The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-06
RAINS COME To THE RESCUE.
Crops Greatly Improved In the Past
Week.

Washington. May 5.-The agricultural
bureaus weekly weather and crop bulle-
tin says:
Nirginia-Richmond: Moderate temper
ature and generally cloudy weather, with
occasional local showers. have oper-
ated to produce week of
excellent crop growth; winter
wheat continues to improve; spring
sown cereals promising; pastures i'm
proved; corn. potatoes. tobacco. grasses.
fruits doing well.
North Carolina-Raleigh: First of the
week. cool; latter part temperature and
precipitation generally above normal and
very favorable; planting Of corn and cot
ton approaching completion. except In
western portion: planting peanuts and
transplanting tobacco progressing rapidly;
wheat heading out; spring oats and gar
den improved.
South Carolina-Columbia Timely rains
have improved crop conditions decidedly
and generally good stands of corn and
cotton have resulted: corn worked clean,
and cotton being chopped out; failing
tendency of grains effectually checked;
tobacco being transplanted; plants scarce;
rice melons. sugar cane and other field
crops In fine condition generally.
Georga-Atlanta: y week of warm,
more rain is needed; cotton planting
about completed and early sown being
cultivated in central and southern sec
tlons; corn has reached its first cultiva-
tlOn and Is growing nicely: minor crops
promising, peach and pear trees shedding
fruit In some localities.
FlOrida-JacksonVille: Week more IA
Vorable, although general rains needed !
scattered but refreshing showers over all
tho districts, heavy along gulf coast;
drought severe on all products; late plant
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vegetables injured; melons suffering.
Ala.bama-MOntgom Drought In
eastern counties broken by moderate
rains and In remainder Of state by general
and heavy rains, which delayed work,
but accelerated growth; severe hail storms
damaged fruit and gardens in scattered
localities; cotton doing Well and chop
ping progressing; corn growing rapidly
and being thinned; sugar cane, oats,
wheat and small crops making good
sslssippi-Vbcksburg Weather con-
tinues generally favorable for all crops;
cotton and corn growing rapidly and
about all planted, pastures, fruit and gar
den truck doing we'll; some complaint Of
damage by worms. bugs and other insects
also hail and rain fall
LOuisiana,-NeW Orleans: Highly beneh-
cial showers on % and Sd; week warm
with ample sunshine; conditions very
favorable, though more rain needed In
northeast portion; cotton Chopping gem
eral; corn worked out: cane growing fine
ly; rice planting continues; fruit shedding
some; worms damaging corn some.
Texas-Galveston. Showers over the
central and southeast portions of the
state have been very beneficial to all
crops; more rain Is needed over the north
western portion Of the state for all crops,
and especially TO sprout late planted cot
ton.
Arkansas--Lttle Rock: Weather favor
able, except In western portions, where
rain is much needed; planting about COM
pleted; corn and cotton good stands and
being cultivated; cotton and corn in cen
trail and eastern portion being damaged
by cut worms; wheat, oats and potatoes
doing well.
Tennessee-Nashville: Week generally
favorably; good rains in central and west
ern portions, but are much needed in east
ern portion; corn and cotton growing
well and being worked; wheat heading in
southern counties; army worms destruc-
tive in central and western portions.