The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP Bull
LETIN
For the Week Ending Saturday, June 3,
1896.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh, N. @.

1896.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh, N. G..
The reports Of correspondents of the
Weekly Crop Bulletin, issued by the
North Carolina Station, for the week
ending Saturday, June 13ah, 1895, in
dictate a continued favorable progress
in growth of crops. The only really
untavoTabIe reports come from the
northeast portion of the State and a
few localities in the central portion.
where there was too much rain, and
crops are very grassy. The 5empera-
ture wG8 nearly normal during the
week, but the nights have been too
Cool for cotton SUffi 3ient rain occur
r, q everywhere; the amount Of cum
eh'ne Was ABOUT fifty per cent The
next week is likely TO be drY and warm.
EAsTEbN DISTRICT The weather
9-as generally favorable this week, ex
cepJ th&G toe nights were too co0I for
cotton, and III S one Of the northern
counties (Halitax. Gates, Northampton,
RSCtford and Currituck) there was
aEaln too much rain, whi1h prevented
farm work ard injured crops slightly.
!. IL still dry over portions Of Craven
county, but generally sufficient rain
has fallen. Cotton continues fine,
though not growing as fast as it would
with waEmar weather; s2me lice re-
ported. Corn crop especially fne;
nearly all Old corn hilied roasting ears
III market. Tobacco doing we'll; lay
ing by and topping begun; worms not
so numerous. Wheat cutting and
housing still in progress; all sweet po-
tatoes have been set; peas and peanuts
doing we'll. Peaches and apples Of an
inferior quality in market.
CENTRAL DISTRICT The past week,
though too cool for cotton, was gener
oily favorable, except where too much
rain fell, where work has been inter
rupted So long that crops are getting
gassy and need work badly. Consider
able damage by q severe hail storm &C
Cured in johnston county on the 95h
and heavy rains locally in other coun
ties on 9Th and 18Th. 1t is too cool for
&C. on, and lice are damaging It.
Blooms have been seen IN the south, in
dicating unusually advanced stage.
Where clean and cultivated, cotton is
vigorous and healthy. Corn being
laid by in good shepa; some reports of
damage by caicch bugs; in general
crop better than for years. Tobacco
doing well; early s9t being laid by.
Wheat harvest about over and much
of it has been housed; thrashing just
beginning. Oats being cut. Many
peas have been sown in stubble and are
up and growing nicely. BlackOerriee
ripcning.
WESTERN DISTRICT - Reports are
nearly ali favorable for this district,
though the weather has been little
cool in the west and north portions.
Fine rains occurred everywhere and
nowhere in excess. All crops are grow
ing well. Cotton is larger than usual
at Gnis season; first blooms reported on
June 10,h in CASTOR county very Ii5tle
trouble from lice. Corn is making good
STALK. Tobacco is growing off finely.
Farmers ab )uG through cutting wheat
except in extreme west and north)
a0d are ready to begin thrashing, Oat
harvest on hand spring oats improved.
Chinch bugs on many farms have gene
from the wheat fields to tie corn ard
are damaging il. Many peas were sown
this week. Biackbcrries are ripening
and will De abundant; other fruit poor,
except grapes, which are in good con
dition. Some farms are grassy, but
the maj3riUy in this district ere clean
and we'll cultivated.