The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-19
CROPS ON THE IMPROVE.
cRsAT BENEFIT ALL OVER THE
STATE FROM THE RAINS.

MIA Rain the Heaviest IN the Sections
Ubere it Was Most Needed +Some
crops, Particularly Oats, Believed TO
uave suffered Too Severely Before
4rs Drought Was Broken to Recover.
condition of the Truck Crops.
Tha state weather bureau reports show a
-,orked Improvement in the crops through
ont the state last week by reason of the
rains.
The drought wac broken at the beginning
- ,be week. The rain, while it fell IN
irregular showers and was not as copfous at
,,ost noints as could have been desired, yet
,sas pretty general throughout the state,
md proved OF incalculable benefit. Heavier
~oirfaIl occurred in the southern counties,
,.bere it was most needed. Great improve
r,ent is remarked in the fruit prospects and
.npsrently there will be a full crop except
IN some northern counties. With the ex-
oonton of oats and cotton there seems to
have been little permanent injury yet done
to crops by drought Even fall oats are
vi bevoud remedy except in specially dry
saetions The stands of cotton are some.
what poor in many places.
The condition of crops in the northwest
,oction seems to be decidedly above the
svara0e. The rainfall in this section was
Ii7ht and there IS still need of more moist
IRE Wheat, oats and corn are reported
as in especially good condition. Bottom
lands are nearly planted. On the uplands
l"+ il being worked out and cotton
The reports from the northeast counties
ara also favorable. Grain is in especially
fine condition. The chief complaint made
is that cotton on stiff lands has a rather
moor stand. Oats are beginning to head 10
Some places but the crop is a little back
ward from the cold Of the early spring and
the dry weather which followed.
In the western section the rainfall and
temperature have been below the normal
and crops are not growing very rapidly.
Oats and wheat are reported by some as
slightly damaged, while very favorable re-
ports are received by others. Many fine
showers occurred during the week but they
were badly distributed. and while some
reporters state that rain is badly needed,
others report all crops to be In excellent
condition.
The weather conditions have been excel
lent in the central portion Of the state. Late
cotton is being rapidly planted. Some
damage was caused by hail, which fell at
several points on May 8. Oats are headed
but are rather small from the long drought.
w mere ram nus lhlltl1 III oAlhSASAb 1bAOAhb
all crops are picking up greatly. Oats,
however, will hardly reach full crop under
the best conditions.
Encouraging reports are received in the
eastern section. Since the rain Of the early
part Of last week corn has regalned its
color, and other crops are immensely bene-
fited Gardens have revived and are now
in excellent condition. Sweet potato plants
are lust being set out. The fruit prospects
mod and pnrraQnnOHa0fs Dra0iNt
bountiful crop Of peaches.
The copious rains which fell in the south~
west section in the early part of the week
greatly benefited all crops. The corn, po-
tato, cotton, rice and melon crops have rail-
lied, and are now in fine condition. In some
places the early oat crop was damaged to
SUCH an extent before rain came as TO rem
der 1t q partial failure. The fruit prospects
are mucn improved and the present indica-
tons point toward fair crop.
The light rains of the Sth, 9th and 10th
somewhat improved the general conditions
of all crops in the southern counties. 1t is
feared, however. that oats were previously
injured by drought almost beyond redemp-
ton, and the crop will therefore be small {.
Rice. cotton and peanuts are not yet up in
some sections, while in others they are do
ing fairly well. Light hail occurred in the
vicinity OF Pearson and Statewide, slightly
injuring corn and cotton.
In the southeast section all crops fruits
and garden truck have been benefited by
the high rains of the past week.
Light hail occurred in several sections
on May s, but very little damage was done.
Oats are in very bad condition and the crop
will probably be very light il not e total
failure. Corn, fruit and vegetables are in
fine condition throughout the section. and
promise well. Cotton is rather backward
and is not all up yet. The rainfall. tenn
perature ald sunshine have been about
normal, but because of the parched condition
of the ground still more rain is greatly
needed