The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-05
sroRM's DAMAGE TO CSOPs
IN EASTERN NORTH CARO-
LIMA,


.VpterprisiDg Farmer and Trucker Of
c,,veu County Tells of the Storms
work in His Section.
-.nondence Of the Progressive Farmer.
Now that the storm has blown over
.,d a beautiful sunny calm has re
.r,ned to our eastern section, we have
s.d time to make some careful est.
nstes of loss and damage to crops etc.
Notwithstanding the wonderful
,rowth of crab grass in our county
INST of our farmers adhere to the old
nile of stripping fodder, but there will
mt be much stripped this year in
Craven county, however much they
t,v, The fodder is not here to strip;
Il has blown to pieces. Many stalks
have not q particle Of blade on them
and none that I have seen have any
whole blades Of fodder. Il they did
mot blow clear out of the field they will
help to enrich the soil for next years
crop.
Corn planted late after potatoes has
Lost not only the fodder but largely the
corn too for much Of it was just silk
ing out and such is not likely to be
one fourth Of a crop.
Field peas are blown about 80 they
do not seem to be doing well, especially
those that were bearing, the later
planted are doing better than the
early.
Not since the storm of 1884 has the
corn been so completely blown to
pieces.
Just before the storm the ravages OF
he army worm seemed to threaten our
inc grass, and many acres were 90
completely devoured as to cause far
mers to pIow up and harrow down foE
another crop of grass. Some plots
have resided and are doing well others
are poor. I have seen no sign Of the
worms since the storm and it is natural
to suppose that with the continued
heavy rains during the storm the
worms have been washed out into the
rivers and sounds to become food foI
the fish, 90 after many days we may
ret back In nice trout and other hsh
pme compensation for our lost grass
This storm may have been q neCes
EN to our farming interests in the
~dsuuction Of worms. 1T is q bad
Wind that blows no good to any one"
and we'll get some good il we look for
it in every thing our kind Father
sends.
The fall crop Of Irish potatoes had
largely been planted when the storm
came and those who had planted will
have to plant again, as most Of them
rotted. So many have rotted that
seed to plant are scarce in u county.
Field peas were vesy scarce in our
county this year for planting, and I'M
less the late planted have time to ma
ture, they will be scarce again.
Many farmers are much discouraged
ct the prospects. Nearly all truck
crops, cabbage excepted, failed to re-
munerate the trucker and now the
storm adds another blow to the late
corn etc., but when we read and hear
Of the serious losses of our neighboring
counties farther east, we cannot raise
q note of complaint, comparing our
condition with theirs. Some of those
eastern counties make the sweet pc
tato crop one of their principal crops,
but the overflow of tide has caused
them serious damage, and large boat
loads are coming to Newbern now to
be sold, as the ovelh w Of salt water
will prevent their keeping much
longer.
Isaw many in Newbern today with
rotten places on them and was told
that the salt water had caused it.
Cotton is variously estimated in loss
from one-fourth to one half, the latter
where over low accompanied wind. IL
s opening now, quite fast much OF it
however being premature opening
caused from the severe %thrashing it re
ceived. D.. LANE,
BelIair, N. O.
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