The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Weekly Weather-Crop Bull
letin.
Co1J1uB1A. S. c.. Sept. 3. 1895.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept. 8. 1899.
The past week was characterized by
it's excessive heat, which. with the vet
condition of the ground and generally
light winds. gave the weather hot
house condition and with similar
forced growth to crops. Corn pro6ted
BY those conditions. and that of latest
planting is now fully or nearly ripe. SO
that now the entire corn c.cp is fully
made and entirely Independent of heat,
cold, drought or rain. except 80 far as
those conditions would affect gathering
and housing it. Cotton in places grew
too much to weed under forced growth,
aud 90 light sandy land growth ceased
and the plant is turning yellow aud
81 eddiug its leaves as we'll as its shapes.
Small field crops made wonderful
growth and are generally 10 excellent
condition. The showers of the week
bindered rice harvest somewhat.
The temperature ranged steadily
above the usual, from 3 to 6 degrees
per day, until Monday, the I'd, when
there was sudden drop to about 8 de-
grees 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 lol at
Gillisonville on the 9th (Tuesday) and
the lowest 81 at Batesburg on the 30sh
(Friday). The weekly mean tempe
rature Of thirty stations was about 81
and the normal for the same period is
approximately II.
There were numerous showers in
all portions of the State, aud fourteen
places report amounts greater than the
usual, ranging from l 50 inches to
3.S7, the latter being the largest
amount reported. and fell at Trial
Berkeley County. Over the larger por-
ton of the State less than the usual
amount fell. aud the average of thirty
three reports is l 81 inches the nor
mai for the same period is approximate
ly 1SS
There was more than the usual
amount of sunshine, the duration hav-
iug averaged about 20 per cent. of the
possible, but along the coast there was
slight deficiency. Reid, Greenville
County, and Charleston both reported
cn 81 per cent. of possible sunshine.
There were two or three local wind
storms that damaged crops, in the
vicinity 10 which they occurred, to a
small extent; and bottom lands in
Lancaster County were flooded and
some corn ruined. 10 Aiken County
much swamp corn was drowned in the
freshet of the previous week. but the
sum total of the damage to crops Is
paratively Insignificant.
The reports. with but few exceptions,
state that the weather was unfavorable
for cotton which continue to shed free
y in all portions of the State, and rust
has become more general during the
week. Boil worms are not reported
from any but Edge6eld County, where,
however, they have done much injury
already.
Cotton is opening freely over the
entire State. bat picking has not been
actively begun in the western couu-
ties, but will be during the present
week. The bolls are said to be Of
large size generally aud the staple as a
rule of high grade.
Fodder pulling is fast nearing CON-
pletion in all but the extreme northern
portions Of the State. \ 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 ripeued corn very fast
and has made the crop.
The harvesting Of rice has been
pushed ia the Georgetown and lower
coast regions. but was hindered con-
siderably by showery weather. The