The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-31
BAKING PONDER.

are looking nicely. Fruit is dropping off
the trees and full crop cannot be ex-
| pected. Pear and apple trees show some
! blight and worms have been discovered
in the peach crop.
In Central Georgia reports have been
received from nearly forty different local
| tiles. Reporters in each locality have
| generally described the weather of the
past week, and it's effect on crops, as be-
! ing fine "best of the season, - or some
other like term or phrase, which showed
a general improvement in all vegetation.
Not single report was received of any
general bad effects. Warm and sun
shiny weather characterized the
| first half of the week, while
some of the last few days have been
cool and showery. The rainfall was gem
! orally quite heavy, and coming as it did
when rain was so much needed was very
timely and of great benefit to all crops.
Cotton is doing splendidly. Chopping in
upland cotton is nearly finished. This
crop improved more during the recent
warm weather than at any other time
this season. At some points it is
"Squaring'' very fast. Corn continues to
grow very well Most Of it has been
plowed the second time. Wheat and fall
oats are being housed, and the yield is
considered to be about an average. Spring
oats are generallynot up to the average.
Potatoes are doing nicely, and SO areall
other vegetables. Melons are being laid
by, Fruit is generally pretty good,
though high winds have blown off many
peaches and pluRs. Some of the early
varieties of peaches and plums are. being
shipped, but are not extra in quality.
Better ones will be ripe and ready for
shipment soon
Higher temperature and light showers
have greatly improved all crops, especially
cotton and corn, in Western Georgia.
Oats were never better than they now
are. Harvesting is in progress and half
completed in some localities. Wheat is
fine and nearly all has been harvested.
Cotton chopping is about over. Some few
complaints are still received of bad stands.
The hot sunshine and warm nights has
caused most of the lice to leave cotton
and the plant has done we'll Corn seems
to be in fine condition everywhere. 1t has
good color, has been plowed the second
time, and is growing finely. Complaints
are still received of slight injury by bud
worms on cotton lands. Fruit, especially
peaches, is still reported to be falling OF
the trees. Potato slips are being set
rapidly A severe storm, apparently
tornado, struck Box Spring, in Talbot
county, on the morning of May 30, de-
stroying crops and everything in its>path.
In the northwest section the increased
heat greatly benefited cotton. Although
the stand is poor in many instances, the
plants are in good, healthy condition.
Chopping is well advanced. Oats were in
need of rain until May % and 90 when
good rains fell. Wheat and fall oats
promise full yield. Spring oats are not
so promising. Grain is about ready to
cradle. Corn, while rather small for the
season, looks healthy and is growing rap
idly. The ravageS of the worms have
been stayed by the heat and the only com
plant now made is of moles Farms are
in pretty good condition weeds and grass
being well under control and the general
farming outlook is good