The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
WEATHER AND CROPS.
THE CONDITIONS OF THE STATES
FARMING INTERESTS.

THE CONDITIONS OF THE STATES
FARMING INTERESTS.
The General Outlook Weekly Bulletin
of the Weather Bureau Issued Last Week
by Dire ector Bauer.
The following weekly statement of
the crop and weather conditions for
this section has been served by Direct.
or Bauer:
TEMPERATURE.
| The temperature conditions during
the past week were slightly above the
normal, due to comparatively high
day temperatures and seasonably cool
nights. The former ranged in the SOs
and the latter in the COS, with daily
range from 90 to 26 degrees The
highest reported: IS on the 10th at
J Hodges, and the lowest, 50 on the 5th
at Liberty. The mean for the same
period is approximately rs.
RAINFALL.
Over nearly the whole of the State
the week was a rainless one Six
places reported light showers on va
rious dates. with a maximum meas
urement of O15 at Allendale. The
showers were confined TO portions of
Berkeley, Colleton Hampton, Charles.
ton, Beaufort and Marion counties.
Over the remainder of the State the
ground is very dry with severe
drnughty conditions in pisces. Cor
res s7nndents all note the need of rain
for 'hs growing crops. The normal
for the week is about q. The week
Of corresponding dates in 1895 was
also without rain
The winds were generally light,
easterly. The sunshine was ia exc SO
with an estimated percentage OF 85 Of
the possible for the State, ranging
from 81 to 100.
GENERAL REMARKS
Favorable weather prevailed for har.
vesting and gathering the ripened
crops, such as haying, rice harvest.
picking cotton, making syrup and
housing corn and fodder, but pastures,
gardens, late corn, turnips and gen.
orally all crops pot fully matured
stand in urgent nsed of rain, over the
State.
The reports on cotton would indi.
cate a further decline in condition
due to the dry weather which CAUSED
young bolls to shed freely over the
western counties. where, until recent
ly, the plant had continued to fruit,
and whers it is yet in places putting
on fruit sparinRly, but not generally.
There are reports of small "top crop
over the extreme northwestern coun.
ties, but over the larger portion of the
State those bolls and squares that usu.
ally form the ''top crop" all shed off
during and following the August
rains.
Over the eastern counties generally
and over a large portion of the west.
ern counties cotton is opening RAPIDLY,
in places prematurely and in Berke'
ley, Marion, Orangeburg, Bamberg
and continu ous counties from half to
three fourths, or more, OF the bolls
are open.
In one locality in Berkeley 70 per
cent. is already gathered. A
In the eastern cou mites the plant Is
apparently dead, caused by rust. which
developed over large areas during the
latter part of August many fields look
as il scared by frost.
Under the prevailing favorable
weather conditions, picking made
rapid progress.
Sea Island cotton has not shared in
the deterioration, on the contrary, i'm.
proved in condition during the week.
The dry weather injured late corn to
some extent, but permitted fodder to be
saved in good condition. Some corn
has been gathered.
Sweet potatoes look and yield we'll
generally, but rain is needed for late
paintings.
Rice harvesting has made great
strides in Colleton and elsewhere In
| in the rice districts and threshing has
begun generally. Upland rice in
Pickens would be benefited by rain.
In places turnips seem to stand the
dry weather, but generally the young
plants were killed by the hot sun and
fields will have to be resown.
It was az extremely favorable week
for curing pea vine and other hay and
much was saved.
Peas generally fruiting well but
shedding their leaves freely.
Sorghum and sugar cane maintain
their excellent condition and syrup,
making continues.
Pastures and gardens are parched.
Peanuts yielding we'll. Tobacco be-
ing freely marketed. Late apples
plentiful and of good quality in Salu.
da. Scuppernong grapes plentiful.
Fall plowing continues in the truck
raising districts.
From the national bulletin OF Sept.
6: The general condition OF cotton
| is less favorable than in the previous
week and over portions OF the middle
sections of the cotton belt there has
been marked deterioration. Absencs.of
rain has caused it to open rapidly, to
some extent prematurelv. In portions
of south and southwest Texas showers
improved late cotton aud the top crop.
over the northern part ofthe State and
over the central and eastern portions
of the belt the conditions have been
unfavorable.
how Animals Suffer from Bad Water.
The following note from DR.. w. 4.
A. Wyman, OF Clemson, the State vet
ernary surgeon, will explain itself: