The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-06-03

crop conditions for the "eek ending
Saturday, May 30, and 10 its prepara
ticu we're used reports from Que or morf
correspondents in each county OF the
State.
WEATHER
The mean temperature durlag the
past week was the same as for the tw
previous ones, bu: there was les of au
excess over the oormal, as the latter
increases at the rate Of from one TO two
degrees per week during May and
June. Since March first the seasonal
excess averages about :. 5 degrees per
day. The average of 80 places report
Ing mean temperature the past week is
10, aud the oormai for the same period
is approximately "a, having increased
from - since the previous week
The .neau temperature ranged from
80 at Poverty Hill. Allenda!e and
Gill;souville to "a at Greepvlllc. The
maximum temperature for the week was
100 on the 26th, reported from Gilli
sonvlIe The minimum was SO on the
30,h at Greenville, and so on the 30th
at Sautce and Liberty and 60 on the
29th at Society Hill
Showers occurred in some portioo Of
the State on every day of week, but as
rule they were light and local, except
at few points where the rainfall was
excessive.
On account of the uneven distribu-
ton of the raipfall number Of places
are represented as needing rain, or
more rain, badly. 10 the southeastern
counties where the drought was most
severe. light showers gave some relief,
and a heavy shower iu portions of
Beaufort was most beneficial. The
following heavy rains were reported {:
Colum bia | 90; Beaufort 10; Long
shore / 70; Looper's LIS; McColl
so; Ba,esburg 138; Cheraw 2.S0.
In addition to these there were ii
places that reported amounts between
0 so aud one inch, while % places re-
ported some rain, but less than half an
inch. The average Of ~ reports being
O SO aud the normal for the same Pc
riod is approximately O.99 inch.
There was considerable hail reported,
out generally without injury to crops,
except that severe tornado storm
passed through Newberry County. ac
compaoied by excessive rain. Crops
in that path of the storm we're severely
damaged by hail. wind aud rain. some
fields of cotton being entirely destroy
q At Longshore. outside the path of
the heaviest rainfall; [ 70 inches of
rain fell in nDe hour
The prevailing winds we're westerly
for the week, aad the sunshine was but
little 10 excess of the usual, ranging
from 25 per cent. Of the possible at
Beaufort to 80 at Greenvile, and aver
aging about Sc
Correspondents reports for thu week
range fronl glowing to gloomy, but the
former exceed the latter in about the
proportion of three to ore. In other
words. over three. fourths Of the Sta'e
rainfall has been sufficient for crops
during May. while about one.fcur'h Of
the State has been TOO dry, aud cow-
plaiots of dryness come from yearly
every county. making It difficult 10
specify the localities where rain is
nfeded, but generally it is dryest IN tde
southeastern counties Aiken aud
Fig ge6eld ; Laureps and Union {; snd
portions Of Fairfield. Sumter aud Che--
ter The most glowing crop accounts
come from Anderson, Florence. Oar
'ipgton, eastern Chesterfield aud Mari
ooro The other couuties are sp tied
Corn continues to grow satisfactorily,
aud laying by is becoming general
Shows effects of bud worms III Barn
we'll, willis badly during the dny in
Sumter, but its general condition is
from fair to excellent Peas beiug ex-
ten-'s,ly planted With corn
The weather has btea altogether
favorable for cotton, which mas general
ly made marked improvement. Lice
have appeared in Barnwell and Orange
burg cotton is dyirg cn red a"ds ID
Laurers. Union aud York. Ia places
it shows a tendency TO grow too much
to weed 1t is putting 90 squares
everywhere Choppiug to stands will
sooD be flushed Replanfed Gotten
terminating aud growing 6nely Sea-
Island coutiues 10 bad condition for TIE
want of rain.
Wheat harvest general /; heads small
but heavy Fall oats being cut aud
housed Yield poor but quality fair.
Soriug oats generally failure.
Tohacco oroWIDp we'll generally