The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Drought Continues i'm Northern
and Western CountieS--rhe I,arg-
est Acreage of Corn Ever Planted.


and Western Countics--The I.arg-
est Acreage of Corn Ever Planted.
The temperature was much lower
than usual during the middle of the
week, especially iu the interior OF the
State. The nights were particularly
cool in the extreme western counties.
The average temperature was two
degrees per day cooler than the usual.
The highest temperature reported was
90 on July 3lst at Spartanburg the
lowest 80 on the I'd at Central. The
mean temperature OF the week for the
State was IS, and the normal for the
same period is approximately 80.
With uuimpOrtant exceptions, the
entire rainfall for the week fell on the
evening of the Sd and during the 4th.
Saturday and Sunday.) 1t was in
sufficient in the counties where most
needed, and was excessive in Beaufort
county where the fall was heaviest,
generally more than four inches. The
weeks rainfall varied from trace :"
to half an inch in Chesterfield, Ian
caster, York, Florence, Fairfield, Ker
shaw, Richland, Spartanburg, Green
vile, Union, Laurens, Abbeville, An
derson, Newberry and Lexington; in
Clarendon. Edgeiield, Marlboro, Dar
lington and Hampton the fall varied
between half an inch and two inches !:
in Williamsburg. Charleston, Horny,
Barnweil, berkeley, COlieton, Beaufort
the rainfall amounted generally to
from two to four inches. Thus it is
seen that the droughty conditions have
been intensified in the western and
northern counties, while the south
eastern portion Of the State has an
excess OF moisture. The greatest rain
fall reported was 4.50 inches at Beau
fort least trace ut Chesterfield.
The average of Al rainfall reports was
|. .04 inches and the normal for the
samo period is approximately l.6S.
The sunshine varied between 80 and
100 per cent. Of the possible, with an
average of about 81, which is nearly
normal.
There were local high winds in
Elizabeth Township, Orangeburg. that
materially damaged corn and cotton in
that vicinity.
The condition Of cotton, while not
greatly changed, is nevertheless less
satisfactory than heretofore, there
being many complaints OF shedding
both leaves and "shapes," and the
plant has seemingly stopped growing
even where the weather was most
! favorable.
EARLY peas are ripening; tobacco
curing continues and the condition OF
this crop is highly satisfactory one
correspondent reports damage by un
skillful curing. Sorghum beginning
to ripen and some syrup already made
from it +; forage crops generally ebund
ant tnrnips growing poorly on the
| whole rice making an excellent show
ing.
The following report on the corn croI
by counties shows the largest acreag,
ever planted, and its condition promis
ing except in the western and northern
counties where it has already beer
seriously injured by drought, or will
be, unless rain comes within q few days
Abbeviile county-Old corn fairl.
good; late corn cannot make !" unles
rain come soon sufferinn terribly.
Aiken cOunty--Acreage one-fourtl
more than an average; condition an
prost sctive yield ut least an average
droughty conditions in portions o
county.
Anderson county-About one-fourti
more planted than last year conditio
up to- few weeks ago above average
lately 1t has fallen off owing to drought
Barnwell ,county-Corn crop large
than usual, condition excellent exceI
on light lands that were not fertilize
or we'll worked; yield will be large
: than last year. Early crop made, lat
promising.