The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-29
CROPS IN BETTER SHAPE.
More Favorable Reports From IL
State Westher Bureau.

More Favorable Reports From the
State Westher Bureau.
The state weather bureau crop reports
this week are more favorable than those Of
the preceding week. Reports from the
southwest section Of the state are, as a rule,
very unfavorabie. Elsewhere there has
been marked improvement.
The rainfall over the entire state has
been mostly in showers, which have been
very unequally distributed Generally
high temperatures have prevailed In all
sections. The comparatively dry weather
has allowed farmers TO work their crops
which have been badly overrun by grass
Cotton is undoubtedly Ia a worse condi-
ZION than anything else and In some sections
IL ID almost q failure, some correspondents
reporting that not more than so per cent OF
an average yield can be expected. A change
for the better has taken place in most Of
the northern counties, but owing to the ex-
cessive rain Of the past few weeks there 10
very sappy growth Of weed In all sections.
Some shedding and rusting are reported in
the west and the lowland portion Of the
crop is In q very bad condition, the wet
weather having prevented blowing,
A better state Of affairs exists in the
central section The stalks are Of good
size, but shedding iS quite general and there
are numerous complaints Of rust aud lice.
any OF the southern counties. Shedding
seems TO be more general than in other por-
lions and the plant Is not fruitiug we'll.
There Is also On abundance of grass, which
is proving very Troublesome.
Corn seems TO be f1ourishing everywhere
except on the lowlands IN some portions of
the state, where IL has been seriously in
jured by foods and the long spell of wet
weather. High winds have also done con-
siderable damage IN some localities. The
upland crop, however, is very fine, being
far above the average IN many places.
IL Is about laid by and is filing out rapidly.
Fodder pulling IL general over the state.
The wet weather has also damaged the
fruit in the southwestern section, while 80
much damage was caused by the rains Of
previous weeks In other portions of the
state that the outlook is far less encourag-
ing than 1t was several weeks ago. In some
Of the northeastern counties peaches are
reported to be dropping badly, while in
others the crop seems to be quite large and
the shipments are very heavy, although
many of them are OF an inferior quality.
Many OF the apple orchards in this portion
of the state are in fine condition, and the
grape crop is also good.
III the western section peaches are very
abundant and the quality OF them is Rupe
rior to those of the other sections. Many
carloads have already been marketed, but
Lne supply mas Dy no means Deen exhausted.
Tho apple trees in many localities are
bending under their weight of fruit, which,
though plentiful is rather small. The pear
shipments In the south have been much
larger than was expected and large ship
ments are still being made from some local.
tiles, though the greater portion OF the crop
has been marketed. Tho peach crop In
these counties is rather poor and complaints
Of rotting are very general.
The watermelon crop is q little short
every where, and the quality OF the melons
somewhat below the average, but fair ship
ments have been made and good prices re-
ceived.
The threshing of wheat and oats is still in
progress in the northern counties In some
localities large quantities of grain were lost
by being left In the fields, where it was
ruined, but as a rule the crop w0s we'll
taken care Of.
Large crops Of peGse aud potatoes have
been planted in all sections OF tho state, and
as yet nothing but the most encouraging re-
ports have been received in regard to both.
The season has been very favorable for the
setting out Of the potato plants, and as
farmers were prevented from doing any
other kind of work by the loug-continued
rains large potato crop may be expected.
Very favorable reports are received in re-
gard to both rice and sugar caue.
Tobacco cutting is in progress in the
southern portion of the state and it Is being
pushed forward as rapidly as the weather
will permit.