The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-12
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| COLUMBIA, s. O., June 4-.Tho fo,
lowing IS the crop report for the past
week:
| The weather and crop conditions
have changed materially and for the
better during the past week. The tom
perature ranged nearly normal. being
slightly below on tho Immediate coast
and slightly In the excess In the inte.
r!or. Friday, June 29th, was very hot
| with temperature between SO and 100
over the entire State, except on tho
Immediate coast. The excessive heat
| was general over the entire cotton re.
glon Of the United States, the average
maximum of 1872 stations boipg 81 de.
grees on that date. The sunshine was
peloW Ehe usual amount, averaging be-
tween 60 and 20 for the whole State the
ueuciency having a tendency to injure
spread, quite general, and In places % eS-
cessiYe. Drought conditions have been
narrowed down to portions of Claren-
don, Fairfield, Orangeburg, Florence
and Williamsburg counties,
Oyerflows Of creeks and WASHING
rains destructive to crops occurred iS
Edgelield, Anderson, Abbeville, aud
Oconee counties. Destructive wind
storms occurred In BarnweIl, Laurens,
NeWberry, Lancaster and Fairfield
counties. Destructive hailstorms oc.
| ry, Lancaster and Fairfield counties.
Destructive wiEdstorms in Pickens,
Greenville, Edgetleld, Laurens, Union,
and Anderson counties; the storm of
| the 23th being especially severe in
Greenville and Pickens.
Giving due consideration to the areas
OF damage by wind, hail, and OverAoWs
OF creeks and to areas Of inau fficient
rain the crops are vastly improved aud
are in excellent condition.
| EARLY corn much improved, but was
too far advanced toward maturity to
receive much benefit from the changed
conditions and it Is estimated will
not make much more than half a crop.
Late planting very good on bottom
lands, beginning to be grassy where
not too wet to work.
| Cotton growing rapidly and fruitlng
well, except In a few localities where
1t Is going to weed; needs more sum
shine, beginning to get grassy where
too wet to work. Rice improved dur
ing the week and doing fairly we'll, but
there Is still danger from salt water in
Georgetown county, owing to the To- w
stage of the river. A larger acreage
OF peas being planted than ever before
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scarce. Planting of sweet potato slips
continues. Melons rlpening fast but
individual melons as we'll as the total
crop will be smaller than usual. Pastu-
rage growing very fast.
| The crop prospects summed up are
more encouraging now than they have
been at any time this year, but would
be still further improved by a rainless
week with high percentage of sun
shine.
The following places reported rain
falls above the weekly normaIs:
Columbia. 1.S4; Hardeville, 1856; St.
Georges, 3.14; St. Matthews, 372;
Greenville, 3.G9; Cheraw. 244; Allen
dale, g 81; Batesburg, 3,27; Blackville,
800; Greenwood, 1.29; Watts. 4 7G; Lit
tie Mountain, 1.l9; Santuc, $40; Tren-
ton, $40; Ella. a.l8; Longshore, 215;
Port Royal, 3 08; Conway, 2.23; Heath
Spring, G.23; Statesburg, 1.O9; Oakwood,
3.O5; Camden, lao; Society Hill, 4.38;
Chesterfield, .G3; Liberty, 1 30; Reid :,
2.75; Trial, 40; Hunters, G.88; Easley,
4.55; Mccormick, 444; Beaufort, 200 !;
Charleston, 2.78; Georgetown, LOO;
Flint I'LL, 2.43; Jackson Station, 200;
HagOOd, 1,18; Red Hill, 400.