The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-14
Climate and Crop Con-
dition.
o. S. Department OF Agricul.
ture, South Carolina
Section.

The week ending June 18th. 1899,
was one of torrid heat, with the
average temperature about I per day
above normal, aud with an extreme
maximum of los degrees on the
9Th al Greenwood.
There was almost an entire absence
Of rain during the week until Satur-
day evening, when general showers
began that continued shroughou: Sun.
day, aud in places on Monday. The
week closed with cooler, threatening
weather prevailing.
The hot, dry weather the greater
part of the week was very injurious
10 crops generally, and some, such as
tobacco, rice. corn and truck. were
seriously damaged in places, while
cotton was bot little affected
Cotton of early planting is doing
well everywhere and some is patticg
on squares freely late planted is not
ell up, and some fields have been
replowed and planted to corn The
stands of cotton are generally fair,
hns fia nlapts are smaller than usua!
TO the season. Sea Island cotton is
in sdiendid condition. aud some
blooms have been noted.
Corn was suffering everywhere for
rain, and in many places turn.
ed !; old yellow and wilted
corn in tasseI is seriously damaged
by the drought-in places practically
rnined. There is much land yet to
plant in corn in the north central aud
south central couties, on red lands.
Old corn is being laid by. Insects
continue to injure this crop.
Tobacco suffered serious impair
men., especially lste settings. many
Of which died. leaving stands much
broken I; early tobacco is blooming
low.
Rice is doing we'll Oh low lands,
bat upland rice withered and died
out in places. Late or June planting
is nearly finished.
Wheat aud oats harvest is nearing
completion and threshing has begun.
with quite satisfactory yields of
wheat, while oats are turning are turn.
;pg out poorly, with some exceptions
Spring oats are too low to De cut, and
are crop failure
Maturing truck crops were cut
short about one third by the drought
Pastures and gardens were parched.
Much complaint of blight on apple
and pear trees Melons being laid
by, bat suffering for rain. The con.
ditions as stated by correspondents
in this bulletin, have been materially
modified by the recent rains, but to
what extent is not now known.
Extracts FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE
PORTS.
Claseadon-Alcoiu The drought
continues all crops suffering early
cotton is doing better than aoy other
crop, but good deal Of cotton is cot
yet up; corn that has not been properly
cultivated is dying small streams are
dried up gardens q failure.-E D
Hodge.
Sumter-Hagood Past week has
been hot and favorable for growing
crops lands were packed by she
heavy rains last week aud are now hard
to plow ; crops growing and doing
we'll river bottoms have been planted
and some peas sown on stubble lands
corn is small for the sason but laying
BY sill begin uexs week "A < Sanders
Georgesown--Beook Green Several
showers bave greatly improved condition
Of farm aud garden produce setting
out pa.asoes begun rice atsuds good,
and planters making use of low river
tides to push acreage TO the utmost in
the limited time left.-M Willett.
Osapgeburg-Orangebusg Wealth
er hot and dry for the past three days,
temperature 81 10 the shade from 2 to
5 p. m. /; no rain the past week all
crops suffering from drought; gardens