The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-19
THE CROPS IN THE STATE.
HOW THE CROPS WERE AFFECTED
BYTHE HOT WAVE.

Yesterday by State Observer Bauer.
| COLUMBIA, S. c., June 12.-The fol-
lowing weekly bulletin of the weather
and crops for the past week, covering
the heated spell, was issued yesterday
by State Observer Bauer:
The unreasonable hot weather re-
ported in the previous bulletin con-
tinued on two days of the week Just
passed, with maximum temperatures
of from 95 to 102 over the entire State.
Gardens, corn and the various vine
crops, and truck generally, were be-
ginning to wilt under the influence
Of the hot sun, and in places the
effect is described as having been the
same as though touched by frost.
Before serious injury was done, the
hot weather was terminated by a slow.
gentle rain, that was of immeasurable
benefit, reviving everything. This in
turn was followed by cool nights dur
ing the week, which were especially
trying to cotton that is already unsea-
sonably late and small. although in
much better condition than it was two
weeks ago. The cool nights had the
effect also of renewing the destructive
activity of lice on cotton and cut
worms on other crops, particularly on
bottom lands; while more rust devel-
oped in wheat over the western portion
of the State, where this grain IS not
vet ripe enough to harvest.
The weather was very unfavorable
for farm work, and crops are generally
free from grass and weeds with the
grounds in fine condition. A few
fields continue grassy, but this excep-
ton is inconsiderable.
During the 4th and 5th Tuesday and
Wednesday, the temperature was from
S to II degrees above the normal, but
during the remainder of the week it
ranged from to degrees per day be-
low the normal, making the average
temperature for the week nearly nor
NAL
The highest temperature reported
was 102 on the 5th from Looper's Pick
ems county; the lowest was 56 on the
9th at Hardeeville and Spartanburg.
The mean temperature for the week
for the State was about 76.S and the
same period is approximately rs.
A quite general rain began during
| the evening of the 5th and continued
at places until the evening of the 9th.
The greatest rainfall for the week was
measured at Cheraw and Chesterfield,
but a number of widely separated
places reported measurements of one
inch or more. II general the rainfall
was the heaviest in the western and
northern portions of the State, al
though no place but that received
some rain The average of 40 CORE
spondents who reported the rainfall
for the week, IS 0.S0 inch, and the
State normal for the same period is
approximately 100 inch.
| There was somewhat more than an
average Of sunshine, and more along
| the coast than in the interior.
| The winds were high and easterly
during the greater portion Of the week
and their tendency was to negative
the good results of the rain, and were
LOU OLuerW1SO uOISW WOrIuV.
The condition of cotton has greatly
improved within the last two weeks
and is particularly fine in the western
portion of the State where stands are
reported ';as fine as ever seem" The
plant is small and continues lousy in
places. Fields that were not fertiliz-
ed show marked inferlority. The cool
nights latterly have checked its growth
somewhat, but not materially. Fields
are well worked and generally clean.
About all chopped to stand.
There is no marked change in the
condition of corn, which continues
very satisfactory. It shows some i'm
provement in color and lessin growth.
a fairly good stand has been obtained,
except where damaged by cut worms.
1t is very small for the season, and its
condition appears, from the reports
of the correspondents, to be quite uni
form over the entire State. It is re-
ceiving its last plowing in the more
southern connties, where it is begin
ming to tassel. Stubble land being
planted to corn and peas.
Wheat will soon be ready to harvest.
Some has already been cut. The
stand is generally thin, but it is head
ing very full.
Oats are being harvested with fair
yield, running from a full crop to
about 50 per cent. of one. Spring oats
have improved, but their condition is
exceedingly variable, differing greatly
in the same portions of the State, and
even in the same counties. The aver
age Of all reports would make it some
what less than an average crop.
Tobacco is doing well at places and
reported fair at others. Worms have
appeared unusually early, and are
proving troublesome. The tobacco
culture has infused hopefulness into
the farmers, whether the crop proves
remunerative or not.
Rice about all planted, and its con-
dition generally satisfactory.
Melons have been doing poorly, but
lately have advanced rapidly and are
blossoming.
Sweet potato draws scarce in the up
country and the acreage will be great
ly reduced on this account. Elsewhere
its condition is fair and the crop is
receiving about the same attention as
in former years. Irish potatoes are
yielding full crop from the coast
truck farm westward.
A large acreage of peas is being
sown both as separate crop and on
same land with corn.
Early apples, peaches, plums and
cherries are ripening and are being
marketed. Fruit exhibited for sale at
present is of inferior quality, except
cherries, being evidently marketed be-
fore it was ripe, practice which can
not be too greatly condemned. Blue
berries and blackberries continue very
plentiful.
| Shame on British Seamen.
| LONDON. June 12.-The passenger