The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-31
AND DROUGHT IN TEXAS
AND OVER THE EASTERN ROCKY
MOUNTAIN SLOPE
HAVE PROVED UNFAvoRABLE TO CROPS
Some Cutting of Corn in Nearly All the Grain
States The Week has been Favorable
'obacco-- Cotton Suffers from
Rust and Shedding.
Rust and Shedding.

Washington, August 30.-The Wealth
er Bureau in its review of crop con
ditions for the week ending August
10Th, says:
Continued heavy rains have proved
unfavorable in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States, while drought pre-
walls in portions of Texas, Arkansas
and Missouri, and generally through
out the States of the Eastern Rocky
Mountain slope. The week has proved
very favorable in the New England
and the Middle Atlantic States, the
Lake region and generally throughout
the Central valleys, the high tempera-
lures fayoring the rapid maturing of
crops.
With the exception of portions Of
Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and South
Dakota, where the late crop has been
injured by drought and excessive heat
the week has been very favorable for
corn, which is maturing rapidly under
favorable conditions throughout the
central and northern portions of the
country. In the southern counties of
Nebraska corn has ripened too rapidly
under the high temperatures of this and
the preceding week, and as result Il
considerable proportion of the crop in
that section of the State will be chaffy
Some cutting has been done in nearly all
of the principal corn States.
Harvesting and threshing of Spring
wheat continue in Oregon and Wash
ington. In Washington threshing shows
good yields, which, however. have been
somewhat lessened by poor crops of late
wheat in some sections as a result of
the excessive heat of the first half OF
August, which has also injured the
crop in Oregon
The week has been very unfavorable
to cotton, especially over the greater
part of the eastern portion of the cotton
belt, where il has suffered from heavy
rains, which have been continuous for
the past month, causing rust shed
ding and too rapid growth of stalk.
In portions of North Carolina and over
the central part of the cotton region
conditions of the past week have been
somewhat favorable and the crop is inn
proved in Tennessee, Missouri and por-
tons of Mississippi and Arkansas. Cot
ton has also improved in Central and
Northern Texas, but insects are causing
damage in many localities, and prema-
ture opening and shedding are reported
from the central and southern portions
of the State. Picking is becoming gen
eral in the northern portion.
Except in New England, where warm
dry weather is needed to mature the
crop, the week has been favorable for
tobacco, Il general Improvement being
reported from all tobacco producing
States. Cutting is general in Kentucky
Virginia and Maryland, and a large
part of the early crop has been housed
Over the greater part of the country
the month of August has been eXcep
tionally favorable for blowing for fall
seeding which work is generally well
advanced. and i'll Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois is practically finished while
some seeding has been done in Iowa.
In portions of Kansas, Iowa and Ne
braska, however the conditions of the
soil have been less favorable.
LOCAL CROP CONDITIONS.
The Weekly Crop Bulletin, Issued by
the Weather Bureau here, Tor the week
ending, Monday, August %, says:
The weather during the week ending
Monday, August Doth, was more favor
able for the growth of crops and for
farm work, especially throughout the
central and northern portions of the
State and west of the Blue Ridge; but
in the south the conditions were not sat
isfactory. The first three days were clear
and very warm, the maximum tempcra-
ture reaching between 30 and % de-
grees. The mean for the entire week
averaged above normal, the excess
amounting TO as much as five degrees
in the central portion. Showers oc
CURED everywhere the latter half Of the
week, and too much rain is still reported
from southern counties, especially from
the southeast portion of the State. The
heavy rains on the night of the 10Th
caused disastrous fresheTs in counties
living between the Catawba and Pee Dee
rivers, chiefly in Stanly, Cabarrus, Neck
lenburg and Union. During the fair
weather at the beginning OF the week
considerable Improvement occurred Ill
many crops. and farmers had opportunity
TO save fodder and hay and do some fall
blowing.
Cotton has improved here and there:
is reported as fruiting we'll in some
sections. A good deal is open on light,
sandy soil; some has been picked ana
ginned and new bales have been put on
the market: but picking will not become
Over the most productive cotton counties
the crop has not improved; shedding
forms and bolls continues, and rust has
increased materially.
Corn is maturing well. 1t has been
injured on bottoms in the south portion
nv freshots. Fodder pulling is under
way. but the work has been prolonged
by showers, and, while much has been
saved there are many reports OF loss
or damage. Tobacco has suffered in
some sections from wet weather where
il is yellowing or rotting in the hills
Yadkin, Granville, Davidson). Better
cures than expected are reported from
FORSYTH Rockingham and Guilford ,coun
ties. Over most of the east and south
horizons of the State curing is finished
and the crop is on the market.
Turnips are doing very well. Rice
is heading nicely. Field peas are very
fine: many are ripe and ready for pick
ing. Late cabbages and tomatoes are
nearly failure. The grape crop is short