The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-10
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Excessive Heat Was an Advantage
to Corn and Damaged Cotton.

to Corn and Damaged Cotton
The following is the report of the
weather bureau for the week ending
Sept. Bird:
The past week was characterized
| by Its excessive heat, which, with the
wet condition Of the ground and gen
orally light winds, gave the weather
a hot-house condition and wiGh 8
similar forced growth to crops. Corn
protited by those conditions, and that
of latest planting Is now fully or nearly
ripe, so that now the entire corn crop
is fully made and entirely independent
of beat, cold, drought or rain, except
30 far as those conditions would affect
gathering and housing it. Cotton in
places grew too much to weed under
forced growth, and on light sandy land
growth ceased and the plant is
turning yellow and shedding It's leaves
as we'll as its shapes. Small field crops
made wonderful growth and are gen
orally in excellent condition. The
showers of the week hindered rice
harvest somewhat.
The temperature ranged steady
above the usual, from 3 to & degrees
per day, until Monday, the Sd, when
there was a sudden drop to about
degrees 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 10l at
Gillisonville on the 9th Tuesday and
the lowest 81 at Batesburg on the
30th friday. The weekly mean tenn
perature Of thirty stations was about
81 ond the normal for the same period
Is approximately II.
There were numerous showers in all
portions Of the State, and fourteen
places report amounts greater than
the usual, ranging from so inches to
3.S7. the latter being the largest
amount reported, and fell at Trial,
Berkely County. Over the larger
portion of the State less than the
usual amount fell, and the average of
thirty-three reports is 1.34 inches; the
normal for the same period is approxi-
mately 1.38.
There was more than the usual
amount of sunshine, the duration hav-
ing averaged about 10 per cent. of the
possible, but along the coast there was
a slight deficiency. Reid, Greenville
County, and Charleston both reported
on 81 per cent. OF possible sunshine.
There were two or three local wind
ocotms onsV uaudSeu CfopSs III tne
vicinity in which they occurred, to q
small extent; and bottom lands in
Lancaster County were flooded and
some corn ruined. In Aiken County
much swamp corn was drowned in the
freshet of the previous week, but the
sum total of the damage to crops is
comparatively insignificant.
The reports, with but few exceptions,
state that the weather was unfavorable
for cotton which continues to shed
freely in all portions Of the State, and
rust has become more general during
the week. Boil worms are not report
ed from any but Edgefield County,
where, however, they have done much
injury already.
Cotton Is opening freely over the
entire State, but picking has not been
actively begun in the western counties,
The bOlls are said to be of large size
generally and the staple as q rule OF
high grade.
Fodder pulling is fast nearing com.
pletion in all but the extreme northern
portions o. the State. A great deal oi
fodder was damaged by the rains and
the weather generally was unfavorable
for curing. The hot moist weather Of
the past week ripened corn very fast
and has made the crop.
The harvesting Of rice has been
pushed in the Georgetown and lower
coast regions, but was hindered con
siderably by showery wealth err. The
grain is said to be full large and yield
ing we'll. Some upland rice harvested
the crop Is very fine one.
The tobacco crop has about all beer
| gathered, and farmers are jubilant a,
the sales progress, showing remunera
tive results.
Peas are generally doing finely.
Sorghum boiling we'll un der wa,
and the yield OF syrup is satisfactory.
Sweet potatoes doing well, but run
ming too much to vine.
Late fruit excellent, and the appl
crop in Greenville County promises II
exceed the best of former years. Pas
turage excellent. Peanuts, turnips
also good crop.
Lands being prepared for winte
! vegetables and oats.
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