The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-06
CROPS GIVEN A LIFT BY THE RAINS
Generally Improved Conditions in all Sections
of the State

Atlanta, July 5.-The crop and
weather report of Section Director J..
B. Marbury of the weather for Georgia
for the week ending July 4, issued to-
day, says:
The weather during the week was
generally favorable to crop growth and
farm work. Showers were general and
the temperature seasonable. Heavy
rains occurred in numerous southern
and few eastern and western coun-
ties. In a few scattered localities the
moisture was insufficient and crops are
suffering. Cotton has been given good
cultivation; plants are small but
healthy; blooms are appearing freely
in the south and plants are beginning
to bloom in some middle sections; dam
age by black root is not extensively
reported, though plants are suffering
from this cause in some counties. Corn
is being laid by in many fields, gen.
eral condition of the crop good. Heavy
peach shipments are being made; mel
ons are late and rather inferior.
Thrashing of wheat is about complet-
ed-good yield secured. Minor crops are
in fair condition."
The reports by counties from the
southern and middle sections are as
follows:
Southern Section - Applng - Good
rains have occurred in most sections
crops are in fair condition. corn about
all laid by"
Brooks-Shower occurred on June IS
nd heTofofoI 10 oil
outlook generally favorable; shipments
of pears beginning; quantities of
sweet potato slips set"
Bryan-Very warm and dry. rain
badly needed; cotton is late, but as a
rule looks well; corn laid by" short
yield of melons; fruit shedding to some
extent.
Clinch-Drought unbroken in this
section: corn and cotton suffering for
moisture; potatoes doing we'll; melons
poor: fruit rather inferior.
Coffee-Fine rains during the early
part of the week; cotton fruiting well;
corn good; many potato slips "set" and
peas planted.
Dooly-Favorable weather for crops
plenty of rain; cotton fields clean; corr
laid by"
Irwin--Heavy showers occurred from
June Is to 80, inclusive; crops have rap.
idly recovered from the effects of prev.
ious dry weather; many potato vine.
planted and doing well; cotton made
good growth, fields clean.
Liberty rains were too late
for gardens, but crops in general We're
benefited; sweet potato slips being
planted; melon crop short and late.
Pierce Weather during early part o.
the week exceptionally favorable, no
and dry latter part; cotton doing we'll
Stewart-Cotton blooming and doing
We'll; corn made good growth, earl!
fields are bearing roasting ears"
melons plentiful and of good size
large shipments of peaches being made
Sumter-Rain is badly needed. though
showers have occurred in a few sec
TONS corn badly fired; cotton small
for the season, outlook poor, some field
| blooming
Tattnall-Local showers have occur
red, but heavy. general rains are need
ed. cotton where we'll cultivated Is il
| good condition, fruiting niceiyy som,
sweet potato slips have been put out
corn tasseling, but is badly fired" il
! places.
Telfair-Recent rains have been bene
ficial to all crops: corn and cotton do
| ing we'll
! Wayne-Crops benefited by ligh
! showers, but heavy rains are needed
! condition of cotton generally inferior
| peaches shedding: melons poor corr
and sugar-cane doing fairly well.
Worth-Cotton still dying from blacl