The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-19
How t&s Cotton Fields Loc&ed on the
First of .JnlY.

WASHINGTON July 10.--The July 1%rort
! OF the Department OF Agriculture i~lfcaies
| very general Improvement IN the cShdltlOn
| of cotton. Rains were general up to the
| 10Th or 2Oih of June and incnl showers have
been frequent since. There f,aS been nm
excess of muisrure interfering with The cul
tivni .un und prUmoling the growth CT grass.
Clean fields nre found only in favored dis
! iriots aHd "n lnGras OF pronpt mud pushing
curivurUaS. rShfce June 2Orh the growth
! has been rapid. 4Pl grassy districts III,
plants are sill small but nenlhy, and max
ing great progress with recent cultivation.
The only complaint OF drought comes from
| Ccntrrl AMI Southwestern Texas, from the
Colorado 10 -Ilio oTcadulcNpe Rivers. a few
counties i'll South Carolina and Georgin re-
iorl prcscut need of rain. The recent dis.
trlhu'lon OF moisture has been quite un
equal. Adams County, Mississippi, hns
had showers dnily Tor five weeks. nuL Pike
County for six to eight weeks. The general
average ": condition has advanced from SO
to 80. Last July there was an improve.
mcnt of three p",nts from 80 to %. The
returns OF July since 1870 have indicnted n
higher c"rdition than III june cxccpt in
1871, 1873 and 1879. The spring weather
was too variable RI temperature and mois
Fnnc, az il ri$unily has been in former years
Tor the highest condition of the pl mt The
only rclru4radc condition ~ reported for
Arkansas, where II loss Of three points is
made from excessive rains, cool s,ithts and
injuries from chinch bugs, red ants and
rust. There is promise of Improvement
d"'lNg July. gain OF ten points has been
m"ue IN the northern zone, North Carolina
ana tennessee, seven in GeUrgin, six in
South Carolina, four in Texas, three in Mis-
sissippi, TWO in Virginia and one in Florida
y a l,r,n IL |
For July the State averages rs follows:
Virginia 81, North Carolina 81, Soa,h Car.
DINA 81, Georgia ?3. Florida 95, Alabama
81, Mississippi 80, Louisiana 81, Texas 93,
Hrkhhsns ~, Tcnrcsscc SS. Worms have
wrought little injury as yet. The cntcrpi-
lnr has appeared at II few points frGm
South Cnrollna TO Texas. In Butler county,
| Alabama, the second brood of worms np
! prircd on June 20 The boil worm is az
work in Denton county Texas.
Picking Mil commence in southwestern
| Texas about the 2uth OF july
THE CROPS ~ rhE STATE
| ConrMnfA, July l0-Thc State Dcpa,t
mcmt OF Ag iculurc has received :slJ re.
turns from township correspondents COW
| crlng every county IN the State, an show
ing the condition OF the crops on July lsl.
The commissioner furnishes the following
consultation ol these reports.
Two hundred and three correspondents
report that the weather was generally ia.
v"rablc for growing crops during thc month
OF June, nnd ! II say that it was uniavor
able.
The growth of the cotton was checked hv
the cool, dry weather in May, but under
the lmpe'us of SEASONAL e showers il has
IN dc rapid improvement for the p,st
mO"'A, aud bat Tor the failure to ohtaiu
perfect stands, and the injury from causes
already stated, il would have reached an
average CONDITION this month. The crvu
was III the best possible condition TO re
cc'Vc the full benefit OF the rains, rs the
my May had enabled farmcrs to free il
entirely from grass, Tltcrc is, however. IN
some localities, deficiency OF lnhor, aud il
has been impossible to give cotton the nc
ccssnry work. This reduces the prcsen,
condition below the point it would other
wise have reached
Cotton is reported in northern Carolina
at W, gam Of l3, since .Juuc | in middle
| tnr"inn 81. II gain ui ), and lower Caro-
! INA ~, II gain ut ). This makes the aver.