The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
CoLuxsIA. 8. C Angus. 81. 1897
TEMPERATURES.

the normal temperature aud the lat
ter part decidedly in excess. Day
| temperatures were high, with max.
imum of 101 on the 2sth at Liberty.
During the early portion of the week
the nights were cool, with mini
mum temperature of57 on the %, 24,
25th at Walhalia.
The weekly mean temperature Of
46 reporting stations was Is, while
the normal for the same period is
about u.
RAINFALL
There was but little rain during
the week and was confined to light
local showers over the extreme wes.
tern, northwestern, northern, and
southeastern counties on the %, "a,
25th. The central counties were
without rain the entire week. With
the exception Of the little rainfall
noted the measurements reported this
week refer to the rain Of the 2lst,
which fell too late 20 be included in
last weeks reports and should be
credited to the previous weeks rain.
fall Twenty.one measurements OF
less than one inch were received, ten
of from one to Two inches, and four
of over two inches, with maximum
fall of 4 so at White Hall. The
normal for the week is approximate.
y 1.48, and the average of all meas.
urements is 100.
Light hail accompanied atrainstorm
in EdgefeId over Tolbert and adjoining
townships, on the 23rd. doing con-
siderable injury to crops A severe
hailstorm occurred about Z miles
from Charleston on the evening of
the 29th, with hail-stones ranging in
size from peas to chestnuts. and dam
aging corn seriously over limited
area.
There we're a few local high winds
which, however, did no injury.
The sunshine vas largely in excess
Of the normal aud ranged from go to
100 per cent Of the possible, with ar
average per cent of 90 for the State.
GENERAL REMARKS
The weeks weather vas very favor
able sor harvesting rice. making hay.
pulling fodder. digging potatoes, pick
iog cotton. aad slso favorable for grow
log crops generally. Woms and cater
pillars bsve almost entirely disappear
ed and are coofaed to limited areas 10
. few counties only. Seasonable farm
work advanced rapidly dariog the
week.
CROPS.
The reports on cotton are With few
unfavorable to the crop and
note deterioration 10 condition in every
county except York. Spsrtanburg.
Oeonee. and portions Of Marion. Ches-
ter, Sumter, Laurens. Anderson. Able.
vile and Greenwood, where on heavy
soils the plant continues to grow and
hold the fruit j. puts on. Over the
remainder Of the State. generally.
there is excessive shedding Of squares
aud young bolls. and on light sandy
soils the plant is apparently dying rap
idly and is done frui.iOg. Black rust
is prevalent, and in places. entire fields
are sffected. Worms also did come
damage especially 10 Kersbaw.
TIE prospects for a tOp.crop are
poor, although over considerable areas,
as already uo.ed top-crop is nakiog.
Cotton opened rapidly during the
week aud over the eastern and central
counties picking, ginning aod market
ing the crop has fairly begun and will
become general over the State during
the week. A few correspondence
stated that che liot is Of high grade,
aud e few reported some damage to
open cotton by the rains Of the pre-
vious week.
Sea Island cotton is Dot mate
rally injured aud seemingly does
20. share 10 the general deseriora-
ton Of upland cotton. The FIRST bale
of Sea Island cotton. for the season of