The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-27
The Union Times. .Unioni. c., Frida
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

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Warm Weather Helped the Appear
aoce OF FieId Crops Generally.
The following are extracts from the
weekly crop bulletin as issued by Sec
ton Director Raucr, for the week end
ing May 16th,,.
| The warmer wenther cansed notice
| able Improvement in tha>appearance of
field crops gonerall y and particularly
in the condition of corn which has TO u
large extent, regained healthy color,
and shows improvement in stand, ai1
though stands are not entirely satisfacf
| tory being much broken by she ravI
ages of cut, bud aud heart worms, and
uneven on account Of much replantin3
| Corn planting continues to limite{
extent, but may be said to be PRACTICAL
ly finished, except for stubble corn
be PLANTED in June.
Cotton shows little recovery from thl
set back of the previous week, causell
by the cool nights and damaging cod
winds aud reports of cotton dying wer
! received from various localities. I'll
stand of cotton rauges between "yer
| good" and the "poorest seen in life |
time. That is to say, there is grea
irregularity in the stand even in ada ,
cent townships which differ greatly
some reporting fair stands and other
very poor. But almost without eXceI
ton, correspondents state that greet
deal of replantinS has been dope ar
much yet to do before full stands ca
be secured. In many Instances whob
fields were plowed up and replanted.
In the eastern portion OF the State
early planted cotton is looking best
while over the western portions lab
| l,>lo - Ia
in places the ground is so crusted that
| sproutlng cotton seems unable to break
through 1T, and some farmers are har
rowing the fields to break the crust.
Sea-Island cotton is not doing we'll
owing to the drought that prevails over
the region OF its cultivation. Cotton
| planting is practically finished,
although in q few localities it is I'm
finished. Chopping we'll under way.
| Tobacco seems to have responded
quickly to the better weather conditions
that have prevailed latterly, aud can be
said to be doing nicely with the sSts
larger than usual for the season. There
is need OF rain in some tobacco raising
sections. A small white worm is do
ing considerable damage i'll places by
boring the pith OF the stem, otherwise
tobacco is III satisfactory condition..
Rice is looking well and growing ftist
in the coast rice districts, but in ker'
shaw the seed rotted in the groulld
necessitating replanting.
| The condition Of wheat contin' he
very promising. Rust has not increSa as
ed during the week and is not prevail en-
enough to materially injure wheat, Hex
cept in portions of Lexington couIlty
Wheat is heading and stands in ureten
need OF rain. "a
Oats are ripening in the southw,J lest
ern portions of the State and harv'1 est
ing has begun IN Hampton and 81 eau
fort counties, with q good avcHag
yield. Oats are heading we'll evt tery
where but, like wheat, need I3air
Spring oats will likely be fa;luf re i
the low counties, but in the u,Ppe
portions of the State are looking Mel
but need rain. "
The general outlook for fruit lcor
tinues to be good for peaches, epspe
cialiy in the counties where moi4t q
tention is given this crop, but pears
are not doing we'll generally; huch
blight is noted, and the fruit is drop
ping too freely Apples have set we'll
in some localities, while others report
the trees barren. Plums are ripening
and will be quite plentiful. Grape
blooms in profusion in the western
|
doing we'll everywhere. Attention
should be given grapes now by Civ
! ing the vines not less than three sue
cesSive sprayings Mt intervals of about
| twelve days.
Wild berries will be abundant in,
places. but i'll Hampton and BarnwelL
the berries appear small and shriveled. {.
! Forest f res during the winter destroyed
many wild black berry vines.
Sugar cane is growing DIP to gook
| stands. :.
Sweet potato draws being transplant
ed, but the ground is too dry for thi a
work to be pushed. There appears t.
be no scarcity of draws. Irish potatoS,
are not yielding over one-fourth q c
average crop in Charleston county oJ -
ing to the deficiency of over 10 inchss
in rainfall since January 1st. Othst
vegetables, in the same vicinity, hat h
| yielded less than usual by so per cen,,,
and shipments have been correspoin
ingly light. u
Melons arc now doing we'll, havn %
made marked improvement except -,
Newberry and Bamberg count5 Jl
| whore poor stands are the rule. :, :,
PEANUTS not doing we'll. Some II J.
| have been sown IL Greenville and IT,
ington. 10
! Gardens continue backward but lGId e,
! ing well. Pastures need rain. F.
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