The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-06-04
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN,
General improvement Caused by the
Recent Rains-Limitcd Areas Still

General improvement Caused by the
Recent Kains-IIin,itcd Areas Still
Dry.
This bulletin covers the weather
and crop conditions for the week end
ing Saturday, May %. and in it's prep
aration were used reports from one on
| more correspondents in each county o
the State.
| The average mean temperature O
| 40 places for the week was - degrees
the same as for the previous week, and
was due TO somewhat lower day tenn
pcraturcs, but warmer nights. The
means ranged from II at Hugood to 8:
week is approximately -. Tho maxi
mum temperature was 100 at Black
villc on the lTth, Gillisonsvillc on tho
| 18th, and Cheraw on tho 2lst: the
| minimum was 60 at Bates burg on the
2lst. Greenwood on the 22d and 23d.
| There wore numerous showers dur
| Ing the last three days Of tho week
over tho greater portion Of the State
but in lower Barnwcll. (olleton
Hampton, Charleston and Beaufort
| counties tho rainfall was either very
light or entirely absent, and there tho
drought was intensified to the detri.
menu OF crops generally.
There are other limited areas where
but little or no rain fell, rs follows: In
the vicinity of Hawthorne, Windsor
and Oakwood, Aiken County: Spring
tleld, OruLg g-Uur5 County Jordan,
Clarendon County: Winusboro, west.
ward to Broad River, Fairfield County
portions of PickcnS and Grccnvillc
counties: Waterloo, Laurcns County
Poverty Hill and Trenton. Edgetield
County: Santuck, Union County : Lit
tie Monntain, New berry County and
l-cesvillc, Lexington County. Heavy
rains damaging crops and washing
lands occurred in lower Richlaud,
Grecnvillr. l'ickcns. and Anderson
and Fairfield counties. Hail fell in
various western and central counties
on the 2ist and 22d, damaging the
stands OF cotton to some extent.
| The following heavy rains were re-
ported: Columbia l.20: Grccnvillc
2.O1: Florence l.94: Etlingham > i3
Camden l."a: E,lorno l.5O; Liberty
Darlington LOO Statesburg l.5l :
Clemson College l2j. Six other
places reported amounts from O.5O to
90 inch and - places amounts under
o.1o Of an inch, the average Of r. re-
ports being u>u and the normal for
the State is approximately q $.
Ihc sunshine ranged between 20 aid
10 per Mt. OF the possible, except in
Berkeley and williamsburg counties,
where it ranged between 30 and so.
The general condition of crops is
decidedly better than it was on the
previous week. the exceptions being
confined TO those sections where there
was little or no rain, as already noted,
and elsew here TO such crops that were
too far advanced towards maturity OF
were too nearly ruined by the previous
drought to be benefited by the late
rains. Corn has made satisfactory ad
vance in growth and has been general
~ well cultivated, IS clean, healthy
and Of good color. In places it wiltcd
| badly during the day. Earliest plant
ing is about ready to LAY by" BuG
worms did some damage uu bottoms in
l.Igeiicld County, but generally worms
have given very little trouble. Late
corn coming up aud some being
planted.
With the exception of small and
comparatively unimportant areas
whore tho stands were damaged by
hail, and also where it is just cominp 3
up, or came up irrcgularly, cotton is
in fine condition. II is OF fair growtl
and improving: is Of good, healthy
color, well cultivated and only few
sections are threatened with grass. II
is free from insects and disease gcncr
ally. The drought did cotton no ap
parent injury, and the abnormal hcat
since planting favored its development
Squares arc forming plcntifully or
| April cotton.
Tobacco growing we'll and trans
! planting is again being pushed. Plant.
| continue scarce, and some in beds ar
too large to transplant, SO that hands
intended for tobacco are being put tt
corn.
Wheat in the western counties prom
ises a fair yield, but elsewhere il
poor. Oats arc generally poor, an'
spring oats will amount to nothing
Wheat and oats harvest quite general
Sugar and ribbon cane are in vcrl
good condition and seemingly have no
suffered from lack OF rain.
| Melons generally in blossom nnt
looking promising. Have been attack
ease in lower Richland County.
Sweet potato draws being trans
planted and are doing we'll. IN New
berry and Union counties are brin.
watcrCd. Irish potatoes arc not prom
Using, and are Of inferior quality ant
small size generally
Gardens are somewhat revived, bIl
vegetables are very scarce and OF p0Oi
quality. In places gardens arc entire
ly ruined.
Fruit prospects arc poor. Pouches
continue to drop and apples to rot OF
tho trees. 1t is the opinion OF cor
respondents that the extreme hca
was unfavorably for fruit. Fine black
5crry crop In pickcns County. apt
generally over tho whole State.
j. w. BAUER, Director,
Columbia, S. G..
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