The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-07-14
SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

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SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
Baker.-Very little rain has fallen in
Cnis county since the 25th day of March.
Oats not half crop. cotton imperfect
STAND ana very irregular in size. There
Wl!i De about one hundred acres in
Cuban tobacco, most of it set ont and
growing finely.
tobacco unfavorable. Where a stand
has been secured it is doing we'll. Abont
IVY acres planted in this section.
Brooks.-Corn suffering for rain.
Oats many too low to cut. We are
having serious drought
Calhoun.-No rain in this section for
over two months, except on Nav 9th.
which was not enough to allow farmers
to break land. Want of rain retarded
the growth of all vegetation, and de-
!ayed getting good stand of cotton.
we have one market gardener in this
county; he is now selling fine cabbage.
onions. oeets, squashes and cucumbers
IN Albany, Atlanta and Dawson. Labor
plentiful.
Chattahoochee.-Have had very little
rain since the latter part of March and
crops are small and backward. Cotton
infested with lies.
Clay. owing to want of rain cotton.
except early, is rather small. A good
rain would greatly increase the crop
prospect.
Colquitt.-We are in the midst of a
serious drought, which threatens Ito cut
short the corn crop. But little rain ha S
fallen since the crop was planted All
other crops are suffering. also, but in
not such immediate danger.
Crawford. is small on account
OF dry, cold weather. also bad stand.
and much complaint of cut and bud
worms. The drought is now at an end.
and the prospect is better.
Decatur.-The cold, dry weather has
injured all crops in the county. Spring
oats almost complete failure. Corn
small. and bud-worm has broken the
stand. Cotton fifteen days late. Six
thousand acres of tobacco will be grown
IN Decatur county this year; only FIVE
hundred acres last year
Dooly.-Cotton the poorest prospect
IN twenty years. A very poor stand on
account of the drought and cold
weather. Oats, fall-sown, medium:
those sown in the spring almost a fail
ure. Sugar cane very late, but good
stand. Peanuts all planted, but none
up yet; too dry.
Dougherty.-I some potions of the
county there has been rain enough to
BRING up late planting of cotton. In
fact there has not been rain in some
localities since the 25th of March, and
fully fifty per cent. of the cotton did not
come up until the 10th of Nav. ''0'
Early.-Dry. dry, dry. Cotton Door
stand and haolxward
looks well. All crops well worked
Sugar cane perfect stand, but needs rain.
Dat crops short from drought.
Houston.-Dry April injured oats
badly. Cotton came up irregularly; at
least fifty per cent. came up after the
rains on the 7th of May. The cool
weather the latter part of that month
caused 1t to turn yellow. Corn at least
ten days late.
irwln.-We are very dry. Crops look
ing we'll considering the drought.
Lee The cotton has suffered from
lice in consequence Of cool weather.
The stand is good, but is at least a
month later than usual. Corn has suf-
fered for rain, but light showers TO-
ward the latter part of May have
bought it out some. The soil for all
crops needs good soaking rains as there
is not enough moisture below the sur
face, much of the chemical fertilizer re-
manning as dry as when it was first put
in the ground.
Lowndes.-To dry for tobacco; seed
beds failure.
Marion. -One-thi of the county has
had no rain since March; very dry
Potatoes not growing, and may not
transplanted yet.
Miller.-Owing to continued drought
some cotton not up. Oats very short.
No rain to put out tobacco plants and
sweet potatoes. Crops that are up are
well worked.
Muscogee. has been such a
small quantity of rain that there is not
good stand of cora or cotton There
is disposition on the part of the farmers
here to raise home supplies.
Quitman.-Cotton affected with lice
on account of April drought The
stand is irregular and uneven Rain
has made a wonderful improvement in
spring oats.
Randolph have had q six Weeks
drought, which seriously damaged the
oat crop. The drought ended May 10th.
Fifty per cent. of the cotton has come
up since that day. All crops small.
Corn in fine fix.
Stewart.-We have had a six weeks
drought, which caused a failure of
spring oats. Stand of cotton good, but
late coming up. Corn is small. but
looks well.
Sumter have had a good rain in
nearly every part of the county, which
will improve the condition of the crops
after the long drought. Cotton covered
with lice.
Taylor.-Farmers we'll up with their
work. Labor doing splendidly.
Terrell Wheat is better than it has
been for years; about all harvested.
Oats very poor. Cotton in most sec
tions of our county failed to come up on
account of the drought; what is up and
chopped out Is full of lice. Cotton looks
well, but small. Plenty of labor.
Webster.-The late cool spell has
given the crops backset Farmers are
not very hopeful of making anything
but mere living. and are economizing
more than ever.
Wilcox. Fifty per cent. of the cotton
crop is three weeks late on account of
dry weather. Corn small for the sea-
son, but not materially injured.
Burke.-All crops backward on ac-