The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-24

Hall, doing material In jury to corn,
cotton, fruit and tobacco, Occurred in {.
Edgefiold, Fairfield, Anderson, Marion.
Sumter, Chester, Pickens, Clarendon,
Florence, Hampton and O ang-Durg.
Hail also fell, but without doir. any
material injury In Spartanburg, N. "
berry, Barnwell,, Lexington, Rich
Saluda.
Sunshine varied greatly in different
portions of the State, but averuged
about normal with 63 por cent. Of the
possible.
The adverse conditions OF the pust
week we're altogether physical aud
| therefore local, and consisted mainly
hoavy rains washing slopes, and hail
oeatlng down corn, cotton and tobacco
comparatively sp' aking, the damage
was confined to limited areas in the
counCics already uauled. From Alb.
oeville and lower Barnwell reports
were received Of crops suffering for
ram, ana from Spartanburg. Chester,
much rain for blowing and that crops
are getting to be foul.
Chlnch bugs continue to DESTROY
, corn and other vegetation over Ches-
ter and York cut worms in Dorches-
ter Coileton, Hampton and Williams
ourg, but corn has generally made
rapid growth and Ia many places Is
oeihg lala ny. The corn crop does not
come up to an average condition in
either size or stand, owing principally
10 broken stands on bottom lands
caused by worms. Replanting still
going on.
Cotton made fair and altogether
satisfactory progress during tho week.
Gras' threatens the crop In some To-
calltles' out the plant is OF sufficient
sl2o, and the prevailing hot. sunnv
weather will enable farmers to xiii
grass readily, and Is also the weather
pest suited for the development OF
cotton.
Squares are reported plentiful where
the plant Is large enough, but cotton
,s unseasonably small everywhere.
Blooms have been noted in Barnwell,
out are as yet scarce. Lice infest
some fields, but are not general.
Tobacco has developed rapidly lately
ana ls now In excellent condition, ex-
cept that worms are numerous In
Florence, while in Florence and Clar-
end0n, aud to a lesser extent In some
other counties In the tobacco district,
nall mas done material injury to the
plant.
Rice is growing nicely. but in Col.
Teton young rice has been attacked bv
caterpillars with, however, but slight
injury as yet. In the Georgetown and
h0rry districts rice is doing we'll.
feas are being sOwn on stubble
land and In with corn. Seed scarce
in Chester and Georgetown, but re-.
ported plentiful in Newberry county.
Wheat harvest has made fair pro-
gross and the yield is generally report
ed up to an average, and very salts
factory.
Oats harvest nearly completed for
winter sown. The yield about up to
an average. Spring sown has i'm.
proved but will be poor crop neverthe.
less. Some oats shocked on the zelda
we're damaged slightly by the rains
early In the week.
Melons are doing better since the
rains, but have poor stand and In
places are attacked by bugs. Will be
late.
Transplanting sweet potato draws
continues. One locality reports draws
scarce, but generally they are plenti-
full.
In the trucking districts the condi-
tions have improved very much and
late vegetables are doing we'll.
Pastures have revived and now af-
ford good grazing. Gardens in ex-
cellent condition. Minor crops, such
as sugar cane, sorghum, ptnders, Irish
potatoes, and other food and forage
crops are fully up to or above average
, condition.
}. V. BAUER, Director.