The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-29
THE CROPS AND THE COLD.
EFFECTS OF FTHE LAST WEEKS SNAP
ON THE CONDITIONS.
Director Bauer's1ery Interesting and Read
able Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
Suryey of tJ,a

"a Survey of the Entire State.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 22.-The fol-
lowing is the weekly bulletin of the
condition of the weather and the crops
issued yesterday by State Obrerver
Bauer. 1t will be found of great inter
est in view of the unusual cold wealth
er of the past week:
The prevailing cool. windy weather
conditions were decidedly unfavorable
for growing crops during the past
week.
1t was unreasonable cold, with light
frosts on the mornings of the 18th and
18th TUESDAY and Wednesday, in low
exposed places, which killed very little
if any, vegetataion outright, except
some cotton, beans, peas, melons and
little corn in Oconee, Pickens and
portions of Greenville and Spartan
burg Counties but it had bad effect
on all crops in retarding growth. 1t
gave cotton and corn ''sickly," yel-
low color, and is causing much of the
former to die out over considerable
portion of the State. Buck mountains,
in Pickens county, were white with
snow on Tuesday morning.
The week was quite favorable for
farm work, and blowing cotton and
corn and chopping the former to a
stand made considerable progress, but
clear, fields are as yet the exception.
During the middle of the week there
were several days with cool, high
winds from the north and northwest
that had whitening effect on tender
vegetation; also caused the ground to
dry rapidly and crust in places.
There were hail storms in various
portions of the State on theevening of
the 18th Thursday, severe in places,
but generally light in character, and
doing but little, if any, damage.
There was about an average amount
of sunshine in the southern and
western counties, with cloudi-
ness the prevailing condition
over the northern and northeast,
ern counties 1t is stated that berries
now ripening are acid for lack Of
sunshine.
The temperature ranged below the
normal the entire week, with an aver
age departue of from Z to 10 degrees
per day, being least along the coast
and greatest in the northwest portion
of the State. On the last day OF the
week the temperature rose to the nor
NAL.
The highest temperture reported was
IS degrees on the Goth at Columbia
the lowest So on the 18th at Cheraw
and Santuc, making the weekly range
nearly as great as the previous
week.
The mean temperature of the week
for. the State was between Ga and IS
degrees, and the normal for the same
period is approximately II degrees.
There We're light showers reported
from Chesterfield, Oraageburg, Able
vile and Kershaw counties on the
IA quite general showers, mostly light,
occurred in variou portions of the State
on the evening of the 10th, accompa-
anied by hail in places Therainy con-
ditions covered the entire State, except
along the immediate coast, on the 18th
with amounts ranging from 0.25 to
150 inches. On the 18th the rain area
covered the eastern portion of the
State, with scattered showers in some
of the southern and central counties.
| The heaviest fall was 2:45 inches, act
ual measurement at Conway, although
the fall on the 18th was estimated at
over iuches in Marlboro county.
There were few widely scattered
showers on the 10Th.
The average amount Of forty-three
stations reporting rainfall the past
week was 0.67 inch, while the nor
NAL for the same period is approNima
tely O.90 inch.
Cotton has attained good, vigorous
stand in Abberville. Anderson, Lau-
rens, Newbery, Edgefeld, Aiken,
possibly a few other counties. It is
dying badly, necessitating planting
in Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Fairfield, Sumter, Clarendon, Orange
burg, Lancaster, Florence, Chester
field and Darlington counties. Entire
fields have been plowed oyer and re,
planted. Cotton has generally poor
stand on sandy land. The cool wealth
er has given it an unhealthy color and
developed 'soreshank" in various To-
calities. Fields are as rule, grassy.
Chopping to stand not being pushed,
owing to the plants dying Sea
island cotton is thriving.
Corn has lost most of its healthy
color, heretofore reported, and is turn
ing yellow, owing to the cold weather
and light frost that touched it in the
upper counties. Cut worms and bud
worms have damaged it considerably
on bottom lands. Warmer weather
and more sunshine would be highly
beneficial. Corn has generally-receiv-
ed its second blowing, but consider
able remains yet to plant, especially
on bottom lands that have hitherto
been too wet.
Grains were apparently not adverse
ly affected by the weather Both
wheat and oats are heading we'll, but
the stand of wheat is generally thin.
1t is impossible to generalize the oats
crop, for in nearl v every report, even
from the same county. its stated differ
emily. In some localities it is said to
be a failure, in others most excellent,
while the greater number state its con-
dition as fairly good
Tobacco has about all been trans
planted and is growing well. An insect
variety not named, has attacked the
plant in few places.
Potatoes werenipped slightly by the
frost in the upper counties. Sweet po,
potato slips for transplanting reported
scarce in places This work is being
pushed as the weather favors it. The
Irish potato crop promises well.
From every county come the reports
that fruit is dropping badly, but gen
orally coupled to the statement that
probably enough will remain on the
trees to mature full crop. Apples
are not PROMISING as large a Weld as