The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
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short
Minor crops. especially peanuts. rice,
and sweet potatoes have deteriorated
considerably. Pea-vines and pastures
have dried up. Fruit and melons arc very
abundant and a fine crop OF grapes Is
expected.
Shallow wells and streams have be
come dry and stock is suffering in some
places.
REMARKS BY CORRESPONDENTS.
Institute. Lenoir,: Dry and hot. need
rain badly; crops still pretty fair, cotton
good average crop.-W. J. Brothers.
Wilmington, New Hanover: Crops have
suffered from heat and drought this week.
very little rain; rice doing we'll: corn on
sandy hills short, in low lands good
w p. oldham.
Teachey's Duplin: Past week very hot
and dry; early corn is made but late
corn is cut short; some fodder saved
cotton. sweet potatoes. and gardens need
rain very much-Jas. u. Teachoy.
Spring Hope, Nash: Crops suffering
very much for rain, and parching up;
late corn not growing; gardens dried up
for lack Of moisture; shower on evening
of 11th.-Geo. w. Bum.
Hookerton, Green Getting very dry
again; cotton is well fruitcd and looks
well, but is beginning 10 fail now on ac-
count of the dry weather: tobacco that
turned green and began TO grow again
from rains latter part Of July is row
ripening very fast: fodder pulling begun
| gardens ruined. J. Edwards.
Washington, Beaufort; Very dry and
| hot; crops are not what they were two
weeks ago; cotton dry and some bolls
breaking open.-Dr. j. VI. Gallagher.
Lawrence, Edgecombe: Very dry an,
| hot; crops seem to be suffering moro
than at any time this season; cotton
which has been holding up, is now Civ
| ing fast away. B. Knight.
Riverdale, Craven No rain; tempera.
ture 80 to 1O1; drier than it has been fo1
many years; all crops damaged; well.
all dry except very deep ones.-J. S
! Fisher.
Lcuisburg, Franklin: All crops bein.
seriously injured by excessively hot, Dir.
| Wea there. c. Harris.
Millboro. Randolph: Week dry an,
hot; the driest weather since 1881: VEG
citation ruined; corn drying up fast am
another week would complete the ruin
w. B. Webster.
| Danbury, Stokes: Weather has bee
exceedingly warm; corn and tobacco ar
suffering for rain; if rain does not com
soon corn will be badly damaged; tobacc
is fairly good and ripening.-W. b. Har
ris.
Ezra, Johnston: Crops are sufferin
very much, the hot dry weather is parch
ing them; some rust in cotton; garden
about dried up.-Joscphus Johnson.
Auburn, Wake: No rain in over tw
weeks;s crops damaged badly; cotto
shedding, many reports of lice, an
,grCwth is about stopped; carly cor
nearly ruined, late planted suffering
peas no gool.-Troy Poole.
Soapstone Mount, Randolph Th
drought continues; farm work suspendo
on account OF hot weather; streams dry
ing up.-H L. Kinney.
Stem, Granville: Week hot and dry
corn suffering for rain and the crop Gu
short at least one-third; tobacco goo
but needs rain, curing commenced wit
goCd results.-J. j. Rem.
wharf Arson: Weather still Yer
dry; upland corn will be a complete fail
ure, drought and chinch bugs havin
ruined it; cotton is off so per cent
springs, wells, and small water course
failing-J. A. Kendall.
Matthews, Mccklenburg: The weathc
, has been very dry and hot during tn
this section; grapes getting ripc.--S. |
Smith.
YadkinviIle. Yadkin: Very hot and DIR,
no rain in IS days; corn about ruined
no farm work being done.-M. w. Mackit
Kilby, Alexander: Corn sufferin
badly for want of rain Ond will be Gu
short one half without rain in few days
no powing can be donc-T. j. Deal.
Settle, Iredell: Hot and dry weathe
is burning everything up: unless it rain
soon TIE corn crop Will be beyond hell
: peas at a standstill; no turnips can
; sown-M. w. Smith.
} F'urches Ashe: Hot and dry; farmer
: putting up hay and oats; corn doin
| fairly well.-M. Richardson.
Cana, Davie: Weather very dry; cor
firing considerably; peaches ripe, ver
abundant and trees almost breakin
down much fruit being canned.-M. /
Bailey.
Stanley, CASTOR; Still hot and dry
everything needs rain corn a failure
cotton doing fairly well.-R. l.. McLur
Lawndale, Cleveland Very dry ar
hot, crops are parching rapidly; fru
not so good on account Of dry weather.
: Carme Elam.
Plott Haywood: Have had no rain
two weeks: farm work over except mai
ing hay.-R. II. Plott.