The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11
THE GROWING, CROPS.
THE GEORGIA. WEATHER CROP null
LETIN ISSUED.
Cotton Will Certainly be Short, as Indl-
Gated in Previous Reports ~ The
Corn Crop is Good


Over the northwestern part OF the state
the weather of the past seven days has been
unusually fine and favorable for farmers.
No general rains have fallen and an almost
absolutely clear sky has prevailed, while
the temperature was but slightly different
from the average September heat. The
cotton crop in the northwest has opened
rapidly, as in all other portions of the state
and is being rapidly picked and marketed.
Cotton will be considerably short in this
section as has been heretofore reported.
The gathering of corn has just been conf
menced and with few exceptions good
yield will be secured.
Both filed and ground peas generally
give promise of average yields Potatoes
are in good condition, but sweet potatoes
need little more moisture Hay is ready
to cut. Land is being plowed and prepared
for the sowing of grain
The past week, with its almost total alb
sence of rain, and its average temperature
and plentiful sunshine, has been favorable
one for the growth and harvesting of crops
of the northeastern counties, and the farm
ers have taken full advantage of these ia
vorable conditions and farm work is well
! advanced. Cotton is opening rapidly and
picking is being pushed forward Reports
Indicate that the crop in the field is in aver
age condition, but the yield, as in other
| sections OF the state, will be less than that
OF previous years.
IN some portions of this section the corn
crop has all been gathered, while in other
| Localities very little has as yet been pulled.
| The weather has been very favorable for
| the pulling and curing of fodder. The yield
| of upland corn has been fair while that of
the lowlands is below the average. The
| sowing OF wheat, rye and fall oats is in
| progress. The sugar cane crop is in fine
condition, in fact, it never has been better.
| Peas, sweet potatoes and garden truck are
| in excellent condition.
| In the western section there has been lit
tie if any rain during the week, almost q
| total absence of clouds and normal tenn
peratura With these favorable conditions
| farmers have been enabled to rush their
work. Cotton picking has progressed rap
| idly and mich of the crop is being market
ed. Cottor. on uplalds is nearly all picked,
while on lo!%lands it is opening fast.
A large proportion of the corn crop has
been houses and the yield is most bountiful.
There Is an assurance Of good sugar cane
| crop Sorghum mills are already in opera
ton, and In1bab1y there will be plenty Of
syrup. Peas and potatoes are success.
| Not much grain sown up to the present.
The weather in the central portion of the
state during the past week has been rather
| cool, although there has been more than the
average amount of sunshine and clear
| weather. 1neSe COHQItlOnS nave, rs Il rule,
| been favorable for all growing crops, and
also for the harvesting of such as have al
| ready been matured. Cotton is rapidly
opening and farmers are taking advantage
| of the fine, dry weather to pick and market
| it. About one-half the crop has already
been disposed of, and such cotton as has not
| been picked is in fine condition, but it is
! quite evident the entire yield will be less
| than three-fourths of an average crop.
Corn has matured and is being gathered
,@A - Il N-Inl6
| above the average. There is very little
fruit left but reports indicate that fall ap-
| pies are plentiful and of good quality. An
exceptionally large crop of fine hay is being
| cut. Potatoes, peas (held and ground are
| in excellent condition and the yield will be
| q large one.
The little rainfall together with an album
dance of sunshine and Il normal tempera-
| ture was very favorable to crops in eastern
| counties. Cotton has opened rapidly and
| Dicking continues general. Conservative
! estimates fix the yield at much less than
| that of last year.
Rice was materially injured by the pre-
| yious wet weather on the coast, spoken of
| in last weeks bulletin and the fair weather
| of the past week has prevented an almost
| total loss in some districts. In this section
there is a good crop of corn, the gathering
| of which has continued rapidly during the
| week Good reports of sugar cane are still
received, and also Of Irish and sweet pota-
| toes. except where too wet on lowlands near
the coast Large quantities Of hay
| have been secured in good condition. Sow
| ing of rye has commenced
Reports from correspondents III the
| southwestern section show that there has
been very little rain during the past week,
| and the temperature has been about nor
NAL, while the sunshine has been decldeuly
| above the average. These conditions. on
| the whole have not resulted unfaYorably
| to crops as the most important had almost
reached maturity and the clear, and pleas
ant weather was necessary tor the gather
| ing and marketing OF them
| Cotton picking is still in progress, and If
the favorable weather of the past week
| continues the crop will probably be gath
cred during the present month. Some re
| porters say that as picking advances it be
| comes evident that the shortage will not
| he 80 great as was at first expected, but
ali agree that the yield will be much less
| than the average of previous. years
The corn crop is being rapidly harvested
| and is above nle average both in quality
and quantity. Very few reports have been
received relative to fruit, but such as have
been submitted say that the shipment of
| Keiffer pears is lnished. The harvesting
of hay is finished and the crop Is good.
| Cane peas and potatoes are thriving and
| large crop may be expected.
The weather conditions in the southern
tier of counties during the past seven days
have been very similar to those existing in
the central portion of the state. The clear,
cool and dry weather has been exceptionally
favorable for the gathering of all crops
which have reached a state of maturity, and
has also been favorable for the steady
growth Of crops still in the field
Cotton picking, as in other, sections of
the state, is in progress and is being pushed
| forward as rapidly as the condition of the
| CROP and the limited amount of labor availa-
| BILE will permit. The condition of such por-
ton of the crop as was not ruined by the
unfayorable weather Of previous weeks
is very good but the crop will undoubtedly
| be short at least quarter.
| Tn the southeastern district the weather
has been unusually fine. A few local show