The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-16
WEATHER AND CROPS.
THE CONDITION OF SOUTH CARROLL
MAS FARMING INTERESTS.

Aho heGuIac weekly Bulletin OF fna
Weather Bureau Issued Monday by Di.
rector Bauer-The General Outlook.
The following is the weekly bulletin
Of the condition OF the weather and
crops in this State issued last week by
State Observer Bauer:
TEMPERATURE.
The temperature during the past
week averaged about normal, and at
most places the range was not great,
the nights having been seasonably
warm and the days comfortably cool.
The average emperature for the
week, deduced from 50 weekly means.
was rs, and the normal for the same
period is approximately Is. The
highest was was SO on the 4th at Gilli-
sonville and the lowest 50 on the LIST.
at Liberty.
RAINFALL.
The week began with showers over
the northern counties. On Thursday
showery conditions again set in, and
continued during the remainder of the
week, reaching the coast section by
Saturday, The rains were fairly we'll
distributed, except that in the south
central counties a few places did not
receive enough rain, and in Chester
and portions of nearby counties there
was IN places excessive rainfall Lands
we're badly washed in portions of
Chester, Anderson, Fairfield, Lau-
rens. Lexington, Union, Sumter and
k9rshaw, with injury to fields of corn
and cotton. The smallest amount re-
ported was 0 - in. from Blackville,
the largest 3 Il from Pinopolis, while
the average Of 81 measurements was
1.19 in; the normal for this same
time being approximately l. u. Twen-
ty-one measurements Of less than an
inch were reported; 26 OF from ! to Q
inches; and seven with more than two
inches.
There was nail en- May 81 at many
PLACES, and again on the Sd and 4th
from Laurens to Horny, but with
tew local and limited exceptions the
damage to crops was slight. There
were few short but violent wind
storms but no injury OF any materi-
al Importance resulted.
The sunshine averaged about 50 per.
cent. Of the possible and was consider
ably below the normal for the season.
CROPS.
The past week was the most favora-
ole one of the season and crops made
rapid growth. The ground is now in
excellent condition in respect to mois.
ture except in portions of Oconee,
P;ckaps, Aiken, Eigs6sld, Lsxing-
ton, Bamberg, Barnwell. Otangsburg,
Colieton, Dorchester, Hampton and
Charleston counties, but even over
those counties many places had
enough rain, all the entire country
some, with probably good rains since
reports closed. The temperature has
been more favorable with generally
warmer nights and no excessive heat
during the day. Insect pests, too, are
not as active IN doing damage to crops,
and the entire crop situation is repre-
seoted By correspondents as being ex-
tremely favorable now and likely to
continue so for some time.
The condition of corn is not salts
factory over the entire State althou n
it Las made good progress lately.
Star Is are some ewhat broken on bot.
tom lands where cut worms continue
TO injure that that is just coming up
after replanting. In the eastern
counties corn is being ''laid by"
and here and there fields are in
silk and tassels." Fields are gener.
ally clean and mostly worked out.
Some bottoms yet to plant.
Cotton has made rapid advance and
is generally in fine growing condition,
although small for the season. Stands
are reported nearly perfect over the
entire State, and chopping out has
made rapid progress where not preVi-
ously completed The plant looks
healthy and is but little infested by
lice or other harmful insects. Fields
are generally clear OF grass, with very
few contrary reports. Squares, or
forms, are noted over the eastern and
central counties Last year cotton
was blooming at this time.
Sea Island cotton being damaged by
dry weather retarded its growth.
Some peas have been planted this
week, but number of correspondents
report seed scarce.
Tobacco has improved very nlucn
under the more favorable weather con-
ditions which have prevailed and is
doing well. Worms prevalent in Ker-
shaw.
Rice has generally good stand al
though a Jew complaints as to poor
stand of late sown were received.
WheaC IS about ready to harvest
and promises good average yield,
the rust seemingly has not injured it
70 any considerable exteat.
Oats harvest is in progress or is COM
pleted but tae showery weather has not
favored this work. Fall oats are
.uruing out very well.
Transplanting sweet potato slips is
IN active progress and is favored by
Cne moist condition OF the soil.
Peaches are ripening, but the com.
nerci4l crop is not OF the finest quail
~. O.her peaches are quite plentiful.
Grapes frQ;ting well but in some coun-
lies are rotting. Wild berries plentiful
Gardens are greatly improved and
vegetables plentiful.
Squash bugs iDjlring melon vines
in Bamoerg county. Pastures reviY-
;nE.
The entire crop situation is encour-
aeing at this tine.
From the national bulletin OF May
81:
The week aas been unfavorable to
corn tarou- ao3t the corn producing
States baiag 100 cool for termination
and gro TIa, waile complaints Of poor
s.>-nds ere QliLe general
the m9st unfaGora Die reports on
cotton care from North Carolina
taG Tennessee, ii tie latter Stste
considerable area will be planted N
corr. Ia northern Texas the crop is
rAn TWO 20 three weeks late. Over