The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-03

ton plant. and on light soils It turned red
and much OF il died. leaving the stand
! poor. II Is believed by the leading planters
| here that, as compared with last year.
| the acreage has been reduced fully Is per
/ cent which, added 10 a reduction Of about
| % per cent. Ina the use of commercial fer
| ulizers, together with the present unfav-
orable features of the plant, would hard
ly justify the hope Of even an average
| crop.
Rochelle Wilcox county Ga. June L.
Short staple cotton in this county has
| been reduced in acreage - per cent: long
| staple increased % per cent. leaving a
reduction from last year of % per cent.
| Besides the crop is two weeks late and does
not look promising. People got behind
with their work from excessive rain.
and are giving corn more attention than
| usual to the neglect Of cotton.
Lumpkin. Stewart county. Georgia,
| June THE cotton crop Of this county Is
| at least 20 per cent. less than in 1894. The
stand is defective owing to the cold spell
! Just passed and the weed very small.
The present outlook for the cotton crop is
| gloomy, but with warm sunshine will
doubtless soon show evidences of improve
! ment. Many Of the crops have been Sc
| riously injured on account OF grass caused
] by excessive rains.
| Thomasville, Thomas county. Georgia,
AAAt L. lt a'itdEt OF COTTON III TINS
county is off 30 to 1912 per cent from last
| year. There is even a greater difference
| than that Immediately In this section.
The condition Is from 10 to % per cent.
off from an average up to this date. but
this loss can be largely regained. Rain,
| grass and cold have hurt the crop.
Louisville, jefferson county, Georgia,
June 1.-The cotton crop in this county is
behind two weeks; but though small there
| Is good average stands There Is more
corn planted than any one year since the
war, and less cotton. The cotton acre
age planted is 25 per cent less than last
! year.
Griffin, Spaulding county, Georgia. June
THE acreage in this section compared
with last year. is about the same. The
crop is late and small and grassy but is
now being rapidly cleaned The stand Is
good. The weather continues to be all
that could be desired. The past few days
have been very warm and cotton is grow
ing rapidly
Midwife. Burke County. Georgia, June
! 1.-The reduction in cotton acreage is
very small. not over 8 per cent, as COM
pared with last season. Owing to the late
cold spring the crop was planted late.
and, consequently. the weed is very small.
The majority Of the farms have been well
titled. the fields are not grassy and the
plant is in good condition to grow with
favorable weather.
Helena, Telfair County, Georgia, June
1.-The cotton acreage Is not over half
what it was last year. and the general
condition is poor. Probably there will be
about one-third as much cotton made this
year as there was last year in this vicin-
ity.
Eastman, Dodge County. Georgia, June
! 1.-The cotton crop. short staple, Is es-
timated at about 30 per cent. off i'm this
county from what was planted last sea-
son. The stand is good at present
Boston, Thomas County Georgia, June
There has been decrease of IS PEE
cent. in the acreage planted in cotton IN
this section, as compared with last year.
The plant is small, but in good condition.
The weather is favorable at present, and
the plant is growing nicely.
Chipley, Washington County Florida,
June 1.-The acreage in the counties of
Holmes and Washington will not exceed
30 per cent. of that planted heretofore,
while in Jackson county, or in that por-
ton contiguous to this point is about %
per cent. less than heretofore. The plant
is small, and in some localities sickly and
lousy. There is quite an increase in acre.
age in long cotton in this locality, but
that is small. Our people are giving their
attention more to the planting of corn,
oats, peas and potatoes, and the raising
of hogs. This section of the county is in
dependent of the west and the scarcity
of money does not seem to affect them
much, as all the planters have plenty of
corn, meat and other supplies to go on
until another harvest.
Greenville, Madison County, Florida,
June 1.-The acreage has been decreased
about 10 per cent, as compared with last
year. Crop at least two weeks late. Wea-
Their good. Crop fair.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
Douglas, Coffee County. Georgia, June
This county planted about 20 per cent.
less in sea island cotton this year than
last. No short staple is raised for mar
ket The plant is very backward for the
time Of year, caused by late cold spring
Subsequent cold waves and excessive cold
rains, throwing farmers especially in low
lands, badly in the grass. The growing
crop now lacks 50 per cent of looking
as promising as at a corresponding date
of last year. A few warm dry sunny
terial change in the growth of the plant.
Abbeville Wilcox County, Georgia.
June 1.-The acreage of sea island cotton
has been reduced probably one-third this
season. This variety Is more sensitive
to cold than upland cotton, and hence Is
not as promising as the latter variety.
The fruit crop is large and Of fine quail
ity. While all the crops in this section
are late the farmers are cheerful, and
anticipate a bountiful harvest
Hazlehurst, Applng County. Georgia.
June 1.-The acreage Of sea island cotton
has been reduced about % per cent as
compared with last year. The crop is in
very good condition. With weather ia
vorable for rapid growing. Very little
upland cotton is planted in this county.
Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia, June
There has been about 1000 acres of sea
island cotton planted in this county this
year. All crops are small, but healthy
looking.
Midwife. Burke County. Georgia, June
1.-The acreage devoted to sea island cot
ton has been considerably increased in
this section but this increase, however,
has been at the expense OF the upland
or short cotton. The weed at present is
small as compared with former seasons.
bonneville, Clinch County. Georgia,
June 1.-The acreage in sea island cotton
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