The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-01
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Showing the Condition Of the Crops In
South Carolina.

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South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. g., May 24.-The
temperature of the fore part of the week
was extremely low, eau sing light frost
In exposed localities In the Western
counties, which did considerable damage.
The cool nights have injured cotton
greatly, much oft dying out. Cut worms
continue to play havoc with corn and
young cotton. The outlook Is dlscourag.
ing for cotton and oats. but more assur-
ing, however, for corn and wheat.
The past few days the maximum tenn
perature has reached 90 or above with a
correspondingly high minimum, giving q
mean of from 70 to II degrees, which is
good cotton weather and a great i'm
provement has been noticed iu all crops.
The rainfall has been light; no rain oc.
curing IN some of the coast counties and
along the Georgia border. What little
rain tell was on the 10th, and except in
GreenVllle and Sparlanburg Counties
| inch.
A continuance of tho present hot
"ealherls badly needed with occasional
sh overs.
Along the Georgia borde" tho tenn
pe"ature mas been too low FIR cotton.
much OF which Is dying. The cut worms
are stlll at work on corn and young cot
ton and doing great injury. Corn looks
wei except on low lands. Oats are
poor, but some improvement has taken
place, some early being cut. Pastures
are beginning to fail. Much cotton re-
n0rtnd
"black leg" or ''sore SHIN" Ia regard
70 frult reports are conflicting. Oconee
County reports fruit in abundance, while
Anderson County reports much of i.
falling of the. trees. Abbeville County
says that fruit and berry crops are good.
Aiken reports melons doiug we'll.
lu the coast counties cotton is grow.
ing slow aud much dying out and dwarfed
by the cold nights. Corn doing we'll,
although worms still at work.
rain. Cotton planted in Berkeley
County, to replace that killed bv sand
storms, Is coming up nicely but needs
rain. Hundreds of car loads of yegeta.
bles are being shipped to Northern
markets from Charleston. They are
poorer and only about three-quarters of
ASiN VI iaoG JCdl. hlCo lS IDrlVlDS.
The rainfall is about $50 inches behlnd
the normal since March lst.
Georgetown County reports that re-
planting Is in the sorder of the dav and
mat early peaches are dropping Of, rot
ted and half ripe. frem lack Ofran. OATS
are looking much improved.
Along the North Carolina border cold
nights have killed out large am )unc of |
cotton and cut wolms are incre lsino the |
The plant is reported small |
and backward, generally of poor stand |
and much being plowed up aud planted |
over. In Union County cotton is beng
hoed out rapidly with 0aly one-halt of a
crop IN the field. Corn and small grain |
are dong well, oats improved somewha |
but are still poor crop and reported to |
oe failure in Lancaster County. In
Plckens County frost killed some cotton |
aud turned corn and gardens yellow,
Wheat is dong we'll exccp: in Union |
County.
In the middle counties the weather
was too cold for. cotton, the stand is ba /.
~ broken and fully fitteen days behind.
Quantities of cotton reported dying on |
high and sandy sell. Oranget urg County |
reports that considering the cool weather |
the crops are in fairly good condition.
Much chopping Is being done. Corn
se lerally doing good except on boLt )m
lands, where it is being injured by
worms. j. II. HARMON, Director,
Columbia, S. G..