The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-09
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wEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
The Conditions Improved Through-
out tile State-Corn Growing Salts
~factorily and a Marked Improve
ment in Cotton.
This bulletin covers the weather and
crop conditions for the week ending
Saturday, MAJ 80, and In its prepare
tion were used reports from one or
more correspondents in each county OF.
the State.
The mean temperature during the
past week was the same as for the
two previous ones, but there was less
of an EXCESS over the normal, as the
latter increases at the rate of from
one to two degrees per week during
May and June. Since March first the
seasonal excess average about 2.5 de-
grees per day. The average OF SO
places reporting mean temperature
for the anne period is approximately
IA, having increased from 70 since the
previous week,
The mean temperature ranged from
so at Poverty Hill, Allendale and Gill
lisonville to ID at Greenville. The
maximum temperature for the week
was 100 on the 26th, reported from
G~illisonville. The minimum was SO
on the 30th at Greenville, and so ON
the 30th at Santuc and Liberty and 60
on the 10th at Society ELL.
[ Showers occurred In some,portions of
the State on every day of week, but
as q rule they were light and local, ex-
cept at a few points where the rainfall
was excessive.
On account of the uneven distribu-
tion of the rainfall a number of places
are represented as needing rain, or
more rain, badly. In the southeastern
counties where the drought was most
severe, light showers gave some relief,
and a heavy shower In portions of
Beaufort was most beneficial. The
following heavy rains were reported /:
Columbia 1896; Beaufort Ito; Long
shore Ito; Looper's LIS McColi 100;
Batesburg LIS Cheraw ESQ. In adj
dition to these there were III places
that reported amounts between 0.50
and one inch, while % places re-
portedi some rain, but less than half
an inch. The average Of AZ reports
being 0.59 and the normal for the same
period is approximately 0.99 inch.
There was considerable hail report
So1 u 6ShOt OILY WlulOuu s1hJuIy w
crops, except that q severe tornado
storm passed through Newberry COun-
ty, accompanied by excessive rain,
Crops in that path of the storm were
severely damaged by hail, wind and
rain, some fields of cotton being en-
tirely destroyed. AT Longshore, out
side the path of the heaviest rainfall,
Ito inches Of rain fell in one hour.
The prevailing winds were westerly
for the week, and the sunshine was
| but little in excess of the usual, rang
lFing from Is per cent of the possible at
Beaufort Ato 90 at Greenville, and
averaging about 66.
Correspondents reports for the week
range from glowing to gloomy, but the
former\eXceed The latter in about the
proportion of three to one. In other
words, ovCr three-fourths of the State
has been too dry, and complaints OF
dryness come from nearly every coun-
ty, making itNdifiicult to specify the
localities where rain is needed, but
generally It is dryest in the southeas,
tern counties; Aiken and Edgefield
Laurens and Union and portions oil
Fairfield, Sumter and Chester. The
most glowing crop accounts come from
Anderson, Florence, Darlington, east
ern Chesterfield and Marlboro. The
other counties r spotted. Z
[ Corn continues to,grow satisfactorily,
and laying by is becoming general.
Shows effects of bud worms in Barn
well, willis badly during the day In
Sumter, but its general condition is
from fair to excellent. Peas being ex
tensi YelyNplanted with corn.
Thee weather has been altogether
favorable for cotton, which has gem
orally made marked Improvement.
Lice have appeared in Barnwell and
Orangeburg cotton is dying on red
lands in Laurens, Union and York. In
places 1T shows q tendency to grow too
much to weed. It is putting on squares
everywhere. Chopping TO stands will
soon be finished. Replanted cotton
terminating and growing. finely. Sea-
Island continues in bad condition for
the want of rain.
Wheat harvest general heads small
but heavy. Fall oats being cut and
housed. Yield poor but quality fair.
Spring oats generally u failure.
Tobacco growing we'll generally with
exceptions. Contemplated area re-
stricted, owing to scarcity of plants.
Abandoned tobacco lands being planted
to corn and cotton.
Rice doing well generally, except
upland, which in places has a poor
stand.
Cane and melons are reported as
doing we'll. Gardens very poor, for
the most part complete failures.
Irish potatoes very poor. Sweet
potatoes doing wen. Still being trans
planted and in Edgefield are being
watered. Draws plentiful. Gut worms
damaging cabbages in Florence.
Peaches continue to drop, and the
peach crop will be a light one OF In
ferior quality. Peaches ripening and
being shipped to Northern markets.
Apples dropping and rotting on trees.
Pear blight reported from Pickens.
Theprospect for.fruit is generally poor.
Blaokberries and huckleberries gen.
orally plentiful.
The season, and crops In general,
about two weeks earlier than usual.
j. w. BAUER, Director.
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GEN. LEE IN HAVANA.-Gen. Fitz.
hugh Lee, who was recently annojnted