Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-07-27

How the Prevailing Weather
and Temperature are Affect.
ing Them.

The subjoined extracts. which
are taken from the weather crop
bulletins on file in the office OF
Director Kirkam, show the condition
Of the growing crops in the Southern
States for the week ending July 20:
Mississippi-The rainfall has con-
tinued excessive in the northern part
of the State, rendering the cultiva
ton Of crops and killing of grass
very difficult. AS the cotton is small
and the season far advanced, the
crop in North Mississippi will pro-
baby be seriously short. In the
central parts of the State, particu-
larly in the delta, reports are favor
able and prospects improving. Cot
ton is large, but not yet fruiting
heavily. Most of the crop has been
well cultivated
There are some complaints of un-
favorable seasons in the extreme
south. During the week the tenn
perature has been favorable. The
mean daily temperature has been
little over 800, the mean needed by
cotton. The latter part of the week
has afforded abundant and favorable
sunshine.
North Carolina-The deficiency of
rainfall has been rather beneficial to
growing crops. Tobacco is said to
be below the average, and in some
sections it is thought that at least
20 per cent of the crop is injured.
The wheat crop thought to have
been injured in the shock, is yield
ing better thar expected. Cotton
will not make more than an average
crop.
South Carollna--The weather con-
ditions have been favorable TO the
growing crops. Farmers generally
report that their fields are about
clear of grass, and should a few
favorable temperate and sunshiny
days prevail, the results will greatly
tend to the development of the
cotton crop. Corn is an assured
crop. In some places cotton and
corn have been abandoned 10 the
grass, doubtless owing to the lack of
labor. Farmers generally seem
highly elated at the present prospects
and should no unforeseen calamity
arise the cotton crop may probably
be the best in the list five or six
years.
Kentucky-The general effect of
the weather conditions upon crops
was favorable, although excessive
rains damaged the hay crop in some
sections and rendered difficult the
working of corn and tobacco, owing
to the wet soil. These crops are
very weedy, but with this excep-
ton, are in excellent condition.
The work of threshing the wheat
crop is now in progress, and the
crop in most sections of the State
exceeds the anticipation of the most
sanguine. Corn is exceptionally
fine, except in the lowlands, where it
has suffered somewhat from being
flooded. Tobacco and hemp are
reported to be in fine condition.
Arkansas-rhe temperature has
been beneficial to the crops, except
in some sections where the excess Of
rains has rendered the crops very
soppy, and the hot sunshine has
wilied them. Insects have been
reported in a few places, and the
cotton worm has appeared in some
localities. Vigorous efforts are
being made to destroy he moth by
burning lamps in the fields at night
and the use of poisons, such as
Paris Green and London purple. 1t
is estimated that the cotton cotton
crop will be an average and that the
corn crop generally will be about an
average Times-Democrat.