The Brookhaven leader., 1891-09-10
4 Review Of Mississippi Wealth
CIR and Crops.

oxford, Sept. during the
months of January and February,
1891, weather conditions were about
normal and vegetation remained near
" dormant in the first part of March
the earliest spring vegetation was
killed 10y cold. The fruit crop was
destroyed in the southern part of the
State and injured elsewhere. Favor
able weather prevailed during the lat
ter part of March and good progress
was made in planting. About the 9Th
of April froSts again killed all tender
vegetation, even to the coast. The
remaining days of April were favora-
bic for planting, which was success
fully pushed. May gave cool and
dry weather mp to the Goth. Lack of
moisture prevented growth on uplands
and was specially felt in the south
west. Cotton sprouted badly and
much died, rendering stand defective
almost everywhere. The latter part
of May was again favorable, but the
first week in June was decidedly too
dry for growth. Crops were general
~ we'll cultivated and warm rains
gave an impetus to all about the 10th
of June, resulting in vigorous
growth to the LIST of July. The last
named month was remarkably cool,
averaging three degrees below nor
NAL.
Temperaturc-He and contin-
ued rains prevailed, averaging about
seven inches over the State-twice
the usual rainfall. Windstorms did
considerable damage about the 18th.
AS result, early corn only was Sc
riouSly hurt, the general crop being
helped by the rain.
Cotton did not shed its fruit as
much us was expected. The 10th of
August found the cotton plant vigpr.
Gus but too weedy in many places and
needing warm weather to mature it's
unusually large promise of fruit. En-
cessive heat occurred from the 18th
to the 22d, the temperature aver aging
81 degrees, fully four above the nor
NAL; cotton responded with rarid de-
velOpmont and much shedding of
fruit. Immediately following came a
depression of temperature to fully ~
degrees below the normal, breaking
the record and giving ten days of Oc-
tober weather i'll August. While no
material injury will result to other
crops, the effects of recent conditions
on cotton arc uncertain. All reports
agree in the expectation that the fine
promise of the LIST of August will be
disappointed by recent weather con-
ditons. The development of late
fruit has been set back fully ten days
by cold, dry weather, and MUCH she'd
ding of fruit has occurred on dry
ridge lands, on fertilized lands and
some parts of the delta. Favorable
weather i'll September could mitigate
the loss, but not realize the expecta-
tons of the LIST of August. The first
reports of the appearance of the cat
erpillar and boil worm were about
August l, two weeks later than last
year. The former is threatening con-
siderable injury in the southern mart
of the State and in u few places on
the eastern side of the State, the boil
worm is more generally reported, but
in apparently small numbers. As the
work of the latter is insidiOus it will
not be fully apparent until the crop Is
harvested. The corn and hay crops
are probably the largest for many
years, the season having been very
favorable. The oat crop was small
and inferior. Sweet potatoes, peas,
sorghum and sugar cane promises
fine yield unless cut off by prolonged
drouth in September. Melons, sum-
mer vegetables and in the northern
section fruits have been unusually
abun dant
r.. b. FULTON, Director.