The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-08-21
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
What Director naIr ms to To- shy
About Thom.

What Dlreotor TaIr 1IasI -. to % Shy
About Thoin.
COLUMBIA, SO, Aug. 14.--There
is considerable improvement to note
in the condition OF crops in general
and corn in particular over the west
ern and northern counties where the
drought was partially relieved every
where and in some places entirely SO,
except that in Abbeville and Ander.
| son the showers were partial and al
best insufficient.
There were general showers on the
9th over the upper portion of the State,
the rainfall amounting to from one to
two inches. There was rain in some
portion of the State every day of the
week. The rainfall varied from 90 to
30 in Darlington, Colleton, Fairfield,
Anderson, Greenyille, Clarendon,
K!ohlend. Williamsburg s. Cbagllestqg2,,
Lexington and Spartan burg counties |;
from 80 to inches in Barnwell, Berke-
Icy, Beaufort, Hampton, Laurens,
Sumter, Kershaw, Chesterfield. Ian
caster, Chester, Abbeville; over 300
inches in Aiken, Newberry, Union,
Edgefield, Pickens, Orangeburg and
Florence; at Conway the weeks rain
fall was 500 inches, and at McColl in
Marlboro, 4.60 inches. The average
Of thirty-eight rainfall reports was 1. 80
inches, and the normal for the same
period is approximately 1.47
The temperature was very even,
having been slightly, but STEADILY
above the usual, the entire week, the
excess averaging Q degrees per day.
The highest temperature reported was
90 at Columbia on the 18th; the low
est 63, at Santuc, on the 9th. The
averavge temperature of the week for
tho State, deduced from thirty-one
stations evenly distributed throughout.
was 81 degrees, and the normal for
the same period is approximately 70
degrees.
The sunshine ranged from 81 to 90
per cent. of the possible, with an aver
age of about n per cent. for the State,
which is considerably in excess of the
usual, and in places was damaging,
where there was also excessive rain,
causing u steam-like vapor to raise,
which was injurious to crops. There
wero high local winds on the 9th in
Plckens and Union counties, and a
severe cyclonic storm in the vicinity
of Santuc, Union county, on the 10th
Saturday., that broke down q great
deal Of corn, tore up some by tho
roots, unroofed houses, destroyed fruit,
etc.
Tho reports on cotton show that
while in the main it has slightly inn
proved during the week, YET in places
its condition has retrograded.
Abbeyille county reports rust, lice
and shedding of forms and the plant
turning yellow. Many other places
also report shedding. COMPARING its
present condition with the same dates
last year, the plant is from ten days to
three weeks later, lacks uniformity Of
condition and the acreage greatly re-
duced. A few sections only report as
fine q crop as last year. IS
The regular and some special reports
on corn confirm the reports by coun.
ties of last week, except there is con-
siderable improvements in the northern
and western counties, where the
drought was greatly relieved, which
put latest planting in promising con-
dition. In Anderson and Abbeville,
but little Improvement noted; In
Chesterfield, Cherter, Lancaster and
Laurens, the Improvement is most
marked on bottom lands of late plant
ing. Corn in those counties that was
planted late In May and early in June
is q failure. The average fine condi.
and large acreage promises q very
large corn crop, much Of which is al
ready made. Fodder pulling will be
quite general this week; O great deal
has already been gathered in fine con-
diton. a # d 175
Tobacco curing continues and the
reports oil agree as to tho fine quality
Of this years crop, due to both the
iitne5s of the soil for tobacco and skill
used in curing.
Peas are ripening and the crop Is O
fine one in most sections, especially SO
where the rains have been abundant.
Turnip. gowing continues as the con-
dition Of the ground permits, and
there will be alarge crop planted.
Sugar cane and sorghum are not
doing very we'll; Molasses boiling
has begun in the lower part Of, the
State. # 4, Y
The general condition Of sweet 10.
tatoes show gains, but the crop is late
and, comparatively, q small one, ow-
ing to scarcity Of seed at first and after.
wards poor condition OF the ground
for planting slips until quito recently.
Garden truck along, the coast in tiae
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