The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-10
CROPS IN NORTH CARoI,p.
The weekly Weather Bulletin \, ;,
Il. Z. Experiment Station

n. z. Experiment Station. 'e
The weather during lie weeR on,.
Friday, May Sth, 1891, was de,i5s9,
unfavorable for the growth Of crons ans
FOR farm work, and the prospects ara -.
good. The early part Of the week vos
warm, with iight showers On tna IL
which was followed by severe oo13
weather with heavy frosts. The NJ
tracted dryness has prevented pIantin.
and cultivating and makes the growtb =
crops very slow. Frosts occurred ON ~ "
9TH, 9th and 18th, that on the G,b 49,
the heaviest. The only portions of S'tbs rs
State which escaped are the conntin lo
along the coast ard the southern nor,;",s
of the Eastern District. The total dam
age reported is considerable. IT,.
crops, potatoes, beans, peas, etc., wera
killed; cotton was injured in an irragn
lar way, mostly OF low moist ground o.
fields slopin towards the North l.
some places cotton is being replantad
Grapes were considerably damaged I'm.
on the whole it is believed that 9TH.
fruit escaped. Wheat and oats genaral
ly all right and looking well, thongb
greatly in need of rain. Transpla1tin-
of tobacco plants prevented by dry and
cool weather. Hail injured cropS to :
considerable extent in the southern nor.
tions Of the Eastern District. a warm
copious rain Is generally needed to bring
up crops and enable farmers to cultivate
those already up, and to tranSplat tobac.
co. The weather during next week will
be much warmer, but there is no pros-
pect for general rain.
EASTERN DISTRICT. Light showers 90.
Cured one or two days, but 1t is still
very dry and warm rain is very much
needed for all crops, especially truck.
The frost extended as far South as Samn-
son county, but not along the coast: It
chiefly injured vegetables. peas, potatoes
beans; some cotton was killed in low
places, bnt otherwise the damage was
not so great IN this District. Bad stand
OF cotton and corn on account of lack os
raiu Transplalting Of tobacco had be-
: gnn, out was stepped by frost : severe
Thunder storm with hl.I prevailed on tie
5;h n BIuasHick, Baden and Samp.
son c0unt.tS. where com AID oats were
G beaten down by hail Ia Baden county
: cotton is reported So much .ailred as "A
q neces state replaniGg in some places. TIE
!, ! deficiency in temperature for the week
: was about 2S degrees st Norfolk and
J, Wilmington; the deficiency in rain III
4 was 50 at Norfolk and 30 at Wilmington.
. CENTRAL DsTRICT.-Crops have sui
fcred q severe cheek and tha prospects
Z are not good. The frost extended through
the district from the northern TO south
3 ern boundaries, killing vegetables. dam
aging cerl and cotton, the latter irregular
: ~, but IN many places 50 thatlt will haT
!, to be replanted. Grapes were also iuluTe
: but other fruit sCenis to have escaped
! Wheat and oats generally all right an
= looking wei. The very dry weathe
prevents good stand Of cotton an
- corn being secured, end farm work
= getting backward again. Transplant
Z ing tobacco prevented by he dry weathe
4 Prospect is still good for an abundan
= fruit crop. TIE lowest temperature va
- about 26 degrees; the efficiency ia raj
= fall about 80 inca.
u WESTERN DISTRICT -Tae weather he
=. been too dry for wheat rye aud oats; to
IA cool tor cotton aud garden vegetable
u. Warm rain greatly needed. S Sand
al cotton SO far imperfect. Frost damage
on cotton, especially in low moizt place
- and some corn, though wheat and oa
g. seem to have stood the cold very We
" Fruit was not probably not greatly i
jured, except grape, which suffered co
siderably. Gardens and tobacco plan
hurt. Farmers are better up with wo
ny in this District The efficiency n raj
VI fall was about 80 inch.