The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-21
Climate ahd Crop Condition.
q. S. Department of Agricul.
ture, South Carolina
Section.

Ihe week eo0iog Moouay, ouos
18th, was intensely hot daslog the
frss four days aud abDormally cool ths
remainder of the week. The extreme
maximum was 1903. and the minimum
SO degrees.
The rainfall was general on the It,
l7th, aud in places heavy. The week 4
rainfall exceeded four inches at Black
vile, and over three inches at number
of pois,s. with few places only that
bad 5. less than en ioch CT rain. Over
the greater portion of the State, il
came 10 the form of gentle soaking
rain.
@The extreme heat aud dryness Of the
early part Of the week we're detrimental
to the development of all crops except
cotton, aud caused much suffering
among workmeu aud anima ais in prose-
cutirg the cultivation Of feld crops,
bot the cooler weather and generally
eoeious rainfall of the close of
the week have changed the condi-
tons materially for the better.
Cotton made rapid growth during
the week following the rains Of last
week and the high temperature.-
favorable weather conditions for it.
The early planted has excellent stands
and is frui,ing we'll, snd some is bloom
ing. L,te-plan.ed has neither good
stands no, seasonable size. Sea Island
cotton is very promising. Grasshop,
ee,s are eating cotton jass coming up
10 the extreme western counties.
The condition of corn vas improved
by receiving the much needed moisture.
Old corr is in silk and tassel, and is
beiog laid by. In the southern corn'
ties some corn was ruined BY the
drought. Wire or bud worms continue
60 destroy corn in few counties. a
few localities report the crop very
promising.
Tobacoo was greatly improved BY the
rains. but il has poor stands. and has
been seriously iOjured BY worus IL
Marion; ,rausplautipg just flushed in
Nsvberry contemplated acreage re.
duced 10 Darlington. Topping has
beguo.
Jups rice about all planted. The
crop. The crop is generally doing
we'll. bus caterpilIars con,iaue to inscst
it in localities
Wheat ADD cats ;hreshiug we'll
underway. Yield Of whsa: below tee
average, while cats are vs7J poor
generally.
Pastures nase started rew growth.
Melons bearing and growing we'll.
Wild berry crop very poor. Peas
be;sg eowo on stubble lands AID With
corn. Gaze AID sorghum vary 10
condition according to previous rainfall.
Grass sa,,eced cattle now being
marketed
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE
PORTS
Kerssaw-Cemdeu TIE weather
has aesn good for harvesting, bcs :oc
ho: for transplan.iag /; all crops are
dciog well B Anmors.
Darliogson-Society Hill: Preclpi
taiton ample for all crops for the Gts'
tiue in many weeks; some tobacco
land abandoned for that crop and plaO:-
ed in coro ; vegetation of every kind
greatly benefited By tie frequent show
e,s.-J j Lucas
Sumter-S,steburg From 18th to
18th temperature was very high corn
beeao to sbow the effects Of the bum
iug sunshine aud want Of moisture, bat
TO no serious extent cotton although
not actually suffering, VAS not growing
as rapidly as i, ought at this season (;
heavy rains began last night Qoiih)
aud continue, which will do much good.
W W Anderson, III D.
W. n. Gallagher, of Bryan, Pa, Gays