The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-07
COTTON DOING WELL
Improvement in it During the
Past Week.
Young Corn Greatly Benef ted by the Rain
Tobacco Crop as Whole will MOI b,
First Class. Fruit Rotting.

The Weekly Crop Bulletin for North
Carolina, issued yesterday by the
Weather Bureau here, says that the re-
ports of crop correspondents for the
week just passed again indicate, on the
whole, very favorable weather cond1-
lions for farm work and the growth or
crops, except that in many northern
and western counties the need of more
rain is beginning to be seriously felt
The early part of the week was very
warm and dry; local showers fell at
many places on July 31st and August
LIST, which We're very beneficial, though
the amount of precipitation was gener
ally small, except over few southeast
ern counties where over an inch was
reported. A period of more moderate
temperatures with cooler nights follow
ed. The temperature averaged about
degrees daily above the normal, while
the rainfall was an inch and a half be-
low. The counties chiefly suffering from
lack of sufficient moisture are those
in the northeast portion-Hertford,
Northampton and Warren; some in the
central district-Guilford, Wake and
Alamance, and nearly all the extreme
western portion of the State.
mers to accomplish good deal of work,
chiefly in cleaning out late crops, SOW
ing peas, haying, and turning stubble
land for wheat, which has begun on a
small scale.
Some further Improvement in crops
took place during the week, though the
favorable weather condition came too
late to prevent a general deficiency in
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doing we'll, though it would be benefited
| by more rain, which is also essential
to the proper maturity of the early
CROP young corn on uplands is suffering
considerably, and in some places is re-
| ported to be firing.
| The reports about cotton are very di-
versified; in some cases we'll cultivated
| fields show good weed and plenty of
blooms, though the bolls ARE forming
slowly; in others the plants are very
| small and not fruiting well; slight inn
provement was noted generally, and re-
ports of shedding are not numerous;
laying by cotton is underway
Printing and curing tobacco is pro-
ceeding rapidly, and some new tobacco
was placed on the market this week;
the largest part of the crop has been
secured III the southeast portion Oh the
State; some complaints of firing and
damage by bugs were received
from northwest counties; while some
excellent cures of tobacco have been
made, the crop as whole will not be
firSt-class.
Sweet potatoes and peanuts continue
to be very promising. Much hay was
cut during the week and housed in good
condition. Turning stubble land for
wheat has begun. The dry weather
has prevented turnip seeds from sprout-
ing very rapidly.
Peaches, apples and grapes continue
to rot badly; grapes are ripening, but
are very inferior in quality. melons also
appear to be generally small and poor;
shipments of watermelons are increas-
ing.
Rains for the week lin inches): Colds
boro 0.20, Greensboro OBS. Lumberton
050, Newbern 2.10, Weldon OBS, Will
mington 10, Charlotte 0.60. Soapstone
Mount 0.41, Auburn, 0.20, Patterson 0.35,
Mocksvlle GAS, Settle 0.45.