The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP BUL,
LETEN
For the Week Ending Saturday, July IS,
1906.

CENTRAL OFFICE, Raleigh n. Q.
The reports Of c0rresp~ ~ndcnts of the
Weekly Crop Bulletin, issued by the
North Carolina Climate aud Crop Ser
vice, for the week ending Saturday,
July 18Th, 1895, indicate a more favor
| able week and fairly satisfactory pro
gress in the growth Of crops. The TEN
pereture was above the normal from
| Sunday to Thursday, with several very
warm days, but dropped below the
normal with northeast wiuds Friday
and Saturday. Rains were frequent,
but generally small in amounr, and
generally not needed. There was more
sunshine the first portion and farmers
had mo chance to clean crops. On
the whole, though the damage to low
land crops last week by oveIf Nv was
very great, they have recovered to
some extent. General prospects still
excellent.
EASTERN DISTRICT. The first part of
the week was generally fair and qIite
warm, but the temperature dropped
rapidly Thursday night, and Friday
| and Saturday were quite COOL with
northeast winds. The rain fall, th0uzh
moderate this week, was not needed
and generally Injurious in east and
north portions. In central and south
! portions conditions were more favor
| able. Farm work made some progress
early in the week, but was stopped
| again Thursday. Cotton is growing
too rapidly; is large but apparently
! fruiJing well. Much shedding reported,
bat majority Of crop very fine. Some
cotton is badly in grass, and in north
! portion much was completely drowned
out by rains last week. Corn is still
fair crop. Large quantities of lowland
corn, especially along Roanoke and
Cape Fear rivers, found to have been
destroyed by fresheta. Curing tobacco
progressing; much damage by excess
i've rain, which is causing second
growth. Sweet potatoes large enough
for family use; peanuts spreading
nicely; melons very plentiful; grapes
ripening rapidly with large crop; some
rOttiDg.
CENTRAL DISTRICT - Much better
weather has prevailed this week early
part was fair with abundant sunshine
and some very warm days; was favor
able for farm work, buC it was too cool
Friday and Saturday. The rail- fall
this week was smaller in amount but
not needed. Heavy local rain and
wind storm on the 16 b in Johnston
county damaged crops. Upland corn
! locks we'll, but lowland so drowned out
| that it is Inclined to droop with poor
! color; still it will make something of a
| crop. Cotton is growing too much TO
weed, but is fruiting we'll with favor
| able season will make a large crop.
| Tobacco has improved this week; cur
ing progressing slowly; was apparent
ly much injured by last weeks rains,
which caused leaves to rot eff; flea bugs
have appeared. Spring oats were badly
damaged. Tomatoes are ripening,
Some Irish potatoes, cabbage, toma
toes and collars rotting. Rain caused
blackberries TO drop IF, shortening
crop.
WESTERN DISTRICT. The weather
was wsrm2r the first portion of the
week, followed by cloudy and cooler
weather Friday and Saturday. RaiDs
were frequent, though not large in
amount, and were not needed; still
crops made rapid growth and have
recovered to some extent from evil
effects of fl yoding last week. Cotton
IN general Is growing and blooming
we'll; has very large weed some cotton
is damaged by wet, and squares and
young bolIs are falling off; large yield
may still be expected. Corn on bottom
lands suffered most last week, but still
there is prospect for a good corn crop
if weather will give farmers chance to
plow it; much of it is strengthening up.
Corn on upland is excellent. Small
grains, especially spring oats, were
badly damaged, suffered again by rains
this week. A period of fair weather Is
needed to enable farmers to give their
crops the last cleaning up,
APPLYING TOBACCO DUST.