The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-10-19
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VH AN IEhESI ~ EARMERS.
The Condition Of the Crops in the
Cotton Belt.
Sootion Director Blythe, at Now Or
loans, gives the following summary Of
tho weather and crop conditions n tho
cotton bolt during tho past week:
Tho moan temperature for tho wook
was again markedly above tho normal
at all stations in tho cotton bolt, tho
excess ranging from i degrees at Now
Orleans and Corpus OhriBti to IL do.
grocs at Nashville. During tho last two
days, however, tho temperature in
Texas was bolow normal txcopt near
tho coast limo, and tho cool wavo is
rapidly spreading south and east.
No rain fell in Texas until during tho
last two days Of tho week, whom light
showers occurred at fow scattered
stations. louisiana, Arkansas, Missis
sippl and west Tennessee were also
practically without precipitation until
Friday, aftor which plentiful showers
occurred. Over that portion Of tho cot
ton belt cast Of the States named above
showers were reported at scattered
places throughout the Rcok, and dur.
ing tho last two days were quito gon.
eral.
Louisiana Weather conditions high
ly favorable for har, estin lioo, pickir &
cotton aud ripening cane; showers FIJI
day and Saturday beneficial to cane
and vegetables and improved condition
oi ground for all p!owing and sooding.
Cation picking we'll advanood and in
5.S}' LOCALITIES more than half gathered; !;
~ '"ht and gonorally no top crop is
A fow mills haye started, but
ng will not booome gonoral
I, ast decade of October; oano
promises a largo tonnage; soins fall
planting being done. Rioe threshing
is progressing rapidly and turning out
satisfactorily, but large portion Of
tho crop is yot in the folds in shock or
stack, and considerable acreage has
not yet been out.
Texas Rainlcss week ovor nearly tho
whole of tho State, favorable for gath.
oring crops, cotton picking rushed,
piokers soaroo, carly cotton all open,
picking half completed in plaoes, on
land crop very spotted and almost q
failure in somo looslitios, good in
othors, yield as whole considerably
! below tho average; rico harvesting
progressing, yiold good; corn gathering
continues, yield below average; wheat
sowing commenced; sugar oane m atur-
ing, crop good in places; fall truck gar
dening progressing along tho coast.
nGfo hnono u
progressed rapidly under favor ,blo
conditions, with yields running from
one third to ono.half bale per aorc;
much damage done by roccnt rains, but
crop still in fair conditions; picking
about half dene, but delayed by soar
oity Of piokcrs
Arkansas Light rain general on 9Th
and 9TH; cotton picking progressed rap.
idly and under favorable conditions;
most all will bo picked within from 81
to 80 days, general outlook for littlo
ovor half crop.
Mississippi Cotton continues to opon
and is being picked rapidly, half Of tho
crop gathered in many plaoos, yield
grows lighter rs tho season advances,
showers oheokod opening aud retarded
picking slightly last Of week; peas, po-
tatocs and turnips improved by rains;
corn gonerallya small crop.
Alabama Warm aud wot week. rain,
fall excessive in some eastern and
southern oountieb, retarding picking Of
cotton, which will practically all bo
gathered in tho next two wooks, with
very light yield; considerable corn
houaod; all minor crops satisfactory;
fall plowiug boing pushed. with indi,
cations OF largo acreage being de-
voted to whoat and oats.
Georgia Cotton picking progressed
favorabIy in most northern counties,
but was retarded anG 10 staple some
what injured in portions Of middle and
southern aoctions by too much rain;
whore not damaged by roccnt Iaius tho
quality OF the staple 10 good.
Fiorida-.-Copious rains greatly i'm
proved oane, sweet POTATOES and vcgo-
tables, but delayed work and did somo
damage to cotton, tho bulk Of which
will be Picked by tho 18th, tho top crop
will bo light; citrus trees and pineap-
ples arc doing we'll.
South Carolina Continued warm,
with light rains in eastern and westorn
and heavy in oontral portions; cotton
picking interrupted, bolls opening slow
ly, but little loft in tho fields, now
growth started, blooming freely in
places, but unlikely to ripen; sea island
improved rocontly; fnc crop OF Juno rioo
boing harvested.
North Carolina Lightrains from 1st
to 9th, but insufficient in amount, fol.
lowed by fair, worry warm weather; fall
plowing still backward, but propara.
tions arc undor way for largo CROP Of
winter whoat; picking cotton delayed
frat wook, but pushed towards tho
closo, will bo completed within two
woeks; no top Drop. 4,
Tcnnessoo--Warm, dry weather fol.
lowod last Of week by good rains in
middle and wostorn division; cotton in
bottoms opening slowly, picking in full
progress, and tho Drop, which il gonor-
ally short, is boing gathered rapidly;
preparations for wheat sooling progress
sing well and considerable areas already
planted; much corn out for forage; !;
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