The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-05-23
N. c. Weather Crop Bulletin.

CENTRAL OFFICE, RALEIGH, N. @.
The reports of correspondents of the
weekly crop bulletin issued by the North
Carolina experiment station and State
weather service, cooperating with the
United States Signal Service, show gen.
orally very favorable effect of the weather
on nearly all crops during the week end
ing Friday, May 10th, 1890. The rain
of the State, except local heavy rains in
the Eastern district, but, falling where,
as reported in the last bulletin, rain was
badly needed, it has done much good.
The following are the greatest amounts
| for the week. Wilmington, 2.45 inches;
Willeyton, 1.33; Lumberton, III; New
bern, go; Douglas, 2.2O. A few places
still need more rain, the soil not having
been moistened to sufficient depth, in CON
sequence of which cotton germinates
slowly. The temperature has been about
the average, except that during the early
part of the week the nights were rather
cool. On the whole typical May weather
prevailed during the week. Increasing
warmth and sunshine are now needed for
cotton. Farmers are busy, cheerful and
sauguine.
Eastern District t-Copious rains have
fallen in portions of this district, which
last week were reported as needing rain
badly. Precipitation was in excess in
New Hanover, Gates, Robson and parts
of Craven county, but was not evenly
distributed. A heavy fal! of q IL inches
occurred at Wilmington early morning of
the 18th. Rainfall was about the average
in most other counties, but more is still
needed in Pasquotank, BERTHE, Duplin,
Sampson, and a few other counties. A
bad stand of corn is reported from some
place, and cotton is terminating slowly
on account of dryness Generally crops
are doing very well.
Central District.-Average conditions
of temperature, rainfall and sunshine
prevailed, causing crops to make great
progress. Cotton is generally reported
up well with excellent stand, in some
places finest obtained in many years.
Corn also doing remarkably we'll. Oats
and wheat not showing much improve
ment, except perhaps in Harnett county.
The cool nights during the early part of
the week caused few complaints of in
urious effects. The setting out of to-
it seems. Prospects excellent for good |
Grapes in good condition.
Western District-The weather has |
been splendid, not a single untavcrable |
report has been received. Cotton and |
corn are everywhere reported as doing |
very well, and wheat in some places |
shows some improvement, though it seems |
certain that the crop will be short, owing
partly to the injury caused by rust.
Spring oats in good condition. The |
weather has been favorable for setting
out tobacco plants. The crop of apples
and other fruit will be good. Farmers
are in good spirits over the excellent pros
poets. Lincolnton, Lincoln county
Abundant showers have benefited all
crops. Corn and cotton up nicely.
Wheat has rust. Angelina, Henderson
crop promising, as the
bloom was heavy. Hickory, Catawba
have crops we'll worked.
Irish potatoes looking we'll Ststesville,
Iredell county-Corn and cotton fine
stand. Oats doing well; wheat not so
well. Dallas, CASTOR county-Splendid
cultivated right along. Just enough rain
to answer all purposes. Gardens lovely.
Crop of fruit and grapes will be abund
ant. Wheat short. Bat Cave, Hender-
son county-Crops in fine condition. Late
apples will give fair crop, peaches and
early fruit not amounting TO much. Muir
ply, Cherokee county-Conditons very
favorable during week. Leuoir, Caldwell
showers along Johns
River and Yadkin Valley. No damage.
Late corn planting in bottom lands de-
aged a few days. Catawba, Catawba
crop will undoubtedly be
short. Corn looking well. Cotton has
come up to a stand. Rutherfordton,
Rutherford county-Copious rains bene
tilted corn, oats and gardens. Cotton
needs hot sunshine. Nearly all upland
,orn been plowed and hoed. Iron Station,
Lincoln county-Everything favorable for
'prlng crops. So far wheat is nothing to
BOAST of. Marion, Mcdowell county
some complaint of rust on wheat.
W Gather favorable to all growing crops
Ashevllle, Buncombe county-W eek very
pleasant. All crops show much improve
nent. Salisbury, Rowan coanty-Fine
Weather for setting tobacco plants.
spring oats looking we'll. Ground rather
vet, but just right TO make corn and cot
on come up. Saluds, Polk county-Gar-
lens look better than they have for years.
showers, just what we needed, have i'm
proved wheat. Corn looks we'll. Pine
lille, Mecklenburg county-The stand OF ,
cotton is good as could be desired. Farm
RS thinning it out. Oats and clover
ooking fine. Wheat improving a little. {
corn about all planted. Farmers in good d
pirits. !
II. 3. BATTLE, Ph. D., Director.