The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-02
THE wEEKuy onor BuLnErIN.
The Condition Slightly improved Dur.
ing the Week Ending june 25th.

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it was altogether too dry for plant
growth, and some kinds. notably
gardens, were practically y ruined where
the showers OF the latter portion of the
week insufficient.
or the staple crops nothing can be
said but that they made general
but slow impro emcnt, more marked
In cotton than in any other crop, but
corn, tobacco, rice, melons and amber
cane all show gains.
AS to sections, crops are the best
in Greenville, Pickens, Union. Lau.
rens, Newberry, Fairfield and por-
tions of Spartanburg and York Coun-
Ties, where they arc up to q high
average condition, especially cotton;
| Williamsburg county has apparently
tho poorest crops, and the prospects
there are characterized as gloomy.
Grasshoppcrs, in large numbers,
| nave appeared i'll the upper part OF
Newberry county, and have been most
destructive to corn fields: the tobacco
worm Is troublesome in portions of
Florence county corn on low lands
mas been damaged some by worms in
Chesterfield county; injury to cotton
by lice is reported from Orangeburg
county
The temperature was from 5 to 8
degrees below the normal on tho first
ol the week (lSth), with exceptionally
low minimum temperatures, for this
season, over the Western portions OF
the State on the 18th and 10Th, the
ing the greater portions of the week
the temperature ranged slightly above
the normal, making the average for
the week approximately seasonable.
Ihe DlShest temperature reported
turing the week was 80 on the 22ud
at Blackvillc; tho lowest reported
was 81 on the 18th at Liberty, Green
vile and Cheraw; on the 10Th ut
Mayiicld and Grecnvillc. The mean
temperature Of the week for the State
vas about IS.5, and the normal foSau
the same period is Approximately 1G
The weather was injuriously dry
over large portion Of the State until
the 22Hd Saturday, when showers
we're quite general over the Western
and central portions by the 23rd
Sunday the showery conditions
reached the coast, and on the 9th
Monday. there were heavy showers
IN the central counties, but it is not
known ut the central Office how gen
cral or extended tiny were.
On the whole, the rainfall of the
week was not well distributed, many
places had enough while others had
barely sufficient to moistcn the sur
lace, where soaking rain was needed.
The showers were not, however, con-
lined to any portion OF the State. In
places gardens are greatly impaired
fCr want Of rain, and grass for hay in
,he upper Savannah valley is also
lcediDg rain badly: corn was show
ng tendency to wilt. The rains
that have fallen since the reports were
may have changed these
conditions entirely.
The heaviest rainfall was reported
rom Stateburg, where 2.3S inches
ell on the 22d on the 23d 2.l9 fell
1t Camden. The average OF 2S re-
)Orts OF rainfall for the week is 0.72 80
in this the rains of Sunday are only
represented, and the rains
,f Monday not at ally; the normal for
,be snIne period is approximately l.25,
being LOO in the Eastern portion
md 90 in the central Western por-
ions.
There were local high winds ac-
thunderstorms that were
more or less destructive to crops, but
hey were of limited extent.
The sunshine was generally exccs
'lve, ranging % per cent. Of the pos
'ible at Reid, Grecnville County, to
100 at Conway, Horny County. The
average for the State was about IS per
cent.
Cotton has steadily improved in
condition, and is quite satisfactory
generally, though il continues small,
with some exceptions in the central
and Eastern counties, where its con-
dition is reported very poor and de-
The plant has started to
make IL fast growth. has good color
and fair stand. EARLY planting bios
Lice have about disappeared
Crop generally clean.
Corn looks very promising over the
entire State, but the stalk is generally -
reported to be low yet thick>~Early
planting being laid by: T>o crop clean
and well cultivated.
During the middle Of the week the
grounds Decam" 20 hard and dIy to
plant stubblc lands to corn, but this
work will be resumed now that rains
have fallen. Grasshoppers destroying
corn in Newberry county, and worms
in Chesterfield.
Wheat harvest nearing completion
with fairly satisfactory yields, being
in many instances better lEan antici-
patcd.
Winter oats about ali harvested with
soncwh Vt less than an average yield.
Spring oats are being cut and the yield
generally poor.
cas- nave SICuUlN III
though fields that have b.,n soMn
within tie past three weeks have been
slow TO gcrminatc.
Melons are doing well lately and
promise IL large crop.
Tobacco is IL very fine crop gen
orally. but reports from Darlington
county Indicate that the dry weather.
injured The crop somewhat: worms
numerous in portions of Florence
county.
Rice is doing exceedingly well and
is in a satisfactory condition where
ever It's cultivation has beuu;attemptcd
in the State
Peaches that are ripening now arcI
generally small ana disappointing. lt(
Is said the reason is that the trees
are overloaded. This can be remcdied
on Later varieties by freely culling
each tree il needed. 1t is believed
that the time and labor required would
be we'll repaid.
Gardens have been seriously i'm
pan cd by the dry weather, but, itI'
believed not entirely ruincd except in
rare instances. The favorable rains
OF the last few days will revive thGm
| to great extent.