The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-07
WEATHER AND CROPS.
THE CONDITION OF TIE STATES'S
FARMING INTERESTS.

the weather Bureau Issued Last WscI
by Director Bauer.
The following is he weekly crop
and weather bulletin issued by Obser'
yer Bauer:
| The mean weekly temperature aver.
aged 80, which IS one degree above
the normal. The first Of the week was
omparative7y cool, followed by exces.
sive heat with maximum ten nperatures
on tie 24sh, 25sh SID 26!h ranging
from 100 to 1Q6 over the southeastern
COUNTIES. The Lowest for the week
Has IS ca the 22nd at Spartanhurg.
RAINFALL.
The weather was showery. but hard
iy enough rain fell generally for tee
ineeds Of crops, in many places ucne,
and in few too much. Thirty-one
weekly measurements amounted to
less than l inch; 13 frona TO inches
and over 2 inches, with 2 70 as the
largest amount, at TciGl. The aver
age Of 49 reports was 07S and the
approximate norma Lo- TIE week IS
j131
In Clarendon, spartan5urg ard
Edgedeld fslds were washed By heavy
rains.
| Severe local storms, of wind, rain
ard hail. doing more or less injury TO
corn, c0ttcn and tobacco. in few in.
stances running entire fields, occurred
ia Clarendon. Sparta oure. AaGer.
son, Aiken, Edge field, DsrliDgton,
Rich!and, Bamcerg, hsrshaw. Sum
ter Berkeley, O:anseourS acd Char
! lesion. The extreme northeastern and
north western counties we're free from
local storms.
TIE sunshine varied realty in dif.
ferent portions of the State out toe
average Of eli reports indicate about &
normal per centage OF the possible du-
ration.
CROPS.
Tna weak on the whole was favora
be fer the development Of crops.
which made satisfactory advance ex.
cept where injured by Wind, hail and
wet soil. Much mention by CORES
ronderts is made of grass 10 fields.
but qualified generally bT the state,
.oent that the weather favored killing
grass.
Corn is being rap:dly laid by in
good condition except that stands are
irregular and that over considerable
areas throughout The entire STATE rain
.. is needed. It is more promising than
at any time this season. Some fields
were injured by high wind breaking
down the larger stalks, AID by eZcas-
si7e heat curling the leaves during the
day.
Cotton has begun to blossom freely
over the eastern counties and squares
are plentiful everywhere. although
the plant is small for the season. Ia
portions of Berkeley, Kershaw, Ches
terfeld and Chester the ground is too
wet for cotton ard the riant deterio.
rated. Many fields are becoming foul
with grass, but not enough SO to mate
rally injure cotton. The stand is very
even and growth during the week was
good. Commenced laying By in sec,
ticns.
Sea Island variety above an average
condition for the season. Is blooming
and fruiting well.
Tobacco hes improved generally. Is
bu tcning low and shows frogs eye"
IN places. Has detericrated and con-
ditlo1 poor IN Kershaw. Is ripening
prematuEely and some cured during
the week.
Rice is doing well. Peas were ex-
tensively sown and coming up to
good stands. Sweetpotato slips grow
ing well. Sugar cane excellent. Veg
e:ables abundant. Melons viii be
shipped from BArnwell this week; this
crop improving slowly and IS geret-
ally late.
Special, full and final reports on
wheat, oats and fruit were received
and can be briefly summarized as fol-
lows:
Wheat-Tae bulk of this crop is
raised ia the northwestern counties,
or the territory bauaded by lines
dawn due wes. and north from Co,
lurabia. Within this area less than
the usual amount was sown. lis con-
Gitio1s promises az average crop, con.
6.med oy the little threshing that has
been done. Fift7 per cent Of the re-
ports indicate full average yield It
was harvested and gathered in good
condition generally. In a few coun-
ties the yield was reduced by rust
OAts-Ear!y sowr cats we're best,
and in many sections very good; 70
per cent, OF the reports indicate excel.
lent, the remainder fair yields. OA:s
sown during the winter and spring
we're generally poor and the latest
som complete failures. Very little
spring cats were sown. S5me oats
we're damaged Slightly by rain while
being harves!sd.
Pescbes-The reports on this fruit
range from full crop" to none F"
FiGy PER cent. Of the reports Indicate
hat trees bore some peaches OF 81 in
fericr quality aud many rottiag as
they ri9ea; 20 per cent. report 3 full
crop buc not Of very good quality. The
crop as whole vas poor one. Seed
iings, Of no commercial importance,
are quite plentiful every where. Late
varieties are better than the e2rl y va
riet:es.
Apples-The apple crop IS in places
the best for years Fifty per cent. of
the reports indicate full crop; 25
aaarlv SO. aGd oaly eigbt q failure.
Much Of this fruit is. however, OF iD-
ferior quality, rather slua'l suG $40 rs
Signs uf insects. MANY 3rtes blighted
ard %eb ScrEas nuHeroOs. Sprayia ag
is net generally pcac.iced
PearS-AG average crop but may
.reea b:ightsd AID fruit damaged og
insects, maturing fruit OF inferior
quality is the rule rather than the ex-
ca1tion Fe~ rey:r. RECOURSE 10 spray.
/ icc tie trees 10 pro ect he fruit.
Pju as-AHout tie sane SIS pears
Fils yery promising.
Grape<--The siqss are very haavily
loaded een7rai!y, bus whare noE sgEey