The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-04
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
Fleecy Staple Looking WelI-Wheat Har-
vested-Sprs2g Oats Disappointing.
COTTON

Fleecy Staple Looking WelI-Wheat Har-
vested-sprsag Oats Disappointing.
COTTON.
The very dry May permitted the farm.
ers to clean their fields thoroughly of
grass and weeds, and through June.
where rains have fallen, the plants have
made good growth and are now look
ing we'll. AS a rule the stand is fair.
and there have been but few complaints
of lice and other insect enemies. The
rainfall has been deficient in some DOR.
tions of the state, but in most localities
there has been enough for cotton. which
requires but little rain until fruiting
commences. Taking into consideration
all the questions affecting this crop, and
the verdict must be that at this date it
is in good condition and growing off
well, but from ten days to two weeks
later than an average crop.
CORN.
In many counties the rainfall has not
been sufficient for the best development
of this crop, though i'll but few places
has this deficiency been sufficient to
cause serious injury. The crop, how
ever, is just now at its critical stage.
particularly in the lower half of the
state, and frequent and abundant rains
during July will be needed to insure
an abundant yield. If our farmers
would take more pains in preparing
their corn land, by deeper blowing, ETC.,
good crop would be raised with much
less rain than is now required. Snail
low breaking up of land forces the corn
roots to feed near the surface, and then
very moderate .drouth produces seri-
Gus results.
WHEAT.
This crop has been harvested and
much of it threshed, with very salts
factory results, many fields in North
Georgia turning out from 20 to 30 bush
els per acre. The rust, which appeared
in nearly every field during May, was
confined as rule to the blades and did
no harm to the grain.
OATS, ETC.
Fall planted oats turned out we'll in
every portion of the state while spring
oats were very disappointing. The acre
age of fall oats was not large, and the
spring oats failing, the crop i'll total is a
short one.
The minor crops are doing fairly we'll
and there has been a large acreage of
sweet potatoes planted The stand of
sugar cane is poor, but condition good.
FRUITS.
Watermelons are being shipped now
in large quantities, but the crop is in
ferior both in quantity and in size of
melons. made the acreage % per cent
short of an average crop in my last re-
port, but am satisfied it is even greater,
and now estimate it to be at least 40 per
cent less than usual The diminished
acreage should cause good melons to
bring high prices. The peach crop is
short throughout the state, particularly
at the large centers of this industry
The fortunate growers who have made
partial crops should get high prices.
The grape crop is large and fastening
to maturity, with no reports as yet of
injury from any disease. Apples prom
Use fair crop while black berries are
abundant on every farm in the state.
STOCK.
Many reports of cholera among hogs
in every section of the state. With this
exception stock of all kinds are reported
as healthy and in good condition.
have noticed that hog cholera is always
more common in those years when
good deal of western corn is sold in the
state. and | infer from this fact that
much of the So called cholera is simply.
the result of neglect and starvation.