The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-28
FRUIT CROP A FAILURE
Cotton Shedding Badly and Not Fruit
ing as Desired.
FkRMtRS ARE BEHIND IN KILLING
This Especially in Miasmaic Reg 'ons Caused
by The Death Of so Many Horses
More Sunshine is Badly
Needed.

The Weekly crop bulletin Tor Nortn
Carolina, issued by the Weather Blu
reau, Raleigh, yesterday says that the
reports of crop correspondents for the
past week indicate very unfavorable
weather conditions for farm work, due
to the continuous rains in all sections.
which have not only washed the lands
hardly, but have seriously impeded all
field work, at the same time being
most favorable for the growth of weeds.
The temperature averaged about de-
grees daily above the normal, the rain
fall being also from half an inch to an
inch above.
Such cotton as is well cultivated is
doing nicely, but as rule it is shedding
badly and not fruiting as much as
could be desired. Rain has injured the
top crop and on fiat lands it is rusting.
Farmers are behind in killing on ac-
count of the death of so many horses
in the masmatic regions. Turnips are
coming up to good stand, but the wet
weather has hindered sowing. The fall
crop of potatoes is doing nicely, but the
second crop of Irish potatoes is coming
up badly. More sunshine is needed
The reports of fruit indicate that the
crop is failure. Apples are dropping,
and peaches and grapes are rotting
badly. Tomatoes are rotting. More
sunshine is needed for peanuts, which
are not doing so well. Field peas are in
fine condition. There has been too
much rain for tobacco, although some
curing has been DONE the color being
very good. Fodder-pulHng has begun,
although retarded by the rain. Late
planted corn is doing well, although the
indications are that the crop will be
late; that planted on high lands has i'm
proved, while on low lands it has been
much injured by wet weather.; replants
not earring well. Hay is doing well, but
the rains are giving farmers trouble in
covering that which is cut. Rice is
promising, although as with all other
crops, there has been too much rain for
a favorable growth. Wheat not threshed
is injured in the shock. Turning land
for planting is going on rapidly. Re-
ports about oats are conflicting, rotting
being reported in some sections and in
others the reports are favorable. Win
ter oats are said to be turning out well,
Pastures have improved and the second
crop of clover is coming on finely.
EASTERN DISTRICT
Weldon Halifax: Too wet for cot
ton, plants look well, but fruiting poor
ly, some shedding; good for young
corn.-H. S. S. Cooper
Natural Wells, Duplin: Rainy
weather; cotton shedding forms, won's
be one-fourth of crop; fodder being
pulled c. Boone.
Ryland, Chowan: Fodder-pulling re-
tarded by frequent showers: the yield
of corn will be good: hay crop good;
peanuts not doing very weIl.-J. G.
Ward.
Roseboro, Sampson: Crops damaged
considerably by heavy rains; heavy
rains every day for past two weeks:
cotton about half crop; apple crop is
poor; late corn is good.--H. j. Owen.
Trenton, Jones: Light showers every
day for past two weeks has damaged
top crop of cotton; late corn doing well;
turnips good stand; fodder drying VI
and but little pulled.--W. r. Perry
Croatan, Craven: Light rains all the
week and very little sunshine; fodder
pulling commercially. A. Tolson.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
Louisburg, Franklin: Continues to
rain and no improvement in crops; cot
ton is beginning to shed squares; big
crop of turnips being seeded.--C. c.
Harris
Swami Station. Moore: Rain nearly
every day this week; some fodder needs
pulling; cotton bolls dropping and some
opening.-H. d. Cameron.
Kernersville, Forsyth Threshng
commenced; wheat is averaging nine
bushels to the acre; winter oats turn
ing out we'll; corn is doing well, also
tobacco.-John Eagleson.
Gray's Chapel, Randolph: Rains daily
up to Friday; corn half crop and re-
planted not caring at all: branch mead
ows flooded badly; apples failure
D. II. Alfred.
Arcola, Warren: Continued cloudy
weather and light rains have kept land
wet; crops are said to be very good as
compared with other sections.-J F.
Hunter.
Albemarle, Stanley: 1t has rained
every day. during the past week: no
marked change in crops; cotton is
shedding some; corn on high land is
fair.-G. M. Dry esis t,t
WESTERN DISTRICT.
ALLISON. t-aSWell. INttiu EVERY udy liliS
week and but little sunshine: tobacco
has improved cutting commenced and
is curing very we'll; peas and potatoes
growing well.-J C. Allison.
Dellwood, Haywood: Heavy rains all
week except Tuesday and light rain
that day; very little work done; sun
shine needed.--Joseph Liner.
Pilot Mountain, Surry: Some rain
again this week; corn and tobacco is
fairly good on upland sweet potatoes
good; field peas look well-W. II. Ste
phens.
Yadkinville. Yadkin: Cow peas do
ing we'll; rain most every day during
the week; some blowing on high lands,
turnips doing very we'll; apples still
faIling.-M. w. Mackie.
Traphil, Wilkes: Week very rainy;
wheat not threshed Is being damaged