The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-17
STATE OF THE GRIPS.
Full. AND COMPLETE RETURNS
FROM ALL SECTIONS.
qnc Dry Weather Has injnred Crops
tyut the Rains Have Done Them
guch Good.

qnc Dry Weather Has iojnred Crops
Uut the Rains Have Done Them
such Good
ghe repoy's Of correspondents of the |
W,eAly Weather Crop Bulletin issued |
by the North Carolina Experiment Sta
t,,n and S.ate Weather Service, for the
week ending Fdlay, May, 15 Ii, 1891, |
show that more favorable conditions
have prevailed oyerthe greater part of the
State during the past few days. The
weather continued very warm and dry
uata the evening OF the 18Th, when
pnuyral rain set in, which continued uu-
III. saturday This has broken the
drousa, hlch had prevailed since April
s5d, aud has greatly improved most
crops Unfortunately the rain was ac-
e3mpanied by such cool weather as 10 re-
tard growth. Warmth is greatly need
ta. Ia portions Of the Central anu " es-
trn Districts the rain fall Was heavy
enough TO do some damage to cotton
Iau>planting tobacco Is N progress
ON the evening Of the IL h u severe hsll-
storm occurred in the south-l ast part of
RE Western Dl,tric', specially over he
t-tyrl hait oi Castor county, ud tae
eeuw' part ol Merkleu5Wg clu3ty, *
Tending Gown into lop aud Ausou
tguya. 1 Nss Fsriala.iy heavy i,
t#asI..,s, tgG i.' s.. IT elleso IT, { cps
D,.f#i us ree . covCrea
EASTERN IL rRIcr weather ccutin-
cod .gy dr. aad warm up to the night
ut use II D.; followed by uuch cCo.or
WgtAes H,tn lein, 9u.cA has beer very
bautdeia. Tne iiu,au was oDly slightly
excess at tie average III the uoltuern
PORTIONS 81 the District. TIE excess Tor
tue wet 1 was 30 at NorfoiK; tae Gt til
cieucS at Wilmington 80 iucu. Ine de-
Il ,guCy IN ten peIJturo has been about
"a degrees r tire week all occurring Oh
tie last tGiee DAYS CCoi w,a,ber hu.
retarded growth OF crops Raiu FAIL Tor
the week. Whining ton, .OS incn. slack
mans Mills, 33 Weldon, 20; Tar
b)ro, / IS
GENITAL DI5uCr TIE raiu fail vas
much heavier ~ this D- r.ct, tie excess
being over ] 80 inches. Cotton was
slightly irJurea by heayy rain AID COO
weather 10 sou uern psr1lon, fne rail-
would Eav, 6tcn moro favorable n3A ,ht
weather continued warm. Dur the Fes4.'
ou the Whole uas b1ea - "a ca, +.
better condition TrtlSp. ,s'. tt
uagco /, progressing rtpldiy
s.ugn occurred On the l2fb Ia Size i ii
EN- portions 81 th, hi. let i.Jas5 0o
tom aud wrcat IN Union, A,s.o Az,
Richmond counties.
WESTERN DISTRICT A very IL az
rsju and haii storm occurred c. tue eye
l.nl OF tie 18th, III tee o0u he55terI
portions 0f the District, covering tn
t4st##u ta,t cf Castor county and th
csltFa p1t Of NecGlennurZ county, an'
cstsH5i' = southeastw4r6 ilio tie Geptta
District l. was especially severe .
tua.laft, where 3 06 inches Of rain ant
haI zen II h and l3 O;cr the alt
vsrcd great damlge WAS caused {
v4ut, q ttou aud h.I crops. i
other parts of the District the ra!n-ta
has been beneti ial Total amounts f
the week: Lenoir, / 80 inches; Asht
vile, -; NJ. Pi,asaat , a.; Salisbury
2.jI; Dallas, 30; Charlotte about 81
Remarks of special Correspondence
EA TERN DISTRICT Elizabeth City
p qGo Ak county Corn ard trnc
been retarded cool uortheasf wind
lgnt rains 18th Tarboro, Eigecomf
county kain has ended tho drOugh
Warmer weltter D eded Clinton, Saml
sl8 county Until Wednesday very Dir.
Fine rain nov. Crops growing tin
Huck.eberrieS good Beans ready Il
market scotaud Neck, Halifax count
-aOl l3 a and 14th had iur rains, whiC
would ave been greater b netit with wa
mer weather Should it be warmer In
dty or two think cotton aud corn W
ua up and growing, but II II contlnu
cool seeds are likely to rot Weldon Ia
lax county-Rain, timely aud abundan
Dover, Craven county-Very dry un
lih, when good rain fell, making thin
look bright. Blackmau's Mills, Sam
soa county Fine growing weather. Ia
revived corn ard cotton Bad stan
Farmers working in better spilit. y
ut8gu or, New Hanover county ID
cool weather retarded crops. R'ln al
warmer weather needed. lfe ran /
10 day NJ y rDt sufficient Garysogl
A1rhlmpto, county Weather most
cool. Farmers cltcAHg up with VOL
little. Some complain OF cotton rot co
lug MP.
CESrEAL DISTRICT Le0ta, Chath'
county Farmers not done planul
FJ boro, Chat ham county During |
week dry weather did more damege th
tle ros SPOUT Sprincs Haraett CO.
ty- Rain Iuesda!, Wednesday y
Thursday, much needed. Corn ID II
yellow and feeble. Big Lick, STA
county Had good rain, with 'nsid
able hail No damage~so far as can
.Ascertained. Salem, Forsyth count!
fRsh needed raiSyhessn 18th: gres
Be transplanked FesIake Forest, w
county-Fine rain this week. Morv
- rknson cotnty-Fihe rains during
Iwo days, but very cool. Late plan
& >tou and corn can come up now. L
~ uill, Anson county-Rain 81
n IT evening. Severe hail-storr
the county, doing some d
6@o grain still very promls
/ < LI rpery county-Abunt
. sI .:s cool weather, and
her. Beaver Dam,
Ain commenced wit