The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-05
WHAT THE RAIN HAS DONE.
Encouraging Weekly Bulletin of tho
State Weather Service.


COLUMBIA, S, c., June 27.-The fol-
the week ending June oath:
Nearly normal and sunshine prevail
ed during the week with no excessively
hot days or any very cool nights. The
rainfall on tho whole was greater than
for any week for the previous month,
but yet far from enough. In some
places the drought was entirely relieved
In many places partially, while large
area In the aggregate, though widely
scattered, received at best only light
showers. Nineteen out Of seyenty-four
reports received indicate rains amount
Ing to more than the normal for the
week ending with June 24tb, coming
from the following counties: Abbeville
Beaufort, Chesterfield, Barnwell, Fair
field, Florence, Greenville, Laurens,
Newberry, Orangeburg, Pickens, and
Union. Thirty.Gve report refreshing
showers, but not enough to break the
drought; while twenty state that at
best but light showers occurred, COM
ing from the following counties: An.
derson. Charleston, Darlington, Green
Vile, Georgetown, Horny, Lancaster,
Lexington, Marlborough, Spartanburg,
Williamsburg and York.
In the remaing eleven counties of the
State, and which come under the
second condition, the rains were poorly
distributed, although the rainfall was
general enough to make vast i'm
prOvement in crop conditions and pros
poets. Cotton being essentially q hot dry
weather plant Is doing we'll everywhere
Is small, but free from weed" and be-
ginning to bloom: Its growth has not
been rapid enough to regain the loss
OF May and early June, and consequent
ly remains from two to three weeks
under seasonable size, Early planted
the more favorable weather although
1t shows an improved color. 1t is be-
ing laid by.
Corn Of later planting and which az
tained stand before the dry weather
set In remains promising but small
Rice is beginning to feel adversely the
dry weather and June rice In George
town county is liable to be greatly
damaged owing to the water In the
river being too low to cover it.
Planting Of sweet potato slips h as
been resumed where the ground is wet
enough, but large acreage remains
yet to be planted.
| The sowing ofpeas is almost general
on stubble land that was nt to be pre-
pared, and the acreage promises to be
| above the average II the weather con.
tinues favorable.
Wheat and oats threshing continues,
but the yield Of both Is disappointing :,
except for oats in few localities
| notably Chesterfield county.
In some places the yield scarcely re.
turns the seed, being true Of both
grains.
a strange species Of small bug has
| attacked the watermelon vines In Un-
ion county. but as yet Is not numerous
| enough to do material damage. Mel
ons are being marketed from the coast
| counties and will be ripe generally by
July 1st.
Gardens are ruined beyond recovery,
and must be replanted to produce any
| quantity Of the ordinary vegetables
Sorghum growing rapidly as also are
pinders.
Damage to corn and cotton occurred
In portions Of Abbeville, Greenville,
Lancaster and Lexington counties.
The following places reported rains
Of one inch or more: Florence, 1.81;
Hardeeville, 2.79; st. Matthews, I57
Allendale, 2 81; Blackwell, 1922; Green
wood, lao; Little Mountain, 1.52; Nc
Cormick, 4.55; Reid, 800; Santuc, 2.90
Watts, 1.29; Chesterfield, 2.38; Cross
Hill, $40; Howe. la; Hunters, 2.35
E(lingham, LAT; Easily, 200; Flint Hill
1G0; Columbia, 1877; Martins, 4.18.