The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-24
DAMAGE TO FRUIT
IN THE MOUNTAINS
The Snow and Ice of Sunday
Did the Work.
1T IS SAFE IN THE EAST
Not More Than Ten Per Cent Of the
Cotton Crop Yet Planted.
IT IS SAFE IN The EAST
PROSPECT FOR TOBACCO CROP GOOD
The Cold Wet Weather is Doing Great Damage
oAll Crops. The Colorado Beetle Has
Made its Appearance in the Truck
ing Section of This Stata.
ing Section Of This State.

The Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin for
North Carolina, issued yesterday by the
Weather Bureau here for. the week end
ing Monday, April %, says:
Much Improvement in crops and con-
siderable progress in farm work occurred
during the early portion of the week, as
a result of the dry, somewhat warmer and
more favorable weather conditions which
these few days the sky was generally
clear to partly cloudy, the temperature
slightly above normal, rising to "A de-
grees at Raleigh on the 18th, and the
soil dried out nicely at least over the
eastern part of the State where the rain
fall had not been excessive. But the
heavy rainfall on Friday and Satur-
day 19th and 20th) and the subsequent
very cold weather has almost obliterated
the favorable effect of the preceding few
days stopped farm work for some time,
and prevented much growth of young
vegetation. Conditions were better in the
eastern half of the State where the
cloudy weather on Saturday and Sunday
prevented the threatened frost.
In the mountain region the rain turned
to snow Friday night and on Saturday
a fall Of from 2 to 6 inches of snow oc-
Cured over ten or twelve western coun-
ties, with temperatures considerably be-
low freezing. The lowest temperature re-
ported was 26 degrees at Asheville. The
heaviest snowfall occurred in Madison
county and extended across the Blue
Ridge into Stokes county on the north
and Rutherford on the south. Sunday
morning peach trees in full bloom in this
section were covered with ice, and great
damage to the entire fruit crop in the
west is anticipated.
The week on the whole was about
degrees below the daily normal in tenn
perature, and was further rendered I'M
favorable by the heavy rainfall in the
west which has kept water courses full,
and placed lowlands in very bad condi-
tion.
In the south and east considerable
progress was made in planting corn and
cotton and in gardening Corn is COM
ing up poorly, does not look thrifty, and
a bad stand is feared.
Not more than 10 per cent of the cot
ton crop mas yet D6Gu put III StlS SlOuHu,
and the bulk of the crop will be seeded
late.
Tobacco plants in beds grew fast during
the few days of warm weather. and ap-
pear to be abundant
Gardens are gradually getting into bet
ter condition; cabbage and tomatoes have
been transplanted, and other vegetables
are doing fairly well. Many Irish pota-
toes are up nicely, but the Colorado bee
tie has appeared. The recent damp, cold
weather has caused the rotting of pota-
toes and many seeds which can not ger
inmate in the chilled soil, SO that con-
siderable replanting will have to be done.
Fruit is safe in the eastern and central
portions; strawberry shipments began on
a small scale Friday, 10Th. Wheat, rye,
and oats are doing we'll
Rainfall for the week at selected sta
tions: Goldsboro 0.20 inch, Greensboro
112, Lumberton OLA, Newborn 05S, Well
don O36, Raleigh 0.60 Charlotte $50,
Marion 4.0S.