Birmingham age-herald., 1895-10-02
CROP CONDITIONS.
Summaries From the Weekly Bulletin in Ref erence to the Southern States They
 Are Fairly Encouraging.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Following are summaries from the weekly crop bull letin of the agricultural bureau:
 Virginia-R No abatement of the drouth; season close with pastures bare; minor crops suffering from want of rain and small streams drying up; most of the tobacco, late corn and fod- der secured; fall blowing, and seeding much later than usual on account of the drouth.
 North Carolna-Raleigh: First five days of the week extremely warm, fol- lowed by cooler, with frost in mountain section: drouth unabated, injuring com- mon and all fall crops; streams and wells very low; no fall blowing done.
 South Carolina-Columbia: Hot, fol- lowed by cool weather and rains favora- ply for picking cotton, but drouth has cut Off top crop largely; rice harvest nearly finished; yield unsatisfactory {; much hay being made.
 r. Georgia-Atlanta: Week dry and dur ing early part unseasonably hot; cooler from the 27th; several light frosts re- ported, but no damage done; cotton open ing and picking in progress corn being gathered in central and southern coun- ties; minor crops in good condition.
 Florida-Jacksonville Excellent week for harvesting corn, hay and cotton; the latter staple will be gathered by October
  ficient moisture. which was marked, save over portions of the central district. Alabama-M ontgomery: Dry and hot until the cool weather, which was favor able to cotton picking: cotton about all open and will be practically gathered about October 20; harvesting of corn and minor crops continues; rain badly needed for fall crops and blowing
 ississippi-Vicksburg: Harvesting of cotton and corn has progressed rapidly; cotton all opening in some localities and cold weather hastening it's maturity else where; no further report of damage from frost, worms, rot and blight continued dry weather injuring gardens and truck farms; hay saved successfully and fod- der all housed; slight injury to cotton and fall gardens by light frost and cold Louisiana-New Orleans: Favora ble harvesting week and scattered showers beneficial, but general rain needed for fall crops;corn and hay harvest progress ing in the north; about complete in the southern portions; rice nearing com pletion; cane ripening rapidly from cool weather; cotton picking progressing and worms continue their devastation. Texas-GalvestOn: The weather has been favorable for cotton picking. ex- cept over central and southern. portions where rains have retarded work and slightly lowered the grade of cotton; corn gathering has continued; more rain is Heeueu TOT Iall pIOWlnR over nOrthea st portions.
 Arkansas-Little Rock: Weather more favorable than for several weeks; gener- ous rains fell in some sections, while oth- CTS received none at all; light frosts oc- cured in localities. but no damage re- ported; cotton opening and being picked very rapidly; condition about the same as last week; too dry for fall blowing Tennessee-Nashville: Generally dry and hot; much needed rain for blowing and seeding; early fall crops mostly gath cred in good condition; weather favora- ble for curing tobacco: cotton shortened by drouth; picking we'll advanced past ures failing rapidly; frost on the 29th and 30th, doing no damage.