The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Columbia. S. C, Avg 2s, 1909

was IS, which is 2 lover than for The
previous week, but the departure !son
the normal was fully as great. The
weeks MAXIMUM vas 106, aod m!oi
mum wss 81 degrees
Scattered showers, some heavy but
most of item moderate OF light, occur
red over the cntire State 10 places The
area tia, received sufhcicat ralnfasl IS
small, aud over by far the create:
portion of tbs State tie drought COZ
tinucs with Increased severity. Da@-
aging aail ic!l 10 Dorchester, Esgessld,
Newbcrry. Pickeus and Sumter couo-
ties. High winds accompanied the
thuracrs,orms a, number Of PENIS
The.c was nc general improve
ment ;n crops 90 tue contrary, the
reports indicate farther de'eT!esa-
tloD, except ovcv tie ila::ea areas
wherc .bo 7a;as we're heavy, aod at
such points the damage vas checked.
The corn crop IS very poo7, and axe
co7o IS ra;.osa. -.any stalks hc72 80
ca.s. asa tae blades, sasse:s aa3 s;!!:z CT
s9aa ;ase segaa io esr c,.;y this aoa:a
ere aE;ea ap Early FODDER VS. sa7oa
IL good can1i;ioa, 81. &c tsG2e9
amounts 10 little
Co.soc continues .o shed both leaves
and bo!is. aDa to ope0 p,cna;uselg. /;
is nakics no grassI., ro' is it frai;lss.
Where TIC showers were followed By
bright sunshine, cotton was aca'ded.
Pickiag is general. but is retarded oy
the bot weather. Sea leland cotton is
suffering severely from drought, prcua.
ture opening, and blight.
Cow peas aud sweet potatoes lnpFo7-
ed slightly where the rainfall vas
heavy, but their general condition is
Less promising. Pastures aud gaEdens
are parohed. River rice alone is doing
veil and harvest is cnde!Ie7 ic .te
sousherly sec,ions Upland rice is
almost failure 10 places STOCK ~a:eT
Is scarce and cattle a:s suffering
Forage crops Of al kinds are poor.
L is generally too d.; 20 so~ ta7a;2s.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Ciarea6oa-Clareaao2 Hot aad
ir5 all crops ba,os Up co,;oa cPsa-
ng p.ens;are.y gouag corn 7s;aed
:oe poores; crops ever Ecoac, sao
farmers very g.oony.-J. + G,iAo.
Dsrl;ngsoo-Dsr.iogsoa Rain &c
pa aod 23d moderated toe ;e1pe7a-
:ure somewhat. though :He rain:aa was
osrficleo,: cotton sill o2erlog fas:
corn, swec; potatoes aad forage cso9s
,ro toe poorcs; ever seea oy tee sitter;
,plaud rice vl:! yield less ,aaa 'te seed
planted w. j. Rodgers.
Floreuce-E5epezcr: Good rain on
,2d, which vii! help miaor crops sonc.
What, but all crops are about Suined oy
bc extreme heat aod drcsgb:: co:o
Fill not make uore shao oue-,ei,d, aud
,o,ton aa.t Of CROP. c. Wilson
Ke,sbaw-Camdea Raias this week
made slight Improvement IL young
crops, bu: came too late !oy o!d crops
se may ye: nase nz!t : o7op B.
Aunocs
su1,,er-Hsgood Hea75 ra'o
night: it cac,s 90 .a:e %
10 nuch ecod gu. vii, ae;o ,ase c.a?s,
aud peas, 2ossioes. AID scsa: cane ;
tie be, spell is loju'laus to s;;a2s 9: al
s;uas oo:;cs ait. 30; maze osev naii
crop; la:c corp h.s baca ds915 3a'oass.
*. Sanders
Orsassar.c r.c-Csa1ero1: No rasa ieT
soeks al crops seriously 'ajared;
co.!co eaaacs maize u1o:e than hai;:: 5
crop: bal: ecoxa ooi!s cpcasas !las
very short; ia some iic!ds oosrIy 81: IS
opcc, saeddiog c: dying v
Summers, Ii d
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a FrIshftul EiunpeS
VIII 5.tea cause horrible Eurr, Scail. Cut
or 3.uise. Epci;lcn 5 Arn:ca Sa.vc, thc oc>i i:
the world viii XII tbc rai:, and promptly l'ca:
i. Cures Old Sores. Fever Sores. t.cc.s,