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V * COTTON is anil will continue to be tke money crop of the South. The p'antcr who gets the most cotton from a given area at the least cost, is the one who makes the most money. Good cultivation, suitable rotanon. and libe ral use of fertilizers con tnirvng at least 3% actual Potash U ^ VUV> will insure the largest yield. \\-j will sctul Free, upon application, pamphlets thai, will interest every i luloil planter in the South. OEk.nAN KALI WORKS. o.i Nassau St.. New York. Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, 8. O., May Oth, 1899, The week ending May Sth averaged much warmer than usual, with maximum temperatures above 00 degrees on the 3d, ex cept iti the extreme western portion and along the coast. During the afternoon and night of the 4th, and again on the 6th, quite general but light showers occurred over the western and central counties, and scattered shower? over the remainder of the State. The rainfall was very beneficial, but more rain is needed for wheat and oats, which are hlllllliniT 1 /Ml- anil fn I.arminatu >VMV?IU^ WIIV* IW I "lll'aic late planted corn and cotton, and to finish transplanting tobacco, as well as for gardens, and to soften bottom lands which in places remain too hard to plow. There was less than the usual amount of sunshine during the week. Corn is up, o* coming up, to good stands generally, with only few reports to the contrary where the lack of moisture retards germination. Some r?M?!anting being done. Cut an-l l?ud worms injuring stands in a lew localities. Cultivation has become general. ...i ? i 1 UUUUII TIIICIO it lit up IJHH gUUU stands, good color, and making rapid growth ; it is receiving its first cultivation and is being chopped to stands in places; planting about completed. Cut worms injuring stands of sea island cotton. While rain is needed to linish transplanting' tobacco, the crop is otherwise in excellent condi tion with tine stands. Plants scarce in places. Rice planting still under way ; good stands but plow growth are reported. Variable stands of melons, sugar cane and sorghum. Truck doing well, larixe shipments being made. Potato bugs troublesome in places. Sweet potato draws being set out. Large blackberry crop indicated. Grapes except scuppernong, look promising. The reports all indicate that farm work made rapid progress, and that staple as well as minor crops are in excellent condition. EXTRACTS FROM COR KKSPOX BENTS1 REPORTS BY COFXTIES. Abbeville.?l.lnk: Week favorable for farm inp operations; grain had begun to suffer, but a good rain fell the night of the 4th and relieved everything, cotton coming up to a nice stand, and late corn also: weather at present very favorable for growth of all crops. ? H ! '. Morris. Aiken.? OaUwood: Corn and cotton about all planted and being cultivated; some choping out has been done: oats are in noed ot rain, as are gardens ar.d other vegetation ?Geo. H. Bamberg ? ncnirnrk: l?ry and warm to Thursday, when a light rain fell, bringing up lato cotton: stanos of corn and cotton very good; the young crops looking well but not growing fast. ?W. G. Wilson Tlarnwoll.?Blackvllle: All crops growing well and looking and promising; showers this week vory beneficial; cotton has good stands: sotting out sweet potato draws well started; some rust has appeared In wheat but not to any ll,. f great extent: f?rmcr? well up with their work. ?O. D. C. Ungft Beaufort.?Beaufort: Week was favorable for all growing crops, and for farm work; rain on tho 6th caine In good time.?S. M. Benton. Berkeley.?Trial: Past week favorable to all crops: chopping will begin next week: corn growing finely: rain of 5th helped oats very much, which Is now heading. ?K. Qatllard. Charleston.? Charleston: Cool nights have retarded the growth of sea island cotton; rice pluming still in progress: the tirst of the spring crop of Irish potatoes shipped on the 4th: cut worms injuring cotton; potuto bugs very destructive.?U. N. Jcsunofsky. Cherokee,? GafTney: llaln on the night of the Ith: farmers very nearly finished planting: corn is up to a good stand, cotton coming un Hue; wheal and oats considerably improved. ? W. N. Turner. Chester.?Hewis T. o: Weather favorable for farm work; light rain on the 5tn: some cotton yet 10 |>lunt; two-thirds of the corn croji unplanted; fall oats and wheat fairlv Rood, but thin on the (.'round: spring oats poor; pastures very good.--H. R Gill. Chesterfield.?Cheraw: The weather has been exceedingly favorable for the cultivation of all crops: corn and cotton being cultivated, the stands of both being v< ry good: gurdens and grains suffering somewhat for raiu.?i?. M. Wells. Clarendon.?I'inewood: Cotton planting llnlshed, with vrospects of a good stand; rain needed on gardens; outs are ltuo. but uecdiug rain to develop stall; and seed; sugar canc coming up, but it is Cat her late.?K S DesCnninps. Colleton. -Willie . Hall: Weather favorable both for work and growth of crops: the ran: ol Thursday night was very much needed ntul will tie of great benefit to all crops; rice has not grown well, but good stands are general: bad stands of corn are general: potatoes not up. W. K ll.is.ioll. Darlington.- stokes Hrldge: Tobacco nearly set out: cotton lias almost a perfect stand: farmers busy cultivating: chop; lug w ill begin next week: good stands of corn: small grain better than usual. Jwheat especially line: guldens doing well: fruit prospects poor. J. II l'ate. Dorchester.?Sumtnerville: Kverytniug ir; the line of crops progressing well: vi ry li"hi ) rain on the oth.?Hrof. John tiadseti. Kdgelleld. Trenton: Kain of Thursday night w ill tiring up the remainder of the cotton; some remains to plant: early planted colior up to stands and being chopped: old corn be tug cultivated; wheat heading and lookiiu well, but needs more rain; gardens ^improving ? C,. i\ . h'alrilcld? Winnsboro: k.\ln needed; sgiip cot ion yet to plain and land too hard to plow corn crowing nicely: colton slow in coming u| on saudy land, and is not coining up at all 01 red lands: wheal and oats suffering for rnin.T. I. Johnston. Florence - Florence: A favorable week foi farm work: a few showers during the weel and rather warm: a goo.I rain would be accept able; e ><ton planting about llnNh-'d, and chop ping to stands will begin next week, stanps o corn not of the best; tobacco is doing well: gardens improving. ? K. W. Lloyd. Greenville.?Fatrvlow: Cotton planting about completed: corn planting late, anolhci week needed to tinb h; weather all th it could he destreo; cotton coming up nicely; wheal ami oats exceedingly encouraging: no peaches: abundant apple crop: melons doing nicely. ? VV. H. llritt. Greenwood.?Hodges: A good rain 011 the 4th: two-third* of the cotton crop up to 11 stand; low luuds being planted us rapidly a: they can be prepared: upland corn ha* a vert good stand: small grain* look well* W. C Martin Hampton---Crocketyille: Fine rain on tlx i!d and r>th: all crop* looking healthy am strong; cotton about ail up; cut worm < dolni some damage; full oats are promising; Irisl potatoes HUO.--W. J. Gooding Boils and Giv AN UNFAILING SIGN THAT NATURE IS APPEALIN6 !r\ tlie t PfiD nrin must lie Rotten rid of ; rUn nCLli ?a warning that can: To negleet to purif time means more than the annoyance unsightly pimple*. If these impuri remain, the system succumbs to any oi unable to withstand the many ailn prevalent during spring and summer. Mrs. L. Gentile, 20<)l Second Avt says: " I was afflicted for a long time were very annoying, as they disfigure After using many other remedies in vi ) and thoroughly cleansed my blood, j a good complexion, which I never had :i r'?tous conditi< S. S 8 jg the best blood and is the only one that is almoin1 promptly purities the blood and th the general health and strength. It tlsrn, Tetter. Boils, Sores, etc., by goi forcing out all impure blood. Books free to any addrees by the Sw * '< w. .V* # ' v, . Lancaster.?Tradesvtlle: Tbe week was ??py favorable for farm worlt! about seveneights of cotton crop plnnted;, not much corn planted; rain badly needed, us oorn land* und uot bo prepared until it rains.?T. W. MoNeoly. Lexington.?Batcsburg: Week favorable for farming on sandy lands, but little oould be uuuo uu tmjr lunus; sunu; muu corn DU received Its rlrst cultivation: cot-on about all up and partly plowed; wheat and oats seem backward this week.?E. J. Htte. Marion--Temperance: Kino weather for work this week. Just enough rain to bring up the late planting of corn and cotton, but not enough tor oats that are heading; crops growing nicely.?J. R. Reaves. Marlboro.---Uonnettsville: Week favorable for farm work: cloudy with showers: stands ' of cotton good: al hough about two weeks late, corn looks fine, stands good and tlrst cultivation begun: fall outs are good, but acreage smaller than usual: whsat looks well: more tobacco being planted than last year; gardens lute but doing nicely??T. t>, Kvatis. Newberry .? Longshore: Cotton planting not completed; bottom land corn being planted; cotton and corn coming up to hue stands: rainfall light but seems to huvo been pretty general; gardens and potatoes Improving; not enough rain for wheat ar.d oats. W CS Peterson, LI L Orangeburg.? Springfield: The seasons have been unusually Hue during the past week; curn, cotton, wheat and oats are looking well, cotton ready to chop out: plowing has advanced rapidly this week --JD. K. Sturkle. Pickens.? Liberty: This week has been generally favorable for crop growth: cotton crop planted: considerable of the corn crop yet to ' plant, especially bottom lauds, which li;ive f been too wet heretofore: garden truck Is growI 1kg rapidly; wheat and oats are heading: i spring oats look well: grape crop promising, and prospects indicate a good berry crop-John T. Hoggs. Sinnter.---Staiesburg: The temperature and other conditions have been favorable for farm work and l?r crot-K. exeep for the lack of rain, 1 there having been only a light shower: earlv > plantings of cotton have come up well, and so far there aro good stands: the later pluutings w ill need rain to bring tlictn to stands: rain generally needed - W. \V. Anderson, M. 1). 1 Williamsburg? Hake City: Fine ratn on : the :id. cotton coming tip nicely tobacco about all set: oals doing well: vegetables bo r ing marketed rapidly, especially strawberries; the w rathe- has been favorable lor fartn , work: will have some apples and plums; . other fruits killed.? R U. Rollins. : York.--Tir?ah: t otton planting about tinished, and llrsl plaining coming up nicely: a good week's work done preparing bottom lands . for corn; light rainfall on the night of the 4th; planting about two weeks later than usual?, H Massey, J. \V, Hai ku. t Section Director. Columbia. 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AFRICAN t T imhlnnn r'n^AT* Daa/1 uuiuicoa vjuuuu dcgu. I. O I will offer for sale a limited amftunt a of these seed at the extremely low n price of a $10.00 per Bushel, f $3.00 " Peck, aJ| ; or 60 cts " Pound. I raised on 111 y farm 303S pounds of lint from one bushel of need, pur _ chased by me last year, at a cost of ? $11)0.1)0. omp^tent experts have proid nounced the African Limbless Cotton id the best ever (frown in the South. The le lint is so much better than the nnll nary cotton that it will bring a much _ better price. The stalk grow* from 8 to 12 feet high. ** Address, w T. K. CUNNINGHAM, T Lancaster, 8 C. ? Jan. 18 1899. . < ? > *3P; > "A * \ ' ? n . * Mf w 'jfl A m -