The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-16
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

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Greeoville aud Spar,auburg Counties
There we're unmerous, and 10 places
bene6oi.l, showers on the 9sb. over tho
central portions Of the State Along
the Immediate coast the rainfall was
very light, and the extreme ~estere
rortious bad 90 rain Following the
showers came cooler weather and high
drying winds both conditions pro
harmful to crops. C'ayey lands are
baked and hard. and break up cloddy.
Rains are needed OVER the entire State
aud for all crops except rice 1t is
especially oeeded to germioate recently
planted corn and cotton Damaging
hail occurred 10 portions of Cracgeourg
County. where in places stands of corn
and cotton we're destroyed The wealth
er conditions during the week were
yery favorable for farm work
Early corn has generally good staods,
aod in the eastern sec,iops is knee high
and received it second plowiog Cut
and heart worms are damaging stands.
To the western sections bottoms are
being prepared and planted, where the
ground is ct 10 work, but considerable
areas are yet to plant. The cool
weatbe. yellowed corn aud checked its
growth.
Cotton suffered from the recent cool
nights which caused Il to turn red. aod
on candy lands the plants are dying in
places. Early planted cotsco has good
stands aud is being plowed and chopped.
Recently planted cotton needs rain to
briog it up. Planting is not 6oisbed
over the western portions. Some CON-
plaiots of grassy fields continue, but TO
a less extent than last week. Some
fields have been plowed up and replant.
ed 90 account of the grass Sea island
cotton has excellent stands, bat needs
rain aud warmer weather.
Tobacco is practically ali planted,
aud very good stands have been Sc
cured.
Rice was severely Injured by the
freshes 10 the Ccmbahee river, bu, re-
ceived less Injury fsou high water 10
the Gecrgetowo district than bad been
anticipated. The cool nights we're To-
furious. Planting continues.
Wheat has Dot been seriously injured
by rust. which is decreasing. Il is
heading we'll. but the crop as a whole
is not as promising as it was month
ago. Oats are ripeniug in Hampton
county This crop needs rain badly
White potatoes have poor stands in
places. bu: generally are doing we'll,
excep that bugs ars very puuorous.
Large shipments are being made from
the Charleston districts, where. how
ever. sbe yield is below the average.
sweet potato draws are plens,ful and
sou have been set out Gardens need
rain. Melons aud sugar cane look
we'll Fruit prospects continue PROM
isicg, except that apples and pears con
tiuue to blight Berries Of all kinds
promise to be very plentiful.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbeville-Abbevi evilie: A light
sao on the 9:h, followed By cold
N g. who'd, which caused cotton to die
on sandy lands late plated cotton
oos coming up. owing to lack of
moisture early cotton and corn being
worked eome cotton yet to plant
wheat doing fairly veil oats 10: SO
we'll warm rain needed R S
Soud!ey.
Forence-E@ogaam Where staoGs
are good, farming operations are pro
crossing nicely cotton chopped and
p!oved Z; corn worked absence OF rain
prevents aboat one.,bird of the cotton
crop from being planted snail grains
aod gardens are suffering for raiu and
warm weather.-A j Howard
GeorgetowD-Plansersville Tbun,
der storm aod foe rain on Wednesday,
followed by cool wave rivers falling
rapidly fice not so much injured as