The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-18

MA | e cD,srvors eli ovsr tie sta:e Re
pos: 70 1ssc qG2rteTs.

TIE following weekly crop bulletin
7as issued Ts6restsy from Co2un5is
By D.rsc;or J. ". Bs1sr::
Tie w&rnes: weather OF the cufrel, :
se2son occurred during Inc week with
a Gzsx;mua temperature q 90 on tie
III 81 GiIiison7ij!s, While Over tao
Sle.e generally TIE .n1nerafure rose
above 90 n ms 81 i i, -, 81 cor
respo3c;ngis aig;a 2isht:ea2rers,u-.&,
b.: 3,l-.E e IL 2t.ecacon sd r;r',! =
.ao 6.a t4e temperance 4 r&y.tly,
1cacaiog a mialnun q SO on TIE
morning Ct the tn s! S2&r:aDe0r3
The vet oi !he week rsm&:11d cool.
I.n@ average Temperature dca0c9G
frcul j. weekly meas 70 ard tie pcr
.n9i 10 the sSIa pericu is sYpraxi
mstely IS Light tr1sy was no:ed G1
tbe morn:ng Of the TIA AID So a. vs.
r!ous . aces in the rotthern ara weS!-
err couGtits, but IN 10 iGSt3rce w2s
the fros. Eesvy enough 70 3estccy veg
ltaIioD.
che rainfall 'or the week was coz.
i"ao 10 TIE 5!n, o.. Whlca da:e tuu0-
Ger showers occurred over ;he entire
State. havitg 2 bsen the hssvieSt to Tie
northward OF the Sa1tee river. the
rainfall was light, scd IL mauy places
tner 9 Was none. over the northern I'D
western counties and IN toe ScutEsa$E
srn :1cup Of counties. n tco Iatler
stc.ioG The ground IS ysrg CRY &
rain would prove Gel eti;,a!, Wni =
over the upper ccuGties raiG Is ncscea
20 soften the surface, as the gruund IS
badly crusted, making ii ditiic1it .or
spruuupg ? ants 10 come Up. Iof,y
fOur places r.ported rainfall me4aQYe
QIen $ of wh:c1 81 were lsss th&:, hall
aa i2ch. 1he ave: 2ee Of al Lneasure.
n.:o;s was 0 - AID the ncrnrl tor
;.e same period Is abous 076 lccl.
r1ere was large le,csntsge Of
bright sunsniGe averaging So per cen:-
OF lae possible, and ca two days OILY
aid any cloudlness prevail.
High winds, attaining 10 almost Tor
made .orcs in Oranseourg, Florence,
Clarendon, Lexington and Horny
counties, prevailed on the 6.b, doing
considerable lojary 10 irult trees,
feLces, ano ii some Instances 10 bulid
iags, and the cold, high winds on toe
foIIow wing days had damaging effect
on cotton, cora anG tobacco
TIE fist portion of the week vita
lis high temperature, light TILd3 ana
Drlgnt SUI. snlne, was extremely tavoc-
able 10 crop gro@lh AID maze y
noIiceable improvement II Inc appear
aacs of field crops generally.
During this time farm work made
RAPID pros ress. The latter portion
the week, however, was be:0w re az
tive growing temperature for soAe of
the principal crops cultivated II THIS
State, for instance coGton wn:cl vii
mol grow Or thrive u .der 55 degrees.
Corn has improved generally al
though lis condition is extremely va
r:sd a2d IL cut few places entirely
satisfactory. Sands IL many pja;ss
are very irregular owing to replannng
aod c1G 1crms havo destroyed stands
IN many places. Early corn on sancy
lands IS doing falrIy well. Ia tne
western c5uDlles q considerable area
remains 20 be planted, while IL YORK
county f3!&S pl@GIeJ n cJtLon aIia
whlcl failed 10 come upt TO Satisfactory
stands nave been pioEed over AMI
planted II com. Corn Lnat IS up las
received Us irSt and second cGl-ga.
ti0o. The cool weather recent ! 4aS
given It = yellow cast.
Co..on did fairly well during tie
frs. Of lae week, especially on Aandy
.oiiS. where il is Up ~ fn= s.anGs =AG
n tle mere eas.e-Iy coUu..as IS oei2g
c1!tiva,ed sad chooped ou!. Ca SIT
lan2s tie suriacs IS 50 crust5d
and baked lha cotton c4n40s
come up readily. Tne recont c1ol
weather gavs cotLo2 3 severe SGT o.:cA
an3a s. nHnb3c CT clrr1sp0aGeu9s re
p,rtea plants dying. Fields are re-
ocrtsa grassy il EqgeE9Id AID hsr-
shaw. PROBABLY more :nAl me osu.I
amount CT re2lan:lEg Is .-ec.s3@ry As
wnoie falos are being replowed and
neplan!ad. PIautirg Is no. entirely
i1ished but tie AREA yes 70 p!aat IS
sIa:i and conf ned principally 70 the
upper por::o1s CT me Stare, although
pia1.ing Sea Island co.ton SILL cont!2-
uas. Tae region devoted to tlls Va
ciety mas seen too Cry fcG It's oe5L C5
ve.3pnsnt.
Rsco.ts On whea. c0ntiDuo iAyoca-
5ls ex:3p: that rus. nas degetooed II /"
Slight extent il Anderson, SIaenvilis,
/ .xias ten, NJ b=riy, Laurous &n4
SpSrtanocre counties. Wn7at Is hta4-
ing bal TIE straw is shctI.
As OATS ar maturity The prospects
tor = full c-op diminish IL Gis4y SEC
lioas, although over the northeastern,
northern c.la western counties lis )2.
ditior Continues very pro1lslns5. Ia
Bambe.g AID BarnwelI counties s /;
..as attacked oat:, while over the
counties generally IL MS
oaen 60 dry. Oats are neadl2g with
tie SRA u Short. Spring o&:s are iook'
ing line.
Some rice is sti'! baing pl2n,e1 and
the stand, color ana general condition.
Of this crap h9s shown marked III,
proyemenL during the "e=k.
Tr=Dsolantlug TOBACCO IS oe!ag rush
ed to mple ion. The weather Las.
On the wnoae, Oeen too COL for young
ule1iS to grow 6ell, gu! this crop has
rccsiyed nc serious sci DacA, 81 hoUsl
n sone places cut worms and grass
hopPerS damaged i. more or less.
Swee. potato scts are o-lag trans
planted, out not as YET 10 any gre.!
axtea!. D.2Ts are mol very p!enu u.
Irish potatoes acpear to be doing the
ly, except IL Charleston and B=auior.
wh=re taey VIII not yIeio
one fourth OF g crop.
Me!oas have cot shown muc1, Il
any, improvement and nave made
SANS f%ctory gt0 nth, except IN Wiz
lsmsbu:g couney, where tae ylaes are
gro owing nIc@ly.