The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-09-12
TIE WEATH EIS AND CROPS.
The Excessive Heat Was an Advantage
to Corn and Damaged Cotton.

The Excessive Heat Was an Advantage
to Corn and Damaged Cotton.
The following ia tho report of the
weather bureau for the week ending
Sept. Bird t:
The past week was characterized
by its excessive heat, which, with the
wet condition of the ground and gen
orally light winds, gave the weather
o hOt-hOuse condition and wien a
similar forced growth to crops. Corn
protiJed by those conditions, and that
of latest planting is now fully or nearly
ripe, 30 that now the entire corn crop
Is fully made and entirely independent
of heat, cold, drought or rain: except
gathering and housing it. Cotton III
places grew too much to weed under
forced growth, and on light sandy land
growth ceased and the plant Ia
turning yellow and shedding it's leaves
as we'll as its shapes. Small field crops
made wonderful growth and are gen
orally in excellent condition. Ths
showers of the week hindered zrks rkks
harvest somewhat. ~. H:.ce
The temperature rageeg sts,d,v
E6Svs H6;et tha i:5ii usual, fr5m to 6 degrees
per duy, until Monday, the 3D., when
degrees below.
The week was one of the warmest
Of the season, but without excessively
hot single days; the nights were warm,
and the daily range small. The high.
est temperature reported was l0l at
Gillisonville on the 9th (Tuesday) and
the lowest 81 at Batesburg on the
3Oth (Friday). The weekly mean TEN
perature OF thirty stations was about
81 ond the normal for the same period
is approximately II.
There were numerous showers in all
portions of the State, and fourteen
places report amounts greater than
the usual, ranging from $50 inches to
3.87, the latter being tho largest
amount reported, and fell at Trial,
Berkely County. Over the larger
portion of the State less than tho
reports Is "a inches; the
normal for the same period is approx
mately l.38.
There was more than the usual
amount of sunshine, the duration hav-
ing averaged about 20 per cent. of the
possible, but along the coast there was
a slight deficiency. Reid, Greenville
County, and Charleston both reported
on 81 per cent of possible sunshine.
There were two or three local wind
storms that damaged crops, in the
vicinity in which they occurred, to q
small extent; and bottom lands in
Lancaster County were flooded and
some corn ruined. In Aiken County
much swamp corn was drowned in the
freshet of the previous week, but the
sum total Of the damage to crops Is
comparatively insignificant.
The reports, with but few exceptions,
state that the weather was unfavorab bic
for cotton which continues to shed
freely in all portions of the State, and
rust has become more general during
the week. Boil worms are not report
cd from any but Edgefeld County,
where, however, they have done much
injury already.
Cotton Is opening freely over the
entire State, but picking has not been
actively begun in the western counties,
but will be during the present week.
The bolls are said to be OF large size
generally and the staple as q rule OF
high grade.
Fodder pulling Is fast nearing com
pletion in all but the extreme northern
portions OF the State. A great deal OF
fodder was damaged by the rains and
the weather generally was unfavorable
for curing. The hot moist weather OF
the past week ripened corn very fast
and has made the crop.
" harvesting Of rice has been
puened in the Georgetown and lower
coast regions, but was hinderod CON
siderably by showery weather. The
grain Is said to be full large and yield
Ing we'll. Some upland rice harvested
the crop Is very fine one.
The tobacco crop has about all beer
gathered, and farmers are jubilant d.
the sales progress, showing remunera
tive results.
Peas are generally doing finely.
Sorghum boiling we'll under way
and the yield OF syrup Is satisfactory.
Sweet potatoes doing we'll, but run
ming too much to vine.
Late fruit excellent, and the appl
crop in Greenville County promises t.
exceed the best Of former years. Pas
turage excellent. Peanuts, turnips
also good crop.
Lands being prepared for winte
! vegetables and oats.