The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-06-24

! cRO OPS IN, soUTHl CAROLINA,
Tho Weekly Bullotln or tho Depart mont
M OF Agriculture. ssS Is 3, isl

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COLUMBIA, S.. o., June 1G. The
bulletin covers tha wes a., ,ha,r a., 3, orc !,
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= ~ ~ siAo aeoh ), eituiR foatur
gay, . une ~. ana IN ITS preparation
were used reports from one or more
correspondents in each county Of the
State. Az 81 n 4. y gS Il
The main temperature characteristic
of past week was a declining tend
of the night temp peratnrea which
reached marked departures below the
normal by the end OF the week. Tho
general range of day temperatures was
between rs and 90 although some
lower and some highter ones were re-
ported. The maximum for the week
was ~ on the 18th at G. Gillsonville, the
minimum was 81 on the 10th at Spar
tanburg. The local u weekly w mean
tenn oeratures ranged from !72 aI Green
vile and Looper's to 80 at Gillison-
villa, and the average Of ,36 mean tenn
perature reports was rs. The normal
for the same period is approximately
~. ,a 3,l al
The weeks rainfall was rather poor.
~ distributed, much of the Western
and North central portions having re,
ceived very little, while over the South
central and Southeastern portions there
was too much rain in many places.
The following heavy amounts were
reported: Charleston Q "a: Kingstree
q reports) 2.61 and 3 3.26 Pinopolis;
| 2 81 EllOree Q. 65. There were in ad.
ditiOn 81 places that reported amounts
from one to two inches, and 80 places
that reported less than one inch Of
rainfall, the average Of AZ reports be-.
ing 0, 80, while the normal for tho
same period is Approximately 1.04.
There were high winds over various
! portions OF the Stateaccosn ing the
thunder storms of the 9th, that iniur.
ed crops severely in places and tangl-
ed high corn SO that it could not be
worked. There was also adestructive
hail storm in Marlboro on the 18Th
that damaged crops locally. l N
There was about q normal amount
of sunshine for the State, but the ner-
centage Of possible range from 4b to
| 81, showing that cloudiness varied
considerably in different localities.
CROPS. &
The week on the whole was fayora.
bic Tor crop growth and cultivation.
There was moisture enough even
where least rain fell in fact those sec
tions were best favored as it gave them
an opportunity to clean the fields of
grass which has appeared !uxuriantly
every where but has been kept pretty
vel under control, except in a
ieW loca lltles where some cotton has
peen abandoned, 9,l' Toned, or else plowed under
with the grass and the lands put to
corn or peas. Such areas are really In
slgnincant. oyer the Southeastern
portions OF the state the ground has
been EN- hardly tit for cultivation, owing
70 the heavy rains. & s5ii
nepofts. : on on corn continue to be en-
entlrely favorable. Both early and
iate corn continue M very promising;
Inc Inc, former i1le IN silks and 'tasselsp
ans al peing 4aid by and9itile tn, iatter8ii 81
com!!ng up 70 stand sfNpl up TO stands a.id
receaying ,,eIl g Us mrs. cultivation. Some
R?rss " ~ nlury irom %: heart worms I!
oL.! Lice on cotton ol q. are reported from AL
portions or 1, me state usual with the
colilulenC tnat tney We're never before
80 =! prevalent. A. reports OF injury by
ice vary considerably; In places it is
conhned %, IN q 70 certain kinds Of soil in
otnefs me stands have been injured,
and IN others no injury has resulted,
except TO check growth and give the
leaves CURED up appt.rence, others
say the plant has stopped putting on
squares. PROBABLY the result OF growth
n.,avlng A. stopped. In certaln ra localities
tney seem 70 be Sdecfeaslng, While
oeners ooasS feport .nem ne +. increasing, the
cool nights seeming ng to favor their re-
pr1auctlon. n9l ls5 a
Lne cooi nlgnts nave also llfNl had q bad
el!ect on =, Inc unlnfested cotton, on cer1
lain SOL the over leaves are turning
redlsh as yellow,
\. Ine genera TENOR OF correspondents 'l'rt,
tepof's are not very favorable on cot g,
fully and blooms are quite common,
Mat p9,ng mGch I!e! carrier than ordinnarily.
Iloe sunsnlne llln ana dry weather ls the
ihdicated ~ l!'sl need for cotton. both to rid
sh9 PAM ll%c q Iice ana 10 {klll grass.
~ s. es.s commune 70 pc extensively soWn
ml.n VIII corn ana on tubble land. Bar
,a,,1 mUpacfp ,aci, gees nor seem 70 be doing
boa ~ hw9ii, AZ con'inues small but IA
ns:I3isy B;aay coiltieion * r.
;s,oe mas, mas apol1t az 1een sown ana ls
Ios Ios W. Well. piand rice improved
Iny settimSy - s,ueet III ! & j; d. !, 7,
nag Ses.g andg ~ swees pota.o Slips contln
promising. A ,'3 5f'3 ls
Irish potatoes have impro owed where
not too nearly matured, but the crop