The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-02
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Lot Dry Weather Hurts Cotton.--The
Corn Crop Safe.

The 40, Dry Weather Hurts Cotton.--The
Corn Crop Safe.
The weather OF last week. particu-
larly the last FIVE days CT it, exhibited
unprecedented heat, not alone in this
State, butover the entire country east
of the Mississippi, and west OF it a
short time previously.
The temperature on the 18th Tues
day was about normal with a quite
cool night, but after that date it rose
rapidly until Monday the daily excess
in temperature ranged from 5 degrees
on the coast to II degrees in the wes-
tern portion of the State.
The average daily excess for the
week was degrees per day, and the
week was but slightly cooler than the
hottest week in July, reports having
been received from S places having a
mean temperature for the week of
from so to 50 degrees.
The highest temperature reported
was 102 on the 23d (Monday) at Lit
tie Mountain, and the lowest, 55, at
McColl, Marlboro county, on the 18th
(Tuesday). The mean temperature
of the week deduced from 81 stations
was 7ssad IS, s24lthe the normal for the same
period is approximately at6sly
There was practically no rainfafl'na q
the entire State during the week. the
only two stations reporting any were
Reid 025, and Greenville 0.10, both
in the same county and on the same
date, the 18th. Never in the three
years history of this series Of bulle-
tins has there been a week with SO
little rain in South Carolina. The
normal rainfall for the week is ap-
proxlmately Il inches.
There was scarcel Y any cloudiness
except that the 18th was partially
| cloudy, and the amount of sunshine
for the State averaged 92 per cent. Of
the possible.
The winds were generally light
southerly or westerly.
The hot dry weather has affected
cotton seriously, by stopping growth
on light, thin soils and causing she'd
ding or rich soil. 1t has also had the
effect of causing half grown bolls to
pop open prematurely. There will be
little or no crop, even in the western
portions of the State where up to a
week ago it was most promising In
the lower and central portions Of the
State picking is progressing rapidly
and the correspondents ali agree that it
will be picked out by the middle Of Oc-
tober at the latest, if the weather re-
mains favorable. Growth of the plant
has stopped and tits willing and drying
up in the upcountry where ordinarily
growth continues until the plant is
killed oy frost. Cotton is being gath
cred in excellent condition, bat with
few exceptions, the crop is falling far
short of what was expected from the
acreage and condition up to within
ten days ago. Complaint is made that
the extreme heat interferes with labor
of picking cotton and is causing much
sickness among pickers in number
of counties.
The weather was unfavorable for
drying out corn and putting it in con-
dition to be housed. which work was
carried on in the eastern portion of
the State, and the yields at husking
shows the crop to be even more salts
factory than it appeared in the field.
! The hot, dry weather was injurious to
very few late fields of corn in the
extreme "upcountry," but the crop is
practically safe everywhere cnd re-
ports from almost every county state
the crops will be sufficient for local
needs, and many report surplus.
Rice harvesting was favored by the
weather conditions, and the river rice
has all been cut except some very late
fields which represent small fraction
of the entire crop. Upland rice is be-
ing harvested in the eastern and CEN
tral portions of the State with very
satisfactory yield In the western
portion, where upland rice is just
heading, the dry, hot weather is afec.-
ing it injuriously, and unless rain
comes soon it will partially ruin the
crop.
1t was an ideal week for gathering g
and curing pea vine and other hay,
and large quantities of forage were
saved in all portions of the State.
The dry weather practically stopped
the growth Of peas in the western
counties, where the crop would ordi-
narily not be ready to gather for some
| weeks.
Making molasses from cane is pro-
crossing favorable, and good yields
are reported as rule.
Sweet potatoes are being gathered
in the eastern counties, but are in
iured by the heat and dryness in the
western counties, where the tubers
have not attained their full growth.
1t is entirely too dry for fail plow-
ing and consequently oats seedins has
stopped and cannot be resumed until
rain puts the ground in condition.
The past week ended the gathering
of tobacco, aud it is said the yield Of
late planting was just as satisfactory
as the first cutting.
In Horny county late fruit is Of
good quality, but with the exception
of grapes, not plentiful.
The past weeks weather was very
trying and damaging on growing
crops generally, and particularly on
gardens, but it was perfection for
gathering and saving such crops as
were ready to harvest.
The South's New Cereal.
As Alabama receives generous
share of Old Soils mundane attentions
there is every reason to believe that
another reef can be taken in the old