The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-16
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Coiumbis. 8 @, May Is, 1900 -.
The week sodiog 8 q IN Mooosy.
May l4,h. had . rsoRe Of temperature
from . maximum Of 81 degrees 90 the
9th to . mioimum OF 40 degrees on The
11,h On ,hs lob Atd lib there
we're light fros,s 10 Cherokee. G 'ile,oO.
Grssovills sod Spsr,anbure Ceuo.iss
There we're oomsrous. end 10 places
bsos6sisl. showers 90 the Oh. over tho
central por,iOos Of the State Along
the Immediate oosss the rsiofsIi VAS
very light, aud the extreme wssters
portions bad 90 rain Following the
showers came cooler weather aud high.
drying wiods both conditions proved
harmful to erOps. Ciaysy lands are
baked md hard. sod break up oloddy.
Rains are needed over tbs entire State
sod for oil crops except rice is 10
especially ossdsd to gsrmioa'e recently
plsu,sd eoro and cotton Damaging
hsil occurred 10 portions Of Orsogsburg
County. whore 10 places s.sods Of corn
and cotton we're destroyed The wss.h.
o. conditions during tho week we're
very favorable for farm work
Early corn has generally good ssaods.
sud 10 the eastern sse'ioos 10 knee high
aud received is seoood plowiog Co.
sod heart worms are dsmsgiog stands.
10 toe western sse,ioos bostoms are
being prepared aod planted. where the
greuod 10 6t to work. bat considerable
sesss are yet to plant. The cool
weather ysllowsd corn sOd checked ito
grosth.
Cotton suffered from The recent cool
nights shieh caused il to turn red, aod
on candy lsods the plso,s are dying 10
places. Early planted cotton has good
stands sod 70 being plowsd and chopped.
Recently planted cotton needs rsiu to
briog IL up. PIsusiOg 10 no. Goisbsd
over the western portions. Some CON.
plants Of grassy 6elds ooo.ioue, but 10
. less extent than lss, week. Some
dslds have been plowed up sod replaot.
ed on account Of the grsss Sea islsod
cossoo hss excellent stands. bot needs
rain aud warmer wss,her.
Tobacco 10 practically oil planted,
and very good stauds have been se.
cured.
Rice vas severely injured By the
frsshss 10 the COmbshss river. bu, re-.
'sivsd lsss injury from high water 10
the Georgetowo dissr,es than bad been
anticipated. Tho cool oigb,s we're TO-
jurious. Planting continues.
Wheat has not been seriously Injured
Oy ru''. which 10 deoreas asiug. I. 10
heading veil. but .h, crop ss . whole
10 oos ~ promising as it VAS . month
sgo. Oats are ripsuing 10 Han p,oo
'ouo'y This crop needs rain bsdly.
White potatoes have poor stands 10
pisces. bot generally ore doing veil.
sxesp that bugs arc very uuworous.
L,rso shipments are being made iro~
the Charleston districts. where. how.
svsr. sbs yiold 10 below tho average.
sweet potato draws are plesnful .ud
soue have bean set out Gardens need
rain. Msloos sod sugar osos look
veil Fsui, prOspao,s continue prom.
i'ios. except shss spplss aud pears oou
'iuus to blight. Berries Of oil kinds
promise TO be very plentiful.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Abbsvills- Abbsville: A light
shower on the BIB, followed by q cold
N K. wiod, which caused cotton to die
on ssOdy land, (; late pla1ted cotton
DOT coming up. owing to IL Of
moisture 4; carly cotton snd corn being
worked ZONE cotton yet to plant !;
wheat doing fairly we'll oats not so
we'll warm rsio needed r 8
Soudley.
Florsoce-E@osham: Where stands
arc good, farming operations are pro.
gressios nicely cotton chopped aud
plowed oorn worked sbsouoe Of rain
prevents about oos third OF tho cotton
crop rom being planted ; small graius