The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-19
STOP THAT RAINING.
Dry Weather Needed Now
for the Crops.
There is Grass in the Way and Sun
shine will be a Welcome Visitor
to the Farmers of The Stale to
Lay by Crops.

The Weekly Crop Bulletin for the
week ending Monday. July II. 1905.
says:
Cloudy. threatening weather, with
showers nearly every day prevailed
over the entire State during the past
week. until Sunday, July 10th. The
rainfall was generally detrimental 10
crops and caused complete suspen-
sion of all farm work While mostly
in the form of light showers, heavy
downpours occurred at many places on
the 18th, 18th and 14th, which caused
d rapid rise in the rivers, with food
ing of lowlands This was the case
especially in the west, where all
streams We're out Of their banks, and
the French Broad was very. high;
thousands of acres of Iowlands were
under water, and the crops growing
thereon We're badly damaged Hill
sides were washed in places. and gem
orally the ground is so soggy that
work in the fields is quite impossible.
The average rainfall for the week
from twenty selected stations was 500
inches, or more than double the nor,
NAL amount. Very little hail. how
ever. was reported. The temperature
conditions were not unfavorable; the
mean was slightly above normal but
without extremes. no .maxfma above
50 degrees occurred until the close OF
the week. The sultry, damp wealth.
er caused rapid and rank growth OF:
most crops. as we'll as of grass and
weeds, which are again becoming very
troublesome in many fields. More
sunshine is needed and opportunity
10 finish laying by crops.
Cotton is reported quite generally
TO be making rank growth. and III
the central eastern portion is not
fruiting we'll. considerable damage BY
shedding of forms and young bolls
also occurred: some rust is reported;
in the western portion of the State the
crop is fruiting well. While cotton
at present appears to have been con,
siderably damaged, the crop was gem
orally in such good condition as re-
CARDS tillage just before the rains be.
gan that probably few days of dry
weather Will show less injury than an
ticipated. Upland corn was benefit
ted by rain. except where pollen was
washed off from plants just in bloom.
but young lowland corn was injured
nearly everywhere: the true extent OF
the damage, however. can not Yet DC
ascertained. Tobacco did fairly well
on we'll drained land, but suffered a
little on low ground, where some Is
taking on second growth: cutting ana
curing are now under way in mum,
her of counties. but conditions Were
not favorab bic for making good cures
during the past week. Some wheat
and oats still in shock in the west were
damaged by sprouting, and some un-
cut oats were lodged. Peanuts anc
sweet potatoes were slightly Injured,
more for want OF work than other.
wise. Field peas grown for hay are
very thrifty. and many more will be
sown. Melons have suffered from ex
ceSsive moisture and are poor in quail
ty The wet weather has favored the
rapid development Of those fungus
growthS which cause the decay OF
fruit, and much rotting Of peaches,
apples and grapes is reported Early
grapes are ripening.
Rains reported: Goldsboro, zee
CSC; Lumberton. LIZ,
New Bern, las; Weldon, '2.06; Will
mington, 1.3e: Hatteras. 0.60; Davis,
$50: Nashville. ST4: Southport, 3.6l
Greensboro, 3.96: Raleigh, 2.23: Mon
cure, 3.24; Lexington, 1.s9; Pomona,
$50: Angler. 2.25; Charlotte. 2.10,
Asheville. 4.20; Hendersonviue. $50,
and Morganton. SIG"