The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-02

i places we're !acal in character atd failed
to briog tue desired relief ffom tae pre-
vuii,a: lronghs II other places the
drought vas efFectaal;y broken AZ the
fo,o@;ng heavy o:asuremen's Will
show: Augusta, Ga, 2 60; A!eadale,
3.3S; Blackviie, 1.l9; Greenwood
30; Spartan burg l.05; Corraw, | 30;
Florence, 1.49; Charleston, . 20;
Kingstrce. $50; St Georges. . 20;
Yemassee, zoe; Chrs'er6cla | 81;
Oakwood. 8 70; Camden. 06; Hol
land ,3.75; Loogshore, 1 Il; P,oopoi:s,
0S; Society HII, l 80; E'!0rev 1.6o;
Gillisonvile, ! 81.
Ten other places had measurements
between 0.5O aud 90; aod only four
less than 050 in.
There vas somewhat less than the
usual amour: of sunshine. due 10 al,u "s'
general coudiEess 10 :he eastern oor-
ton duriug the greater pcr'lon Of The
week In the western portions there
was sonew what more than normal. The
percentage Of possible sunshine ranged
from 81 at Reid, Gfeenville county,
with au Average Of 90 for the State
CROPS
Marked cha"ges il crop conditions
canout be locked fo~ AT shs seasoa Of
the year, especially urder the nornal
weather conditions such as prevailed
during the week uDter review The
principal crops are. indeed so far 1pa-
suved taa they arr 20 oDger susceptible
to meteorological inAances Minor
crops can yet be benefited By the raSlos
of the pas, week.
Toe last fodder has been pulled from
late coru and from one third &c oue-balf
OF il is uait for forage on account of Se-
log badly burus by the sun. The grain
Of late corn is geoeraily nos tui: a"r
we'll developed, and last week estimate
Of the poor condition and :isld of late
corn is fully sustained by thl~ Ueek' S
reports. with this differesce, that few
localities have made full crop Corn
in portions Of Hampton is infested with
yeevel and worms in the ear. Corn is
so nearly ripe that its yield cannot be
affected by any sort Of weather, except
such an may favor or interfere with gath
eripg or housing the crop
The past week gave less favorable
weather for rice harvest than ;he pre-
vioas enc, there having been showers
on all ba, two days in the rice region.
On one day heavy local wind storm
did considerable damage to few plap-
tatious On the whole the rice crop
will be very good one, at least for the
early seeding Late or June seeding
looks we'll
Cane seemingly was improved by she
rains. Syrup making has begun in
various portions of the State but 10 re-
ports as to yield have been nsde.
There is 90 improvement to note 10
the gen era condition of cotton. The
weather no longer affects it as for the
uoat part growth has stopped. the plant
is nearly or quite dead, aud half, or
more, of the bolls open. 10 few
localities the plant remains green aud
stimu uated by the late rains, shows signs
OF a top crop Blooms are very scarce
now; iu many fields noue are to be
seen, which indicates smal4 late crop.
Indeed, it is the opinion of nearly all
the correspondents Of this service that
cotton will be picked en' by October
lst. or by the 10Th of that month al
the latest. 1t continues to open very
fast and the 6rst picking was heavy
one. Many correspondents sag that
this IS the earliest season for cotton
vithin their recollection. Sea- Island
cotton continues 70 10 vc7y we'll
Tobacco curing Is over. aud il ap,
pears that this crop lacked uniformity
in the various counties where caill-
ya'ed u Florence the crop vas large
Ir Niila ro a.