The morning news., 1894-07-26
GEORGIA CROPS.

Director Morrell's Report Of Their
Condition for Week Ending July "a.
The MORNING News published in its
Atlanta dispatches yesterday a synopsis
of the Georgia crop report for the last
week. The following is the full report:
More rain has fallen during the past
week TO the general improvement of
crops Although the rainfall has come
In local showers, all parts Of the state
seem to have been covered, with slight
exception. In some localities the fall has
been excessive, and has drowned out bot
tom lands. There has been deficiency
IN heat, the average temperature being
from g TO 5e below the normal Under
these circumstances, the cotton weed has
made rapid growth, but has not fruited
heavily, except in specially favorable To-
cations. Corn has continued TO improve
rapidly, unless on extra wet bottoms. OF
course, all crops are more or less grassy,
the soil being too wet TO plOw and the
conditions the most favorable to its
growth.
From the northwestern section of the
state reports are especially favorable.
The showers have not been excessive, and
have been of the greatest benefit Corn
Is in excellent condition, in many in
stances as good as the land can make and
cotton is growing well. Cotton is now
over knee high. The sweet potato crop
is in q promising state. There is now
plenty of good pasturage Owing to the
wetness of the soil, little working of crops
could be done the past week but as they
had been well worked before and largely
laid by, this will do little harm. Crops
are thought at this time to be from 10
TO 10 days late and, OF course, laying by is
that much later than usual. Gardens have
largely recOYered from the effects of the
drought and are being again worked out
Sorghum is a promising crop this year
The late planting of Irish potatoes is go
ing on and turnips are being sown. In
this section cotton has an abundance of
forms and will make good July crop.
Melons will be ripe in another week.
Frequent showers in Northern Georgia
I have caused vegetation to grow rapidly
and almost all fields are overrun by grass
and weeds, as the farmer has been de-
! layed in his work. Corn is growing
| rapidly, in fact almost too fast, as it is
/ feared that the stalk viii become sappy
and shed its fruit Cotton is in most ex-
! celient condition, all laid by and looking
| fine. Oats and rye which have not been
] threshed are beng injured by the
I continued wet weather but the dam
! age will probably not be serious. Many
/ planters are now preparing the soil for
] turnip sowing while quite number are
]
! look well, and there will be a large crop.
J Peas are growing nicely and the yield
/ win probably be fully up to the average
! OF past years. Garden truck has contin-
| ued TO improve and the prospects for an
/ abundance Of late vegetables are excel
! lent.
With few exceptions the rainfall has
! been reported as plentiful over all OF
| Northeast Georgia. In fact there has
been more than enough in some localities,
| but no serious damage has resulted In
! the Language Of a reporter in Ebert
county, there has been a superabundance
/ OF rain, again, on the previously wet
section, while the dry section has
/ only been visited by local
/ showers with sharply defined mar.
/ gins, leaving numerous places with
I scarcely enough rain 10 lay the
/ dust or 20 make water drip from tho
I caYes Of the houses. Cotton and corn, as
"a rule may be said 20 be growing huely.
] The cotton is now frutinR we'll Irish
/ potatoes have about all been dug. and are
"a short crop by fully one-half Sweet po.
/ tltOes are growing nicely, and judging
! from inc acreage, they VIII be anything
] but scarce The pea crop looks well
! Some turHIps huye been sOWu Melons
are not s0 good il quality and quantity as
/ last year
4 JHe entire western section bias. Boz tho
/ past week. brru Hrt Thoroughly for the
! first cine thIs season. 1hr prayers ~
/ tuc farmers now are agt fDr rain. Dut fyr