The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
COTTON BELT WEATHER.
Past Week Has Not Been Favorable
TO the Crops.
A FAIR STAND OF COTTON AS A RULE
cut the Plant Is Generally Reported as
Small; Not Doing Well Along
the Atlantic Coast.

Following are summaries from climate
ana crop sections Of the weather bureau
In the cotton belt:
Louislana-Rain sufficient IN north.
oroeth continues except In scattered To-
eahties. In south portions; late planted cot
ION coming up 10 good stands. early plant
ed improved. growth Of all retarded nv low
temperature: spring planted sugar cane
suffering seriously. growth ~ cntlrs cron
checked ny drouth and low Temperatures;
nileated rice doing we'll latest planted
ana providence rice suffering for rain
Arkansas--Cool nights Retarded fbn
sIhwtn or vegetation; rain uneqnally dis,
n9t sufficient In others; cotton small stand
talt 10 poor corn generally doing fairly
most most w sss,it and outs badly damaged in
nenced in localities; frnit continues 10
ar0h prospects favorable for a good Weld
:, ~. Mississippi -~Unfavorable week, too cool
nght frost In central counties; rainfall mod.
tIa, ana ilght In extreme south portions;
crops making slow growth. cotton becom
, =, grassy " north portion, hut Is clean
Y is, south portion, ehopplng nearing compile
tlonl corn Is being laid by In EMAIL but
has good color; oats slightly improved In
nopth portion harvest interrupted; gardens
( goeu; fruit dropping considerably.
Alabama--Cool and showtry, with Excess
slve rains and damaging hail and winds
s.stV",SS Vi,ol hghts checked growth OF cot
ION, though stands aud condition improved,
cn9pplhg general: corn improved. clean.
ana promising though worms continue dam.
ogihe oats being harvested slowly. indl-
Eating fair yield; wheat rinening: minor
crops satisfactory; peaches stlll promising,
some early marketed.
Gcorsla-Week characterized hy low tenn.
/ petature' much clopdy and rainy weather;
general situation rnfavorIhlc. particularly
/ IN SOUTHWESTERN counties. where heavy
local storms damaged land and crops; cot.
snffpFImU aftle aud IL No. t,.
/ ing lousy; corn small, hut generally
/ htaltlyi oat harvest about completed IN
/ south portion; early peaches being shipped.
! tlorlda- Excessive rainfall In northern
/ aud central counties closing days of week
/ onset some previous favorable conditions
/ and VIII rctard farm work slight damage
/ by hall, rain damaged oat harvest and
I Some cotton: corn Is making good growth
all garden truck advancing. shipments he.
( gun in central counties closing In southern;
/ tehacco stand good; melons retarded by
| clondlness; citrus fruits and plneapp'es
| promising peaches ripenins In southern
! south Carollna.-The cool and wet condi
! ttcns were unfavorahle to crops; cotton
cnonping made slow progress, cultivation
/ rome; fields becoming foul, and In localities
| lands, but yelowed and "nred" on hot
! toms for lack Of cultivation: tobacco needs
! dry, hot weather.; wheat and aats being
/ harvested, hut weather unfavorable
North Carolina -llains hrst of week lie
/ laycd farm work, and low temperatures
were unfavnrahle for growth. some I'm
| provcment latter part Of week; neither corr
nor cotton made much growth. plants verN
/ small, need cultivation; stand of cott0r
fair corn poor; tobacco doing fairly well
/ some still to he transplanted wheat Tfpen
Ing. promises fine yield, hut now attackc,
/ by rust
Trnnessee-.Showery and cold until Satur
day: 'ast two days bright and warmer
/ all crops somewhat improved. but growth
slow: hallstorms In thirteen counties ol
S0th v,%r destructive In some localities
cotton small and almost at standstll
Germ growing slowly. and damaged by Gu
| worms tobacco stands excellent; goo
stand peanuts wheat continues genera't
IT good condition, and oats improved; Ugh
apple crop expected.
+ Oklahoma fcrritory--Heayy rains
south portion. moderate elsewhere on IN
goth frost on the 10Th. no damage; cor
I'm good condition. cultivated the thir
time. cotton backward and heing choppe
~ cultivated; wheat nlling out rapidly an
lu fine condition harvest viii begin b
1.-the 9Th; alfalfa being cut, and early p'
'tutocs marketed; all other crops don