The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-30
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE.
The Weekly Bulletin OF tho Condition
ofthe weather and Crops.

The following is the weekly bulletin
of the weather and the crops issued
Yesterday by Observer Bauer OF the
State Weather Bureau:
The weather favorable for rapid
growth during the greater part OF tue
week, and the staple as well as the
minor crops were as consequence OF
the excessive heat and copious showers
very much improved. On Sunday there
came al unfavoble change which caused
the temperature to fall from 81 to zO
degrees in twenty-four hours, and on
Sunday (20sh) morning minimum tenn.
peratures of from SO to 4o degrees DC.
Cured over the entire State. Many OF
the reports had been mailed previous
to the 2Oth and so the full effect of the
cold wave can be put partially reflected
in this bulletin, altogether later re-
ports indicate the occurrence OF light
frosts in favorably situated localities
as far as Orangeburg county. Thed anc,
age, If any, resulting, appears as yet to
have been but very slight and confined
largely to sweet potatoes, and IN a les
ser degree to cotton. In next weeks
bulletin b.tter estimate can be MADE.
Ayerse local conditions injuring crops,
were washing rains in portions OF
Spartangburg, NeWberry and Greenvllle
counties were creek bottoms overflow
ed necessitating some replantiDg. Hail
also did some damage over small areas,
and In BarnWelI county a sand storm
damaged cotton. The temperature was
much above the normal until Saturday
after which it was far below, the dep
arturo on the 201h at Columbia being
% degrees. The sunshine did not aver
age normal for the State but was not 80
deficient as to be harmful. Rain in the
form of showers were numerous and IN
some instances heavy and fairly well
distributed, only few localities being
left dry. In places the ground was too
wet to work and as q consequence
grass and weeds are showing. Cotton
ranges from fair to very good stand
over the whole State. One field OF
about 800 acres reported "the best ever
seem" The only report Of a poor stand
comes from Williamsburg and Sumter
counties were the ground is too dry.
Flowing and chopping is progressing
nicely the latter being from one.third
to two.thirds flushed. Grass showing
In places. Some forms or SO quares have
been seen. Corn is doing fairly well
but bud worms continue to do much
injury. Stand healthy ID color but very
uneven.-Rice doing well: Irish pota
toes being harvested along the coast
with from poor to fair yield. Doing
better in interior. Sweet potato plant
ing continues. Tobacco in very good
condition. Sugar cane doing well.
Watermelon and kindred vines growing
rapidly. Wheat butslightly if at all
improved, and rust On tile blades is be-
coming more general. Harvesting will
soon begin. Oats are ripening in the
eastern portions of the State, and har.
vesting is ABOUT to begin with prospects
of about half crop. Gardens doing
well. Some reports indicate shortage
of feed for farm stock which generally
wlntered poorly, although pasturage
will soon be excellent.
The folio wing places report one inch
or more of rainfall for the week: Saint
G-ore- 20, Society Hill 4o. BEAUFORT
81. EiIoree / 80, Reio 05 Charleston
l.6O. Hunters so. Et-l.y AS, ~, Cen
tral 90, Greeuvill- 2 A rriAl 1.68 Port
ROYAL 2 ~, Efingham / "a, Cob wa. 25,
L ,op-rs LOO, Saint Steo'en52 43. Spar
.anburg 25. Canien l 03, Cnrra" 1S.
Florence 2O5, Hardeev'lIe "a. Bates
burg 1.12, Gr-enw nd 3.37, Santuc l.26,
Little MUuHtsio 103.