The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-07-01
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
valuable Information to Those Inter
cstcd in Farming Operations,

N"'t" 'u Farming Operations,
The following is tho weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau in Co
lumbia rs to the condition Of the crops
in this State
COLUMBIA, S. G., June 22, 1897.
Inc week averaged . degrees per
day hotter than usual with maximum
tempe raturCs above 100 at many places.
The highest reported was l02 on the
18th at GillisOnvillc ; the lowest G3 on
tho 18th and 10th at Florence. The
mean Of the State, for the week, dcduc-
cd from 90 reports was So and the nor
maj Is approximately IS.
Ihcrc were showers in some por-
lions ol the State each day in the week
aichouGh, with few exceptions, the
rain!ali was light, as 20 places reported
less than one inch ; 10 from one to two
inches: 10 over two inches, With 5.2l
AT i'eck 5 Station 3 30 at Mount Clare:
$40 al 81. George: and ) 81 at Flor
cncc. The average Of tho measure
mcnts was % while TIC nomul is uD-
proXimatc LOO.
There was an abundance Of sunshine,
the estimated percentage oi tho posi-
Die was 81, and not below normal at
any place.
Destructive hail fell in Florence,
Anderson, Sumter, Darlingto ton, Lex
lngton, New berry and Orangcburg
counties.
High winds destructive to crops,
especially corn, occurred on the I1th
in Florence, Clarendon, Darlington,
NJ irion, Chester and Chesterfield.
There were also destructive winds in
Hampton, Spartanburg, pickcns,
Grcenvillc and Beaufort. The injary
was in each case confined to cOmpAr;t-
lively small areas.
The combination OF steady high TEN
pcrature, abundant sunshine. and zen.
orally sufficient moisture was very
favorable on crops, which made rapiO
growth except That in places corn ant
cotton wilted in the midday sun, re
wing again ut night Over portion.
OF Harnweli, Bambcrg, pickcns, + lgc
hcld, Horny, Anderson, Aiken ant
Lexington counties the ground is vcr,
dry and hard. Over portions OF ByrlG
ICY, Florence, Clarendon, Oranrcburp
Horny. Chester and York counties til,
ground Is too wet to plow and gras.
has become Il menace to small corr
ana 10 cotton. Grassy fields are asC
reported from Sumter, Union and
Ncwbcrly counties. Otherwise hclds
arc generally clean, and free from grass
or being rapidly put into such condi-
Iiun.
From Spartanburg and Fairfield com
plalnt Is received CT cruslcd soil after
the heavy rains Of the previous week.
Lands were badly washed in Eugciicid
and GrcGuvillc.
All these adverse conditions arc
more Than offset by reports Of improve
mcnt IN crop conditions. over the State
"a ~
raised. Insects were less numerous
and destructive than during any pre-
vlouS week OF this crop season,
although chinch bugs in York and
Chester, on corn IL root louise or bcctl.
on cotton in Rch!and may be noted as
exceptions. The latter insect is new &c
the region inf, stcd.
Corn is being laid by with prospects
decidedly bcttcrcd although adverse
reports are numerous. Early corn is
IN silk ana ta>scls. Its color is good
except in l5crkcly where ii is turning
yellow. The improvement noted does
not yet promise Il full crop
Cotton continues small, is healthy
ana the earliest ia beginning to b DOM.
Inc plant made fair growth and its
condition is generally satisfactory, cX-
ccpl where injured by excessive rains
in Berkeley, Chester and York: Some
rust is noted in Fairfield and Lex;ur-
ton. Sca.lsland cotton in splendid
condition, free from PARISHES and
blooming.
Rice doing well in CoIcton, but last
planting somewhat injured by cat"r-
pil ars. IL small in WILLIAMSBURG
Small and yellow in Lexington. Early
rice heading wc'l.
Sore Of the lands Hooded by the pre-.
vlOus heavy rains have been replantcd
and others abandoned.
WatcrmclOns poor and late, although
showing decided Improvement lat.
tcrly.
EARLY peaches inclined TO be small
aud faulty. Grapes rOtting badly in
Darlington.
on stubblc lands. Seed scarce owe,
the western. The crop is max ing gOOG
growth.
Wheat harvest practically finished
Fall oats also harvested, with general, ,
good yields. Some damaged in Tho
shock by rain. Spring oats being Gu,
ana are poor. Thrcshing began will
yield OF wheat good, Of oats from pooI
TO very good.
Gardens have kept up their abun
dant yield OF seasonablc vegetables
Pastures arc better than heretofore.
wild berries arc abundant over tn,
entire State. Sugar cane OF all va
rictlcs doing very we'll.
From the national bulletin OF Jun,
n: There has been general i'm
provcm"nt In the condition Of cotto
throughout the cotton belt, it bcini
| most marked in South Carolina an,
Gcrgia
Corn, while generally backward
| has mace good progress in the prir
clpic corh stats under the favorabI
weather conditions Of the past week
marked Improvement in the crop
reported from Missouri, Kansas an
Nebraska, and generally th"oughou
the central va leys."
}. Bauer, Director.