The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Weekly Report of the United States
Observer.

The Weekly Report of the United States
Observer.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July 9.-The great
er number of reports, and including
nearly every county, are ola favorable
tone, and indicate that although the
weather was slightly cooler than sea-
sonable, it was on the whole good for
all crops and that crops made satisfac-
tory growth, are in excellent condition
generally, and with a few exceptions
are clean and well worked. There
were few places that had notenough
rain, and where the staple crops were
small and unsatisfactory, but the late
rains of the 7th and Sth Sunday and
Monday no doubt reached most of
those places, causing marked improve
ment.
There are reports from Pickens,
Greenville, Laurens, Union, York
and Chesterfield Counties of serious
injury to the cotton plant by lice.
These insects have appeared in locall-
ties where they were never before
known. Whole fields are said to have
been ruined in short time, as the lice
spread with marvellous rapidity. Lice
have about disappeared from other
portions of the State. Worms still In
juring corn in the northern and wes
tern counties.
The temperature ranged below the
normal on every day of the week; the
DEPARTURES were from to s degrees on
the 2nd and 3rd, and gradually be-
came less until on the Sth (Monday)
there was but little change from sea-
sonable.
The temperature deficiency was
small on the coast. but increased rap
idly toward the upper portions OF the
State, where it was very marked,
although not particularly injurious
except to cause lice to appear on cot
ton, wire worms in corn, and worms
on tomatoes, and bugs on vines gener
ally.
The highest temperature reported
was 95 on the 9Th at Mccall; the low,
est, Sc, on the 4th at Cheraw. This is
a very low temperature for the first
week in July. The mean temperature
of the week for the State was about
IT'S, and the normal for the same
period is approximately 81.
The rainfall of July 1st, which was
not embodied in last weeks bulletin
but appears in the average for this
was quite general over the greater
portion of the State except possibly
on the middle coast. It proved high
ly beneficial, having been generally
needed. During the week there were
but very light showers at best, o.
none at all, until the rains on the 7tE
and Sth, which were very timely. The
extent of those rains cannot be deter
mined at this writing, but will be dis
cussed in the next bulletin.
There were Is places that had owe
100 of rain; 5 that had over 3 inches
These heavy rains were distributed
over widely separated portions Of th'
State. The heaviest fall reported wa
400 inches at Elloree, Orangeburf
County. The average of Al place:
reporting rain, and including th'
rain of he 1st but excluding abou
half of the 9TH and all of the Sth, wa:
100, and the normal for the sam'
period is approximately 1872 inches.
No destructive wind or hail storm:
were reported during the past week.
There was scarcely an average
amount of sunshine, although includ
ing the whole State, nearly so. Their
was least cloudiness in the central ant
northeastern counties, and most IL
the Georgia border and extreme ives
tern counties, and in Berkeley wher
there was but 25 per cent. of the posi-
Bile, while in Horny there was 80 pc
cent.
There is but little change to note il
the condition of crops, but wha
change there is, is towards bettermen
generally, except over comparatlvel..
small area where insects and want o
timely rain cause positiveinjury or re
tarded growth.
| Of cotton, it is universally said tina
it is very small but healthy, and wher
well fertilized looking promising. !
is putting on squares freely, but
slow to bloom in the up country; bios
soming is general in the eastern POI
tons of the State. The crop is genel
ally well worked and free from grass
Aside from it's being undersized, it
condition is all that could be desired
Corn is doing well generally. Earl,
planting is being laid by in excellen
condition. In few localities it wa
too dry, but this is exceptional. Late
corn looks fine. Some corn plante
in stubble land just coming up an'
some still being planted. In tn
eastern counties the crop is almos
made.
Small grains nearly all harveste'
and thrashed, with a yield below al
average crop for wheat and oats, con
sidering the State as a whole.
Watermelons are ripening and vii
be ready to market, from the south
ern portions of the State, this week
The crop is not uniform, being larg
in localities and only fair in others
| The indications are that there vii
be large acreage devoted to pea
this year, both as forage crop ant
| for fertilizlng purposes:
Sugar cane and sorghum as well a
rice are growing well and look prom
ising. The acreage devoted to rice /
larger than last year.
The tobacco crop is fine one, ant
is being harvested and cured; 1t vii
be avery remunerative crop, it is said
where properly handled since plant
ing. Some fields were partially ruin
ed by injudicious cultivation. Expe
rience and observation will indicat
the proper treatment for this crop.
Vegetables continue in abundan
supply. Truck shipments to tn
| Northern markets from the coast re
gions have aboutended forthe season
In comparison with other portion
of the country, this State has beer
exceptionally favored by good grow
ing weather and immunity from de