The Atlanta constitution., 1896-08-31
.Ood and well

for corn and tobacco is very good and well
advanced. ,,rs .nd
North acknowledgement showers, 5,.;ar's anu
cooler yseather imnroVed crop cohdlIioiiS
and proved favorable for farm W,r WGr a, - -
ton picking progressing rapiiS, ,. -. ir,Io
out hy middle OF October, Sor1HuII %
mf, ki,,a. cn-nrnerced. tobacco curing Ii5"e
and cha.fy; peanuts suffered . iIoi,i III -. 1'[
but potatoes. peas and rice yulia7 y97 +Sc coast
South caToliDa-ShCWerS aipi,7 =. .o,-5,-I
and dry over other sections: anout no nc mo-
temp ratUre, very little chahsS ~ - Iste
ci;ionS. with a declining teHoc"os t ,,seori,, fi,l
corn and cotton, tobacco chfil6 -, IN.
ished. excellent rice haTNcst v - - ttli.l,
too CRY for sowing turnips or lalL,+ lalL 3,.a-
Georgia-'The nrotracted drought
broke, IN central and northern counties
Sunday and good rains were 1e-lsl' s.,a5
Monday. 2iih, cotton Is too Tar '1 20
to receive material baneht, me pol'9 -i a..
openins prematurelv and droPllh,S i.i@or
picking IS general aud being puShcd -
ously. the crop viii fall far snort o. '-i0
Florida Showers more frequent. but too
late 10 materially affect CONDITION "i -.
tor. which is senerally niiSsi =, 80
season. rams excessive o. "NSit-,4 ..roy-cs
southern district. cane, pot1toFS ~ "a -i.. -
improved favC~f fle l--lOc< ior an -
Alabama Scattered showers @. - -
feE days revived minor crops. but 20 -
20 materi+hy benefit cotton. WHi,n ~.
Ties IT, -het N.GIv. more than hslt m ~ ~
ton o-en ANA much 1iiczine done. corn ana
sweet potatoes being oataar'd- -
peanets promise fair yield. some fan se1a-
-ppI-No material change IN cron1
cor Eitiaus- showers beneficial 10 IAN
gardens but no inrnrero 9sent ir col'9i1 IL,
corn prospects. cotton being pifh'9 - ~
and late on account of she extreme a'.t -
roondaE arG the bulk If the ffop VIZ -, -
pickeI during September, cotton hiis
thrown or aI hut M tured bolis in most
sections and q y now too late f"r ne"
growth. 80
ft-I vpratfou very little tWC-f hlrdS on iis
cotton oneu hut picking proGfeS7lh- oN
T.. owing 20 the excessive heat. Elelu -.
cotton Vcrv short. corn narFcSl ItAt-ilS
poor yield i'm northern portion; falr N tti5
tral and good i'm south portion t'tie E' E..a'-t'
hut ra..'ls more rain: rice harvesting prog
T1y5sTey waafaer prevailed until tie
las two days of the Week an" was 49, 49,
able FOR cotton picking, Whicn Is pIc5-.
ing ra.fgIv. local rains over the northwest
crn norton Of ne cotton district nave IN
proved prospect for TOP crop
ulart Nnilc small. is ST II green ram -
needed ove.. the southeastern portion OF tite
state for the top crop and = mature yoHns
boiis- W here rains have fallen @IouIt =
Suitable condition Tor fail ploWlnSf Inc nee
nsas-Cieneral rains and loTe- ten
uerature characterized the week ana NJ
highly beneficial 70 sweet lolalotsS, - -
AND PASTURES and favorable for H!oWin- anu
faI planting. I'm localities some oi the iop
cron Of cotton was benefited nN the rams
lint generally 1T Is too far advanced Tor
rain to do any good and some complain OF
, injury by staining cotton nearly an ol-ii
small q.
'Tcnneszce- Good showers in portions ot
middle. western and upper eastern section
had beneficial effect ou growing and matur-
ing crops and pastures, cotton mostly opei.
ANA picking rapidly progressing. much OF
tobacco crou fs r3used- late corn being cut
for fodder. uucu fine hay forage saved
Too Late To Do Euch Good.
Galveston. Tex. August 25-A.poll Of the
{ state. taken ly the Southern Associated
Pres show that the heavy -ain= which
rr1 sunday have ceased Eeports show that
/ iu most sections the rain is too late 70 DO
tha cotton crop amy good. and In many
instances THE beating Of the rain has
pre1aatureiy burst open the boil and scat
tered the lint. This was one Of the longest
I Irouehts Texas ever had.
State Cotton Crop Is Safe.
Raleigh. g. g.. August 27.-(Special. -
Governor Carr mad gratifying advices to
Z aav from the peniteHtiary farms on the
I Roanoke where ID was thought the cotton
Z crop was ruined tv the overflow. The crop
/ has improved wonderfully and viii prob
/ aIIv be as large rs last year. The corn
/ crop was ruined hy the great freshet-