The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-30
WEATHER. REPORTS.
Conditions Prevailing in The Cotton
States During the Week.
THE COTTON IS NOW BEING CHOPPED
Rain Was General and General Inn
provcment Is Reported Except Where
Il Was Too Heavy.

Following are summaries from climate
aud crop sections OF the weather bureau
IN the cotton belt;
LOU siana. Good showers In northern.
lighter and more scattering In central,
and dronth conditions continue In south,
ern parishes; fields clean; condition VI an
crops Improved whore rain fell; cotton.
corn and irrigated rico doing we'll. sugar
cane maintains good color. hut Is growing
slowly; gardens badly injured, and berry
crop reduced by drouth.
Arkansas.--t.lght rain fairly wen dlstrib.
ulcd throughout State; cool weather re.
tarded growth Of corn and cotton, chopping
progressed rapidly, In some localities stand
poor. In others fair 10 good: corn heinr
worked stand fair to good; dry weather
damaged wheat and oats potatoes general,
~ fair 10 good some injury hv bupS, rruif
prospects generally good
mississippi. Rainfall excessive In west.
central counties and ample elsewhere: ali
crops much Improved; rcplautcd cotton IN
10 fair stand In south portion chopping
generals warm. dry weather nccdcdi corn
small hut growing rapidly, oai harvest IN
progress In south aud beginning In north
portions crop llght transplanting sweet
potatoes; bugs damaging Irish potatoes:
vegetables plentiful.
Hl"hunnd. halnet cool, nut rNintAll am
Plc' rotton much improved, most Of re-
planted up stands fairly good chopplng
wcu advanced, corn, wheat. oats gardens
ana minor crops improved: much tate
planted corn up, bur worms quito dam
aging cat harvest progressing. Indicating
f0ir Weld only; peach prOspects bright
some carly rlpenjng
Georgia Land and crops badly wnshed
IN north sections by recent heavy rains;
marked lmpro,cm In middle and south
RcctionE; crops growing vlgnrously fan
oats aud wheat helng harvested in south
portion with good yields. corn md cotton
variable, general outlook more favorable
IN south portions than elsewhere: peaches
shedding badly. output hollow earlier ex-
poetntlons Indicated; early varieties ripen-
Ing In south portion.
Florida. Copious TO heavy rains. cotton
wei worked, free from grass and fruitinr:
corn Improved, though some damage ~
worms melons growing rapidly and fruit.
ing we'll. oats harvested, Yield fair: roon
acreage set 10 sweet potatoes; cane. cas-.
sava, velvet beans and tobacco advancing,
vegetable shipments heavy: citrus fruit and
plneapples satisfactory. shipments OF the
latter begun.
South Carolina Rainfall ranged from
two 10 ten Inches and caused much physi-
,al injury 20 lands and crops by loodng
bottoms and washing hlllsldes; cotton now
w to good stands. and general condition
improved, but needs cultivation: blight has
appeared on sea island cotton, corn and
all minor crops show marked Improvement,
except tobacco, which Is poor.
North Carolina Minor features OF crop
conditions ovcrshadowed by the immense
damage done to land and crops roads and
bridges. by the heavy rainfall Tuesday and
Wednesday, and subsequent Hoods. I'M.
usually large arens OF low lands IN cotton
ana corn submerged, and some of the finest
wheat In the west portion destroyed; up.
laads were badly washed; stands of cotton
and corn Injured farm work stopped crops
grassy fruit dropping.
Tennessee. All crops Improved by good
rains late cotton aud corn coming MP well;
stand Of cotton generally good, hut In some
sections stu poor chopplng begun; larg,
proportion Of tobacco acreage set out and
the plants are mebng good stand; wheat
continues to head well with only a few
reports Of damage by fly; potatoes, pen
nuts gardens and fruit, except apples, are
doing well; strawberry crop good; week
Oklahoma Territory wheat heading,
blooming and filling we'll; corn and cotton
hclpg cultivated and making good stands
potatoes, katfir aud broom corn, cane. mil
let, fax, gardens aud fruit in good con.
dItlon, farm work retarded some by wet
ground; all crops made good growth.
San Angelo, Tom Green County, May q.
Reports coming H. from the country lndi-
cato that last Friday nights rain covered
dnlte a stretch OF territory. At Knicker
large as goose eggs we're found.
LAnden, Cass County, Texas. May %
4 very severe cold spell has struck thls
locality and has greatly hindered lhe farm
80 M cr,,s l., Mo soctton havc
.nn, IN ctIL ." Ie nn MI MS rp"t,,nns
oe crE t Tho fornops in General viii eet out
" deb t"0 50
VI 80 r 40,
bRndera, Bhhntrh COUNTY, ieAahi ny
20 Last nighl bhnuerh Was plee55ea9 VII, ,tn
y unc ram tue pest we nav nhu tVr eaa
lllohths' anu Ms INF US heaIu rom ~ W.
general, II WA muCh neehea, poth aVI
crops ana stock OF an KINDS Noth WIZ
lie mnch benentcq, put IL WAS 700 ihte ~.
o great deni ~ tne corn; put cotton tn m,
was up VIII grow OH ana that NOT UP VIII
come up NJ once
Floydada, Floyd County, Texas. May ~.