The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-30
WEATHER AND CROPS.
DIRECTOR BAUER'S WEEKLY SUM-
MARY OF CONDITIONS.

Cotton Continues small, ID dealtny BUY Ii
acknowledgements In Conditions
Generally, Reported-Corn Seems to be
Doing Well-Other Crops. ..:.
The following is the report OF the
Weather Bureau on the crop cOndi..
lions for the past week: .
The week averaged 5 degrees per
day hotter than usual with a maxi.
mum temperature above 100 at many
places. The highest reported was 102
on the 10th at Gillisonville the lowest
63 on the 18th and 18th at Florence.
The mean Of the State. for the week,
deduced from so reports was SO and
the, normal is approximately 49,. 49,
There were showers in some portions
of the State each day in the week al
though, with q few exceptions, the
rainfall was light, as 26 places re-
ported less than one inch; 10 from one
to two inches; 10 over two inches,
with sci at Peck's Station t; $50, at
Mount Glare; 3.15 at St.. George; and
3.55 at Florence. The average OF the
measurements were l. % while the nor
NAL is approximately 1 90. .a,.....
There was an abundance OF sun
shine, the estimated. percentage of the
possible was SO, and not below normal
at any place. ..y.. :d.-,l...,.,
Destructive hail fell in Florence,
Anderson. Sumter, Darlington, Lex.
ington, Newberry, and !Orangeburg
Counties. 81. :; &.aa' .o,l y ~ 1T
High winds destructive to crops,
especially corn, occurred on the 18th
in Florence, Clarendon, Darlington.
Marion, Chester and. Chegterfeld;
There were also destructive winds in
Hampton, Spartanburg, Pickens,i
Greenville and Beaufort. The injury
was,in each case confined to compare.
lively small areas. .. -..-t. .".'
The combination of steady high
temperature, abundant sunshine, and
generally sufficient moisture was very
favorable on crops; which made rapid
growth except that in places corn and
cotton wilted in the midday sun, re
viving again at night. Over portions
of Barnwell, Bamberg, Pickens. Edge:
field, Horny, Anderson, Aiken and
Lexington Counties the ground is very
dry and hard. Over portions of Bar:
kelley, Florence, Clarendon, Orange:
burs, Horny, Chester and York Coun-
ties the ground is too wet to plow and
grass has become a menace to small
corn and to cotton. Grassy fields are
also reported from Sumter, Union and
Newberry Counties, otherwise fields are
generally clean, and free from grass
or being rapidly put into such condl'
ton. ......!.. :.!..5 -.
From Spartanburg and Fairfield
complaint is received of crusted soil
after the heavy rains of the previous
week. Lands were badly washed in
Edgefeld and Groenville. ....E.'
All these adverse conditions are
more than Offset by reports OF improve
ment in crop conditions, over the State
generally, and applicable to all crops
raised. Insects were less numerous
and destructive than during any pre-
vious week Of this crop season, al
though chinch bugs in York and
Chester. on corn; q root louise or bee.
tie on cotton in Richland may be
noted as exceptions. The latter insect
is new to the region infested. ..
Some of the lands flooded by the
previous heavy rains have been re-
planted and others abandoned. -.
Com is being laid by with prospects
decidedly bettered although adverse
reports are numerous. Early corn is
in silk and tassles. It's color is good
except in Berkeley where it is turning
yellow. The improvement noted does
not yet promise a full crop. ...a .-.;
Cotton continues small, is healthy
and the earliest is beginning to bloom.
The plant made fair growth and its
condition is. generally satisfactory,
except where injured by excessive rains
in Berkeley, Chester and York. Some
rust is noted in Fairfield and Lexing.
ton. Sea island cotton in splendid
condition, free from parasites and
blooming. .,.:.,
Tobacco was injured by hail in por.
lions of Florence, Clarendon and Darl-
ington. Its condition has generally
improved but is not uniform, and
in places tobacco show S signs OF ma
turing too early. .,...
Rice doing we'll in Colleton, but
last planting somewhat injured by
caterpillars. Is small in Williams.
burg. Small and yellowin Lsxing-
ton. Early rice heading well.
EARLY peaches inclined to. be small
and faulty. Grapes rot. ing badly in
Darlington.
Peas being sown in with corn and
on stubble lands. Seed scarce over
the eastern counties but plentiful over
the western. The crop is making
good growth.
Wheat harvest practically finished.
Fall oats also harvested, with general
ly good yields. Some damaged in the
shock by rain. Spring oats being cut
and are poor. Threshing begun with
yield OF wheat good, of oats from poor
to very good. .
Gardens have kept up their abun.
dant yield of seasonable vegetables.
Pastures are better than heretofore.
Wild berries are abundant over the
entire State. Sugar cane of all varie-
ties doing very well.
From the national bulletin of June
IA: 'There has been a general i'm
provement in the condition OF cotton
throughout the cotton belt, it being
most marked in South Carolina and
Georgia.
Corn, while generally backward,
has made good progress in the princi-