The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-11
North Carolina Crop Report.

CENTRAL DISTRICT. Durham,
Durham county.-"Much damage is
reported to have been done to out
standing tobacco by the frost last
Saturday night" Gibson's Station,
Richmond county.-"The early frosts
will cut short the late crops Of cotton.
Weather very favorable for picking
now. Farmers say crops will soon all
be gathered" Greensboro, Guilford
county.-"Frosts have injured all
crops Tobacco very seriously. Haw
River, A1amance county.-Frost in
jured tobacco seriously; not half of
crop cut" Hillsboro. Orange county.
Have had frost. four or five times
since last report; tobacco badly DAM
aged" Louisburg, Franklin county.
I'VE have had two frosts since last
Friday Cotton opening well, though
somewhat damaged Monroe, Union
county.-"Very light frost on the 10Th,
considerable frost on the 30th ult.
Light frost on the LIST and 4th inst. !"
Oxford, Granville caunty. Consider
able damage done to tobacco by frost
On night Of 29th ult The report still
comes from the countryside worst
cures you ever saw" Pittsboro
Chatham county'-"Have had frost
which has killed good deal of vege-
tation. Tobacco very materially in
jured." Raleigh. Wake county,
"White frost September Both. No
damage reported in this vicinity"
Salem, Forsyth county.-"Heavy frost
last Sunday night, doing some damage
to tobacco. Most of the crop was
saved before the FROST Warrenton,
Warren county Slight frosts
nearly every morning the past week,
with very little damage. Cotton open
ing rapidly. About two thirds of the
tobacco cut, curing badly. Turnips
and potatoes good pea crop infer
ior."
WESTERN DIsTR1CT.-Bat Cave.
Henderson county:-"Frost every day
for past week. No injury of any con-
sequence to crops" Charleston, Swain
| county.-"Frost on September 80
killed all the tobacco that was not
housed. About one quarter of crop in
jured." Davidson College, Mecklen-
burg county.-"The past week has
been fine for work, Three light frosts.
Cotton is being picked briskly; one
hall crop here" Hickory, Catawba
county-''On the morning of the 30th
ult. we had a heavy frost, which killed
the outstanding tobacco and late corn.
Cotton was also damaged consider
ably" Lenoir, Caldwell county
"Killing fro is on the 18th and Both
ult, Slight snow on the Blue Ridge
night of October LIST, Fine weather
for preparing wheat land it the good
weather continues large wheat crop
will be sown." Mt. Airy, Surry
county.-"We had an extensive frost
on the night of the Both ult., killing
all the outstanding crop of tobacco
but glad to state that the most Of it
was housed" Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrua
county.-"The cold weather has doubt
less affected late cotton injuriously
The turnip crop is fine. Farmers have
begun to sow wheat The week has
been favorable to farm work" Nor
canton, Burke county.-"The frost on
Saturday and Sunday nights HIS hurt
late corn, peas and tobacco. Beautiful
weather for sowing wheat" Salisbury
Rowan county.-"Killing frost Sep
tembcr 30th About two-t thirds of to-
bacco had been cut, other third badly
injured. Cotton stalks killed II some
fields" Shelby, Cleveland county
mo rain since last report, except q
little sprinkle. Cotton crop will be
short" 81. B. BATTLE, Ph.D.,