The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-01
THE WEATHER. AND CROPS.
ihc Closing Report OF the Season.
Review OrthG Heated Term.

The following bulletin shows tn
"Cathcr and crop conditions for tn
week ending Saturday, Sept. 10:
The past week was very hot. Fri
day, the hottest day OF the season owe
untire State. Weekly mean temper.
turc 50: normal Approximately II
Mean temperature ranged between 7,
at Grccnviltc and Rcid and 81 and st
AZ OAkwOOd and Poverty HIu, rcsprc-
lively. iMaXimnm 5on the 18th at Oak
wood minimum I'll on l}Lh at Chcrlw
on lIth and 18th at Batesbuig.
The rainfall was light and confined
to the north central counties aud to
Berkeley county. Mont Clare rcport.
cd 300; Chcraw l.02; Chesterfield | 90
l"ctVe other places rnp0:trd light
showers. The rainfall in Darlington
county dlnagcu open cotton in the
vicinity Of Mont Clare. The average
ior the state WAS O.IJ, aud the norm;,,
is Approximately is.
soLrcaEls are uriud up in many places:
wells are very low, ANA there is u scar.
cIhy Ol stock water in the lower pur-
tiohs OF The State.
Corn j. being housed and in places is
disappointing. Grain .oOsU on cars,
DuI dry and hard. Latest planting
amounts, to nothing.
Cotton about all open ana two-thrt.5
picked. In places The entire crop j.;
gathered. The yield continues to fail
below previous estimates ana now an
average OF ali the reports wonl,i make
the probable yield half Of the July
outlook. The fear Is expressed tina,
much OF the seed is dcfrrLivc and
planters arc cautioned to save the best
only for next years planting.
't,s urr stJ n vit,,r fr,,, +l,. l,.t
and late pcas are IL failure. Turnips
are very poor with no stands cXccpt
- moist Bottom lands.
Late hay, other than pea vine, q
poor crop. Syrup making continues
and the yield OF crop is small but tswcct
ana the quality Of syrup obtained very
good.
EXcc lIcnt rice harvest weather and
ciUiy rIcc is Hbont all secured. Quality
AMI yic.d very satisfactory. ute rice
not so good.
Sweet potatoes arc very poor ; have
stopped growing.
G.rGcn track along tho coast suffer-
ulr '0r ram, and gardens in the inter-
ior re burn" up and are failures.
Crops arc now in such Il condition that
rain would not benefit them cXccpt
trnips which could be rc-sOwn. Rain
you'd put the ground in condition for
plow'ng and seeding which is being
delayed.
REVIEW or TIE SEASON.
hS this is the last bulletin OF the
season, Il short review Of the weather
conditions since March is givcn, ac-
cpmpan!co by ii table in tho regular
report.
Ao the Temperature the table shows
lhat every month except June vas
n"JI"r hhan usual. More cXtpUoLd
lcroruS Lnnn can be given here show
mat i'ut excess averaged , degrees
per day. IL uaS been the hottest sea
50" a'""e systematic records have Beer
kept " period of . years. The table
3js" SLOWS tnut May and Scptcmbcl
were relatively the hottest months 0
th" year.
AS to rainfall, the season can bt
divided into three periods. The frs
Includes March, April and May, will
haii the usual amount. The sccont
includes June and the first half of July
| about six weeks, with a decided ex
cess amounting to about $50 per cen,
OF the usnal rainfall. Tho third PORTO
| includes tn3 last half of July, all c
| August &"d September to date, wit
abont 30 per cent. Of the normal amour
n brici summary OF crop condition
dnrinG IN" season shows that tn
weather Was favorable for the thoroup
y preparation OF lands and for ear
planting, but that termination WI