The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
CoLuMBA. S. c., June l, 1897
TEMPERATURE

during the week. from minlmums OF
40 degrees on the 2.627th at Loopers,
45 at Clemson College aud Spartan
burg on the Goth, and on the 9th at
Liberty, to maximum of 81 on the
29tb at Bam5erg and Gillisooville.
The week as a whole averaged three
degrees per day cooler than usual, with
a mean temperature of II. while the
normal is approximately "A
RAINFALL
10 places 10 the ''up country" heavy
rain fell on the 23d, washing lands in
Greenville, Sparsanburg, Clarendon, /,
Kershaw and Union Counties, but the
area of beneficial rainfall ,,as very
liuited. Light aod insufficient rain
fell on the 29sh over the upper portions
of the State. Twenty.seven places re-
ported measurements, Of which "a
were less than 0 so, and three of over
100 Oakland reported 2 So. The
deficiency for the week is O.65 inch,
aud the deficiency for the month ranges
from l SO to 800 inches.
There was a severe hail storm on the
23i 10 Greeoville, 10 the vicinity Of
Lickyille, that, over path of to 6
miles wide and about Is miles long,
destroyed much corn, cotton. fruit. gar
deus, ETC 1t was accompanied BY
high winds that blew down many fruit
trees. The hail-storm extended into
Uoion and Spartanburg. Hail fell iD
Clarendon. Fairfield. Kersbaw aod
Chester on the same day
SUNSHINE.
There was much more than the aver
sunshine during the week. the mean Of
sixty estimates being 81 per cent. Of
the possible, while the oormal is
about 81.
The winds were variable-early 10
the week they were cold northerly and
during the latter portion warm wester-
ly to southerly They we're for abe
most part light in force.
CROPS.
About one third of this weeks re-
ports, and embracing sections of nearly
every coupty 10 the state. indicate that
crops, especially corn and cotton. are
below their usual or average, for this
season of the year. in size. stand, and
general condition. A few reports To-
dicase. conditions above the seasonal
average. while the majority indicate
average conditions, certainly not above.
Crops are nearly at ssandstill for want
of rain. 4 few cool ghts during the
middle Of the week also impeded the
growth of cultivated vegetation Io-
secfs Of various kinds are doing mate
rial injury over portions of the state.
-.-h -oja f.,o,ob1a ~ronraco
and fields are generally we'll titled, and
clean.
Coru did Dot make much if any im-
provment during the week. Gu; worms
aad heart worms cootiuue their depre-
da1ions; chinch bugs have attacked it;
consequently the reports Of bad stand
outpuuber those Of good stands The
cortiuued absence of rain is affecting
corn seriously 10 the lower counties
where il willis badly curing the day
and hos fired" in few places ln
Laureus and surrounding counties corn
i, sicsly and yeliowish l. is small for
the season every where Fields are
generally free fron weeds and grass
Is being '.laia by" 10 Berkeley.
Cotton is sickly ia places due to The
cool nights. bus generally it made salts
factory growth daring the week The
rlap, has DOT attaioed 40 average
growth Tor June 1ss Additional re-
ports Of stands dying out we're this
week received from Spartan burg,
Georgetown. Clarendon. New berry.
sun,er, and Lexington Bad stands
ia Williamsburg. Lice infest cotton
over portions Of Barn we'll. Aobeville,
Ham pton. Kersoaw. and Oraugeburg.
Fields are generally fee from grass and
weeds, aud choppiog Co stands Is near