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THE CROPS IN THEcoTToN BELTS
Weekly Report Of the United States Agri-
cultural Dempartment.

cultural Dempartment.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The follow
ing are extracts from the agricultural
departments weekly weather and
crop bulletin:
Richmond: Abundance of
rain has prevented farm work gener-
ally, but on the whole has been bene.
fetal to crop growth and given a
good season to plant the last OF the
tobacco; grass and pasturage have
improved, early truck rapidly matur-
ing; wheat heads filling well and corn
growing fast.
North Carolina Raleigh: Showers
over sec lions where drought prevailed
last week beneficial, but insufficient
amount; temperature above normal
and crops made rapid growth. Cot
ton, corn and tobacco excellent and
corn beginning 10 be laid by in the
South; cutting wheat commenced.
South Carolina-Columbia: Show
ers poorly distributed, consequently
absence Of uniformity in crop condi-
tion; cotton and corn range from fair
to excellent, with greater diversity
in cane, melons, rice and tobacco;
peaches ripening, inferior qualitity !;
crops generally well cultivated and
two weeks earlier than usual; wheat
and oat harvest general.
Georgia-Atlanta: Drought broken
by good rains in north and central
sections and showers in southern sec
tion; all crops revived and greatly
benefited; corn and cotton we'll culti-
waited, free of grass and growing nice
ly; oats and fruit irreparably damag-
ed.
Florida-Jacksonville: Temperature
generally above normal, and while
rainfall was below the average, show
ers have been more general and copi'
GUS, and reports indicate decided i'm
provement in cotton and corn, save
over limited sections, where rains are
still needed crops free from grass.
Alabama Montgomery: General
and beneficial sho wers, though sever
al reports of local damage to crops by
hail and washing rains; cotton healthy
and making forms rapidly; corn
shooting; Irish potatoes backward
melon vines taking on large crop of
fruit; cane excellent; peaches rotting.
Mississippi-Vicksburg::. Generally
favorable, although some complaint OF
drought and worms; good rain at
close of week will greatly benefit all
crops; cotton blooming and some
lousy; corn in roasting ear; minor
crops injured by drought in localities.
Louisiana New Orleans: Local
showers south benefited crops locally,
but greater positions of State need rain
badly; week hot, with much sunshine;
corn laid by tasseling freely; cotton
blooms general, crop fruiting we'll,
some lice; cane good stands, sucker
ing well; rice, early corn, pastures,
gardens and potatoes suffering for
rain.
Texas Galveston: Dry weather
has prevailed during the week, and a
general rain is badly needed for all
growing crops; corn is suffering from
effects of drought; harvesting is well
advanced.
Arkansas-Little Rock; Weather
favorable for growth and cultivation
of cotton, which is in fine condition,
healthy and strong, and forming we'll,
first blooms being reported; corn not
doing so we'll; rain needed over south
portion; wheat and oats improve and
harvesting commenced.
Tennessee-Nashville; Fine rAks
improved crop conditions, but GEM,
ally retarded cultivation, and croSf,
are getting foul; corn fine, some LAM
by in west section; cotton, where we'll
worked, looks thrifty; wheat harvest
begun; some complain of rust; tobac-
co nearly all set and thrifty; clover
cutting progressing.