The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-30
THE CROP CONDITIONS.
The Weekly Bulletin OF tho State Weather

Service.
| The following Is tho weekly bulletin
OF the condition Of the weather and
crops In the State for the past week, as
issued yesterday by State Observer J
w. Bauer:
The weather continued hot with a
maximum temperature of 1O2 at Oak,
wood on the 14th and 103 at Ella on
the 18th. After the 18th it was some.
what cooler. The lowest temperature
occurred generally on the morning of
the 10th. During tho frs OF the week
the temperature was In excess Of the
average, while about normal or slight
ly below during the latter part.
Ihe sunshine was slightly deficient
but not enough so to be Injurious,
rather favorable on the whole.
The most rainfall of the week occur.
red on the 18th and 18th, In the form of
scattered showers, heavy in places, ac-
companied by high wind and some hail
that d1d severe damage locally, break
ing down corn and grounding cotton
On the whole the rainfall was poorly
distributed, many places having re.
ce1Ved too much while other portions
OF the State more rain would be bene.
fetal.
Tho weather during the past week
has generally been favorable for grow
ing and maturing crops but cotton has
not recovered from the effects Of the
previous excessive rains, and reports
on its conditions still indicate shedding
or squares and fruit on light sandy
soil where also the plant lacks q heal
tny color. Fear Is expressed that there
will be no top crop on such land. In
some localities the fruit does not seem
tc be proportional TO the amount of
weed, being especially true on richer
land where the plant Is also shedding
freely. The condition Of cotton is by
no means uniform throughout the
State and ranges from fair to yery
good, but no where poor except pessi
bly, fields here and there which were
poorly cultivated and Oh bottom land
which was overllowed where its condi-
tion ranges from fair to poor.
Caterptl!ars did some slight damage
IN places. Bolls are maturing and open
ing rapidly In the Southern counties,
where picking has begun In a small
! way. 1t Is maturing slowly and is
from one to two weeks late in the up
per portions Of the State. The first
bale OF the season reached Charleston
on the 10Th from Barnwell county.
The condition of corn has not
changed and the prospects continue
promising 1or very large crop, except
| that corn planted on oats sJubbles is
not doing as well as the early planted
the ground having been too wet to per-
NIT the necessary cultivation to clean
the crop.
Fodder pulling Is nearing completion
IN the southern and eastern couties
and continues general In other portions
OF the State; the weather was fairly
favorable for curing the large crop In
good condition.
Rice harvest has begun and the form
or prospects of a large yield Will be full
| filled.
| Sweet potatoes and late planted Irish
potatoes are thriving except that fear
Is expressed that the former run too
much to vine.
Sugar cane or sorghum is q very fine
crop, the cane containing much juice,
but possibly, slightly deficient in sac
charine quality.
Ieas are growing luxuriently and the
varieties planted for peavine hay will
yield a large crop.
| Large quantities of turnip seeds con-
tlnue to be s0Wn and the weather ia
Yors quick termination and rapid
growth.
Gardens are growing nicely except
that cabbages and tomatoes are rotting
badly In some counties.
Grapes are ripening in the northeast
ern counties but the yield will be con-
lined to few late varieties only.