The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-10
CROP PROSPECTS GOOD.
THE RAINS HAVE CAUSED COT.
TON TO SHED SOME.
No Serious Damage Done. and a Week
of Fair Weather will Make All Crops
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VI dlI " edtneT Will Make All CROPS
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The reports Of correspondents of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, for the
week ending Saturday, August 9th, is
sued by the North Carolina Experiment
Station and State Weather Service, CO.
operating with the United States Signal
Service, shows that the past week has
been cloudy and comparatively cool,
with heavy rains, especially in the cen
tral and western portions of The State.
lhe highest temperature was 80 degrees,
the lowest 66. The average rain fall was
IA inches, which is 1.34 inches above
the normal. The excessive rains have
caused streams to overflow, ,injuring low
land crops. Cotton is still shedding,
but. no serious damage reported. Ex-
cept at few places, the tobacco crop
seems to be in excellent condition, al
though too much rain has fallen for it
also. The curlngs are reported good.
Notwithstanding excessive rains of the
past two weeks, the prospects are not at
all discOuraging. A week of warmer
fair weather will improve all crops and
restore good spirits to our farmers.
EASTERN DISTRICT. - Cool, cloudy
weather prevailed, with heavy rains in
some localities, the average for the dis
trict being l. 81 inches. There has been
? too much rain and not enough sunshine
for cotton, which is still shedding some,
and is also slightly affected with rust,
E but the damage is still small. Corn and
other crops doing well.
CENTRAL DISTRICTS Heavy rains are
making cotton shed considerably and
have caused streams to overflow, doing
; some damage to low land crops There
+ has been too much rain also for tobacco,
+ though the crop is reported to be in fine
condition, and curing in progress
Curings good. Peas, corn and sweet
potatoes excellent. A week of fair
! weather will restore crops to their former
y fine condition. Average rainfall $50
/ inches.
q WESTERN DISTRICT Rather cool and
Il cloudy weather prevailed during the
! week, with rain nearly every day, caus-
ing some damage to all crops. Streams
are overfowing, inJuring low land corn.
# Cotton is shedding little, but as cor
"a respondent remarks: eff half falls of
It there will still be the best crop fol
r years" The damage to crops so far il
q not serious Average rain fall for the
~ district, 3.1S inches. A heavy hal
7s storm occurred at Marshall, Madison
is county.
j. Remarks of Special Correspondents
lie EASTERN DISTRICT. Clinton, Sampson
is county: Rain frequent. Not enough tt
no | damage crops yet. Very little rust. Rock
= Point, Pender county: All crops good ex
g cept that recent rains caused cotton t
shed some but per cent Of shedding yer
small. Fason, Duplin county, Farmer
to | complain of too much rain for cotton
= | Lands too wet to work and badly washed
-, | Battleboro, Nash county: Too much raj
ou it is feared will cause much shedding c
cotton bolls. Heavy winds have blow
down some corn though no very grea
nt damage. Hertford, Perquimans count!
~ All crops doing well notwithstanding th
aJ rain and cloudy weather. Elizabeth Cit.
lt. | Pasquotank county: The rain fall sine
ut last report has been excessive so thf
nv farmers fear disastrous results to the CO
a. ton crop. Much moisture with norm;
~ temperature favors growth of grass an
'ly weeds to the detriment Of the legitima
lis occupants of the fields and gardens We
to don, Halifax county: Too much clond
weather and rain for cotton. Other croI
doing well. Scotland Neck, Halifa
county: The past week has been clou(
las | and rainy with very little sunshine, eau
the ing considerable rust in cotton. Corn d
H. county: Rain fall slightly above, temper
9 | ture below average with favorable effe
Cd, | on rice and vegetables.
CENTRAL DISTRICT-Leota, Chatha
county: Streams swollen out of channe
washing corn down. Cotton doing all tn
S. | it can do. Gibson, Richmond county: Z
ter- | crops doing fairly we'll Jonesboro, Moo
,od county: Fine season. Good crops. CT
i''A ton shedding. Tobacco fine and go
cures reported. Beaver Dam, Uni
county: Copious showers and all crops {
of ing well, especially cotton. Salem, F.
~ ~ syth county: Average sunshine with pie
diu ty of rain very favorable to crops exec
GUS in northern part where overtoWing wal
any courses damaged crops. Oxford Granyi
county: Too much rain for tobacco. Sol
good crops reported. Kittrell, Var
T. county: Brilliant crop prospects of t
weens ago fast disappearing. WaShl
IN. rains. Low ground crops about RUNE
Monroe, Union county: Cotton bat
the | hurt by excessive rains and all Vegetatl
ons more or less injured. Macon, War;
county: Crops still doing well, but if ra
hoh weather continues much Longer they =
be damaged. Louisburg, Franklin coun
Crops extra good. Rains during past se'
days, but no damage done yet. Sweet
lnty tatoes good. Forestville. Wake coun
N Too much rain for cotton, but no seriGG
N. injury yet. Cary, Wake county:
en- much rains for crops in general. Ralei
cted Wak1 coaIcS orions dama@a Safmr1av wa
for and clear. Spout Springs, Harnett couI
Rain for sixteen days in succession.
ton shedding. Peas, corn and potat
for splendid. Smithfield ;Johnston cott
Cotton fruiting well. Highest tempe
a nd | ture 90, lowest 50. Lexington, David
- county: Too much rain for all crC
d nu Sassafras Fork, Granville county: G.
'ular very good. Too much rain for tobaC
Sweet potato crop fine. No peaches
ond but few apples. Ayresvllle, Stokes cou1
1no Very heavy rains did considerable di
rep age TO lowland crops. About 1000 busl
Ha of corn destroyed in this section. Cha
Hill, Orange county: Corn crop seem
cted be standing the wet very well. Cot
vii shedding. Pelham Caswell county: FL
VIII tobacco growing too large and Goa
ED. Burlington, Alamance county: H
travelled since last Friday 100 m
through Alamance, Orange, Person
Caswell. Early corn is very fine an
I. "a good deal Of late corn and tobacco
: n' bacco better than the average, the n
leafy crop | have ever seen. Rather
M much rain. Curing just commence
sections | visited. Warrenton, Wa
'unty county: Too much rain.
WESTERN DIsTRICT.-Linconton, Lin
are q county: Corn good, cotton fine, season e,
who lent. Asheyille, Duncombe county: Hle
| temperature Sc, lowest SO. Weather cl(
9 20 with rain every day. Sunshine needed:
e IN Fort, Mcdowell county: Too much ram
1OrSe little sunshine for cOrn which ls making
o+o growth but small ears. Marion, McD(
~ no'e county: Corn, tobacco and grasses dong