The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-06

MonthIyReport OF the Bureaus Cons
eernjno PROGRESS of Farm Work.


NonthIyReport OF the Bureaus Con.
eernins Progress Of Farm Work.
The weather bureau has issued the
following report on the progress OF
farm work and the weather for Feb
;Lary:
The month was unusually and per-
;istently cold until about the goth,
after which mild and pleasant and
Try, weather prevailed to its close.
rhe mean temperature compares close
w with that for the same month IN
1895, and these two are the coolest
Februarles in the last Is years.
The precipitation was copious over
he whole State, and locally excessive,
although the State avearge was but
slightly in excess of the normal. Dur
ing the first half much Of the precipi-
:ation was in the form Of snow, sleet
and rain mixed, the rain generally
freezing as it fell, and from this Ice
coating, melting as it did slowly, the
larger portion soaked into the ground,
thoroughly saturating 1t. The soil was
thus unusually we'll supplied with
moisture.
The persistent cold, and the wet soil
prevented the prosecution OF farm
work and little plowingt was practi'
cable except during the last week
when rapid progress was made over
:he entire State. The delay in farm
work was most serious over the
coast trucking regions.
Reports on the damage to small
grain, particularly to oats, agree In
This, that some damage was done.
out they vary as to the extent of the
injury. It will not be possible to es-
innate It until after active growth
sets in. Some oats were killed out
light and the fields have been re-
,own. Wheat suffered scarcely any
damage. The good effect of the steady
cold weather was to retard the swell
ing Of fruit buds, thus saving them
from injury> by probable frosts In
March. The wet soil delayed the pre-
paration of seed beds for tobacco. al.
thugh some were burnt and seeded. !
The month as a whole was unfaV'
orable for the progress of farm WORK
climatoIosy From the North.
The mean temperature for Febru'
ary, 1905, was 3S9 degrees, which is
IN degrees below normal. The high
est local mean was 46.5 degrees at
Beaufort; the lowest was 33.5 de
grees at Greenville. The monthly ex
tremes were a maximum Of u de
grees at Yemassee on the goth, and q
minimum of D degrees at Waihalia
On the 14th, making the State range
50 degrees. The greatest local range
was 70 degrees at Bennettsville. The
mean of the daily maximum tempera
ture was $50 degrees and OF the daily
minimum temperature was 1913 de
grees. making the average daily range
1872 degrees.
The precipitation averaged 5.21
inches, which is 0.S7 above normal
The greatest local amount was $40 al
Blackville, the least was 2.87 a.
Barksdale. The greatest "a hours fal
was 3.26 at Blackville on the 18th
18th. The average number OF days
with 0.01 inch. or more, OF precipita
ton was 9, ranging from4 at Allendale
Clemson College and Trial to IL al
Columbia.
Excessive Observation-Disclosures
18th, 3.20 in "a hours; Blackville, 18th
18th, 1926 in "a hours; Clemson Col
lege. goth, $50 in "a hours; Ediso
18th, 2.60 in "a hours; Florence, 18th
2. 90 in "a hours; Liberty, goth, ESQ II
"a hours; st. Matthews, 12th-13th
3 90 in "a hours; Sumter, 11th, 3.0l
in "a hours; Trial, 12th-13th, 3.05 II
"a hours.
Snows-Allehdaie, Trenton, 4th; An
derson, End; Barksdale, 8, 4, 5, 13, 10
!; Bennettsville. 3; Cheraw, 4, IA; co
lumbia, Lugoff, Santuc. 13; Dillon, 8
4, 5, 13; Gaffney, 8, 5, Z, II; Liberty
3, 5,.S, 10; Newberry, 13, 10; Saluda
8, 4, S. 6, 8. 8; Seivern, 6, IA, 20; SO
ciety Hill, 8, 10; Spartanburg, 8, 13
Walhalla, 5, 10, 20; Winthrop Col
lege. 3, 4, II.
sleet-Aiken, Bennettsyille, 8, 4,
6; Allendale, Clarks, Hill, Stateburg
: Trial, Summerville, 3, 4, 5; Anderson
Q; Barksdale, 4, 5. s, IL, 10; Bates
burg, 4, 5, 6, 20; Beaufort. II; Black
Vile, 3, 4, 5, 1S, 10; Bowman, Walter
boro. 4, 5; Cheraw, 5, s, 8, IL; CO
luu.bia, 4, S, 6; Dillon, Winthrop Col
lege, 8; Due West, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10; FloI
ence, Sumter, 3; Gaffney. 3. 5, Z, II
; Heath Springs, S, 7, 8, 13; Liberty,
s, 12; Little Mountain. 8, 4; Lugon
8, 4, 5, 10; Newberry, 8. 4, S, Z, s
10; Saluda, 4, 5, 13. 10; Santuc.
S, 6, 8, 20; Seivern, 8, 4, 5, 6, IA, 20
Society Hill, 5, Z, s; Spartanburg
; s, II, 20; Trenton, 4, 5, 8, 3; Wa
halla, 5, 9, II, IL, 20: Yorkville, 0,
s, 9, II, 20.
Weather-The average number Q
; clear days was 10, Of partly cloudl
,, ones, 4, and of cloudy ones IA.
Winds-The prevailing direction O
the wind was from the northeast a
% stations, from the west at Is, fror
the northwest at Z; from the north
6, and from the east and southeast a
1 station each