The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-05
TAIL
NORTH CAROLINA COTTON
CROP.
Reports from Various Points as Pub
Ished IN The New York Journal of
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Reports from Various Points as Pub
lished In The New York Journal of
Commerce.
UnusuaHy fair weather has en-
abled farmers to proceed rapidly
with picking and Save most Of their
crop from injury It is rushed to
the gin and sold, but there is a strong
tendency to hold a portion of their
yield for higher prices. Correspond
ents estimate the amounts picked as
about 70 per cent, against 81 per
cent. last year and 81 per cent. IN
1906. Rains set In on the 21st, but
this can do little else than lower the
grade Condition shows few points
deterioration, but quality Of the sta
pie IS generally excellent. Frost can
do but very little harm now.
Scotland Neck.-N6 top crop:
weather conditions perfect for pick
ing and marketing staple white and
aeecyi; frost can do no harm except
on bottom lands or river territory;
yield In county about same as last
year; IN this community a little bet.
.s6;;.
-Four 0aks.our cotton crop is
about all picked and rs per cent.
ginned; weather conditions ideaI;.
marketing slowly; no damage can
come from frost; will not make over.
80 per cent. of full crop
Tarboro.-The splendid fail wealth
er has enabled farmers to save most
CT their crop in good condition, and
while the ginning has been heavy
there is a good deal that is picked and
not ginned rains set in Wednesday
and put stop to picking; don't
think it will damage crops any, ex-
cept lower the grade somewhat which
up to this time has been very good.
Morrisvillc.-Cotton seems to yield
a little mere than was expected a.
month ago; the fine weather has
caused it TO open up better and is Of
better grade than was expected a
month ego; not much being sold yet.
Dunn has been favor
able for maturing; crop is made and
mostly gathered; no top crop; hence
frost will Go no damage; quality Of
staple is good; production about %
per cent. below last year; last year
was, record breaker here.
Elizabeth City-Weather has oeen
good and crop picked more rapidly
than usual; no unusual holding; crop
in this county probably larger than
last year, but not as large as was ex-
pected; scarcely any top crop and
frost would DO little damage.
Il
good; chance for frost damage very
small.
Red Springs. -Drouth principal
cause of decline; crop two weeks ear
"; picking made very good progress
ginners now up and will run only
certain; days In week to gin; yield
will be about as last crop; not much |
change, possibly slight increase In
favor of this season; rush now OYER;
crop closely marketed this season.
Wake Forest, Unprecendentedly
good weather for picking has con-
,inued all this fall, without any in
terruption; frost would not at this
ate date at all reduce the crop.
Havelock.-Top crop half picked i
marketing fast as picked; staple |
good; weather conditions good up to
list; rain 21st and 22nd crop nearly
Ill picked; frost can do no damage; I
10 insects.
Medora.-The unusually fine wealth
er has caused the closest picking I I
ever saw at this time; but little late
cotton to be damaged by frest mar
1etlng has been liberal: I think the
county will fall 5000 bales short of
asst year; quality good.
Raleigh.-We do not consider the
increased receipts an indication of a
zery large crop, it being rather the
'esult of an early crop, under the
most favorable season for picking,
deal weather and abundant labor.