FARM MANAGEMENT IN SUMTER COUNTY, GA. 49 
Of live stock, hogs showed by far the greatest increase, there being 
1,873,000 head in the State in 1911 and 3,166,000 in 1920. Cows in- 
creased from 402,000 to 461,000, and other cattle from 667,000 to 
771.000. | 
Table 27 shows the relation between the prices of various products 
in the State over the 10-year period. Prices for cotton in 1919 stood 
346 per cent of the average price for 1911 to 1915, while corn stood 
209 per cent, peanuts 191 per cent, and hogs 187 per cent. The prices 
for 1920 show large declines from those of 1919. The price of peanuts 
in 1920 was 2 per cent below the prewar level. 
TABLE 26.—Acreage of crops and number of live stock in Georgia, 1911-1920. 
[Expressed in thousands (000 omitted). Data from Bureau of Crop Estimates. ] 
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 
Crops:} 
@ottoner cence s.- 5,504 | 5,335 | 5,318] 5,433| 4,825] 5,277] 5,195 | 5,341] 5,220] 4,900 
Gore: 2325 224: 3,692 | 3,910 | 4,066 | 4,000 | 4,330] 4,000] 4,500 | 4,590 | 4,820 5,100 
OStsh- fe acoe 25s 404 364 420 450 905 86 550 55) 500 550 
Wheat.s222 3220.2 145 132 140 140 325 334 244 280 240 211 
RV Ore tne oe 12 11 13 13 13 13 15 30 33 29 
13 i Vea oeeeeeiae 87 234 250 250 300 300 535 696 600 660 
Peanuts......-... katieee wslce mec cep sae cle cae [eee case Soe te sw apeee saci (wees 314 202 224 
Sweet potatoesteiccs- cs oeles snes ae 83 | 79 95 94 125 130 142 148 
Live stock:4 . 
TOPS een eeeeee | 1,873 | 2,098] 1,888 | 1,945] 2,042 | 2,348 | 2,585] 2,766 | 3,043 3, 166 
Milk cows....... 402 | 406 | 402 402 406 414 418 435 | 452 461 
Other cattle. .... | 667 | 667 667 | 660 660 686 686 727 | 763 771 
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1 Does not include allcrops grown in the State; only shows the more important ones adaptable to Sumter 
County conditions. 
3 Represents number on hand Jan. 1 of each year. 
TABLE 27.—Percentage variations in farm prices in Georgia, 1911 to 1920, as 
compared with the five-year average, 1911-1915, taken as 100 per cent. 
[Data from Bureau of Crop Estimates. Computed from Table 24.] 
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 
Cotton, lint......... 94 109 119 72 106 178 269 269 346 156 
Cotton seed......... 73 89 101 86 151 229 278 272 296 106 
@ornty-/. 652 - 515-55 100 99 102 100 97 142 194 190 209 143 
ORIS Ae asch egos a 104 96 97 103 99 126 165 162 178 159 
Wheat. 5455002 97 98 97 107 103 163 215 202 215 203 
RV Orcs canoes Secs 112 109 94 91 94 117 171 163 180 175 
12 Nee Fie st SES AR 109 104 98 98 91 | 100 119 147 169 136 
PERRIS ane -g-- 2 102 100 102 98 95 | 113 | 142 127 191 98 
Sweet potatoes. ....- 113 95 102 100 88 125 150 167 175 131 
ORS ieee sees ois 91 97 108 103 100 | 132 205 210 187 146 
Beefcattle......-...- 88 93 106 107 104 135 175 184 172 128 
The fact that only a small percentage of all the farms under study 
were practicing a very high degree of diversity suggests that the 
farmer should proceed cautiously when contemplating any very radi- 
cal changes from the cotton type. Such changes should be made 
slowly, since they entail general economic readjustments that are 
essential to the success of the business. It is becoming well recognized 
in this area, however, that a certain degree of diversification reduces 
the risk of total failure, and is also an advantage in the control of the 
boll weevil. 
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