The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-06
T. s. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
For the Week Ending Monday,
July 4, 1898.
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COLUMBIA, S c July 3.


The week ending July 3rd averaged
between four and Eve degrees warmer
.hao usual With day temperature gene
rally above ninety degrees each day,
over ell portions of the state. and dur
ing the middle of the week, 100 degrees.
OF above. vas recorded in the south
ceotrsl, southeastern. and some western
counties. The highest temperature
reported was l05 degrees at Gillison.
vile on Jaue 29sb, while Eve other
s.a,ioos on the same date reported 100
degrees, or above.
The night temperatures showed 40
usually small variations, aud ragged
generally besveeo sc aud 76 degrees.
The misimum temperature for the week
vas 63 degrees ou June 29'h, at Wal
halla The average temperature for tbe
State. for she week. was 81 degrees !;
the State average for the corresponding
week in 1897 vas IS 5, and the normal
for the same period is about 80 degrees.
PRECIPITATION.
With the exceptions of portions of
GreenviIle, Greenwood, Orapgeburg.
Darlington, Kersbaw. Florence. aud
Chesterfield counties, where good rains
occurred, the rainfall was very light
over the entire State, with extensive
areas where DO rain fell during the
week. In Anderson. AbSeville, Edge-
6eld, Fairfield. Ricb.and. Lsxicg.oo.
Chester; Newbsrry. Unioo. Spartan
burg, and York, and over the south.
eastern counties generally, the ground
is again very dry, sl'hough 10 the latter
region rains set in on July 4sh which
mag possibly have brought relief
Forty rainfall measurements we're re-
ported for the week. Of which two ooiy
we're in excess of an inch~ namely.
Darlington 3 SO and Chesterfield 2 10
inches. Toe other measurements rang,
cd feom .Traoe'' 70 O83 iocn. the
average for the State being 0 33 incb.
while the normal for the same p riod is
approximately 80 inches
SUNSHINE, STORMS.
There vas very little cloudiDess
during the week; the mornings aud
evenings we're generally clear with
partial cloudiness during the middie
Of the day The estimated percentage
of bright sunshine was S6 per ceot of
the possible for the State
A damaging wiud storm occurred 10
Chesterfield county 90 the 29sb OF
Jaoe, BLOWN. do1o trees, corn and
fences. 1t was accompanied by heavy.
waahiog rain Toe storm extended IN
to Darlington couosy where iaods we're
also badly washed
CONDITION OF CROPS
Osing to the absence Of beneficial
rains over large port'ou of sae State.
ofcp conditions have become variable.
although there is IS yet DO eerious im-
oai.meo: of toe staple crops. with the
exception OF early corn. bot m'nor
crops are DOT doing we'll generally.
Rice, tobacco aod cotton made salts
factory growth and are very promising.
Old c,rn. which is in silks aud
tassels. :" is not do:ug we'll over the
greater portion Of the State In the
o0ut0eSSter0 c00DtleS ~ Is ~ Aa' W.
sassd that 1t has practically done all 1t
will DO, and ia poor crop. Elsewhere
il IS 10 critical stage, but would be
greatly improved oy ra'o Where
,aere is p!eoty Of moisture 10 the
srouud. coso LOOKS very promising
Laying By is uear'y 6oished aud this
work is being hurried 10 con pletioo
F;e!ds have generally besn cultivated
sincs the raios of Juoe. and are free
from grass and wesd' Toe Dot suo
caused ooro to wilt badly du7iag tbe
day. aud Ia localities it Is 'hriog .
Corn planted on s,ubble lauds is not
terminating we'll, aud some has been
destroyed, owing, to lack OF moisture
and the extreme heat.
The ooudi,iou Of cotton is generally
o-ry fine. although the plant Is maSiUg