The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-20
CROP CONDITIONS.
WEEKLY WEATHER AND CROP
BULLETIN ISSUED.

What the Observers all Over the
State Report to Headquarters.
The information Consolidated.
The following is the weekly bulletin
of the condition OF the weather and
crops of the State i>sucd Monday by
Director Bauer Of the South Carolina
section of the United States weather
and crop bureau service:
TEMPERATURE
The week WAS cooler than usual. with
4 deficiency IN temperature averaging
about , degrees per day The first Of
the week was warm with maximum
temperatures generally above 90 degrees
and reaching 100 1t Batcsburg on July
&: the last OF the week was much cooler
with maximum temperatures ranging
between 50 and 30 degrees. except on
July j. when they were generally be-
low 50 degrees. which is unusually low
for the first decade of July.
The minimum temperatures were not
unusually low, ranging between 65 and
IS degrees. with IN extreme minimum
for the week of GO degrees on July I
and s. at Loopcrs. Pickcns county
The average temperature Tor the week
was -. and the normal for the same
period is about 81 degrees.
The rainfall during the past week was
we'll distributed over the entire State
and came in the form Of showers on
successive days after July I, enabling
the ground to absorb the greater por-
ton. and the soil is now thoroughly sat
urated.
Over the central, western and north
western counties the rainfall was in
places excessive. The following heav-
ing measurements in inches and hun
dredths were recorded: Columbia 1.23::
Spencer 40; Barksdalc 35l; Govan:
800: Society Hill 6.52: Oakland 5.1G:
Shiloh +. Is: Pleasant 3. 10; Liberty 3. IS;
Greenville SIS: Sunday Flat 5.15; Riv-
erview $50: Walhalla 345; Trenton
5.45: Ella go: Estill go; Camden
5.03: Cheraw !. .33;; Charleston 500: St.
Matthews 3. 10; Allendale 300: Bates
burg 30; Blackville 4.01. Ten addi-
tional measurements of from = to 3
inches and nine Of less than 2 inches
were received with a minimum measure
ment of 0.SS at Saltcrs. For the State
the average rainfall for the week was
$40 inches: and the normal for the
same period is approximately 1.29
inches.
An apparently general cold rain set
in early today July ~ with tempcra-
lures generally below 60 degrees and a
fresh to brisk northeast wind.
SUNSHINE AND HAIL.
Cloudincss prevailed during the
greater portion of the week, the esti-
mated percentage of bright sunshine
for the State was As per cent. Of the
possible. and over the central and
western counties was generally much
lower.
There was light hail storm in York
county on July 9. but crops were not
injured.
CONDITION or CROPS.
Abundant moisture and generally
favorable temperature caused marked
disprovemcnt in the conditions of all
growing crops. In places there was
tco much rain, particularly on sandy
soils. and heavy rains damaged crops
and washed terraced lands in the hilly
portions of the State. \ few CORES
pondents report damage to crops on
bottom lands which were overAowed,
while over the greater portion Of the
State the ground has been too wet to
cultivate since Tuesday, and fields are
becoming grassy. However, the injury
to crops caused by the recent rains, is
not as yet serious. and few days Of
drying weather will afford opportunity
enough to clean fields of corn and
cotton. and complete laying by, whicl,
has been delayed, while the good ef-
fccts Of the rain are incstimable, and
will last to maturity.
Old corn was too far advanced to-
wards maturity in places to show much
Improvement. but late corn is now in
fine growing condition. Laying by is
well advanced, but was delayed by the
rains Correspondents report the corn
crop more promising now than any time
since planting.
Cotton made rapid growth during the
week and is putting on weed very
fast. Fields are becoming grassy in
places and some complaints Of rust and
shedding were received, while lice have
not entirely disappeared but the gen
cral fine condition Of the crop is not
affected to any marked extent by these
adverse conditions. Cotton is fruiting
heavily and continues to bloom and put
on bolls freely. Sea island cotton is
making rapid growth and looks prom
ising.
The tobacco crop is developing rapid
ly into a fine one. Cutting and cur
ing is now general, and some of this
years crop has been marketed.
Rice is doing well. The showers
were very beneficial on rice. and al :
though the crop is poor in portions OF
Bamberg county. it is up TO an average
condition elsewhere in the rice-raisins
districts.
Large quantities of sweet potato
slips were transplanted during the
week under favorable moisture condl-
tions. The prevailing cloudiness also
favored this work.
Melons are becoming plentiful, but
most correspondents report them small
cr than usual.
Apples are dropping badly Peaches
of good quality are plentiful. Pears
are scarce. Grapes arc doing we'll in
most places. but excessive rotting is
reported from Darlington, Oconce and
Grccnvillc counties. There will Dc few
scuppcnong grapes in Barnwell county.
Haying made little progress during