The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-12
THE COTTON CROP :.
CONDITION AS REPORTED IN
EACH COUNTY.
Much Rain and Grass Causes Plant
to Be smalI, Though Strong, and
Several Weeks Late.

/ York, one of the most reliable au-
thorities in the country, has just is
sued the following report on cotton
crop conditions in South Carolina
| Chiefly because of excessive rains
cotton will show some deterioration
since our last report when condition
was 71.3. Considerable grass has
developed and the fields need work
Stands are Irregular, some localities
reporting good, others poor. The
cold spring has made the seas';l full
ly two or three weeks late an; tie
plant is very small. though generally
strong with continuance Of recent
favorable weather much better Oh!
look is expected.
/ Abbeville county-Twenty days
late; wet for last 20 days and gras-
sy; plant small and weak AMI ger
orally poor stand.
Aiken county-eXtreme ,atehess IN
planting, drought, followed by rainJ
spell, making crops very grass.
Anderson county-plant is small
and owing to recent rains th=:e is
some grass; plant healthy WITH good
color.
Barnwell county-crop small, can
not make full crop with best of sea-
sons from now on; crop CLASSY an,
poor stand.
Beaufort county-Cotton lAoklEg
we'll considering recent heavy rains;
plant rather small, but locking
strong; ten days late.
I Cherokee counLy-stands general
ly good; fields getting grassy ON ac'
count of too much rain; crop ID
days late; with two weeks Of good
weather and sunshine it will he al
right.
Chester county-the plant is small
and stands fair to good; lacks cul-
tivation; fields becoming foul with
grass on account of two much rain;
have not worked crops more than
| five days in two weeks; SO days late;
Temperature now normal.
Chesterfield county-25 to 35 days
late.
| Darlington county-plant small
but strong; excellent stands; fields
| in good shape; seasonable rains, not
il excessible; weather very favorable
lnow.
i Fairfield county-plant unusually
small; stand fairly good; cultivation
backward owing to excessive rain;
crop full three weeks late.
Florence county-cotton is about
! three weeks late, small, poor stands
and on account of rain for past two
weeks is in bad condition: grassy
and ground too wet to work.
Greenvllle county-Plant small
and weak; good stand; too mucf
rain; crop about twenty days late
. Greenwood county-poor stands
two weeks late; too much rain.
Horny county-late cold spring
weather and want Of sufficient mols
ture have caused cotton to be back
ward in growth, but stands are fair
ly good.
Kershaw county-two weeks late
too much rain; lots of grass, plan
small.
Lancaster county-cotton crop i:
very small for the time of year
grassy and bad stands.
Laurens county-plant small, ant
great deal of rain; everything needs
work; if we could get some dry
weather to work out the crop thing:
would be all right.
Newberry county-continued rain
hail, ETC., have damaged cotton bad
"; plant small and grassy; prospects
poor indeed; stands poor; hail ruin
ed several hundred acres of cotton
Grangeburg county-15 days con-
tinued rains; little work has been
done; fields very grassy; cotton
small; three weeks late; oats badly
damaged; continues to rain.
Pickens cpunty-too much rain
the past month and crop badly in
grass; needs warm sunshine to dry
it out; some very poor stands in
many places.
Richland county-plant is small
and probably two weeks late, but it
is healthy and fairly well worked
out; good rains last week and nice
sunshine this week.
| Spartanburg county-Too much
rain; plant small and weak about
two-thirds stand poor cultivation
and the crop is late; hail has ruined
lot of it.
Union county-too much rain;
getting badly in grass; very little
blowing past two weeks.
Williamsburg county-First the
drouth, then cold winds and at pres
ent time excessive rains have retard
ed growth of plant; fields grassy.
York county-Cotton at least "a
days late and very grassy; still rain
| ing; unless we have clear weather
for two weeks some crops will moi
be worked out; corn very good.
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