The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-27
THE CROP OUTLOOK,

THE CROP OUTLOOK,
In Less Favorable Condition Than for
Some Weeks. l.ta
Below is tho weekly bulletin Of tho
condition Of tho woathor and crops Of
tho State issued last week by Director
Bauer of tho South Carolina section Of
tho climate and crop servioo Of the
United S.atos Woather bureau:
Tho wook onding 8 q. M, Monday,
Sept. 10Th, averaged nearly five do.
groes per day warmor than usual, aud
had a maximum temperature Of 96 do.
groos at Biaokville on the 18th, and q
minimum Of So degrees at Groenyillo
on the 9th. Ihere was moro than tho
usual amount Of bright sunshine, and
only in the extromo western portions
did oloudinoss prevail to any consider.
able oxtcnt. The Winds wero generally
eouthwestorly, and dried tho surface Of
the soil to quite dopth.
Well distributed showers in tho OK.
trome western and northwestern ooun.
ties on tho 18th, ard light, very scat
tered showors in tho south central
counties, but thero was oh entiro ab
senoe of rain over tho creator portion
Of tho State until the evening Of the
10Th, when showers occurred over tho
southern oountios.
The dry woather Was favorable for
haying, harvesting rico, and for pick.
ing cotton, but was injurious on tur
pips, yourg cotton, fell truck, aud gar
dons, and all othor growing crops.
Cotton openod fast, oxcopt along tho
noEthern border counties, and somo
opened promaturely owing to rust that
has increased rapidly. The hot weather
anduoSd shedding, and stopped growth
or young cotton. The crop is reported
in o less favorable condition than ID
was q fow wcoks ago, and is not as
heavily fruit<d as it promised to b.
Boil worm. have appeared in many
sections and have oaus, much Injury.
Soa island cotton lnprovou during tho
week. Picking has made fair progress,
although little has as yet besn ginnod
Barry corn ls being gathered, and as
protected tho yiolds ore poor; ato corn
is somewhat bottor. Much fodder Was
saved In excellent condition during tho
Woek. Rice harvest medo rapid pro.
gross under noarly ideal weather con-
dltions, aud is nearly finished for
March and April seedings. Tho orop
is good whero not injured by bird j, that
were unueually numerous in tho
Georgetown diatrict. Largo quantities
Of carly COW poas wore mado into hay,
but the lator plantings mood rain. Army
worms arc disappearing, but thoy de
stroyod nearly tho entire hay crop in
foW counties; elsewhere tho hay crop
is an unusually heavy ono. Fall truck
crops nesd rain, and in the charleston
a,strict The aroGgh. ;a heeaming aeriena
and menaoing, although the ACTUAL
damage already done is inaignifoant.
Women and Children Crushed.
A dispatch from Washington says
tho opening Of the doors Of the rotunda
OF tho capitol in order to permit of an
insp ti0n i0ff aniAins Of Presidepti
,s iii 81 III as
thr0ng that had been coiSg greg sated Oh The
east side Of the building since early
morning. The result was that many
women and Children woro badly hurt.
The crowd brushed by tho police GORDON
stationed at the foot of the stops as if
they had been chaff. A terriblo CON
geItion on tho capitol stops and at the
entrance door followed. AT tho latter
point there was Buch extreme pressure
that numbers Of womon tainted. Many
who thus became helpless wero lifted
up bodily and carried out oyor tho
hoads Of the crowd, while others, less
fortunate, wore tramplod under foot
and seriously bruised. Of tho lattor II
or ID were takon into the capitol. The
room immediately under tho rotunda
whero the presidents remains lay wap
q temporary hospital, fillod witho
screaming women, lying promo upon
improvisod oouohes. One Of thom had
. brokon arm and another had suffered
informal injuries Mhioh caused oxoru-
oiating pain. Tho Office Of tho captain
OF police also was used to accommodates
tho injured as were several other places
about tho building. Indeed, the rotunds
itself WAS used TO that ond By somo Of
some the less badly injured and by
many who had their clothing torn, as
hundreds had. 1t is estimated that no
fewer than 80 women and children were
injured to somo extont but most OF
them were ablo to go to thoir homes. A
few woro taken to the emergency hospi-
tnl.