The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-12

Colleton-White Hall : Very cool,
With heavy frost 90 two days fall oats
are good ; rice is being planted
rapidly !; little corn o. potatoes planted
yet w E Haskell
Darlington.-Society Hill Fall
planted oats looking extremely we'll !,
little corn aud no cotton planted
tobacco plant beds look we'll plants
will be ready to put out as soon as
warner weather comes temperature
500 low for seed to vegetste soil too
vet to plow -J j Lucas.
Eagefsld-Poverty Hill: Season
very backward little corn plaoted
ye. heavy rains this week aud lands
too wet TO plo~ grain looking fairly
we'll gardens very poor. too wet and
cold II l. Bunch.
Fais6eld-Winnsboro The season
is very backward vegetation three
weeks late small grains not up to an
average; !; little plowiog done Irish
potatoes coming up very slowly; heavy
rains this week IT L Johnston
Florence-Lyoch: The cold, wet
weather generally retarded farm work
some upland corn nos yet planted; frost
on 5,b cut corn that vas up ]; all farm
work stopped by rain !; few fields
prepared. and no cotton planted e j
Smith.
George.own-sampis Corn planting
nearly completed ; too much rain this
week for preparing lands for cotton
freeze 10 February killed peaches;
pears Indicate full crop r W Bailey
GreenviIie-LickvilIe First of week
warm. followed by cloudy, cool weather.
with heavy rains and frost (; very little
plowing done yet, and no planting;
fruit most all killed.-H c McKelvey.
Green Wood-Hodges But little
work has been done on farms yet,
except some p!owing, and a little core
planted ; gardening badly behind ; al!
small grain crops are looking very
we!l.-W c Martin
Horry-Nichols Frost 90 9th and
Oh with ice, killing vegetation !; heavy
rains on the 7th made lands too vet to
plow.-A Floyd.
Kershaw-Antioch Wet weather
has retarded germinstion on all seeds
planted /; fross did little damage
farmers at least twenty days behind
With their work on account of excessive
rain &c M Alexander.
Laurens-Reuno Too vet aud cold
for crops to make much progress
grains backward although With fns
color /: fros. With freezing during the
week /; some upland corn planted /;
fruit crops failure gardens back
ward.J W G Bell.
Lexingson-Batesburg: Rainy wealth
er this week |; very little farm work
doue I; frost on 5sh killed what fruit
vas left from previous freeze !; wheat
and oats looking green and refreshing.
e J Hise.
Marion-Tenperance /: The planting
of corn aod cotton has been delayed by
the rainfall of this week rains caused
marked Improvement in the small
grains; light ;ross on 5:h did no
damage.-J r Rsaves.
Nevberry-Lopgshore Week too
cold aud vet to plow /; wheat and oats
doing nicely some corn. plsnted ;
little cotton lands prepared; few peach
blooming apples bloomed profusely !;
gardens backward plowiug three
weeks behind. G Peterson.
Oraugeburg - Springfield !: The
weeks weather retarded the growth of
gardens and pastures /; cold. With frosts
and ice all fruits are killed and some
trees also heavy raios latter portion
of week will further retard farm work
no cotton planted.-D E Sturkie.
O,onee-Clemsou College With
rain on forsy-two out of oinety- seven
days since January 1ss, and rainfall
of % 79 inches, there has been no
time when prudent farmer would risk
plowiog bis laods Prof J F G DaPre.