The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21
r. s DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
For ths Week Ending Monday,
September l9, 1898.
COLUMBIA, S. C , September 20.

COLUMBIA, S. C September ~.
The beginning Of the week was ooo''
and the latter portion very warm. The
average temperature for the week was
73o. which is one degree below the
normal.
Light rain fell over the southeastern
and central counties on the 17th, heavy
at Kingssree only, but over the remain
der of the State the week vas rsinless.
The normal for the week is 1.18 inch.
Over the western counties there was
abundant sunshine, while over the cen
trail and eastern counties, cloudy or
partly cloudy weather was the prevail
ing condition.
The almost entire absence Of rain,
and generally clear weather during the
pas. week, were conditions favorable
for farm work and maturing crops.
Some cora vas housed, large quantl.
ties of fodder, pes.viue and other hay
were saved in we'll cured condition.
Picking cotton made favorable progress
and cotton opens freely. yearly half the
bolls being open. The Plant is about
dead over the eastern counties, where
little or no top crop will be made,
while over the western counties slightly
better conditions prevail, and cotton is
still f.uitiug to limited extent. In
plaees full crop is probable, but gen.
orally the recent vet weather material
ly reduced the prospective yield.
First piskiog is iaferior. Rossiog and
shedding have ceased. Sea Island
cotton slightly improved, bat no top
crop making.
R,ce harvest we'll under way, both
10 the coast districts and upland rice.
Sorghum sed sugar.caue, peas apd
peanuts are doing we'll. Sweet potatoes
Dot yielding we'll 10 places, but the
average 5ield is good. Large qoant-
tiles of truck being planted, but the
ground is packed too hard oy the re-
cent rains 70. small seed to come up
readily Fall gardens generally poor.
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE
PORTS, BY COUNTIES.
Abbeville-Link: Dry weather
with light, cool winds prevailed, and
has been very favorable for pulling
fodder and picking cotton much
storm and half rotten cotton +; boils
have quit rctting.--R F Morris.
Aiken-Talatha Cotton opening
rapidly; weather good for gathering;
hay is being cut and saved nicely
W 8 Eubanks, NJ D.
Auderson-Holland: Dry Weather
causes cotton to open rapidly; will
probably make a full crop; heavy
forage crops of all kinds.-Dr -"
Earle.
Bambe-g-Denmark Weather has
been Gne for gathering crops: hay
was cut, and cotton picked; cotton
looks better since the sun has dried
it; peas, potatoes, sugar cane. aud all
other growing crops are doing well
W G Wilson.
Barnwell-Blackville: A good
week for gathering crops; early corn
turning out short of expectations;
the bottom crop of cotton also short;
the middle crop promises 70 oe ABOVE
the average. the top crop will amount
to very little. nothing at all on many
places. and can hardly equal, how
ever late frost may come the damage
from storm to bottom and middle
crops; minor crops doing well E :
Hammond.
Beaufort-Tomotly Weather al
last permits harvesting, being dry
cool, and pleasant; cotton. corn, rice
and potatoes are materially hurt :
Geo G. Matber.
Cherokee-Gafuey: Fodder al
housed, grass and pea vine hay being
saved iu abundance; corn very gooo
cotton opening fast and being gath
cred; this par, of the country IL
blessed with foe crops of corn anc
cotton.-B F Canp.