The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-24
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAVE BEEN VERY FAVOR.
ABLE.

Favorable for Transplantins To.
baccO--W heat and Oat Crops In Fair
Condition.
The reports Of correspon tents Of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
by the n. c., Experiment Station and |
State Weather Service for the week end
ing Friday, May 22d, 1891, show the
weather conditions duting the past week
have been very favorable, and that crops
have generally improved somewhat as
we'll as the spirits of the farmers Occa-
sional showers fell during the week, which
were very beneficial, but the ranfal
was below the average and more rain is
needed, especially IN the Eastern
district. The temperature has been
below the average, the nights
particularly being too cool. The
deficiency in temperature for the
State during the week amounts to
over 20 degrees AS regards the con-
dltlon of crops, it will be seen that re
ports are unanimous as to the poor stand
Of cotton, and generally also of corn.
Many farmers have had to replant cot
ton, and some are doing it now; others
are plowing up land and planting corn
or peas instead of cotton. In fact
| farmers are suffering from undue haste
| in planting on soil not fully prepared.
The week was very favorable for trans
| planting tobacco, in which rapid prog
ress has been made. There are no
complaints about scarcity of plants
The wheat aud oat crops are reported in
fair condition Warm weather, es-
pecially warm nights, are greatly needed,
with occasional showers.
Remarks of Special Correspondents
EASTERN DISTRICT. Wilmington, New
Hanover county Weather hig lly favor
able. Truckers and farmers made most
of opportunity. Rain needed Wash
ington, Beaufort county-Night, cool,
days not warm enough to cause geymi-
nation Of cotton. Enzibeth City, Pas
quotank county-Still dry. Stand of
cotton irregular, some fields replanted
Potato bugs rampant. Cabbage mar
keted, but price low. Weldon, Halifax
county-Nights cool. Cotton coming
up slowly and looking badly. Rainfal
II inches. Blackman's Mills, Samp-
son county B I'D stand cotton and corn.
5 me farmers replanting cotton. TEN
perature too low. Clinton, Sampson
county ton all up; bad stand cotton
aud corn. Crops in good condition for
growing now. Burgaw, Pender county :
Rain last frid4y, now very dry. Bad
stand Of most or ,ps. Fruit falling off
trees Black Creek, Wilson county
Prospects for cotton crop gloomy. Stand
poor, plants unhealthy Some farmers
replanting (20Jh) Most of the tobacco
plants have beea replaned. Corn aver
; age Scotland Neck, Halifax county
Rain Of last week has been beneficial to
crops Cool weather has destroyed much
of good effect Stand of cotton and corn
bad, almost impossible to get good staud
of cotton now.
CENTRAL DISTRICT. Leota, Chatham
county Bad stand cotton, done plant-
f ing. Wheat nearly III full head, looking
. we'll. Oats not SO good. Yield Of figs
poor. Salem, Forsyth county-We /
very favorable for crops. Good rains
10Th and 20Ch. Excellent season fol
transplanting tobacco plan S, O,k
; Ridge, Gailford county-Much tobacco
! has been transplanted. Louisburg
: franklin county Little cool. Cottor
|
: Wheat and oats average. Tobacco very
: we'll Spout Springs, Harnett county
!. All crops been too hastily planted, con
: scquently good deal of replanting to b'
:, done Some rain, which was beneficial
: Corn half stand Poplar Hill, Anso1
county Week mora favorable. Coo
nights retarded cotton, stand about half
q still coming up Lexington, Davidson
II county Had heavy rain here goth
washing land and beating down larg
wheat Cotton and corn doing we'll
e Season fine for trauspanting tobacco
Burlington, Alamance oounty-To
bacco being rapidly set. Whea
and oats fine Corn and garden stu
= backward. Macon, Warren county
:. Too cool for cotton, plants not health
81 and dying Some farmers replanting
ID Smlthfeld, Johnston county-Wors
d stand in ten years Some farmers re
q planting Bad stand of corn. Garden
t. looking we'll. Wheat and oats poor
le Selma, Johnston county-Stand cotto
~ poor Rains would do good. Auburn
at Wake county-Most favorable week ye
re had, though too cool. Warm night
y. needed. Raleigh, Wake county
ID ton comiog up fairly well, not all 4
is yet Strawberries very abundan
N Clayton, Johnston county-Cotton con
ID ing up and dying. Oat crop fine an
ne growing fast. Need rain. Albin, Gra
US vile county-Mcre than half the t
"a bacco transpanted. Oats and whe
81 improved by timely rains. Bad star
ty corn. Gardens backward. Big Lie
Of Stanley county replantil
to cotton and corn. Saxon, Rockingha
ey county-Splendid lains much improve
condltion Of wheat and oats. MAJ
we thousands of tobacco plants trar
he planted. Laurenburg, Richmond cou
ny ty-But little improvement In crops tt
Ike week Early planted cotton much
best.
WESTERN DISTRICT. Linco mon, Ii
coin county Wheat fair, oats not goc
Rain having fine effect on all cioI
70 Cleveland, Rowan county-Cott IN 70
stand. Some farmers planting com
stead Of cotton. Spring crops from
to two weeks late. Shelby, CleVela
county-Pienty of rain. All crops dol
= :, well Pinevl!e, Mecklenburg count!
III Poorest stand Of cotton have seen
re. several years Farmers generlly io'
the ing rather gloomy. Mt. Pleasant,
and barrus couqty Cotton is slow In com