The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-24
Weekly Weather Crop
Bulletin
For South Carolina.
CoLvMB1A. $. G July l6, 1895.

efE cpMpittc cppttS tiou. u'Et
couaty wer~ received, covering the
past seek. AID they show thas the cou-
dii,ion OF the various crops differs vide
IL, rot so much as between the dif-
sareut PORTIONS of the State as between
different sections OF the same couoties,
depending 90 whether the place has
oeeo favored by sufficient raia The
rains for the past month or more have
been in the form of showers aud they
were very partial; where the seasons
were favorable crops are in splendid
condition. aud elsewhere they vary al
most directly with the amount of rain-
fall. The frs, condition includes two
thirds aud possibly more of the State.
Lice on cotton are still destructive
10 Pickens and Greenvile Counties,
where lice we're never before knowo.
There was a severe wind storm.
accompanying a thunder storm, or the
Stb. (Monday) most severe over Aude7-
son, Abbeville. Pickeos, aud Aiken
Counties. where trees aud fences we're
blown down. crops leveled and much
green fruit blown off the trees. As the
corn was not in tassel it Strengthened
up again; there was wind storm with
hail 10 Kersbaw County on the 9th
that damaged corn which had DOT been
laid bv as it cannot be ploughed again:
also a slightly destructive wind storm
in Orange burg County 90 the 10th.
There was generally less than an
average amount of sunshine over the
entire State, and this condition was
said to have been on the whole ben
e6cIal, especially so where there was
lack Of rain as the clouds protected the
crops from the witheriug effects Of the
hot sun.
The time Included within the past
week is ordinarily the period Of greatest
heat in the State During the remain
der Of the month aud during August
there is slow lowering Of the normal
temperature, averaging less t5au de-
gree week until September when the
lowering becomes more rapid.
The daily mean temperature was
below the normal each day of the past
week 10 the interior, with departures
averaging about 2 degrees per day; on
the coast the temperature was more near
ly normal with an average Of less than
one below.
The highest temperature reported
was 100 on the 9th at Beaufort; the
lowest 81 on the 10th at Spartauburg
The mean temperature of the week
for the State vas about 80. and the nor
NAL for the same period is approx
imately 83.
The rainfall for the week was slight
ly deficient. but very unevenly dis
.ributed The showers on the 9th
(Monday) were quite general, and in
places very heavy over the western aud
central counties and light along the cost.
They were very beneficial where sufii-
ciert in amount. There were showers
10 the extreme eastern counties on the
18th. 18th and 14th. aud light partial
showers 10 the north western and north-
eru couuties on the 18th ADD 14th.
The heavy rains 90 the 10th will
be embodied in the next bulletin. 10.
cluding with the weeks rainfall that
which fell on the 9Th. aud excluding
that of the 10th. there we're eight
places that reported over ? iocbes for
the week !; l9 with amounts between l
and 2 inches and 19 with less than an
inch The average Of 80 reports is
1.2S, a3d normal for he State for the
same period is approximately 1.36.
Greatest amount for the week 3.75 at
McColl.
All reports indicate that cotton con-
tinues small and is from two to three
weeks late; it is generally 10 healthy
condition except in portions CT Pickens
and Greenvile Counties, where lice
have appeared for the frs: time in the
history Of cotton culture iu that section,
and 10 PORTIONS of Barnwell County.
where it is firing and turning yellow
rust has also appeared 10 various scat
tered localities; it is putting On
squares. blooming and frui.ing freely.
but owing to the small weed the crop
cannot make more than poor average.
it is said. Sea Island cotton only half
its usual size at this time of the year.
1t has been too dry in many places
for early coro,. which has about ali
been laid by; ii is 10 its caring stage,
and it depends on timely ra1o whether
it will make good or poor crop ;
later corn is doing very we'll aud looks
promising, especially on bottom lands;
in few localities grass is getting the
advantage.
\ large acreage of peas has been
planted. aud the work Of sowing stob-
bic la0d continued (; fairly good stand