The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-02

Condition Of Cotton, Corn and Fruit
in Different Portions Of The State

Western Counties Ram Has Been
Timely for Cotton Excess of Rain
fall in Central Counties The staple
Looks Well in the Eastern Counties
Great Improvement in Southern
Portion of the state in all Crops.
FURNISHED 10y DItector ofthe United states
Agricultural Department at Atlanta.
Atlanta. Aug. while no general
raiustorm has put In an appearance as
vet. still the showers of the 2Nth and 5lsJ
brought great relief to nearly every point
In the northwest section and have saved
crops from further immediate injury.
With the exception of cotton, all upland
CROPS have already been permanently in
1ured 10 a large extent. Cotton isputting
on fruit abmdautly, but the plant is very
small Less complaint is made Of its
shedding than in previous weeks.
Threshing is nearly owr and wheat Is
found toturn out less satisfactorily than
oats did Peaches are doing very badly
and continue TO drop from the trees. The
drought of the past month has raised
havoc with gardens, numbers Of which
are completely burned up.
The drought which has been running
for five weeks or more, in some districts
of the northern section, has come to a
close, and during the past two or three
days the farmers have been rejoiced by
the coming Of rain, which has greatly
improved all crops. Cotton has stood the
drvweather better than was anticipated
and better than any of the other staple
crops it is still small, but well filed
with forms, and blooming on many plan
tatiOns II is now thought that the crop
will be nearly an average one. Corn has
suffered considerably on the uplands from
the dry heat, but on the bottoms II Is
looking well, and a good crop may be
expected if the rains continue this week.
Garden truck is suffering for rain. The
general condition of the pea and potato
crops is good The fruit crop is better
than was expected. Peaches seem to be
doing well on high ground but on low
land they are wOrmy and not in very
promising state. The melon crop Is i'm
proving They are very small, owing to
the dry weather.
From the northeastern counties come
favorable reports relative to the condition
of crops Although there has generally
been a slight deficiency in rainfall, ac-
companied by hot weather, crops have not
suffered in fact. decided improvement
is noticed in most localities Cotton is in
average condition; although small and
late. the bOlls are very full, and the entire
plant looks fine. Upland corn is about
made. In some districts it has fired
slightly. Potatoes are doing nicely, but
little more rain would cause more rapid
growth Farmers are taking advantage
of the favorable weather and are sowing
their turnip seed. Cane looks well. APP
pies are fair crop, but peaches are very
poor
Western Counties Over considerable
portion of these the Improvement in cot
ton is something wonderful. 1t has even
been stated in some places that the cotton
plant is now growing too rapidly, as the
rapid growth is beginning to make the
plant sappy and in consequence some
fruit is being thrown of. Rain is the
cause of the vast improvement in cotton
in tins section of the state. Only in two
counties, COweta and Campbell, where
the rainfall has been little, has
cotton been reported to be still in
an unpromising condition. All other
crops, the same as cotton. have improved
greatly the past week. Fodder is nearly
ready TO pull Potatoes, peas and pea
nuts are now all in good shape. Fruit is
generally rather poor.
Showers have fallen irregularly in Cen
trial Georgia, some localities receiving an
excess Of rainfall while from others a
shortage is still reported. Cotton, in
most cases. has grown rapidly and contin-
ues TO gain in average condition. Some
complaints are made of its having shed
badly from the long continued hot and
dry weather, previous to the recent
showers. II has also rusted somewhat on
grass lands. Melon shipments are
about finished and recent returns are
said TO be unsatisfactory. The outlook
for fruit grows worse as it continued to
fall from the trees The general pros
pect for. corn is that at least a full
N
injury has been done by the heat and
drought on high land. Fodder pulling is
Just beginning. Hogs are in good cOndi-
ton and farmers are raising large mum
Der The outlook for hog and hominy is
good. Peas and sweet potatoes are prom
Using well. Cane also is IN excellent con
diuion.
In the eastern section the rainfall has
been rather uuequally distributed but on
the whole, crops have not suffered much
for moisture. The temperature has been
high which has caused an improvement
in the cotton plant. This staple has
about all been laid by and is in fair con
dition except in a few localities where
some reporters complain of shedding and
rust Corn is about all made and it is
feared will be a short crop. Fodder pull
ling is already IN progress in many dis
trlcts while in others 1t will not begin
until next week. Peaches are almost
Sugar cane, rice and potatoes are grow
ing rapidly.
In Southern Georgia fodder pulling is
the order of the day. On most farms
about all has been gathered and saved
Dry weather and high temperature for
the past two weeks has injured cotton
considerably, but a good rain fell over
most of the section a few days ago and
viii in all probability repair the damage
done to the crops by the drought At a
few scattered points where no rain has
fallen in Two or three weeks. crops, es-
peCially cotton, are suffering greatly A
good crop of corn has already been made
The fruit crop generally is in poor condi-
tiou. In many localities the birds are
eating the.peaches that did not rot 4 few
complaints have been made of the preva-
lence of hog cholera, sOme farmers having
lost their entire drove. Fears that have
been entertained of damage by caterpil-
lars has been dissipatcd
Again, in Southern Georgia, like, in
many other sections, there has been a
great improvement in cotton during the
past week. This Improvement though,
Is not so general as could be wished. as
rain has been very mevcnly disliDutet
While cotton may be thriving in one por-
ton ola county IN anothcrlportion of the
same county il may be at a staudstill