The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-14
WEEKLY CROP RELLETIN.
Un;ayorable Conditions During the
Past Week.

The mean temperature for the week
ending a. IN. Monday, May 4th. was
I gEout Co degrees. which is 3 degrees
below normal. There were g few warm
days during the middle of the week,
6us the first and last days were un-
sG2son&hly cool. and u1fayorable for
the termination CT planted seeds and
che growth OF young crops. The
ground remains cold and owing to the
! lack Of rain has become hard and
crusted. this being especially true of
bottom lands and clayey uplands.
Frost occurred cn the 2Sth at few
northern points. but did no percep-
tiDle damage.
There was 4 quite general rain On
April 26th. accompanied by hail in the
northern counties with a depth Of six
inches at Hickory. This rainfall was
| beneficial. bat was followed by drying
winds, and the need of rain is again
noted over a large portion of the State.
more especially in the truck raising
districts Showers occurred over the
| central and eastern counties on May
3rd, the effects Of which will be noted
| in next weeks correspondence.
The dry weather enabled teamwork
to make rapid progress and planting
| cf the pie crops Is nearly finished
except that some upland and almost
all bottom land corn remains to be
| planted over the western tier OF ccun-
ties, and bottom lands in the central
counties, though some have already
been planted in the latter.
Early corn is coming up generally
and much has received its first work
ing, but stands average only fair and
are poc- in localities, owing TO the
ravages CT birds and worms, and to
imperfect termination. Replanting is
| being done extensively. The weather
has been too cool for favorable
growth.
Cotton planting is nearly finished
and will be entirely finished the com.
ing week if the weather remais favor
able, but owing to the prevailing cool
ness. termination is slow, and some
SEED failed to geTminate at all. Many
such fields are being replanted. Some
fields have fair stands and are being
cultivated. but the plants look sickly.
Tobacco is almost all transplanted,
but is making no perceptible growth.
Rice is in the same condition, with
growth at a standstill The George
town districts are being sown at this
| time.
In a few localities oats are promis-
ing and while still poor, show some
Improvement, but CORES pondents re-
port the oats crop generally unprom-
ising with probably half an average
yield They are heading low. Wheat
! is also poor, owing 10 rust and the
hessian fly. Fruit continues promis-
ing. although pear trees are beginning
TO blight in various localities and
peaches to drop in Charleston county.
In the same county a green louse is
damaging white potatoes. Rain and
warmer weather wcLld be OF great
benefit to all Crc ps.
Columbia. Special.-The grand lodge
of Odd Fellows will r!eet in CoiUm5 5ia
On the 18th instant ar 8 a. m. 1t will
bring together the largest number Of
| past g-ands ever known in this State.
The place Of meeting has not been Sc
lec.ed as yet. The local committee is
desirous CT securing the best appointed
| hall for the occasion; one that will be
comfortable and centrally located. The
! Joint committee has secured a list OF
| boarding houses. etc. and will be glad
to furnish any information along tnat
line. Address all communications to
W. E. Avery or W. F. Stieglitz.
|
Charleston. Special.-The site Of the
old Agricultural hall property on
Meeting street has been bought for
s15.250, for the erection of the at in
stitute. provided for il the Gibbes be-
quest Of S107,550. Tie plans are being
prepared by Arch;tec; Frank Mi!burn
of Columbia. The site is a good one
and a handsome building will be
| erected.
Fort Mill. Spocial.-Mr. John Ers-
kline ArGrey OF this place, son Of Mr..
john ". Ardrey. died at the home OF
his father from appendicitis. Mr..
Ardrey was in his 24th year. He grad
uated at the South Carolina college IN
| the class OF 1862. He was very poEu-
lar while in college AID was highly es-
teemcd by large circle OF friends all
over the State. who will regret to know
that. he has been cut down in the
bloom OF his young manhood.
| Union. Special.-A negro was shot
here Sunday night. A number of ne
gIoe:. most of whom were brought
here from Georgia to work at Buffalo,
were gambling in town late last night.
The place was raidcd by the police
and the negroes tried to escape. Some
shots were fred. and one negro was
shot in the bowels and another in the
foot. The formed died this morning.
At the coroner's inquest the witnesses
I claimed that the police killed the ne
gro. A policeman reported that he
found a negro shot, but did not know
who shot him.
Abbeville, Special-A meeting Of the
merchants of the city was called to as
semble in the court house for the pur-