The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
COLUMBIA, S. c., JUNE 30, 1897.
TEMPERATURE.

COLUMBIA, S. c., JUNE 30, 1897.
TEMPERATURE
The mean weekly temperature aver
aged 80, which is one degree above the
normal. The first of the week was
comparatively cool followed by excess
sive heat with maximua temperatures
on the %. Is and 26 ranging frcm 100
to 106 over the southeastern couoties.
The lowest for the week was So on the
22nd, at Spartauburg.
RAINFALL
The weather vas sho1ery, but hard.
~ enough rain fell generally for the
needs of crops, 10 many places none,
asd 70 few too much 81 weekly
measurements am sunted to less than |
iueh l3 FROM l to 2 inches, aud 8
over two inches with 2 70 as the larg-
est amount, at Trial. The average Of
49 reports was 0 78 and the approzi-
mate normal for the week is 81.
In Clarendon. Spartanburg and
Fdge6eld fields we're WISHED by heavy
rains.
Severe local storms, Of wind. rain
and bail. doing more or less injury to
corn, cotton and tobacco, in few ia
stances running entire fields, occurred
in Clarendon, Spartanburg. Anderson,
Aiken, Edee6eld, Darlington, R,ch-
land, BAN berg, Kershaw, Sumter,
Orangeburg. and Charleston. The
extreme northwestern counties we're
free from local storms
The sunshine varied greatly in diff
ferens portions of the state. but the
average of all reports indicate about a
normal per centage Of the possible
| duration.
CROPS
The week ou the whole was favorable
for the development of crops. which
made satisfactory advance except where
iojured BY wind, hail and vet soil
Much mention by correspondents. is
made Of grass in fields. but qualified
generally by the statement that the
weather favored killing grass.
Corn is being rapidly lard by 10 good
condition except that stands are irregu
lar and that over considerable areas
throughout the entire state rain is
needed Il is more promising than at
anytime this season. Some fields we're
injured by high wind breaking down
the larger atalks. and by excessive
heat curling the leaves during the day
Cotton has begun to blossom freely
over the eastern counties, and squares
are pleotiful everywhere. although the
plant is small for the season In por.
tious of Berkeley. Kersbsw. Chester :
field, Chester the ground is too wet .for
cotton aod the plant deteriorated.
Macy fields are becoming foul with
grass, bat not enough so 20 materially
inlare cotton. The stand is very evsn
and growth daring the week was good.
Commenced laying by iu sections.
Sea-Island variety above an average
condition for the season. Is blooming
and fruising we'll.
Tobacco has improved generally. ls
butsonlug low, and shows frog g's-eye"
in places. Has detriorated aud coudi-
ton poor in Kersbaw. Is ripeniug
premasurely and some was cured during
the week.
Rice is doing we'll Peas we're ex-
teosively sown and coming up to good
.stauds. Sweet potato slips growing
we'll. Sugar can excellent. Vegeta-
bles abundant. Melons will be ship
ped from Barnwell this week; this
crop improving slowly and is generally
late.
Special, full and foal reports on
wheat, oats and frui. were received
aud can be briefly summarized as fol-
lows:
Whea, The bulk Of this crop is
raised in the northwestern counties,
or the territory bounded by lines
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