The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
PLENTY OF PEACHES
Everything Points to a Magnificent
Crop This Year.
LIGHT SHOWERS REPORTED
These Have Had a BENEFICIAL Etfect.
Cotton and Corn Doing
Well.

Indications point to magnificent iruit
crop in Georgia this year.
Hundreds of acres have been planted In
fruit trees and there Will be no limit 10 the
supply of peaches that will roll into market
during the next few months.
Corn has taken a good stand ana cotton
has made a fine beginning. Garden patches
are doing well and reports from all parts
of the state are most encouraging
CAPTAIN George T.. Hunt. the director OF
the station, has issued the following bulle-
tin:
Refreshing showers and lower temporal
lures set in on the 2tth, endlnS lie uIiu9uti
drought and excessively hot weather Whlch
had prevailed for several weeks. Ne'ils
all crops and vegetation We're al a slA,u
still and beginning to seriously Suhcr Tor
moisture. Cotton seed lay in the ground
with little sign of terminating; oats Were
wilted and corn had about ceased 10 eio"-
All this IS now greatly changed LoI lIS
better, and while more rain is needed, some
sections having been skipped by the snow
ers the outlook is decidedly more encour-
aging Cotton is coming up ana plantlIS'
which has in a great measure been us
continued, on account OF the extreme dry-
ness Of the ground, has been resumed,
and is being rushed to hnlsh corn i
generally a good stand, IS being cultivated
and though small has received no lasting
check to its growth. Gardens are begin
ming TO revive and there is every prospect
for heavy yield Of fruits of all kinds.
Spring oats have probably suffered greater
wheat continue promising, and sugar cane
is looking well.
North Section.
1.-THE past week in the northern counties
Of the state has, on the whole. been very
favorable to farm work and TO growing
erops, and as a consequence the farmers
Of north Georgia are happy The outlook
is "A little better than IL was one week ago
The drought has been broken by light but
refreshing showers. and all vegetation has
taken on new life. However. moro ram
is needed to insure best results. Most OF
the cotton is in the ground and 1t is COM
ing up to fairly good stands. II IS expected
that cotton chopping VIII begin during the
coming week There is some cotton Yet
to plant on account of the ground having
been too hard TO plant Wheat, rye and
oats are growing fine. Wheat and oats
are beginning to head out. Meadows and
clover, where rain occurred, are IA good
condition. and potato slips are being set
now doing nicely. Low land corn Is being
planted. Gardens and all minor crops are
greatly refreshed ana benefited by the re-
cent showers. Fruit prospects SIN con-
tinue fine.
Central Section.
"Thc prolonged drought which had pre-
vailed for several weeks in tho central
counties. was broken by showers during
the past week, and the weather which had
been exceedingly hot. changed 10 cooler.
While the greater portion of the cotton
crop has bccn planted. some farmers have
not finished Yet bat arc pushing the work
is above ground and is being chopped; its
growth has, however. been slow, owing %
the dry weather. Corn is "a fair stanr,
promises well, and IS being worked hy
many farmers. Oats are heading out, bur
it is feared that they have been, in some
fields seriously injured by the excessively
dry weather. Potatoes have not made
much Roadway and win probably he late
Fruit prospects continue excellent and veg
etables will be plentiful, unless further In
iured or delayed by dry weather. While
the recent showers have revived all crops
greatly, more rain would he great bCDe-
tit, and in the ease of late planted seed, an
mination.
Southern Section.
''The reports from the southern section Of
the state are not SO encouraging. The tenn
pcrature has been far above the normal
with plenty OF sunshine and extremely dry
weather. Light but scattered showers fen
over portions of this section during the
latter part of the week. and i'm the favored
localities, where rain fell the outlook Is
brighter than it was last week Rain
though. ana plenty Of IL, is needed from
now on 10 give anything like good results
Early planted cotton is now being chop
ped Thc stands are reported as being
only fairly good. Late planted cotton IS
not yet above the ground some coftor
has not been planted. owing to the drv and
hard condition of the soil Corn has r.
ceivod It's first working and is looking fair
~ well, but small. Some late corn failed
70 come up- ~ IS expected that where
showers fen seed i'm the ground win now
come up Early oats are heading They
arr small, but have a green fresh color
All grain suffering badly for the want If
moisture. Sugar cane is in good condition
and growing nicely. Large quantities Of
1870. Is'llut5 are uc!hS planted. Gar
denS making slow progress. Fruit crop
The sunny illustrated
StoricS-skrtchcS- magnificent I'm every
particuiar-with Tho Constitution for only
s. year.