The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-16
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP Bull
LETIN
For the Week Ending Saturday, Sept,
9th, 1890.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh, N. g.

CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh, N. c.
The weather during the week end
ing Saturday, September 6, 1890, has
been very favorable for farm opera
tions nearly everywhere. The early
part of the week was cloudy with &C.
casional showers, the precipitation be-
ing below the average except IN the
north eastern portion of the State,
where it was in cess The latter
part of the week has been quite warm
with plenty of sunshine. Cotton Is
generally opening well and picking is
progressing rapidly. The tobacco
crop seems t. be a very good one; the
week was very favorable for making
good cures, and farmers have been
unusually successful. Land is being
prepared for winter oats and wheat
and some have already commenced to
SOW. A few reports indicate some
damage to cotton from rust and she'd
ding.
REMARKS OF SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Eastern District. Scotland Neck,
Halifax county-Heavy rain August
18th damaged cotton and late corn.
Southport, Brunswick county -
Weather generally favorable. Dover,
Craven county-Beautiful weather.
Everything looking fine. Rocky
Point, Fender county-Cotton lost
some by shedding, but will be full
crop, Cotton picking commenced.
Corn and peanuts above the average.
Fodder nearly all saved. Clinton,
Sampson county.-Frequent light
rains. Cotton being picked. Eliza
beth City, Pasquotanh county-Cool
nights, heavy dews and too much rain
decrease yield of cotton. Sweet pota
toes above average. Irish potatoes
promise fair crop. Willeyton, Gates
county-Cotton has rust in places, and
continues to shed. Edenton, Chowan
county-Cotton has little rust and is
still shedding some. Hartford, Per
quimans county-Rain Thursday
night and Friday; since then good
weather. Rust on cotton in places.
Good crop though.
Central District. Warrenton, War
rem counfy-Warm weather causing
tobacco to yellow rapidly. Cures
fair. Cotton opening. Leota, Chat
ham county-All crops about ma
tured. Tobacco cures very good.
Too much rain for tobacco makes it
coarse. ReidsvilIe, Rockingham coun
ty-DelightfuI weather. Tobacco
curings bright; will have breadth of
leaf and body. Farmers saving fod
der. Jonesboro, Moore county-Good
season for potatoes and turnips. Fod.
der pulling about over. Cotton pick
ing begun. New bales in market.
Tobacco curing about done, with good
results Yanceyville, Caswell county
Cutting and curing tobacco and
pulling fodder keep the farmer busy
Have not heard of a single failure ip
curing tobacco yet. Big Lick, Stanl3
Highest temperature Sc in
several years, Macon, Warren couns
ty-Crops doing well, First bale ST
cotton from Macon shipped 4thl
Sassafras Fork, Granville county,
Warm clear weather has good effect
on aIhcrops. Curing of tobacco pro
crossing successfully. Douglas, Rock
ingham county-Good week for farm
work. Some farmers sowing winter
oats. L~aurinburg, Richmond county
Little sunshine and frequent show
ers interrupted cotton picking.
Greensboro, Guilford county-Oats
and rye being sowed. Tobacco ele-
giant. Raleigh, Wake county-New
cotton coming it fast.
Western District. Grover, Cleve-
land county-There have been local
rains thr oughout this section which
injured the crops of fodder and dam
aged the open cotton some. Temper
ature high for this season of the year.
Dallas, CASTOR county-Too much
cloudy weather but very little rain,
which has retarded opening of cotton
and making of hay and fodder some
what, but has been an excellent week
for preparing the ground for wheat,
etc. Murphy, Cheroke comfy
Weather generally favorable. Kings
Mountain, Cleveland county Cotton
crop greatly improved within che last
two weeks. Peas and corn doing
we'll. Salisbury, Rowan county
Cotton on high sandy land opening
quite fast. First bale ne cotton sold
on the Sd. Farmers are hopeful of
good corn and cotton crops this year.
Davidson College, Mecklenburg coun
ty-Past week has been cloudy, yet
cotton is opening we'll, and being
picked, ginned and sod. Farmers
have no cause for compl mt.
H. B. BATTLE, Pa D.,
Director.
G. F. 0 HERMANN, Signal Corps,
Assistant.
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