The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-16
IN GOOD CONDITION GENERALLY.
Effect OF the Weather on Crops
Throughout the State.

! hu6Ct OF the weather on CrOpl
Throughout the State.
The weather has had various effects upor
the crops throughout the state In the las
ten days. Seasouabls temperature, with
plenty OF sunshine, together with little rain
fail, produced most desirable results In the
northwestern section.
Cotton is beginning 10 open rapidly and
picking has commenced, and, while the
yield will be considerably short, there is an
apparent improvement in the cotton out
look since last week. Some rust and she'd
ding are still reported, and complaints is
also made that the cotton picked has too
much seed In proportion TO the amount OF
lint
The favorable weather has enabled farm
ers TO cure large amount OF fodder and
hay. Fodder is nearly all secured, and the
| yield Of hay promises 20 be fair. Potatoes,
pease and turnips are in good condition.
Pease are beginning to ripen. Fruit Is
nearly all gone except late apples.
| In the northeastern portion OF the state
there was much need of rain, especially for
small drops. The warm. aunshiny weather
OF the past week has enabled farmers to push
their work. Cotton is opening rapidly and
picking has commenced. With very few
exceptions q short crop Is reported.
Fodder pulling has progressed rapidly,
and large amount was secured In good
condition. There Is a fair yield Of corn,
though not quite as much as was expected
| early In the season. Large quantities OF
hay have been made during the week. Po-
tatoes, pease and turnips will be much bsne-
hted by the rain, of which they stood badly
in need. Wheat, oats and rye are just be-
ginning to be sown.
In the western section the week has been
dry and sunshiny. The effect upon cotton
is beneficial, causing a rapid opening of
bolls and enabling early picking to be car
rIed on. The crop is some ten days late and
! will be greatly below the average in yield.
There are occasional complaints of rust,
| but they are not numerous and the condi>
| ton OF the crop, apart from its small guam
tity, seems TO be fairly good.
An excellent crop of hay is being made
and a good crop OF fodder has been housed.
Potatoes, cane aud minor crops are doing
we'll except that root crops were beginning
to need rain, which came Monday and
Tuesday. Corn is matured and fair crop
is assured. Peass are ripeniDg and are be-
| ing gathered.
In the central counties the weather has
been uniformly cool, with abundant sun
shine, causing cotton TO open rapidly, but
slightly injuring cane, turnips and truck
gardens
Cotton picking Is progressing very rap-
idly, and at some points about half of the
forward crop Is open. With favorable
weather the most Of tnis will be picked by
Dot. l. Late cotton has been injured TO
some extent by drought and boil worms.
Early corn 10 maturing and will make a
good yield. Late corn Is not doing so well.
Potatoes, pease, turnlps and all small crops
are looking well, and some sweet potatoes
are being marketed. A fine crop Of hay
has been harvested in most of these
counties.
The weather conditions In she eastern
sections are somewhat diversified. The
rainfall has, as a rule, been slightly below
the average, but at some points heavy
showers have fallen while at others no
moisture has been received. There was an
average amount OF heat with plenty OF sun
shine.
Cotton picking is we'll advanced, and al
though the crop is short the quality is very
good at most places. Ginning and shipping
are In progress.
The corn, pea aud hay crops are very
good, though In some instances sweet po-
tatoes are running too much to vIaes
bus little rain has fallen in the south west
section and there has been a seasonable
amount of heat and sunshine.
Cotton here, as in other sections, will be
considerably below the average. Picking
is being pushed forward rapidly.
At some places corn is being gathered.
aud it is the best crop in the section. All
cane and turnipS, are In very satisfactory
condition.
In the south section the past week has been
one OF exceptionally fine weather. Little
rain mas fallen, the temperature has been
nearly up to the normal and the sunshine
| about an average.
The fair weather has given the farmers in
this section chance to PICK large amount
OF cotton OF which considerable has alread y
been marketed. All reports are to the
effect that the cotton crop will be very
| short.
A fine corn crop has been made and ia
being gathered. A considerable amount of
hay was cut during the week Upland rice
Is ready to cut aud looks unusually promis-
ing. Sugar cane. pease and potatoes Coz
tinue to show fine condition.
Rains have been widely scattered In the
southeast section of the state More than
an average rainfall has fallen in some coun-
ties while very little has fallen In others.
Cotton picking is progressing rapidly and
there has been some marketing of the CROP
Crop is short" Is the report Of all. Cane
and potatoes appear fully up to the neoes-
| sArY condition for good yields