The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-16
COTTON HURT BY RAIN.
TIE CROP SOMEWHAT DAMAGED
IN SAvANNAH'S TERRITORY.

Georgia and from Northern Florida
Show an Average Crop, a Little Late
on Account of the Wet Weather
No Complaint Anywhere Of Drought
or Caterpillars.
Several DAYS ago the Bradstreets CONNER
cial agency in Savannah sent out circular
letter TO its correspondence throughout
Southern, Southwest and Southeast
Georgia and Northern Florida,
inouiring as to the condition of the cotton
crop, whether it is earlier than last year,
whether it has suffered any from drought, II
it had suffered from the excessive rains and
from rust; had caterpillars made their ap-
pearance, and what was the general condi-
ton of the crop as compared with last
year.
A number Of replies have been received,
which pretty thoroughly cover the sections
from which they came. The list of ques-
tons is printed with the answers received
from thirty-five correspondence. The re-
ports show that the crop is generally earlier
than it was last year, Blackshear reporting
the crop three weeks earlier, Race FOND
and Screvin two weeks earlier, and the
Brunswick and Hawkiusville sections a
week earlier. A few stations report the
crop later, Boston reporting the crop two
weeks late
The recent excessive rains have retarded
the maturing of the cotton and the opening
of the boil.
Had it net been for the wet weather the
crop would have been a very early one.
The heavy rains have caused great COM
plant of rust, reports from some places
estimating the damage at from ~ to 40
per cent The loss is generally small,
though, and if the rains cease the rust will
not materially injure the prospects of
the crop.
There is not a single complaint Of
drought Neither Is there any complaint
of caterPillars. The condition of the crop
is about the same as this time last year.
The outlook is that with warm weather
and no more rain, the crop will open very
rapidly.
BRADsTREET'S QUESTIONS.
Is the cotton crop in your section earlier
or later than last year and how muchs
Have you suffered any In the past two
weeks from drought, and If so, to what
extentl
Have you suffered any in the past two
weeks from excessive rains or rust, and If
so, to what extentl
Have caterpillars made their appearance,
and are they doing damagei
What is the general condition of the crop
compared with this date last yearl
A number Of answers have been received
showing the condition Of the crop through
out this section. The reports cover pretty
much the whole of Savannah's immediate
territory.
CONDITION OF THE CROP.
Odum, Ga.-Crop two weeks earlier than
last year; no injury from drought have
suffered little from rust; no caterpillars;
general condition of crop good.
Ochlochnee-About same as last year;
too much rain and some rust some COM
plant Of boil worms; condition Of crop
about same as last year.
Schatterville-Crop ten days earlier; no
drought; slight appearance of rust; no cater
pillars; condition of crop5 per cent. below
last year.
Blackshear-Crop three weeks earlier; no
suffering from drought; 10 per cent dam
age from rust; no caterpillar s; condition OF
crop 20 per cent. above last year.
Irwinville-Crop earlier; have not suf-
fered from drought, rains or rust, and no
caterpillars; condition Of crop better than
last year.
Valdosta--Crop one week later; no suf-
fering from drought; 10 to Is per cent.
damage from rust; caterpillars in some
localities; condition of crop fair.
4 second report from Valdosta says:
Crop about same date as last year; no
drought; too much rain and some rust;
slight damage from caterpillars; condition
of crop not as good as last year.
IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
Thomasville-Crop nearly two weeks
later than last year; no drought; 10 to 20
per cent. loss on rust and scale, resulting
from too much rain; no caterpillars; crop
to 10 per cent off.
Another correspondent from Townsville
agrees with the first.
Quitman-Crop about as early as last
year; no suffering from drought; slight
damage from excessive rain, and consider
able rust in places; caterpillar flies reported,
but no damage yet; condition of crop about
same as last year.
Hawkinsville-Cr Crop a week to 10 days
earlier; heavy rains, but no damage re-
ported; some slight rust; no caterpillars;
crop equally as good as last year.
Brunswick-Crop about a week earlier:
opening retarded by excessive rains; little
damage from rain as yet; crop generally
better than last year.
Scriven-Crop two weeks earlier; seasons
have been very good; cotton rusting badly
and damaged nearly one-third; condition of
crop generally better than last year, but
rust has stopped the growth.
Folkston-Crop about same date; general
condition of crop better than for several
years past; no rust or caterpillars up to date.
Race Pond-Crop about two weeks earlier /:
no rust or caterpillars; condition of crop 40
per cent. above last year.
ALONG THE CENTRAL.
Millen-Crop about same; rust has ap-
peared in many places, but little damage
yet; crop about same as last year.
Marlow-Crop about same as last year:
no drought, rust or caterpillars; condition
of crop good.
OGver-Two or three weeks later; slight
damage from rain and rust; condition about
same as last year.
Boston-Two weeks later; crop nearly
ruined by too much rain; rust general;
condition of crop two-thirds as good as last
year
Homerville-Crop a little latter; no
drought, rust or caterpillars; not quite as
good as last year.
Dubin-About same as last year; 90
per cent off from excessive rains and rust :
condition 25 per cent. poorer than last
year.
Saussy-Ten days later; the seasons have
been very good condition 10 per cent
above last year.
Stockton-A little later; no damage from
drought, rains, rust or caterpillars; crops
in good condition
Swainsboro-About same as last year
some suffering from rust; conditions OF
crop fair.
Kite-About two weeks later; excessive
rains have damaged crop one quarter: not
much cotton in this section los