The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-14

ed; crop cut short by caterpillars and
rust.
Dooly-About all old cotton open
will soon be picked and marketed:
young cotton shedding; labor scarce.
Decatur-Very little picked this week
on account of rains; the crop somewhat
damaged by wet weather.
Irwin-Heavy rains hindered picking
first of week; last few days fine and
picking pushed; much of the staple
open.
Randolph-Rain first of week; no
damage to cotton; half of the crop has
been picked and marketed; pea crop
fine
stewart-Cotton opening rapidly and
picking pushed; the output will be
considerably larger than that of 1903
and will have been gathered by Nov. l.
rehabilitation damaged by rust and
caterpillars; a fair yield indicated; la
Dor scarce.
Telfair-Favorable weather for pick
ing.
Worth-Cotton being picked slowly;
indications for better yield than was
expected a few weeks ago-an average
yield promised
Middle Section - Campbell - Cotton
shedding; early varieties opening rap
idly.
Standardization opening rapidly.
being picked as fast as possible and
put on the market as rapidly as har-
vested.
Columbia-Fine week for picking
cotton which is being rushed
Dooly-About all old cotton open;
will soon all be picked and sold; young
cotton shedding.
Douglas-Heavy rain first of week
did some damage to cotton; cotton
crop not as good as was thought some
time ago.
Effingham-Little cotton picked dur
ing week; late cotton shedding fruit
and being injured by caterpillars.
Fayette-Cotton rusting badly, forms
falling off; picking begun.
Houston-Cotton opening rapidly, be-
ing housed and marketed as fast as
possible.
Jefferson-First of week cloudy and
too damp for cotton picking; latter
part ideal weather for farm work;
picking being rushed; staple being
marketed as fast as ginned.
Muscogee- fine for picking
cotton, all of which will soon be open;
crop will be somewhat short
Talbot-Cotton opening rapidly, es-
pecially in places infected by rust
Upson-Drought unbroken, injurious
to cotton, which is deteriorating.
Bulloch-Weather favorable for cot
ton picking and other farm work; the
former is progressing satisfactorily in
most sections; caterpillars have APP
peared in numerous sections and it is
feared will ruin the top crop and in
jure the late paintings.
Carroll-Cotton opening; late cotton
rusting and shedding.
Glascock-Week favorable for pick
ing cotton, the staple being ginned
and sold as rapidly as picked.
Washington-Cotton picking is being
rushed.
Wilkinson-Cotton dying from rust
and black root.
Northern Standardization
week has been dry; cotton is opening
rapidly, short crop is indicated.
Characterization three weeks late;
some early fields beginning to open.
Cobb-Cotton opening, but very lit
tie picked yet.
Elbert-Cotton above the average:
general outlook encouraging.
Floyd-Cotton doing fairly well, some
complaint of damage by dry weather
in some sections; picking begun.
Forsyth-Weather very warm and
dry; cotton shedding leaves and bolls,
beginning to open.
Franklin-Weather favorable for ma
turing cotton, picking general, "a fair
crop indicated.
Gordon-Rain badly needed; cotton
picking in progress, prospect good for
full crop.
Gwinnett-Cotton continuing to shed
forms and young bolls on account of
lack of moisture; otherwise weather
favorable.
Hall-Cotton opening and picking in
progress, crop not as good as was es-
timated.
Jackson-Cotton rusting badly.
Lincoln-Cotton opening fast in
spots.
Oglethorpe-Cotton is opening rap
idly; young cotton beginning to rust
and shed; rain would be beneficial.
Whitfield-Cotton shedding