The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-16
DRoUTH OVER COTTON BELT.
d tailed Report from Each Of the
Cotton Producing States.

That the people of this section in
terested in the growing crops in the
South may Judge for themselves the
indications upon which. the recent de-
terioration was reported, the following
detail report from the New Orleans
station is given below. These reports
are more in detail than the general
summary constituting, as they do, the
latest advices from the cotton produc-
ing states. 1t will thus be seen that
there is a deteriorating drouth over
the entire cotton belt, as these reports
from the different states will show:
LOUISIANA.
Dry, cool week: low temperature
unfavorable for cotton, rust and she'd
ding reported in several parishes and
boil wTms damaging crop in some
places, early cotton opening rapidly
and some prematurely, picking con-
tinues, but is not general: 100 cool and
dry sor sugar cane: rice harvest pro
crossing rapidly, yield good; oorn be-
ing gathered.
GEORGIA.
Drought continues, with !, hot days
and moderately cool nights: cotton
opening, shedding and rusting badly:
picking begun in few northern coun-
ties, becoming general in middle and
southern: considerable ginned and
marketed during week; crop in critical
state; fodder pulling nearing compile
tion; late corn badly fired; land too
dry for fall blowing: pastures and some
streams failing.
ALABAMA.
Dry week: first four nights quite
cool, temperature more favorable
thereafter; cotton rusting, with much
shedding, stopped growing and bloom
ing in places, considerable open, pick
ing becoming general; minor crops
generally satisfactory, but rain needed
for cotton, late corn and some minor
crops, particularly in northern dis
trict; considerable-early corn gathered
yield good; much fodder and hay saw
ed:
ARKANSAS.
Days warm, nights cool, total alb
sence of rain; all crops suffering for
moisture: cotton lost ground, some
complaints Of shedding, premature
opening, rust, boil worms and sharp
shooters, but.not general, beginning to
open normally in some sections, needs
rain: late corn heedS rain badly; con-
siderable hay and fodder saved in
good condition; stock doing well; fruit
prospects unchanged.
FLORIDA.
Generally dry over greater portions
of northern and western districts,
moderate showers in central and heavy
local rains in portions Of Southern dis
trict: ideal week for cotton to mature;
staple: opening rapidly, picking be-
coming general and being pushed, COM
plants Of rust and sheddiDgscontinue,
though prospects are for fair crop!
citrus fruits and minor crops in good
condition.
TENNESSEE.
Hot, dry weather prevailed, with
damaging effect on unmatured crops,
particularly late corn and cotton and
some Of the minor crops: fine yield OF
early corn assured, late rapidly failing:
cotton not maturing well, rather
light fruitage, shedding rapidly; to-
bacco cutting we'll advanced, late corn
needing rain: large quantities fine
forage secured: turnips and potatoes
need rain: apples dropping; too dry
for blowing.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Week not so warm, with beneficial
rains first two days, but central Sec
tion needs more moisture: conditions
favorable for maturing crops and for
farm work: corn good; saving fodder
nearly over except in west; despite
some rust and shedding, cotton is ex-
cellent, opening everywhere, picking
advancing rapidly and ginning begun,
good prospect for top crop: curing to-
bacco approaching completion: late
apples poor.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rainfall poorly distributed, western
counties suffering from drought: cot
ton improved in places, but generally
deteriorated, owing to rust and she'd
ding opening rapidly, some premature.
ly, in east, where picking is general,
just beginning TO open in western
counties: young corn injured oy
drought; rice harvest under way, yield
variable: much hay saved in prime
condition: minor crops need rain.
OKLAHOMA.
Warm days, cool nights and lack of
precipitation unfavorable for growth:
early corn cutting nearing completion;
late corn maturing fast: cotton doing
well and opening, some picking re-
ported, no shedding: broom corn, hay,
alfalfa, sweet potatoes, melons and
1TulC, ldlC W SUUu g1CIOo: AoAi Pio"ii1 .
we'll advanced, but ground becoming
hard.
TEXAS.
Moderate showers in east coast dis
trict and parts Of central portion, but
general absence of rainfall elsewhere;
boil worms mostly disappeared, but
cotton suffering from drought in the
west and north portions, causing much
shedding and retarding fruiting; boil
weeyil puncturing nearly all new forms
in southwest. central and east por-
tions: sugar cane doing well; rice be.
ing harvested, yield average: sweet
potatoes good and ready for use: much
hay and forage saved.
MISSISSIPPI.
No rainfall: cotton injured by COOL
weather fore part OF week: rust, she'd
ding and blight general, serious ii
south: crop continues fully three weeks