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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Reports are Favorable apd Guarantee the
Prediction of Large Yield OF Cotton,
but In Some States Rain and Cool Wea.'
ther Have had Damaging Effect. .
WASHINGTON, June 17..--The follow
ing are extracts from the summary OF
the weekly crop bulletin of the agri.
cultural department: .' ." =.
Virginia-Richmond: Cool, with
cloudy weather and much rain, has
kept farming operations at a standstill
in eastern counties; corn continues
fine, but fields are grassy; wheat har-
vest under way; grass improving oats
heading; cotton and peanuts damaged
by rain tobacco very promising. "''
North Carolina-Raleigh: Week too
cool for cotton; precipitation abund.
ant, with excess in five counties and
destructive hail storm in one; all
crops doing we'll; first cotton blooms
10th; wheat harvest nearly over and
threshing begun; early peaches and
apples in market; poor quality; condl.
ton of grapes good. H.. 'I-o'.
South Carolina Columbia: Week
favorable for crop growth and culh-
vation, except too much rain over
southeastern portion; both early and
late corn continue promising; cool
nights and lice have injured cotton
serioulys, squares forming plentifully
and blooms common; melons ripen-
ing, fruit prospects lessening.
Georgia-AtIanta: Plenty of rain
and sunshine, and crops generally do.
ing we'll, though much complaint OF
cotton lice and especially in southern
portion; cotton in bloom and squares
forming; corn very promising and be-
ing laid by; all minor crops in -four
ishing condition.
Florida-Jacksonville: Week very
favorable; rains general and copious;
cotton, corn and other staple products
satisfactory. opinion of crop condi-
tions throughout the State show mark.
ed changes for the better. " %.
Alabama-Montgomery: Rains first
of week retarded work, but subsequent
dry and cool weather, while checking
growth, allowed rapid advance in crop
cleaning; cotton becoming lousy and
making too much stalk, but fruiting
well; corn fine and crop practically
laid by; cane and minor crops flour.
ishing. ~
MISUNDERSTANDING Cotton and
corn injured by cool nights; cotton
forming bolls rapidly, but injured by
lice, blight and rust; corn laid by,
but needs rain badly, especially in
west and north portions; gardens and
minor crops also suffering for moist
ure.
Louisiana-New Orleans: Light,
scattered showers and cool nights; in
droughty area covering north central,
and central parishes, all crops need
rain, and old corn is in precarious
condition; cotton good and frliting
nicely; cane being laid by in good
condition; rice improved, but needs
more rain.
Texas-Gal7eston: The growth of
cotton has teen checked in most sec
tions by drought. but the plant has
been improved by showers in local.
ties over central and western agricul-
tural districts; the crop is in good
state of cultivation, and notwithstand-
ing drought it continues blooming
and fruiting; corn improved in loca1i-
ties by showers, but crops suffering
for rain; high winds blew the stalks
down where showers occurred; rice
and vegetables need rain; fruit ripen.
ing nicely.
Arkansas-Little Rock: Weather
too cool for cotton; some reports of
lice, though generally the condition
of this crop is most favorable; corn
much in need of rain, and serious in
jury will result if dry weather con.
tinues; wheat and oats harvest pro-
crossing.
Tennessee Nashville: Heavy rains
in eastern section and portions of CEN
trail benefited crops; latter part of
week favorable for haying and clean.
ing crops; cool weather checked cot
ton growth; but plants generally
healthy; tobacco generally thrifty;
corn and other crops doing we'll west
ern section needs rain.