The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-02
wEEKLy cnor BuLLET.N:
General Improvement Caused by the
Recent Rains--Lfmited Areas Still

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General Improvement Caused by the
Recent Rains-Limited Areas still
Dry.
This bulletin covers tho weather
and crop conditions for the week end
ing Saturday. May %, and in it's prep
more correspondents in each county of
the State.
The average mean temperature of
40 places for the week was 10 degrees,
the came as for the previous week, aud
was due to somewhat lower day tenn
peratures, but warmer nights. The
means ranged from "a at Hagood to SO
at Gillisonsyille. The normal for the
week approximately ~. The maxi
mum temperature was 100 at Black
vile on the 18th, G~illisonsville on the
18th, and Cheraw ON the 21st; the
minimum was GO at Batesburg on the
2lst, Greenwood on the 22d and 23d.
There we're numerous showers dur
ing the last three days OF the week
over the greater portion of the State,
but In lower Barnwell, Coileton,
Hampton, Charleston and Beaufort
counties the rainfall was either very
light or entirely absent, and there the
drought was intensified to the detri-
nSut VI crops generally.
There are other limited areas where
but little or no rain fell, as follows In
the vicinity of Hawthorne, Windsor
and lakewood, Aiken County; Spring
field, Orangeburg County Jordan,
Clarendon County ; Winnsboro, west
ward to Broad River, Fairfield County;
portions of Pickens aud Greenyille
counties; Waterloo, Laurens County;
Poverty Hill and Trenton, Edgefeld
County Santuck, Union County Lit
tie Mountain, Newberry County |; and
Leesville, Lexington County. Heavy
rains damaging crops and washing
Greenville, Pickens, and Anderson
and Fairfield counties. Hail fell in
various western and central counties
on the 21st and 22d, damaging the
stands of cotton to some extent.
The following heavy rains were re-
ported: Columbia 1.20 Greenville
2.07 Florence 1.94; bingham 2.53;
Camden l,69; Eiloree $50; Liberty
1.50; Central 1.30; Pinopolis 3.24;
Clemson College 1.25. Six other
places reported amounts from $50 to
100 inch and % places amounts under
O.5O of an inch, the average Of AZ re-
ports being 0.80 and the normal for
the State is approximately 0.S8.
The sunshine ranged between 10 aid
80 per cent. of the possible, except in
Berkeley and Williamsburg counties,
where it ranged between 30 and 60.
The general condition of crops is
decidedly better than it was on the
previous week, the exceptions being
confined to those sections where there
was little or no rain, as already noted,
and elsewhere to such crops that were
too far advanced towards maturity or
were too nearly ruined by the previous
drought to be benefited by the late
rains. Corn has made satisfactory adj
vance in growth and has been general
ly well cultivated, is clean, healthy
and of good color. In places it wilted
badly during the day. Earliest plant
ing is about ready to clay by" Bud
worms did some damage on bottoms in
Edgefield County, but generally worms
corn coming up and some being
planted.
With the exception of small and
comparatively unimportant areas
whore the stands were damaged by
hail, and also where it is just coming
up, or came up irregularIy, cotton is
in fine condition. 1t is Of fair growth
and improving; is of good, healthy
color, well cultivated and only a few
sections are threatened with grass. 1t
Is free from insects and disease gener-
ally. The drought did cotton no APP
parent injury, and the abnormal heat
since planting favored It's development.
Squares are foffaing plentifully on
April cotton.
u Tobacco growing we'll and trans
planting is again being pushed. Plants
continue scarce, and some In beds are
TOO large to transplant, so that. hands
intended for tobacco are being put to
corn.
Wheat In the western counties prom
ises a fair yield, but elsewhere is
poor. Oats are generally poor, and
spring oats will amount to nothing.
Sugar and ribbon cane are in very
good condition and seemingly have not
suffered from lack Of rain.
Melons generally In blossom and
looking promising. Have b%een.attack-
ed and are dying from q fungus dis
ease in lower Richland County.
Sweet potato draws. being trans
planted and are doing well. In New
berry and Union counties are being
watered. Irish potatoes are not prom
ising, and are Of inferior quality and
small size generally.
Gardens are somewhat revived, but
vegetables are very scarce and of poor
quality. In places gardens are entire
ly ruined.
Fruit prospects are poor. Peaches
continue to drop and apples to rot on
the trees. 1t is the opinion of COR
respondents that the extreme heat
was ~unfavorably for fruit. Fine black
Hcrry crop in Pickens County, and
Generally over the whole State.
j. w. BAUER, Director,
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