The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-07-27
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Valuable Inf9rmation to Those Inter
ested i'm Farming Operations.

ested i'm Farming Operations.
The following is the weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau Ia Co
lumbia as to the condition Of the crops
In this State:
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 20, 1897.
The week was cooler thsn the usual
with temperature deficiencies ranging
from 3 degrees per day in the eastern,
to 8 in the western portions OF the
State. The weekly average, of so mean
temperature reports was rs while the
normal is approximately so.
The highest reported was 20 on the
l1th at Hodges and the lowest 81 on
the 18th at Walhalla. The nights
were unusually cool over the extreme
north western counties.
Heavy rains, and quite general
showers, fell on the 18th except thai
over the northern counties the showers
were light, or no rain fell on the 18th
u more general rain fell except over
the southeastern counties where there
was nome, or at best light showers only.
The latter rain 10 not fully reflected in
this weeks measurements. Sixteen
places reported less than | nch for the
week; twenty from / to 2 inches;
twelve over 2 inchos with q maximum
fall Of 4.4O at ST. Georges. The aver
age of these 4S measurements is Al
ahu .no ~ 'or 'ue same period ID
"o UuT 20 'hohes'
I'D nnio "u VIZ oaulS washed
SS nT o. on WIG = Gu Eugenelo,
t;aN Crangoouls, anu sumner coun,
Storns nr dosm na uan"h'hs nall
e'1rnle or u~IsIrucSlve WHO'S.
NAL but varied greatly in different
portions OF the State, being most album
H" n - na ton - Hp"lCahourg Win
ioSSU o'ot VIZ oon.rai counties'
60" t"'o'aolo one ior
U.Dt nf ~ 60 49, Wy "Selern
po,Sion " Ino 2vuTe senet@lly anu over
m Thn sooo.Gns ~ Sno tas'erh counties.
na - w. u u places Ghe
since reports closed. onita ]Denero amd S
heavy rains have fallen where most,
needle d : in other places there wos nn
excess of moisture and in such sections
the recent rains will prove harmful
The temperature while not penaranv
low enough to retard prowth excent ~
| check the previous rapid
| ofcotton, was rather cool during the
nights, but notlow enough to proya in.
iuriou,:,and no high winds or dnmaoing
nail storms occurred.
Corn improved very much over tho
greater part of the State excenting
| limited areas where insufficient rain
fell, and other sections where IN ar.
count of loo much rain corn ia q ring
badly on SANDY lands notably in nortiops
of Clarendon, Lexington and BERKELEY
earn is being ranidIv laid nv wbara
this work has not ALREADY been cnm.
pleted.
,rhe nresent imnrovod oo,a;,;o,
points to a full crop yield, except
where it was too nearly muturpl tn he
benefited by the recent rain. Corn
planted in May and June is, over the
entire State, In fine growing condition
and looks very promising. Some re
port ears not we'll formulated on ac-
count of the rains washing off the pol
len from the tassels.
The condition of cotton has i'm
proved in MANY nlaces hnt tho staIL
generally continues understood al
though well fruited, with fuil-grown
bolls numerous. Bills nearly ready to
open,in southeastern counties. The pre-
vailing unreasonable cool nights him
dered the growth, and caused the
plant to become lousy, while honey
dew Is reported from a number Of
counties. Shedding Of leaves,
and SINAI bolls is quite common. Many
fields are becoming grassy, and in
Fairfield some fields have been aban.
doned on account OF grass. Rust has
developed in Bernwell, Bamberg,
Florence and Williamsburg counties.
Over quite large areas there has been
too much rain for cotton. Laying by
Is well under way and more than half
the reports Indicate thai the fields
laid by " are clean and in good con-
dition.
Not outstanding the numerous adj