The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

Pushing the Growth, but Showers
Badly Needed.
The following reports from correspond
ents throughout this section Of the cotton
belt gives the present condition CT the
growing crop. The summary shows that
there is much need Of rain to assist the
growth Of cotton, though the crops are
generally in a good condition.
UPLAND.
Reynolds, Taylor County, May D.
| During the past week the weather
! has been fine for cotton that is up. En-
tirely too dry though for cotton not yet
up. Chopping has been pretty general in
/ our territory. Some complaint of the
young cotton drying. The present in
I dicatiOns are that we will have rain, in
which case cotton will grow off rapidly.
Eastman, Dodge County, May 5.-The
cotton crop in this section is backward on
/ account Of the recent cold. There is an
| increase in the acreage, estimated by
some at 10 per cent. There was only a
! small amount of cotton up at the time of
| the freeze. The farmers are pretty well
! up with working their cotton and have
| good stands. 1t has been too dry for the
crops until the recent showers, which
leaves everything in fine growing condi-
ton
Hazlehurst, Appling County, May s.
! The acreage is about the same as last
year; very little damage was done by the
! freeze; there was. some difficulty in Oh
tanning planting seed; crops are in fair
condition. Weather: Dry days, warm
with cool nights
| Lumpkin, Stewart County, May 5.-Lo-
cal showers in the county have made good
stands Of cotton; the plant looks well.
The crop is suffering some for want of
work; the laborers are being taken from
the field to attend contested election case
to the injury of the crop.
E,lherton, Ebert County, MAY 5,-The
farmers of this section have about finished
| planting, and in many places crops are up
and in fine growing condition. On account
| of the continued cold weather, the plant
| ing of cotton was delayed from two to
three weeks; hence very little or no cot
| ton was killed by the recent freeze The
low prices received for last years crop
have disguised the planters and much
| smaller acreage will be planted this year.
The reduction as compared with last year
viii be 20 per cent. In some sections of
| the county, where planted early the cot
ton is looking sickly and bad, but the
present warm spell will soon bring 1t out
Barlow, Thomas County, May 5.-The
cotton crop is from ten to twenty days
behind the usual time. Some not yet
above ground. Cool nights and mornings
have been very unfavorable to 1t. Some
complaint of poor stands. Acreage about
| what it was last season. Very little cot
ton was up at the time of the late freeze.
Just getting in chopping good. Needing
rain.
Davisboro, Washington County, May 5.
For several weeks the crop prospects Of
this section have been unsatisfactory, but
the weather conditionsIhave recently i'm
proved them. Good stands of cotton have
appeared and chopping and blowing are
now well under way. Rain is much
needed now, and if it comes soon, a good
crop will be made. The acreage in cotton
here is not believed to be as large as last
year.
Griffin, Spaulding County, May s.
The agricultural situation in this Sec
ton is very promising since the last
freeze. The weather has been warm and
the crops are beginning to grow rapidly.
The average compared with last year is
practically the same. There was no cot
ton up the last freeze, and but little had
been planted before that time, planting is
nearly finished. Some cotton is up, look
ing healthy and being worked out.
Stands are moderately good. There are
some complaint of lands crusting causing
bad stand, but no replanting. Rain is
very badly needed at this time.
Midwife, Burke County, May About
so per cent. of the cotton crop is now up
about so per cent of the replanted is up
The cool nights have bad a telling effect
upon the whole crop in this section. The
farmers in some places are chopping their
cotton already. Cotton is looking better
in the last four or five days than it has
for ten days past.
Americas, Sumter County May 5.-The
D acreage of cotton in this sec
last year. A very small per cent Of
the crop was up time of March freeze, al
that was had to be planted over. Good
stands have been obtained where seed
was in the ground time of freeze OF
weather later paintings are not yet wei
up. This is only true in some localities
partial showers in many sections have
relieved this condition. Chopping is now
well under way.
Covington, Newton County May g.
The cotton acreage is about the same a!
last year. There was no cotton up during
the March freeze, hence none injured OF
| killed" There is perhaps one-third O
the cotton planted in this county up
Scarcely any has been chopped out
i Grain is very much needed to bring VI
cotton.
Faceville. Decatur County, May D.
The acreage planted, as compared will
last years, is about the same. None was
, up at the time of the freeze. Planting
l seed is plentiful. The stand generally i
good. The ma GRITTY of the farmers ar
either chopping or are ready to commence
next week. Some of the negro OK far
mers-who never plant much-are plant
ing now. We have had no rain for tn,
last ten days, but up TO that time, there
f was rather too much. The last sever
days have been very warm, which was
favorable for growing crops
> Waycross, Ware County, May 5.-Owinl
0 to the cool nights and dry weather tn,
s crops here are not up TO the standard o
70 last year. Cotton is up and Chopping anC
. blowing are in progress.
: Townsville, Thomas County, May B.
= The weather this week being hot and dr.,
has been very favorable to cotton and TIN
9 crop consequently is in a better condition
, than last week
! Pembroke, Bryan County, May b
:, About one-ffth of the cotton planted il
g this section is upland, very little which
s has been chopped out or spaced. IL will
not be any later than usual
= Louisville, jefferson County, May D.
Crops in this comfy are fully fifteen day
= behind last year. The acreage in cottol
Y is about 10 per cent. less than last year
3 The cotton was not planted until afte
q the frost in March
a Tennilie, Washington County. May o.
4 The farming interest is the all absorbing
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