The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-30
THE WEATHER ANy- .HE CROPS.
Abbevtlle.

| AbbeviIle.
The Press says: "We were favored on We'd
nesday last with copious rains, which have re
vived our parched and thirsty fields ant
| gardens"
| Clarendon.
The Press says: "For several weeks pas
rain has been needed in this section. The
crops are beginning to suffer from the effects
Of drought, and, unless we are visited with
Showers of rain soon, the consequences are to
be dreaded. Since writing the above rain has
| come In abundance"
Sumter.
The News says 1.-THE drought still contln.
ues to affict MS at this time, Tuesday evening
The gardens In town are very much injured by
| it. Crops early up are doing tOlerably well,
so far as we have heard; but those planted late
have not come up well, and need rain very
much. We hear that there was shower
about Stateburg on Friday night last"
Marlboro.
The Bennettsville Journal says: "During
the past three days we have been visited with
refreshing showers Of rain, which after so long
dry spell as we have had recently, is the sal
vation OF the crops and vegetation. Corn and
cotton are looking up and has received new Inn
petusin growth. A slight fall of hail was wit
messed on Wednesday,"
Union.
The Times says: "We are glad to state that
the long drought was ended on Tuesday last,
and the faces of our people have shortened
ABOUT six inches Our section is now enjoying
delightful season of rain, falling steadily and
slowly. If we had been consulted on what
kind of rain was wanted, we should have Sc
lected just such as we are now having. We,
however, are afraid it has come too late TO be
OF much good to the oat crop; but We are sin
cerely thankful"
Orangeburg.
The News says: i"We had q splendid rain
on Wednesday night last, and it has been
ers are now looking up with brighter counte-
tenances, and are calculating how much they
will make this year. There have been great
deal Of fertilizers used in our county this year,
and if we have good seasons there will be a
larger crop made than has been since the war;
The colored people are working well in every
part OF the county,"
Chesterfield.
The Cheraw Democrat says: $50 far, the
seasons could hardly have been more fayora-
ble to the farmers. From the time the cotton
the last week, there has hardly Seen day that
the laborer has been kept out of the field on
account Of the weather. And now, lust as he
is prepared for rain and begins to need il, it
comes, and in way too that will satisfy the
most needy. Corn and cotton are both look
ing Well-the only objection that can be found
is that there Is not enough of the first planted,
and so much of the latter, that prices next.1ali
will not be such as we counted on"
Lancaster.
The Ledger says: "After a protracted
drought of six weeks, we were favored with a
most refreshing season on last Friday. So far
as we hear, fhe rain was general. Cotton is
growing finely, and is very promising. As to
corn, we cannot speak, but very little being
planted in this section. A severe hail storm
visited sections Of this county on last Friday,
doing considerable damage to the wheat and
cat crops. On the plantation of Captain
James l.. Reid, on Camp Creek, we learn that
in some places it was eighteen inches deep,
and lay on the ground for several days before
melting"