The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-26
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
COLUMBIA. S. c., May 25, 1897.
TEMPERATURE.

unusually cool during the latter
portion the temperature rose to slight
ly above the normal.
The average for the week deduced
from 50, weekly means was So, and
the normal for the same period is
approximately Y.
The highest temperature was 81 on
the 2lst at Gillisonvi!le ; the lowest
was 46 on the 18th at Florence and
Santuc.
Frost heavy enough to nip young
corn was observed at Boiling Spring,
SpartanDurg, on the 17th, and trace
Of frost in Horny. OF the morning Of
The 18th.
RAINFALL.
There was very little rain during
the week, only light scattered show
ers on Friday over the northern and
western counties Eleven measure
ments are reported for the week.
ranging from .03 to so. and averag-
ing OIL of an inch. The approx
mate normal for the week is 0 IS
Rain is needed over the entire State,
and for all crops.
A destructive wind, rain and hail
storm passed over Woodward, Fair.
field, on Friday, doing a great deal
Of damage to cotton. fruit and gar
dens Injury was confined to com
parative!y limited area.
The week was nearly cloudless.
and at many places entirely so The
average estimated percentage Of the
possible was "a the lowest was 63
at Orangebnrg.
CROPS.
But little change was noticed in
the condition of staple crops during
the week except slight improve
ment generally in the color of corn
and cotton, towards the close Early
in the week the nights were too cool
and the ground is too dry, for rapid
growth Of vegetation, bat with the
rise in temperature and showers in
places, which occurred on Friday
and Sunday. better condition has
developed.
The general ;enor Of all reports in-
dica,es about good average coooilioc
of oil crops sod this holds good for the
eutire State, With few local excep-
t,oDs The prevalence, in injurious
num 5ers, of cut and bud worms on bot.
tom laud corn has been the worst ad.
verse condition ou any crop TO date.
aud that is abating
kain is generally needed and would
prove very beneficial.
Toe condition .! corn remains prac-
tics!iy the zane as heretofore, it being
sual! for the season but With healthy
color Its better on uplands than on
no,tons owing to the poor preparation
the latter lands received generally, and
to the damage by worms and crows,
necessl,atiog much replaniiOg aud gen.
orally poor stands Germ nearly all
planted and repIan'ed Is being work
ed cut The fields are generally cleao
and in 6ne ,iith
Cotton has improved somewhat and
90 complains are received of poor
stands, except from Aboeciile, Green
wood, Eige6sld. BarnuelI and Saluda, 1
where 90 certain lands the plant is
dying.
The plsDts. while small, are healthy;
aud although sons vita: irregular as to
size, s'auds are otherwise nearly per-
feet acd required very little patch
ing" by replanriog over the
State generally "C5opping ous'
is progressing rapidly and is
besriog complexion io the more .easterly
counties. while in the northwestern
counties is ouly we'll begun. as cotton
is not ali up Jet The plaus is in a
satisfactory condition aud 10 excellen.
shape to respond to mare favorable
weather for growth. Sea Island cotton
made slow Growth and glands in need