The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-06
-. ISLAND COTTON.

'--' FLORIDA
-. compared with last years
! Ac. lS.aor ies5l State per cent
crop, More More 30, less 30, same I4I' totai
I'll Has the weather since July 6een gOod'
- had for the growing Pla1es ,oo toto,
IA Coed 70, fair TO- Dau 49, '0'A-
81. I'D Won call the condition of the
liant as 10 blooming auu il''i'iNe
far s,SosF@ Daf5 IS, fair 17a, bad 9O' total
Sol l.r,,,ga been caused by shedding
/. has ~ damare from shedding and
ant .'. ssr,r,ls. st .te per cent OF INJURY
luls = Ne, lO2, no 2l9; total 81
e. damage been caused by caterpllIar'
eto.e ner cent. Of the injury
Au,i-No 32l; total 52l. =, os
As regards cultivation, Is the crop, as
comrared with average years. eoou' iai' VI
badi - fair ia had rs: total
81 E,,arvtbinC considered, would you call
= - - -Irosnacts good, fair or bad.
tht c.'p cod Sj Sc. fair $50, bad 70; total 32l.
am 5Xirl v5ur section make more or less
than last yeari 100. toto, ooi
a Now many bags Of old crop on hand
il your section!
3us,-Twenty-fy bales.
REMARKS.
The late cold spring delayed planting until
4baseas1n was far advanced; this was fol-
i1vaj by ali extensive and protracted
dr-ught. in some cases the seed
Gid not terminate, and where
sand was obtain-d, 1t was Imper-
feet and the plant was dwarfedi out
+Iorairs set in in June, and continued with
-, ~. less abundance. until this report
1g{s made up. The result has been that the
nIent ST &c the commencement of the wet
weather. has been forced until it is very
largo and apparently vigorous. But the
bo,Iom crop. from which SO much is gener-
s1v exDeced, is entirely lost. At this
,gritiulr the plant is still growing vlgor-
ouslv but the reports are universal that
il is throwing off its fruit so that
little has yet been formed No
caterpillars are yet reported IN Florida, but
there are reports of the grass worm from
various places, and they are generally lore
runners Of the cotton worm. The plant
being late and tender, great damage may
vet be done by the worms, and also by rust
which is even more to be dreaded than the
worms. but with favOrab BILE season from
now out, fair average CT p will be OBJ
tanned, aud as the season advances, there IS
more and more reason 20 expect that this
viii be the case, since during July the con-
dItions have ueen much more favorable
than during any OF the preceding months.
GEORGIA
/ Acreage compared with last years
crop, more or leSsl state per cent.
Aus.-More, 70; less, 81; same, 105; total,
90.
,. Has the weather since July 1 been
good, fair or bad for the growing planta
Ans.-Good, 70; fair, 90; bad, rs; total,
2I9.
8. Would you call the condition of the
plant, as TO blooming and fruiting, good,
fair or bad!
Ans.-Good, rs; fair, 1O5; bad, &c; total,
I. Has damage been caused by shedding
and rust! If damage from shedding and
rust is seIious, state per cent of injury.
Ans.-No, IA; yes, 105; total 249
5. Has damage been caused by aterpillar?
State per cent. of injury.
Ans.-No 243, yes 6, total 249.
g. AS regards cultivation of the crop, as
compared with average years, good, fair,
4 Or bad9
Aus.-Good 81. fair. 1O5, bad 81, total
Z Everything considered would you call
Il the crop prospects good, fair or bad?
Ans.-Good IS, fair 1913, bad 81, total
S. Will your section make more or less
than last year?
49, > 'O'''-
g. How many bags of old crop on hand in
e. your section?
Ans-TweGty-eight
REMARKS.
What has heen said of the Florida cron
equally applicable to Georgia; the reports
slowing tina the acreage is slightly on the
increase IN some sections, and IN others a
decrease; no worms yet reported; rust in
SoIle sections, Tut not serious. Excessive
and damaging rams are reported from some
sections, while from otto4rs the rains are
&ld t. be timely, and the Weather favorable
Io5 lhe growing crop. Everything con-
@uereu me prospects are that the Georgia
gGop VIII De talr average, especially with
iuture favorable weather and late frosts
Cut the plant is late, and if the weather
Should be unfavoraole, and the worms an
pear pssr al an early d y or an early frost, the
crop would be seriously injured
SOUTH CAROLINA.
!. Acreage compared with last vear,s
T9p' more or less State per cent.
o., Ans.-More Is, less rs, same 147. total
=, mas the weather since july l been
hOod' lar or BAD for the growing plant
9,5 ans'-Good 132, fair 10S, bad rs. total
.. ould you call the condition of the
i b,a.& as 70 blooming and fruiting, good,
SO ans.-Good 1919, fair Ill, bad IS, total
.nd tl,'s damage been caused by shedding
@N rust If damage from shedding and
OsV - serious, state per cent. of injury.
Ahs;-Ies >, no 313 total 3lS
i," D, Gas damage been caused bv caternil-
state per cont. of injury
eahs.-1es ., 10 3l2, total SIS
Co.'S ~. eo regards cultivation, is the cror, nc
badiP "' GU Win average years, good. fair or
81 AnS---Good 129, fair ia, bad rs; total
n. T. , EEyIerything considered, would Won cal,
Ans prospects good, fair or bads
s W i1 100, fair 1913, bad 90: total 31s
than ia9t ; your section make more or less
rs Sps'-NOre l2o, less 81, same liz; total
in y yo5 HOW s"o many bags of old crop on hand
Tbo REMARKS.
tacijitilaal PRESTON of parties having the haSt
that the a toI pelng thoroughly informed is
Of So,,+b CISeaSe IN the 10 1g cotton district
mora ~ CaTohna Is at 5 to 10 per cant
perbans '1an last year; although per.
The jsIsrj iioV quite as much on all
On St u Caterpillars are reported