The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-08

days. and the minimum temperatures
! ranged generally between sixty and
seventy.
The rainfall for tue week was gen.
orally light and confined to scattered
showers over various portions of the
State during the first part of the
week, the latter portion being with
out rain, except light shower on the
coast. Rain is needed over the
greater portion of the State.
Twenty Que places reported meas
urements Of less than l inch, ten of
from l to 2 inches, aud one more
than two inches. the later being
Kingstree with 2 48. The approx
mate normal for the week IS l 30, and
the mean Of all measurements 0.69.
The greater portion Of the State re-
ceived no rain or merely light and
insufficient amounts
Hail accompanied the rains of the
goth over much of Berkeley, Col
Teton Charleston, Hampton and Beau.
fort counties, doing considerable in,
iury to cotton and rice. On August
30th hail fell at BIackville, Green
vile, Hope Station and Liberty on
the 3lst at Camden
There occurred few high winds,
but they did no material or vide
spread injury.
The sunshine was generally in ex-
cess Of normal and averaged 81 per
cent of the possible, but cloudiness
increased over the eastern portions of
the State during the latter portion
of the week
GENERAL REMARKS
The week under review gave favor
able weather for harvesting maturing
crops. especially making hay and
picking cotton. but was too dry over
the greater portion of the State for
growing crops and fall plowing.
of which but little has been
done. Worms of various kinds have
ceased to do any damage except to
corn in Beaufort
CROPS
Ii is the unasimous opioioa Of al
correspondents that the cotton crop will
be much smaller than the condition of
the plant during Ju'y snd the first two
weeks of -Angas, promised. The loss
in condition is greatest over the central
and eastern counties where the August
squares and young bolls nearly all
dropped Of, and where the plant is, for
the most part. apparently dying, With
no appearance of top crop, and where
rust was most prevalent There is,
however. less shedding and rust this
week than last. Over the western
counties, the injury to the crop was not
so marked and many fields contiuue to
bloom and put on fruit to limited ex-
tent, especially 90 late costoo. Cotton
is opening rapidly and picking is gene
raj, with labor enough available, geue-
rally, to keep cotton picked out as it
opsns. except in places where laborers
are scarce, and the lint is liable to
damage from storms should any occur.
A heavy raio in Uoion cocDfy dam-
aged open cotton materially. The Sep.
tember picking will be large aud in
places include about bali the crop on
the stalks. Sea Island cotton con-
tiuues to look very promising With com
paratively little shedding duriog the
last week.
Corn.is maturing rapidly and late
coru is turning out better than apticl-
pated. As ye, no core has been
housed. Fodder pulling is about finish
ed except from very late corn. The
weather favored curing and housing
the fodder in the very best condition.
Cutting pea-vioe hay made favorable
progress aod the crop is beavy one
generally. although 10 places the leaves
are falling of excessively. Cutting
grass for hay is also well under way
and large yields are reported, of good
quality aud nicely cured.