The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-19
THE WEATHER FAVORABLE
DROUGHT BROKEN EY WA I'M AND
GENEROUS RAINS.
A Little Hail in Few Places Eut the
temperature is Above tine
Normal.

The weekly crop bulletin for North
Carolina, issued yesterday by the Wealth
er Bureau, says that the week ending
Monday, May 18th, was very favorable
for agricultural interests and the crop
| prospects have decidedly improved
throughout the State. The drought was
| broken by warm and generous rains
on four days of the week, ging near
| ly 200 inches over the State; and was too
heavy, with little hail at only a few
places The temperature was above the
normal to the 18th after which it turned
cooler and growth slightly checked. The
| season was especially favorable fer trans
planting tobacco which made good pro-
gress.
Eastern District.-A very nice week,
quite favorable for growing crops which
have improved materially. Warm first
of the week with fine rains from 18th to
10Th, but cooler 10Th and 10th. Land
now in good condition for cultivation.
The farmers are about up with work.
The rain has turned crops green and
started them to growing nicely. Corn
looks better but the stand is rather poor,
caused chiefly by ravages of cut worms.
Ii is now being plowed. Cotton replanting
about done, it is coming up better and
late planted has good stand. Chopplng
cotton continues. Some sweet potato
sprouts are being set out Irish potatoes
doing fairly well, but much injured by
bugs. Peanut planting nearly completed,
and some being dragged. Grains and rice
look we'll. Gardens have improved but
are still ordinary. Strawberry season a
bout over.
Central District.-The first of the
week was warm and dry followed by fine,
warm rains, 10th to 14th, causing vegeta-
ton to grow rapidly, but changed to
cooler latter part. Hail occurred in An.
son, Johnston and Stokes counties, with
slight damage only in Arson. Grass is
now gaining on the farmer little. Cot
ton now fair stand, about all planted,
chopping and cultivation going on. The
stand of corn is generally reported bad,
caused by bud-worms, moles and bad
weather 1t has good color but is small.
A considerable quantity of tobacco was
transplanted this week. Excepting few
complaints of chinch bugs and rust In
scattered places, the prospect for wheat
and oats continues very fine. Trans
planting sweet potatoes is progressing
very fine. Transplanting sweet potatoes
is progressing very well. Peanuts ana
cane are coming up all right.
Western District.-A week very favor
able for growing crops; warm enough,
with showers on four days, making a
splendid season, especially for setting to-
bacco plants. The weather turned cooler
toward end of the week, which has re-
tarded growth little. A little hail was
reported in this district and at few
stations the rainfall was heavy enough to
wash lands. Corn is about all planted
and much of it large enough to work, but
rather poor stand. Cut worms have done
some damage. Cotton not growing quite
so we'll as it should on account of cool
nights. but rain has made it come up bet
ter, with fair stand. Chopping cotton
continues Wheat heading and harvest
will be early There are more thanAusual
reports of rust in wheat, but the damage
is slight Sweet potato plants are being
set out. Potato bugs numerous. Fruit
prospects in western counties still good.