Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-05-13
great extent: farmers we'll up with their work
C D. G. Lapge.

great extent; farmers well up with their work
&C. d, e. Lange,
Beaufort-Beaufort: Week was favorable
for all growing crops, and for farm work; rain
on the 9th came in good times. NJ Benton.
Bcrkeley.-Trial: Past week favorable to
all crops: chopping will begin next week: corn
growing finely; rain OF 5th helped oats very
much, which is now heading.-E Gaillard
Charleston. n.-Charles ton: Cool nights have
retarded the growth of sea island cotton; rice
planting still in progress: the first of the
spring crop OF Irish potatoes shipped on the
4th cut worms iujuring cotton; potato bugs
very dcstrucIive-L n. Jcsunofsky.
Cherokee. -GaTney: Rain on the night of
the ith: farmers very nearly finished planting:
corn is up to good stand, cotton coming up
fine; wheat and oats considcra bly, improved
w. n. Turner.
ChrStcr.-LewiS II. o: Weather favorable
for farm work; light rain on the 5tn: some
cotton yet TO plant lwo.thirds of the corn crop
implanted; fall oats and wheat fairly good. but
thin on the ground; spring oats poor; pastures
very good.--R, Il Gill.
Chcstcrleld.-Cheraw: The weather has
been exceedingly favorable for the cultivation
ol hll crops corn anu cotton 'DclnR cultivated,
the stands of both being very good; gardens
and grains suffering somewhat for rain.-E.
NJ. Wells.
Clarendon.-Pinewood: Cotton planting fin
ished, with prospects OF good stand: rain
needed on gardens; oats are fine. but needing
rain To develop stalk and seed: sugar cane
coming up, but it is rather Later = Des-
Champs.
Colicton.--Whtte Hall: Weather favorable
both for work and growth of crops; the rain Of
Thursday night was very much needed and
will he of great benefit to ali crops; rice has
not grown we'll but good stands are general:
bad stands OF corn are general: potatoes not
up. W. T., HASKELL.
Darlington-SrokCs Bridge: Tobacco nearly
set oui: cotton has almost Il perfect stand;
farmers busy cultivating; chop lug will begin
next week: good stands OF corn: small grain
better than usual :whcat especially fine; gar
dens doing we'll; fruit prospects poor. IL
Pate
Dorchestcr.-Summrrvir Everything in
the line OF crops progressing well: vury light
rain on the 5th.-Prot John Gadscn.
Edgehed Trenton: Rain OF Thursday
night will bring up the remainder OF the cotton:
some remains 10 plant; carly planted cotton
up to stands aud being chopped; old corn be.
ing cultivated; wheat heading and looking
well but needs more rain; gardens improving
&C. a. Long.
Fairfield d-Wnnsboro: Rain needed; some
cotton yet to plant and land too hard TO plow;
corn growing nicely; cotton slow in coming up
on sandy land, and is not coming up ut all on
red lands; wheat and oats suffering for rain
7. l.. Johnston.
Florence Florence: a favorable week for
farm work few showers during the week
and rather warm; good rain would be accept.
able; cotton planting about tniSh"d and chop
ping to stands win begin next week stamps OF
corn not OF the best tobacco is doing we'll;
gardens improving E. w. Lloyd.
Grccnvillo.--Fairview Cotton planting
about competcd: corn planting late another
week needed 10 finish; weather all that could
be dcsirec; cotton coming up nicely; wheat
and oats exceedingly encouraging; no peaches;
abundant apple crop; melons doing nicely.-W.
II. Britt
. Greenwood.-Hodges: a good rain on tho
4th; twothirdS OF the cotton crop up to Il
stand; low lands being planted as rapidly as
they can be prepared; upland corn has very
Martin
Hampton. -Crocke tyillc: Fine rain on the
2d and hth all crops looking healthy and
strong; cotton about all up; cut worms doing
some damage; fall oats are promising; irish
potatoes hnc.--W. j. Goodilg