The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-02
COTTON BADLY DAMAGED.
Reports of Rust and n short Crop
Everywhere.


Only a few reports have been received
from the growing cotton districts during
the past week. Those which have been
received contain bad news Every
where il is reported the crop is poor
and greatly damaged by rust, caused by
continued rains and the hot sun. There
is little hope of top crop, as no new
growth is developing on the plants. The
conditions are about the same with botn
upland and sea island cotton.
Tennille, Washington County, Georgia,
Aug. 3l.-The weather has been more fay
orable for cotton the last week, and after
a long, hard scuffle, the farmers have
finished the cultivation of the crop. TX
has required an extra working on ac-
count of weather conditions, but it Is
finished up in good style now, two weeks
later than usual. The picking has begun
pretty generally and some few bales have
been marketed. Cotton usually suffers Sc,
Verely in July from drought This year
there has been too much rain through
July and August, and other disasters un-
known by the farmers. so that at this
time a correct estimate of the crop made
is difficult to arrive at. All agree to
smart reduction on last years crop, but
differ so widely that your correspondent
has been unable to fix a percentage. The
guesses vary from to 20 per cent. de-
crease for this section.
Paschal, Talbot County Georgia, Aug.
3l.-There has been no change in crop pros
poets worthy of note since the report OF
last week. 1t is regarded as an assured
fact that the cotton crop of this section
will fail considerably below the average.
Fine weather conditions and a very late
frost viii TO some extent repair the dam
age, but the fact remains that the crop
will be short Cotton opens slow-picking
will not be general before Sept. 20.
Americas, Sumter County, Georgia, Aug.
3l.-The weather for the past two weeks
has been very damaging to the cotton
crop. The intense hot weather following
excessive rains scalded the tender leaves
ana squares, making them have a per-
fectly dead appearance Hardly a white
bloom per acre can now be seen in the
early morning over the average cotton
fields in this section AS a result there
Will be no fall or top crop. ConserVa-
tive estimate is that not more than three>
tourths of crop can possibly be made.
One small farmer to-day said he planted
for eighteen bales, now hardly expects TO
get twelve bales.
Midwife, Burke County, Georgia, Aug
3L-Upland cotton in this section is open
ing very fast, and picking is all the go.
The scald and rust has about stopped the
growth of upland cotton, and. of course, il
viii soon be ready for market, the
hot sun has fair showing at it Just now.
Sea island is not doing well, either. 1t
looks yellow and bad. and opens very
received here
Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia, Aug.
l.-The cotton crop in this section is poor.
Rust is in most of the sandy land COT,
ton. The red land cotton has thrown Off
the young forms. The farmers can only
count on the cotton now made. There
fifths of the crop is a full estimate
bonneville, Clinch County, Georgia,
Aug. 3l.-Sea island cotton has begun to
open. The. bolls are small and the stape
short on the account of the heavy rains
AT the present outlook there will not
be more than half a crop of top cotton.
Houston, Suwannee County, Florida,
Aug. d.-Cotton has been greatly damaged
by the heavy rains, and hot sunshine OF
the last two months. Nothing like a fun
crop can be expected. The yield will not
be over one-half what 1t should have been
with favorable weather. There has been
but very little rain the last week, and the
sun still shines with great power, so IL
Is BILE that the sudden change from
too much rain to dry weather will further
disastrously effect the growing plant and
cause continued shedding.
Madison, Madison County Florida Aug
Shy reasons of the heavy rains during
the last six weeks. which have abated
however, during the last two weeks coz
ton put on rapid growth. but has
not frulted well. In. some places ii was
drowned out and others scalded-fired-
and in others actually died, to some ex-
tent. Reports from all parts of the coun-
ty are that. it has shed a good deal.
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