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COTTON BADLY HURT.
THE HOT WAVE WILL MATERIALLY
LESSEN THE YIELD.

sta,a Weather Observer Bauer Iester-
dsy-Information for Farmsrs and
Others.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Aug. 11.--Below
is given the weekly bulletin of the
condition of the weather and the crop
of the State. 1t is by far the gloomiest
report that has been issued this year.
This bulletin covers the weather and
crop conditions for the week ending
Saturday, August s, and in its prepa'
ration were used reports from one or
more correspondents in each county
of the State.
WEATHER.
The temperature continued above
The normal, but averaged 3 degrees
cooler than during the previous week,
35 last week and 93 this. The maxi
mum was 100 on the 9TH. at Spartan
Sburg, and on the 4th at Beaufort; the
minimum &c on the 4th at Elloree, the
9TH at Liberty, the 9Th at Greenville.
Weekly mean temperature for the
State SO, approximate normal 80.
The rainfall was scattered with a
few heavy measurements, as follows:
Charleston, LAC; st. Matthews, l.76 !;
Yemassee, 2.4O; Trial, 2.57; Long
shore, 1926; Elloree, $50; Beaufort
1.sO.
Only 90 out of A reporting stations
reported any rain, and at 3 the
amounts were under half an inch.
This had no appreciable effect on the
crops, ait dried almost as fast as II
fell. There continues plentiful sup
ply of stock water.
CROPS.
. From all portions of the State comes
the reports of deterioration in crop
condition, due 10 the excessive heat
and want of rain, save in two locali-
ties in eastern counties, where too
much rain and excessive heat are the
assigned causes for the falling of. In
q few of the western counties the inju-
~ has as yet been comparatively light,
because scattered showers have con-
fined the damage to broken areas and
the previous conditions were so very
good, but even there each days heat
has a telling and irreparabIe damaging
effect.
- Early corn is about all matured, and
therefore safe, but late corn is suffer
ing very much. The kernels seem to
to harden before filling out, being lit
orally dried up or parched on the ear:
Most of the fodder has been pulled and
saved in good condition; in some
counties this work is still going on,
but the leaves are becoming almost
too dry; they crumple and break in
handling. The hot weather has not
injured corn, taken all together to any
considerable extent.
Not single report was received but
that stated that cotton is failing. So
general and extended is the injury
done by the heat and want of rain that
only Sea Island cotton escaped, and
that is ripening prematurely it is
thought.
A few correspondents reports are
given in abridged form, as they terse.
" show the condition and deteriora
ton that the plant has suffered during
the last week. The reports are given
by counties.
Berkeley-Cotton failing; too much
rain. Newberry--Rust. scalding and
shedding. Williamsburgm.,Failing
very fast. Orangeburg-Failing, eX.
cessive heat, no rain; opening fast.
er6eld-Shedding leaves, forms
and half grown bolls. Darlington
Blooms and forms falling off open
ing prematurely. Kershaw-Opening
very fast, drying up. Greenville-
Dropping off of leaves and squares.
Fairield-On sandy land, has failed
very much. A;ken-Parching and is
opening; ~ failing and opening very
fast. Chesterfeld-Opening prema-
turely and prospect reduced very
much. Florence-In bad fix from
drought; (2 shedding leaves, forms
and bolls; in spots cotton nearly all
open. Clarendon-Needing rain; op-
ening, none picked. Edgefeld-Im-
proved where rain fell, otherwise cut
off one-fourth; (2 growth stopped. pre-
mature opening, rust increasing. Pick
ens-Turning yellow, casting off
leaves and fruit, opening Rapidly; (0
growth stopped, shedding blooms and
bolls, greatly injured. Greenville-
Continued injury 10 cotton and corn q
deteriorating very fast, some fields burn
ing up. misunderstanding too free
ly; greatly reduced prospects; except
where good showers fell. Barnwell-
Going back, looks like half a crop,
plant drying up; ~ very much injur.
ed, shedding, drying up in spots, open
ing prematurely, growth, retarded; 81
shedding, looks as if fire ran through
it; (D half cut off; (5) looks as if sing
ed by fire. Anderson-Crops suffered
severely, especially cotton; (2) if it
does not rain cotton will be cut short
% dry rust, leaves, squares and bolls
failing off. Orangeburg-No inn
provement, late planting doing better
than early; ~ casting Off fruit, rain
would not benefit some of it now.
Sumter-Failing on light lands, if
heat continues injury will be extend.
ed. Richland-Stopped growing, well
fruited but shedding too freely, great
ly reduced prospects. Marlboro
Shedding very badly and farmers ex
pect only half croy; ~ shedding
leaves, forms and small bolls, pros
poets very poor. Newberry-Shed
ding leaves and shapes, opening pre-
maturely. Union--Shedding terribly
leaves and small bolls lost25 per cent
in last three days. Oconee- e-Form'
and small bolls dropping to large ex
tent; (2 shedding both squares ant
leaves. Laurens-Heat affecting tht
the plant although with rain soon NJ
practical injury would result. Ian
caster-Cannot possibly recover wha
it lost in past two weeks. York