Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-07
THE GROWING RICE CROP
PROSPECTS FOR THE SEASONS
YIELD.

An Average Crop Looked for in Georgia
and south Observation-Disclosures Acre
age in IOaIsiana-What the Planters
and Buyers Say-Fine Weather TOR the
Growing Plsnt-The First shipment
Expected this Month-New Machinery
for the Planters Mill.
4 reporter of the MORNING NEWS
learned yesterday that the rice crop was
sufficiently advanced TO give an indica-
tion Of the probable yield.
George W. Owens said that the crop is
now heading out well, and that there is
every prospect that the yield will be fair,
but severe storm the latter part Of this
month or in September would be likely to
seriously damage, il not wholly, ruin the
crop I'm about two weeks" he said, "a
more reliable forecast can be made"
Robert b. Habersham, Of r. Haber-
Sham's Son & Co., said that some rice
would be gathered within the next two
weeks. 80 far as he had learned the
prospects for a good yield are very en-
cOuraging.
o. Cohen, of o. Cohen & Co., said that
the prospects were that the yield would
be equal to, il not greater, than any for
some years. The average under cultiya-
tiOn in Georgia and South Carolina, he
said, is about the same as last year, while
in Louisiana IL is 1900 acres less. In that
State previous TO the war very little rice
was cultivated, and the product was
shipped from Savannah TO New Orleans
and disposed of for return cargo OF
sugar. Last year Louisiana raised over
2.O0O.OO0 bushels, but it is thought the
yield in that State this year will be several
hundred thousand bushels less. owing to
the decrease in the acreage Of land under
cultivation.
s.What do you think will be the opening
price on the new cTOp?''
Il don't believe prices will vary much
from those of last year." was the reply.
W. G.. MOrrell, a leading buyer, said !:
The acreage is somewhat greater in
Georgia and Carolina than last year, and
the prospects so far are the best reported
for a number Of years. We expect the
| first cargo of between 1000 and 5000
| bushels will be forwarded from
Generals Island and the Blue Mud
/ plantations near Darien about Aug.
%. The market on prime to choice
viii be about 6lZc., but the general range
will be about the same as for the past sea-
! son. If no severe storm occurs the total
| yield in Georgia and Carolina will prOba-
| bly, be about $4,000 bushels. 1t may
reach LOCO, 600 bushels. The first rice
/ coming in is the prime, and then are at the
| beginning of the season no other grades
| TO quote"
The rice mills are getting ready for the
/ milling of the crop. The Planters mill will
/ be supplied with new machinery TO sepa-
/ rate the grass seeds from the rice. Similar
machines were used at New Orleans last
/ season, but only succeeded in separating
/ a portion of the seed, which is the
/ product Of an indigo plant in
/ trOdUced into this country from South
/ America since the war. 1t is about the
size of grain of rice, though in many in
! stances is much smaller. The difference
! in size prevents the machines from max
! ing perfect separation. The rice birds
/ prefer the indigo seed to rice, and have
/ been the means of distributing it from one
/ plantation to another, so that many plant
! ers are greatly annoyed by its growth.