The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-08
8. S. DEP ARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.

Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
For tbs Week Ending Monday,
June 6, 1898.
CoLUaB1A. S G. June 6.
The sempera,ue remained high
during the week. bus gradually de-
creased from the extreme maximum OF
the close Of the previous week. The
highest temperature reported for the
week vas SO degrees cu 3fd at
Poverty Hill. The day temperatures
ranged between SO degrees and 81 de-
erees, the latter on the Lass day The
nights we're slightly cooler than during
the previous week. With minimum OF
56 degrees on the lst at Cheraw. Iae
mean temperature for the week sas 19
degrees, while the normsl for the same
period is abou. Is
The r.infssl for the veak vas gen.
erslly Ugh. and came 10 the forn OF
scattered showers; although not eon6oed
SO my section Of tie State, the showers
we're most numerous and heaviest io
the east central. southeastern. aud
northe.stern counties. Six places re.
ported measurements Of 0 50 iDos, or
more, With ! maximum fall Of l-0l
inches 1t Gillisonville; % places re
:pror.asd amounts less than 0. 50 ioch; the
average Of al reporss wss o a inch
tssd the sormsl for the came period is
spplox:u,stesy 1 12 ioabes.
The ,ontieeed absence Of . gen
.srsl, bea5s rain uill sooui entail sefEsr-
iak Small streams ore dFied up 10
B.rsssiE. and sli streams are getting
very Ios wells are hiIing and 10
nsny i,stanees hsye been sunk from
10 Is Is &c. deeper 70 ee. ustsr.
Ths drouehk hos 10 places existed ior
from so 70 40 dsys With high ssnpe-
.fature prevailing, md generally bright
sunsbius and dsssic..ing winds.
sipee Jana.ty Il. 1898, only abeut
SO per cen. Of the aormai snoaas Of
ssin hss faHso 10 the State while 10
places the percentage is much lees:
There x.s 10 abundance Of bright
sunshine. sssin..ed 4 sS per esDs. Of
the possible.
There Vas 8 wind STORM 10 Green
VILE. and ose 10 0raogebusg during
the week, doing slight damage 70 froit
trees 10 each Instance.
s. Hell esorms occurred 10 Hampton
on May 3iss and in Georeesosu Jane
2nd doing some damage over their re-
spee,ive paths Of progress.
The crop situation is bu. little
changed since las. report. except that
the need Of rain is greater. Farm
work made rapid advsoce except where
the ground is TOO hard and dry to Diow
Fields ere easily kept free from grass.
and ere exceptionally we'll cultivated.
with the crops and gsouod IN sbs best
condition 10 be benefited By the. tain
when it comes
Tie condition Of the coro crop is not
perfectly satisfactory stands are not
perfect aud on bottom lands still beiog
damaged by worms Corr has good
color but is small. The heat causes
Il to vii. during the day On many
bottoms the stand is poor as there is not
|enough moisture to ge,mioa,e sll the
kseed. Laying BY Of ooro has begun 10
the eastern oouuties although corn has
made siov growth geoer.lly. 1t il
nov in the. stage. in the eastern cono-
ties, where it must have raio 80 make
proper growth.
There vas slight Improvement in
the condition Of cotton over the. entire
State during the week Where the
s:aods have heretofore been detective.
90 improvement 10 that respect is to be
Dosed, tu. cotton made sons growth
and is 10 . healthy condition generally.
the exception bsieg that hoe are sp