The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-20
Drought In the South.
The General Cry Of the Farm
erS is for Rain.


WASHINGTON, May l9-Weather anc
crop statemeos of the agricultural de-
partment:
Virginia Absence Of rain ana high,
,lr7 winds have caused deterioration
Of wheat, oats and grasses from previous
condition: chinch bugs still on wheat
but 90. spreading much: peanuts, cot
son and tobacco being planted: berries
ripeDiug.
North Carolina-Ezccssively warm,
dry week, injurious to all crops; drought
damaging to wheat aud oats, and has
killed some yong corn aud cotton aud
delayed tobacco transp!autiog till plants
have become overgrown; bulk OF coro
aud cotton crops standing drought we'll:
gardens much injured; fruit dropping
more than usual.
South Carolina-Usgent nsei Of r ain
drought has ruined spring oats and gar
den truck generally; also rctards gcrml
nation aud prevents completion Of plant
ing corn and cotton; excessive tempera-
ture and dryicg winds prevail; crop,
that have attaired stands doiog fairly
we'll crop conditions best in western
and uortteas;crn couuties.
Georgia.-Week extremely not and
dry: except in few favored localities.
all crops and vegetation suffering for
rain ; gardens and pastures drying up;
some complaint Of cotton lice and bad
worms iDjuriog bottom land coro.
Florida w eek uufavorable except
in some gulf counties aud limited Sec
tions, where local showers fell on the
18th and 10th drought severe over
large section of west and north dis-
tricts 10 cotton oats. rice and vegeta-
bles, with orange trees showing i'll ef-
fects.
AIabsma.-Warm. sunny week, ex
cept scattered showers Thursday; cotton
making good growth aud cboppiug
yearly oup!esed early corr begin
ping to tassel, and LATE. corn aud cane
healthy, but ueea rain !; early oats b.
ing cut and minor crops doing we'll !;
early peaches ripeniug, but frui; badly
damaged by insects.
Nis>issippi-Cousinued generally
favorable weather; timely rains ware
of ioesaimab!e value to all crops; cotton
growing rapidly and some well cult
vated corn 10 silk aud tassel and being
laid by more rain needed 10 few sec.
tons and local complaints Of worns
and potato bugs.
Louisiana-General improvement in
crops since showers of the 18th, l4th
and 18th, but rains badly distributed
aud more needed week warm aud sun
shiny corn being laid by: cotton
choppiug continues came doing veil !;
too dry for rice; oats ri pening.
Texas-Scvere local storms damaged
crops 10 some sections over ucrtheast
portion. but rain over eastern portion OF
State materially improved crop coodi-
tious rain is reeded over wesieru por-
tons for cotscn aud corn wheat and
oats bases. il progress
Arkarsas-W Gather favorable for
cultivation and growth Of ell crops !:
cotton aud corn growing u;cely and
we'll cultivated: Irish potatoes much
improved +; sweet potatoes set out aud
doin= well; +; frui' falling badly; condi-
tons not so good as previously report
ed wheat and oats only fair
renoessee--Drought continues Sc
we're in eastern aod central portions.
aud crops generally rapidly lowering in
condition good rains III western por.
ton aud crops growing we'll corn and
cotton fairly good aud being worked
clean some tobacco set F; rain wucb
ueed ded