The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-11
Weekly Crop Builetln.

temperature between 5 and 6 de.
grees higher than usual, and for the
first time this season the maximum
roee to 100, or above, while the low
est minimum was 81 degrees.
The rainiall was largely local in
character. with many localities that
had no rain, while others mad from
trace to nearly two inches. The
hot sun dried uplands rapidly, and
nearly all correspondents report red
lands and clayey lands baked and
hard to cultivate, and that showers
would prove beneficial on such lands.
while bottom lands generally arc still
wet, and more rain at this time
would cause further Injury.
Farm work made rapid progress
and was in the main devoted to
cleaning staple crops of grass and
weeds, somewhat to the neglect of
the less important crops. Much
grass was killed, but another full
week ofdry. hot weather is required
to thoroughly rid the fields of weeds,
and to put crops into good condition.
The general condition of corn i'm.
proved, but it is scalding on wet bot
tom lands, and firing on sandy lands
to considerable extent. Old corn
is being rapidly laid by, while young
corn is very grassy. Some over.
flowed bottoms being replanted to
corn. The maturing portion of the
crop needs rain
Cotton fields tha: have been clean
ed of grass are doing we'll, bat much
remain grassy on which cotton is
turning yellow. The hot, dry
weather was favorable to cotton, and
in general this crop is decidedly
better than i. was last week. There
IS some complaint of rust and blight,
the latter most severe on sea island
variety The plants a:e growing too
much to weed in places, aud 10 many
INSTANCES are now f1uiting we'll. a
few localities report cotton very
promising
Wheat thrashing is now being hur
47ied, With continued heavy yields,
s5u: some grain is slightly damaged
by usually only the top bun
die of the shock.
Early rice is generally doing well
in all regions, except in the upper
Comb.hee where rice is about ten
days late aud is not dong we'll
Tobacco improved in most sections,
and is fine crop, with cutting and
curing uuder way, but the bulk OF it
vii. be cured coming week.
Sweet potatoes. pastures, cane, and
gasdeps are promising Melous are
a partial failure Many peaches,
grapes and othes fruits rot as they
,ipea Figs and Leccate pears are
ripening Vegetables sos local use
are pleatifu' Field labo.ers are
scare il, many counties
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbsv;iie-Abbevi!'e No rain !:
extremely hot weaii;e' !; costcn 5sc
,y damsged by ;he asas and The
severe working necessary to cleaning
ops geass old co1; IA silk and tassel
and vii sooa need rain young corn
80 badly 10 grass tna; It Gao "'th
difi7ai:y De cleaned withou; iojur;og
it 5; u.iaoy crops good R Sondley
Clareudon-S, Paul This week
clear aod DOT +; all crops grassy, aud
materially iajured by excessive rains
and sgraes cotton materially injured
and canno, make faa crop as the
season is too far advanced for its
recovery fruits and gardens suffer
ed from too much raiu "A. j. Rich
burg
Greea7i!,e-Greenviile: Dry eiuce
the first Of July; corn has been
plowed, it looks very yellow, and
canno. make more than half crop !;
cotton is very small and does not
look weli.-Mrs Lillian Msyfe!d.