The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-08-08
CROP OUTLOOK.
Dreadful Orouth Remains
Unbroken,
Short Crops Seem lnevi-
table.
They will Be Almost Total Failure
il No Rain Falls Very Soon.

Tue week ending Monday, August
8, 1896, was excessively hot over the
greater portion of the cotton belt,
Arkansas reporting the highest tenn
perature on record for the State. The
departures of the weekly mean tenn
perature from the normal ranged
from about one degree along the
middle gulf coast to III nnch rs nine
degrees over Arkansas, and eight de
re s ia central Il Western TENNESSEE
Along the Texas coast the Temporal
ture averaged exactly the normal,
Showers fell over a goodIy portion
of the eastern portion Of the bolt, no
tably over Georgia, but were scat
tered and badly distributed elsewhere
IN the belt, aud the greater portion
of Texas, Arkansas, North Louisiana
aud Central Louisiana had no rain.
This dry and hot weather had de-
terioratlng effect on the cotton crop,
causing it to shed and open prema
turely. Picking the staple IS III pro-
gress, bat owing to the hot weather
has not become general.
Lousian The severe and protract-
ell drou,h continues in north portion
Cotton continues deteriorating, Is
shedding badly, opening fast, aud
picking is progressing slowly on &C
count Of the hot weather. All crops
III North Louisiana are n bad could
ton. Cane is generally excellent but
needs more rain. Rice cntylng has
commenced; rice needs rain.
Texas The week has been warm
and dry whEh has been favorable fer
picking. Ctttou is opening earlier
thar usual, ard in some
places prematureIy. Picking is we'll
advanced in Southern portions of the
State and is in progress over other
tions. Rus, has damaged the crop
in some localities. Late corn has
continued to improve and is fair
Crop. Early rice is 4 fair crop, but
late will be short unless rain falls
soon.
Arkansas - Highest temperature
ever recorded ia the State together
with practically no rain and hot dry
ing winds have worked irreparable
injury to all crops, Cotton nas
ceased and is shedding leaves aud
squares aud prsmaturely opening.
Coru will give very poor yield.
Pastures are dried up; wells failing
and stock water Is Becoming scarce.
All crops are fine III extreme
northeast counties.
Mississippi-Too dry and hot. Cot
ten injured seriously by shedding;
picking continues and is becoming
general; cotton opening rapidly and
new bales marketed in nearl y all sec
sections. Corn and other crops also
damaged beyond redemption. Crops
conceded to be much shorter than an
ticipated few weeks ago
AIabamn-Excessive heat with
light scattered showers causing cot
ION to open prematurely, with mich
rust aud shedding, will sh' rten the
yield promised two weeks ago; pick
ing under way and first bale mar
keted 2SrE, which Is very early. Corn
suffering and will be short crop. OH
or crops uninjured ne yet,
COMPREHENSIVE heat, abun-
dant sunshine, and little rain during
past week have seriously lnjmel COZ.
tou in portions of the central aud
sections, while 10 the North
ern section the crop is excellent. Corn
is good except on lowlands, where
oveIfowed, Pastures and gardens
good and will be be benefited b,
rain OF last week,
Florida-Tempersture decidedly
above the normal,in many cases PROV
ing injurious to crop growth. Rain
limited, and the demand for moisture
becoming general. Condition of cot
ton below the average. Edlormou,
quantity of fodder housed. Orange
groves show excellent growth.
South Carolin. Crops generally
injured by excessive heat and want
Of rain, Corn maturing rapidly aud
fodder pulling general. Cotton
opaninu and nIcklnp haunn mno