The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
Weekly Crop Bulletin.


The week ending q. M. September
10th. was cooler than the preceding
on although the temperature contin
ues abnormalIy high, and it is the
fifth consecutive week of excessive
heat. The highes. temperature was
95. and the lowest go.
Early iu the week there were few
light, local showers, mostly confined
to the eastern portion, but generally
the week was rainless. The ground
has again become very dry, and tho
Improvement iu some crops aud the
condition of the coil for blowing,
noted last week, is lost except at the
few points where frequent showers
occurred this week The staple crops
are 90 nearly matured and gathered
that even the most copious rainfall
would not improve their yields. but
some of the minor crops and fall
gardens could be benefited.
The corn crop is very poor one
as . whole, IS only early planted corn
came to maturity. while late corn is
practically q failure over the whole
State Some corn is being housed.
There is no Improvement in the
cotton crop. which is from half to
three fourths open. and is being
rapidly picked under favorable
weather conditions. The first pick.
ing will nearly exhaust some fields.
Growth has again stopped. and the
entire crop is in sight, either 90 open
cotton or as immature bolls. aud on
this basis it 10 estimated that the
yield will be very short. There is
some rust and much premature open
ing. Sea island cotton shows slight
Improvement but blight and prema-
ture opening continue.
Rice harvest is making favorably
progress. and tbrashing bss begun
with good yields
In places much hay is being saved,
but forage will be short as a rule
The continued absence of soaking
rain has put minor crops into preca.
rious conditions The ground is too
hard and dry for blowing.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbsville-Cedar Springs No
general rain. local showers only !;
the last Of the young corn and cotton
has dried up ; too dry for potatoes.
peas and .uruips ; 20 gardens ; some
fields Of cotton all open bolls small
and yield very short -Thos p. Tbom.
son
Andersou-Corione Dry weather
continues f; days bot, nights cool e.st
winds; cotton opening rapidly and
prematureIy crop in general will oot
pay Tor the picking and raising e; pota.
toes and other small crops very short A.;
ground too dry to SOW turnips IS A
Bowen. NJ D.
Baruwell-Blaokville : Cotton open.
ing rapidly crop will be very short !;
corn crop also short minor drops have
improved very little D G Lauge.
Observation-Disclosures : Little re.
liet from severe drought by light
shc wers all crops are suffering severe.
ly except COW peas and late swcet
potatoes; /; rains needed for sowing
beans. turnips aud peas {; straw berry
Ilauts nearly oil burnt up /; sea. island
cotton slightly improved. but yet in
very bad condition bolls opening
prematurely. slightly fruitod, and
blight continues ; rice harvest we'll on,
yields very good IL N Jcsuuof>ky. l.
o.
Georgetown-PIan tersvile a few
ine showers aud cooler weather have
revived suoh crops as escaped tho recent
drought turnips and garden truck
has been roplan,ed rice harvest 10 full
blast. and birds plentiful juno rice
we'll advanced.-B Z Fraser.