The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-11
CROP PROSPECTS IN ~a.
GEORGIA IMPROVING
The Drought Broken in Some Sections, But More
Rain is Greatly Needed

rain early in the week; corn continues
small, but is receiving second cultiva-
ton; cotton chopping rushed; spring
oats small; melons poor.
Tattnall-Light shower on 9th re-
leved drought of four weeks standing
to some extent; corn fair and we'll Gull
tivated cotton being chopped, many
fields replanted. plants sickly.
Telfair-Dry weather continues; poor
stands of cotton, some being worked,
much replanting; oats need rain to
save the crop from failure; corn doing
fairly well.
Thomas-Rain badly needed practi-
cally none during the week; cotton
chopping we'll advanced; melons doing
fairly well.
Wayne-Very little rain during the
week, crops suffering.
Webster-Favorable week; beneficial
showers have occurred; cultivation of
corn and cotton pushed
Worth-Cotton chopping nearly fin-
ished, poor stands corn holds up well;
oats suffering for moisture.
Middle Section.
Bulloch-Copious showers latter part
of week; crops Backward; poor stands
of cotton, chopping well advanced; fall
oats in full head.
Burke-Stands of cotton poor, much
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oats failing owing to dry weather.
Carroll-Weather dry until latter part
of week; cotton coming up slowly, very
little increase in acreage, some re-
planting done; corn being cultivated;
fruit fair to good.
Emanuel-Corn doing well, cultiva-
tion continues; fine fruit crop indiCat-
ed; rain needed to bring up cotton.
Heard-Cotton is considered about
fifteen days late; corn looks very well;
wheat poor; oats small; fruit fine.
Houston-Good showers early part
part week caused late planted cotton
to begin to terminate, early fields be-
ing chopped; corn promises well; ex-
cellent peach crop assured.
Jasper-Good showers Saturday night,
It'll, very beneficial to growing crops,
but cotton is coming up poorly.
Jefferson-Greater part of week dry,
cool nights, crops suffering; oats and
wheat failing; gardens doing nothing.
Jones-Very little cotton up, some
lands not planted; cultivation of corn
in progress, poor stands.
Macon-Good showers early and lat
ter parts of week, beneficial to grow
ing crops, but cotton stands still poor.
Montgomery-Much~ cotton up, chop
ping begun; stands of corn damaged
by moles and crows; gardens poor.
Muscoge continues very
dry, oats almost 1dllure; corn looks
fairly we'll; poor stands of cotton.
Rockdale-Cotton coming up slowly;
corn doing fairly well; full peach crop
indicated, apples scarce.
Screven-All crops suffering for mois-
ture, especially oats; corn small, grow
ing slowly; melons backward. but i'm
proving; generally poor stands of cot
ton. chopping begun.
Talbot-Dry weather continued most
of the week, light showers on eth;
cotton doing nothing, much replanting
necessary; oats heading low corn
growing slowly.
Taliaferro-Unfavora week for
crops; poor stands of cotton, many
fields plowed up and replanted; oats
| poor.
| Upson-Not much cotton up; corn
| growing slowly; pastures failing; oats
and wheat badly in need of moisture.
| Washington-Local rains have bene-
! flied all crops, moreblespecially oats,
but stands of cotton continue poor
chppping in progress3 corn looks fairly
| we'll. or
Wilkinson-Dry weather is retarding
| growth of crops; poor stands of cot
ton, early paintings being chopped.