The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-10-04
THE UNION TIMES.
UNION, y. G.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
OF tho South Carolina Weather and
Crop Service.


Crop Service.
Director j. ". Bauer, of the Weather
Burenu, has issued the following inter
esting bulletin: The weather of the past
week, particularly of the last five days,
exhibited unprecedented heat, not
alon" in the E'ate, but "" nc "rt'-"
Wess ui II aShuI. LIme previously.
The highest temperature reported was
102 on tho pa Monday ut Little
Mouatnin, and the lowest, 80, at Nc
Coll, Marlboro county, on the 18th,
Tuesday. The mean temperature of
the week deduced from 81 stations was
7S, and the normal for the same period
is approximately 73.
There WAS practically no rair iall in
the entire State during the week, the
only :wo stations reporting any were
Reid OBJ, and Grconville O.10, same
date, the eth, Never in the three years
history Of this series OF bulletins has
there been week with SO little rain III
South Carolina. The normal rainfall
for tho week is approximately LA
inches.
Tho hot dry weather has affected cot
ton seriously, by stopping growth oh
light thin soils and causing shedding OF
rich soil; it has also had the effect OF
causing half-grown bolls to pop open
prematuroly. There will be little OF
no crop, even in the westernportion OF
the State where up to q week ago it
was most promising. In the lower and
central portions of the State picking is
progressing very fast and the cores
pondcnts ell agree that it will be pick
ed out by the middle of October at the
latest, if the weather remains favorable.
Growth of the plant has stopped and it
lis willing and drying mp in the up
country where ordinarily growth con-
,tinues until the plant is killedby frost
Cotton is being gathered in excellent
condition, but with few exceptions the
crop is falling far short of what was
expected from the acreage and condi-
ton up to within ten days ago. Com
plant is made that the extreme heat
interferes with the labor of picking
cotton and is causing much sickness
among pickers in q number OF coun-
ties.
The weather was favorable for dry
ing out corn and putting it in condi-
ton to be housed, which work was
carried on in the eastern portions OF
the State, and the yields at husking
shows tie crop to he even more satisS-
factory than it appeared in the field.
The hot, dry weather was injurious to
Few very late fields of corn in the
extreme "up-country, but the crop
is practically safe everywhere, and re-
ports fom almost every county state
at the crop will be sufficient for local
Ids, AMI many report n surplus
GO hA~est was favored by the
cr conGtions, and river rice has
WI ", ~, cnt wcept some late fields,
nresen a small fraction of the
~nisn ~. up>nd rice is being har-
eh'.l1 3 :r' easten and central por-
ves'eu IN State ith very satisfac-
.ioiis .. ,no n the ,estern portion.
tory yielh' ;ce y jM heading, the
where upland Is nheting if min
dry, hot wcnthc. rain Gne. soa,, !.
riously, and nnlesshe crN
will partially ruin ak for or.,
1t was an ideal we,and o. hnr
and curing pea-vine 8 fors, n"s,
ard large quantities Ae Stat "o'e
saved in all portions of thlly ST., 81
The dry weather practic..e weS..uI
the growth OF peas in thSld oil"
counties, where the crop woNr SON
nariiy not be ready to gather fN
weeks. Nrt
Making molasscs from cane is v
grcssing favorably, and good vie,
are reported rs a rule.
Sweet potatoes are being gather