The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
CROPS CUT DOWN
By THE BAD WEATHER AND
DROUGHT OF SUMMER
Reports from All the States About the Con-
ditiOn of the Cotton Crop-Nearly
All Report Great Damage.

ALI AsoPoTe 0rcht AdhubOs
Augusta, Ga, September 26-1n South
Carolina and Georgia the largest grain
| crop since the war has been raised TINS
year, consequently cotton acreage has been
materially reduced. The reduction for both
states conservative estimates place at from
~ to 30 per cent. In the Augusta cot
ton district 20 per cent is the reduction Us
compared with the last crop. Forty pei
cent less OF fertilizers has been used than
last year. The present condition of the
crop i'll this section is not good because OF
unfavorable seasons.
Macon, Ga, September 26.--In the
country tributary to Macon the cotton
yield will be about 25 per cent less than
last year. This is due to decrease in acre
age, lack of fertilizers and general depres-
sion. In many instances the crop has sui
fered from bad seasons.
Savannah, Ga, September 26.-The cot
ton crop conditions have not changed very
much since the report of the agricultural
department.. There has been q great deal
OF rain in this state and especially in this
section during the past month.
Columbus, Ga, September 26.-The con-
diton of the crop in this entire section JUS
titles the belief that the aggregate yield will
be about one-half of that of last year. In
some sections the yield will be greater,
but this section is about the average acre
age.
Alabarnas Report.
Selma, Ala, September 26.--RepOrts Of
the cotton crop in central Alabama are
the poorest for years. The general opin-
ion Of farmers is that the crop is not
more than half that of last season and
in many places it is still lower. On the
Selma cotton exchange board on Satur-
day evening, September 18th, q compare
tive statement Of receipts with last year
was posted as follows: Receipts since
September LIST, this year, 1852 bales,
against 27,92S bales for The same period
last season. This proportion holds over
the state.
Mobile, Ala, September 26.-The cot
ton crop is from one to two weeks late in
Alabama and the wet weather in July and
August forced the growth of plant so
much that comparatively few bolls were
made. This fact, with the rust and boil
worms also attributable to the wet
weather, has made the crop short. Farm
ers Of standing say the shortage is one
third, some placing it at One-half, but the
best estimate of,h;;lerchants and others
who study the question carefully is that
the crop will be above 70 per cent Of last
year, but not much. The weather during
the past three weeks has been very favor
able to the making of what cotton is on
the plants and gathering is rapidly going
on.
Falling Off in South Carolina.
Columbia, S. c., September 26.-Last
year South Carolina produced GS334G
bales of upland cotton. This year the
crop will be at least 80 per cent smaller.
Full reports at the weather service bureau
indicate q falling off of 80 per cent or
more in the crop, caused by drouth in
the summer and the heavy and continuous
rains for the past month. The plant
grew large and rapidly and produced few
bolls. The rust appeared in many sec
lions and helped the bad effect Of the
weather. The rust was especially bad
in sections where the soil is light. In
but few sections has there been any fruit
sea Island cotton were raised in this ST.;
but this year only half Il crop will be
harvested. Last week rains were very
heavy and delayed picking, besides stain
ing the cotton
The Registers special correspondents
give even more gloomy outlook They
place the crop at smaller figures than
estimated by the weather service bureau.
Fortunately, a large corn crop was rails
ed.
Charleston, S. c., September 26.-The
cotton crop in this state is in fair condi-
ton. The quality so far is very good.
The yield at least Is per cent below that
of las year.
iwo-TI.rds of IA Crop.
NorDlk, Va, September 26.-Cotton
production in Virginia is confined to few
counts. The acreage this year has been
reduced 25 per cent. The plant is small
and Backward. With q late autumn it
may make twothrds of crop
North Cardinals Report.
Raleigh, N. c., September 20. The |
cottO cop in North Carolina in the east |
crn h;f of the state for the past year
was fairly good while that of the rest
of thestate was Indifferent The state
Agricultural bureau stated it's condition at
81 1-2per cent Of full crop this year.
The cIp In eastern Carolina is Door
In the antral counties it is spotted. Some
plantaOns where rain fell will make a
good yld, but in great part poor. In
the res of the state it is very poor for
the lac Of rain. The state agricultural
bureaustates the present condition at
g. 81, decline of nearly seventeen points
in condor. Business men do not think
llC bSliC llt the CoItilllUL is quite |
great It put it at not less than 10 Der
cent. ne acreage i'll this state was con-
siderab reduced.
How Texas Reports It.
Galvdn, Tex, September 2G.-The
acreagel cotton i'll Texas This year, is
twenty twenty three per cent less than
the acrte of last year. in main crop con-
conditoare good, though i'll some sections
it is call spotted crop. Boil worms have
done so damage and is reported as being
bad inprtions of eastern Texas. The
central .tion of the state reports the con
dition aood as last year. With probable
yield p'hcre quite as much. There is a
wide ra in the estimate of the probable
yield ag from / $50. 600 to 100000 |
bales % carefully prepared crop re-