The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-13
u. S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin Of
xhe Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
s9sor the Week Ending Monday.
, July Il, 1898.
CoLUaB1A. S. G.. July IL
TEMPERATITRE.

<h z neRcieacy IN Temperature aver
aging abons 3 degrees per day. The
Grsf Of the week vas warm With maxi.
saan Temperatures generally above 90
degrees. and reaching 100 st Bates
sssg 90 July 9th: the last Of the week
was much eocler. With maximum ten.
psrasnres ranging between 80 and,9O
ssegrses. excsp: on July 1lth. when
obey we're generally below 80 degrees.
& which is unusually low for the 6rss de-
rsae of July.
The minimum temperatures were
ous unusually low. ranging between IS
.aod zS degrees, with an extreme mic
seuzsn sos the week Of so degrees on
,Jaly 7sb sod 9th at Loopsrs, Piokens
eseasy. The average temperature for
che week uss 79. and the normal for
Ssas ssms period 10 aboa. 50 degrees.
&kECtHi tAItCN.
The rainfall asring the pas: week
aas veil distributed over the entire
State. aod cane in the form of show
ees ca successive days after July 4sb,
eeshiisg she grouod to absorb the
sgseaser portion. and the soil is now
,saoroagbiy saturated.
Over she central. western, aud north.
@astern counties the rainfall vas 10
yaaoss excessive. The following heav-
-sag messeremenss Ta inches aud bua-
ssarsitbs we're recorded: Columbia
q as. speooer 4 so, Barksdale 3.5l,
Hovas 500. Society Hill 6 81. Oak.
Sssd 5 10. Shiloh 4 Is. Pleasant $40,
E,Eaisbszsy SIS. Greeuvii!e 6.1s. Sandy
Riat. SIS Riserview $50. Walhails
. as. T1en,es 545. Ella 6.20 Essill
saSs5o. GamdeD SOB. Cteraw 4 33.
ssssAssses 500. ST. Matthews 8 10.
AaJeDdaae 500, Ba,esburg 8 10.
5iaoksiiis 4 Oh. Ten additional meas.
~.emcnfs VI from 2 to 8 inches. aod
aiae -af less sh>a inches were re-
sseived. sish mioimum neasuremeot
nss . S8 at Sslsess For the State the
.aessags saansall for the week vas 8 40
,is1ehss, and sSe osswat for the same
eper;sd % sppfoximateiy 20 inches.
sAa appareassy general, cold rain set
saseaias TO day (Jals l2) wish tenn
usrsarss generally be'ow so degrees.
-asd fsesa to hsisk NE w,nd
SUNSHINE HAIL
Saena,asss prevailed during the
Eeeassr portion OF che week, the esti-
wssed percentage of bright sunshine
Ger abe State. vas is .er cen, of the
sgassih.e, cod ovss the central aud
vr.ahera soaotiss was generally much
.se9ee.
Taere vss light hail storm 10 York
sassssy % Jsis 9. but crops we're oo
NeFfred-
CONDITION OF CROPS
Ahz,oAsot moistnre aud pensrsliy
g.vsrsAas femperasure caused marked
s&ssss.esess 10 the CONDITIONS Of all
ax.essag esees 10 places there was
aes -usA ssse. particularly on sanay
sssas. a.z heavy raics damaged crops
z.sa pasAes sersaced laods io the billy
esxsescss 81 sbs State 4 few corres-
gseaassss report damage 70 CROP on bot
sen lands shiloh we're ovsrRowed. white
~seur sss gressee portion OF the State
~sss gsss.sa has been too vet to cultivate
eslcse Tsssaag. seS delds are becoming
sgsss.y. However. the Injury to crops
s=nzsed as sse reeeas rains is not as yet
eaaedoas. asa . few days OF drying
exeesaer Win sEord opportunity enough
ssx caeas Gesas Of ooro aud cotton. and
Assuspis,e sasiog By ~hica has been de
assysa. while the good effeoss OF the
usSs,ss ara inessinabIe. aud will last to
eZssssisy
agld ce..o vas too far advanced TO-
s@szde ssasasisy 10 places. to sho" much
9as1royeneos. bat late corn is now iu
@eegrsviag condition. Laying BY is
szusN advanced. bus vas delayed 81 the
>zaas. Correspondents report the corn
sesap rore promising now than aoy time
~assee pla5siog.