Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-09
HOW CROPS OVER
GEORGIA FARED
IN RAINY PERIOD
Greatest Damage To Oats And
Wheat. But Outlook 10 Not
All Gloom

Il fAl3@kAIN "a, Juilc - 7
done to Georgia wheat and oats by
rain and rust, in excess of one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars IS
4 the principal feature of the general
crop report released today by the At
lanta office of the u, S. Department
of Agriculture, q. r. Pettet, statis-
tician. Damage from rust occurred
in practically every part of the state.
Damage from excess moisture was
likewise state wide but very much
heavier in the northern half. A great
deal Of grain in rais section is still
unharvested and there will be further
serious loss unless we have week
of dry weather. Up to the present
wheat has suffered much more sew
erely than oats. The combined acre
age in wheat and oats in probably
greater than ever in the history OF
the state, but the total production
will fall far short of expectations be-
cause Of short yields and unfavorable
harvest conditions.
Obiltl NIOpo may UC litO
two general classes, those which
were able to utilize the great amount
of excess moisture and those which
suffered from it. In the first divis-
ion, sweet potatoes, sugar cane,
clovers, grasses alfalfa pastures and
trees have thrived wonderfully The
condition figure for these is far
above the average, and bids fair to
set record.
Crops "Rained Out"
At later stage in its growth corn
welcomes rainfall. The present crop
is so late and small that the rams
lave been very M ;tIous. Much bol-
.cm land corn has been drowned or
covered by washing. In the flat sec
sions the rainfall has been too heavy
Cor rapid run off and the fields arc
water sobbed. We have much COM
plant Of crops being trained out.
Cultivation has been impossible in
most sections for many days and in
the clay region of upper Georgia the
period runs to three weeks.
Grass has become very bad. In the
majority of fields it will take utmost
exertion to destroy it.
Much corn is not yet planted, and
without considerable dry period our
acreage will be curtailed.
Early corn in the east and south
is often good. With this exception
prospects are very poor.
Fruit Report.
The peach crop is not quite up to
the average. The size Of the peach
is unusual because of ample .mois-
ture and rather scant set of fruit.
Rains have not yet done much dam
age but dry weather is very badly
needed before the picking of the
main crop begins. The commercial
crop will be several thousand cars
short of last season. Early CONNER
scial varieties were under expecta-
tions. Heavy production of hileys
and Georgia Bellies IS certain. Main
crop, Elbertas, rather short. Output
of young trees of latter variety apt
to upset calculations.
Apple prospect is brighter than in
several years. Many young groves
will market considerable quantity of
fruit this year.
Watermelons Damaged.
A month ago we expected to get
a watermelon record. This is still
possible, but reports are indigo blue.
Shedding is quite general, flood dam
age very common, and direct dam
age to the fruit and vines from re-
cent storms run to gloomy total.
Melons are almost ready to move.
Cantaloupes have started.
Cantaloupes have shared unfavor-
able conditions. More rain may
prove disastrous, while burning sun
would be almost as bad.
Condition of Georgia crops in per
cent Of normal, June l.:
Winter wheat 63; oats 81; rye 81;
hay SO; apples 10; clover 95; alfalfa
50; pasture 95; cowpeas SO; field
beans so; cabbage 81; onions 89
peaches 6s; pears SO; blackberries
81; watermelons 80; cantaloupes 80;
sugar cane 88.