The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-27
Weekly Crop Bulletin.


10th. averaged sbous 6 degrees per
day cooler than usual. with minimum
ssupers'urss rsogiog between IS snd
72. sod msxiuuu temperatures bssween
20 sod 90 degrees. The lowest ten.
psrssurss prevailed during tho 6rss half
Of the week.
The average rainfall for the week
VAS 2 S5 inches. raoging from less
shsn iseh TO 6 inches The heaviest
rains occurred 10 the west central and
10 che Southeastern counties, where
lseds we're badly washed. and crops on
many bottom lsods we're flooded and
destroyed. Tho rains iojussd cotton.
some corn. msloos, aud wheat 10 tho
shosk-sausisg sproasiug-ovsr tho
western and south central souo,iss,
bat we're either highly bsosasisl OF not
bss@fsl slssWhsrs. aud they improved
siss. tobacco, gardens and pastures,
ssd minor crops generally. Over .
large portion Of The State ssl,ivasiou
vss iuprsssisabls, except 90 from one
70 three days. consequently 6slds are
bssesisg grsssy. and oil Geld crops
stsed II nssd Of cultivation. These
sesditioas we're ss their worst 10 the
western half Of The State, while over
The sorshsssssrs eoua,iss thsre hes
been 10 hsrnfal excess or rainfall, and
crops Of oil kiods are very promising.
Ssoshios was deficient over The entire
State.
Corn IL generally doing veil. bat
some 10 turning yellow sad is firing.
While 90 bottom lseds. 10 the western
po'sioss. much wss destroyed BY food.
ios. Ea.ly corn is being laid By.
There vss general deterioration 10
the coalition Of cotton 10 the western
counties and 10 the upper Edisso valley.
whore soms hes not bssu chopped to
ssseds. sod aslds ere foul With grass
ssd weeds. ssd shsss the crop hss 70.
seivsd very litsls cultivation. Elss.
where sossos is growing rapidly. and
early cotton 10 blooming. Lice ere s,ill
pssvalse'. and 10 places have broken
stands. There is noss or less oom.
plant Of grassy fields from oil sections,
ssd cotton 10 10 urgent need Of dry.
hos weather to permit cultivation and
for it's sormal development
Tobacco hes improved. Cutting and
suriog 10 10 progress, but 10 not general
Worms are numerous 10 Williamsburg
County.
Wheat that has not been housed or
thrsshsd I" bsgieuipg to sprous iu the
shock. Thrashing mskiog slow pro.
srsss. Late oats have been harvested
Weather uofavosabls on melons. Rice,
sweet posssoss. gsrdsos and minor
crops are doing we'll. Fsuits ro..iug
% is 'ipsos Peas continue to Be sowu
90 s'ubbls lands aud plso,sd With ooro.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORT.
Chsrlsssoo-Chsrlessou Truck sea.
900 bearing iss cod very slowly ; lands
being made ready for the hay crop ;
late corn healthy With fair stands F.;
heavy rsio this week .-H NJ Simoods.
Ciarsodoo -Pioswood Farmwork
made fair progress 6rss four day.
crops made fsir growth exssp. cotton
which vss retarded BY the cool nigh,s
sod lice; old corn laid by ; good rains
90 22d y r Gsifiu
Dsrliogsoo-Soeiesy Hill: Generous
rains this week have greatly be9e6sed
dsld crops snd gsrdsos. cotton alono
excepted this crop shrives bes. 10 ho,
and moderately dry weather ; peaches
sod blsstberriss are rips.-Msj j j
Lucas.
Florenes-Lyooh: Cool damp wea.h
or oil the week. With rsio ou 22d ;
soms co~plain, Of grass gardeus very
doe; early corn laid BY ; late corn
grassy peas coming up to Zoe stands.
e j Smith.
Oraogsburg-Cs~sroo Heavy rains
this week have washed the lsuds aud
seriously injured the cotton prospects ;
~soy aslds are grassy and cannot be
elssosd 10 time to save tho crop ; liph.