The Tupelo journal., 1905-06-09
WEEKLY MEATnER.CROP BULLETIN
Gsasral seminary. r. tAs Week Ending Mon.
day, Juae sth.

Much sunshine prevailed during the
week. The day temperatures were high
but the nights were rather cool; on the
average the temperature for the
week was about two degrees above
normal. A few widely scattered and
quite heavy showers occurred On May
3Oth and 31st, but over the greater por-
ton Of the State there was no rainfall
OF consequence.
The weather during the week was
very favorable for the cultivation of
crops which progressed rapidly, but the
cool nights retarded the growth of cot
ton which is being somewhat injured by
lice. Where cotton has been worked
out a general improvement is noticed,
but many fields are still in a grassy
condition and plants are small for the
time OF year. The change from wet to
dry weather has caused the soil to be-
come packed In many localities. Chop
ping out cotton is quite well advanced
south, but there is still much of this
work to be done over the northern por-
ton Of the State. There is general COM
plant of scarcity Of labor.
TN the whole the condition of corn Is
only fair; laying by continues and while
there are some fields that are doing
well, much of it shown the i'll effects Of
too much wet weather. Considerable
late corn is being planted on lowlands
that have hitherto been too wet to work.
The planting of peas in corn has com
menced Dat harvest continues with
generally fair to good Yields. Sugar
cnae is growing finely. Pastures,
gardens and potatoes are doing well.
Tomato shipments are increasing.
NORTHERN COUNTIES.
DeSoto-Good week to kill grass:
cotton about half chopped out. growing
slowly; corn yellow in the hills but
growing well on lowlands.
Tate-Plenty of sunshine; large NOR
ton Of cotton chopped out; corn small
stands poor, some old corn being laid
by; minor crops improving.
Marshall-Favorable week. old corn
being worked out, late on be;no plan-
ted; nights too cool OR cotton chop
ping progressing V ell. soil crushing. will
rain,
Alcor' Fair and cool; lowland crops
grass y; corn planting not yet finished;
ga dens, pastures and minor crops good.
Prentiss-Much farm work done du-
ring week; crops very late: cotton small
and grassy; ground not broken, getting
too hard to pillow; many farmers have
no corn planted.
Understands of cotton good, chop
ping in progress; corr and cotton being
cultivated; considerable land to be bro
ken and plantedin corn.
Lafayette-First week without rain
since March; lowlands becoming dry
enough to work; cotton planting not
yet completed; earlyplanted crops being
wo.:ked out.
~Pontotoc-Weather dry and cool; cot
ton and corn very backward; consider
lowland not planted.
Calhoun-Favorable week; soil be-
coming dry enough to work, but is COW
cred with a rank growth Of grass and
weeds.
Lee-Cotton very grassy; much bot
tom land not yet broken; but little corr
planted on lowlands; oats and gardens
good; labor scarce.
Itawamba-No rain; lowlands being
broken and planted in corn; cotton be-
ing worked first time; upland corn looks
well; sweet potatoes being trasplanted.
Monroe-Very favorable week for
farm work and good progress made in
cleaning crops.
Webster-Fine weather for farm
work; nights cool; all crops improved;
some land remains unbroken; oats look
well; apple crop almost a failure.