The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-14


the normal the last part below. and the
average temperature Of 81 places re
porting weekly means vas 81 while the
normal for the week is approximately
80. The maximum for the week was
100 on the 4th at Poverty Hill, and
Greenwood, on the 9th at Liberty; the
minimum was 62 on the 10Th at Che
raw.
RAINFALL.
The rainfall for the week came 10
the form of local showers, quite gen.
eraI on the 4th, 9Th and scattered du-
rirg the remainder of the week. Some
few places did cot receive enough rain
while some received too much With
washing rains 10 Fairfield. Barnwell
and Edgefeld, buteu the whole, there
is sufficient moisture for the present
need Of crops. Eighteen places report
ed weekly measurments of less than l
iuch Is from l to 2 inches 13 from
2 TO 8 inches With maximum fall OF
1925 at Oakland. The average 81
these so measurmen.s IS / so while the
normal is rbout l 20.
Hail fell, to the injury of crops, 10
Chester, Andersen, Barnwell and
Clarendon.
The amouot of sunshine varied
greatly. The estimated percentage of
the possible ranged from Il to S8.
with average for the state.
CROPS.
Crops are 10 good coudisioo, and
growing we'll. This is the tenor of
the correspondents reports for the
week. The exceptions relate mainly to
excessive raios in portions Of Berkeley.
Chester, Clarendon, Fairfield. Rich
land, Ofangeburg. Horny. Hampton
aud Barnwell. while iu spots over the
central aud western counties more rain
would prove beneficial Laying BY of
crops was hindered BY heavy rains. aud
grass is threaseniog many fields al
though no harm has as yet been done.
On the whole. crop prospects are de-
cidly better than at any time during
the season. except for euoh as are ma
tured or ripening including peaches
which are rotting badly. and melons
which are inferior.
The greater portion Of the corn crop
is being laid by, greatly improved by
the recent rains. Some fields that we're
badly parcbed by the previous hot, dry
weather are revived and look promis-
ing. Early corn is about all in silk
and tassel. but the stalks are low aod
generally small It is firing in Berke-
lev, due to excess of moisture, and
also 10 Darlington. Cbinch bugs con-
tiuue to damage it in Chester aud
Yotk. Late corn without exception
is 10 fne condition.
Cotton continues to improve 10 most
sections. The exceptions are portions
Of Berkeley, Sumter and Hampton
| where it is TOO wet and the plant has
begun to sized its fruit 1t is yellow
in Baruwell. Cotton made rapid
growth and fruited heavily during the
week. Hali-grown bols are numerous
in the eastera counties Fields are
beginning to chow up grassy 10 places
aud some will be laid By 10 foul condi
tioo. Some cotton has already been
laid by. The condition Of the plant is
very promising over the entire state
aud 10 portions of OraOgeburg as 6pe
os ever seen. Sea-Islaud cotton is
growing vigorously. fruiting heavily,
and DO adverse conditions whatever
poted
Tobacco cutting and curing making
favorable progress. TIE reports 90 to,
bacco vary greatly, indicating lack of
uniformity 10 condition. Many report
i. poor, some about an average. and a
few an excellent crop both as to yield
and quality.
Rice continues to maintain it's excel
lent condi.iou. but sustained some 10
jury from ca,erpilars iu Ham p.on.
Upland rice not doing we'll 10 Will
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