The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-16
THEcOTToN CROP.
II Is Very Short ami Should Bring Good

II Is Very Short ami Should Bring a Good
Price.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The follow
ing are extracts from the weekly eli
mate and crop bulletin Of the weather
bureau.
Virginia-The occurrence of local
showers, fairly well distributed, has
improved the condition of late corn,
peas and pastures and done much to
put the ground in condition for fall
blowing; corn cutting is progressing
and considerable tobacco cut and
housed; some fall seeding done.
With beneficial showers, but badly
distributed, favorable for farm work,
absence of general rain cutting short
all late crops and preventing seeding
of winter grains; all cotton will be
open by Oct. / rice and peanuts ordi-
nary; peas and potatoes good.
South Carolina-Hot with rain in
northwestern counties only; corn be-
ing housed, yield Disappointing; cotton
fully two-thirds open and being pick
ed rapidly, no top crop; cane deficient
in sap; fine rice harvest weather, but
unfavorabie for truck interests, late
forage. turnips or root crops; late peas
not fruiting.
Georgia Practically no rain during
the past week with cool lights, warm
days and abundant sunshine were det-
rimental to all crops; about half the
cotton open and picking progressing
rapidly; cotton too far advanced to be
benefited by rain; pastures parchlng
and stock water very scarce; rain need
ed to get ground ready for fall seed
ing.
F'lorida-Excepting limited sections
of western and southern districts, rain
fall has been light, proving an excel
lent week for cotton picking, housing
corn and haying copious showers over
greater portion of State to stimulate
growing fall crops and germinate veg
etable seed; potatoes, rice and cane
generally good as harvesting proceeds
the shortage OF corn and cotton be-
comes apparent.
Alabama-Cotton opening rapidly
and about half picked with no pros
pect for a top crop; drought continues
except in extreme southern counties,
where good rains benefited cane and
potatoes; minor crops yielding light,
except fair in southern counties: very
little fall plowiag done.
Mississippi-Good weather for cotton
picking and fnr gathering corn and
other crops over the greater portion of
the State, but heavy and excessive
rains over southern portion, seriously
injured cotton by beating it out and
staining it; no improvement indicated
in the short yield, and cotton picking
is being pushed to completion; minor
crops and fall gardens benefited
where showers occurred, but many
sections still suffering for water, for
crops and stock.
Louisiana-Good harvest weather
for rice, hay and cotton picking; cane
and vegetation generally benefited
over southeastern parishes by gener-
Gus rains, but droughty conditions
continue over the north and south
western portions of the State, where
cotton and providence rice are yield
ing short crops; rice on irrigated lands
yielding well.
Texas-Dry weather has prevailed
during the week, except scattered
showers near the coast; cotton picking
has been rushed in all sections and
over some portions Of the State will
be completed during the present
month, the yield is very light and
there is very little top crop which can
mature outside southwest Texas;
wheat sowing has commenced over
northwest Texas and rain is needed for
the continuance Of this work; corn
gathering continues.
Arkansas change in condition
of cotton, except some damage ia To-
calities by wind and rain staining the
fibre; picking has become general, ex-
cept in north portions; corn being
gathered and very light yield minor
crops doing fairly we'll, but many To-
calitIes need rain.
Tennessee-Iight local rains gener-
ally throughout the State. Heaviest
in western portion; too late for mate
rial benefit, except to turnips, pastures
and starting blowing; drought still Sc
rious in many localities cotton opened
well; picking rapidly progressing;
crop half gathered; tobacco about all
cuf and konsed and being cured, 6