The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-01

Atlanta, May Sit was a hot and
dry week except that beneficial show
ers occurred on Sunday in many north
ern and central counties. In the south
the drought continues unbroken. All
crops have been seriously damaged by
the long period of dry weather. Cotton
is making slow growth, but has been
we'll cultivated and fields are clean.
Lice are increasing in many fields. A
considerable portion of the late planted
crop is not up. Corn is small and
backward, poor to fair stands; tassel-
ing low in the south. The outlook for
peaches continues encouraging. A fair
are generally poor. The berry crop has
been materially shortened by the
drought. Harvesting of fall oats is
nearing completion in the south, con-
tinues in the middle counties and is be-
ginning in the north; fair to good
yields. Spring oats are almost a fail
ure in the majority of counties
Streams are low and pastures poor.
The report by counties in the South
ern and Middle sections, are as follows:
Southern Section.
Appling and corn doing as
we'll as could be expected melons very
poor, poor yield of fall oats.
Berrien-Hot and dry week; lice in
cotton fields increasing; fall oats
about all harvested fair yield.
Brooks-Rain needed for all crops;
early planted corn being laid by"
cotton doing fairly well, but crop is
fully weeks late; fall oats harvested;
melons late and poor; pears almost
failure, apples fair.
Bryan-No rain; crops parched;
much cotton not up; cane poor; corn
SMALL poor yield OF fall oats.
Camden--Good yield of fall oats:
plums ripening; peaches are small;
potatoes, cane and peas suffering for
rain.
Clinch-Drought unbroken; all crops
beginning to suffer for moisture; fair
yield of fall oats.
Decatur-ahowers occurred in south
ern potion of the county on Satur-
day, but crops are in need of a soak
ing rain; lice appearing in cotton
fields
Dooly-Drought unbroken; corn
small but of good color, growing
slowly; fair yields of fall oats.
Early-Fall-sown oats are being
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fairly well, but infested with lice.
Irwin-Crop conditions very serious;
ponds and streams dry; corn tassel-
ing very low, no signs of ears; most
fields of cotton very poor; oats saved
in good condition.
Diberty-Drought unbroken; crops on
uplands suffering severely; late plant
ed cotton not up; sugar cane good.
McIntosh-Very dry; crops on up
lands in some sections are believed to
be beyond recovery; everything back
ward.
Mftchell-Drought unbroken; corn
badly wilted; cotton making slow
growth, lice increasing; gardens near
ly ruined.
Pierce-Late planted crops failed to
gennltnate owing to lack of moisture;
fine yield of peaches.
Stewart-General improvement in ap-
pearance of growing crops; fair yield
OF fall oats, spring sowings poor; good
stands OF corn; peaches ripening rap
idlv.
Sumter-weather Of the week unfav-
orable TO crops; lice on cotton increas-
ing: corn small but holding up well;
Tall oats fair, spring sowings light;
melons poor.
Terreii-Drougi1t continues: ali crops
suffering for moisture; late planted cot
ton coming up slowly, chopping OF
early planting continues: fall oats
cut short by drought.
Wayne-IAtte or no rain during the
past several weeks, AL crops dete-