The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-19

o.'r'"t '"n"itioh III lo"---a "Uut sp, ."S,
iaiiure TO obtain II stand, and some npprr
hchSIon on account of excessive rnjns-but
these uniavorablc conditions were overcome
hy later favorable seasons, and the yield
w"a above M average. There Is every in
ulcntlon at tins time that the present crop
Will give us satisfactory results
corn
Tho condition of the corn crop has also
been improved by the favorable seasons ot
the past month. IN the sections where the
largest area III river and clcck bottoms -
gwen to this crop. the farmers have found
that IL is subject TO fewer vssiiu,lcs and is
consequently surcr il planted late. AS this
plan has been pursued with the present
crop large proportion of It is still Young
ns the lands were overhowad and planting
consequently somewhat delayed. The rains
have also produced IN abundance of grass
anu the crop, like cotton, has not been
thoroughly worked in all sections Its con.
ultlon IL rep"rtcd in northern Cnrolinn IN
DC oO, middle Carolina So and lower Caro-.
Ina SI. IN average for the State of ST
against SO on the lst of June and lOl ON
the lst Of July, 1882.
Lexington county alone reports corn in
m average condition, and Ncwbcrry and
lharlcst on report the lowest condition 81.
nIcE,
The condition Of rice in ',Nrthcrn Caro-.
lima Is 08, i'll middle Carolina SN, aud in
lower Carolina So, an average for the State
of 80, against g.! on The first of June and SO
on the first Of July, 1882
SoRGnrM AND SUGAR CANE.
The CONDITION of sorghum is rcnorfcd ro,
the State al 81 and OF sugar cane at O2.
POTATOES
The condition Of sweet potatoes is rc-
ported ~ 80 and that of Irish potatoes at 81
WHEAT.
Wheat hns been harvested i'm snlcndid
condition. or the 22I reports received bv
the department only y show nm uninyorohIr
harvest, and the injury from this couxc 10
insignificant In the northern countios Al
correspondents report TINT the crop was
entirely free of rust, and 45 report the an.
penrance OF rust and estimate the extent Of
the damage frem this cause at 6 per ceni
Ihe usual yield per acre in ordinary sen.
sons is stated ut bushels The Weld Inst
year, an unusually good grain year was 8
bushels, and the yield this year is estimated
nj bushels. Thiry-threc correspondcnts
estimate TINT the total produced this venr
Will exceed the production for 1882, II
estimate an equal production, and A a de
Cre"ee' lheSc reports show nn average
decrease Of per cent. Twenty.oipht cor
respondents rerort the quality OF the grain
rs bvttcr thnn last year, IG as good, and l5
not 80 good. 1t is estimated thut 9I ner
cent. of he total crop is consumed where
| produced. In the middle counties % cor.
respondents report the crop fun Of rust
and ~ correspondents estimate the damnyr
from rust ut per cent. The usual Weld,
Tie yield of 1882, and the yield orlhe pres
eh' crop are estimated as The same az in the
northern counties. ForIy-thrcc correspon
dents estimate that the total produc,ion
VIII exceed that OF 1882, l6 think the nro-
ductlon will equal it, aud 68 estimate tho,
II Will be decreased. The average of these
reports show a decrease Of s per cent -
thirty mine correspondents think the ouo
MY OF the grain better thnn last wear I Il
regard 1t az good rs last year and II NOT
| as good. 1t Is estimated thnt 98 ncr con,
OF the crop is used for home consnmption
Only ~ reports on wheat arc made from
the lower counties, from Clarendon .
from ColletOn, from Hampton, 4 from
Marion and g. from Williamsburg.
Fifty'seven correspondents rcpOrt that
the weather during The harvest Of oats wns