Hurricane battered South Carolina crops

Tens of thousands of acres of South Carolina cotton, peanuts, soybeans, turnips, brassicas, collards and spinach took significant beatings when Hurriance Matthew marched through the state.  And Clemson University Extension agents say what’s worse is that hundreds of trees fell onto power lines, knocking out power to almost one million homes, farms, and businesses.  Some rural areas might not have power restored for more than a week. According to DHEC, there were 10 confirmed breached dams.  Sunny skies and cool breezes followed the main storm and those conditions give some crops still in the fields a chance to survive.