The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-18
INJURY FROM DROUGHT
NEARLY ALL CROPS ARE IN DANGER OF
BEING CUT SHORT.
There is Considerable Shedding in Cotton
and Some Rust is Reported in
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The Weekly Crop Bulletin for North
| Carolina, issued yesterday by the Wealth
er Bureau here, says that the week
ending Monday, August 10th, was warm
and very dry. Some local showers oc-
CURED, especially in the extreme west
portion of the State, and heavy dews
| furnished some moisture. The drought
has been injurious to nearly all crops,
| which, without rain soon, are in danger
of being cut short. There has been con-
siderable shedding in cotton and some
rust is reported. but the bulk of the
crop is still very fine. Cotton is open
ing in all of the southern counties. Late
corn needs rain badly. In few c0un-
ties where the drought is most severe,
crops are drying UP.
EASTERN D1STRICT.-The condi-
tons in this district have been very
diversified. In some counties, as Cur
rituck, Gates, Craven, Nash and others,
sufficient rain occurred, generally on the
10th, to keep crops in fiOurishing condl-
ton; but over the greater portion of the
district the week was very dry, warm
and unfavOrable for all crops. Crops
seem to be falling on account of the
drought most rapidly in some of the
northern counties, Halifax, Northamp-
ton, Edgecombe, as well as some CEN
trail and southern ones. Cotton needs
rain, but is holding its own fairly well;
shedding of hollis and leaves is reported
to be pretty bad in some counties, with
rust in several; it is beginning to open
in the south The weather has been
dry for late corn. Fodder pulling is
beginning almost everywhere. Tobacco
cures are still good; curing is nearly
over. Cabbages, field peas and turnips
need rain. Rice has headed out well.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.-The past
week has been quite warm, though not
excessively so, and very dry. Though
heavy dewS supplied some moisture, rain
is needed now everywhere. Light show
ers occurred on the 9th and 10th over
some counties and in these crops con-
tinue in very fourishing condition. The
drought has been most injurious over
some central Johnston, Wake, Durham)
and many northern counties. Still some
correspondents report that tobacco and
corn are safe without more rain. Bot
tom land corn is about made; is fine and
well cured. Late corn not good; need
ing rain badly. Much fodder pulled in
south portion this week. Tobacco is fine;
cutting and curing progressing nicely,
with good color and fair body. Cotton
is still looking well; there has been con-
siderable shedding of bOls this week and
there is a little rust; it continues to
open in the south. Flowing for wheat
and oats and planting turnips and GRIM
son clover continues. Fine crops of
melons and grapes.
WESTERN DISTRTCT.-The cOndi-
tons during the past week have been
very satisfactory in this district 1t is
getting dry and rain is needed in the east
ern counties, but in the west good sea-
sons occurred on the 10th and 18th.
Crops are doing very well. Corn is ex.
cellent; caring well, and promises more
than an average crop. Cotton blooming
up to the top and boiling WELL Tobacco
is good. Sweet potatoes and late Irish
potatoes doing well, except in extreme
west, where some rotting is reported on
account of too much moisture. Late
cabbages are fine. Melons large and
abundant. Considerable wheat land
broken. The bulk of the turnip crop still
to be planted. Some hay has been
saved this week