The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-06-24
CROPS SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Weekly BulletIn of the Department
of Agriculture.

COLUMBIA, S. c., June 16.-Tht
bulletin covers the weather and crol
conditions for the week ending Satur
day, June 13. and in its preparation
were used reports from one or more
correspondents in each county Of the
State.
The main temperature characteristic
of past week was declining tendency
of the night temperatures which
reached marked departures below the
normal by the end OF the week. The
general range of day temperatures was
between IS and 90, although some
lower and some highter ones were re.
ported. The maximum for the week
was 81 on the 18th at Gillsonville, the
minimum was 81 on the 10th at Spar
tanburg. The local weekly mean
temperatures ranged from - at Green
vills and Looper's to so at Gillison.
vile, and the average of 36 mean tenn.
perature reports was rs. The normal
for the same period is approximately
II.
The weeks rainfall was rather poor
ly distributed, much of the Western
and North central portions having re-
ceived very little. while over the South
central and Southeastern portions there
was too much rain in many places.
The following heavy amounts were
reported: Charleston 2 "A: kingstree
q reports 2.51 and 1926; Pinopolis;
2 81; Elloree 2.65. There were in ad-
dition 81 places that reported amounts
from one to two inches, and 80 places
that reported less than one inch of
rainfall, the average of Al reports be-
iag 0 so, while the normal for the
same period is approximately 1.04.
There were high winds over various
portions of the State accompanying the
thunder storms OF the 9th, that injur-
ed crops severely in places and tangl-
ed high corn so that it could not be
worked. There was also adestructive
hail storm in Marlboro on the 18th
that damaged crops locally.
There was about a normal amount
of sunshine for the State, but the per-
centage of possible range from 45 to
IS, showing that cloudiness varied
considerably in different localities.
CROPS.
The week on the whole was favora-
bic Tor crop growth and cultivation.
There was moisture enough even
where least rain fell; in fact those Sec
tions were best favored as it gave them
an opportunity to clean the fields of
grass, which has appeared luXuriantly
everywhere but has been kept pretty
well under control, except in a
few localities where some cotton has
been abandoned, or else plowed under
with the grass and the lands put to
corn or peas. Such areas are really in
significant. Over the Southeastern
portions of the State the ground has
been hardly fit for cultivation, owing
to the heavy rains.
Reports on corn continue to be en-
entirely favorable. Both early and
late corn continue very promising;
the former in silks and ''tassels"
and being laid by and the latter just
coming up to stand up to stands and
receiving its first cultivation. Some
reports Of n Jury from heart worms.
Lice on cotton are reported from all
portions of the State usually with the
comment that they were never before
50 prevalent. Reports of injury. by
lice vary considerably; in places tits
to certain kinds Of soil, in
others the stands have been injured,
and in others no injury has resulted,
except to check growth and give the
leaves 'curled up" apparence, others
say the plant has stopped putting on
squares, PROBABLY the result OF growth
having stopped. In certain localities
they seem to be decreasing. while
others report them increasing, the
cool nights seeming to favor their re-
production.
The cool nights have also had bad
effect on the uninfested cotton, on GER
tain soil the lower leaves are turning
redish yellow.
The general tenor of correspondents
reports are not very favorable on cot
ton. Squares continue to form plenti-
iully aud blooms are quite common,
beng much earlier than ordinarily.
Hot sunshine and dry weather is the
indicated need for cotton. both to rid
the plant of lice and to kill grass.
Peas continue to be extensively sown
with corn and on stubble land. Ear
ly planted peas up to good stands.
Tobacco does not seem to be doing
very well, it continues small but in
healthy condition.
Rice has about all been sown and IS
doing well. Upland rice improved
decidedly.
Setting of sweet potato slips contin
les, and this important crop is very
promising.
Irish potatoes have improved where
not too nearly matured, but the crop
Is a whole about failure. Second
doing well and in blossom on
he coast. Colorado beetles are trou
olesome in upper Darlington.
Melons are ripening in the lower
and musk melons are being
shipped.
Wheat and oats thrashing in prog
'ess with fairly good yields Of the
.ormer and poor yields OF the latter
.eported.
Fruit prospects continue to lesson
md are very poor for all kinds OF
'ruit. Berries continue plentiful and
/ good quality.
Gardens are improving very rapidly
low and seasonable vegetables are
reasonably abundant.
Pastures afford excellent grazing.
The condition of crops in general
continue very promising, and as the
season of least variability Of weather
conditions is about at hand, the out
ook for the midsummer season is en-
,ouraging. J. w. BAUER,
Section Director, Columbia, S. G.
Closed Its Doors.
ROANOKE, Va, June 15.-The Roa
loke Loan, Trust and Safe Deposit
did not open its doors today.