The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-04


having a hard time getting a start.
The dry and cold weather is unfavor-
able and there is an indication that re-
planting will be necessary in many
parts of the state. The other crops,
except fruit, are backward. Section Di-
rector ]. B. Marbury in his report of
weather and crop conditions through
out the state for the week ending May
3 issued to-day, says:
THE week has been an unfavorable
one for crops, the prevailing drought
and unseasonably low temperature be-
ing very detrimental to growth as well
as TO termination of late planted fields
The precipitation for the week was
very light-practically none occurred in
numerous middle and southern Sec
lions. Cotton planting is nearing CON-
pletion in the north; termination poor
much replanting Indicated; replanting
is active elsewhere with unsatisfactory
results; seed scarce. Stands of early
planted cotton are generally poor
many plants are dying; chopping con-
tinues in the south. Corn is germina-
ting slowly in the north and growing
slowly elsewhere; plants are yellow,
Melons are late and inferior. Cats are
heading in the south, but need rain to
insure a good crop. The fruit outlook
continues excellent in the majority OF
counties"
The reports from fourteen counties
in the northern section of the state
showed dry, cold and windy weather,
with resultant damage to all crops, .ex-
cept wheat and oats. The reports from
the southern and middle sections of the
state, by counties, are:
Southern Section.
Appling- cool and windy,
no rain during the week. replanted
corn and cotton falling to terminate;
oats heading.
Brooks-Growth of crops retarded by
cool, dry weather; cotton planting
completed, chopping well advanced
plants small for the season: melons
late; fall oats fair to good.
CIay-Cold, windy and very dry;
cotton dying In many fields, poor
stands of late paintings; corn yellow;
fall oats seriously injured by dry
weather, spring sowings very poor.
Coffee-Cool, windy week, light
scattered showers on 26th; planting and
replanting about completed grass and
weeds under CONTROL many cotton
plants dying.
Colquitt-Cool weather detrimental
to growth; rain much needed; poor
stands of late planted cotton; corn
fair.
Decatur-Dry and cool weather has
had a bad effect on crops; poor stands
of cotton, much not up; fair stands
of corn, but plants are yellow.
Dooly-Weather unfavorable to
growth of crops; chopping of early
planted cotton in progress, late plant
ings not up; all crops need rain,
though corn is not suffering greatly.
Early-Light showers on the 26th,
temperature unseasonably low; late
paintings Of cotton do not terminate.
notwithstanding the COOL dry
weather corn looks well, but stands
of cotton are inferior, much replant-
ing of latter will be done; oats suf-
fering for rain.
Lee-Continued dry, cool weather
retards growth Of all crops, but corn
looks fairly well; much replanting of
cotton, plants in many fields not up;
pears blighted.
Liberty-Weather cool, windy and
very dry; cotton plants dying; poor
stands of corn; pastures falling.
McIntosh-Rice is doing WELL but all
OIHer crops are III hSSu Va lam anu
warmth.
Mitchell-Cool weather is injuring
young cotton and late paintings are
not coming up, chopping progressing
rapidly; corn receiving second cult
walton; fruit crop promising.
Randolph-Weat cool and dry,
though light showers occurred on the
26th; poor stands of cotton, large part
of the crop not up; corn small and
yellow; rain badly needed.
Sumter-Another dry, cool week; cot
ton situation poor, not more than one
half of the crop up, replanting in pro-
gress; corn being injured by cut
worms.
Terrell-Weather continues unfavor-
able for crops, though fairly good
stands of cotton have been secured,
chopping pushed; fruit fine; corn yell
low from cool winds.
Thomas-Cotton chopping continues;
corn SMALL oats heading; cane and
minor crops doing very well.
Wayne-Very dry week with cool
winds; crops at standstill; cut
worms injuring corn; oats failing.
Wilcox-Dry, cool and windy week,
unfavorable to crops, though corn is
doing fairly well: growth of cotton
checked many plants not up; wheat
and oats suffering for rain.
Middle Section.
Baldwin-Cool, drying winds during
the week retarded termination and
growth of all crops; stands of cotton
poor.
Cambell-weather cool, windy and