The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-30

Rain is somewhat needed in portions of
Pender, Craven and Columbus counties
Some local damage by hail storms oc
Cured on the night of the 13 h in Nash
and Wilson, and on the 185h in Pitt
county. Except the first three days,
which were too cool, the weather was
favorable, with showers here and there
on almost every day Of the week. Corn
IS growing well; much has been laid
by; chinch bugs doing but little dam
age in this section Cotton has i'm
proved, except in the north, and ie
blooming in many places; there is
much complaint Of lica. Tobacco is
being topped and some farmers expect
to begin curing in two weeks. Sweet
potatoes doing we'll; Irish potatoes
nearly all shipped; watermelons grow
growing nicely.
CENTRAL DISTRICT -Showery weather
interfesed considerably this week with
cultivation of crops, harvesting and
cutting hay, and in consequence over
considerable portions Of the district
farm work is behind and crops in grass,
while in many other counties where
the rain fall was less crops are clean
and well worked. On the whole the
weather was favorable, except some
heavy washing rains and damage over
limited areas by hail on the night of
the Is h in Wake (near Wake ForeeD
aud in Randolph (oear Soepetone
MounD, Cotton is all right, except 10
few places on light lands, where it is
red and poor; much complaint Of lice !;
cotton is blooming in south. Corn gen
orally very fine, but considerable dam
age by chinch bugs. Housing wheat
and some thrashing going on. Oats
being cut and peas planted on stu5ble
land Large crop Of sweet potatoes,
and looking very fine. Sorghum good !;
vegetables plentiful; blackberries ripe !;
watermelons will soon be ripe; other
fruit poor.
W GJo4 LIN LIE 4h4C4 AA4y SOOL
and cloudy weather, with frequent
rains, prevailed this week; the rain fall
was excessive in only one or two coun
ties (Buncombe and McDoweI(. where
lands wera washed and grass and
weeds are growing rapidly; but in
spite of these drawbacks crops made
rapid growth during the week, and the
general outlook continues good. Win
ter oats cut, and though short, are not
altogether a failure, as many report
them good now. Wheat nearly housed,
except in north and west, where cut
ting is going on; thrasbiDg is progress
ing slowly. Corn made a fine growth,
and is being laid by; corn planted in
March now in silk and tassel chinch
bugs doing some damage. Nights have
been still too cool for cotton, and lice
are checking growth, but crop fine,
nevertheless. Many cabbage plants
were transplanted in the west this
week. Meadows are now fine.
It used to be the rule to keep horses
from drinking at noon or night after
they had been working through the
forenoon or afternoon, until they had
eaten their feed and had cooled down
This was considered necessary in order
to prevent injury from taking cold
water while the system is heated. But
this is cruel to the horses, as they can
not eat what they should if they are
parched with thirst. Tne better way
is to give each horse in the middle Of
the forenoon a pail Of water into which
a small quantity of oatmeal has been
stirred. This will refresh and invigo,
rate the horse without doing any in,
jury, and will prevent him from being
injured by drinking freely at noontime.
Tue drink being n, urishing, rallies the
strength and enables the animal to do
a greater amount of work without
failure.