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CROP CHANCES CHANGED.

CROP CHANCES CFAN1eD'
The WeekIey Bulletin Of the Condition o
the Weather and the Crops.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. June 1O.-Tht
following weekly bulletin of the con
dition of the weather and the crops o.
the State for the past week was issued
yesterday by State Observer Bauer:
The past week was the second one fol
the current crop season that had
mean temperature below the normal
the deficiency having averaged one de
gree per day, and it averaged five de
grees per day lower than during the
preceding week, due to lower day and
night temperatures, but more partcu
larly the former, cloudy weather hav
ing kept the maxima generally below
80 and on the Sd below 80.
The average of 81 mean temperature
reports was "a degrees, ranging from
70 at Greenville and Trial to ~ al
seven different stations. The normal
for the week is rs.
The maximum temperature for the
week was 1O1 on the 1st at Gillison.
vile, and the minimum was So on the
I'd and 5th at Looper's and Greenwood
respectively.
There were light scattered showers
on Sunday and Monday, and on Tues
day a general rain set in that con
tinued throughout Wednesday, end
ing with showers on Thursday. The
rain was we'll distributed and in places
excessive. 1t effectually relieved the
drought over the entire State. In q
number of counties lands were badly
washed, and locally small areas of bot.
tom lands were flooded. The follow.
ing places reported excessive rains
Batesburg 40; Greenwood 8, 40; st.
George two reportS 1853 and 600;
Elloree 4.20; Beaufort 3.15; Poverty
Hill 425; Trial 3.44; twelve other
places reported amounts between two
and three inches; twenty-five places
amounts between one and two inches
and two less than one inch. The aver
age of AZ reports is 2 18, and the nor
NAL for the week is 1. 10, the past weel
having been the first one during thi!
crop season that had an excess of rain
fall.
Damaging hail fell in Edgefield anc
Lexington. The prevailing winds were
northeasterly during the rainy period.
There was only about half the usua
amount Of sunshine for the week, the
percentage OF possible sunshine ranged
from l8 to 20, and averaged about &c
per cent. There was most cloudiness
over Florence and Darlington, and
least in the western counties.
As growing crops stood inneed oi
rain during previous weeks, it follows
that with the copious showers there
was a marked and general improve
ment in their condition during The
past week. The rains, however, inter
fered with the wheat and oats harvest
much of which was cut and shocked,
and it is thought may be damaged
The rains also interfered with plowine
hut little having been done. Most
fields were we'll cultivated and clean,
but grass is springing up rapidly and
the present need is for sunshine an6
dry weather for killing grass.
Early corn is in silks, and tassels,
and is being laid by" in excellen1
condition generally. June corn is be
ing planted and is coming up to good
stands. The corn crop looks very
promising.
Complaint of lice on cotton is very
general, and in places the plant seems
TO have been injured. Cotton is limb
ing" we'll, and in some places is in
bloom with squares forming freely
Some reports indicate sappy condi
ton and tendency to grow too much
to weed. On the whole, the plant i!
in good condition but needs sunshine
Grass threatens some fields. Seals
land cotton in poor condition.
P are being extensively sown or
stubole lands and with corn. This
work being considerably in advance ot
the usual time for doing it.
Tobacco is reported small and sickly
in Florence and the best reports on its
condition indicate that it is doing only
''fsirly we'll"
Irish potatoes on the coast were not
materially helped by rains, but else
where seem to have started a new
growth.
Rice is stillbeing sown and the crops
is growing we'll generally, except up
land, in which a marked improvement
is expected on account of the rains.
Sweet potatoes slips extensively sci
outunder very favorable conditions.
Melons have made excellent advance
as also cane, both of which are very
promising.
Peaches, plums and apples continue
to drop freely, and the outlook is for
small fruit crop of rather poor quality
Blackberries and huckleberries i'm
proved and continue plentiful.
Gardens have started growing again
and the supply of vegetables has
materially Increased and the quality
has improved.
Pastures which have been poor ur
to this time are growing well and are
beginning to afford excellent grazing.
The crop outlook is at this time very
encouraging, being reported the bes'
for many years by a number of cor,
respondents particularly in the north
eastern counties.
Eleven Killed.
BARCELONA, June 9.-This city is
under martial law and reign of ter
ror is feared on account of the eXplo
sion of a bomb Sunday night, by
which IL persons were killed anc
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