The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-06
CONDITION OF CROPS.
What the Observers all Over the State
Report.

The following is the weekly crop bull
lctin of the South Carolina section Of
the United States weather bureau is
sued last week by State Observer j.
W Bauer:
During the first portion Of the past
week. it was mucl! cooler than usual
over the western and central counties
with nearly normal temperatures IN the
central and eastern counties The last
DAYS of the week were hot and Sultry.
The day temperatures ranged from 50
to l0l degrees. the latter occurred at
Oakwood. GilliSonvillc and lamaSSee
on the 23th. Tie night temperatures
ranged between 81 and 7G: the former
occurred ut Walhalla on the 22d. The
weekly mean temperature for the State
was IS dcgrces and the normal for the
same period is about - degrees.
PRECIPITATION.
Showery conditions prevailed overall
most the entire State on the Dist. and
thundcrStormS We're numerous and
widely distributed on the 26th and 9th.
accompanied in places by violent wind
and some hail.
The entire State is now supplied with
sufficient loisturc for the present need
of crops. with exceptions Of limited
areas. principally in Union and York
counties. Forty-ninc measurements
were reported for the week. of which
20 were less than IN inch. II Of from |
to , inches. y Of from = to3 inches and
; Of ; inches or more. vt PlnapollS,
Berkeley county. 9.3S inches fell on the
18th. 18th 10Th and 10th. The average
| amount for the State was l.29 inches.
while the normal is approximately l.3l
inches. The rains prevented cuItWa-
ton in Horny and Il number of other
| counties.
SUNSHINE.
There was about an average amount
Of bright sunshine. with 81 and IS per
cent. of the possible at Bucksville and
Society Hill respectively, and an ay-
eraGc for the State Of 76 per cent.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
1t is gratifying to note that the ia
vorable weather and generally sufficient
| moisture has made marked improve
ment in all growing crops. \ few 10
calities are partial exceptions due to
| lands having been torn up and wash
ed in Aiken. Bamberg Greenwood.
| Greenville. Sumter. williamsburg,
Berkeley. Edcefeld. and Horny coun-
ties: while in portions OF Berkeley.
Aiken and williamsburg hail beat
down corn and cotton as well as fruit,
Some damage was caused by wind but
it was confined to very limited areas.
Over large portion of the State
fields wrre too wet for proper cultlva-
tion and are becoming grassy but owing
to thei. previous clean condition. grass
and weeds do not as yet threaten IN
jury and can under favorable weather
conditions be easily eradicated.
The condition Of corn has undergone
marked improvements in the past two
weeks and is now il fine growing shape.
Early March planted corn cannot make
full crop. although it has improved.
Bud worms arc doing damage in Saluda
and Newbeny counties: chinch bugs in
Chester. Bottom land corn looking
well. Much wheat and oats stubble
land being planted in corn. Laying by
OF corn continues.
The weather favored cotton and the
plant is now in Il healthy. vigorous;
growing condition with 4 good color,
Tie only adverse reports relate to lice,
in large and apparent damaging quan-
titles in Union. Greenwood. AbbeviIlc.
Chester. Florence and Orangeburg
| counties; they are fast disappearing in
the eastern counties. where during
previous weeks they were 80 numerous.
Cotton is now up in the western cOun-
ties. but it is thought that the late
termination Will not amount to much.
Cotton is growing and putting on
squares satisfactorily. although much
of it is small for the season. In the
| southeastern portions it is putting on
bolls freely. Sea island variety looks
splendid. is generally small and some
lust coming up. Ii is not fully devel-
oped aS usual orthc season.