The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
ESTIMATES PLACE The
PERCENTAGE BELOW IS
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SEC.
TIONS OF THE COUNTY.
Rain of Monday Night One Of HeaV.
lest and Most Destructive In New.
berry in Many Years.

A careful estimate of crop condi-
tions in NeWberry county, as made
from reports requested and received
from planters throughout the county
and others in position to. judge,
shows that the average for this coun-
ty as compared with the general aver
age for a number Of years past is be-
tween CT and Is per cent, most Of
the reports placing it in the neighbor-
hood of rs per cent, but many Of
them going below that.
In a letter received by Mr.. A. D.
Hudson, Of this county, from Mr.. A.
G. Smith, government expect; with
headquarters in Columbia, Mr.. Smith
places the crop conditions in South
Carolina at seventy-dve per cent, his
estimate being made upon personal
observation, by himself throughout
the State during the past several
weeks and reports received by him.
It will be seen that the Newberry es-
innate, as compiled by The Herald
and News shows the conditions in
Newberry county to be about the
same as Elsewhere throughout the
State, as estimated by Mr.. Smith.
This estimate was compiled by The
Herald and News following the rains
of the past two weeks, and especially
the very heavy rain Of Monday after
noon. Of course it took some time to
get in communication with people in
touch with the situation throughout
the county, and even yet in some Sec
tions of the county the farmers are
not able to estimate the damage done
by the very heavy rain Of Monday af-
ternoon.
Monday afternoons rain in the city
of Newberry was one Of the heaviest
and most destructive which has fallen
here in a number of years. SCOTS
creek. was raging, being out of Its
banks and over the city bridges for
the second time in about twenty-five
years, and flooding the bottoms"
near the railroads.
The rain throughout the county was
erratic. In some portions Of the coun-
ty it was as heavy as in Newberry and
did a great deal Of damage. This was
true in many sections of the county,
ana yet in nearly every section Of the
county nearby the sections where
damage was done were places where
only light rain fell which did the
crops good. For this reason it has
been especially hard to make an es-
innate of the damage which was done,
but the estimate given above repre-
sents the consensus of opinion Of
those in position to know whom The
Herald and News has been able to in
terview, personally and by letters and
by telephone.
Mr.. J. L.. Wise, at Prosperity, stat
ed that Monday nights rain was one
of the hardest seen in that section in
number of years, and that it was
impossible as yet to estimate the dam
age.
In the upper section Of the county,
between Newberry and Greenwood,
Mr.. A. D. Hudson, whose farm has
been placed this year under the su-
pervision of the government experts,
says that his section, at Spearmans,
near Silver Street, did not receive an
excessively heavy rain, and, in fact,
no more than was needed. He est1-
mates that the cOILOn crop IS Oue-
third, or 80 1-3 per cent. off in his
section. but says that more corn will
be made, according to present condi-
tions, than last year.
Mr.. Hudson stated to The Herald
and News that he had just received a
letter from Mr.. A. G. Smith, who is
connected with the government de-
partment, with Headquarters in Co.
lumDia, to the effect that his estimate
Of crop conditions in South Carolina,
as compiled from personal ooserva-
tior from trips in the State and re-
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