The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-12
GEOR0IA'S CROP ).
The Agricultural Department Reports
Them improving.

The Agricultural Department Reports
Them improving.
The weather crop bulletin for the past
week for Georgia reports crops improving.
With the exceptions of certain portions OF
the eastern and southeastern sections OF the
state, where some damage was caused by
heavy rains, the weather was most favorable
and there is marked Improvement IN all
crops. Cotton is in much better condition
than for some time past and there are but
few complaints as 20 shedding. There Is
still some rust in places but IL IL by no
means general. Fodder-pulling is In
progress over sue entire state and the corn
crop is in an unusually good condition, ex-
cept in a few places on the uplands where
II is firing 70 some extent. AL of the smaller
crops are doing well aud the yield OF pease.
potatoes, etc., will be enormous.
There was a deficiency In rainfall In most
Of the orthwessern counties and the amount
Of heat aud sunshine was above the average.
Cotton is growing rapidly and is, upon the
whole, in fairly good condition. Forms are
appearing in large numbers though they are
rather late. The appearance of corn on the
bottom lands is much better than on the up
lands, but the entire cropis very good. Early
corn is about made. Melons have not been
as good as usual. There is an abundance OF
peaches, but some rotting is report ted. APP
pies are not so plentiful. Pears and pota-
toes are very good.
There was more than the usual amount of
heat and sunshine, with but little rain. Cotton
is growing very well, though IL is slightly in
need of rain on the uplands. There Is, how
ever, a marked improvement in its general
condition. The average condition of corn
Is, as usual, very fine, and the early crop is
about made. In most portions OF the Sec
ton there Is a bountiful supply of fruits,
and some correspondents state that the
market is glutted. There Is also complaint
OF rottiug. Watermelons have been soarcer
than usual. All truck gardens are in excel
lent condition.
The same conditions IS to rainfall. heat
and sunshine have existed in the western
section that were SO marked in the northern
counties, and the effect on vegetation of all
kinds has been very favorable. Cotton
gained very fest and forms are appearing
rapidly. Although some shedding, and in
a few cases rust, are reported, the crop is
apparently not very muca below the aver
age. Corn is good and nearly oil made and
a fine crop of fodder has been saved. There
is also large supply of fruit, which seems
to be in very good condition. Cane, pease
and potatoes have q most promising ap-
pearance.
Although considerable rain has fallen in
certain portions of the central section of
favorable to rapid growth of all crops.
Cotton is looking better, though on gray
lands it ia still in rather poor condition.
Corn is doing finely and fodder-pulling has
become general. The cutting Of tobacco is
being pushed forward az rapidly as the
weather Will permit. Potatoes, field and
ground pease are fourlshing.
Excessive rains, which are badly distrib-
uted, fell in some of the eastern counties,
and the amount of heat was also slightly
above the normal Some reporters state
that cotton is shedding. but these com-
plants are not as numerous az they were
last week. As ia other sections, fodder
pulling is general and the corn cropis in fine
| condition. The cutting Of early pea hay
has been commenced.
The rainfall in most of the southern
counties was q little above the average
and there was also a slight excess in both
heat and sunshine. Cotton Is beginning 10
open rapidly IN nearly every portion OF
these sections aud one bale of cotton has
been marketed at Thomasville. There is
much rust on sandy lands and the crop will
be rather short. Corn is reported to be
very good in all Of these counties and q
fine crop of fodder has been secured. The
fruit and melon crop has been about all
shipped. The shipments of LeConte pears
were very heavy.