The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-06
Climate ahd Crop Condition.
q. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture, South Carolina
Section.
COLUMBIA, S. G Sept. 5, 1899

ending Sept. 4, 1899, averaged about
normal, having been cooler than usual
during the first part and warmer thao
usual during the last part of the week
At a few places only did the tempera-
tare rise above 90 degrees. while the
lowest minima for that month were
recorded on Aug 30sh.
The rains of the week we're general,
heavy, and con.icuous, except over the
northeastern portion Of the State, where
showers only occurred. Tba rainfall
for the week ranged from half an inch
at Cheraw to six aud one-half inches at
Charleston. The drought was efectu-
ally broken.
Cotton did not receive much, If any,
benefit from the rains. except possibly
very late cotton that will now put on a
top-crop. As an effect Of the rain. rust
hes increasede and open cotton has
become stained, and some blown to the
ground; sprouting ard rottlog IN the
bolls is also quite general. Fair
weather is needed for gathering cotton
Picking was retarded by the vet weath.
er. The yield prospects have not i'm
proved and continue poor. Sea island
cotton is opening rapidly and is being
picked as it opess. Blight and she'd
ding continue
The rain came in time to help late
corn, which is nov very promising
where not being destroyed by army
worms which infess nearly everyicounty
in the western portion of the State.
But little fodder could be aaved during
the week.
Early rice harvest is we'll under way,
and stacked rice suffered somewhat from
the heavy rains, which, however, were
very beneficial on late rice.
Peas and peavines for forage, as
we'll as sugar caue, sweet potatoes.
sorghum and peanuts, we're materially
improved by the vet weather. Grass
for hay is making rapid growth. but 10
the western counties suffers from army
worms. The week afforded but little
opportunity for saving hay. Much
land vas sown and resown to turnips.
In the trucking districts, cabbage and
strawberry plants we're set out.
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE
PORTS.
Darlington-Society Hill: Late
corn. rice, sugar cane, sweet pota
toes, peas aud peavlne forage much
benefited by the rains, which were
too late for cotton and early corn
anosher picking will finish many
fields of cotton scupperuong grapes
ripenipg = Mej j J Lucas
Florence = Ef6ngham: General
showers and cloudy weather have
retarded gathering fodder and cotton,
both have been damaged by rain !;
cotton cannot be revived by the rain,
as the plant is fully matured; while
the open cotton (nearly half the crop)
has beea stained.-A j Howard
Kershaw Heavy rains
every day this week, and much cot
ton and fodder is damaged about
Two thirds of an average crop of
cotton will be made ; early corn is
fine, but late paintings will, in many
places, be total failures !; peas doirg
well j A Mike.
Orangeburg-Orangeburg Weath
er very unfavorabie for all farm work,
too much rain; it has rained in
torrents for the past ten days, with
accompanying high winds; cotton
blown out and rottipg upon the stalk;
it is seriously injured poor outlook
-Jno S Rowe.
Acknowledgements F: The week
has been cloudy and rainy too incle
ment for cotton picking; late corn,
peas and potatoes look we'll sugar
cane promises a fair yeild j F
Smith
Sumter-Hagood: Rains have been
heavy and general for the past week !;
IN aonoo cnctiope II came foo late to