The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-06-25
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shaw, OrangeburR, Chesterfield, Spar
tanburg. Sumter, Union and Williams
burg counties, where from i to 2
inches of rain fell over the greater
portion OF their areas. In pickens,
Oc0nec, Anderson, Abbeyille, Edge.
held, and Charleston aud Hampton
counties the rainfall was very light
and entirely insufficient. In the coun-
ties not enumerated in either of the
ABOVE lists there was generally rain,
but hardly enough for the needs of the
growing crops, especially gardens,
which are failing very fast and being
burned out by the hot sun. The places
having the heaviest rainfall during
the week were Cheraw with 2.56inches,
Kingstree 2.2l, Greenwood 2.O6, Mont
Glare zoo, ST. Matthew's 100, Cam
den l.93, Statesburg 1.67. Rain fell
In some portion of the State on e
day ofthe week except the last, but
on the 18th and 10Th saturday and
sunday the u vas most general.
The average OF forty c%orrespon-
dents reports. who reported rainfall
Tor the week was 0.S5, and the nor
NAL for the State for the same period
is approximately LIZ inches.
Ihere was q in places on the 18TH
but the damage, which was Slight, was
confined to limited areas.
The winds quite variable,
except that they were steadily easter
" during the latter portion OF the
week.
There was u marked deficiency of
sunshine along the coast, and a slight
deficiency in the western counties,
while in the central and southern
counties there was ~ slight excess over
the usual.
Cotton made but little growth dur
ing the week, nevertheless it's gen
eral condition is greatly improved.
Reports OF injury from lice continue
from Barnwell, Orangeburg, Kershaw,
and some other counties, but the
greater number of correspondents re-
port the plant healthy, although from
two weeks to u month understood.
Fields where no fertilizers were useo
are said to look sorry" The crop is
generally we'll worked, and clean, with
an average. though uneven, stand,
and in good condition t o grow of u
If favored by the weather. More rain
would be highly beneficial over large
portion Of the State.
Corn continues to improve in con.
dition. In Florence county worms and
grassboppers are injuring the stand,
but injury from worms seems to be de-
creasing generally. early corr il
tasselling and has been or is being
!aid By. Stubble fields are being pre-.
pared and planted to corr and peas.
Warmer nights and rain arc the indi.
Gated needs Of the crop.
Rice planting is about finished along
the entire coast and June rice is ger
minating well : the whole crop is said
to look most promising. Upland rice
is being plented in Newberry and som
L In ~ nIA IA, 4
be largely in the nature of an e speri-
ment with most farmers.
Reports of the yield of oats continue
conflicting, but it will average about
70 per cent. OF u full crop. Wheat is
yielding well generally but the acreage
planted is small.
Melons have improved greatly and
are putting on fruit. This years
growth of vine is not as rank as il
sometimes is, but this, It is said, will
not necessarily lesson the size of the
crop.
A large acreage of peas being sown.
Peas are growing slowly. In New
berry county u large acreage OF Ger
man m'llet is, being sown for Il forage
crop.
EARLY fruit of first class quality has
become abundant. Peaches are aspect
ally fine. Shipmentsf on a large scale,
TO Northern markets were begun dur
ing the week In Darlington county
peaches. plums and grapes are rotting.
The grape crop generally promises to
be a large one.
The tobacco crop is doing very we'll
and growing finely; it is spoken of
most enthusiastically by n corrcspon-
dent from Williamsburg county as the
best ever seen in that or any other
county.
Irish potatoes are doing we'll rem
orally, but potato bugs are becoming
troublesome in places, but as vet are
not Il serious menace.
Sweet potato draws are very scarce
In the western portion of the State.
Those planted have not grown we'll.
but show some Improvement latterly'
They are of large growth with medium
yield on the coast.
Gardens are doing well where there
was enough rain, but in places thew
have bee almost burnt out by the
hot sun. Grasshoppers and worms
are proving destructive in Florence
county. Rain wo' d be very beneficial
to gardens Ov. 4 u large portion of the
State, and in places is im%peratiyelv
needed to save them. :
Secretary Olney has written a
letter to the cashier OF the FARMERS