The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-10
THE COTTON CROP.
VERY BADLY DAMAGED BY RAIN AND
DROUGHT.

Detailed Reports from all the Southern
S;ates-A General Report OF Two Mu. h
Rnin-Cotton Shedding and Rust and
Worms-Other Crops.
WASIIINGTON, Aug. 29.-The wealth.
cr bureaus weekly crop bulletin saws
the week has been unusually cool
throughout the Central valleys, includ-
ing the corn and wheat States and tie
greater portion of the cotton rcgi0n,
the average daily Temperatures over
these sections ranging from 6 degrees
tc II degrees below the previous Years
tor the same week.
These conditions were directly the r.
verse OF those most needed over tie
corr region wnere the crop Is late.
foStS have occurred III Northern
MinneSota. Dakota and portions uf
Wisconsin and Northern Iowa, result
ing in some damage to wheat, cranbtr.
rlcS and vegetables, but causing lit e
or no injury to corn.
l he week was warmer than usual tn
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the e.
cess III temperature amounting to 4 L.
grces per day in southern New Eur.
land and New Jersey, and from C. ;.
grees to II degrees in Northern Ca.i-
iorilia, Oregon and Washington.
The rainfall during the week WIS
generally in excess over the regions
east OF the Mississippi. also in the ill.,
terror OF Texas and at the Northern
ltorky Mountain StatioaS. The rainfall
III The South Atlantic States was un-
usually heavy III many places, ranging
RON tour to seven inches. Ther.
heavy rains were companieu by lloo.is
n NI,h 4
some damage to growing crops RAIN
iall was heavy In Southern New Eng
lane, Eastern New York and the in
terror or pennsylvania. In the North
west, including Missouri and the upper
Mississippi valleys, the rainfall was
very light, as was the case in the lower
Missouri Valley, including Louisi la
and Southern Mississippi. No ram
was reported from the Pacific coast
during the week.
Nlrg'nla-T0bacco sustained injury
and corn, fruit and grapes were slightly
injured by heavy rains.
North CarOlina-lleavy rains m.d
low temperature were decidedly ua-
favorable TO cotton, that is shielding
badly and rust is feared. The bolls h Il
Just begun to open tins time last year,
new bales are being marketed.
South Carolina-The excessive rains
and cool, cloudy weather Of the we, k
dld great damage to cotton by ruStiI q
aud Scalding, variously estimated at 20
to 20 per cent. Rice ready to harvest
WAS blurred, and some corn was destroy.
ed Dy frcshctS,
Alabama-Cotton and other crops are
| needing rain. Cotton is shedding ba.l.
ly. The yield is reported reduced e
per cent from the Indications Of July |.
MlsSisslppi-Dry, cool and clondle S
weather has checked ths development
OF cotton. Worms are seriously iuuri.
Gus only in the Delta districts Other
crops are in good condition.
Louisiana-Cool. dry weather was n-
JurlOuS to cane ana cotton. Shedding
and boil worms are causing some dam
age in the northern counties. Cotton
IS opening rapidly, and picking has b.
gun III earnest. Pastures and garden
need rain.
ADMINISTRATIONS are favorable
for corn and saving fodder and hay, but
was too cold for cotton. Boil and co.
ton worms, rust and shedding are re-
ported III many localities and tea,S ale
entertained of damage that NAV enSrlc.
Texas Drought and worms continue
lnJuring cotton, but with increased
acreage, prospects are for about lh..
same aggregate yield as last season.
The weather is favorable for picking,
which is much farther advanced than
at this date last year.
TcnnrSSse-CoOI weather injured co,
ton. Tobacco picking soon b"gln#.
Rust is spreading rapidly. Some tObac.
co is lnjuried by excessive rains. In
the northern and central counties and
| elsewhere it Is good. Crops are dong
wei! generally. Ruin is needed III tlr
| western portion.
Kentucky Cool weather has rctlrC-
ed the growth of corn, but favored IT,
DaccO, although the latter on low ground
was somewhat damaged by excessive
rains. There was a Slight damage to
both bv high winds.
DlSCOrKAGING REPORTS.
ST. IOrIS Aug. 29.--The Globe Dcn!-
ocrHt has special dispatches from AL
parts Of the cotton belt showing that
cold weather and worms in Texas AMI
the Mississippi Valley States, and eH-
crSslve rains in the Southern State,
have been disastrous to the cotton crop
during the past week.
Not Il single encouraging report
comes from Mississippi. ColG, dr.
weather has caused shedding all over
the state, and the appearance Of WORMS
seems TO be general.
The loss is placed all the way from -
10 oJ per cent. In Louisiana the Sitn'.-
ton ls not much better. Arkansas re-
ports are favorable in only four places;
The damage by worms at some points
IS estimated at 80 per cent. The SiLu.,-
lion in middle and Southern AlabaL I
IS ABOUT the same. Excessive rains ia
Georgia and North Carolina have doI."
great damage to the staples, partiruiH.-
~ so IN Georgia.
Robbed n Church.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 27..-I In tie
city court yesterday the Rev. George
| Moore. pastor Of the col0rcd Baptist
church on Seventh street, had a preini-
mary trial. charged with stealing a b.
ble,a clock and Il chandelier from tie
church. The parSOn admitted taking
the articles, but he said the Bible be-
lOBged to him. AZ an excuse for taking
the clock and chandelier, he said the
congregation had only given him forty
seven cents amontl, and he had to live
He was held over on a charge Of grand
larccncy.
Lost to the Democracy.