The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-04-20
Week ly Weather CrOD ESuIIctIn.

| Inc drought over this section is as
summing n serious aspect and another
week without rain will result in great
injury to all crupH
The majority Of counties have had
a rain during the past seven DAYS.
Where showers have occurred they
were too light to satisfy the thirst of
plants and ground. The temperature
has averaged several degrees aboye
the normal and the sunshine about
seventy per cent. While the heat and
sun, with some high winds have dried
up the lowlands and pushed farmers
along in their work, helping planting
generally, the effect on small grains
and gardens has been slightly dotri-
mental.
The drought has been more ccncr
al over the mildl" counties and oats
| and gardens the greatest sufferers.
The following r"infalls are rcror-
ted: AbbeyiIlo Co., 25 inch; Edgciield
Co., .o5 to .l2 inch; Aiken Co., .O5 to
10 inch; BarnwcH Co., .0S inch;
Beaufort Co.,. .04 inch; Greenvillc Co.,
.o5 inch; Chester Co., 10 inch. The
normal rainfell for each county should
be about so inch.
Generally beneficial conditions for
planting have prevailed along tho
Georgia counties, where cotton plant
ing has begun; some places showing
60 per cent planted with about 25
per cent up and Of good stand. Up.
land corn mp and lowland being plan
ted. Cotton seed in demand. at so
cents bushcl. Melons planted.
Along the Coast rice planting is in
progress with more acreage than last
'car. Trnck..gardens. .in'sood condition
II Colleton county. Complaints are ,
however, that gardens are
eccivinS set back for lack of rain
Georgetown county reports winter oat
rop IN good shape; cotton planting
tlll be general next week.
Along the North Carolina frontier
'omc counties report prospects for
ruit good. Planting is progressing
apidly and in many places all done.
chesterfield county reports cotton
planting will not bo general before
he 18th, and scarcity of seed is
cared on account of high price.
-frccnyillc county says the area Of
'orn and cotton will be about equally
iivlded; about 10 per cent more fer
.iizCr will be used this year than last.
Small grain is looking well especially
wheat, more will be raised than last
year.
In the middle counties the gardens
ne suffering for water. Tho high
winds have made the ground hard to
work and the moisture from previous
rains has been exhausted.
Early planted corn is coming up
nicely, the bottom lands are being
olowcd up. Lexington county has
enjoyed a full week of planting corn,
cotton, watcrmclons, and peanuts
gardens will be late. Lau.
ems county, cotton will run an av.
rage crop. Kcrshaw county, the
ground is too dry to bring up cotton.
Farmors arc planting cotton in Or
lngeburg county, where a light show.
II did great good. Sumter and Rich
and counties will have their oats
BADLY damaged unless rain comes
soon.
There promises to be very large attcn-
lance on the Southern Baptist Convention
IT Nashville, Tenn, which will occur in
Nay next; ana as usual, the Richmond &
"nviilc x. r., is making all the arrange
nch'S Tor comfortable and pleasant trip
Tor all those who wish to attend from this
section.
special low rates and excellent service
' are offered I" its numerous patrons for this
VCo"saoh. ~ Any OF the agents or officials of
lhis great system will take ploasnrc IN S,n
plying all desired information, and wHl
S,vc: The business their very best attention
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