,400 
 
250 
 
6,030 
 
274 
 
4,570 
 
247 
 
9,200 
 
234 
 
1,230 
 
192 
 
2,040 
 
187 
 
11,820 
 
269 
 
8,820 
 
252 
 
100 190 
 
19,490 
 
208 
 
11,190 
 
246 
 
22,420 
 
229 
 
610 
 
184 
 
12,070 
 
265 
 
3,130 
 
261 
 
34,180 
 
263 
 
2,510 
 
161 
 
7,000 3, 4:40 2,350 4,480 
490 800 6,600 4,630 40 8,450 5,750 10,700 
230 6,650 1,700 18,800 
840 
 
Total 
 
157,600 
 
236 
 
77,540 . 
 
162,810 
 
244 
 
82,950 
 
~!STRICT III 
 
. Banks 
Elbert 
 
7,030 17,580 
 
268 254 
 
Franklin 
 
17,450 
 
299 
 
Habersham 
 
2,010 
 
194 
 
Hart 
 
24,280 
 
317 
 
Lincoln 
 
6, 730 
 
189 
 
Madison 
 
18,350 
 
294 
 
Oglethorpe 13.640 
 
265 
 
Stephens 
 
2.880 
 
187 
 
Wilkes 
 
11,570 
 
169 
 
3,930 9 ,300 10,860 . 
810 16,050 
2,650 11,230 . 7, 520 
1,120 4.080 
 
7,190 
 
292 
 
16,690 
 
193 
 
16,840 
 
265 
 
1,960 
 
194 
 
23,160 
 
259 
 
6,470 
 
179 
 
17,960 
 
269 
 
13,010 
 
238 
 
2,690 
 
178 
 
10. RS() 
 
, ~Q 
 
4,380 6,700 9, 300 
790 12,500 
2,410 10,100 
6,450 1,000 3,800 
 
Total 
 
121,520 
 
26 
 
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~7,430 
 
 Distr.ict and   . . County 
DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan .. Chatham Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs 1'{are Wayne 
Total 
 
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GEORGIA COTTON: PLANTED ACR"?.A.GE 1 YIELD AND PRODUCTION ( The.se estimates are based: on the latest available data) 
 
"1946 
 
Acrea~e 
 
Yield 
 
in Cu1- -1 Per 
 
l tivation Planted 
 
Jul:v 1 
 
Acre 
 
.. 
Production 500-Pound Gross Wt. 
:Bales 
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3,580 1,280 
5 75 1_0 
2,100 20 
150 870 4,350 7,380 200 1,480 
 
246 246 
200 200 
- .zoo_ 
271 150 
133 . 214 
193 209 130 . 
245 
 
1,830 
-6-55 30 5 1,185 
5 40 385 1,750 3,210 55 760 
 
21,500 
 
221 
 
9,910 
 
Acreage in Ctlltivatio"n July 1 
5,930 2,500 
30 220 
- - 20 
3,310 20 
380 2,240 6.,860 9,460 
300 3,520 
34,790 
 
.. 1947 . Yield Per Planted Acre 
 
Production 
500-Po.Wld .. Gross'Wt.- '  :Bales .. 
 
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289 284 333 286 250 292 ,200 279 279 2?4 255 237 287 
 
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3,570 1,480 
20 
 
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130 
 
10 
 
2,010 
 
10 220 
 
.. 
 
1,300 
 
3,930 
 
5,050 
 
150  
 
2,100 
.. 
 
275 
 
19,980 
 
STATE TOTALS 1,217,000 
 
220 
 
557.000 
 
1,278,000 
 
244 
 
651,000  
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician  
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 Athens, Georgia 
 
July 13, i948 
 
 
 
GENERAL crop: R.'l@'ORT FOR Gli:ORG!A As -''OF JULY 1, 1948 
 
Bad weather which greatly hindered planting small grcin last fall continued well into 1948 and spring plantings were considerably de~ayed. T~e neavy rains and floods ~hat prevailed before. crop,s wer~ planted were. followed by a month's ~nterval '"i th little or no rain. A respite from -unfavorable weather came to .most sec~ions of the State during the latter part of May, but agai"n the growth of crops was 
retarded by hot, dry weather the early part of June. In spite of these adverse conditions~  crops have done surprisingly well. They have recovered rapidly since 
the general rains which came during the latter part of June, and good' yields . f.rom mos t sections of the State are now .i~ pro.spec.t. 
 
Corn: The 1948 corn acreage for harvest is placed at 3,141,000, a two per cent . 
 
reduction from the ~3',205,000 acres reported for last year. The indicated . 
 
y ield of 14 bushels is a bushel short of la~t year's yield which sets the indicated 
 
pro du ction at 43,974,000 bushels as compared to 48,075,9_90 _for ~947, or a reduction 
 
of 8.5 per Cel}-t 
 
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The Small Grains: The seeding of small grains was much below intentions because of 
 
unfavorable ,.,eather conditions. 
 
indic~ted production of 
 
~~ . 8 73, 000 bushels of wheat is 14.5 per . cent 1Jeloi the 3, 360, .000 bushels produced in 1947~ The big -decrease is the result of a reduction in acreage from 240,000 to 
 
221,000.. Oats also dropped substantially, the indications pointing to a production 
 
of 13,128',000 bushels, a 18.5 per cent reduction fro!Il a total of 16,100,000 for . 
 
last year'. Acreage was cut from 644,000 in 1947 t6 547,000 in Hl48. 
 
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Tobacco : The acreage planted for har.vest  is put at 86, ,900, or 19.5 per cent le s s  
 
than the 107,900 acres harvested in 1947. Despite heavy infestation 
 
,.,.i th plant lice over mos~ of the belt during the gro,.,ing sea.son yield is expected 
 
to be fair and is indicated. at 1050 pounds, a decrease of 128 pounds from last 
 
ye ar. Such a yield with the acreage reported  woul~ give a production of 91,278,000 
 
pounds, a pronotincecl 28.2 per cent reduction from the 127,142,000 pounds harve st ed  
 
in 1947. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peanuts: The peanut crop was . planted late, but it is in fine condition and good 
 
yields are expected. The acreage planted alone is estimated at 1'475,000 
 
a four per cent greater figure than the 1,41S,OOO acres r~ported for 1947. 
 
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Peache s: This crop suff ered severely from a freeze occurring. in. the northern part 
 
of the p each belt at a critical stage of the fr~it. Production is indicated at 3,280,000 bushels, which is 43.5 per :ceb.t  le~t~.ELth.an the 5, 810,000 'but:;hels produced last year. Though dry ,.,eathe'r has r~sulted in: the pro duction of  
small peaches in some areas, the quality of fr~i t . is. good and prices continue high  
 
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CROP . 
 
ACR'?,AGE ( 000 1947 1948 
 
GEORGIA CROPS 
 
YIELD 
 
19~8 Per 
 
. Indic. 
 
Cent of 1947 July 1, 
 
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.. 
 
'PRODUCTION (OOOl 
Indic'~ ; 
 
1947 
 
JuJ.y l, 
 
- -~- 
Corn 
::!he a t 
 
bu. 3,205 3,141 bu. 240 221 
 
1947 98 92 
 
15.0 14.0 
 
1948 
..14.0 13.0 
 
I' 
~8.075 ' 
3,360 
 
1 9 48 43.974 
2,873 
 
Oats 
 
bu. 644 547 
 
85 
 
'25.0 
 
24.0 16,100 13,128 
 
R.ye 
 
bu. 
 
6 
 
5 
 
83 
 
9.0 
 
10.0 
 
54 
 
5(J, 
 
Toba cco., all 
 
lb. 107.9 86.9 81 ,178 1 ,o'50 127,142 91,278 . 
 
?otatoes, Irish 
 
bu. 18 
 
16 
 
Potatoes, sweet 
 
bu. 77 
 
65 
 
89 84 
 
79 85 
 
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64. 78 
 
1,422 6,545 
 
1,024 5,07(; 
 
Hay, all 
 
tons 1,373 1,400 
 
102 
 
 51 
 
.50 
 
696 
 
700 
 
Sorghum for sirup 
 
16 
 
12 
 
75 
 
Sugarcane for sirup 
 
22 
 
21 
 
95 
 
Peanuts, alone 
 
1,418 1,475 
 
104 l/81 
 
l/72 
 
co,~eas, alone 
 
175 172 
 
98 
 
Soy eans, alone 
 
64 
 
67 
 
105 
 
Peaches, total cro~g/ 
 
5,810 
 
3,280 
 
Pears, ~ta~ crop Cotton 3 
 
1, 278. 1,315 : 103 
 
385 
 
346 
 
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In Charge 
 
HARRY A. WHITE ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Stat i sticiw 
 
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. UNITED ST~S - GENERAL ciiOP' ru:rom ~.AS OF JULY 1, 1948 
 
Crop proauction in 1948 pro!llise~ to surpass that of the o'U.t~tanding year of 1942; and the reco )~n ;set in 1946. The acreage . in" crops is among the largest in recent year~,  and yield :Prospects a::e 
very good J;or most crops .>.'The 'corn acre\ge though relatively. ~mall is tL half million acres 
~bove intentions ana a record production of 3,329 million buShels is- now indicated.  The wheat 
''e-;,lrospec;b,-: l,242 milli.on b.'!J,shels, is an improvement of 4 per cent over earlier for~ca.sts and will the seeohd large !it 'crop in our history. Rice will set a new acreage record and nearly equal :.P.st year' s record J;>rOd'\letion Oats and barley will be~-.rell-above ,EWerege cr.o'ps. Cot:t;on..~re a.e;<) ::.s 10 per cent l~ger than in 1947. 'l,he second largest crop -of flaxseed is foreca~t. _ All-crop 
prospe cts are reported above the - average of the past- 10 years and as gcod as in-1946. - Current 
.) st i mates indicate an aggregate production about 128 per cent of the 1923-32 averace, compared 
rith 123 in 1942 and 126 per cent in 1946. 
 
~eed grains as a group are a major factor in the huge aggregate crop production in prospect this 
 
year. These include the largest corn crop in. history; 8ll oats crop of 1,426 million bushels and 
 
b :.nley production of 307 million buShels, both well above average; and sorghum grain p roduction 
 
:1 ~)bably larger than in any of the past 3 years. Feed grain supplies, even with the r0lative ly 
 
s~~l l stock~ of old grains, will be 'the most liberal on record per animal unit. Hay supply per 
 
animal unit also will be 8mple, for carryover stocks are large and though production is the 
 
smallest since 1939, livestock numbers are continuing downward. Food rains also are at a high 
 
level, i ncluding the 1~242 million bushel wheat cro~, second largest o record; a near record .. 
 
p roduction of 79 million bushels of rice; over 27 m1.llion bushels of rye, largest crop since 194~ ; 
 
but a buckv1heat acreage likely to bo relatively small.  Production of flaxseed is expected to be 
 
nearly 44 million bushels, exceeded only in 1943. The acreage of other oilseeds - soybeans and 
 
;Peanuts - while belo\7 last year, will . be relatively large. July 1 acreage of cotton was up 10 per 
 
cen~ from a year ago. Tobacco acreage has been Sharply reduced and production will be much less 
 
than in any of the past 4 years, but more than in most years prior to 1944. Potato production - 
 
will be about average, slightly more than last year, as yields promise to be second highest of 
 
record. The sweetpotato crop is the smallest since 1924. 
 
 
 
~: The Nation 1 s 1948 corn crop is indicated at 3.3 billion bushels. Such a production wou,ld be .the highest of record, exceeding the previous record in 1946 by better than 2 per cent. 
Too 1948 crop is being grown on the smallest acreage in over 50 years with the exception of 1947. ~c indicated yield per acre of 38.9 buShels exceeds by over 2 bushels the previous record of 
36.7 bushels in 1946. The 10-year average yield per acre is 31.4, and last year's yield was . ?8.6 bushels. The 3,328,862,000 bushels indicated by July 1 prospects is th~ fifth 3billion 
bushel crop in history, 39 per cent larger than the 1947 production and 18 per cent above avorag0. 
 
ALL WHEAT: Production of all \vheat is estimated at 1,242 million bushels--second only to the 
 
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record high 19~production of 1,365 million bushels. Improved moisture conditions 
 
during June favored the maturity of wheat, with the result that prospective production is now 
 
49 million bushels higher than indicated a month ago. Almost all states in which wheat had not 
 
a lready matured by early June were benefitted. There was some lodging of Wheat due to wind and 
 
~n.in, and stem rust is apparent in some North Central States. losses h~r~rc not been excessive, 
 
however, and harvest was well along by July 1. 
 
~: An oats crop of almost 1,426 million buShels is estimated for 1948. This is 17 per cent 
larger than last year 1 s crop of nearly 1,216 million bushels, 16 per cent obovo the 10- 
y,o ar average of 1,2~2 million bushels, but 7 per cent smaller than the record of 1,536 million buShels harvested in 1945. 
 
FEANUTS: A reduction of 2 per cent below 1947 is indicated for this year's acreage of peanuts 
 
 
 
grown alone for all purposes. .An increase in the Southeastern area was more thnn 
 
o ''f sot by a slight decline in the Virginia-carolina area and a substantial reduction in the 
 
2nuthwest . The 1948 acreage, estimated at 4,042,000 acres, compares with the 1942-46 average of 
 
1 ,144 ,000 acres and is flilproximately the same a!ireage as intended in March. 
 
~~!]}AC(J): A total of 1, 757 million pounds of tobacco is indicated for 1948. This is 17 per c~nt 
 
below the crop of last year when 2,108 million pounds were grow.n. }fust of the decl1nc 
 
took place in flue-cured tobacco, production of which is placed at 1,010 million pounQ.s, compared 
 
~-rith 1,317 million pounds last yea:r. 
 
 
 
P~S: The Nation's peach crop is estimated at 70,384,000 bushels, compared with 82,603,000 
bushels in 19117 and tho 1937-46 average of 66,725,000 bushels. The record-large crop was 86,643,000 bushels in 1946 . . 
 
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U N I TED- -S T A T E S 
 
- :ACREAG:If'.IN-mcYtrs:-:1948- - : YIELD 
 
: ----p}tittCT!ON IN THOUS. 
 
"'C'"orn, a:n- 
,fueat, all 
j/ Oats 
Cotton Hay, al 
Soybe;:ms 2 I 
Cowpeas 2/ 
Peanuts "'t/ 
:?o tatoes-;1: rish 
 
:!!a.rV. --:F'"or---:ier cent: 
 
. . . . 1947 : Harv.  1948 
 
: of  1947 
 
1947 
 
bu. 83,981 85,497 ! 102 I 28.6 
 
bu. 74,186 71,502 ., 00 
 
18.4 
 
bu. 38,648 21,500 
ton 75,291 
 
I 40,970 106 
 
2733,,665234 
 
110 98 
 
31.5 1.36 
 
12,894 1,143 4,121 
 
I 11,537 
 
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41,,004629 
 
94 98 
 
bu. 2,112 
 
2,109 . 100 
 
182.0 
 
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).85.8 
 
1947 2,400,952 1,364,919 1,215,970 
102,500 
384,407 
 
! ndicaten-Jul.y 1, 
319,34488,:88662- 
1,241,751 1,425, 785 
95,01 8 
391, 833 
 
3wce tro tatoes bu. 
 
 bocco , al1 
 
lb. 
 
..''e r go for syrup 
 
611 1,845 
162 
 
1.~ 88 
 
I 83 
 
123 
 
76 
 
93.5 
 
92.2 
 
1142 
 
I- 11411 
 
57,178 2,107,'76 
 
49, 916 1,757,373 
 
fo r syrup ;,_:g C~.rcanc 
 
112 
 
97 
 
87 
 
Ts .a ~l.Ches ,t o t.crop bu. 
f / kreago in cultivation July 1. 
 
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Grown alone for all purposes. 
 
82,603 
 
70,384 
 
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TRUCK CROP NEWS July 16, 1948 
 
General: The dry hot weather of th~ last of June was continued through 
 
the first week of the July 1 - 15 perioq.. This has been unfav- 
 
orable to the production of truck crops, causing them to mature more 
 
rapidly than normal. The harvest of these crops is practically over in 
 
all parts of south Georgia and is proceeding to a close in the middle of 
 
the state. Products from the latter area have been relatively siJ'laller in 
 
size than usual. The extremely high temperatures of the first of the 
 
month have been abated since about the lOth and for the p~st ~~ek general 
 
rains have been received in all areas. In .some sections rains have been 
 
excessive, but with these exceptions adequate moisture is proving very 
 
helpful to the crops which now are coming into full production in the 
 
no.rthern part of the state. 
 
 
 
Snap Beans, North Georgia: The recen~ rainfall for north Georgia has been plentiful and snap beans there are now 
in full production. Some areas have received e xc e ssiv~ rains, and truck crops on low grounds in some instances have been damaged. In mos~ cases yields are good and prices fair. 
Cabbage, North Georgia: Cabbages in north Georgia are moving r ap idly to market along with snap beans. The yi e ld and 
quality of cabbage are good and prices in general are satisfactory. 
Irish Potatoes, North Georgia: The harvest of potatoes is we ll advanced in this area, but yields are rather poor, 
and prices are only fair. Dry weather during a considerable part of the growing season has cut production sharply. 
Pimientos: Dry weather at planting time resulted in a ragged stand of pimientos, but -surviving settings have made fine grov~h, and 
t he crop is looking good. Plants set early are now coming into production and harvest is expected to be well under way by the first of August. 
 
Cantaloups: Harvest of cantaloups has been completed in the southern part of the state and is  drawing rapidly to a clos e in the 
central sections. Dry, hot weather resulted in the production of small cantaloups, but both quality and price have been good. 
Watermelons: The harvest of watermelons has advanced along with that of cantaloups. The season is practically' over in southern 
counties and is we ll advanced in mid-state. Although this year's melons have been relatively small, unusually good prices have been received in all sections. 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
Agricultural Stat{stioian In Charge 
 
HARRY A. 1VHI TE 
Agricultural Statistician 
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Snap Beans: Harvest of North Carolina's late summer snap bean crop made only moderate progress during the first half of July. 
Development of beans was retarded in many sections due to laok of adequate moisture. However, prospects have improved greatly as e. consequence of recent rains. Prices received by growers have been go~d to de.te. 
Cabbe.ger In North Carolina lack of soil moisture held back the g ro~~h and development of cabbage in northern mountain counties. Cnt- 
tin~s of the crop in this area he.d reached fair volume by mid-July. Prices received by grm~ers to date have been satisfactory. 
Cantaloups: In North Carolina harvest of the crop in the ScotlandRobers on county area is about ovt1r.  Harve st of cantaloups 
in the Ridgeway section of Warren county is just getting underway.  Dry soil conditions retarded the development of the crop, but receht rains should improve pros.pects considerably. Supplie8 should be fairly plentiful for another three weeks in Texas. 
Potatoes, Irish: Harvest of a good crop of potatoes from the Panhandle district of Texas is more advanced than usual. Peak 
harvest is expected around the latter pnrt of the month. Both yield and quality are r eported to be very g:ood 1 
ate rmelons :. Light harvest began around July 12 in the Scotland county areu of North Carolina and will become general by July 26. 
CondLtion ~nd pro gress of the c~op grown in the Albemarle Sound sectionof the stat e is about th <, same as els Gwh e re. Ha rvest here is getting unde rway and viii ll r ea ch volume e. round August 14. Cr~ps in production at this period ur e scatt~red ?Ver a wide nrea in Texo.s. Supplie s will continue to be pl entiful, however, for another thirty days with most of the production coming from the north ~ rn and northeastern counties. Through July 15, 2940 ca rloads had been shipped by ro.il in Georgia compare d with5032 on the same date l~st year. 
 
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Athens, Georgia 
 
FA-~ PRICE REPORT . AS  OF JULY 15; 1948 
 
August 1948 
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GEORGIA: The sharp decline in the price of cotton, cottons.eed, grains and fruits . ,was respon~ible for the 12 point decline in all commodity index of prices 
received by Georgia farmers during the past thirty days? On July 15 the over all index of prices received by farmers \ras 270% of the 1909-14 average compared with 282 on June 15 and 261% one year ago. The meat animal index made a 27 point increase from June 15 to July .15 and is now 433% .of the .l909-14 average or at the highest level of record. Chickens and eggs made about the usual seasonal advance .,.,hile dairy products remained at the June 15 level. 
 
UlHTJD STATES: Continued gairis in prices received b? farmers for meat animals, dairy and poultry pro~ucts more than offs et declines in priaes of 
grains, soyoeans and cotton to raise the mid-July index of prices received by farmers to 301. At this level, the index is 2 per cent over a month earlier, but 6 points or 2 per cent below the all-time high of 307 set in January of this year. 
 
The index of prices paid by farmers including interest and taxes, on tho other hand, remained. unchanged at 251, the same as a month ago and as in January of this year, when this record high \<Jas first established. In July of 1947, this index stood at 230.- 
 
The rise in the index of prices received by farmers, together \ri th the unchanged index of prices paid (including interest and taxes), resulted in a rise iri the parity ratio (ratio of the index of prices received by farmers to the index of prices paid including interest and taxes) from 118 to 120. This ratio is an approximate measure of the av e rage relation which current .prices r ~ c e ivod for farm products bear to their respective parity prices. 
 
The live stock and livestock products component of the price s received index, at 344 per cent of the 1909-14 base, is 124 points above the high of 220 follo11ring World i'iar I. .The individua l subgroups of this index vary from a high of 417 for mea t t)"nimals to a lo\., of 234 for poultry and eggs. The crop component no\.,r stands at 253 per cent of the pre-\'lorld . t'lar I base, 34 points be low the post-\'lorld Wr.r I high of 287. The variations 1trithin this subgroup range from 370 for toba cco to 172 for fruits. 
 
Summary Table 
 
Price indexes 
 
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .t _lg_4.z. __: _ 1.9!8__ .L _ 1_91_8__ .tin_dQ.X_ 1. __ ~aie__ _ 
 
Prices r eceived 
 
276 
 
295 
 
301 
 
307 
 
Jan. 1948 
 
Pric e s ~aid, including 
 
int erest ~n~ taxe s 
 
230 
 
251 
 
251 
 
251 
 
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July 1948 
 
lJ-Revi Parity ratio 
 
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1/120 
 
118 
 
120 
 
133  Oct. 1946 
 
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 PRICES P.ECEIVED BY FA.'ThlERS JULY 15, 1918 WITH COl,PARIS:mS 
 
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Aug.l909- 15 Jul 1914 1947 
 
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Wheat, Bu. 
 
$1 1.24 2.171 2.25 2.20 
 
,88 
 
2.14 
 
2.11 
 
2.03 
 
fern , Bu. 
 
$$ i .91 
 
2.13 
 
2.12 2,06 
 
,64 2.01 
 
2.16 
 
2.02 
 
9ats, Bu. 
 
.67 
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$1 Irish Potatoes, Bu. 
 
1.12 
 
:1 S~eet Potatoes, Bu. 
 
.83 
 
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$1  17.85 
 
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I 2.00 
 
2,10 
 
1.05 2.15 
 
2,60 J 2, 70 2.60 
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21.00 25.70 25.00 
 
,40 .70 .88 
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11.87 
 
,92 1.68 2.51 
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1.07 
 
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1.87 
 
1.66 
 
2.46 
 
2.62 
 
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17.90 
 
18.20 
 
ffqgs, per cvrt~ 
 
$ 7.33 22,50 21,50 24.80 
 
7.27 22.00 
 
22,90 
 
25,90 
 
~qef Cattle, cwt. -Milk Cows, head 
 
$ 3.87 $ 33.85 
 
14.50 20.00 20.30 96.00 120.00 125.00 
 
5.42 19.50 48.00 150.00 
 
24.80 186.00 
 
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32.0 49.0 54.0 
 
35.4 48.0 56.0 
 
33.9 52.0 56.0 
 
11.4 21.5 25.5 
 
28.1 45 .7 60.4 
 
30.5 43.4 66.9 
 
31.9 45.8 67.3 
 
B~tterfat, Lb. 
iJhk (wholesale)  'per 100# J} 
 
 25.7 I 
$ 2.42 
 
56.0 5.35 
 
61.0 61.0 5.85 5.85 
 
26.3 
 
68.1 
 
1.60 
 
3.87 
 
82.7 4.67 
 
84.1 4.80 
 
'Cowpeas, Bu. 
 
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1/ Prclimi~ary for July 1948 
 
3.90 10.4 
 
3.66 10.4 
 
= I NDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARti$RS IN aroRaiA  (August 1909 " July 1914 100) 
 
All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains lVPat Animals Dairy Products Chickens & Eggs Fruits 
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June 15 1948 
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317 166 
 
July 15 1948 
270 282 216 
24LJ 433 
226 
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Athens, Georgia 
 
TRUCK CROP NE'.YS 
August 2, _i948 
 
General: The truck c~op season is practically over in south~ rn and middle 
Ge orgia, vvi th the exception of pimiento pepper and late cucumbers. The late cucumber acre~g e vrill be planted around the middle of August. During 
t he pa s t tivo \'.reek s adequate rri.infall vr.l_s received in all- r;rowing areas of the Sta te. In north Georgia p~tato harvest ha s pa ssed its peak, N~bbage 'harvest is about ~ve r, a nd the early snap b ea n suppli e s are de crea sing. Pre sent out- 
Jock for the lat e snup be un pl a ntings is gen8 rully good  O.t this time,  
 
Snap Beans, North Geor gia: Harvest of th .;; e e.rly snap bec.n crop is pr~:..ctic t:~ lly 
 ov e r, e,bout r::verc.ge yi e lds we re he. rvest e d with 
good to exc e lle nt price s r e c e iv e d. La t e pla ntings of tho pnst mpnth huve roc e i ved a n ubundo.nc e of moisture c;nd g ood :str,nd.s a r oa expe ct ed  
 
 
 
Cubbage , North Ge orgia.: Most of the :;r~ :rly north Ge orgi e ca bba ge crop hr. s be e n 
 
hu rvGsted, Yi e ld a nd que.li ty hr:.ve be a n gen~n.lly good 
 
.. with s 11tisfa ctory pric e s r e ported, 
 
Irish 0 ota to cs, li orth Ge orgia : Ha rve st is c. lmost ov e r in ull comme rci a l pro- 
 
ducing are a s of north Ge orgi a. . Excc sslv o . r~~ins 
 
in loca l o.rea s n round ha rve st. time eau s e d some d!~mc, ge to the crop. Quf l ity 
 
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wGr e b e tte r tha n l c- Bt s en eon t~roughout most of the Ste.t e . C>. rlot shi pme nt through July c-.mountc d to 3192 c r. rs, compnr c d with 5676 to the so.me da t e le.~ t ye a r. Mov eme nt by truck continue s to show r.n incre::.se ove r a year r,go. 
 
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l~OTE: T:US IS THE LAST 1948 GI;ORGIA TRUCK CROP NE'.""S ftELBA SE. 
 
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 TRUCK CROP NOTES -- BY STATBS. 
 
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Snap Beans: Dry weather reduced the early crop in Johnson County Tennessee. 
 
Good prices and favorable rains encouraged heavy late plantings. 
 
Beans are now moving in volume with reaqy sales at steaqy prices for all 
 
offerin;. s. The Fentress County crop is grassy but beans are expected until 
 
frost, In North Carolina the late summer snap bean crop~ erovm ~rincipally in ~rest Jefferson--aricf1tendersonville areas, has improved considerably as a 
 
result of recent rains, Due to decreased acreage and yields some~1at below 
 
average~ market demand has been strong resulting in good prices to growers, 
 
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Cabbage: In North Caroliria soil moisture conditions and. temneratures during tnc~teilhalf of July have been favorable to cabbage growth and 
dovelo!)mont. Lic:ht cut ting of oarli.er acreage was underway during the latter part of 'July. 
 
Irish Potatoes: Dif-:cing in' the Coffee-Franklin Area of Tennessee is about --- ~ ------ comoletc, The cron was reduc ed by scab-and vmt weather prices have cased do~m and the marlc~t is sloW for Trhat foi'r potatoes remain tq be sold, 
 
Tomatoes: The Tennessee green nrap deal around Humboldt closed about 
 
July~-r,5-and most sales no"H nrc ri_pcs to canners. Pric os re- 
 
ceived arc disappointing - about 70 to 80' cents per bushel for canning 
 
tomatoes.  
 
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Watermelons: In North Carolina ocnk movement of vratermelons ~.n the ~---~-- ~--- Scotiand: - Hoke Co~nty area 'vias reached dnring the last 
neck of July  Movement' of t ho crop in ChoTJan tl.rid Currituck Counties is norr well lindcr vray,  Due to inadequate moisture in r~orth Caroline. rs YJatcr-  melon producing ar eas, melons nero sm.:iller than usual, Pric es rec eived by ,gro,"fC rs have ranged from .good to f air. 
 
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GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST f, "1948. 
 
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W~ather concli tions during th~ past .several 1'/'eeks have been very favorable t 'o the 
production of' crops in :pra ctfcally. all a~eas of G.eorgia. --Bains - have been genera l duri ng the 1ntter half of July. and early August. This adequate 'supply of . ~oi'sture has re.s.ulted :in rapid gro1,.rth of crops~ and corn and hay prospects are e spec}ally 
 
good. in the northern portion of the State. The rains came :too late in some. areas 
 
of  central and southern sections' of . the State for early c;orn and yields there will 
 
a . be generally below l as t year- Tobacco harvest is well under way \'lith grO\V'ers  receiving p rices much . above year ago. Peanut . productionis  expected to . s et a 
 
new record in 1948,. due to the increase in acreage . fo'r picking an1. threshing. 
 
 
 
 
 
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..CORN: The abundance of moisture during July and early .1\,ugust v.ras v e ry favorable 
 
.for corn, esp e cially in the northern portion  of the State. Pre s ent indicat3.'ons point to a total production of . 45,544,000 bushels, co~pared with 48,075,000 i n i947. Yield per acre i's placed at 14.5 bu shels~. 
 
TOBACCO: The  tobacco crop .got of_f ~o a late start thi s spring and damage from 
 
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plant lice was severe in some localities. De~p ite the s e unfavor able 
 
conditions indicated production amounts to 91,305,000 pounds. In 1~;47 . the crop 
 
reached an a ll time high of 127,142,000 pounds. The current acreage is 19 per, cent 
 
l .ess  than. las t year ,a;d y ield per acre is 11. per .cent .belo\v 1947 record of 1178 
 
pounds. 
 
~EAlnJTS: Production of peanuts for p ick ing and thr eshing is placed at 793,230,000 pounds or 1 per  cent abGve the record production of 788 ,900,00,0 pounds in 
1943. Acr eage for nuts is e stimated at 1,158,000 co.mp,ared 11ith 1,124,090 las't year. The Augus t 1 indicated yield of 685 poun.ds is 10 p ounds  les s than one year 
r ago and 1 5 pounds b elow the 1937-46 average. 
PECANS: Augu st 1 condition indica tes a record pecan crop following the very light "Oroduction in 1947 and 1946. The current indicat-ed n roduction is placed 
at 40,600~000 pounds, . 1col)l.par:ed '.V'it h 27,685,000 pounds in 1947~ and :).6,000,000 pounds two years ago. The. 194~ indicated crop, is .10 per cent above the previous r e cord 
:p roduction of 36,850,000 pounds ini945. .Production of impr~ved varieties ~s es ti- 
mated at 34,510,000 pounds, with seedling vari e ti~s amounting to 6,09.0,000 pounds  
 
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CROP 
 
:ACREAGE: YIELD PER ACRE TOTAL PRODUCTION (IN THOUSANDS) 
 
 (000): Average: .. :Indicated:.Average : 
 
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_1948 i 1937-46 Corn... . ......... bu; 3141 ! ll.9 
 
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1948 ; 1937-4S: 1947 . : , 1948 . 
 
15.0 ! . .14.5 -: 45,281 :. 48,075: . 45,544 
 
Wheat ............ bu: 221 ' : 11.5 ~ 14.0 
 
13.0 2,102 : 3,360: '.2',873 
 
Oats; ......... ... . .. bu: .547 
 
21.'7 25.0 
 
24.0 : .12,331 ; : 16,100: ,  t3.,'128 
 
Bye.  . . . . . . . . .     bu: 
 
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8  .2  , : 9'. 0 
 
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Hay ( all) .... ~ ... ton: 1400 : 
 
 55:  . 51: 
 
; ' ~52: " 731 1 . 
 
696: 
 
.Tobacco ( all) . lb: 86.9: . ..953 ;1178 
 
' l:o~f < ) : 83, 14~ :127,142: 
 
50 728 91,305 
 
Potato.es, Irish. bu: : 16 :.: ; 66 
Botatoes, Swee t. . .bu: . . 65  '  7p . Cot t on.- ..... ~ .. bales= 1306 238 Peanuts (for :pick-  : 
 
79 
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64 . . :. ' 1,.559 : 
 
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7,284 : 
 
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1, 422!- -~ 1,024 
 
6,545: .. 5,330 
 
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69!5 
 
685 :~89,938 :781,180: 
 
Peaches,total crop,bu:1/ . Pea~~s, tot a l crop .. bu:l.J - 
 
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. 5~037 : 5,810: 
 
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Pecans ~ ....... . lb: 
 
25,57~: 27,685i 
 
l/ Total agricultural . crop greater ' t han nnd includ1 ng commer cia l crop. 
 
793,230 3.280 385 
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The hti~~~~ng .~; ~o~~~ts for 194~\;~~~d mved nci~-#~::;ee.lization during Jul;;,  
 
Ideal "corn: weather" -prevailed in mst of the Corn Belt, booming'""the ~reduction forec~t to a nell' 
 
record of :r-,006 million bushels. Harvest of small grains proceeded rapidly, nearing completion 
 
for winter grains and making headwajy in the spring grain areas. Yields per acre continued  to ex- 
 
ceed expectations in mst areas as the result of mstly fe.vorahle conditions for filling, matur~ 
 
and harvesting grains. The aggregate volume of a.ll crops, as estimated on August 1, promises to  
 
surpass any year of record by a. considerable m~gin. 
 
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Tht winter wheat estimate increased to nearly a. billion bushels as harvested yields exceeded ex- 
 
pectations in most of the country. With the e.ddi tion of a. spring wheat crop larger than l~t 
 
ye's, the 1948 all whea.t total of 1,284 million bushelS approaChes more closely tha.t of ~947! 
 
thti only  one to exceed it. Corn was ready. for harvest in parts of Texas and wa.s tasseled m f1eli 
 
to 'the northern border, having ma.de e:xeellent progress under fa.vorahle to ideal conditions since 
 
planting. Bice mevr set another production record. Cottonwa.s favored by dry., hot weather until 
 
mid-July, helping to control insects. With a.dequa.te soil moisture, a. record y:i:eld per acre and a. 
 
crop of over 15 million bales were in prospect on August 1. Oats, barley, flax and ha.y estimates 
 
increased as harvesting returns became a.vailahle, and most other erop prospects 'improved 
. : . 
 
Progress of cr~s and of farm WQrk during July was nearly all tha.t could be desirE!d..  Nature seem- 
 
ed to outdo herself to keep conditions in balance and induce the m.exillll,lDI progress.  Seldom will 
 
Clondi tions favor both cotton and corn in the South, because of their different needs, or small 
 
grains at the same time as corn and soybeans in the Midwest. But in July the bot, dry weather was 
 
ideal for cotton, while there were enough showers to favor corn. In the Corn Belt, smalL grains 
 
and soybeans bad sufficient soil misture under them to withstand the heat so beneficial' to corn. 
 
There were exceptions, of course. In Kansas and parts of nearby St~tes heavy July rains caused 
 
floods and deleys in harvesting wheat, with local harvesting losses. The hea.t wa.ve before mid 
 
July :f;orced soma spring rains to early ma.turity in the Minnesota.-Dakotas areas and held down 
 
yields in fields short o soil moisture. 
 
Record production is in prospect for corn, soybeans, rice, peanuts and pecans. Of near-record 
 
rank are wheat, oats, flaxseed, sorghum grain, dry beans and citrus fruits. Cotton is one-fourth 
 
~ove average; a.la>, ahove average are barley, all hey-, potatoes, toba.eco, sugarcane, sugar beets, 
 
:)lops, peaches, grapes, cherries and apricots. Of the major crops only _rye, buckwheat, dry pea.s, 
 
sweetpotatoes, broomcorn, apples and pears are below average this year. Feed supplies for the 
 
1948-49 season promise to be the most liberal per animal unit in history, despite the relatively 
 
small carryover stocks. At a. time when. livestock numbers are the smallest in 10 years, the corn 
 
9rop vrill be the largest ever produced, oats and sorghum grain are near-record and barley above 
 
average. 
 
 
 
r - \'(BEAT: To.tal wheat production of 1,284 million bushels is second only t6 last year's record crop of 1,365 million bushels, 36 percent ahove the lQ-year average of 943 million bushels and 
 
13 million bushels ahove prospects a. month ago. 
 
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~~ Near ideal weather for .corn over practically all of the Nation during July boosted the  
 
~st 1 forecast to3.5 billion bushels, 178 million bushels higher than the July estimaw 
 
of 3.3 billion bushels, itself a. record high. Seldom if ever have corn prospects over the Nation 
 
been so uniformly favoralJle. 
 
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~: Tho Nation's crop of oa.ts on August 1 is estimated a.t 1,470,444,000 bushels, which is 3 
 
percent ahove the production indicated a. month earlier. The crop is the third largest in 
 
history, excleded only by the .record crop of 1,535,676,000 bushels in 1945 and the 1946 crop wh~ 
 
was nearly l 2 billion bushels. 
 
 
 
PEANUTS: A r ecord peanut crop -6 2,341 million pounds is indicated by Au,a:ust 1 conditions. This 
 
compares with last yeal'1s .production of 2,188 million ~ounds anC! the 1943-47 average of 
 
2,118 million pounds. The lar~e ~. expected this year is attr1buted to generally good yield 
 
prospects, ~ 
 
the 
 
1948 
 
acreage 
 
bemg n. .early 2 percent 
 
below 1947.. . 
 
PECANSa August 1 conditions indicate a. record-large pecan crop of 152,5601 000 pounds. This is 23 
 
Percent above last year ond 39 percent above a.vera.ge. All States report larger crops 
 
than last year except Oklahoma. where the 1947 hVest of 44,000,000 pounds exceeded the previous 
 
Oklahoma record of 30,600,000 lb s. 18,000,000 lbs., which is about an 
 
in 1941 by 44'7o The 1948 Oklahoma crop is a.vera.gesize crop. I!DJ:lroved varieties for 
 
ind the 
 
icUa. tesd. 
 
to be are placed 
 
a.t es 
 
t 
 
69,66 imate 
 
9,000 lbso d a.t 82,89 
 
i 1, 
 
n oomparison with 000 pounds~ eorea 
 
44 red 
 
,8w7i0th1 007031p7o69u~n0d0s0l 
 
ast lbs 
 
.y:ea.r. . in 1 
 
9 
 
Wi,ld 47, 
 
or 
 
seedling 
 
varieties 
 
are 
 
Corn, All 
 
bu. 83,981 
 
Wh.eQ.t, All 
 
bu. 4.,18S 
 
Oa.ts 
 
bu. 38,648 
 
Hey, - All 
 
ton 75,291 
 
Soybeans,For Beans ll,l25 
 
Peanuts Jj 
 
bu. 3, 389 
 
Potatoes, Irish bue 2, ll2 
 
Sweetpotatoes bu, 
 
6ll 
 
]ibacoo 
 
lb. _1,8'45 
 
~ Picked and threShed. 
 
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.After Five ~s Return to 
 
United States Department of Agriculture 
 
: Burean of .Agricultura.l Economics 
 
319 Extension Building 
 
Athens, Georgia. 
 
OFFICIAL BUSINESS 
Form BAE-4:SZ48- 5,519 
Fermi t No. 1001 
 
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93.5 1,1'42 
 
2, 400,952 364,919 
1,215, 970 1021 500 
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2.187, 985 3841 407 
" 571 178 2,107,763 
 
3, fl6,363 1,284, 323 1,470,444 
- 971 707 205,066 
2, 340,700 399,127  51,739 
1,777,783 
 
Penalty for private use to .avoid payment of postage $300. 
 
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August 12, 19.48 
 
GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1948 
 
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 weather conditions during the past several weeks have been very favorable  to the 
 
production of crops in pract.ica'lly all areas of Georgia . Bains have been general 
 
duri ng t4e latter half of~ July and early August. This adequate supply of moi~ture 
 
has re;s.ulted in rapid gro,~th o-f c:rops, and corn and hay :prospects are especially 
 
good in the northern _:portion of the State. The rains came too late in some areas 
 
of central  and southern: sections of the State for early corn and yields the.re ,ilill 
"'i be generally below l as t year. Tobacco harvest is well under \'lay th growers  
receiving prices much above a year ago. Peanut production is expected to set a 
 
' new record in '1948, due to the increase in acreage for :picking and threshing. :  .. 
 
COIDT: The abundance of moi s ture during July and early August "ras v ery favorable 
 
for corn, especially in the northern :portion of :the State.  Pres ent indi- 
 
cations point to a total proctuction of 45 i544,000_bush'Eils, compared \>Tith 48,075,000 
 
in 1947. .Yield :per acre is :placed at 14.5. bushels. 
 
 
 
TOBACCO: Th e tobacco crop got off to a late s tart this spring and damage fr~m plant lice was severe in some localities. D~spite . these unfavorable 
conditions indicated production amounts to 91,305,00b .:pounds . In 1947 th~ crop 
reached ~n all time hi gh of 127.,142,000 pounds. The current acreage is 19 :per cent . less than las t year and y ield per acre is 11 per cent below 1947 re .co~d of 1178 
pounds. 
 
BEA!.WTS: Production of peanuts for p ick ing and threshing is placed at 793, .230,QOO 
 
pounds or 1 per cent above the record producti~n of 788,900,000 pounds in 
 
1943. .Acrea ge for nuts is estimated at 1,158,000 compared \'lith 1,124,000 last year. ~ne August 1 indicated yield of 685 pounds is 10 p ounds less than one year 
 
ago and 15 lJOunds b elow the 1937-46 ,av_erage. 
 
 
 
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PEC.IUTS: August 1 condition i ndica t e s a record p ecan cr,op folio,.,ing the very light production in 1947 and 1946. The current indicated production is placed 
 
at '40,600,000 pounds, 1compared '.'lith 27,685,000 pounds in 1947 and 16,000,0.00 pounds 
 
two years ago. The 1948 ind'icated crop is 10 per cent .above the previous . r e co_rd 
 
p roduction of 36,850,000 po~ds in 1945. Production of  i mproved varieties is e sti- 
 
mated at 34,510,000 pounds, \Jith s e edlin.g. vari e ties amou..11ting to 6,090,000 ..Pounds. 
 
GEORGIA 
 
CROP 
 
:ACREAGE: Yii!JLD P:SR ACRE TOTAL PRODUCTION (IN THOUSANDS) 
 
 (000): Average: 
 
:Ind~cated:Average ,: ' , .Indicated 
 
 . _1948. i 1937-:46 . 1947 1948 . 1937-46: 1947 . : 1948 
 
Corn ... ... ........ bu.:  
1Yh9at .. .r . . . . . . . . . . bu;, 
Oats .. ....! . .  bu: 
eye.'.. ..............  bu: 
 
3141 : 221 : ~  
547 .. : 5: 
 
11.9 : 15.0 !. 
11_.5: 14. 0 
21.7': . 25.0 
8.2: 9.o 
 
14.5 45,28.1 13.0:. 2,102 24.0 12,33i 10.0  130 
 
48,075: 3,360: 
16,100: 54: 
 
45,544 2,873 
13,128  50 
 
HaY. (all) ..... : .. ton: 1400 :  . 55 : .51: 
 
.52: 731 
 
696: ' 728 
 
TobaccG (all) .. lb: 86.9: 953 :117~ 
 
lc551 
 
8;3,;1.45 :127,142: ~1,305 
 
Potatoes, Irish.... bu: 16 :: 06 
 
79  
 
,64 
 
1, 559 1,42.2: 1,024 
 
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Botatoes,S\'Ieet: ..  bu: 65 : 76 Co.t t on, .. .. ....: .bales: ~306: 2:58 
 
85. 24p . 
 
82 276 
 
7,284 864 
 
6,545:  5,330 
 
651': 
 
750 
 
Peanuts (for nick-. : 
 
' : 
 
ing &. threshing).lb. 1158 700 
 
695 
 
685 :589,938 :781,180: . 79 3,230 
 
Peaches,total cro"P,bu:1/ Pears, total crop.: . bu:l} Pecans......... lb: 
 
. 5,037. : 5,810: 3,280 
  379 { 385: . .... 385 25,577 : 27,685: .. 40,600 
 
1} Total a gricultural crop greater than and including commercia l crop. 
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
ARCHIE LANGLEY A.gricul turai St a ti st).c:i~- 
 
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~ITE~.s ~ G~ . cRqF .BEroM ~ OF AUGUST 1, 1948 : .  v-~;;.'i 
 
 ;_ 
 
.J.ru, outstancllng crop 
ldea.l "corn weather'~ 
 
prospects 
pr.~vailed 
 
f9o~li1P9S4t.8oifmpthle'-p-'v6eC~i1'annBd emltv, ebdo.nomeainrge 
 
r 
 
to the 
 
realization during July~ 
production forecast to -a : new 
 
tQf record of. 3, 506 million buell.flh ;_.~st of .sma'11 grains proceeded rapfdly, nearing compleii'i(tln 
for win~er gre,ins anQ, making head~ in the spring grain area.s. Yields. per acre continued ex- 
 
 peed  expect~tions irl'~st area.s as 'ttie result of mostly fa.vorahle conditions for filling, IB,!3.4u'ing 
 
and harves~ g;t'ainl:l-. The .ag~~ ~l~e of all  crops.. . a.s estimated on . August 1, promi~~ to 
 
~urpa.ss any ~ of record D)'(a. . ~~lderable m.~gin. 
 
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~ winter wheat estimate increased to nearly billion bushels a.S ha.rvest'ed yields exceeded ex- 
 
Fectations in most of thecountry. With the addition of a. spring wheat crop larger than last 
 
year's, the 1948 a.ll wheat total of 1,284 million bushels approaChes more closely that of 1947, 
the only: cme ;to.. ex<3eed it. Corn was ready for harvest in parts of Texas and wa.s tasseled in fiel& 
to th? north?rn border, having m~ e~ellent :progress urxler favorable to ideal conditions s~n?e 
 
planhng. Bice mey set another production record. Cottonwas favored by dry, hot weather unhl !'lid-July, helping to control insects. With adequate soil moisture, a. record yield per a.cre and a. prop of over 15 million b~es were in pros:pe~t on ~st 1. Oats, barley, flax and ha.y estimates ~ncreased as ha.rresting retu;np. becl!llle a.va.1lahle, and I!IOSt other crop prospects impr~:v:ed 
 
was f rogress of crC?ps and. of farm werk during July nearly all tha.t could be des.ired. Nature seem- 
 
~d to outdo herself to keep conditions in balance and indUOe the lnB.Ximum .progi'ess. Seldom will 
 
onditions favor both cotton and corn in the South, .because of their different needs, or small 
 
f:a.ins at the same time as corn and soybeans in the Midwest. But i.p July the hot, dry weather was 
 
tdea.l for cotton, while there were enough showers to favor corn. In the Corn Belt, small grains 
 
and soybeans ha.d sufficient soil misture under them to w:i thstand the hea.t so beneficial to corn. ~re w~e exceptions, of course. In Kansas and l?arts of nearby St~tes heavy July rains caused f~oods and deleys in harvesting wheat, with local harvesting losses. The heat wave before mid- 
~uly forced some spring rains to early ma.turi ty in the Minnesota.-Dakotas areas and hold dovm. 
 
yields in fields short o soil moisture. 
 
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~ecord production is in prospect for corn, soybeans, rice, peanuts and ~ecans. Of near-record 
 
:rank are wheat, oats, flaxseed, sorghum grain, dry beans and citrus fru1ts. Cotton is one-fourth 
 
tp>ove average; also, above average are barley, all hey, potatoes, tobacco, sugarcane, . sugar beets, 
 
hops, peaches, grapes, cherries and apricots Of the major crops only .rye, buckwheat, dry pea.s, 
 
sweetpota.toes, broomcorn, apples and pears are below average this year. Feed supplies for the 
 
~948-49 season promise to be the most liberal per animal unit in history, despitE!. ~.relatively 
 
~mall carryover stocks. At a. time when_live~tock numbers . are the smallest in 10 yogts' the corn 
 
qrop will be the largest ever produced, oats  and sorghum gr ~in are near-record and barley above 
 
cp1erage. 
 
 
 
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~: Total Wheat production of 1,284 million bushels is ~econd only to last year's record crop 
 
of 1,365 million bushels, 36 percent above the lQ-year a.verage ' of 943 million bushels and 
 
43 million bushels above prospects a month ago. 
 
COBN: Near ideal weather for .corn over practie'ally all of the Nation during July boosted the ~ugus~ ,], ..forecast to 3.5 billion bushels, 178 million bushels higher than the July estimate 
of 3.3 billioh bushels, itself a. record hi gh. Seldom if ever have corn prospects over the Nation been so uniformly favorable. 
 
OATS: The Nation's crop of oats on August 1 is estimated a.t 1,470,444,000 bushels, which is 3 
 
 
 
p ercent above the prodnction indicated a. month earlier. The crop is the third largest in 
 
history, exc~ e ded only by the .record cr~p of 11 535,676,000 bushels in 1945 and the 1946 crop whkn 
 
was nearly l 2 billion bushels. 
 
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PEANUTS: A r ecord peanut crop of 2, 341 inillio~ pounds is indicated by Auro.ist 1 conditions: This 
 
compares with last year's production. of 2,188 million :vounds and: the 1943-47 average of 
 
2,118 million pounds. The lar~e crop expected this year is attr1.buted to generally good yield 
 
prospects, tho 1948 acreage bemg nearly 2 percent .below 1947. 
 
  
 
PECANSI August 1 conditions indicate a. record-large pecan crop . of 152,560,00o pounds. This is a'l 
 
Percent above last year ond 39 percent above average. All States report larger crops 
 
than last year e Oklahoma record 
18,000,000 lbs., 
 
xcept Oklahoma, where the;. ~947 h!}rvest of 30,600,000 lbs. in 1941 b:y 44'7o The which is about an a.verage""'"sl.Ze crop~ 
 
of 44, Q001 (pQ_.,Pounds excee~ed the 
 
1948 bklaJ:lc?.tlm: crop is IIDproved Vatieties for 
 
tinhde1.uca. .tesd. 
 
preVious to be 
are placed 
 
a.t 69,6/9, estimated 
 
0a0t082lb,8s~.1,i_n000copmopuanrdisso~nNworitThEd44D1W8i7t0~,00~03lp7o~un9dis~ 
 
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or 
 
seedling 
 
varieties . 
 
are . 
 
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l mAoE IN TIDUSANOO : :  ELD PER .ACBE ~: . PIOllJCTIOlf II~ 'IBOU 
 
Harv. 1947 
 
1948 
 
.: :of 
 
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1947  
 
 ndio. g. 1. 1948 
 
Corn, All 
 
bu. 83,981 
 
Wheat, All Oats 
 
bu. 74,186 bu~ 38,648 
 
Hey, All , . , :bori .75,291 
 
Soybeans,ForBeans ; 11,125 
Peanuts jj . bu. 3,38~ 
 
Potatoe s, Irish bue 2, 112 
 
Swaetpot:a.toes 'bu.. 611 
 
85,497  71,502 
 40,970 73,624 
.9,900 .3,340 
2,109 541 
 
101.__8 96e.4 
106.0 978 
89e.O 98e6 
99e.9 88.5 
 
28-.6 ' 18;.4 
'315 
1 .. 36 
163 646., 
18?~Q 
93e5 
 
410 ; .. 2,400, 952 
 
3, 506,363 
 
.. . l8o.O : 1,3S~,9I9  .: '1:;284,323 
 
'35i.9 .  
' . .1.33' , 
 
11215;970  102,500 
 
1,470,444 .". 97,707 
 
. 207 : . ..' ;1.81,.362 
 
205,066 
 
.. 7Ql. 
 
2,1871 985 
 
. l.89e.2 . 384,407 
 
95.6 ' 
 
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2,340,700 399,127 51,739 
 
]J.bacoo: 
 
lb. .1,845 
 
: . . F.ick ud: ~d threShed. 
 
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1,142 :1,158 
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; After Five l:evrs Beturn to 
 
United S.tatos Department of Agriculture : 
 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
 
31'9..E:dension Building 
 
Atllens, Goorgia.  
 
Penalty for private use to .a.Void 
payment of postage $3()0. . 
 
OF'FlCIAL BUSINESS 
Form B~~Z48- 5,519 
 
Fermi t . No. ;1001  
 
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At"hens, Georgia 
 
~ FAEM. PRI~ REPORT As 0~ AUGU.T 15~ 1948 
 
GEORGIA: Tha sharp: decline in prices receiv~d bY. Ge;rgia fa~ers for cotton 
 
and cotto'nseeii and frni ts, along with m'oderate declines for  grains 
 
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and aair 
 
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ipsrcoedlulacnt~e~ ,o.u. ' 
 
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cpmmodities~ 
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o.ffset th. e advance .in meat The August 15 all commodity 
 
al nimals, , 1ndex of 
 
' prices received .by Georgia farmers was 253. pat ~ cent of the 1909-14 .av.erage  
 
compared with 270 per cent on  July  l5 and 252 per cent one y~ar ago. Average 
 
price 9f 'lint: cottoh d:topped from 34._4 cents per pound on Juf_y 15 to 31.8 on 
 
.AJ,tgust lq. Cpt1jonseed, decreased $11.00 per ton d.uring the 30-day period. Grains 
 
and beef cattle declined slightly. Egg prices shcnred . about the usual season advance.  Ho~ rnc~ased from : $24.80 per hundred Y~eight on July 15 to $26.30 
 
on rep9rt. dat~... 
 
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uniTED: S'DATES;  Lower ~rop pric&s drop.ped the index of prices received by 
 
, fartne.rs for ag;J:'i cultural comi"lOdi t'i es 3 per cent during the 
to 'month ended Ai.lgust ~5 293 per' cent 'of its 1.909-14 ' base. 
 
' . At the . same t~me, t~e index of prices paid; interest, and taxes remained 
 
. nnchanged at ~51, t~esame as in January, ~une, and July. 
 
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The decl~ne in the index of prices received. by fa.pners, together \-tith the 
 
unchanged. index of prices paid by farmers including ~nterest and taxes,  result":' 
 
ed in a decline in the parity ratio .(ratio of the index of prices received 
 
by farmers to the index of prices paid including interest and taxes) from 
 
120 to 117_, or l point below a year ago. This ratio is an approximate measure 
 
of the average re1atio!). '"hich. cuz:;rent prices received by farmers for their 
 
produ. cts 
 
have 
 
to . 
 
their 
 
respective 
 
parity 
 
prices. 
 
A: number of the principal crops, including wheat, rice, qprn, oats, barley, cotton, and potatoes have declined for tWo con.secutive months to reach levels le>wer than those of August a year ago. On the other hand, mid-August prices received by farmers for fruit and tobacco averaged above a month earlier. Prices of most. meat animals declined or remained unchanged, but hogs provided a notable exception by moving up' to a level exceeded only by September and October a year. ago. 
 
Of the several comr.1odi ty groups for which the :Bureau prepares indexes of prices received by farmers, the meat animal group, at 411 per cent of its 1909-14 level stands highest, followed by tobacco, at 386, oil-bearing crops at 310, and dairy products at 305. At the other extreme are the truck crop index at 172, fruit at 183, and the food grains, at 227. 
 
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Price indexes 
 
: Aug.15, :July 15, :Aug. 15, : __ ReO~d-?igh __ 
 
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: 1947 : 1948 : 1948 : Index : Date 
 
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Prices received 
 
276 
 
301 
 
293 
 
307 Jan.1948 
 
Prices paid, including 
 
interest and taxes 
 
234 
 
251 
 
251 
 
251 , 'J<;Ul., June, 
 
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D. L. FLOYD  Agricultural Statistician ' 
In Charge. 
 
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician 
 
 191 
 
Cotton, 1b. Cottonseed, ton F-SiY (1oo se),'ton 
Hogs, .per cwt.  
Beef Cattle,cwt. 
Mi ik Cows 1heM  
Chicken-s, lb . ~ggs, doz. . Butter, 1b~ Butterfat, lb~ . lrdlk (wholes~e)' 
: per 100# ']J 
~wpeas, bu.  Soybeans, btl. , ~eanuts , lbo 
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265 30i4 
 
27a10 
 
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560 560 
 
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I. 
 
' 4.ls: 4i8s: : 
 
5~02 
 
' . 4i8s' s.29! 471 
 
4.10:'  
 
- :' 30.7:' 3a66:: 
 
10.5 c 
 
4~8 : 9:8 : 10~4 : . 10.4 
 
--s -- - ---:-- .,...-----t:------- 
 
= I NDEX. i'lUMBERS OF PRICES BECEIVED BY F.Am.oij:RS IN GIDRGIA : (August 1909 - July 1914 _100) 
 
August 15 1947 
 
July 15 1948 
 
August 15 1948 
 
All Commoditi-es 
 
252 
 
Cotton &Cottonseed 
 
281 
 
Grains . 
 
230 
 
Meat Animals 
 
341 
 
Dairy Products 
 
214 
 
j Chickens & Eggs Fruits 
 
248 
114 
 
1 Miscellaneous 
 
150 
 
270 
 
. 253 
 
282 
 
259 
 
216 
 
209 
 
433 
 
442 
 
226 
 
228 
 
2~8 
 
259 
 
267 
 
215 
 
167 
 
165 
 
~. _ After five az./.s -~~tu~. to 
~ited St ates ' Department of 'Agriculture 
Bureau of ..Agricl.lltural Econemics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia 
O~FICIAL BUSINESS o~m BAE-&/48- 1933  Fe..r.mi t No. 1001 
.4, t s H 1 
t'"'~ C 0 
-:e q. 
 
Penalty for private use .to avoid payment of postage $300. 
 
.. 
 
: .. , .e e s ~ ... .w i r 
 
n, 
 
'3g._ O.t. Ag _i .:- 
 
t h ~n s , Ga .. :  
 
 . . ,. ~- r . . 
 
~ 
 
. . 
 
. . 
 
_:; :-' '  ' .A.thens, ~ Georgia 
 
 
 
September ~ 194Bl: ;..::.: 
 
: 
 
GEORGIA- SEPTEMBER:l COTTON ~ORT : 
 
.:~ : 
 
: 
 
. . ~. .:;. : 
 
A near record yield of 290:poun~s lint cotton per -acre for Geogi~ vas 
 
as  indicated by September'l prospeets reported .by crop correspondents to the 
 
u. s. Georgia C~op Reporting __Service of the 
 
Depar~ment of Agriculture. Th.e 
 
' highest yield was in 1944 with 292 pounds per acre~ Indicated'production of .  
 
790,_000 b~es (500 pounds gross '\Ieight) was 21 percent above the 651,000 bales . 
 
produced ~~st ye~. but 9 per cent  below the ten year average (1937-46) of  
 
864,000 st~dard bales. 
 
. ", . 
 
\ '  
: 
 
Acreage indicated for harvest is 1,307,000 after a.llo\oring for .6 per cent aban- 
 
donment from the 1,315,000 ~cres estimated in cultivation July l. Except for 
 
the 
 
p~.st .'~hree 
.~ . 
 
years 
 
this 
 
isr: .. the 
 
lowest 
 
acreage 
 
since 
 
1871. 
 
 
 
w~ather co~di tio~s were favorable for the crop during August for practically the entire 3tate ~a;ztd the fo~~cast is up 40,000 bales from the. report of one month ago Plenty of rain.was recei?ed during the first half of the month, but the latter l;l~f turlled: off v~ry dry and hot, especially in middle and northern . territo'ry .  s~milar conditions prevailed during July in the earlier  
 
maturing so.utheri} pcfrtion of the State, so that weevil damage has been held 
to a minfinU:m gan;~t.ally and. ~11 sections of Georgia are making a fair to good _ 
crop of t 'ol> boll~: .This is .a rare  OCCUirence as the top crop _~.s usually lost~  - 
either to the we:evil or to  dry weather. Ginning i's well und~r\~ay in the south- 
ern part of the \state and the crop is .beginning ,to -open  in lower northern areas. 
 
- STATE- 
 
i948 - 790,000 .. " . '1947 - 6'51,000 ......  ~ ... 
. ;-1946 ..::: !f557', 000 :.:), 
 
I 
 
Districts sho\m are 
 
Crop Reporting District~ 
 
' 
 
and ~ Congressional 
 
Districts. 
 
1948-122,000 1947-108,000 
91'6-100,000 
 
. ' 
 
i/ 1948-20,000 
 
194S.,.69 1 OQO 
 
1947-20,000 
 
.A.L 
1948-36,06CJ-- . 
. ~!~~:888 . 
 
1l 99 4L1S7 -. 36 21 ,,8 8 8 
 
VALDO STA 
 
1946-10,000 
y 
. I 
 
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 .; {~ :;~~;:~-~~-?:~:~:~:-t:-~-r;:~:~:)r-:7~~~~:~ :~-~; =:~~~-'-~ :: : . -. ~~-~~ --~-- _- ~~~ - . ... :~ -- . " .. . 
 
: _ ~;_ _.:~ ; \;;~i)htiTm)t' STATE~r OOTTO!J UPOR; AS o:r mnGE:R1. 1948  
 
~---\' \ . :, _ --::_-- '-:~.'.}'!'i . ' -/ ':, . t .~ - ' _. . . / -~--' -. } 
 
. .' . 
 
Th~ Crop. Rep1),~t):ng Board ()-f the :Burean of,. .Agricultural Ec0110mics makes the .follo,.- _: 
 
i~~- tepor~<,~~.>~~li:i"urn~she~ b'Y,' cr~~- cor~fspoJiCientS.  ~~eld sta~lltic\8-n~. ~nd ~ , 
 
oooperaling1- State a&encies. Th.e .f'inal outturh of cott-on coltlparea with this fore-  .  
 
da:s.t.! win  dep~nd Upon ..wh'ether the-various influences 'aft ectlng .the ..crop _a,P,.~ the-.~ 
 
:I ~hiatnder . of. -the season,.'.-iute --mo-r.e ~-e.r less favorabl-e than \Uillaa...:r - ~ . .: ...,. ; . . '_ i .\ .; 
 
l . ,, . 
 
. 
 
.... 
 
. 
 
. ., 
 
. 
 
' 
 
.. ' 
 
. . 
 
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. 
 
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-=-- : ACREAGE!/ : CONDITION 
..  r =~tli-:- 7'For~:AV.e;.:- 
 
i:HAAvReVErS:.T:E-D-:ArCnRcEfi=::5x0v0e-r=lb:,-g~ro-ss'fwi9t4. b8aclrUop 
 
:aban- : ha:r- : 'age : : :age : .. : cat ed: age : 1947 : indi- 
 
STATE 
 
-! ... _:. :donment:vest :1937-:1947:1948:1937-:1947:1948 :1937-: Crop : cated 
 
-- ~  'iEt~r ~ -- _ _;_1[4~ .;_ _ 
 
~1~4.!. __:____:19!6_! _ .:_ 1_S~p~._1_ 
 
------ --- ... ------------- --- - .   "' Jug 1 :Thoua: ;:~ct--. acre a 
 
:   
- :  ! 
 
: .. : 
. . 
 
. :Thous.Thous.:Th.ous. 
.bales:bales : .bales 
 
--- - - - - - . ._----- . ,  : . ,~. ~ . . Pet.  Pet; Pet; Lb. ~ Lb. ! Lb. t 
 
: 
 
I 
 
:  
 
. 
 
Missouri  . 
Virginia N.Carolina s.carolina Georgia Florida 
 
.a  526 . 78 68 90 -451 345 502 365 'Ill 550 
 
24 
 
342 369 400 24 ' 18 . 20 
 
.7 725 76 75 89 355 336 470 582 452 710 
 
.3 1,166 70 69 85 . 308 297 408 753 651 990 
 
- ..6 1,307 68 . 71 80 238 246 290 .864 651 
 
.26 
 
. 159 213 258 17 ~11 
 
790 14 
 
Tennessee . Alabama Mississippi 
Arkansas .. Louisiana  
 
.3 783 . 76 ..-..3 1,635 71 
.4 2;_565 . 70 1.3 2. 29.5 73 
.9 .:932 66  
 
76 83 77 .84 74 . 89 .60 89 66 79 
 
366 356 261 298 324 320 337 . 298 265 292 
 
423 358 . 430 
429 373 
 
537 971 ,700 ,392 588 
 
520 690 ~931 ,220 . ; 1, 569. ' ,300 
1;276 ,050 '505 I 725 
 
Ok1ahom~ -  
Texas . 
New Mexico 
Ari~ona 
California 
All Other !J 
 
. 4.0  ~;032 65 .2.2 a,99B 69 ; .6 214 88 
.5 274 87 
.a 804 93 17 
 
UNITED .sTATES 
 
71 
 
64 74 165 141 163 566 330 . 350 
 
7.7 70 . 170 1.98 176 ,894 3,437 ,300' 
 
81 94 . 489 570 550 118 179 245 ' 
 
87 94 424 497 526 182 234 300 
 
93 
 
.8. 7 
 
589 693 567 444 772 950 
 
. . _ 414 350 429 ~17 . 
 
10 
 
15 
 
:~~ ~~~r-~~ ~5::2~ 
 
266 395 360 30.6 1 .2 2.6 
 
'!./--,..-----.:--~ 
Preliminary. 
 
- - - - - - --.~ .r.- -- 
 
&V Allowances made foT fnterstate movement .of seed cotton for .ginning. 
 
lJ Revised. 
 
. 1./ Illinois, Kansas,.. and Kentucky. 
 
Q/ Included in State and United States totals. Grown principally in Arizona, 
New Mexico, ~d Texas. 
 
CROP REPORTING :BOARD 
 
.. < ... ,. _. 
 
After five days return to  United States Department of Agriculture 
Bureau of ~~icultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Geo~7-Jgia OFFICIAL BUS!-NESS 
/ /"' 
Fbrm 'BAE-0...9/48 - 3661 Permit No. 10'01 
 
Dean. Paul W. c9apman 
 
At hens, Ga. ; 
 
 
 
Clark Co. 
 
Req. 
 
Pehalty for private use  to  a.vo'id payment of postage $300. 
f ... i' ) ' J 
' 
 
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: .. . ~- : : ..:'.. ~ . 
 
.1\ thens, Georgio. 
 
. " l .: . 
 
September 14, 191~~ 
 
. 
 
., 
 
In spite of 2 . poo:.: st a:..t at :1l antint; t,i.me . and u11favo:cable weather- o.t time~ since 
 
tl:l.en, conditi on s us of Sept embe r 1 point to a very fi Ood crop year ''.rith corn, peanut9, 
 
. and pec;ns__ce tti..11g a record -; ~ith rQ spect to y i el d c>r t o p~odu~t:ien . Prospects prob;,. 
 
ably r.rou::J.d have been even better ' if it had not be en for the lon&.; p eriod of extreme - 
 
ly hot, dr y ueai:,her Yihich preva ile c~ -in twst s ections during t he l ast p2.r t .of Augus t'. 
 
The l a.t te r c ondition,J hoY.reve r, h c:s been f'.:::.vorahl e to the harvest of crops , and  
 
f armers have peen ve ry E?i.1.sy 1.1i_clcLn; cot.ton, ctigging };eanuts, and harvesting 'hay. 
 
t . .   .  
 
!:!.. .  
 
.On Septembe r 1 the digginr; of S:)anish pcant~ts 1:rtts  vmll a cl.v.:mce d anc1 the harvest of 
 
rtmner s nas getting unC.er nay.. Cotton j<.:.rve ::;t i s Yrell .S.Cil'D.ric c d il'l. s cii.l.thein and 
 
central Georgia .and i s off -t o a .favo r able .dart ia rlorthern districts . 
 
'rhouGh corn yiel ds have be e . c onsi derabl y danci.s ed by c ontinued hot, dry Trcathcr 
 
in some loc ::.litie s , they a r e e~:c cptional in other.s, ( pa~C,.j;c u:.l_arly _ in nor~t,h, Geor~ ia) 
 
a and on the average ar,e ~:clJ, ~~b ove no r 1:1<1,l. T-h o pearrut cr,9p .:l:.; good .:.nd pr on1~_s e ;J to 
 
b,9 ' QUi;lper  'l'he same i s true ~ J.t; O . t>f pecans  
 
.  
 
... : 
 
"':"'1 
 
 
 
L 
 
Corn: The September 1 conclit i oii or .corn 1)roi:1isc s em all t ime 1{i ;h y i eld of' 16 
 
bushels  t o t he a cre.  T-h:i.s i s one bushel more than i:,he .sec ond hichest y ield 
 
which ,_.I?J.s produced in _1941 ~ Even on ..~he pr es ci-nt s r e<!-tl y r educ e(~ :ac r eage , this rec - 
 
ord yiel d ni ll !::ivc 
 
u .production 
 
of 
 
50 , 256 , 000 bushe~ s , : 
 
th0 :l argGst 
; 
 
crop 
 
since 
 
1 938 . 
 
Tobac co: Th; y{~lci ~r.'tobacco.. has turne d out wel l. Q1.is"-year ancl .is set ac 1085 
 
pounds per acre . ProductiJn is e f3 t imate c : at  9h; 315, 000 pounc.1r. 1'.'hich , 
 
though f ar 'sl1ort of t~1 e r ecortl. 19i..J.7 produc t i ~m, i s stilJ.'!:l-t.11 above t he 193 7-1.~6 
 
ten-year '-~V:ei~age . 
 
. 
 
Peanuts : Acc or din g to _pr esGr t O $.~_irn!J..teD t he pr oduct ion of peanucs this ;,rear 1-rlll - - - - c:et a ncrr r ec ord .  ll'he Septenber 1 i ndic o..t ed. yiel d i .s.. l:ilaccd a t 700 pound~ 
 
e; lv:mg a pr ,oduc tion of SJ.o, t>qo, ooo pounds , t hreG 1)C1" cent ab ove t"_e nex t ~;i.ghes t pro due tion .of 788 , 900, 000 :Poupds i.."l 191~3 . 
 
Pe c .J.n s : --- 
 
A:s 
~ 
 
i 
ca 
 
f 
ns 
 
1:ral~ bi 
 
ing d f 
 
up or 
 
a 
 
frohl n a). 
 
. 
 
a 1 
 
- 
 
res tine 
 
t ~rhile hi~r~:. p 
 
p r o duc inG roduc t i on 
 
i 
 
li n 
 
ght 19)-18 
 
c . 
 
r 
 
op s The 
 
i 
 
n c 
 
1 9h6 urr -.n 
 
t 
 
a 
 
nd 1 hidi 
 
91!.7 1 c o.ted 
 
_pr oduction ,i.s { or a crop of L>.~, ??O; OOO , '\.,hicl~ i E; 13 !Je r c ent .:.~b ovc (,he next highost 
 
production i n 191~5 of 36, 850 , 000 pcJu.mls . 
 
( Pecan and peanut cst.~~tes. by s tates . en t he rcve:rDe . s i cie of this sheet) . 
 
.. AcnE-- - --  --- --- -------=AcREfti}i;--~ -:~'iiGwEORPGEi1A 
 
1J{6usANil3 ) ----~~ri1onucT.roN 
 
. . __ <rN 
 
. ----- - 
 
- - - 
 
cRoP..._- : 
 
: ( ooo) :"'A:.;er-age -:' - -    :rnciicateCf;Average = - - - . : Indicat-~d 
 
.\~.. , -~,,.\,. 
 
f   __ . : ~948 : 19-~1<t-19L~6: 191!.7 : 19h? :1937-h6: 1947 :_.: .. -1948 
 
~- - --:::-~~~.,-T_, 
 
:.a _. ,, ~ : \0 ._,.  ,  - -~.-=-~ --   -- 
 
#  .,.  t A : -:: v .., ...,. ., ... .. 
 
... Corn ~ ~-.::~  .bu: 3141 : .:~I~.9 
 
Yfheat  ~. ~<  
 
bu : 221 ~l.5 
 
Oats .~ . bu: 547 : .:.:n. 7 
 
Tiye . .' bu: 5 ( . 8.2 
 
Hay (all)  .' ton: 1400  . _.55 
 
Tobacco (all).;.~ lh:  86.9 :' 95J'i" 
 
.. PC?tatoes, Irish  bu: 16 : . ?,(j._:_ 
 
Potatoes,Swe et . ., , -b.u : 65 
 
(6 
 
Cotton. bales : 1307 238 
 
Peanuts (for pick- 
 
ing & threshing ) lb : 1158 700 
 
Peaches,total crop,bu:1/ 
 
Pears, total crop bu :I/ 
 
Pecans .. lb :- 1 
 
15.0 14.0 
25~0 
 
16~0 
13~0 24.0 
 
h5,2S1: 481 075 ; 21 102: 3,360: 
12,331; 16,100: 
 
9.0 
 
10,.0 
 
130: 
 
54: 
 
.51: 
 
~53 
 
731: . 696: 
 
:1178 
 
1085' . : 83,Jl~5:127,ll~2: 
 
79 
 
64' :  1, 559; 1;422 : 
 
50;256 
. 2.i B73 13',128 
 50 
742 
94,315 1:,024 
 
8-5 
 
85 
 
7,284: 6, 545: 5, 525 
 
246 . : 290 
 
864: 651: . 790 
 
: 
 
695 
 
700 :589,938:781,1'80: 810;600 
 
5.,G37.~. . 5, 810: 3,280 
 
,.=-;'319; , 385:. .... 385 25;57.7: 27,~85 ; ' [~1~760 
 
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. 
 
"};,/ Total agricultural c ~ op ~ r~ate.r t !].an and including conunerci<!l crop  
 
D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician 
In Charge 
 
.t\RCHIE J...:INGLEY Agricultural Statistician 
 
 = 
 
.-{~-.;~;~~.~~-:L:~.~;:_:t/ r5: ~.:7r;;,~~~~.; ~~:~: -<~!_,_~ :... : . :.. _t:~~ . ~-:  .~~ ~.. -~  ..-.:   .....   :.   
 
: ~<l<.{ : <~+;-:~!!t:r~;:~J'ATES\-:-, ~!rro ~R A$ .?:s' ~~R,l. 19~ . . 
 
. ~ ' , 
 
0 f 
 
lbij 
 
1 
 
4 
 
' 
 
~ I 
 
3~ 0 - 
 
l ~ 
 
Crop.  Rei>P..'0~t;t'ng Board t>-f 
 
1 
the 
 
r... 
 
'~; 0 
 
~  
 
:Bureau 
 
.; 
~f 
 
0  
 
.. 
 
 
 
0 0,1 
 
_ .. -   
 
0 
 
Agricultural 
 
0 ' 
Eccmomics m .ak~s. the 
 
~ 
.foll~"'"" .: 
 
i~~-..tepor~~:tr~.\d,\Wt'ui'n~she~ bY,' 'cr~Ji." cor!fsporlii'ents., . ~~eld st.at;l~.tic\ans, ~nd ~ , . 
 
oooperaUng1- State' agencies. The .tinal outturh of cotton colflpared with this fore-  . ~-~i win dep,e.nd ttpon.-.w~~'ther the.'-various influences 'a.frectlng the ..crop ' .dqx~ ~h~,f 
f' :~ma1nder - of. -t~ se~so~;. aJlt..mor.e cn .  l.es .s .-Javorabl~ .than li,S\l~~:J  ~  .  :.. ; , . .  \ :  
 
l ' ..;  ' 
 
  
 
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'  ' ,. j ~. ,. 
 
.l. , ' :  ': 
 
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....... .. ;,:.LfNT-t'iELD -L~~~- ~.:~..- .::-i ~:~948~- - ~.: ~ ~':'"- ~ 
 
 
 
. ; 
 
 t.  
 
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~  
 
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' ' 
 
 
 
-PiR-~PiboocT!oii'{'GtifurnG's!  - 
 
1/ : bal~ : ACREAGE 
 
CONDITION 
 
:HARVESTED ACRBl :500-lb.gross wt. 
 
 r :~tiJ.-:- :::For-:=A~er:.'i"- -:-- i"Aver:.T- -:!ncfi=:Xver=:--:-- 'fi94S crop 
 
=aban- :hat- :age : : :age : .. :cated:age : 1947 : indi- 
 
STATE 
 
:donment:vest :1937-:1947:1948:1937-:1947:1948 :1937-: Crop : cated 
 
:,.'ter 1. - _ :_1[4,6. .t __: ... _:. !_1~4. 1 _ ==-- __: 19!6_: _ .:.. !..S~! _1_ 
 
------ --- ----- ------------- .---- .. ----- - . 
 
~ : :Ju.li 1 iThou1 : 
 
 - 
 
'0p -~-- . 
 
c 
 
t...-~.:- 
 
-~. 
 
a 
 
c . 
 
re 
 
i . 
 
: 
 
: 
 
.- : 
Pet..... Pet; 
 
: 
 ! 
Pet; 
 
Lb. 
 
: . . : 
 
. :Thous:ThOus.: Thous. 
 
. ~ 
 
 
Lb.! 
 
Lb. 
 
bales:bales :-bales 
 
t 
 
: 
 
:  
 
. 
 
' 
 
Missouri  . ' .. . 8  526 . 78 68 90 -451 345  502 365 'Zll 550 
 
Virginia 
 
24 
 
342 369 400 24 '18 . 20 
 
N.Carolina 
 
.7 725 76 75 89 355 336 470 582 452 710 
 
s.carolina 
 
.3 1,166 70 69 85 . 308 297 408 .. 753 651 990 
 
Georgia Florida 
 
- ..6 1,307 68. 71 80 238 246 290 ..864 651 
 
.26 
 
. 159 213 258 17 ~11 
 
790 14 
 
Tennessee . Alabama Mississippi 
Arkansas Louisiana  
 
.3 783 . 76 .....3 1,635 71 
.4 a;.565 . 70 1.3 2,~9.5 73 
.9 :932 66 
 
76 83 77 .84 74 . 89 .60 89 66 79 
 
366 356 261 298 324 320 337 . 298 265 292 
 
423 358 . 430 
429 373 
 
537 971 ,700 ,392 588 
 
520 690 ~931 ,220 . ; 1, 569  .. ,300 1;276 ,050 
'505 I 725 
 
Oklahom~   
Texas . 
New Mexico 
A:ri~ona 
California 
All Other jJ 
 
..4.0 . li032 65 .2.2 8,998 69 : .6 214 88 
.5 274 87 
.a 804 93 
17 
 
---------:---. 
 
UNl TED sTATES 
 
71 
 
64 74 165 141 163 566 330 . 350 
 
77 70 . 170 198 176 ,894 3,437 ,300' 
 
81 94 . 489 570 550 118 179 245 
 
87 94 424 497 526 182 234 300 
 
93 87 589 693 567 444 772 950 
 
414 350 429 ;.17  10 
 
15 
 
. _ ----~-~ ~~~ ~~~r-~~87  ~5::2~ 
 
Am:er.Egypt. } 
-1/- ,P.r.e-li-m-in-ac-y.!"- - - 
 
. - 
 
266 395 360 30.6 1 .2 . 2.6 
 
- - - - - - --.~.r-- 
 
&V Allowances ma de for interstate movement .of seed cotton for .ginning. 
 
;:J Revised.  
 
. 1} Illinois, Kansas,.. and Kentucky. 
Q/ Included in State and United States totals. Grown principally in Arizona, 
New Mexico, ~d ~exas. 
 
CROP REPORTING :BOARD 
 
. ' . 
 
'. 
 
- 
 
After five d.a;ys return to  
United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of ~~icultural Economics 319 Extension ~uilding Athens, Geot'gia OFFICIAL BUSD[ESS 
FC('r: BAE-(}..9/48 - 3661 
Permit No. 10'01 
 
Dean. Paul W. c9apman 
 
Ath ens, Ga. ; 
 
 
 
Clark Co. 
 
Req. 
 
Pehalty for private use to  avo'id p~ent of' postage $300. 
I ... 
i' .: . :.. 
J 
\ 
 
 Athens, Georgia 
 
.. .: : :. :. :'.. ! " 
. ' ' I .: 
 
In snite of e . poo::.: 
tl:len; condition s us 
 
s ta::.:t at ')l of .Sept embe 
 
ar n1tinp~("int.it.meto 
 
and unf~vorable weather 
a very r,ood crop year 
 
at v.'it 
 
times h corn 
 
 
, 
 
s~~e 
peanut9 
 
. , 
 
. an d pcc911s _cetti.ng a recor d <rith r~spect to y i el d or  t o. ;:>~odu?ti on . Prospects prob:. 
 
ably YJOul d have b een even better ' if ~-t had .not been fo;r the lent; po rioc~ of extreme - 
 
ly ho t, dry n e a 'her Yihich pr ev a ile d -in r.wst s ect:t.on s during the l ast pcr t .of Au gust.- 
 
The l <J.t te r condition,J hoy.rever, hc:s been i'-~vorah le to the harvest of crops , and  f armers hi:tve peen yery. ~i.1Sy n i _clcinr; cot.t on, 'di gg ing i')oanuts, an'd harvesting 'hay. 
 
\ :... ' . o:. . 
 
On Septembe r 1 the digginG of S:)anish peant.'.ts 1:rtLs Yfell a c..v.:mce d anc'. the harvest of 
 
nmners naEJ gett:ing unC.ernay.' Cotton h<.:.rve:"lt i s well ac vo.rtce d jn sci-b.thern and 
 
. . central Georgia .and i s off -t o a .favo r able ,;:;t art in northern districts  
 
Thour h c orn yiel ds have bee 1 c ons i derabl y danas ed by continued hot, clry 1Tcather 
 
in some loc <.:_liti es , they a r e e:xc opt ion<.ll in other.s , ( paj;;Acu~_arly in north, Geor gia) 
and on t he average ar,e .-:clJ, <,tb ove no rr:J.CJ,l . Th 0. peanut ci~p :L:s good <.:.nd pron1::i..se .:; to 
 
b.c:. a QUJJ.per. 'l'he same i s true ::tlso t:Jf pecaris . 
 
 
 
\, :'- 
 
.. ; , 
 
. 
 
t 
 
Corn: The S optember 1 concht i on o:2. corn ;)ror.;i ~ cs .:m all time 1{ic;h y i eld of 16 bushels  t o t he acre .  'Ih~.s i s one bushel mo re than the .second hic;hest y:i e ld 
which vf?1s produc ed :in _1947.- Ev en on-~,he p r es8nt e;reC)-tly r educect :ac r eage , t h is rec ord yie l d 1':ill !_: ive a prod.u?tion of 5D, 256, oop bushe~ s , the :1argqs t crop s illce 1 938 . 
 
Tobac co: The yif;l cl o.;:'' t obacco' h as -turned out nel l -~n..is"'"year' and is set a'i:, l oB5 
pounds' per a c're: Producti:m i s est:iJnate d: at  9b ,-315, ooo pound:; T.11ich, though f ar 'short Oj~ tl1e r ecortl. 191..!.7 produc t ion, i s still,~:t,11 above -;;.he 193 7-h6 ten-y ear o.V:erage . 
 
Peanuts: Acc or ding to pres0n"t e9.t :iJn~_t es t he product=!:_o!l of neanucs this year 1Tlll -   - - .set a r evr record .  ~he Septenber 1 inclic o..t ed yie l~i 1s l)lace d at 700 pound~ 
 
e;1.vmg a ~1:,oducti on of Sl o, t>qo, ooo pounds , thre e 1)01' cent above t ...e next .~;i.ghes t 
. proc.uc tion .of 708 , 900, 000 poup ds :L'1 1 9!0. . 
 
Peco.ns: A:s if 1:_ral;:ing up frofu a r est ':-ihile producinG light crops i n 1946 al]-q 1 91!.7, 
 
- - - ~ c ans b i d f or an a)..1-tine :lif~~:. pr9duction in 1948 . The current indi cated 
 
_production ,i.s ':f or a crop of h.~' 7?0,; 000 , Yrhich i s 13 !Jer cent <:lbovc the next hi~he st 
 
production i n 19L~5 of 36 , 850, 000  pounc~s . 
 
- 
 
(Pecan an\~. peanut 
 
b! cs t.~~ t es. 
 
states. on tho 
 
reve:r;s e . s i c.\e of this 
 
sheet) 
 
. 
 
<nr-1'HousANI) . ' GEORGiA. 
     --  -   -- -------=Acrm~\c}i;-~-- :;yiErn..PEI1 Ac-ili-- --- - -~~-'PI{o-n~cTroN 
 
c Rop. : 
 .~~ .~  
"""~ ' ,.,r 
 
: ( ooo) :"A--ie'rage =- -     :-inciicate-cf;Aveiai,e:-- ---- -- ~ tndicat~d 
 
: f 
 
~948 : 19-~1~19!~6: 
 -----:: . . . ~ ~:;-~ -  ~ 
 
1 9-1.!;.7t:::- - 
 
1 9L~~ - :1937-!~6: 
~ ""'  . .-...-.-=------ : 
 
"1.94"7 . 
 
'::'_.":. :":. ..1,..9...4-8 
 
 
 
Corn ~~ -.::~ . .bu: 3141 : .:'I~.9 
 
Y!heat  ~.  ~   bu: 221 : ,li.5 
 
Oats  . .~  bu: 547 : .'.21.7 
 
Tiye  .'  bu: 5 :'. . 8.2 
 
Hay (all). - .' ton : 14oo  : . _.55 
Tobacco (all).;.~ lb' :  86.9:' 95):" 
. P9tatoes~Irish.,  bu : 16 :  66 .:. 
 
Po-tatoes,Swe e~ .. ~ ., b.u : 65 
 
76 
 
15.0 
 
16~0 h5,281: 48,075: 
 
14.0 25~0 
9.0 
 
13'.o 24.0 1o.o 
 
2,102: 3,360: 
 
12,331; 16,100: 
 
130~ 
 
54: 
 
.51: 
 
'.53 
 
731: 696: 
 
:1178 
 
1085' .' 
 
83,lh 5:127,ll~2: 
 
79 
 
64' : 1 1 559: 1;422: 
 
85 
 
85 
 
7, 284; 6, 545: 
 
50j256 
. 2; 873 13,128 
: 50 
742 
91+,315 1,024 
5, 525 
 
Cotton bales: 1307 238 
 
246 . : 290 
 
864 : 651: . 790 
 
Peanuts (for pick- 
 
. 
 
ing & threshing) lb : 1158 700 
 
695 
 
700 :589,938:781,1'80: 810;600 
 
Peaches, total crop, bu: l/ 
 
5.,G37:; . 5, 810: 3,280 
 
Pears, total crop bu :"l/ 
 
: ,,,')79 ; , 385: ,.. 385 
 
Pecans . lb :- 1 
 
25;~7-7 ;_ 27,[>85 ; ' [~1~ 760 
 
!:_/ - - .. .. .. . . .. . . .. ~ . ---- - 
 
-- -- - --- -  - -- ------ ---- -- --- --~----.. -~ ---..--- . .. 
 
-- - ' . . 
 
- 
 
.. ... - . .. . .... - - .. . 
 
Total agricultural c ~op ~ reater than and including conunercial crop  
 
D. L. FLOYD 
Agricultural Statistician In Charge 
 
.lll1CHIE .L:l.NGLEY Agricultural Statistician 
 
 UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP :REPORT .AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1948 
 
Thi;i~~o.:~~ei'drd .oiltt"W;n of c~6ps in prospect: aarlier this seB.son gained in quantity and drew 
. olo~-~r,... to . r.~~~tion during August. - The heat__ym.ve over most .of  the country in the f -inal third of 
 
. .AU"gU!:it. caused some deterioration of crops '\mere-- soil .moisture was inadequate, but elsmvhero the ~e:nefit_~ -:?-~'~ :--~s-ne and warmth out}'ei~e(l suoh d!mage. -H~st is ::Qractically com:pletod f.or _s~l g~B:J>~.:: ~d mo~t  of the , la.t~.gr_?vq.ng .:c116ps ~~-- virtually_ ~li\ade". Corn prospects unpr_ovod ne$rly 1 percent dur~g Au~t to a production est1mate of 3,529-milliqn bushols,by. far the lar.- 
 
ge$t vol~-.::~- sto;r,y. . SJ)ring wheat pro~u~ttpn .imprQ;vqd slightly. also(. to -~04 million bushels, as ~ ~est \passe"! ~t.s peako .ld.ding. n~.ar_lY, a billion bu@-l.li of winter vmea~ Vl.rtually all harvoste~ 
 
 an, all whoo.t total of 1,285 milhonbuShols is estimated. Ie.rger outturnl!i'than forecast a month . Bgl? arc: now .ostimatod:for  oats, barley, flaxseed end most kinds of ll.af For lator..growing crops,  
 
imProvemdirt' is notod for cotton, sorghum- grain, soybea;1s, befll;!.S,, potatoes and tobacco,but pros- -j 
 
poct~~rar~ buckwboat, rice, 'peas, 'peanuts end sugar beets doclined slightly. 
 
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. 
 
I 
 
~ 
 
 
 
, 
 
, 
 
  
 
 ' 
 
Foed  crOilirospects,  reported as an aggregate by farmeroor0portors, are well above average for all 
 
geographic regions. These roports bring together into a composite indication all i toms farmers 
 
expect to have for livestock feed, including corn and other grains, hey- silago,roughages,pasture 
 
and othor feeding materials on thoir farms. .About 134 million tons of food grains will be produc 
 
ed, based on current estimates of 3,529 million bushols of corn, 1,493 million bushels of oats,317 million bushels of b-a.rloy and 132 million b~shels of sorghum grain. This exceeds by nearly 10 . 
 
million tons the r ecord set in 1946 end comes at a time When livestock numbers aro relatively low. 
 
A near-record quantity of food grains is becoming available, enough to supply domestic needs and 
 
provide huge quantities for export. 
 
Oilseods wUl bo available in unprecendonted volume. A record crop of 206 million bushels of soybeans is maturing earlier than usual. The 47 million bushols of flaxseed novt noo.rly .harvested was 
exceeded only in 1943. Cottonseed my be nearly one-fourth above avorago :Production. Tho record tonnage of peanuts this year is about 9 percent above tho 1943-47 average. The ostimatod tonnage of those 4 oilse0ds is ono-fifth larger than in 1947. 
 
Coma Tho record production of 3,5281 815,000 bushels of corn,estimatod . as of September 1 is 
 
. about 22 million bushels above tho estimate a month ago. The prospective corn crop is closq 
 
to 47 percent larger than tho 1947 crop of 2.4 billion bushels and one--fourth more than tho 10 - 
 
Y?ar avora.ge of 2.8 billion bushels. Tho estimated 1948 crop is 9 porcent greater than the pre- 
 
V10US record crop of 3,249,950,000 bushels "produced bi 1946. 
 
 
 
Peanuts: A recprd peanut crop of 21 302 million pounds is indicated by September 1 condition; This . is 114 million pounds above the 1947 production and 197 million pounds abovo the 1943-47 
average. 
 
Pecansa September 1 conditions indicate an evon larger pocon crop than tho record-large crop in 
 
prospect a month ago. This year's crop; 'forecast at 160,553,000 pounds, excoods last 
year 1 s by 35 percent and the average by 47 _percent. P-roduction of improved varieties o.t 74 q-sa;,ooo 
 
pounds is 62 percent greater than last year end 56 percent more than average. Production of 
 
 
 
seedlings o.t 87,9851000 pounds is 19 percent above 1947. 
 
PE.ANU~S_ PXCKEV .AND THRESHED 
 
Yiold Per-Acre 
 
; 
 
Production 
 
Stato 
 
1947 
 
Indicated 1948 
 
I ' 
 
1947 
 
Indicated 1948 
 
m 
 
PECANS 
VARIETIES 
 
- 
 
PROOOCTION 
 
Fionaoa 
 
4,o75 
 
2,774 
 
5,o37 
 
Alabama Mississippi 
 
9, 739 6, 754 
 
71440 2,000 
 
17,500 9,280 
 
A.rkonsas 
 
3,651 .. 
 
3;850 
 
 51 390 
 
Iouisiona Oklal'loma Texas 
 
91034 171 510' 26,815 
 
4,400 44,000 21,000 
 
14,000 18,000 44,250 
 
O.thor Sto.tos ]J 
 
1, 488  
 
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-- 
 
~Un~;1t~Tod~-or--r;~a~t~e-s~-~-t-o-t-~-s-T.~LuM:~:~~,T-s~t-o !-I-T-~-c-i-s-~-~~~.Ll,~o~,T~.::~/"~ ' -------~---------l-~'~-@------------------- 
 
. After Five Days R0turo to United States Department of Agriculture 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building A.th0ns, Georgia 
. ~ .OFFICIA:(., BUSINESS Form BAE ~ l-9/48-4153 
P~rmi,t No. 1001. 
 
Penalty for private usc ,to avoid payment of postage $300. 
 
Dean  a 1 .. . C apman 
At e. s, Ga . 
 
Clar k Co. 
 
Req. 
 
 -- . ~ - --  
 
- -    -- - ~- ---------~-~--- 
 
/thens , Ge or r-: i a 
 
Fl.RJ. JRJCE R.:!.} OR'l' JS OF SET T:::;. PER 15, H4S. 
 
O[c_to~be_r )1948 
 
r.j;QRG J} : P.ve ra-re rric es rec eived b:~ Georh.f, fa!""1e-s for wt1eat , c orn, swe-Jt rotatoes~ 
 
cotton lint , cotto nse e d , hr ~r, c ovt eas , soybeans e. Ed ~ oo- s dec lined d urinF 
 
the reriod from .P.up:ust; 15 to Se rte -:1ber l-5; while t h.e aven r: e rrices of OE"ts, yea- 
 
nuts , rdH: qows , c hickens, e r:p: s end ,.., j_l lr c dvenc ed dt1rin t:-te s a rre re riod . rr:,. e 
 
Ser t e~be r 1 5 e.ll corr.rnod :i.t y :index of rrkes r e ce :i ved b~.' Geor(!'if' fer'lers is non 253 
 
rer cent of the 1 90~-14 ::wer< .- e or t he s ; oe  S one month L'f O . The rrovr i ndex_ of 
 
cotton erd cottons e ed _d ecLined 6 :ro:ints dtr i nrt: t"te 30-dey r e riod . n-ra ins v:e r e down 10 roints and .., e,t' f .l !l' ls wore off 5 :roin+ s . ' 1' e i ud ex o:: drj_r~r r rodtc ts c: dvanc e d 
 
4 ro:ints , c h i ckens. c:.nd e rr- s 15 roints, Pnd frt'jts 52 roints . The rni scell t: 'neOt' S 
 
r.: r our: is unchcm're d . 
 
 
 
 
 
-1\ ITi!;D S 1'i.T~s ~ Declines in rrices of :--:e.ny cror PYJG lives to ck iter: s d t-r i n the : .onth ended Serte!'1be r 15 , 1 ~48 redt; cecl for t he seconc; co !:' secutiv e . o nth 
the ind ex of rri ce's r e ceived by f' r 7 '1.6 rs . is of Sc) t e. c er 15 , t he ind e x V!P..S 290, Whi c h is 3 f.Oints or l rerc ent lowe r t~ e n f -n onth ::;,rro . /t th e S8""8 t. j1e t h e p :ri ty i nd ex ( ind ex of r ric e s reid l~y ri:-- c rs i.nchdinp i rrt 'l rest r nc te.x e s ) de.clined 1 ro i nt to 250 . 1-. s a re sv lt , the ra r ity r r.tio ( ~ e.t i o of tl1 e j nd ex of rric e s rec e i ved to the r e.rity index ) now st e... d s et 11 6. 
The index of rric e s receive d by fr r" e s Bt 2 W VTl s 8 out l rercer:t ab ove t 11e - 286 of Se r te "'~h 0l' a yea r 9.f~O . Fr ic e s of f r r y1 cror s PV\Srl';._. ed : g r e r c ent below e. y ea r 
eer li e r, but f ric e s of livestock a nd lives t ock r r od ucts , _whi ch are ':'Ore i '!f Ortant 
in t he ind ex , ev e r e ..,.ed 9 r-e rc e ~1t h~ JTLe r. Dvr:inp- the o nth ended Fith ,.., j_d-Serte.,.,1le r, rr:ices of "" OS t '' rf' :i ns , ~o st J'1G <t 
enh els , b tt e rf E:t , and cottonseed co :Jt j !' t:ed th e c' ecl~_ n .:. s of r mon t h e 2.r li e r . 1. 1- thourrh loy:e r [:'rices W<.; re r e yorted for l13 Pr l y tw o-t ~. ird s Of th e j rincip>, l CrOf t111d 
livest oc k it e ms f or whjch t:: . Bt.:r e eu rub lis!-: e s ynonth l y datH , most of' th e cle cl j nes 
we r e rel2 ive l y sre ll t= nd ..-:e r e rerti e lly o '~ s e t b~' ,..,odest :i.ncre c s e s i n ot'-~ ~ r comr.todjties includi n '! h e v , r1i l lr , ho g- s , e'"rr s, ~:nd cott on ctlrre nt1y b e 5.nt s old . 
The r erity index ( rrices r :: irl b y f;:- r l"'le rs includ in!" int 12 r est , nd t axe s) in de clining l fOjnt :f'ro1 t~ e l e'Te l o:> th o rre c r:' d:irltl" 3 ,~ ont hs , reflec ed I? ft. rt he r Sl'b- 
st e.r-l;j el c'r9f in rrices of fAed . ~ 04 e itG'"1 fi DOt' --rht f or f t:>o-) j_l _r livinp e l so rl e clined o 
' The index of rrices re i d b y f Frers for convof:it i e E used f or f Er ily livin p.: rushe d 2. li~ tle h ig-her in l"l:i d -S ertem', e r to re r ch 276 rer. c e nt of th e ls io '-"1'4--leve l , less t h e n l re r ce nt rl-, ove J f "\..' St 15 , ~ nd 7 )'C r ce rrt r '~ ov o 3 ye: r CDrl:i e r . .A;-ong: 
th e ft.ctors ontri ' t;t:inp- to t"d. s n ew r e EJ< Y.e e h :i.r.he r yrices "' or c lo t hin r rnd fu rniture . 
On t!'l e oth er ~ . r nd , food , r ot:s eh o l d sun l :i.es , rnc4 'o t,ildin,... , rte r:i c:.ls dec lin ~ d sli~ ht ly fro m Aurust 15 ' t o Se r t crnbcr 15 . ~~~ P to rric es ~ e re nc h r nra d . 
 
____ __ - _ _ _ __ -  ___ _____ ___s~~c E_y__T_~bl_e_ _ 
 
Price I ndexa s 
 
: Sert. 15 : l:w . 15 : Ser t . 15 : 
 
Record Hir h 
 
- - -- - - - - - - -- - - =- --1-9r'1-7- - -: - -H-4s- -: - -H4-s- -:---- -f-nc-ie'-X --- - ---- ---b-e.te- -- -- 
 
!'ric es r Bc e i ve d 
 
28 6 
 
283 
 
290 
 
.)ric e s [ c.i d , inc l tid i n r, 
 
inte r e st c:nd tc.:x:e s 
 
238 
 
251 
 
2 50 
 
P2rity retio 
 
120 
 
117 
 
11 6 
 
. frP.Iso 'Jant,'2ry,-Jl:n'Ei- anct Jt'Ty-Yf48.-- . __ .,___ .,!___ _ 
 
o. L. FLO'_fD 
ITricv ltvral Stet is tic i en In Ch c r g-e . 
 
307 
 
J en. 1948 
 
251 
 
~~ 1: ur . 1 948 
 
133 
 
Oct . 1 946 
 
J~RC I-II :'..~ L.~ ~JGLEY 
}7 riculture l St at i stic a in 
 
 : 
 
~ 1 
 
'.- 
 
'" , f ol ,'  ... ... 'o '" 
 
_ , ...._ ..... . . . "" " .. ' '  " ' 1 
 
"  ' ,,.. , , , 
 
,  1'1 
 
J' ' 
 
. ~ .. . 
cow.100'rY.' ~ "'TIT . 
 
- 
 
-. 
 
- 
 
- 
 
-. P:R-;tC-E-S.-ll.E-CE-I:G~'i:im1lrYA-r 
 
~JlMERs. 
.:-:- -: . ~. 
 
 SEPmffiER 
-:.... -=- - ~ 
 
:~A~-ve- r a- ge---: -Se-pt-. -1 -.A- ug- .  :-S- ep-t ;~ 
 
.-15-, "1""'?-4-8-=""_l.t,f-'1l'-BN:rC'TQEn}.Ps:/TUAllSTJErs-S.-. -..,..--.-- - - 
:-A-ve-ra- ge-- -; - Se- pt- . -: - Au-g -.- : S-ep-t.-- . -~ 
 
. 
 
. v:: 
 
. . ..  Aug . 1909- : . 15' .. : :15 .:: . 15 . : . Aug_. 1909-:- --: 15 : 15. : .15 
 
_____ _ _____ :_J~l_y J.9J.4_  1.. J.9_7__:_ :..:_ 1:,S_!8_:_ ] }_i8_:_J_!!l.Y _!_9_!4...: _!.__!_9i7_ _!_l_9_i:8_:_)~ __ .:_ ~ 
 
i'fueat, 'l:?u. 
 
:. $': , i . 24 .._;-( . 2 ~-45~ : 2~1s: _ 2 .-~oi.  . sa>~ 2.43} 1. 00 : :1:97 
 
.J 
 
. . ,' \(~. ~ - . i '.: . . . ,. .-. 
 
}':'.~ . 
 
Co rn , . b,u ', 
 
.._. $: 
 
, 91 : 2.27: 2 . 00 & 1. 87: 
 
,6 4 & 2. 40 :  1~ 91: 1.78 
 
01'\ts , bu.  
 
$.: 
 
l 
.. lr i ~h' .-Potatoes , 'bu~  $-: 
 
 .67 - .~:  1. 2.01 .,. -r.oo. : .1.os: i .12 t   2. 00 :  2 . oo : 2~oo : 
 
   .40 ..: L 08 : . 69 : .7o --- :  1. 48 i . 58 i 
 
. 69 i. 53 
 
Swee t Potatoes , bu . $: 
 
. 83 
 
2. 35 : 2 . 60 : 2 . 55 : 
 
. 88 
 
2 . 40 2 . 65 : 2 . 32 
 
Cotton, l b . 
 
. 12 .6 
 
Cottonseed, ton 
 
.$: 24 . 39 
 
Hay ( l oose ), ton 
 
.$: 17. 85 
 
Ho g s , per cw'v . 
 
.$: 7. 33 
 
Beef Cat U e , cwt . $: 
 
3. 87 
 
31 . 8 : 31. 8 : 31. 4 : 72. 00 : 76 . 00 : 68 . 00 : 21. 00 : 25 . 00 : 24 . 50 : 24 . 50 : 26 . 30 : 25 . 70 : H . OO :  20 . 00 : 20 . 00 : 
 
12 . 4 22. 55 ll. 87 
7. 27 5, 42 
 
~ 1. 2 
75. 60 16 .10 26 .70 19. 00 
 
30. 4 : 30 . 9 76. 60 : 68 .10 17. 80 : 18 . 00 27.10 : 27 . 30 24 . 40 : 24 , 20 
 
Milk Cows , head 
 
$: 33 . 85 
 
102 . 00 :125 . 00 : 130. 00 : 48 . 00 :156 . 00 :197 . 00 : 198 . 00 
 
Chi cken s , l b . 
 
: 13 . 2 
 
31. 0 33 , 0 33 .7 
 
11. 4 
 
27. 9 32 . 5 31. 9 
 
]!!gg s , doz . 
Butter, l b . 
Butterfat, lb . Milk (who l esale ) 
 per 100# ]j 
 
.: 21. 3 
.~: .. 25.7 
$: 2 . 42 
 
60 . 0 56 . 0 : 60. 0 56 . 0 56 . 0 56 . 0 : 60. 0 61. 0 61. 0 
5.70 : 6 . 00 : 6 .10 : 
 
21.5 
2E. 5 
26 . 3 1.60 
 
53 . 0 68 . 5 84 . 0 4 , 45 
 
49 . 2 51 . 4 66 . 7 66 . 2 81 .1 75.6 
5. 00 : 5. 08 
 
Cowpeas, bu. 
 
$: 
 
4. 50 : 5.10 : 4. 80: 
 
4 . 39 4.71 : 4 . 34 
 
Soybeans, bu . 
 
$: 
 
4. 40 : 4 .10 : 3. 60 : 
 
3 . 05 2 . 91: 2 . 45 
 
Peanuts , l b... 
 
' 
 
5.0 . : 10 .1 : 10.-5 : 10. 6 : 
 
4.8 
 
10 . 0 10 . 4 : 10 . 4 
 
= I NDEX 11JMB~S OF PRICES R![;EIVED BY F.A:RMERS IN GEORGIA ( .August 1909 - Jul y 1914 100) 
 
Sept . 15 1917 
 
Augus t 15 1948 
 
Sep t. 15 1948 
 
All Commod i ties 
 
240 
 
253 
 
253 
 
Cotton & Sottonseed 
 
257 
 
259 
 
253 
 
Grai ns 
 
239 
 
209 
 
199 
 
}[eat .Ani mals 
 
349 
 
442 
 
437 
 
Dairy Products 
 
218 
 
229 
 
232 
 
C!J.i ckens & Egg s 
 
268 
 
259 
 
274 
 
Fruits 
 
143 
 
215 
 
267 
 
Mi s c e l l a n eo u s 
 
159 
 
165 
 
165 
 
Af ter five days r eturn t o Unite d State s Iepartment of Agricul ture 
Bureau of l1gricultural Economic s 319 Exten sion Bui l d i ng Athen s, Georgia 
OFFICIAL BUSI NESS 
Form BAE 10{48-1598 Fermi t No . 001 
 
Penal t y for p r i vate use to avo i d payment of postage $300 . 
 
Dean Paul W. Chapman 
At hens, Ga.. 
 
Clark co. 
 
Req. 
 
 !the ns , Ce or p.: i e. 
 
October 1948 
 
F'J .:U J RI CE :rt.=,) OR'l' JS OF SEJ T :~- PER 15, l N8 
 
r;s~ R~ J P. : J:v e r e."'f$ r r i c es r eceived b~  Geor ria far"'""e : s fo r yrheet , corn , . swe et .rot:::toes , cotton lint , cotto~1se od , hry , cowreas , so ybee ns e.:r..d 'lo"' s doclined durinl" 
the reriod from f.u p.: ust 15 t o Se rt e'YJb er 15; while the ave r :: ': e r r i c es o.f oats , re anv'ts , rriU: COHs , chick ens , e P' fS end -,i l k' r dvanced durinrr t:le s rre re i.iod . The Ser t e.~be r 15 e.11  coi!li1od ity :index of rrk es recej yoci b y Geor f!' i P fer;ers is now 25 3 rer cent of the l 0S-14 e.verr -e or t.~ e s r:'.e s one "'lo nth 2.[! 0. T'J.e .r. r our i ndex of cotton p r.cj cottonseed d ecl jned 6 !'O :ints dL: ri nrr t'J.e 30-dr~r f Gr iod . firei ns v:e r e down 10 roints e.nd :.,e c: t e n i.:"'~D. l::; were off 5 JOint- s . Ttoe j nde x of dFin' rrodLcts tdvenced 4: roints , .chick ens r.nd er- rrs 15 roint s , f'.nd fn.J:it s 52 roints . Th e miscell~ne0\.1 S p: ro ur is unc h& n,. ed . 
 
lJl~ ITl:iD S T1.1'_, S~ Declines in rrices of "'e.ny cror Pnc'. liv estock it erJs d.t'r::.n(" t~e :vtonth 
end ed Serte!"lber 15 , 1 ~4.8 redc;ced for t he sec onc' c o rsecvtive month t he j m!e x of rrices r ece ived b:;. frf10 r s . Is of S e:~t e. ce r 15, t he ind;cx wr.s 200 , Which is 3 f Oi [.lt S or 1 rerc.ent lo.'8 r t~l8 rl P "' Onth ao- o. J.t the S !?~e tj ...,e t he p :rity i ndex ( index of ]:: rice s re i d hy fEr"Co rS inclt,dinr jrJt "l rest En c! tax e s ) declined l ~oint to 2 50 .  J..s 8 rest;lt ; the ra r ity r etio ( ntio of tre :i1clex of rric e s rec e i ved to the re.rity i'!:l.dex ) n ow st::nds et 11 6. 
'l'he index of f ric.e s r ec eived by fcr ' ers at 2 W Wl S e'iout l rercer.t (?Q OVe t he 286 of Serte ..,be r a ye ar e.vo . f ri ces of f r r~ cror s rvenr ed 9 re r ceLt 'be low a year ear li e r , but rrices of l ive s t oc k and livestock rroclucts , wh ich ere -~ ore i ,..., ort ant 
in t he index , ev o r r rred 9 re r c B;.1t h~ p:~e r . D\~ r jnp- the r'O!lth end ed Fith ~ j_d -S e r te- 1 e r , rrices of "' Ost   r e:ins ~ l"'Ost l"le c t 
e.nhels , utt e r.f 8t , end cottonseed co rrtj :.1L:ad th8 r" ec l:i.n.:, of r.: rron t h e~l li er  .P.l- 
, r, thov rrh loY:e r frices y;-3 re r e r orted f or ne~ r l ~.' tY. o -t ~' irds of th e r rinciptl CrOf end 
1 liYes tock it ems fo r y;h).ch t::o .'v r e eu f 'bl i s~; e s monthly deta , most or' t~1 :i de cljnes 
;ere r eLtive l y sme ll ~:nd v:e re rerti e ll"r o+''fse t b~r ""Od.es t :incre c s e s i n cth ~~ r comr.odjt ie s inclc;d i n:r 1-te :r, !'1illr , hogs , errrs , <.'nd cott on cvrro nt l y bej_n f" sold . 
The r e rity index ( rrices :'t' id by f r r r':e r<> includin~r int e r es t end t oxes ) in de clininr. l fO:int :f'ro~ the l e're l O P T.' (: rr ec r:> dh1P' 3 ,.-onths , r ef l ected F .f t-rt he r Sl.'bstP.r:t:i<: l r' ror in rric e s of fAed . So.., e it e-, s b ot' rr ht fo r ft "l i l y ljv i nr- e.l so d Gclined . 
The index of rrice s re i d b y f Fl"'"' ers .fo r con:r or jt i es \::sed f or ff' . i1y livi np.: r-ushe d 2. li l: tle hje-he r in Mi d Serte rn1; e r to re Pch 27 6 rer ce;-1t of the JS16-'1 4  leve l , less t ha n 1 re rc ent c1,ove J urt-'st 15 , end 7 re rc ent ; '' OV <:J ;:. yet r c~ r l:i. e r  .P.~onf!. the f< ctors o ntri bvt:i.n f" to t hi s new re ek' l'. v re h i?"he r rrices T" or clothinp- rnd fu rni tt1 r e . 
On the other hPnd , food , ho~ s eho l d su .-r l i e s , rn~ b ~i l din ~ ~2te ri n ls de clinod sliuh tly fro m Avrus t 15 to Se rt ombe r 15. Nev Puto r ric es ~e re ~nchE nra d . 
 
_ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___S~~-c E_y__T~bl_e__ ___ _ ___ _ _ -  _ ____ ___ __ _ _ 
 
Pr i ce Indexe s 
 
: Sert . 1 5 : f~ r . 15 : Ser t . 15 : 
 
Re cord Hirh 
 
- -- -- - -   
 
- - - - - - - - - - 
 
--1-94-7 - 
 
: 
 
- -1-!:-'48-- -: 
 
- 
 
-H4- - --: --  -- 
 
- - - -f nd'e-x --- 
 
- -  -  --::- . ~Date -- 
 
-- 
 
-~ 
 
!Jrices r ece ived 
 
28 6 
 
Pr i ces fE:.i d , i nc 1ud il1g: 
 
i nte r est and t~x e s 
 
238 
 
P2rity ntio 
 
120 
 
293 
 
290 
 
251 
 
2 50 
 
117 
 
11 6 
 
30 7 
 
Jen. 1948 
 
y 2 5 1 
 
1\ur . 1 948 
 
133 
 
Oct . 1946 
 
'&"J.Tso J en vZry , -Jl-ne e-~1cr Jviy-ff4R".-- 
D. L. FLOYD 
~~ricult~ r a l St at i s tici ~ n 
I n CharR:e . 
 
.P.RCHI :~ L~ ~JGU Y 
t,ricu l ture l St at istic a in 
 
 .... __,.... -~..., ~ J ~ J~!' 
 
.. ' .. : 
 
 
 
~. 
 
__ ~. --~-~- ~- .::-~.F~r_g;; -~V!l'_:_E!:t~ -~~~~ _!5.t l~_!B_.tf_I~ _QO!:_l'~~N_!L_~ -~ ~ ._;_ _ ~-~ - 
 
COM1iu~1T\" .. .. . .:    -"GEORGIA ... '   "'   . . .    
 
tJNITED STATES 
 
 : 
 
UN~~ . ."  ;'-'.~.: 
 
.   -:.,...A~e;~e- ... ':Sept: ,7 kg~~~~seyt;.-:-'-7Ave;~ge- - -:Sept:: AU.g.-::-sept.-- :- - : 
 
. .:. : lW.g. 1909- : _,>15 :1 15 ~ ;./ l.S .:.. Aug 1909- : 15 : 15 ; 15 
 
. 
 
__ ;:_ :.:(:... -~...:.. ;:~- .....,;;_J1X .19.14_ .!.l9.f?_ .::_ _!9.!8_:_1_9_i8_:_J~l.z: .!.~1_4_ _!. _!.9_!7___;_ .!.l9i8.:_ :~l_g4~ ___ ..:. : 
 
~'lhe~~-.:'b~. qorn~-t. .bb~.; - 
~.. _... : 
 
\, : .::.. :.>~ -~ ~ 
 
.2.~. :. -~. - 2 ~-~5_:_ Z.l~: :_. z:lO-~ 
 
' 
 
...' 
 
', 
 
. 
 
. 
 
~ 
 
... 
$: 
 
~ 
 
 
. . .. . . . .. 
', 9i' ...';" . 2.i7-: 2,00: 
 
1. 87: 
 
 
 
 1   : 
 
M. : ! 
 
. 
 
2 .43 ' r. 95': 1. ~7 
 
.64 
 
. 
 
' 
,; 
 
... 
 
2.. :.40 
 
I. ~l :. . 1-.78 .. 
 
. ,' 
 
. Oats 
 
~. 
 
.- 
 
qU:-! 
' 
 
:~: . 
 
:.~ 
 
: 
 
: 
 
.:$;, 
 
- 
.. 
 
 
 
<s1 
. ... 
 
 
 
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...1._2oa --- :t.oor . 
 
I::os: 
 
. : 40 . : : ..l.--.0. .8 ..:.. 
 
. 69- 
 
Iris 
 
rl:Potat~~-~-,-; b~. --$ ;  : ' ~ ' .............. ........4: 
 
..........i......l..2. ..' 
 
. 
 
;..- ~..2'. 00.:' - 2~00: .... 
 
~r;oo : ' . . 
 
.70 
 
1. 48 1.58: 1. 53 
 
Sweet rotatoes , bu. $; 
 
. 83 
 
2.35: 2.60: 2.55: 
 
.88 
 
2.40 2,65: 2.32 
 
Cotton, lb. 
 
. 
 
Cottonseed, t on 
 
$.: 
 
Hay ( l oose ), ton 
 
.$: 
 
.Io g s , per cwt . 
 
$.: 
 
. 'J,:-,ef  Catf:.l e , cwt .. $: 
 
t-li.lk Covrs ,  head 
 
$: 
 
12.6 24.39 17. 85 
7. 33 3 . 87 33 . 85 
 
31.8 : 31 .8 : 31.4 : 72.00: 76.00 : 68 . 00 : 21.00: 25,00 : 24.50: 24,50: 26 . 30 : 25 .70 : 14 . 00: 20 . 00 : 20.00: 102~00 :125 . 00 : 130 . 00 : 
 
12 . 4 22.55 ll. 87 
7.27 5.42 48 .00 
 
31.2 30. 4 : 30 . 9 75.60 76. 60 : 68 .10 16 .10 17. 80 : 18.00 26.70 27 .10 : 27 . 30 19.00 24.40 : 24 . 20 :156 . 00 :197 . 00 : 198 . 00 
 
Chickens, lb . 
 
: 13 . 2 
 
31 . 0 3~ .0 33 .7 
 
11.4 
 
27.9 32.5 31.9 
 
Eggs , doz . 
Butter , l b . 
Butterfat , lb . ,,:ilk (viholesale ) 
per 100# ]} 
Cowpeas , bu. 
 
.: 21. 3 
.;: 24 . 6 .. 25.7 
.$: 2 . 42 
$; 
 
60 , 0 56 . 0 : 60. 0 .56 . 0 56.0 56 . 0 60. 0 61.0 61.0 
5.70 : 6 . 00 : 6 .10: 4.50 : 5.10 : 4. 80: 
 
21.5 
25. 5 
26 . 3 
1 . 60 
- . 
 
53 .0 68 .5 84 . 0 4 . 45 4. 39 
 
49 . 2 51. 4 66 .7 66 . 2 81.1 75.6 5. 00 : 5. 08 4.71: 4 . 34 
 
Soybeans , bu. 
 
$; 
 
4 . 40 : 4 . 10: 3. 60 : 
 
3. 05 2 .91: 2 . 45 
 
Peanuts , lb. 
 
5.0 
 
10 .1 : 10 . 5 ; 10.6 ; 
 
4.8 
 
10 . 0 : 10 . 4 : 10 . 4 
 
I NDEX 11.JMBZRS OF PRICES R'EOIVED BY FARMERS I N GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 ; 100 ) 
 
Sep t. 15 
 
August 15 
 
Sep t. 15 
 
I 
 
1917 
 
1948 
 
1948 
 
All Commod i ties 
 
240 
 
253 
 
253 
 
Cotton & Sottonseed 
 
257 
 
259 
 
253 
 
Grains 
 
239 
 
209 
 
199 
 
Me at .Ani mals 
 
349 
 
442 
 
43 7 
 
Dairy Products 
 
218 
 
229 
 
232 
 
Chickens & Egg s 
 
268 
 
259 
 
274 
 
Frui ts 
 
143 
 
215 
 
267 
 
Miscellaneous 
 
159 
 
165 
 
165 
 
Af ter five days r eturn to Unite d State s Thlpartment of Agr iculture 
Bureau of .Agricultural Economics 319 Exte.nsion. B"i-ldi.ne Athens , Georgia. 
OFFICIAL i3USH!ESS 
Form BAE 10{48-1598 Ferm i t No. 001 
 
Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 . 
 
!iss. Nellie M. Reese, Li'brarian, 
 
~ tate Coll ege of Agri., 
 
teq . 
 
Athens, Ga. 
 
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 ' 
 
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At}fem~s, Geerg~a... 
 
t ',+ . 
 
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. I.,  
 
October a, 1948 
 
,. ' t 
.: 
 
. 
G-EORGIA - OCTOBER 1 COTrrqN ID!I?ORT 
 
';. A cotton - crop of ~b~ut ' 780,000(500 pounds groJs weight) will be harvested by  
 
-: ...Georgia fa,rflers ' bas~.d on .'O-ctober 1 prospects aqcordlng 'to 'Georgia Crop Reporting 
 
~.:./ ~~rvice of the Vn~ped s~~te.S Department of Agr~.culture. 'l'he c~rre_~t . indicatEld 
 
>.-..P,roducticin is 20 -p~r.-ce~t . ~oove the ;651,000 ba~es harvest-~d last -;tear lM1d ..10 per 
 
. . . :,9E:l.IJ.,t larger ~han t~e 194~ cx;9.p ;of 51:?7, _000 :bale~. 
 
.. ' 
 
. 
 
. ~~ 
 
. 
 
. 
 
 :  
. ' . ~ ' 
 
 '  
 
Ind-f?cttte4 . yi~ld of ~lint per ac-r.e.. fro"ro the 1, 307.,000 acre.s :for harvest is 286 pounds 
 
compar..e~ -~-it~ 246 _p.ounds 'in 1947 an~ it equals p.he record y:i'elq. set in 1944 of 286 
 
pounds. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
-~ 
; 
 
~:. 
 
 
 
,. 
..: 
 
 
 
. . 
 
r  . 
 
..  
 
..~ .. 
 
Weather oondi;tions were very dry and favorable during most of September for cotton _ pick_ing. The're was some compl a int of premature opening of, bolls in the ncirth'e:rm ''-~' half of the State due to dry weather but weevil damage to all but late bolls w~s 
held_to a minimum over  most of this territory. Rains the lat-ter part of the :month 
caused some shedding of top bolls, but much of the State has a fair top- crop -.. whicl:). 
 
is unusual. There ha'ie b'een a number of complaints of boll worm damage. Most o.f 
 
the crop is out of t~e... field in southern : Georgia and lo,.,re+ mid.-State area.  Good 
 
 .._._:progress in picking a,!;i;~ ginning is being , mad,e elsewhere, although behind las_t year 
 
:' ..in northwestern and mid;,.western portions of tile State. Prospects in this latter 
 
: area , have: fallen off .somewhat since September 1  due to inc~eas'ed weevil act~ vl ty. 
 
- ~ ~~~;~~: , .: 
 
.' : 
 
~::; :sure$-u :'()f; Census ginnings : report shows 357,000 running bales ginned in Georgia , 
 
. prior to :Octo?er 1, \co.mpared with 283,000 to the same date last year and 207_,~po. . 
 
 . Jn, 1946~ .- 
 
i.~  t ' 
 
' ;, t ' 
 
. ~ '.! ~..:. ...-. . 
 
2-: G"';O:::tGIA :i:~ s}{o- ~r-rG 'J) jrc.AT3I') ?~o:ouc~;ror; ::l-948 A."b F-m.AL ?~o::JucTION :9'0"1. 19 47 .A~TJJ 1946 
 
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. .. "'\,. 
 
.. . ,t  ;. ~ 
 
\ i 
 
1948 proau:ct~cin indfca,ted by -crop 
 
- pro s:,oect s  Octob'~r 1.  
 
< . - .:-STATE - 
 
1948 - 780,000 
 
1947- 651,000 
 
r. 
 
1946 - 557,000 Dist_ricts s_ho'm a re Crop 
 
Reporting Districts and 
 
I 
 
NOT Co ngr e ssiona l Districts 
 
v. 
 
l.f.ACON 
1948-130,000 19 47-121,000 1946-105,000 
 
1948-31 '000 1947-30, 000 1 9 4 6 - 21 , 0 0 0 
 
1948-80,000 
1 9 47-61~000 
1946-32,000 
 
1948-20,000 lg47- 28, goo l.-46-1 ' 00 
 
VALDOSTA ARCHIE LlL~GLEY, Agricultural ' St a ti st ici a n 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
or~cultural S~atistician 
In Cha r g e 
 
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: : \_.J 
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0 
 
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:_  i.iNiT"En sTATEs .:. cbTTON R-;PORT As oF ocTOBER 1, '19iia  
 
,, -) 
 
-- 
$'rATE 
 
}1issouri 
 
Virginia 
~ . Carolina . 
S. Carolina 
Georgia ; 
florida 
Tennessee .{Uabruna 
~isosiss ippi 
Arkansas ~ouisiana 
 
..; 
 
. 
 
7.~3 
 
,. 
 
0 0 
 
77 
 
0-68 
 
.1.', 635 0 71 0 72 
 
2,565 71 71 
 
. 2, 29.5 74.. 59 
 
... . 932 ; 67. .72 
 
159 
85 366 88 261 93 324 88 337 89 265 
 
.! 0 
 
356 0  4.2:3:0 0 :..537 
~?. : ,  ~Rt:.t: " 97l. 
 
320 430 1. 700 
 
2~8 ; 4?9  1, 392 
 
2 
 
9 
 
2 ' 
 
: 
 
..- 
 
37q. ~; 
 
0 
 
588 
 
520 931 1, 569 l, 276 505 
 
221 431 35"1 
0 . .7 -  
690 .: . :0 i4'2''..:. i 25d ~: :)'n: J~oi ,.  
:i~ !3ocY : ('.\"' 853,;; 
 
0 2 ,050 .. .. : o?25  . 
 
.'446774: 
 
..  : .:.(: 
 
: . 
 
 .: 
 
 ., .. . l 
 
Oklahoma 
 
Texas 
 
Ne;., Hexico 
 
Arizona 
 
California 
 
------- All other gJ 
 
. . . . ' 
 
~" 
 
' 
 
U-H-ITE-D -sT-AT-ES 
 
llmer.':,gypt . y 
------ 
 
1 , 032 64 57 
 
8 , Q98. 068 .. 78 214 . 85 089 
 
274 86 89 
 
804 92 96 
 
- : -.-1.7.. - 
-- 2-3_,3-23- 
 
- '!"' 
71 . 72 
 
3. 4 
- - -~-- - -- 
 
67 165 67 170 95 489 94 424: 87 589 
41 4. 
 
141 163 566 330 
 
198. 173 2., 894 3,437 
 
570 550 118 179 
 
497 543 182 234 
 
693 567 444 772 
 
350 429 0 
 
17 10 
 
350 3,250 .. 245 . 
310 950 
15 
 
82 254. 2 .2~7.3 ~1~ 9 ~~1] 1!~5 ~5_!_0!_9..,. 
__ __ - - -- . - -- ..,....266 395 431 30. 6 1. 2 ---3.;.6..- 
 
81 1,561 
' 46 . 48 24 5 
5,311 
- - -~ 
 
Allo,vance,s .made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning. 
. .....::.,,:. : 
 
_) . 
 
~l.linois, Kansas, and Kentucky. 
 
in ~ . ~.r,1Clud~,ci' in _Sta;te and. United States. . totals. 
 
~ro;m 
 
7 
principaiiy 
 
 Arizona, 
 
. :' 
 
CROP REPORTING :soAR]):": . 
 
/ 
 
:. 
 
f 
 
' 
 
i ...... 
 
- After five 'cta.ys ret-~rn to. 
 
" ' . ,. . 0 
 
.United St ates Depar trile.nt of Agr~cuiturs. :Bureau of Agriculttiral Zco.namics~ 
 
319 Extension :Ei{i.Uding Athens, Georg~fl. 
 
OFFICIAL :BU~'T1il'ESS, 
 
Form :BAE-0-10/48-3813 .P erm it Ho . 1001 
 
.. 
 
...; 
 
. . j :. 
 
.. .. .~ . ! 
 
..  . ; : 
 
, 
Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 
.. 
 
'iss.' 1  e t.L e s e , Li brarian, 
 
tae Jol ~ge of gri., 
 
eq . 
 
Athens , Ga. 
 
' 
' 
 
/ 
 
 AGRIC,U\...TURE. 
 
GE;ORG IA .. ... " . .. 
 
8VRE..AU OF' 
 
. 
 
AGR.1CUL.iURAL. 
 
'1f 
 
."   .. . . LCON01'11C5 
 
 U~G~nim!J cJ.urvieb 
 
C.OU..(.(iE. OS" AGR.IGUl...nJI~.t. ' . 
 
'  . 
 
 
 
.. - 
 
~ .. 
 
.. ... - -  - ..--. Athens . 
 
t ; .~. 
 
,- ~ia. 
 
!"" -  .' :. 
 
.: U ?O~IA 19LqJC J\SH _!f.AJu'\I mC.014E .UP, C.ON,SI))ERA,B~Y . 
 
..: ':t \ 
 
O c.. t o.b e r 
 
1948 .+ +. ' 
 
 '  t.:   
 
The cash incQllle f rom Georgia f arms ( includ:Lng G.ov:er.nnten.t paYJI\e!1ts.) ,all\oupt,ed, to. 
 
 ":. 
 
~; 521 , 942 ,000 in 19)+7 This is ~) 101,721,000, or 24 per c ent higher than it was for 
 
19L~6 , an d it ,is 198 per cent qf._- the 193 7-46 .t~n-ye.ar: a,_ve_ra.g~ qf :::,2.62,, 9.76,, QOQ. 
 
There was .a  q:lji.ght shift i+.t :.tl)e" re l ative :i;nP.or:tB;nc.e .o:t: ~h~ v.alJo.us. c.ommodi t:;i.es making up t he income f i gure in 19L~7 as c ompared to 1946 , Crops contributed relatively 
a l ittle les~ ,; yYhile live s t_oc~ rc-ontr ibuteq a ].i~tJ.e ,mo.re, . I p ,tho ,cr;op,s ,gr,oup, -~hich 
ma de up 68 per c ent of the t ota l, cotton increased some in i mportance, vrhile peanuts;, 
tobacc o , a:nd f :J;'Uits and nuts  showed a s mal], qeql:i,n~. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . :~r 
 
Cotton contin:ues to b e the~main contributqr ,tq G.e o.rgiCJ. qa~h .fa;r'lTl ipc_oll}e , and in 15f-L~7: .-. 
 
it made up 26 .S- per- c e-nt of t he total.  Foll-arr-ing--inimp-e-rtance vrere peanuts (13.7%);, 
 
hogs ( 9. 6%), ,and toba cco ( 9. . 5% ).  
 
, , .... 
 
Thirty per cent of the tot a l cash fann - j.r1c.orrie' in .19l.i7. vras der:Lved 'i'roni i:lvestoc.k cl,~d 
live s tock products . Leading in income fr om this group Her e hogs ll"hich 111.2.de up 32 ' 
per cent of the tota l fr om . live s t ock and l ive s t.ock pr_o ~u~~ s ~ . . 
 
Next in order ,QCJJne poultry and ..e.~g s wl th 31 per c ent of t he total - these 9_om? ined _ . 
 
items stepPing dO'vm to s e c ond pl ace from I eciding Po Sit~ion m the Iiv'estocl< f i eld in  ' 
 
.' 1946 . C o:q\~~g ._third were da iry pro duc t s which contributed 18 pe r c ent of _the. ~c.ome 
 
from the live stock and live s tock products group .  c'oritl~iout':i.cins' of t ne va r i ous  
 
corrnno diti~s. :a.nd th eir r el ative .:importanc e 111.2.y be obse r v ed in the a cc ompa n;y-ing chart 
 
and t abl e ;  ,..  
 
' '  ' '     
 
;"; ' ';:  i 
.. . . t . 
. . . .., 
 
.:.o .. ' .. ..,.. 
 
. ..r ..... - . ... 
,( ._: . :.--r.!_ . . 
 
. ):::ee . , . ' . . 
JJq 
 
'c) 
 
., 
' I; 
 
t-0.' .....-ls . . 
 
0 . '0 
 
. 1-'3 ~- 
.. . . (\') 
- - (l 
 
" /%  cv " '\)-.. . . . - 0v ' . - 
 
(l 
 
.. 
 
. 0 ('.- 
 
:~'0 :' / ' 
\.. ~.. ! 
 
,- .. 
 
 ' . ~ ".! . - .. :.~ ;   ::~-:-:~:. .. . . . .  ::-:~ .... .. 
~ : \..:' .' s..::~..... .\~...:.....'. .~..::.. ' ~:.-. :::~ 
 
CROPS 
 
. ... . ~- : 
' 
 
'"'\ ..~.,: ..... ,.. . ....../ ...:~. \' 
 
. i~46 ~ ~ . 
 
Cotton Lin~ 
 
..... . 
 
. .. .(Thousand.Dollars) 
 
. .. 
 
. ao, 151 
 
Cotton Seed  
 
. . . . . . . 
 
11,034 
 
Cotton Lint & Seed   
 
. . . 
 
91,185 
 
Peanuts  
 
.. . . . . . . . . . . . ... 
 
. . . . Tobacco 
 
~. 
 
. . . 
 
. . . . . . . . . . Fruits and Pecans. . ' .. . 
 
.. 
 
57,064 48,346 22,454 
 
. . . I 
Truck Crops      
 
. ' 
 
   
 
21,450 
 
Corn         ,  . .       ,   
 
All Other Crops      
 
. ... . . . 
 
. .. . TOTAL CROPS 
 
......' .' . 
 
8,7Gl 42,937 292,197 
 
LIVESTOCK 
 
.. . . . Hogs    
 
. 
 
. .... . .' .. . 
 
. . . . . . . . Cattle and Calv.es     
 
' 
 
Dairy: Products          , ,     
 
. . . . . . . . Comoercial Broilers     
 
~ 
 
. . . . . .. . . Other Chickens  ~ 
 
' 
 
. . . . . .. Turkeys           . ' 
 
... ~ ', 
 
29,987 21,584 25,520 20,171 
7,227 1,053 
 
Eggs           ,          :     
 
. . . . . . . . Other      
 
. ..     
 
13,656 1,414 
 
TOTAL LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS      
 
120,612 
 
.. . 
 
 
 
~ \ . .;: :/\_ 
 
.. ' 
 
1947 . . ..~ 
 
tl, 
 
. . . 
 
. . 'l 
 
( Tho usand. Do llar.s) 
 
..J 
... . 1:21~ 552  i 
 
:;:. . , 151877 ... 
 
138;429 
 
71,654 
 
49,334 
 
16,410 
 
22,737 
 
10,877 
 
46,783 
 
356,224 
 
49,956 
 
27,778 
 
28,907 
 
24,191 
 
6,646 
 
1,286 
 
16,833 
 
1,579 
 
D 
 
157,176 
 
Government Payments    ,          
 
7,412 
 
8,542 
 
TOTAL CASH INCOME OF CROPS, LIVESTOCK AND GO VERNNENT PAu-mNTS 
 
420,221 
 
521,942 
 
HN1E CONSUMPTION 
. . . Crops  . 
- - - Livestock - 
 
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GROSS I NCOME 
 
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Livestock 
 
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. . . . . . All Commodities  
 
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GROSS I NCOME, ALL CpMMODITI:9.1S AliD 
. GOV"l"~'NT PAYMENTS  ' 
 
48,889 
78, '32 
341,086 199,544 540,630 
548,612 
 
57,893 
414,117 250,493 664,610 673,152 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
Agricultural Statistician In Charge 
 
HARRY A. iffiiTE 
Agricultural Statistician 
 
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Octcib er 1- 4 ,_: i948 
 
or OCTO RiH 1, 1948 
 
: ,..  'lhouph = arrric.ulture r-- ot of f to . e~ : 
 
start , l r48 has t1}rned oui -'t6 be. an ' ui-! t~s ually 
 
good cror y r:: r, ; i t~ e. number of ' c G s s et t :1.nr-: nev;r record s ' in yiel d s or :rrod cti on. SoJ1'1e ere~s in t11e .Stete heve suffere f ro"'l d ro uP.:ht , but in p.-en'r~i r ,;d nf.a- ll ha s 
 
be en e"'lr l e or . r eesonab ly  suffi cient . Dr y weethe r he ld f,V:s.y 2 litt le too lbnj:r ' d tJr- 
 
in~ som~ of tu~ust 0nd f or the ." r erter r ~ rt of Serte~be r, b~t mci st cro rs by.then 
 
he.d eb ovt r eched Mr t urit y , end los ses i n yields h 2-ve been rr.o re then offset by . crors s aved d t1r ing: a n vnusue l ly f nro r cb l e 1,r rvest s e ::: son. On ly c otton h( s been ed - 
 
.  .verst:3 l y affected i n thc.;t,  i'1 ry we e.the r hr.s r ete rd e d deve loprent of l'ato - bolis 'in . 
 
northe rn a.ree s. _:,Ven S0 1 the second hi <r hest avert~ ge y i e !'cl ,on r e c'ord is .in r rosr e ct. Conditions have be en i dea l fo r hervestinp.- '~:nd C\.1ring Fea'nu-eJ , end: sroilel" e h 1 8 be en 
ext r err>e l y r are .;: l~ o cJ:e,me. ;r..e to mF; tttr e co rn .his bee n r ard r t ed,!  Enrl: y i elds Ere a little 
 
hip-her than exrected a month e, a rh er . : : . . . 
 
. . . . .. 
 
CORN : Ind ic :;-t i ons as of October l rro M.ise Fn d l-ti me hi r h y i eld for Geo r ?" i 2 of 
 
. 
 
'1 6. 5 bushels .of corn to-"tJ-1e: e6:re ~ :.orie; rnd o ne - half bushe ls -rrcire' 'theri .t"hec 
 
s ec'ond. hi n-h est y i e ld , r ro ciuced.:]n 1 94 7. ~-' This r eco r d ~rield i':ill pive":..,-) . frod_ ,Jct. i on 
 
:; of ' 51, 8 2 6, 000 bushe ls,  tli-e -hh~f!.est since. 'H'3f- 1 hen the ecree.p-,-:; f o r n-eirvest ~:e s .4 7 
 
re.r: .cent p.ree.ter.. 
 
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'l'o.Bl:CCO: Tho'l' rh tobe.cco ~:ot : o ff to a le.ir -stert , i.t has turned out t.he :s e.c'ond-... 
 
of . I :. . 
 
hi"hest y i eld on rec6-~d . Lat~'st  . ~er orts i nc1 icete .a J' i eld of l, 100 r<?unds 
 
t o the acre vhi c h V' E's exc eed ed o'ri'ly i n '1~47 by e. me. r p.: in . 78 round s. Tota.l ' rfcre - 
 
arre., ) lOVifE:)Ver , 1u; s (}een r. r eet l y r educed , and SO the ;rroduct. i on of 95 , 605 , 0:00: fOunds 
..f&....f e~r ~hor~ o.f the 12.7 , 142 ) 000 pounds r educed . l r:.st yee.r . , The c -urrent r ro ciuc tion , 
peirGrt;h~l ~.ss.~ :: is we i ,l :e-b,ove the l S3 7 :-o~6 ten- ye ar averf:r:_ e . . . 
 
FEP.Nt~S;: . There is no chantr~e in t~e - ~!ll d, p nd rr od di on of rec,nuts Ds ind ic.eted 
 
the f'j rs t of Ser.te,..,be r . T!l e estP'b lis h ed v i e l d of 700 rounds is "h ou.t 
 
-~~e~~("-~ z ~ bt~~ -':i.it.h Pn .iry.cr:~e. sed a cte&'~-? th.e r roc1uc:+. i ~n of f.lQ, 600 , 000 round s wiH 
 
set .'.3 .. n.~.'1'! .._r e.c_or d \ . ).~ .exce.eds . by ~ hr ~f3-: p r :cent . th~. ne~t:}''::~hest r rod uc+.ion of 
 
7_P.fJ -, ;flQ0 ~0.:.~ r.o.~.trf<ls. b.2:r,-"e stei:i .'in l'f43 ~  ' 
 
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"F;~c H~: 1& '-lf  !Jot 5~-t-j sfiect with th'~ 
 
t~''!Oe  1jrrh rrosr:~c~~ of .serte 'be r l,~:~:~:e- 
 
. ' cans n ow c0irle fort h ;wit h  r-.n : indic - t e d r~o t- l'ction:-o)' 44 ~ 6fD , OOO r.ound,s-. . 
 
This is . 2 l r e r cent: ~;J.b ove t he..nex-t hi~rhest ~ ro dn4t ion j!n~T~45 of ~6 , 85?r'_-d.oo '_ro)Jnds . 
 
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LC&J Gi., . ' YJ41D L,R ACT~~ , ..: 
 
. TO'J'AL F.RODUCT]ON (000-) 
 
I ( 000 ) J.ve re ."'e 
 
p:_ndlc r te;d P,y:erer-.e 
 
ndic vted 
 
'! 948 1837 -l ~46 1947 H48 : . 1937 -:_4~ 1 947 1_~48 
 
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Cor:q~   :.'f.<., ~-, r ~  bu 314 1 
 
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2 21 
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Rye  bu 
 
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... . . Hay (_all tame )   ton _ 1490 
.. : : 1C'bacc0' '::.( .aTl) '... ; ; .- : I b' :.. ' 8 6 o... 
F o tetoe s ;  ir 'i~h.:. :.::b \.1' -- 16 
 
Fotato es , Swe et  bu 65 
Co tton    bale s 1 30 7 
Fe enuts (f or rick- 
in ~ & threshi~g)  lb 11 58 
Fe ech e s , t ot ~: l c r op , b'l.l 1/ 
Fears, tota J crop   bu !( 
Fec ens  l b 
 
ll:. 9 
 
1s. o 
 
l G. 5; 45 , 28 1: : 9:8 ~ 0 7 5 51 , 8~6 . 
 
lt. 5 ........... H ~.o .... l 3. 0' . 2 ,1o2 .. 3, 360 2, 8-73 ..... 
 
21.7 
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953 
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25..~0 . ,.,. 2 4 . 0 ~2, 33 1 ._.1 6, 100 13-,),,28  .. 
 
9."6  -i o . o' 
 
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54 
 
50 
 
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o96 798 
 
n1s l.loo 83 , 145. 127,142 95 ;, 6o.s,c .-. :: 
 
79 ' . . '64 ' l , 559 1 , 422 1,,024 . 
 
76 
 
85 
 
82 
 
7,284 6, 545 5~~30 
 
238 
 
246 
 
286 
 
- .864 ' 651 . . ' \ ~. .. 
 
780 
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700 
 
69 5 
 
700 ~8 9, 938 78 1;18Q ~ l0 ,  6QD 
 
5 , 037 5 , 8 10 3, 280 
 
379 
 
385 385 
 
25 , 577 27 I 685 44 1 66Q 
 
Y Total ep- r icv l tu r sl crop l' r eate r then e.nd includinv coJ'Tl'l'1erc iel cro p . 
 
D. L. FLOYD l .p.:ric t' l t ur e.l St ati stic i a n 
I n Che r ge 
 
ARC'l!E LiJ~JC!LEY l.!! ric ~ 1tun l Ste.ti sticiDn 
 
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UNITED STATES - GE11ERAL CROP R?J'ORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1948 
 
f_:hsFat~a~t~.i:~Po.r~n:..r~.~s~::n:~:t~ sl~9104:.J8r:~~~---n~~1.-;CJ,2.~uP.~re.rn9e;:.m:n:!t":l~y~.l/-s\3.Ji. ;~ndy~t.n.t'io"ci~a_t.~' 9~.o5f_ney.~st~.:.~rerlml.e~eer~rh..Pa~.~oFP?.ts:lh?m.~a~.~?.t~P~s:ti:an8lg.~.;~ o~u~t~:~~:..~.-~n~:~1, o~~(~~~.i?)-~4~~~~~_ ec.r:r~:pp~.r.a~_st-:'.~-!; 
 
w~ll be : 8 per . cent. above t~e .\re~or.d ~et . i-n ;1946.  
 
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; i' ~ecord:-:-b~e<*ing...3, q.68('~illj_on 'Qushel  corn crop is. now safe. f).'OJ!l fro ~t:;-., In faC:it:, 
 
ta; '  
 
frost 
 
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wahb~ .t: w- " .- \ ~.~ 
 
 
many. areas 
 
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cl1ting; 
 
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<. ~hat pickitl~ :!J)..C}:( b~~:.i-t:t on a la.P.ge scale. Other la~~ growin~ ~~ops, . sue!). a?. soyb~an!l, 
 
. .: . . . . .. ..:. .... .: .,."'... . . :':and bucbJheat, 1ha:ve .,'al!'lo matured" with only negligible frost damage and .are no\it ':'f 
 
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A few crops were adversely affected by September \veather. Among these \vere cotton, 
a s dry '"eather limited boll development; sugarcane, damaged in Florida by a troJ?h:e.l storm; and. sorghums, reduced in yield by lack of rain in the Southwest~ Peanuts  
did not set as many nuts as the growth of vines had indicated, but the crop is early and of fine q~ality. For other crops, changes from September 1 fora;asts are rela~ 
tively slight. 
 
Corn: The Nation 1 s corn crop advanced \vi th helpful September weather, \vhich assured 
the largest corn production on . record. Corn production for 1948 is now esti- 
mated at 3,567,955,000 bushels; an increase of 39 million bushels compared with September indications. This prospective crop is nearly 1~ times the relatively small crop of 1947 and surpasses the previous all corn pro.duction record establishec 
in 1946 by 10 per cent. 
 
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Total than 
 
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hweheSaetppt-ermodb.eurctlio. 
 
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is estima stimate, 6 
 
ted pe 
 
ract e1n,t28b3el,o7w70t,h0'0e0 
 
bushels, record 19 
 
sl 47 
 
i ght crop 
 
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ess 
 
1, 364 ,919,000 bushe.ts , but 36 per cent above the 1937-46 average of 94 2,623,000 
 
bushels. This year 1 s total p roduction consists of a winter wheat crop .of 
 
981,415,000 bushels, the second largest on record, p lus a spring ,.,.heat crop of 
 
302,355, 000 bushels. 
 
Oats: Oats production is estimated at 1,492,957,000 bushels, exceeded only by the record crop of 1,536 million bushels 1n 1945 an ~ the 1946 crop of 1,498 
million bushels . This is 21 per cent above the 19'37-46 average, about the same as 
indica t ed last mo!}th and 277 million bushels above the n ear average 1947 crop . 
 
Peanuts: A record peanut crop is forecast, based on the October 1 indications. The total of 2, 294 million pounds compares '"i th 2,188 million pounds las t 
y ear and 2, 193 million pouricls in 1942, the previous record. 
 
Pecans: Co nditions co nt inued favorable in ne arl y all main producing ar eas throughout Sept ember and the October 1 estimate is 9 million pounds more than the 
September 1 estimate. This year 1 s crop forecast at 169,684,000 pounds is 43 per cent gr eater than the 1947 crop of 118,639,000 pounds and 55 per cent greater than the 1937-46 average production of 109, 476,000 pounds. 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
CROP 
 
. ACREAGE (TIDUS.ANDS) 
 
1948 
 
.. YIELD 
 
:PROIUCTION(THOUSM'DS: 
 
;Harv.l~47:.l!'or Ha:rv.l~4tH '7o of 1:J47: 1947 Indie .10/l/48: 1947 :Indic.lO[ll_48 
 
Corn, 
 
bu: 83,981 
 
'ilhea.t 
 
bu: 74,186 ' 
 
Oats; Rye, 
 
.bu; 38,648 
. .bu: z;oz2 
 
Hay, (All{ . ton: 75,291 
 
Tobacco All) lbs: 1,845 
 
Potatoes, Irish ..... bu~-  . 2;112 
 
:P otatoes.~ Sweet  bu: 
 
611 
 
Cotton,  ~ bales: 2li269 
 
Peanuts,for p icki~g : 
 
and thre shi~ . lb.: . _. 3, -~89 
 
Pea.ches,to t ' cro~ i~ 
 
1 
 
U 
 
Pears, total prop <bu:"%J.' 
 
Pecans 
 
 .lb; j 
 
85,497 71,502 
40~970 
2,187 73,624 
1,536 . 2-, 109 
541 ... 23','32:f . 
 
3,340. 
 
M0   
 
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I 
 
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101.8 
 
28.6 I 
 
96.4 
 
18.4 
 
'106.0 
 
31.5 
 
' 108.2 
 
12.8 
 
97,8 
 
1.36 
 
83.2 1142 
 
99.9 . - 182 ... .. 
 
88.5 
 
93~p 
 
" 109~7 . 267.~ 
 
41.7 18.0 36.4 . 12.2 
1~35 1185  198 . 4 
97.3 
310.3 
 
98.6 .. 646 
 
687 
 
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2,400,952 1,364, 919 1,215,970 
25,977 102,500 
2,107 t 763 384,407 
57tl78 11,857 
 
3,567,955 1,283 ,770 1,492, 957 
26,664 99,094 
1,820,032 418,355 52,665 15,079 
 
2,187,985 
82,603 35,312 ll8,639 
 
2,293,985 
67,467 26,358 169,684 
 
3/ Includes: some quahtities riot harvested. 
 
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United States Department of Agriculture 
 
Bureau ,of Agricultural E<::ono:mics 
 
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319 Extension Bu~lding 
 
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Athens, Georgia 
 
. OFFICIAL BUSiNESS 
 
Form.BAE; A~i0/48~34~ 
 
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Perm1 t N0. . 
 
1.001 
 
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Penalty for privat~ use to avoid paymen~ of postage $300. 
 
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s e  .i i r .~ i ::~.n , gri ., 
 
 U:-.IITEO ~TATE.~ OE.PARTME.NT OF AGRtC.U\..TURE. 
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GEORGIA 
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UNIVE~SITY OF' CiE.O"-GI,_ GOLo.e.<.E. 011' AG.-_1 bUL.TURt. 
 
 
Athens , Georgia 
 
November 194-8 
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GEORGI A: The sharp, decline i.i1 the average prices received by Ge orgia farmers - -  f or corn, sneet potatoes, cotto 1seeci, hogs and chickens mo~~e tl~n .offset the increD. <:lc in oa ts, milk cows ahd eggs cluring the 30-d.ay period Septeniber 15 to October 15. The October 15 a ll comr.10dity index of pric es r ec e ived by ' Geo,rgia fa rme rs is 246percent of the 1 909-14 average'or a decrea ~ e of 7 po ints sinc e 
St.:ptomb er 15 a nd 3 po ints above one year a go. 
 
Dud.ng tho past 30 days corn price s have decli ne d f rom :~1. 8 7 to ~:, 1. 60 per bushel. Srre ct :'_Jotatoes have declined from ~:; 2 .55 to :;:: 2. 25. Cottonsee d is nm:r placed at ::61. 00 p er ton cornparc:d Td,th ~:; 68 . 00 on September 15 . a llc coYrs a r e up .:~6 . 00 per 
head and e ggs show tho usua l s~a s onal a dvanc e . llost other i tems have made little 
chango sinc e ~id -B cptembe r. 
 
~~~t:]'J~_p_.~'I'_AT_2..;S: Sharp reductions in pric es of corn , moat animals, a nd butterfat 
1'1hich vrero only par t :i_ally offset by increases in small gr a ins, . tobac co, and 't r uck ~ rops, brought t he sl1arpcst drop in a verage price s to farmers s inc e earl y this year. As of Octoocr 15, the Index of Pr i ces Rece ived by Fa1~ers 
stood a t 277 per c ent of the Augu st 1909-July 1914 base , 4 per cent below l ast . 
month,. and ap proximately t he same a s in mi ds1.ll:unor 1 947  
 
At t he s ame 't ime, tho Parity Index (Index of Prices Paid, Interest; and !'axes) r ece ded to 2491 only slightly 'below a n onth ago - and onl y 2 points , or 1 per c ent 1  boloT.r the all.-t ime high of 251 l a s t set in Augu st t his y ear. 
 
As a rcsul t of tho drop -:in the I nP,ex of Pric e s l1oc e:ivcd, tho Pa rity R2.t io  (ra tio 
 
of pric e s r ec eive d by farmers t o p rices pa'id, intere s t, and t G.Xcs ) dropped to 111, 
 
the loT:o st s inc e Fovembcr 1942. 
 
 
 
At mi d..{)ctober l cyol s , a ll grains c:;:c c:rt tic e 1r8rc c:.t 9r bolon 90 per c ent of 
parity , but moat a nim<:>_l's , except sheep , ranged from 36 to 6l1 per cent ab ove parity. 
Equival ent on- tree r et urns for oraDGe S an d gr apefruit '\':ere l e ss than SO per c ent of pa rity. 
 
Price Indexes Prices r ece ive d 
 
Sunnnary Tab l e 
 
. Oct. 15 , Sept. 15 , : 
 
1 94 7 
 
1 948 
 
. 289 
 
290 
 
Oct. 15 , 1948 
277 
 
Record high -Index : Date 
307 Jan. 1948 
 
Prices p <:.id, i nc l uding interest and t~~c s 
 
239 
 
250 
 
249 
 
251 }:/ Aug. 1948 
 
Parity ratio 
 
- --- . - - 121 
 
116 
 
111 
 
133 Oct. 1946 
 
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J:./ Als o J2111..~ary, J une, and July 1948. 
 
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D. L. FLOYD ! Agricultura l St-:tti stician 
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fui.CIITE L.JJGLEY 
Agric 11tural St atis tician 
 
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C.OMA1DimDITY 
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c17" -AV. ei-age-- 
 
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xve-ra.ge-  
 
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15 
 
15 .Aug. 1909- 
 
. Jul 1914 _ ~-~- 194JL _194L_ Jul _ 1914 _ 
 
t.ThTITED STAT!!S pl .---"CJR.-- - -- --  
 
15 1948 
 
15 
1 9~---- - 
 
?!heat. bu. 
 
$ 
 
 (yorn, bu. 
 
$ 
 
0ats, bu. 
 
$ 
 
~ rish Po t a toes, bu $ 
 
~ee t Potatoes, bu $ 
 
1.24 
 
2,60 2.10 2.10 
 
.88 
 
.91 .67 
 
12,15 
I 1.30 
 
1.87 1.05 
 
1.60 1.15 
 
.64 .40 
 
1.12  1 2.00 2.00 1 2.00! 
 
.70 
 
.83 
 
II 2.05 
 
2,55 2.25 
 
. 88 
 
2.66 2,23 1.09 1.48 2.05 
 
1. 97 1. 78 
,69 1.53 
A 
2.32 
 
1.98 1.38 
.70  1.42 2,07 
 
Cotton, 1b, 
 
 
 
~o ttonseed , ton 
 
$ 
 
Hay (lo ose ) to~ $ 
 
12.6 24.39 . 17.85 
 
31.0 89.00 20.-50 
 
. I 31.4 . 31.2 
.68.?0! 61.00 
24.50 24,50 
 
12.4 22.55 11.87 
 
30~6 30.9 90.60 68.10 16 .80 18.00 
 
31.1 63.70 18 . 40 
 
Hog s, pe r cwt. 
 
$ 
 
7.33 
 
25.00 25.70 23.20 
 
7.27 
 
27.10 27.30 24.60 
 
Beef c attle , cwt. $ 
 
Hilk tows, head $ 1 
 
Ob.ickens 1 lb. 
 
 
 
Eggs , doz. 
 
 
 
3 .87 33.85 13.2 Zl~3 
 
14. 50 20.00 19,00 
 
5,42 
 
ll 103 . 00 130.00 136 . 00! 
I  31.5 33.7 31.6 
.I Ba.o  BG.O .62.5 
 
48.00 11. 4 21.5 
 
18.30 24.20 22.10 1 57 .00 198. 00 196 .00 
26.-6 31.9 29,9 55.3 51.4 54 .7 
 
Butter, lb. 
 
 
 
2-1 . 6 
 
57. 0 56.0 56 .0 
 
25.5 
 
66.9 66.2 64o3 
 
~ut,terf a.t 1 lb. 
 
 
 
y Milk (wholesal e ) 
' p er. 100# 
 
25. 7 
. 
2, i]:2 
 
60. 0 6 1.0 58 . 0 
I I 5.85 6.10 6.15 
 
' 26.3 
1~ 60 
 
711.5 75.6 67 .8 4 . 66 4 .98 4 .93 
 
: L--~~~----- ~1~~.~~- - ~;~::1]::~~1_----~~-~--- __ Oowpeas, bu. 
 
- 
 
Soybe ans, bu. - - 
 
I 
 
- - - - P eanuts, lb. 
 
I 4.7 5 I 4, 80 4 . 70 1 
 
I 
 
I 
 
M 
. 
 
4. 47 4. 34 4. 07 
 
3 .11 2. 15 2 .27 
 
_______ 10. 0 10 . 4 - 10 . -1 _,.._ -----~ 
 
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JjAveragc January, 1910- Dcccmbor, 1914 
 
3,/ Pr~ ~i minary ~-or Octobe r, _i 98 - - - -- ---- 
 
= Ul1J~ HUHBEP.S OF P'<ICES R'!X:'!;IY2Il BY F '.?.!..::ERS IN GEORGIA ( ,U1gust 1909 ~ July 1914 100 ) 
 
I TEM 
 
Oct. 15 19,17 
 
f All Co mmoditi;;-- 
 
243 . 
 
I Cot ton & Cottons.eed 
 
. 259, 
 
1 
1 
 
Grains 
 
230 
 
Mee.t "\n.imals 
 
3 5~ 
 
I. wiry Froducts 
 
I 
 
Chi cken & Egg s 
Fruits 
 
22 
295 10'5 
 
1 Misc e ll aneous 
 
158 
 
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Sep t. 15 19-'i8 
 
Oct. 15 
1 9 ~ 8 
 
253 
 
216 
 
253 
 
21 8 
 
199 
 
176 
 
'13 7 
 
106 
 
' 232 
 
232 
 
271 
 
277 
 
267 
 
192 
 
165 
 
1 85 
 
- - ---------- --- 
 
lifter Five IJeYs Re turn to United. States U,p artment of l1gricultu r e 
Bure au of l~gricultura1 Economios 319 Extension 3uilding Athens, G<.;o r gi a 
OF~IC I~.L BUSI 1~ SS 
Form Bl.":- B-11/18-1698 Pc mi t No. 1001 
 
Penal ty for priva t e usc to avo i d payment of post e.ge $300 . 
 
Dean Paul W. Chapman Athens, Ga. 
 
Clark Co. 
 
Req. 
 
 t 
 
8UR.E.AU OF' 
 
 
 
 . 
 
AGR.IC.UL.TUR.A.L. 
 
G Eo~G IA 
 
f.CON OM IC5 
 
 , .. ' c~ 
 
A.then;_a,, Georgia 
. . GEO RGIA CBOP REPORT AS OF NOVE!!EER l, 1948 
 
'Noven;be.r , 1948 
.. 
 
The ur~.UStlally favorable harvest seasni which prevailed during most of September was extend ed thro ugh O.ct!!lb~r  .and very good progress has been made in gathering crops in most areas. The only dra~back to a more complete haFvest has been the inability of a short farp labor.: supply to meet the rush demfl.nd to save crops 'lo.rhile conditions continued ideal 
. . 
CORH: As the harvest season ha s pre> gres~ed, farmers have found that yields of corn are not quite a s good in soi!\e ar eo.s of south Geor gia as \-tas expect e d a month 
earlier. The present indi cp.t e d yield of 1 '6 P.ushels per acre~ though a h a lf bushel s;hoJii of last inonth' s expect ed, is still a r .ecord for the State and gives an estimated pr<9duction of . 50, ,256,000 bus.hels. Such a 'T)roduction nas not b e en exceed.e d 
. si'nce 1938 \'/'hen . the  acreage oi c~rn. harvested ,.,a's 47 per cent' great P, r than for this 
year. 
 
TOBACCOf . The estimates on ~ob acco productior,t rema in tmchanged from Octob!:lr  .The 
 
reported 1,100 pound yi eld p er acre is short of the 1947. yield by only 78 
 
polinds~ Prodtlction. on a gre atl ~r r e du ced acrea ge, ho,.r ever, is f a r short of last 
 
 I 
I 
 
yetir 1 s; b eing . plac e d at.95,605,000 pounds as comp ~re d to 127,142,000 pounds .for . l947 
 
PEANUTS: \'le ather has been idea l for harvesting and curing p e[-l.nuts, and the tot a l 
 
Olltturn is r,re a t e r tha n at first e xpe'ct e d. The pr e sent e s timated 710 
 
porind y ield i~  10 pollnds. hi gh e r than th e indica ti on. on the first of October. Pro- 
 
du'ctiori is now s e t a t 8 22,180, 000 pollnd s . This. is a n 6.11-time r e cord for :Gec r gi a , 
 
 and it exce eds by 
1ri 1943.    
 
four 
 
per 
 
c ent 
 
the 
 
n e xt 
 
bigge st 
 
crop 
 
of 
 
788 1 90o,ooo pollnd ~ 
 
pro duce~ 
 
( PEC'.AI~ S : . The qua lity of this y ear's r e cord 'breaking c rop of p e cans is s omewha t disnp~ointing t o p~o duce rs. The s e t of nuts has b ee n so h eavy t hat undP- r 
 
'dr~r \-te a t h e r a nd ot h e r  llnfnvorn.bl e g rowth fn.ct~rs, tre e s hn.v e not b e en 2..ble fully 
 
:'to r!lature H. Th e continu.e d harve st of. poorly fill e d out nuts ha s r educ e d th e total 
 
expe dted produ ction f rom the 44,660 , QOO pounds in5.ictct e d a s of Octob er 1 to th e 
 
No Yember 1 est'ima t e of 41,760,000 pounds . 
 
 
 
. GEORGIA 
 
, 
 
I  
 
,..--.--- ----------..-:-:-=---i=A-C-F-.-E-A-G=E-l=-=--=-Y--I-E-L:D--"P-E--R-;A-C=-R:'S-:-:---=-!rrc:'O--T:1:ti-.::P-R=O-:D-U-C::T-I:O::N-=P-~.1==T-H=-O-U=S-A-:N-D:=S 
 
' 
 
CROP 
 
( 000 / Av e r ~ge! 
 
Indi ca t 9d j"w e r a g e 
 
Indi d t .e d 
 
1948 ~937-461 19 47 19 48 il 93?- 4 6 194? 
 
.1948 
 
~--l.._----- ~- --t- --- - - 
 
0s.~... . .. ; .. ....... 1m. 3 ,].41 11.9 l5.o 1 16.0 45,281 ' 4 8!075 1 so, 256 
 
... Hay ( a ll t ame) . 
T<>ba cco ~ all )  
 
 
 
  
 
ton 10. 
 
1, 400 
 
 55 
 
. 5lj 
 
. 57 
 
86.9 ~ 953 1,178 1 ,100 
 
731 83 ,1 45 
 
. 696 : 79'8 127,142  95,605 
 
. . . . ~q ~~ Pot.::.to e s , Irish   bu. 
 
Pot c.to c s, s,,.e "t   bll. 
 
Cotton 
 
 .ba l e s 1,307 238 
 
Perum.ts (for picking 
 
1,1581' and threshing).  lb. 
 
. . Sorghum Syrup 
 
 g['.l. 
 
Sugar Cane Sy rup.  gal. 
 
?00 
 
12 21 
 
~ 
 
55 14<1 . 
 
. Pea rs, tot a l crop bu. 
 
. Pec11n s  0    ~~j ____ _ 
 
-- - 
 
79 85 24:6 
695 59 
185 
-- 
 
64 I "~ 1, 559 
 
82 286 
 
I 7, 284 
I. 964 
 
710  1589 , 9 38 
 
.l:;r 60 
 
. 1,037 
 
190 
 
379 
 
- ----- 25,577 
 
1,422 1,,02'4 
 
I 6 ,545 I 651 
 
5, ,3 30 
?eo 
 
I ?81 ,180 822 ,180 
 
94t~ I 
 
720 
 
4~. 070 
 
3 , 99C' 
 
.:385 
 
385 
 
27,':685 41,760 
 
- 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
i\.sri cuJ. tural St t'1.t i s ti cian In Cha r ge 
 
HARRY A. lffli':ffl .A.griculturHl Sta.t i stici a n 
 
r ' ..  
 
 UNITED ST.t1.T3S - G:S.:TE~.:J. CP.OP R~PORT .AS OF NOY:~r-J3ER 1, 1948 
 
:Ho.rv7~ ~{ ~f the gr e.e t~s.t, outt urn of f a rm . crops i~ the hist<?ty: of:_. our country procee9,- 
ed r apidly to11rard comp l e ti on during.. October und,er virtur.ll~ id:o'al conditions  ..: _The_ 
 
qunli t y of late-mo.t uring cro-p.s in c;lso o'i.ttstn.nding, due to the prolonged c ro1vi!1g  
 
senson and ~x2ellent .conditions fot .maturing crop-s. Yields of roost l a te-grou injj, . 
 
a ' 
' 
 
cr . 
 
.o.p 
 
s 
 
i 
 
m. p 
 
rove 
 
d 
 
. 
 
over ~ 
 
o'.cto b e r 
 
1 
~ 
 
forecasts, 
... .~ 
 
as 
 
h1"..rve sting 
' 
 
l.osses.. ~v ere 
 
at 
 
minimum . . 
 
.Fall s~e dings, p~rticU:lnrly of ~,<rhe r,t, -vre re r etarded and in so ne s e ctions j 6op n~dized 
.by the l nck of rainfcll nnd soil moisture which wr.s so favora ble for mnt~r e_d' crops  .3\ Dcspi te -del 2.y s bec~'-us 'e of difficulty i n soi'l prepo.r n.tion nnd dry  se edbeds, seeding _) 
 
'.i n t .ent.ion.s w:e r .o. nen.rly r ealized by NciYember 1, Opera tions were continuing in NoY-. 
 
enber <'..S rains i!IIi)r(IVed CO nd.i tions for: seeding and f f-.11 gro\,rthe . 
 
.'. . 
 
CORN: A r e cord corn crop is no1r n ssured. Totnl production for 19 48 is estimr t e d ..ht, 3, .650' million bush els, nn i nc re F'.SO of 82 million bushels <) Ver~ the .0ctop er 
1 e stimnt e . This prospective crop is about l f times the r e l ntively srn['.ll ~rop of 
19 <,;,7 and excee ds the previous production r "' cOrt. cs t nblished in 1946 b y r-tbout 12 per 
c ento P ::oduction ex ceeded. 3 billion bushels during the \m.r y e2.rs of 19 42 o..nd 1944 nnd.. n{~n.i n in .19 46. , but this is the first .y e r:.r it h n.s r anched th e 3~1~' b i llion mnrk. 
 
RICE: \'li th 'tho bulk of the rice crop hl"r~rested, p n.rticulr..rl;;r in the Southern nr ef1.1 'n n mr r e cord production of over 80  J111lion bushels is notiT ind.ic<'.t e d. !L.".r '\rest- 
ing returns support higher yields p er ncre th~:m ,.,e re fo,rec<".st en.rli or in AI'knn s r'.s o.nd Louisi n.nn. On A. r e cord r..crea{;e this y on.r, the :ri e ld is '::6.5 bushe ls p e r ncre, 
conpar ed \~Ti th ~~7. 3 l f'..s t y enr r-.nd the 19:37- ~6 r..verr..go ot 46.9 bushels per ncre. 
 
SOY.BE...NS: Pro spects f o r s oyb er..ris  i nprovod during Oct ober, n ssuring r-. record crop. Ho veober l prospe cts i n dicr.te n cro:p of 210, : 7510QO . bus hc ls, nbout. .2 per 
cent i>.bove the Octob er. 1 outl ook. This tok.l is 5 p e r ,cent . lmo:ger -thnn the pr ev.ious rec6'rc3. crop of 201 ' million bushe ls pro duc e d in 19-16, 16 p er cent -r..bove the 181 milli on bushels produced in 19<2:7 t"..nd 56 p er cent r-.bove the 1937-~'1:6 ~~e rnge pro dt?-cti on. 
 
P:i.~J!TTJTS: Pe n.nut proda cti on fr on the r'.cror>.ge f o r picki ng 0nd. thr eshinr.; is cs tino.t ed 
 
 
 
n.t 2, 288 million pounds, n. r e cord hi gh t otr;l. T~1is is 5 p er cent l nr ger 
 
thh.n l c..~ t yenr 1 s cl;"op of 2,18 8 milli "l n pounds rtnd 9 per cent l n.r ge r th<1.n tl;le 19 13-~7 
aver n.ge of 2,105 n illi on pbunc;ls. Fro du cti rm h['.s b een nbove the 2-billi on pound J:'!P.rk 
 
each yef'..r since l9 :.C. . Chcmges fron n n onth ngo nr o n ino r, \..ri th increr'..se s in th e 
 
Virgini n-CD.r olinn n.r en. slightly no r o thr.n of :"' s ot b y l o\;re r t ot nls for the So uth- 
 
western ['..re n.. 
 
PEO.JW: .. The 19',;8 p ec['.n cr op is now os tiJ;l n.tod <'.t 162, 72~, 000 p ounds , still :;~. r e co rd- 
 
. 
 
l11.r ge p r oduct i on but 7 mill i nn pounds l e ss t h11n t he Octob e r 1 f or o cns-t . The 
 
es.tino.te is do.m 3 n illi on po1mds in Geo r g i n. c.nd 1:} n ill b n in Okln.h - nn. , p.\lt is up 
 
n ec.rly hr".lf n r.lillion i n Fl oridn . The 1917 crop tot ['.l e d 118 , 639 ,000 p o unds r..nd the 
 
lo-y e r~r  r'.v e rng e is 109., 4 76,000 1)"luncls. - 
 
 
 
, 
 
' 
 
..:~:.____ ~-- ---- -~~~-cRii<iE'.JTilluS!ilins.:..;W~l{~T~---~-ii"Ern~--  -:Pi{iiiTcTrmi~1'ii~ns--- 
 
Cor. n~  CROP 
Wheat, Oats, 
Bye, 
 
[Harv.l~~~~o~~..!!~~!.l948 j 
 
bu. bu. bu. 
 
87341,198861 
38,648 ! 
 
85,497 71 1 502 40, 970 
 
1 
 
bu. 2,022 
 
2,187 
 
1 
1 
 
offf1947_!g47 
 
101.8- 28,6 
 
96.4 
 
18.4 
 
100.0 
 
31'.5 
 
108.2 1 12,8 
 
' 
 
I 
 
~_di~..!l!f.1 
.42.7 
 
.I2. J,4.~0'0Z.,-9~52!IGn~<l.6j.49..,!!5!1L0U48 
 
. 18.0 11 3641 91911,283;770 
 
'  36,4 1,215, 97() ' 1 1492,9-57 
 
12,2 
 
25,9771 26,664 
 
I Hay, (All) 
Tobacco (All) 
 
ton  751 291 1bs.  1,845 
 
73,624 1,536 
 
1 
. 
 
97.8 83,2 
 
1.36 1142 
 
1 ~191- . 3.5. 
 
102 1 500 12 1 107,763 
 
99 1094 1, 871,844 
 
I Pot a toes,Irish bu, 
Potatoes, Sweet, bu. 
 
2,112 . 611 
 
2 1 109 541 
 
1 
 
99.9 88,5 
 
1 j 
 
182 " 93.5 
 
204 ,5 
 
384 , 4071 431, 401 
 
96.8 1 57,178 
 
52, 409 
 
I Cotton, 
 
bales 
 
Peanuts,for picking I 
 
21 1 269 1 1 
 
and. threshing- lb.J 3 1389 
 
Apples,Commer,Crop,b   .  
 
1 
 
23 1323 :3,340 
 
109;7 90.6 
 
267,3 646 
 
~12.1 
 
1 
 
685 
 
~ 
 
 
 
ll7 857 
 
15,166 
 
1~2 1871 985 2,2~!3~07. 5 2 113, 041  ' 90,288 
 
Pea.c,he s,to.tal crqi?., ~ .-. i 
 
Pears, total crop bu 
 
1  
 
! 
 
l ' 
; . 
 
_. 
 
.tr'z:t// 
 
82,603 35,312 
 
,67, 46 7 26 i 190 
 
~ecans 
 
lb. 
 
I 
 
_ _ _Ll18 639 1 2 722 
 
3} 1 Includes  some quantities not harve s ted, 
 
 
 
After J!'ive Days Re turn to 
 
United Stat e s Department of Agriculture 
 
Bureau of Agricul tUI!al Economics 
 
319 E~tension Bui,lding 
 
. Athens, Georgi n 
 
OFFIC!l.L BUS I NESS 
 
Form BAE-Ail/48=3599 
 
 
 
Permit No. 1001 
 
Pen a lty for private use to avoid 
 
r I 
 
payment of poste~e $300, 
 
'i ~s. ~ 
 
~ . .. ~es~ , ~ 
 
;o llea ~ of g r i ., 
 
c . 
 
. t h ns , Ga. 
 
.ar ' an , 
 
/ 
 
 .r, 
 
UNITED !'.> TATE.~ DE:PARTM E.NT OF AGR I C.. U L-T-tJ RE. 
&rojJ 
 
GEO. RG IA 
 
8UR.E.AU OF 
 
, 
 
AGR.ICUI..IUR A.L 
 
E.C.ONCMIC5 
 
. c~ 
 
UllllvE.R.SITY OF (it.O"-GIA t,OLI..~GE. OP AGR.IGUI..TIJRt. 
 
1.theris , 
 
Geo r g ia. 
 
IJ overrJJe r, 1948 sf>' ~ { p.J 
 
GEORGI A TY?E 14 TOBACCO : HARVJ:STED P.CREAJE , YIEW .AND Frt.ODUCTI 01; 
 
( The e s timates a re based on the 1e.test e.v.r.d. l e.b l e 'data ) 
 
Di stric t and 
County 
 
Ha r vested Ac reage 
 
1944 
Yield Pe r .P.c r e 
Lbs . 
 
P rodt1c tj on ( 000 Lbs .) 
 
Harvested 
I Acree.re 
 
1945 
Yie l d Fe r P..cre 
Lb., . 
 
Pr oduction ( 000 Lbs .) 
 
DI STRICT III 
 
Wilke s 
 
5 
 
400 
 
2 
 
Tota l 
 
5 
 
400 
 
2 
 
DISTRICT I V Mari on 
 
5 
 
400 
 
2 
 
Tot c..l 
 
5 
 
400 
 
2 
 
DI STRI CT V 
B1e c k 1 e y Dodge Hous ton J ohnson Laur ens Hontgor:Je ry Pu1a.ski Te.1iofe rro Tr out l e n 
1:~h0e l e r 
( \'filk,inson 
Total 
 
5 1 65 
5 100 225 1,1 30 
5 5 960 610 5- 
3, 215 
 
800 921 600 8 60 618 714 400 400 680 7 67 1, 200 
722 
 
4 152 
3 86 139 80 7 
2 2 653 468 6 
2, 322 
 
5 300 
5 95 295 1, 240 
5 
1, 275 790 10 
4, 020 
 
800 
!? ~0 
1, 600 93 7 0 53 902 
1 , 200 
930 87 2 500 
91 6 
 
4 29 7 
8 89 28 1 1, 119 
6 
1, 186 689 5 
3, 684 
 
DIS!l'RI CT VI 
Bulloch Bur k..e Cu.nd 1e r 
Eff i n~he.m 
Emanue l Jeffer son J enki ns Ri c.hmond 
.. Scraven '1 ot u 1 
 
4 , 520 5 
2 ,7 90 125 
1. 795 15 35 5 50 
9, 310 
 
Ol l 
 
4 , 117 
 
400 
 
2 
 
8 74 
 
2, 438 
 
72 8 
 
91 
 
793 
 
1_, 424 
 
73;5 
 
11 
 
543 
 
19 
 
100 
 
2 
 
840 
 
42 
 
8 72 
 
8. , .l<:t-6 
 
5, 035 
 
92 1 
 
4, 639 
 
15 
 
f..()() 
 
9. 
 
2, 890 
 
980 
 
. 2_, 832. 
 
170 
 
882 
 
150 
 
2, 260 
 
978 
 
2, 2 10 . 
 
10 
 
700 
 
7 
 
11 5 
 
983 
 
113 
 
10 . 
 
BOO 
 
8 
 
95 
 
84 2 
 
86. 
 
10 I 600 
 
91.1:8 
 
10 , 048 
 
 GEOHGIA TYPE 14 TO I3.P..CCO: f...,':.HV.BSTE;D J.C?.B... GE , Y E:. LO i ,i'J) p:qoDFCTJ ON ( Tho e stimato s a r e b h s e d on the l~t o s t ov ~ i1 Rb1 e d ~t ~ ) 
 
.. . 1 944  
 
- 
 
.. 
 
.. 
 
.. 
 
. ,. 
 
1945' 
 
Distri.e,t . ' n.ri d County 
' 
DJ' STRI C'f VII 
Bt?.k Gr Dec c.tur .. Dou2:h. e rty . .:: Gr r..dy Leo !'lti11 o r 
F i. tchc ll ;s -t;cwnr t 
Thome s 
 
Yie l d 
 
Ho.rve. stod Per !..e r e 
 
l..c r cf.'.EEi 
 
Lb s . 
 
.. 
 
' 
is ... 
_" ,360 
"10 . 
1, 520 
 
533 
 
.. 
 
869 
76o 
 
920 
 
5 2, ~80 
5 1, 980 
 
800 98 7 .800 . 98 7 
 
Production ( 000 Lbs ,) 
 
Yi8ld . 
 
- lt8iv e sta d Pe r Lcro 
 
.J\c r coic 
 
Lb s. 
 
Pr od11ct ion ( 0 00 Lbs .) 
 
J 
 
~ 
 
' 8 . 313 
7 
 
.. 
 
... ... 
 
15 
. 350 
 
:.. 
 
20 
 
667 .,...... . 780 800 
 
.. - 
io  .. . 
273 .. 16 
 
1, 399 
 
l, 670 . 
 
8 ~5 
 
1, 494 
 
5 
 
1, 200 
 
G 
 
t 
 
.5 
 
40 0 
 
2 
 
2, 940 4: 
 
3, 380 . 
 
783 
 
.5 
 
800 
 
2 1 
 
6L_!: 5 
 
1 
 
1, 954 
 
2 , 2 fi.l 
 
88 6 
 
1 J 9 13 
 
1'o to.l 
 
6, 875 
 
9 64 
 
e, 629 
 
7, 700 
 
837 
 
6, 44 3 
 
DISTRICT VIII 
Ltkinson Be n Hill Be rr i e n B.ro oks c h nc h c of f' co ccilquitt Cook Cri sp Echols Irwin J e f f De.vis Loni c r Lowndo s Tc lf c.ir Tift Turno r Wilc ox Worth 
Tot n1 
 
1, 790 1,1 35 5, 825 3, 210 
3 20 6, 220 8 , 070 4 , 060 
25 4 90 2, 965 2 , 690 1, 905 5, 610 350 3, 945 1 50 170 2, 290 
5 11220 
 
1,155 l 10ll 1, 036 1, 0 10 
9 97 1,0 19 1, 07 6 1, 053 1, 520 
920 9% 1:, 0 '70 1, 00 6 98 3 797 1, 0 65 88 7 688 931 
. 
1, 0 29 
 
2 , 0 68 1, 148 6; 033 3, 242 
319 6, 340 8 , 68 7 4 , 27 6 
38 /:0 51 2, 953 2, 8 77 1, 917 5, 512 27 9 1 , 20 3 133 . 117 
2, 133 
52 , '1 2 6 
 
D I ST~ J CT IX 
App ling Bc con Br a ntl e y Br yo.n Chr, r l t on Chctho.m Ev ens Libe rty Long Pi c r eo Tecttn o 11 Toombs Wr, r o Wo.y n o 
 
3 , 1 30 
2 , 8 ,~ 5 
 
1, 215 
 
260 
 
215 
 
' 
 
1, 
 
20 395 
 
50 
 
250 .. . 4 ;, 58 5 
 
4, 250 
 
2, 630 
 
2,230 
 
1, 965 
 
92S: 1, 0 16 
933 83 5 805 8 50 937 8.20 
74~ 
' ' 
98 0 8 54 8 13 
S7~ 
860 
 
3. 170 2 , C91 1, 134 
217 173 
17 1, 30 7 
41 186 4 , 528 3 , 628 2, 138 2, 173 1, 690 
 
Tot o.1 
 
25_, 340 
 
919 
 
2 3, .2 S3 
 
St c.tc Tot a.1s 
 
96, 000 
 
970 
 
93 ,120 
 
D. L. FLOYD Ag r icu 1t u r r 1 S~ntisticirn , I n Churg e 
 
1, 8 30 
 
1, 197 
 
2, 191 
 
1, 380 
 
1, 0 54 
 
1, 1;;54 
 
5 , ()10 
 
1, 104 
 
E, 559 
 
3, 5 60 
 
9 58 
 
3 , 1 10 
 
3 20 
 
1, 0 16 
 
325 
 
6, 380 
 
1, 088 
 
6, 939 
 
8 , 300 
 
1, 0 06 
 
8 , 353 
 
.j; , 250 
 
987 
 
1, 195 
 
35 
 
1, 22 9 
 
't3 
 
510 
 
8 78 
 
11;.8 
 
3, 280 
 
1, 0 7 9 
 
3, 538 
 
'I 
 
2j 800 
 
1,1 61 
 
3, 251 
 
1, 91;0 
 
1, 0 40 
 
2, 0 17 
 
5 , 620 
 
~)0 9 
 
5, 111 
 
540 
 
915 
 
4~4 
 
4 , 130 
 
1, 0 19 
 
1, 20 7 
 
235 
 
9 66 
 
227 
 
220 
 
827 
 
18 2 
 
2, 630 
 
912 
 
2, 39? 
 
\ 
 
53, 900 
 
1, 0 27 
 
55, 343 
 
) 
 
3 , 650 2, 9 0 1 , 250 
28 5 215 
15 1 , 5~0 
75 3 65 LJ,, 60 5 -1 , 610 3, 010 2, 070 2 ~ l<t0 
 
1, 080 1, 227 l , Oltr 
916 9 58 733 933 733 8 27 l , ll1 983 
1 , 4~ 1 
1 , 120 9 98 
 
3, 951 
 
3 , 63 3 
 
1. , 2 68 
 
2 61 
 
206 
 
ll 
 
1 , 4 18 
.. . . 55 
 
: 
 
30 2 
 
.. 5 ,11' < 
 
4 , 532 ,_:, , 33'6 
 
2, 319 
:.2; 136 
 
2 6, 780 103, 000 
 
1,103 1, 020 
 
29, 51 2 
1o s , o eo 
 
J,RCHi l<.; L_NGUY 1 grie u 1tur n 1 st ~tist i ci ~n 
 
 
 
 Athens, Georgia 
 
November, 1948 
 
' Qistrict and 
C' ounty 
DISTRICT IV 
T~ylor . 
.' 
'Total 
DISTRJ'CT V 
Bieckley Dodge H'ouston JQhnson 
L~urens 
Mqntgoinory Pt!laski Tt;eutlen 
W~shinf!ton 
Wqee 1o r 
Wil~ inson 
 
GEORGIA TOBACC O: HLRVES T:S:Q. AC REAG.S , YIElD Pfi.TD PRODUCTION 
 
(~he est imafes are based :b n the latest available date.) 
 
\ 
' l946 
 
.t  ; 1947 
 
Harvested ~ere age 
 
..' 
Yield ~er Acre 
Lbs, 
 
Production (000 Lbs.) 
 
Harvested :Ac;ee.ge 
 
Yield 
 
Per Acre Production . 
 
Lbs. 
 
( 000 Lbs.) 
 
' 
 
' 
 
; 
 
5 
 
600 
 
' . 
 
5 t 600 
 
405 . 993 
 
135 
 
793 
 
410 
 
824 
 
1,385 
 
SOl 
 
; 
 
1, 545 
5 
800 5 
 
913 400 
..'. 1,022  800 
 
3 .. 
3 ; ' 
402 
107 338 1,248 
1,411 2 
818 4 
 
' ;. 
 
5 
 
600 
 
5 
.. , 
 
 
 
5 
 
430 
 
10 
 
95 
 
355 
 
1,075 
 
10 
 
' 1,400 
 
10 
 
765 
 
' 
 
15 
 
600 
. 
' 
600 1,000 
700 821 882 959 900 865 700 1,050 533 
 
3 
3 
3. . 430 
7 78 313 1,031 
9 1,211 
7 803 
8 
 
Total 
 
' 4, 690 
 
923 
 
4,330 
 
4,170 
 
935 
 
3,900 
 
DISTRICT VI 
 
Bulloch 
( Burke 
Ca~dl e r 
Effinp..:ham Em&.nuel 
J efferson J enkins Richmond Soreve n Warren 
 
5,600 1, 102 
 
6,170 
 
. 30 3,235 
 
333 1,076 
 
10 3,481 
 
215' 
 
828 
 
178 
 
2,885' 
 
949 
 
2,737 
 
t 
 
15 
 
53 3 ' 
 
8 
 
215' . . ' 
 
. 930 
 
' 
 
200 
 
170 
 
794 
 
135 
 
. 
 
Total 
DISTRICT VII 
Baker Dec a tur Dougherty Early . Grady Lee Mille r Mitche ll S t ewa r t Thomas 
 
12,365 . 
10 375 
15 5 
1,550 10 10 
3,360 10 
1, 915 
 
1,045 
' 
700 704 667 800 865 900 400 762 700 1,001 I 
 
12, 919 
7 264 
10 4 
1,341 9 4 
2,560 7 
1, 917 
 
5,080 15 . 
 
2,970 
 
225 
 
2, 730. 
 
. 
 
25 
 
150 
 
10 . 
 
12& 
 
5 
 
. 
 
ll,335 
 
1,050 400 988 680 685 440 713 400 720 600 
927 
 
15 335 
15 5 
1,430 5 
10 2, 900 
5 2,085 
 
867 687 800 800 934 1,ooo 400 1,014 400 1,139 
 
: 
5,334 6 
2,933 1.53 
1,871 1l 107 4 90 3 
10 I 512 
13 230 
12 4 
1,335 5 4 
2, 940 2 
2,374 
 
Toto.l 
 
7,260 
 
843 
 
6,123 
 
6,805 
 
1,017 
 
6,919 
 
 .. :. 
 
.. . ..  ~ : . ~ \ 
 
._,I ' ' .... ~ 
 
~  
 
' 'I> 
 
4 
 
' 
 
 .~   .... ' ... . . . ... ' ~ ~   ~~ -~-- . .. .. .. . "'' :t'..: 
 
..: . .  ~-" 
 
GEORGIA" ro:Bt:-cco: ru~Rvt sien .J..CRE;.u:Gz ,  YIELD -~L1m PRODUCTI O~ 
 
. ' 
 
 
 
 
 
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: 
 
' 
. . 
 
. 
:. 
 
:~ ~ 
(The e stim~ te s a r e .ba sed on -the lcto st ti.vnil a.ble d&tn)   
 
. . 
 
.. ' 
 
. 
 
.19 ,16 '' 
 
.. ..... \ 'o . ' 
 
. .. 1947 . 
 
. 
 
.. 
 
.; . ~istrict 
 
I . nnd 
 
; 
 
County ' . . 
 
,. ;... .. 
 
... 
 
- . H.ttrv.es t od J, c r o a.go 
 
Yi9 1d 
 
_- 
 
Per . Lb 
 
.Aero s.  
 
 
 
 
 
Prod uction 
 
fqoo. .- 
 
L 
 
bs ., 
 
. 
 
) 
 
..... 
0' 
 
. 
 
. . ~.... 
 
.. . 
 
Hnrv o stcd l:.crongo   
. ... . . 
 
Yie ld Pe r Jere 
Los  
 
Production (000 Lbs.) 
 
DISTRICT VIII 
 
.  
 
_tnt. 
~ 00 
 
~ 
Atkinson 
 
1,8 40 1,377 
 
2,534 
 
1,990 
 
1, 511 
 
3,0~7 . 
 
0 0 
 
~on Hill Borri on Erooks 
 
11 Z85 5,850 . 3,090 
 
1,080 
1, 11? 
999 
 
1, 496 _6, 530 3,088 
 
1,345 
.. 6,590 
3,330 
 
1,193 1,_9.05 1,200 
 
1, 00 4 8, 483 4,195 
 
Qlinoh 
 
300 1,150 
 
345 
 
385 
 
1,338 
 
515 
 
Coffee Colquitt 
 
6, 665 1,234 8, 400 . 1,082 
 
8~22 4 
9,0 93 
 
6, 775 8,770 
 
1,304 1,326 
 
8,836 11,627 
 
,. 
 
Cook 
qrisi? D.ooly 
~ cho1s 
 
4~205 ' 1,078 
 
4,531 
 
35 1,057 
 
; 
 
37 
 
' 
 
5 
 
800 
 
4 
 
49 5 
 
952 
 
471 
 
4, 690 45 10 
540 
 
1,333 1,0 67 
70 0 1, 093 
 
6, 250 48 7 590 
 
t ,rwin 
 
3,385 1,063 
 
3,597 
 
3, 400 
 
1, 255 
 
4,268- " 
 
J e ff Dr.vis 
 
2, 980 1,254 
 
3,738 
 
3.055 
 
1, 310 
 
4 ,014 
 
Lnni c r 
 
1,920 1, 226 
 
2,353 
 
2, 150 
 
1,379 
 
2, 965 
 
Lor\ldo s 
 
5,115 
 
9 50 
 
4,8 61 
 
5, 88 5 
 
1,138 
 
6, 698 
 
Te lfa ir Tift 
 
605 3, 90 
 
936 1,0 73 
 
5 66 4,251 
 
700 4,380 
 
1,0 63 
1~2 3 9 
 
744 5, 429 .. 
 
Turner 
 
215 
 
837 
 
180 
 
250 
 
1,11 6 
 
279 
 
'Wilcox 
W,orth 
I 
 
240 
 
78 8 
 
2, 610 
 
937 
 
189 2, 44 6 
 
210 2, 505 
 
910 1,1 50 
 
191 2,882 
 
~ 
 
Total 
 
53,300 . 1:,.098 
 
58,534 
 
5 6,925 
 
1,27 6 
 
0 
72, 632 
 
DISTRICT IX 
 
Appling 
 
Bc.con 
 
Br r.ntley 
 
B r y c. n 
 
Chr,rlton 
 
Chc.th c.m 
 
Ev ns 
 
Liberty 
 
Long 
 
Pierce 
 
Tnttnn ll 
 
Toombs 
 
 
 
Wr.re 
 
Wc.yne 
 
3,655 3,225 1,180 
330 255 
15 1, 675 
85 425 4 ,580 5,035 2,8 4 5 2,110 1,9 65 
 
1,056 1,216 
9 32 1,0 76 
7 61 BOO 1,002 941 755 9 29 1, 0 33 967 
1,~ 8 
90 1 
 
3 ,6 00 3, 921 '1, 100 
3 55 194 . 12 1, 678 
80 321 4,254 5, 202 2,'151 . 2, 317 1, ~71 
 
3,7 65 3,2 95 1, 415 
350 240 
20 1,4 60 
85 .330 4, 895 4; 755 2,635 2,340 2,175 
 
1,14 5 1,335 1,229 1,054 
9 54 , 600 
1,004 894 90 6 
1;328 1, 073 
8 63 1,342 
1~ 092 
 
4, 312" 
 
4, 398 
 
1,739 
 
3 69; 22 9 
 
 
 
12 
 
1, 466 76 ' ... 
2 9~. 
I 6, 50 2 , 
5, 10. 3_;, ". : 2,273 3, 140 . 
 
2, 37.6 
 
Tot n1 
 
271380 1,016 
 
27, 816 
 
271760 
 
1,1 63 
 
32, _2.94 
 
STii. TE TOTALS 10 5,000 1,04 5 
 
10 9,725 
 
107 ,ooo 
 
1,180 12 6,260 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
Agricu1tur d Stt" ti stici o.n In Chc. rge 
 
1 RCHIE lJ,NGLEY Ag r i c u1turn 1 Stnt i st icio.n 
 
' . 
 
 UNITED !HATE..~ DEPARTMENT OF AGRIC.UL.T\JRE. 
ero;t; 
 
8UR.E.AU OF AGR..ICULTUR AL 
G Eo~G I A f..C.ONOMIC5 
. cJ~ 
 
U~tVRS 1TY OF GtOI'.GtA C.OLS.Ii.QE 01' AvFI.ICOI;ILTUR~ 
 
.A.thens, Georgia 
 
GEORG~- Nl'VEM:BER 1 Ct~i'TON REP(,RT 
 
November 8, 1949 
 
A Georgia cotton crop of 780,000 \ales (500pounds gross weight) was indicated on November 1, according to ~nformation gathered by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service of the United States Department o! Agriculture. This prospective production, urrchanged from that of the O~ tober 1 rep~rt, : is 20 per cent above the 1947 crop of 651,000 bales .but is 10 per cent below the 10 year average of 864,000 bales due to current ' acreage being so much less than the average acreage. 
 
The forecasted lint y ield per acre r,f 286 pounds is next to the record high of_ 292 in 1944, is 16 per cent above the 246 of 1947 and 20 per cent more than the 10  y~ar 
average ~f 238 pounds. 
 
Weather during October was al:most ideal for picking and hrhile there are still some 
white fi elds over the n~rthern part of the State, progres s in general is about up with usual. Picking is over in southern Georgia and about finished in the midState ar ea . : Prc'dn.ction f6r north-ern Georgia is  expected. to !!!h<n.,r about 24 per cent above last year. the mid.~State area an increase of about 19 per cent and southern 
ubout 15 per ' cent more. 
 
Bureau of Census ginnings prior t o ~o vember 1 amounted to 602,000 running bales compared with 525,000 l~st year and -~26,000 t0 that date in 1916. 
 
.iillCP.:IE Li>.bTGLE Y l~ricultural St a tistician 
 
D. L. FLOYD 
Agricultura+ St ntistician In Charge 
 
GEORGIA HAP SHO'\nNG I1'D ICATED PRODUC~ION 1948 .Al!D FinAL PRODUC TION FlR 1947 AND 1946 
 
1. 
 
___._. --.. - No-n--C-ot--t- 
 
~ o -- 
_ 
 
- 
 
-7 
 
1948-94,000 11994467--5766,,8008 
 
 n . - i 1948-103,000 {J 
 
n. 
 
( ~ 
 
1947- 83 , 000 ( 
 
.. . . . 
 
ROViE 
 
1946- 77,000 ( 
 
ELBER- )N 
 
. "'\ 1948-71,0 
AT~ 11~ 4l:~~: 8 { 
 
1948 production indicated by crop prospects Uovember 1. 
- STaTE - 
1948 - 780,000 1947 - 65.1,000 1946- 557,000 
Districts shown a r e Crop Reporting Di strict s and NOT Co ngres si onal Dir, trict s . 
 
1948-101,000 1947- 95,000 19~(3.... 88,000 
 
19 48.-147, 000 
 
' 
\ 0\LtrMBUS 
 
~ 1947-121,000 
~19 4&-105,000 
 
\ 
\ 
 
I ~~ - 
Vll. 
 
VILll~vr 
 
, ,~ 
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/ 
 
l9 ~~8-7i,OOO 
 
'l~ 
J:.LB:1.NY\ 
ll99 4l~87--330l,to0o0o0 J 
 
1199,1~76---6321 ., 000000 
 
-\9 48-23,000 
1199 ~176--2100,,000000 
 
!'1~'J 
 
l9 t16-21 , 000 
 
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U1TITED ST.ii:T:ElS ...:.. .COTTON R'ITIPORT AS OF !llOVEHJ3ER:_J.,  i9'48 .. .. ... - - 
 
(; 
 
~~::!.Che 
 
Crop 
 
~ 
Reporti'ng 
 
~- . 
Board 
 
of 
 
the 
 
Bure a u 
 
of 
 
Agricultaral 
 
Economics 
 
nakes .,the 
 
;f:olloW- 
 
ing report from data furnished by cro:p corres-pondents, field stat).sticians, and cooperG~;ting State agencies. The fin o.l outturn of cotton compared '"'i th this fore- 
 
ca st \Till depend Upon \<rhether t 'he variOUS influences affecting the Cr()p during t,h.e 
 
remainder of the season are more or less favorable thp.n usual. 
 
 
 
_ 
 
- - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - -.,---:--..:.. ...;.:;.,r-- - - - -  --a...:-~-- 
 
: .ACRl!JAGE 
 
LINT YIELD PER :PRQ:-JUCTION (I.HlUHHGS) lf ~ C3N$1JS 
 
'  
 
.FOR : 
 
: iitillVESTED a CRE : 500 lb. gross ,.,t. bal e s :  GLN!_i ~Na.:s 
 
STATE- 
 
Hn.R'VEST -.d- .ve- r.,:- : ----- In- di- o-- : - Av-er-- --- . -~.! 1- 94~8 -C- rol.'~ .) : - . ~.T-o ~. -- 
 
1948 :  nge : 1947 : ated c>.ge : 1947 :Indica ted, Nov. 1, 
 
'(Pro:LHi): 1937-: 
 
: 1948 1937- : Crop : l\fov. 1 ; .. 1943. 
 
. : :j,946 : 
 
. : 
 
: ::1.946  . 
 
: 
 
 
 
. . 
 
: -T- ho- us- .  --  .: ---- : ---- : ---- : T-h- eu- s.;:-T-h- ou- s.:--T- ho- us~ . , ~ : --~ Th- eu.- s. - : 
 
-------: --- acres --: -L-b~-:--L-b.-:--Lb-. -:-b-nl-e s-:-b-cl-es-:------ bD.ies .: ---- bi=tles - 
 
iiissouri 
 
526 
 
451 345 
 
470 
 
36p 
 
31L . ;" 515 
 
32;3. 
 
Virginia. 
rr. Oarrrlinn' 
 
24 
 
342 
 
~69 : . -~:. ..4'40 
 
725 
 
. 3.55 ,335. ' .. ~57 
 
24 
 
18- 
 
22 
 
582 
 
452 
 
.:-. 690 
 
9 453 
 
s. Caroline. 
 
1, 16'6 
 
308 297 
 
381 
 
7.~3 
 
651 
 
925 
 
. 700 
 
G-eorgin :florida 
 
.. 
 
~,307 
 
238 -24 6 
 
286 
 
26 
 
1!29 ':: 213 
 
258 
 
864 
 
651 
 
17 
 
11 
 
.' 7~0 
... ! 4 
 
~ 602 
.. 8 
 
~ennessee 
Alnbnma. 
Ii.i ssi ssil-')pi 
Arkc,ns ns Louisir.nn 
 
783 1,635 2,565 2,295 
9 32 
 
366 356 261- 298 321 . 320 337 298 265 292 
 
423 
 
537 
 
520 
 
367 
 
971 
 
931 
 
~~51 
 
1,700 1, 569 
 
~29 
 
1, 392 1,27~ 
 
386 
 
588 
 
505 
 
690 l,.Z50 2,110 2,050 
750 
 
~ 78 
980 1' 7<~5 1,316 
660 -. . "'  
 
Oklchomo. 
 
-1,032 ' 165 1-11 
 
163 . 
 
566 
 
330 
 
350 
 
2 <1: ~ 
 
Texns 
 
8,998 
 
170 
 
1~8 
 
171 . 2, 89 ~ 3,.-:r37 
 
3,200 
 
2,379 
 
New NeXico 
 
21<~ 
 
t189 570 
 
550 
 
118 
 
179 
 
2~5 
 
137. 
 
AI'izonn C:>.l i f o r n i n 
 
2711 
 
-'~ 2-1 
 
.::97 
 
5( 3 
 
so.;., 
 
589 693 
 
567 
 
1.8.2. - 
~ .:: '- '-.z 
 
231 772 
 
310 950 
 
12'0 272 ': 
 
Other St o.tes 31 17 
 
. a-~: 35'0 . 
 
~29 
 
17 
 
10 
 
15 
 
g.. i. 
 
----- - ----------------------:--- ~ - ----- 
UNIT:l:D ST.t~T3S 23,323 
 
25::.2 267.3 312.1 12, 011 11,857 1~5-,1-6-6.:...1.0.,.'- i3-3---; 
 
- i f - ~;r:-3mt:- 
 
-3-=-~-- 266- -395-- -388--- ~3o. 6 - -1:-2---: -2:-8- - : -::-- - -  
 
-------------------------~~-~-------------- 
1./ .t:Ulo\'lnnces ronde for interst nte movement of se ed cotton for ginning. 
 
gj Illinois, Ka ns ns , nnd Kentucky. 
 
';2} Included in State rmd Unit ed Str'.tes totds. Gro\m princi:;Jr'-lly in Arizonn.,  
Nmof Hexico, f'.nd Texr.s. 
ORO? RBPORTING :SO. ~RD ...'. 
. . . ... 
 
, ...  
 
.c'ut er five days r e turn to Unit ed St <>.t e s De:pnrtment of .ngrieult ur e 
Bur er .t of .ngricul turr.l 3cono mics 319 :Jxtensio11 .:B~i ldi ng 
)_ .t,thons, Georg i[>. 
OFFICIAL BUSIN.SSS 
Form B.A.'!TI-C-11/18-3776 Pend t 1Jo. 1001 
 
Penalty f?r private use to avoiii . pi;_.Y!lle~t of pl"'::;tage i;)300 
 
. ,.., . .. -~ 
 
is  . : e l i e ,:. . R es 3 , w  .... a r  an , 
 
~a~ So l o~e of gri. , 
 
.e . 
 
At ens , Ga. 
 
 >I 
 
Athens._ Georgi~ 
 
GID:RGIA COMMERCIAL 
 
. 
 
. 
 
TRUCK 
 
CBOP 
 
~y 
. 
 
..: 
 
1948 
 
AND 
 
~947 ,   .~ : 
 
!leoel!lber 1948 
[~') 
 
Production of commercial-ly grown truck erops, both for processing and fresh . market, in Geo,rgia 
 
~uring 1948 was valued at !:if $1~l266,000 for 1947. 
 
$lf, 726 1000, en ir.crease of $1,4601 000 over. th~ corresponding _valuation 
This increase of 14 per cent in value. vras due to higher pric'os of 
 
gcrta1n ~rop s r a ther than to increase in acreago. Harvested acreage f~r fresh market and process~ 
 
i:ng combined ,.16.s 84,720 compared .,..,ith 108,450 the your bef~rc. Vn1uc per ac-re of ::tl1 crops this 
 
ycrrr was $138 .41 cempc.rcd ;,ri th the corresponding 1947 fl.gure of $94,66, 
 
Watermelons led nl1 crop V".lucs vrith. $4,400~000, follo we d in order by the next five crepsJ c nbbnge 
 
~ 1,426,000; . tomatocs $1,346,000; pimiento pepper $_660 ,000. On ::. vcluo per n.crc. .bnsis 1vttuoe led 
 
~$r1i,t2h52$41 0230o05; 3 
 
snap foll 
 
bean o'lre d 
 
s b 
 
$844 y on 
 
, i 
 
000 ons 
 
~nd c ~t a1oups with $272.73 
 
~d toma to e s tri, tb t363,92~ 
 
 
 
. 
 
. I  .9i. ~EOBGIA .ANNU/1.1 SUMMARY Of COMMERCIAL TRUCK CR)P STATISTICS - 1948 'iiiTH COMPl.BisC:ms 
 
Crop 
 
.: 
 
. I 
 
Ye,9.t'__~BA:I'cYree~ajg-~ec!;l ~eY~i.e~ld-r-~.. 
 
__ - 
 
Q"~~_lrQ_9-.._.ucj..;j.._0_n..19~-! 
 
.__;~j.;.F.eYr~_uT.Jnei~;_J 
 
. 
 
..~..al~eQs~ ~l 
 
. 
 
_1f-e~V_a_Mlu+e!:! _ 
 
Beans,Lima 
 
: 1948 1\ 1,200 1 55 
 
Bushel 
 
66,000 1$ 3.20~ 211,000 $175.83 
 
For Market . 1 1947 _ 11 400 , 
 
+ ! Beons, Sna:p 
 
1948 
 
I For Market, s.G4 1947 
 
2,100 
3,000 i. 
 
60 
48 55 
 
r I (32 Ibs.) ' 84,000 1 
I Bushel ., 101,000 
(30 Ibs,) 165,000 I 
 
2,95 , 248,000 
 
177.14 
 
1 "3.00 ; 303 ~000 144.29 
 
1.65 [ 272,000 
 
. 90;.67 
 
1- J Boons, Snnp 
For Mnrkct, 
 
ll.~1 
 
1948 
194? 
 
~,20,00000 
 
j 
 
102 
104_ 
 
I 
 
(3B0u~shel _}_+I_220084,,000000 
 
_ 
 
2~65 
j__l_~~ 
 
~,.~ . 
 
3534~1,~00~0-- 
 
 _ 
 
2167_0~ ..5500_ 
 
_ _ 
 
J 1948 6,200 . 
 
4.5 I Ton 
 
I ! . i 27,,900 
 
48.20 1,2151000 ] 195 .97 
 
!::::--- j---::; Cabbage, 
 
-~~ s_.G-+-:::: :::: 
 
r~~:.~:~J.) ~:=-~-~;~:! [ 1;;:~=--t. 
 
~~bb ag~!_____ ___ 1947 _---- ~50__!.____ ~~1(~9-~~-~~~) ----~--~.9Q--+- 6..!_~?.0-i- ?.~3_,_0QQ 29~.9 _. 
 
I Coo~n1o~ps_____ _1199448~jl__ 3~!1.2~0~0~ -!';---.7.?5.~.. 
 
1 
 
J_'j1boo 
 
-C~r-~ajt ~--2~~120LQ,0_O0Q0..tj  
 
- - -2~a!7505 
 
j t 
 
- 
 
660,000 _483&00. 
 
_ 
 
_,_ 
 
_.210162.~235.- 
 
--- 
 
:;;-r- :: t ... I !1_ Cucumbers 
 
1/1 
 
For Market ,Ear 
 
1199448~1-~~9o0o0-~--~67 --1~-~l;8lush:eu;l~~"L 
 
' 
 
_.~6oo0,,0.~0oo0._..i _ 
 
_2!..,8~0o+1j-- !18608_!,.0~0~0~-112806..6DO7 _ 
 
\FCo:u:c_u~~bckrsct,_ t,t1'o/1~1:94:8- ~ 700 1 
 
40 
 
I B~:u!sthe~l~l 
 
~ 
- 
 
~2:8.,-0~0~0t 
 
~I -1~:,8:0~ 
 
tI ~ 
 
~00:,00:0-il1 
 
:~7:1:.4:3: 
 
_ lettuce, ---+ ~:: t--~~+ 1:~ -~ <:;;::' __;:::~~::~J1t.....~::~: I :::::: 
 
Onions, 
 
1 1917 L-~~--f--120--+ (50 Lb_~_L _1~~!.9~--- -~ --~~~~- "' _1'~~, 0~:- :l -~~_3.~23___ 
 
:--t + - ~~~~:\ri~ Pens! English  ~~:1948 I~-;-;:~+I - I B~u:s~he'l!) , ~-i~~---1~ -{~- ~ ~- 1~:~~ ... .- I i~-~.:: 
 
I ~190.00 _ South -~~:-~~::_ 1917 ._ _:_,aoo '- 125 ! (6~-~s~l-~~5 1 000 --~-=  6~J . ~-360~-~oo __' z~o.q~ 
 
Pot n.toes, Irish j 1948 I 1,500 
 
100 ! Bushel 
 
1 150,000 .  . 1.90 I' 285,000 
 
North Georgia 
 
1917 
 
1 1600 ' 
 
110 I (60 Ibs.) 
 
176,000    1,85  326,090 1::203.75 
 
; 
 
. 
 
. 
 
-j~;a=e' : ~~~~ ' ~;5gg 
- --- - ---  - t-194s hO,Ooo 
 
-j' ~-~*~-5---!- 
 
~5--~h~-~s.)  -11 1ii~o~o:ag~oggoa+I c~o~~:o~o8 
 
4i:, ~4~D~D;~gogcgo~i--- ~i~~~o:.~o~a 
 
. 
 
~P:e_p!pe~r~s~. ~P:irn;tgient 
 
11~94~8-~; ~1~40,~0o0o 
 
, , 
 
-1-=.~2~s~1 - ~-~T~o-n-~:.~) +1 1157~,~8.?n0 8-----~7-o~,- ~oo 
 
1 
 
, 
 
252,ooo 941.000 
 
___ 
 
1 
_____ 
 
:8~7. 
 
.~5~-5~ 
 
- 
 
4,5001 1I I ~Cou~cuimcbkelrse 
 
---t-):l9_4~87 
 
; 
1 
 
6, 000 .! __-6=-0:__1i_~ BushLebls~}___1 2357~0~,0-000~0-- 
 
t t 1~4sl 'ICTAL 
MfJVE croPs 
 
~947 
 
84,720 11'J8,450 
 
, 
 
i 
1 
 
I 
 
 
 
! 
 
2,35 1.30 
 
~; 
 
634, 000 
1~~1,~47262606~,,-00~00~00 
 
-- 
 
,..~..1..?460~.8~79 Li 1~3~8~.4~1~ 
 
_ 
--. 
 
. 
 
]J  Ibes not include acreage, ,production, .ond vn1ue of cu~bers for . pickles. 
3/ Wntor~e1on price per 1, ~0 melons . 
-~ No estin~tc made for 1948 . ~ :1 
 
.., 
D .L. FlOYD Agricult\U' n.1 Stntistician, In Charge 
 
L. H . HliRF.'IS, JR. . Truck Crop Estima tor 
 
 . , 
 
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Athens, (}orgia 
 
GEORGIA .. DECEMBER l COTTON REPORT 
 
Deoember 81 <19.413' 
 
Georgia has produced a 1948 cotton orop of about 70,000 bales (500 pounds gross 
 
weight) which is 17 ~er cent above the 651,000 bales of 1947, but 12 per ce~t below 
 
t_he 10-yea.r avera.ge ~1937-1946) of 8641 000 bales. 
 
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Of the estimated 11 3131 000 acres in cultivation July 1,  4 p.er. cent we.s:: ;_b~ndon~d, ;  
 
:tea.ving 1~,308 1 000 acres for ho.rvest  . This is 3 per cent abo\re. l n.st ye o.r b:ut: 25 pe~. : 
 
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STATE 
 
_ACREAGE. HAR_R~'OOL-,-1 LIN't YIELD PER ., . PROIUCTION (GI}WINGS)l/ ..:OENSUS c "":': 
 
~~.veragef ~948 
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. ' ~EORGI!. 19,u8 C1 C}P V,.LUE PLACED A'}; C;4J9 1 301~000 
 
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Geor~i-~- _p:r:.oc1.t~c.t:Lo'n . of 
a decr~ase of 4%. fr:Jm 
 
.field hrops in 1.91ri.3 vras .valu~d at ~:, L~J9; 3011 OOOf 
the previ(;>Us year; it still ranked third highest 
 
While this was ~ .n the h:i.'$tOl:y  .. 
 
of th~ .St ate - the~all t;i.lne reeor.d of ;., )78 ; 000 ,000~beine r eached in '1 91 9. For  the-. 
 
ninth cqris.ec~tive yea r ,; peanuts 'shmmd an :l.ncreased . value and this scasun set a nmr 
 
high..Siate recor.d ... beinG e:;;:ceede_d on;Ly by cottC'n.  Yield per acre .of co:rn was aboie  . 
 
.111 previous  y~ars while c()tton, tobacco and C'ats: m.acl.e next t o rec qr ~ yields . This  
 
favorab~e outturn follovrecl a spring of exce ssi ve rc:~ :i:l'ls and yvas ...the result of unusuaJ.ly 
 
favor;lb.-le. g.r owing s easo!1 weai:,7 cr ait~ecl ' by i nc rr:iased use of . tractor equipment for . 
 
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Harcl; i~ . n,orthe:r:n t-t-nd central . area~ . ?.Qc<m"' set a re cor d c-rop :Jut quality of'm1t !> 
 
was not  up to; us11a1 for mos t va rietieo v.,-j_th a re sulting mm:::et glut and very poor prices ;. Total val\les , therefore, >'rere well lLnder last . y~a"G . 
 
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crease .~ .. 9% in_. ~?:l~e _from a 17% l a r ger cr0}J t han in 1 9 1.~.7 ... price of lint - bc~.ng- . . '  '  
 
sligh~zy J:oT:-e r. <?>nq. pric e of s eed shoYd.ng a heavy r eduction . Pennut s r anl-;ed next -. : 
 
vrith ::.~sU ;668 1 000 or a 7% gain in val ue , Geo r gia leads all states in produ:ctron: or 
 
this ctfiiy.:  T qb.in:~ c::o  came next T."ith season.  Thj.s <r8dU.:ction ua s due t o 
 
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I.Bre . ccrr3'id8-r ably e.:hove-onc yeo.r a go. Truck cro:1 s r anked fo urth vd.th Vc~lue G-f . 
 
:111, 2.58 ,.000. oi an N-lcrease of 1/r,~ over l?L~7, poaches and pecans folloY:e d .'::i.:tl-i_: ::t::~:- 
 
spe ct:~ve.v:alu~s _-o:.t ._8 ~ 717 _,000 a_r:d - .5, 079,ooo . 
 
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Value in. thousands of tho r espec t ive cro~ s in or der' of thc:\.r . r c::nk f ollo1.'is :  (l} Coti:?.n . : . (lint ?EO. s e ed) ~~il3 9_, ~41 J .. Ur.P!!lCl.nu.ts ~?81~ , 668 J (3) Corn ::)73 , 773 ; (4) Toba c o . .. . \;47 , 6Lf~U .. (.5) Hay. (:;~:? , 341 ; : ~6) Qq.t~ :::, 1.5~ 101 ; ( 7) S'\ rco t potatocs ~? 11 , 339 ; \8 ) Tr:-1ck 
Crops ~.,1~ , 2.5~ ; ( 9 ) ,Poacl:es : ~".B, 7_:L7 ; .. ~ 10 ) Vc:J-v.e t De ans '-.7, 2{>Lf ; ( 11)-Whoat ~.~6 1 565 ; _ .  
(12) P9cans ~.:;.5~ 079 ; .. ( 13') S-ugar.C anc ~.,J , 420 ; (Uf ) C oY.~poc.s .;2, .58], _; (1)) Lospc do za ) 2, 04.5 ; ~ (16 ) IriE?h' Potat o o~ ::;, ?~ ~17 ; (17) s ~rghum Syr up ~;a , o)6 L (16) Sorghum.. J? orago .1980 ; (19) Soyboans -~:Jdi ;  :{2DFPca_rs ~:.iL+2h ;  '(21) Barley ~:) 19r;J (22) Hyc ::;1.56 , .  
 
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}.< f. " , YEA~ ~~:~_)E ..~!~PE~R , PR{~~)ION ,;~i:6E TOTC_~9~~LUE Pe~Jck~e . 
 
;~~b~~ (ba~.~s.) l i) . 1.948. .. 308:t. ~7~  . 
 
700_:. : . . :3i3j: . . ll.8 940.- 90;93 
 
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16 
 
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126.06 f- _1_!7!.:7_g_ 
 
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'abacco, all 
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;o~ghum Syr~ 
 
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11  60 
 
660  1. 60 
 
11 056 .  96e00 
 
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180 
 
31 600 
 
. 95 
 
3,420 17l,PO 
 
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:e o.nuts He.rve s ted 1 948 1,.125 
 
710 
 
'7 981 750 
 
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84 1 668 
 
75.26 
 
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1, 124 
 
-- 69- 5 --~- 78- 11- 118-0 -  -- .1- 01----'- 78 1-8 9-9 ---'7- 0.1-9 
 
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87 
 
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112 3, 90 
 
4 37 
 
29.13 
 
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(.~ 1vetbean s ( a lone .:_ 2:_n,ie,ry_!:.)_ ~pE_s_ 
 
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511 
 
8 90 
 
227 
 
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220 _1:_8.9_ _ 
 
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81 717 
 
 
 
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Pe c c.ns, tot ul 
 
1 948 
 
39 , 600 
 
.128 
 
51 079 
 
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Ccmme rci o.l Truck 1948 . 
 
8:?.1 
 
Ctrops ( exclud-i-ng 1947 
 
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7 ' 75~0 8, 0 57. 9 
 
. 4 3 9, 301 : 457,597 
 
t The 1948 price nnd v n lue fi g ures o. re prel:iminnry. Vo.1ue s e r e for the ma rketing . 
' se '.son or crop yer.r o.nd should not b e confus e d with c :~. lend n r y eer inccme. 
~De cemb e r prelnninury e stnnnte s for 1 9~8. 
2/Cov e rs only ma.t ur e cro p ( r..orcnge n lone C'.nd interp1entod) h r rvo st e d for por nuts, - pe ns or bec.ns. 
 
 UNITED ~TATE.~ OE.PARTME.NT OF AGRICULTURE.. 
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.Athens~ Georgia 
 
DECEMBER 1948 FIG REPORT 
 
December 23, 1948 
 
GEORGIA' The 1948 estimated pig crop .for: Georgia was placed at 2,146,COO, or a decrease of 4 per cent from the 2,230000 produced . in . 1~47 and 2 per cent below the l~year average (1937~ 
=46) of 2,180,.000, Of the current fi~e 1,103,000 were from the spring pig crop :md 1,043,000 : were farr_ov{~~ during the last si:x months ._ofjhe year  
 ~ cstim.~t~d :17.1 1000 sows f~r~~1cd during.thc. l.atter half of the year compared ~rith 178,000 during 
! ._the same pq#od : ln.st yqar. Tota.l .nU!nber of so,rxs farrowing during  the ycFJX was 358,000 compared - wi~ ~7?,000 in .1947. Rep_(irtod breeding intentions point to aQt;JU~ 187,000 sows to f FJXrov.r in the . ~rin_g ._ o~ 1949 or no . chon~~ .fr.om .t,ho noober f arrovnng last sp:dng.   
 
 .Acknowl?dgclilc.z;t .-is .hc~.cby . ma.Q.c : ~6 the Postr;msY,~rs and, Rur.al Mc~i. Onrriors of ~his Stntc 
for . tlw.~r c.ss~st.::mce: m collcchng tho. bo.s~c mformn.hon from whJ.ch these cshma tcs 
vrcre mrul.c. TliC fine spirit, of coopern.ticin shown by ne(U'ly s,ooo of their patrons who furnished repo-rts fqr _their in~HviQ.ui>.l f rtrms is.- nlso :n.pproci?:ted_. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 
 
UNITED STATE.st  The l .5!48 .pig crop tt;)t rtl od 85,281,000 hc lld , ::m incrcfl.sc of about 1 per cent over 
 
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l o:~t. yenr .tho Burcnu of  Agricultu.rnl "Ecol).ordcs r eported tod :ty~ This incrc n.sc 
 
r e sulted fron. a lnrger f :oll pig crop since tho spring crop was 3 per cent sM!ll lc:r then l a st year. 
 
rpbc fo.~l pig crop of. :33l"995,000 bend ;IT[!.S ' 8 .:por oont lnrg'cr thnn last;Ycal'o. Nur!iqer of sows furrOW!" 
 
1ng th:; .s fo.ll vras .5-pcr cent .larger. thrm 1....st fdl .nnd exceeded tho . intcl).t+ons +oportod l n.s t June . 
 
by 5 per cent;  }Tumb.cr o pi gs pcr.. littor of. 6.58 i s the b .rgest on r ecord for the f ....ll scn.son. ' 
.An. iilcrcnsc  of 14 per Cent OVer. l"'.St spring is indicn.tcd" in .tho number of SO'ITS to f rrrow in the 
 
spring :of .1949.  The n\lr.\bcr of hogs .oV<:Jr 6 !"ouths old on .f;uns and r"llchcs on December 1 wr;.s l'lhou~ 
 
2 per cent sn'"!llcir.. than l n.st yorxr ...,. . no st.ly _because of t}fc s.n::-.lbr . spring pig crop. MD.rke tmgs 
 
fro n thc spririg pig orophn.vc beini "no~c rn.pid thnn 1J.SUN. b'ut . n.bout n.s fn.st . ".S l n..st YC "'.I' 
 
F~li Pig.' C~opJ . Th~ nlm~er of. pi~s s~.v~d . i~ tho :f fl.ll son.son of 1948  (;~d 1 to fuccnbcr ,1) is esti- 
 
. : '.. ; . . mo,tcd to be :33,995,000 hcn.d  Th is is 2,650,000 heM or 8 per .c~nt l ....rgs r thnn the 
 
: 194:7. fall . ~;1g crop nnd. n.bou t .the s:111C as the 1937-46 aver age . The . l94B f ..,11 p~g crop xs the 
 
:::l::n-gcs.t .sipcc_"l945 nnd t~o -~if~h - 1-prJ.I~is:( . i~ . the _- ~5 yenr s of r c cordo 
 
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~uob.c.r of sQvts ..~ 8rrowip._~-~n "i:ilio:v.c . l94;7. . .Th~smmber .J,s 
 
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th.e 194~As c ,:1son. . .wn.s 5 3 per cent. .b()low the .  
 
l1 913679~,04600avncnr 
 
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or 5 per ce~t sovrs f:;rrow1.ng 
 
: '1;4-is " : f~l . i:.s .alsq. 5 pcl"r ~critf lnrgcr thon .~ndicated by f o.incrs' : .r c:po.rts on bre e ding inten tions a s 
 
. sb,o-.~ m .tl:).c ~uno 194_8 P~-g Croll f(c_por-tl 
 
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l'0arlt Fig CropJ .". The.c~Mbined ~~ing rmd. fall pig<-c~op_ .of 1948 is es~i~".ted at 85,2Sl,OOO hco.d. 
      . . .    . Thi~ i .s  f.Ul. incre:J.sc of 1,134,000 heo.d or a.bout 1 per cent .over the ;1947 crop 
~,~S1~1rt.lnigs :2Ip.Pt.e~~~t;cioonnst;..l:..c: is's~rtihc-;r:isn /threc;.p1o(r)..~:-syc_- 6i:.l~l' bn.rvccreodgic~. ir.ite~ii~ns . i~di. c. ~:~..t.c: 9, 0~6,000 sows to f rrrow in 
 
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the .sp;r.ing.of ) ,949, .t'n incre a se . of 14 per cent <1ho:vc l ct.st ycc:r . This would 
 
,_be? per ccnt '.ohpvc the 10-ycar ~vr;:r 01gc ~d . the .l a.r,gest nti.nbcr of. ."spring  fro.:ro vrings since 1941. 
 
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JillCHIE LANGlEY  .,.'  } Agri~ultuml Sto.tisticim 
 
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. ,,,, ,- . .SOWS FAElrovVED"liND PiGs sAVED 
 
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SPRim (Dc ccnber 1 to June) .. : . '=.  FALL  :(Juno 1 to Dcccobcr 1) 
 
: Sows 
 
J..v. No .  .Pigs  : . ' Sows ; : .. Av . No. 
 
Pigs 
 
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Saved :Fru-rovred ';Pigs :' per 
 
Saved 
 
: (000) I I.ittcr 
 
(000 ) : (000) ~ . Litter 
 
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lD-ycel' 1937-46 n.v . 
 
205 
 
1946 
 
195 
 
1947 
 
197 
 
1948 
 
187 
 
5.7 
 
1,176 
 
171 
 
5.8 
 
1,131 
 
182 
 
5.~ 
 
1,162 
 
178 
 
5.9 
 
1,103 
 
171 
 
5,8 
 
1,004 
 
6.0 
 
1, 092 
 
6.0 
 
1, 068 
 
6.1 
 
1,043 
 
United. st ~.tcs  1D-ycn.r. 1937..46 o.v. 1946 19?17 . 
l948 
 
8,518 8, 109. 8,652 . . 
7,-967 . 
 
6 ,22 
6. 46 6, 1 0. .6.41. 
 
. 52,968 52;392 " 
5?,802 . 51,286 
 
5,341 
4,713 
4,907 . 5,169 
 
6.35 
 
33,954 
 
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6 . 48 
 
30, 5<18 
 
6 . 39 
 
31,345 
 
6. 58 
 
33, 995 
 
After :F'ivc Dn.ys Return to 
 
Jni tcd Str.t c s Dcpnrtocnt of Agriculture 
 
B\~C~ of 1\gricu!tur r.l Econo~ ics 
 
319 Extensi on B~ilding 
 
Athens, Gcorgi o. 
 
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Total . . 
 
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1934 . i- 935 . ... .. -r 
 
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108. .. 119 :' .. 
 
257 267 
 
1936 
 
16'7 
 
149 
 
316 
 
M6 
 
586. " 
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8h2 - --; 924 
 
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1, 392 1,495 ; 117.58 ', 
 
193 7 
 
175 
 
130 
 
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1, 010 
 
762 
 
J.,,772  
 
1938 
 
189 
 
1939 
 
216 
 
162 
 
.351 
 
179 
 
395 
 
1,115 1, 210 
 
9l ~o .: : .. 984 : . 
 
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1940 
 
184 . 
 
149 - 333 
 
975 
 
849 
 
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1941 
 
184 
 
170 
 
351+ 
 
1, 067 
 
969 
 
2, 036 
 
1942 
 
215 
 
1943 
 
256 
 
206 
 
42 1 
 
22 0 
 
476 
 
11 2L~ 7 1,485 
 
1,215 1,276 
 
2,1,.62 2,761 
 
19L4 
 
248 
 
167 
 
415 
 
1,1+14 
 
952 
 
2,366 
 
1945 
 
191 
 
172 
 
363 
 
1, 108 
 
998 
 
2, 106 
 
946 
 
195 
 
182 
 
377 
 
1,131 
 
1, 092 
 
2, 22 3 
 
1947 
 
197 
 
178 
 
375 
 
1,162 
 
-1,068 
 
2, 230 
 
1948 :< 
 
187 
 
171 
 
358 
 
1_,103 
 
1,043 ? () 2,146 
 
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