The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-17

0teauy' SLOW falu since Tuesday evening
uolng great g q 10 everything excenf
early large wheat. Wnrrenton. Warren
county-GoCd rains wish cool north. east
"ihds' drops not growing much in con-
st sequence. Farmers busy planting TO. |
oacco. Corn looking well, gardens moor
Clay ton, Johnston county Very much |
rain, lrJurlng cotton aud corn. Need
warm weather. Klttrell, Vance county |
: oood rams have restored favorable |
crop prospec 5. Louisburg, Franklin
county-' DOL nights with a good general
ram Tobacco plants being set ont.
cotton coming up WE'LL good stand.
Vegetables backward. Macon. Warren
county-Ioo cool. Farmers busy plant
ing TOBACCO. Recent rains did much
cement. Selma, Johnston county-Good
ram since last report Need sunshine
ana warm weather for all crops. Au
oufn, Wake county Enough rain for
ne present Albin, Granville county
tlLe rains this week, which were greatly
needed Saxon, Stokes county-Good
general ram has greatly revived all crops
andeLa6ied farmers to transplant tobacco
Jonesboro, Moore couuty-Heavy rains
| and cool nights caused damage to cot.
ton. Slight hail here Thursday.
| WESTERN DISTRICT, Lenoir, Caldwell
ICbn y h&ln Is having fine fleet on all
cr)tS b 'ttom land corn about planted.
Frost j iared fluit considerably. Gro.
| vtr, CivvtiaLd county Heavy rains-
lo't ton g ,tlLg over last weeks frost
, 4 raining with benefit to all crops
Otd Fort Mcdowell county, Corn fne,
| Ui,h COOS stand. Oats not so good.
neat air. Gardens splendid. Fruit
4bundau6 il no frosts occur. Fork
church, Darie County-Fine rain, and
could not nave better season. All crops
benefited ToOacc2 setting being pushed.
Viii have pieuty Of frui, no great dam
age from frost Pineyille, Mecklenburg
county Destructive hail storm passed
through Charlotte ard Sharon township
Tuesday evening. Stand Of cotton still
mpe!tect, and not much planted yet
NJ Airy, ourry county Drought broken
by general ralls From present indica-
TOES cTsa OF tobacco crop will exceed
that for a1y previous year. Destructive
hallstorul passed over western part OF
county greatly injuying wheat and rye.
Dobson, ourry county not hurt
w last frost. Peaches almost all bit; also
apples on low lands Rain very bene-
ticlal for growing crops and for trans
planting tobacco. Davidson College,
MecGlenburg county-Gotton dying from
ilJlry hy frost week before last. Glover
aul grass short. Shelby, Cleveland
couo ty- Nights TOO cool for cotton. Oak
~. r, Gullford county Some very
ai,l Gays past week, but cooler now
2nt.e laln, ground getting vel
soaked CHINA Grove, Rowan county
Corn a'H cotton IN iced of sunshine
+. ,st '-.a dass too cool for growth o.
cJtt Nt Pleasant, Cabarrus county
The muon needed rain came 18th an(
18Th. salisbury, Rowan county-F'in,
rains during last three days; grounC
J rather Wet tor pioughing. Statcsyilie
. lredel c0uaty-CropS greatly improved
! ~ rain, and ground in good condition
! to- ploughing Hickory, Catawb
+, c unity Cotton Slightly injured by ex
! ceoslye rains 18th to 14th. Iron Sta
j tiol, LiucgIn county Plenty Of rain
! too cool for cotton. Wheat and C ito
!, destroyed by hail several miles south O
i mere eve OF 12th Dallas, CASTOR county
:, Destructive hail. l.stoTm eastern portion
!. Of Castor county p. N, l2th, which di
great damage TO all crops, especial
> Sheat aud cotton. Lodo, Mecklenbur
= county Severe lail.stOrm on evening {
: 18th, with heavy rain, greatly injurin
cotton and corn. Small gran siightl
4 damaged.