The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-11
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

temperature between and de-.
grees higher than usual, and for the
hrst time this season the maximum
rose to 100. or above. while the low.
ess minimum wss 81 degrees.
The rainfall vac largely local in
character. With many localities tha.
he'd no rain. while others had from
. trace to nearly two inches. The
hos suu dried uplsnds rapidly, and
nearly oil correspondents report red
lands and olsyey lands baked and
hard TO cultivate. and that showers
would prove beneficial on such lands,
while bottom lsads generally are still
vet. and more rain ss THE time
would cause further iOjury.
Fsrn work made rapid progress
asd wss 10 the main devoted to
cleaning staple crops Of grsss end
weeds. sonswhat to the neglect of
ths Isss important crops Much
grsss wee killed. but another full
week ofdry. hot weather 10 required
70 shersughly rid the fields Of weeds,
end 10 pot crops into good condition.
The general condition Of corn i'm.
proved. bus Il 10 soalding on wet bot.
Ton lsnds. aud firing on sandy lands
20 . considerable extent. Old corn
10 being rapidly laid BY. while young
corn 10 very grasssy. Some ever
flowed bottoms being repIsnted to
corn. The maturing portion of the
crop needs rain
Cotton fields that have been clean
cd Of grass are doing we'll, bat much
remain grassy On which cotton 10
furning yellow. The hot, dry
weather was favorable to cotton. aud
10 general this crop 10 decidedly
better than il was last week. There
~ some complaint Of rust and blight,
The latter most severe on sea island
variety. The plants are growing too
much to weed in places, aud 10 many
instances ere now frui,ing we'll. A
dew localities report cotton very
promising.
Whss, thrsshiug is now being bur.
sisd, With continued heavy yislds,
'bss some grain 10 sligh.ly damaged
Sy, ususIly only the top bun.
die Of the shook.
Early ric. generally doing we'll
10 oil regions. except in the upper
Oombshse where rice is about ten
dsys late aud is not dong we'll
Tobacco improved 10 most sections,
and 10 . fine crop. with cutting and
curing under way. bot the bulk Of il
will be cured coming week.
Sweet potatoes. pastures, cane. and
gardens are promising Melous are
. partial failure Many peaches,
grspes aud other fruits rot ss thoy
ripeu Figs and LsCon,e pears are
ripening Vegetables for local use
ere plsatifuI Field laborers are
scarce in many counties
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbsviile-Abbeville No rain !;
extremely hot weather cotton bad
ly damaged by tbs heat aud The
severe working necessary to cleaning
out grass old corn in silk and tsssel
and will soon need rain (; young corn
90 badly io grass that il can with
difficulty be cleaned without iojuring
it; minor crops good R Sopdley
Clsreodon--St Paul /: This week
clear aud not oil crops grassy. aud
materially injured by excessive rains
sndsgrsss cotton materially injured
aud csnno, make q foil crop as the
season is too far advanced for its
recovery /; fruits and gardens suffer
cd from too much rain "A. j. Rich
burg
Gfscuville-Greenville A: Dry since
tho fret Of July corn has teen
plowed, il looks very yellow, and
cannot make more than half Q crop ;
cotton 10 very small and does not
look welI.-Mrs Lillian Msyfield.
Greenwood-Hodges No rain
Al