The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-31
HOT WEATHER DID IT
Greatly improved Condition
of The Crops.
Laying by Of Crops is Proceeding Rapidly and
Another Week Of Good Weather Will
Complete Farm Work.

prevailed generally throughout the State
during the week ending July 18th, and
most correspondents report some i'm
provement in crops and good progress in
farm work The entire week was bright
and sunny, with high temperatures, but
not sufficiently so to cause suffering in
crops. although the mean for the week
averaged degrees daily above the nor-
NAL the hottest day Of the summer &c
Cured on Thursday, when the maximum
temperature slightly exceeded 100 degrees
at some points Throughout the larger
portion of the State no rain fell during
the week. but at some places light and
tcneticial rains occurred on the 23d
and 9th. Towards the latter part OF the
week the need of light rains began to be
felt generally, and in some western dis
trct-Surry, Wilkes, Yancey and the ex-
poets gloomy. ]. Mcmillan.
may be said to prevail with some sever
ity. AS whole. the soil was in good
condition for blowing, and farmers were
able to kill much grass.
Laying by all crops is proceeding rapid
ly. and will perhaps be nearly completed
with another week of favorable weather.
Farmers have been forced to lay by
CARDS grass.
The influence Of the hot. dry weather
was Immediately apparent in the improv-
cd condition of cotton, especially where 1T
had received good cultivation; laying by
cotton is underway. In some places cot
ton has too much weed. in others it is
very small, and generally it is not fruit
ing very rapidly; in some northern coun-
r,iraor fn
the bolls do not seem to be maturing very
well; complaints Of lice on cotton are very
few. -
Young upland corn is doing very we'll,
and is silking and tasselng as far as the
extreme west; the older crop has also
improved, though much of it is small and
barren; corn generally needs light rain
to cause the proper filing of the grain.
Tobacco was slightly fired in few
counties by hot sunshine, but generally
looks fairly we'll; topping is underway
throughout the northwest portion of the
State; curing progressed rapidly and quite
successfully during the past week.
Reports on the condition of the sweet
potato crop are uniformly excellent; peas,
peanuts and rice also are doing well.
Sowing the fall crop of Irish potatoes,
Condition were very favorable for hay
ing. Threshing wheat and oats is near
ing completion.
Reports on fruit indicate an inferior
yield of most kinds, especially apples;
melons in the South and West are poor,
but in central and Eastern portions are
coming into market in abundance.
REMARKS BY CROP CORRESPONDENTS
Lasker, Northampton: Weather good
this week, though exceedingly hot; the
rainfall has been light, 5ut very benef-
cial; crops about all laid by and farmers
taking their ease; crops have been laid
by comparatively free from grass and in
good condition.-Dallas A. Parker.
Sunbury, Gates: Crops have improved
somewhat, but need ram badly weather
exceedingly hot: cotton fruiting wcll-
c. NJ. Manning.
Clarkton Baden The weather for the
past week has been very favorable to
crops, except in bottom lands, where they
have been scalded somewhat; fruit is not
good.-Samuel Meares.
Dublin. Bladen: The week has been
somewhat favorable for crops; there has
been no rainfall and the ground has dried
OUT a little cotton has been plOwcd :;
peanuts look we'll; corn is shooting and
tasseling rapidly; crops grassy and pros
poets gloomy. ]. Mcmillan. fl
Roper, Washington: No rain this week;
much work has been done trying to re-
cover ruined crops; not half crop will
be made in this section; cotton very small
and fruiting poorly; corn small growth
and much of it barren.-S. b. Johnston.
Croatan, Craven: Weather very warm
and dry; no rain this week; cotton grow
ing nicely, but small; crops doing fairly
well.--V. A. Tolson.
Newport, Carteret: Weather very
warm; no rain for the last six days;
crops are improving some; crops are very
poor owing to the heavy rains; the out
look now is half crop of corn, two thirds
crop of tobacco and cotton.-W. S. Bell Jr.
Willeyton, Gates: Cotton is growing
nicely where clean. but it is not fruiting
we'll; corn is doing fairly well where it
has been cultivated; rain is needed.-L.
w. Parker.
Bethel Hill, Person: The past week has
been favorable for killing grass; it has
been extremely hot, the thermometer
standing at from so degrees to 100 de-
grees; hillside corn fully an average; po-
tatoes good.-T. w. Woody
Palestine, Stanley: The past week has
been favorable for farm work: laying by
crops has been about completed; cotton
that has been worked looks well; corn
needs rain.-W. l.. Harris.
AnsonviIle. Arson: Fine week for work
and for killing grass; some laying by
cotton, which. will be about half crop
if season suits from now on; pea vines
look fine.-Y. H. Allen.
Kernersville, Forsyth: No rain here
since the 18th, the longest time between
showers for long while; farmers gener-
ally about up with work; no threshing
done in this neighborhood yet; apples con-
tinue to fan off, If continued much longer
there will be none to gather.-John Eagle
son.
Wingate, Union: Good shower this even
ing t21th), cotton much improved; farm
ers nearly through work; fine crop of ap-
pies and peaches; peas look we'll; corn
being laid by pretty grassy.-Ira Mullis.
Macon, Warren: Good weather for the
farmer, but very hot; much grass has
been killed; cotton has grown to weed
very much; corn looks better; good many
rutabagas sown, also other turnips.-H.
L, Watson