The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

warmer than usual, and had . maxi.
mum Of l02 degrees at Batesburg,
and . minimum of sc at Greenville.
There we're light. widely scattered
showers during the entire week,
heaviest in the central counties BY
far the greater portion Of the State
had no rain, and severe drought con.
ditions prevail in places The need
Of rain is general and nearly all crops
failed. or are beginning to suffer for
lack Of moisture, especially old corn
that is maturing.
The dry weather was favorable for
laying by, and Kidding fields of grass
and weeds, so that crops are being
laid by in generally clean condition,
although grassy 6elds are stii com.
mon.
Old corn failed materially, except
on moist lands. where it shows slight
Improvement On sandy lands it is
firing. Young corn continues to look
we'll aud retains its color, but 10 not
growing, aud will soon fail unless
moisture is supplied. Bottom land
corn has made little recovery since
the June freshcte
Cotton improved slowly. except on
sandy lands where il is shedding
leaves and squares and is turning
yellow. Cotton is generally small
and late, although fields are now
fruitirg normally, but the crop is do.
ing poorly owing to drought, blight
and shedding
Tobacco is ripening fast. and cur
ing made rapid progress. being now
over half finished The hot weather
Injured tobacco to some extent.
The prospects for Q large forage
crop is good. especially of fields peas
which look very promishiDg Minor
crops generally. as we'll % pastures
and gardens. and failing rapidly.
and stand in urgen. need of rain.
The spplo and melon crops continue
poor while peaches are rotsing badly.
Grapes are ripening. A general
rain would materially improve the
crop prospects.
CORRESPONDENTS REPORTS.
Bsrnwell-Blackville : Sultry and
generally dry, but good weather for
crops and farm work there we're
scattering showers. and drought pre-.
walls where no rain fell but few
crops ere up to an average condition;
some cotton shoulder high with but
little fruit. some ankle high with bad
stands and still suffering from grass
and rust corn very poor in places,
fred. and rarely up to the aversge
other crops equally spotted e s
HaDmond
Berkeley-Ridgeville Weather
fair and hot. and gave good opportu.
nifty to put ali crops into fine coudi.
ton cotton small, yellow. and shed
ding; other crops doing very we'll -
J ID Smith
Chester6eld-Chersw Crops of ell
kinds deteriorstsd from the effects of
extreme heat and lack Of rainfall, and
on light lauds are yellow and firing
with little or 10 chance of recovery :;
early corn aud cotton have been laid
BY ; some will be laid by grassy j
Il Powe.
Observation-Disclosures Week fair
and hot cotton being plowed for
the last time (; oil crops need rain
stubble corn aud peas look we'll j
r Griffin
Florence Lynch: No rain this
week weather hot; old corn will not
make full crop. owing to lack of
moisture as it is maturing ; cotton
has improved very much, the hot, dry
weather jos. suited it, melons are of
poor quality e j Smith
Kershaw. .-Tiller's Ferry Cotton
on light lands failed this week; the
hot dry weather caused it to turn
yellow and wilt; on stiff soil it is do