The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-15
SEPTEMBER COTTON.
Special Reports Giving Condition in
Many Parts of Georgia

many Z al - VI 0CcA B-0-
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE agricultural
report which will be given TO the public
next week shows that the September con
dition of cotton this year is 1875 points
higher than that of 1898. The state aver
ages are. Virginia, 100 North Carolina. IS /;
south Carolina, So; Georgia, 81; Florida
| 81: Alabama. So; Mississippi, S.; Louis
lana, 81 /: Texas. 81 ; Arkansas, SO; Tennes-
see. 81; Missouri. 80
The condition in the Texas crop has
changed but slightly during the last
month and reports predict good crop if
the weather proves favorable for harvest
ing. In parts of Georgia the crop is from
TWO or three weeks late. and the yield
will depend largely on the length of the
harvest season aud the pOstpOnement of
frost. The reports from Mississippi
show extensive blight, rot and rust. In
Alabama there is much of rusting
shedding and premature opening
of DOLLS. In Arkansas correspond
ents report that during the first
ten days of August the temperature was
below normal, and there was lack of
moisture, which checked growth, but
from the 10th TO 18th the temperature
rose, accompanied with heavy rainfall,
which caused a new growth of weeds and
shedding of squares and small bolls.
Boil worms and caterpillars are doing
some damage in parts of Texas and Ala
bama The general tenor of reports is:
Too much rain and heat, causing too
great a growth Of weeds and too little of
fruit"
SPECIAL GEORGIA REPORTS.
The special correspondence from Geor-
gia, compiled under direction of Secretary
Morton. shows the condition Of the crop
in that state as follows:
Catoosa-Poor stand and backward,
but improving.
Chatooga weed, but fruiting
slowly.
Harris-Crop very promising.
Houston--Rusted badly on sandy lands,
is opening fast, and the present heavy
rains will beat it out.
Jasper-Too much rain the last of ] uly
caused rust; three weeks later than last
year.
Quitman-A short crop; about all dead
with root rot.
Twiggs-Far below the average OF &C.
count of heavy rains.
Spalding-Large growth, but poorly
fruited.
Floyd-Iniured by too much rain.
Randolph-Betow the average on &C
count OF blight and boil worm.
Banks-The crop has made wonderful
growth; promises well.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ududBSu ny u6dFy
storms.
Webster-The crop greatly lesseued by
shedding of forms, caused by excessive
rains
Terrell-Excessive rains during July
and August have almost ruined the crop.
The weed looks well and is large, but has
little fruit, and now the grass worms are
eating the bolls. Rust, too, has made its
appearance on low, sandy lands.
Dlr1f nd "
well fruited; cotton shedding the top
crop.
ahoochee-Injured by excessive
rains during August.
Bryan-Excessive rains have done much
harm to the crop.
Clarke-Two weeks late, with favor
able weather from now on will make a
full crop
Clay - The heavy rains during the
month of August have played havoc with
the crop, caused shedding of fruit and
where stalks are large and thick much
rottlng of grown bolls. In addition much
open cotton has beaten out and wasted,
and that saved is inferior in grade.
Clayton-At least two weeks late and
the crop is still growing and fruiting.
Gordon-Will be an average crop.
Jackson-Two weeks late, and poor.
McDuffie-Below the average.
gomery-Damaged by rust, and is
shedding its forms.
Murray Making too much weed; too
late to make good crop.
Telfair-Owing to so much rain the
crop has fallen OF; some fields will not
make half crop.
Washington-Weed very wide, but not
full fruited.
Wayne-Injured by too much rain
Whitfeld-Large, and fruiting well,
but at least three weeks late.
Wilkes-Growth luxuriant on red lands
rusting on gray and sandy lands.
Marion Excessive and almost contln-
uous rains have greatly damaged the
crop, causing rust and blight and great
deal of shedding; cotton that is opened
nearly ruined.
Enthusiastically injured by heavy
rains
Walton-Weed very large, not fruited
in proportion to stalk at least three
weeks late, and the yield depends en-
tirely upon the lateness of frost
Dawson-About month late, but will
make fair yield if not injured by early
frost.
dwin-The excessive rains in August
have caused much rust ana shedding, and
growth of weed at the expense of fruit
Butts-Very large weed, but not much
fruit, on account of rain in excess; boil
worms ana rot in abundance.
Milton-A very vigorous growth OF
weed, but very little fruit.
Thomas-Greatly injured by excessive
rains, causing rust and shedding of un-
ripe fruit.