The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-09
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Conditions For Cotton Picking Generally
Good.

| Conditions For cotton flcRlng GeneralI,
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The follow
ling are extracts from the weekly crol
bulletin of the weather bureau:
| Virgiuia-Gentle rains in tidewatel
and valley counties have improved
the prospects for late corn, pastures
tobacco and truck and have put the
ground in condition for blowing; the
general condition of corn shows above
the average; in middle counties crops
are falling off; tobacco curing begun
North Carolina-.No material change
in crop conditions this week; rainfall
poorly distributed and drouth still pre-
vailing in middle counties; nearly
half of the cotton crop open and bull
of crop cannot now be improved by
rain; making pea vine hay, ground
too hard for fall plowing.
| South Carolina Cooler weather
and numerous showers helped sweet
potatoes, cane. peas and root crops
materially, but not corn, which is full
ly ripe. nor cotton, except to check
premature opening; half of cotton
crop open and no blooms to indicate
late or top crop; unfavorable rice harv
est weather.
Georgia-With the exception of To-
cal showers during the first of the
week, dry weather with warm days
and cool nights continue; cotton is
shedding and opening rapidly; pick,
ing is being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible and most of the crop will be gath
cred by the middle of this month
yield of cotton will be but little more
than half the average; late corn and
all inferior crops inferior; gardens a
complete failure; some late gardens
being planted.
Florida-Week generally favora.
BILE for farm work and crop growth,
although frequent showers over por-
tions of northern district interfered
with cotton picking; cotton opening
rapidly and condition beyond materi-
al Improvement; corn thought to be
below average; cane, potatoes, rice
and peas doing we'll; turnip and cab
bage seed being generally sown.
Alabama - Heavy but scattered
showers during the first part of week
and good rains in southern portion,
though drought unbroken in many
central and northern counties; about
two thirds of cotton crop is open and
picking progressing rapidly with no
improvement in prospective yield
corn yielding light and minor crops
only fair; sorghum syrup being made.
Mississippi Showers beneficial TO
all crops, except cotton and corn ;
weather favorable for cotton picking,
corn gathering, fodder pulling and
fall gardening; cotton picking prog
resssing rapidly and some few have
gathered all the crop and finished
picking, owing TO the light yield
which required but one picking.
Louisiana - Unequally distributed
showers benefited vegetation in local..
ties in north and west portions, but
uplands continue dry; week favora-
Bile to cotton picking, gathering corn,
hay and rye cutting and threshing
corn yielding we'll in southern por'
tion; rice below anticipations; cane
good, but needs rain; cotton short
crop.
Texas-Generally fair, pleasant
weather during the week was favora.
BILE for cotton picking, which is max.
ing rapid progress; the greater portion
of the crop will be picked by the mid,
die of October; the outlook for top
crop is very poor, except over south
west portions of the cotton district,
where, in some sections. the plant is
still growing and blooming. Corn is
gathering well advanced and the yield
is light; rice is a poor crop and has
been slightly damaged by brisk winds.
Reconsideration of cotton re-
mains unchanged; it is opening and
being picked rapidly and with favora.
BILE weather will all be gathered by
Oct. Is; some complaint of damage
where rains were heavy and slight i'm
provement in top crop in other locali
ties; all minor crops much improved,
but more rain needed for fall plowip 6
and gardens.
Tennessee--Local showers early IN
week slightly improved conditions
where they fell, but drought still Sc
we're in most sections: cotton opening
rapidly and picking in full progress
tobacco mostly housed, and good ex
cept where worm eaten; quantities oi
fodder, pea and millet hay saved
plowing greatly delayed.