The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
I. s. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
For the Week Ending Monday,
September S, 1898.
COLUMBIA, S. G September s.

COLUMBIA, S. G +, September s.
Another week OF even nigh tempers-
ture, with mean for the week Of 790,
which is 80 per day above the Dornai
with few exceptions, the rainfall
for the week was excessive over the en-
tire State. Heavy rains caused storms
10 the upper Savannah valley to over
aow aod seriously damage bottom land
crops, while in the lover Savannah and
the Salkehatchie valleys. where from
six to over thirteen inches of rain fell,
large areas we're inundated, aud crops
10 Ba.Dwell, BAN berg, Colletou. Hamp-
ton and Beaufort County lowlands were
severely iOjured or entirely destroyed:
Over the eutire State there vas too
much rainy and cloudy weather. retard-
ing CT entirely suspendiDg farming
operations, damaging crops. and delay
isg harvesting The average rainfall
for the week was Sc iocbes. while the
normal IS approximately 1.3O inches
Tue percentage Of possible sunshine
vas as low as 10 per cent. at places.
and much below the usual amount over
the whole Stsse. All crops stand 10
imperative need OF clear, dry weather
Yoong corn seems to be doing uice!y,
bat old corn is sprouting ADD rottDg 10
the sbuck; it is too wet to house it.
Fodder continues to be damaged as it
is gathered. dying aud rottios on tie
stalk.
Cotton suffered severly during the
wsex; some boli worms noted 10 several
Counties; too wet generally to pick cot
Toe, sod open cotton is sproutiog, while
rips bolls are ro,tieg; the plant COD.
tioues to shed it's leaves and fruit.
Co,,oo was bIowo down and suffered
from inuodatiou over tne southeastern
counties.
Rice was materially damaged 10 Col.
Teton and adjacent districts. by high
water. but upland rice is doing nicely.
Rice harvest is delayed
Sweet potatoes. sugar caue and pea
nuts are doiog we'll. Pea vines have a
rank growth. but need sunshine for
curing. Hayiog is awaiting clear
weather large crop Of hay will be
Gu. if the weather permits saving it.
It is too We, for ,crnips generally, but
fall gardens. pastures and trucs are
making rapid growth.
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE
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AbbeviIe-Link A week of heavy
rains; ali crops on water courses
have been overfowed and about de-
stfoyed wet weather causing open
cotton to sprout, and ripe bolis to
rot !; everything looks gloomy R F
Morris
Aiken-Windsor: 1t has raiDed
ali the week but two days cotton
sprouting aud rotting badly, canDot
make full crop; great deal Of fod
der has been lost B B Hightower.
Anderson-Holland: 1t has been
raining now about week and farm.
ers are having hard time saving
thei. fodder, hay, pea vines. etc; cot
ton is still doing well, except that
some is rotting in the bolls DIR }
" Earle
Bamberg-Bamberg: Rainy aud
cloudy weather; cotton sproutiDg in
the bols; open weather and sunshine
needed for harvesting hay crop
otter crops doing very well-W S
Bamberg.
Barnwell-Blackville: The past
week of almost continuous rain has
been one of steady, unqualified de.
terioratiop, greater in degree in some
localities than in others, and involv-
inp nearly every farm product; corr