The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22
Z. S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
For the Week Ending Monday
June 20. 1898.
COLUMBIA. S G June Il

Ibe highest temperature tot TUG "eee
ives 100 degrees on the 18th. 10 and
10th, reported from Beaufort. Oakland.
Hodges Greenwood and Poverty Hill
- shsvisg occurred on one or mo'e Of
/ tue shove dates at each place.
The nighs temperature ranged be
Etusen IS and 81 degrees, the latter be-
ing the minimam for the State AID co.
CURED At Greenville on the 20th Tue
weekly mean temperature for the State
vas 80. and the normal fer the same
period is approximately 7S degrees.
PRECIPITATION.
Showers -oecurred in some portions OF
/ the State each day Of the week. gen.
eraily light and scattered until the 10th,
/ ON which day showers were general,
aud 10 places very heavy.
| AZ Winnsboro 8 26 inches fell 10 two
and half hours, and at Trial on the
same date, 3.92 fell 10 little over an
hour The drought is nov thoroughly
relieved except over limited areas 10
Aiken ard Abpeville counties. whsre
the need Of more rain is indicated.
Over limited areas, lands we're badly
washed oy the heavy rains. and some
bottom lsnd crops damaged or destroy.
ed by flooding. The smallest rainfall
me.suremebt for the week vas 0 66
inch reported ftom Trenton. while 10
places reported amounts ranging from |
to 2 ioohes. Seventeen places
reported amounts between 2 and
3 inches; and l8 places amounts
ln excess Of 3 inches TIE following
excessive measurements we're received
Aieola 3 90. Society Hill S.33. Shiloh
ESQ. Winnsborough 4 80. Riversiev
400. Bamberg 3.37, Oakland 4 81.
Bowman 400. Ella 400. Darlington
3.11. Little Mountain 3 %. Trial 4 38.
Chersw 8 sc. Cbarlesaoo 8 OIL, St
Georges 8 38. ST. Matthews 3 10. Spar
saoburg 3 20, Allendals 8 IA. The
average of Sc measurements represent
ing every oounty 10 the state vas 2.53
inches and the oormal for the sane pc.
siod is appro1imasly 90 inch. In
most sectiona.4hare still remains eea-
soaal deficiency Of from / to 10 inches
There was more than the usual
amount of cloudiness during the week.
although no entirely sloudy days occur
red The average percentage of
bright sunshine vas 4S per cent. of the
possible. Hail accompanied the ,huo-
ders,orms IN maoy counties with local
damage to cotton aod fruit: Severe
wiod sio.ms occurred 10 Greenviile.
Sp.r.anburg aud Berkeley counties.
damaging coro aud froi. trees. l'jofy
BY hail aud high winds vas confined to
limited areas.
Needed moisture having been cup
Piled in abundance, aud the soil having
been veil cultivated and fields free
from weeds. staple crops all made rapid
improvement during the week. aud
With the Exception Of permanent injury,
of no coosideraDie extent. to coro and
tobacco by the late drought. crops are
all 10 6os growing condition. Early
planted corr is .asseling Low. With
spiodliog stalks. and is no. promising.
bu. later planting is nov lookicg 6ue
aud grosioe fast Upland corn is
being .'laid by and Is nearly all ready
to ''lay by Bottom lands. .. we'll as
sbs.. aud oats 'tubOls lads. ~hieh
bare heretofore been TOO dry ssplow are
nov being prepared and plao,edro corn
Various localities report serious iOjoty
to the corr prospects from the dseugbt.
aod few from the effects Of bud worms.
although generally corr has made
marked Improvement Some bottom
laods have beea flooded by excessive
r.iua and the coso drowoed 10 many
sectioos it has been TOO vet to work
corn during the last of the week.
The condition of cotton is now very
good over the entire State, and parti
cularly fine on sandy lands. Over
the western counties, and notably in
Salnda county, cotton seed that has
lain dormont IN the prOnnde since il