The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
THE GROWING COTTON.
The Condition of the Crop in Savan-
nah's Territory.

THE GROWING COTTON.
The Condition of the Crop in savan-
nahs Territory.
The following reports of the condition
of the growing cotton crop have been re-
ceived from correspondents at points in
the cotton section.
UPLAND COTTON.
Townsville, Thomas County, April IS.
There is probably larger acre
age planted in cotton this year
than last in this county, but no
considerable increase. Very little cotton
was exposed to last freeze, not one acre in
twenty which was up, being killed. All
that was killed was promptly replanted.
The crop is unusually backward, caused
| by the freeze, heavy rains and especially
continued cold nights. The stand Is not
good and much replanting has been done
The weather continues unfavorably cool.
Penn broke, Bryan county, April 2S.-ln
this section there would have been this
year fully as much acreage planted in
cotton as last had it not been for the late
freeze. However, there will not be more
| than about one-ffth less, as nearly every
| one whose cotton was killed has re-
| planted. About one-third of all the cotton
was planted when the freeze occurred, all
of which was killed. There was consider
| able difficulty in obtaining new seed, as
| many people usually dispose of their seed
| and purchase fresh seed from the city.
| This is especially the case with sea island,
| and occasionally also with upland cotton.
The soil is dry at this time, and cotton is
! looking bad. The lively winds are quite
drying process. The nights are too cool
for cotton to grow,
Milleu, Screven County, April 81
| The cotton crop in this section is two
weeks later than usual, the freeze COM
ing just at the time of planting, delaying
it for nearly two weeks. There is only
! 40 per cent Of the cotton now up and
that is dying in places to such extent as
| to cause -replanting. Several of our
largest planters are to-day blowing up
imperfect stands and replanting.
The hailstorm, which passed through
this section on the Goth inst,
damaged the most forward cotton Sc
riously. The cold nights of the past
month has kept every thing at a stand
still. The acreage is 10 per cent. less than
it was in this section last year, caused by
a larger proportion being given up to
grain.
Midwife, Burke County, April 2S.-The
acreage compared with last years cotton
crop in this section, is about Ia per cent
short About per cent. of the crop was
up during the recent freeze, about half
that amount was killed and stunted. At
that time about 40 per cent. of the crop
was planted; therefore, one-fourth of the
present crop had to be replanted. At least
70 per cent. of the years crop is now up.
but owing to cool nights does not seem to
grow off. The weather in this section
has been dry for two and one-half weeks,
until this week, when we had light
showers, which have improved the con-
dion of things
Boston, Thomas County, April 81
Cotton is reported as in more favorable
condition than at the same time last year.
Very little was up to be hurt by the re-
cent freeze. Most farmers have given it
the first working, and it is growing nicely
from recent rains. The acreage planted
is about the same as last year.
Reynolds, Taylor County, April 2S.-
The acreage in cotton is about the same
as last year, which was below the
average. Ten per cent. of the crop was
up at the time of the last freeze. 1t has
since been replanted. Cool nights retard
the growth of the plants.
Leary, Calhoun County, Aprilo2S. -Phe
cold days about the last of March killed
all cotton that was up. There was only
a small acreage of cotton up. Cotton is
nearly all up and the stand is fair.
Fairburn, Campbell County, April 2S.-
The acreage in cotton this year is 10 per
cent less than last season in this county.
: No cotton was up at date of the recent
= freeze. The condition of the crop now is
} good. Cotton is coming up; weather dry.
= Planting is about finished except on some
bottom lands on the river.
Lumpkin, Stewart County, April Is
. There is very good stand of cotton, but
: it is needing rain. There was no cotton
} up at the time of the recent freeze.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
9 Branford, Suwannee county, Florida
April 29-Reports from this section lol
Suwannee county would indicate that the
i acreage is slightly less than that of last
year, and that the crop is not quite sc
S well advanced as at this time last season
5 The early plant was killed by the recent
l frost; most of this was replanted, but il
a some instances seed could not be OBJ
I tanned. In Lafayette county reports
e show the acreage TO be about the same as
: last year, the frost did very little damage
i In Lafayette, as planting was not 81
I early as in Suwannee. We have recently
I; had good rains, and the cotton, as well a.
4 other crops, are looking well, and grow
: ing rapidly.
Guilford, Bradford County, Florida
Y April 25,-Cotton has received grea
I back-set in this section About one-halt
+ OF the entire crop was killed by the re
cent freeze; and, again, on April IL, wher
: a heavy hail storm entirely destroyed all
1 | young cotton, necessitating blowing III
9 and planting again, which greatly throws
Q the crop back. Seed has, however, beer
9 easy to obtain. About the same acreag,
q is planted as last year. Spring has beer
!. late and cool, which has caused plantinG
!. of all crops two weeks later CROWNS
: crops are in fine condition.
} Jasper, Hamilton County, Fla. Apri
2o.-The increased acreage of sea islanC
cotton in this county is Is per cent owe
t last year Fully % per cent was up a
I the time of the freeze and was all killed
u 1t has been replanted. The crop is back
}, ward compared with last year Rain ha,
l been plentiful and in good season, but moi
, enough to injure crop. The weather
: now is not favorable, the nights being S,
b cold, the growth has been very slow, bu
e good stands are reported More ferti
n lizer has been used than last season.
!; Mlllen, Screven County, April 2s.-
e There is about 800 bales of sea island cottor
shipped annually from this point There
e was about y per cent. up at the time OF
5 the freeze whichSwas entirely destroyed