The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-14
DRY IN MANY COUNTIES
BUT IN MOST OF STATE THE WEATHER
HAS BEEN FAVORABLE.
Cotton Has improved Remarkably Tobacco Is
Not Doing so WeIl--Corn is Fine
Grapes Are Rotting.

The Weekly Crop Bulletin for North
Carolina, issued yesterday for the week
ending Monday, July II, says that the
weather during the week has generally
been very favora BILE for the growth of
crops. Over portions of II out of 90
counties of the State drought has contin-
ued, seriously injuring crops, but over
the remainder of the State local rains
were frequent, with plenty of sunshine
and warm, but not excessively hot, wea-
Ither. Cotton has improved remarkably
some fields are white with blooms; it is
boiling well. The chief complaints
about corn are its small size and bad
stand in the east and lateness in the west
norton of the State. Curing bottom to-
babcco leaves continues. Peanuts bloom
ing and spreading: cantaloupes and wa
termelons are ripe; grapes are rothng 10
some extent.
Eastern District-Drought has contin-
ued to prevail in a few counties, especial
ly Pitt, Fender, Robson, portions of
Brunswick, Duplin and Craven, with in
Jury to corn and gardens, but over the lar
ger portion of the district, the weather
during the week was very fine; warm
with frequent showers, causing all crops
to do we'll Farmers are up with their
work; crops clean and growing nicely.
Cotton is fine; blooming everywhere;
boiling much in south; much has been
layed by. Corn improved where show
ers fell early enough, but early corn can
not be materially improved, and the crop
be short: more rain is needed. Tobacco
not altogether promising, but making
lao hain
Peanuts blooming and spreading fast.
Rice looks well; about layed by. Peas,
sweet potatoes and melons looking fine
Catalogues and watremelons in market.
Fruit generally scarce. Most farmers
are done seeding peas, which arcS reen
and growing.
Central District-Drought continued
only in a few counties, especially Cum
berland and portions of Montgomery,
Durham and Orange; over the greater
portion of the district the weather has
been very favorable for crops; warm,
though not excessively so, with local
showers on three or four days; in fact,
at some points the ground is reported to
be too wet to plow. Crops generally
made very satisfactory growth Cotton
is fine; some fields are white with blooms;
laying by has begun. Corn has good col
or but stalk is small laying by about
finished. Outlook for this crop at present
poor. Tobacco is tolerably good, except
where drought still prevails; rather back
ward everywhere, but now spreading
more rapidly; doing best on new ground.
More peas have been sown in stubbble
land than usual and are up and doing
nicely. Threshing wheat is still under
way. Gardens have suffered considera-
bly from dry weather. Blackberry crop
heavy, but season about over. Grapes
are reported to be rotting considerably.
Western District-Frequent showers,
with plenty of sunshine and warm wea-
Their, made last week quite favorable, ex-
cent over a few counties where drought
continues, namely, Iredell, Yadkin, por-
tons of Catawba, Surry, Allegheny and
Wilkes; here crops continue to deterl-
crate. but elsewhere have made tne
growth during the week. Corn is grow
ing nicely; early planted tasselllnS, most
of it has been layed by; the only COM
plant now is of its lateness. Cotton IS
doing remarkably well; blooming and
fruiting nicely. Tobacco fair. In a Few
western counties uncut oats are reported
damaged by rust, but generally small
grains were unusually free from rust
this wear. Wheat threshing out well.
Tn extreme west most of the wheat and
rye is now safely in stack. Many field
peas are being planted. In the dry coun-
ties gardens have been nearly ruined.