The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-20
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
RAIN NEEDED N NEARLY EVERY
SOUTHERN STATE.

Oats and Wheat Damaged by the
Drought in North CarOIina-AH
Crops suffering for Rain in south
CsroIina-CottOn Lice and Bud
Worms Also Take "a Hand in Do
ing Damage in Georgia.
Atlanta, Ca. May I9-Tne weekly crop
bulletin Of the weather bureau issued to-
day summarizes crop conditions as fol-
lows: only a few favored localities re
ceivcd any rain, and as a result the great
majority Of correspondents send discour-
aging reports. IL is hardly possible that
the TWO main crops have yet suffered any
serious or lasting injury, but II the drought
continues, even few more days, the out
look VIII become gloomy indeed. There is
some little complaint o. cotton lice, and
bud worms have attacked the young corn
pant on potion lduds IN some hectious-
Gardens are whitening up and pastures
are failing rapidly, while last, out not
least of the evil results OF the drought, ap-
pie, pear and peach trees are shedding
badly.
In the southern section Of the state.
farmers have taken advantage Of the fair
weather and their crops are clean and
doing remarkably well, considering the
drought.
Oats are being harvested, but there
viii be only about a half crop.
Corn is being plowed the third time,
and is looking well, but small.
Cotton IS all chopped and growing nice
tine fruit crop is very discouraging.
and the prospects are that there Will be
but small crop
Washington, May 19-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin issued to-day by
the department Of agriculture says:
Nirginia-Richmond: Absence Of rain
and nigh, dry winds have caused a de-
leriorauon of wheat, oats and grasses
q a. Hrl
still on wheat, but not spreading much;
peanuts, cotton and tobacco being plant
ed; berries ripening.
North Standardization: Excessively
warm, dry week, injurious to all crops:
drought damaging to wheat and oats and
has killed some young corn and cotton
and delayed tobacco transplanting till the
plants have become overgrown; bulk OF
corn and cotton crops standing drought
Wei; gardens much injured; fruit drop
ping more than usual.
South CarOlina-Columbia Urgent need
OF rain: drought has ruined spring oats
ana garden truck generally; also retards
termination and prevents completion Of
planting corn and cotton excessive temper
allure and drying winds prevailed; CROPS
Jhat nave attained stands doing fairly
Well; crop conditions best in western ana
northeastern counties.
Georgia-Atanta: Week extremely hot
ana dry, and, except in a few fe vored To-
caiiles, all crops and vegetation suffer
ing Tor RAIN gardens and pastures drying
up; some complaint of cotton lice and bud
worms injqring bottom'land corn.
FIorida-Jacksonville: Week unfavora-
Die except in some Gulf counties and linn
tied sections, where local showers fell on
May IA ana 10; drought severe over a large
section of the western and northern dis
trlcts in cotton, oats, rice and vegeta bles
with orange trees showing III effects.
Alabama-Montgomery Warm sunny
week, except scattered showers Thursday;
cotton making good growth and chopping
nearly completed; early corn beginning
10 tassel late corn and cane healthy. but
crops doing Well; early peaches ripening
but fruit badly damaged by insects.
sisslppi-Nicksburg Continued gene
rally favorable weather; timely rains were
or lnestmable value to all crops; cotton
growing rapidly and some well cultivated:
corn in silk and tassel and being laid bv
some more rain needed in a few sections
ana local complaints of worms and pota-
to bugs.
Louisiana-New Orleans: General i'm
provement in crops since showers Of Nav
IL, Il and 10, but rains badly distributed
ana more needed; week warm and sum
shiny; corn being laid by; cotton choppine
continues; cane doing well; too dry for
Texas--Galveston Severe local storms
damaged crops in some sections over
northeast portion, but rain over eastern
portion OF state materially improved crop
conditions; rain is needed over western
portions Tor cotton and corn; wheat and
oat harvest in progress
Arkansas-Little Rock: Weather favor-
able for cultivation and growth of all
crops; cotton and corn growing nicely
and well cultivated; Irish pota toes much
improved; sweet potatoes set out and do
ing well; fruit falling badly; conditions
not so good as previously reported; wheat
and oats only fair
ennessee-Nashville: Drought contin-
ues severe in east and central portions.
ana crops generally rapidly lowering in
condition; good rains in western portion
and crops growing we'll; corn and cotton
fairy good and being worked clean; rain
very much needed.