Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-03
GE0RGIA'S COTTON CROP.
THE WEEKS CHANGES TOLD BY
THE NEWS" SPECIALS.

ing because of want of space in our lst of
September edition. The reports show that
picking has generally begun, and that. ex-
cept in few localities, there is no search
ty of labor. The crop has been material
ly shortened by drought, rust and cater
pillars.
APPLING COUNTY.
MYRA, Aug. 2S.-The condition is bad
and cannot compare with last year. The
crop at this time is only about one-third
OF last years, on account of the drought.
The estimated yield per acre is 500 to 800
! pounds, and 1000 pounds per acre here
! tofore. No picking has commenced vet.
! There is lack of labor in this section.
BARLOW COUNTY.
ALLATooNA, Aug. 28.-Cotton is drop
! ring some fruit, especially in the dry To-
| calities. There is not much rust vet, and
no worms, but they are likely to come
! yet, it is feared. There has been too much
rain in places. A few open boIls are re-
! ported, but none on the best cotton. The
cotton is badly damaged by the dry
| weather and opens prematurely.
BUTTS COUNTY.
JACKSON, Aug. 29.-The condition of
| the crop is 70 per cent. compared with
/ last year. Black rust has damaged the
crop % per cent. The estimated yield per
acre is 400 pounds. Picking began Au-
gust 20. Labor is rather scarce.
BERRIEN COUNTY.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 31.-CottOn picking
is progressing rapidly. Severe rust pre-
cludes the possibility of any top crop, and
opens the bolls now on the weed very
rapidly, so the crop in this county will
be soon picked out and done.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
APPLING, Aug. 2S.-There is a slight
! Increase i'll the acreage over last wear
The crop is being laid by free of grass,
but has been injured considerably by
! drought. Planters have had light rains
during the past week, but the injury was
done the last week of July and the first
week in August. The estimated yield per
acre on fertiliZed land is 500 pounds of
seed cotton. The unfertiIized will not
! exceed 300 pounds per acre. Picking has
! commenced, but has not become general
! yet. The supply of labor will be equal to
the demand.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY.
| SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 30.-The recent
rains have improved the condition of the
late cotton considerably, and unless some
| disaster should befall it, the yield will be
much better than the early planting.
| Most of the old cotton is past redemption.
The caterpillar is reported i'll some lOcali-
ties, but the depreciation from that enemy
| is not as yet serious. Picking is progress
ing rapidly.
ECHOLs COUNTY.
| STATENVILLE, Aug. 2S.-There is not
much change since the last report. 1t is
! hard to determine the yield owing to the
caterpillars aud rust. Picking has COM
menced. Labor continues scarce.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| GAINESVILLE, Aug. 28.-The cOndi-
| tion OF the crop since the last report has
somewhat improved. Several fine rains
have been of incalculabe benefit to late
cotton, and the top crop of the older weed.
| Some farmers are now picking, but pick
ing will not commence much until the 1st
to 10th of September. The late corn is
very fine, and corn on the lowlands is
said to be as good as it was last year.
Farmers generally put low estimate on
both the corn and cotton crops. | have
no doubt but they will be much better
than they estimate them.
| JASPER COUNTY.
MONTICELLO, Aug. 29.-There is no
| change since the report of last week.
Rain has fallen in some parts of the
county since the last report. There is
some little complaint of boil worm. Pick
ing has commenced, but is not general.
| very little cotton is open yet; the late
cotton promises well.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
DAvIsBORo, Aug. 27.-The cotton crop
is greatly damaged by drought. Rust is
generally reported. The yield will be
about five acres to the bale. Picking has
| begun. There is sufficiency of labor.
The corn crop Will be about three-fOurths.
The pea crop will soon be lost if the
county don't get rain soon.
JONES COUNTY.
CLINTON, Aug. 2S.-The cotton crop is
in good condition and no injury from any
cause is reported. Picking has regularly
begun and in places the crop is being
rapidly gathered and is opening finely.
| The estimated yield per acre of cotton is
one bale of 800 pounds to every three
acres; in many places two acres will
make bale.
MACON COUNTY.
OGLETHOPE, Aug. 29.-Since the dast
report cotton has opened very fast, and
picking is now general. The supply of
labor is very good. Between drought and
caterpillars, planters will not get over
twO-thirds of crop of cotton. Plenty of
corn will be made to supply the county.
The pea crop is a failure.
MORGAN COUNTY.
MADISON, Aug. 2S.-There is absolutely
nothing new this week. Picking has COM
menced to a limited extent Labor is
plentiful.
MURRAY COUNTY.
SPRING PLACE, Aug. 2S.-The season
continues favorable. Cotton promises a
fair crop. There is but little rust, and
but few worms. The weed is we'll filled
with bOlls, with but slight shedding.
Much depends upon an early or late frost.
Late corn, as general rule, will be good.
PIKE COUNTY.
Arros
in the cotton crop of this county. In sec
tions where was long drought it is be-
ginning to open. There have been two or
three bales sold this week. The weather
is as favorable as it can be. There is no
reason to change the estimate of s. per
cent. of last years crop.
PIERCE COUNTY.
BLACKsHEAR, Aug. 29.-Cotton picking
of both the long and short varieties is
now in full blast, but the crop comes into
market slowly.
SCRIVEN COUNTY.
SYLvANIA, Aug. 30.-The condition of
the crop is poor. AS compared with the
crop at this time last year it is 80 per
cent. The rains which began on the Both
of July greatly improved the crop, but it
is again very dry, considerably diminish
Ing the prospect Of the late crop. This,
together with the general appearance Of
worms which have as yet done but little
damage, but which have yet plenty of
time to destroy the improvement made by
the rains }, does not increase the prospect
of the yield, which is still considered as
promising not more than 300 to 400 pounds
of seed cotton per acre. Picking has be-
gun generally, and the bulk of the crop
Except there be a top crop, which is ex-
tremely doubtful under the foregoing
statement), will be ready for market by
the 1st of October. There is no def |
cheney in labor.
SUMTER COUNTY.
AAiERICUs, Aug. 27.-The crop pros
pect in this county is unchanged.
The worms have ruined patches, but there
is no top crop in prospect where the
worms had not yet begun.
STEWART COUNTY.
LUMPKIN, Aug. 25.-There is some i'm /
provement in the appearance of the cot
ton crop. Good rains have fallen in most
sections of this county. COMPLAINT of
caterpillars is heard. Many think that
the plant will be stripped of leaves in fen
days. II so, great damage will result. as
much OF the crop is very late. con-
siderable quantity is being picked.
TALBOT COUNTY.
TALBOTToN, Aug. 30.-The appearance
OF the boil worm seems to be confined to a
few isolated cases. The crop is late. Only
bales ofnew cotton have been received to |
date, which is up with last year; but this
IS owing to premature opening, ,Occasioned
by the drought. There is some complaint |
OF rust. but that can hurt only the late |