Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-06-17
Berkeley.-Annieville: Warm


and dry; everything for the want
of rain; water scarce for stock
chopping out cotton not finished; /;
bad stands of cotton on account
of drought; peas cannot come up
for lack of moisture..-G. w.
Whaley. ..
Observation-Disclosures: Wea-
ther hot and dry all llcrops suffer
ing for rain; cu"umbers and
musk melons, which are now be
ing shipped, will not be more
than a third OF crop; pas
lures poor; tomatoes infested
with the potato bug; grass seed
sown some time ago will all have
to be sown over.-L Sahlmann.
Chester.-Lawis II. o.: All
crops suffering badly for rain :;
farm work at a standstill; fully
half of the corn crop remains to
be planted; some chinch bugs re
ported on corn; pasturee failing
very fast; prospects gloomy.-S.
NJ. Burdell.
Chesterfield. .--Chesterfield: Fa
vorable week for farm work :;
light rain on the Sth, but not
enough to be Of much benefit !;
wheat and oat threshIng Is well
under way, results rather disap
pointing; spring oats a failure {;
cotton and corn are healthy but
small, well cultivated. and in
good condition for rain.-GeO. W.
Spencer.
Clarendon.-- AlcOlu: The
drought continues all crops suf
fering; early cotton is doing bet
ter than any other crop, but a
good deal OF cotton Is nOt yet up;
corn that has not been properly
cultivated is dying small streams
and swamps are dried up ;pastures
poor; gardens failure.-E. ID.
lodge.
ColIeton.--Carter: Week hot
and dry, no rains rain very much
needed ; corn In some places re-
mains wllted all night; cotton
looks fairly well.-C. A. Walker.
Dorchester.-St. George: Have
begun to LAY by" corn, and to
side cotton for the second time
corn and cotton growing nicely
rice and potatoes suffering from
drought.-Miss Bessie Harper.
Falrfield.-.W .Winnsboro: The
weather continues dry; at laest
% per cent. of Gotten yet under
ground, but where stands have
been obtained, it is growing ear
ly cotton is up to an average
crop; corn small and suffering for
rain no Improvement in gardens,
etc.-T. l.. Johnston.
Florence.-Florence: No rain
this week, and intensely hot
weather crops Of all kinds are
suffering; gardens burned up;
thermometer ranged from SO to
80 degrees.--E. w. Lloyed.
Georg etown.-B Brook Green
Several showers have greatly i'm
proved condition Of farm and gar
den produce ; setting out potatoes
begun; rice stands good, and
planters making use Of low river
tides to push acreage to the ut.
most in The limited time left.-M.
Willett.
Greenwood.-Hodges: Wheat
and oats about all harvested all
crops plowed over twice since VIC
have had rain !; prospects for both
corn and cotton is very gloomy
gardens a failure.-W. G. Mar
tin.
Hampton.-.G .GillsOnvilIe: Week
humid; nights cool, days hot :;
heavy fOgs and dews gave mois
ture; season favorable SO far; {;
crops In very promising condl-
ton, except on very low lands
where cut worms have damaged
corn; corn Is "bunching," strong
and healthy; cotton putting on
forms freely sweet potato slips
set out.--Sam L. Saltu-.
Observation-Disclosures: Crops clean
of grass and look fine siucc last
Saturdays rain; peas and potato
slips are being put out this week.
"A. FIovd.