Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-15
NORTH CAROLINA XVPS.
Review Of Conditions as Reported by
Correspondents.

Correspondents.
The reports Of crop correspondents
for the week just passed aga,n indicate
on the whole, rather favo. abl.
weather conditions for farm work and
the growth of crops, except that IN
many northern and western counties
the need of mere rain is beginning to
be seriously felt. The early part OF the
week was very warm and dry; local
showers fell at many PAGES on Ju'y
:1st and August 1st, which were very
beneficial, though the amount II pre-
cipitation was generally small, exc 9p:
over few southeastern counties where
over an inch was reported. period
Of more moderate temperatures With
cooler nights followed. AS a whole
the tempeature averaged about 30 de
grees daily above the normal, while
the rainfall was an inch and half
below. The counties chiefly suffering
from a lack Of sufficient moisture a-e
those in the northeast portion ALERT
ford, Northampton and Warren-sone
in the central district, Guiiford. Wake
and Alamance. and nearly all the ex-
treme western portion of the State.
Generally fair weather enabled tar-
mers to accomplish a good deal OF
work, chiefly in cleaning out late crops
sowing peas, haying and turning
stubb,e land for wheat, which has be
gun on a small scale.
Some further improvement In crops
took place during the week, though
the favorable weather condition came
too late to prevent a general defic!e1-
Cy in the yield of all crops. Young
corn is doing we'll, though it would be
benefited by mere rain, VIII Ch IS 50
essential to the proper maturity or
early crop; young corn on uplands IS
suffering considerably, and IN some
places is reported to be firing. The
reports about cotton are very d.versi
fed; in some cases well cultivated
fields show good weed and plenty OF
blooms, though the bolls are forming
slowly; in others the plants are vecy
small, and fruiting slowly; slight i'm
provement was noted generally, and
reports of shedding are not numerous;
laying by cotton is underway. Frim
3,
rapidly, and some new tobacco has
bee. placed on the market tbs week;
the largest part of the crop has been
secured in the southeast portion Of
the State. Some complaints OF firing
and damage by flea-bugs were recetv-
ed from northwest counties. While
some excellent cures of tobacco have
been made the crop as a whole will
not be first Glars. Sweet potatoes and
peanuts continue to be very prOmis-
ing. Much hay was cut during the
week and housed in good cond ,tion.
Turning stuD5le la0.l for wheat has
begun. The dry weather has proven.
ted turnip seeds from sproUting very
rapidly. Peaches, apples and g~apes
continue to rot badly grapes are ripan-
ing but are very inferior in quality;
melons also appear to be generally
small and poor shipments of water
melons are increasing.
Rains fer the week: GOldsboro O.30
inch Greensboro, 0.58; Lumbertcn,
0.50; Soapstone Mount. 0.41; Auburn,
GO; Patterson, 0.35; Mocksyille. O.4S;
Settle, 0.45.
Government Report.
w JOlI L. u, oDoClaI.-IHo
monthly report Of the Statistician of
the Department of Agriculture shows
the average condition of cotton on
July 25 to have been 77.2, as com
pared with S1.J on the 25th of the pre-.
ceding month; 76 on August l, 1900,
"a on August 1, 1899, and a ten-year
average of "a. There was an i'm
provement Of conditions during July
amounting to 6 points in Georgia.
points in South Carolina, 2 in Ala
bama and Mississippi, and in Vir
ginla. On the other hand, there vas
a decline OF 10 points in Missouri, Is
in Arkansas and Tennessee. 13 in
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, II in
Texas, in Florida, in North Caro-
lima, and 2 in Louisiana. The i'm
pairment in condition is largely due
to drought. but in a portion Of the
eastern section Of the cotton telt il
is attributable to the prevalence OF
excessive rain during a large part Of
the month. While the condition in
Mississippi is 5 points above the
States ten-year average, every other
State reports A condition below such
average Wiz rginia being !, Louisiana
2, Alabama 3. Texas Z, Georgia 8,
South Carolina and Florida 8, North
Carolina II, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Missouri 16 points below their re-
spective ten-year average The aver
ages of condition in the different
aates are reported as follows Vir-
ginia sc, North Carolina 73, South
Carolina Is Georgia 73, Florida TO-
Alabama 80, Mississippi 8S, Louisi-
ana So, Texas "A, Arkansas 60, Ten
nessee 70, Missouri II, Oklahoma 7a
IDHian Territory Is.