The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-21
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Bull etin OF the Wesiher Bureau Issued |
Last Week.
III Issued

Bullatin OF the Hesther Bureau Issued
last Week
Hers is the bulletin OF the condition
0f the weather and croos of the State
issued last week hy State Observer
Bauer, to toe farmers
TEMPERATURE
The first part o. the week was above
the normal, tie Isst part below, and
The average temperature Of 81 places
reportipg weekly means was 81 while
the normal for the week is approx
mately 50 TIE maximum for tae
week was 100 on the 4.h at Poverty
Hill, Rich Hill and Greenwood, on the
5th at Liberty the minimum was 81
on the 10th g! Cheraw.
RAINFALL.
The rainfall for the week came in
the form OF local showers, quite gen
eral on the 4:h and SLh and scattered
during the remainder Of the week.
Some few places did not receive
enough rain while some received too
mucn, with washing rains in Fair
field, Barnwell and Edge field, but on
the whole, there is sufficient moisture
Tor the present need OF crops. Eighteen
places reported weekly measurements
OF less than l inch; IL from l to
inches: .13 from 2 10 3 inches; 3 over
inches with a maximum fall OF 25
at Oakland. The average OF these so
measurements is 50 while the nor,
mai is about l 90
Hail fell. to the Injury OF crops, in
Chester, Anderson, Barnwell ard
Clarendon.
The amount OF sunshine varied
greatly. The estimated percentage of
the possible ranged from II 10 IS, with
about normal percentage as the aver
age for the State.
CROPS.
Crops are in good condition and
growing well. This is the tenor OF
most CT the correspondents reports for
the week. The exceptions relate main.
Jy 10 excessive rains IN portions CT
Berkeley, Chester, Clarendon. Fair.
| field, Richland, Orangeourg, Horny,
Hampton and Barnwell, while IN
spots over the central and western
counties more rain would prove bene.
fetal, Laying by Of crops was him
dered by heavy rains, and grass is
| threatning many felos, although no
harm has as yet been done. On the
whole, crop prospects are decidedly
better than at any tine during the
season, except for SUCH as are matured
or ripening including peaches which
are rottirg badly. aud melons which
are inferior.
The greater portion of the corn crop,
is being laid by, greatly improved by
the recent rains. Some fields that
were badly parched by the previous
hot. dry weather are revived and look
promising. Early corn is about all il
silk and tassel, but the stalks are low
and generally snail Il is firing in
Berkeley, due to excess of moisture,
ard also IN Darlington. ChiEch bugs
continue to damage ii in Chester and
York. Late corn without exception is
in fine condition.
Cotton continues to improve in most
sections: The exceptions are portions
of Berkeley, Sumter and Ham pton
where it is too wet and the plant has
begun TO shed its fruit. 1t is yellow
in Barn8ell Cotton made rapid
growth and fruited heavily during the
week. Halt grow2 bolls are Dumer,
Gus in the eastern counties. Fields
are beginning to show up grassy IN
places and some will be laid by in
foul condition. Some cotton has al
ready been laid by. The condition ot
the plant is very promising over the
entire State and in portions OF Or,
angehurg as fine as ever seen. Sea
island cotton IS growing vigorously,
fruiting heavily, and no adverse con
ditions whatever noted.
! Tobacco cutting ard curing maxim
favorable progress. The reports on
tobacco vary greatly, indicating lack
OF uniformity in condition. Many re
port it poor, some about an average,
and few an excellent crop both as to
yield and quality.
Rice continues to maintain its ex
celIent condition, but sustained some
injury from caterpillars in HAMPTON.
Upland rice not doing well in Will
liamsburg.
Sweet potato draws still being trans
| planted and are doing well every,
where.
Pastures revived and afford good
grazing generally. Grass for hay,
making rapid growth.
Melons are ripening and shipments
are heavy. The size and quality OF
early melons are somewhat inferior,
but later growth are more promising.
Grapes continue to rot badly. They
are ripeniDg and being shipped from
tie southeastern counties. Scupper'
nong vines are heavily fruiLed and the
fruit in healthy condition.
From the national bulletin OF july
5th:
Cotton needing rain over the great,
er part OF the cotton belt, more partic
ularly the southern portions. The
crop is, hoaever, generally clean and
fruiting well. In Southern Texas
bol)s are beginning to open.
In the principal corn States OF the
central valleys, corn made rapid
! growth, bat IL the Southern States i!
/ is suffering for rain, il some sections
seriously.
Bought sy the Coast Line.