The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-12

prevails to marked extent in "a num-
Der of sections; the staple is being gin
ned as rapidly as the capacity of gins
will permit, and is generally being
placed on the market as soon as gin
ned, though in some localities farmers
are holding for a higher price; the
crop is practically all gathered in the
southern, nearly all of it in the mid
die and from one-half to three-fourths
in the northern section; the yield has
been considerably shortened by the long
continued dry weather, but the OUT
put still promises to be above the aver
age, and the staple is being housed
in f1rst-class condition. The scarcity
OF water in streams and wells is be-
coming a serious matter in many To-
calities. All minor crops continue to
deteriorate and yields will be greatly
shortened. Corn is being housed in
the middle and southern sections,
yields generally satisfactory. Farmers
are still una BILE to proceed with fail
blowing and seeding"
The condition of cotton by counties
is reported as follows:
Bryan-About all picked.
Decatur-The bulk of the crop has
been gathered.
Dooly-Most of the cotton has been
picked.
Irwin-Pickng rushed, general
scarcity of labor; the staple is being
ginned and marketed as fast as pick
ed.
Stewart-About all picked on most
farms.
Tattnall-Farmers are still behind
with picking on account of the scare
ity of labor; gins over worked
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the last few days
retarded the opening of cotton.
Columbia-One-half to three fourths
picked and marketed; crop short.
Crawford-Bulk of the crop has been
picked and marketed; very little pros
pect for top crop.
Douglas-Nearly all open and nick
ed.
Greene-Opening rapidly and being
picked as fast as the marked scarcity
OF labor admits; many farmers storing
their cotton for higher prices crop be-
low the average.
Houston-Nearly all gathered.
Jefferson-Picking progressing rapid
ly; fully three-fourths of the crop
marketed; some farmers holding for
better prices.
Laurens-About all cotton open, all
gathered in many fields in some To-
calities a good deal remains unpicked
owing to scarcity of labor
Taylor-Nearly all picked
Twiggs-Nearly all the cotton open;
being picked and sold as fast as possi-
BILE.
Bulloch-Picking being pushed;
many fields already gathered.
Carroll-About three fourths of cot
ton open, one-half to two-thirds pick
ed and sold; late bolls opening prem
aturely; in ten days the crop will be
practically open if weather continues
dry.
Johnson-Nearly all open and about
two-thirds gathered and sold
Elbert-Picking nearly completed.
Floyd-Cotton being picked and sold
as RAP lily as possible.
Franklin--Late cotton and all late
crops have suffered considerably;
much cotton open, being picked as
rapidly as possible there is a general
scarcity of labor throughout this sec
ton.
Gordon-Favorable for picking cotton
which is opening very rapidly; must of
the crop will have been picked and
sold by Nov. 10, which is unusually
early for this section.
Jackson-Opening prematurely-ful-
~ two-thirds of the bolls are open;
hay nearly all saved in excellent condi-
ton.
Lincoln-Farmers very busy picking
cotton.
Whitfeld-Picking being pushed.
Cherokee-Cotton opening premature
ly and materially shortening the crop.
Lumpkin-Cotton opening rapidly.
Madison-Cotton opening premature
ly, being picked rapidly; will soon be
all gathered If weather continues dry.