The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-28
SUPERLATIYELY FINE.
is THE CONDITION OF CORN CROPS
IN THE STATE.


IN THE STATE.
What Director Bauer Has to Say OF the
Weather and the Crops for the Week
Ending Yesterday n Satisfactory Week.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 21.-The
principal feature Of last weeks wealth
er was the excessive rainfall over the
greater portion of the State. The
drought that had persisted over the
western and northern counties through
out July and the two weeks in Au-
gust was thoroughly relieved and veg
citation of all kinds revived and crops
again look promising. The rains came
too late to benefit early corn to any ex-
tent, but late planting is now an as
sured crop. The rain came in a sue
cession of gentle showers, except IN
Edgefield county, where fields were
washed to some extent, and in Green
vile, where there were two heavy
washing rains. It was remarkable that
the heavy rains had but slight effect
on the rivers and no freshets were
even threatened anywhere In the
eastern portion of the State the rains
were also heavy and caused great in
jury to fodder which was already
pulled, and to much on the stalk,
which is said to be rotting Cotton
also was injuriously affected by the
rains, as the flowers that get wet fail
to fructify and the squares shed; the
reports indicate that this was the case
and the crop that would have put on
from the 18th to the 18th inclusive is
lost In this connection attention has
been called to the fact that such por-
ton of the crop that puts on after the
Goth Of August is not certain to ma
ture.
The rainfall was we'll distributed, as
the following amounts by stations will
show: Kingstree, 2.13; st. Matthews,
3.23; st. George, II; Yemasse, 0.S5 :;
Batesburg, 4.55; Greenwood, 4.62;
Blackville, 3.97; Allendale, 293; Che
raw, 3.34; Florence, 2.10; Greenville,
2.29; Spartanburg, 263; Beaufort,
1.S5; Charleston, LAT; Liberty, 3.75; :;
Elloree, 2.35; Chesterfield, 200; Socl-
ETY. Hill, 1856; McColl, 4 50; Darling
ton, 3.S4; Edisto, / .55; Camden, 1 .6S;
Statesburg, 3. Is; Trenton, 4.31; San
tue, 2.3S; Longshore, Bill; Columbia,
ASS; st. George, 4.50; Gillisonville,
2. 10; Oakwood, 2.25; Ridgeway, 5.16 !;
st. Stephens, 2.69; Piniopolis, 5.14;
Anderson, 2.24; Central, $40; Reid,
4.25; Efiingham, 2.S0; Looper's, 2.9O.
The average of these thirty-eight sta
tons is 3.23 inches and the normal
for the same period is approximately
1.47, the rainfall having been in ex-
cess over the entire State, except at
Yemassee.
The week had favorable tempera-
ture, with no excessive heats or cool
nights; the daily range was below the
usual, owing to the great amount of
cloudiness. The highest temperature
reported was 96 at Kingstree, on the
18th, and the lowest 64 at Greenwood,
on the 18th. The average mean tenn
perature of the week for the State, de-
duced from thirty reports, was 79 de-
grees, and the normal for the same
period is approximately 70 degrees.
The duration Of sunshine varied be-
tween 90 per cent. and 80 per cent. of
the possible, the least cloudiness hav-
ing occurred in Marlboro county and
the greatest in the western and central
counties.
The winds were generally light, ex-
cept that in Greenville county in the
vicinity of Reid there was severe
local storm, with hail, that destroyed
considerable corn by breaking it off.
In general, it may be said that the
average condition of all crops is bet
ter and more paomising than for some
weeks, with the important exception
of cotton, which in the eastern and
central portions of the State has taken
on rust and is shedding too freely.
These reports are not confined to any
county, but are general, and even in
clude portions of the western coun-
ties. Over the western half of the
State, however, there was a marked
improvement in the plant in most
places, so that, taking the State as a
whole, there was little change in the
averag ge condition of the staple. In
the lower part of the State it is begin
ming to open. The bolls appear to be
of good size and the bottom crop heav-
lily fruited; the uncertain top crop
looks promising, but, owing to the
lateness of the entire crop, there is
small likelihood Of much Of it reach
ing maturity. In places the plant is
growing too much to weed. Sea
Island cotton appears to be thriving.
The late rains have given The ground
enough moisture to insure late plant
ed corn, and in all parts of the States
its condition would be truthfully de-
picted by calling it superlatively fine,
bottom lands having particularly fine
crops. In the western portion OF the
State early corn was too ripe to be
much benefited by the rains, but is
nevertheless fair crop. The total
crop Will be 9 very large one. Fod-
der-pulling was general as the wealth
er permitted, but much fodder that
was pulled was damaged, especially in
Orangeburg and Hampton counties,
and the eastern portion of the State
generally, even some on the stalk was
generally damaged.
In the lower counties molasses max
ing has begun, and sorghum is ripen-
ing generally The condition OF the
crop is fair, but very uneven.
Peas are doing well as a rule, and
are growing better than ever after the
heavy rains. Early peas are ripenirg,
and some are already on the market.
Turnip sowing will now be pushed
as the ground is in the best condition
for quick generation. Turnips already
planted are growing rapidly.
The wet weather has caused sweet
potates to run too much to vine, neces-
stating trimming; but their condition
generally is greatly improved. Along
the coast late sweet and Irish potatoes
will soon be gathered Some complaint