The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-06-30
WEATHER AND CROPS,
DIRECTOR 6iuEH'S WEEKLY SUM
Mary CT CONDITIONS.

mSH! SF OOISII iOiNS.
Cotton Continues Small, Is Healthy But ls
Rloomio ioG-Improvems IN Conditions
Generally, Reported Corn seems to be
Doing Well 0 her Crops.
The following is the report OF the
Weather Bureau on the crop condi-
lions for the past week:
The week averaged degrees per
day hotter than usual WITH maxi
mum temperature above 100 at many
places The highest reported was 102
on the 18th atGillisonviile; the lowest
G3 on the l4th and 18th at Florence.
TIE mean OF the State, for the week,
deduced from so reports was S33 and
the normal is approximately rs.
There were showers IN some portions
OF the State each day IN the week 81
though, with few exceptions, the
rainfall was light, as 26 places re-
ported less than one inch; 10 from one
to t~o inches; 10 over two inches,
with 81 at Peck's Station; $50 at
Mount Glare; 3.15 at st. George; and
5 55 at Florence. The average of the
measurements were / GO while the nor
nal is approximately 90.
There was an abundance Of sun
shine, the estimated percentage of the
possible was So, and not below normal
at any plsce.
Destructive hsil fell in Florence,
Anderson. Sumter, Darlington, Lex
iDgton, Newberry, and Oraugeourg
Counties.
High winds destructive to crops,
especially corn, occurred on the 18th
ia FIorence, Clarendon, Darlington,
Marion, Chester and Chesterfield.
There we're also destructive winds ia
Hampton, Spartanburg, Pickens,
Greenville and Beaufort. The Injury
was in each case confined to com para
lively small sreas.
The com bination Of steady high
temperature. abundant sunshine, and
generally sufficient moisture was very
favorable on crops; which made rapid
growth except that in places corn and
cotton wilted in the midday sun, re
viving again at night. OTel portions
Of Barnwell, Bamberg, Pickens. Edge
field, Horny, Anderson, Aiken and
LeIiDe ton Counties the ground is very
dry and hard. OTer portions Of Ber
kelley. Florence, Clarendon, Orange.
burs, Horny, Chester and York Coun-
ties the ground is too wet to plow and
grass has become a menace to small
corn and to cotton. Grassy fields are
also reported from Sumter, Union and
Newberry Counties, otherwise feldsare
generally clean, and free from grass
or being rapidly put into such condi
ton.
From Sparanburg and Fairfield
complaint is received of crusted soil
after the heavy rains Of the previous
week. Lands were badly washed in
Edgefeld and Greenville.
All these adverse conditions are
more than Offset by reports OF Improve
ment in crop conditions, over the State
generally, and applicable to al crops
raised. Insects were less numerous
and destructive than during any pre-,
vious week OF this crop season, al
though chinch bugs in York and
Chester, on cora; root louse or bee
tie on cotton in R;chland may be
poted as exceptions. The latter insect
is new to the region infested.
Some Of the lands flooded oy the
previous heavy rains have been re-
planted and others abandoned.
Com is being laid by with prospects
decidedly bettered although adverse
reports are numerous. Early corn is
in silk and tassles. It's color is good
excep! in Berkeley where it is turning
yellow. The improvement noted does
not yet promise full crop.
Cotton continues small, is healthy
and the earliest is beginning to bloom.
The plant made fair growth and its
condition is generally satisfactory,
except where injured by excessive rains
IN Berkeley, Chester and y ork. Some
rust is noted in Fairfield and Lexjng
ION. Sea islaud cotton IN splendid
condition, free from parasites and
blooming.
Tobacco was injured by hail in por-
tions Of Florence, Clarendon and Darl-
ington. Its condition has generally
but is not uniform, and
in pisces tobacco shows signs OF ma
turing too early.
Rice doing well in CoIleton, but
las planting somewhat injured By
Is small in Williams
burg. Small and yellow ia Lcxing
tor. Early rice heading well.
EARLY peaches inclined to be small
aad faulty. Grapes rot.ing badly IN
Darlington.
Peas being sown in with corn and
on stubble lands. Seed scarce over
the eastern counties out plentiful over
the western. The crop IS making
good growth.
WEeat harvest practically finished.
F4li cats also harvested, with general
ly good yields. Some damaged in the
shock by rain. Spring oats being cut
ana are poor. Thresbing begun with
yieid Of wheat good, Of oats from poor
10 very good.
Gardens have kept up their abuc
dant yield Of seasonabls vegetables.
2 astUTes are better tnan heretofore
Wild berries are abundant over the
entire State. Sugar cane of all 7arie-
ties doing very well.
From the national bulletin Of June
Il: There has been general i'm
provement in the condition OF cotton
throughout the cotton belt, it bsiag
most marked in South Carolina and
Georgia.
Corr, while generally backward,
1as male good progress in he princi
pie corn States under the fayorb.e
weather conditions OF !he past week
i marked improvement il the crop is |
from Missouri, Kansas anG
Nebraska, AID generally throughout
tie central valleys.
Toll Gate Riot.