The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-09
FAVORABLE FOR TIE CROPS.
The Weather What the Farmers Want
ALI Over the state.


All over the state.
The last ten days have been favorable FOL
crops in all parts Of the state, according t,
the weather bureau reports The rainfall
in Northwest Georgia, with few exceptions
has been below the average, while the tenn
perature was slightly lower than the normal
Cotton is opening slowly and picking il
expected to commence very soon. Rust i
| reported in many localities and shedding
also. While there will be a considerable
| shortage, vet there has been q general inn
pr0vsmeut during the week.
Large quantities Of fodder are being
pulled and saved, and the fair weather pre-.
valling is excellent for securing the crop.
a fair yield OF corn is indicated.
Potatoes are looking well. Turnips are
still being Sowed and some already look UP
! promising.
Peaches are nearly gone. Apples are
| dropping of 20 some extent.
In the northeastern portion the COOL dry
| and sunshny weather of the past week
! has been very beneficial to all crops and
| fodder pulling, which has been so long de-
! layed on accoun, OF wet weather. is now In
| full blast in some localities, while in others
! it Is about finished.
Cotton is opening rapidly, and picking be-
gun IN some places. The crop will be
short
Tho lowland corn crop has suffered con-
stderably from the recsnt excessive rains
Upland corn is doing very well and full
crop will be made.
All garden truck and pease and turnips
are looking well. The sowing of fall grain
he's commenced.
In tue western portion also the farmers re-
port very favorable week. Rather less
than an average amount of rainfall was re-
ported, aud the temperature and sunshine
were about up to the normal.
In the picking of cotton, which Is beoom-
ing general in this section, it is seen that
cotton will fall short of an average yield on
gray lands. On the red soil il appears much
better, though there, also, it will be Isid
erably short.
Fodder is being housed aud corn is being
ground at the nills-generally an abundant
yield.
Sugar cane, pease, ground pease aud po-
tatoes all give promise OF excellent yields
Reports from the counties Of the central
section indicate that the we Their of the past
week has been most favorable for the
harvesting Of such crops as are made, aud
the growth Of those which ara not yet
matured.
Cotton is opening rapidly in most localities
and picking is in progress. Some reporters
complain Of boil worms, but think that
continuation of sunshine and average dry
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crop on gray lands is in better condition and
opening more rapidly than on sandy soils,
but the crop, as a whole, will be decidedly
below the average.
Corn is in excellent condition throughout
the entire section and fine yield is ex-
pected. Except on late bottom lands fod-
der pulling hes been almost finished and q
large supply has been saved.
Potatoes, peese, sugar cane, turnips and
all garden truck are in excellent condition,
although little more rain would be bene-
fetal.
Hay making is IN progress, and the crop
! is in fine condition.
In the eastern counties cotton picking is
progressing rapidly. Some complaints are
still received II rust and shedding, and
farmers are unanimous in the statement
that there will be large shortage in cotton
! Fodder has been about all saved aud in
fine condition. Late corn is in need OF RAIN
Fruit is about gone and the late crop Of
melons is poor.
Spanish ground pease and all OF the
smaller crops are doing very well. Rice is
! being harvested i'll places.
There has been little rain the past week
in Southwestern Georgia and the lands are
| drying and the outlook is improved The
| weather has been such as to cause cotton to
| open rapidly and is excellent for curing to-
! bacco.
! OubbOu Will give q bOuSWnGL sHOFG yl9l1
and the fiber Is coming into market more or
less stained. Picking is we'll under way,
and with a continuance of clear weather
! planters resources will be taxed to pick the
rapidly opening crops.
With the exception Of an occasional CON-
plant of potatoes rotting, corn, pease, sugar
cane, ground pease aud minor crops are in
| good condition.
In the southern sec ion cotton is opening
rapidly, but it has been seriously damaged
by rust aud boil worms. and on &C 3ouat of
excessive rains it is rotting badly.
An fail crops, such as potatoes, cane,
rice and late garden truck are doing very
well.
In southeastern counties the past week
has been Of good growing weather, plenty
OF rain, interspersed with an average
amount of warm sunshine.
The picking of cotton continues, and a
good deal of rust is observed Rice is be-
ing harvested along the rivers, fine crop
in quantity ard quality.
Cane and potatoes were much improved
by the showers, and their appearance is all
that could be desired. A considerable
amount of hay is being secured.