The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-22
TtiE WEATHER AND CROPS

TtE WEATHER. AND CROPS
n Considerable Improvement in Com
ditiOn and Prospects.
The following is the report of the
weather bureau for the week ending
18th instant:
There is considerable Improvement
to nOto in the condition Of crops in
general and corn in particular over
| the wcsLorn and northern counties
whore the drought was partially re.
loved everywhere and in some places
entirely SO, except that in Abbovillc
and Anderson the showers were par
tial and at best insufficient.
There were general showers ON the
9th over the upper portion Of the
SSatc, the rainfall amounting to from
one to two inches. There was rain in
some portions Of the State every day OF
the week. The rainfall varied from
90 to 80 in Darlington, Col!clon.
Fairfield, Anderson, Greenvillc, Clur.
cndon, Richlapd, williamsburg. Char
l. ston, Lexington and Sparlanhurg
counties; from U.5O TO 200 inches ia
Barnwell, Berkeley, Beaufort, Hump-
ton, LaIrens, Sumter, kcrshnw, Chcs-
tcrtield, Lancaster. Chester Abbeville:
Ovor 200 inches in Aiken, NcwbcrrY
Union, Edgotield, Pickens, Ornngcburg
and Florence; at Conway the week 5
rainfall was 800 inches, and at McColI
and Marlboro, 4.50 inches. The aver
age OF 3S rainfall reports was 3 inches,
and the normal for the same period is
Approximately ID.
The temperature WAS very oven.
having been slightly but steadily
above the usual tho entire week, the
cXcoss averaging degrees per day.
The highest temperature reported
was ~ at Columbia on the 18th tho
lowest 63 at Santuc ON the Sth. The
average temperature OF the week
for tho State, dcduccd from thirty. one
stations evenly distributed through
ont. WAS 81 degrees, and the normal
: for the same period is approximately
IG degrees.
} The sunshine ranged from - to %
per cent. OF the possible, with ;h
average Of about Il per cent. [or the
| State, which is considerably in cxccss
OF the usual and in places was damag-
; ing, where there was also excessive
} rain, causing II steam like vnpor to
rise, which WAS in ur0us TO crops
There were high local winds on the
9th in l'ickcns and Union counties,
; and severe CyClOnic storm in the
vicinity Of Santuc, Union county, on the
10th Saturday that. broke down Il
groAt deal OF corn, tore some up by
the roots, unroofcd houses, DESTROYED
fruit, etc.
. Tho reports on cotton show tha,
while In tho main it has slightly i'm
proved during the week, yet n place:
It's condition has retarded
Abbevillc county reports rust. lict
and shedding Of forms and the plan
turning ycIlow. Many other places
also report shedding. Comparing it,
present condition with the same dates
last year, the plant is from 10 DAYS
to ) weeks later, lacks uniformity OF
condition. and the acreage greatly
reduced. a few sections only report
as fine IL crop rs last year.
The regular and some special re-
ports on corn confirm tho reports by
counties Of last week, except there is
considerable improvement i'm the north
ern and western counties where the
drought WAS greatly relieved, which
put latest planting in IL promising con,
ditlOn. In Anderson and Abbcvillc
but little Improvements noted ; in Chcs.
tcrflcld, Chester, Lancaster and IaLur.
ems the Improvement is most marked
on bottom lands, OF lato planting Corn
IN those counties that was planted lat,
IN May and early in June is ~ failure
The average fine condition and larg,
acreage promises u very large corr
crop, much OF which il already made
; Fodder pulling will be quite genera
. this wcek; great dcal has alrcad,
been gathered in fine condition.
Excessive rainfall is affecting corn
injuriously in Horny county ; too littI,
! rain in the Piedmont section gcncr.
ally.
Tobacco curing continues, and the
3, reports all agree Us TO the iino q uuulity
! OF this years crop. due to both the fit.
. ness Of the soil for tobacco and skill
. used in curing.
D Peas are riDcning and the crop is
Il fine one in most sections, especially
SO whore the rains have been abun-
dant.
Turnip sowing continues as the con
ditiOn Of the ground permits, and there
,, will be Il large crop planted.
Sugar cane and sorghum arc not
doing very we'll. M0lasscs boiling
has begun in the lower part of the
State.
The general condition of sweet DO
tatoos show gains. but the crop is
late, and comparatively Il small one,
owing to scarcity Of seed at first and
afterwards poor condition of the
grounds for planting slips until quite
recently
Lato peaches and fruit generally
or inferior quality, except apples in
Anderson county, which promise u full
crop.
The condition OF rice Is rcpol cd TO
be uniformly excellent.
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Japanese Pile Cure Ia the on)y one