The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-26
HOW THE CROPS FlRED.
SUMMARY OF THE CONDITIONS
FOLLOWING THE FROST.
The Damage was Widespread and Sc
rious-The Loss ON Truck and
Fruit Was Very Heavy.


came in from all of the counties on
Saturday as to the damage done fruit
and garden and field crops by the cold
wave of the beginning Of last week
fully justify the general summary
printed in this correspondence at that
time. Peaches and other fruit have
not been as generally killed as was
thought but the damage to those has
been great in every county in the
state, estimated at so per cent. in the
famous peach growing districts. What
cotton was up was killed throughout
the state and has to be replanted and
the stands of corn everywhere were
greatly damaged. The damage in the
trucking districts was extensive, such
peas and the like being generally kill
ed throughout the state. Field crops,
such as cotton and corn, were ad-
vanced hardly far enough for the re-
suit to be great in the end, as there is
plenty of time to replant altogether or
repair injured stands
The following summary of condi-
tions in the various counties in the
state, with special regard to damage
done fruit, is compiled from care
full study Of the local newspapers up
to Saturday, supplemented by what
could be gathered from reliable per-
sons visiting this city from various
sections of the state:
Anderson-Fruit killed on low lands
together with what cotton and corn
that was up; potatoes, beans, toma-
toes and the like killed; corn will
come out.
Abbevi1le-Peaches not injured, but
stands Of cotton and corn badly dam
aged; all tender plants killed.
Killing frost and ice only
slightly damaged stands of cotton;
corn bit down but will come again;
beans all killed; cotton only half
planted
Beaufort-Truck badly damaged
and cotton has to be replanted.
Berkley-Great damage to cucum-
bers, beans and watermelons.
Charleston-There was a tempera-
ture reading of SO at Mount Pleasant,
but high winds saved crops generally,
except cucumbers; cotton is unhurt;
at Charleston the damage is estimated
at 90 per cent: rain needed generally
throughout the county.
Colleton-Considerab damage to
all crops up; cotton and corn just
planted.
Clarendon-Beans and figs and cot
ton up, killed; all young crops killed
or damaged; cotton about half plant
ed
Darlington-Fruits seems unimpair-
ed, though corn is yellow.
Dorchester-Ice, but no damage Of
any consequence.
dgefeld-Thirty per cent. Of fruit
and all garden crops killed; cotton
killed and corn badly damaged.
Fairfield only slightly dam
aged; corn damaged; vegetables kill
ed.
Florence-Little tobacco has been
set; killing frost, but corn stands still
good; extent of damage to fruit can't
be told yet; gardens good.
Georgetown-Thin ice and white
frost, but fruit not much injured,
though gardens are badly damaged
in some places; only fourth of a rice
crop being planted.
= Greenville-Some fruit still left on
the trees, but corn will have to be
generally replanted; peaches, straw
berries and grapes have been killed,
says a report from another section Of
the county.
Hampton-Fruit and tender vege-
tables damaged and some corn ard
cotton killed.
Horry-This county seems to have
escaped almost entirely.
Kershaw-Gardens damaged, but
fruit prospects still good.
Lancaster-Fruit safe, and corn and
cotton up.
Lexington-Corn killed to ground,
and fear is that fruit has been in
jured more than can now be ascer-
tained; garden crops killed; some
some corn being replanted.
Lee-Fruit not hurt; all cotton and
corn up, killed; damage to gardens
slight.
Laurens-Thin ice and gardens and
fruit badly damaged.
Marion-Cotton and truck killed.