Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-09
LAST REPORT
ON CROPS
ISSUED
MINOR CROPS BENEFITED BY
PREVAILING CONDITIONS
MUCH COTTON GINNED AND
ON MARKET.

ON MARKET.
Section Director ]. B. Marbury. of the
United States weather bureau. issued the
last weekly climate and crop report for
Georgia for the present year, Tuesday
morning. The report covers the week
ending Monday. The report ceases on ac-
count OF the advanced state of the season.
The following is the report issued:
The early part of the week was warm,
with showers in numerous sections. Rain
fall was general and heavy in the latter
low for the season. Minor crops have con-
tinued to derive benefit from prevailing
weather conditions. but fall blowing and
seeding are not making much Roadway as
usual, although land is being broken In
some counties and oats and rye have been
sown over limited areas. Cotton picking
was again retarded by rains, many plants
were beaten to the ground and the staple
injured. The bulk Of crop. however, has
been secured in the middle and southern
counties except in localities where labor is
scarce. A large portion of the crop has
been ginned and placed on the market.
There Is no Improvement in the yield,
which is disappointing and is estimated to
be from one-half to two-thirds of an av-
Gus new growth has appeared, too late,
however. to mature before frost. Corn
gathering continues, with generally indif
ferent yields, except bottom lands which
are yielding we'll. Haying is also in pro-
gress; a good deal OF this crop was In
jured by rain of the week. Sugar-cane, po-
tatoes and late field peas are apparently
good crops on the whole. and turnips show
improvement. Pastures are in excellent
condition and stock is thriving.
Note:-Owing to the advanced state Of
the season, this number will close the is
sue of the Weekly Climate and Crop Bull
letin of the Georgia Section for the cur
rent year.
Extracts from reports by counties:
Banks: Cotton being picked as rapidly
as possible, crop is turning out slightly
better than anticipated, but below aver
age, heavy rains have damaged staple
considerably.
Cherokee: Heavy showers early part Of
week damaged cotton; late hay crop
good: cotton opening faster than 1t can
be picked; minor crops doing well.
Gilbert: Cotton very poor, cannot make
over half a crop; upland corn very poor,
while on lowlands is good.
Fannin: Fair weather most of week;
lowland corn better than usual; apples
scarce; cabbages excellent; sweet pota-
Floyd: Occasional showers retarded
cotton picking, the staple Is all open. but
hands are scarce, there is good deal
of new growth, but 1t is too late to ma
ture before frost.
Gwinnett: Weather first of week IA
vorabIe to cotton, but recent rains have
retarded picking and damaged crop to
some extent; considerable hay also dam
aged.
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cotton picking and the saving Of hay Sc
riously retarded; peas, potatoes and tur-
nips doing very well.
Lincoln: Considerable rain early in the
week, but latter part dry and favorable
for saving crops; there is much new
growth of cotton, but 1t is too late to
amount to anything.
Oglethorpe Cotton picking will soon be
completed; corn being gathered; potatoes
and fall gardens doing nicely, very little
grain sown as yet. 1 Rt
Rabun: Weather fair most of week:
sorghum making about over and much
rye has been sown.
Walker: The weather has been favor
able and much blowing has been done
during the week; field peas are doing
nicely; turnips aud potatoes very good.
Whitfield: Heavy rains have damaged
lands very much, many streams over
some wheat has been sown; cotton being
marketed; late Irish potatoes doing well;
sweet potatoes only fair.
johnson: Cotton picking rushed. con-
siderable ginned and sent to market; corn
and cane crops rather poor.
Laurens Continued showery weather
delays cotton picking. some fields are
about clean, but considerable remains in
others, potatoes and peas are good crops.
McDuffie: Cotton about all picked and
much OF the crop is on the market, yield
below normal; corn crop short; peas.
potatoes and sugar-cane suffered greatly
from drought during the season. but
good rain fell recently.
Macon: Weather unfavorable for gath
ering crops; yield OF corn about average;
sugar-cane and potatoes deteriorating;
very little fall work done.
Monroe: Recent rains have been very
damaging to unpicked cotton, much beat
en- to the ground and staple badly stained.
Screven: Cane, potatoes and peas are
doing we'll since the recent rains; cotton
picking almost wholly completed.
Spalding: Cotton picking and haying
retarded by cloudy weather and rains:
land is being broken for fall sowing; tur-
nips and other minor crops doing well.
Epson: Weather warm and rainy cot
tor about all out except that on bottom
lands, crop estimated to be ABOUT one
half as large as usual peas and potatoes
good; corn fair.
Washington: A good rain fell in the
early part of the week benefting minor
crops. but too late for cotton, picking of
latter is nearing completion except in
sections where labor is scarce;- haying
&C rtinues; cane and rUtabagas doing well;
peas are not bearing well; corn rather
poor.
Wilkinson: Heavy rains early part of
week retarded work in cotton fields, pick
ing about half completed, no top crop;
short yield of corn minor crops pro-
crossing favorably. @