Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-14
The COTTON CROP.
Memoranda from the November Reports
The Effects of the Drought.


In the November cotton reports in
Bradstreet's, the following memoranda
appear concerning the crop in the princi-
pal counties of Georgia:
Butts County-The crop is about the same
as last year. but of better grade.
Butts County-The late two weeks Irosts
have DESTROYED the entire late crop IN tins
section. The crop is very nearly all gathered,
and four-fifths Of it has been sold by the
planters. g.,-. -.
never been better. There is very little poor
Douglas Couaty-The crop is about all
picked. The top crop does not amount 20
Fsvette Countv-The late cotton has not
opened as well as expected. 1t Is too late Tor
il to open now.
clean and are being plowed. The frost killed 81
all the top crop that was left. None VIII Ue
picked.
Greene County-The top crop amounts 20
hut little. as the late frost softened all ooils
except those fully grown. But lew Oh 'heAii
Habersham Contradiction is very short in
this county on account of the drought, Whlcn
lasted about weeks. The farmers VIII not
make any more than half crop, Win ABOUT
100 pounds lint cotton per acre. -
Hart County-The yield per acre Will not
exceed so per cent of last years crop.
Heard County-Owing to drougnt, COTTON IN
this county is generally reported ~ per ceHt
short COMPARED with last year. Cotton VIII
be worth more in money than the same guam
tity in other years, owing 10 the yer! Hhe iail
for gathering. At
! county is far ahead of last year. and IS now
about done. Houston county mas never pc pc
| fore made so great failure Win oo'Voh
erOD as il has this year.
Lincoln County-The present cotton crop IS
very short. and is now all gathered IN TINS
| county, more of it being sent to market imam
usual at this time of year. Inc county SA--
| poets 3 800 bales, at $50 pounds the bale; but
The weight of bales may fall short, as they VIII
/ average lighter than last year.
/ McDufhe County-Ihlnk that at least 30 per
/ cent is gathered, and about 30 per cent. mar
/ keted. -
/ Newton County-The production last year
/ was a bale from nearly four acres: inns year
| it will be an average Of bale TO I'VE acres,
| decrease Of about 10 per cent. some planters
here claim much heavier decrease.
/ Oglethorpe County-According to the IN
| crease in acreage we look for a crop IN TINS
! county of s. 900 bales. 1t may reach 80 bales.
/ The weather is fine, but expect wet weather
| soon.
Putnam County-The number of bales ship
| ped from EatontOn last year was about 5000,
! and the Weld of the county was about 1900.
| Schley County-Yield light. SEED COTTON
does not WELD one third in lint OF former
years. Planters are owing less money ana
| secured the crop for less money.
Thomas COunty-We have received at Ihom-
asviiie, TO date, November Il, 1888, IS per cent
of the crop of 1882 received at this place.
Thomas county will probably make 50 pei
cent. of the crop of last year. Not more than
| 10000 bales viii be received at ThomasVllle OF
this years crop. All water gins are stopped
on account of drought, hence smaller receipts
Troup County-We have had such an extra
ordinary fall for making, maturing ana gain
ering the crop, that with the increased acre
age we VIII probably equal that of last year.
| Many farmers say they are making far more
| than they calculated on, and more than they
| did last year.
Walton County-Bales are all lighter this
| year than last.
Whitfield County-There was Is per cent
more cotton made in this county last year than
| in this.
Wilcox County-Dryer than previously this
year. Not good season since the second
/ week in June.