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

About eesmsl temperature conditions
prevailed during the week ending 8 ..
n. Monday. June 4.h. bat early 10 The
week we're too cool for rapid growth Of
crops. With, however. favorable eoudi.
sioos st the close.
There We % entire abssues Of rain
uosil Friday. when lists showers
occurred over ;ss extreme north wesssro
portions. followed on Saturday and Sun.
dsy By showsfy weather over the cen.
srsl and eastern portions alss. Rain
Wss badly assdsd over tho eastern half
OF the State, while the moisture ooudi-
sioos were quite favorable over the
wssssro bali.
The weather was extremely favorable
tor the cultivation Of drops. during the
week, moss Of which hsvs been we'll
worked. sod for harvesting wheat and
oats pow under way, except 10 the
extreme -nor,hwesssrn counties, where
both are fast ripeoiug. Whess 10 au
excellent crop generally. while oats
vsries greatly. bat falls little. il at all,
below the average Of former years.
Upland cora 10 smsll bus healthy.
and las good stands. Bottom laod
corn has msdo good growth, but st.nds
are kept badly broken BY the rsvssss
Of worms. Early corn 10 10 silk and
tssssl.
The cool uighss retarded the growth
OF cotton which 10 unseasonably email.
and also caused it to die on certain
soils. Stands are geserslly fall, but
very lousy 10 places. Cotton is geusr.
ely veil worked. but . few fields are
'!ill grassy. Early cotton 10 putting on
f'rms. Sea Island needs rain. The
weather conditions ss the close Of tho
week we're very favorable for cotton.
The condition Of tobacco ranges
from go'd to very poor. and generally
the plso.s are s~sll for tha season, sud
10 Msrioo County are bus.ouiog.
Worms are numsrous and damsQipe
Some asId' have been laid BY.
Rice. truck. gardens. sweet poss.oes.
Sugar oses and sorghum arc doiog
we'll. bu' 10 ossd Of rain, which bss
been qsiss eopiously supplied. Frui.
prospects. except Tor sppIss. soo,ioue
psoaisios. The shipment Of peaches
have bsguo.
Msoy farmers have begun to pl.s.
psss 10 eor0 fields. which is unusually
early
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS:
PIosspss-Ebsuessr Uufavorsbls
week for oil crops weather very dry
ssd cool nishs; raio needed whs.,
and oats being gathered. The latter 90.
~ good ~ usasl fruit droppioR
badly white posssoss ossrly . failure.
j G Wilson
Ksrshsv-Tillsrs Ferry A dry
week hss enabled farmers to get their
crops free from grass oats h.rvss.
under vsy; psss are being planted.
earlier ttao usual /; tobacco in good
eoodi,ioo. bot lacks moisture j w
Gssdasr.
Dsrl'sssoo-Ssokss Bridge: Cotton
nsds very SLOW growth daring tho pas,
week. week too COOL corn 10 growing
nicely 90 splsods. bottom stand, poor,
owing to eus vorms wheat and oats
good. and are bsiog harvested rain
badly oesdsd; tebsooo has poor s..ods
ssd is late there 10 not the interest
taken 10 tobaeeo - formerly j H
Pate
Rishlsod-Coogarss 40 ideal week
for work. but rather cool aud dry 40
rain this week oil crops ere small. bu.
generally we'll worked ssd look hsalthy;
wheat 10 ripsuiog oats arc being
gathered, and turning ont better th.o
VI" expected; fruit dropping. bu.
p'omisss . good yield f Smith.
Willismsburg-Cox Week favora.
bic for oil farm work. With 90 rain !;
cotton dying. caused by cool uigh,s !;
corn and rioe doing veil !; tobacco
sorry; oil crops stand 10 need Of raio.
Il N Jones.