The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-09
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Columbia. s. G, May 8. 1900 -
The week ending Monday. May 7th,
was slightly cooler than the previous
one. with low night temperatures
after the Sd, causing light frosts
in portions of Greenville and Spar.
tanburg counties. but without doing
any perceptible damage except to
young cotton. and slightly checking
the growth of tender vegetation.
There were numerous light, scat.
tered showers, generally confined to
the middle and lower Savannah val.
ley, and along the immediate coast
These showers we're beneficial, and q
warm rain is needed over the entire
State to soften the ground which in
clay lands is becoming baked and
hard. to hasten the termination of
recently planted seeds. and to supply
moisture to wheat and oats while
heading and blooming. Damaging
hail occurred in Abbeville county.
Planted fields are becoming grassy
and stand in need of cultivation.
which has begun where corn and
cotton are large enough. Bottom
lands are just becoming dry enough
to begin to prepare them for plant.
ing
Corn is coming up to generally
good stands. and cultivation has
made considerable progress. Over
the western portions of the State
very little corn has been planted,
being deferred until cotton is all
planted. Cut worms aud crows are
very troublesome on bottom lands,
necessitsting much replanting.
Cotton planting made rapid prog.
reso during the week, and, where
least advanced, is from half to two.
thirds finished. Early plantiugs are
up to fair stands. bat the recent cool
nights are very injurious. causing
some cotton to die. Lands are not
oil prepared for cotton Chopping
ont 10 we'll under way.
Rust on wheat has become quite
general and 10 spreading. This crop
10 in many places lees promising than
heretofore. having been apparently
injured BY the excessive rsinfall of
April. Oats have improved Both
crops are beading
The bulk Of the tobacco crop has
been transplanted. and the work is
nearly finished There was no scare.
ity Of plants. except at q few points
Rice was badly damaged, in the
Georgetown districts. by high water,
bot to what extent cannot now be
estimated.
Apple and pear trees are blighting
badly some peachee dropped. but
enough remain to make . fun crop ;
wild berries are abundant. Sugar
cane, sorghum and melons have come
up to good stands, the latter begin.
ning to run to vine Sweet potato
slips plentiful 10 beds. bot few have
been transplsuted. White potatoes
doing we'll. bot bugs are very numer.
ous. Large truck shipments being
made.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Charleston - Charleston Bright
sunshine Of last three days forced oil
vegetation rapidly; ground in fair
condition for working garden truck
aod strawberries plentiful; sea island
cotton growing we'll. with ezcellen.
stands and are now being thinued /;
third river flooding in progress in
this section ground being prepared
for June rice large crop of white
potatoes, with good yields Il N.
Jesuuo ofsky
Darlington -- DovesvilIe Light
showers on Wednesday and Thurs.
day, beneficial on crops. gardens and
truck patches favorable weather for
farm work this week early planted
cotton and March corn now receiving
flrst cultivation some cotton chop.
PED out ; large areas of tobacco set