The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-25
STATE C7OP CONDITIONS.
T:c " ckly i:ullefin ., tina state Bureau.
The W-St!ior.

COLUMBIA, $. c.. July 1S-The fol
lowing is the weekly bulletin Of the
condition Of the weather aud the crops
in the State, issued yesterday by State
Observer J. W. Bauer:
TIE temperature for the week was
much below the normal, ranging from
degrees per day on the coast to = and
! in central and western portions.
The minimum temperature fell to 81
at Charleston on the morning OF the
lob, which was the lowest July tenn
peraturs since 1892. The lowest re-
ported from any point in the state was
81 at Hollands store, on the same date.
The average per centage of lltty places
reporting sunshine Was -. about nor
NAL; having been cloudy on Monday
and Tuesday and clear or partly cloudy
the remainder of the week. The total
rainfall was less than for the previous
week, but on Monday and Tuesday
rain was almost general over the State
except in the northwest counties where
it vas light OF wanting, and the fol-
loving counties in whole or in part,
st aid N need Of rain: York, Chester,
Fairfield, Union, SparcapbuEg and
Pickens. The southeastern counties
had an excess OF raip, impairing field
crops somewhat except possibly corn.
Cotton is doing only fairly we'll. Dur
ing the past week the wet weather has
caused rust to develop IL various por-
tions of the State. and lice have attack
ed the plant in other. The cool wealth
oES off hSaN
very unfayorabie, butit is thought that
the plant is too far advanced to have
sustained any structural change, and
80 far the only apparent effect the cool
weather has had Is the "honey due" re-
ported from q uumber of widely sepa-
rated points. This crop is being laid
by as fas: as the ground permits, and
some danger is noted from plowing
while the ground was too wet. Its
condition is reported particularly ine
in Clarendon county, and it is frultlng
as heavily IS desirable everywhere.
Some shedding noted in Localities
where rainfall was excessive and sun
shine deficient, in which Localities the
plant has also taken cn yeiloWish
color. Cotton has not, generally speak
ing, held the improvement made dur
ing the first week in July. Grass
threatens the crop, but the latter part
of the week was favorable for blowing
and Few more days of dry weather
will be sufficient to clear the fields. No
adverse reports whatever were received
on the corn crop, and its condition Is
reported such that if the remainder OF
the season is an average one, there will
be full crop made, taking early and
late planting together. 1t is being laid
by as fast as the weather permits. 1t
is worthy of note that one thousand
bushels Of oats we're shipped north
from CheraW such shipments bsing
unusual. The rains have had a very
beneficial effect on rice, which is re-
ported particularly fine in Georgetown
county, and very fair IN other places.
The danger from low water has passed
as the rivers in the rice regions are
nearly full.
Tobacco IS doing we'll, as also is sor-
ghum, which is heading. Gardens have
made great improvement in clay soil,
but little in light sandy soil.
Greenville county reports cabbage
heading nicely.while species of worm
has attacked thu plant in Eigefeld
county.
Meloas ripening now are small and
of inferior quality. but the vines are
vigorous and the late crop promises
better. A few peas still being soWn;
rabbits destroying peas in AbbeVllle
county.
Sweet potatoes growing well; the ia.
yorable weather came too late to have
much effect On Icish potatoes. There
wes a washing rain in Aiken county,
and some hail in Orangeburg county,
doiL~r very little or no damage. A
comprehensive summary of the wealth
er crop condition for the week ending
Sunday can be briefly stated thus: 1t
was cool with nearly normal duration
of sunshine; an excess of rain along
the coast aud lower Savannah river
valley, shedding off all to deficiency
in the northwest portions of the State.
All crops show en improvement save
cotton which barely holds the gain
made during the previous week.