Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-10
CROP REPORT
WAS MADE
TUESDAY
COTTON, CORN AND ALL OTHER
FARM PRODUCTS ARE SAID
TO HAVE BEEN GREATLY
DELAYED.

Marnury. or the weather oepAL
From now on the weather department viii
issue a weekly crop bulletin each Tues
day morning The first bulletin Is print
Cd below in full:
First Crop Report.
As a result OF temperatures below nor
mai IN all sections throughout the winter
season and q superabundance OF ram
IN the majority OF districts. the genera
crop season g. backward. the opinion De
ing that IL Is from two 10 three weeEs
later than usual Whereas at this time
A Is usually the case that great deal
OF cotton land IS IN readiness for planting,
n not actually planted the conditions this
season have been such that every nttie
preparatory work could be accomplished,
and but i..tle planting has been done. The
sane IS true OF other crops The past
week however. owing 10 prevailing gen
eraily fair weather was favorable Tor
farm operations. and the latter were vigo-
rously pushed. A little cotton was p laIle-
ed IN the extreme southern and eastern
sections. and corn planting has become
universal In q few counties most OF the
corn e already IN. Corn IS coming up IN
some Of the far south sections, Win me
dunn stands Wheat and oats are regard
ed as showing Improvement ai az y 81
thin and backward Garden truck i IN
moor condition The peach crop was en-
dznxered BY cool weather and frosts dur
ing the few DAYS OF the month. but the
injury n any, was slight. and az TINS
date the prospects are bright.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Ranks: weather cool for the season.
rainfall abundant: peschtrees In fun
bloom; wheat small: rye looks wen.
Carroll. An ideal week for work. mucn
plowing done: some corn planted; prepa-
ratlons made for cotton planting; fruit
safe; seed potatoes scarce.
Cherokee: Light frosts occurred early
Hanage- considerable
blowing done. some corn planted.
cobb: Week very favorable for farm
ing: peach trees In full bloom;. gardens
mostly planted.
Floyd: Farm work delayed. but week
was favorable: corn planting general
cotton land prepared; fruit safe TO date
Gwinnett: Farm work pushed with en-
ergy: some upland corn planted: spring
oats healthy; wheat improving.
Hall: Warm and dry week; fertilizers
being put in: wheat and oats improving;
fruit safe thus far.
Hart. Farm work quite backward;
some corn planted; greater part OF pre-
parztory work for cotton planting still
undone; peach crop promising; fall oats
a failure.
Jaekson: A good week for farm work;
corn planting in progress. Irish potatoes
coming up; fruit safe so far.
Lincoln: Cool weather with high winds
damage resulting; little corn planted.
Rabun. Farm work behind fruit not
vet In bloom.
walker; Fruit slightly damaged by
frosts: planting late; wheat shows i'm
provement: gardening backward.
Whftheld: Frost and ice formed early
In the week. but nothing was hurt: much
gardening done: wheat and fan sown oats
doing fairly well
MIDDLE SECTION.
Baldwin: Heavy rains have delayed
farm work; Upland corn planting not I'm
isned. but blowing done on cotton land:
small grains improving.
Columbia: First Of week cool and windy.
but no damage 70 fruit; a little cotton
planted wheat and oats small but grow
ing fairly wen.
Emanuel: Very favorable week for farm
work: land dried by high winds; consider
able Germ IL planted. and a little is up:
some Sea Island cotton planted; fruit
safe
Greene: Planting corn and putting in
guano for cotton Is the order OF the day:
vegetation advancing rapidly.
Houston: Favorable weather for farm
work: corn planting general: some cotton
planted all work being pushed.
Jefferson. Current week unfavorab bic;
ground too wet TO plow; corn coming up.
stands medium: garden truck retarded by
cool nights: fruit not seriously damaged.
ton: corn planting not half completed:
wheat and oats backward: peaches prom
fslng. gardens very late.
Macon: A good week for farming inter-
ests; cotton planting near at hand:
peaches shedding.
Meriwether: A good week for farm
work; corn planting progressing rapidly:
cotton nearly ready 10 plant. fruit not
greatly hurt BY recent cool weather.
Montgomery: Corn planting general. but
not much cotton IN as yet; gardens back
ward: oats doing well. -
Muscogee: Current week favorable for
farmerF; cotton planting beginning; corn
planting on uplands nearly over.
Richmond: Farm work well advanced:
corn coming up; gardens backward; fruit
camaged slightly by recent frosts.
Rockdaie: A full weeks work done.
fruit crop IN good shape; wheat small but
improving.
screven: Fields Doggy from continued
rains; corn planting delayed, although
considerable has been put in; no short
cotton planted. long staple about all in:
fruit injured BY recent frosts.
Troups A good week for work: corn
planting pushed; not much cotton land
prepared apple trees blooming
Epson: Farmers taking advantage OF
prevailing good weather: corn planting
generally completed; cotton planting late;
wheat growing rapidly; gardens doing
well
Warren: Germ planted on dry lands;
weather favorable for general farm work
Warrington: Week favorable TO general
farm work; corn planting pushed vigo-
rously: light frost on the I'd
Wflkinsons Fruit in good condition:
cofu planting about half done. some early
paintings coming up
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Berrien: Weather favorable for plant
g. Ing. very little rain during the week: ali
work. however. II backward.
Bryan: Corn coming up: gardens and
vegetables planted: melon crop promis1
ing.
lalhoun: Corn coming Up poorly much
viii be replanteds cotton planting general:
weather fine. but ground very wet.
Camden: Season about two weeks late
but weather fine and everything doing
well. corn up: melons being planted.
Clay. Week OF fair weather utilized 20
advantage: very little cotton planted.
however; rain needed on uplands. while
fat lands are too wet TO be plowed.
Clinch: Corn and cotton being planted
rapidly: oats doing well: farmers busy.
Coffee: Weather fine on farm work.
land drying or nicely: some cotton plant
ed. and much corn: gardens poor.
Irwin; A fine week for farming opera
TONS corn nearly all planted. and some
long cotton: much ground still too wet %
work: fruit prospects stfll hold good.
Liberty: A favorable week for farm
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