The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26

Weather-Rice. Cane and Other Crops
Doing Very Well.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 19.-The
following bulletin issued by Observer
Bauer covers the weather and crop
conditions for the week ending Satur-
day, Aug Is, and in its preparation
were used reports from one or more
correspondents in each county in the
State.
WEATHER.
The abnormal heat continued dur
ing the entire week with but little va
ration from day to day, although the
tendency was towards lower tempera.
ture. The heat was general, there
having been but FIVE degrees difference
between the highest and lowest week
ly means, viz. sc at Allendale and 81
at Greenyille. The weekly mean for
the State was 81, the approximate nor
NAL 79. Fifteen places reported max
imum temperatures of 100 or above on
one or more days. The highest tenn
perature was 105 on the 10th at Gilli-
sonville, the lowest 81 on the 18th at
Greenville and Cheraw.
The rainfall was copious and well
distributed over all sections of the
State. although it fell in scattered
showers in the nature OF thunder
storms. These storms were most nu-
merous on Wednesday and Friday.
In places, notably Chesterfield and
Pickens counties on the 14th and Or
angeburg on the 11th, they were ac-
companied by high wind, hail and
washing rains that did material inju-
ry to corn and cotton. This week Sc
stations report rain against 22 last
week and 50 stations report measure
ments exceeding an inch against z
last week
The following places reported heavy
rains: Allendale, 1.S7; Greenwood,
LAP; Spartanburg. 200; Cheraw, 1.67;
Florence, 2.24; Kingstree, $50; St.
Matthews, LIS; Yemassee, 2.01; Co.
lumbia, 1.37; St. Georges, LAO; Pin
opoGs, 3.32; Santuc, 2.10; Camden,
1.95; Oakwook, 2.05; Elloree, 1.30;
Chesterfield, 1.75; Walhalla, 1.86;
Darlington, 3.11; Trenton, 1.41; Little
Mountain, 2.10; Gillisonville, 1.16;
Poverty Hill, 1.20; Society Hill, 1.69.
The average of ali rainfall reports is
LAO and the normal for the week is
approximately 1.55.
CROPS.
The weather was more favorable for
crops in general than for some time
previous, especially in the matter OF
rainfall, but the good effects of the
rains were negatived by the cotinued
abnormal heat which in places caused
scalding of cotton and peas. There
remained localities at the end of the
week which had entirely insufficient
rain aud at those places crop deterio-
ration was rapid, the drought affect
ing all vegetation. Happily such dis.
tricts in the aggregate form but
small portion of the area of the. State.
Late corn suffered severely from the
heat and dry weather and is called a
partial failure, being undersized and
the kernels drying and shriveling.
By far the greater portion of the corn
crop was made before the dry weather
set in and is consequently safe. Fod-
der pulling continues. Tnterfered
with in places by the rains and by
dry weather in others. Much fodder
on late corn is so bnrnt and dried as
to be united for saving, and this i'm
portant forage crop is comparatively
light one.
The continuous hot weather is still
an adverse factor in the seasonal de.
yelopment Of the cotton plant, caus-
ing shedding of leaves, blooms,
squares and half-grown bolls as re-
ported during the preceding week, but
not quite so freely as then. Rust is
common and reported from all Sec
tons of the Slate. The heavy rains,
where they occurred, checked deterio-
ration for the time but correspon.
dents agree that the rains will not
cause cotton to recover the excellent
condition it had when the extreme
heat and drought began in the third
decade of July.
Improvement is noted in the west
ern counties, but the improvement
will be confined, it is thought, to an
increase of the size Of the bolls which
the plant now bears and better matur-
ity. No top crop is generally expect
ed as growth has stopped. There are
localities to which this does not apply,
and where new growth promises a top,
crop. On sandy soils, particularly
in the southern counties, the plant IS
dead. and from one-half to two-thirds
Of the bolls are open. Picking has
begun actively in the eastern counties
and cotton opening very fast over the
entire State.
In every county, except Berkeley,
the prospective yield has declined ma
terially during the past week.
The condition of rice continues ex-
cellent. Harvesting the crop has now
fairly begun, although some fields are
just heading. All OF it is fully up to,
or above, an average condition.
Peas are Variously reported doing
well in some places and being very
poor in others. having been injured
by the heat and drynesss, or by too
much rain and hot sun which caused
Scalding. The yea crop is considera
bly, under an average one and fur
ther falling Off is more likely than an
improvement.
Sugar cane is doing fairly well in
some places, while others report it
dried up to a large extent, and that the
yield of syrup will be thereby reduced.
An improvement can be noted in its
condition. Sweet potatoes are still
very promising, but the tubers are
reprted undersiZed where dug.
Turnips, as a rule, are not doing
| well, but the rains permitted sowing
under more favorable conditions than
have prevailed for some time.
: The minor crops generally are better
than during the previous weeks, the
good effects of the rains having quick
Iy become noticeable