The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-26
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The following is the report of the
South Carolina Weather and Crop Ser
vice, j. W. Bauer. Observer, for the
week ending Monday, Juoe q 1895:
COLUMBIA, S. c.. June 25. 1925.
As to sections. crops are the best
;n Greenville, Pickeus, Onion, Lau-
~reus. Newberry, Fairfield and por-
+:ions of Sparsauburg aud York Couo-
ties, where they are ap to high
average condition. especially cotton;
Williamsburg County ass apparently
the poorest crops. and tse prospects
there are characterized as gleouy
,,Grasshoppers, iu !sege MURDERS,
bave appeared 10 the apper part Of
. Newberry County, aaa have beeo
msst destructive to cera Eelds::;; the
tobacco worm is troublesome 10 por-
tieos Of Florence Ccuasy, corn 90
loe lands has been damaged someshy
weSms in Chesterfield Ceaoty:;; injury
to cotton by lice is reported from
|. I.Orsogeburg County.
Ti5e highest temperature repor'sd
dumsg the week vas 9s on she 22nd
at Black7ille the lowest reported
vas s2 on the 18th at Liberty, Green
vile and Chersw; on the 18th at
tMay6eld and Geeeuville- Mhe mean
temperature Of the week fer the State
was ebout rs 5, and the noumal for
| the same period is approximately e.
The weather vas iuj juMous!3 dry
/, over large pcesioo Of the Stese 'sotl
the -&cd, [Saeaedayl. when showers
!. we're qei.e general over the western End
central positions; by the 2Sra I6uoday0
sshe shoEery ceodidons reached the
coast. ao1 on the 24ua { (MoDdayD shere
acre seavy showers 10 obe central
--eouuties. but, it IS cot kaewu az sh e
. en,ral office how geoecal or extended
shsy were
The heaa:est ra5afall was 'reporsea
&sam Staoesharg. eaeoe = So inches
fe1! on the Esd; 90 tie Sd = 70 fell
az sCamdea. The acreage of s8 re-
pocso of raiefa!l for tds week is 0:.2
Go s5is the caiae of Suodag ane only
parsislly represented. aad the eaios
OF Monday cot 1t talD; the @orma for
the same period Is appsoxim seely
|; LIS. oeing 1-SG :. in the eastern por-
ton aaal l 90 10 ,aas, central sod west
err. psa::ops.
There were aaca' high esods SO
campaigning rhuodssstorm. taSt @ece
.nore .or &sss destructive to erops, bat
sbey were of limited extent.
Cotton has xea6i,y improved IN
e<odi,ion. aud is eEite Satisfactory
generally though 1t continues s0all
a;ss some .exceptioas sio the general
aud -easteru counties. where it's eeadi-
tios .is repot;ed very poor aud de-
seriocating. 1Fhe rtaas hes started 80
make "a fast geowth. has E good eo'ee
and far -staod- Early p!aating bios
soming. Lice tave almoss daa2peared.
Crop generally clean
.Gorn1ooks vea, promisiag ,aRer the
entire S<ate. it having good color.
bat the sszlk is gecerslly reportst ito be
lox yet rskick. Ksrly placing being
laid By. Che crop clean aud well ,apl
eivaed.
Dseing tee midd:e.of the seek nee
erouaa beca@e too tard aud dry so
psaat seabbIe lands to corr, bat ibis
week wi,l be resumed aow that rairs
have fallen. Grasshoprars Destroying
corn ie Aegberry Couoty. and worms
iD Chesterfield.
Wheat harvest meaning completion
with fairly satisfactory ysslds, being
10 mepy instances better .tkan antics-.
pated
q Winter oats abcas al harvested with
somewhat less than aa Average yield
Spring oats being eat and the yield gen
.erafly poor.
Peas have improved greatly, akkough
fields that have beea. sosn @lebas the
past tbres weeks have oeen. sloW TO
germinate.
Melons are doing veil lately and pro-
Sise large crop.
Tobaces is very 6ne crop generally,
bat reports from Darlington County in-
dicate that the dry weather Injured the
crop somewhat worms numerous in
porticas of Florence County
Rice is doing exceedingly we'll and
is 10 satisfactory condition wherever
its cultivation has been attempted in
the State
Peaches ,aa. are ripeniug now are
generally small and disappointing. 1t
is said the reason is that the trees are
overloaded. This eau be remedied on
later varieties by freely culliug each
tree if needed 1t is believed that the