The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-20
TIE CROPS IN GEORGIA.
Report OF the Georgia Weather Serv'
ice for the Past Week.

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ice for the Past Week.
The weather conditions of the past week
have been somewhat diversified. In the
northern counties OF the state hot, dry
weather has prevailed with more than the
usual amount of sunshine.
In few localities there have been light
showers, but they were, as q rule, very
poorly distributed and insufficient Ia
amount
The effect of these conditions on crops
has been far from encouraging. Cotton Ia
particularly in need Of rain. There are
numerous complaints of shedding and
nearly all reporters agree that IL will be very
short. That portion of the crop on gray
lands has sustained more damage than any
other There il Is turning yellow and she'd
ding very badly.
The corn crop, which. up to the present
time, has been uniformly reported as In ex-
ceIlent condition, is also suffering for the
want OF moisture and In some places it will
be rather short. Early corn is In much
better condition than the last crop.
Fruit 10 plentiful, but in some sections it
Is OF inferior quality and there are many
complaints Of rotting and dropping.
Pease. potatoes, turnips and other small
crops are in good condition.
In the middle portion Of the state a more
favorable state Of affairs exists. There has
been more rainfall, and this, with an aver
age amount OF heat and sunshine, has proved
highly beneficial to all crops.
Cotton In the western lcounties 10 Hener-
ally In good condition, being much better
on red than gray lands, but In the central
and eastern sections the early crop has
stopped growing and rust and shedding
seem TO be quite general. In the western SEQ
ton IL is opening rapidly and picking will
probably commence during the coming
week. In many portions Of the central and
eastern sections picking is already In
progress.
Throughout this entire belt corn is In fine
condition and fodder pulling is almost over.
In some portions or the eastern counties
corn is firing. but the larger portion of the
crop Is far above the average. During the
present season there has been a large In
crease In the corn acreage, aud from its
fiourshinR condition it would seem that an
enormous crop will be thrown upon the
market.
Fruit, which has been so plentiful In tho
western and central sections, is about gone.
Potatoes. pease, rice and all small crops
are doing we'll
Reporters in the southwest section are
the only ones who complain of excessive
rainfalls. Here the weather of the past
week proved very injurious, but it was
generally favorable to all other crops, with,
poEhaPsB Tue exception OF TOBACCO. Ia
many places excessive rains fell, which.
when followed by hot sunshine caused
cotton to shed greatly. In other southern
counties the rainfall and temperature have
been about the average, except in few
places where there has been too much rain
for cotton. Cotton In the southwest is OPEN
ing rapidly and picking has become general.
Complaints OF rust are very numerous this
week. Il is causing premature opening Of
the bolls and killing the plant The entire
| cotton Drop will be very short in this sec
ton, and some correspondents State that it
will not average more than so per cent. OF
the usual yield. The crop will also be short
in the other sections OF the southern tier of
counties, but the prospects in the southern
and southeastern sections are more encour-
aging, although there Is considerable she'd
ding.
Fodder pulling is about over and fine
crop has been saved, aud corn, though
somewhat injured by the unfavorable oon-
dttions Of the last few weeks, will still make
an average crop.
Tobacco cutting still continues, and with
few exceptions the crop shows a fair
average.
Potatoes, field and ground pease and all
the small crops are in fine condition.