The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-29
THE wEArHEK AND oRops.
The Closing Report of the Seasonal
Iscyiew OF the Heated Term.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS. y
Z Nhe closing Report of the Seasoned
! Reyiew OF the Heated Term.
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Inc past week was very hot Fri
| day, the hottest day OF the season over
entlrs 9 State. weekly mean tempera
sare ~; normal approximately "a
~ Meam - LEN eemP,eerature ranged between q
| at Sreenylile and Reid and 81 aud St
az OaR%ood and Poverty Hill, respec-
Lively. lDiaxlmum 100 on the 18th at Oak,
Woou mlnlmpm vi on 18th at Cheraw
on i4th and 10Th at Ba5esburg.
Inc rainfall was light and confined
W tne north central countless and to
rberkeley county. Mont Glare report
ga o.0o Cheraw l.O2; Chesterfield 100.
| Twelve other places reported light
showers. The rainfall in Darlington
county damaged open cotton in the
| ytciuity5ol mont Clare. The average
ior the State was 0.l9, and the normal
Is approximately LIS.
| Strefms are dried up In many places;
wells are Very low, and there is a scar
| city Oh STOCK water In the lower DOR
tlons OF the State.
| Oorn is pelng housed and in places is
aisappolntlng. Grain loose on ears,
out dry anu hard. --latest planting
al1ounts 1 10 notnipg.
Cotson aoout all open ana two-thirds
picked. In places the entire crop is
gathered. The yield continues to fall
oeiow previous estlmates and now an
average OF all the reports wonid make
tne Pfooa6le yield half of the July
ouelook. me 1ear is expressed that
mucn OF the seed is defective and
planters are cautioned TO save the best
ohly ior heSe years planting.
5eas are stlil oylng from the heat
amo amo ia.o peas are q lallure. Turnips
e is mois,y yey hdt, poor Misn 1. no stands except
10 Ilois' ooetoli ianos.
Lhte nay 0tner than pea vine, a
Po9r crop. syrup making continues
anu Gne Sieia ol cropls small butsweet
.snu Vne quailCy Oh syrup Obtained very
go0d.
ENce lIent rice harvest weather and
carry rice Is ABOUT all secured. Quality
anu yielu very satisfactory. Late rice
not SO good.
oweeS potatoes are very poor; have
s'oPPea growing,
Garaen truck along tho coast suffer-
ing lor rain, ana gardens In the inter
Ior are ournt up ana are failures.
Orops are no" ln snch condition that
Ialh "ouio not Deneht them except
1urhiPs wnicn cou'a ea se=sown. Rain
"ouia put the ground in condition for
Plowlng ana seeding whir'. Is being
oelayeo.
kEVlEW OF THE SEASON.
AS tnls Is the last bulletin of the
season, snort review OF the weather
conultlons since March is given, ac.
colnpanleu oy Table In the regular
report.
AS 10 the temperature the table shows
" Slae every month except June was
hoCCer IMAM usual. More extended
RECORDS than can be given here show
tnat the excess averaged degrees
per uay. IL mas Deen the hottest sea-
son since systematlc records have been
hepI' PERIOD o'9 years. The table
aiso SHOWS tnat May and Septem Der
we're relatlvely the hottest months of
the year.
AS 70 raihiaii, 'the season can be
alviueo mo three periods. The first
ihCiuoes March, April and May, with
nan She usnal amount. The second
lncluues June ana the nrst hall OF July,
aoou1 SIX weeks, with decided ex-
cess amounting to about 100 per cent.
OF Inc usual ralntailss Ihe third period
ihcluues the Iast hait OF July, all OF
august ana september to date, with
aoouC oo per cent. OF the normal amount.
~ orlei nmary OF crop conditions
auring inc season SHOWS that the
Wea1her was favorable 1or the thorough
prepardCion OF lands and Tor early
planning, o"L that germination was
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