The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Prediction of Large Yield OF Cotton,
but in Some States Rain and Cool wss-
ther Have had Damaging Eject.
WASHINGTON, June 17.---The follow.
ing are extracts from the summary Of
the weekly crop bulletin of the agri.
cultural department: =
Virginia-Richmond: Cool, with
cloudy weather aud much rain, has
kept farming operations at a standstill
in eastern counties; corn continues
fine, but fields are grassy; wheat har-
vest under way; grass improving; oats
heading; cotton and peanuts damaged
by rain; tobacco very promising,
North Carolina-R Raleigh: Week too
cool for cotton; precipitation abund-
ant, with excess in FIVE counties and
destructive hail storm in one; all
crops doing well; first cotton blooms
10th; wheat harvest nearly over and
threshing begun; early peaches and
apples in'market; poor quality; condi.
ton of grapes good.
South Carolina-Columbia: Week
favorable for crop growth and cult
vation, except too much rain over
southeastern portion; both early and
late corn continue promising; cool
nights and lice have injured cotton
serioulys, squares forming plentifully
and blooms common; melons ripen-
ing, fruit prospects lessening. =
Georgia-AtIanta: Plenty of rain
and sunshine, and crops generally do.
ing we'll, though much complaint of
cotton lice and especially in southern
portion; cotton in bloom and squares
forming; corn very promising and be-
ing laid by; all minor crops in -four
ishing condition.
Florida-Jacksonville: Week very
favorable; rains general and copious;
cotton, corn and other staple products
satisfactory. opinion of crop condi-
tons throughout the State show mark.
ed changes for the better.
Alabama-Montgomery: Rains first
of week retarded work, but subsequent
dry and cool weather, while checking
growth, allowed rapid advanced in crop
cleaning; cotton becoming lousy and
making too much stalk, but fruiting
well; corn fine and crop practically
laid by; cane and minor crops -four.
ishing.
Mississippi-Vicksburg: Cotton and
corn injured by cool nights; cotton
forming bolls rapidly, but injured by
lice, blight and rust; corn laid by,
but needs rain badly, especially in
west and north portions; gardens and
minor crops also suffering for moist
ure.
Louisiana-New Orleans: Light,
scattered showers and cool nights; in
droughty area covering north central,
and central parishes, all crops need
rain, and old corn is in precarious
condition; cotton good and fruiting
nicely; cane being laid by in good
condition; rice improved, but needs
more rain. -
Texas-Galveston: The growth Of
cotton has been checked in most Sec
tions by drought. but the plant has
been improved by showers in locai-
ties over central and western aRricul-
tural districts; the crop is in a good
state of cultivation, and notwithstand-
ing drought it continues blooming
and fruiting; corn improved in locali-
ties by showers, but crops suffering
for rain; high winds blew the stalks
down where showers occurred; rice
and vegetables need rain; fruit ripen-
ing nicely.
Arkansas-Little Rock: Weather
too cool for cotton; some reports of
lice, though generally the condition
of this crop is most favorable; corn
much in need of rain, and serious in
jury will result if dry weather con.
tinues; wheat and oats harvest pro-
crossing.
nnessee-Nashville: Heavy rains
in eastern section and portions of CEN
trail benefited crops; latter part of
week favorable for haying and clean
ing crops; cool weather checked cot
ton growth; but plants generally
healthy; tobacco generally thrifty;
corn and other crops doing we'll west
ern section neads rain