The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS


Mai. II. 9. Bate, section director Of the
Climate and Crop Service Of the Weather
Bureau, last week issued the first weekly
c-ep baIlesin for the year. The tJllentin
n - follows:
Eastern Section-,rhe week opened with
warm, rainy weather. The rains in
many localities were the heaviest known
Tor many years and resulted in damaging
foods, and washing plowed lands, injuF-
ing the growing grain crops 10 a great ex-
tent. These rains, togetbce with the un-
favorable conditions Of cold weather, have
greatly delayed farming opeTaties> AMI
everything IN that line r. very backward.
The warm weather OF the early portion
Of the week was followed by cold weather
with frOsts on the I'd and I'd, which, how
ever did but little damage. Vegetation
Is very backward for the season. Very
little, il any. corn il planted. Wheat has
improved lately and looks we'll; Along the
water courses there was niuch iajOTy by
floods during the heavy rains. Winter
oats are hot Very promising. Spring
paintings have been slow on account ~
the unfavOrable seasons aid the seeds
are sprouting slowly. In some sections
they are r0fning up well. Clover is back
ward and spring sowing is not finished.
Pastures have improved lately and stock
is generally in poor condition.
Central Seetioh.--The weEui weather Of
the early part Of the Week was succeeded
by a cold wave, and frosts on the I'd, Sd
and 4th days of April, with ice in many
| localities. High aud drying winds pre-
vailed also. which baked the earth and re-
tarded the termination OF planted seeds.
Heavy rains preceded the cold wave and
1 -. sa~lssV - s5ail
and packing freshly plowed lands. Ths
we,1 was altogether anfavoFable Tor farm
work. such as plowlhg and planting, and
farmers are generally behind in this re
| spect Wheat is growing well and looks
very promising. Oats are beginning to
come up weil and the early portion of the
crop looks promising Some of the later
paintings are retarded in coming up by
the crust formed by the drying winds, and
there are some reports of slight damage
by frost. But little corn has been planet
and this portion OF the work is much de
layed A few crops of Irish potatoes
have been planted. Clover IL making gooC
growth: in some sections it was badly win
ter killed. Other grasses, especially tim
othy, are looking well. In many localities
the prospects for a so0d peach crop ar
greatly lessened by the frOsts of the 2
and 4th, Very little gardening work ha
been done, owing to the unfavoTable sen
son.
western seetioA.=-Warm and rain,
weather during the early days Of the wee
end heavy and damaging rains on the 3ls
of March and 1st of April Following thes
conditions, colder weather with frosts an
even freezing temperature in some expos
ed localities prevailed on the I'd and &c
but no material change is reported. In
, week was altogether unfavorable for farI
work, and the preceding unfavorable ses
son has caused everything in the way 9
preparation for planting crops, corn, co
ton, potatoes, etc, to be exceedingly bacl
ward. Some corn has been planted, bU
this work is at least two weeks lat
\ | Wheat, as a general thing, looks wei
oats also. Clover and other grasses al
In good condition generally and beginnin
to improve Favorable reports from u
region of small fruits. Strawberries, etc
are received, and but little il any damat
was done by the frosts.
In this, our first bulletin of the seaso
= we beg leave to thank our correspondent
; in various counties for their prompt T
sponses to our request, and their excellel
and very satisfactory reports from the
respective communities, and we hope IN
same spirit will be manifested througho
the season.