The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03
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TIE WEEKS WEATHER.
It. EJECT, on ihs Crcps-Cocler Than
Usual for El-st Three Days.

COLUMBIA, S. G, September rs
The following is the weather crop re'
port for the week ending yesterday:
.rbe week ending September 2t5h was
cooler than usual during the first three
days, the departure from the normal
averaging about one degree CAV, but
the remainder of the week Was warmer
than usual. The nights were uniform
" cool. The h!ghes5 temperature was
90 reported from Greenwood, A5Deville
County; the lowest 81 reported from
Greanvllle on the 2ls5. and from Llbsr-
~, Pickens County, on the 22nd.
The week began with cloudy and
rainy weather which lasted until
Thursday, on which day the weather
became settled and remained clear to
the end Of the week. About an aver
age Of sunshine for the week.
There were heavy rains on the 18th
and 19;h, quite general over the State.
In soma portions of the State the rain.
fall was excessive, flooding bottom
lands a2d damaging ungathered crops,
and staining cotton, where the bolls
were open; peavine hay was also dam.
aged in some localities; turnips and
Other root crops were also injured more
or less by the heavy rain; where the
rainfall was not excessive It proved
beneficial, especially to late gardens
and to late cotton. giving the small
bolIs a chance to develop and mature.
Pease, turuipS and potatoes we're gen:
orally benefited, as we'll as pastures.
Cotton picking was interrupted the
first of the week by the rainy and
cloudy weather which also checked
the opening OF the bolls, as did the
prevailing coei nights, bu5 during the
clear weather that followed, picking
was resumed and IS progressing rapidly.
Reports indicate that II many locall-
ties hale of the crop has been gathered
and the remainder is in sight, there be-
ing but poor prospect of a late crop.
With few widely scattered EXCEPTIONS
the reports Indicate a short crop, con-
siderably below last years yield. AS
the picking advances the former esGl-
mates of short crop are being verified
It is generally stated that the crop Is
being marketed as fast as gathered.
Sea Island cotton coming into market
slowly.
Corn is largely being gathered and,
with the exception Of some late fields
which are said to be poor. the ears are
well filled and heavy and under the in
huence Of the hot, dry weather the ker-
mel IS ripenihg hard and dry.
Rice harvest is progressing finely
with fair yield. Owing to scarcity
of seed last spring the aggregate crop
will be a medium one, the acreage being
smaller.
The pea crop is not Of uniform con-
dition, the excessive rains during its
growing season were injurious to 1t IN
portions Of the State. Peanuts are
being dug and yielding only fairly
well.
Turnips and other root crops are not
doiag as well as previously indicated,
except sweet potatoes which have I'M
proved with very good yield in places
and poor in other localities. Insects
have attacked turnips in soma counties
cabbages are also being destroyed by
them and rotting badly.
Syrup making from cane and sor-
ghum continues actively and the yield
IS considerably greater than from that
first gathered, there being a marked
increase. Tnird crop OF vegetables
being marketed from truck farms
along the South coast. Third crop of
Irish potatoes promise good yield.
Oats being Sown to some extent. In
general the week was favorable for
farm work of all kinds.
J. w. BAUER,
Director