The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP Bull,
LETIN
For the Week Ending Monday, June IS,
1895.

For the Week Ending Monday, June IS,
1895.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh, N. @.
The reports of correspondents of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
bv the North Carolina State Weather
Service, for the week ending Saturday,
June Is, 1895, indicate another favora-
BILE week. The temperature was below
normal, rising above normal with max
imum temperatures over 80 only on
Friday and Saturday, but the weather
was not cool enough to injure crops.
Very beneficial showers occurred dur
ing the middle of the week, the aver
age rainfall for the State being 1 25
inches. Sunshine was slightly def
Gent. Crops have made progress dur
ing the week and the prospects are
more promising
Eastern DiStrict.-Tnough cool the
first three days of the week, warmer
weather and favorable rains the latter
part greatly benefited crops. a few
local heavy rains occurred. The
amount of sunshine was less than the
normal. Though grass is getting trou-
blesome farmers generally have crops
clean and in good growing condition.
Tobacco is doing fairly well, but worms
have made their appearance; a CORE
spondent remarks that it has a ten
dency to button out on account of pre-
ceding dry weather. Cotton is nearly
all chopped; improves slowly; may be
considered nearly a month late. Corn,
though very backward, is improving,
with good color but poor stand. In.
sects are still doing some damage.
Some corn is just coming up. In the
extreme southern part of the State it is
beginning to tassel. Corn is doing bet,
ter than cotton, and the prospect for a
good crop has increased this week.
Sweet potatoes are still being set out,
! Scme oats have been cut; and though
some report heading low, the crop wilt
be an average ono. Wheat nearly
ready for harvest. Shipping Irish pc
tatoes continues, with yield probably
half the average. Fruit is still ehed
ding. Rice planting done at last.
Central District The week was a
good one for farm work and growing
crops, with beneficial showers on three
days. Considerable Improvement in
crops reported. Tobacco is nearly all
planted, with good stand, ard growing
better. Corn looking fine. Stand of
late corn very good. Some corr is be
ing laid by in southern portion of dis
trict. There is still Complaint of dam
age by worms. Cotton has grown a
good deal; it is about all chopped. One
report has been received of damage by
lice. The larger number Of c~orrespon-
dents report ia good crop of wheat;
though in many ceses the straw is
short the heads are good and long.
Some wheat and winter oats have been
harvts ed; most of the wheat will be
cut next week. Some reports are re
ceived of damage by rust and smut.
Much cheat is mixed with oats. Much
fruit is still dropping off, but the aver
age crop will be fair, though not up to
the promise OF a month ago. GRAPES
are very fine. BIackberrieg promise a
big yield.
Western District-A fine week, with
plenty of rain at the majority Of places
during the evening or night, not leav-
ing ground too wet to pillow next morn
ing, except where heavy rains occurred
IN portions of Cabarrus and Rowan
counties. The extreme west has been
drier than other portions of the State.
A hailsGorm occurred in Surry u n
damaging wheat. Farmers are better
up with their work than in other sec
tions. The outlook is promising. Corn
is growing rapidly, and late planted s
coming up fine; a little damage by
bugs is still occurring. Wheat and rye
are being cut. Wheat is good ;oats are
fine, especially spring oats. A few
correspondents notice smut and rust in
wheat. Irish potatoes in bloom and
still attracting potato bugs. A good
fruit crop is probable in this section,
Grapes are free from rot. Cherries arr
ripe. Gardens r looking nice and
clean.
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