The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-08-13
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Synopsis OF the Reports DEado to the Asri,
cnitnral Department for July.

Synopsis OF the Reports BEado to ti,oiAsri-
cnitnral Department for July.
The State department of agriculture
furnishes the following information
regarding the growing crops, which is
derived from the reports Of its county
and township correspondents:
COTTON.
The favorable condition OF the cotton
crop during. June has been fully main
talned mJuly. Generally throughout
the state the plant shows rapid and
healthy growth, and the reports indi.
cate one OF the finest crops grown in
the State for many years. In some
sections the rains have been excessive.
ana in others there has been insufficient
rainfall, but these conditions exist only
in few localities, and are not general
enough to appreciably affect the crop.
The correspondents, with scarcely
an exception, report that where the
crops have been we'll worked, and this
has been done very generally, the pros.
poets for full yield are very promis-
ing. - :,
Caterpillars have appeared in Aiken,
Darlington, Orangeburg, Beaufort,
Sumter, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton
and Hampton, but so far have done
no serious harm, yet farmers are ap.
prehensiYe Of damage that NAV be
done by the second brood. The plan
ters have begun the use of Paris green
i'll somc of the lower counties, and this
will be resorted to in other sections. If
necessary. Slight shedding is noticed
III localities, but the crop has sustained
no injury from this cause. Some cor
respondents say that the plant is grow
ing too much to weed and is not fruit
ing we'll. . ''''
In few townships labor has not
Deen sufficient to work the crop, and
IL is still still grassy, and q small area
has been abandoned from this cause.
The condition August 1 is reported: {:
In upper Carolina at 101; middle Caro-
lima at SO, and lower Carolina at 98.
Average for the State 80.
The following was the condition re-
ported on August l in the years men,
toned: 1881. 70; 1882, "a; 1883, 70;
and in 1884, 81.
The condition is higher than any
reported by the national department
OF agriculture since 1870. In that wear
1t was reported at 1O1. The next
highest reports made by that depart
ment were in 1872, 1880 and 1882,
when it was estimated at 90.
CORN.
Ihc corn crop is unusually good.
and many of the correspondents ex-
press the opinion that it will be the
largest yield ever obtained in the State.
Inc early corn is safe for full crop
beyond all contingencies, and the late
planting promises equally as well.
The condition is reported in upper
Carolina at 105, middle and lower Car
olina lO1. Average for the State 1O2,
against 81 for the same period last year.
RICE.
Ehc condition of rice is reported %
IN the upper counties, and in lower
carolina at 81. a correspondent in
!Derkeley says: "It has been almost
impossible owing to frequent rains TO
destroy the grass in the rice crop, but
the prospects now are very fine"
OTHER CROPS.
The smaller crops have been neces.
sarily neglected on account of tbe
labor needed to keep the more impor-
tant crops we'll worked. and the con-
dltlon is consequently lower than it
would otherwise have been. Sorghum
is reported at 98, sugar cane 95, peas
SO, Irish potatoes 81 and sweet pota.
toes so.