The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-03
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Farming Operations Generally tee
fnrded nv the Rains.


Following are the summaries from eli,
mate and crop sections OF the weathei
! bureau in the cotton belt:
! Leuisana--Heavy rams hrst OF weel
caused further losses by flooding. delaye.
resumption Of field work; sugar caae 40
ing we'll. but needs cutiyatos, rirs
planting resumed In drained ae.ds hs
planted corn being worked repiantIna
and planting cotton 10 progress. cott5r
sect scarce. pastugage exseient-
Arkansas Rainfall retarded farming OPP
eratlons generally, much cotton 70 be
4 planted. some up TO good stands on hign
lands corn coming up to good stand that
1 in bottoms locks yeilow. stands poo
I wheat and oats doing weil some whoa
\ heading potatoes doing we'll but heing
/. injured by bugs in localities; fruit pros
poets good.
/ Mississippi Farm work limited by
/ rains; planting and replanting cotton in
all sections, good stands in southern com
tles, corn dong we'll being worked 10
mIny places garde-s, Irish potatoes and
fruit favorable; cat crop good aiil7
+ in southern section reports OF damage ny
( food continue.
( Aiabama--Fayorab except too much
rain In some middle and noTthe coun-
( ties; planting corn ard cotton finished
except northern counties. where unlel
( fair headway: corn being plowsd. cotton
being chopped both good stands; waters
reeeding in flooded districts: much re-
painting necessary; wheat and oats head
( ing satisfactorily. minor crops pfomisirg g.
Georgia.-.Week generally fair aud
warm, with abundant sunshine land toe
Wet for cultivation in many localities,
cotton chopped in south, good stands;
considerable up in middle sections corn
cultivated in south, stands fair; wheat and
oats heading; sweet potato slips set sugar
cane and rice doing Well pinders planted
melons coming up heavy fruit crop indi-
Gated
Florida.-week favorable, work we'll adj
yanced save on low lands, where re-
planting necessary; chopping cotton.
working corn, pushed cane and melons
good growth; early oats being harvested;
vegetable shipments increased citrus
fruits and pineapples promising.
South Caroiina.-Favorab weather per-
mitted resumption OF preparation and
planting operations; early corn and col
ton mp and good stands and being cult
waited fields becoming grassy; in western
portion bulk of corn and cotton unplant.
ed transplantng tobacco nearly finished
high water delays rice planting; oats
heading wheat very promising miner
crops excellent.
North Carolina Except in west whore
rains continued to 26th past week most
favorable OF season fair, sunshny wealth
err encouraged renewed activity IN farm
work, and much corn, cotton, rice and
peanuts planted sransplanting tobacco
begun. corn and cotton coming up 10
good stands; shipments Of truck and
strawberries increasing; pears and plums
injured By blight
Tennessee. Weather conditions i'm !.
proved generally except In western coun-
ties. where heavy rains occurred where
favorable conditions prevailed farming
1 progressed vigorously and corn and cotton
\ planting advanced well; early corn aud
/ potatoes have good stands; wheat. oats
and clover growing rapidly some wheat
/ in western counties heading tobacco
I plants plentiful and healthy; fruit pros.
| poets still excellent