The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-12
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Valuable Information to Those Inter
cstcd I'm Farming Operations.

Valuable Information to Those Inter
estcd I'm Farming Operations.
Tho following Is the weekly bullotir
issued by tho weather bureau In Co.
lumbla as to the condition OF tho crops
In this State:
COLUMBIA, 8. c., Aug. 3, 1897.
The week exhibited temperatures
ranging slightly above the normal
every day, but over Tho extrome north
west portion tho nights wore cool for
tho season, with q minimum for the
State OF 62 at Ltborty on July 1929.
The maximum, l02, occurred at Hodges
on July rs. Tho average for tho week
was 81 while tho normal is approxl-
mately 1915. At most stations the daily
maxima ranged betwoen SO and V6,
which. while It, favored active growth
OF vegetation, tended to dry tho ground
very fast.
Tho entire rain for tho week fell on
July 25 10Th, and In places the rainfall
was excessive, washing lands and flood
Ing bottoms, especially in Anderson,
Darlington and Greenwood. Twonty-
three places reported wookly measure
monts OF less than inch Is OF from |
to 1nchos 4 from 2 to 3, and . OF over
inches with maximum weekly
amount of 1888 at Charleston. Tho
mean OF those 81 measurements ia is
while the State normal for tho same
period is approximately 1.54. Tho
rainfall was fairly well distributed and
with limited exceptions was sufiicient
for the needs OF growing crops.
The sunshine was above the normal,
averaging about II per cent. OF the
| possible duration, and, following a wcok
OF generally cloudy weather was highly
beneficial
There occurred some local high
| Winds which slightly injured corn Ia
places.
There appears to have been a quite
| general Improvement In crop conditions
in South Carolina during the past
| week and the staple as we'll as the
minor crops are exceedingly fine over
tho western, the north central, and tho
northeastern counties, and over tho
greater portion Of the remain nder OF the
State. The exceptions are that over
portions OF Oconee, Pickcns, Laurens,
Union and Spartanburg counties more
rain Is needed, while in portions OF
Itchland, Bamborg, Korshaw, Sumter
Darlington, Orangeburg and Berkeley
there has been on excess OF rain tC
the injury of crops especially corn and
cotton.
Laying by OF tho principal fold crops
Is nearing completion, and was favored
by tho hot, dry weather that pre-
vailed during the creator part Of tho
week.
Old corn IL maturing rapidly ovci
tho eastern portions Of the State where
fodder pulling 10 now quito general
This portion Of the corn crop varies IN
condition with tho locality and tho sol
and Is not likely to be q full crop. Late
} corn continues promising but needs
| several more good "scasons" to keel
, it up to present conditions and to in
sure tho heavy yield that now seems
likely. Corn IL /" fir ing" on sand,
lands In K Kcrshaw, Berkeley and Aiken
Some bottom land corn injured earl
, in tho week by high winds, and over
t flowed streams In tho central counties
| however, comparatively small area
. were affected.
= Cotton continues to fruit we'll and I
. shod comparatively little. A numbe
OF correspondents report this crop vi
b usually fine and moro heavily fruite
y than 10 usual at this season. Thel
: were fewer reports this week than las
t OF rust, excessive shedding, and "hone
/. dew" although these damaging co
n ditions are still widely prevalen
o especially In sections whore there h;