The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-10-25
SOUTHERN CROPS.
Official Bulletin or General Crop
Conditions.

the weather bureau service, at COlum-
bia S. c.. has given out the following
weekly summary OF weather and crop
conditions issued from the New Or
leans station:
Marked changes are reported in the
mean temperature from that Of the
week ending Oct. Sth. Deficiencies are
noted ct all regular weather bureau
stations in the cotton belt. except Will
mington. n. C.. and in Louisiana Mis-.
sissippi. and TeXas the temperatures
ranged from 1 TO degrees below nor
nal.
Practically no precipitation was re-
corded during the week in Texas,
Louisiana. south Miss: :ssippi and the
south portion Of Alabama. and only
li2ht showers fell at &C cittered places
in Arkansas and Oklahoma; in all 9TH
er sections Of the cotton belt rainfall
w2s plentiful and in some States so fire.
quent ard cCpious as to interfere with
field work. The teleg:aphic report OF
the Atlanta district W. not received
in tine for use in the preparation Of
the charts. but the total rainfall is
given in incheS) as follows: Atlanta,
20; Chattanooga $40; Columbia, 10;
Gainesville. 20: Greenyil.e, T; Griffin,
80: Macon. 80; Newman. 10: Rome.
100; Spsrtanburg. so; Toccoa, 50;
West Point. 40.
maries from climate and crop sections
Of the weather bureau in the cotton
belt and Cuba:
Louisiana-Cotton picking is rapidly
approaching completion in many local
tiles and about three-fourths Of the
crop in this State, as whole, has been
gathered. All correspondents report
cotton being ginned and marketed as
fast as picked.
Bat little rice remains in the field
uncut, threshing is in full progress
througout the rice district and nearly
all rice mills are running to their full
est capacity.
The showers during the latter part
of last week we're followed by decid-
Cd drop in temperature ard, with the
exception of light local showers fair
we1ther with night temperatures below
normal has prevailed since. For sugar
cane. these conditions at this season
are almost ideal. and while the cane
ncw being cut and ground, on account
OF being too green, is not yielding the
quantity of sugar exrected, is ripening
and increasing in sugar content very
rapidly. A large additional number
of mills will begin operations during
the coming week. Fal planting and
wind-rowing sugar cane for seed Is
progressing.
Texas-Dry, cool week, very favora-
be for out door work: cotton picking
progressing rapidly. nearing compile
tion in some localities, while not over
half completed in other sections, com1
plants that pickers are scarce come
from few places; corn gathering pro-
crossing nicely; sugar cane doing well
and maturing; rice harvesting contin-
ues. crop good; rain needed for truck
gardening and blowing: wheat seeding
| is we'll under way and with favorable
| weather a good crop will be sown.
Oklahoma Territory clear
a2d cool and favorable fer cotton pick
| Ing. which progressed rapidly, scarcity
Of pickers continues; light ffost occur
red on the Sth and 9th, bit the dam
age reported is very slight; cotton has
improved in appearance and is matur-
| ing very fast.
Arkansas-Weather cool. light rain
general, but did not interfere seriously
with cotton picking. which progressed
! rap!dly. picking about half completed
in most sections. while in Others it is
| ~ cotton
( is open except in a few localities where
it continues to bloom and form squares
light frost in some localities, no dam
| age reported.
ssissippi-Cool and rainy weather,
quite unfavorable for gathering cotton
opening checked. nearly through pick
! ing in places, rain and wind reduced
grade; barley. rye and oats being
sown: turnips and late gardens i'm
proved: light frost in northern section
caused no damage.
Alabama - Cool and unfavorable.
with much wet weather. which dam
aged cotton. retarded picking and
caused some corn and cotton to sprout,
but favorable for fall blowing; cotton
and corn nearly all gathered. with light
Weld turnips inferior. but other mlno:
crops satisfactory; some oats be'As
sown.
Georgia-Rains during the early por-
ton OF the week delayed picking and
did some damage to cotton, causing Il
to drop. and sprout in the boil, very
little cotton urpicked in the southern
half of the State; some wheat and oats
! sown; turnips gardens and pastures
much improved.
Florida-Week favorable for seedlings
and transpanting vegetables; cotton
picking progressed whore not delayed
bv rains. bulk Of the crop has been