The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-08-17

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looks good; peas and figs plentiful !;
rice is 10 excellent condition /; har-
vestipg will soon begin. First bale
of cotton received on the 10th.-L
n Jesunofsky.
Chesterfield d.-Cheraw Our foe
prospect for cotton crop was first dam
aged latter part of last week by
drought, but continuous rains last Eve
days have materially injured it; low
land corn promises the finest crop we
have ever known.-E M. Wells.
Ciarendoa.-Oakland Cotton is
shedding because of continuous rains,
fodder stripping being delayed corn,
peas, and potatoes in good condition -
S. j. McFaddin.
Collector White Hail i: Weather
has been rather too dark to give much
benefit to late corn and peas; rice do
ing we'll, also potatoes late corn will
not do much. E. Haskell.
Darlington. Society Hill: Good
rain fell yesterday. which was needed,
beue6tsing peas, potatoes. rice aud sur.
nips; cotton opening quite smast!y, no
picking; tobacco curing continues aud
will soon be pleted.-J. j. Lucas.
Dorcbes,er-Ss. Georges The dam
age to cotton to this time is fully 20
per cent; the bottom crop was as good
as | ever saw. but the dampoess has
ro.sed 10 per cent of that /; two thirds
Of middle crop, and top crop uncer-
tain Il A. Harper.
Edgefeid Poverty Hill: Week
damp and cloudy, with light showers,
aod one heavy rain /; much fodder dam
aged [; late cotton growing rapidly and
doiag we'll, forward cotton turning yel-
low late corn and peas growing fac
Il. L Bunch.
Fairfeld.-Dawkips: Entirely too
much rain for all crops; cotton on
sandy lands has stopped growing and is
shedding corn not doing SO we'll. fod-
der ripeniug prematurely "A. ".
Ladd
Florence. Lynch (: Fodder pulling
retarded BY sbowery weather ; cotton
beginning to open tobacco about all
gatherea army worms have appeared
10 small numbers in the grass-E. =
Smith.
Georgetown-Sanpit /: Excessive
rain has injured cotton considerably !;
peas doing we'll fodder pulling stop
ped on account Of weather (; best core
crop that has been 10 this township for
ten years sorghum doing we'll rice
good.-k. W. Bailey.
+ :Greenville-Greenv willie !: Almost in-
cessant rains causes cotton TO 20 largely
to weed at the expense of frultage !;
corn good generally also swee, pota-
toes and peas Mrs. S A. Csitten-
den.
Greenwood - Hodges Cotton is
shedding badly on sandy lands. aud
has bad color corn about made ex-
cept e:ubble corn the outlook for peas
never better, aud more planted !; cotton
opening fast w. G. Martin.
Kershaw-Camden Rain has caused
crops to be layed BY 10 the grass, and
bo,,oms are drowned out badly; fodder
ruined by vet weather cotton is grow.
ing but little B Ammons.
Laurens -Renno Cotton on grey
lands is froi,ing we'll, but is beginning
to turn yellow cause. too much rain
for that grade Of land beginning to
open !; corp is made and is good water
melons. grapes, and peaches in abun-
dance. W. C Bell.
Lse.-Til|er's Ferry Cotton drop
ping forms on stiff lands Gotten
continues to grow corn after oats do
ing well fodder pulling under way.
much of It spoiled turuips a poor
stand. il. ". Gardner
Lexingtoo.-Leesvile +: Some rain
this week, a season only iu places ;
too late to DO much good, especially corn
and cotton, but vii! help peas aud po'
tatoes cotton opening where the rust