The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-22
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
| THE LONG DROUGHT BROKEN BY THE
RAIN.
In Some Sections the Rain Did Some Damage
and Has also Caused the Harvest 10
be Put off.

The Weekly Crop Bulletin for the
week ending Monday, June 20, 1893.
says: During the week ending Mon
day. June 10Th, sufficient rain fell
throughout the entire State to break
the drought everywhere While some
damage occurred by heavy rains in
beating down fields of ripe grain, the
general Improvement and rapid growth
of crops counterbalances it. The rains
ceased in time, DIS Monday set in fair
and warm. Harvesting, delayed this
week, will soon be completed; threshing
has begun. Corn is being laid by: it
is silking and tasseling in the South.
Cotton blooms have appeared and while
its Improvement has not been as rapid as
might have been, owing to damage ~
lice and the cool weather, noticeable
progress occurred.
Eastern District.-The conditions OF
heat and dryness ended Tuesday and a
period of cloudy, rainy weather, with
cool, northeast winds, commenced, which
continued until Monday In portions nj
Halifax. Gates and Northampton lands
were washed by heavy rains and crops
locally injured by wind and hail; here
crops are somewhat grassy and ragged.
Elsewhere however, the rain has been
very beneficial, and the drought has
been thoroughly broken. Corn is look
ing better, is being laid by rapidly now:
some is silkng and tasseling in the
South Cotton has improved, though its
condition is still below the average
there are many complaints of damage by
lice. Tobacco looks well, though worms
are troublesome at points. Peanuts and
rice are growing finely. Harvesting has
been -Indered somewhat; some oats were
blown down; damage to wheat in shock
was slight Large quantities of field
potato sprouts set out after the rains.
Central District.--The drought has
been thoroughly broken throughout the
district by showers, which occurred
nearly every day this week. Local hail
and heavy rain storms were injurious
in only few counties. Crops have inn
proved and are growing rapidly. Grass
and weeds. have naturally made some
Roadway against farmers, as work was
interrupted most of the week Corn has
grown well; laying by will soon become
general; in the South it is silking and
tasseling. Lice are troubling cotton
and there was not enough sunshine, but
it has improved; it is forming squares
and blooming i'm the South. Tobacco
is growing nicely. The completion Of
the wheat and oat harvest was delayed
by wet weather, and some fields of ripe
grain were beaten down by rain and
win be difficult to cut. A few reports
were received of wheat Sprouting in
shock Threshing has commenced
Melon vines have improved very much:
rain has caused some young melons TO
fall Gardens have revived considera-
bly,.
Western District-Rain occurred al
most daily over most counties; the
drought is broken and the ground is
tolerably wet. Washing rains occurred
in Mcdowell, Catawba and Mecken-
burg. where some fields Of grain were
Frustrated. Crops were especially we'll
worked in the western district and re-
sponded promptly to favorable condE
tions. Corn is small but healthy :N "a
growing nicely; laying by has conf
menced in the South Cotton is doing
fairly well; blooms are reported from
lower counties. All the tobacco has
been set and is growing fast. Spring
oats have improved. Harvest has been
somewhat delayed, but though much
wheat was not housed, very few re-
ports of injury in shock were received.
Threshing has begun. Fresh vegetables
are becoming abundant everywhere.
Gardens not too much injured have re.
viyed. Apples and peaches are coming
into market.