The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-20
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Columbia. S. C., June 10, 1900 :

Monday. June 18th, the temperature
averaged slightly warmer than
uusual, but was free from extremes,
and was highly favorable to develop
ment.
There were widely scattered show.
ers every day in the week, generally
light, but heavy IL the western por-
tions, on Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday, where the ground was still
wet from the previous weeks heavy
rainfall. On Saturday and Sunday
the showers were more general, COW
ering the entire State. Except in the
western portions, where the rains
hinde.ed cultivation, and in PORTIONS
of Bamberg, Barnwell and Orange
burg Counties, where the ground was
still wet from previous rains, the
weeks rainfall was very beneficial,
especially so from Sumter northward
and northeastward where gardens
and tobacco stood in need of mois,
ture. Lands were badly washed in
the Piedmont section.
Crops of all kinds made favorable
progress under the above weather
conditions except in those sections
where there has been an excess of
rain, making the soiletoo wet for
cultivation, and fields are becoming
grassy.
Corn is small for the season, but has
good color, and is now very promis-
ing. Earliest has been laid by.
Bottom lands in the western coun-
ties, are too wet to cultivate, and
grass and weeds threaten the crop.
There is general complaint Of
grassy cotton fields from the western
counties. where chopping is unfnish-
ed and cultivation hindered, and in
portions Of the south central counties
Elsewhere cotton, although small for
the season, is growing rapidly, but
lice continue to infest many fields !;
they are, however, gradually disap.
pearipg. Sea island cotton needs
hot weather and moisture. With the
exceptions noted, the crop is clean
and we'll cultivated.
Tobacco has improved and is doing
well. 1t is buttoning low in places
Cutting and curing has begun in
southern Marion County.
The wheat and oat harvest is near.
~ enished. Thrashing has begun,
aud the reports continue to indicate
good yields. Some grain was dam
aged in the shock by the rains.
Reports on rice, sweet potatoes,
melons, sugar cane, sorghum, pas.
lures, gardens and truck are uniform.
ly favorable. Excessive dropping
caused diminution in the peach
crop in places, bu: as a whole the
yield will be very large. Apples
continue scarce. Berries are plenti-
ful.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbeville = Wilmington Week
showery and favorable for growth !;
cotton full of shapes some fields
grassy choppiog not finished up
land corn good !; bottom lands dam
aged by excessive rainfall /; good
yields of wheat R F Morris
Beaufort-Beaufort Early corn
on lowlands has not recovered from
excess of rain, but with this excep
tion corn and cotton look we'll gener
ally, and give promise of good crops
grass is not troublesome s M Ben
ton.
Chesterfeld-Ch (: Week
favorable for crops and fa1mwork.
harvestipg we'll advanced sowing
peas underway /; berries and early
peaches ripenipg sweet potatoes
still being set out bugs injuring
white potatoes Geo W Spencer
CLARENDON = Pinewood Light
rains did no: interfere with farm work,
aud crops are clean and we'll cuitivat
ed oats harvest finished, crop very