The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-09-06
THE WEATHER AND CROPS

IRE WEATHER AND CROPS.
""ehV hulletin OF tho State Hura.u
| for the Past Week.
The following is the bulletin Of tho
tonutCioh tpn OF the weather anu crops nf
Cne state for the week iust en1aG "a "a
Bauer: oosorVer
During the week ending, August 81
Che temperature fuctuationn wor"
somewhat below normal limits owm1to
more than the usual amount of clonGi.
ness, especially during the hottest nor.
LIONS or the day which prevented yerv
taigh maxima, and at night which re.
T.riueu tnno raolatlon preventing low min
fnr m"' ~ .aie resulting average temperature
no tUn 'ao ae week dld not vary more than
Umv U"'t; uestees from the normal in any
slightly below. Highest temneratmrys y
for the week, 90 at Oakwood On the
22d. '''o on 'he
In most sections of the State the s,,
shine was deficient averaging some.
what less than SO per cent. of the nos.
| sible over the entire State.
The rainfall was local in its charac
ter, although fairly well distributed on
the 25th and 2Gtb; the showers were
heaviest in the southern portion of the
State. The amount Of rainfall varied
greatly, ranging from nearly four in
ches In portions Of the south and south
eastern counties to trace or none at
all III the upper counties. a cloud
burst was reported from Orangebura
county that did much damage, and
washing rains from various other
places. There was severe hail storms In
Sumter county, however, causing no
particular injury, and a severe wind
and hail storm in Gre enville county
breaking down corn and cotton. The
excessive rains of two weeks ago were
very destructive In Darlington county,
damaging old corn and running late
planted, and it is estimated that cot.
ton was reduced in Propect 10 per cent.
communication with the town Of Dar-
l1ngton was interrupted for nearly two
weeks by the high water.
The diversity of soil and topography
OF the State makes 1t improbable that
the same weather conditions would be
equally favorable for crops in all Dor-
tlons of the State, and the condition
OF cotton at the present time example
lies this very strikingly; owing to the
heavy rains for the past few weeks
cotton on sandy soil Is poor crop, con-
tinues to shed too freely and rust is
developed very generally, while the
plants growth has stopped with
scarcely any top crop; from this condi-
tion cotton grades up to as good fields
as can be produced any time or where,
but taken all together the prospects fall
considerable short of an average crop.
Bolls are maturing and opening rapidly
and prcking Will, in short time, be-
come general.
Corn has received NJ setback, ard
fodder pulling which is ending in the
low counties, is general in the cup
country" One correspondent who has
travelled extensively throughout the
State, states that In his opinion the
corn crop has been over estimated and
Will not prove to be much, If any, great
er than an average crop.
Tobacco suffered severely during
the first of the month and the rains
ruined to large extent the very pomis.
Ing crop of July.
lteports from the rice countios con-
firm previous estimates.
Peas are giving evidence Of bearing
and are growing luXuriently.
Syrup making Is the prevailing Oc.
cupation In districts where cane is
opinion Is that the yield OF syrup does
not come up to expectation, although
the cane is juicy.
Potatoes, turnips. gardens and pas.
turage continue to do well, the warm
moist conditions having been extremely
favorable. Truck farmers are ncptn.
ing to prepare their lands for winter
and spring vegetables.
The wet ground is causing Irish po
tatoes to rot In places.
Scuppernong grapes are ripening and
are reported plentiful IN portions fthe
State, being about the only native fruit
grown in any abundance this year.