The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-09-07
Gleanings from Weather Crop Bulletin.
rop WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER g.


The temporal ure was somewhat love- than
during the previous week, but there was an
average daily excess Of temperature of from
two to three degrees over the normal, quite
evenly distributed throughout the week.
than the interior Of the State. Highest
temperature 96 at Oikwood on the Both,
and "a at Sp,rtanburg on the 3ls,; lowest
ST at Greenville on the 2Stb.
Tnete was more sunshine than during the
,srevious week. During the latter portion Of
the week there was much haze or smoke,
vthish caused light feecy clouds TO form
dnring the hotte-t parts of the day through
which the sun shed d fused orange col
ored light, The nights were uniformly
clear after y. m.
There were few rainy days a!tho the rain
that fell on the 2Sth throughout the greater
portion Of the State except on the coast
where the showers occurred on the 18th,
left but small, if any, sections of the State
without some rain. 1t was generally needed
aud proved very beneficial, except that the
showers on the 18th were very heavy at
places washing some lands badly.
Cotton bolls orc maturing and opening
rapidly and picking has BY this time become
general. AS nearly all fields have been
gone over, the actual condition of the fields
can be judged, FIR instance, the fruitagc
and the damage hy shedding and rust, aud
the rotting of bolls. Shedding and rust are
not os general rs heretofore a'tho the re-
ports of damage from those sources continue,
particularly frjm loc c,lities having a sandy
soil, where, also. there is no top crop max
ing, growth having stopped. On stiffer or
Heavier soil the plant has. attained very
rank growth Of weed, but the fruitagc is
deficient, owing, it is thought, to the very
rapid growth Of the pant after the July
rains began.
This luxuriant growth Of weed has given
the crop deceptive appearance heretofore,
aud i,s aggregate condition must be placed
at considerably less than an average crop.
There is considerable and quite general
complaint of rctting of bolls near the ground.
The late c,rn crop is fast maturing and
will not Yell as well as the early planted
but is nevertheless II fair crop. Fodder
about all gathered in very good condition.
Considerable hay was made during the
past week under favorable weather condi-
tons although the showers in the fore part
of the week drenchct some newly cat grass
injuring it slightly.
Peas are beginning TO make pods and ore
doing very well. Some pca.vine hay has
been cut.
The rice harvest is still under way and
the yield is most encouraging for n good
average. Shipments Of new rice have al
ready been made to northern markets.
The yield of sweet potatoes is large, but
the growth vf the tutcr was so RAPID that
many are split, aud dry rot has affected
the crop in places.
Rutabagas and other varieties of turnips
are growing finely where good stand was
obtained, which was generally the case.
A large portion of the cabbage crop has
rotted, but other scisonable garden products
are plentiful, having been favored by the
weather.
On the whole the past weeks weather was
favorable for growing and maturing crops
j. w. BAUER,
DIRECTOR.
Columbia, 6. c., September 4th, 1894.