The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-09-08

better thar. for several years. Too much
rain for corn on bottom land. Upland
corn good Too wet for cotton up to
The 18th of July. Since then cotton has
improved very much.
Murray-Wheat and oats badly dam
agedin shock by wet weather. Corn on
lowlands injured, on highlands very
fine. Farm work has been retarded and
many crops are very grassy,
Paulding-The farmers are buying
less on time than in twenty years, and
endeavoring to get out of debt. Crops
have been well cultivated, but drouth
now would prove fatal to upland corn.
Pickens-The excessive wet weather
the first part of the month somewhat in
jured the corn crop. Too much rain
and not enough work. The farmers are
about done work and the crop is improv-
ing finely. and if the seasons continue
there will be the best corn crop since
1854. Cotton is small and late. Wheat
turned out well, but somewhat injured
In the shock during the wet weather.
Rabun-The corn crop cannot possibly
average over Is per cent, owing to the
continued wet weather through june
and July. The farmers could not culti-
vate their CROPS. A great deal of the
low bottom lands are drowned out. We
are now having fair weather, and should
we have continued drouth would cut
the average much lower.
Whlte-Al bottom corp injured by
excessive wet weather. In some places
the yield cannot reach above 25 per cent.
OF an average. The hay crop is extra
good, and the late dry Weather has been
well adapted to il Upland corn is above
h1tA H. IL.
bottoms reduces the average.
Whlttield-Great loss Of wheat and
oats. Floods have washed uplands and
crowned bottoms: Hay cutting and
hight with grass and weeds now go
ing on.
MIDDLE GEORGIA.
Baldwin-The rains have injured the
cotton crop to some extent, allowing
grass to grow, and where the weed is
small Will be- great injury. No rust
has appeared except on sandy land.
Corn safe and In most places very fine.
Bibb-Corn, peas, potatoes and to-
bacco fine and in good condition. Cot
ton late and outlook not promising, suf-
ferlng from excessive rains that fell dur
ing the month. Weather has been fine
since the 25th of July, but very hot.
Cotton grassy, and cleaning it out has
greatly injured it; many would not at
tempt to work it, fearing that work
would do 1t more harm than good.
Butts The excessive wet weather has
prevented cotton from taking on the
fruit 1T otherwise would have done, and
got large portion of the crop in the
grass.
Campbell-The excessive rainfall dur
Ing July has drowned out some of the
corn on lowlands, and has caused cottou
to take on too much weed; dry August
would prove fatal to it. Almost all
other crops in fine condition. Pasturage
splendid, and q large quantity of hay
will be saved. The diminished acreage
IN cotton and increase in grain will
prove beneficial to the planter.
Carroll-Up to the 25th instant crop
prospects were fattering, but the pres
emit drouth is setting the crops consider
ably back; unless rain in two or three
days, corn and cotton will be off half:
no rain in sixteen days. Fruit rotting,
melon crop short.
Clarke-Rain needed very badly; mel
ons very poor quality and very dull sale;
| corn crop the best we have had for sew
eral years. Farmers are busy cleaning
| out grass and weeds, which have cam
aged COTTON some.
Ciayton-The rains in July have bene-
hted the crops very materially, and the
prospects are much more fattering than
they We're month ago on account of the
rains; some have suffered from grass.
and we will be later than usual finishing
the cultivation. Cotton is wedding fine
~ onf not well fruited, yet corn is safe.
Column bia-Old corn about made, late
corn suffering very much for rain; the
heat Is SO oppressive that if we do not
nave ram IN a few days can't make
much. Cotton has been damaged by the
continual heavy rains followed by the
dronth and excessively hot weather;
should the drouth continue a week
Logger the crop will be off 30 per cent.
Coweta-OWing to excessive hot
weatneE aga rapid growth, co..
Eoon on sandy land will fall
Very rapidly unless rain falls in
very few days; upland corn is now
needing rain. Around Moreland, in
this county, about 300 acres are planted
In grapes, and it has proven profitable
SIDE crop, 3etting the growers about
$500 pei, acre this industry gives pleas
ant aud profitable employment to q
large number OF women and children
who would otherwise be earning very
little If any money at all the grape ID
bonanza. Our farmers are diversifying
their crops. There is great deal Of
frnit shipped from this county to New
Orleans, and the northern and western
cities, and it is far more profitable than
cotton. Our farmers are paying atten.
tion to improving their stock, and we,
nave several standard bred stations in
the county.
DeKalb-Corn is not large but has a
good color, and where early promises a
heavy yield. Cotton has very succu-,
lent weed, and is making long Joints
and heavy foliage at the expense of
fruit production. II hot August fol-
lows the crop will be remarkably short.
as the fruit on the stalk now is Young
and would be cast
Douglas-Very little work has been
done in the crops during. the month, on
account of so much rain. The crops
are very grassy and it is too late to get
it out.
Elbert-The drouth following the ex-
ccssive wet weather has injured the
cotton crop very materially. Upland
corn is good, but bottom land corn has
been injured by overfows. Ces..o. pota.
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