The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-30
THE WEATHER AND CROPS
Valuable information to Those Inter.
cstcd in Farming Operations.

valuable Information to Those Inter
cstcd in Farming Operations.
The following is the weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau in Co.
iumbia as to the condition Of the crops
in this State:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 2l, 1897.
Excessively high temperature pre-
vailed during tho cntire week ending
on the 18th, with maXimums Of be-
tween 90 and 100 on several DAYS in
succession over large portion Of the
State. The maximum reported was
lOl at Hodges on the 10th and the
minimum 80 on the !4.h ct Santuc and
on the 18th at Walhalla. The weekly
mean temperature averaged IS for the
State and the normal for the same DC
riod is approximately Il.
over the greater portion Of tho State
nc rain !e!!. There were scattered and
generally light showers on the 18Th
ana 18TH over the State generally but
they wore extremely local in their
| character, and except in a few in
stances, did no apprcciable good in re-
llevlng the severe drought that now
prevails. Iwenty-f0ur places reported
some rain, but only five measurements
exceeded half an inch, with q maxi
mum fall of2.40 at Gillisonville. The
average OF all measurements was {, ,27
and the normal for the week is about
lis.
The sunshine was slightly in excess
OF the normal, but varied greatly in
different portions Of tho State.
Hall fell In Richland and Newberrv
counties, and local wind storms wcrr
reported from a number of places
but no material in jury to crops re-
suited.
The continued absence OF rain has
resulted In a drought and all growing
crops suffered severely. The dry, sun.
shlny weather was very favorable for
harvesting, and gathering maturcd
crops, but prevented fall blowing OK
cept In tho truck raising districts
where much ground was prepared for
winter vcgt tables.
Pastures failed rapidly and streams
arc very low and in many localities
good stock wat4r is scarce.
Ihc hot, generally dry weather
caused cotton to open very fast, some
prcmaturcly, and two. thirds OF all co..
ton ID now open with about half of tn,
crop picked. This applies to tho whole
oIntc In tho oastcrn counties tho pro-
portion opened and picked IL some
what greater. Full reports from ovcry
county Indicate that there has bccn u
steady decline In condition since tho
ilrst OF tai month, and that during tho
past week tho decline was duo to OK.
ccaslvo hta. ard drought, which caused
Tho plant to shed young, immature
boio. The reports also indicuto that
there will be practically no top crop.
Ihht lB to say, that cotton has either
stopped taking on fruit since the mid.
dlo OF August, on that where it did
fruit tho bols and squares dropped
on
No blooms y GRO seen during the
week except on moist bottom lands.
over about 0nc-third OF tho State the
estimated yield Of lint per acre will
equal an average, and over two-thirGs
IT Will fall short, so that, making due
allowance for the increased acreage.
correspondents estimate that the Weld
Will be smal Ter than last year, and
generally, the worst reports come
from the localities Of usually heaviest
production. In places whore the plant
ls still green, rust Is very prevalent,
but many fields present the appearance
OF having been killed by frost.
Sea island cotton picking progress.
sing rapidly; the crop, much Of which
Is not yet matured, is looking remark
ably fine, Notwithstanding the existing
moderate drought where this crop Is
cultivated.
Except over the extreme northwest.