The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-04-27
CROP CONDITIONS.
Tie WEEKLY BULLETIN OF ThE
PRESENT SEASON.

PRESENT SEASON.
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The second weekly bulletin OF the
condition Of he weather and crops Of
the State CT the trtse1t season was is
sued TueSGar; it is SIS follo"s;
Tie week wss ccoI ard generally
uofzyoraoIe for 2roNilg crops, owi5g
10 the prevailing low night tempsper
2;0rss. L'gas frast was observed on
tco mornings, over ;he greater por-
tiCn ot tie State and thin ice in the
extreme western portion, but 70 Per
csptib!e damage was done by TIE
frcst. The mssD temperature v as 56
degrees wh;Ga is 5 degrees below the
normal. Tee weekly range OF tenn
Derature was between maximum OF
79 on tie 11tn at B!ackville AID on
tue 18Th at Central, and a minimum
c5 SO on the 18th st WalhallA. The
iass IS. % days OF tee week were warm
ard pleasant.
The weeks rainfall was quite evenly
distributed ever tbs entire State and
generally light, although sufficient
;or tie nesdS OF al! crops and 10 put
tao ground into good condition for
working II La1rens aad portions OF
surrounding counties farm work was
hiHce-ed and delayed by the vet con-
GiGion Of the soil, tu! elsewhere the
rsia did not interfere or interrupt work
to any extent, while over the south
ea:tern portions the ground was dry
and the rain needed snd proved very
oenefcisl.
Elegen PLACES, representing al sec
tio1s CT the Sta.e, reported one inch
or nora otr2ip, and 30 less than one
iGch. The average for the State was
0.77 and the approximate normal fer
the same period is 0. 50 inch.
Ire week gave I'll per cent. of the
possible bright sunshine, ranging from
SO 10 So per cent. of the possible, but
cioudlIess varied greatly over the
State. The prevailing winds were
cold westerly, and from light 10
brisk in force. On the l4th thunder
showers occurred at a number of
pisces, accompanied by small hail,
which, however, did NO dausge. Ga
the same day furry OF snow was
observed in Green7ille county.
The week was characterized by ccol,
windy weather and some rain, the
first two conditions were unfa7orable
and the last favorable. Vegetation
made little growth except on the i'm.
mediate coast, and even there the
nights were too cool. Over the Gen.
traI and western counties frost formed
on two nights, which while it did not
freeze anything, did materially check
all growth of vegetation. However,
the weeE ended with good, growing
1eathar and noticeable improvement
II the appearance of field CROPS.
Except where interrupted BY rain,
plsnling operations advanced rapidly
during the week, snd up'and corn is
about all planted in the more easter
ly counties, and from half to tWo-thirds
finished over the more westerl ly por
tons. termination has been slow gen
orally and stands poor except in Etge'
field, where excellent stands are the
rule. Corn that was cut down by frost
shows signs OF recovery, but neverthe
less much replanting is necessary on
that account and because Of SEED rot
ling in the ground, and also on sc
count OF the ravages Of cut worms and
olrds in places. Early planted corn
is receiving its first workings. It ap
pears that somewhat larger acreage
will be devoted TO corn this year than
last.
While some cotton has been planted
long enough to come up it germir a:es
slowly, and that that was uo last weak
will need to be replanted. Planting OF
cotton has been fairly begun over the
whole State, but the bulk of the crop
will be planted bstEe this and the
25th, if the weather permits, as the
ground is generally prepared for it.
In the more eas:erly counties planting
is generally less than half finished over
tn. central and western counties Re
ports vary as to the area to be plants d
in cotton, but it appears that full
crop will be planted and thstitis high
ly manured. Sea-island cotton is
coming up we'll, growing nicely. and
more heinc planted.
The work OF transplsnting tobacco
has bsen begun in kershaw, Claren-
don, Darlington, Florence, Williams
burg ard Horny counties. and will be.
ccne general this week. Plants are
plantitul and large More commer
ciaI m&nures will De used on tcb8c2o
lands than in previous years, and the
acrageis considerably enlarged, esp:ci,
silly in Florence county, and probably
over the whole tobacco district.
The outlook for heavy cats crop IS
very promising, and from three local.
ties only were unfsvorable reports re-
ceived. The frosts of last wesk and
the cool weather OF this made oats
look yellow in places, but it has good
stand aud is stooling well. The wheat
prospects are good. Rye is heading
ana is being cut for forage in places.
The reports on the fruit prospect are
more definite this week, but do not
change the conditions as stated in the
previous bulletin. In Oconee, Pick
EMS, Gceenville, Spartanburg, Gafney
and portions of York and Lancaster
the bulk Of the PEACHES and plums are
killed, but there are localities where a
fair crop is left on the trees; in the
next tier Of counties the bulk OF the
fruit is safe, but there are many TO-
calit;es where it is almost entirely de-
stroged; still further eastward 1t was
only in exceptional cases that fruit
was damaged. Figs may De an excep
ticn to that statement, bu! it cannot
yet be determined. The pesch crop is
practically safe; apples, pears, grapes
ard wild berries were unharmed.
In the Florence truck distric! aoout
one third Of the esrly vegetables Tera
Ges;rcvaI hv frost and some EelQS are