The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
cog0ITIoU OF THE CROPS.
~,oox FOR a GOOD YIELD
lh- a. COTTON PROMISING

wand Injure the Crop
9oi' .,h CaroIIna-sOme Com
I'M Of weeds in Georgia an"
P''-- Niahts and Less Rain Need
--.,,inr Heavily in Alabama
ea- ~. weather in Texas.
.,.----r. July H.-The following are
Wis---= -, The weekly climatic and
---e bulletin; ~o-.,,v cool.
---.-f-i4-Richmond; eeilei ally -.5-
-.~trer. with brisk drying vines,
s---- s-ound in condition to Work anu
O. s,-7,.-s 10 do considerable 10
e. Icing hay, harvesting oats anu
w. ,.--. 0-beat IS yielding below an
Eat prospects above an average
a.-..= ~. i-lproving; hay crop Is snort
-4 robacco still excellent
e- .- .-,-,lina-Raleigh: Week warm
.-.,,r5snt sunshine. very favoraole
e ---sr mart. which was TOO COOL
--,5 frequent rains, not neeoeu' 80"
ming weeiy. but fruiting Wen To
-, injured 10y damPness. causlng le'.v ,,S
go, ~. corn. peas, sweet poldtoeS 81
peanuts eAceiiVN'
91tgt improved. ,..uia Variable
"s--1 Carollna-COlumDla s ~ leso,o
So conditions, but mainly iaNora-
49,. TO wet for farm worKi con- ,s' -
~, rr1nfsing and practically m9us, ~ IL
s-l 49,. and well fruited, needs not uIg
w ia more rain would cause INJURY
s.-si,lse average cOndltions toD@Cc N
~ General quality ana ylelu Ia ts1 Po.,5
" ss.56--.a-A tlanta: The cool nights anu l
. aIo1iv weather during most OF me
c-D.' 49, ,lnfavorable for cotton, put
N' ,r,ns are doing we'll; cotton IS pc
O5,.r needy: warm nights anu less
Yin needed for cotton; peas anu ny -
55rg nicely; grapes rotunS Dauly IN
u.-S.rn section; potatoes and garuehs
g5iz well, melons poor. ---t.., ,oi,,s
over sections Of west and north dlslrlcts
~..5-i+l farm work and VIII cause SOME
. 49, ~ cotton; week unfavOrable over
s1.ri1ns named for curing ana housing
fs5I4r. corn. cotton, tobacco, rice ana
frIi-s more satisfactory over central anu
southern districts. 100,
Montgomery: Heavy TO excess
s.v4 rains in central and southern por-
lions where rust is spreading in cotton
conditions favorable in northern poruon'
cotton opening slowly but fruitlng heaVl-
Ii and now promises to be an early crop
all other crops IN good condition, thOugn
The condition of corn is deterioratnS; Iou-
der pulling viii soon begin.
sissippi-NiCksburg Local showers
were beneficial but insufficient, cotton de-
terioraGng rapidly, and complaints OF
Of bOlls and lice, are increasing corn
short and seriously injured by drought;
gardens and all minor crops suffering Tor
moisture.
Louisiana-New Orleans; Drought Sc
we're in northern portions; some cotton
failing and shedding leaves and forms,
with cessation Of growth and blooming
at top; crops generally good in central
portion, and best over the south, where
cane, cotton and corn are in good condi-
ton; rice improving.
Texas-Galveston The weather during
the past week has been very favorable for
cotton; the plant has taken a new growth,
and as a rule is fruiting we'll although
shedding is reported from a few localities;
picking continues in southwest portion Of
the state; late corn has been materially
improved, and in some sections is a fair
crop, but early corn is a very poor crop;
more rain is needed in southeast portion
for the rice crop.
Arkansas-Little Rock: Drought con-
tinues and condition Of cotton has fallen
OFF in all sections Of the state the most
serious damage being reported in the
southeast and central sections, where
some blight and rust is reported. and con-
siderable shedding; corn continues to de-
teriorate; an general soaking rain needed /;
all crops good in northeast
nnessee-NashVille: Continued heavy
rains in eastern and middle portions dam
aged crops and delayed the threshing and
haying; large percentage OF wheat and
oats lost, sprouttng in shocks; corn al
though injured, promises well generally.
rains in middle portion caused frenching
ana spindling growth of tobacco; cotton
mas too much stalk; in western norton
crop me, except some rust.
Atlanta, Ga, July 21-The weekly cron
bulletin of the weather department. is
sued to-day summarizes the crop condi-
lions in Georgia as follows: During the
week Just ended the weather has been
damp and cloudy, with frequent rains
ana cool nights. Cotton has suffered con-
siderably, with few exceptions The VT
weather has caused the plant To weed
very rapidly, and reports of rust have
increased materially.
Sorn, which had begun to show tbe
odu eHects OF the dry weather has come
y"l wonderfully. Owing to the wet ana
Ivy condition of the land cotton and
Iate corn nave not been plOwed &c +TaV,
sHvu1u nave been, and as a consequence
sysus are taking possession of nonI,
tiVluS. 30 Iar, cotton is shedding but ~
t.e, put unless the weather becomes 5,,,
II ~. Is reared serious shedding will ree7,1t -
IN the northern and central sac+ions
slaPes are rotting badly, while in the
dant. 81 llhe ana abun-
In South Georgia the rains have how
" slal to all growing crops. esneciaIiI,
IosSri Il, cane and potatoes. Cotton is
IN So, WIN Irult. It is beginning to shed
~ So.le lew localities, and some r,st ~
i1n p9l 'eu on sandy slopes, but that on rcd
an ,-99 "as never better Melon shlnrnents
having to a close"