The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20

during TIE week, and upland corn il
about all planted in the more easterlJ
counties, and from hs.. to two-thirdf
finished over the more westerly por.
tions termination has been slow
generally and stands poor except in
EdgefeId, where excellent stands are
the rule. Corn that was cut down BY
frost shows signs of recovery. but
nevertheless muchreplanting is neces.
sary on that account and because OF
seed rotting in the ground, and also
on account of the ravages of Cut
worms aud birds in places Early
planted corn is receiving it's first
workings. 1t appears that some
what larger acreage will be devoted
to corn this year than last.
While some cotton has been planted
long enough to come up il germinstes
slowly. and that that vas up last week
will need to be rePlansed. Planting of
cotton has been fairly begun over the
whole State, but the bulk of the crop
will be plaosed between this and the
25sb. it she weather permits. as the
ground is generally prepared for it.
In the more easterly counties planting is
about three fourlhs finished. bus gen.
orally less than half flushed over the
central aud western counties. Reports
vary as to the area to be planted IN COT
tou. but it appears that a fuIl crop viii
be planted and lha. tits highly mapared.
Sea Island cotton coming up we'll,
growing nicely, and more being plant
ed.
The work of trausplansiog tebacc o
bas begun in Kersbaw, Clarendon,
Darlington. Florence. Williamsburg,
aud Horny counties, and will become
general this week. Plaass are ..pleusi-
full aud large More commercial
mapures will be used on tobacco
lands than in previous years. aod
the acreage is considerably en-
larged. especially 10 Florence county.
and probably over the whole tobacco
district.
TIE cool weather retarded the growth
Of rice and negasived the advantage it
had of an unusually early start. Plant.
ing cootinoes in ail districts
The outlook for heavy oats crop ls
very promising, aod from three Iocsli-
ties only were unfavoraole reports re-
ceived The frosts of last week and
the cool weather OF this made oats look
yellow 10 places. bat it has q good stand
and is ssooliug we'll. The wheat pros.
poets are good. Rye is beading aud is
being cut for forage 10 places.
The reports on sbe fruit prospect are
more definite this week, bot do not
change the copdi.ioos as stated
in the previous bulletin 10 Osonee,
PickeOs. Greenville, Sparsanburg,
Gaffney. and portions Of York aud
Lancaster the bulk Of the peaches aud
plums are killed. bu. there are localities
where fair crop is left 90 the trees {;
10 the nexs teir Of couoties the bulk Of
the fruit is safe, but there are many To-
csiities where it is almot entirely des
troyed ssil further eastward it was
only exceptional cases that fruit was
damaged Figs may be 40 exception
to that statement, bat it cannot yet be
determined. rbe peach crop is pracsi
cally safe; apples. pears, grape.; aud
wild berries were unharmed.
In the Florence truck district about
one third of the early vegetables were
destroyed By frost and some fields are
being plowed up. Large shipments Of
seasonable vegetables continue from the
Charleston. and more nortberly .ruck
districts.
Melons are growing poorly and re-
ports from Barnwell Indicate reduced
acreage 10 toat county Seed are
scare there.
Gardens are growing slowly and ue, d
warm weather pastures are very poor
generally. Ribbon cane was not hurt