The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-11
TOO RAPID GROWTH MADE
Such the Case in Central Districts.
Some Lowlands Abandoned.
CONDITION OF TOBACCO MOSTLY GOOD
The Monthly Report Of the Statisticlan of the
Agricultural Department Shows Average
Condition of Cotton July Lower
Than Ever Before Recorded
(By the Associated Press


Washington, July 10.-The Weather
Bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions, says:
1.-The week has been generally favorable
for giving cotton much needed cultiva-
ton, and an Improvement in the condi-
ton of this crop is reported from the
greater part of the cotton belt being
most decided in the Eastern, portions. Toe
rapid growth is, however, reported from
the Central districts and some lowland
fields have been abandoned in Tennessee
and Louisiana. In Texas the crop has
made rapid growth except in the Western
portion, where rain is needed and is
generally we'll cultivated, except in some
parts of Eastern Texas.
1.-THE general condition of the tobacco
crop is favorable, but rains would be
beneficial in Maryland and portions OF
Virginia. An improvement is regarded
from Kentucky, where the crop has suf-
fered from excessive rains on previous
weeks.
Cutting and curing are in progress in
the Carolinas.'
The monthly report of the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture will
show the average condition of cotton on
July 1st to have been 1873 as compared
with S2.5 last month; S7.S on July 1st
1899; 912 at the corresponding date. in
$685. and a ten year average of S7.9. The
condition in the principal States is re-
ported as follows:
North Carolina, 49, South Carolina, 70;
Georgia. IA; Florida, Texas, Arkansas,
rs; Alabama, TO- Mississippi, "a; Louis
lana, 81; Tennessee, Is; Oklahoma, 81;
Indian Territory, 90.
while there was some Improvement
during June in North Carolina, Texas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, amount
ing to 8, Z, and II points respectively,
there was a decline of 6 points in South
Carolina; in Louisiana, 10 in Tennessee,
13 in Arkansas, Is in Georgia, IL in Ala
hama and q in Mississippi. With the ex-
ception of North Carolina, where the aver
age condition on July LIST was points
above the mean of the July averages in
that State for the last 10 years, and the
Indian Territory, where the figures avail
able for comparison cover only three years
the condition throughout the entire cot
ton belt compared unfavorably with the
10 years averages, Louisiana being z,
South Carolina and Texas 10, Arkansas
II, Tennessee IL, Georgia 10, Alabama is
and Mississippi 81 points below their re-
spective 10 year averages. Not only was
the condition on July 1st for the cotton
region as whole the lowest July condi-
ton on record. but in Georgia, Florida
Alabama and Mississippi it was the low
est in the entire period Of 81 years fol
which records are available, while in Ten
nessee it was the lowest with one ex.
ception and in South Carolina, Texas ant
Arkansas the lowest with two exceptions
in the same period of 81 years. Excess
sive rains, drowning out the crop ant
followed by an extraordinary growth o
grass and weeds are reported from almos
every State, and the gravity of the situa
tion is greatly increased by the genera
scarcity of labor. In South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Texa!
considerable areas will have to b.
abandoned