The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-13
CROPS IN THE COTTON BELT.
COTTON Is DOING WELL IN ALL the
STATES.
some Shedding Reported, hut IL Is
Not Genernl--Condition of
the other Crops.

Following are telegraphic summaries
from climate and crop sections of tht
weather bureau in the cotton belt fur.
nished by W. T. Blythe, section director
stationed at New Orleans:
Louisiana.--Precipitat plentiful ii
southern portion. showers lighter, more
scattered and less frequent In central anC
northern portions; cotton growing rapidly
oldest forming bolls, general condition i'm.
proving; corn In northern PARTON needs
rain; cane doing well, showing red joints
rice, except Providence, excellent; pastures
good.
Arkansas.-Rain first of week benefited
and improved crops generally, rain still
needed in some localities; early corn laid
by. crop made, late planted improving
squares and hollis forming on cotton
wheat threshing continues. quantity. and
quality below average; oats better than
expected
SIississippi.-L rains improved OUT
look in most places, others need rain,
temperature about normal; old corn poor,
young doing we'll; gardens poor, pastures
improving; old cotton very good, young,
small, but doing fairly well; few re-
ports Of worms. blight and grass; Irish po-
tatoes fair: peas and sweet potatoes pro-
crossing satisfactorily
Alabama Scgattered showers but in
sufficient. particularly so in northern por-
tions where rain is much needed; corn
deteriorating In northern counties, filling
well elsewhere; cotton clean, healthy and
well fruited; thrashing wheat and oats
practically completed, yield light; melons
plentiful and all minor crops promising.
Gecrsia.-Showers occurred over most of
the State, reviving vegetation. cotton
blooming and fruiting well, but being in
jured in localities by slice and grasshop
pers; condition Of corn variable; rice, cane
and sweet potatoes improving; melons
not up to normal; pastures and gardens
very poor.
Florida.--Rains quite general, and favor
able changes indicated in corn, cane and
cotton, though few reports state latter
shedding; some fields laid by; tobacco
very good in southern counties, only fair
in northern portion; citrus trees and pine
apples doing well; few pears and peaches
in market
South Carolina.-Some sections too dry,
some too wet, general conditions favor
able; cotton small, healthy. blooming free
ly, Sea Island never better: much corn
destroyed by worms, also injured by
drouth and winds; tobacco improved, cut
ting and curing becoming general; rice
doing well; melons being shipped
North Carolina.-Drouth broken by
copious rains except over few western
countless cotton small but healthy, form
ing squares rapidly. blooming nicely;
corn improved, but army worms destruc-
tive in eastern section; tobacco revived.
topping general, cutting and curing pro-
gressing peanuts in bloom; rice thrifty,
good stand of field peas, melons ripenng.
Tennessee.-In eastern, western and
portions of middle section good rains pre-
served favorable conditions or revived
growing crops. elsewhere drouth continues
serious, and greatly reduced yields must
result; cotton generally fruiting WE'LL to-
bacco acreage much reduced and prospects
poor; in dry districts early corn, gardens
and pastures almost ruined.