The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-10
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Spring.Like Wea:hsr, and Farm Work
Progressing.

Progressing.
The week ending Monday, April 30.
was the warmest of the season to date,
with the average temperature about 1
degrees warmer than usual. Although
complaints of cool nights with conse-
Quent injury to young cotton were
common, the temperature was gener-
ally favorable on growing crops
There was sufficient sunshine, except
over the extreme western counties
where cloudiness prevailed.
Light showers were general on the
oath, and scattered showers on the
9th, the latter confined to the south
eastern portions CT the State. While
in places farm work was further de-
layed by the weeks rainfall. it was as
rule, beneficial in softeninG the
crust that had formed on plowd lands
following tlc heavy rains of the previ-
Gus week.
Planted fields are becoming grassy
and are in need OF cultivation, and
clay lands are becoming baked and
hard as they dry. Over the western
half Of the State, preparations o.
lands and planting were generally re-
sumed on the 9th, on uplands, but
low lands continue to be too wet to
work.
Corn planting is about finished in
the eastern half of the State where
most of it is up to good stands and
is being cultivated. In places it was
injured by too much rain. In the
western counties there is still mucn
upland. and all bottom land, corn to
plant although early corn is coming
up to fair stands. Cut worms, birds
and rats have injured stands, necessi-
tating much replanting.
Cotton planting is practically fin
ished in the eastern cclnties. and it
is coming up quickly to good stands.
Some cotton is large enough to plow
and is being chopped. Fields are be-
coming grassy In the central and
western counties. lands for Gotten are
rot all prepared. and from two-thirds
to one-half cf the crop remains to be
planted. In places this work w3s
barely begun before the rains Of the
previous week. but has been resumed
and is being hurried.
Tobacco transplanting made rapid
and favorable progress, with plants
fine and plentiful. although scarce n
places. This work sooG will be fin
ished. The first paintings being cult"
waited. \ number Of correspondents
report a reduction in the acreage de-
voted to tobacco.
Rice planting continues. but it
makes slow progress owing to hign
water and freshets in the rivers. inun-
dating rice lands and injuring the
banks Of the streams. Upland rice is
dc!ng well.
All reports on wheat continue fav-
orable. except that rust has appeared
in spots. Oats are improving. and
are beginning TO head, but are head
ing low in places. The oats crop will
be larger than heretofore estimated,
owing to the recent favorable weather
conditions.
The indications are that the fruit
crop will be the largest in a number
of years. Apple and pear trees are
blighting badly. Peaches set a large
crop everywhere, but there are COM
plants of the fruit dropping Straw
berries are ripening, and beirg ship
ped Gardens and truck have improv-
ed and vegetables are becoming plen-
tiful. except over the western counties
where gardens are late. Melons and
cane coming up to good stands.
Pasturage abundant. Potato bugs are
numerous and damaging.
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