The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-26
UPLANDS SUFFER.
Favorable Week Else
where for Crops.
Cotton Thrifty. Tobacco in Fair Con.
dition. Corn Earring Well. Grass in
the Crops. Fruit Rotting on
Trees.

The following is the week ~ crop
bulletin for the week ending Monday,
July "a
From July 18th to goth, inclusive,
the weather was generally dry and
very warm. The mean temperature
for the week was 81 degrees or near
ly degrees daily above the normal.
Maximum temperatures above 80 de-
grees and reaching as high as SO de-
grees to 98 degrees occurred at mos
stations during the middle of the week.
The period was quite favorable for
farm work and for the progress of
crops, although, coming so soon after
heavy rains, it tended to fire or scald
some crops on thin, sandy uplands.
On the 2lst showers occurred nearly
everywhere, which We're heavy in only
few places with minor damage to
crops. The remainder of the week
was shoWery. Too much rain con-
tinues in few counties, chiefly in
the extreme west. On the whole the
weather was favorable, and caused
considerable Improvement in crops,
besides giving farmers an opportunity
! to finish laying by, which is about
completed everywhere. except as re-
CARDS cotton and some young corn.
The soil is in good condition, except
loWlands which are too wet.
and looks thrifty, especially on dark
lands; plants are making too much
weed, which will make the crop late;
il continues to bloom but is not fruit
! ing we'll in the east; though plants
seem to be we'll loaded with young
hollis in western counties; damage to
cotton by shedding, rust, boil worm
and lice is reported by comparatively
few crop correspondents Generally
corn is doing wei, though the yield
will be below the average: a little old
corn on sandy land was fired; young
corn is thrifty, except that injured in
bottoms by flooding. In some western
countess on account of excessive mois-
ture, corn is tall and thin but seems
to be earring we'll; much grass is in
the crop IN places, especially in the
west; some fodder on old corn is ready
for pulling. Tobacco is generally in
fair condition, except the portions
were injured by rains which caused
weedy growth; dry weather caused
considerable improvement in the grow
| ing crop, and made curing easier; cut
ting and curing will be general within
| a week. Peanuts, sweet potatoes, field
! peas and gardens were benefited by
| the period of dry weather. Some tur-
! nip and rutabaga seeds have been
/ soWn and are coming up nicely. Oat
! harvest is nearly over in the extreme
west, in which section oats and wheat
were considerably damaged in shock
| by wet weather; thrashins wheat con-
! tinues with good yields in only few
! counties. Some hay was cut and cured
! early in the week. but the season has
/ not generally been favorable for this
work though very favorable for the
! growth of the crop. Apples and
| is much complaint Of fruit rctting and
| peaches are ripening rapidly, but there
! falling from the trees.
Rains reported: Nashville 0.30
! Goldsboro LIZ, Lumberton O.82. New
Bern Ito, Weldon 100, Hateras 90
| Wilmington 200, Pomona 100, Mon
cure LOS, Angler 200, Raleigh 3.35
Greensboro 2.34, Asheville DOS, and
| Charlotte 0.S0.