The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-24
WEATHER-CROP REPORT.
Showing the Condition of the Cotton, Grain,
Tobacco and Vegetable Crops.

Tobacco and Vegetable Crops.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July livery
complete reports from every county
were received, covering the past week,
and they show that the condition of
the varioas crops differs widely, not so
much as between different portions of
the State as between different sections
of the same counties, depending on
whether the place has been favored by
sufficient rrin. The rains for the past
month or more have been in the form
OF showers and they were very partial;
where the seasons were favorable
crops are in splendid condition. and
elsewhere they vary almost directly
with the amount of rainfall The first
condition includes two-thirds and pos
sibly more of the State
Lice on cotton are still destructive
in Pickens and Greenville Counties,
where lice were never before known.
There was a severe wind storm, ac-
companying thunder storm, on the
Sth, (Monday) most severe over An
derSon, Abbeville, Pickens, and All
were blown down, crops leveled and
much green fruit blown off the trees.
AS the corn was not in tassel 1t
Strengthened up again; there was a
wind storm with hail in kershaw
County on the 9th that damaged corn
which had not been laid by as it can
not be ploughed again; also slightly
destructive wind stormin Orangeburg
County on the 10th.
There was generally less than an
average amount of sunshine over
the entire State, and this condition
was said to have been on the whole
beneficial, especially so where there
was lack of rain, as the clouds pro-
tected'the crops from the whitening
effects Of the hot sun.
The time included within the past
week. is ordinarily the period of the
greatest heat in the State. During the
remainder of the month and during
August there is slow lowering ofthe
normal temperature, averaging less
than degree a week until September
when the the lowering becomes more
rapid
The daily mean temperature was
below the normal each day of the
past week in the interior, with depart
ures averaging about 2 degrees per
day; on the coast the temperature
was more nearly normal with an av-
erage of less than one below.
The highest temperature reported
was 100 on the 9th at Beaufort; the
lowest 81 on the 10th at Spartgnburs.
The mean temperature of the week
for the State was about SO, and The
normal for the same period is approx
imately S3.
The rainfall for the week was slight
ly deficient, but very unevenly dis
tributed. The showers on the Sth
(Monday) were quite general, and in
places very heavy over the western
and central counties and light along
the coast. They were very beneficial
where sufficient in amount. There
were showers in the extreme eastern
counties on the 18th, 18th and 14th,
and light partial showers in the north
western and northern counties on the
18th and 14th.
The heavy rains on the 18th will
be embodied in the next bulletin. In
cluding with the weeks rainfall that
which fell on the Sth, and excluding
that of the 18th, there were eight
places that reported over2 inches for
the week; 19 with amounts between 1
and 9 inches: and 10 with less than an
inch. The average of 3S reports is
1.2S, and normal for the State for the
same period is approximately 1.36.
Greatest amount for the week 3.75 at
Mccall.
All reports indicate that cotton con-
tinues small and is from two to three
weeks late; it is generally in healthy
condition except in portions of Pick
ems and Greenvil;e Counties, where
lice have appeared for the first time in
the history of cotton culture in that
section, and in portions of Barnwell
County, where it is firing and turning
yellow; rust has also appeared in varl-
Gus scattered localities; tits putting on
squares, blooming and fruiting freely,
but owing to the small weed the crop
cannot make more than a poor aver
age, it is said. Sea Island cotton only
half its usual SIZE at this time of the
year
1t has been too dry in many places
for early corn, which has about ali
been laid by; it is in its caring satge,
and it depends On timely rain whether
it will make a good or poor crop; later
corn is doing very well and looks pro-
missing, especially on bottom lands; IN
a few localities grass is getting the ad-
vantage.
\ large acreage Of peas has been
planted, and the work of sowing stub
Bile land continues; a fairly good stand
of peas has been obtained everywhere;
some late planting terminating poor
Watermelons are ripening very
fast and being shipped; they are quite
plentiful, generally, and in localities
there is poor market for them.
Tobacco harvesting and curing is
under way, and the crop so far gath
cred is said to be Of superior quality;
the entire crop is q fine one.
Rice on the Cooper and Ashley
Rivers is in fine growing condition,
and it looks promising in the George
town district; upland rice is doing
well generally.
The acreage devoted to sweet pota-
toes continues much less than on for
mer years, owing tc scarcity of seed in
the first place, the scarcity of slips and
the unfavorable weather for planting
the slips; some report great improve
ment in the growing vines.
Fruit continues fairl y plentiful;
blackberries failure in Fairfield;
fruit scarce near Florence; peaches
ripening slowly: promise of a full crop
of grapes; apples plentiful, but small
and of poor quality.
Turnip sowing begun; also plowing
for fall potato crop and truck general