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Crop conditions vary after 'spotty' rainfall
Cotton, peanuts thrive; corn inconsistent
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Bulloch County cotton crops, such as this field on Highway 67, are healthy due to recent rains.
If one were to drive across Bulloch County, it might be obvious that some areas have experienced good rainfall this year, while others have not. A healthy corn field may be seen on one country road while the field a mile away stands abandoned due to drought. The “scattered thunderstorms” that have dumped inches of water on some areas of the county missed other areas, where crops became parched and withered.
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