Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-08
TIE FLrEoY STAPLE.
Condition of the Crop-RepOrts from the
Cotton Growing States-The Outlook
in Georgis-The Injury by Rust-Be-
ginning of Picking.


Cotton Growing Ststes-The Outlook
in Georgis-The Injury by Rust-Be-
ginning of Picking.
The report from 600 out of the
$50 counties in the cotton belt growing
over 500 bales each to BrgdStreerS on
Saturday makes an interesting showing
of the condition OF the crop in August.
The most that can be said in a general
way as regards the weather for the month
is that while the reports vary from fair to
good in the CarOlinas and Georgia, the
tendency is toward below fair as the
Southwest is neared, and for Texas the
weather report is distinctly bad. As to
blooming and fruiting the reports are un-
usually variable. The summary table
gives the reported injury from drought in
the several States. Only four States re-
port injury from worms, and that but
slight. The state Of the cultivation Of the
crop is reported from fair to good. TAX
ing the whole cotton region together the
prospects of the crop were not above fair
on Aug. %.
In SJuth Carolina the weather since
April 10 is reported to have been fair to
good By 81 out Of 70 adyices, and the
blooming and fruiting of the plant favor
able by the same proportion of replies.
IT,
to have produced an average injury of 10
per cent. in 10 localities, and an average
injury Of % per cent. in Is localities.
Only one county reports damage by
worms, and in this instance only , per
cent About s. per cent. of the replies
represent the cultivation to have been
equal to or better than the usual average.
Prospects for a good crop in South
Carolina are considered good in 20
faf in and I
| out of the IS replies. Picking Is now
| general in p localities, and Will be gen.
| eral in - others from Sept. to 10. Twenty
expect picking in their respective sec
| lions to be general between Sept. 10 and
oct. 1, while report that picking will
not become general until after Oct. l.
OF the leading cotton counties Barn.
well reports considerable shedding and
rust. Greenyille county makes no COM
| plant nor does New berry. Laurens coun-
/ " reports very little matured fruit for
/ this date, and the crop not likely to ex-
| coed last years. Drought and cool nights
| of late threaten to reduce the favorable
/ outlook in some counties, and early rains
are now wanted in most parts of the State.
From Georgia the weather since July
| u is reported good by - correspondents,
fair by 50 and bad by p. The blooming
/ and fruiting of the plant is favOrablY
! reported by nearly the same proportion
! of adyices. Drought and shedding are
noted in 46 of the 1872 replies, the injury
| thereby being estimated at an average Of
| less than ) per cent. in IA neighbOrhOOds,
/ at from D to 10 per cent. in % neighbOr-
| hoods, and at 10 to % per cent. in 10
| neighbOThOOds. Rust is reported in 20
| localities the damage ranging from 10 to
| % per cent. Only two counties report
worms and place the injury at per cent.
| each. The cultivation of the crop is
| reported good by as, fair by 123 and bad
| by 81. Prospects for a good average yield
| regarded good in IS cases, fair in los and
| bad in 81. Picking is now general in
/ 60 localities, will become general be-
| tween Sept. and Sept. 10 in "a
/ localities, from Sept. ID TO Oct. in
"A localities, while 10 do not expect
picking to become general until after Oct.
| 1. Many Georgia reports say that in May,
| June and the first halt of July the weather
| was quite unfaYOrable to the growth Of
! the plant. Crops were generally badly
| in the grass up to July 20, the heavy rains
! ceasing about July 10. Too much rain
and cool weather was the gen.
eraI complaint until the past month,
threatening. Putnam county reports
that the favorable OUTLOOK early in
August has declined, owing to hot sun
shine, cool nights, and strong winds from
the northeast. Rust is widely appearing,
but there is hope OF a top crop sufficient
to Offset the damage from rust. TrOup
county reports prospects for large crop
ii fall is late, and this condition seems
/ general throughout the State. An
early frost is the main danger, a
fair crop being about past the stage
10 fall from drought. The crop will ma
ture two to four weeks later than usual.
Burke county reports excessive growth of
weed but no corresponding development
of fruit; plant has taken on an unusually
heavy bOttsm crop. Among the leading
cOttOn-prOducing counties of Georgia
weather conditions since July Is are re-
ported faif to good, and injury from
| drought, shedding and rust does not
| average over per cent. Harris county
has had too much rain and rather cold
nights, inducing rust; no worms and
labor working well. In Talbot county
some cotton is opening, but picking will
not be general until tae latter part of
September. The weed is everywhere
small, fruit young and liable to shed
| heavily after the rain which is now
needed to prevent drought. Picking will
be well under way in all the principal
counties of the State at an average date Of
Sept. ID.
Correspondents in the u leading coun-
ties of Georgia report as follows on the
points indicated: