The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-22
WEEKLY CROp BULLETIN.
The Weather and Crops for the Week
Ending april 10, 1897.

Ending april 10, 1897.
The following IS the report Of the
| weather Ourcau for SUulh Carolina
! during the week ending April 10th :
| The temperature for the week aver
aged ) degrees warmer than normal,
! due 10 very warm weather. during The
! first part Of the week and cOOi weather
on the last Two days. The highest
! temperature reported WAS 81 on the
| Sih at GlilisOnvtlIc, and the lowest IS
I on the lOtn al Liberty and GrccnvIllc.
/ Inc lowest on the morning OF the lUvn
ranged between IS amt - over the en-
! tire western portion OF the State. The
| State average temperature (Ocing the
mean OF ali reports rccGlvedj WAS I'll.
IhCrc were heavy rains over the
/ western counties on the 9th. wushirg
. piowcu lands badly ana causing fresh
cts, with loss Of life, on some OF the
streams. There we've a'SO excessive
rains over the north, HSLcrn portion Of
tic StUtc on the Sth. Ojhcr days with
RAIN were the 9Th, 9Jn and l0jh, gen
"rai over the State: on the 1Ih and
. Sth, local showers. Hail accompanied
the rains OF the 9TH over the western
! counties, aud the heavy rains on the
! S,h, with no damage to crops. The
! IA MA / for the week WAS very heavy,
; amounting i ..,.223 ~ DARLINGTON I -
Al Society Ii ii: LOO at Mount CT .r, ::
:, 80 at S.Il.rs I.I5 at WalnalIa: / -
ht Loupcrs: - at Pleasant; 3 - az
/ GrrCnvtIir > 5S At Greenwood /: 4.I5 1T
Liberty 2.2l at Santuc. The average
OF - reports from all sections Of the
SiA!" Was LIS inches, and the normal
iur the sau!c period is upprOXimatuly ly
90 inches.
me sunshine was more nearly nor
MAJ than during the previous week.
The estimated percentage Of pOssiot
! suns Einr rHnNCG between % AT Society
Itul and - AT Pamela. The average Oi
- reports Is 90 per cent. of the posi-
bic, white the normal at This season is
nearly 20 per cent.
But little prOgrcs could be made III
farm work unriug the week on account
OF The continued wet condition OF the
ground. Over the western group OF
counties, and incIu.tng Onc-third or
more OF the entire area OF the State,
only from one 10 two days plOwiny
could be done, after the ground became
ii and before the work was again IN
! tErruplcd by rain. Over tni, portion
OF the State farm work is very mucn
drin cd and the season fully two weeks
or more later thhW usual. la the cen
) tral counties and the extreme north
eastern cOunhlGs the farmers arc about
: mp with their work and planting il
; progressing rapidly towards compile
IL ton, CSprclaily corn planting, in lOr
i ~, Marion and MarihorO. Corn plant
= ing Is general over the entire casLcrl
J and central portions Of the State IL
. far westward is Fairfield, ltichlnnd
d Lexington and Aiken counties. T.
l. tho west and north Of these countiu
/. very li,Cln corn pas been planted AN,
i lands are yet unit for preparation
: Scarcely any b0ltom lands nave bacl
: planted. Fairly planted corn is comm!
+ up very satisfactorily, but in some |
} cuii5irs rrplanting Will be necessary
5 Cut and bud worms have done cons I'll
. cradle injury To corn. In the western
. counties corn planting Is from IL 10 y
days late.
, Cotton planting is fairly begun, anC
: will this week become general oven
| the eastern half Of the State. AS yet
early planted is coming up to gool
stauds. In the western half OF tho
State. in the preparation OF lands fol
planting cotton, plowing, hauling O
, Fertilizers, and listing tho same
scarcely anything has been possible
owing To the wet, soddcn condition o
the soil. 1t is reported from many 10
caiitics that fields will not be Il:
thoroughly prepared as dsual.
Tobacco beds nro doing well, with
plants plentjf, nd largo enough /,
transplant, VIII. ,,.n H.,. ..,-. . ...'
mrnc,d in Mar on and FlJrcncc coun
tics.
Melons ncarlf all planted and some
up in Barnwcl.
There will hc large acreage devoted
TO sorghum cane, il the seed can be Sc
cured. Seed Is being reported very
scarce. Some has already been plant.
ed and coming up.
Rice planting is delayed, as the
lands cannot readily he drained. Some
fields planted
, Pastures growing well and AFFORD
; excellent grazing.
CahbAgcs, peas, asparagus, cucum-
! bcrs and trawbcrri,s bcing shipped
from Charleston.
, Peaches wcro materially Injured in
the northcrn and western counties
during March, out this weeks reports
from those counties would Indicate
, that not all were killed. In the cen
trnl and eastern counties peaches were
| not mat"rtulty injured, in places not
at all. Apples arc in full bloom and
: arc IHGc, as also """ '''"''a and grapes.
Gardens are Oacn "i.lu, but general
~ growing well.
The following extract from the Ma.
tiOnal Bulletin Of April 9TH shows the
progress Of corn and cotton planting in
other portions OF the country:
Corn planting continues in the
Southern States and over the more
southorly portions the carly planted is
being cultivated. Preparations for
planting are in progress as far North
as Ohio"
! "Cotton planting is in progress over