The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-15

The Condition or Crops in All secsIoi

The Condition or Crops In all Sections
ofthe State.
The following il the weather crop
bulletin for the week ending Monday,
Aug. Z.
The temperature for the past week
has been about normal with the rain
fall in excess of the average, which
has gone towards making up the great
deficiency of the month of July which
ranged from one to three and one-half
inches below the average for years.
Reports from all sections show q
material advance In all crops and
farmers are more hopeful than for
many weeks.
IN THE PIEDMONT REGION.
Cotton has improved decidedly, and
growth has been rapid, especially late
cotton. In some sections cotton is
shedding rapidly, but as the plants are
heavily fruited, some shedding will
not materially affect the crop. Some
localities report that the plant has not
yet commenced to shed, and with con-
tinued good weather will make q
splendid crop. A few scattered re-
ports show that the continued rains
have slightly injured cotton, causing
rust to make its appearance and the
lower leaves to drop off.
Near the mountains the crop will be
short unless saved by a late frost. The
plant generally is attaining a good
sized stalk.
Corn is reported as uniformly late
but doing we'll; in places young corn is
the best in years ; good stalk and ear
ing well.
Turnip sowing has begun in earnest
and a good crop, some coming up. Pea
vines are exceptionally fine through
out this region. Tobacco in Pickens
County looks we'll. Sorghum and
sweet potatoes doing nicely. Fruit
generally good except apples and
grapes. Fodder pulling has COM
menced, but has been retarded by
rains. Work will be resumed as soon
as weather permits.
m THE MIDDLE BELT.
Cotton is casting off fruit in sections
very much, more especially where rain
was heavy and continuous it is there
also taking on rust. This applies, how
ever, only to limited areas. The con-
census of opinion seems to be that it
has made a wonderful improvement
heavily, and while the crop is not as
large as last year, it will make about
as much to the north and west of the
belt.
Old corn will be cut off some, but not
as much as was expected. It Is nearly
made and will run from q half to a two
thirds crop. Young corr is doing
we'll on bottom lands it looks fine the
rains have caused it to ear out consid.
erably. Corn in sSubble and oat patch
looks we'll.
Nearly every farmer is putting in
turnips. Some are up in Darlington
County, but look poor; those in Flor,
ence County are up nicely. Peas are
fine, SC are potatoes. Late cabbage
and Lima beans doing we'll. Fruit
good, but falling off, especially pears
IN H COAST COUNTIES.
Rains are beneficial to everything
although here and there tool heavy ant
washed lands badly. Cotton is open
ing rapidly in Colleton County. Late
corn, potatoes, peas and rice are great,
improved. -Berkely County reports
caterpillars in some sections. Beau
fort County reports too much rain fol
cotton. In Hampton County rain has
beaten some of the open cotton off OF
the ground where it is getting soiled
With more rain peas will shed theil
leaves and fruit. Charleston reports
the first bale of cotton from Fairfax
Barnwell County I; was received on the
9Th.
J. III. HARMON, Director.
Central Office, Columbia, S. G..