The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

There were light. widely scattered
showers during the entire week,
heaviest in the central counties By
far the greater portion of the State
had no rain, and severe drought con-
ditions prevail in places The need
of rain is general and nearly all crops
failed, or are beginning to suffer for
lack of moisture, especially old corn
that is maturing.
The dry weather was favorable ior
laying by, and Kidding fields of grass
and weeds, so that crops are being
laid by in generally clean condition,
although grassy fields are still COM
mon.
Old corn failed materially, except
on moist lands, where it shows slight
improvement On sandy lands it is
firing. Young corn continues to look
we'll and retains it's color, but is not
growing, and will soon fail unless
moisture is supplied. Bottom land
corn has made little recovery since
the June freshets
Cotton improved slowly, except on
sandy lands where it is shedding
leaves and squares and is turning
yellow. Cotton is generally small
and late, although fields are now
fIuiti1g normally, but the crop is do
ing poorly owing to drought, blight
and shedding
Tobacco is ripening fast, and cur
ing made rapid progress. being now
over half finished The hot weather
Injured tobacco to some extent.
The prospects for large forage
crop is good, especially Of fields peas
which look very promisbiDg Minor
crops generally, as we'll as pastures
and gardens, and failing rapidly,
and stand in urgent need Of rain.
The apple and melon crops continue
poor while peaches are rotting badly.
Grapes are ripenipg- A general
rain would materially improve the
crop prospects.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Barnwel!-Blackville Sultry and
generally dry, but good weather for
crops and farm work there were
scattering showers. and drought PIE
walls where no rain fell !; but few
crops are up to an average condition;
some cotton shoulder high with but
little frai., some ankle high with bad
stands and still suffering from grass
and rust corn very poor in places,
fred, and rarely up to the average
other crops equally spotted Z S
Hammond
Berkeley-Ridgevile Weather
fair and hot, and gave good opportu-
nifty to put ali crops into fine condi-
ton cotton small, yellow, and shed
ding; other crops doing very well =
J D Smith
Observation-Disclosures Crops of all
kinds deteriorated from the effects of
extreme heat and lack of rainfall. and
on light lands are yellow and firing
with little or DO chance of recovery !;
early corn aud cotton have been laid
by /; some will be laid by grassy j
II Powe.
Observation-Disclosures Week fair
and hot j; cotton being plowed for
the last time all crops need rain
stubble corn and peas look we'll j
R Griffin
Florence Lynch: No rain this
week weather hot; old corn will not
make full crop. owing to lack of
moisture as it is maturing cotton
has improved very much, the hot, dry
weather jus: suited it, melons axe Of
poor quality E J Smith
Kershaw -TiIlers Ferry Cotton
on light laads failed this week; the
hot dry weather caused it to turn
yellow and wilt; or stiff soil 1t is Co
ine veil, and much Of it has been
cleaned Of grass and weeds; corn
suffering for rain.-J W Gardrer.
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