The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-09
CROP SEASON CLOSING.
WEATHER OBSERVER BAUER'S
GLANCEABOUT THE FIELDS.

He Issues a Very Interesting and Valuable
Weekly W Gather and Crop Bulletin-The
Harvest Time Has Arrived.
i COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 2.-The fol
lowing weekly bulletin of the condl
ton of the weather and crops OF the
State issued yesterday by Observer
Baur will be read with peculiar inter
est as the season is so fast drawing to
a close:
This bulletin covers the weather and
crop conditions for the week ending
Saturday, August 90, and in its prep
aration were used reports from one OF
more correspondents in each county
of the State.
| WEATHER.
For the first time in seven weeks the
average temperature for seven consec-
utive days was as low as the normal
for the same period. The fore part OF
the past week was quite warm, but
there was gradual lowering of night
temperature until the end Of the week,
when the lowering August minimum
temperature, for many years, occur
red.
The lowest weekly mean tempera-
tufe was Is at Walhalla, the highest
81 at tAllendale ;the average mean tenn
perature for &c stations was rs and the
normal for same period is approx
mately 7S. The maximum tempera-
ture was 101 on the oath at Gillison-
vile, the minium Sc on the 29th at
Santuc.
Thirty-four places reported rainfall
during the past week against twenty
one the previous week, with an aver
age measurement of l. AZ inches against
0.4S for the previous week. The ap.
proximate normal amounts is 1.3S
inches.
The wind came generally in the
form of showers, and they were report
ed from all sections of the State, but in
many places were local in character
and failed to bring the desired relief
from the prevailing drought. In other
places the drought was etfectually bro
ken as the following measurements
will show: Augusta, Ca, 2.6O; Allen
dale, 3.3S; Blackville, 1.19; Green
wood, 1.2O ;Spartanburg, Los ;Cheraw,
1.29; Florence, 1.49; Charleston, 2.29;
Kingstree, $50; st. Georges, 2.2O;
Yemassee, 200; Chesterfield. 1.G3;
Oakwood, $40; Camden. LOG; Hol.
land, 3.75; Longshore, III; Pinopolis,
LOS; Society Hill, 1.3s; Elloree, 1 60 !;
Gillisonville, 1.87.
Ten other places and measurements
between 0.50 and 100; and only four
less than so inches.
There was somewhat less than the
usual amount of sunshine, due to al
most general cloudiness in the eastern
portion during the greater portion of
the week. In the western portions there
was somewhat more than normal. The
percentage of possible sunshine ranged
from 81 at Reid, Greenville county to
33 at Pinopolis, Berkeley county, with
an averageof 60 for the State,
| CROPS,
Marked changes in crop conditions
cannot be looked for at this season of
the year, especially under normal wea.
ther conditions such as prevailed dur
ing the week under review. The prin-
cipal crops are, in deed, so far matur-
ed that they are no longer susceptible
to meteorological influences. Minor
crops can yet be benefited by the rains
of the past week.
The last fodder has been pulled from
late corn and from one.third to one
half of it is unfit for forage on &C
count of being badly burnt by the
sun. The grain of late corn is gener-
ally not full nor we'll developed, and
last weeks estimate of the poor condi-
ton and yield of late corn is fully sus-
tanned by this weeks reports, with this
difference, that few localities have
made a full crop. Corn in portions of
Hampton is infested with weeYel and
worms in the ear. Corn is so nearly
ripe that its yield cannot be effected
by any sort of weather, except such as
may favor or interfere with gathering
or housing the crop.
The past week gave less favorable
weather for rice harvest than the pre-
vious one, there having been showers
on all but two days in the rice region.
On one day heavy local wind storm
did considerable damage to a few
plantations. 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
the rains. Syrup making has begun
in various portions of the State, but
no reports as to yield have been made.
There is no Improvement to note in
the general condition of cotton. The
weather no longer affects it as for the
most part growth has stopped, the
plant is nearly or quite dead, and half,
or more, of the bolis open. In a few
localities the plant remains green and
stimulated by the late rains, shows
signs of putting on top crop. Blooms
are very scarce now; in many fields
none are TO be seen; which indicates a
small late crop. Indeed, it is the opin-
ion Ct nearly all the correspondents
of this service that cotton will be
picked out by October 1st, or by the
18th of that month at the latest. II
continues TO open very fast and the
first picking was heavy one. Many
correspondents say that this is the ear.
liest season for cotton within their re
collection. Sea Island cotton contin-
ues to do very well.
Tobacco curing is over, and it ap
pears that this crop lacked uniformity
in the various counties waere cultiva.
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