The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-06
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Fears Of Drought in Some Sections Of
the State.


deficiency of rainfall is beginning TO
cause fears Of drought. AS yet, however
the staple crops have not suffered greatly
Grain has been mostly harvested, while
cotton and corn are sufficiently advanced
10 Withstand the lack Of moisture.
Cotton is in the best condition it has
attained this year. The crop is late and
small for this date, but under the infu-
ence of heat and sunshine is taking on
forms well in northern districts and
blooming in the south.
In the northwest section of the state
crops are probably later than in other dis
tricts No rain of consequence fell the
past week. but little complaints of
drought is made. The corn crop is every
where reported in good condition, and is
being rapidly laid by The final returns
of the oat crop are very favorable. Wheat
is now being threshed and is turning
out fairly well. Labor seems in good sup
ply and the harvest has proved generally
satisfactory one. Cotton remains
small but its condition has greatly i'm
proved during the past month. The
heavy rain Of a fortnight ago brought up
a great deal of grass, and some fields are
grassy at the present time With the eX-
ception of deficient moisture, the recent
weather has given fine growing cOndi-
tions and farmers seem hopeful of good
returns.
IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.
The past week in the northern counties
of Georgia has been the most favorable
one of the season for farm work. The
crops have been cleared of grass and have
grown rapidly. In many localities no rain
fell Cotton, though yet small, has grown
vigorously. 1t has had plenty of the
muCh-needed sunshine Corn is low, well
stalked and looks healthy. Most of the
upland crop is in need of rain. Bottom
corn is in good condition and is actually
improving The week has been a good
one for heading and threshing wheat
which is about harvested. The oat
and rye harvest is about completed
The Yields are considerably above the
average at most points. A great many
peas have been sown where grain has been
taken off. Potatoes and garden truck
are in fine growing condition. The melon
crop is somewhat late moderate crop
of apples and peaches have been picked.
Fruit is falling from the trees, and the
crop left looks poor and is not doing
well There is fair crop of berries
All crops in the northeastern portion of
the state are in much better condition
than they We're seven days ago, though
very troublesome During the past week
the dry and seasonably warm weather
has enabled farmers to kill out the great
er portion of the grass and crops, where
cleared Of grass, are now growing finely,
but where crops are still in the grass, a
rapid growth is, Of course, impossible
Cotton has improved as much as could
be well expected. Owing to the back
ward spring the cotton plant is generally
smaller than usual at this time of the
year Corn, with few exceptions, is In
the best of conditions nearly all Laid
by" and on nearly every large plantation
large fields of corn may be seen fully up
to the height of mans head. Rye has
been harvested III most localities and the
yield was fully up to the average Other
grains have also done well in northeast
Georgia this year. Some oats have yet
TO be cut. Vegetables of all kinds are
plentiful. The fruit crop is pretty fair,
except that grapes are rotting badly.
IN THE WESTERN COUNTIES.
Correspondents in the western counties
generally complain of dry weather An
exception is, however noted throughout
the most SOutherly counties Of this sec
ton, where some heavy showers have
fallen, washing the soil in many places
Corn is in very fine condition, but
is better on the uplands than
on the bottoms. Planters expect a larger
yield this year than for many years past.
Some Improvement is noted in cotton. but
the plant is still small for the season, and
will probably continue backward to the
end of the summer. II is being pOwed
for the last time. Vegetables have been
slightly damaged by drought, but are
still in good condition and give promise of
a fine yield. Fruit. though scarce in
many localities, is generally ripening
nicely. Sweet potatoes are making ex-
ceptionally rapid growth.
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
From all points in fertile Central Geor-
gia have reports been received of the vast
Improvement in the condition of all crops.
The warm, sunshiny weather has pushed
crops rapidly forward toward maturity,
besides giving farmers the much desired
opportunity to clean their crops of grass
Where farmers have improved this OPP
portunity and have properly worked their
crops the improvement in all farm pro-
ducts has been more apparent than dur
ing any other week this year. Cotton.
though it had such backward start, has
improved so much that on a few planta-
tiOns it is nearly up to the size il was at
this time in '92 Corn will be very fine
crop if it continues TO rapidly grow as at
present, 1t is rapidly nearing maturity,
the ears generally now being nearly of
the size fit for roasting. Corn is poorest
on sandy lands where the recent heavy
rains, followed by warm weather, have
caused the firing of thecrop
Along the coast and in the adjacent
counties of the southwest section. the
crops are reported in excellent condition
In fact, in this portion of the state. the
general state of affairs seems better than
last year About the only complaint
made is of damage done to corn by ex-
cessive rains threewee ago. from which
the crop has not fully recovered Re
Gently it has improved in condition. and
is now in silk, with fair promise Of a good
yield. The condition of cotton is in some
cases reported superior to the same time
last year. All reports agree that the
crop is now in good condition ana she'd
ding but little. Gardens and vegetable
crops have done well The yield of fruit
is proving about an average over There
is good deal Of grass TO keep down, but
the weather has been admira bic for the
working of crops, and, with the possible
exception Of the rice fields, work is well
up. Rice promises well, and especially
the late crop. Sweet potatoes are in ex-
cellent condition. Vines set early in June
ave done particularly well