The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-04
CROP CONDITIONS
TSE WEEK-Y BULLETIN OF TTE
PRESENT SEkSCN
: G,spce at TIE We.sae. Also-~hat tho
Rsro.ts From tie L. :. Observers 81
C,e-trc ssase show ~ 10 Existing Cca-
-C.n,nc.hie- s G Ami, q

dtious
Columbia. S G, Apri, e.
TIE mean Temperature :or tie week
was normal but ove' the TeSle, Z.
no.taern, SID north mestsra counties
the nights we're TOO ccol for the growth
o. crcrs. while tie dsy temperatures
ware sufficiently high to warm The
grouId ard bring Up seed recently
planted. The msan temrGgtore for
ths week Was IS which Is a,sothe Gcr
mai for The s2ne peti0a.
Tnsre Was wide rance oi tenlper2
ture between lhe western AID eastern
portions, w; between 81 on :Ee 2J.u
at Gilliscnvjlie and So on the 2l;3 al
G.seGvilla. Liyht fro:.s we're o5seTV
ed On Inc mcrni1gs OF tie 20-h aId
Pat il P;ckeEs, Green7ilie, 6sluaa,
L Uoi00, New barry, Lexington, York,
C1ss;er and Lal csster counties aUt
nothing was injured.
TIE rainfall for the week was heavy
ara veil distributed, and Over TIE
creAter portion OF the State was need
ed ard will prove beEefcisl whj.e
ovaS limited areas II ihs west central
counties the ground was previously
too wei and farm 1ork Will be further
DELAYED. OTer the south. eastern
eastern, ano north eastern counties
the rs;n was timely for oats ard for
putting the soil II condition Tor traUs
planting tobacco. Twenty I've places,
representing all portions OF the State,
reported amounts o. rainfall Of one
inch or more, iocf oi wLic!. had eve:
tgo i, cnes. with excessive falls OF
1 73 and 4 Is st ST. Paul and Ella re
spectiyely. Gha average OF allrepogt5
IS l9ard the normal for the same
period is approximately 0 e2. IigbJ
nail fell on the dSi at Govaa ana
C2sraw but did no damage.
The sunshine varied grasily over
The STATE but averaged ST per cent. Of
ne possible. High winds aoconpani
Cd tie thunder storms over New Derry
ccaGty destroying fruit trees and
o.o9ing down te2ceS.
The weather on the 'Thole w3s iav-
cradle for farmwogk, which pro
ssessea rap:diy AID is new well al
Sancsd.
Corn planting mzde fair progress
sd plano corn IL nos. couati9s is
nearly aii planted some bottom lands
hsve been planted.
Complaints OF poor stands of corn
arg general and include all portions
CT the State. Some Of the earliest
plauted has been plo155 W and sc
plaat:d waile repianting Is necessary
il many places owing to cut and bud
worms and the poor termination OF
seed. i2arly corn that was cut down
by frost is coming Gu: slowly. IN
general the nights have been too cool
for corn to grow well. Early corn, il
placas, IS large enough to plow.
The bulk OF the cotton crop was
planted during the week, and only Ia
!he extreme northwestern counliss
does any considerable area remain to
&c plant.d Early planting is coming
I'D 10 Irregular stands while later
planting is coming up nicely. Nee
hss be.n chopped out YET. In TIE
northeastern counties rain Was needed
but has been copiously supplied.
Oats are small and back yard IL
B4rnwejl, Hampton and Beaufort
counties owing to the dry winter, bat
the recent rains will heneE! thea. IL
ether portions OF the State oats &re
very promising ana are heSding. Tae
caiEs Of the week will assure iu!l
crop.
The work or transplsn!ing to5acco
made rapid progress, although the
ground. was too dry IL places during
the FIRST of the week, bl: the weather
conditions were generally fa7orS-
ole.
In the lower rice districts planting
IS nearing completion and good stands
are tie rule throGghog: the entire r!c=
raising sections.
Irish potatoes ara being dug in
Charleston and Beaufort COUNTIES,
bu. the yields are poor; later plant
ing look more promising. Potato
bags have appeared IN Charleston
county.
Sweet potato slips are coming v2
nicely il most places, although leT
complaints are received OF their no!
growing veil.
Musk melons are coming up poorly
and are later than usual. Wster
melons have poor stsnds ia Eigehs!d,
B2rnwell, O:ange eourg, Fioreac5 aHd
Williamsburg counties.
More corn and ether food crops,
than usual being planted iu Spartan
burg county.
Farmers are veIl up with their wcrk
exceptin portions OF Lsucens and Sa-
iuda. coun!ios where it has been delay
ed by too much rain.