12 BULLETIN 1034, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
from none to one-third. That is to say, many of the farms had thus 
far not been infested with this pest, while others had suffered serious 
loss. The data obtained by the Bureau of Crop Estimates showed 
that for the State of Georgia as a whole the loss due to the bollweevil 
in 1913 was only one-tenth of 1 per cent, while in 1918 it was 11 per 
cent 
TABLE 2.—Percentage utilization of crop land, Sumter County, Ga., 5384 farms 
in 1913 and 550 in 1918. 
White owners. | White tenants. | Colored owners. | Colored tenants. 
1913 1918 1913 1918 1913 1918 1913 1918 
Num beror farmis.<22 0224 2C hee es - 8 268 280 49 56 31 48 186 166 
Cropiactes per tarm s. ososeeneae eee 179 181 85 102 107 111 59 72 
Per cent of crop area. 
Cotton: 
IDITSECLOP sess ce ence 56. 8 37.1 63.3 44.6 61.6 47.9 65.5 52.4 
Second cropissses) 2 eases Alba Papa 2 Jal ral Sick S| beh See anes oe 
Interplantedeiecees Sos eee esl ae eee 1 es ah Ace Sais Na oa Sa Fa aes 8 pie US ee a eet te 
Corn for grain: 
BIT SCOP sacce ee ee eee 28. 0 36.7 26.3 39.3 29.6 40.0 26.9 36. 4 
SCCONG CrOp: fick oc Peele eee 1 £2 ag ea teas aE BAe Sasa i Be ol 
Inter planted f.eccce eons oe ee ee DQ ieee a een Ue cn ae Re ee Bye) gid eee fs ls 
Oats for grain: First crop...........-. 9.3 8.3 5.4 4.4 3.1 3.1 2.6 3.1 
Wheat for grain: First crop.......... oak 3.6 Sil 3.2 1 226) aero 2.0 
Rye for grain: First crop-.........--: sal AO | Sree ees JT LEC R REE eS ES ES Eee 
Cowpea seed: Second crop...........|......-- 1 DAG fee ona tea cayed cen 1.4 a2 1 
Peanuts for market: 
TSE CROP Sree errant ae eee 5D AQ eee. 4.4 38 1.6 A} 1.4 
Second Crop ys ee eee eee eee eee ACs Palearts Oa 2 “3 ALS SESS. SAE ee 
Imterplanteds: soe mene pene ellic mem ten fOr ieee an (ER ee ete Pree ver is| |Meat een |S eee il oc 
Hay and annual pasture: 
Cowpeas— 
Mb) OR Ns oecnssaceceacanenne 1.0 .6 3 2 4 a7) 55) 4 
Secondicro pees eee ees 5.8 8.8 5.5 5.0 3.1 3.9 1.6 4.4 
Interplanted...............-- 4.2 8.9 50 8.7 8.1 15.4 3.6 7.4 
Velvet beans— 
iTS Chops sae eee. eee (4) (2 resete See | Se eee Spee e aee ae eee eRe an (4) 
Secondkcropy ee eee (1) (2) ee os aT as eee ee | a | 
Interplanted ys) nase ees NGS eauescon 113 sto iol ee eee Wa Ohad I as 5.4 
Peanuts— 
MIESECLOD Eee eee ees 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 4 -8 AS) 1.4 
Second crop eee a9 sa 5B BOE es all sit Ce 
Interplanted. {a a .9 DRAW EE es 2.0 1 PB) 1 Led: 
Total hay and annual pasture— 
(MITStiCrOpie ee eee eee 3.7 3.6 3.4 1.9 3.6 2.6 3.0 2.9 
Secondicropat ae 6.7 9.2 (ets 5.4 3.5 4.6 2.0 5.0 
interplantede ies eases: pal 26.9 59 22.5 8.8 22.3 3.9 14.0 
Sugar cane and sorghum for sirup: 
EVES GCLO Dis is. os ere eee ee -3 -4 577 sO 4 .5 4 4 
Sweet potatoes: First crop..........- 483 ao =O 6 aD -6 ts) SU 
Watermelons: First crop............. BY x2 yl Ae oi a2 3 2 
Castor beanss WIrst CrOP is ccc c cers ccc | eee eee ee ere eee Nee alee I Pet sp etc | alt 
FLODACCO:WHITSE.CLOPe Sake ees Sere oe |e secon aidis(he ot Pa cee. Pe eae eee See eee eee 
Fruit and nuts: First crop........... 1 Ya yi bse es BNA CE ae ha HANES ee ee eee 
Garden and truck: First crop......:. .9 .8 M7 5 |: 6 5 6 4 
mo Jee SS SS EEE EEE SS EE 
Grown by wage labor:2 
BIT STCLOPs niet enisera cee nicicore 52.9 51.8 71.3 62.0 69.9 70.5 90.7 87.6 
SeCCONGICLOD epeeeeete een roee 6.9 9.7 10.1 6.4 4.3 5.8 OI) 5.2 
HTiFeRplanteGeerr pm meee ne ence. 4.9 17.4 5 16.1 8.4 18.7 3.9 12.6 
Grown by cropper labor: 
HitstiCrope sore eres oe ce eto 47.1 48.2 28. 7 38.0 30.1 29.5 9.3 12.4 
Second crop aeae se eee eee cise alone 2 ED Ale eres AER pk ees 44) tii sl aceeeeee 
imterplanted eee ememenee ccc ccec AD 1QRGH| VT aeee ce 6.4 4 Gast | Re rt 1.4 
Total: 
BITSTCLO Deen eamiee cieeeencee 100.0} 100.0} 100.0; 100.0] 100.0] 100.0} 100.0 100. 0 
SECOMGICLOP eeeeeeemecce oe 6.9 9.9 10.2 6.4 4.3 6.2 2e2 a 
Iimterplamtedmes semen. secs 5.1 30.0 5) 22.5 8.8 22.8 3.9 14.0 
1 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 
2 Including crops grown by the farmers’ own labor and that of his family. 
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