The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-11
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

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COLUMBIA, S. C., August 10, 1897.
TEMPERATURE.
, The frs; Of the week was not ard
sult.J, with dssiccasing winds. but on
! the 9th there began decided fall 10
temperature With generally cloudy and
rainy weather fer the remainder of the
| week
The mean temperature for the week
averaged over one degree per dag
above the usual, the weekly mean hav-
| ing been 81 while the normal for the
saue period is approximately 795.
The normal temperature from now on
will decrease at the rate OF about ooe
degree per week for the remainder Of
toe mouth. Tie MAXIMUM tempera-
tare for the past week was 100 report
ed from Beaufort On sbe Oh the mini
mum was IS reported from Florence ca
| the 7ih.
PRECIPITATION
There we're scattered showers on sae
2nd accompanied by high winds and
some hail IN the eastern portions, and
on the 6:h general raia set 10 which
covered the State from Oconee to the
sea, generally light over the western
counties and heavy over the central
aud southeastern cooD,ies This rain
washed some lands badly in Barnweil.
Saluds aod Newterry. Nineteen
places reported measurement for toe
week o: less tbaa an inch. Il of from
| TO 2 inches aud II of over iacbes,
the average Of all measurements beiDg
IS whiie The normal for the week is
abou. l .46
Tae ra:n. Of the latter portion Of the
week was generally needed, aod as it
was followed bg cloudy, cool weather
will prove 0igbly beneficial. The
greatest amount reported vas 4 % at
Charleston.
There we're several winds notably oo
the 2od at Charleston and -on the ga at
various points in the northwestern
COUNTIES, the latter blowiog down corn,
breaking fIait trees, etc.
Hail fell on the 9th at Greenville,
Saluda and LaureDs; 2nd 10 B2mberg;
Is. III N.wberry, doing but little injury
ana tdat con6oed principally to cotton.
The weather during the greater por-
sion Of the week was nearly OF quite
clear and generally cloudy on the, las,
two days, the average per ceotage Of
sunshine for the week was about 10,
which IS considerably above the normal.
CROPS
The greater portion Of the week was
bot aud dry. and crops over the eastern
portions Of the State lost condition
very fast, ont the general rain Of the
6sh came opportunely aud greatly re-
vived all falling vege;a'iob and a.
though the weather became unusually
cool, the temperature began to rise
again before aay damage resulted:
Youos corn had bsgua to fail rapid
y tus aside fron, the slight check 10 i's
aert;osore rapid gfowth its condition
va aos materially impaired. Some
leaves were sunbu7ped aud damaged as
fodder Fodder pulling is making
rapid progress. Cora is apparently
6liicg oa' quite we'll, although there
are number Of reports Of the ear- be-
ing smaller taan usual.
Tae 6rs: Of the week was too bot
AID dry for cotton which lost condition,
due to excessive shedding of leaves,
squares, aud in a few Instances. of
young bolls The piaus ;uroed yellow,
aud appeared to be dying. The great
est Injury occurring 10 Hampton, Dor
chester. Colle,on. Berkeley, portions Of
Williamsburg. Orangeburg aod Sum-
ter counties. but reports OF like de'cr'.
oratioD came from the eastern portion of
toe State generally and from many sec
tiops Of the western portion.