The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-09
WEATHER AND CROPS
TIE CONDITION OF SOUTH CAROL |.
MAS FARMING INTERESTS.

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The Regulsr Weekly Bulletin OF the
Weather Bureau Issued Monday by Di-
rector Bsuer-The General Outlook.
The following is the weekly bulletin
crops 10 this State issued last week by
| State 0 Observer Bauer:
TEMPERATURES.
There was wide ten perature range
during the week, from minimu rs OF
| 10 degrees on the % 81 al L1op7rs, IS
| at Clemson on College and Spartanourg
on the 26.h, and on the 27Gn at Lioar-
ty, to maximum Of 97on the 25th at
| Bamoerg and Gillis orvIlle. This week
as whole averaged three degrees par
| day cooler than usual, wi:a mean
temperature OF II, while toe normal Is
approximately n
RAINFALL
| In places in the up couotry" heavy
rain fell on the 23rd, Washing lands
i in Greenville, Spartauourg, Claren-
don, Kecshaw and Union counties,
out the area Of bene6:ial rainfall was
very limited. LigoE and insufficient
rain fell on toe 29Gn over toe upo9r
portions of the State. TWenty-seven
places reported measucemenlso OF which
"a we're less than thao 50, and three
of over / 90. OAklaud reported 252.
The deficiency for the week is 0.65
inch, and the deficiency for the monGn
ranges from 80 to 800 inches.
There was severe hail siorm on
the 23d in Greenville, in the vicinity
of L:ckVille, Inat, over a path to 3
miles wide and aoout Is miles long,
destroyed muca corn, cotton, frulE,
gardens, etc. l. was accom- panied oy
high winds that blew down many
fruit trees, TIE hail storm extended
into Union and Spartanourg. Hail
fell in Clarendon, Fairfield, kersna~
and Ch ester on the same day.
There vas much more than the av-
erage saosnine during the week, Inc
mean OF 81 estimates being 81 per
cent. OF the possible, Wnile the nor
nal is afoout67.
The winds were variaoie-early IN
the week they were cold nortnerIy
and during the latter portion warm
westerly to southerIy. fhey were for
the most part lgntin force.
CROPS.
About one-thlrd or this weeks re.
ports, and embracing sections of near
~ every county IN tne State, indicate
that crops, especial!ycorn and cotton,
are below their usual or average, for
this season of the year, in slzs, stand
and general condition. \ few reports
Indicate conditions ABOVE the Seasona-
ole average, while the majority lndl.
cate average conditions, certainly not
above. Crops are nearly az a staod,
still for waut Of ram. a few cool
nights during the middle Of the week
also i'm peded the grown OF cultivated
vegetation. lnsecEs OF various kinds
are doing materlalinjary over portion
! Of the State. Farm WORK made favor
able progress and fields are generally
we'll TILED and clean.
Corn did not make much ii any lm-
provement during the week. Cat
worms and heart worms coltlnu5
their depredations; chinca odgs nave
attacked It; consequently Jne reporss
OF Dad stands ou:nunbsr tnose OF good
stands. The continued aoseace OF rain
Is affecting corn serlouslyln the Io8
counlieS ware 1t willis oAIly durlog
the day aod has 'ired" Ia few
places. In Laurens ana surrou adlns
codatieS cora Is slckl y a1d yotioWlsa,
l. Is small for the season everywhere.
Fields are generally free from weeds
and grass. Is being Laid oy" IN
Berkeley.
Cotton is sickly ia places due to the
cool nights, but generally II made
satisfactory growtu during the week.
Inc plant has not attained al aver.
age growth Tor June ls!. Additional
reports Of stands dying out were this
week received from Spartanourg,
Georgetown, Clarendon, NeWoerry,
Sumter and Lexington. Bad s.aeds
IL Williamsburg. Lice inteSt cItton
over portions OF Barr vel, Aoo=VlIle,
Hampton, ksrsnaw and O:aneourg.
Fields are generally free from grass
and weeds and cnopping to sands Is
nearing ccmpletlo0 except over the
extreme northwestern Counties.
Forms nave been seen on cotton 10
Richland, ia the Congaree valley.
Wheat rlpe1ing and us condition IS
somewhat less promising owing to
rust and dana e OF lnsecLs. OaLS be-
ing harvested and generally very
falr crop. Spring oats failure ex.
cept II Pickens, where, It needed raln
comes sJon, tair yleld viii be nar-
vested.
Irish potatoes dol , poorly aud in a
number OF places the vices are being
,;terally destroyed oy Colorado beet!
les. The weather has been generally
TOO dry 10 set out sweet potato draws.
Draws are plentiful.
Rice is growing well, but birds are
reported to have destroyed much late
planted.
From the national bulletin of May
"a: Cotton mas experienced general
10 Texas and has made
rapid advancement 10 the southern
part OF the S.aJe, wnere squares and
Dolls sare forming. pacidoI ln prove.
nent IS als) reported IRON Alaoana,
vita favorable reports from G,orgla
and Arkansas. Cool nlgats nave
proved luxurious in Tennessee, aad
ouE slight improvement IS reported
from louisiana, where the plant is
slckly and is being injured By lice.
While cool nights nave unfavoraoly
efecLed the plant in Mississi opi, It
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