The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-16
IMPROVEMENT IN CROPS.
That's What ihs Weather Crop Report
Says-Lack Of Rain.

COLUMBIA, 5. c., May 9.-The fol-
lowing IS the weather crop report for
the weak ending yesterday: The gen.
eral tenor of the reports for the past
week indicates an improvement IN
planted crops and natural vegetation.
This is not universally true for the
State. as the showers from which the
greatest beni6t was derived, were very
light or entirely missing IN many Sec
tions of the State, even where contlgu-
Gus townships or farms were drenched
with rain. There were, however Dut
few places that had no rain either dur
ing the fore oriafter part OF the week,
vet in most places it was too little to
penetrate to the roots of plants and to
relieve the drought. Even where the
rain was most copious more IS SILL
needed to give the growing crops
good stand, or to help small grains
which will soon be in the "miik" and
beyond help. The extreme Western
and Northern tier Of counties report
the greatest improvement, from Oconee
to Chesterfield, where showers we're
quite general. The only adverse tact-
ors were hail storms which along mar
row paths did some damage to young
plants and tender vegetation, and cut
and bud worms that damaged corn and
gardens to some extent.
There was very little cloudiness dur
ing the week and no day but thatathe
was some sunshine. With the excep.
ton of a few tornado winds accom-
panying thunder storms that did a lit
tie local damage In the Northwestern
part of the State, no damages IS report
ed from that source. The first two
DAYS of the week were about normal,
but after Wednesday the heat was
steadily above the normal, averaging
three degrees day on the coast to SIX
and seven in the central and Western
portions. Warm nights caused q very
decided Improvement in the color OF
vegetation. In Charleston, Berkeley
and the greater part of Colleton coun-
ties there was very little rail and the
drought has parche6 vegetation ID gen.
eral; the only two crops that appear TO
be dong we'll are rice and melons, the
former prom !ses very we'll while the
latter Only farirly. Meloos IN the
Northern part of the STATE arc e failure
in many places.
E4r.y planted cotton is not making
good stand, although from some Sec
tious the reports indicate an average
staud; that of later planting promises
better; but is uoI all up yet being re-
rarded by the surface crust and lack OF
moisture. Ia Charleston County this
crop can hardly be anything but fall
ure Chopping out and working has
begun in places.
Corn has improved il color and stand
especially on bottom lands, upland
coru IS rule has not shown as marked
al Improvement. Worms are doing
much damage.
Oats have not improved except for
very late sown fields which took on a
better color and made rapid growth.
Fall sown oats nearly, If not completely
2 failure.
Wheat is looking much better and
there is a prospect of fair yield al
though it will aot be full crop. Where
tobacco is cultivated the reports lndl-
cate that the plant is about ten days IN
advance of it season and doing we'll.
Potatoes are growing rapidly where
the vines have not been injured by bugs
and can be sad to be doing well. Only
a few reports mention fruits and those
are not encouraging. The acreage OF
cotton, cora and other grams has been
slightly increased in Anderson County
but it is thought the total of all crors
will approximate the average OF other
years. Showers on Monday night (7th)
will prove highly beneficial:
J. w. BAUER,
Director, 5. Co. W. S.