Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-08
GEORGIA's COTTON CROP.
Further Details of Its Growth Given
by the News Correspondents.

bY the News Correspondents
Drought, rust and worms are complain
ed of by the cotton planters. The reports
from number of counties which will be
found below do not show that the crop
will reach an average yield.
BRYAN COUNTY.
MAULDIN BRANCH. Sept. 6.-There has
been but little change in the condition of
the crops since the last report. Cater
pillars are doing considerable damage in
some portions of the county. Rust is
visible. but it is too late to do much
damage.
BERRIEN COUNTY.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 4.-Worms are now
putting in their heaviest blows. and are
materially damaging the cotton prospect
in this county. Picking is progressing as
fast as the scarcity of labor will admit Of
The price paid for picking is 80 cents per
100 and feed for the hands.
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY.
CUssETTA, Sept. .4.-The condition of the
growing crop is 80 per cent. less than last
year at the same date. Worms are doing
considerable damage. Picking began
about the 2Sth of August. There is little
or no top crop, and all of it will be open
by the last of September and out by the
middle of October. LabOrers complained
of no work until cotton picking began.
Money matters are tight.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
APPLING, Sept. 5.-This county is hay-
ing another drought, which will iniure the
late planting of cotton. The crop has
been damaged at least a third, the esti-
mated yield being 400 pounds of seed
cotton per acre. Picking has become
general and the crop will be gathered in
good time.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
GAINESVILLE, Sept. 6.-The crop is
now doing very well, the rains of a few
weeks past have considerably improved
them. Picking has commenced with some
farmers. From now until the 10Th it will
begin with all of them. 1t is now thought
the crop will average more than has been
anticipated. The quality of the lint is
much better than it was thought at one
time to be. To give any reliable estimate
OF the production per acre is an impossi-
bility.
HABERSHAM COUNTY.
DAWSON, Sept. 6.-There has been no
material change in the cotton crop of
this county since the last report. Dry
weather, caterpillars and rust are still
warning on the plant, and the yield Will
be about half an average crop. The corn
supply will be sufficient for home con-
sumption. The NEWS correspondent
thinks that less cotton and more grain
and hogs would be advisable in Southwest
Georgia.
HARRIS COUNTY.
HAMILTON, Sept. 6.-The drought con-
tinues in places and rust is spreading
rapidly. Cotton picking has fairly begun.
There is some report of worms.
MURRAY COUNTY.
SPRING PLACE, Sept. 5.-The season is
now favorable for good crop of cotton,
sweet potatoes and corn. With the re-
malnder of the old corn on hand. there
will be more this fall than there has been
since the war. The first bale of new cot
ton was taken from this county to Dalton
yesterday by Duncan e Staples. They
got 81 cents and a twelve dollar pre-
MUM.
SCRIVEN COUNTY.
SYLvANIA, Sept. 6.-The condition of
the crop is poor, as compared with last
year ut this time. 1t is worse than last
report by 20 per cent, owing to the fact
that it is everywhere being rapidly de-
strOyed by worms. The estimated Weld
at present per acre is from 200 to $50
pounds III seed cotton. The advanced
state of picking has demonstrated that
not more that 80 per cent. of a crop will
be gathered. The top crop, put on since
the rains begun, Will be entirely DESTROYED
by the worms, and more than one half of
the crop has been picked.
STEWART COUNTY.
LUMPKIN, Sept. 3.-The NEWS cOrres-
pOndent has seen a good deal of the cotton
crop since the last report. The former re-
ports are too high. There has been a great
falling off in the prospect within the last
week. The weather is very dry. Picking
has generally begun. Very little late cot
ton Will be made. Labor is plentiful. Not
more than two-thirds of a full crop will
be made in this county. Some say not
more than half crop.
TATTNALL COUNTY.
REIDsVILLE, Sept. 6.-Worms made
their appearance a week ago, and are
proving very destructive, as the long cot
ton had put on a heavy top crop after the
rams commenced, and a large portion of
the short cotton was planted in June, on
''stubble" land. Labor is plentiful at
present.
TELFAIR COUNTY.
MCRAE, Sept 5.-Since the last report
the caterpillars have about stripped the
cotton plant of all its leaves. What little
top crop there is will not mature. Rain
is much needed. Labor is still scarce and
very high. The cane crop will be nearly
a failure.
WHITFIELD COUNTY.
DALTON, Sept. 5.-The weather has
beep very dry and warm for the last three
weeks. The status of the cotton crop
seems unchanged. No cotton has been
picked yet. The corn crop will be short.
The cotton crop will be short twenty-five
per cent. at least. The late drought is in
juring the Irish and sweet potatoes and
turnip crops.