The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-14
COTTON LOOKING WELL.
The Condition Of the Plant Improved
by the Rains.

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| The Chopping Season Begun-In Some
Localities Rain Still Needed, But
| Generally Speaking the Crop Is in
! Good Condition.
The following reports from correspond
ents give the condition of the growing
| cotton crop. In most sections the plant
is looking well and conditions are favora-
BILE, as recent rains have greatly aided
in its growth, The chopping or thinning
| out season has arrived, and all hands are
at work IN the cotton fields. The stands
are generally fine. In some places ram is
| still needed.
UPLAND COTTON.
Lumpkin, Stewart County, May -
! We had nice rain in the western portion
of the county Thursday. Cotton looks
well. AS rule the stand is good and the
plant healthy About the same area
| planted this year as last.
Townsville, Thomas County. May -
! The cotton crop of this section has stead
| lily improved until it is in fine condition,
| being now cut to a stand and nearly clear
of grass.
bonneville, Clinch County, May 10
| Cotton is needing rain badly: none in about
| five weeks. Some farmers have chopped
out to a stand; others are chopping out.
| Cotton is looking only tolerably we'll
| to-day.
| Hazlehurst, Appling ICounty, May H.
A much needed rain fell Thursday pre-
| ceded by slight shower Wednesday.
| Crops that are far enough advanced are
| being chopped out All are in fair con
| dition with weather favorable to growing.
Many of the farmers think that there
will be full crop of upland cotton.
Barlow, jefferson County, May 49,
| The weather for the past week has been
| very favorable to cotton, especially where
| there have been rains. 1t is looking fairly
| well. Stands are fair in the main. Some
! cotton is not yet up and some Just coming
| up. Wehave had a fine rain yesterday,
which was very much needed.
| Davisboro, Washington County, May H.
| The crop conditions have not improved
! here, as was expected ten days ago. Par
| tial showers have fallen, yet the drought
| has not been broken in many sections
| The cool nights have also served to check
| the growth of cotton.
| Midwife, Burke County, May l2.-Au
| of the first planting of cotton in this sec
| tlOn is up. The replant is very near all
! up, and chopplng is under fair Roadway,
! though the weed is very small for the
| time of year. Rain is badly needed. The
| crop is not altogether as far advanced as
1t was this time last season.
Eden, Effingham County Nav 12-The
recent rains have brought up late cotton
! The stand is excellent. The amount of
| acreage planted is about one-fifth less
| than last year. Farmers are chopping to
a stand. The weed looks healthy, and is
growing nicely.
Americas, Sumpter County, May IA
of1sa. tod 4 l.,
lous by iniuring the prospect
of good cotton crop in this
section. A few localities have had rain
! during the week, but large areas are still
dry and many farmers complain of poor
stands and very late paintings have not
come up. There is some complaint of
cotton dying, where it has been chopped
out, caused by excessive dryness.
Reynolds, Taylor County, May 12.-Cot-
ton that has been chopped, is growing
nicely. The weather during the past
week has been perfect and good stands
were secured. Some farmers complain
| OF poor stands.
Tennille, Washington County, May 70.
The cotton chopping season has arrived
and the reserve force from the white and
| coOred school rooms are being brought
out that the cotton may be thnned out in
| time. The stand is as good as usual for
| the main crop, and that planted earliest
is doing well. Dry weather IN May is
| favorable to the growth OF cotton. There
| is large percentage of cotton that was
| planted after the last general rains, say
20 per cent On this part of the crop the
stand is not good. The last general rain
over the county fell two weeks ago, and
| as we have had quite windy MAY and
| an average heat for this time of the wear
the moisture has disappeared rapidly
Available day laoorers are few and farm
ers, realizing this fact, are beginning
earlier than usual to hoe out their cotton,
and many have used the harrow to break
the crust and destroy the weeds
! Waycross, Ware County, May 12.-Au
| crops in this county are suffering from
the drought. Upland crops are greatly
in need of rain, and the low lands are not
free from the drought. Cotton has been
in fiourishing condition until the last
few days. 1t is now suffering for rain
| Slight showers fell here to-day, but the
| dust was not settled. The rain seems to
be distant for several days, if not longer,
and long drought is predicted by some
of the farmers.
Griffin, Spaulding County, May ~
| Cotton in this section is coming up very
| slowly, the ground having crusted on
| top on account of wind. and rain is badly
needed to bring the cotton up. Some of
the Oldest planters in this section state
that this Is the most remarkable dry
spell for the season in many years.
Cedartown, Polk County, May 12.-The
amount of cotton planted this year is
about the same as last year. About 80
! per cent. was killed by the freeze, but
was replanted with very good results.
| Crops are in fair condition. Have had
very good rains so far
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
| Douglas, Coffee County, May 12.-With
! the last weeks warm weather and two
showers of rain-the last was most re-
/ freshing one of one hours duration YES
terday-has made the crops grow more
than all the time previous and our de-