The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-16
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
RAIN STILL VERY MUCH NEEDED
ALL OVER THE SOUTH,

and Likely to BE Finished by Oct.
in Some SectIons-The Outlook
For Other Crops In Georgia Con-
sidered GlOOmy-rhe Conditions
Practically Unchanged.
Washington, Sept. 15,-Followiug are ex-
tracts from the summary of the weekly
climate and crop bulletin Of the weather
bureau:
Nirginia-Weather fairly favorable for
late crops, and farm work; pastures have
improved some; prospect for average corn
crop; cutting, housing, ana curing tobacco
under way; some wheat seeding done:
prospects for cotton and peanuts shorten
ed some by drought
North Carolina-Very warm week with
almost no rain; water in streams and wells
failing; sweet potatoes, peas, turnlps and
rice deteriorating; weather favorable for
picking cotton, which is over half out,
also favorable for gathering corn and for
haying; very little fall blowing or seeding
yet done; tobacco nearly all housed.
South Carolina-Clear, hot weather,
driest week of the season; corn entirely
picked, entire crop will be gathered this
month, weather permitting; yield smaller
than previously estimated; miner crops
suffering for rain; too dry for fall plow-
ing and seeding.
Georgia.-High temperature during the
day. cool nights, abundant sunshine. ana
practically no rain were the features of
the last several days, and all crops have
suffered; cotton about all open and far
mers are neglecting everything to push
picking as rapidly as possible to save what
they can; pastures, gardens and all minor
crops failing; outlook exceedingly
gloomy.
Ilolida.-EXcel1ent week for harvesting
cotton, and crop will be picked before 3O.h
instant, excepting sections Of some south
etn counties; only scattered showers fell
and fall crop interests need rain; portions
of northern and western counties report
streams low with pastures failing. There
ara exceptional cases where corn equals
that of previous years; minor crops fair
Alabama.-Hot, dry weather continues
Cotton picking and ginning progressing
rapidly, and bulk of crop will be gathered
this month; corn being housed in good
condition, cane, sweet potatoes, and all
minor crops maturing three to four weeks
earlier than usual.
ssissippi.-Favorabl for harvesting
all crops generally; cotton picking being
pushed forward rapidly; some have I'm
ished and others nearly finished; scarcity
OF labor will delay the completion of cot
ton picking in some sections; slight inn
provement in top cotton drought seri-
ously affecting fall gardens and stock in
many localities.
Louisiana-Week warm, with light, scat
tering showers in north portion, more
general in south portion, though general
ly insufficient; favorable for harvesting
corn, hay and rice and picking cotton.
Corn harvest nearing completion. Cotton
picking pushed worms injuring late cot
ton in localities; cane variable, but gen
orally good.
Texas-Dry weather has continued, ex-
cept in few sections, and has been favor
able for cotton picking, which is being
rushed; the continued drought lessons the
outlook for top crop, and in many sec
tions there Is no top crop; rain is need
ed badly In the wheat belt, as blowing has
been seriously interferred with corn
gathering continues.
Arkansas-No Improvement in the con-
dition of cotton, and it is now too late
| for improvement; from one-third to one
half of crop picked, and picking has been
delayed by hot weather.; rain much need
ed for potatoes, peas and turnips, and to
facilitate blowing and seeding of grain
| Tennessee-Showers principally in east
| ern and middle portions, of but little
| benefit, conditions remaining practically
unchanged; corn maturing rapidly; late
months cut for forage; weather favorab BILE
| for saving late hay and fodder; much
forage stored; ground in most sections too
| dry for blowing.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 15.-The weekly
crop bulletin of the weather bureau, is
sued to-day, says THE past week has
| been one with abundant sunshine high
! temperature and practically no precipita-
ton, consequently all reports are COM
! plants of injury to all crops and failure
| of some. Cotton is about all open and
| picking is progressing rapidly with little
| or no interruption. II is the general he
| lief that the entire crop will have been
| picked by the middle of October, at the
| latest, while many think it will not be
| later than Oct. /. The shortage of this
| crop seems to be increased, as so much of
it is opening before maturing. The corn
crop has been seriously injured by the
drought"
Through the southern counties the Sc
we're drought continues, with very warm
weather. The effect upon all vegetation
| is most disastrous. Cotton is about all
| open, and many fields have been picked.
| The entire crop will be secured by DC,
| /. The late crop is ruined. Corn Is being
housed and is said to be an average crop.
Cane and potatoes are almost an entire
| failure"