The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-22
ALL ABOUT THE CROPS
Farm Products of Eleven Southern States
Found 10 Be In Prosperous Condition.
ONLY A FEW SUFFERING FOR RAIN
I'm Virginia Winter whcnt Was I'm.
proved and Corn Planting Is Ec.
Bections-Hn North Carolina the
Crops Are Reported Doing Well.

Washington. April 21.--Agricultural
Departments weekly weather and crop
review:
Observation-Disclosures: Warm weather
has been of great benefit to fall and
spring seeding. grasses and gardens;
winter wheat has improves: cora plant
ing Is being pushed in central and east
crn sections: tobacco plants nourishing;
fruit blossoms abundant.
North Carolina-RaleIgh: Extremely
warm: bright week with drought. not
yet serious. but delaying gcrmina ,ion :;
reports not as discouraging as anticipat-
ed; farm work made much progress and
crops are doing fairly we'll: cotton up In
south and tobacco nearly large enough
to transplant: shipment OF truck and
Strawberries continue.
South Carolna-Columbia Hot and
dry; early corn up; late corn ana cotton
do not germinahe we'll: grain looking
fairly lwell. except spring oats. which are
dying out: farm work advanced and
minor crops largely planted; pastures
generally improved.
Georgia-Atianta: Weather continues
intensely hot and dry: farm work up
and bulk of all crops plan,ed, but ger
minatlon and growth at a standstil for
want of moisture: corn generally very
good stand, and some fields being culti-
waited: wheat and oats suffering for rain
fruits very promising.
F'lorda-Jacksonville Excellent week
for work, but too dry. executing refresh
Ing showers over sections of western
district on 18th; no rain has fallen during
week, resulting In serious damage. par
ticularly 10 early vegetable crop over the
northern. central and portions of south
ern districts: oats maturing prcmuturely:
Strawberries. tomatoes. beans and mel
ons damaged. late planted cotton and
corn now giving good stand. and without
early rains irretrievable damage will re-
suit. ~.
Ala Observation-Disclosures Warm and IA
vorable week: n beneficial rain in west
ern and central portions Tuesday, but
rain needed in eastern portion, where
ground is crusting; corn nearly all
planted. and cotton about two-thirds
planted; both making good stand; other
crops doing we'll: strawberries ripening
rapidly.
s!ssippi-Vicksburg: Generally IA
vorable weather: corn and cotton grow
ing rapidly and being worked: vegeta-
bles and fruit doing we'll: pastures good; /;
oats fine: some damage to crops and
property in southern and central por-
tiOnS by heavy rains and washouts.
Louisiana-New Orleans: Heavy rains
18th and 18th. damaging I'm localities.
but greater portion of State highly ia
vored by warm. showcry partly cloudy
weather. early cotton ana corn good
stands and corn being worked: rice
planting progressing slowly; cane and
grasses improved.
TeNns-Galveston: The weather has
been generally favora BILE for farming
operations, except that rain is needed
over western portions of the State TO
insure stand of cotton. and also for
wheat and oats; corn is doing well.
Arkansas-Little Rock: Weather fa-
vorable for all farming operations: much
cotton and corn planted. and both are
coming up TO good stand; corn planting
about completed; wheat. oats. potatoes
and fruit doing well.
Tenncssee-Nashville: Week very fa-
vorable for planting and growing vege-
tation: corn mostly planted: all grow
ing crops In fine condition: cotton plant
ing progressing favombly: tobacco
plants looking we'll: fruit prospects eX-
cellcnt good rains i'm western portion
18th: rain much needed