The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-27
i. S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin of
the Weather Bureau. South
Carolina Section.
For the Week Ending Monday,
July Is, 1898.
COLUMBIA, S C, July 26

The weather was extremely hot dur
inc the entire week. The average
temperature for the State vas 81 de-
gsees, the normal for the same period is
about 81 degrees. The minimum re-
ported was 81 degrees a, Walhalla on
the 18th and at Longshore on the zlss,
while elsewhere the night temperature
ranged between 20 and 80 degrees, the
latter along the immediate coast The
maximum for the week was l02 de-
grees at Beaufort aud Swansea.
RAINFALL
There vas more than the usual
amouut of rain 10 Spsrsaoburg, Creep
vile, Florence, P;ckens. Dorchester,
Oraugeburg. Barnwell aud Charleston
counties where from two to six inches
fell during the week 10 the upper
Savannah valley. aud the central coun-
ties, and 10 the extreme northeastern
counties the rainfall varied from one
tenth inch to over two inches, while
elseaher from hall 40 inch to over az
inch of rain fell The rains of the
week came in numerous, fairly we'll
distributed showers. 10 Eage6eld aud
Andessou counties, and over limited
areas 10 the eastern portions of the
State, more rain is needed. but geuer.
ally there is enough, OF 100 much, mols.
tare for crops. The average rain all
for the State vas I IS inches. and toe
normal Of the same period is spproxi-
ma.ely l Al. The following heavy
measurements Gn iuchss) we're report
ed !: Liberty 2 90. St. Georges 4.75.
L,opers 80. Jetfries Creek 3 10,
White Hall 2 IS. Sandy Fiat 5.25,
Riye,view 6.12. Greenv,lle 2 42. Salt
ers 2 so, Charleston 2.s8. Sparsanburg
315, Allendale $50. Blackville 9 45.
SUNSHINE, STORM
There was very little cloudioess
until Saturday, after which generally
cloudy weather pre.siled. The es'i
mated percentage OF bright sunshine
was 80 per cent of the possible. rang.
ing frem 81 at Innao to 100 at Govao
aod Shiloh.
A heavy storm passed over Flor
ence county on the 2lst. with wash
ing rain, and heavy winds that blew
do vn corn. fruit trees and fences
No other damaging high winds were
reported
A large majority Of the reports for
the week. and covering the entire
State except restricted areas in Spa
tanburg, Greenville, Pickens, Or,
angeburg. Florence, Dorchester and
Barnwell counties where the rainfall
was excessive, describe the weather
during the past week as favorable on
growing crops of all kinds The
humid heat, especially at night. to
gether with numerous and we'll dis
tribu,ed showers stimulated rapid
growth, while for the greater portion
of the week the bright sunshine dried
the surface of the ground sufficiently
to permit cultivation Of grassy fields.
and laying by Of many fields of corn
and cotton in 6ne condition, although
some are yet in need of cultivation
and will be lsid By foul, as laying bJ
is nearly finished on account of Cot
ton being too large to plough or hoe
The mid summer condition Of all
the staple. az we'll as the minor,
crops is very promising generally,
and particularly so in the northern
and western counties and over ex
tensive regions IN other portions OF
the State
Corn made noticeable improvement,
and the greater pc ion Of the crop
is made. and to a large extent inde
pendent Of subsequent weather con
ditione. The crop is promising, ,-ex
ceedipgIy fine in some loca'it'es,-
but will, as a whole, hardly be better
or as good as an average one IN
some counties corn is firing on light
lands ; while on wet bottom lands it
is turning yellow and has stopped
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