Georgia, historical and industrial . acre for thewhole State was about 600 pounds of seed cotton. * *The total Sea-island crop of 1899-1900 is shown in the following table taken from the reportof the U. S. Department of Agriculture: Sea-Island Cotton Crop for 1899-1900 Receipts at— Total Crop State Savannah. Charleston Brunswick Jacksonville Georgia ,939 22,27833 Bales. ; Bales. Baits. 60,888 7,329 South Carolina 7,810 7,848 Total 72,250 7,810 10,949 7,329 98,338 The Departments special agent at Charleston, S. C, Mr. Lewis F. Sloan, submits the fol-statistics and obs
Georgia, historical and industrial . acre for thewhole State was about 600 pounds of seed cotton. * *The total Sea-island crop of 1899-1900 is shown in the following table taken from the reportof the U. S. Department of Agriculture: Sea-Island Cotton Crop for 1899-1900 Receipts at— Total Crop State Savannah. Charleston Brunswick Jacksonville Georgia ,939 22,27833 Bales. ; Bales. Baits. 60,888 7,329 South Carolina 7,810 7,848 Total 72,250 7,810 10,949 7,329 98,338 The Departments special agent at Charleston, S. C, Mr. Lewis F. Sloan, submits the fol-statistics and observations relating to this crop: Exports and Coastwise Shipments Exports in Bales to- Ports GreatBritain. Continent. American mils. Total. 4,99133,181 ,639 1,,949 From Savannah 70, From Jacksonville 7,329 Totftl 8,007 . Stock on hand at Charleston, S. C, September 1, 1900 385 Stock on hand at Savannah, Ga., September 1, 1900 i,b«t) Total stocks <io- ^073. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 195 The following States, including Oklahoma Territory, not in the abovelist also raised some cotton: Virginia, 8,007 bales; Missouri, 17,275;Oklahoma, 66,555; Kansas, 188; Kentucky, 24; Utah, 26. A cotton crop does not necessarily deplete the soil more than other the fields, being left bare, are washed and leached by winter rains,and some of the best elements of the soil are withdrawn. A systematicrotation of crops would save this waste and preserve the fertility of theland. A judicious use of fertilizers will enormously increase the pro-ductiveness of the fields and correspondingly enlarge the profits of theplanter. The composting of commercial fertilizers with animal manures,marl, muck and cottonseed will greatly reduce the cost of the manurial resources of the farm should be saved under shelterthat they may be ready for application to the fields at the proper every pound of
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