The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

This bulletin co7ers the weather and
crop conditions for the week ending
Saturday, Sept II, and in its preparation
were used reports from one or more
correspondents in each county of the
State.
| The past week was hot one on the
whole, with two days quite cool, that
greatly reduced the average weekly
excess oyer tho normal temperature.
Inc midday heat was intense, and as
great as in July or August The maxi
mum temperature for the week was 95
on the 9TH at Beaufort and on the 18th
at Spartanburg; the minimum was So
on the 9th at Cheraw.
| Inc weekly mean temperature was
u, ranging from II at Greenville to 80
| at Poverty Hill. The normal is an
proximately IS.
The past week was the dryest one of
| the season. The only section of the
State that had any rain was q narrow
strip along the North Carolina border,
reaching from Grecnville to Lancaster
county. All other portions of the State
were absolutely without rain, other
than possibly a light sprinkle on the
9th The drought is becoming intense.
Inc approximate normal rainfall for
the past week is 27.
There was scarcely any cloudiness
during the week, the average percen.
tage of possible sunshine was 92, and
the lowest was 6t per cent. at Reid,
Greenvillc County.
l.nGse'wer no hiGh winds or local
storms. - -
The week favored teamwork, and
was especially favorable for saving the
lint OF cotton in the best possible con-
dltion. The drought is, however, dis
tressing in some localities, as water
for stock is scarce. The ground is too
dry for plowing and seeding, although
some fall oats have been sown.
Vegetation of all kinds is fast dying,
and one correspondent in Edgelield
County reports that oak and hickory
trees and shrubbcry dying from effects
of continued dry weather.
The weather is too hot for harvest
ing corn, although the crop is entirely
made. 1t is feared that it will be in
tested with weevels should it be housed
now. Some corn is being 'athcred
from bottom lands subject to overflow.
Corn Is dry and hard, but on many ears
the grain is Shrunken.
There Is unanlmity among the cor
espoDd' 5 az this service on the con-
ditln of cotton; IL is that the yiclC is
shorter than previously estimated.
Cotton is about all open and over half
plckeo out. Bolls continue to open
prcmaturely, and the seed in such
boils Is not maturcd nor doc the lint
separate clcanly from the seed in GIN
ming.
1t is generally stated by the cores
pondents that the entire crop will be
picked by the end OF this month, if the
weather continues as favorable as it
has been.
They also have reduced their esti-
mates of the probable yield and now
very generally put it at half a crop.
Ihe plant is dying and it can be def
nltely stated that there will be no top
crop. Sea-Island cotton is in need of
rain. 1t showed deterioration in con-
ditiOn for the week.
Peas are not doing we'll generally,
although in Union they appear to be
fruiting heavily, but the better con-
dition of all minor crops in the up
counties is due to the copious rains
during the latter portion of the pre-
vious week.
Turnips in most places are failure
so far, for where the seed germinated
and came up the plant was subsequent
ly killed by the intense midday heat.
Truck along the coast needs rain
badly.
Second planting OF Irish potatoes,
in the interior, an entire failure.
Sweet potatoes doing fairly we'll In
places, but are generally poor crop.
There was ideal rice harvest wcath-
er during the entire week, ID that
work made rapid progress. The
weather also favored gathering forage
crops
Reports on sorghum and sugar cane
vary considerably now, some Indicate
poor yield OF sap whiic others say
the cane is as juicy as usual but all
agree as to the excellent quality of the
sap and syrup made from 1t.
Gardens are burned up ana over
large portion OF the State Vegetables
| are scarce. Pastures are b}inuing
| to afford scant grazing. ls,-s'
j. w. BAUER, Di s.