The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-08-17
I. S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin Of
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
For III. W eek Eoding Monday.
August Is. 1898.

io'O1oOiS temperature COHuitlOuS
prevailed during the past week. with
maximum of 97o on the 10th at
Beaufort, and minimum Of 60 on
the 18Th at Walhalla The mean for
the week was 79o, which is approx
masely the normal
The beginning of the week was
clear, bot during the last i've days
ciossdy and showery weather prevail
ed over the entire State. In the
northwestern counties the rainfall
amounted 70 from 2 to 5 inches; in
the north central, east central, and
southeastern counties from 2 to q
inches !; elsewhere from l to 8 inches,
with scattered localities. of small
area, with from l to 2 inches The
weeks average for the State was 220
inches, and the normal is approxi.
aately l 81 inches.
The weather conditions during the
past week were generally favorable
for rice, peas and root crops, and in
most places for corn, which, in por-
tions of the State, is the finest raised
in many years; but in some sections
bottom land corn was severely dam
aged by excessive moisture. Fod-
der pulling is we'll under way, but
considerable fodder damaged by rain
Correspondents in nearly every
portion Of the State report too much
rain for cotton, which srusting and
shedding abnormally. On light soils
generally. cotton has attained its de
velopmens and is turning yellow,
while on clay lands there is an e1-
cess of stalk growth. The bottom
crop is fairly large one, and the
bolls are rapidly opening over the
southern Counties, where picking will
soon commence. The first bale of
this season was ginned on the 9th f; in
1897, ON Angus. I'd; in 1896, on
July 2sth in 1895, on August Goth !;
in 1894, On August 18th. Sea Island
cotton IS reportt d in bad condition on
account Of lack of dry weather and
sunshine
RiceFis aoiagSwell, and early rice
harvest will socn begin. : .
Tobacco cutting and curing is be-
ing finished over the entire tobacco
region
Peas. potatoes aud cane are look
ing very promising Cane grinding
has begun Pastures excellent.
Melons aod peaches still plentiful.
Much la2d being sown to turnips
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE.
PORTS. BY COUNTIES.
Abber!lle-Link: Week of show
cry weather; great many turnips
sown j; rather too much rain on sandy
land for cotton; crops thriving R
F. Morris.
Aikea-Se;vern /. has rained al.
most every day this week. either
light or heavy showers; cotton has
gone down terribly; fodder pulling is
q failure; potatoes aud cane doing
fre; pastures and rice good; no
cotton picking as yeti F. Lyles.
.Anoe:son-Iva: Too much rain
has caused cotton to rust and fire,
ard the prospects not SO good as two
weeks ago; corn has considerable
sma:; pea vines are Sne IT G..
jackson
3amoerg-Denmark: Rainy week
and not essy 70 state effect of it on
the crops; cotton looks as if it had
an overdose of rain, seeming to shed
and ros:; sone fodder pulled W
G Wilson.
Govan: Rice, cane and potatoes
doing we'll; cotton opening Geo.
O Ma.ners.
Barnweil-3Iackville: Cotton holds
i.s own remarkably; bottom crop q
fai- ore; opening .apid'y; growth Of
stalk and f7ui.ing phenomenal; she'd
ding inconsiderable; rust not gene
raj; has a5ou: stopped growing, aud
is blooming 20 tip top-E. S Ham
mond