The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-07-13


N'EePnWOOQ ............... ~ 600
DdFdhliin ................ ~ OS3
NtPenNlllc ................ IS S3
NpartanbulH H.............. - 81
Charlotte ................ - O.I2
CheraW .................. IS OIL
Florence. Observation-Disclosures. 50 O22
GENERAL. REMARKS OF CORRESpOND-
ENrS.
lIcknnS County, Crops improved and
looking fine; grass being killed; upland
corn needs ram; all Onward corn lld
by; bottom corn doing we'll; cotton,
though late and small, growing nicely ::
more peas SOWn than usual.
Anderson county--CrOp5 beginnlng
To Feed rain; corn ANA Co'tOa generally
doing we'll gardens suffering; mucM
grass removed
GreenvllIr County-Much grass kill
ed; outlook for corn and cotton i'm.
proved; wheat fairly good; oats half
crop; gardens good; wIt.rmr!DuS plt-
ting on and DONG we'll
NpartanUurg COunty--CDttOn looking
we'll; corn lin" and being laii 10y in fine
condition; wheat thrpShing nearly over;
yield good
Union County, Week good for work
ing out grassy crops: farmers still Il
week behind with cotton: most All old
corn being laid by; is yellow and has
stopped growing; oats gathered into
barns in fair condition: pea crop line,
also molASSeS cane; much Stubble plant.
ed in peas; gardens good; fruit doing
better; cotton growing nicely.
York County--FarmerS well up with
work: less grass than usual this season
Chester County small and
very few blooms; peas, potatoC$, gar
denS needed rain.
AOhrVillc County growing
weather; grass vanished: cotton c)v-
erlng lis healthy appearance; late SOW
ing OF peas. also sorghum for forage is
up to Il good stand; corn llid by an |
looking well; rain needed. icmperh
turc, -; rainfall, trace.
Ncwherry County r. iinS local. Cot
tom and corn doing well; cotton two
weeks late; stands damaged by grass
Will take week Or 50 to clean the
crops; prospect for cotton crop waS
twice as good lrsI of last July rs now;
| gardens failing fast.
Edgeiirld County remains yell
low IN sandy soil and on i)w lands; cot
ton beginning tOimprOVe, bat Still sor.
~ and late; considerable grass yet
| gardens good.
Aiken County Fine work for clean
ing crops; are IN line condition aud
poor, few blooms; people much dis
courageu; half crop expected; melous
still dying out.
Lexington County~-COttOn not done
well this week, is fifteen days late, few
blooms; bottom leaves red; corn, in old
land not properly worked, is yellow;
potatoes and gardens good; PEA plant
ing about over: rain needed.
ltchland COunty-Lice are leaving
cotton; corn doing fine: rain nOW need
ed. Temperature ~.
Fairfield County Cotton fairly well
cleaned, but on many farms was in
iured by grass and cleaning; stands
not good on gray lands; impossible to
make half crop.
Sumter County-Wtek favOrIhle for
killing grass. Temperature -; rainfall
OO3.
Kershaw Cuunty-Good rain. 2Sah,
relieved anxiety for corn: cot ton small
peas and melons doing well; grapes
ceased rotting; most all cora lald by.
l;antall | O6.
Lancaster County Crops seem hard
to start TO grow: corn and cotton look
yellow.
Chesterfield County Cotton badly in
lured from rain and shock given it by
freeing from grass; looks Stuntpd with
red lower leaves; bottom corn yellow,
but will come ont: oats harvested; peas
heavily planted, good stand; peaches
drop off half ripe.
Darlington County Cotton small,
backward and grassy; corn taSSclIng low
and less promising: peaches and grapes
rotting badly; outlook discOuraging; !;
gardens good.
Marlboro County Field peas in early
- ilp f.II
OnS ripe: heavy local rams 18th washed
lands badly: temperature -; rainfall
OIL.
Barnwcll County y--Thrrr quarters Of
corn crop tired; very little impr0ve-
ment in cotton: Plant still dying out:
ram needed
Orangeburg County Cotton cannot
recover from recent rXccSSiv" rains;
bottom leaves turning yellow and drop
ping of; some farmers laying by cot.
ton; prospect for corn not as rncourag-
ing AZ ten days ago; temperature ~:
rainfall UhO.
Clarendon County Crops have Il yel-
low cast and short crop of cotton
ana corn expected.
Florence County, Crops ana gardens
doing we'll; corn on upland ana cotton
III many places damaged in cleaning;
peaches are riponing and rutting;
grapes falling off.
Marion County All crops, especially
cotton, being damaged by present
weather.
Beaufort County Weather favora.
blc to I'LL crops. Temperature, 81; rain
fall O.IO.
Berkeley County-County showing
the effects of ram, has stopped grow
ing and leaves are turning yellow;
warm sunny days needed. Rainiall
q H.
Charleston County Cotton and rice
large shipments Of potatoes,
tomatoes and melons contin.
lie; crop largest in years and unsur.
passed in quality.
Williamsburg COunty-Cotton has
turned red and fired up considerably;
corn in sandy lands also lired cotton
two weeks or more late.
The Blind Tiger.
CHARLESTON, :. c., July 3.-The
blind tiger is abroad in Charleston to-
day. Everybody agrees that there was
very little trOuble in getting soft