The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP BUL.
LETLN
Scr the Week Ending Saturday, May 23,
1906.

1890.
CENTRAL OFFICE, RaIeirh, N. G.
! The reports Of correspondents Of the
! Weekly Crop BIlletin, is~ued by the
North Carolina Section. for tire week
ending Saturday, May 23rd, 1896, indi
cate Is very favorable change nearly
everywhere, The first par Of the week
continued very warm and dry, but
|! commencing the 18Th favorable rains
| occurred nearly every day over large
portions Of the S5ate. The drought
| however, continues to rrsva'l il eon-e
oE the western counties, in southern
! portions Cf the Central district, ana
yspccjsily over the s0utheas ern and
coast region. Tha temperature was
ADORE normal every day during the
week, and where euffi3ien5 rain fell
crows made rapid growth.
EASTERN DISTRICT. Tho drought has
been b oxen il this district By raias
from the 10 a to the 23l, except in the
southern portion ard along the coast
covering the c3Uctiss OF Columbus
N3w Hanover. Brunswick, O1alow,
P amIic3, Craven, Jones. Hyde, Tyrreil
and portions cf PeLder and DupliD,
whore drought continues to prevail
! with very Injurious IF CT on all cops
| OI the other hand, in the north some
excessive rains have washed lands
| badly and Intercepted farm work, ex
| cept or light lands. Hail wac reported
IN eight counties, with however, but
| little damage, and a cloud burst occur.
/ red in G ates Generally great improve
ment is reported in the growth of crops
Corn ana cotton are in coed condition;
largest portion Of cCtton crop has been
chopped, and york goes on in thenorth
Much progress was made in transplant
| ing tobacco and setting out sweet pota-
SO slips, except in counties where the
| drought continues. A slight improve
ment occurred in wheat and oats and
much Improvement III gardens. Crops
were well cultivated and III good con
di5ion to r. ceive rain, but grass is max
| ing heo6way now.
CENTRAL pI3TBICT.-With the excep
sion of local areas in Montgomery, Ar
SOD, Stanly and Forsyth counties, the
en-iye district received copious rains
this week from the 10Th to the % ] the
rains were q,lite hoavy and washed
! lands at a few points, Hail was re
ported IN Eine clunties with some
| damage to crCps, necessitatirg some
| E-rN loo 4Hrvo h L,ov
becn expected. A very favorable change
results from the timely breaking Of the
drought, ard crops Gre now making
splendid growth. Sitting sweet potato
slips made much headWay, and the
transplan:ing Of tobacco is approach
ing completion. Some corn IVES planted
10 replace failed crops, and some cotton
vas damaged BY hail. Early and well
worked cotton IS q3ite large for the
season. Irish potatoes end vegetables
now doing well R2irs came 500 late
20 heip wheat much it is beginning to
ripen, epparensly with coed heads,
though short; oats practically q failure.
STatermelons doing extra w6ll.
WESTERN DISTRICT A few CORE
epondents rcp2rt the drought still IN
broken, but a large majpzity Indicate
that favorable showers occurred this
week, which, though less than in other
portions OF the State, greatly benefited
ali crops. The moat serious T.jlry by
drought occurred to wheat and oats
These crops are heading very low.
Who're rain occurred corn, cotton, po
5atces and gardens are now doing
finely. 1t is still too dry in somo sec
tions for transplanting tobacco. The
weather was favorable for farm work
and crops aro clean and well cultivated.