The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-05
THE CROP OU TLOOK
Tho Weather Conditions Last Week
5iS Were Onfayorable. :s,s

Below is given the weekly bulletin,
Of tho condition Of tho weather and
crops in tho State issued last week BY
Director Bauer Of tho South Carolina
section of tho climate and crop sor.
vice Of tho Unitod States weather bu-
rssu. It is Of special interest in view
Of tho gloomy views Of the farmers: rs
The week ending Monday, juno 24th,.
had nearly normal temperature, and
closed with extremely hot weather.
with maximum temperatures betweon
So and 100, A minimum Of 61 was OBJ
soIvsd at Spartanburg on the, 18Th.
Thore was loss than tho usual amount
of sunshine over q largo portion Of tho
State, but gonorally it was about nor
NAL. There was sovore hail and
wind storm in Lexington county on
the 22d.
Tho rains of tho wee k wore local in
character, but wero tho heaviest of tho
season at few points. The heayeat
rains occurred gonerally in tho North
Carolina border ocuntios, whore bot:
tom lands were flooded for the fifth
time his year. Cultivation made good
progress in tho oontlal and southeast
ern counties, but oven there 10 wlands,
are still too wet to plow, while elso-f
where plowing WAS practicable on only
from ore to throe days, and folds oon-
tinue TO bo foul with grass and Weeds,
in placos, to suoh an extont that both
corn and cotton hayo boon abandoned,
and lowland oats have boon cut and
cured for hay on account of the grass.
Cotton improved slightly whore it
could hc worked, but the plants CON-.
tinuo to DO iinbe s.5onabiy smaii, and
much Of it 10 yollow. Some cotton is
soaldcd and lice arc still in ovidonce,
although loes numerous than last
wock. Oaopping le not flashed. Many
folds arc still grassy and much cotton
il being destroyed ia cleaning it Of
grass and wcodf. Somo folds have
been abandoned on aooouot of their
foul condition aud icaroily Of labororg..
Sos Island made q decided improve,
lnent. . .f5
Upland corn looks woll whore it was
worked, but much looks yellow aud Is
very Fmsll, while lowland corn is ir.
rotrievably injured by exooss of mois
tv.c and lack OF proper cultivation.
B ottoms hsvo not all been planted or
replantod. Corn is tasseling low and
is unpronliting generally.
Tobacco is being cut and ourod in
Eloronoe county; it is shall and poor in
all sections, but has improved during
tho woek. Rios is exoollont in tho
Charleston and williamsburg distriots,
some was damaged by overfiows and
stsgnent water in the Oolieton dis
tIict, while in the Georgotown dis
tricta freshets injured it, aud only
about one-fourth the usual arnountsofl
Juno rice could be planted. WhSati
harvest ist nearly finished and
wheat 5Yas poorI owing to. russ D Sc ids
!ssas SEA "a 0ats gyeataa .
7gfains afa sproatiagf Iii yhe shook look rs 30,
some oxtont. Throshing has begun,
With gonerally good yields.
Sweet potato slips are still boing set-
out. Some peas have been planted. In3
places melons are biishting, but a gon.
orAl improvement is noted. Peaches
arc rottcning extensively as they ripen.
Appleo CONTINUE to drop. Il
Wild plums and berrios arc plentiful.
A continuation Of dry Weather is
needed to improve crop prospects
which arc still very unfavorabie. ,