Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-06-24
ditlon according to previous rain
fall. Grass fattened cattle now
being marketed.
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS
REPORTS BY COUNTIES.

Aiken. Windsor: Good rain this morning;
cotton and corn small: very hot during the
week until saturday. when it turned cloudy
and cool-B. h. Hightowcr
Anderson Iva: Drought partially relieved
by showers on Eth: gardens. forage and pas.
lures are badly damaged: corn and especially
cotton, not so badly injured; week very hot +,
| but cool east wIni Is blowing now j. ~ Nc.
Alister
BamberS.-kea We had one OF the fin.
est rains Of the season, and appearances indi-
cate that ii will continue raining: we also had
light rains Monday, which improved all crops
very much; crops are we'll worked, Us the dry
spell just passed was favorab for cultivation
j. j. Kearse.
Barnwcll -Blackvillc: Cotton is improved
and early planted is blooming; corn, melons
sweet potatoes, rice sugar cane, etc are all
improvcd stubblc corn and peas are up to
good stands generally; some fields getting
grassy; work delayed by rains: gardens i'm
provcd,-C d. q. Lange.
Beaufort. - HardeCvillc: A continued drought
for the last month: all crops damaged: garden
and Iruit u failure; liSht showers today u7th):
but land still very dry; cotton has no stand:
much cotton being plowcd up to be planted to
other crops; no prospects FOR hays. Z. Co
burn, Sr.
Charles eston.-Charlest ton: Moderate showers
of Friday anu Saturday revived vegetation;
rice has had considerable of set back. cater
pillars infest it, and frcshet water is much
needed for flooding; Sea Island cotton is in ex.
celIent condition, being to inches higher
IMAM during the same week last year; looks
healthy; commencing TO bloom and is free from
grass plums anC peaches about onc.third
crop; cucumbers, melons and potatoes being
shipped north in large quantitcs.-L. n. Jes.
unoisky.
Chester Lewis Il. O.: Weather warm and
dry; has turned cool now: crops doing very
little good: about two-thirds OF the corn crop
planted; cotton has very poor stands IN places;
gardens very poor: few sweet potatoes set out;
oats almost a failure; wheat about half crop
"A. II. Whcrry
Chesterfield -Cheraw: Rain began at 5
m. 18th, and weather turned, still raining:
crops OF cotton and corn look very fine; cotton
In places beginning 10 bloom; sweet potato
planting will he pushed; oat crop all gathered
and most OF the wheat harvested; all crops
clean; corn tasseling.-H. L. Powe.
Colleton White Hall: Rains OF Monday
and Friday were very local but OF great bene-
lit to our section: the heat has been intense;
corn suffering for rain, as are all other crops
except rice, which is dong well: no potato
slips set out too dry to plant peas.-W f.
Haskell
Darling Hill: PRECIPITATION
ample for all crops for the first time in mauy
weeks some tobacco land aband oned for that
crop and planted in corn; vegetation OF every
kind greatly benefited by the frequent show
ers.--.I. j. Lucas,
Edgefeld The drought was broken on Sun
day by ageneral rain: many peas were sown
the past week: cotton is coming up where the
m n ninat In ba
crops have begun to grow rapidly.-S. b Mays
Fairteld.-Ridgcway Crops improving
since the recent rains; cold weather today
poor stands general-R b. Lewis
Greenvlle. e.-Lickvillc: Very little rain only
light showers; first OF week very hot; to-day a
a strong, cold northeast wind is blooming with
light rainfall; crops generally in good condi-
tion, but growing slowly: gardens no good
Irish potatoes q failure-H G. McKelvey.
Greenwood. Hodges: Good rains on the
ll-l2th; all crops look much better especially
where they have been we'll worked: peas are
being planted in stubblc, also in with corn:
pastures have improved: but little grain
thrcshed; n cool N. f. rain is falling today
w. c. Martin.
Hampton tville: All crops serious
damaged by continuous drought: light rain
night OF 10th and drizElng on the Nth; old
corn nearly ruined for want OF rain; these con
ditions apply TO a large portion OF tho county
w. j. GOoding.
kershaw. Camden: The weather has been
good for harvesting, but too hot for transplant
ing; all crops are doing well --B. AmmOns.
Lexington --Lcesvic: A very good rain on
The 10th which did much good cotton is look
ing well; corn made improvement but needs
rain again melons doing very we'll; have
nearly finished planting peas, and setting out
potato slips; farmers generally up with their