The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
ALL CROPS DOING WELL
PAST WEEK HAS BEEN FAVOR
ApLe FOR FARM WORK.
/ hough Insects are DoIrg some Dam
age The General Crop Pros
meets Are Far.
meets Are : arr.

! The weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, is
! sued yesterday by the North Carolina di-
| vision of the United states Weather Blu
| rcau. Says that the weather during the
| week ending Monday, May 24th. has
| beer very favorable for farm work, but
! only fairly 50 fer the growth Ct crops.
| The nights generally were too cool. re-
tardmg growth. especially of cotton; but
| the latter part Of the week was warmer
and Improvement in crops resulted There
was an excess of sunshine and def
c;ency in precipitation, though local
showers on 18th and DIST in many coun-
ties. Some hail was reported, without
material damage. The general crop pros
pccts are fair Insects are the chief enc
mics of thc farmer at present
Eastern Distr:ct.-Thc past week was
sunny and warm during the day, but the
nights were quite cool, ana, excepting
scattered showers one or two days. the
weather was quite dry, Crops Of all Kinds
have made some Improvement and are
clear of grass. The week was very favor
able fer farm work, which is well up
,tayrivwhere Cotton ch0pp.ng is pro-
grces nc; cotton small, but fair stand;
ft0n cool for cotton. which does not look
as we'll as it might. Bud and cut worms
ARE doing great damage to cora. Corn
Is irregular IN stand and SIZE, hut growing
fairly we'll; blowing Il now. Tobacco
trausplanted; needs Il warm rain TO start
ii. Peanuts growing fairly we'll. Irish
potatoes arc inferior and very much dam
aged by potato hugs; new crop being
shipped from south portion. Sweet potato
sprouts being set cut. Warm showers
needed.
Central District.-The reports from this
districts are generally favorable The
weather was warm Thursday and Friday,
but as rule too cool, especially at night
the first and last of the week. Fine show
ers occurred ut many places on Friday,
DIST, accompanied by hail: no damage by
hail The week was fine for work. which
was pushed rapidly Cotton and corn
continue to grow slowly. but though back
ward are looking healthy. Cotton chop
ping going on: sgrowth very irregular;
some replanting still necessary. Corn
being damaged by clrt worms: planting
IN lowlands nearly completed. Setting
sweet potato sprouts made progress this
week. Irish potatoes good. notwithstand-
ing the damage by bugs First planting
II tolacco not growing oil very well for
lack of warm rains Cherries r.pening.
Western District.-Tho week has been
generally favorable, although the nights
were too cool. Very beneficial showers
occurred on nth and Dist; on the 21st
thunderstorm. with considerable hail, did
minor damage in a few counties. IN
many counties the ground is getting dry
and baked and n warm general rain IS
needed. Crops made considerable prog
gess the latter half Of the week, though
| al growth has been more or less checked
| by cool nights. Cotton has good stand;
being chopped out: growth backward.
Some farmers are blowing corn second
time. Rye and wheat are heading out
nicely: complaints Of rust Oh wheat con-
tinue Potatoes arc making good
growth and bugs have appeared. Mead
| ows are fine and some grass IS being cut.
Considerable fruit is falling from the
trees.