The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-30
ta0P CONDITIONS N STATE.
COL H =. WATSON HAS GATHER.
ED IAaroRrANT STATISTICS.
ssafe Commissioner OF Agriculture,
Commsrce and Labor Estimates
Condition ~ -, - Compared With
d ThAs limo Last Year-Reports
By co,sasioaA

OF lv0s hAn started In exceedingly we'll.
% we'll that the condition of cotton,
- this report 10 written. Ia % COM
parsd % si the preceding year and 81
% ises. which was the best condition
bstwssa 1891 and 1905 with the ex-
eepfioN az ths season OF 1909. when
Il wss o. ths Aishsst in ten years."
The trvckiaG season has been an
sxcslisat sas. and the Industry IL rap
idly developing In ali OF the counties
rs we'll - ~ some other portions Of
the State"
This year the tobasco acreage -
pro'Ably ~ large ~ that Of last year.
Win prospscts at this time for an ex-
scslit'nt CROP
T,e above are significant extracts
frors Commissioner watson's sum-
mary es conditions In this state.
whk'h win be set forth in full In his
Tune crop report. This report will
be very exhaustive. covering every
feature Of the cotton Industry and
the most important facts in regard TO
other crops. The cotton report will
embody . rain schedule feature.
which Il novel and will be OF iry- --nense
beneit to tho farmers and Others in
terssted In the crops. This feature is
IN the shape Of diagram prepared
~ Section Director Bauer. OF the To-
cas weather bureau. and shows the
r.infali during the planting and gath
srsnE months last year and for the
nrst six months Of, the present year.
Tho complete cotton report for the
pssnting season wcll cover data IN
eooparisons for past years. Commits
easner watson's summary OF condi. |
t1oas r a. follows:
> .sH~esofors the state department
pf assse~lkurs hAs been Issuing only a |
complete mid-season crop report dur
lno the month Of August. This year
,the attempt has been made. following
ne planting season and during the
season Of cultivation and growth. to
obtain the fullest possible reports
from msn OF highest character in all |
ports es ths state ~ to crop condi-
Hons IN South Carolina. The agricul-
turaI 1nAnstry In this state has reach
~ the point now whore the cotton
crop alone has reached the aggregate
veIne OF abc.s SEVENTY millions OF dol
laxk raised on an acreage OF over two
4.,ts ors hair million. ara he corn
crop has reached the handsome figure
OF twenty-six and one-half million
s.hsd on IN acreage Of approximate
" two million and one hundred thou
sand. while the tobacco growing in
dustry has been rehabfIitated. and
grains are being planted AZ never be-
fors. over two hundred thousand
sores being developed upon a sound
bosis
1--WE have reached the point where
yields per acre In all agricultural un-
dertskings are being steadily increas-
% and real development of the agri-
cuItural and allied industries of the
State are showing marked improve
ment. FOR this reason II was deter
mined to Issue this cultivation and
Grswth seasonal report. In which is
sven also the complete statistics as
q. crops since 1901. showing condi-
tion. mean temperature by months.
rainfall by months. and all other In
formation that could be of value to
those who make study of crop con-
ditions.
The gathering OF the reports from
the different counties indicates most
CLEARLY that the united effort that has
been made BY the state department.
the United states farm demonstration
WORK. the United States bureau of
piint industry and the state expert
ment station. together with the con-
sftnt effort OF the Farmers Union to
arouse the people to- better methods
has resulted In a remarkable increase
I'm diversified agriculture. and that
this crop year will show splendid in
crsases In all lines. while the cotton
crop will probably remain as II has
been for the past two years. An ex-
emination of the county reports show
almost. without exception. large and
material Increases i'm the planting of
corn and OF wheat and oats the acre
age a. the latter being. for 1909. 211.-
600. or an compared TO 1908. stated
in re-centage. 100 percentage the
1s0S crop. a percentage OF 105. Tho
reports show also a remarkable in
crease In The matter OF the introduc-
tion ana utilization OF modern farm