The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-25
COTTON VERY MUCH IMPROVED.
The Recent Rains Have Been Beneh-
cial to It's Growth.

cial to It's Growth.
| Reports from different sections IN this
| state show that rain has fallen pretty
! generally throughout the cotton districts
| during the past week. The growing crop
has been greatly benefited, but there is
considerable complaint that the yield
will not be up 10 the average on account
| of the recent freeze and continued
| drought.
! The following are the reports Of CORE
| spondents received yesterday.
UPLAND COTTON.
Tennille, Washington County, June %.
Cotton throughout this section is de-
cidedly backward. The moisture gave
out before the rains came, and there has
been but little rain yet, and the result is,
that the plant is more backward now
than at the close of the first week in
June, and the conditions have reduced 20
a certainty the fact that a single crop is
all that can be made. whereas, in former
years bottom and top crops have been
made. The estimate of the condition last
week, therefore, viii not hold good now,
for the plant has fallen far behind what
was expected of it for the last ten days of
June, but if conditions favor the plant
from now until the middle of July, there
is room yet TO get up to an average crop.
Cultivation has been ample and the fer
tilizers are not exhausted; therefore, it
cannot be judged, with all these facts,
what the results will finally be.
Americas, Sumter County, June 90
The distressing drought that has pre-
vailed over this section for the past two
months was relieved Thursday by re-
freshing rains. A few localities were not
favored, put indications point to more
rain soon. Cotton is not more than half
its usual size for this season, and con-
SerVatlve farmers estimate that not more
than half crop can be made
Baxley, Appling County, June 23.-For
the last two days this section has been
having fine weather and plenty of rain.
The cotton crop is very fine, and If good
weather continues there will probably be
the largest cotton crop ever made in this
county. There is considerable increase
in the acreage planted this year.
Lumpkin, Stewart County, June d.
There have been partial showers in this
county during the week however there
is large area that is suffering for want
of rain. The cotton crop looks healthy.
and while not as large as usual at this
season, with good weather there is no
reason why an average crop should not be
made.
Midwife Burke county, June 23.-T his
section has been visited with good rains
the past week and cotton is looking much
better. The first planting that stood the
cold weather in May is now very well
fruited. The replant is also doing well
Barlow, Thomas County, June23 The
dry spell has been broken by light, but
refreshing showers. Crops in the main
are doing well. Cotton is growing nicely
and looking healthy. Prospects for more
rain are very promising
Abbeville, Wilcox County, June GA
good rain visited this locality Monday
MIGHT hn frat hot h., col -.
more than month. 1t is probable that
it was general throughout the county
In some parts of the county the
drought has extended over a period of
three months. Farmers in town to-day
| from different localities are still hopeful
of fair harvest.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Pembroke. Bryan County, June 23.-
Sea island cotton is growing rapidly and
looking as prosperous where the recent
| rains have fallen as could beexpected One
half of this section has not had a shower
OF rain in five weeks, and in those parts
cotton is suffering considerably. 1t is
very probable now, however, that rain
will soon be had, and then taking into
consideration the whole circumstances, it
is evident the cotton crop will not be re-
duced more than one-third, as stated in
last weeks report. Exceptions obtain
| III many CdScS anu SOIIl6 1dEuS are III a
better condition than they were this time
last year, while others are a complete
| failure. This is the consequence of the
location of some cotton fields.
Eden, Eff1ngham County, June FIX
IRENE dry weather, with cool nights, is
| damaging cotton very much. The crop
| will be cut off fully one-half.
June 23.-Recent rains have caused cot
ton to improve but the plant is small.
| Hazlehurst, Appling County. June 23-
| Rain has been abundant during the past
| week. The condition of cotton has been
! greatly improved Outlook is very good.
! Cotton will fall below the average, in pro-
| duction this year, although the acreage
| was about the average; the freeze and
| draught caused some very bad stands.
! Abbeville, Wilcox county, June %
| Recent rains have greatly improved the
| growing crops and farmers consider pros
! poets very promising in sea island cot
| ton.
| bonneville, Clinch county, June 3d.
Very little rain yet; cotton lookingsbadly.
CITY BREVITIES.