The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-13
RAIN WOULD HELP THE CROPS.
The Past Week In Georgia a Favor
able One.

Washington. May 12.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin OF the agri-
cultural department says:
Observation-Disclosures. Rather COOL
cloudy weather during part Of the week
checked growth slightly. but crops are
still in a very promising condition; some
complaint OF cinch bug in wheat. other
wise this crop Is improving; corn all plant
ed, some up. grass and clover doing we'll;
fruits falling; some tobacco planted.
North Carollna-Raleigh: Temperature
about normal except on the 7th and Sth,
which were very cool, with even light
frost reported; some drought prevails;
transplanting tobacco and sweet potato
slips and cultivating corn and cotton the
chief work now.
South Carollna-Columbia: Enough rain
generally. although drought continues in
places; corn entirely satisfactory I'm stand
and condition; cotton being chopped TO
perfect stands generally; minor field crops
and gardens making good growth; cut
worms and potato bugs numerous.
Georgia-Atlanta: Excessively hot
weather with uneVenly distributed rain
fall, but generally good week for cropsi
cotton growing slowly ana being cuiu-
waited; corn very promising; fruit pros
poets continue good; garden truck grow
ing slowly, except where favored by ram.
cotton not up and many reports OF bad
stands, on the whole the week was de-
cidedly more favorable; some ram IN eN-
cry county, varying IN character ana unl-
formity; marked Improvement In corn,
melons and vegetables.
a-AlontRomery; Week general
ly favorable an crops being rapidly work.
ed; considerable planting necessary on
lands badly washed the previous Week
worms damaging corn IN scattered locdl-
ties; oats ripening minor crops hour
a. HING r1fntu and pHuphag doing we'll
ssippi-Nicksburg Favorable for
all crops; cotton and corn prospects never
better, although local complaint OF dam
age by worms and drought; garden truck
fruit. oats, wheat, hay and pastures good.
Loulsiana-New Orleans Dry, warm,
sunshiny week; favorable for cultivation
of crops crops suffering for rain IN north
east and extreme southwest portions; con-
ditiOnS more favorable in central portion
and I'm sugar belt, but rain Is needed
generally; cotton chopping, corn cultiva-
tion and rice planting continues; cane
growing well.
Galveston: Rain has improved
wheat and oats in the Panhandle. but
drought is prevailing elsewhere over the
state. except in a few localities, and late
paintings in cotton and other crops are
suffering for rain; fruit is doing well.
Arkansas-Little Rock: Weather favor
able for cultivating crops and good prog
ress made IN choppng; good stands IN
cotton and corn, except In western por-
tions; condition of wheat, oats, potatoes
and fruit not so good as last week; gem
eral rains needed for all crops.
nnessee-Nashville: Week hot and
dry, but generally favorable; growing
crops needing rain greatly; wheat In east
ern division promising; army worms do
strOying wheat and meadows In portions
of central and western divisions; corn and
cotton doing well generally and cultiva-
tion progressing.
Atlanta. Ga. May i2.--rhe weekly crop
bulletin Of the weather bureau issued to-
day says; '"rhe week just closed has been
marked by very high temperature. espe-
cially during the last four days. Taking
everything into consideration however
the weather has been much more favora-
bic than we supposed up to the time of re-
ceiving the weekly reports from all sec
tions of the state.
Cotton is a good stand, but growing
slowly. The crop is doing finely and Is
generally very promising throughout the
state. In the southern section, minor
crops, fruits and vegetables, have suf-
fered no injury. There has been some
improvement IN crops in the southern sec
ton, although a rain Is badly needed
Cotton IS rather late for the season. Chop
ping IS progressing and a very good stand
Is repeated. There IS some complaint Of
cut-worms. Sugar cane Is looking well
and growing rapidly. Peaches are drop
ping off badly, and II Is feared the crop
will not be as large as was expected. Wa
termelons are doing well, and some cor
respondents report them as large as hen
eggs"