The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-29
COTTON NEEDED RAIN
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR sATISFAC-
TORY CROP IN GEORGIA.
DR0UTH HAS BEEN BROKEN.
MESSRS. HUTTON AND TEASDALE
BACK FROM COTTON TERRI
TORY.

The Fields Clean, the Plant Growing
Well and with the Rains of the
Last Few Days Everything Points
to a Good YieId-Farmers Are En-
cOuraged and Look for Prosper
Gus SeasOn-The Corn Crop Short
on Account of the Dry Weather.
With sufficient moisture the general
opinion is that the cotton crop of Geor-
sia will be a satisfactory one for far
mers, who have had success with the
cultivation of their cotton and now
look to the weather alone to make the
crop Rains are all that is needed to
bring the crop up to full one to the
acreage planted.
Mr.. Hugh NJ. Hutton, of the cotton
brokerage firm of Hutton & Gibbes,
and Mr.. w H. Teasdale of Teasdale
& Co., cotton brokers, have just return
ed from the interior of Georgia, where
they went on business and observation.
Pessimistic views are not entertained
by either as to the coming cotton crop,
and since the rains of the last few
days, which, the reports say, were we'll
q s9orgia the presumption is that the
Arought-stricken plantations were
largely relieved and that the plant has
taken a new start
Only Needed Rain.
Mr.. Hutton Travelled throughout the
more important cotton growing sec
tions of Georgia and Alabama, where he
Of he
He found the plant in the sections
he visited hardy and promising, but
greatly in need of rain. During the
past few days these have fallen, and
he now has no doubt that the plant
will develop rapidly. Having been in
business in Savannah for many years
Mr.. Hutton is acquainted not only with
the handling of cotton, but also un-
derstands its cultivation. He says he
never saw the fields cleaner. The far
mers appear TO have had ample labor
with which to tend" their plantations,
and they did not lose the opportunity
for paving the way for an excellent
crop.
Corn Crop of.
The corn crop will not be a good one,
said Mr.. Hutton, which is about the
only complaint heard from farmers.
There has not been enough rain for it,
and the result is it received a back
set that will bring the production
down. In fact, farmers realize that
they will make a small corn crop. and
are consequently calculating upon buy
ing their necessary supplies for the
fattening of hogs and other purposes.
Among the growers and large han
dlers of cotton in Georgia, and also
the country merchants, it is gratifying
to see their generally prosperous con-
dition,' said MIR. Hutton. Collections
seem to have been fairly good among
them. The people appear to be en-
couraged over the outlook l attrib-
ute the general prosperity to the con-
servativeness of the people is much as
to any other one thing. Stocks car
ried at country stores are full and in
many or them many customers are to
be seen. But the merchants have been
conservative in their purchases. and as
they have not over-bought the chances
are less for embarrassment of any
kind. and the more so since the outlook
faVors good cotton crop now and
more ability on the part of the people
TO meet their obligations. 1t is my
opinion that Savannah will command
its usual stand among the ports for
the handling of large portion of the
new CROP
MIR. TensdaIe's observations.
Mr.. Teasdale found the crop on the
whole in good condition in Georgia
and in the important sections of South
Carolina. All needed when he was
there, some days ago, was rains, and
as these have come. doubt no longer
exists as to the satisfactory develop
ment of cotton unless the rains be-
come excessive. Around Chester.
Clinton and other points the plant APP
peared wholesome, and a good crop is
almost certain Mr.. Teasdale was
away about three weeks He, too,
found the corn crop to have suffered
greatly for moisture, and the general
opinion among farmers was that the
yield will not be a profitable one.