The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
WEEK EsDIse May 8. 1897.
TEMPERATURE.


day cooler than usual. The average of
81 reports gives weekly mean tenn
peratnre of "a. The normal is approx
imateiy SO.
The ulghts we're uousuaiiy cold up
to the 9Th. The days were moderately
warm. Two places reported q mini.
mum of SO, two of 40, one Of Il,
three Of 43, these occurred froc, the I'd
to the 9th, and over the Western and
Northern couuties. The maximum
was SO on the 9Th at GillisonyiIle.
Light frost vas reported from various
points in York. New berry, Greenvile,
Spartanburg, Laureps, Uoion. Chester
and FROM one place 10 Osangeburg on
the ID, Sd, 4th or 5th. Generally
these frosts were too light to dip vege-
tation, but young cotton was somewhat
damaged.
RAINFALL.
There was no rain during the week
except light showers 10 Horny and
Marion on the 5tb Twenty eight ad-
ditiopal measurements we're received
with this weeks reports, of the rain-
fall of May Let, making the corrected
average for last week / 40 instead Of
1.16. The rains of the previous week
did not prove as bene6cis! as expected
owing TO the cold, hign Dorsbesiy winds
which prevailed daring the early por-
tioDs of the week, and which dried and
crus.ed the ground. A warm soaking
rain would prove highly beneficial to
ali crops. Rainfall deficiency for the
week o.7S.
SUNSHINE.
The average of estimated reports
OF sunshine was 80 per cent Of the
possible. The normal during the same
period is sapproximately 81 per cent.
CROPS.
Correspondents reports nearly all
refer to the past week as an uufavorable
one on staple crops owiog to the waot
of moisture, cool uighss, and the preva.
lence Of destructive insects, especially
worms. cineh bugs. Colorado beetles
aod grasshoppers, the latter least de-
structive Crows also damaged corn.
The condition of the corn is Dot salts
factory in regard to stand or color.
The late planting rct coming up we'll,
and much of that that is up is Of poor
color aud small size, ascribed TO the
cool nights A great deal
Of corn yet to plant; and to fepIant,
made necessary by the ravages of the
worms which are reported unusually
destructive over the entire State. espe
cially Oh bottom lands. Corn is 10 bet
-. .a.1:.:n. :. H. .oe@..n ..or,t;o,
where it has received it's 6rst working
generally. than 10 the western portions
where much of that planted is not yet
up.
The condition CT cotton has improved
but little IN the most favored sections,
AID in many places has deteriorated.
The coos weather caused the plan, to
look sickly aud on certain lards to die
out. Much Of that planted before the
rains of tie previous week will, in. the
western counties, have to be replanted
which is Cow being dobc. First plant
Ing Irac'ically finished Choppins
to stands condped 70 eastern
sod centra! couaties. Stands
regular, bu; oo the whole not salts
factory. ssa.Islaud cotton all planted,
stands fair though damaged some BY cut
worms.
Tobacco planting IS nearly all
finished The plants are doing we'll in
most districts bot would be- benefited
by greater warmth and more moisture.
All early rice is planted, and do
ing we'll in the Georgetown districts,
but less favorable reports are received
from other districts yet on the whole
it's condition is up to seasonal aver
age.
Wheat heading short but coptin-