The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-08-24

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and fodder failure; some fields of
grass that should have been cut early
in June still uncut; sweet potatoes
looking fine; Irish potatoes coming
up to poor stands fall cabbage and
strawberries being set Il Stah|mapn;
Chester-Lewis T. O: Too mucq
rain for cotton; corn doing well
fodder pulling delayed by rains;
some cotton opening on sandy lands,
but black jack cotton still growing !;
peas doing fairly well, but rusting
OF frenching in piaces.-S NJ Burde|l.
Chesterfeld-Cnester6eld: Anoth.
er>showery week, hard on all young
crops and on fodder saving-much
lost and ali more or less damaged !;
bolls of cotton rotting near the
ground; cotton still turning yellow.
very little opening; late corn will be
a failure, without a change soon.-
George W Spencer.
Clarendon-St. Paul: Too much
rain; cotton weedy and shedding top
fruit rapidly, picking commenced !;
fodder strippir retarded and dam
aged /; corn, peas and potatoes will
average 100 per cent, compared with
last years crop j A Richboarg.
Observation-Disclosures From ad.
verse seasons too much rain cotton
has fallen off greatly, turning yellow
aud shedding on slopes and bottoms,
opening rapidly; fodder pulling de
layed, drying up 90 stalk; tobacco
nearly all out of fields, crop fine and
curing bright; grass growing freely,
prospect for large hay crop good !;
early peas ripening e R McIver.
Edgefeld-Clark; Good rains On
Wednesday, generally cloudy for the
week, crop below average on account
of dry weather; turnips and second
crop of Irish potatoes being planted !;
some cotton ready to pick.-Wm E
Middleton.
Fairfield Winnsboro During the
week there were two or three days
very favorable for crops. and on the
whole crops are looking fine Gle.
ment Davis
Florence-Lynch: Cotton contin'
ues to she'd. and has begun 10 open,
but little will be picked until the wet
weather abates E j Smith.
Greenville -Greenville Excess
i've rains are materially injuring the
cotton crop, and corn upon lowlands
-M,s s a Csittenden.
Greenwood Greenwood !: Farm
ers gathering fodder regardless OF
wet weather. great portion lost cot
ton still shedding leaves, turning yel
low, not opening fast pastures are
impsoving.-M NJ Calhoun.
Hampton -Showery weather dam
aging considerable fodder and caus-
ing cotton to shed and the unmatur-
eG bolls to rot badly cotton is open
ing, but is not full and flush, which
will cause it to pick badly R I
Causey
Kershaw The wet
weather has made cotton stop grow.
ing and shed very badly.-B Am
mons
Laurens-Barksdale All crops
are in fine condition cotton going
too much to weed, shedding forms
badly fodder about ready to strip,
but the weather too wet to cure it
S B Garrett
Lexington-It has rained about ev
cry day /; too much moisture foi
crops to DO we'll and too little sun.
shine tor cotton. which has gone
down, particularly on sandy soils,
where it is turning yellow, shedding
ali it's shapes, and rusting it com.
mences to open, but no picking done:
late corn will not do much.-G L De
Hines.
Newberry - Chappels Heavy
rains and cloudy weather prevailed
fodder pulling made slow progress
cotton crop no doubt is damaged to
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