The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-08
THE WEATHER. AND CROPS.
Valuable Information to Those Inter
cstcd in Farming Operations.


cstcd in Farming Operations.
The following is thc weekly bulletin
issued by the weather hnre;.u in Co
lumOia as to the condition Of the crops
in this State:
COLUMBIA, S. c., June %, 1897.
The mean weekly tenn pcrature aver
aged 80, which Is one degree above the
normal. The first OF the week was
comparatively cool followed by exccs-
slve neat with maximum temperatures
on the "a, % and 2G ranging from 100
to lC6 over the southeastern counties
The lowest for the week was 5S on the
22nd at Spartanburg.
The weather was shOwcry, but hard
ly enough rain fell generally for the
needs Of crops, in many places none,
| and in a few too much. 81 weekly
| measurements amounted to less than
| inch l3 from | to : inches, and 3
over Two inches with 2.7O as the largest
amount, at Trial. the average OF 10
reports was 0.7S and the approximate
normal for the wcok is 81.
n Clarendon, Spartanburg and Edge
field fields were washed by heavy
rains.
Severe local storms, of wind, rain
and hail, doing more or less injury to
corn, cotton and tobacco, in u few in
stances running entire fields, occurred
in Clarendon, Spartan ourg, Anderson,
Aiken, Edgciield, Darlington, Rich
land, Bnmberg, Kershaw, Sumter,
Berkeley, O 'angeburg, and Charles
ton. The extreme northeastern and
northwestern counties were free from
local storms.
ferent portions Of the State, but the
average of all reports Indicate about a
normal per centagc Of the possible
duration.
The week on the whole. was favor
able for the development Of crops,
which made satisfactory advance cx-
ccpt where injured by wind, hail and
wet soil. Much mention by corrc-
spondcnts, is made Of grass in fields,
but qualified generally by tho state
ment that the weather favored killing
grass.
Corn is being rapidly laid by in good
condition except that stands are irrcgu-
lar and that over considerable areas
throughout the entire State rain is
needed 1t is more promising than at
any time this season. Some fields
were injured by high wind breaking
down the largor stalks, and by cxccs-
sivc heat curling the leaves during the
day.
Cotton has begun to blossom freely
over the eastern counties, and squares
are plentiful everywhere although the
plant is small for the season. IN p0r-
tions OF Berkeley, kershaw, Chester
field, Chester, the ground Is too wet
Many fields are becoming foul with |
grass, but not enough so to materially |
iDJurc cotton. Hhe stand is very even |
and growth during the week was
good. Commenced laying by in sec
tiOns.
Sca-Island variety above an average
condition for the season. Is blooming !
and fruiting well.
Tobacco has improved generally.
Is buttoning low, and shows " frog D.
eye '.inplaccs. Has dctcriorated and /!
poor in kcrshaw. Is ripen-
ing prcmaturoly and some was cured |
during the week.
Rice is doing we'll. Peas were cx-
tcnsivcly sown and coming up to good |
stands. Sweet potato slip, growing
we'll. Sugar cane excellent. Vcgc- |
tables abundant. Melons will be |
shipped from Bdrnwcll this week; this |
crop improving Slow ly and is generally
late.
Special, full and final reports on
wheat, oats and fruit were received
and can be briefly summarized as fol-
lows:
Wheat The bulk Of this crop Is
raised in the northwestern counties, or
the territory bounded by lines drawn
due west and north from Columb bia.
Within this area, less than the usual
amount was s0Wn. It's condition
promises an average crop, confirmed
by the little threshing that has been
done. Fifty per cent of the reDOrts |
indicate a full average yield, thirty
indicate a fair yield. 1t was
harvested and gathered in good con-
dition generally. In q few counties
the yield was reduced by rust.
Oats :-Early sown oats were best,
and in many sections very good
seventy per cent. OF the reports in