The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-20
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERABLE
IMPROVEMENT.


The Encouraging Weekly Bulletin Issued
Wednesday by State Weather Observer.
How the Crops Feared the Week Just
Ended.
The following is the weekly bulletin
of The condition of the weather and
the crops issued Wednesday by State
Observer Bauer:
This bulletin covers the weather and
crop conditions for the week ending
Saturday, May 9, and in its prepara-
ton were used reports from one or
more correspondents in each county
OF the State.
WEATHER.
Although the average temperature
for the past week was just the same as
for the preceding, yet, relatively, 1t
was slightly cooler, as the seasons in
crease IN temperature averages about
3 degrees a week during May. There
were several cool mig hts, and mini
mum temperatures of so or below
were reported from the high lands of
the western and northern counties.
The minima for the week were 49 at
Ridgeway. 4S at Cheraw and Elloree,
all on Friday, the Sth. The maximum
temperature was "a, reported from
Cheraw on the 9Th.
The mean temperature for the State,
for the week-being the average of 36
weekly mean temperature reports
was 50, and the normal for the same
period is approximately SO. The high
est mean was 73 at Poverty Hill,
| Edgeheld county, and the lowest 81 at
Reld, Greenville county. The mean
temperature for the State since March
1st has been about 1. 5 degrees per day
above normal.
There were quite general showers
over the entire State on the Sd, 4th
and 5th, but the rainfall was never
theless partial, and in consequences
there remain large portions of the
State where drought is not relieved,
the ground having received only sur
face wettlng: Over strip of country
about six miles wide, in Pickens coun-
ty, the rainfall exceeded four inches
on the Sd, and was accompanied by
large hail that, in the vicinity of Loo
per's, destroyed all vegetation in its
path and stripped the trees of fruit.
The path of this destructive hail was
narrow and short. The heavy rains
washed lands badly in Pickens and
Edge6eld counties, and newly planted
lands have since then crusted over.
Over the greater portion of the era
comprised by Aiken, Lexington, Rich
land, Sumter, Fairfield, York, New
berry. Union, Kershaw, Chester and
Lancaster counties, the rainfall re-
mains deficient. Over the remainder
of the State enough rain fell for the
immediate needs of crops.
The following heavy rains were re.
ported: Looper's 220; Liberty 400;
Augusta, Ca, LIS; Greenville 2.34;
Florence 1.5S; Yemassee 1.76; Trial
1.60; Reid It's; Longshore 1. .O6; Glenn
son College 2.s7; Elloree 1.25; Gillons-
vile 1.26; Poverty Hill 210. Thirteen
other places reported amounts from
O.5O to LOO, and Is places reported
amounts less than half an inch. The
average of Al rainfall reports was LOB,
and the normal for the same period is
approximately 07S.
The prevailing wind for the week
was from the mort beast, followed by
southwest and west. They were gen
orally light and without material in
fuence on crops.
CROPS.
Crops, as rule, made satisfactory
progress during the week, except that
few cool nights seemed to put de-
| cided check on the growth of corn and
cotton, but fortunately the weather
soon turned warmer. With the ex-
ception of the territory already noted,
there seems to be sufficient moisture
for most crops, but grains would be
greatly benefited by more rain. The
planting season is practically over,
except for some of the minor crops
and for the bottom land corn, and this
is making satisfactory progress. The
following brief summaries express the
general conditions of the various crops
| named and when a particular crop is
not mentioned It may be assumed that
the reports on it are in the main fav-
! orable.
Corn continues to do we'll; is gener-
ally worked clean, has good color,
aud stands are satisfactory. Reports
on corn, without exception continue
favorable, unless that some report it
small for the season, and that cut and
! bud or heart worms are damaging the
stand in number of the counties.
Cotton received slight check to
growth during the few cool nights,
but without sustaining any material
injury. Stands are reported the best
ever known in Anderson, Darlington
and Chesterfield counties, and over
the entire State the stands are good.
Some complaints of grass in Edgefeld
and Pickens counties, where the
ground was too wet to work. Cotton
is reported as having good, healthy
color generally. Sea island cotton has
a good stand and is thriving. Chop
ping to stand continues actively, and
in places cotton has been plowed the
second time. Planting has finished.
Peaches continue to drop badly;
other fruit doing well. Plums ripen-
ing in southern portions; inferior
quality. Berries plentiful. Grapes
promising Melons doing well every
where, aud in places are il blossom.
Larger areas than usual being devo-
ted to sweet potatoes in number of
counties. Draws plentiful.
Gardens yielding plenty of vegeta-
bles. although where the rainfall was
ightest they continue to fail.
Solid for Silver.
NASHVILLE. May 7.-The Tennessee
Da,o onrat;o convention mot ar npon