The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-24
GEORGIA COTTON DAMAGED.
RAINS HAVE BEEN HEAVY IN THE
COTTON GROWING SECTIONS.


the Average the Rains Have Not
Fallen Evenly and the Cotton Ter
ritory Has Been Hard Hit-ETect
of the Injury TO Crop Has Sent Flu
lures Markets SIsyward.
The chances are much of the cotton crop
will be damaged by the heavy rains which
have prevailed fqr the last ten days. The
damage will likely he felt heavily in Geor-
gia. and all the Gulf states excepting
Texas. where the reports do not indi-
cate that the iaiu has done a great deal
of injury.
Georgia is yet behind in the normal
amount Of rainfall, as compared with the
average for June for the last twenty
eieht years. According TO figures furnish
ed abe Morning News by the weather bu-
reau the rainfall from June to last night
was 3.51 inches, I.47 behind the normal
for the month, which is Gel inches. For
the Savannah district of the cotton belt
the rainfall is SO inch behind the normal
from Jan. l to last night. While the rain
fall so far this month is 3.5l, for the en-
tire of June, 1899, was 1.07 inches; for
1898 1t was IS inches for 1897 it was 8.9i
inches. for 1896 it was 5.31 inches, and
for 95 it was sos inches.
While average rainfall for the month is
behind the rain has not been distributed
as in previous years. For this reason
cotton and other crops are damaged con-
siderably throughout the state The re-
ports which have been carrying the cot
ton futures markets skyward have shown
great damage, and it is probable that sub
sequent events will confirm them.
The following are the latest summaries
from crop sections of the Weather Bureau
in the cotton belt:
Louisiana-Weather conditions very IA
vorable for prosecution of farming opera
Hions and growth of crops; sugar cane and
rice in excellent condition; corn mostly
laid by; cotton is being cultivated second
time and early planted blooming freely;
sweet potatoes, cowpeas alfalfa and mnoc
crops doing we'll; rain would be beneficial
10 corn.
Mssissippi-All reports discourag ing,
except few southern counties; owing to
continued rains cannot work grassy crops;
no sunshine to promote growth; corn turn
ing yellow; cotton getting red and lousy,
few blooms fair stands: oats damaged
and some destroyed; fruit, gardens and
vegetables injured; lowlands submerged,
grass and weeds rank.
Arkansas.-Wet weather stopped cultl-
walton generally; cotton and corn very
grassy. and weedy in most sections; I'M
less dry weather sets in soon, many fields
in dow lands Will be abandoned; wheat
nearly all harvested; potatoes generally
good, some rotdDg in ground; fruit eN-
cept apples and pears, promise good
Alabama Rainfall excessive, partic-
ularly in southern counties, many low
lands flooded and abandoned; corn silk
ing. generally promising, but needing Gull
tivation; cotton grassy. running to stalk,
lice damaging, squaring slowly few
blooms; wheat and oats yielding satiefac-
torily, some damaged in shock; minor
crops promising except melons rotting;
peaches plentiful. quality deterioraing.
Georgia Daily showers in nearly all
parts of the state, excessive rainfall N
numerous localities; crops very grassy;
fair weather ana sunshine badly needed
for cleaning and working; cotton suffering
from moisture and damaged by lice; corn
fiourishlng; melons shipped from Brooks
county heavy. peach shipments continue;
gardens sugar cane and peanuts doing
nicely.
Florida Excessive rains damaged mel
Ons and vegetables on low lands; corn and
cotton good growth, but many fields
grassy. work delayed by wet soil; large
acreage set our in sweet potatoes; rice
doing we'll; melons peaches and pineap-
pies plentiful, citrus trees and fruit in
fine condition.
South Carolina-Fxcessiv rains in west
ern portions, elsewhere favorable wealth
er; corn small. but doing well. earliest laid
by; cotton grassy in northwestern por-
ton. where chOpping is unfinished, crop
needs cultivation. elsewhere small, but
healthy and growing rapidly; lice preva-
lent. Sea island needs hot weather; to-
baccO butt0ning low. cutting and curing
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