Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-07-29

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planted in stubble have not all come up on &c.
count OF haad ground-J. N. McAlister.
Bamberg -Bamberg: Very hot and dry:
| farmers gloomy; old corn will not make over
half crop; early rice dying up-:n fact, all
| crops are "of" from one-fourth to one-half;
| water for stock Is scarce, all branches and wa
| ter courses are dried up.-w. :. Bamberg
Barnwell ll-Blackville All crops have de.
Perforated during the past week; much OF the
cotton has small growth, blooming of top, and
stalks hard, with sickly foliage as in latest
crop stages no worms or unusual shedding so
far-E. :. Hammond
Charles ton -Charleston: Has been dry; all
crops need rain; corn and hay meadows have
suffered from worms; cabbage in beds doing
poorly; so are turnips in the fields; sea.island
cotton has been attacked with blight rice on
! eastern and western branches OF Cooper River
suffering for rain and good water: on Comba.
nee, A>ncpoo and Pom Pom Rivers it is in fairly
good condition, but begins to suffer for rain:
caterpiIars are still reported in some sections
hu. arc not doing any serious harm.-L Sahl-
mann.
Chcstcr--Lewis' r. O.: The weather has
| been very dry and hot the past week corn and
cotton at IL stand stiIl; cotton blo0miuS up TO
| the top; corn shooting very low; peas and gar.
d"us doing nothing: pastures burnt up; stock
s"rertns for watcr-A II Wherry.
Chvs slerdcld -Chcraw: Corn crop deplorably
i'm need OF rain, burning up in places on light
soils: cotton. showing rust very badly. also
sr'udiug little AMI blooming up TO the top:
all Other crops and gardens badly in need OF
rain.-H l.. POwc.
CoIoSon.- Carter: No rain since the 9TH inst.
and is much needed: some fields OF corn total
failure, early planted corn may make half
crop. .rJath OF cotton has stopped OF, pas
lures failed: no water for stock; week hot and
dry &. y. Walker
ID .rl.ugton--Socicty Hill. Excessive heat
acc Dmpaniod by drou rht has been disastrous to
corn alL tobacco: cotton has suffered less, but
needs moisture 10 retain its fruit: minor crops
need rain badly Maj j. J. Lucas.
DJrGhcsIcr.-JcIDurg: Early portion OF the
wr''; very hot: no rain; corn irrctricvably
.uincd cotton dying and shcddn. fruit ruin.
O"s,; practically n slips planted; a! crops
wy poor even pirc tees dying in localities;
p; sturcs parchgd, some cattle dying; water
/ scnrcr.-CHa,. +. Lodge.
EdSedcld.-Povrr'y lln: Two weeks since
il .ilucd; all crop, s.fIcring from extreme
h"N' ana dry win is crops of all kinds will be
short pastures dying up and stock generally
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holding is ovn-U l. Bunch.
Fairtcld.-A oodward: Local rains in the
COUNTY, none here: hot and dry, with strong
wind at times; old cotton maturing and shed.
cling leaves and frui young cotton still small;
oil cora failure: 10 peaches, u few knotty ap-
pIcs; grapes scarce but OF good quality.--W.
VI. Patrick.
r!orcuco.-Lynch: Ligh: rain on the nth,
I lNs4s ~,
gardens hearty ruined; 1t seems that corn will
be a failure: tODa co is badly sunburned: cot.
ton has about stopped growing J. Smith
Grccnvillc.-Gantt Weather still dry with
high cast winds has been cloudy for several
days; cropssirc holding up well, considering
the Ugh! rainfall. but prospects indicate short
crops w. NJ. Myers.
Observation-Disclosures: The prospect for n
crop of anything is very gloomy: late and ear
ly cotton has stopped growing and is blooming
TO the top; upland corn will be q failure, bot
tom land corn has begun to "fre."-W. c. Mar
tin.
Hampton. -Crockettville: Another ee k
dying, and everything whitening from the heat
and drought water getting scarce, much stock
must be watered at wells-W. j. Cooling.
Kershnw. -Thler's Ferry: All crops s,il suf-
ferlng from dropgnl: cotton last OF all to fail,
- Shedding badly and turning yellow: sorghum
heading low: potatoes do not grow at all; early
prNs tr.r.nga half Crop.-J w Gardner.
Laurcns Waterloo; Weather continues dry
'"l failing fast, blooming to The top, and
throwing OF squares Did corn a fail are young
con twisting during the day: all other crops
i.uIUg. ~. " Campbell