The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-07
WEATHER FAvoRs THE CROPS.
An Improved Condition Reported

| dltlOn OF the weather for the crops.
! Over the north western part Of tho state
1 the weather has been unusually fine and
| favorable for farmers. No general rains
| have fallen and an almost absolutely clear
| sky has prevailed, while the temperature
| was but slightly different from the aver age
| September neat. The cotton crop IL the
| northwest has opened rapidly, as in all other
| portions OF the state, and is being rapidly
| picked and marketed. Cotton will be con-
| siderably short in this section as has been
| heretofore reported. The gathering of corn
has just been commenced and with few ex-
| captions a good yield will be secured.
| Both field and ground pease generally
! give promise of average yields. Potatoes
are IN good condition, but sweet potatoes
1 need little more moisture. Hay is ready
| to cut. Land is being plow and prepared
| for the sowing of grain. The past week,
| with its almost total absence of rain, and
| its average temperature and plentiful sun
| shine, has been a favorable one for the
| growth and harvesting of crops Of the
| northeastern counties, aud the farmers have
| taken full advantage of these favorable con-
| diuOns and farm work is we'll advanced
| Cotton is opening rapidly and picking is
being pushed forward. Reports indicate
that the crop in the field is in aver age
condition, but the yield, as in other
| sections OF the state, will be less than that
of previous years. In some portions of this
section the corn crop has all been gathered,
| while in other localities very little has as
| yet been pulled. The weather has been
very favorable for the pulling and curing
of fodder. The yield OF upland corn has
been fair, while that of the lowlands is be-
low the average. The sowing of wheat.
rye and fall oats is in progress. The sugar
cane crop is In fine condition, in fact, it
never has been better. Pease, sweet pota-
toes and garden truck are in excellent coma
dition.
In the western section there has been
little IL any rain during the week, almost
| a total absence OF clouds and a normal tenn
peraUure. With these favorable conditions
] farmers have been enabled to rush their
work Cotton picking has progressed rap
! IDLY and muoh Of the crop is being mar
keted. Cotton on uplands is nearly all
picked, while on lowlands it is opeuinR fast.
A large proportion of the corn crop has been
housed, ana the yield is most bountiful.
| There is an assurance of good sugar cane
crop. Sorghum mills are already IN opera
| tion, and probably there will be plenty Of
syrup. Pease and potatoes are a success.
! Not muon grain sown up TO the present.
The weather in the central portion OF the
state during the past week has been rather
| cool, although there has been more than the
| average amount OF sunshine and clear
weather. These conditions have, as a rule
been favorable for all growing crops, and
also for the harvesting OF such as have
already been m Atured Cotton is rapidly
opening and farmers are taking advantage
OF the fine, dry weather to pick and market
it. About one-half the crop has already
been disposed of, and sucn cotton as has not
bean picked is in fine condition, but it is
| quite evident the entire yield will be
less than three-fourths Of an average crop.
Corn has matured and is being gathered
and stored. The condition and yisld are
above the average. There Is very little
fruit left, but reports indicate that fall cd.
pies are plentiful and OF good quality. An
exceptionally large crop of fine hay is being
cut Potatoes, pease (held and ground, are
in excellent condition, and the yield will be
a large one. The little rainfall, together
with an abundance Of sunshine and nor
NAL temperature, was very favorable
to crops in eastern counties. Cot
ton has opened rapidly and picking
continues general Conservative esti-
mates fix the yield at much less than
that OF last year. Rice was materially in
jured by the previous wet weather on the
coast, spoken of IN last weeks bulletin, and
the fair weather of the past week has pre-
vented an almost total loss 10 some districts
In this section there is q good crop Of corn,
the gathering OF which has continued rap~
idly during the week. Good reports OF
sugar cane are still received, and also OF
Irish and sweet potatoes, except where too
wet on lowlands near the coast. Large
quantities Of hay have been secured IN good
condition. Sowing of rye has commenced
Reports from correspondents in the south
western section show that there has been
very little rain during the past week, and
the temperature has been about normal,
while the sunshine has been decidedly above
the average. These cond lions on the whole
have not resulted uufavorabiy to crops
as the most important had almost reached
maturity, and the clear and pleasant
weather was necessary for the gathering
and marketing of them. Cotton picking is
still in progress, and if the favorable
weather Of the past week continues the crop
will probably be gathered during thu pres
emit month. Some reporters say that as
picking advances it becomes evident that
the shortage will not be SO great as was first
expected, but all agree that the yield will
be much less than the average of previous
years.
The corn crop is being rapidly harvested
and is above the average both in quality
and quantity. Very few reports have beer
received relative to fruit, but such as have
been submitted say that the shipment OF
Keiffer pears is finished. The harvesting OF
hay is finished and the crop is good. Cane
peese and potatoes are thriving and large
crop may be expected.
The weather conditions in the southern
tier OF counties during the past seven days
y
the central portion Of the state. The clear
cool and dry weather has been exceptionally
favorable for the gathering OF all crops
which have reached a state Of maturity
and has also been favorable for the steady
growth Of crops still in the field.
Cotton picking, as ia other sections OF the
state. is in progress and is cling pushed for
ward as rapidly as the condition Of the cror
and the limited amount of labor available
will permit. The condition OF such portion
of the croO as was not ruined by the I'M
favorable weather Of previous weeks is very
good but the crop will undoubtedly be short
at least a quarter.
In the southeastern district the weather
has been unusually fue A few local show.
ers are reported. but over most Of this sec
ton, the weather has been remarkably
clear Tho temperature also being about
normal.
During this OPPORTUNITY fine weather the
farmers have bsen busy picking cotton
The crop has opened rapidly and will soon
be gathered. The cotton yield will be small
In this section as compared with that OF
previous years. The corn crop is also being
rapidly gathered aud of this staple there viii
be good yield. Reports of sugar cane and
potatoes continue promising, but the reports
of the pea crop are that the yield will be
rather small.