The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-15
State
WEATHER

clu6es the dates Of highest temperature
for the year in South Carolina, and
about stationary temperature may be
expec,ed for the remainder of the
month and into August. after which a
slow decrease at first, then more 'apld
will ordinarily occur.
The mean temperature for the past
week averaged 5 degrees cooler than
normal, highest temperature 96 on the
5th at Blackville, and on the 6'b at
Spar,snburg; lowest 50 on the 9 b at
Looper's. Mean temperature Of 40
stations. II, and the approximate nor
nal for the same period is 80.
At many places there vas rain on
seven days of the week Out of A
reports received the smallest amount re.
ported was 81 at Yemassee The
distribution of the rainfall is shown by
the following reports: Augusta. Ca,
6.44; Allendale 1SS; Batesburg
1866; Blackville 2 Sc; Greenwood
o71; Greenvilc 8 81; SpaTtaDbure
6.O3; Cberaw sos; Florence 3 81 !;
Kingstree $50; S.. Georges (D
3.ll; St. Matthew's 3 So; Pinopolis
2.33; Darlington 3.85; Tiller's Ferry
al; Sbaw's Forks 800; St.
Georges (2) 450; Charleston 6 81 !;
Liberty SIS; McColl & 40; Besufo t
6 90; Winpsboro 5 Is; Anderson
400; Saptuc 6.4S; Reid 5 rs; Trial
3.61; Coluu6ia 6 s5; Camden 7.27 !;
Chesterfield 1S; Mout Glare 6 Is;
Elloree 2 81 Lougshore 5 80; Loop
er's 8 O5; Trenton 6 ol; Little Noun.
taio SCI; Waldalla 5 So; Clemson
College 9 48; Poverty Hill 8 30; Gil
lisouville 95; Ssatesburg 7.57 !;
Hasood 40; Society Hill 5 81
The average Of these A re of's is
5 As, aud the nolmal for the sane
period is approximately l % inches.
The rain fell SO that much of sank
into the ground and the subsoil is bow
thoroughly saturated aud 40 appreben
sion Of drought need be frlt for the re-
mainder of this crop seas e.
There vas less than half the usual
duration Of possible sunshiue, the per-
ceutagc for the STATE having h.eu 81,
ranging iron Is at Trial o So per c,n'
a, Wiuushoro. The eEec; of so much
cloudiuess was 10 the uaii beneficial by
preventing sca!iiog. which would have
occurred had the sun sn.ne hot before
the ground had become partially dry.
CROPS
Too nuch rain. That aud high
winds op Wednesday. Sth, caused a
general falling of ln the conditions of
corn aud cotton, but with less efec' on
other crops, in fact, muo7 crops we're
decidedly improved, ex:ep; on over
flowed aues. The wind is reported
70 have blown gale in the western
countries, breaking t.awn and angiing
corn aud large cotton. aud owing to the
changing direction CT the high wind, it
worked holes aronnt: the upper roots
aud re;ar,'iog is srow;b materially
Mach of the greru ;gu.s remaining on
tie trees was biowp otf, thus farther
shortening au already smal! crop
TIE larger rivers. anl niaDy Of the
smaller streams, oge. howed their backs
and ruined (: large portion OF the dam,
age from bis source, 'ae fact that o"'
tom laods yield nearly, CT quite, twice
as much rs the sasle acreage of orai"aTy
uplsDds
The Great Pee Dee rose &c ssi'ain 8
inches ef the greas :eesact Of Marca,
1868. The Broad, Cougaree, WateTee
Lynches, Savannah. aud other rivers
were c7er their banks :no'e OR less. bet
the damage CAP as yes yet bc accorzi"-
ly estimated.
Farr, voyk was delayed By the
raus ard wc, soil and crops are fast
becoming grassy, but as fields were
previously weii cultivated, @See?t III
few counties, the grass czi' ne
brought unde7 coutrol before '"nc'
injury will result from that Source