The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-25
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Tie f.li1w:; e weekly bulletin of
| the c)nGi;ion OF the weather AID crops
of the State Tor the past week was is
sued russasy;
Ii tie early poriloc OF the week the
shts were cco acd the day tempera-
turss ursessonaoly loT, but during
the week there Was steady rise in
temperature capsideE ably aoove the
ntrmal.
TIE me1imu1 reported was 81 on
the 14:h a. G llIsjavilp, whi!e maxi
ma Of 80 and a5oye were sensral over
lhe eastern portion o tee S:ate during
the last days cf the wa.s. The mini
mum reported was II On the ION al
Chera0. The aveca-e for the weak
wss 70 AID The :orn&l fCr the same
rer;od IS atou. II.
The rainfall was generally light.
Scattered sh2wers occurred on TIE II,
l2:h. Il AID l5.h Tee ground is
ve-T dry sud a drought may be said to
pr;7a;i along the coast, most severe IL
Charleston county. Tne bes lest fall
for the week was Is a, Rl7erview,
and 25 ether places reported amounts
generally less tban half sn inch. TIE
average amount WAS OBJ and tbs nor
nal is approximately 0 go Rain is
needed over the entire State,
s severe and destructive hailstorm
occurred IN Piekens coun,y in the vi
cinity If Dacusvilie On the 1lth. The
path Jf the storm nowhere exceeded
ope rlile in width and was about FIVE
miles long. Over portions Of this area
hail fell to the depth of four inches
ard destroyed all vsgetstion. Hail
also occurred, but without! doing dam
age, in Grssnville, Lexington and
Rlchlard Counties.
There was sufficient bright sunshine
averaging about 80 per cent. CT the
possible over the eastern portions and
abou. IS over the western. The pre-
yailiug winds were light westerly,
generally southwest.
The warm-r weather caused Uc-
iic3a5!e Improvement IN the appear-
auce of field crops generally and PSF
;icularly in the condition OF corn
which to large extent, regained
healthy color, and shows improve.
men. in stand, although STANDS are
not entirely satisfactory being much
broken by the rsvages OF cit, tul and
! heart worms, and uneven on account
of much replanting.
Corn planting continues TO limited
extent, but may be said to be prscti-
cally finished, except for s:uoble corn
to be planted in June.
Cotton shows little recovery from
the set bsck OF the previous week,
caused by the cool winds and reports
cf cotton dying we're received from
various localities. The stand of cotton
ranges between very good' and the
poorest seen in q lifetime. That is
10 say, there is great irregularity IN
the stand even in adjscent townships,
which differ greatly, some reporting
fair stands and others very poor. But
almost without exception, correspond
entS state that great desl OF replant-
ing has been done and much yet to do
before full stands can be secured. In
many instances whole telds We're
plowed up and 1epianted.
In the eastern portion OF the State,
early planted cotton is looking best,
Hhlls ever the western portions lale
tJanting has done batter except that IN
plsc3s tne around is so crusted tha!
sprou:ing cotton seens unable 10
break through it and some farmers
are narrowing the fields to break the
crust. Sea island cotton is not doing
| well owing to the drought that prevails
over the region OF its cultivation. Cot
| ton planting is practically finished, al
though in q few localities it is unhn-
ished. Chopping is we'll under way
Tooacco seems to hAV. responded
quickly to the better weather condi'
uons that have prevailed lalterly, and
can be- said to he doing nicely With
the sets larger than usual tor the sea :
son. There is need CT rain IN soms to-
bscco raising sections. a small white
worm is doing considerable damage IN
places By boring the pith OF the stem,
| otherwise the loGacco Is II saslSfac'
tory condition.
Rice is locking well and growing
fast IN the coast rice districts, put IN
A! kershaw the SEED rGtted n the ground
necessitating repIao!lng.
The condition Of wheat CONTINUES
very promising. Rust has not incress
ed during The week and is noE preVa-
lent enough to materially injure wheat
except in portions of Lexington coun-
tY. Wheat is heading and stands IN
urgent nsed OF rain.
Oa.s are ripening 10 The southeast
err portions 0; TIE slzts I'D harVssI-
Ing has begun IL Hampton and Beau
| .ort counties, vita a good average
yield. Oats are heading well every
where, but, ike wheaf, need rain.
Spring ea,s will likely bs g failure II
the low counties, but in the upper
portions of the stats are locking Well,
but need rain.
The general outlook for fruit con-
tinues to be good for peaches, especl-
ally in the counties where most atten'
tion is given this crop, but pears ere
not doing we'll generally much blight
is noted and the fruit is cropping 100
freely. Apples have SIT well IN some
locanIieS, while others report the trees
barren. P4uIs are ripening and will
,e quite plentiful. Grape blooms IN
pro U zion in the western counties, and
this Iruit appears to be doing we'll ev-
cry where, Attention should bs given
grapes now by giving the vines not
less thon three succes s;ye spraying at
intervals OF about II days.
Wild berries will bs abundant IN
places, but in Hampton and BsrnWell
the berries appear small and shrivelled
Forest fires during the winter destroy
ed many wild blackberry vines.
Sugar cane is glowing up to good
stands.
Sweet potato drawers are being
transpianted, but the ground is too
dry for this work to be pushed. There
sppears to BE- no scarcity Of draws.
Irlsh potatoes are not yielding over