The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-05
The CROPS.
Their Condition in the Various Parts
Of Georgia.

Following Bulletin Issued by Park
Morrill,, Weather Bureau Director,
on July at Atlanta, Gives a Fuller
Account of the Crop Conditions.
The past week has brought marked i'm
provement in the general crop prospect.
Showers have fallen in all parts of GeOr-
gia, and nearly every farm has received
more or less rain. There are still some
luckless spots where the drought con
tinues in undated severity, but they are
not numerous. The temperature has also
been nigh, and the heat, together with
the moisture has forced corn and cotton
to rapid growth. The result Of the grain
harvest, while not showing an average
yield, indicates fair crop of wheat and
rye in more northerly districts. The oc
currence Of rain has facilitated the plant
ing of peas and forage corn after grain.
A large acreage of the former is re-
ported.
The weather in the northwestern coun-
ties has been extremely hot and dry, and
a good soaking rain is badly needed. The
few scattering showers which visited
this section were of short duration, and
bllC Allblc ulOlSLuTG uCDOSlLGI butIGUl was
Immediately evaporated by the hot sun.
Farm work of all kinds has been pushed,
and the cutting of late oats and planting
summer vegetables have been the order
of the day Cotton has not suffered much
for moisture, and shows some improve
ment although the plant is dwarfed.
Wheat and oats have about all been har-
vested. Wheat will be an average crop,
while the oat crop is far below the aver
age. Corn in some sections is regaining
color, but that on the uplands is begin
ming to twist, and will be a failure unless
rain occurs soon. The hay crop is short
With rain we'll scattered throughout
the section during the past week, the
crops of Northern Georgia have, as
rule, taken on a new lease of life, and
now look better than for many weeks
Cotton shows a very marked improve
ment, but is generally stunted and very
late. In most localities wheat and oats
have all been harvested, and threshing is
being pushed rapidly toward completion.
Corn has almost all been laid by, and
looks nice but a few correspondents re-
port that 1t still needs more rain. Pota-
toes are hourishing, and give promise of
an excellent yield. Gardens are very
poor, and will require the most favorable
weather in the future, or there will be
but few vegetables. Peas planted in
stubble are above the soil, but are not
growing rapidly. Melon vines look well,
but the crop is very late.
Favorable growing weather is reported
over most of The northeast section. In a
few places, however, the weather has
| been too dry Corn and cotton are grow
| ing very fast where there has been plenty
of moisture. Corn is nearly all laid by.
Cotton is very small but looks healthy.
! Drought injured cotton less than all
other crops. Most of the cotton is now
putting on squares" The rye crop has
been about all harvested; yield good.
| Gardens are failure in many localities,
| owing to the long continued spell of dry
weather in June. Peas have been planted
on much of the land that bore this sea
sons grain crops. Pastures are not very
good.
There are still some farms lin the west
ern counties upon which rain has not
fallen, and in these localities the vegta-
ton is suffering very much. The grain
harvest is over, and where showers have
wetted the fields, peas and potato slips
have been set out. Cotton is in good CON
ditiOn, is forming well, and a few blooms
have appeared. WatermelOnS and sugar
cane are growing nicely Corn on the up
lands IS again needing rain. II has been
shOwered heavily in number of places
and is now in very fair condition. Young
corn on the bottoms will be fine if the
present seasonable weather continues
Gardens are still needing rain, as well as
the early planting of Irish and sweet po-
tatoes
Most of the central counties have been
visited by local showers during the past
week, and as a result all vegetation has
greatly improved. Upland corn was too
far spent to revive, and the corn crop will
be short. Lowland and branch bottom
corn are doing nicely A great many
farmers are planting large quantities of
peas and potatoes TO make up for the
shortage in corn Cotton is very small
but with favorable seasons from now on
fair crop may be realized Gardens have
been almost complete failure, especially
the early planted. The watermelon crop
is rather poor and the melons are small
Wheat and oats have all been harvested,
aud both turned out poor crops, especially
so in the case of oats. Peas on stubble
lands are beginning to come up.
The weather of the past week has been
more favorable for crops in the eastern
counties, and, with the assistance Of oc-
CasiOnal showers, vegetation is growing
most vigorously. Farmers have put out
large crop of potato slips, which are
growing nicely, and it is believed will
make an average crop. SuCarcane and
proved very much, is blooming in many
fields. but still continues small and late,
with no probability of full crop Some
peas are showing above ground Farmers
are now busy blowing their corn for the
last time. Although there has been more
or less rain in all parts of the section,
more moisture is needed for almost every
kind of vegetable and crop.
Great Improvement in crop growth is
reported in southwest Georgia. Rains
have been quite general; but, as in the
other sections of the ssate there have
been some few localities which have not
been thus favored. Cotton is growing
fast. now putting on fruit. Corn is max
Ing great strides forward, but it was so
severely injured by drought in June that
a fun recovery is hardly possible Cane
Is also doing well, but is small Water
melons suffered perhaps as much as any
thing from the dry weather. They now
are ripening rapidly and beginning to be
shipped. Pear shipments have also be-
gun. Fine weather prevails for pea plant
ing. Sweet potatoes are not very far ad-
vanced. The recent rains have been the
source of decidedly increased feeling of
confidence, which prevails amongst the
planters and business men generally.
Most every section of South Georgia
has been visited by refreshing and bench
cial showers during the past week, and
everything looks more promising All