The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-12
Climate and Crop Con-
dition.
U. s. Department of Agricul-
ture, South Carolina
Section.

kOS week euatHS SApfti 4Vta, ave-
aged nearly 10 degrees per day
colder than usual, with frequent
heavy to killing frosss that Injured
corn. fruit Especially peaches) and
vegetables. Ice was observed on two
MORNINGS.
There was from to 8 inches of
rains over the whole State. further
delaying farming operations, which
were already from two to three weeks
later than usual. Over the western
portions of the State blowing has
been impracticable the entire spring.
owing TO the wet condition of the
gsound, and of course little or no
planting has been done except in
patches. Over the central and
eastern portions of the State the
weather conditions previous TO last
week were more favorable. and in
places corr planting is being finished,
with the earliest planted up. Germ
inasion has been slow. and some
seed rotted in the ground, owing to
the cold weather Lands for cotton
have been prepared in this section,
and some sea-island and little
upland cotton mas been planted.
Preparing aud planting rice lands
has made favorable progress, but
some rice fields have been recently
inundated Some cane has also been
planted
Tobacco plants, IN beds. are avail
able to set out as soon as the weather
becomes warm enough; a little has
already been transplan,ed.
L appears from correspondents
reports, that peaches are about all
killed, bat that apple, pear cherry
trees areS blooming profusely. Gar
deus are iase, and not growing well.
Truck has received another setback
By frost.
The season as whole has been
unfayorable. except that wheat and
OATS generally look promising There
has been bet little spring oats sown.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Aiken Windsor Some rain,
plenty Of ice and heavy frost; ground
very wet /; some cotton planted !;
corn coming up !; wheat doing nice
.lys; oats good !; gardens backward !;
cool weather and high winds were
unfayorable for all crops B B high.
tower
Anderson-Holland Too wet to
pIow very little corn planted. and
no cotton land bedded ; wheat and
other small grains look we'll DIR J
w Earle.
BamDerg : Denmark Recently
weather has been favorable for work,
bat not for growth corn generally
up, but nipped by frost IN places !;
ground nearly ready for cotton ; small
grains look well gardens backward
w G Wilson
Barnwell-B Blackville Continued
cool weather, bigh winds and rain
have greatly interrupted and delayed
farming operations corn planting
generally ten days belased and slow
coming up; cotton preparation near
" as much delayed. or hastily and
roughly prepared ; fruit yearly all
destroyed e 8 Hammond.
Bsaafort = Beaufort Cool and
cloudy weather, with frequent show
ers, was favorable for potatoes and
peas. bu. bad for early cotton.--s M
Benton
Berkeley-Annieville The acre
age of spring oats is small /; all kinds
of seeds rotted more or less In this
section on account Of the wetness and
cold condition of the soil W
Whaley.
Observation-Disclosures Tempera
ture abnormslIy low, retardiug plant
growth /; heavy frost on the 5sh !:
vegetable season about seventeen
days behind hand ; rice lands made
ready for planting little sea island
cotton planted yeti n Jesu-