The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-27
COTTON IN THIS SECTION.
Some Damage Done to the Crop b!
the kxcessive Rains.


Very few reports have been received
during the past week concerning the con-
dition of the cotton crop. This seasons
cotton is about made, and the farmers are
all busy picking. In somo sections there
is complaint that the recent rains have
caused the plant to 20 to weed, and the
fruit is damaged from scald, rust and
shedding. The general opinion is that
there will be full crop unless some IN
toreseen disaster happens TO injure il be-
fore harvesting is over.
Inc following reports from correspond
ents show the condition of the crop in
their respective sections:
UPLAND.
Tennille, Washington County. Aug. 25.-
The conditions of cotton remain unfavor-
able: rain continues, but not in such
coplous abundance, but the weather is
cloudy most of the days and the atmos-
phere is damp. Under cotton is mildew-
ing even before it opens. Where the rust
took the cotton early there was a good
zeal OF 1t popping open, and the rains in
lured II before it could be picked. Pick
ing has begun, but the low price offered
Is keeping the pickers of, with the hope
OF getting more. With the present out
look for price of cotton the farmers can't
AFFORD 10 pay much for picking. The
price offered at present is 30 cents per
hundred, which is remunerative, as COM
pared with other field work, but not as
much as pickers have formerly received.
Tennille received her first bale of the new
staple on Thursday, Aug. %, from a farm
south OF the Central railroad piuey woods.
The Brown-t'ranklin Company were the
purchasers at 81 cents per pound.
Midwife, Burke County, Aug. 25.-The
cotton crop in this section has made no
improvement this week. The rains of the
last few weeks have done great injury 1t
has caused the plant to go to weed with
out frultlng. 1t is now suffering very
much from scald, shedding its leaves and
opening very fast. Cotton picking is all
the go here now. If the weather con-
tinues fair the crop will soon be gathered.
The plant is now blooming on top.
Thomasville, Thomas County, Ca, Aug.
25.-The cotton crop is about made. 1t is
opening rapidly now and is very good.
John l. Parker, The largest planter in the
county, says he has made the best crop of
his life, but that it will require every
cent OF 1t to pay the cost OF production,
leaving no margin at all.
Facevllle, Decatur County, Aug 25-
The rain has caused the cotton to go to
weed, and not put on much fruit The
weed IS liner than 1t has ever been in this
section, but Judging from the present out
loOh VIII not make more imam 10 per cent.
OF full crop. The rains also caused rust
and what the farmers call scald with
some but it is not general.
Oliver, Screven County, Aug 25.-M.
G. Powell 4 Co. shipped six bales from
here yesterday, being the first from this
point. The cotton crop is opening fast,
and is estimated at 90 per cent. The weed
has grown very fine, but owing to the
continued rains it has lost lots of its
fruit.
SEA ISLAND.
Hazlehurst, Appling! County, Aug. 25
The past week has been favorable to
working in sea island cotton. Several
bales are reported picked out. If seasons
continue favorable the crop will be a
good average.