The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-07
Cotton is Needing Rain Over
Most of Cotton Belt.
WHEAT is HARVESTED
IN NORTH CAROLINA WEAIEh
HAS BEEN DRY.
COTTON, HOWEVER, IS DOING WELL
Tobacco is Suffering from the Drought
Corn Needs Moisture Very Badly
All Crops Are Clean and
Well WMked.
Well Worked.


All Crops Are Clean and
Well Worked.
Washington, d. c.. July 6.-The
Weather Bureau, in its report OF crop
conditions for the week ended July D,
| says:
In the States of the central valley, lake
region and New England, the week end
ing July has been very favorable TO
crops. the high temperature being espe-
cially favorable to corn. In the
Southern States the conditions
have been less favorable, the
excessive heat and absence of rain
fall proving injurious to most crops. On
the Pacific coast the week has been very
| favorable. In the principal corn States
| of the central valleys corn has made
rapid growth, but in the Southern States
| if is suffering for rain, in some sections
seriously. Excessive rains in Missouri
| have retarded cultivation and the crop
is still backward in Minnesota. In
| Texas. while the late crop is suffering
from drought, the early planted is ma
| tured and a good yield assured.
Cotton is needing RAIN over the greater
part of the cotton belt, more particularly
| the southern portions. The crop Is, how
ever, generally clean and frultlng We'll
A marked improvement is reported from
Oklahoma and it is doing well In Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, North Carolina and
| portions of Florida. In southern Texas
bolls are beginning to open.
| The bulk of the winter wheat crop is
| now harvested south of the fOrtieth par
| alell-about the latitude of the central
| portions of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Excessive rains have retarded harvest
| ing in Missouri and caused further dam
age to grain in shock. Good progress
with harvesting has been made in Ne
braska and northern Indiana, and har-
vesting will soon begin in Michigan. The
crop is maturing on the north Pacific
coast, and in California, where harvest
| ing is progressing rapidly, the grain is
| shrunken less than was anticipated.
| Spring wheat has continued to make
| favorable progress and is now heading
well over the southern portion of the
| Spring wheat region. III oIcSOn tnc bcnt
crop for years is promised.
| Tobacco has continuer to improve gem
orally, but is still in poor condition in
Kentucky. A marked Improvement is re-
| ported from Ohio and the crop is doing
well in Missouri, Pennsylvania and
| Maryland Transplanting has been com
pleted in New England and New York,
and cutting is in progress in the Caro-
| linas.
| STATE CROP REPORT.
The Weekly Crop Bulletin, issued yes
| terday by the United States Weather
Bureau service, for North Carolina, for
the week ending July 9TH, says that the
past week has been extremely warm
throughout North Carolina, with maxi
mum temperatures between 80 degrees
and 100 degrees ON every day and means
averag ing eight degrees per day above
the normal. The weather has also been
very dry, but beneficial showers occurred
| in portions of the following counties:
| Eastern District-Brunswick, Chowan,
Hyde, Pasquotank, BERTHE, Jones, Ora
ven and Tyrrell.
Central District-Wake, Johnston,
Arson, Chatham, Moore, Person, Dur
ham, Franklin and Warren.
Western District-Mitchell, Transyl-
vania, Henderson, Cabarrus, Mcdowell,
| CASTOR. In these counties the week has
generally been very favorable.
| In general, however, the heat and
drought have considerably injured crops,
at least ON the high and sandy lands;
crops are everywhere needing rain.
Cotton is doing well, however; it is
| o,,1 rtxrin ran
good; is blooming quite generally; not yet
suffering for rain.
Corn needs moisture badly; it is small
and the effect Of the dry heat is to make
it silk and tassel too low; it has good
color. but is beginning to fire on light
lands. Chinch bugs still doing some
damage.
Tobacco seems to be suffering some
from drought; some leaves have been
cured in the Eastern district
Gardens and vegetables are receiving
serious set back by the dry, hot wea-
ther in those counties where no local
showers occurred. Stand Of peanuts is
not very good Many peas have been
planted
Melons getting ripe.
Threshing wheat continues
Oats all cut in the east; some still to
be cut in the west portion.
Rice doing WELL
Splendid weather for haying
The blackberry season is at its height.
The peach crop is very small.
All crops are clean and well worked.
which enables them to stand the drought
much better than they otherwise would.