The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-25
COTTON PICKING BEGINS
FODDER PULLING HAS BECOME GENERAL
OVER THE STATE.
Breaking Land For Wheat and Sowing of Win
ter Oats Good Rains General
Cotton Shedding.
Cotton Shedding.

The weekly Weather Crop Bulletin for
North Carolina, issued yesterday by the
Weather Bureau, says that the week
ending Monday, August 23d, was cloudy
land comparatively cool. Drought con-
tinued to prevail over some sections, es-
lpecially the central-nOrth portion of the
State, but elsewhere favorable showers
occurred, and the rainfall on the 21st
was general and very beneficial. Cotton
has continued to shed in the dry sections,
but elsewhere is very fine. Picking cot
ton has commenced. Fodder pulling has
become general. Breaking land for
wheat is progressing and some winter
oats have been sOwn.
| Eastern District.-Drought continues
to prevail with some severity only in
| Nash, Halifax and Northampton cOun-
ties, and is cutting crops very short in
those counties. Elsewhere the weather
was favorable this week, with cloudy
weather and gentle showers beneficial
to all crops, but interfering with fodder
lpullng, some being damaged. Over al
most the entire eastern section crops are
fine. Old corn is good; late corn fair;
fodder pulling in full blast. Cotton has
been damaged some by drought has shed
considerably, and there are some COM
Iplaints of rust; but it promises a fine
crop yet-in many counties it never was
better; cotton is opening as far north as
Northampton county. All minor crops,
peanuts, rice, sweet pOta toes, field peas,
turnips. etc, are doing well.
! Central District.-The crop conditions
are quite diversified in this,a,,district
drought continued to prevail this week
in many counties, as Randolph, Mont
Igonery, Warren, Durham. Chatham,
Person. Arson, parts OF Stokes, Rich
mOnd, Johnston and Wake; in most other
counties favorable conditions prevailed,
with plenty of rain. The week was
generally cloudy and damp. Hail dam
aged crops in Stokes county on 18th. The
rainfall on Saturday, Dist, was general
over the district and very beneficial. Cot
ton is shedding badly in the counties
where drought is reported. but elsewhere
! is very fine; full of fruitage from top
! to bottom; it is opening generally, and
picking has commenced in the south,
with first new bale in Richmond coun-
ty. Late upland corn is suffering for
rain; lOwland crop fine. Fodder being
saved rapidly; some caught by Satur-
! days rain and spoiled. Tobacco being
cut; leaves broad and of good quality.
! Very large melon crop. Sowing winter
oats and gathering peas.
! Western District-Although the fol-
lowing counties are needing rain, name
! ~, Burke, Rowan, Catawba, Surry,
Davie, Allegheny, Alexander and Yad
kin, unfavOrable reports are very few;
over the greater portion of the district
the week was fine, with showers general
on the Dist, and generally cloudy wealth
err. More sunshine is needed. Corn is
promising. Fodder pulling has begun
in the south. Cotton looks finely and
has not shed much; it is opening. The
tobacco crop, though small, will be good.
Sweet potatoes and late Irish potato
are looking well. Farmers are sowing
crimson clover and winter oats and saw
ing pea-vine hay. Breaking wheat land
general. Grapes fine and plentiful.