The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-09-01


wet for the best growth OF crops: the
week has been cloudy and In many
places rain has fallen every day. Cot
ton has been injured TO Il considerable
extent by the rains, bottom land corn
ha sheen drowned and the land badly
washed On the other hand the rain
and sunshine in many places proved
very beneficial 10 most crops especial
ly corn, but as many farmers still had
their hay and fodder To cut and cure,
the week was In that respect unfavorl-
able. The average temperature OF the
week for the state was only about one
degree below the average. In many
places the farmers are ready To plow
for wheat, and while great deal OF
land has been broken. it has been too
wet for plowing TO become general.
1t has been too wet for cotton. In
many sections it is making too much
weed: and not fruiting well. 1t Is
opening generally throughout the state,
and picking is in progress In many
sections but more common in the east
and central districts. In some cases
opening has been caused 10y rust and
thus it is somewhat premature. few
report bolls rotting near the ground,
and also the cotton yellowing.
While tobacco cutting and curing
have been in progress for some time.
there is some that is just about ripe in
the western district. The crop will
rot be quite an average in most places.
while some report only one-half crop.
Firing and speaking have been report
ed in some portions Of the central and
western districts. In all districts cut
ting and curing are in progress. The
cures are reported as fair, color good
but leaf somewhat lacking in body.
\ great deal of lowiand corn was
DANA ged by the rains: while many re-
port an improvement I'm the corn crop
during the past week. others report too
much weed and not earring well. Corn.
both early and late, on uplands will do
fairly WELL although the crop is not as
good rs was anticipated.
Most of the minor crops are doing
well. Turnip planting Is still In pro-
gress, some have come UP. and good
yield is expected. White and sweet
potatoes, huckwheat, COW peas. water
melons are all doing well. III general
the fruit crop is failure. the fruit
rotting and falling TO the ground; but a
few report apples and peaches plend-
full. Fodder and hay have been great
y injured by the rains in all parts Of
the state. Fodder stripping is under
way in all sections, and In places there
is Il great deal Of hay uncut, the
weather being very unfavorable.
Rains reported: Raleigh 0.S1, Colds
boro 034. Greensboro 0.29, Lumberton
0.26, Newbern 06S. Weldon 1.49.
Washington, August 29-The wealth
, er bureaus weekly summary OF crop
conditions says:
In some northeastern counties OF
Texas, in Arkansas. and in portion OF
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia I'M
provement In the condition of cotton
is indicated and in Oklahoma and In
dian Territories and Missouri the crop
is in fair to good condition; elsewhere
cotton has no made favorable prog
ress. Complaints Of shedding are re-
ceived from every state, or rust from
the eastern districts. OF premature
opening from Texas. Arkansas and
North Carolina, and OF rotting Of Go.,s
in South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama
and Mississippi. The bolls are opening
rapidly generally throughout the belt
and picking is In progress In all but
the northerly districts
Tobacco has suffered from wet
weather in portions OF Kentucky and
In Virginia and Maryland but in the.
first mentioned state has generally
made good progress. A good crop IS.
promised in Pennsylvania, New fork
and New England. Cutting Is general.
More favorable reports respecting
apples are received from Maryland AMI
Virginia but elsewhere the outlook for
this crop continues poor.