The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16
THE WEATHER REPORT.
THE CROPS ARE DOING WELL IN
aT1NYPARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Cotton is Doing Fairly Well-Corn is Hold
ins Its orn-The Good Effects of
the Rain il Felt.

to improve.
The Indications frightened three weeks
ago, and since then the outlook has grown
more and more favorable. Good, seasonaole
rains have done the salutary work. bul
with all the Improvement of the past lew
weeks the condition of crops generally Is
not IS good as it was a year ago, and Is not
as Sood as it should be.
The following is the crop report issued
from the weather bureau yesterday after
noon:
During the past week more or less ram
has fallen in all parts of Georgia, to the
great Improvement of crops. In some places
cotton has even begun to shed FROM an
excess of moisture, but in general the sta
pie is doing finely. The most marked i'm
provement has occurred in corn, on which
ears are forming in abundance. Cane rice
and sweet potatoes have also felt the stim-
ulating effects of increased rainfall The
temperature has been below the normal
but not sufficiently to be injurious TO the
growth of crops.
''In the northwest section of the state the
weather during the week has been very faV-
Orable for cotton, corn and other crops.
The rains are making corn grow Beautifully,
and farmers are now hopeful of securing q
large yield. There are several localities,
however. that still stand in the need of
more ram. COTTON IS coming along IHely5
but of course, owing to it's many previous
set-backs, will hardly yield two-thirds as
well as last year Sweet potatoes appear to
be doing the better of the two. Gardens are
generally 1ivenng up again. Cabbage is
troubled some by worms. Tobacco has not
done we'll so far, The threshing of wheat
shows that the yield of that crop has been
but fair. Fruit is scare, blackberries being
about the only fruit obtainable, and they
only about half a crop.
1.-THE northern counties of the state have
been visited, during the past week, by gen
eral and beneficial showers, which in most
cases thoroughly soaked the ground; and
as a result everything that had any life
left is growing nicely. Most of the early
gardens were too far spent to revive, but
those late planted will come out all right.
Peas and sweet potatoes give every pros
pect of good crops, while WatermeonS
have improved and viii give an average
yield. Wheat is threshing out very well,
and, together with rye, will be q good
crop, but the oat crop will fall far short of
average. Cotton has improved wonder
fully; it is blooming, and, although little
small, seems to be very full of squares.
Corn is also doing nicely since the rain,
although some on uplands viii be a failure.
1t is beginning to silk and taSse out, and,
With a few more seasonable rains, will make
about average crop. Hay also promises
to be good yield.
with plenty of rain, the crops of north
eastern Georgia have continued to improve
during the past week. Bottom land corn is
generally in excellent condition, but the up
land crop IS too far gone to make an average
yield, unless exceptionally favorable wealth
er prevails during the next three or four
weeks. Oats have been harvested and the
yieh. found short although the quality is
fair. Cotton is small but healthy, but is
about three weeks late in most localities.
Blooms are beginning to appear on the
stalk, which indicates that the plant has
about reached it's full growth. Sweet potato
slips have been set out i'll large quantities.
A large acreage of turnips will be soWn
this fall. Gardens now doing well. Grass
in pastures !s thriving, and there Is prom
Use Of a bountful harvest of hay.
Rain has been general throughout the
western counties during the past week.
Corn shows more signs of Improvement, and
is now farther advanced than other crops.
on the upland it is only in fair condition,
while on the bottoms it IS better than it has
been for years and all has been laid by.
Cotton is doing well and is blooming nicely.
Lice have appeared in the cotton and bud
worms in the corn at a few points Gardens
are improving. Melons are ripenng. Tur-
nips and peas are being sown in abundance.
Crabgrass is making good progress.
plenty of rain and fin. growing seasons
have been the general character of the
weather, during the past week. in the CEN
traI portion of the state and all growing
crops have taken on new life and are grow
ing nicely Corn especially seems to have
er, now looks green and healthy and fair
croL will be made, if seasonable weather
continues from now on. Watermelons have
improved somewhat, but q rule, they
seem to be poor and small in size. It is
expected that the shipping of melons Will
begin IN earnest this week. Peas potatoes,
ana all late planted vegetables are growing
nicely All corresponding seem to agree
that cotton is doing as well as could be eA-
pected l. and the farmers are feeling good
An abundance OF all crops will be raised
in east Georgia. This is the latest advice
received from one of the reporters and it
answers very well for nearly every locality
in he section. Plenty of rain has fallen,
and the weather has been especially favora-
The only trouble now is that farmers will
be kept very busy clearing the crops of the
In9jidi4 5T9w4S grass; Cotton Is growins
wet on the gray lands, it might possibly be
doing better. The crop is fruiting nicely.
Corn is in an excellent condition, and large
yield is more than probable. 1t is about all
laid by. Potatoes, peanuts peas, cane and
rice are all in an A No. I condition.
Watermelons. They have neither done well
in size, quality nor quantity. Of fruit there
is very litt.A, only few apples and pears,
but grapes will probably be plentiful.
From the southwestern cOunties are
ceiVed encouraging reports relative to the
general condition of crops. During the past
week there has been bountiful supply of
rainfall, and vegetation has freshened up
wonderfully. Peas and potatoes have been
planted III large quantities. Cotton is doing
plain OF rust Fruit is appearing on the
stalk. Rain came too late to save the corn
crop, and, at best, there cannot be an
average yield Shipments of melons have
been large, and prospects for the July crop
are excellent Many fields of both cotton
and corn are becoming grassy, as the
weather has been cloudy and moist, render
ing the killing of weeds and grass difficult.
Sugarcane is small, but now has good
color. and is growing rapidly. Rice is
growing nicely and appears to be healthy.